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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • eager/ˈiɡɚ/adjectiveB22 meaningsFull of impatient excitement about doing or getting something.
  • eagerly/ˈiɡɚli/adverbB2+With enthusiasm and impatience.
  • eagerness/ˈiɡɚnəs/nounC1Keen and impatient willingness to do something.
  • eagle/ˈiːɡəl/nounB1A large powerful bird of prey with excellent eyesight.
  • eagle owl/ˈiːɡəl ˈɑʊl/nounB2A huge owl with orange eyes and ear tufts.
  • ear/ˈɪə̯/
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nounA13 meanings
The organ of hearing on each side of the head.
  • ear defendersnounB2Padded cups that keep loud machine noise out.
  • earache/ˈɪə̯ɹeɪk/nounB1+A pain inside the ear.
  • eardrum/ˈɪəˌdɹʌm/nounB2The tiny skin inside your ear that sound makes tremble.
  • earful/ˈɪə(ɹ)fəl/nounC1An informal blast of angry complaint aimed at somebody who has to stand and take it, named from the receiving side rather than the speaker's.
  • earlobenounB1+The soft hanging part at the bottom of the ear.
  • early/ˈɜːli/adjectiveA13 meaningsHappening before the usual or expected time.
  • early birdphraseB2A person who happily wakes at dawn.
  • earmark/ˈɪəmɑːk/verbC1To set something aside for a particular purpose.
  • earmuffsnounB1+Two pads on a band that keep the ears warm.
  • earn/ɜːn/verbA2+3 meaningsTo receive money for the work you do.
  • earnest/ˈɝ.nɪst/adjectiveC12 meaningsDeeply sincere and serious about what you do.
  • earpiece/ˈɪəpiːs/nounC1A small speaker worn in the ear to receive sound.
  • earplug/ˈɪəplʌɡ/nounB1+A small plug worn to protect hearing at loud shows.
  • earring/ˈɪəɹɪŋ/nounB1+An ornament worn on the ear.
  • earsplittingadjectiveB2Extremely loud, to the point of pain.
  • earth/ɜːθ/nounA12 meaningsThe planet we live on.
  • earthenware/ˈəːθ(ə)nwɛː/nounC1Thick pottery fired at a low heat.
  • earthquake/ˈɜːθkweɪk/nounB1A sudden shaking of the ground.
  • earthworm/ˈɜː(ɹ)θˌwɜː(ɹ)m/nounB1+A long soft creature that eats its way through soil.
  • earthy/ˈɜː.θi/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsSmelling of soil and damp woodland.
  • earwig/ˈɪə(ɹ)wɪɡ/nounB2+A brown insect with pincers at its rear end.
  • ease offphraseC1To become less strong or less intense.
  • easel/ˈiː.z(ə)l/nounB2The three-legged stand that holds a painting while it is made.
  • easier/ˈiː.zi.ə/adjectiveA2Less difficult than something else.
  • easier said than donephraseB2The plan sounds simple but will be hard in practice.
  • east/iːst/nounA1The direction where the sun comes up.
  • eastbound/ˈistbaʊnd/adjectiveB1+Travelling towards the east.
  • eastern/ˈiː.stən/adjectiveB1Belonging to the east.
  • eastward/ˈist.wɚd/adverbB2+Towards where the sun rises.
  • easy/ˈiːzi/adjectiveA14 meaningsNeeding little effort or skill.
  • easygoingadjectiveB1+Relaxed and not easily bothered.
  • eat/iːt/verbA13 meaningsTo take food into the mouth, chew it and swallow it.
  • eat your wordsphraseC1To have to admit that what you said was wrong.
  • eau de toilette/ˌəʊ də twɑːˈlɛt/nounC1A light scent, weaker than perfume.
  • eaves/iːvz/nounC1The part of a roof that overhangs the wall.
  • eavesdrop/ˈiːvzˌdɹɒp/verbB22 meaningsTo listen secretly to other people's conversation.
  • ebb/ɛb/verbC22 meaningsTo flow back out, as the tide does.
  • ebon/ˈɛbən/adjectiveC2Deep black, in poetic use.
  • ebony/ˈɛb.ən.i/nounB2+A very hard black wood.
  • ebullience/ɪˈbʊl.i.əns/nounC2Bubbling high spirits.
  • ebullient/ɪˈbʊliənt/adjectiveC2Overflowing with cheerful energy.
  • eccentric/ɪkˈsɛntɹɪk/adjectiveC13 meaningsOdd in a harmless, likeable way; living by your own rules.
  • eccentricity/ˌɛk.sɛnˈtɹɪs.ɪ.ti/nounC2Odd behaviour that harms nobody.
  • echelon/ˈɛʃ.ə.lɒn/<a:RP>nounC2One level in a ranked organisation.
  • echo/ˈɛk.əʊ/nounB24 meaningsA sound that comes back to you after bouncing off a surface.
  • echo chambernounC1A space where you hear only your own opinions back.
  • echolocation/ˌɛkoʊloʊˈkeɪʃən/nounC2Finding objects by listening to the echo of your own sound.
  • eclectic/ɛkˈlɛk.tɪk/adjectiveC1Drawing on many different sources and styles.
  • eclipse/ɪˈklɪps/nounB2The hiding of the sun by the moon, or of the moon by the earth's shadow.
  • ecological/ˌiːkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/adjectiveC1To do with living things and their surroundings.
  • ecologist/iːˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst/nounB2+A scientist who studies living things and their surroundings.
  • ecology/ɪˈkɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/nounB2+The study of how living things relate to their surroundings.
  • economic/ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk/adjectiveB1+To do with money, trade and national wealth.
  • economics/ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪks/nounB2+2 meaningsThe study of money, markets and trade.