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51 words
clear filters
eagle
/ˈiːɡəl/
noun
B1
A large powerful bird of prey with excellent eyesight.
earthquake
/ˈɜːθkweɪk/
noun
B1
A sudden shaking of the ground.
economy class
noun
B1
The cheapest and most crowded cabin.
edge
/ɛd͡ʒ/
noun
B1
5 meanings
The line where something stops — the outer limit of a surface, a space or a shape.
editor
/ˈɛd.ɪ.tə/
noun
B1+
4 meanings
The person who corrects and improves a piece of writing before it is published.
education
/ˌɛd͡ʒ.ʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/
noun
A2+
2 meanings
The process of teaching and learning.
effort
/ˈɛf.ət/
noun
B1
3 meanings
The physical or mental energy you put into doing something.
egg
/ɛɡ/
noun
A1
2 meanings
The oval food laid by a hen.
elastic
/ɪˈlæstɪk/
noun
C1
2 meanings
A band that stretches and springs back.
elbow
/ˈɛlbəʊ̯/
noun
A2
4 meanings
The joint in the middle of the arm, where the arm bends.
elder
/ˈeldə/
adjective
B1
2 meanings
Older, especially of two family members.
electric fence
noun
B1
A wire that gives a small shock to keep animals in.
element
/ˈɛlɪmənt/
noun
B1+
2 meanings
One of the pure basic chemical substances.
elf
/ɛlf/
noun
B1
A slender magical being of woods and northern legend.
embarrassment
/ɪmˈbæɹ.əs.mənt/
noun
B1
An uncomfortable feeling of shame in front of others.
emergency exit
noun
B1
The marked door used only when everyone must get out fast.
emotion
/ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/
noun
B1
2 meanings
A strong feeling such as love, anger or fear.
emperor
/ˈɛmp(ə)ɹə/
noun
B1
A man who rules an empire.
energy
/ˈɛnəd͡ʒi/
noun
A2
2 meanings
The capacity to do work, in physics.
engagement
/ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ.mənt/
noun
B1
4 meanings
The agreement to marry somebody, and the time between it and the wedding.
engine
/ˈɛnd͡ʒɪn/
noun
A2
4 meanings
The machine that burns fuel to make a vehicle move.
engineer
/ˌɛn(d)ʒɪˈnɪə/
noun
A2+
3 meanings
Somebody who designs or builds machines, structures or systems.
entertainment
/ˌɛn.təˈteɪn.mənt/
noun
B1
Performance provided to give people pleasure.
entrance
/ˈɛn.tɹəns/
noun
B1
2 meanings
The way into a building.
entry
/ˈɛntɹi/
noun
B1
3 meanings
The moment a diver meets the water.
environment
/ɪnˈvaɪ.ɹə.mənt/
noun
B1
3 meanings
The natural world, especially as something affected by human activity.
episode
/ˈɛp.ɪ.səʊd/
noun
B1
3 meanings
One instalment of a series.
equal
/ˈiːkwəl/
adjective
B1
4 meanings
The same in size, number, value or status.
errand
/ˈɛɹənd/
noun
B1
A small trip out to get one thing done.
escape
/ɪˈskeɪp/
verb
A2
4 meanings
To get free from a place or a situation.
eternity
/ɪˈtɜːnɪti/
noun
B1
2 meanings
Time without any end.
eve
/iːv/
noun
B1
2 meanings
The day or evening before a special day.
evidence
/ˈɛv.ɪ.dəns/
noun
A2+
3 meanings
The facts, objects and signs that show whether something is true.
evil
/ˈiːvəl/
adjective
B1
3 meanings
Deeply and deliberately morally bad.
ex-husband
noun
B1
A man a woman was married to before.
example
/ɪɡˈzɑːm.pəl/
noun
A1
2 meanings
One case used to show what a whole kind is like.
exchange
/ɛksˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/
verb
B1
5 meanings
To give something and receive something else in return.
exchange rate
noun
B1
How much of one country's money another's is worth.
excitement
/ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/
noun
B1
2 meanings
The energetic feeling that something good is coming.
excuse
/ɪkˈskjuːz/
noun
B1
4 meanings
A reason given to explain a fault or a failure to do something.
exhaust
/ɪɡˈzɔːst/
noun
B2
2 meanings
The system carrying waste gases away from an engine.
experiment
/ɪkˈspɛɹ.ɪ.mənt/
noun
A2+
2 meanings
A careful test done to find out if an idea is true.
explosion
/ɪkˈspləʊ.ʒən/
noun
B1
2 meanings
A violent bursting outward, usually with noise.
express train
noun
B1
A fast train that stops at few stations.
expression
/əkˈspɹɛʃ.n̩/
noun
A2+
2 meanings
The look on a person's face showing feeling.
extension cord
noun
B1
The long cable that brings power to plugs far from the wall.
extra
/ˈɛkstɹə/
noun
A1
4 meanings
A person hired to appear in the background of a film or television scene, without speaking.
extreme sports
noun
B1
Sports that carry a high risk of injury.
eyeball
/ˈaɪ.bɔːl/
noun
B1
The round body of the eye inside its socket.
eyebrow pencil
noun
B1
A pencil used to darken and shape the brows.
eyeshadow
/ˈaɪˌʃæd.əʊ/
noun
B1
Colour brushed onto the lid above the eye.