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

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  • eagle owl/ˈiːɡəl ˈɑʊl/nounB2A huge owl with orange eyes and ear tufts.
  • ear/ˈɪə̯/nounA13 meaningsThe organ of hearing on each side of the head.
  • ear defendersnounB2Padded cups that keep loud machine noise out.
  • eardrum/ˈɪəˌdɹʌm/nounB2The tiny skin inside your ear that sound makes tremble.
  • easel/ˈiː.z(ə)l/nounB2The three-legged stand that holds a painting while it is made.
  • echo/ˈɛk.əʊ/
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A sound that comes back to you after bouncing off a surface.
  • eclipse/ɪˈklɪps/nounB2The hiding of the sun by the moon, or of the moon by the earth's shadow.
  • economy/ɪˈkɒ.nə.mi/nounB1+2 meaningsThe whole system of buying, selling and working.
  • edge/ɛd͡ʒ/nounB15 meaningsThe line where something stops — the outer limit of a surface, a space or a shape.
  • edible mushroomnounB2A fungus that can safely be eaten.
  • edit/ˈɛdɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo change a picture, film or text after it was made.
  • edition/ɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n/nounB2One version of a book as printed at a given time.
  • editorial/ˌɛdɪˈtɔːɹɪəl/nounB2+2 meaningsThe article where a newspaper gives its own opinion.
  • efficiency/ɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/nounB23 meaningsThe quality of getting a result with little waste of time, money, effort or material.
  • effort/ˈɛf.ət/nounB13 meaningsThe physical or mental energy you put into doing something.
  • ego/ˈiɡo/nounB2Your sense of your own worth and importance.
  • el salvadornounB2The smallest and most crowded Central American country.
  • elbow/ˈɛlbəʊ̯/nounA24 meaningsThe joint in the middle of the arm, where the arm bends.
  • elder/ˈeldə/adjectiveB12 meaningsOlder, especially of two family members.
  • elder relativenounB2An older member of the family, treated with respect.
  • elderly/ˈɛldɚli/adjectiveB22 meaningsOld, said of a person, in a polite and slightly distant way.
  • electrician/ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n/nounB2The professional who installs and repairs wiring.
  • electronics/ˌɛl.ɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪks/nounB2The study of circuits and the devices built from them.
  • elegance/ˈɛl.ɪ.ɡəns/nounB2Graceful good taste in style or in thought.
  • elevation/ˌɛlɪˈveɪʃn̩/nounC12 meaningsA drawing of one flat face of a building.
  • elm/ɛlm/nounB2A tall broad-leaved hedgerow tree.
  • embassy/ˈɛmbəsi/nounB2A country's official house inside a foreign country.
  • embrace/ɛmˈbɹes/verbB23 meaningsTo put your arms around someone and hold them.
  • embroidery/ɪmˈbɹɔɪdəɹi/nounB2+3 meaningsThe craft of decorating cloth with designs sewn in thread.
  • emerald/ˈɛm.(ə.)ɹəld/nounB1+3 meaningsA precious stone of deep green, a variety of the mineral beryl.
  • emission/ɪˈmɪʃ.ən/nounB2+2 meaningsGases sent into the air by vehicles, factories or power stations.
  • emotion/ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/nounB12 meaningsA strong feeling such as love, anger or fear.
  • emphasis/ˈɛmfəsɪs/nounB2+2 meaningsSpecial importance or attention given to something.
  • empire/ˈɛm.paɪ̯ə̯/nounB22 meaningsA group of countries ruled by one power.
  • employment/ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/nounB1+2 meaningsThe state of having paid work.
  • emptinessnounB2The state of containing nothing.
  • enamel/ɪˈnæməl/nounB2+2 meaningsA hard glassy coating melted onto metal.
  • encounter/ɪnˈkaʊntə/verbB22 meaningsTo meet somebody or something unexpectedly.
  • endgame/ˈɛnd.ɡeɪm/nounB2+2 meaningsThe final stage of a chess game, with few pieces left.
  • endnote/ˈɛndˌnoʊt/nounB2A note gathered at the end of a chapter or book.
  • endurance/ɪnˈdjʊəɹəns/nounB2The power to keep going long after it hurts.
  • engagement/ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ.mənt/nounB14 meaningsThe agreement to marry somebody, and the time between it and the wedding.
  • engine/ˈɛnd͡ʒɪn/nounA24 meaningsThe machine that burns fuel to make a vehicle move.
  • ensemble/ˌɒ̃nˈsɒ̃m.bl̩/nounB2+3 meaningsA group of musicians, actors or dancers who perform together as one.
  • enterprise/ˈɛntəˌpɹaɪz/nounC12 meaningsA bold undertaking.
  • enthusiasm/ɪnˈθuziæzəm/nounB2Eager interest and enjoyment.
  • envelope/ˈɛnvə(ˌ)ləʊp/nounA23 meaningsThe flat paper cover a letter or card is sent in.
  • environment/ɪnˈvaɪ.ɹə.mənt/nounB13 meaningsThe natural world, especially as something affected by human activity.
  • envy/ˈɛnvi/nounB23 meaningsThe unhappy feeling of wanting what somebody else has.
  • epicnounB22 meaningsA long poem or story about the deeds of heroes.
  • episode/ˈɛp.ɪ.səʊd/nounB13 meaningsOne instalment of a series.
  • equal/ˈiːkwəl/adjectiveB14 meaningsThe same in size, number, value or status.
  • equality/ɪˈkwɒl.ɪ.ti/nounB1+2 meaningsThe state of everyone having the same rights, status and chances.
  • equation/ɪˈkweɪ.ʒən/nounC13 meaningsA mathematical statement that two expressions have the same value.
  • equivalent/ɪˈkwɪvələnt/nounB2Something equal in value or meaning to another.
  • era/ˈɪə.ɹə/nounB23 meaningsA long period of history seen as having a character of its own.
  • eruption/ɪˈɹʌpʃən/nounB2The explosive moment a volcano blows its top.
  • escort/ˈɛs.kɔɹt/nounB22 meaningsPeople who go with somebody to guard or accompany them.
  • essayist/ˈɛ.seɪ.ɪst/nounB2A writer of short pieces arguing a view.
  • essential/ɪˈsɛn.ʃəl/adjectiveB1+3 meaningsSo necessary that something cannot work or exist without it.