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

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  • ensnare/ɛnˈsnɛə/verbC1To catch somebody in a trap.
  • ensue/ɪnˈsjuː/verbC1To happen as a result of what went before.
  • entail/ɛnˈteɪl/verbC14 meaningsTo have something as a necessary part or a necessary result.
  • enterprise/ˈɛntəˌpɹaɪz/nounC12 meaningsA bold undertaking.
  • entertain/ˌɛntəˈteɪn/verbB12 meaningsTo amuse people.
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To hold somebody's attention completely.
  • enthusiast/ɪnˈθuːziˌæst/nounC1Somebody with a keen interest in a subject.
  • entice/ɪnˈtaɪs/verbC1To tempt someone by offering something delightful.
  • entitle/ənˈtaɪtəl/verbC1To give somebody a right, or to give a work its name.
  • entitlement/ənˈtaɪtəlmənt/nounC1Something you have a right to receive.
  • entity/ˈɛn.tə.ti/ [-tʰi]nounC1A thing with its own separate existence.
  • entrails/ˈɛn.tɹeɪlz/nounC1The inner organs of an animal or a person.
  • entrance/ˈɛn.tɹəns/nounB12 meaningsThe way into a building.
  • entrancingadjectiveC1So delightful that it holds you spellbound.
  • entreaty/ɪnˈtɹiːti/nounC1An earnest and humble request.
  • entrepreneurship/ˌɒn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɜːʃɪp/nounC1The art and risk of building your own business.
  • entropy/ˈɛntɹəpi/nounC1The steady drift of order into disorder.
  • enumerate/ɪˈnjuː.məˌɹeɪt/verbC1To list things one by one.
  • enunciate/ɪˈnʌnsiˌeɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo pronounce words clearly and distinctly.
  • envelope/ˈɛnvə(ˌ)ləʊp/nounA23 meaningsThe flat paper cover a letter or card is sent in.
  • enviable/ˈɛn.vi.ə.bl̩/adjectiveC1Good enough that others would like to have it.
  • envisage/ɪnˈvɪzɪd͡ʒ/verbC1To picture in your mind how something could be.
  • envoy/ˈɛn.vɔɪ/nounC1An official messenger between governments.
  • envy/ˈɛnvi/nounB23 meaningsThe unhappy feeling of wanting what somebody else has.
  • epidemic/ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk/nounC1An illness spreading through a region at once.
  • epipennounC1An injector carried against a severe allergic reaction.
  • epiphany/ɪˈpɪfəni/nounC1A sudden flash of understanding that changes everything.
  • epitaph/ˈɛp.ɪˌtɑːf/nounC1The words written on a gravestone.
  • epitome/əˈpɪt.ə.mi/nounC12 meaningsThe perfect example of a quality.
  • epitomiseverbC1To be the perfect example of something.
  • epoch/ˈiːpɒk/nounC12 meaningsA long period marked off by a great event.
  • equation/ɪˈkweɪ.ʒən/nounC13 meaningsA mathematical statement that two expressions have the same value.
  • equestrian/ɪˈkwɛs.tri.ən/adjectiveC12 meaningsRelating to horse riding.
  • equidistant/ˌɛk.wɪˈdɪs.tənt/adjectiveC1The same distance from two or more points.
  • equilibrium/ɛkwɪˈlɪbɹɪəm/nounC23 meaningsA state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced.
  • equitable/ˈɛk.wɪ.tə.bəl/adjectiveC1Fair to everybody involved.
  • equity/ˈɛk.wɪ.ti/nounC15 meaningsFairness that takes different needs and circumstances into account.
  • equivocal/əˈkwɪvəkəl/adjectiveC1Worded so that it could be taken either way.
  • era/ˈɪə.ɹə/nounB23 meaningsA long period of history seen as having a character of its own.
  • erect/ɪˈɹɛkt/verbC12 meaningsTo build or put up something upright.
  • erection/ɪˈɹɛkʃən/nounC1The putting up of a structure.
  • eritreanounC1Red Sea country north of Ethiopia, capital Asmara.
  • erosion/ɪˈɹəʊʒən/nounB2+2 meaningsThe gradual wearing away of land or rock by water, wind or ice.
  • err/ɜː/verbC1To make a mistake.
  • erratic/ɪˈɹætɪk/adjectiveC12 meaningsJumping about with no steady pattern.
  • escalate/ˈɛs.kə.leɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo refer a problem to a more senior person.
  • escapade/ˈɛskəˌpeɪd/nounC1A wild adventure that breaks the rules a little.
  • escape/ɪˈskeɪp/verbA24 meaningsTo get free from a place or a situation.
  • escapologist/ˈɛs.kəˌpɒl.ə.dʒɪst/nounC1A performer who frees themselves from chains.
  • esoteric/ˌiː.səʊˈtɛɹ.ɪk/adjectiveC1Understood only by a small circle of initiates.
  • espionage/ˈɛs.pi.əˌnɑːʒ/nounC1The work of spying on another state or company.
  • esplanade/ˈɛspləˌneɪd/nounC1A long open level walk beside water.
  • espouse/ɪˈspaʊz/<a:UK>verbC1To take up and support a cause.
  • essence/ˈɛsəns/nounC12 meaningsThe core quality that makes something what it is.
  • establishment/ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ.mənt/nounC13 meaningsThe setting up of something.
  • estate/ɪˈsteɪt/nounB22 meaningsA large area of land with houses or a country house on it.
  • estimation/ˌɛs.tɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/nounC1A rough judgement of size or worth, or the regard you are held in.
  • estrange/ɪˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒ/verbC1To turn somebody who was close into a stranger.
  • estrangedadjectiveC1No longer in contact with a relative.
  • estrangement/ɪsˈtɹeɪnd͡ʒmənt/nounC1The state of having drifted out of contact.