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

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  • etch/ɛt͡ʃ/verbC12 meaningsTo cut a design into a hard surface, especially using acid.
  • ether/ˈiː.θə/nounC1A light flammable liquid once used as an anaesthetic.
  • ethereal/ɪˈθɪə.ɹɪ.əl/adjectiveC1So delicate and light it seems not of this world.
  • ethics/ˈɛθ.ɪks/nounC13 meaningsThe branch of philosophy that studies right and wrong.
  • etymology/ˌɛtɪˈmɒləd͡ʒi/nounC1The study of where words come from.
  • eulogy/ˈjuː.lə.d͡ʒi/
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nounC1
A speech praising somebody who has died.
  • eunuch/ˈjuː.nək/nounC1A castrated man, often a palace servant.
  • evacuation drillnounC1The practice of leaving a building safely.
  • evacuation slidenounC1The inflatable chute for leaving an aircraft fast.
  • evaluate/ɪˈvaljʊeɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo judge how good, useful or valuable something is after examining it carefully.
  • evaporation/ɪˌvæpəˈɹeɪʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsThe change of a liquid into a gas at its surface, without boiling.
  • even-handedadjectiveC1Treating all sides fairly.
  • evidence/ˈɛv.ɪ.dəns/nounA2+3 meaningsThe facts, objects and signs that show whether something is true.
  • evoke/ɪˈvəʊk/verbC1To call up a memory or feeling.
  • evolutionary/ˌiː.vəˈl(j)uː.ʃən.ɹi/adjectiveC12 meaningsRelating to the gradual development of species over generations.
  • ewe/juː/nounC1An adult female sheep.
  • exacerbate/ɪɡˈzæsɚˌbeɪt/verbC1To make a bad situation worse.
  • exact/ɪɡˈzækt/adjectiveA2+3 meaningsCorrect in every detail; not rounded off or approximate.
  • exacting/ɪɡˈzæktɪŋ/adjectiveC1Demanding great care and effort.
  • exactnessnounC1Complete precision with no error.
  • exasperate/ɪɡˈzæsp(ə)ɹeɪt/verbC1To irritate somebody past all patience.
  • exasperated/ɪɡˈzæspəɹeɪtɪd/adjectiveC1Worn out by something that keeps going wrong.
  • excavation/ˌɛkskəˈveɪʃn/nounB2+2 meaningsThe careful digging up of a buried site.
  • excellence/ˈɛksələns/nounC1The quality of being outstandingly good.
  • exceptional/ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsFar better than the rest.
  • exceptionally/ɪkˈsɛp(t)ʃənəli/adverbB2+2 meaningsTo an unusually great degree.
  • excess/ˈɛksɛs/nounB22 meaningsAn amount greater than is necessary or permitted.
  • excite/ɪkˈsaɪt/verbB12 meaningsTo stir strong feeling or activity.
  • exclamation/ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃn̩/nounC1A sudden cry expressing strong feeling.
  • exclusion/ɪksˈkluːʒən/nounB2+3 meaningsThe act of shutting somebody or something out.
  • excursion/ɪkˈskɜː.ʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsA short organised trip made for pleasure.
  • excuse/ɪkˈskjuːz/nounB14 meaningsA reason given to explain a fault or a failure to do something.
  • executor/ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɚ/nounC1The person who carries out the wishes in a will.
  • exemplary/ɪɡˈzɛmpləɹi/adjectiveC12 meaningsSo good that it should be the model for everyone else.
  • exemplify/ɛɡˈzɛmplɪfaɪ/verbC1To be a clear example of something.
  • exert/ɪɡˈzɝt/verbC12 meaningsTo apply force, effort or influence.
  • exhalation/ˌɛkshəˈleɪ̯ʃən/nounC1A breath sent out of the lungs.
  • exhaustive/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪv/adjectiveC1Leaving nothing out, however small.
  • exhibitionist/ɛksɪˈbɪʃənɪst/nounC1Somebody who behaves so as to be noticed.
  • exhilarate/ɪɡˈzɪləɹeɪt/verbC1To fill somebody with excited high spirits.
  • exhilaratingadjectiveC1Making you feel thrillingly alive.
  • exhilarationnounC1A rush of excited high spirits.
  • exhort/ɛɡˈzɔːt/verbC1To urge somebody strongly to do something.
  • exile/ˈɛɡˌzaɪl/nounC14 meaningsThe state of being forced to live away from your own country.
  • exit interviewnounC1The conversation held with somebody who is leaving.
  • exodus/ˈɛksədəs/nounC1A mass departure of people from a place.
  • exonerate/ɪɡˈzɒnəɹeɪt/verbC1To clear somebody of blame.
  • exorbitant/ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtənt/adjectiveC1Far higher in price than is reasonable.
  • exoskeletonnounC1A hard outer shell supporting a creature from outside.
  • exothermicadjectiveC1Giving out heat as it reacts.
  • exotic/ɪɡˈzɒtɪk/adjectiveB22 meaningsExcitingly foreign and unfamiliar.
  • expedient/ɪkˈspiːdi.ənt/adjectiveC1Useful for the moment, whatever the principle.
  • expedite/ˈɛk.spəˌdaɪt/verbC1To make a process happen faster.
  • expedition/ɛkspəˈdɪʃən/nounB1+2 meaningsAn organised journey with a serious purpose.
  • expendable/ɪkˈspɛndəbəl/adjectiveC1Able to be given up or used up without great loss.
  • expenditure/ɛkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃə/nounC1The money that is spent.
  • experimental/ɪkspɛɹəˈmɛntəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsBased on trying something new to see what happens.
  • expire/ɪkˈspaɪə(ɹ)/verbC1To come to the end of the period for which it was valid.
  • explanatory/ɪkˈsplæn.ə.t(ə)ɹi/adjectiveC1Meant to make something clear.
  • explicit/ɪkˈsplɪs.ɪt/adjectiveC12 meaningsStated fully and directly, with nothing left implied.