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

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  • eagerness/ˈiɡɚnəs/nounC1Keen and impatient willingness to do something.
  • 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.
  • earnest/ˈɝ.nɪst/adjectiveC12 meaningsDeeply sincere and serious about what you do.
  • earpiece/ˈɪəpiːs/nounC1A small speaker worn in the ear to receive sound.
  • earthenware/ˈəːθ(ə)nwɛː/nounC1Thick pottery fired at a low heat.
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eau de toilette
/ˌəʊ də twɑːˈlɛt/
nounC1
A light scent, weaker than perfume.
  • eaves/iːvz/nounC1The part of a roof that overhangs the wall.
  • eccentric/ɪkˈsɛntɹɪk/adjectiveC13 meaningsOdd in a harmless, likeable way; living by your own rules.
  • 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.
  • economics/ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪks/nounB2+2 meaningsThe study of money, markets and trade.
  • ecosystem/ˈiːkəʊˌsɪstəm/nounB2+2 meaningsA community of living things and their surroundings as one system.
  • ecstasy/ˈɛkstəsi/nounB2+2 meaningsAn overwhelming feeling of joy.
  • eddy/ˈɛd.i/nounC12 meaningsA small whirling movement in water or air.
  • edible/ˈɛdɪbəl/adjectiveB1+3 meaningsSafe or fit to eat.
  • edict/ˈiː.dɪkt/nounC1A command issued by somebody in authority.
  • educator/ˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪtɚ/nounC1Somebody whose work is teaching.
  • effect/ɪˈfɛkt/nounA2+2 meaningsThe change something causes.
  • effectiveness/ɪˈfɛk.tɪv.nɪs/nounC1How well something achieves its purpose.
  • effigy/ˈɛfəd͡ʒi/nounC1A model of a person, often burnt in protest.
  • egret/ˈiːɡɹɪt/nounC1A long-legged white wading bird.
  • eight/eɪt/nounA13 meaningsThe number 8.
  • elaborationnounC1The adding of more detail to something.
  • elastic/ɪˈlæstɪk/nounC12 meaningsA band that stretches and springs back.
  • elective/ɪˈlɛktɪv/nounB2+3 meaningsA course a student chooses rather than has to take.
  • elevation/ˌɛlɪˈveɪʃn̩/nounC12 meaningsA drawing of one flat face of a building.
  • elevator/ˈɛləˌveɪtə/nounA22 meaningsA machine that carries people between the floors of a building.
  • elite/ɪˈliːt/nounC1The small group at the top of a society or field.
  • elixir/ɪˈlɪksə(ɹ)/nounC1A liquid said to cure everything or grant long life.
  • ellipse/ɪˈlɪps/nounC1A regular oval, like a squashed circle.
  • embankment/ɪmˈbæŋkmənt/nounC12 meaningsA raised bank of earth carrying a road or railway.
  • embargo/ɪmˈbɑɹɡoʊ/nounC13 meaningsAn official ban on trade with a country.
  • embezzlement/ˌɪmˈbɛzəlmənt/nounC1Stealing money you were trusted to look after.
  • emergence/ɪˈmɜː.d͡ʒ(ə)ns/nounC1The act of coming into view or into being.
  • emery/ˈɛməɹi/nounC1A hard dark mineral used as an abrasive.
  • emir/ɛˈmɪə(ɹ)/nounC1An Arab prince or commander.
  • emissary/ˈɛmɪs(ə)ɹi/nounC1Somebody sent with a message or a mission.
  • emphysema/ˌɛmfɪˈsiːmə/nounC1A lung disease in which the air sacs are damaged, causing breathlessness.
  • emulsionnounC1Tiny drops of one liquid spread through another.
  • en passant/ˌɒ̃ pæˈsɒ̃/<a:RP><ref:[https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/en-passant Cambridge Dictionary]>nounC1A special capture of a pawn that has just passed by.
  • enchantment/ɪnˈt͡ʃænt.mənt/nounB2+2 meaningsA spell that changes or charms.
  • enchantress/ɪnˈt͡ʃæntɹɪs/nounC12 meaningsA woman who works magic, in stories.
  • enclave/ˈɛnkleɪv/nounC1A small area surrounded by different territory.
  • encouragement[ɪnˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒmənt]nounC1Words or acts that give somebody heart.
  • endearment/ɪnˈdɪəɹ.mənt/nounC1A word or act showing affection.
  • endeavour/ɪnˈdɛv.ə/verbC12 meaningsTo try hard to achieve something.
  • endorsement/ɪnˈdɔːɹs.mənt/nounC14 meaningsA public statement of support for a person, product or idea.
  • endowment/ɪnˈdaʊmənt/nounC1A gift of money that keeps producing income.
  • endpapernounC1The sheet pasted inside a book's cover.
  • endpointnounC1One particular address an interface answers on.
  • enforcement/ɪnˈfɔːsm(ə)nt/nounC1Making sure a rule is actually obeyed.
  • engagement/ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ.mənt/nounB14 meaningsThe agreement to marry somebody, and the time between it and the wedding.
  • engineer/ˌɛn(d)ʒɪˈnɪə/nounA2+3 meaningsSomebody who designs or builds machines, structures or systems.
  • engineer corpsnounC1The soldiers who build bridges and clear obstacles.
  • enlightenment/ɪnˈlaɪtənmənt/nounC12 meaningsThe age when reason was placed above tradition.
  • enormity/ɪˈnɔːmɪti/nounC1The extreme seriousness or wickedness of something.
  • entail/ɛnˈteɪl/verbC14 meaningsTo have something as a necessary part or a necessary result.
  • enterprise/ˈɛntəˌpɹaɪz/nounC12 meaningsA bold undertaking.
  • enthusiast/ɪnˈθuːziˌæst/nounC1Somebody with a keen interest in a subject.
  • entitlement/ənˈtaɪtəlmənt/nounC1Something you have a right to receive.