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

Letter
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
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83 words · showing 1–60

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  • earmark/ˈɪəmɑːk/verbC1To set something aside for a particular purpose.
  • eavesdrop/ˈiːvzˌdɹɒp/verbB22 meaningsTo listen secretly to other people's conversation.
  • ebb/ɛb/verbC22 meaningsTo flow back out, as the tide does.
  • echo/ˈɛk.əʊ/nounB24 meaningsA sound that comes back to you after bouncing off a surface.
  • eddy/ˈɛd.i/nounC12 meaningsA small whirling movement in water or air.
  • elapse/ɪˈlæps/
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verbC1
To pass, as time does.
  • elevate/ˈɛləveɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo lift to a higher position.
  • elicit/ɪˈlɪsɪt/verbC1To skilfully draw out a response or information.
  • elongate/ɪˈlɒŋ.ɡeɪt/verbC1To make or become longer.
  • elope/ɪˈləʊp/verbC1To run away secretly in order to marry.
  • elucidate/ɪˈl(j)uːsɪdeɪt/verbC1To make something clear by explaining it.
  • elude/ɪˈljuːd/verbC12 meaningsTo escape from somebody by cleverness.
  • emanate/ˈɛm.əˌneɪt/verbC1To flow out from a source.
  • emancipate/ɪˈmæn(t)sɪpeɪt/verbC1To set somebody free from bondage or restraint.
  • embargo/ɪmˈbɑɹɡoʊ/nounC13 meaningsAn official ban on trade with a country.
  • embark/ɪmˈbɑːk/verbC12 meaningsTo board a ship.
  • embed/ɪmˈbɛd/verbC1To fix something firmly inside something else.
  • embellish/ɪmˈbɛlɪʃ/verbC12 meaningsTo decorate something.
  • embezzle/ɪmˈbɛz.əl/verbC1To steal money that was placed in your care.
  • emblazon/ɪmˈbleɪzən/verbC1To display a design boldly on something.
  • embody/ɪmˈbɒdi/verbC1To be the living example of an idea.
  • embolden/ɛmˈbəʊld(ə)n/verbC1To give somebody the courage to act.
  • emboss/ɪmˈbɒs/verbC1To raise a design above a flat surface.
  • embroil/ɪmˈbɹɔɪl/verbC1To drag somebody into a quarrel or a mess.
  • empower/ɪmˈpaʊ.ə/verbC1To give somebody the power or confidence to act.
  • emulate/ˈɛm.jʊ.leɪt/verbC22 meaningsTo copy somebody because you admire them.
  • enact/ɪˈnækt/verbC12 meaningsTo make a proposal into law.
  • encompass/ɪnˈkʌmpəs/verbC1To include a wide range within its scope.
  • encroach/ɪŋˈkɹəʊtʃ/verbC1To move gradually into space that is not yours.
  • endeavour/ɪnˈdɛv.ə/verbC12 meaningsTo try hard to achieve something.
  • endorse/ɪnˈdɔːs/verbC12 meaningsTo declare your support for a person or product publicly.
  • endow/ɪnˈdaʊ/verbC1To give a lasting gift of money, or a natural gift.
  • enfoldverbC1To wrap something or someone up and hold them close.
  • enforce/ɪnˈfoɹs/verbC1To make people actually follow a rule.
  • engage/ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/verbB25 meaningsTo attract somebody's attention and interest and keep hold of it.
  • engineer/ˌɛn(d)ʒɪˈnɪə/nounA2+3 meaningsSomebody who designs or builds machines, structures or systems.
  • engrave/ɪnˈɡɹeɪv/verbB2+2 meaningsTo cut a design or lettering into a hard surface.
  • engross/ɪnˈɡɹəʊs/verbC1To take up somebody's whole attention.
  • enlist/ɛnˈlɪst/verbB2+2 meaningsTo join the armed forces voluntarily.
  • enrich/ɪnˈɹɪt͡ʃ/verbC1To make something better by adding value.
  • 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.
  • entertain/ˌɛntəˈteɪn/verbB12 meaningsTo amuse people.
  • enthralverbC1To hold somebody's attention completely.
  • entice/ɪnˈtaɪs/verbC1To tempt someone by offering something delightful.
  • entitle/ənˈtaɪtəl/verbC1To give somebody a right, or to give a work its name.
  • entrance/ˈɛn.tɹəns/nounB12 meaningsThe way into a building.
  • enumerate/ɪˈnjuː.məˌɹeɪt/verbC1To list things one by one.
  • enunciate/ɪˈnʌnsiˌeɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo pronounce words clearly and distinctly.
  • envisage/ɪnˈvɪzɪd͡ʒ/verbC1To picture in your mind how something could be.
  • envy/ˈɛnvi/nounB23 meaningsThe unhappy feeling of wanting what somebody else has.
  • epitomiseverbC1To be the perfect example of something.
  • erect/ɪˈɹɛkt/verbC12 meaningsTo build or put up something upright.
  • err/ɜː/verbC1To make a mistake.
  • escalate/ˈɛs.kə.leɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo refer a problem to a more senior person.
  • escape/ɪˈskeɪp/verbA24 meaningsTo get free from a place or a situation.
  • espouse/ɪˈspaʊz/<a:UK>verbC1To take up and support a cause.
  • estrange/ɪˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒ/verbC1To turn somebody who was close into a stranger.
  • etch/ɛt͡ʃ/verbC12 meaningsTo cut a design into a hard surface, especially using acid.