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

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  • earnest/ˈɝ.nɪst/adjectiveC12 meaningsDeeply sincere and serious about what you do.
  • ebb/ɛb/verbC22 meaningsTo flow back out, as the tide does.
  • ebon/ˈɛbən/adjectiveC2Deep black, in poetic use.
  • ebullience/ɪˈbʊl.i.əns/nounC2Bubbling high spirits.
  • ebullient/ɪˈbʊliənt/adjectiveC2Overflowing with cheerful energy.
  • eccentric/ɪkˈsɛntɹɪk/
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Odd in a harmless, likeable way; living by your own rules.
  • eccentricity/ˌɛk.sɛnˈtɹɪs.ɪ.ti/nounC2Odd behaviour that harms nobody.
  • echelon/ˈɛʃ.ə.lɒn/<a:RP>nounC2One level in a ranked organisation.
  • echolocation/ˌɛkoʊloʊˈkeɪʃən/nounC2Finding objects by listening to the echo of your own sound.
  • ecotourism/ˌiːkəʊˈtʊəɹɪz(ə)m/nounC2Travel that aims to protect the places it visits.
  • edification/ˌɛdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/nounC2Instruction that improves the mind or morals.
  • edifice/ˈɛd.ɪ.fɪs/nounC2A large imposing building, or a great system of ideas.
  • edify/ˈɛdɪfaɪ/verbC2To improve somebody morally or intellectually.
  • effectual/iˈfɛkt͡ʃuəl/adjectiveC2Producing the result that was intended.
  • efficacious/ˌɛf.ɪˈkeɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveC2Producing the result it is meant to produce.
  • efficiency/ɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/nounB23 meaningsThe quality of getting a result with little waste of time, money, effort or material.
  • effrontery/ɪˈfɹʌntəɹi/nounC2Shameless boldness that offends.
  • effusionnounC2An outpouring, of liquid or of feeling.
  • effusive/ɪˈfjuːsɪv/adjectiveC2Expressing feeling in an unrestrained way.
  • egalitarian/ɪˌɡæl.ɪˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/adjectiveC2Holding that everybody should be equal.
  • egress/ˈiːɡɹɛs/nounC2A way out, or the act of going out.
  • eke outphraseC2To make a small supply last, or to scrape a living.
  • elasticity/ɪ.læsˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/nounC2How well something springs back into shape.
  • elated/ɪˈleɪtɪd/adjectiveC2Lifted up with sudden joy.
  • elation/ɪˈleɪʃən/nounC2A great rush of joy and pride.
  • electrode/əˈlɛk.tɹəʊd/nounC2A conductor through which current enters or leaves.
  • elephantine/ɛl.əˈfæn.tin/adjectiveC2Enormous and heavy in the way of the largest land animal.
  • eligible/ˈɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒɪ.bəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsMeeting the conditions that allow you to do or receive something.
  • embroidery/ɪmˈbɹɔɪdəɹi/nounB2+3 meaningsThe craft of decorating cloth with designs sewn in thread.
  • eminence/ˈɛmɪnəns/nounC2High standing and reputation in a field.
  • eminent/ˈɛmɪnənt/adjectiveC2Highly respected at the top of a profession.
  • emulate/ˈɛm.jʊ.leɪt/verbC22 meaningsTo copy somebody because you admire them.
  • emulation/ˌɛm.jʊˈleɪ̯.ʃən/nounC2The copying of somebody admired in order to match them.
  • emulsify/ɪˈmʊlsɪfaɪ/verbC2To mix two liquids that do not naturally combine.
  • en pointeadverbC2Balanced on the very tips of the toes.
  • enchantress/ɪnˈt͡ʃæntɹɪs/nounC12 meaningsA woman who works magic, in stories.
  • encumber/ɪnˈkʌmbə(ɹ)/verbC2To burden somebody so they cannot move freely.
  • encumbrance/ɪnˈkʌm.bɹəns/nounC2Something that weighs you down and gets in the way.
  • endue/ɪnˈdjuː/verbC2To provide somebody with a quality or a power.
  • enervate/ˌɛn.ə(ɹ)ˈveɪt/verbC2To drain somebody of energy and vitality.
  • engender/ɪnˈdʒɛn.də/verbC2To give rise to a feeling or a situation.
  • enjoin/ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪn/verbC2To order somebody to do something.
  • enmesh/ɛnˈmɛʃ/verbC2To entangle somebody in a difficult situation.
  • enmity/ˈɛn.mɪ.ti/nounC2Deep and lasting hostility.
  • ennui/ɒnˈwiː/nounC2Weariness caused by having nothing that interests you.
  • enrapturedadjectiveC2Filled with overwhelming delight.
  • ensconce/ɛnˈskɒns/verbC2To settle comfortably and securely in a place.
  • entail/ɛnˈteɪl/verbC14 meaningsTo have something as a necessary part or a necessary result.
  • entangle/ɪnˈtaŋ.ɡəl/verbC2To catch something up in something it cannot get free of.
  • enthuse/ɛnˈθjuːz/verbC2To speak about something with keen excitement.
  • entreat/ɪnˈtɹiːt/verbC2To ask someone earnestly and urgently.
  • entrenchmentnounC2Being dug in so firmly that change is very hard.
  • envelop/ɛnˈvɛləp/verbC2To wrap up or surround something completely.
  • ephemera/ɪˈfɛməɹə/nounC2Printed odds and ends never meant to be kept.
  • ephemeral/ɛˈfɛ.mə.ɹəl/adjectiveC2Lasting only a very short while.
  • epicure/ˈɛpɪkjʊə/nounC2Somebody with refined taste in food and drink.
  • epigram/ˈɛpɪɡɹæm/nounC2A short clever saying with a sting in it.
  • epitome/əˈpɪt.ə.mi/nounC12 meaningsThe perfect example of a quality.
  • epoch/ˈiːpɒk/nounC12 meaningsA long period marked off by a great event.
  • epoxy/ɪˈpɒk.si/nounC2A two-part glue that sets into a very strong joint.