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

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  • eke outphraseC2To make a small supply last, or to scrape a living.
  • el salvadornounB2The smallest and most crowded Central American country.
  • elaborate/ɪˈlæb.(ə.)ɹət/adjectiveB23 meaningsMade of many small parts, each one carefully worked out.
  • elaborationnounC1The adding of more detail to something.
  • elapse/ɪˈlæps/verbC1To pass, as time does.
  • elastic/ɪˈlæstɪk/nounC1
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A band that stretches and springs back.
  • 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.
  • elbow/ˈɛlbəʊ̯/nounA24 meaningsThe joint in the middle of the arm, where the arm bends.
  • elder/ˈeldə/adjectiveB12 meaningsOlder, especially of two family members.
  • elder relativenounB2An older member of the family, treated with respect.
  • elderly/ˈɛldɚli/adjectiveB22 meaningsOld, said of a person, in a polite and slightly distant way.
  • elect/ɪˈlɛkt/verbB2To choose somebody for a post by voting.
  • election/ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/nounB1+An occasion when people vote to choose leaders.
  • elective/ɪˈlɛktɪv/nounB2+3 meaningsA course a student chooses rather than has to take.
  • electoral/ɪˈlɛk.tə.ɹəl/adjectiveC1To do with elections and voting.
  • electorate/ɪˈlɛktəɹət/nounB2+Everyone entitled to vote in an election.
  • electric/ɪˈlɛktɹɪk/adjectiveA23 meaningsWorked by electricity.
  • electric fencenounB1A wire that gives a small shock to keep animals in.
  • electrician/ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n/nounB2The professional who installs and repairs wiring.
  • electricity/ˌiːlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/nounA2+The energy carried by moving electric charge, used for light and power.
  • electrify/ɪˈlɛktɹɪfaɪ/verbB22 meaningsTo supply something with electric power, or convert it to run on electricity.
  • electrode/əˈlɛk.tɹəʊd/nounC2A conductor through which current enters or leaves.
  • electron/ɪˈlɛk.tɹɒn/nounB2+The tiny negative particle circling the centre of an atom.
  • electronic/ˌɛl.ɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪk/adjectiveA2+2 meaningsWorking by circuits and small components.
  • electronically/ˌɛl.ɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪk.li/adverbB2+By means of computers or electric circuits.
  • electronics/ˌɛl.ɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪks/nounB2The study of circuits and the devices built from them.
  • elegance/ˈɛl.ɪ.ɡəns/nounB2Graceful good taste in style or in thought.
  • elegant/ˈɛləɡənt/adjectiveB22 meaningsBeautiful in a graceful, restrained way.
  • element/ˈɛlɪmənt/nounB1+2 meaningsOne of the pure basic chemical substances.
  • elemental/(ˌ)ɛləˈmɛntəl/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsBelonging to the basic forces of nature.
  • elementary/ˌɛlɪˈmɛntəɹi/adjectiveB22 meaningsBasic and introductory.
  • elephant/ˈɛlɪfənt/nounA1The largest land animal, with a trunk and tusks.
  • elephant in the roomphraseC1The huge obvious problem everyone politely ignores.
  • elephantine/ɛl.əˈfæn.tin/adjectiveC2Enormous and heavy in the way of the largest land animal.
  • elevate/ˈɛləveɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo lift to a higher position.
  • 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.
  • eleven/ɪˈlɛv.ən/nounA1Ten plus one.
  • elf/ɛlf/nounB1A slender magical being of woods and northern legend.
  • elicit/ɪˈlɪsɪt/verbC1To skilfully draw out a response or information.
  • eligibility/ˌɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/nounB2+Meeting the conditions for something.
  • eligible/ˈɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒɪ.bəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsMeeting the conditions that allow you to do or receive something.
  • eliminate/ɪˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo remove something completely.
  • elimination/ɪlɪmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/nounB2+The removing of somebody or something completely.
  • elite/ɪˈliːt/nounC1The small group at the top of a society or field.
  • elitist/ɪˈliːtɪst/adjectiveC1Favouring a select few over everybody else.
  • elixir/ɪˈlɪksə(ɹ)/nounC1A liquid said to cure everything or grant long life.
  • elk/ɛlk/nounB1+A very large deer of northern forests, called a moose in North America.
  • ellipse/ɪˈlɪps/nounC1A regular oval, like a squashed circle.
  • elm/ɛlm/nounB2A tall broad-leaved hedgerow tree.
  • elongate/ɪˈlɒŋ.ɡeɪt/verbC1To make or become longer.
  • elope/ɪˈləʊp/verbC1To run away secretly in order to marry.
  • eloquence/ˈɛl.ə.kwəns/nounB2+The power of speaking fluently and movingly.
  • eloquent/ˈɛl.əˌkwənt/adjectiveB2+Speaking so well that the words carry real force.
  • else/ɛls/adverbA12 meaningsOther than the one already mentioned.
  • elsewhere/ˌɛlsˈʍɛə/adverbB2In or to some other place.
  • elucidate/ɪˈl(j)uːsɪdeɪt/verbC1To make something clear by explaining it.
  • elude/ɪˈljuːd/verbC12 meaningsTo escape from somebody by cleverness.