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

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  • elusive/ɪˈl(j)uː.sɪv/adjectiveC1Always slipping away just before you catch it.
  • emaciated/əˈmeɪ.ʃi.eɪ.tɪd/adjectiveC1Abnormally thin and weak from hunger or illness.
  • email/ˈiːmeɪl/nounA2+An electronic letter sent between inboxes.
  • emanate/ˈɛm.əˌneɪt/verbC1To flow out from a source.
  • emancipate/ɪˈmæn(t)sɪpeɪt/verbC1To set somebody free from bondage or restraint.
  • emancipation/ɪˌmæn.səˈpeɪ.ʃən/
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The freeing of people from slavery or control.
  • embankment/ɪmˈbæŋkmənt/nounC12 meaningsA raised bank of earth carrying a road or railway.
  • embargo/ɪmˈbɑɹɡoʊ/nounC13 meaningsAn official ban on trade with a country.
  • embark/ɪmˈbɑːk/verbC12 meaningsTo board a ship.
  • embarrass/ɪmˈbæɹəs/verbB1To make someone feel awkward or self-conscious.
  • embarrassed/ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/adjectiveB1Feeling awkward and self-conscious in front of others.
  • embarrassing/ɪmˈbæɹ.ə.sɪŋ/adjectiveB1Making somebody feel awkward and self-conscious.
  • embarrassment/ɪmˈbæɹ.əs.mənt/nounB1An uncomfortable feeling of shame in front of others.
  • embassy/ˈɛmbəsi/nounB2A country's official house inside a foreign country.
  • embattled/ɛmˈbætl̩d/adjectiveC1Under attack from all sides.
  • embed/ɪmˈbɛd/verbC1To fix something firmly inside something else.
  • embellish/ɪmˈbɛlɪʃ/verbC12 meaningsTo decorate something.
  • ember/ˈɛm.bə/nounB2+A small piece of burning or glowing coal or wood in a dying fire.
  • embersnounB2+The glowing remains of a dying fire.
  • embezzle/ɪmˈbɛz.əl/verbC1To steal money that was placed in your care.
  • embezzlement/ˌɪmˈbɛzəlmənt/nounC1Stealing money you were trusted to look after.
  • emblazon/ɪmˈbleɪzən/verbC1To display a design boldly on something.
  • emblem/ˈɛmbləm/nounB2+A design that stands for a country or a group.
  • 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.
  • embrace/ɛmˈbɹes/verbB23 meaningsTo put your arms around someone and hold them.
  • embroider/ɪmˈbɹɔɪdɚ/verbB2+To sew a design onto cloth, or to add invented detail.
  • embroidery/ɪmˈbɹɔɪdəɹi/nounB2+3 meaningsThe craft of decorating cloth with designs sewn in thread.
  • embroil/ɪmˈbɹɔɪl/verbC1To drag somebody into a quarrel or a mess.
  • embryo/ˈɛmbɹi.əʊ/nounB2+A living thing at its very first stage, before birth.
  • emerald/ˈɛm.(ə.)ɹəld/nounB1+3 meaningsA precious stone of deep green, a variety of the mineral beryl.
  • emerge/ɪˈmɜːd͡ʒ/verbB24 meaningsTo come out from a place where you could not be seen.
  • emergence/ɪˈmɜː.d͡ʒ(ə)ns/nounC1The act of coming into view or into being.
  • emergency/ɪˈmɜː(ɹ).dʒən.si/nounA2A sudden dangerous situation needing action at once.
  • emergency exitnounB1The marked door used only when everyone must get out fast.
  • emery/ˈɛməɹi/nounC1A hard dark mineral used as an abrasive.
  • emigrate/ˈɛmɪɡɹeɪt/verbB2+To leave your own country to settle in another.
  • emigrationnounB2+The leaving of your own country to settle elsewhere.
  • eminence/ˈɛmɪnəns/nounC2High standing and reputation in a field.
  • eminent/ˈɛmɪnənt/adjectiveC2Highly respected at the top of a profession.
  • emir/ɛˈmɪə(ɹ)/nounC1An Arab prince or commander.
  • emissary/ˈɛmɪs(ə)ɹi/nounC1Somebody sent with a message or a mission.
  • emission/ɪˈmɪʃ.ən/nounB2+2 meaningsGases sent into the air by vehicles, factories or power stations.
  • emit/iˈmɪt/verbB2+To send out light, heat, gas or sound.
  • emoji/ɪˈməʊ.dʒi/nounA2A tiny picture in a message showing a feeling or a thing.
  • emotion/ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/nounB12 meaningsA strong feeling such as love, anger or fear.
  • emotional/ɪˈməʊʃənəl/adjectiveB1Full of feeling, or easily moved by it.
  • emotionally/ɪˈməʊʃənəli/adverbB2In a way that involves strong feeling.
  • empathetic/ˌɛmpəˈθɛtɪk/adjectiveB2+Feeling what others feel as if from inside them.
  • empathiseverbB2+To understand and share another person's feelings.
  • empathy/ˈɛmpəθi/nounB2+The ability to feel and understand what another person is feeling, as if from inside their experience.
  • emperor/ˈɛmp(ə)ɹə/nounB1A man who rules an empire.
  • emphasis/ˈɛmfəsɪs/nounB2+2 meaningsSpecial importance or attention given to something.
  • emphasize/ˈɛm.fə.saɪz/verbB2+2 meaningsTo give special importance or force to something.
  • emphatically/ɪmˈfætɪkli/adverbB2+2 meaningsIn a firm way that leaves no room for doubt.
  • emphysema/ˌɛmfɪˈsiːmə/nounC1A lung disease in which the air sacs are damaged, causing breathlessness.
  • empire/ˈɛm.paɪ̯ə̯/nounB22 meaningsA group of countries ruled by one power.
  • empirical/ɪmˈpɪɹɪkəl/adjectiveC1Based on observed evidence and experiment.
  • employee/ˌɛm.plɔɪˈiː/nounA2+A person who is paid to work for a company.