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

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749 words · showing 481–540

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  • estrangement/ɪsˈtɹeɪnd͡ʒmənt/nounC1The state of having drifted out of contact.
  • estuary/ˈɛstjʊəɹi/nounB2+The wide mouth where a river meets the sea.
  • eswatininounC2Small African kingdom formerly called Swaziland.
  • etch/ɛt͡ʃ/verbC12 meaningsTo cut a design into a hard surface, especially using acid.
  • etching/ˈɛt͡ʃ.ɪŋ/nounC2A design bitten into metal with acid.
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Lasting for ever, without beginning or end.
  • eternity/ɪˈtɜːnɪti/nounB12 meaningsTime without any end.
  • ether/ˈiː.θə/nounC1A light flammable liquid once used as an anaesthetic.
  • ethereal/ɪˈθɪə.ɹɪ.əl/adjectiveC1So delicate and light it seems not of this world.
  • ethic/ˈɛθ.ɪk/nounB2+A guiding moral principle.
  • ethical/ˈɛθɪkəl/adjectiveB22 meaningsFollowing what is morally right.
  • ethics/ˈɛθ.ɪks/nounC13 meaningsThe branch of philosophy that studies right and wrong.
  • ethiopianounB1+A country in East Africa.
  • ethnic/ˈɛθ.nɪk/adjectiveB2+To do with a people sharing descent and culture.
  • ethos/ˈiːθɒs/nounC2The spirit and values that mark a community.
  • etiquette/ˈɛt.ɪˌkɛt/nounB2+The accepted rules of polite behaviour.
  • etymology/ˌɛtɪˈmɒləd͡ʒi/nounC1The study of where words come from.
  • eucalyptus/ˌjuː.kəˈlɪp.təs/nounB2+An Australian tree with pale peeling bark and oily leaves.
  • eulogy/ˈjuː.lə.d͡ʒi/nounC1A speech praising somebody who has died.
  • eunuch/ˈjuː.nək/nounC1A castrated man, often a palace servant.
  • euphemism/ˈjuː.fəˌmɪz.əm/nounC2A soft phrase used in place of a hard truth.
  • euphemistic/ˌjuːfəˈmɪstɪk/adjectiveC2Using a gentle word in place of a blunt one.
  • euphoria/juːˈfɔː.ɹi.ə/nounC2A wave of happiness so intense you feel you could float.
  • euphoric/juːˈfɒɹɪk/adjectiveC2Feeling or showing intense happiness and excitement.
  • euro/ˈjʊəɹəʊ/nounA2+The shared currency of much of Europe.
  • evacuate/ɪˈvæk.ju.eɪt/verbB2To move everybody out of a dangerous place.
  • evacuation/ɪˌvækjuˈeɪʃən/nounB2Moving people away from danger.
  • evacuation drillnounC1The practice of leaving a building safely.
  • evacuation plannounB2The arrangements for getting everybody out safely.
  • evacuation routenounB2The marked way out in an emergency.
  • evacuation slidenounC1The inflatable chute for leaving an aircraft fast.
  • evade/ɪˈveɪd/verbB2+2 meaningsTo slip away from capture or questions.
  • evaluate/ɪˈvaljʊeɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo judge how good, useful or valuable something is after examining it carefully.
  • evanescent/ɛvəˈnɛs(ə)nt/adjectiveC2Vanishing almost as soon as it appears.
  • evaporate/ɪˈvæp.ə.ɹeɪt/verbB2+To turn to vapour and disappear.
  • evaporation/ɪˌvæpəˈɹeɪʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsThe change of a liquid into a gas at its surface, without boiling.
  • evasion/ɪˈveɪʒən/nounB2+The act of dodging a question or a duty.
  • evasive/ɪˈveɪsɪv/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsAvoiding a direct answer on purpose.
  • eve/iːv/nounB12 meaningsThe day or evening before a special day.
  • even/ˈiːvən/adverbA26 meaningsUsed to show that what follows is surprising or extreme.
  • even sophraseB2Despite that, this is still true.
  • even-handedadjectiveC1Treating all sides fairly.
  • evening/ˈiːv.nɪŋ/nounA1The part of the day when the sun goes down.
  • evenly/ˈiːvənli/adverbB1+2 meaningsIn equal amounts.
  • evenly spacedphraseB2With the same gap between each one.
  • event/ɪˈvɛnt/nounA1Something that happens, especially something planned.
  • eventfuladjectiveB2+Full of things happening.
  • eventide/ˈiːvənˌtaɪd/nounC2The evening, in poetic use.
  • eventually/ɪˈvɛn.t͡ʃuː.ə.li/adverbB1In the end, after a long time or after many delays.
  • everlasting/ˌɛvəˈlɑːstɪŋ/adjectiveB2Continuing on and on with no end.
  • every cloud has a silver lining[eːvɹi kʰlɑʊd hæz ə sɪlvɚ laiːnɪŋ]phraseB2The saying: something good hides in every bad situation.
  • every now and thenphraseB1Occasionally, without any pattern.
  • evict/ɨˈvɪkt/verbB2+To force somebody out of a property by law.
  • eviction/ɪˈvɪk.ʃən/nounB2+Being legally forced out of a rented home.
  • evidence/ˈɛv.ɪ.dəns/nounA2+3 meaningsThe facts, objects and signs that show whether something is true.
  • evidence bagnounB2The sealed bag that keeps a found item untampered.
  • evil/ˈiːvəl/adjectiveB13 meaningsDeeply and deliberately morally bad.
  • evince/iˈvɪns/verbC2To show a feeling or quality clearly.
  • evoke/ɪˈvəʊk/verbC1To call up a memory or feeling.
  • evolution/ˌiːvəˈluːʃ(ə)n/nounB2The slow change of living things over generations.