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

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  • eagerness/ˈiɡɚnəs/nounC1Keen and impatient willingness to do something.
  • eagle/ˈiːɡəl/nounB1A large powerful bird of prey with excellent eyesight.
  • eagle owl/ˈiːɡəl ˈɑʊl/nounB2A huge owl with orange eyes and ear tufts.
  • ear/ˈɪə̯/nounA13 meaningsThe organ of hearing on each side of the head.
  • ear defendersnounB2Padded cups that keep loud machine noise out.
  • earache/ˈɪə̯ɹeɪk/
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A pain inside the ear.
  • eardrum/ˈɪəˌdɹʌm/nounB2The tiny skin inside your ear that sound makes tremble.
  • earful/ˈɪə(ɹ)fəl/nounC1An informal blast of angry complaint aimed at somebody who has to stand and take it, named from the receiving side rather than the speaker's.
  • earlobenounB1+The soft hanging part at the bottom of the ear.
  • earmuffsnounB1+Two pads on a band that keep the ears warm.
  • earnest/ˈɝ.nɪst/adjectiveC12 meaningsDeeply sincere and serious about what you do.
  • earpiece/ˈɪəpiːs/nounC1A small speaker worn in the ear to receive sound.
  • earplug/ˈɪəplʌɡ/nounB1+A small plug worn to protect hearing at loud shows.
  • earring/ˈɪəɹɪŋ/nounB1+An ornament worn on the ear.
  • earth/ɜːθ/nounA12 meaningsThe planet we live on.
  • earthenware/ˈəːθ(ə)nwɛː/nounC1Thick pottery fired at a low heat.
  • earthquake/ˈɜːθkweɪk/nounB1A sudden shaking of the ground.
  • earthworm/ˈɜː(ɹ)θˌwɜː(ɹ)m/nounB1+A long soft creature that eats its way through soil.
  • earwig/ˈɪə(ɹ)wɪɡ/nounB2+A brown insect with pincers at its rear end.
  • easel/ˈiː.z(ə)l/nounB2The three-legged stand that holds a painting while it is made.
  • east/iːst/nounA1The direction where the sun comes up.
  • eau de toilette/ˌəʊ də twɑːˈlɛt/nounC1A light scent, weaker than perfume.
  • eaves/iːvz/nounC1The part of a roof that overhangs the wall.
  • ebony/ˈɛb.ən.i/nounB2+A very hard black wood.
  • ebullience/ɪˈbʊl.i.əns/nounC2Bubbling high spirits.
  • eccentric/ɪkˈsɛntɹɪk/adjectiveC13 meaningsOdd 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.
  • echo/ˈɛk.əʊ/nounB24 meaningsA sound that comes back to you after bouncing off a surface.
  • echo chambernounC1A space where you hear only your own opinions back.
  • echolocation/ˌɛkoʊloʊˈkeɪʃən/nounC2Finding objects by listening to the echo of your own sound.
  • eclipse/ɪˈklɪps/nounB2The hiding of the sun by the moon, or of the moon by the earth's shadow.
  • ecologist/iːˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst/nounB2+A scientist who studies living things and their surroundings.
  • ecology/ɪˈkɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/nounB2+The study of how living things relate to their surroundings.
  • economics/ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪks/nounB2+2 meaningsThe study of money, markets and trade.
  • economist/ɪˈkɒn.ə.mɪst/nounB2+A person who studies how money and trade behave.
  • economy/ɪˈkɒ.nə.mi/nounB1+2 meaningsThe whole system of buying, selling and working.
  • economy classnounB1The cheapest and most crowded cabin.
  • ecosystem/ˈiːkəʊˌsɪstəm/nounB2+2 meaningsA community of living things and their surroundings as one system.
  • ecotourism/ˌiːkəʊˈtʊəɹɪz(ə)m/nounC2Travel that aims to protect the places it visits.
  • ecstasy/ˈɛkstəsi/nounB2+2 meaningsAn overwhelming feeling of joy.
  • ecuadornounB1+The Andean country named after the line that circles the middle of the planet.
  • eddy/ˈɛd.i/nounC12 meaningsA small whirling movement in water or air.
  • edge/ɛd͡ʒ/nounB15 meaningsThe line where something stops — the outer limit of a surface, a space or a shape.
  • edible/ˈɛdɪbəl/adjectiveB1+3 meaningsSafe or fit to eat.
  • edible mushroomnounB2A fungus that can safely be eaten.
  • edict/ˈiː.dɪkt/nounC1A command issued by somebody in authority.
  • edification/ˌɛdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/nounC2Instruction that improves the mind or morals.
  • edifice/ˈɛd.ɪ.fɪs/nounC2A large imposing building, or a great system of ideas.
  • edit/ˈɛdɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo change a picture, film or text after it was made.
  • edition/ɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n/nounB2One version of a book as printed at a given time.
  • editor/ˈɛd.ɪ.tə/nounB1+4 meaningsThe person who corrects and improves a piece of writing before it is published.
  • editorial/ˌɛdɪˈtɔːɹɪəl/nounB2+2 meaningsThe article where a newspaper gives its own opinion.
  • education/ˌɛd͡ʒ.ʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/nounA2+2 meaningsThe process of teaching and learning.
  • educator/ˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪtɚ/nounC1Somebody whose work is teaching.
  • eel/iːl/nounB1+A long snake-like fish.
  • effect/ɪˈfɛkt/nounA2+2 meaningsThe change something causes.
  • effectiveness/ɪˈfɛk.tɪv.nɪs/nounC1How well something achieves its purpose.
  • efficiency/ɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/nounB23 meaningsThe quality of getting a result with little waste of time, money, effort or material.
  • effigy/ˈɛfəd͡ʒi/nounC1A model of a person, often burnt in protest.