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

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abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
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181 words · showing 1–60

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  • earmark/ˈɪəmɑːk/verbC1To set something aside for a particular purpose.
  • earn/ɜːn/verbA2+3 meaningsTo receive money for the work you do.
  • eat/iːt/verbA13 meaningsTo take food into the mouth, chew it and swallow it.
  • eavesdrop/ˈiːvzˌdɹɒp/verbB22 meaningsTo listen secretly to other people's conversation.
  • ebb/ɛb/verbC22 meaningsTo flow back out, as the tide does.
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nounB24 meanings
A sound that comes back to you after bouncing off a surface.
  • 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.
  • edify/ˈɛdɪfaɪ/verbC2To improve somebody morally or intellectually.
  • edit/ˈɛdɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo change a picture, film or text after it was made.
  • educate/ˈɛd͡ʒ.ʊˌkeɪt/verbB1+2 meaningsTo teach someone over an extended period.
  • eject/ɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/verbB22 meaningsTo push or throw something out with force.
  • elaborate/ɪˈlæb.(ə.)ɹət/adjectiveB23 meaningsMade of many small parts, each one carefully worked out.
  • elapse/ɪˈlæps/verbC1To pass, as time does.
  • elbow/ˈɛlbəʊ̯/nounA24 meaningsThe joint in the middle of the arm, where the arm bends.
  • elect/ɪˈlɛkt/verbB2To choose somebody for a post by voting.
  • electrify/ɪˈlɛktɹɪfaɪ/verbB22 meaningsTo supply something with electric power, or convert it to run on electricity.
  • elevate/ˈɛləveɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo lift to a higher position.
  • elicit/ɪˈlɪsɪt/verbC1To skilfully draw out a response or information.
  • eliminate/ɪˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo remove something completely.
  • elongate/ɪˈlɒŋ.ɡeɪt/verbC1To make or become longer.
  • elope/ɪˈləʊp/verbC1To run away secretly in order to marry.
  • elucidate/ɪˈl(j)uːsɪdeɪt/verbC1To make something clear by explaining it.
  • elude/ɪˈljuːd/verbC12 meaningsTo escape from somebody by cleverness.
  • emanate/ˈɛm.əˌneɪt/verbC1To flow out from a source.
  • emancipate/ɪˈmæn(t)sɪpeɪt/verbC1To set somebody free from bondage or restraint.
  • 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.
  • embed/ɪmˈbɛd/verbC1To fix something firmly inside something else.
  • embellish/ɪmˈbɛlɪʃ/verbC12 meaningsTo decorate something.
  • embezzle/ɪmˈbɛz.əl/verbC1To steal money that was placed in your care.
  • emblazon/ɪmˈbleɪzən/verbC1To display a design boldly on something.
  • 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.
  • embroil/ɪmˈbɹɔɪl/verbC1To drag somebody into a quarrel or a mess.
  • emerge/ɪˈmɜːd͡ʒ/verbB24 meaningsTo come out from a place where you could not be seen.
  • emigrate/ˈɛmɪɡɹeɪt/verbB2+To leave your own country to settle in another.
  • emit/iˈmɪt/verbB2+To send out light, heat, gas or sound.
  • empathiseverbB2+To understand and share another person's feelings.
  • emphasize/ˈɛm.fə.saɪz/verbB2+2 meaningsTo give special importance or force to something.
  • empower/ɪmˈpaʊ.ə/verbC1To give somebody the power or confidence to act.
  • empty/ˈɛm(p).ti/adjectiveA23 meaningsWith nothing inside or on it.
  • emulate/ˈɛm.jʊ.leɪt/verbC22 meaningsTo copy somebody because you admire them.
  • emulsify/ɪˈmʊlsɪfaɪ/verbC2To mix two liquids that do not naturally combine.
  • enable/ɪˈneɪ.bəl/verbB22 meaningsTo make something possible that was not before.
  • enact/ɪˈnækt/verbC12 meaningsTo make a proposal into law.
  • enchant/ɪnˈt͡ʃænt/verbB22 meaningsTo delight somebody greatly.
  • encircle/ɪnˈsɜːkl̩/verbB2+To surround completely.
  • enclose/ənˈkloʊz/verbB2+2 meaningsTo surround something on all sides.
  • encompass/ɪnˈkʌmpəs/verbC1To include a wide range within its scope.
  • encounter/ɪnˈkaʊntə/verbB22 meaningsTo meet somebody or something unexpectedly.
  • encourage/ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/verbB12 meaningsTo give somebody the confidence or support to do something.
  • encroach/ɪŋˈkɹəʊtʃ/verbC1To move gradually into space that is not yours.
  • encumber/ɪnˈkʌmbə(ɹ)/verbC2To burden somebody so they cannot move freely.
  • endeavour/ɪnˈdɛv.ə/verbC12 meaningsTo try hard to achieve something.
  • endorse/ɪnˈdɔːs/verbC12 meaningsTo declare your support for a person or product publicly.