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

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  • equation/ɪˈkweɪ.ʒən/nounC13 meaningsA mathematical statement that two expressions have the same value.
  • equestrian/ɪˈkwɛs.tri.ən/adjectiveC12 meaningsRelating to horse riding.
  • equidistant/ˌɛk.wɪˈdɪs.tənt/adjectiveC1The same distance from two or more points.
  • equilibrium/ɛkwɪˈlɪbɹɪəm/nounC23 meaningsA state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced.
  • equitable/ˈɛk.wɪ.tə.bəl/adjectiveC1Fair to everybody involved.
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equity
/ˈɛk.wɪ.ti/
nounC15 meanings
Fairness that takes different needs and circumstances into account.
  • equivocal/əˈkwɪvəkəl/adjectiveC1Worded so that it could be taken either way.
  • era/ˈɪə.ɹə/nounB23 meaningsA long period of history seen as having a character of its own.
  • erect/ɪˈɹɛkt/verbC12 meaningsTo build or put up something upright.
  • erection/ɪˈɹɛkʃən/nounC1The putting up of a structure.
  • eritreanounC1Red Sea country north of Ethiopia, capital Asmara.
  • erosion/ɪˈɹəʊʒən/nounB2+2 meaningsThe gradual wearing away of land or rock by water, wind or ice.
  • err/ɜː/verbC1To make a mistake.
  • erratic/ɪˈɹætɪk/adjectiveC12 meaningsJumping about with no steady pattern.
  • escalate/ˈɛs.kə.leɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo refer a problem to a more senior person.
  • escapade/ˈɛskəˌpeɪd/nounC1A wild adventure that breaks the rules a little.
  • escape/ɪˈskeɪp/verbA24 meaningsTo get free from a place or a situation.
  • escapologist/ˈɛs.kəˌpɒl.ə.dʒɪst/nounC1A performer who frees themselves from chains.
  • esoteric/ˌiː.səʊˈtɛɹ.ɪk/adjectiveC1Understood only by a small circle of initiates.
  • espionage/ˈɛs.pi.əˌnɑːʒ/nounC1The work of spying on another state or company.
  • esplanade/ˈɛspləˌneɪd/nounC1A long open level walk beside water.
  • espouse/ɪˈspaʊz/<a:UK>verbC1To take up and support a cause.
  • essence/ˈɛsəns/nounC12 meaningsThe core quality that makes something what it is.
  • establishment/ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ.mənt/nounC13 meaningsThe setting up of something.
  • estate/ɪˈsteɪt/nounB22 meaningsA large area of land with houses or a country house on it.
  • estimation/ˌɛs.tɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/nounC1A rough judgement of size or worth, or the regard you are held in.
  • estrange/ɪˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒ/verbC1To turn somebody who was close into a stranger.
  • estrangedadjectiveC1No longer in contact with a relative.
  • estrangement/ɪsˈtɹeɪnd͡ʒmənt/nounC1The state of having drifted out of contact.
  • etch/ɛt͡ʃ/verbC12 meaningsTo cut a design into a hard surface, especially using acid.
  • 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.
  • ethics/ˈɛθ.ɪks/nounC13 meaningsThe branch of philosophy that studies right and wrong.
  • etymology/ˌɛtɪˈmɒləd͡ʒi/nounC1The study of where words come from.
  • eulogy/ˈjuː.lə.d͡ʒi/nounC1A speech praising somebody who has died.
  • eunuch/ˈjuː.nək/nounC1A castrated man, often a palace servant.
  • evacuation drillnounC1The practice of leaving a building safely.
  • evacuation slidenounC1The inflatable chute for leaving an aircraft fast.
  • evaluate/ɪˈvaljʊeɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo judge how good, useful or valuable something is after examining it carefully.
  • evaporation/ɪˌvæpəˈɹeɪʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsThe change of a liquid into a gas at its surface, without boiling.
  • even-handedadjectiveC1Treating all sides fairly.
  • evidence/ˈɛv.ɪ.dəns/nounA2+3 meaningsThe facts, objects and signs that show whether something is true.
  • evoke/ɪˈvəʊk/verbC1To call up a memory or feeling.
  • evolutionary/ˌiː.vəˈl(j)uː.ʃən.ɹi/adjectiveC12 meaningsRelating to the gradual development of species over generations.
  • ewe/juː/nounC1An adult female sheep.
  • exacerbate/ɪɡˈzæsɚˌbeɪt/verbC1To make a bad situation worse.
  • exact/ɪɡˈzækt/adjectiveA2+3 meaningsCorrect in every detail; not rounded off or approximate.
  • exacting/ɪɡˈzæktɪŋ/adjectiveC1Demanding great care and effort.
  • exactnessnounC1Complete precision with no error.
  • exasperate/ɪɡˈzæsp(ə)ɹeɪt/verbC1To irritate somebody past all patience.
  • exasperated/ɪɡˈzæspəɹeɪtɪd/adjectiveC1Worn out by something that keeps going wrong.
  • excavation/ˌɛkskəˈveɪʃn/nounB2+2 meaningsThe careful digging up of a buried site.
  • excellence/ˈɛksələns/nounC1The quality of being outstandingly good.
  • exceptional/ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsFar better than the rest.
  • exceptionally/ɪkˈsɛp(t)ʃənəli/adverbB2+2 meaningsTo an unusually great degree.
  • excess/ˈɛksɛs/nounB22 meaningsAn amount greater than is necessary or permitted.
  • excite/ɪkˈsaɪt/verbB12 meaningsTo stir strong feeling or activity.
  • exclamation/ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃn̩/nounC1A sudden cry expressing strong feeling.
  • exclusion/ɪksˈkluːʒən/nounB2+3 meaningsThe act of shutting somebody or something out.
  • excursion/ɪkˈskɜː.ʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsA short organised trip made for pleasure.