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

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  • escutcheon/ɪˈskʌt͡ʃən/nounC2The shield on which a coat of arms is shown.
  • espionage/ˈɛs.pi.əˌnɑːʒ/nounC1The work of spying on another state or company.
  • esplanade/ˈɛspləˌneɪd/nounC1A long open level walk beside water.
  • espresso/ɛˈspɹɛsəʊ/nounB1+A small strong black coffee made by forcing hot water through ground beans.
  • essay/ˈɛs.eɪ/<qq:sense 1><a:RP,GA>nounB1+A short piece of writing presenting thoughts on one topic.
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/ˈɛ.seɪ.ɪst/
nounB2
A writer of short pieces arguing a view.
  • essence/ˈɛsəns/nounC12 meaningsThe core quality that makes something what it is.
  • essential/ɪˈsɛn.ʃəl/adjectiveB1+3 meaningsSo necessary that something cannot work or exist without it.
  • 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.
  • estate agentnounB2A person whose business is selling and letting property.
  • estate carnounB2A long car with a big load space behind the seats.
  • estate salenounB2A sale of the contents of a house after a death.
  • esteem/ɪˈstiːm/nounB2+The respect in which somebody is held.
  • estimate/ˈɛs.tɪ.mət/verbB23 meaningsTo judge a number, size or value roughly, without measuring exactly.
  • estimation/ˌɛs.tɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/nounC1A rough judgement of size or worth, or the regard you are held in.
  • estonianounB1+The most northern Baltic country, famous for its digital government.
  • 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.
  • etching/ˈɛt͡ʃ.ɪŋ/nounC2A design bitten into metal with acid.
  • eternity/ɪˈtɜːnɪti/nounB12 meaningsTime without any end.
  • ether/ˈiː.θə/nounC1A light flammable liquid once used as an anaesthetic.
  • ethic/ˈɛθ.ɪk/nounB2+A guiding moral principle.
  • ethics/ˈɛθ.ɪks/nounC13 meaningsThe branch of philosophy that studies right and wrong.
  • ethiopianounB1+A country in East Africa.
  • 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.
  • euphoria/juːˈfɔː.ɹi.ə/nounC2A wave of happiness so intense you feel you could float.
  • euro/ˈjʊəɹəʊ/nounA2+The shared currency of much of Europe.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • eve/iːv/nounB12 meaningsThe day or evening before a special day.
  • evening/ˈiːv.nɪŋ/nounA1The part of the day when the sun goes down.
  • event/ɪˈvɛnt/nounA1Something that happens, especially something planned.
  • eventide/ˈiːvənˌtaɪd/nounC2The evening, in poetic use.
  • 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.
  • evolution/ˌiːvəˈluːʃ(ə)n/nounB2The slow change of living things over generations.
  • ewe/juː/nounC1An adult female sheep.
  • ewer/ˈjuː.ə/nounC2A large jug for holding water.
  • ex-husbandnounB1A man a woman was married to before.
  • exactnessnounC1Complete precision with no error.
  • exaggeration/ɪɡˌzæd͡ʒəˈɹeɪʃən/nounB2+A statement that makes something sound greater than it is.
  • exaltation/ˌɛɡ.zɔlˈteɪ.ʃən/nounC2A state of intense joy, or being raised in rank.
  • exam/ɪɡˈzæm/nounA2+A formal test at the end of a course.
  • examinee/ɪɡˌzæmɪˈniː/nounB2Somebody sitting a test.
  • example/ɪɡˈzɑːm.pəl/nounA12 meaningsOne case used to show what a whole kind is like.