English Words: E

18,836 words · Page 1 of 377

echaracter

The fifth letter of the English alphabet, called e and written in the Latin script.

E1name

An area of the Israeli-occupied West Bank located between Jerusalem and the Israeli settlement of Ma'ale Adumim.

E3name

Abbreviation of Electronic Entertainment Expo, a large trade event for the video game industry.

e6name

Clipping of e621.

eanoun

A river or watercourse.

EACname

Abbreviation of European Astronaut Centre.

eachdet

All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).

eachotherpron

Alternative spelling of each other.

Eadiename

A surname.

Eadyname

A surname.

Eaganname

A surname from Irish.

eageradj

Desirous; keen to do or obtain something.

eagerlyadv

In an eager manner.

eagernessnoun

The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire.

eaglenoun

Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.

Eagletonname

A surname.

Eakinname

A surname from Irish.

Ealingname

A London borough of Greater London, England.

eamnoun

Uncle.

Eamesname

A surname from Old English.

Eamonname

A male given name from Irish Éamonn, Éamann [in turn from Old English Ēadmund (“prosperity protector”)], variant of Edmund; variant forms Eamonn, Eamann, Eaman.

EAPnoun

Initialism of Employee Assistance Program.

earnoun

The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.

earachenoun

A pain in the middle or inner ear.

earbudnoun

A small earphone designed to be placed in the ear canal for use with portable sound systems.

eardrumnoun

A thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and transmits sound from the air to the malleus.

earedadj

Having ears (of a specified type).

earfulnoun

an angry reprimand, castigation or telling off

Earhartname

A surname.

earlnoun

A British or Irish nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess; equivalent to a European count. A female using the style is termed a countess.

earldomnoun

The rank of being an earl.

Earlename

A surname originating as an occupation, variant of Earl.

earlieradj

comparative form of early: more early

earliestadj

superlative form of early: most early

earlyadj

At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.

earmarknoun

A mark made or tag attached to the ear of an animal (chiefly a livestock animal), generally to identify or indicate something about the animal, such as ownership, health or gestation status, etc.

earnverb

To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.

earnedverb

simple past and past participle of earn

earnernoun

One who earns money.

earnestnoun

Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.

earnestlyadv

In an earnest manner; being very sincere; putting forth genuine effort.

earnestnessnoun

The quality of being earnest; sincerity; seriousness.

Earnhardtname

A surname from German.

earningverb

present participle and gerund of earn

earningsnoun

Wages, money earned, income.

earnsverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of earn

Earnshawname

A habitational surname from Old English.

earntverb

simple past and past participle of earn

Earpname

A surname.

earphonenoun

A transducer that converts electric signals into sound and is held near the ear, especially as part of a telephone; an earpiece or headphone.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter E contains 18,836 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 377 pages, and you are currently viewing page 1. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

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