English words: ear-tagged to earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust

300 English words, part 3 of 85 of the words starting with E, A to Z. 33 have a page of their own.

English words ear-tagged to earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust

ear-tagged adjective, verb: Fitted with an ear tag
ear to the ground noun: The practice or characteristic of carefully gathering information; a state or mindset of attentiveness.
ear toilet noun: An aural toilet.
ear training noun: A form of study of music theory study in which musicians learn aural skills to identify pitches, intervals, melody, chords, rhythms, solfeges, and other...
ear trumpet noun: A conical device designed to channel sound to the apex, placed in the ear to serve as a hearing aid.
ear tuft noun: In birds, a skin projection covered in feathers appearing on the sides of the head, near the ears.
ear tunnel noun: A round piece of jewelry with a hole in the middle, which fits into a stretched earlobe.
ear wax noun: Alternative form of earwax.
ear worm noun: Alternative form of earworm.
ear-wormy adjective: Alternative spelling of earwormy.
earable adjective /ˈɪəɹəbəl/: arable; tillable
earache noun /ˈɪə̯ɹeɪk/: A pain in the middle or inner ear.
earage noun: The size of an animal's ears.
earal adjective: Receiving by the ear, or related to the ear; aural.
earasaid noun: A belted plaid worn in Scotland as part of traditional female Highland dress.
earball noun, verb /ˈɪə.bɔːl/: The ear.
earband noun: A band, worn around the head, covering the ears, worn when swimming
earbash verb: To scold or lecture verbally.
earbasher noun: A person who talks or complains a lot; a chatterbox or nagger.
earbashing noun, verb: A session of scolding.
earbob noun: earring
earbone noun: Any bone in the ear.
earbud noun /ˈiɹ.bʌd/: A small earphone designed to be placed in the ear canal for use with portable sound systems.
earbudded adjective: Wearing earbuds (small earphones).
earbug noun: Any of various agricultural pests of genus Leptocorisa that attack grain crops.
earcap noun: A cap or cover to protect the ear from cold.
earclip noun: An earring that clips to the earlobe rather than being attached through a piercing.
earclipped adjective: That has an earclip
earcockle noun: A disease of wheat and rye caused by a nematode of species Anguina tritici, in which the ears blacken and contract.
earcon noun /ˈɪə̯.kɒn/: A brief, distinctive sound used to represent a specific item or event.
earconic adjective: Relating to earcons.
earcuff noun: A piece of jewelry similar to an earring but clamping onto the earlobe rather than piercing through it.
earcup noun: The cup-shaped parts of headphones that contain speakers and fit on the ear.
Eardley proper noun: A surname.
eardrop noun: A plant of the genus Ehrendorferia in the family Papaveraceae, native to California.
eardropper noun: A dropper for administering ear drops.
eardrum noun /ˈɪəˌdɹʌm/: A thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and transmits sound from the air to the malleus.
eared adjective, verb /ɪəd/: Having ears (of a specified type).
eared grebe noun: Synonym of black-necked grebe.
eared leafhopper noun: Ledra aurita, a species of leafhopper.
eared pheasant noun: Any pheasant of the genus Crossoptilon.
eared seal noun: A seal belonging in the Otariidae family; a fur seal or a sea lion, differing from the true seals in having small, visible ears and the ability to walk on land.
earedness noun: The condition or tendency to hear with one ear more than the other.
earflap noun: either of two flaps attached to a cap that cover the ears
earflare noun: A kind of earspool (short cylindrical ear ornament) worn by high-status Maya.
earful noun /ˈɪəfəl/: an angry reprimand, castigation or telling off
eargasm noun: A sense of pleasure derived from listening to something, particularly music.
eargasmic adjective: Causing an eargasm; giving great musical pleasure.
Earhart proper noun /ˈɛəˌhɑːt/: A surname from German.
earhead noun: The grain-bearing tip of the stem of a cereal plant.
earhole noun: The outer aperture of the ear; the entrance to the ear canal.
earhorn noun: Synonym of ear trumpet (“type of hearing aid”).
earing noun, verb /ˈɪəɹɪŋ/: A line used to fasten the upper corners of a sail to the yard or gaff.
earl noun /ɜːl/: 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.
Earl Grey noun: A blend of black tea flavoured with oil from the rind of the bergamot orange.
earl marshal noun: A hereditary royal officeholder and chivalric title under the sovereign of the United Kingdom, responsible for state funerals and coronations.
earlandite noun: A monoclinic mineral containing calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
earlap noun: The ear lobe.
earldom noun /ˈəɹldəm/: The rank of being an earl.
Earlene proper noun: A female given name from English derived from Earl.
earles noun: deposit (on a purchase, etc.)
earless adjective, noun /ɪə̯ləs/: Lacking ears.
earless dragon noun: Any of the Australian lizards of the genus Tympanocryptis.
earless monitor lizard noun: A semiaquatic lizard of the species Lanthanotus borneensis, found natively in the island of Borneo at low elevations.
earless seal noun: Synonym of true seal.
earlessness noun: The quality of being earless; absence of ears.
earlet noun: Small earring.
Earley proper noun: A town and civil parish with a town council in Wokingham borough, Berkshire, England, near Reading (OS grid SU7571).
earlid noun: An imaginary fold of skin that would allow the ear to be closed as the eye can be.
earlier adjective, adverb /ˈɝliɚ/: comparative form of early: more early
earlier on adverb: At some time in the past; previously; earlier.
earlierness noun: Quality of being, or having taken place, earlier.
earlies noun: Potatoes that are harvested before the main crop.
earliest anticipated launch time noun: The earliest possible moment anticipated for a special operations tactical element and its support platform to exit the marshalling area en route to the...
earlike adjective: Resembling an ear (body part).
earlily adverb: early
Earlimart proper noun: A census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States.
Earline proper noun: A female given name from English.
earliness noun: The condition of being early.
earlish adjective: Resembling or characteristic of an earl.
Earll proper noun: A surname.
earlman noun: A nobleman, warrior, or man of rank, in Anglo-Saxon times.
earlobe noun: Alternative form of ear lobe.
earlobeless adjective: Without earlobes.
earlock noun: A lock of curly hair worn by the ear, often by Jewish men for religious reasons, and formerly by Elizabethan dandies.
earloop noun: A loop that fits around the ear to hold an earphone or similar device in place
Earlsfield proper noun: A suburb in the borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2673).
earlshannonite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.
earlship noun: The rank or status of earl.
Earlston proper noun: A hamlet near Riccarton, East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4035).
Earlswood proper noun: A suburb of Redhill in Reigate and Banstead borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ2749).
Earlwood proper noun: A suburb of Sydney in the Canterbury-Bankstown council area, New South Wales, Australia.
early adjective, adverb, noun /ˈɜːli/: At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.
early adopter noun: A person who begins using a product or service at or around the time it becomes available.
early and late adverb: At all times.
early bath noun: The condition of being shown a red card in soccer.
early bells adverb: Early in the day.
early binding noun: Static binding.
early bird noun: A person who wakes early or arrives early, typically before most others.
early bird special noun: The discount at various dining establishments for dinner served earlier than traditional hours.
early blight noun: A disease of tomato and potato plants caused by the fungus Alternaria solani, producing distinctive bullseye-patterned leaf spots, stem lesions, fruit rot...
early bloomer noun: A flowering plant that blooms earlier in a growing season than other flowering plants.
early-bound adjective: Subject to early binding.
early bright noun: Morning
early childhood noun: A stage in human development, generally including toddlerhood and some time afterwards.
early childhood education noun: The formal teaching and care of young children by people other than their family, or in settings outside of the home, before the age of normal schooling.
early closing noun: The practice of business premises in a town closing for one afternoon each week.
early crow noun: A confident prediction of an outcome that later proves incorrect.
early day motion noun: A formal motion submitted for debate in the House of Commons.
early days noun: A time too soon to make a decision or come to a conclusion.
early door noun: A door allowing earlier access to a theatre for an additional fee.
early doors adjective, adverb, noun: Early; at a time before expected; sooner than usual.
Early effect noun: The variation in the effective width of the base in a bipolar junction transistor due to a variation in the applied base-to-collector voltage.
Early English adjective: Of a style of Gothic architecture that lasted from the late 12th century until midway through the 13th century, superseding the Romanesque or Norman style...
early fetal demise noun: A missed abortion.
Early Girl noun: Ellipsis of Early Girl tomato.
Early Girl tomato noun: A fast-maturing hybrid tomato known for its medium-sized, bright red characteristics, and harvested early in the growing season.
early Helladic adjective: related to or referring to the early Bronze Age period (3000–2000 BCE)
early infantile autism noun: Synonym of Kanner's syndrome
early innings noun: The first, second, and third innings.
"early life" check noun: An investigation into a person’s, often a politician’s or journalist’s, ethnic or religious background, especially to determine if they are Jewish.
"early life" checks noun: plural of "Early Life" check
early mark noun: The permission to leave early (from class, school, workplace, etc.) before the scheduled end time; an early finish.
early modern adjective: Describing a period of primarily European history between the Middle Ages and the modern period; the time between c. 1500–1800.
early night noun: A night when someone goes to bed earlier than usual
early on adjective, adverb: Early in a process.
early position noun: The position of the first players to play the current hand, such as: UTG (under the gun), UTG+1, UTG+2.
Early Proto-Indo-European noun: Synonym of Proto-Indo-Hittite
early-purple orchid noun: Orchis mascula, a species of flowering plant in the orchid family.
early queening noun: Synonym of summer queening.
early reader noun: Synonym of first reader (beginning book for children)
early retiree noun: Someone who has retired early, before their full-retirement age.
early retirement noun: retirement before the ordinary legal retirement age
early retirement pensioner noun: someone who is on early retirement
early return noun: The act of returning from a function before reaching the end of that function.
early riser noun: Someone who rises (gets up) early in the morning.
early saxifrage noun: Micranthes virginiensis, native to eastern North America.
early Showa adjective: Pertaining to the history of the Empire of Japan, spanning from December 1926 to September 1945.
early shower noun: The act of a player being sent off.
early spider orchid noun: An orchid of species Ophrys sphegodes, found in Europe and the Middle East.
early spring orchis noun: Synonym of early-purple orchid.
early time noun: The earliest possible time in which a munition of atomic demolition can detonate.
early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise proverb: A person who goes to bed early and wakes up early will lead a more successful life.
early-to-bedder noun: A person who goes to bed early.
early-type star noun: a star of spectral type O, B, A, or F0 to F5.
early vote verb: To vote in advance of the voting date, such as by mail or online.
early voter noun: A person who votes earlier than the election date, for example by voting by mail.
early voting noun: Voting earlier than the voting date, such as when performed by mail or online.
early-warning adjective: Denoting equipment and systems designed to give sufficient warning of an impending event.
early warning system noun: A warning system that comprises sensors, event detection and decision subsystems for early identification of hazards.
earlycomer noun: One who arrived early, or earlier than others.
earlyish adjective: Somewhat early
earlywood noun: Wood formed in a tree relatively early in the season.
earmark noun, verb /ˈɪəmɑːk/: 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...
earmarkable adjective: Capable of being earmarked.
earmarker noun: A person or machine that earmarks animals.
earmarking noun, verb: An earmark (identifying mark on the ear of an animal).
earmold noun: An anatomically-shaped device worn in the ear for sound conduction or ear protection.
earmould noun: Alternative spelling of earmold.
earmuff noun /ˈɪəmʌfs/: A garment to keep the ears warm.
earmuffed adjective: Wearing earmuffs.
earmuffs noun: A headphone-like device designed to cover a person's ears for protection against cold or noise. They consist of a thermoplastic or metal head-band, that...
earn noun, verb /ɜːn/: To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
earn a crust verb: Alternative form of earn one's crust
earn a living verb: Synonym of make a living.
earn one's corn verb: Synonym of earn one's keep.
earn one's crust verb: To earn money, to do something as a job.
earn one's keep verb: To perform satisfactory physical labor or to provide other worthy services in return for remuneration, lodging, or other benefits; to support oneself...
earn one's spurs verb: Synonym of win one's spurs.
earn one's stripes verb: To acquire recognized credentials by competent performance.
earn one's wings verb: To prove one's worth or merit.
earn out verb: To qualify for a bonus or other amount of money that has been promised.
earnable adjective, noun: Capable of being earned.
earned adjective, verb /ɝnd/: Not paid for; appearing in media on its own merits.
earned media noun: Publicitiy for political campaigns gained through newspaper articles, TV news stories, web news, letters to the editor, op-ed pieces, and "fast polls" on TV...
earned run noun: A run that was recorded without the benefit of an error.
earned run average noun: A statistic in baseball which equals the number of earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched.
earner noun: One who earns money.
earnest adjective, noun, verb /ˈɝ.nɪst/: Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.
earnest money noun: Money paid as a deposit to show intent to buy or to reserve an item to be purchased; especially, money accompanying an offer to buy real estate.
earnestful adjective: serious; earnest
earnestly adverb /ˈɝnɪstli/: In an earnest manner; being very sincere; putting forth genuine effort.
earnestness noun /ˈɝnɪstnəs/: The quality of being earnest; sincerity; seriousness.
earnesty noun: Earnestness.
earnful adjective: Full of anxiety or yearning.
Earnhardt proper noun: A surname from German; variant forms Earnhart, Earnheart.
Earnie proper noun /ˈɝni/: A diminutive of the male given name Earnest.
earnin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of earning.
earning power noun: The capacity and capability of an individual, company or asset to generate profit in the future.
earnings noun: Wages, money earned, income.
earnings beat noun: A higher revenue or earnings per share than what analysts have predicted.
earnings call noun: A webcast or teleconference wherein the management of a listed company provides further explanation of its earnings reports to investors, analysts, and the...
earnings miss noun: A lower revenue or earnings per share than what analysts have predicted.
earnings power noun: Alternative form of earning power.
earnings season noun: The time of year when corporate earnings are reported, usually in January, April, July, and October.
earnout noun: A formula by which the management of a company earns a share of the company's share capital by achieving results above pre-determined levels.
Earnshaw proper noun: A habitational surname from Old English.
earnut noun: A finding that attaches to the back of an earring to keep it securely fixed on the ear.
EAROM noun: Initialism of electrically alterable read-only memory; a type of computer memory chip (ROM).
Earp proper noun: A surname.
earpad noun: A cushioned pad enclosing the speaker part of a headphone for purposes of hygiene and comfort.
earphone noun /ˈɪə(ɹ)fəʊn/: A transducer that converts electric signals into sound and is held near the ear, especially as part of a telephone; an earpiece or headphone.
earphoned adjective: Wearing earphones.
earphones noun: A pair of small loudspeakers worn inside each outer ear or covering all or part of the ear, without a connecting band worn over head.
earpick noun /ˈɪəɹˌpɪk ~ ˈiəɹˌpɪk/: An instrument for removing earwax from the ear.
earpiece noun /ˈɪəpiːs/: A speaker placed inside or held near to the ear.
earpieced adjective: Wearing or fitted with an earpiece.
earplug noun, verb /ˈɪəplʌɡ/: A piece of protective gear meant to be inserted in the ear canal to protect the wearer's hearing from loud noises or the intrusion of water.
earpod noun: Synonym of earbud
earprick noun: Alternative form of ear prick.
earprint noun: The mark or impression left by an ear pressed against a surface.
Earps proper noun: A surname.
earrasaid noun: Alternative form of earasaid.
earreach noun: earshot
earring noun /ˈɪəɹɪŋ/: A piece of jewelry worn on the ear.
earringed adjective: Wearing an earring or earrings.
earringless adjective: Without earrings.
ears are burning phrase: Being the topic of discussion in another place; or sensing that this is happening.
ears-only adjective: Too secret to be put in writing; only to be transmitted orally.
earset noun: A set of earphones.
earsh noun /æː(ɹ)ʃ/: stubble field.
earshell noun: Alternative spelling of ear shell.
earshell work noun: Synonym of auricular style.
earshoot noun: A shoot that develops from an ear of grain
earshot noun /ˈɪəˌʃɒt/: A distance from which sound is still audible.
earshrift noun: auricular confession; shrift
earsies noun: Ears.
earsore noun: Something which is displeasing to the ear- for instance, loud noises or bad music.
earsplitting adjective: Extremely loud, painfully loud.
earsplittingly adverb: In an earsplitting way; very loudly.
earspool noun: A short cylindrical piece of jewellery traditionally worn in an ear piercing.
earspoon noun: A very small spoon used as an earpick.
earstone noun: otolith
'eart noun: Pronunciation spelling of heart.
eartag noun: Alternative form of ear tag.
earth noun, verb /ɜːθ/: Soil.
earth almond noun: The chufa
earth apple noun: Alternative form of earthapple.
earth art noun: Synonym of land art.
earth ball noun: Alternative spelling of earthball (“type of fungus”).
earth bath noun: A mud bath.
earth bathing noun: The practice of partially or wholly burying the human body in fresh earth (soil) as a form of health therapy, promoted in the 1790s by Scottish physician...
earth-berg noun: Alternative form of earthberg
earth-berry noun: Alternative form of earthberry.
earth-born adjective: Alternative form of earthborn.
earth-bound adjective: Alternative spelling of earthbound.
earth chestnut noun: Synonym of kippernut, Bunium bulbocastanum
earth closet noun: An outhouse or lavatory which uses a cesspit rather than a flush toilet and plumbing.
Earth current noun: Synonym of telluric current.
Earth day noun: A day in Earth time; the period it takes planet Earth to revolve once; a period of 24 hours.
earth-diver noun: A common character in various traditional creation myths who is sent by a supreme being into the primal waters to find substance (often sand or mud) with...
earth divinity noun: A god or goddess of the Earth, as opposed to the sky.
earth dog noun: Any dog that tends especially toward digging in the earth, for example to catch foxes in holes.
earth-drake noun: Alternative form of earthdrake.
earth-fast adjective: Firm or planted in the earth, and difficult to remove.
earth floor noun: Alternative spelling of earth floor.
Earth-grazer noun: Synonym of Earth-grazing fireball.
Earth-grazing adjective /ˈɜːθɡɹeɪzɪŋ/: Of a meteoroid, entering the Earth's atmosphere and leaving into space again.
Earth-grazing fireball noun: A very bright meteor that enters Earth's atmosphere and leaves again.
earth-hog noun: Alternative form of earthhog.
earth home noun: Synonym of earth house.
earth house noun: Alternative form of earthhouse.
earth-hunger noun: A desire to own land.
earth-like adjective: Alternative form of earthlike.
Earth mass noun: A unit of mass equal to that of the Earth, used to express the mass of planets and similar astronomical bodies. 1 M_🜨 = 6 × 10²⁴ kg.
earth metal noun: Any of the four metals aluminum, gallium, indium and thallium of the boron group in the periodic table of elements.
earth mother noun: The Great Goddess of the Earth and fertility.
earth-motherly adjective: In the manner of an earth mother.
earth moving adjective, noun: Alternative form of earth-moving.
Earth normal adjective, noun: The standard conditions (especially of gravity and atmospheric pressure) found on Earth.
earth-nut noun: Alternative form of earthnut.
earth oil noun: petroleum
earth pea noun: Vigna subterranea (Bambara groundnut, jugo bean)
earth pig noun /ˈɜːθpɪɡ/: The aardvark.
earth pillar noun: A conical column of soil formed by erosion of the surrounding material
earth pitch noun: mineral tar, a kind of asphalt
earth plate noun: An electrode, in the form of a metal plate buried in external soil, used to earth the electrical system of a building
Earth-pointing adjective: Of a frame of reference, describing the orientation of a spacecraft relative to Earth.
earth pond noun: An artificial pond that does not have a lining
earth pyramid noun: A hoodoo (spire of rock).
Earth radius noun: The distance from the center of Earth to a point on or near its surface.
Earth return vehicle noun: a spacecraft designed to survive reentry and landing, returning from space back to planet Earth
earth science noun: Any of the sciences dealing with the planet Earth, such as geology and meteorology.
earth scraper noun: Alternative form of earthscraper.
earth-shattering adjective: Alternative spelling of earthshattering.
earth shelter noun: Synonym of earthhouse.
earth-shine noun: Alternative form of earthshine.
earth-ship noun: Alternative form of Earthship.
earth-side adjective, adverb: Alternative form of earthside.
earth sign noun: Any of the three star signs Capricorn, Taurus and Virgo.
Earth-sized adjective: Of a planet, that is similar in size to Earth, typically between one-half of or twice its radius.
earth smoke noun: The common fumitory (Fumaria officinalis).
earth snake noun: A shieldtail snake.
earth station noun: Alternative letter-case form of Earth station
earth-stopper noun: Alternative spelling of earthstopper
earth-stopping noun: The act of blocking a fox's earth (burrow) while it is absent, so it is forced to stay above ground.
earth surface person noun: A human being, specifically in cultures like the Navajo, residing on the physical Earth, as opposed to spiritual beings or deities, considered to reside in...
Earth terminal noun: Synonym of ground station
earth-tilth noun: Cultivation of the ground; farming; agriculture.
earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust phrase: Alternative form of ashes to ashes, dust to dust

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under E: 25,290 words, in 85 parts.