English words: escape artist to ESOP

300 English words, part 57 of 85 of the words starting with E, A to Z. 31 have a page of their own.

English words escape artist to ESOP

escape artist noun: A person who is skilled at escaping from confinement, for example from prisons.
escape artistry noun: The skill or practice of an escape artist
escape character noun: A single metacharacter, usually a control code, which in a sequence of characters signifies that what is to follow takes an alternative interpretation. The...
escape clause noun: Any clause, term or condition in a contract or statute that avoids the application of a provision
escape fire noun: A fuel-free safe spot, consisting of burning grass as a method of defense against a forest fire.
escape goat noun: Eggcorn of scapegoat.
escape hatch noun: An emergency exit in a vehicle, aircraft, ship, or similar structure.
escape key noun /ɪˈskeɪp kiː/: A key on a computer keyboard that can be used to cancel an operation.
escape literature noun: Any genre of literature that is read as a form of escapism.
escape pod noun /əˈskeɪp.pɒd/: Any small, secondary, emergency-use vehicle used to evacuate from the main vehicle during times of danger.
escape rhythm noun: A heart rhythm that is initiated at places other than the sinus node.
escape road noun: A part of the track to the side of a motor racing track which can be taken in order to avoid a dangerous part
escape room noun: A room containing various puzzles and riddles that players must solve in order to escape.
escape route noun: A path used by someone to escape from a dangerous place.
escape sequence noun: An escape character together with subsequent characters, not output as written, but specifying a particular behaviour.
escape tone noun: a non-harmonic tone that is a second from a note in the previous chord and more than a second from a note in the next chord
escape valve noun: A valve on a boiler to let the steam escape.
escape velocity noun /ɪsˈkeɪp vəˈlɒsɪti/: The minimum speed needed to escape the gravitational field of a planet or other body.
escape wheel noun: Synonym of scape-wheel
escapeable adjective: Alternative form of escapable.
escaped adjective, verb /ɪˈskeɪpt/: Having escaped, especially from prison or another place of confinement.
escapee noun /ˌɛsˌkeɪˈpi/: Someone who has become free through escaping imprisonment.
escapeful adjective: Giving a chance of escape.
escapegoat noun: Alternative form of scapegoat.
escapeland noun: A place where one can go to escape.
escapeless adjective: From which escape is not possible.
escapelessness noun: inescapability
escapement noun /ɪˈskeɪpmənt/: The linkage in a (watch) that gives impulses to the timekeeping element and periodically releases the gear train to move forward, advancing the clock's hands.
escaper noun: A person who escapes.
escapery noun: An act of escape (To get free; to free oneself); escapology.
escapeway noun /ɛˈskeɪpweɪ/: A passage for escaping from a mine or similar facility in an emergency.
escaping noun, verb /ɪsˈkeɪpɪŋ/: The act of one who escapes; an escape.
escapingly adverb: By way of escape; so as to get away.
escapism noun /ɪˈskeɪpɪzəm/: An inclination to escape from routine or reality into fantasy.
escapist adjective, noun: Intended for or tending toward escape; especially, used to avoid, deny, or forget about reality, as through fantasy.
escapistic adjective: Of or related to escapism.
escapistically adverb: In an escapistic manner.
escapological adjective: Of, or related to escapology.
escapologist noun /ˈɛs.kəˌpɒl.ə.dʒɪst/: An entertainer skilled in the art of escapology.
escapology noun /ˈɛs.kəˌpɒl.ə.dʒiː/: The study or art of escaping from a physical restraint, enclosure, or constriction, such as a rope, a sealed box, handcuffs, etc.; escape artistry.
escar noun: Alternative form of eschar.
escarbuncle noun: A carbuncle (gemstone).
escargatoire noun: A nursery for snails.
escargot noun /ˌɛskɑɹˈɡoʊ/: A dish, commonly associated with French cuisine, consisting of edible snails.
escarmouche noun: A skirmish.
escarole noun /ˈɛskəɹəʊl/: A subspecies or variety of broad-leaved endive (Cichorium endivia subsp. endivia, syn. Cichorium endivia var. latifolium), which is eaten as a vegetable.
escarpid noun: Any tube worm of the family Escarpiidae
escarpiid noun: Alternative spelling of escarpid.
escarpment noun /ɪˈskɑːp.mənt/: A steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge; ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to prevent hostile approach.
escartelée adjective: Alternative form of escartelly.
escartelly adjective: Having a single square perturbance in the middle (of a line).
escatology noun: Alternative spelling of eschatology.
Escaut proper noun: The river Scheldt, which springs modestly in Northern France but becomes navigable for seaships in Flanders (Belgium) and the Netherlands.
-esce suffix /-ˈɛs/: Used to form verbs from nouns, following the pattern of verbs derived from Latin verbs ending in -esco
-escence suffix: A process of becoming (growing or increasing in the trait specified by the prefixed stem).
-escent suffix: beginning to be; becoming
Esch proper noun: A surname from German.
eschar noun /ˈɛskɑː/: A superficial structure of dead tissue, usually hardened, and commonly but not necessarily dark, adhering to underlying living or necrotic tissue, caused by...
escharectomy noun: excision of an eschar
eschariform adjective: Forming bilaminate foliaceous colonies of zooids.
escharine adjective: Like, or pertaining to, the former genus Eschara or family Escharidae, almost all now in phylum Bryozoa, principally in suborder Flustrina.
escharotic adjective, noun: Capable of producing an eschar.
escharotomy noun: A surgical procedure in which an incision is made through eschar to expose the fatty tissue below.
escharred adjective: Covered with eschar.
eschatocol noun: The final section of a document, often involving a formulaic close (e.g. “Yours faithfully”), the date and location of writing, and information on the...
eschatologic adjective: Synonym of eschatological.
eschatological adjective /ˌɛskətəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/: Pertaining to eschatology.
eschatologically adverb: In an eschatological manner.
eschatologism noun: The belief that the world is renewed through apocalyptic crises.
eschatologist noun: One who practises eschatology.
eschatologistic adjective: Of or relating to eschatologism.
eschatology noun /ˌɛsk.əˈtɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/: A system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death.
eschaton noun /ˈɛs.kə.tɑn/: The apocalypse; the approach of Christ’s reign immediately preceding the end of the world; a conception of or circumstance pertaining to this era.
Eschbach proper noun: A surname from German.
escheat noun, verb /ɪsˈt͡ʃiːt/: The return, conversion, or vesting of property of a deceased person or closed business to the government (originally to a feudal lord) where there are no...
escheatable adjective: Liable to escheat.
escheatage noun: The right of succeeding to an escheat.
escheater noun: Alternative form of escheator.
escheatery noun /ɪsˈt͡ʃiːtəɹi/: The medieval English governmental office that recorded escheated property.
escheatment noun /ɪsˈt͡ʃiːtmənt/: The process of transferring unclaimed or abandoned property to a state authority, especially when a person dies intestate.
escheator noun: A royal officer in medieval and early modern England, responsible for taking escheats from deceased subjects.
escheatorship noun: The state or business of an escheator.
eschel noun /ˈɛʃəl/: A troop or company.
Eschel blue noun: A specific shade of blue, a trademarked color name.
Eschenmoser fragmentation noun: The chemical reaction of α,β-epoxyketones with aryl sulfonylhydrazines to give alkynes and carbonyl compounds.
Escher proper noun /ˈɛʃɚ/: A surname from German.
Escher sentence noun: A sentence which initially seems acceptable (grammatical and parseable), but upon inspection is nonsensical.
Escheresque adjective: Resembling the works of M. C. Escher (1898-1972), Dutch artist, characterised by explorations of infinity, architecture, and tessellation.
Escherian adjective: Of or relating to M C Escher (1898-1972), Dutch artist.
escherichiosis noun: An infectious disease produced by bacteria of the genus Escherichia, especially Escherichia coli.
eschevin noun: The alderman or chief officer of a guild, in the Middle Ages.
eschew verb /ɛsˈt͡ʃuː/: To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.
eschewable adjective: Which can be eschewed; possible to eschew.
eschewal noun: The act of eschewing
eschewance noun: The act of eschewing something.
eschewer noun: One who eschews.
eschewment noun: The act of eschewing.
escholidine noun: A protoberberine alkaloid first isolated from Escholtzia californica.
eschrichtiid noun: Any member of the family Eschrichtiidae of gray whales.
eschscholtzia noun: Dated form of eschscholzia.
eschscholtzxanthin noun: A particular carotenoid.
eschscholtzxanthone noun: A particular carotenoid.
eschscholzia noun: Any of the flowers in the Eschscholzia genus, especially the California poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
eschynite noun: A rare mineral, containing chiefly niobium, titanium, thorium, and cerium.
escin noun: Alternative form of aescin.
escitalopram noun /ˌɛs.əˈtæl.əˌpɹæm/: A drug that functions as an SSRI and is administered orally in the form of its oxalate C₂₀H₂₁FN₂O·C₂H₂O₄ to treat depression and anxiety.
esclandre noun: An incident that occasions much disapproving talk; scandalous conduct; a scene.
esclavage noun: A type of chain or bead necklace.
esclavagism noun: Slavery.
esclop noun /slɒp/: The police.
ESCO noun: Initialism of energy service company.
Escobar proper noun /ˈɛskəbɑːɹ/: A surname from Spanish
Escobedo proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
escobita noun: An annual American herb of species Castilleja exserta.
Escoffierian adjective: Of or pertaining to Auguste Escoffier.
escoffion noun: An item of European feminine headwear popular in the Late Middle Ages (1250–1500), made of a thick, circular roll of material like wool, felt or silk,...
escolar noun: Any member of the species Lepidocybium flavobrunneum of snake mackerels.
Escondidan noun: A person from or resident of Escondido, California.
Escondido proper noun /ˌɛskənˈdiːdoʊ/: A city in San Diego County, California, United States.
esconson noun: Alternative form of scuncheon.
escooter noun: Alternative form of e-scooter.
escopet noun: A kind of short rifle, like a carbine, used in Latin America.
escopeta noun: Alternative form of escopet.
escopette noun: Alternative form of escopet.
Escorial proper noun: El Escorial, a royal palace in Madrid.
escort noun, verb /ˈɛs.kɔɹt/: A group of people or vehicles, generally armed, who go with a person or people of importance to safeguard them on a journey or mission.
escort agency noun: A company that provides customers with companions for a fee, usually for sexual services, which services are not performed on company premises.
escort carrier noun: A small and slower type of aircraft carrier used by several navies in World War II.
escort service noun: A company that provides customers with companions or prostitutes for a fee.
escortage noun: The act of escorting somebody.
escorted adjective, verb: With or having an escort.
escortee noun: One who is escorted
escorting noun, verb: The act by which someone is escorted; provision of an escort.
escortless adjective: Without an escort; unescorted.
escortment noun: The act of escorting.
Escoto proper noun: A surname.
Escott proper noun: A surname.
escouade noun: A squad.
Escovedo proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
escoveitch noun: escabeche
escovitch noun: Alternative form of escoveitch.
escribano noun: A clerk; a scrivener.
escribe verb: To draw outside of; designating a circle that touches one of the sides of a given triangle, and also the extensions of the other two sides.
escrima noun: Alternative form of eskrima.
escript noun: A writing.
escritoire noun /ˌɛskɹiˈtwɑː/: A writing desk with a hinged door that provides the writing surface.
escritorial adjective: Of or pertaining to writing.
escroc noun: A villain or crook, especially in French contexts.
escrol noun: Alternative form of escroll.
escroll noun: A scroll.
escropulo noun: A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, equivalent to about 1.2 g.
escrow noun, verb /ˈɛ.skɹəʊ̯/: A contractual arrangement whereby money or assets are held in trust by an independent agent by the agreement of the parties, which can only be released to...
escrowable adjective: Able to be held in escrow.
escrowee noun /ˌɛskɹoʊ̯ˈi/: A person or organization that holds something in escrow.
escrupulo noun: A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 1.2 g and chiefly used for medicines.
escuage noun: Payment to a lord in lieu of military service.
Escudero proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
escudo noun /ɪˈskuːdəʊ/: The state currency formerly used in Portugal and its colonies, divided into 100 centavos. The symbol $ is positioned between the escudos and centavos, i.e....
esculamine noun: A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
Esculapian adjective, noun: Alternative form of Aesculapian.
esculent adjective, noun /ˈɛskjʊlənt/: Suitable for eating; eatable, edible.
esculent swallow noun: The edible-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus)
esculentin noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
esculentoside noun: Any of a group of saponins isolated from the roots of the plant Phytolacca esculenta
esculetin noun: Alternative form of aesculetin.
esculic acid noun: An acid obtained from the horse chestnut
esculin noun: A coumarin glucoside which exists in horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), California buckeye (Aesculus californica), prickly box (Bursaria spinosa) and...
esculinase noun: A glucosidase that hydrolyses esculin
escutcheon noun /ɪˈskʌt͡ʃən/: The shield on which a coat of arms is displayed, or, by extension, the coat of arms itself.
escutcheon of pretence noun: An escutcheon used to display the arms of the bearer's wife (not commonly used unless she is an heiress).
escutcheon pin noun: A decorative nail with a round, domed head, usually made of, or plated with, brass or copper, and used for fastening escutcheons, label-card holders, or...
escutcheonectomy noun: The surgical removal of tissue from the pubic mound, used as a treatment for a buried penis.
escutcheoned adjective: Having an escutcheon; furnished with a coat of arms or ensign.
escutellate adjective: Not scutellate.
ESD noun: Initialism of electrostatic discharge; static electricity.
ESDA noun: Initialism of electrostatic detection apparatus
ESDA test noun: A nondestructive forensic technique used to reveal hidden or indented writing on paper.
Esdaile proper noun: A surname.
Esdaile state noun: A deep state of hypnosis or mesmerism.
esdepallethrin noun: A biocide used against scabies
ESDR noun: Initialism of erythema scarlatiniforme desquamativum recidivans
esdragol noun: Alternative form of estragole.
esdragon noun /ˈɛzdɹəˌɡɑn/: Alternative form of estragole.
Esdras proper noun: any of four books of the Old Testament and Apocrypha of the Bible.
ese adjective, adverb, noun, suffix /ˈɛˌseɪ/: dude, man. (Usually used vocatively).
ESEA adjective: Initialism of East and Southeast Asian.
esemplastic adjective /ɛsɛmˈplæstɪk/: Unifying; having the power to shape disparate things into a unified whole.
esemplastically adverb: In an esemplastic manner.
esemplasy noun /ɛˈsɛmpləsi/: The quality of being esemplastic or unifying.
Esen proper noun /ˈɛsɛn/: A village in Chop urban hromada, Uzhhorod Raion, Zakarpattia Oblast, founded in 1470
eseptate adjective: Not septate.
Eser noun: A Socialist Revolutionary.
eseridine noun: An acetylcholinesterase inhibitor.
eserine noun: An alkaloid C₁₅H₂₁N₃O₂, originally extracted from the Calabar bean.
eseroline noun: An opioid agonist drug that is a metabolite of physostigmine.
esexual adjective: sexless; asexual
Esfahan proper noun: A city in Iran, the seat of Isfahan County's Central District and the capital of Isfahan Province, the third largest city of Iran; the former capital of...
Esfahani proper noun: A surname from Persian.
esfand noun: The seeds of wild rue.
esfenvalerate noun: The S-enantiomer of fenvalerate that is a pyrethroid insecticide
esfiha noun: The Brazilian form of sfiha, often folded into a triangular pastry.
ESFJ noun: Initialism of extraverted, sensing, feeling and judging: a personality type in the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator.
esflurbiprofen noun: A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
ESFP noun: Initialism of extraverted, sensing, feeling and perceiving: a personality type in the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator.
ESG noun: Initialism of environmental/ethical, social and corporate governance.
Esguerra proper noun: A surname.
esh noun, phrase: The IPA symbol ʃ.
eshay noun /ˈɛʃeɪ/: A member of an Australian youth subculture favouring sportswear and electronic dance music, and commonly associated with criminal activity.
Eshelman proper noun: A surname.
Esher proper noun /iːʃə/: A town in Elmbridge borough, northern Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ1364).
Eshim noun: Alternative form of Ishim (“class of angels said to be the closest to the affairs of mortals”).
Eshleman proper noun: A surname.
Eshnunnan adjective, noun: A native or inhabitant of Eshnunna.
Esho proper noun: A surname from Aramaic.
eshp noun: Abbreviation of equivalent shaft horsepower (unit of power).
Eshton proper noun: A small village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England.
ESI noun: Initialism of electronically stored information.
ESIA noun: Initialism of Environmental and Social Impact Assessment.
esile noun: Alternative form of eisel.
esill noun: Alternative form of eisel.
eSIM noun: Initialism of embedded SIM (“virtual SIM that is integrated in the cellular device”).
esirna noun: Alternative form of esiRNA.
-esis suffix: Used to form nouns denoting condition, action, or process.
Esk proper noun /ɛsk/: A locality in the Clarence Valley council area and the Richmond Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Eskaleut adjective /ɛskˈæliuːt/: Eskimo-Aleut; Eskaleutic
Eskaleutic adjective: Eskimo-Aleut; Eskaleut
eskar noun: Alternative form of esker.
Eskayan adjective: Of or relating to the Eskaya people of the Philippines.
Eskdale proper noun /ˈɛskdeɪl/: A valley and civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough.
eskebornite noun: A tetragonal-scalenohedral bronze mineral containing copper, iron, and selenium.
esker noun /ˈɛskɚ/: A long, narrow, sinuous ridge created by deposits from a stream running beneath a glacier.
esketamine noun: A general anesthetic and dissociative drug, the S(+) enantiomer of ketamine, being investigated as an antidepressant.
Eskew proper noun: A surname.
Eskibeat noun: An early form of grime music based around themes of anger and isolation.
Eskie noun: An American Eskimo Dog.
Eskilstuna proper noun: A city in central Sweden, west of Stockholm.
Eskimo-Aleut adjective /ˈɛskɪmoʊ ˈæliˌut/: Eskaleut; Eskaleutic
Eskimo boot noun: Synonym of mukluk
Eskimo brothers noun: Men who have had sexual intercourse with the same woman.
Eskimo curlew noun: A curlew of species Numenius borealis.
Eskimo ice cream noun: Synonym of akutaq.
Eskimo kiss noun, verb: The rubbing of one's nose against another's as a sign of affection.
Eskimo pie noun: A bar of ice cream covered in chocolate, usually on a stick.
Eskimo potato noun: Claytonia tuberosa or Hedysarum alpinum, an edible plant that grows in northern areas of Canada and Alaska.
Eskimo roll noun: The act of turning one's kayak from an upright position, laterally 360 degrees (going underwater and coming back up) while still moving forward.
Eskimo sisters noun: Women who have had sexual intercourse with the same man.
Eskimoan adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to the Eskimos.
Eskimoic adjective: Of or relating to the Eskimo people or their languages.
Eskimoid adjective, noun: Resembling or characteristic of the Eskimo people.
eskimoite noun: A monoclinic-domatic galena white mineral containing bismuth, lead, silver, and sulfur.
Eskimoized adjective: Adapted to the norms of the Eskimo people.
Eskimological adjective: Of or relating to Eskimology.
eskimologist noun: One who studies the Eskimo people; one who studies Eskimology.
Eskimology noun: The study of the Eskimo people and language
Eskimoness noun: The quality or state of being Eskimo.
Eskinder proper noun: A male given name from Arabic [in turn from Ancient Greek], variant of Iskandar and Alexander.
Eskisehir proper noun: A province and metropolitan municipality in interior northwestern Turkey.
eskista noun: A folk dance of the Amhara people of Ethiopia characterized by intense shoulder, chest, and neck movement.
eskolaite noun: A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing chromium and oxygen.
Eskridge proper noun: A surname.
eskrima noun: The traditional martial arts of the Philippines, which emphasize the use of sticks, knives, and various improvised weapons.
esky noun /ˈɛs.ki/: An insulated picnic cooler, using ice or refrigerated blocks to keep food and drinks cool.
ESL adjective, noun: English as a foreign language.
Eslava proper noun: A surname.
Esler proper noun: A surname.
eslicarbazepine noun: S-licarbazepine, an active metabolite of oxcarbazepine.
Eslick proper noun: A surname.
Eslinger proper noun: A surname from German.
esloin verb /ɪsˈlɔɪn/: To remove, banish or withdraw.
eslop noun: Alternative form of esclop.
ESM noun: Acronym of emotional sadomasochism
Esmail proper noun: A surname from Persian, Maguindanao and Arabic [in turn originating as a patronymic].
Esme proper noun /ˈɛzmeɪ/: A male given name from French.
Esmee proper noun: A female given name from French.
Esmeralda proper noun /ɛzməˈɹɑːldə/: A female given name from Spanish.
Esmeraldan noun: A person from Esmeraldas in Ecuador.
Esmeraldas proper noun: A province in north-west Ecuador.
esmeraldite noun: Synonym of lepidocrocite.
Esmerelda proper noun: A female given name from Spanish.
ESMI adjective: Initialism of elderly, sick and mentally infirm.
esmirtazapine noun: A drug developed to treat insomnia and vasomotor symptoms.
esmolol noun /ˈɛz.məˌlɔl/: A cardioselective beta blocker used in parenteral forms in the treatment of arrhythmias and severe hypertension.
Esmond proper noun: A surname.
ESN adjective, noun: Initialism of electronic serial number.
Esna proper noun: A city in Luxor governorate, Egypt.
esne noun: A hireling of servile status; slave.
esnecy noun: A prerogative given to the eldest coparcener (or whomever of the coparceners is so entitled by a court) to choose first after an inheritance is divided.
ESO noun: Initialism of electricity system operator.
esocid noun: Any fish of the family Esocidae, the pikes
esociform noun: Any fish of the order Esociformes
esocoid noun: Synonym of esocid.
esodeviation noun: esotropic deviation
esodic adjective: Conveying impressions from the surface of the body to the spinal cord; said of certain nerves.
esogetic adjective: Applied to treatments, such as colorpuncture, supposed to merge esoteric wisdom with the manipulation of energy.
ESOL noun: Acronym of English for speakers of other languages.
esolang noun: Clipping of esoteric programming language.
esomeprazole noun /ˌɛs.oʊˈmɛp.ɹəˌzoʊl/: An isomer of omeprazole (trademark Nexium) that is administered in the form of its magnesium salt (C₁₇H₁₈N₃O₃S)₂Mg especially in the treatment of erosive...
esomin noun: Any member of the Esominae subfamily of fishes.
esonarthex noun: An inner narthex (in a church).
ESOP noun: Acronym of Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

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.