English Words: E

18,836 words · Page 10 of 377

eaglestonenoun

A concretionary nodule of iron oxide with a loose kernel inside such that it makes a rattling noise, formerly used for magical or medicinal purposes.

eagletnoun

The immature young of an eagle; an eagle chick.

Eagletonname

A surname.

Eagletonianadj

Of or relating to Terry Eagleton (born 1943), English literary critic and philosopher.

eaglewoodnoun

Synonym of agarwood.

eagreadj

Obsolete form of eager.

eagrenessnoun

Obsolete form of eagerness.

EAISname

Initialism of East Antarctic Ice Sheet.

eakeritenoun

A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and tin.

Eakinname

A surname from Irish.

Eakringname

A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6762).

ealdormannoun

The chief magistrate of a shire in Anglo-Saxon England.

ealdormanicadj

Of or pertaining to an ealdorman.

ealdormanrynoun

The rank or status of an ealdorman.

ealenoun

Obsolete form of ale.

Ealingname

A London borough of Greater London, England.

Ealing comedynoun

A genre of English comedy film, typically populist and satirical about life in post-WWII British society.

eamnoun

Uncle.

eamenoun

Obsolete form of eam (“an uncle”).

Eamesname

A surname from Old English.

Eames chairnoun

An iconic easy chair of the 1950s, made from plywood and leather.

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.

eanlingnoun

Alternative form of yeanling (“newborn goat or sheep”).

EAPnoun

Initialism of Employee Assistance Program.

Eapenname

A surname from Malayalam.

earnoun

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

ear budnoun

An immature ear of maize from which the threadlike silks emerge.

ear candlingnoun

An alternative medicine practice supposed to assist the natural clearing of earwax from a person's ear, involving lighting one end of a hollow candle and placing the other end in the ear canal.

ear candynoun

Light popular music that has an instant appeal but no lasting impact or significance.

ear dropnoun

A topical liquid medication administered to the ear, usually into the ear canal one drop at a time with a dropper.

ear fingernoun

The little finger.

ear gaugenoun

a piece of jewelry worn in a stretched ear piercing to maintain its size

ear levelnoun

A level at the height of one's ears.

ear lobenoun

The lower, exterior, fleshy, bulbous part of the human ear.

ear pluckingnoun

The process of removing excess hair from the inside of a dog's ear canal, typically using tweezers or hemostats, to improve airflow and prevent moisture buildup and potential ear infections; controversial, as some believe it can cause microscopic tears, leading to infection, while others maintain it is necessary for breeds with dense ear hair like poodles and schnauzers.

ear rangenoun

The distance within which one, or something, can be heard; hearing range.

ear rapenoun

Highly unpleasant or cacophonous sounds or music.

ear speakernoun

A listening device placed or worn in the ear.

ear tagverb

To apply an ear tag to an animal.

ear to the groundnoun

The practice or characteristic of carefully gathering information; a state or mindset of attentiveness.

ear trumpetnoun

A conical device designed to channel sound to the apex, placed in the ear to serve as a hearing aid.

ear, nose and throatnoun

Otorhinolaryngology; a branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the ear, nose and throat.

ear-achinglyadv

In such a way to cause earache.

ear-piercingadj

Extremely loud (of sound).

ear-piercinglyadv

In an ear-piercing manner; at an ear-piercing volume.

ear-reachnoun

hearing distance; earshot.

ear-splittinglyadv

in an ear-splitting way; extremely loudly.

ear-wormnoun

Alternative form of earworm.

Earabinoname

A surname from Italian.

earableadj

arable; tillable

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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 10. 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.

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