English Words: E

18,836 words · Page 12 of 377

earlieradj

comparative form of early: more early

earliernessnoun

Quality of being, or having taken place, earlier.

earliesnoun

Potatoes that are harvested before the main crop.

earliestadj

superlative form of early: most early

earlikeadj

Resembling an ear (body part).

Earlinename

A female given name from English.

earlinessnoun

The condition of being early.

earlishadj

Resembling or characteristic of an earl.

Earllname

A surname.

earlmannoun

A nobleman, warrior, or man of rank, in Anglo-Saxon times.

earlobelessadj

Without earlobes.

earlocknoun

A lock of curly hair worn by the ear, often by Jewish men for religious reasons, and formerly by Elizabethan dandies.

earloopnoun

A loop that fits around the ear to hold an earphone or similar device in place

Earlsfieldname

A suburb in borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2673).

earlshannonitenoun

A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.

earlshipnoun

The rank or status of earl.

earlyadj

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

Early Assamesename

A language, the predecessor to modern Assamese, spoken from the 14th to the 16th century.

early bathnoun

The condition of being shown a red card in soccer.

early bellsadv

Early in the day.

early birdnoun

A person who wakes early or arrives early, typically before most others.

early brightnoun

Morning

early closingnoun

The practice of business premises in a town closing for one afternoon each week.

Early Countyname

A county of Georgia, United States. County seat: Blakely.

early crownoun

A confident prediction of an outcome that later proves incorrect.

early day motionnoun

A formal motion submitted for debate in the House of Commons.

early daysnoun

A time too soon to make a decision or come to a conclusion.

early doorsadv

Early; at a time before expected; sooner than usual.

Early effectnoun

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 Helladicadj

related to or referring to the early Bronze Age period (3000–2000 BCE)

early inningsnoun

The first, second, and third innings.

early life checknoun

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 marknoun

The permission to leave early (from class, school, workplace, etc.) before the scheduled end time; an early finish.

early modernadj

Describing a period of primarily European history between the Middle Ages and the modern period; the time between c. 1500–1800.

Early Modern Latinname

The Latin language, as developed from Renaissance Latin in the early 16th century, which served as the lingua franca of science, education, and to some degree diplomacy in Europe and was mostly displaced with national languages by the late 18th century.

Early New High Germanname

The form of the German language spoken from 1350 or 1500 to 1650 CE, successor to Middle High German.

early nightnoun

A night when someone goes to bed earlier than usual

early onadj

Early in a process.

early retireenoun

Someone who has retired early, before their full-retirement age.

early returnnoun

The act of returning from a function before reaching the end of that function.

early risernoun

Someone who rises (gets up) early in the morning.

early Showaadj

Pertaining to the history of the Empire of Japan, spanning from December 1926 to September 1945.

early showernoun

The act of a player being sent off.

early spider orchidnoun

A species of orchid, Ophrys sphegodes, found in Europe and the Middle East.

early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wiseproverb

A person who goes to bed early and wakes up early will lead a more successful life.

early-warningadj

Denoting equipment and systems designed to give sufficient warning of an impending event.

earlycomernoun

One who arrived early, or earlier than others.

earlyishadj

Somewhat early

Earlywinename

A surname from German.

earlywoodnoun

Wood formed in a tree relatively early in the season.

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