English Words: E

18,836 words · Page 2 of 377

earphonesnoun

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.

earpiecenoun

A speaker placed inside or held near to the ear.

earringnoun

A piece of jewelry worn on the ear.

earsnoun

plural of ear

earshotnoun

A distance from which sound is still audible.

earthname

Alternative letter-case form of Earth; our planet, third out from the Sun.

Earthaname

A female given name originating as a coinage.

earthboundadj

Confined to the Earth; unable to leave Earth, either physically or spiritually.

earthenadj

Made of earth or mud.

earthenwarenoun

An opaque, semi-porous ceramic made from clay and other compounds.

earthingverb

present participle and gerund of earth

Earthlingnoun

An inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of heaven.

earthlyadj

Relating to the earth or this world, as opposed to heaven; terrestrial.

earthmovingadj

Designed to move large quantities of earth or rubble for civil engineering or building purposes.

earthquakenoun

A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults.

earthsnoun

plural of earth

earthworknoun

Any structure made from earth, especially an embankment used for fortification or flood control.

earthwormnoun

A worm that lives in the ground.

earthyadj

Resembling dirt or soil (i.e. earth).

earwaxnoun

A waxy substance secreted by the ear.

earwignoun

Any of various insects of the order Dermaptera that have elongated bodies, large membranous wings folded underneath short leathery forewings and a pair of large pincers protruding from the rear of the abdomen.

earwormnoun

A tune that keeps replaying in one's head or that one keeps thinking about, especially if unwanted.

EASnoun

Initialism of equivalent airspeed.

easenoun

Lack of difficulty; the ability to do something easily.

easedadj

Made easier, more relaxed, or less stressed.

easelnoun

An upright frame, typically on three legs, for displaying or supporting something, such as an artist's canvas.

easementnoun

An interest in land which grants the legal right to use another person's real property (real estate), generally in order to cross a part of the property or to gain access to something on the property (right of way).

easesverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of ease

easieradj

comparative form of easy: more easy

easilyadv

Comfortably, without discomfort or anxiety.

easinessnoun

Lack of difficulty; quality of not being frustrating, difficult, or dense (compact).

easingverb

present participle and gerund of ease

Easonname

A surname.

eastnoun

The direction of the earth's rotation, specifically 90°.

eastboundadj

Moving or heading towards the east.

Eastbournename

A coastal town and local government district with borough status in East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TV6098).

Easternoun

A Christian feast commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is celebrated on the first Sunday (and Monday) following the full moon that occurs on or next after the vernal equinox, ranging in most of Western Christianity (such as Protestantism and Roman Catholicism) from March 22 to April 25, and in Eastern Christianity (such as the Coptic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church) from April 4 to May 8.

Easterbrookname

A surname from Middle English.

easterlynoun

Any persistent wind from the east (usually a broad current or belt of easterly winds).

easternadj

Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.

easternmostadj

Farthest east.

Easthamname

A placename

Eastlakename

A surname.

Eastlandname

A surname.

Eastleighname

A town and civil parish with a town council in Eastleigh borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4519).

Eastmanname

A surname.

Eastonname

Any of many placenames in England:

Eastportname

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

eastsidenoun

The east side of a district or city

eastwardnoun

The direction or area lying to the east.

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 2. 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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