English Words: E

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exclamationnoun

A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.

excludeverb

To bar (someone or something) from entering; to keep out.

excludedadj

Kept out; not permitted to enter or be a part; shunned.

excludingprep

to the exclusion of; not including

exclusionnoun

The act of excluding or shutting out; removal from consideration or taking part.

exclusionaryadj

Acting to exclude something

exclusiveadj

Excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions.

exclusivelyadv

to the exclusion of anything or anyone else; solely or entirely

exclusivitynoun

The quality of being exclusive.

excommunicateverb

To officially exclude someone from membership of a church or religious community.

excommunicationnoun

The act of excommunicating, disfellowshipping or ejecting; especially an ecclesiastical censure whereby the person against whom it is pronounced is, for the time, cast out of the communication of the church; exclusion from fellowship in things spiritual.

excrementnoun

Human and non-human animal solid waste excreted from the bowels; feces.

excretanoun

Bodily waste which is excreted from the body.

excreteverb

To discharge material (including waste products) from a cell, body or system.

excretionnoun

The process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially from the body; the act of excreting.

excretoryadj

Of, or relating to excretion.

excruciatingadj

Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing

excruciatinglyadv

In an excruciating manner or to an excruciating degree; in a manner causing great anguish or pain.

exculpatoryadj

Tending to excuse or clear of wrongdoing.

excursionnoun

A brief recreational trip; a journey out of the usual way.

excusableadj

Possible to excuse; worthy of being excused.

excuseverb

To forgive; to pardon; to overlook.

excusedverb

simple past and past participle of excuse

excusingnoun

The act of making an excuse.

exenoun

A Windows executable file.

execnoun

An executive; a person employed at the executive level.

execrableadj

Of the poorest quality.

executableadj

Capable of being executed.

executeverb

To kill, especially as punishment for a capital crime.

executedverb

simple past and past participle of execute

executionnoun

The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances).

executionernoun

An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.

executiveadj

Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect.

executornoun

A person who carries out some task.

exegesisnoun

A critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a religious text.

exemplarnoun

Something fit to be imitated; an ideal, a worthy model or role model: a desirable example.

exemplaryadj

Deserving honour, respect and admiration.

exemplifyverb

To show or illustrate by example.

exemptadj

Free from a duty, obligation, rule, law, etc.

exemptionnoun

An act of exempting.

exercisenoun

Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.

exercisedverb

simple past and past participle of exercise

exercisesnoun

plural of exercise

exercisingverb

present participle and gerund of exercise

exertverb

To make use of, to apply, especially of something non-material; to bring to bear.

exertionnoun

An expenditure of physical or mental effort.

exertionsnoun

plural of exertion

exesnoun

plural of ex

Exetername

A city and local government district, the county town of Devon, in south-west England.

exfoliateverb

To remove the leaves from a plant.

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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 39. 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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