English Words: E

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exfoliationnoun

The scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of being exfoliated.

exhalationnoun

The act or process of exhaling; breathing out

exhaleverb

To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out.

exhalingnoun

exhalation

exhaustverb

To draw or let out wholly; to drain completely.

exhaustedadj

Very tired; zonked (out).

exhaustingadj

Very tiring.

exhaustionnoun

The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up.

exhaustiveadj

Including every possible element: fully comprehensive.

exhaustivelyadv

In an exhaustive manner.

exhaustsnoun

plural of exhaust

exhibitverb

To display or show (something) for others to see, especially at an exhibition or contest.

exhibitedverb

simple past and past participle of exhibit

exhibitionnoun

An instance of exhibiting, or something exhibited.

exhibitionismnoun

The practice or character trait of deliberately drawing attention to oneself.

exhibitionistnoun

One who attempts to draw attention to themselves by their behavior.

exhibitornoun

Someone who exhibits something.

exhilaratingverb

present participle and gerund of exhilarate

exhilarationnoun

The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful; a gladdening.

exhortverb

To urge; to advise earnestly.

exhortationnoun

The act or practice of exhorting.

exhortingnoun

exhortation

exhumationnoun

The act of digging up that which has been buried.

exhumeverb

To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.

exigentadj

Urgent; pressing; needing immediate action.

exilenoun

The state of being banished from one's home or country.

existverb

to be; have existence; have being or reality

existancenoun

Misspelling of existence.

existedverb

simple past and past participle of exist

existencenoun

The state of being, existing, or occurring; beinghood.

existentadj

existing; having life or being, current; occurring now

existentialadj

Of or relating to existence.

existentialismnoun

A 20th-century philosophical movement emphasizing the uniqueness of each human existence in freely making its self-defining choices.

existentialistnoun

A person who adheres to the philosophy of existentialism.

existentiallyadv

In an existential manner.

existingverb

present participle and gerund of exist

existsverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of exist

exitnoun

An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.

Exleyname

A surname from Old English.

Exmoorname

A moor and national park in Devon and Somerset, southern England.

Exmouthname

A town in Devon, England, at the mouth of the River Exe.

Exodusname

The departure of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt under the leadership of Moses.

exogenousadj

Having an external cause.

exonnoun

An officer of the King's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.

exonerateverb

To relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load).

exoneratedadj

Freed from any question of guilt, acquitted.

exonerationnoun

An act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from a charge or imputation.

exonsnoun

plural of exon

exoplanetnoun

A planet which exists outside Earth's solar system.

exorbitantadj

Exceeding proper limits; excessive or unduly high; extravagant.

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 40. 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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