English Words: E

18,836 words · Page 6 of 377

The capital city of Scotland.

A surname

editnoun

A change to the text of a document.

Capable of being edited.

simple past and past participle of edit

A female given name from Old English.

present participle and gerund of edit

A written work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner, or at a certain time.

plural of edition

A person who edits or makes changes to documents.

Of or relating to an editor, editing or an editorial.

In the manner of an editor.

plural of editor

The position or job of being an editor

plural of edit

EDLname

Initialism of English Defence League.

EDMnoun

Initialism of electrical discharge machining.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

The capital city of Alberta, Canada.

A male given name from Old English, borne by early English kings and saints.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Ednaname

A female given name from Hebrew.

Edoname

Former name of Tokyo: the capital city of Japan

Edomname

The name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible.

EDRnoun

Initialism of earliest date of release.

EDSAname

Acronym of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue.

A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Etzel.

A surname.

EDTnoun

Abbreviation of ethanedithiol.

Educational technology, that is, technology (usually information technology) that is focused on education.

To instruct or train.

Having attained a level of higher education, such as a college degree.

The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment.

Of, or relating to education.

educationallyadv

In an educational manner.

Serving to educate; educational.

A person distinguished for their educational work, a teacher.

A male given name from Old English.

Of the period in British history from circa 1901 to 1910, when Edward VII ruled the British Empire.

An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic.

Edwardsvillename

A number of places in the United States:

A male given name from Old English.

A female given name from Old English, masculine equivalent Edwin.

eenoun

An eye.

EEAname

Initialism of European Economic Area, the area consisting of the European Union plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.

EECname

Initialism of European Economic Community, forerunner of the European Community (EC) and the European Union (EU).

Eedname

Obsolete form of Eid (“Muslim festival, especially Eid al-Fitr”).

eeeintj

An expression of happiness or excitement: yay!

EEGnoun

Initialism of electroencephalogram.

eekintj

Representing a scream or shriek (especially in comic strips and books).

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 6. 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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