English words starting with E

e layer

1. noun: a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length

e region

1. noun: a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length

e-bomb

1. noun: a bomb that explodes in midair and releases a massive burst of electromagnetic energy sufficient to disable computers and telecommunications without killing people or damaging buildings

e-commerce

1. noun: commerce conducted electronically (as on the internet)

e-lasik

1. noun: a refractive surgery procedure that reshapes the cornea

e-mail

1. noun: (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in; "you cannot send packages by electronic mail"
2. verb: communicate electronically on the computer; "she e-mailed me the good news"

e-mycin

1. noun: an antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus; effective against many Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative

e'en

1. adverb: even

e'er

1. adverb: at all times; all the time and on every occasion; "I will always be there to help you"; "always arrives on time"; "there is always some pollution in the air"; "ever hoping to strike it rich"; "ever busy"

ea

1. noun: the Babylonian god of wisdom; son of Apsu and father of Marduk; counterpart of the Sumerian Enki; as one of the supreme triad including Anu and Bel he was assigned control of the watery element

each

1. adjective: (used of count nouns) every one considered individually; "each person is mortal"; "each party is welcome"
2. adverb: to or from every one of two or more (considered individually); "they received $10 each"

each week

1. adverb: without missing a week; "she visited her aunt weekly"

each year

1. adverb: without missing a year; "they travel to China annually"
2. adverb: by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received); "he earned $100,000 per annum"; "we issue six volumes per annum"

eacles

1. noun: imperial moths

eacles imperialis

1. noun: large American moth having yellow wings with purplish or brownish markings; larvae feed on e.g. maple and pine trees

eadweard muybridge

1. noun: United States motion-picture pioneer remembered for his pictures of running horses taken with a series of still cameras (born in England) (1830-1904)

eadwig

1. noun: King of England who was renounced by Northumbria in favor of his brother Edgar (died in 959)

eager

1. noun: a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
2. adjective: having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy; "eager to learn"; "eager to travel abroad"; "eager for success"; "eager helpers"; "an eager look"

eager beaver

1. noun: an alert and energetic person

eagerer

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eagerest

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eagerly

1. adverb: with eagerness; in an eager manner; "the news was eagerly awaited"

eagerness

1. noun: a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
2. noun: prompt willingness; "readiness to continue discussions"; "they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel"; "they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority"; "he tried to explain his forwardness in battle"

eagle

1. noun: any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
2. noun: (golf) a score of two strokes under par on a hole

eagle ray

1. noun: powerful free-swimming tropical ray noted for `soaring' by flapping winglike fins; usually harmless but has venomous tissue near base of the tail as in stingrays

eagle scout

1. noun: a Boy Scout who has earned many merit badges

eagle-eyed

1. adjective: capable of seeing to a great distance

eagles

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eaglet

1. noun: a young eagle

eaglets

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eagre

1. noun: a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)

eames

1. noun: United States designer noted for an innovative series of chairs (1907-1978)

eames chair

1. noun: a chair designed by Charles Eames; originally made of molded plywood; seat and back shaped to fit the human body

eamon de valera

1. noun: Irish statesman (born in the United States); as president of the Irish Free State he was responsible for the new constitution of 1937 that created the state of Eire (1882-1975)

ear

1. noun: the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
2. noun: good hearing; "he had a keen ear"; "a good ear for pitch"

ear canal

1. noun: either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane

ear doctor

1. noun: a physician who specializes in the ear and its diseases

ear fungus

1. noun: widely distributed edible fungus shaped like a human ear and growing on decaying wood

ear hole

1. noun: a hole (as in a helmet) for sound to reach the ears

ear lobe

1. noun: the fleshy pendulous part of the external human ear

ear specialist

1. noun: a physician who specializes in the ear and its diseases

ear trumpet

1. noun: a conical acoustic device formerly used to direct sound to the ear of a hearing-impaired person

ear-like

1. adjective: having a shape resembling an ear

ear-nose-and-throat doctor

1. noun: a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat

ear-shaped

1. adjective: having a shape resembling an ear

ear-shell

1. noun: any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior

earache

1. noun: an ache localized in the middle or inner ear

earaches

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earbud

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earbuds

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eardrop

1. noun: an earring with a pendant ornament

eardrum

1. noun: the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound

eardrums

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eared

1. adjective: worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down; "a somewhat dog-eared duke...a bit run down"-Clifton Fadiman; "an old book with dog-eared pages"
2. adjective: having ears (or appendages resembling ears) or having ears of a specified kind; often used in combination

eared grebe

1. noun: small grebe with yellow ear tufts and a black neck; found in Eurasia and southern Africa as well as western United States

eared seal

1. noun: pinniped mammal having external ear flaps and hind limbs used for locomotion on land; valued for its soft underfur

earflap

1. noun: one of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm

earful

1. noun: an outpouring of gossip
2. noun: a severe scolding

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earhart

1. noun: first woman aviator to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic (1928); while attempting to fly around the world she disappeared over the Pacific (1898-1937)

earl

1. noun: a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

earl marshal

1. noun: an officer of the English peerage who organizes royal processions and other ceremonies

earl of leicester

1. noun: an English nobleman who led the baronial rebellion against Henry III (1208-1265)

earl of warwick

1. noun: English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)

earl russell

1. noun: English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Whitehead (1872-1970)

earl warren

1. noun: United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1891-1974)

earlap

1. noun: one of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm

earldom

1. noun: the dignity or rank or position of an earl or countess
2. noun: the domain controlled by an earl or count or countess

earldoms

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earleaved umbrella tree

1. noun: small erect deciduous tree with large leaves in coiled formations at branch tips

earless

1. adjective: lacking external ears; "earless seals"

earless lizard

1. noun: any of several slender lizards without external ear openings: of plains of western United States and Mexico

earless seal

1. noun: any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers

earlier

1. adjective: (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early; "a fashion popular in earlier times"; "his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher"; "Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera"
2. adverb: earlier in time; previously; "I had known her before"; "as I said before"; "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier"; "her parents had died four years earlier"; "I mentioned that problem earlier"

earliest

1. adjective: (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early; "a fashion popular in earlier times"; "his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher"; "Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera"
2. adverb: with the least delay; "the soonest I can arrive is 3 P.M."

earliness

1. noun: quality of coming early or earlier in time

earlobe

1. noun: the fleshy pendulous part of the external human ear

earlobes

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earls

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early

1. adjective: at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"
2. adjective: being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer"

early bird

1. noun: a person who arrives early before others do
2. noun: a person who gets up very early in the morning

early childhood

1. noun: the early stage of growth or development

early coral root

1. noun: plant having clumps of nearly leafless pale yellowish to greenish stems bearing similarly colored flowers with white lower lips; northern New Mexico north through South Dakota and Washington to Alaska

early days

1. noun: an early period of development; "during the youth of the project"

early morel

1. noun: resembles a thimble on a finger; the surface of the fertile portion is folded into wrinkles that extend from the top down; fruiting begins in spring before the leaves are out on the trees

early on

1. adverb: during an early stage; "early on in her career"

early purple orchid

1. noun: Eurasian orchid with showy pink or purple flowers in a loose spike

early spider orchid

1. noun: spring-blooming spider orchid having a flower with yellow or green or pink sepals and a broad brown velvety lip

early wake-robin

1. noun: a low perennial white-flowered trillium found in the southeastern United States

early warning radar

1. noun: a radar that is part of an early warning system

early warning system

1. noun: a network of radar installations designed to detect enemy missiles or aircraft while there is still time to intercept them

early winter cress

1. noun: of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida

early-blooming

1. adjective: of plants that bloom during the spring

early-flowering

1. adjective: of plants that bloom during the spring

early-morning hour

1. noun: an hour early in the morning

earlyish

1. adjective: being somewhat early; "at an earlyish hour"

earmark

1. noun: identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal
2. noun: a distinctive characteristic or attribute

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earmarking

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earmarks

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earmuff

1. noun: either of a pair of ear coverings (usually connected by a headband) that are worn to keep the ears warm in cold weather

earmuffs

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earn

1. verb: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
2. verb: acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions; "its beauty won Paris the name 'City of Lights'"

earned

1. adjective: gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action; "a well-earned reputation for honesty"; "earned income"; "an earned run in baseball"

earned run

1. noun: a run that was not scored as the result of an error by the other team

earned run average

1. noun: (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched

earner

1. noun: someone who earn wages in return for their labor

earners

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earnest

1. noun: something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract
2. adjective: characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions; "both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate"; "an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"; "a film with a solemn social message"

earnest money

1. noun: money given by a buyer to a seller to bind a contract

earnestly

1. adverb: in a serious manner; "talking earnestly with his son"; "she started studying snakes in earnest"; "a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce"

earnestness

1. noun: an earnest and sincere feeling
2. noun: the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice

earnests

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earning

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earning per share

1. noun: the portion of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock

earnings

1. noun: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
2. noun: something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"

earnings report

1. noun: a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period

earns

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earphone

1. noun: electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear; "it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked"

earphones

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