English Words Starting With E

• earthwork

  nounC1
  /ˈɜːθwɜːk/A large artificial bank of soil and stone, often forming a defensive barrier or part of a construction project.
• earthworm

  nounB1
  /ˈɜːθwɜːm/A long, thin, segmented worm that lives in soil and helps to aerate it.
• earwax

  nounC1
  /ˈɪə.wæks/A natural yellow waxy substance produced by glands inside the ear canal to protect the ear from dust, bacteria and small objects.
• earwig

  nounverbverb-transitiveLow
  /ˈɪəwɪɡ/A small elongated insect with a pair of pincers at the rear end (cerci).
• earwigging

  nounLow (chiefly British; rare in American English)
  /ˈɪə.wɪɡ.ɪŋ/Listening to a private conversation without the speakers' knowledge or consent; eavesdropping.
• earwitness

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɪəˌwɪtnəs/A person who has heard something, especially an event like a crime, and can report on it.
• earworm

  nounverb-transitiveC2
  /ˈɪə.wɜːm/A catchy piece of music or melody that repeats compulsively in a person's mind.
• ease

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /iːz/The state of being comfortable, free from difficulty, pain, or constraint.
• easel

  nounC1
  /ˈiːz(ə)l/A three-legged stand used by artists to support a canvas or painting board while they are working on it.
• easement

  nounLow
  /ˈiːzmənt/A right to use or cross another person's land for a specified purpose.
• easiness

  nounC1
  /ˈiː.zi.nəs/The state or quality of requiring little effort or causing no difficulty.
• easley

  nounVery Low
  /ˈiːzli/A proper noun, most commonly recognized as a surname or a place name.
• east

  adjectiveadverbnounA1
  /iːst/One of the four cardinal points of the compass, 90° clockwise from north; the direction in which the sun rises.
• east africa

  nounB1
  /ˌiːst ˈæf.rɪ.kə/A major geographical region in the eastern part of the African continent, typically encompassing countries like Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and sometimes neighbouring states.
• east african

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˌiːst ˈæf.rɪ.kən/Of, from, or relating to the eastern part of Africa.
• east african community

  nounC2
  /ˌiːst ˌæf.rɪ.kən kəˈmjuː.nə.ti/A regional intergovernmental organisation of seven partner states in East Africa, established for the purpose of fostering economic and political integration.
• east african oryx

  nounVery low frequency (highly specialized term)
  /ˌiːst ˌæf.rɪ.kən ˈɒr.ɪks/A large antelope native to eastern Africa, characterized by long, straight horns and distinctive black-and-white facial markings.
• east anglia

  nounC1
  /ˌiːst ˈæŋ.ɡli.ə/A region in eastern England comprising the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, and parts of Cambridgeshire and Essex.
• east anglian

  adjectivenounlow
  /ˌiːst ˈæŋ.ɡli.ən/Relating to or originating from East Anglia, a region in eastern England.
• east asia

  nounC1
  /ˌiːst ˈeɪ.ʒə/A geographical and cultural region located in the eastern part of the Asian continent, typically comprising the countries of China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Mongolia, and Taiwan.

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