English Words Starting With E

• encyclical

  adjectivenounC1
  /ɪnˈsɪklɪk(ə)l/A formal letter issued by the Pope, addressed to all bishops or the entire Church, treating important aspects of Catholic doctrine and morals.
• encyclopedia

  nounC1
  /ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpiː.di.ə/A comprehensive reference work containing articles on a wide range of subjects or on numerous aspects of a single field, usually arranged alphabetically.
• encyclopedism

  nounRare
  /ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpiː.dɪ.zəm/comprehensive learning or scholarship; the state of possessing extensive knowledge across many subjects.
• encyclopedist

  nounC1/C2
  /ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpiː.dɪst/A person who compiles, writes, or is knowledgeable in an encyclopedia, or a member of a group of 18th-century French philosophers who contributed to the Encyclopédie.
• encyst

  verbverb-ambitransitiveLow
  /ɛnˈsɪst/To form or become enclosed in a cyst or sac-like structure.
• end

  adjectivenounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveA1
  /end/The final part or point of something in space or time; its conclusion or limit.
• end around

  nounVery low (outside American sports contexts)
  /ˌɛnd əˈraʊnd/A deceptive American football play where the quarterback hands or laterals the ball to a receiver or running back moving from one end of the line to the other, attempting to run around the defensive end.
• end brush

  nounLow / Technical / Figurative
  /ɛnd brʌʃ/A final sweep, tidy, or minor finishing action at the conclusion of a task or period.
• end bulb

  nounC2
  /ˌɛnd ˈbʌlb/A specialized, bulb-shaped terminal ending of a nerve fiber or neuron, particularly in sensory systems like touch receptors or olfactory neurons.
• end effector

  nounC1/C2 (Highly specialised)
  /ˌend ɪˈfektə(r)/The device or tool at the end of a robotic arm that performs the physical work or interacts with the environment.
• end game

  nounB2
  /ˈend ɡeɪm/The final stage of a process, contest, or activity, where the outcome becomes decisive.
• end grain

  nounC1
  /ˈend ˌɡreɪn/The surface of wood that is exposed when it is cut across the growth rings, perpendicular to the direction of the wood fibres.
• end leaf

  nounC1
  /ˈend liːf/The blank or decorative leaf of paper at the very beginning or end of a book, attached to the inside of the cover.
• end line

  nounB2
  /ˈend ˌlaɪn/A line marking the end or boundary of something, most commonly the boundary line at each end of a sports field (especially American football) where points are scored by crossing it.
• end man

  nounC1
  /ˈend ˌmæn/A performer in a minstrel show who occupies the position at either end of the line of seated performers, typically delivering jokes.
• end matter

  nounC1
  /ˈend ˌmæt.ər/The supplementary material at the end of a book, such as appendices, bibliography, or index.
• end member

  nounC2
  /ˈend ˌmembə/A pure or ideal component at one extreme of a continuous compositional series in geology, mineralogy, or chemistry.
• end mill

  nounC2
  /ˈend ˌmɪl/A type of cutting tool used in milling machines to machine metal, wood, or other materials.
• end of steel

  nounLow
  /ˌend əv ˈstiːl/The furthest point to which a railway line is built or laid; the physical terminus of the track.
• end organ

  nounC1-C2
  /ˌend ˈɔː.ɡən/A specialised structure at the end of a nerve fibre or sensory receptor that detects stimuli, such as light, sound, pressure, or chemicals.

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