English Words Starting With E

• easter egg chicken

  nounVery Low
  /ˈiːstər ɛɡ ˈtʃɪkɪn/A child's confusion or non-standard conceptual combination of the terms 'Easter egg' and 'chicken' or 'chicken and egg', often used to describe a malapropism or a humorous, naive utterance.
• easter island

  nounC1
  /ˌiːstər ˈaɪlənd/A remote volcanic island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, part of Chile, famous for its monumental stone statues called moai.
• easter islander

  nounC2
  /ˌiːstər ˈaɪləndə/A native or inhabitant of Easter Island (Rapa Nui), a Polynesian island territory of Chile in the southeastern Pacific Ocean.
• easter lily

  nounC1
  /ˌiːstə ˈlɪli/A tall, white, trumpet-shaped lily (Lilium longiflorum) traditionally associated with and used to decorate churches during the Easter season.
• easter monday

  nounMedium
  /ˌiːstə ˈmʌndeɪ/The day immediately following Easter Sunday, a public holiday in many countries, particularly in the Christian tradition.
• easter rising

  nounLow
  /ˌiːstə ˈraɪzɪŋ/The Irish nationalist insurrection that began on Easter Monday, 24 April 1916, in Dublin, aiming to end British rule in Ireland and establish an independent Irish Republic.
• easter term

  nounC1
  /ˌiːstə ˈtɜːm/The academic term in UK educational institutions (primarily older universities like Oxford and Cambridge) that runs from April to June.
• easter-ledges

  nounVery Low / Obscure
  /ˈiːstə ˌlɛdʒɪz/A small or minor project or initiative that is undertaken without significant planning or resources, typically with a hopeful or optimistic outlook.
• easterling

  nounRare / Archaic
  /ˈiːstəlɪŋ/A person, trader, or coin from the east; historically, a merchant from the Baltic or Scandinavian countries trading in England.
• easterly

  adjectiveadverbnounC1
  /ˈiːstəli/Located towards or coming from the east; moving towards the east.
• easterly wave

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈiːstəli weɪv/A north-south trough of low atmospheric pressure that moves from east to west in the tropics, often serving as an initial disturbance for tropical cyclone development.
• eastern aden protectorate

  nounVery Low
  /ˈiːstən ˈeɪdən prəˈtɛktərət/A historical political entity: a specific protectorate administered by the British Empire, covering the eastern regions surrounding the port city of Aden.
• eastern algonquian

  nounC2
  /ˌiː.stən ælˈɡɒŋ.kwi.ən/A primary subgroup of the Algonquian language family, historically spoken by indigenous peoples along the Atlantic coast of North America and inland regions of northeastern North America.
• eastern camass

  nounLow/Technical
  /ˌiː.stən ˈkæ.məs/A perennial bulbous plant (Camassia scilloides, also known as Camassia angusta) native to eastern and central North America, producing tall racemes of blue or violet star-shaped flowers in spring.
• eastern cape

  nounC2
  /ˈiːstən keɪp/One of the nine provinces of South Africa, located on the country's southeastern coast.
• eastern church

  nounLow
  /ˌiː.stən ˈtʃɜːtʃ/A collective term for the Christian churches historically originating in Eastern Europe, Asia, and North Africa, primarily the Eastern Orthodox Church.
• eastern diamondback rattlesnake

  nounC1
  /ˌiː.stən ˈdaɪ.mənd.bæk ˈræt.əl.sneɪk/A large, venomous pit viper species native to the southeastern United States, characterized by diamond-shaped patterns along its back and a segmented rattle at the tip of its tail.
• eastern equine encephalitis

  nounLow
  /ˈiːstən ˈɛkwaɪn ɛnˌsɛfəˈlaɪtɪs/A severe viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes that causes brain inflammation in horses and humans, primarily occurring in eastern regions of North America.
• eastern ghats

  plural-nounC1
  /ˌiː.stən ˈɡɒts/A major, discontinuous mountain range located on the eastern coast of India, running roughly parallel to the Bay of Bengal.
• eastern gorilla

  nounLow frequency
  /ˌiː.stən ɡəˈrɪl.ə/A large primate species (Gorilla beringei) native to the forests of central and eastern Africa, with two subspecies: the mountain gorilla and the eastern lowland gorilla.

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