English Words Starting With E

• erechtheus

  nounRare / C2+
  /ɪˈrɛkθɪəs/A legendary king of Athens in Greek mythology.
• erect

  adjectiveverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /ɪˈrekt/To build or construct; to set upright in a vertical position; in an upright position.
• erected

  adjectiveverbB2
  /ɪˈrɛktɪd/built or raised a structure into an upright position
• erectile dysfunction

  nounMedium
  /ɪˈrɛktaɪl dɪsˈfʌŋkʃ(ə)n/The consistent inability to achieve or maintain a penile erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance.
• erectile impotence

  nounC1-C2 / Specialized
  /ɪˌrɛk.taɪl dɪsˈfʌŋk.ʃən/ / ɪˈm.pə.təns/A medical condition in which a man is unable to develop or maintain a penile erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance.
• erecting prism

  nounC2
  /ɪˌrɛktɪŋ ˈprɪzəm/A triangular prism used in optical instruments that turns an inverted image right-side up.
• erection

  nounC1
  /ɪˈrɛkʃ(ə)n/The action of erecting something; a building or structure that has been erected.
• erector

  nounC1
  /ɪˈrektə(r)/A person or thing that erects, builds, or raises something into an upright position.
• eremite

  nounC2 / Very Rare
  /ˈɛrɪmʌɪt/A religious hermit; a Christian ascetic who lives in solitude for spiritual purposes.
• eremophyte

  nounC2 / Very Low Frequency
  /ˈɛrɪmə(ʊ)fʌɪt/A plant adapted to live in desert or arid conditions.
• eremurus

  nounVery Low
  /ˌɛrɪˈmjʊərəs/A tall perennial plant (also called foxtail lily or desert candle) with a long spike of flowers.
• erenburg

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɛrənbɜːɡ/A Russian-language surname of notable 20th-century figures, most famously Ilya Erenburg, a Soviet writer, journalist, and propagandist.
• erepsin

  nounExtremely Low
  /ɪˈrɛpsɪn/An enzyme mixture found in intestinal juice that digests peptides into amino acids.
• ereshkigal

  nounVery Low / Specialised
  /ˌɛrɛʃˈkiːɡəl/In Mesopotamian mythology, the goddess of the underworld, Kur (or Irkalla).
• erethism

  nounVery low
  /ˈɛrɪθɪz(ə)m/An abnormal state of nervous excitement or irritability.
• eretria

  nounRare (C2/Technical)
  /ɪˈriːtrɪə/A major ancient Greek city-state on the island of Euboea.
• eretz israel

  nounLow
  /ˌɛrɛts ˈɪzreɪəl/The historical and biblical name for the Land of Israel.
• eretz yisrael

  nounLow
  /ˌɛrɛts ˈjɪzrəˌeɪl/The Land of Israel; the Jewish biblical, historical, and religious homeland.
• erev

  nounLow
  /ˈɛrɛv/A Hebrew word meaning 'evening' or 'the period at the end of the day before nightfall'.
• erevan

  nounLow
  /ˌjɛrəˈvɑːn/The capital and largest city of Armenia.

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