English Words Starting With E

• error correction

  nounB2
  /ˈerə kəˈrekʃn/The process of identifying, diagnosing, and rectifying mistakes or faults in a system, process, or piece of information.
• error message

  nounC1
  /ˈerə ˌmesɪdʒ/A brief notification displayed by a computer system or software to inform a user that an error has occurred.
• error of closure

  nounLow
  /ˈɛrər əv ˈkləʊʒə/In surveying or navigation, the discrepancy between the calculated final position of a traverse or polygon and its actual starting point.
• ers

  abbreviationnounHigh
  /ɜːz/A filler word expressing hesitation, uncertainty, or the need for time to think while speaking.
• ersatz

  adjectivenounC2
  /ˈɛəzats/An inferior substitute or imitation, often artificial, used to replace something genuine or of higher quality.
• erse

  adjectivenounLow
  /ɜːs/A historical or archaic term for the Scottish Gaelic language.
• ershad

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɜːʃɑːd/(Arabic origin) A Muslim religious leader or spiritual guide.
• erskine

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɜːskɪn/A Scottish surname of geographic origin, referring to a place in Renfrewshire, Scotland.
• erte

  nounZ1
  /ərt/Archaic spelling of the verb 'ert', meaning to be, exist, or occur.
• erub

  nounLow
  /ˈɛrʊv/A Jewish religious enclosure, especially one made by constructing a symbolic boundary (eruv) around a neighborhood to permit carrying objects within it on the Sabbath.
• erubescence

  nounVery Low (Literary/Technical)
  /ˌɛrʊˈbɛs(ə)ns/The act of becoming red or reddening; a blush or flush.
• erucic acid

  nounC2/Specialist
  /ɪˌruːsɪk ˈæsɪd/A monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acid (C22:1) found primarily in seeds of plants from the Brassicaceae family, like rapeseed and mustard seed.
• eruct

  verbverb-ambitransitiveVery low
  /ɪˈrʌkt/To belch or emit gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth.
• eructate

  verb-ambitransitiveVery low / C2+
  /ɪˈrʌkteɪt/To belch or emit gas from the stomach through the mouth; to expel wind audibly.
• erudition

  nounC2 / Low-frequency
  /ˌer.ʊˈdɪʃ.ən/extensive, deep, and often formal knowledge acquired through study and reading.
• erupt

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /ɪˈrʌpt/To burst or eject violently and suddenly.
• eruption

  nounB2
  /ɪˈrʌp.ʃən/A sudden, violent release or outbreak, especially of something like a volcano, violence, anger, or a skin condition.
• eruptive

  adjectivenounC1/C2
  /ɪˈrʌp.tɪv/Relating to or produced by the action of forcing something out violently, especially in sudden bursts.
• eruv

  nounLow
  /ˈɛrʊv/A symbolic boundary, demarcated by wires or posts, that encloses a public area within a private domain according to Jewish law, allowing Orthodox Jews to carry objects or push prams on the Sabbath.
• ervil

  nounVery low / Obsolete
  /ˈəːvɪl/A now-archaic or dialect term for the common vetch (Vicia sativa), a leguminous plant historically grown as fodder.

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