English Words Starting With E

• essentialize

  verb-transitiveLow
  /ɪˈsen.ʃəl.aɪz/To treat something as being its most fundamental or basic form; to reduce to an essence.
• essequibo

  nounVery Low
  /ˌɛsɪˈkiːbəʊ/A major river in northern South America, flowing through Guyana into the Atlantic Ocean. Also historically used to refer to a former Dutch colony and later a British administrative region in the same area.
• essex

  nounLow (except as a proper noun for places/names)
  /ˈɛsɪks/A proper noun referring to a county in southeastern England.
• essex girl

  nounC2
  /ˌɛsɪks ˈɡɜːl/A British cultural stereotype of a young woman from Essex, often characterised as unintelligent, materialistic, sexually promiscuous, and with distinctive fashion, accent, and behavioural traits.
• essex junto

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɛsɪks ˈdʒʌntəʊ/A historical political faction in early United States history, centered in Essex County, Massachusetts, known for its Federalist views and opposition to the War of 1812.
• essex man

  nounC1
  /ˈɛsɪks ˌman/A stereotype of a white, working-class or lower-middle-class man from the county of Essex, England, often characterized as socially conservative, patriotic, fond of drinking, and likely to support populist or right-wing political causes.
• essex table

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈɛsɪks ˈteɪb(ə)l/A specific type of lightweight, portable folding table, originally made in the county of Essex, England.
• essive

  adjectivenounVery low (C2/Technical)
  /ˈɛsɪv/Relating to a grammatical case (the essive case) expressing a temporary state of being or a role.
• esslingen

  nounC2+
  /ˈɛslɪŋən/A proper noun referring to a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
• essoin

  nounVery Low
  /ɛˈsɔɪn/An excuse or plea offered for non-appearance in court, especially in medieval English law.
• essonite

  nounVery Low (Technical/Specialist)
  /ˈɛsənaɪt/A brownish-yellow to cinnamon-colored variety of garnet, used as a gemstone.
• essonne

  nounRare
  /ɛˈsɒn/A French department (administrative region) located in the Île-de-France region, south of Paris.
• establish

  verbverb-transitiveB2
  /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/to set up, create, or bring into existence on a firm or permanent basis.
• established

  adjectiveverbC1
  /ɪˈstæblɪʃt/Having been in existence or operation for a long time and therefore recognized, accepted, and stable.
• established church

  nounC1
  /ɪˈstæblɪʃt tʃɜːtʃ/The official state-recognized religious denomination of a country, often receiving government support and having a special constitutional or legal status.
• establishing shot

  nounC1/C2
  /ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ ʃɒt/A cinematic technique where a wide-angle or distant shot is used at the beginning of a scene to show the setting, location, or context in which the following action will take place.
• establishment

  nounHigh
  /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/The act of creating, founding, or setting up an organization, system, or state, or the organization/institution itself once created.
• establishmentarian

  adjectivenounLow
  /ɪˌstæblɪʃmənˈteəriən/A person who supports the existing social, political, or religious establishment.
• estafette

  nounExtremely low (archaic)
  /ˌɛstəˈfɛt/A mounted courier, dispatch rider, or express messenger, historically used for urgent military or official communications.
• estaing, d'

  nounExtremely rare / Non-existent in English corpora
  N/AThe English term 'estaing, d'' is not a standard English word and appears to be either a typographical error, a partial phrase from another language (likely French, where 'd'estaing' could be a surname or place reference), or a non-standard construction. There is no established lexical entry in English dictionaries for this form.

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