English Words Starting With E

• estamin

  nounRare / Archaic
  /ˈɛstəmɪn/A small, cheap cafe or bar, particularly one of a simple or unpretentious kind.
• estaminet

  nounC2
  /ˌɛstæmɪˈneɪ/A small, often simple French or Belgian café, typically serving drinks and sometimes simple food.
• estampie

  nounRare
  /ɛˈstæmpiː/A medieval instrumental dance or musical composition, often in triple time with repeated sections.
• estancia

  nounRare / C2
  /eˈstanθɪə/A large rural estate, ranch, or cattle farm, especially in South America or the southwestern United States.
• estate

  nounverb-transitiveB2
  /ɪˈsteɪt/A large area of land owned by one person or organization, often including a large house.
• estate agent

  nounC1
  /ɪˌsteɪt ˈeɪ.dʒənt/A person or business that acts as an intermediary between buyers and sellers, and/or landlords and tenants, of real estate (property).
• estate car

  nounC1
  /ɪˈsteɪt ˌkɑː/A large car with a long body, a tailgate, and a large storage area behind the seats, not separated by a fixed partition.
• estate duty

  nounLow frequency; primarily historical/legal.
  /ɪˈsteɪt ˌdjuːti/A tax levied on the total value of a person's estate after their death, before the estate is passed on to beneficiaries.
• estate tax

  nounMedium-High (frequent in legal, financial, and political contexts)
  /ɪˈsteɪt ˌtæks/A tax levied on the total value of a person's money and property (their estate) after their death, before distribution to heirs.
• estate-bottling

  nounLow
  /ɪˈsteɪt ˌbɒt.lɪŋ/A wine-making process where wine is produced, bottled, and labelled entirely on the property where the grapes were grown.
• estates general

  nounLow (C2+ historical/academic term)
  /ɪˈsteɪts ˈdʒɛn(ə)r(ə)l/A legislative and consultative assembly comprising representatives of the three traditional estates of the realm—the clergy, the nobility, and the commoners—in a monarchical society, most famously associated with pre-Revolutionary France.
• este

  nounB2
  /ˈɛs.tɪ.meɪt/ (noun), /ˈɛs.tɪ.meɪt/ (verb)The action or process of estimating or calculating something's value, number, quantity, or extent.
• esteem

  nounverbverb-transitiveC1
  /ɪˈstiːm/To respect or admire someone or something highly; to regard favorably.
• esteemed

  adjectiveverbC1
  /ɪˈstiːmd/Held in great respect; highly regarded.
• estelle

  nounUncommon
  /ɛˈstɛl/A feminine given name of French origin.
• estepona

  nounLow
  /ˌɛstəˈpəʊnə/A coastal town and municipality in the province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.
• ester

  nounC2
  /ˈɛstə/A chemical compound formed by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol, often responsible for fragrances and flavors.
• ester gum

  nounLow/Very Low
  /ˈɛstə ɡʌm/A complex, non-toxic resin derived from natural tree sap (gum rosin) that has been chemically reacted with alcohol, used primarily as an additive in food, paints, and adhesives.
• esterase

  nounTechnical/Very Rare
  /ˈɛstəreɪz/An enzyme that hydrolyzes esters.
• esterhazy

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɛstəˌhɑːzi/Proper noun: referring to the historic Esterházy family of Hungarian nobility.

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