English Words Starting With E

• expectoration

  nounRare (C2 Level Vocabulary)
  /ɪkˌspɛk.təˈreɪ.ʃən/the act of coughing up and spitting out mucus or phlegm from the throat or lungs.
• expediate

  verb-transitiveLow (often considered non-standard or erroneous)
  /ɪkˈspiːdiˌeɪt/To accelerate, hasten, or speed up a process, procedure, or action.
• expediency

  nounC1
  /ɪkˈspiːdiənsi/The quality of being convenient and practical despite possibly not being morally right; the principle of doing what is advantageous or useful in a given situation.
• expedient

  adjectivenounC1
  /ɪkˈspiːdiənt/A means of achieving a particular end, especially one that is convenient and practical but possibly improper or immoral.
• expeditate

  verb-transitiveVery Rare / Obsolete
  /ɪkˈspɛdɪteɪt/To remove the pads of a dog's feet, historically as a means of preventing it from chasing game.
• expedite

  adjectiveverbverb-transitiveC1
  /ˈek.spə.daɪt/To make a process or action happen more quickly.
• expedited

  adjectiveverbC1
  /ˈɛk.spɪ.daɪ.dɪd/Made faster or completed sooner than usual.
• expediter

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈɛkspɪdaɪtə/A person or system that ensures the timely movement and processing of materials, orders, or information, especially in manufacturing, logistics, or project management.
• expedition

  nounB2
  /ˌekspəˈdɪʃn/A journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially exploration, research, or war.
• expel

  verbverb-transitiveB2
  /ɪkˈspel/To force someone to leave a place, organization, or institution, often as an official punishment.
• expellant

  adjectivenounRare
  /ɪkˈspɛlənt/Forcing or driving something out; a substance that causes expulsion.
• expelled

  adjectiveverbB2
  /ɪkˈspeld/Forced to leave a place, group, or institution, often as a formal punishment.
• expellee

  nounC1
  /ˌɛkspɛˈliː/A person who has been officially and often forcibly made to leave their country, homeland, or a specific territory, typically due to war, political conflict, or legal decree.
• expeller

  nounC1/C2
  /ɪkˈspɛlə/One who or that which expels or forces something out, often by physical pressure.
• expellers

  plural-nounLow (C2)
  /ɪkˈspel.əz/Devices, machines, or agents that force something out by pressing or squeezing.
• expend

  verbverb-transitiveC1
  /ɪkˈspɛnd/to use or spend resources (time, money, energy) until they are gone
• expendable

  adjectivenounB2
  /ɪkˈspen.də.bəl/Designed to be used and then abandoned or destroyed; considered replaceable and not worth preserving or protecting.
• expenditure

  nounC1
  /ɪkˈspen.dɪ.tʃər/An amount of money spent.
• expense

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /ɪkˈspens/The cost or price of something; money spent.
• expense account

  nounB2
  /ɪkˈspens əˌkaʊnt/An arrangement by which an employer reimburses an employee for business-related costs incurred during work.

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