English Words Starting With E

• edwin

  nounRare (as a common noun). Very Common (as a personal name).
  /ˈɛd.wɪn/A proper noun, most commonly a male given name of Old English origin meaning 'prosperous friend'.
• edwina

  nounLow (Infrequent as a given name in modern times)
  /ˈɛd.wɪn.ə/A female given name, the feminine form of Edwin.
• edyth

  nounLow
  /ˈiːdɪθ/A female given name.
• eejit

  nounLow
  /ˈiːdʒɪt/A fool or an idiot; someone who acts in a stupid or foolish manner.
• eel

  nounB1
  /iːl/A long, thin, snake-like fish with smooth, slippery skin, lacking pelvic fins and living in both freshwater and saltwater.
• eelblenny

  nounLow/Very Low
  /ˈiːlˌblɛni/A common name for a small marine fish with a long, slender body resembling an eel, belonging to the family Pholidae or Blenniidae.
• eelgrass

  nounLow
  /ˈiːlɡrɑːs/A type of underwater flowering plant (seagrass) with long, ribbon-like leaves, found in coastal waters.
• eelpout

  nounLow (C2)
  /ˈiːlpaʊt/A bottom-dwelling marine fish of the family Zoarcidae, characterized by an elongated, eel-like body and large head.
• eelworm

  nounC1
  /ˈiːlwɜːm/A very small, slender nematode worm, some species of which are serious plant parasites.
• eephus pitch

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency / Specialist Term)
  /ˈiːfəs ˌpɪtʃ/A slow, high-arcing trick pitch in baseball, thrown with very little spin to disrupt a batter's timing.
• efa

  abbreviationnounLow
  /ˌiːɛfˈeɪ/An acronym for 'Essential Fatty Acids', referring to polyunsaturated fats necessary for human health that the body cannot synthesize.
• efate

  nounVery Low
  /eɪˈfɑːteɪ/A proper noun referring to an island in Vanuatu, the location of the capital Port Vila.
• efavirenz

  nounLow/Very Specialized
  /ˌɛfəˈvaɪrɛnz/A non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) used as an antiretroviral medication to treat HIV infection.
• eff

  nounverbverb-ambitransitiveC1
  /ɛf/Vulgar slang for the verb 'fuck'; used as a euphemistic replacement for the word.
• efface

  verbverb-transitiveC1
  /ɪˈfeɪs/To erase, wipe out, or make something disappear.
• effacement

  nounC2
  /ɪˈfeɪsmənt/The act or result of erasing, wiping out, or making something indistinct or unnoticeable.
• effect

  nounverbverb-transitiveB2
  /ɪˈfɛkt/A change that is the result or consequence of an action or other cause.
• effective

  adjectivenounC1 (Very High Frequency)
  /ɪˈfektɪv/producing the intended result or a significant, desired effect.
• effective current

  nounSpecialized / Technical
  /ɪˈfɛktɪv ˈkʌrənt/In electrical engineering and physics, the value of a direct current (DC) that would produce the same average power dissipation in a resistive load as a given alternating current (AC). It is the root-mean-square (RMS) value of an AC waveform.
• effective dose

  nounLow
  /ɪˈfektɪv dəʊs/The minimum amount of a substance (like a drug or radiation) required to achieve a desired therapeutic or biological effect in a specified percentage of a population.

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