English Words Starting With E

• eighth

  adjectiveadverbnounA1
  /eɪtθ/The position in a series that comes after seventh and before ninth; one of eight equal parts.
• eighth amendment

  nounC1/C2 (Specialist/Advanced)
  /ˌeɪtθ əˈmendmənt/The constitutional amendment in the United States that prohibits the federal government from imposing excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishments.
• eighth commandment

  nounC1
  /ˌeɪtθ kəˈmɑːndmənt/The biblical commandment from Exodus 20:15: 'Thou shalt not steal'.
• eighth note

  nounMedium-Low (Common in musical contexts, rare in general discourse)
  /ˌeɪtθ ˈnəʊt/A musical note having the time value of half a quarter note (crotchet), represented by a solid oval with a stem and one flag.
• eighth rest

  nounLow Frequency / Technical Domain
  /ˌeɪtθ ˈrest/A musical notation symbol indicating a silence or pause lasting for one eighth of the duration of a whole note.
• eightieth

  adjectivenounB1
  /ˈeɪ.ti.əθ/The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number 80; position 80 in a sequence.
• eights

  nounB2
  /eɪts/The plural of the number eight (8). The cardinal numeral.
• eightsome reel

  nounVery Low
  /ˈeɪtsəm riːl/A lively Scottish country dance performed by eight people in a square, or the music (a type of reel) for such a dance.
• eightvo

  nounVery Low
  /ˈeɪt.vəʊ/A size category for a book or publication where each sheet of paper is folded to form eight leaves (sixteen pages).
• eighty

  adjectivedeterminernounA1
  /ˈeɪ.ti/The cardinal number equivalent to the product of eight and ten; 80.
• eighty-eight

  adjectivenounmedium
  /ˌeɪti ˈeɪt/The cardinal number 88, eight more than eighty.
• eighty-eighth

  adjectivenounLow
  /ˌeɪti ˈeɪtθ/The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number eighty-eight; denoting position 88 in a sequence.
• eighty-fifth

  adjectivenounB1
  /ˌeɪtiˈfɪfθ/The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number eighty-five, positioned between the eighty-fourth and the eighty-sixth.
• eighty-first

  adjectivenounB1
  /ˌeɪ.ti ˈfɜːst/The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number 81; coming after the eightieth in a series.
• eighty-five

  adjectivenounHigh
  /ˌeɪ.ti ˈfaɪv/The cardinal number equivalent to the sum of eighty and five; 85.
• eighty-four

  adjectivenounHigh
  /ˌeɪti ˈfɔː/The cardinal number equivalent to the product of eight and ten plus four; 84.
• eighty-fourth

  adjectivenounB1
  /ˌeɪti ˈfɔːθ/The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number 84.
• eighty-nine

  adjectivenounA1
  /ˌeɪti ˈnaɪn/The cardinal number equal to 89.
• eighty-niner

  nounC1
  /ˌeɪtiˈnaɪnə/A person who participated in the California Gold Rush of 1849.
• eighty-ninth

  adjectivenounA1/A2
  /ˌeɪtiˈnaɪnθ/The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number eighty-nine; coming after the eighty-eighth in position.

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