English Words Starting With E

• eighty-one

  adjectivenounA1
  /ˌeɪ.ti ˈwʌn/The cardinal number equal to 81, being one more than eighty.
• eighty-second

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˌeɪti ˈsekənd/The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number eighty-two, meaning number 82 in a sequence.
• eighty-seven

  adjectivenounHigh
  /ˌeɪ.ti ˈsev.ən/The cardinal number 87, equal to eighty plus seven.
• eighty-seventh

  adjectivenounLow
  /ˌeɪti ˈsɛvnθ/The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number eighty-seven; the position in a sequence after the eighty-sixth.
• eighty-six

  adjectivenounverb-transitiveLow
  /ˌeɪti ˈsɪks/(verb) To refuse service to a customer; to reject or discard something; to get rid of.
• eighty-sixth

  adjectivenounLow
  /ˌeɪti ˈsɪksθ/The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number eighty-six; the position in a sequence after eighty-fifth and before eighty-seventh.
• eighty-third

  adjectivenounA2
  /ˌeɪti ˈθɜːd/The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number eighty-three; following eighty-second and preceding eighty-fourth.
• eighty-three

  adjectivenounHigh
  /ˌeɪti ˈθriː/The cardinal number equivalent to the sum of eighty and three; 83.
• eighty-two

  adjectivenounVery High
  /ˌeɪti ˈtuː/The cardinal number equivalent to the product of eight and ten, plus two; 82.
• eijkman

  nounVery rare
  /ˈaɪkmən/A surname, most notably associated with the Dutch physiologist and Nobel laureate Christiaan Eijkman.
• eikon

  nounVery Low (Archaising/Specialist)
  /ˈaɪkɒn/An archaic or specialized spelling of 'icon', primarily meaning a religious image or representation, especially in Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
• eilat

  nounLow
  /eɪˈlɑːt/A city at the southernmost tip of Israel, located on the Gulf of Aqaba on the Red Sea.
• eilean donan castle

  nounC2
  /ˌeɪlən ˌdəʊnən ˈkɑːsəl/A specific, historic 13th-century castle located on a small tidal island where three sea lochs meet in the western Highlands of Scotland.
• eilean siar

  nounLow
  /ˌeɪlən ˈʃɪər/The official Gaelic name for the Outer Hebrides, a chain of islands off the west coast of Scotland.
• eileen

  nounMedium (as a name)
  /ˈaɪliːn/A female given name of Irish/Gaelic origin meaning "light" or "bright, shining one".
• eindhoven

  nounVery low
  /ˈaɪn(d)ˌhoʊ.vən/The name of a major city in the southern Netherlands, specifically in the province of North Brabant.
• einkanter

  nounVery Low (Technical/Specialist)
  /ˈaɪnˌkæntə/A type of wind-faceted desert pebble or stone with a single sharp edge or keel.
• einkorn

  nounVery low
  /ˈaɪnkɔːn/A primitive type of wheat with a single grain on each spikelet.
• einstein

  nounC2
  /ˈaɪn.staɪn/A person of exceptional intelligence or genius, especially in physics or mathematics.
• einstein equation

  nounLow in everyday speech; High in scientific, academic, and journalistic contexts discussing foundational concepts.
  /ˈʌɪn.staɪn ɪˈkweɪ.ʒən/A mathematical expression, most famously E = mc², which describes the relationship between energy (E), mass (m), and the speed of light in a vacuum (c). It asserts that mass and energy are interchangeable.

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