English Words Starting With E

• eivissa

  nounVery Low
  /eɪˈviːsə/The Catalan name for the Spanish island of Ibiza, located in the Mediterranean Sea.
• ejaculate

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1/C2
  /ɪˈdʒæk.jʊ.leɪt/To suddenly discharge a fluid (especially semen) from the body.
• ejaculatio praecox

  nounVery low
  /iːˌdʒæk.jʊˈleɪ.ʃi.əʊ priːˈkɒks/Premature ejaculation; a sexual dysfunction in which ejaculation occurs sooner than desired during sexual activity.
• ejaculation

  nounC1
  /ɪˌdʒæk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/The act of suddenly ejecting a fluid, specifically semen, from the male body; or the act of shouting or exclaiming suddenly.
• ejaculator

  nounC2
  /ɪˈdʒæk.jʊ.leɪ.tə/One who ejaculates; specifically, an individual who expels semen from the body during sexual climax.
• ejaculatory duct

  nounC2
  /ɪˌdʒæk.jʊ.lə.tər.i ˈdʌkt/A pair of small tubes in the male reproductive system that carry sperm and seminal fluid from the seminal vesicles to the urethra for ejaculation.
• ejaculatory incompetence

  nounVery low
  /ɪˌdʒæk.jə.lə.tər.i ɪnˈkɒm.pɪ.təns/A sexual dysfunction in which a man is unable to ejaculate during intercourse, despite having normal desire and erection.
• eject

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /ɪˈdʒɛkt/To force or throw something or someone out, often suddenly or violently.
• ejecta

  nounplural-nounLow
  /ɪˈdʒɛk.tə/Material that is ejected, especially from a volcano, an explosion, or a celestial impact.
• ejection

  nounC1
  /ɪˈdʒɛkʃ(ə)n/The action of forcing or throwing something out; the process of being forced out.
• ejection capsule

  nounC2
  /ɪˈdʒɛkʃən ˈkæpsjuːl/A sealed, detachable compartment designed to be fired or jettisoned from an aircraft, spacecraft, or vehicle to protect its occupant(s) during an emergency.
• ejection seat

  nounC1-C2
  /ɪˈdʒɛkʃ(ə)n siːt/A seat in an aircraft designed to propel the occupant clear of the vehicle in an emergency.
• ejective

  adjectivenounC2
  /ɪˈdʒɛktɪv/A type of consonant sound in phonetics, made by closing the glottis and using the upward movement of the larynx to create a burst of air.
• ejectment

  nounRare/Technical
  /ɪˈdʒektm(ə)nt/The legal action or process of forcing someone, typically a tenant, to leave a property.
• ejector

  nounC1
  /ɪˈdʒektə(r)/A device or mechanism that forces something out or removes it.
• ejidatario

  nounC2 (Specialized/Regional)
  /ˌɛhɪdəˈtɑːrɪəʊ/a member of an ejido (a Mexican agricultural commune with communal land tenure)
• ejido

  nounLow (C2 / Specialist)
  /eɪˈhiːdəʊ/a piece of land in Mexico held communally by a village and farmed cooperatively or allocated for individual use by village families.
• ekaterinburg

  nounLow
  /ɪˌkætərɪnˈbɜːɡ/A major city in Russia, located in the Ural Mountains, the fourth-largest city in Russia by population.
• ekaterinodar

  nounVery Low
  /ɪˌkætərɪnəʊˈdɑː/The historical name (until 1920) for the city now known as Krasnodar, located in southern Russia.
• ekaterinoslav

  nounC2 (Specialist/Historical)
  /ɪˌkatərɪnəʊˈslɑːv/A historical toponym referring to a major city in central Ukraine.

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