English Words Starting With E

• elikon

  nounExtremely rare / Obsolete
  A rare or obsolete term with no established meaning in modern English dictionaries.
• eliminate

  verbverb-transitiveB2
  /ɪˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/To completely remove or get rid of something or someone, often because they are unwanted, unnecessary, or a problem.
• elimination

  nounC1
  /ɪˌlɪm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/The act of completely removing or getting rid of something, often in a formal or systematic way.
• elimination diet

  nounLow-Medium
  /ɪˌlɪm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən ˈdaɪ.ət/A temporary eating plan where specific foods or food groups are removed from one's diet to identify those causing adverse reactions.
• eliminator

  nounC1
  /ɪˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪ.tə(r)/A person, team, device, or agent that removes or gets rid of something.
• elinor

  nounRare
  /ˈɛlɪnə/A female given name, a common variant of 'Eleanor'.
• elint

  nounVery Low
  /ˈiːlɪnt/Intelligence derived from non-communications electronic signals (e.g., radar, telemetry).
• elion

  nounVery low (limited to name usage)
  /ˈiːlɪən/This is a proper noun (a name). Its core meaning is as a masculine given name.
• eliot

  nounC2
  /ˈɛl.i.ət/A proper noun, primarily a surname of Hebrew origin ('Elijah'), and a common given name for males. It is most famously associated with the 20th-century poet T.S. Eliot and the 19th-century novelist George Eliot (pseudonym of Mary Ann Evans).
• eliphaz

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɛlɪfæz/A proper name referring to a biblical figure, specifically one of Job's three friends in the Book of Job.
• elis

  nounExtremely rare / Obsolete
  /ˈiːlɪs/A noun referring to a phonetic feature of speech (specifically, an obsolete term for a phonetic sign or character).
• elisa

  acronymnounC1+ / Very Low Frequency
  /ɪˈlaɪzə/An abbreviation for Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, a common laboratory technique used to detect and quantify substances like antibodies or proteins.
• elisabeth

  nounLow
  /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/A proper noun, specifically a female given name of Hebrew origin.
• elisabethville

  nounVery low
  /ɪˌlɪzəbəθˈvɪl/The former name (1910-1966) of the city of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, named after Queen Elisabeth of Belgium.
• elisavetgrad

  nounVery Low / Obsolete
  /ɪˌlɪzəˈvɛtɡræd/The historical name (1775–1924) for the city of Kropyvnytskyi in central Ukraine.
• elisavetpol

  nounVery Low / Obsolete
  /ɪˌlɪzəˈvɛtpɒl/A historical placename for a city in the Caucasus region.
• elise

  nounLow
  /ɪˈliːz/A given name of French origin, a diminutive of Elizabeth.
• elisha

  nounLow
  /ɪˈlaɪʃə/A male given name of Hebrew origin, most notably belonging to a major biblical prophet and successor to Elijah.
• elision

  nounLow
  /ɪˈlɪʒ(ə)n/The omission of a sound or syllable when speaking (e.g., 'don't' for 'do not'), or the omission of a passage in a text.
• elisor

  nounVery Low
  /ɪˈlʌɪzə/A person appointed by a court to perform specific duties, typically to select a jury when the sheriff is disqualified.

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