English Words Starting With E

• elkhound

  nounLow
  /ˈɛlkhaʊnd/A breed of dog originally bred in Scandinavia for hunting elk (moose).
• elkin

  nounVery low (proper noun)
  /ˈɛlkɪn/Elkin is a proper noun, most commonly an English surname.
• ell

  nounVery Low
  /ɛl/A unit of measurement, traditionally based on the length of a man's arm from elbow to fingertips, used historically in England and Scotland.
• ella

  nounA1 (extremely high frequency, one of the first words learned)
  /ˈeɪ.jə/ (common English approximation); /ˈe.ʎa/ (anglicized attempt at Spanish pronunciation)The third person singular feminine pronoun in Spanish, equivalent to 'she' or 'her' in English.
• ellagic acid

  nounC2
  /ɪˌlædʒ.ɪk ˈæs.ɪd/A naturally occurring phenolic compound found in many fruits and nuts, known for its antioxidant properties.
• ellas

  nounC1
  /əˈlæs/An interjection expressing regret, sorrow, or grief.
• ellen

  nounVery Low (as a proper noun)
  /ˈɛlən/A female given name, derived from 'Helen', meaning 'light', 'torch', or 'bright one'.
• ellenborough

  nounRare / Obscure
  /ˈɛlənbərə/A British title of nobility; specifically, a barony in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
• ellensburg

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɛlənzbɜːɡ/A proper noun referring to a city in the state of Washington, USA.
• ellery

  nounC1/C2 (very low frequency, specialised/proper noun usage)
  /ˈɛləri/A proper noun, typically a surname or a given name, also used as a place name. It originates as a surname of Old French origin, later used as a first name and for various geographic features. It is not a standard lexical word in English.
• ellesmere island

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɛlzmɪər ˈaɪlənd/A large, remote Arctic island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada, known for its extreme northern location, glaciers, and polar climate.
• ellesmere port

  nounLow
  /ˈɛlzmɪə pɔːt/A town in Cheshire, England, on the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal, historically an industrial and port town.
• ellet

  nounVery Rare / Archaic
  /ˈɛlɪt/A dialectal or archaic term for a young woman or girl, particularly in Scottish and Northern English usage.
• elli

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɛli/ or /ˈɛlaɪ/ (context-dependent)An informal, rare, or obsolete diminutive form, a variant spelling, or a misspelling related to words like 'ell', 'elliptical', 'ellipticity', or proper names.
• ellice islands

  plural-nounVery Low
  /ˈɛlɪs ˈaɪləndz/The former name for a group of Polynesian islands in the Pacific Ocean.
• ellicott city

  nounRare
  /ˈɛlɪkət ˈsɪti/A historic census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland, USA, known for its preserved 19th-century mill town architecture.
• ellington

  nounLow
  /ˈɛlɪŋtən/A surname of English origin, most famously associated with the legendary American jazz composer, pianist, and bandleader Edward Kennedy 'Duke' Ellington.
• elliott

  nounLow
  /ˈɛl.i.ət/A surname of English origin; also commonly used as a masculine given name.
• ellipse

  nounC1
  /ɪˈlɪps/A regular oval shape, geometrically defined as the set of all points where the sum of distances to two fixed points (foci) is constant.
• ellipsis

  nounC1
  /ɪˈlɪpsɪs/The omission of words from a sentence or phrase that are understood from the context.

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