Alphabetical word directory

English words starting with E

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eight-fifteen

n

a time of day, specifically fifteen minutes past eight o'clock (either a.m. or p.m.).

[ˌeɪt fɪfˈtiːn]

eight-figure

adj

Relating to an amount of money between 10,000,000 and 99,999,999, especially a salary or price.

[ˈeɪt ˌfɪɡjər]

eight-foot

adj

Measuring eight feet in length, height, or dimension.

[eɪt fʊt]

eight-foot-high

adj

measuring eight feet from the bottom to the top

[ˌeɪt fʊt ˈhaɪ]

eight-foot-tall

adj

Measuring eight feet in height.

[ˌeɪtˈfʊtˌtɔːl]

eight-footer

n

A person or thing that is eight feet tall, long, or high.

[ˌeɪt ˈfʊt̬ər]

eight-game

n

A match or contest in which the first player or team to win eight points, tricks, or games is the victor.

[ˈeɪtˌɡeɪm]

eight-hour

adj

Lasting for eight hours.

[ˈeɪt aʊər]

eight-inch

adj

Measuring eight inches in length, height, or diameter.

[eɪt ɪntʃ]

eight-item

adj

Consisting of eight separate parts, points, or units.

[ˈeɪt ˌaɪ.t̬əm]

eight-lane

adj

Having eight lanes for vehicular traffic.

[ˈeɪtˌleɪn]

eight-legged

adj

Having eight legs.

[ˌeɪt ˈleɡɪd]

eight-letter

adj

Consisting of eight letters.

[ˈeɪtˌlɛtər]

eight-man

adj

Consisting of or performed by eight people, especially a team or crew of eight.

[ˈeɪt mæn]

eight-member

adj

Consisting of eight people or members

[ˈeɪt ˌmembər]

eight-mile

adj

Measuring or extending a distance of eight miles.

[ˌeɪt ˈmaɪl]

eight-minute

adj

Lasting for a period of eight minutes.

[eɪt ˈmɪnɪt]

eight-month

adj

Lasting for or relating to a period of eight months.

[ˈeɪt mʌnθ]

eight-month-old

adj

Being eight months in age

[ˌeɪt.mʌnθˈoʊld]

eight-ounce

adj

Weighing eight ounces.

[eɪt aʊns]

eight-page

adj

Consisting of eight pages.

[ˈeɪtˌpeɪdʒ]

eight-part

adj

Consisting of or divided into eight sections, pieces, or stages.

[ˈeɪt pɑːrt]

eight-passenger

adj

Designed to accommodate or capable of carrying eight passengers.

[ˈeɪt ˈpæsəndʒər]

eight-person

adj

Designed for or involving eight people

[ˈeɪtˌpɜːr.sən]

eight-piece

adj

Consisting of eight separate parts or members.

[ˈeɪt piːs]

eight-point

adj

Having eight points, marks, or projections, as on a star, compass, or tool.

[ˈeɪt pɔɪnt]

eight-pound

adj

Weighing eight pounds.

[eɪt paʊnd]

eight-sided

adj

having eight sides and eight angles.

[ˌeɪt ˈsaɪdɪd]

eight-story

adj

(of a building) having eight floors or levels.

[ˈeɪt ˌstɔːri]

eight-team

adj

Consisting of or involving eight teams.

[eɪt tiːm]

eight-tenths

n

A fraction representing eight parts out of ten; 8/10.

[ˌeɪt ˈtɛnθs]

eight-thirty

n

The time thirty minutes after eight o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.

[ˌeɪt ˈθɜːrti]

eight-time

adj

Having achieved something eight times.

[ˈeɪt taɪm]

eight-track

n

A magnetic tape sound recording technology that uses a continuous loop of tape divided into eight parallel sound tracks, housed in a cartridge.

[ˈeɪt træk]

eight-week

adj

Lasting for a period of eight weeks

[eɪt wiːk]

eight-yard

adj

Measuring eight yards in length or distance.

[ˈeɪt jɑːrd]

eight-year

adj

Being eight years in age or duration

[eɪt jɪr]

eight-year-old

adj

Being eight years of age.

[ˌeɪt jɪr ˈoʊld]

eighteen

cardinal number

the number equivalent to the product of two and nine; one more than seventeen, or eight more than ten; 18.

[ˌeɪˈtiːn]

eighteen-month

adj

Lasting for or relating to a period of eighteen months

[ˌeɪtiːnˈmʌnθ]

eighteen-wheeler

n

a large truck that has eighteen wheels, especially a tractor-trailer.

[ˌeɪtiːn ˈwiːlər]

eighteen-year

adj

Being eighteen years of age

[ˌeɪˈtiːn jɪr]

eighteen-year-old

adj

Being eighteen years of age.

[ˌeɪˈtiːn jɪr ˈoʊld]

eighteenth

adj

Constituting number eighteen in a sequence; 18th.

[ˌeɪˈtiːnθ]

eighteenth-century

adj

relating to the period from 1701 to 1800.

[ˌeɪˈtiːnθ ˈsen.tʃər.i]

eightfold

adj

eight times as great or as numerous

[ˈeɪtfoʊld]

eighth

ordinal number

Constituting number eight in a sequence; 8th.

[eɪtθ]

eighth-century

adj

relating to or belonging to the period from the year 701 to 800 ad

[ˌeɪtθ ˈsen.tʃər.i]

eighth-floor

adj

located on the eighth level of a building

[ˌeɪtθ ˈflɔːr]

eighth-grade

adj

relating to the eighth year of school, typically for students aged 13-14

[ˌeɪtθ ˈɡreɪd]

eighth-grader

n

a student who is in the eighth and typically final year of elementary or middle school

[ˌeɪtθ ˈɡreɪdər]

eighth-inning

adj

Occurring in or relating to the eighth inning of a baseball or softball game.

[ˌeɪtθ ˈɪnɪŋ]

eighth-largest

adj

used to describe something that is in the eighth position when things are arranged in order of size, from largest to smallest.

[eɪtθ ˈlɑːrdʒɪst]

eighth-place

adj

finishing in position number eight in a competition or ranking

[ˌeɪtθ ˈpleɪs]

eighth-seeded

adj

(in sports tournaments) having been assigned the eighth position in a ranking or seeding list, typically indicating a relatively high but not top-ranked competitor.

[eɪtθ ˈsiːdɪd]

eighths

n

the ordinal number corresponding to the number eight; one of eight equal parts of something.

[eɪtθs]

eightieth

adj

Constituting number eighty in a sequence; 80th.

[ˈeɪ.t̬i.əθ]

eighty

cardinal number

the number equivalent to the product of eight and ten; ten less than ninety; 80.

[ˈeɪ.t̬i]

eighty-eight

n

The number equivalent to the product of eight and ten plus eight; 88.

[ˈeɪti ˈeɪt]

eighty-five

cardinal number

the number equivalent to the product of five and seventeen; 85.

[ˌeɪti ˈfaɪv]

eighty-four

cardinal number

The number equivalent to the product of eight and ten plus four; 84.

[ˌeɪti ˈfɔːr]

eighty-nine

cardinal number

the number equivalent to the product of nine and ten; one more than eighty-eight or nine less than one hundred; 89.

[ˌeɪti ˈnaɪn]

eighty-one

cardinal number

the number equivalent to the product of nine and nine; one more than eighty.

[ˈeɪti ˈwʌn]

eighty-seven

cardinal number

the number equivalent to the product of eight and ten plus seven; 87.

[ˌeɪti ˈsevən]

eighty-six

v

to refuse to serve a customer, typically because they are drunk or disorderly

[ˌeɪti ˈsɪks]

eighty-three

cardinal number

the number equivalent to the product of eight and ten plus three; 83.

[ˌeɪti ˈθriː]

eighty-three-year-old

adj

Being eighty-three years of age.

[ˌeɪti θri jɪr oʊld]

eighty-two

cardinal number

the number equivalent to the product of eight and ten; two more than eighty; 82.

[ˈeɪti ˈtuː]

eighty-year-old

adj

Being eighty years of age.

[ˈeɪti jɪr oʊld]

einsteinian

adj

relating to or characteristic of the physicist albert einstein or his theories, especially the theory of relativity.

[aɪnˈstaɪn.i.ən]

either

det

One or the other of two people or things

[ˈiːðər]

either/or

conj

Used before the first of two (or occasionally more) alternatives that are being specified (the other being introduced by ‘or’).

[ˈiːðər ɔːr]

ejaculate

v

To discharge semen from the body.

[ɪˈdʒæk.jə.leɪt]

ejaculation

n

The action of ejecting semen from the body.

[ɪˌdʒæk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən]

ejaculatory

adj

Relating to or occurring in a sudden, forceful, and often involuntary emission, especially of semen or other bodily fluid.

[ɪˈdʒæk.jə.lə.tɔːr.i]

eject

v

to push, throw, or force something out suddenly

[iːˈdʒekt]

ejecta

plural noun

material that is forcibly ejected, especially from a volcano or an exploding star.

[ɪˈdʒɛktə]

ejected

v

forced or threw out suddenly and forcefully.

[ɪˈdʒɛktɪd]

ejection

n

The action of forcing or throwing something out, especially in a sudden or violent way.

[ɪˈdʒɛkʃən]

ejector

n

a person or thing that ejects something.

[ɪˈdʒɛktər]

ejido

n

A piece of land farmed communally under a system supported by the state, especially in Mexico.

[eɪˈhiːdoʊ]

eke

v

To make a small or inadequate amount last longer by using it carefully or supplementing it.

[iːk]

elaborate

adj

containing a lot of careful detail or many detailed parts

[ɪˈlæb.ər.ət]

elaborated

adj

developed or executed with great care and thoroughness; detailed and complicated.

[ɪˈlæbəreɪtɪd]

elaborately

adv

in a very detailed and complicated way, especially involving a lot of careful planning or effort

[ɪˈlæbərətli]

elaboration

n

The process of developing or presenting a theory, policy, or system in further detail.

[ɪˌlæb.əˈreɪ.ʃən]

elaborative

adj

Serving to add more detail or information; explanatory or expansive in nature.

[ɪˈlæbəˌreɪtɪv]

elan

n

Enthusiastic vigor and liveliness; distinctive style or flair.

[eɪˈlɑːn]

eland

n

A large African antelope with spiraled horns and a hump on the shoulders.

[ˈiːlənd]

elapse

v

(of time) to pass or go by

[ɪˈlæps]

elapsed

v

(of time) to pass or go by

[ɪˈlæpst]

elastic

adj

Able to return to its original size and shape after being stretched, squeezed, or bent.

[ɪˈlæstɪk]

elasticity

n

The ability of an object or material to resume its normal shape after being stretched or compressed; stretchiness.

[ˌi.læˈstɪs.ə.ti]

elasticized

adj

(of fabric or material) treated or made with elastic threads so that it can stretch.

[ɪˈlæstɪsaɪzd]

elastin

n

A protein that is the main component of elastic fibers in connective tissue, allowing it to stretch and recoil.

[ɪˈlæstən]

elastomer

n

a natural or synthetic polymer having elastic properties, such as rubber.

[ɪˈlæstəmər]

elastomeric

adj

having the elastic properties of rubber; rubberlike.

[ɪˌlæstəˈmerɪk]

elate

v

To make someone feel very happy and excited.

[ɪˈleɪt]

elated

adj

extremely happy and excited, especially because of something good that has happened

[ɪˈleɪtɪd]

elation

n

A feeling of great happiness and excitement.

[ɪˈleɪ.ʃən]

elbow

n

the joint between the upper and lower parts of the arm where it bends in the middle.

[ˈelboʊ]

elbow-length

adj

(of a sleeve or glove) reaching down to the elbow

[ˈelboʊ leŋθ]

elbowroom

n

Enough space to move your elbows and body comfortably; freedom to act or move without restriction.

[ˈelboʊ ruːm]

elder

adj

(of people, especially two related people) the older of two

[ˈeldər]

elder-care

n

The care and support provided for elderly people, especially in their own homes or in special facilities.

[ˈeldər ker]

elderberry

n

a small, dark purple berry that grows on the elder tree, often used to make wines, syrups, and jams.

[ˈeldərberi]

eldercare

n

The care and support of older people, especially within their own homes or in specialized facilities.

[ˈɛldərkɛr]

elderly

adj

(of a person) old or aging

[ˈeldərli]

eldest

adj

Being the oldest of three or more people, especially within a family.

[ˈeldɪst]

elect

v

To choose someone for a position by voting.

[ɪˈlɛkt]

elected

adj

chosen by voting

[ɪˈlɛktɪd]

election

n

a process in which people vote to choose a person or group for an official position

[ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n]

election-night

n

the evening on which the votes are counted and the results of an election are announced

[ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n naɪt]

election-year

adj

Relating to or characteristic of a year in which a major election is held, especially for a national office.

[ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n jɪr]

elective

adj

Chosen by vote; filled or appointed by election.

[ɪˈlɛktɪv]

elector

n

A person who has the right to vote in an election.

[ɪˈlɛktər]

electoral

adj

relating to elections or the process of voting.

[ɪˈlek.tɚ.əl]

electorally

adv

in a manner relating to elections or electors

[ɪˈlɛktərəli]

electorate

n

all the people in a country or area who have the right to vote in an election.

[ɪˈlɛktərət]

electric

adj

Using, producing, or powered by electricity.

[ɪˈlektrɪk]
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