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- exoticadjective, noun
Originating in or characteristic of a distant foreign country.
- expandverb
To become or make larger in size, number, or amount.
- expandedadjective, verb
Made larger or more extensive.
- expandingadjective, verb
Becoming larger or more extensive.
- expansionnoun
The action of becoming larger or more extensive.
- expectverb
To regard something as likely to happen.
- expectationnoun
A strong belief that something will happen or be the case.
- expectationsnoun
Strong beliefs about what will or should happen.
- expectedadjective, verb
Regarded as likely to happen; anticipated.
- expectingverb, adjective
Believing that something will happen.
- expectsverb
Believes that something will happen.
- expeditionnoun
A journey undertaken by a group for a specific purpose, especially exploration or research.
- expelverb
To officially force someone to leave a school or organization.
- expelledadjective, verb
Forced to leave a school, organization, or place.
- expensenoun
The cost incurred in or required for something.
- expensesnoun
Costs incurred in the course of running a business or during a specific activity.
- expensiveadjective
Costing a lot of money.
- experiencenoun
Practical contact with and observation of facts or events.
- experiencedadjective, verb
Having knowledge or skill in a particular field through practice.
- experiencesnoun, verb
Events or occurrences that leave an impression.
- experiencingverb
Encountering or undergoing something.
- experimentnoun, verb
A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.
- experimentaladjective
Relating to or based on experiment or scientific testing.
- experimentingverb
Performing scientific procedures to test something.
- experimentsnoun, verb
Scientific procedures undertaken to test hypotheses.
- expertnoun, adjective
A person with extensive knowledge or skill in a particular field.
- expertisenoun
Expert skill or knowledge in a particular field.
- expertsnoun
People with extensive knowledge or skill in particular fields.
- expiredadjective, verb
No longer valid or in effect.
- explainverb
To make something clear or easy to understand by describing or giving information about it.
- explainedverb
Made something clear or easy to understand by describing it in detail.
- explainingverb
Present participle of "explain"; the act of making something clear or understandable by describing it in detail.
- explainsverb
Third person singular present tense of "explain"; makes something clear or understandable.
- explanationnoun
A statement or account that makes something clear or provides reasons for it.
- explanationsnoun
Plural of "explanation"; statements or accounts that make something clear.
- explodeverb
To burst or shatter violently as a result of rapid combustion or internal pressure.
- explodedverb
Past tense and past participle of *explode*; burst or shattered violently.
- explodesverb
Third person singular present tense of *explode*; bursts or shatters violently.
- explodingverb
Present participle of *explode*; in the process of bursting violently.
- exploitverb
To make full use of a resource or opportunity.
- exploitedverb
Past tense and past participle of *exploit*; made use of or taken advantage of.
- explorationnoun
The action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area to learn about it.
- exploreverb
To travel through an unfamiliar area to learn about it.
- explorernoun
A person who explores an unfamiliar area; an adventurer.
- exploringverb
Present participle of *explore*; traveling through an unfamiliar area.
- explosionnoun
A violent and destructive shattering or blowing apart of something.
- explosionsnoun
Plural of *explosion*; multiple violent shatterings or blasts.
- explosiveadjective
Capable of exploding or likely to explode.
- explosivesnoun
Substances capable of causing explosions; materials used for blasting or in weapons.
- exportverb
To send goods or services to another country for sale.