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- earthenwarenoun
Pottery made of porous clay fired at relatively low temperatures.
- earthlingnoun
An inhabitant of the planet Earth, especially when contrasted with beings from other planets.
- earthlyadjective
Relating to the earth or human life on earth, as opposed to heaven or the spiritual realm.
- earthquakenoun
A sudden and violent shaking of the ground caused by movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
- earthquakesnoun
Plural of earthquake; multiple occurrences of sudden, violent ground shaking.
- earthworknoun
A large artificial bank of earth, especially one used as a fortification or boundary.
- earthwormnoun
A burrowing annelid worm that lives in soil and helps aerate and enrich it.
- earthyadjective
Resembling or suggestive of earth or soil.
- earwaxnoun
A yellowish waxy substance secreted in the ear canal, which protects and cleans the ear.
- earwignoun
A small elongated insect with pincers at the rear of its abdomen, belonging to the order Dermaptera.
- easenoun
Absence of difficulty or effort.
- easelnoun
A wooden frame used to hold a canvas or board for painting.
- easementnoun
(law) A right to cross or otherwise use someone else's land for a specified purpose.
- easieradjective
Comparative form of easy; requiring less effort or presenting fewer difficulties than something else.
- easiestadjective
Superlative form of easy; requiring the least effort or presenting the fewest difficulties.
- easilyadverb
Without difficulty or effort.
- easinessnoun
The quality of being easy; lack of difficulty.
- easingnoun
The act or process of making something less severe, difficult, or painful.
- eastnoun
The direction where the sun rises; one of the four cardinal directions.
- eastboundadjective
Traveling or leading toward the east.
- easternoun
The most important Christian festival, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25.
- easterlyadjective
In, toward, or from the east.
- easternadjective
Situated in, directed toward, or facing the east.
- easyadjective
Achieved without great effort; presenting few difficulties.
- eatverb
To put food into the mouth, chew, and swallow it.
- eatenverb
Past participle of eat; having consumed food.
- eaternoun
A person who eats, especially in a specified way or at a specified time.
- eatingverb
Present participle of eat; the action of consuming food.
- eatsverb
Third person singular present tense of eat; consumes food.
- eccentricadjective
(Of a person or behavior) unconventional and slightly strange.
- echonoun
A sound that is reflected off a surface and heard again.
- echoesnoun
Plural of echo; multiple reflected sounds.
- echoingverb
Present participle of echo; reflecting sound.
- eclipsenoun
An astronomical event where one celestial body passes into the shadow of another.
- economicadjective
Relating to economics or the economy.
- economicsnoun
The branch of knowledge concerned with the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth.
- economynoun
The system of production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services in a region or country.
- ecstasynoun
An overwhelming feeling of great happiness or joyful excitement.
- edproper_noun
A masculine given name, typically a diminutive of Edward, Edmund, or Edwin.
- eddieproper_noun
A masculine given name, a diminutive form of Edward or other names beginning with Ed-.
- eddynoun
A circular movement of water, air, or other fluid that forms when a current flows past an obstacle.
- edenproper_noun
(Biblical) The garden where Adam and Eve lived according to the Book of Genesis; the Garden of Eden.
- edgarproper_noun
A masculine given name of Old English origin.
- edgenoun
The outer or furthest point of something.
- edgesnoun
Plural of edge; the outer limits or boundaries of an object, area, or surface.
- edgyadjective
Tense, nervous, or irritable.
- edibleadjective
Fit to be eaten; safe for consumption as food.
- edieproper_noun
A feminine given name, typically a diminutive of Edith.
- edinburghproper_noun
The capital city of Scotland, located on the east coast.
- edisonproper_noun
A surname of English origin.