Words Starting With E

All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).

Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.

simple past and past participle of eagle

The immature young of an eagle; an eagle chick.

present participle and gerund of eagle

Alternative form of yeanling (“newborn goat or sheep”).

Lack of difficulty; the ability to do something easily.

plural of ease

Comfortable; at ease.

Able to be eaten; edible.

past participle of eat

Easy; not hard or difficult.

Alternative form of eaves (“the underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building”)

Having eaves (of a specified number or kind).

Having receded, or reduced in amount, intensity, or importance; diminished.

The eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens.

present participle and gerund of ebb

Ebony; an ebony tree.

A hard, dense, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical trees, especially of the genus Diospyros.

Enthusiastic; high-spirited.

Producing abortion of a fetus or accelerating childbirth, oxytocic.

An echelle grating.

A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society.

Any of the small spined monotremes in the family Tachyglossidae, the four extant species of which are found in Australia and southern New Guinea.

plural of echidna

Any of several plants, of genus Echinacea, having pinkish-purple flowers.

prickly; bristly

plural of echinus

plural of echinococcus

A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer.

simple past and past participle of echo

Of or pertaining to an echo

present participle and gerund of echo

To locate by means of echolocation.

Proper, real, genuine, true to type.

Alternative spelling of éclat.

Selecting a mixture of what appears to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles.

The great circle on the celestial sphere that is the mean apparent path of the sun as viewed from the earth.

The complete destruction of an ecosystem due to human activities, such as due to exploitation of resources, nuclear warfare, or the dumping of harmful chemicals.

The branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms with their environment and with each other.

Pertaining to an economy.

The commission of usually illegal acts of sabotage motivated by environmentalism.

A transition area between two adjacent ecological communities (ecosystems).

A phenotype that is adapted to a specific environment.

Of or relating to ectasia.

An organism developed by ectogenesis.

An impression (in wax, clay, &c.) of a seal or medal.

Fresh green soybeans boiled as a vegetable.

Relating to, or determined by, conditions of the soil, especially as it relates to biological systems.

simple past and past participle of eddy

A plant (Colocasia esculenta, but often identified as Colocasia antiquorum, among numerous other synonyms), which is usually considered a variety of C. esculenta, with edible…

A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.

present participle and gerund of eddy

An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.

plural of edema

Alternative form of Edenic.

Lacking teeth.

The boundary line of a surface.

simple past and past participle of edge

In an edgy manner