English Wordbook/E

Staff E of the English Wordbook.

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eager adj keen, hungry ease vb allay easy adj soft ebony adj & n black, blackwood ebullition n outburst, flare-up, blowup ecclesiastical adj churchly, church economics n wealthlore edible adj eatable, eatbear educate vb teach educated adj learned education n learning, teaching effort n work, tew ego n I, pride egotism n selflove egregious adj outstanding egressive adj outflowing elaborate adj overwrought electricity n wattflow, thunderflow, thundermight, thundersprack, ghostfire, lecky elevate vb hoist, lift, heave up, raise elevator n lift elongate vb lengthen email vb wirewrite, thundersend email n wirewrit, thunderwrit embrace vb hug, beclip, umgripe embroidery n needlework, needlecraft embryo n wightbloom emerge vb arise, unwhelm, forthcome emigrate vb outwander emigration n outwandering emotion n feeling emphasize vb underscore employ vb hire employee n underling, worker, underworker, staff employer n hirer employment n work en- pref um(be)-  encircle vb beclip, beset enchant vb spellbind enclose vb umfold, shut in, hem enclosure n haw, paddock, field, yard encumber vb burden, hinder encumbrance n burden, hindering encyclopedia n wisdombook endeavour vb undertake, seek endeavour n undertaking, ettle endure vb undergo, dree, withstand enemy n foe enervate vb weaken, unsettle, faze engaged adj betrothed en mass adv in bulk en route phrase on way ensue vb follow enter vb go into, come into, begin enter(data entry) vb input enterprise n undertaking entirely adv outright entrance n way in, ingang ensnare vb swarl envelop vb overspread, bewrap envelope n overspread, errandwritholder environment n lifescape envision vb foresee, mindsee ephemeral adj fleeting, short-lived equal adj even equal n match equality n evenhood, evenness equate vb liken equip vb be-gear, graith, bedight, outfit equipment n gear, graith equivalent adj crossmatching, worthwhile equivalent n crossmatch, match era n timestretch, time, world erect n upright erection n hardon, uprighting, building erotic adj lewd, kinky eruption n outbreak especially adv moreso, above all, mainly establish vb build, begin, settle estimate vb & n guess, forecast estuary n firth esurient adj hungry, greedy et al(ia) phr and others et cetera phr and so on, and the like, and others, and so forth eternal adj everlasting ethnic minority n outlandish fellowship etymology n truewordlore, wordbirthlore, sothwudlore evade vb dodge event n happening eventually adv in time evolve vb unfold, grow example n lodestar, loadstar example (for) n thus exaptation n kludging exceed vb overtake, overshoot, outstrip exception n standout excessive adj overmuch exchange vb swap exclude vb outshut excoriate vb chide excrement n keich excuse vb forgive ex– prefix former, erstwhile exaggerate vb overplay, overdo exaggeration n overblowing, whid exhaust vb overwork, wear out, forspend, tire exile vb & n outcast exist vb be existence n being exit n way out, outgang exotic vb outlandish expand vb swell, spread expanse n spread expedition n ladenfare expel vb drive out, outcast, throw out expenditure(s) n outgoing(s) expensive adj dear experience vb undergo expertise n know-how explain vb tell thoroughly of exploit vb overwork expose vb bare expulsion n outcast, driving out, throwing out extend vb lengthen, outstretch, stretch; ~ for span extent n length, breadth exterior adj outer exterior n outside exterminate vb wipe out, kill all external adj outward, outer extinguish vb Douse, dout, put out extraordinary adj amazing, geason extra adj spare, more extra time n overtime extrovert adj outgoing