E — The school dictionary · page 21 2 3 4 5 6 7 8effervescentGiving off bubbles of gas; fizzy.8 sentencesefficaciousWorking well; producing the result you want, especially of a medicine or treatment.7 sentencesefficacyThe power to produce the result you want, especially of a medicine, treatment or method.8 sentencesefficiencyEfficiency is doing a job well without wasting time, energy, money or materials.12 sentencesefficientWorking well without wasting time, energy, money or materials, as in «an efficient way to tidy up».9 sentencesefficientlyIn a way that gets a job done well without wasting time, energy, money or materials.7 sentenceseffinga softer stand-in for the very rude f-word, used to add anger or force.7 sentenceseffortEffort is the hard work and energy you use to do something.11 sentenceseffortlessDone or seeming to be done without trying hard; looking easy.8 sentenceseggAn egg is the round or oval thing a hen lays, which people eat.12 sentenceseggheadA very clever person who is interested in study and ideas, sometimes seen as out of touch with real life.8 sentenceseggshellAn eggshell is the hard thin outside cover of an egg, which breaks easily.13 sentencesegoYour ego is the sense of who you are and how important you feel yourself to be.5 sentencesegressEgress is a way out of a place; an exit (formal).4 sentencesegyptianComing from or to do with Egypt, a country in north-east Africa.11 sentenceseiderAn eider is a large sea duck.5 sentenceseightEight is the number 8, one more than seven.10 sentenceseighteenEighteen is the number 18, ten and eight.10 sentenceseighteenthComing next after the seventeenth in order; number 18 in a line or list.9 sentenceseightfoldEight times as much or as many: «The price rose eightfold.».9 sentenceseighthEighth means number 8 in order, after the seventh.11 sentenceseightiethThe ordinal number for 80: coming after the seventy-ninth and before the eighty-first.8 sentenceseightyEighty is the number 80, eight tens.9 sentenceseinsteinAlbert Einstein was a famous German-born scientist who studied light, time, gravity and energy, and is known for the idea E = mc².8 sentenceseitherEither means one or the other of two: you can have either an apple or a pear.12 sentencesejaculateTo cry out something suddenly, in surprise or excitement.4 sentencesejectTo push or throw something out with force.11 sentencesejectionEjection is pushing or throwing something out with force.9 sentenceselThe name of the letter L.10 sentenceselaborateHaving many parts or details; carefully planned and complicated: «an elaborate costume».11 sentenceselandA very large African antelope with spiral horns on both males and females, light brown colour and a hanging fold of skin on the throat; it…8 sentenceselapseOf time: to pass by.8 sentenceselapsedWhen time has elapsed, it has passed.9 sentenceselasticElastic is a material that stretches and then goes back to its shape, often sewn into clothes.12 sentenceselasticityThe ability of a material to stretch or bend and then go back to its original shape.8 sentenceselbowYour elbow is the joint in the middle of your arm where it bends.10 sentenceselderElder means older, often said of a brother or sister: «my elder sister».12 sentenceselderlyElderly is a polite word for old, used about people.11 sentenceseldestEldest means oldest, used for people in the same family: «my eldest brother».10 sentenceselectTo choose someone for a job or position by voting.12 sentenceselectedElected means chosen by people voting.10 sentenceselectionAn election is when people vote to choose someone, like a leader, a government or a class representative.10 sentenceselectorAn elector is a person who has the right to vote in an election.9 sentenceselectoralElectoral means to do with elections, where people vote to choose leaders or representatives.8 sentenceselectorateThe electorate is all the people in a country or area who are allowed to vote in an election.9 sentenceselectricElectric means using or working by electricity, like an electric kettle or electric car.12 sentenceselectricalUsing or to do with electricity.10 sentenceselectricianAn electrician is a person whose job is to put in, check and repair electrical wires, sockets, lights and machines.7 sentenceselectricityA kind of energy that flows through wires and powers lights, machines and devices.13 sentenceselectrocuteTo electrocute means to hurt or kill a person or animal with a strong electric shock.7 sentenceselectrocutionBeing killed or badly hurt by an electric shock.8 sentenceselectrolyteA liquid or paste that lets electricity pass through it because it has ions (charged particles) in it, as in a battery.8 sentenceselectromagnetAn electromagnet is a magnet made by passing electricity through a coil of wire, often wrapped around an iron core; it works only while th…7 sentenceselectronAn electron is a tiny particle, much smaller than an atom, that has a negative electric charge and moves around the nucleus (centre) of an…10 sentenceselectronicElectronic describes machines and devices that work using tiny electric circuits and chips, like phones, computers and games.9 sentenceselectronicallyBy using electronic devices such as computers, phones or the internet.8 sentenceselectronicsElectronics are devices that use electricity and tiny parts like chips to work, such as phones, computers and games consoles.8 sentenceseleganceGrace and good taste in the way something looks, moves or is made.4 sentenceselegantGraceful and stylish in how something looks or moves.10 sentenceselegantlyIn a graceful, stylish and tasteful way.4 sentenceselementOne part or feature of something bigger: «an element of surprise».16 sentenceselementaryVery simple and basic, the first thing to learn.5 sentenceselementsParts or features that make up something: «the elements of a story».12 sentenceselephantAn elephant is a very large grey animal with a long trunk, big ears and usually tusks; it lives in Africa and Asia.9 sentenceselevateTo lift something up to a higher position.10 sentenceselevatedElevated means raised up higher than the ground or things around it.11 sentenceselevationThe height of a place above sea level.10 sentenceselevatorAn elevator is a machine like a small room that carries people or things up and down between floors of a building (US and Canada; called a…10 sentenceselevenEleven is the number 11, one more than ten.10 sentenceseleventhEleventh means number 11 in order.11 sentenceselfAn elf is a small magical creature in stories and folk tales, often with pointed ears, who can be helpful or tricky.11 sentenceselfinSmall, delicate and magical, like an elf or a fairy.4 sentenceselicitTo get a reaction, answer or information from someone, often by asking questions or doing something.7 sentenceseligibilityHaving the right to do or get something because you meet the rules, such as the right age, address or qualifications.7 sentenceseligibleAllowed to do or get something because you meet the rules, as in «eligible to vote» or «eligible for free school meals».9 sentenceseliminateTo eliminate means to remove or get rid of something completely.10 sentenceseliminationRemoving or getting rid of something completely.9 sentenceseliteThe elite is a small group of people who are the best at something, or who have the most power, money or importance.9 sentenceselixirA magic drink said to cure all illness or give long life.5 sentenceselizabethanBelonging to the time of Queen Elizabeth I of England, or in the style of that time.4 sentenceselkIn Britain and Europe: the largest kind of deer, with huge flat antlers and a long face; the same animal is called a moose in North America.8 sentencesellThe name of the letter L.9 sentencesellipsisThe punctuation mark of three dots (…) that shows words are missing or that a sentence trails off.10 sentencesellipticalShaped like an ellipse, a stretched circle or oval, as in «an elliptical orbit».10 sentenceselmAn elm is a tall tree with rough, oval leaves with jagged edges.9 sentenceselongateTo make something longer, or to become longer.8 sentenceselongatedLonger and thinner than usual; stretched out.7 sentenceselongationElongation is making something longer or becoming longer, by stretching or growing.8 sentenceseloquenceThe skill of speaking or writing well in a way that moves people.4 sentenceseloquentAble to speak or write well, clearly and movingly, so that people are persuaded or touched.10 sentenceselsewhereIn or to another place, somewhere else.8 sentenceseludeTo escape from someone or something by being clever or fast, so they cannot catch or find you.5 sentenceselysiumA place of perfect peace and happiness, a heavenly land where good people are sent after death (old use in myths).4 sentencesemA spoken short form of "them", often written 'em.12 sentencesemailAn email is a message sent from one computer or phone to another over the internet.11 sentencesemanationSomething that comes out from a source, such as a light, a smell or a spirit.4 sentencesemancipatedFreed from slavery.9 sentencesemancipationBeing set free from slavery or from strict control by others.8 sentencesembalmTo embalm a dead body is to treat it with special chemicals or salts so it does not rot quickly.9 sentencesembankmentA long bank of earth or stone built to carry a road or railway, or to stop a river from flooding.9 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/page/2/