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- ethereal adjective (more ethereal)
1) Ethereal means very light, delicate and airy, as if it belongs to the sky or to a spirit rather than to the solid world. - ethical adjective (ethical, more ethical, most ethical)
1) Ethical means morally right, fair and honest. 2) Ethical means about right and wrong, as in "an ethical question". 3) Ethical shopping… - ethically adverb (ethically)
1) Ethically means in a way that is right and fair. 2) From a moral point of view. - ethics noun (ethics; also ethic, ethics as a subject)
Ethics are the ideas about what is right and wrong that guide how people act. - ethiopian adjective (Ethiopian); noun (an Ethiopian, Ethiopians)
1) From or to do with Ethiopia, a country in East Africa, or its people, languages and culture. 2) (noun) A person from Ethiopia. - ethnic adjective (ethnic)
Ethnic means to do with a group of people who share a culture, traditions, language or family history. - ethnologist noun (plural ethnologists)
1) An ethnologist is a person who studies different peoples, their customs and their origins. - ethnology noun
1) Ethnology is the study of different peoples, their customs, beliefs and stories. - ethylene noun (ethylene — uncountable; also ethene)
Ethylene is a colourless gas made of carbon and hydrogen; plants make it naturally, and it makes fruit ripen. - etiquette noun (etiquette, uncountable)
1) The rules of polite behaviour in a society or group, such as how to greet people, eat at table or write a letter. - etna noun, proper (Etna, also Mount Etna)
1) (a name) Etna, or Mount Etna, is a large, active volcano on the island of Sicily in southern Italy; it is the highest active volcano in… - etruscan adjective (Etruscan); noun (an Etruscan, Etruscans; the Etruscan language)
1) The Etruscans were an ancient people who lived in central Italy, in an area called Etruria (roughly modern Tuscany), before and during… - etymological adjective (etymological)
1) Etymological means to do with etymology, the history of where words come from and how their meanings and forms have changed. - etymology noun (etymology, etymologies)
Etymology is the study of where words come from and how they have changed over time. - eu abbreviation (EU = European Union); French «eu» (past form of «avoir»), Portuguese «eu» (= I) — not an English word
«EU» stands for the European Union, a group of many European countries that work together on trade, travel, laws and money. - eucalyptus noun (a eucalyptus, eucalyptuses or eucalypti; eucalyptus, the oil)
A eucalyptus is a tall tree from Australia with long, strong-smelling leaves; it is also called a gum tree. - eucharist noun (the Eucharist; also eucharist)
1) (church) The Christian service in which bread and wine are blessed and shared to remember Jesus's Last Supper; also called Holy… - eunuch noun (plural eunuchs)
1) A eunuch is a man who has been made unable to have children, who was often given work looking after the rooms of a king or queen. - euphemism noun (a euphemism, euphemisms)
A euphemism is a gentle, polite or indirect word or phrase used instead of one that sounds too harsh, rude or upsetting. - eurasian adjective (Eurasian); noun (a Eurasian, Eurasians — dated)
Eurasian means about Eurasia — Europe and Asia together, the biggest piece of land on Earth. - eureka interjection (eureka!); noun (a eureka moment)
«Eureka!» is a cry of joy when you suddenly discover or work out something. - euro noun (a euro, euros)
The euro is the money used in many countries of the European Union, such as Ireland, France, Germany, Spain and Italy. - europe proper noun (Europe)
Europe is one of the seven continents of the world. - european adjective (European); noun (a European, Europeans)
From or to do with Europe, the continent that includes countries such as France, Germany, Spain, Ireland and the UK: European countries. - ev abbreviation (EV, EVs); noun
EV stands for electric vehicle, a car, bus or bike that runs on electricity from a battery instead of petrol or diesel. - evacuate verb (evacuate, evacuates, evacuated, evacuating)
To evacuate a place is to leave it, or to make people leave it, because it is dangerous. - evacuation noun (evacuation — uncountable; an evacuation, evacuations)
An evacuation is when people leave a dangerous place quickly and in an organised way, such as a building on fire or a town before a flood. - evacuee noun (an evacuee, evacuees); verb evacuate; noun evacuation
An evacuee is a person who has been moved away from a dangerous place to somewhere safer. - evade verb (evade, evades, evaded, evading)
To escape from or keep away from someone or something, like a chaser. - evaluate verb (evaluate, evaluates, evaluated, evaluating)
To evaluate something is to judge how good, useful or successful it is, after thinking about it carefully. - evaluation noun (an evaluation, evaluations; also uncountable)
Careful judging of how good, useful or valuable something is. - evangelical adjective (evangelical, more evangelical); noun (an evangelical, evangelicals)
1) (church) Evangelical describes Christians and churches that put great weight on the Bible, on a personal faith in Jesus and on telling… - evaporate verb (evaporate, evaporates, evaporated, evaporating)
When a liquid evaporates, it slowly turns into a gas (vapour) and goes into the air, often because it is warmed. - evaporation noun (evaporation, uncountable)
Evaporation is when a liquid, usually water, slowly turns into a gas (vapour) and goes into the air. - evasion noun (evasion, evasions); verb evade; adjective evasive
Evasion is avoiding something you should do or face, like a question, a rule or a duty. - evasive adjective (evasive; more evasive, most evasive)
If someone is evasive, they avoid giving a clear, direct answer, often because they are hiding something. - evasively adverb (evasively)
1) In a way that avoids giving a clear, direct answer or avoids doing something. - eve noun (an eve, eves; Eve — a name)
The day or evening before a special day: Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve. - even adjective (even, more even); adverb (even); verb (even out, even up)
An even number can be split into two equal groups with none left over, like 2, 4, 6, 8. - evening noun (evening, evenings)
The evening is the time at the end of the day, after the afternoon and before night, from about 6 o'clock until bedtime. - evenly adverb (evenly)
1) Evenly means in equal parts, so everyone gets the same. 2) Evenly also means smoothly and in a level way, like spreading butter evenly. - event noun (an event, events)
An event is something that happens, especially something important or unusual. - eventful adjective
1) Eventful means full of things that happen, many of them exciting or important. - eventide noun (old use)
1) Eventide is an old word for evening, the time when the day is ending. - eventual adjective
1) Happening at the end of a long time or after a series of events; final. - eventually adverb (eventually)
1) Eventually means in the end, after a long time, a lot of waiting or many problems. - ever adverb
1) At any time: «Have you ever seen a whale?» 2) Always, or all the time (in phrases): ever since, for ever, ever after. 3) Used to make… - evergreen adjective (evergreen); noun (an evergreen, evergreens)
An evergreen tree or plant keeps green leaves all year round. - everlasting adjective (everlasting); noun (an everlasting — a kind of flower)
Everlasting means lasting for ever, never ending. - evermore adverb (old use, poetic)
1) Evermore means always, for all time to come. - every determiner
Every means each one of a group, with none left out: every child. - everyday adjective (everyday)
1) Everyday means usual or ordinary, used or done all the time, like everyday clothes. 2) «Every day» (two words) means each day. - everything pronoun (everything)
1) Everything means all the things, every single thing. 2) «Everything» can mean the most important thing: my dog is everything to me. - everywhere adverb; pronoun (everywhere)
1) Everywhere means in every place or to every place. - evict verb (evict, evicts, evicted, evicting)
To force someone to leave the house or land they live in, usually by law because they did not pay rent or broke the rules. - evidence noun (evidence — uncountable); verb (evidence, evidenced — formal)
Evidence is facts, signs or objects that show something is true or help to prove it. - evident adjective (evident, more evident, most evident)
1) Easy to see or understand; clear and obvious. 2) (formal) Shown by the facts, so that people can be sure of it. - evidential adjective (evidential); noun evidence
Evidential means to do with evidence or serving as evidence, the facts that show whether something is true. - evidently adverb (evidently)
Evidently means clearly or obviously, because you can see it from the signs. - evil adjective (evil, more evil, most evil); noun (evil, evils)
Evil means very bad and cruel, wanting to hurt others. - evolution noun (evolution, uncountable)
Evolution is how living things change over a very long time, from one generation to the next. - evolutionary adjective (evolutionary); noun evolution
Evolutionary means to do with evolution, the very slow change of living things over many generations, as scientists explain it. - evolve verb (evolve, evolves, evolved, evolving)
1) To evolve means to change slowly, over a very long time and many generations, as living things adapt to their surroundings: «whales… - ew interjection (informal; also «eww», «ewww»)
1) (informal) "Ew!" is a sound people make to show disgust, when something seems dirty, smelly or gross. - ewe noun (a ewe, ewes)
1) A female sheep. - ex noun (an ex, exes; informal); prefix (ex-); preposition (ex, Latin)
A person's former husband, wife, girlfriend or boyfriend: «my mum's ex». - exact adjective (exact)
1) Exact means completely correct in every detail, not more or less. 2) Exact describes someone who is careful and precise. - exactitude noun (exactitude; uncountable)
1) (formal) Exactitude is the quality of being completely exact, correct and careful about small details. - exactly adverb (exactly)
Exactly means just right, not more and not less. - exaggerate verb (exaggerate, exaggerates, exaggerated, exaggerating)
1) To exaggerate is to make something sound bigger, better, worse or more important than it really is. - exaggeration noun (an exaggeration, exaggerations; exaggeration, uncountable)
An exaggeration is a statement that makes something seem bigger, better or worse than it really is. - exam noun (exam, exams); short for examination
An exam is a test at school or college to see how much you know. - examen noun (an examen, examens)
1) (church) The examen is a short daily prayer in which a person looks back over the day, thanks God for good things and asks forgiveness… - examination noun (an examination, examinations)
An examination is a test of what you know or can do, often written; usually called an exam. - examine verb (examine, examines, examined, examining)
To examine something is to look at it very carefully to find out about it. - examiner noun (an examiner, examiners)
A person who sets or marks an exam or test, as in «The examiner marked our papers». - example noun (example, examples)
An example is one case that shows how something works or what something is like: a dog is an example of a mammal. - exasperated adjective
1) Exasperated means very angry and annoyed, so that a person can hardly hold back their temper. - exasperating adjective (exasperating, more exasperating, most exasperating); also the -ing form of the verb exasperate
1) Very annoying, making you feel cross and impatient, often because it keeps happening. - excavate verb (excavate, excavates, excavated, excavating)
To excavate means to dig carefully in the ground to find old things such as buildings, bones or tools. - excavation noun (an excavation, excavations)
Digging in the ground, especially carefully to find old things such as bones, pots and buildings. - excavator noun (an excavator, excavators); verb excavate
An excavator is a big machine with an arm and a bucket for digging up earth and rocks. - exceed verb (exceed, exceeds, exceeded, exceeding)
1) To be more than a number or amount. 2) To go beyond a limit or rule that is allowed. 3) To do better than expected. - exceeding verb, -ing form of exceed (exceed, exceeds, exceeded, exceeding); adjective (exceeding — old, formal: "of exceeding beauty"); adverb (exceedingly)
Exceeding means going above a limit or amount: "exceeding the speed limit" means driving faster than allowed. - exceedingly adverb (exceedingly)
1) Exceedingly means very or extremely. 2) (formal, old-fashioned) Exceedingly is a stiff, polite way of saying «very much». - excel verb (excel, excels, excelled, excelling); proper noun (Excel — a computer program)
To excel is to be extremely good at something, better than most others. - excellence noun (excellence) — uncountable
1) The quality of being extremely good; very high quality. 2) Being the best at something. - excellency noun (plural excellencies); used as a title: Your Excellency
A title of respect for certain high officials, such as an ambassador or a governor. - excellent adjective (excellent); interjection (Excellent!)
1) Excellent means extremely good, of the highest quality. 2) (interjection) «Excellent!» is said when you are very pleased. - excellently adverb
1) Extremely well; in a way that is of the very best quality. - except preposition, conjunction (except); verb (except — rare, formal)
1) Except means not including; leaving out. «Everyone except Tom went» means Tom did not go. 2) Except that means but, apart from the fact… - exception noun (an exception, exceptions)
An exception is a thing or person that does not follow the usual rule or pattern. - exceptional adjective (exceptional, more exceptional); adverb exceptionally
Exceptional means extremely good, much better than usual. - exceptionally adverb (exceptionally)
Exceptionally means very, much more than usual: «exceptionally clever». - excerpt noun (an excerpt, excerpts); verb (excerpt — formal)
An excerpt is a short part taken from a longer book, film, speech or piece of music. - excess noun (an excess, excesses; also uncountable); adjective
An amount that is more than is needed, allowed or usual. - excessive adjective (excessive, more excessive)
1) Excessive means too much, more than is needed or sensible. 2) Excessive can mean going beyond what is fair or allowed. - excessively adverb (excessively)
1) Excessively means too much, more than is normal, needed or healthy. - exchange noun (exchange, exchanges); verb (exchange, exchanges, exchanged, exchanging)
To exchange means to give one thing and get another thing back. - exchangeable adjective (exchangeable)
Something exchangeable can be swapped or traded for something else.
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