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- excise noun (excise — uncountable); verb (excise, excises, excised, excising)
Excise, or excise duty, is a tax that the government puts on certain goods made or sold in the country, such as petrol, alcohol and tobacco. - excitable adjective (excitable, more excitable)
Excitable describes a person or animal that gets excited, nervous or upset very easily. - excite verb (excite, excites, excited, exciting)
To excite someone is to make them feel very happy, eager and full of energy about something. - excited adjective (excited, more excited, most excited); verb (past form of excite)
Excited means feeling very happy and full of energy because something good is happening or will happen. - excitedly adverb
1) In an excited way; full of eager, happy energy or strong feeling. - excitement noun (excitement, uncountable; an excitement, excitements — rare)
Excitement is the strong happy feeling you have when you are looking forward to something or when something fun or surprising is happening. - exciting adjective (exciting, more exciting, most exciting); verb form (excite, excites, excited, exciting)
Exciting means making you feel very happy and eager, wanting to know what happens next. - exclaim verb (exclaim, exclaims, exclaimed, exclaiming)
1) To say or shout something suddenly and loudly because you feel surprise, joy, anger or pain. - exclamation noun (an exclamation, exclamations)
1) An exclamation is a short, sudden word or phrase said loudly to show surprise, anger, pain, joy or another strong feeling, like «Wow!»… - exclude verb (exclude, excludes, excluded, excluding)
To keep someone or something out; not to let them join or take part. - exclusion noun (exclusion — uncountable; an exclusion, exclusions)
Keeping someone or something out, or leaving them out: the exclusion of girls from the team. - exclusive adjective (exclusive, more exclusive); noun (an exclusive, exclusives)
Exclusive means only for one person or group, not shared with others. - exclusively adverb (from the adjective «exclusive»)
1) Only; for one person, group or thing and nobody or nothing else. 2) Completely and only (made exclusively of wood). - excrement noun (excrement, uncountable)
1) (formal) Solid waste that comes out of the body of a person or animal; poo. - excrete verb (excrete, excretes, excreted, excreting); noun excretion
1) (science) To get rid of waste from the body, such as poo, urine (wee), sweat or carbon dioxide. - excreting verb -ing form of excrete (excrete, excretes, excreted, excreting)
Excreting is getting rid of waste from the body, such as urine (wee), faeces (poo) or sweat. - excretion noun (excretion, excretions); verb excrete
Excretion is how living things get rid of waste that their bodies have made, such as urine, sweat and carbon dioxide. - excruciating adjective; verb form (excruciate — rare)
1) Extremely painful. 2) (informal) Terribly embarrassing, boring or awkward, so that you can hardly bear it. - excruciatingly adverb
1) Extremely painfully. 2) (informal) Extremely, in a way that is hard to bear, as in «excruciatingly slow» or «excruciatingly… - excursion noun (an excursion, excursions)
An excursion is a short trip, often with a group, to visit a place for fun or to learn, and then come back. - excuse noun (an excuse, excuses — said ex-KYOOS); verb (excuse, excuses, excused, excusing — said ex-KYOOZ)
An excuse is a reason you give to explain why you did something wrong or did not do something, often not the real reason. - execute verb (execute, executes, executed, executing)
To kill someone as a punishment ordered by a court or ruler. - executed verb, past form of execute (execute, executes, executed, executing); adjective
Executed means carried out or done, as in «a perfectly executed plan» or «executed a jump». - executing -ing form of the verb execute (execute, executes, executed, executing)
Doing or carrying out a plan, order, task or movement. - execution noun (an execution, executions)
An execution is the killing of a person as an official punishment for a crime, decided by a court or ruler. - executioner noun (plural executioners)
A person whose job is to put a criminal to death, as a punishment ordered by a court. - executive noun (an executive, executives); adjective (executive)
An executive is a person with an important job in a company, who makes decisions and manages others. - executor noun (an executor, executors)
An executor is the person named in a will to carry out what it says after the person who made it has died: sharing out money and things. - exemplary adjective
Very good; so good that it is an example for others to copy: exemplary behaviour. - exemplify verb (exemplify, exemplifies, exemplified, exemplifying)
1) (formal) To be a typical example of something. 2) (formal) To give an example to show what you mean. - exempt adjective; verb (exempt, exempts, exempted, exempting)
Free from a rule, duty or payment that others must follow: Children are exempt from the charge. - exemption noun (an exemption, exemptions; uncountable)
An exemption is official permission not to do something that others must do. - exercise noun (exercise, uncountable; an exercise, exercises); verb (exercise, exercises, exercised, exercising)
Exercise is moving your body to keep fit and healthy, like running, swimming or playing sport. - exert verb (exert, exerts, exerted, exerting)
To exert a force or pressure is to push, pull or press with it. - exertion noun (exertion, exertions)
1) Hard physical or mental effort. 2) Using strength or power to do something. - exhalation noun (an exhalation, exhalations; also uncountable)
1) Breathing out: pushing air out of your lungs. 2) The air, steam or smell that is breathed out or given off. - exhale verb (exhale, exhales, exhaled, exhaling)
To breathe out: Exhale slowly through your mouth. - exhaust verb (exhaust, exhausts, exhausted, exhausting); noun (an exhaust, exhausts; exhaust — the gases)
To exhaust someone means to make them extremely tired. - exhausted adjective (exhausted); also the past form of «exhaust» (exhaust, exhausts, exhausted, exhausting)
1) Exhausted means extremely tired, with no energy left. 2) Exhausted means completely used up, so none is left. - exhaustion noun (exhaustion — uncountable)
Exhaustion is the state of being extremely tired, with no energy left. - exhaustive adjective (exhaustive; more exhaustive, most exhaustive)
Something exhaustive is complete and thorough, covering every part or every possibility. - exhibit verb (exhibit, exhibits, exhibited, exhibiting); noun (an exhibit, exhibits)
To exhibit means to show things publicly, especially in a museum or gallery: they exhibited our paintings. - exhibition noun (an exhibition, exhibitions)
A public show of things such as paintings, objects or animals, often in a museum or gallery. - exhilarating adjective; verb form (exhilarate, exhilarates, exhilarated, exhilarating)
Making you feel very happy, excited and full of energy. - exhortation noun (an exhortation, exhortations)
An exhortation is a strong, serious request or speech that urges people to do something. - exhume verb (exhumes, exhumed, exhuming)
To dig up a body that has been buried, usually to examine it or move it. - exile noun (exile, uncountable — the state; an exile, exiles — a person); verb (exile, exiles, exiled, exiling)
Exile is being forced to live away from your own country, often as a punishment or for safety. - exist verb (exist, exists, existed, existing); noun: existence
1) To be real; to be present in the world or in a place. 2) To live or stay alive, especially in a hard way (to exist on very little food). - existence noun (existence, existences)
Being real or being alive; the fact that something exists. - existential adjective (existential)
Existential means to do with existence, especially the big questions about why we exist and what life means. - exit noun (an exit, exits); verb (exit, exits, exited, exiting)
A door or way out of a building, room, vehicle or motorway. - exodus noun (an exodus; Exodus — the book)
1) (Bible) Exodus is the second book of the Bible, telling how Moses led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt, through the Red Sea, to… - exonerated verb past form of exonerate (exonerate, exonerates, exonerated, exonerating); adjective (exonerated)
If someone is exonerated, they are officially shown or declared not guilty of something they were blamed or accused of. - exoplanet noun (an exoplanet, exoplanets)
1) An exoplanet is a planet that goes around a star other than our Sun. - exoskeleton noun (an exoskeleton, exoskeletons)
1) An exoskeleton is a hard outer covering that supports and protects the body of animals such as insects, spiders, crabs and lobsters… - exotic adjective (exotic; more exotic, most exotic)
Exotic means coming from or belonging to a faraway country, especially a hot one, and seeming unusual and exciting. - expand verb (expand, expands, expanded, expanding)
To expand is to become bigger, or to make something bigger. - expanse noun (an expanse, expanses)
An expanse is a very wide, open area of land, sea, sky or something else. - expansion noun (expansion, expansions; usually uncountable)
1) Getting bigger in size, amount or space. 2) (science) The way a material takes up more space when it gets warmer. 3) The growth of a… - expect verb (expect, expects, expected, expecting)
To think or believe that something will happen: I expect it will rain. - expectancy noun (expectancy, expectancies)
Expectancy is the feeling that something exciting or important is about to happen. - expectation noun (an expectation, expectations)
An expectation is a belief that something will happen. - expecting phrase (adjective use of «expect»: be expecting, is expecting, was expecting; «expecting a baby»); verb (expect, expects, expected, expecting)
1) (euphemism) pregnant, going to have a baby. 2) waiting for something you think will come or happen: «I'm expecting a parcel». 3)… - expectoration noun (expectoration; uncountable)
Expectoration is coughing up and spitting out mucus (phlegm) from the chest and throat. - expedient noun (plural expedients); adjective
Useful and suitable for getting a result quickly, even if it is not the best or fairest way. - expedite verb (expedite, expedites, expedited, expediting) — (formal)
1) (formal) To make something happen faster; to speed up a process. - expedition noun (an expedition, expeditions)
An expedition is a long, organised journey to a far place, especially to explore, study or climb. - expeditious adjective (expeditious, more expeditious)
1) (formal) Quick and efficient; done fast and without wasting time. - expel verb (expel, expels, expelled, expelling)
To expel a pupil is to make them leave a school for good because they behaved very badly. - expelling verb -ing form of expel (expel, expels, expelled, expelling)
Expelling someone is officially making them leave a school, club or country because of bad behaviour. - expend verb (expend, expends, expended, expending)
1) (formal) To use or spend energy, time, effort or money. 2) (formal) To use up completely. - expenditure noun (expenditure, expenditures; often uncountable) — formal
1) (formal) The total amount of money spent. 2) (formal) Using up energy, time or effort. - expense noun (an expense, expenses; expense, uncountable)
Expense is the amount of money something costs. - expensive adjective (expensive, more expensive, most expensive)
1) Expensive means costing a lot of money. - experience noun (experience, experiences; uncountable for knowledge); verb (experience, experiences, experienced, experiencing)
Experience is knowledge or skill you get by doing or seeing things over time. - experiment noun (an experiment, experiments); verb (experiment, experiments, experimented, experimenting)
A test done carefully to find out something, check an idea, or see what happens. - experimental adjective (experimental; more experimental)
Experimental means to do with experiments, tests done to find something out («experimental results»). - experimentation noun (experimentation; uncountable)
Experimentation is the process of trying out experiments to test ideas and find things out. - experimenter noun (an experimenter, experimenters)
1) A person who does experiments, especially in science. 2) A person who likes trying new things to see what happens. - expert noun (an expert, experts); adjective (expert — very skilled)
1) A person who knows a lot about a subject or is very skilled at something. 2) Very skilled or knowing a lot (an expert swimmer). - expertise noun (expertise, uncountable)
1) Special skill or knowledge in a subject that comes from study, training or experience, as in «medical expertise». - expiate verb (expiates, expiated, expiating)
To make up for a wrong or sin by suffering or doing something good, so that the guilt is removed. - expire verb (expire, expires, expired, expiring)
When something expires, it stops being valid or usable after a certain time, like a ticket, card or password. - expired verb (expire, expires, expired, expiring); adjective (expired)
1) (euphemism, medical or formal) died. 2) came to the end of the time it is valid or allowed: «My passport has expired». 3) (of food or… - expiry noun (expiry; an expiry)
Expiry is the end of the time when something can be used or is valid, such as a ticket, card or passport. - explain verb (explain, explains, explained, explaining)
1) To make something clear or easy to understand by describing it. 2) To give a reason for something: «Can you explain why you were late?» - explanation noun (explanation, explanations)
An explanation is what you say or write to make something clear and easy to understand: an explanation of how plants grow. - expletive noun (an expletive, expletives); adjective (formal)
An expletive is a swear word or rude exclamation, said when angry, hurt or surprised. - explicit adjective (explicit); adverb explicitly
Said clearly and fully, so nobody can be confused, as in «explicit instructions». - explicitly adverb (explicitly)
In a clear and direct way, saying exactly what you mean so there is no doubt, as in «She explicitly told us not to touch it». - explode verb (explode, explodes, exploded, exploding)
To explode means to burst apart with a loud bang and great force. - exploit verb (exploit, exploits, exploited, exploiting); noun (an exploit, exploits)
To use someone unfairly for your own gain, like paying workers too little or tricking children. - exploitation noun (exploitation, exploitations — the plural is rare)
Treating people unfairly to get something from them, for example making them work hard for very little pay. - exploited verb, past form of exploit (exploit, exploits, exploited, exploiting); adjective (exploited)
Treated unfairly by someone who uses you for their own gain, for example made to work hard for very little pay. - exploration noun (exploration, explorations); verb explore; noun explorer
Exploration is travelling to and looking around a place to find out what is there, especially a place nobody knows well. - explore verb (explore, explores, explored, exploring)
To travel around a place you do not know, to find out what it is like. - explorer noun (an explorer, explorers)
An explorer is a person who travels to unknown or little-known places to find out about them. - explosion noun (an explosion, explosions)
A sudden loud bursting of something with great force, heat and noise, as when a bomb or gas goes off. - explosive adjective (explosive, more explosive); noun (an explosive, explosives)
An explosive is a substance or device that can blow up, such as dynamite or a bomb. - explosively adverb (explosively)
In a sudden, loud and violent way, like an explosion, as in «The balloon burst explosively».
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