--- title: E — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 22 description: The 819 words of the English dictionary under E, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/22/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / E # E — The English dictionary · page 22 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) To name things one by one, like making a list.[↗](../../enumerate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal, maths) To count things, or to find how many there are.[↗](../../enumerate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Enumerate the planets in order from the Sun.[↗](../../enumerate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She enumerated all the reasons she wanted a dog.[↗](../../enumerate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Enumerate all the ways to make 10p with 1p and 5p coins.[↗](../../enumerate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The report enumerates the safety rules.[↗](../../enumerate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Can you enumerate the colours of the rainbow?[↗](../../enumerate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher enumerated the steps of the experiment.[↗](../../enumerate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **enumeration** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Counting or naming things one by one.[↗](../../enumeration/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) A numbered or ordered list of things.[↗](../../enumeration/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (maths) Listing all possible cases or arrangements to count them.[↗](../../enumeration/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The enumeration of all the outfits gave twelve different ways.[↗](../../enumeration/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · His enumeration of excuses was very long.[↗](../../enumeration/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Careful enumeration helps you find every possible pair.[↗](../../enumeration/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The report begins with an enumeration of the main risks.[↗](../../enumeration/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The census is an enumeration of everyone living in the country.[↗](../../enumeration/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Use enumeration to list the ways to make 10p.[↗](../../enumeration/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **enunciate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To say words clearly and carefully, sounding each part.[↗](../../enunciate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) To state an idea, plan or belief clearly: «enunciate a principle».[↗](../../enunciate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Please enunciate so everyone at the back can hear.[↗](../../enunciate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The actor enunciated every word of the poem.[↗](../../enunciate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · When you read in church, enunciate clearly and slowly.[↗](../../enunciate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The head teacher enunciated the new rules at assembly.[↗](../../enunciate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Practise tongue twisters to help you enunciate.[↗](../../enunciate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She enunciated "thank you" very carefully in Irish.[↗](../../enunciate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **envelop** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To envelop something is to cover or wrap it all round so that it cannot be seen clearly.[↗](../../envelop/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Fog enveloped the village.[↗](../../envelop/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She enveloped the baby in a warm blanket.[↗](../../envelop/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Darkness envelops the forest at night.[↗](../../envelop/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A thick cloud enveloped the mountain top.[↗](../../envelop/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · And if I say: 'Surely the darkness shall envelop me, and the light about me shall be night'; (Writings PSA.139.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../envelop/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **envelope** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An envelope is a flat paper cover in which you put a letter or card before posting it.[↗](../../envelope/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An envelope can be any covering that wraps something, like the layer of gases around a planet.[↗](../../envelope/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To envelop something is to wrap it or surround it completely.[↗](../../envelope/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Put the letter in the envelope and lick the flap.[↗](../../envelope/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Write the address clearly on the envelope.[↗](../../envelope/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Stick the stamp in the top right corner of the envelope.[↗](../../envelope/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She opened the envelope and found a birthday card.[↗](../../envelope/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The winner's name was in a sealed envelope.[↗](../../envelope/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We did a quick sum on the back of an envelope.[↗](../../envelope/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The pilot liked to push the envelope.[↗](../../envelope/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The Dryad saw herself enveloped in lace and silk, like the women of wealth and of high birth around her.[↗](../../envelope/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **enviable** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Something enviable is so good that other people wish they had it or were in its place.[↗](../../enviable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Winning the prize was an enviable honour.[↗](../../enviable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She has an enviable collection of books.[↗](../../enviable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He is in the enviable position of having two weeks off.[↗](../../enviable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Her life seems enviable to me.[↗](../../enviable/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **envious** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Wanting something that someone else has, and feeling unhappy or annoyed that you do not have it; jealous.[↗](../../envious/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Tom was envious of his friend's new bike.[↗](../../envious/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Joseph's brothers were envious of his special coat.[↗](../../envious/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She cast envious looks at the girl with the puppy.[↗](../../envious/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I'm a bit envious that you're going to the beach.[↗](../../envious/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Being envious made him unhappy all day.[↗](../../envious/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The envious stepsisters were cruel to Cinderella.[↗](../../envious/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · And with this the envious brother was forced to be content.[↗](../../envious/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Be not thou envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them.[↗](../../envious/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.24.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../envious/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious at the wicked; (Writings PRO.24.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../envious/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.[↗](../../envious/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.37.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../envious/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **environment** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The environment is the natural world — air, water, land, plants and animals — that all living things depend on.[↗](../../environment/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An environment is the surroundings and conditions where a person, animal or plant lives or works.[↗](../../environment/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In computing, an environment is the set of programs and settings you work in.[↗](../../environment/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We should protect the environment by recycling.[↗](../../environment/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Litter is bad for the environment.[↗](../../environment/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A polar bear's environment is cold and icy.[↗](../../environment/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Plants need the right environment to grow.[↗](../../environment/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our school wants a safe, friendly environment.[↗](../../environment/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Cars that burn petrol pollute the environment.[↗](../../environment/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Camels are adapted to a desert environment.[↗](../../environment/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Saving water is good for the environment.[↗](../../environment/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **environmental** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Environmental means about the natural world — air, water, land, plants and animals — and how people affect it.[↗](../../environmental/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Environmental can mean about the surroundings or conditions around someone, like noise or light.[↗](../../environmental/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Plastic in the sea is a big environmental problem.[↗](../../environmental/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our school has an environmental club.[↗](../../environmental/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Cutting down forests causes environmental damage.[↗](../../environmental/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Environmental scientists study rivers and soil.[↗](../../environmental/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Is this packaging environmentally friendly?[↗](../../environmental/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The new road had an environmental report.[↗](../../environmental/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Greta Thunberg is an environmental campaigner.[↗](../../environmental/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **environs** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* The area all around a place.[↗](../../environs/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He fixed these as testimonies of the Triad, the Heptad, and the Dodecad; the twelve constellations rulers of the world, the Dragon (THELE) Tali which environs the universe, and the microcosm, man.[↗](../../environs/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)[↗](../../environs/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **envisage** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) To imagine or picture something that might happen in the future.[↗](../../envisage/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) To expect or plan something: «We envisage finishing by summer».[↗](../../envisage/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Can you envisage living on Mars?[↗](../../envisage/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The architect envisaged a school full of light.[↗](../../envisage/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I never envisaged that we would win the cup.[↗](../../envisage/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · It is envisaged that the new bridge will open next year.[↗](../../envisage/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Close your eyes and envisage a quiet beach.[↗](../../envisage/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The plan envisages more trees on every street.[↗](../../envisage/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **envision** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To envision something is to imagine it or picture it in your mind, especially something in the future.[↗](../../envision/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To envision a plan is to expect or hope that it will happen in a certain way.[↗](../../envision/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Close your eyes and envision your dream bedroom.[↗](../../envision/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The architect envisioned a building made of glass.[↗](../../envision/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I never envisioned winning the race.[↗](../../envision/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Envision what the town might look like in 100 years.[↗](../../envision/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She envisions becoming a vet.[↗](../../envision/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The team envisioned a garden on the roof.[↗](../../envision/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Meroz has argued that the SY envisions Wisdom \[חָכְמָה Chochmah\] as a co-participant with God in the Work of Creation.[↗](../../envision/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../envision/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **envoy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An envoy is a person sent by a government or a ruler to take a message to another country or to talk for them.[↗](../../envoy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A special envoy is someone sent to deal with one problem, such as peace talks.[↗](../../envoy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The king sent an envoy to the queen of the next kingdom.[↗](../../envoy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A UN envoy is trying to arrange peace talks.[↗](../../envoy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The envoy brought a letter from the emperor.[↗](../../envoy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The president's special envoy visited the region.[↗](../../envoy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Envoys travelled for weeks on horseback in the old days.[↗](../../envoy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The envoy was treated as an honoured guest.[↗](../../envoy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Should you send an envoy to the island he will take ten years to get there and ten more to return—twenty years in all.[↗](../../envoy/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **envy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Envy is the unhappy feeling of wanting something that someone else has, like their toys, skills or luck.[↗](../../envy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To envy someone is to wish you had what they have.[↗](../../envy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Someone or something that is «the envy of» others is admired and wanted by them.[↗](../../envy/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (church) Envy is one of the seven deadly sins in Christian teaching.[↗](../../envy/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She felt envy when her friend got a new bike.[↗](../../envy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I envy you; you get to go to the beach\![↗](../../envy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The queen was green with envy of Snow White's beauty.[↗](../../envy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our new playground is the envy of other schools.[↗](../../envy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I don't envy him; he has three tests tomorrow.[↗](../../envy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Christians list envy among the seven deadly sins.[↗](../../envy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He tried to turn his envy into hard work.[↗](../../envy/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Ducks have strong passions, whether they feel envy or pity.[↗](../../envy/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · For anger killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.[↗](../../envy/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.5.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../envy/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Envy thou not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.[↗](../../envy/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.3.31, JPS 1917)[↗](../../envy/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; but envy is the rottenness of the bones.[↗](../../envy/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.14.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../envy/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **enzyme** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An enzyme is a substance made by living things that speeds up chemical changes, for example breaking down food in your stomach.[↗](../../enzyme/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Enzymes in your saliva start to digest bread.[↗](../../enzyme/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Biological washing powder has enzymes that eat stains.[↗](../../enzyme/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Each enzyme does one special job.[↗](../../enzyme/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Heat can stop an enzyme from working.[↗](../../enzyme/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Enzymes help turn milk into cheese.[↗](../../enzyme/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Pineapple has an enzyme that can make your tongue tingle.[↗](../../enzyme/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **eon** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An eon is an extremely long period of time, too long to count easily.[↗](../../eon/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science) In geology an eon is the biggest division of Earth's history, lasting hundreds of millions of years or more.[↗](../../eon/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) Eons means a very long time, as in «I waited for eons».[↗](../../eon/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Rocks form over eons.[↗](../../eon/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Dinosaurs lived eons before people.[↗](../../eon/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I've been waiting for eons\![↗](../../eon/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Earth's history is split into eons, eras and periods.[↗](../../eon/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The canyon was carved by the river over eons.[↗](../../eon/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · It feels like eons since summer.[↗](../../eon/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **epaulette** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An epaulette is a decoration on the shoulder of a uniform, often with gold fringe or stripes showing a person's rank.[↗](../../epaulette/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A strap on the shoulder of a coat or shirt, used for style.[↗](../../epaulette/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The captain's jacket had gold epaulettes.[↗](../../epaulette/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Epaulettes show how important an officer is.[↗](../../epaulette/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The band leader wore red epaulettes with tassels.[↗](../../epaulette/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Pilots have stripes on their epaulettes.[↗](../../epaulette/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My raincoat has little epaulettes on the shoulders.[↗](../../epaulette/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In the old painting the admiral's epaulettes shone.[↗](../../epaulette/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The toy soldier had painted epaulettes.[↗](../../epaulette/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Count the stripes on the epaulette to find the rank.[↗](../../epaulette/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **ephah** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* An ancient Hebrew measure for dry things like flour or grain, about a bushel or a little less.[↗](../../ephah/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") It is also a man's name.[↗](../../ephah/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.[↗](../../ephah/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.16.36, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ephah/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · And the sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah.[↗](../../ephah/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.25.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ephah/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth parts of an ephah shall be in one cake.[↗](../../ephah/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.24.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ephah/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.[↗](../../ephah/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.45.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ephah/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, and Moza, and Gazez; and Haran begot Gazez.[↗](../../ephah/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.2.46, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ephah/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **ephemera** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Ephemera are insects, such as mayflies, that live only a very short time as adults.[↗](../../ephemera/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Ephemera are printed things, such as tickets or posters, that are kept for a short time.[↗](../../ephemera/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The ephemera danced over the river all afternoon.[↗](../../ephemera/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The ephemera of one summer day seemed endless to them.[↗](../../ephemera/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The museum keeps old ticket ephemera from the fair.[↗](../../ephemera/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Each ephemera in the box was a poster from a show.[↗](../../ephemera/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **ephemeral** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Ephemeral means lasting only a very short time.[↗](../../ephemeral/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The ephemeral fly lives only one day.[↗](../../ephemeral/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The joy of the first snow was ephemeral.[↗](../../ephemeral/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Fame can be ephemeral.[↗](../../ephemeral/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Their fun was ephemeral and ended at dusk.[↗](../../ephemeral/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **epic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (noun) A long poem or story about the adventures of heroes, often in ancient times, such as the Odyssey or Beowulf.[↗](../../epic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun) A long film or book about big, exciting events.[↗](../../epic/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (adjective) Very big, long, brave or impressive: «an epic journey».[↗](../../epic/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (adjective, slang) Really great, amazing: «That party was epic!».[↗](../../epic/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (adjective, slang) «epic fail» — a huge, funny failure.[↗](../../epic/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Beowulf is an old English epic about a hero who fights a monster.[↗](../../epic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Homer's Odyssey is an epic poem.[↗](../../epic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The explorers made an epic journey across the ice.[↗](../../epic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We watched an epic film about knights and dragons.[↗](../../epic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · That water fight was epic\![↗](../../epic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (slang)[↗](../../epic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Falling in the pond in my new clothes was an epic fail.[↗](../../epic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The final was an epic battle that went to penalties.[↗](../../epic/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · CALLIOPE, the most honoured of the Muses, presided over heroic song and epic poetry, and is represented with a pencil in her hand, and a slate upon her knee.[↗](../../epic/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **epicentre** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The epicentre is the point on the Earth's surface right above where an earthquake starts underground.[↗](../../epicentre/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The epicentre of something is its centre, where it is strongest or busiest.[↗](../../epicentre/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The epicentre of the earthquake was under a small town.[↗](../../epicentre/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Houses near the epicentre were badly damaged.[↗](../../epicentre/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists found the epicentre using readings from three places.[↗](../../epicentre/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our kitchen is the epicentre of family life.[↗](../../epicentre/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The city was the epicentre of the floods.[↗](../../epicentre/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The shaking was weaker far from the epicentre.[↗](../../epicentre/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **epidemic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A disease that spreads quickly to many people in one area at the same time.[↗](../../epidemic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A sudden fast spread of something bad, like bullying or a craze.[↗](../../epidemic/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (adjective) Happening widely and fast.[↗](../../epidemic/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A cholera epidemic hit the city long ago.[↗](../../epidemic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Washing hands helps stop an epidemic.[↗](../../epidemic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · There was a flu epidemic at school, and half the class was off.[↗](../../epidemic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists study how an epidemic spreads.[↗](../../epidemic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The town faced an epidemic of bike thefts.[↗](../../epidemic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Vaccines helped end the epidemic.[↗](../../epidemic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **epidermis** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) The thin outer layer of the skin that you can see and touch; it protects the body from germs, water and sunlight.[↗](../../epidermis/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (plants) The outer layer of cells on a leaf, stem or root.[↗](../../epidermis/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The epidermis is the outer layer of your skin.[↗](../../epidermis/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Dead cells from the epidermis flake off every day.[↗](../../epidermis/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Sunburn damages the epidermis.[↗](../../epidermis/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We peeled a thin layer of onion epidermis to look at under the microscope.[↗](../../epidermis/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The epidermis has no blood vessels, so a tiny scrape may not bleed.[↗](../../epidermis/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A plant's epidermis is covered in a waxy layer.[↗](../../epidermis/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) … [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/21/) **22** [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/23/) … [42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/42/) - ← previous: [page 21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/21/) - next →: [page 23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/23/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)