--- title: E — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 27 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/27/) [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 27 [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/) · [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) · [F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) · [G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/) · [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/) · [I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/) · [J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/) · [K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/) · [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/) · [M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) · [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/) · [O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/) · [P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) · [Q](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Q/) · [R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) · [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) · [T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/) · [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/) · [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) · [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/) · [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/X/) · [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Y/) · [Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Z/) [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) … [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/26/) **27** [28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/28/) … [42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/42/) **essentially** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Essentially means basically, in the most important way, when you leave out small details.[↗](../../essentially/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) Essentially can mean necessarily, as something that must be there.[↗](../../essentially/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A tadpole is essentially a baby frog.[↗](../../essentially/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The two games are essentially the same, just with different colours.[↗](../../essentially/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Essentially, we need more chairs.[↗](../../essentially/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The story is essentially about friendship.[↗](../../essentially/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Multiplication is essentially repeated addition.[↗](../../essentially/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The plan is essentially finished.[↗](../../essentially/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · This is an essentially Indian trait; almost all Hindus have some tribal or caste mark on their bodies or faces.[↗](../../essentially/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **est** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (French) «Est» means «is» in French: «il est content» is «he is happy»; the «s» and «t» are silent, so it sounds like «eh».[↗](../../est/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (French) «L'est» also means «the east» in French, and then the «st» is said.[↗](../../est/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (abbreviation) «Est.» is short for «established» (when a shop or school began) or «estimated» (a guess that is close).[↗](../../est/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (abbreviation) «EST» means Eastern Standard Time, the clock time in the eastern USA and Canada.[↗](../../est/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* «-est» is also an English ending meaning «the most»: «tallest», «fastest».[↗](../../est/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* In Latin, «est» also means «is».[↗](../../est/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* In French, «c'est bon» means «it's good».[↗](../../est/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «Elle est ma sœur» means «she is my sister».[↗](../../est/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The bakery sign said «Est.» and then the year it opened.[↗](../../est/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The table showed «est.[↗](../../est/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") 300 people», meaning about 300.[↗](../../est/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The football match starts at seven o'clock EST.[↗](../../est/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Add «-est» to make the superlative: «fast, faster, fastest».[↗](../../est/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · French «est» sounds like «eh», not like «east».[↗](../../est/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Duplex libelli dos est: quod risum movet, Et quod prudenti vitam consilio monet.[↗](../../est/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · 29) Id est, made it the reigning power.[↗](../../est/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../est/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Moses auditoribus in secundo divinse veritatis loco, hoc est in ratione quoe est posterior authoritate, habitus."[↗](../../est/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") Parisiis, 1552.[↗](../../est/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../est/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Moses auditoribus in secundo divinæ veritatis loco, hoc est in ratione quœ est posterior authoritate, habitus."[↗](../../est/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") Parisiis, 1552.[↗](../../est/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../est/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **establish** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To establish something is to start or set it up so that it lasts, such as a school, a business or a rule.[↗](../../establish/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To establish a fact is to find it out or prove it for sure.[↗](../../establish/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To establish yourself is to become accepted or well known in a place or job.[↗](../../establish/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (formal) To establish a relationship or contact is to make it.[↗](../../establish/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The school was established a long time ago.[↗](../../establish/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The police tried to establish what happened.[↗](../../establish/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our experiment established that plants need light.[↗](../../establish/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She soon established herself as the best goalkeeper in the team.[↗](../../establish/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The settlers established a small village by the river.[↗](../../establish/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The club established a new rule about phones.[↗](../../establish/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The Church of England is the established church in England.[↗](../../establish/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He accordingly descended to earth, and travelled through many countries, seeking a fitting site upon which to establish an oracle.[↗](../../establish/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · 'As for Me, behold, I establish My covenant with you, and with your seed after you; (Torah GEN.9.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../establish/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you; and will establish My covenant with you.[↗](../../establish/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.26.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../establish/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · But My covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.'[↗](../../establish/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.17.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../establish/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Canst thou establish the dominion thereof in the earth?[↗](../../establish/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.38.33, JPS 1917)[↗](../../establish/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · He shall build Me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever.[↗](../../establish/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.17.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../establish/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And there He maketh the hungry to dwell, and they establish a city of habitation; (Writings PSA.107.36, JPS 1917)[↗](../../establish/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **established** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Set up and existing for a long time, so accepted and trusted.[↗](../../established/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (past form) Started or created something such as a school, business or rule.[↗](../../established/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (past form) Proved or showed that something is true.[↗](../../established/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The school was established a very long time ago.[↗](../../established/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · It is an established fact that the Earth goes round the Sun.[↗](../../established/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · They established a new club for chess.[↗](../../established/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The police established that the man was at home all night.[↗](../../established/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She is an established writer with many books.[↗](../../established/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The rules of the game are well established.[↗](../../established/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Plants need time to become established in the garden.[↗](../../established/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The legend is now firmly established at Bedd Gellert.[↗](../../established/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Wherefore they that speak in parables say: Come ye to Heshbon! let the city of Sihon be built and established\![↗](../../established/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.21.27, JPS 1917)[↗](../../established/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And I have also established My covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their sojournings, wherein they sojourned.[↗](../../established/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.6.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../established/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And God said unto Noah: 'This is the token of the covenant which I have established between Me and all flesh that is upon the earth.'[↗](../../established/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.9.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../established/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Who hath established all the ends of the earth?[↗](../../established/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.30.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../established/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.[↗](../../established/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.2.46, JPS 1917)[↗](../../established/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Thy throne is established of old; Thou art from everlasting.[↗](../../established/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.93.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../established/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **establishment** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An establishment is a business, organisation or place such as a shop, restaurant, school or hotel.[↗](../../establishment/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Establishment is the act of setting something up or starting it.[↗](../../establishment/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The Establishment is the group of powerful people who control a country or society.[↗](../../establishment/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* An establishment can also mean a household, with its servants and horses.[↗](../../establishment/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* This establishment closes at nine o'clock.[↗](../../establishment/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The café is a friendly little establishment.[↗](../../establishment/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The establishment of the new park took two years.[↗](../../establishment/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The band sang songs against the Establishment.[↗](../../establishment/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Schools and colleges are educational establishments.[↗](../../establishment/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Smoking is not allowed in this establishment.[↗](../../establishment/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · On leaving the council the prince was conducted to a splendid house which had been prepared for him, where he found a full establishment and well-filled stables at his orders.[↗](../../establishment/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth; at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be establishment (Torah DEU.19.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../establishment/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **estate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An estate is a large area of land in the country, often with a big house, owned by one person or family.[↗](../../estate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (UK) A housing estate is an area with many houses or flats built together; an industrial estate is an area of factories.[↗](../../estate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A person's estate is all the money and things they own, especially what is left when they die.[↗](../../estate/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Real estate (US) is land and buildings that are bought and sold.[↗](../../estate/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (UK) An estate car is a car with a long back for luggage.[↗](../../estate/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The duke owns a huge estate with a castle.[↗](../../estate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My cousin lives on a housing estate near the school.[↗](../../estate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad works on an industrial estate.[↗](../../estate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Her estate was shared equally among her three children.[↗](../../estate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · If an estate of 90,000 pounds is split three ways, each gets 30,000.[↗](../../estate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The estate agent sold our house.[↗](../../estate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We put the bikes in the back of the estate car.[↗](../../estate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · "Truly a fine estate," said the King to the Marquis of Carabas.[↗](../../estate/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Who remembered us in our low estate, for His mercy endureth for ever; (Writings PSA.136.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../estate/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · An estate may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.[↗](../../estate/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.20.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../estate/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Behold, Thou hast made my days as hand-breadths; and mine age is as nothing before Thee; surely every man at his best estate is altogether vanity.[↗](../../estate/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.39.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../estate/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **esteem** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Esteem is great respect and good opinion of someone.[↗](../../esteem/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Self-esteem is how much you value and respect yourself.[↗](../../esteem/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal) To esteem someone means to respect and admire them a lot.[↗](../../esteem/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The teacher was held in high esteem by everyone.[↗](../../esteem/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Bullying can damage a child's self-esteem.[↗](../../esteem/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Praise for effort can help build self-esteem.[↗](../../esteem/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor was a highly esteemed scientist.[↗](../../esteem/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Please accept this gift as a token of our esteem.[↗](../../esteem/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She had low self-esteem until she joined the drama club.[↗](../../esteem/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · MERCURY once determined to learn in what esteem he was held among mortals.[↗](../../esteem/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Therefore I esteem all Thy precepts concerning all things to be right; every false way I hate.[↗](../../esteem/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.119.128, JPS 1917)[↗](../../esteem/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Surely our diseases he did bear, and our pains he carried; whereas we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.[↗](../../esteem/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.53.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../esteem/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **esteemed** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Esteemed means greatly respected and admired.[↗](../../esteemed/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Esteemed is also the past form of «esteem»: to respect someone highly.[↗](../../esteemed/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We welcome our esteemed guest, the mayor.[↗](../../esteemed/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She is an esteemed author of children's books.[↗](../../esteemed/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The old doctor was highly esteemed in the village.[↗](../../esteemed/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My esteemed brother has finally done the washing up (joking).[↗](../../esteemed/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The scientist was esteemed for her discoveries.[↗](../../esteemed/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Esteemed judges, thank you for listening.[↗](../../esteemed/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Every one knew them, and they were esteemed by all.[↗](../../esteemed/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The late Madame Blavatsky, my esteemed teacher of Theosophy, and my personal friend, at whose suggestion a friendly alliance between the Hermetic Order of the G. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../esteemed/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The late Madame Blavatsky, my esteemed teacher of Theosophy, and my personal friend, at whose sugges- tion a friendly alliance between the Hermetic Order of the G. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../esteemed/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that playeth the man of rank, and lacketh bread.[↗](../../esteemed/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.12.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../esteemed/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed as a man of understanding.[↗](../../esteemed/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.17.28, JPS 1917)[↗](../../esteemed/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter\![↗](../../esteemed/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings LAM.4.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../esteemed/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **estimate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To estimate is to make a careful guess about an amount, size, cost or time, without counting or measuring exactly.[↗](../../estimate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An estimate is the number or answer you get by estimating.[↗](../../estimate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Estimate how many sweets are in the jar.[↗](../../estimate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · 49 + 52 is about 100, so that is a good estimate.[↗](../../estimate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My estimate was 30, and the real number was 28.[↗](../../estimate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Builders give an estimate of the cost before they start.[↗](../../estimate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Estimate the length of the table, then measure it.[↗](../../estimate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We estimated the trip would take an hour.[↗](../../estimate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A rough estimate is fine; you don't need the exact number.[↗](../../estimate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The builder and carpenter made an estimate that the new house would cost ten hundred and twenty dollars to build.[↗](../../estimate/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **estimation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An estimation is a careful guess of a number or amount, made without counting or measuring exactly.[↗](../../estimation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Estimation is the skill or act of making such guesses.[↗](../../estimation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal) Your estimation of someone is your opinion of them: «She went up in my estimation».[↗](../../estimation/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My estimation was 50 sweets, and there were 47.[↗](../../estimation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Use estimation to check your answer: 298 + 403 is about 700.[↗](../../estimation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Estimation is useful when you don't have a ruler.[↗](../../estimation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A rough estimation of the crowd was ten thousand people.[↗](../../estimation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In my estimation, the film was too long.[↗](../../estimation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He went up in my estimation when he helped the new boy.[↗](../../estimation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Our estimation of the journey time was wrong because of traffic.[↗](../../estimation/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **estranged** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Estranged means no longer close to someone, usually a family member or husband or wife, because you have stopped speaking or living together.[↗](../../estranged/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) Cut off or feeling apart from something you once belonged to.[↗](../../estranged/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She had not spoken to her estranged sister for a long time.[↗](../../estranged/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The estranged brothers met again at the funeral.[↗](../../estranged/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · His estranged wife lives in another city.[↗](../../estranged/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The story is about an estranged father and son who make peace.[↗](../../estranged/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · After the argument, they became estranged.[↗](../../estranged/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The old man wrote to his estranged daughter.[↗](../../estranged/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · They were not estranged from their craving, their food was yet in their mouths, (Writings PSA.78.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../estranged/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are wholly estranged from me.[↗](../../estranged/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.19.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../estranged/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The wicked are estranged from the womb; the speakers of lies go astray as soon as they are born.[↗](../../estranged/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.58.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../estranged/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **estrangement** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Estrangement is when people who used to be close, especially family members, stop speaking or seeing each other.[↗](../../estrangement/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It is a feeling of being distant or cut off from someone or something.[↗](../../estrangement/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* After years of estrangement, the brothers finally met again.[↗](../../estrangement/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Her estrangement from her aunt began with an argument.[↗](../../estrangement/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The novel is about a girl and her estranged father.[↗](../../estrangement/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Estrangement can make holidays hard for some families.[↗](../../estrangement/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The two countries ended their estrangement with a peace deal.[↗](../../estrangement/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He felt a strange estrangement from his old friends after moving away.[↗](../../estrangement/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Do you not consider the harm you may be doing yourself, and fear that malicious people, seeking the cause of your estrangement, may guess the real one?"[↗](../../estrangement/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **estuary** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An estuary is the wide part of a river where it meets the sea, so fresh water and salty sea water mix.[↗](../../estuary/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (UK) Estuary English is a way of speaking common around London and the Thames estuary.[↗](../../estuary/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The river widens into an estuary before it reaches the sea.[↗](../../estuary/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Lots of wading birds feed on the mud in the estuary.[↗](../../estuary/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Estuary water is a mix of fresh water and salt water.[↗](../../estuary/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · At low tide the estuary turns into mud flats.[↗](../../estuary/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We went on a field trip to the estuary to look for crabs.[↗](../../estuary/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Thames estuary is in the south-east of England.[↗](../../estuary/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Ships sail up the estuary to the port.[↗](../../estuary/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · My uncle speaks Estuary English and drops his t's.[↗](../../estuary/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) … [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/26/) **27** [28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/28/) … [42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/42/) - ← previous: [page 26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/26/) - next →: [page 28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/28/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)