--- title: E — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 2 description: The 761 words of the school 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/school/E/page/2/) [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/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / E # E — The school dictionary · page 2 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/) **2** [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/page/8/) - [effervescent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/effervescent/) — Giving off bubbles of gas; fizzy. — 8 sentences - [efficacious](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/efficacious/) — Working well; producing the result you want, especially of a medicine or treatment. — 7 sentences - [efficacy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/efficacy/) — The power to produce the result you want, especially of a medicine, treatment or method. — 8 sentences - [efficiency](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/efficiency/) — Efficiency is doing a job well without wasting time, energy, money or materials. — 12 sentences - [efficient](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/efficient/) — Working well without wasting time, energy, money or materials, as in «an efficient way to tidy up». — 9 sentences - [efficiently](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/efficiently/) — In a way that gets a job done well without wasting time, energy, money or materials. — 7 sentences - [effing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/effing/) — a softer stand-in for the very rude f-word, used to add anger or force. — 7 sentences - [effort](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/effort/) — Effort is the hard work and energy you use to do something. — 11 sentences - [effortless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/effortless/) — Done or seeming to be done without trying hard; looking easy. — 8 sentences - [egg](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/egg/) — An egg is the round or oval thing a hen lays, which people eat. — 12 sentences - [egghead](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/egghead/) — A very clever person who is interested in study and ideas, sometimes seen as out of touch with real life. — 8 sentences - [eggshell](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eggshell/) — An eggshell is the hard thin outside cover of an egg, which breaks easily. — 13 sentences - [ego](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ego/) — Your ego is the sense of who you are and how important you feel yourself to be. — 5 sentences - [egress](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/egress/) — Egress is a way out of a place; an exit (formal). — 4 sentences - [egyptian](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/egyptian/) — Coming from or to do with Egypt, a country in north-east Africa. — 11 sentences - [eider](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eider/) — An eider is a large sea duck. — 5 sentences - [eight](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eight/) — Eight is the number 8, one more than seven. — 10 sentences - [eighteen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eighteen/) — Eighteen is the number 18, ten and eight. — 10 sentences - [eighteenth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eighteenth/) — Coming next after the seventeenth in order; number 18 in a line or list. — 9 sentences - [eightfold](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eightfold/) — Eight times as much or as many: «The price rose eightfold.». — 9 sentences - [eighth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eighth/) — Eighth means number 8 in order, after the seventh. — 11 sentences - [eightieth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eightieth/) — The ordinal number for 80: coming after the seventy-ninth and before the eighty-first. — 8 sentences - [eighty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eighty/) — Eighty is the number 80, eight tens. — 9 sentences - [einstein](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/einstein/) — Albert Einstein was a famous German-born scientist who studied light, time, gravity and energy, and is known for the idea E = mc². — 8 sentences - [either](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/either/) — Either means one or the other of two: you can have either an apple or a pear. — 12 sentences - [ejaculate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ejaculate/) — To cry out something suddenly, in surprise or excitement. — 4 sentences - [eject](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eject/) — To push or throw something out with force. — 11 sentences - [ejection](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ejection/) — Ejection is pushing or throwing something out with force. — 9 sentences - [el](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/el/) — The name of the letter L. — 10 sentences - [elaborate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elaborate/) — Having many parts or details; carefully planned and complicated: «an elaborate costume». — 11 sentences - [eland](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eland/) — A 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 sentences - [elapse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elapse/) — Of time: to pass by. — 8 sentences - [elapsed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elapsed/) — When time has elapsed, it has passed. — 9 sentences - [elastic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elastic/) — Elastic is a material that stretches and then goes back to its shape, often sewn into clothes. — 12 sentences - [elasticity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elasticity/) — The ability of a material to stretch or bend and then go back to its original shape. — 8 sentences - [elbow](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elbow/) — Your elbow is the joint in the middle of your arm where it bends. — 10 sentences - [elder](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elder/) — Elder means older, often said of a brother or sister: «my elder sister». — 12 sentences - [elderly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elderly/) — Elderly is a polite word for old, used about people. — 11 sentences - [eldest](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eldest/) — Eldest means oldest, used for people in the same family: «my eldest brother». — 10 sentences - [elect](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elect/) — To choose someone for a job or position by voting. — 12 sentences - [elected](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elected/) — Elected means chosen by people voting. — 10 sentences - [election](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/election/) — An election is when people vote to choose someone, like a leader, a government or a class representative. — 10 sentences - [elector](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elector/) — An elector is a person who has the right to vote in an election. — 9 sentences - [electoral](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electoral/) — Electoral means to do with elections, where people vote to choose leaders or representatives. — 8 sentences - [electorate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electorate/) — The electorate is all the people in a country or area who are allowed to vote in an election. — 9 sentences - [electric](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electric/) — Electric means using or working by electricity, like an electric kettle or electric car. — 12 sentences - [electrical](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electrical/) — Using or to do with electricity. — 10 sentences - [electrician](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electrician/) — An electrician is a person whose job is to put in, check and repair electrical wires, sockets, lights and machines. — 7 sentences - [electricity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electricity/) — A kind of energy that flows through wires and powers lights, machines and devices. — 13 sentences - [electrocute](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electrocute/) — To electrocute means to hurt or kill a person or animal with a strong electric shock. — 7 sentences - [electrocution](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electrocution/) — Being killed or badly hurt by an electric shock. — 8 sentences - [electrolyte](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electrolyte/) — A liquid or paste that lets electricity pass through it because it has ions (charged particles) in it, as in a battery. — 8 sentences - [electromagnet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electromagnet/) — An 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 sentences - [electron](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electron/) — An 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 sentences - [electronic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electronic/) — Electronic describes machines and devices that work using tiny electric circuits and chips, like phones, computers and games. — 9 sentences - [electronically](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electronically/) — By using electronic devices such as computers, phones or the internet. — 8 sentences - [electronics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electronics/) — Electronics are devices that use electricity and tiny parts like chips to work, such as phones, computers and games consoles. — 8 sentences - [elegance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elegance/) — Grace and good taste in the way something looks, moves or is made. — 4 sentences - [elegant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elegant/) — Graceful and stylish in how something looks or moves. — 10 sentences - [elegantly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elegantly/) — In a graceful, stylish and tasteful way. — 4 sentences - [element](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/element/) — One part or feature of something bigger: «an element of surprise». — 16 sentences - [elementary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elementary/) — Very simple and basic, the first thing to learn. — 5 sentences - [elements](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elements/) — Parts or features that make up something: «the elements of a story». — 12 sentences - [elephant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elephant/) — An elephant is a very large grey animal with a long trunk, big ears and usually tusks; it lives in Africa and Asia. — 9 sentences - [elevate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elevate/) — To lift something up to a higher position. — 10 sentences - [elevated](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elevated/) — Elevated means raised up higher than the ground or things around it. — 11 sentences - [elevation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elevation/) — The height of a place above sea level. — 10 sentences - [elevator](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elevator/) — An 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 sentences - [eleven](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eleven/) — Eleven is the number 11, one more than ten. — 10 sentences - [eleventh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eleventh/) — Eleventh means number 11 in order. — 11 sentences - [elf](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elf/) — An elf is a small magical creature in stories and folk tales, often with pointed ears, who can be helpful or tricky. — 11 sentences - [elfin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elfin/) — Small, delicate and magical, like an elf or a fairy. — 4 sentences - [elicit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elicit/) — To get a reaction, answer or information from someone, often by asking questions or doing something. — 7 sentences - [eligibility](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eligibility/) — Having the right to do or get something because you meet the rules, such as the right age, address or qualifications. — 7 sentences - [eligible](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eligible/) — Allowed to do or get something because you meet the rules, as in «eligible to vote» or «eligible for free school meals». — 9 sentences - [eliminate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eliminate/) — To eliminate means to remove or get rid of something completely. — 10 sentences - [elimination](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elimination/) — Removing or getting rid of something completely. — 9 sentences - [elite](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elite/) — The elite is a small group of people who are the best at something, or who have the most power, money or importance. — 9 sentences - [elixir](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elixir/) — A magic drink said to cure all illness or give long life. — 5 sentences - [elizabethan](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elizabethan/) — Belonging to the time of Queen Elizabeth I of England, or in the style of that time. — 4 sentences - [elk](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elk/) — In 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 sentences - [ell](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ell/) — The name of the letter L. — 9 sentences - [ellipsis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ellipsis/) — The punctuation mark of three dots (…) that shows words are missing or that a sentence trails off. — 10 sentences - [elliptical](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elliptical/) — Shaped like an ellipse, a stretched circle or oval, as in «an elliptical orbit». — 10 sentences - [elm](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elm/) — An elm is a tall tree with rough, oval leaves with jagged edges. — 9 sentences - [elongate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elongate/) — To make something longer, or to become longer. — 8 sentences - [elongated](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elongated/) — Longer and thinner than usual; stretched out. — 7 sentences - [elongation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elongation/) — Elongation is making something longer or becoming longer, by stretching or growing. — 8 sentences - [eloquence](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eloquence/) — The skill of speaking or writing well in a way that moves people. — 4 sentences - [eloquent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eloquent/) — Able to speak or write well, clearly and movingly, so that people are persuaded or touched. — 10 sentences - [elsewhere](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elsewhere/) — In or to another place, somewhere else. — 8 sentences - [elude](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elude/) — To escape from someone or something by being clever or fast, so they cannot catch or find you. — 5 sentences - [elysium](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elysium/) — A place of perfect peace and happiness, a heavenly land where good people are sent after death (old use in myths). — 4 sentences - [em](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/em/) — A spoken short form of "them", often written 'em. — 12 sentences - [email](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/email/) — An email is a message sent from one computer or phone to another over the internet. — 11 sentences - [emanation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emanation/) — Something that comes out from a source, such as a light, a smell or a spirit. — 4 sentences - [emancipated](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emancipated/) — Freed from slavery. — 9 sentences - [emancipation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emancipation/) — Being set free from slavery or from strict control by others. — 8 sentences - [embalm](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embalm/) — To embalm a dead body is to treat it with special chemicals or salts so it does not rot quickly. — 9 sentences - [embankment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embankment/) — A long bank of earth or stone built to carry a road or railway, or to stop a river from flooding. — 9 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/) **2** [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/page/8/)