Words Starting With EL
Here's the list of all the 839 Words Starting With EL in the English Language.
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| electronics | 1. the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices More Definitions → |
| electronic | 1. of or relating to electronics; concerned with or using devices that operate on principles governing the behavior of electrons 2. of or concerned with electrons More Definitions → |
| el | 1. a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level More Definitions → |
| electric | 1. using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity 2. (of a situation) exceptionally tense More Definitions → |
| elements | 1. violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements) More Definitions → |
| election | 1. a vote to select the winner of a position or political office 2. the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice More Definitions → |
| element | 1. an abstract part of something 2. an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system More Definitions → |
| electrical | 1. relating to or concerned with electricity 2. using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity More Definitions → |
| eligible | 1. qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen More Definitions → |
| elementary | 1. of or pertaining to or characteristic of elementary school or elementary education 2. easy and not involved or complicated More Definitions → |
| elected | 1. subject to popular election More Definitions → |
| electricity | 1. a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons 2. energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor More Definitions → |
| eligibility | 1. the quality or state of being eligible More Definitions → |
| elsewhere | 1. in or to another place More Definitions → |
| elite | 1. a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status 2. selected as the best More Definitions → |
| eliminate | 1. terminate, end, or take out 2. get rid of something More Definitions → |
| elegant | 1. refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style 2. suggesting taste, ease, and wealth More Definitions → |
| electron | 1. an elementary particle with negative charge More Definitions → |
| elderly | 1. people who are old collectively 2. advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables) More Definitions → |
| elder | 1. a person who is older than you are 2. any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical Northern Hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit More Definitions → |
| elevation | 1. the event of something being raised upward 2. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development More Definitions → |
| elephant | 1. five-toed pachyderm 2. the symbol of the Republican Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874 More Definitions → |
| eleven | 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one 2. a team that plays football More Definitions → |
| elect | 1. select by a vote for an office or membership 2. choose More Definitions → |
| elimination | 1. the act of removing or getting rid of something 2. the bodily process of discharging waste matter More Definitions → |
| electoral | 1. of or relating to elections 2. relating to or composed of electors More Definitions → |
| elk | 1. large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America 2. large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male More Definitions → |
| electronically | 1. by electronic means More Definitions → |
| elevated | 1. raised above the ground 2. of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style More Definitions → |
| elastic | 1. capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy 2. able to adjust readily to different conditions More Definitions → |
| elective | 1. a course that the student can select from among alternatives 2. optional More Definitions → |
| elevator | 1. lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building 2. the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend More Definitions → |
| elf | 1. (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous More Definitions → |
| elbow | 1. push one's way with the elbows 2. shove one's elbow into another person's ribs More Definitions → |
| elegance | 1. a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste 2. a quality of neatness and ingenious simplicity in the solution of a problem (especially in science or mathematics) More Definitions → |
| elaborate | 1. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing 2. produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product More Definitions → |
| elm | 1. any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees 2. hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture More Definitions → |
| electromagnetic | 1. pertaining to or exhibiting magnetism produced by electric charge in motion More Definitions → |
| electrode | 1. a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit More Definitions → |
| elapsed | 1. (of time) having passed or slipped by More Definitions → |
| elemental | 1. relating to or being an element 2. relating to severe atmospheric conditions More Definitions → |
| elusive | 1. difficult to describe 2. skillful at eluding capture More Definitions → |
| electrician | 1. a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines More Definitions → |
| eleventh | 1. position 11 in a countable series of things 2. coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position More Definitions → |
| eldorado | 1. an imaginary place of great wealth and opportunity; sought in South America by 16th-century explorers More Definitions → |
| elliptical | 1. rounded like an egg 2. characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements More Definitions → |
| electrophoresis | 1. the motion of charged particles in a colloid under the influence of an electric field; particles with a positive charge go to the cathode and negative to the anode More Definitions → |
| elves | 1. (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous 2. an acronym for emissions of light and very low frequency perturbations due to electromagnetic pulse sources; extremely bright extremely short (less than a msec) electrical flashes forming a huge ring (up to 400 km diameter) in the ionosphere More Definitions → |
| elasticity | 1. the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed More Definitions → |
| electorate | 1. the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote More Definitions → |
| elan | 1. a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause) 2. distinctive and stylish elegance More Definitions → |
| electrostatic | 1. concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity More Definitions → |
| eldest | 1. the offspring who came first in the order of birth 2. first in order of birth More Definitions → |
| electrically | 1. by electricity More Definitions → |
| elliptic | 1. (of a leaf shape) in the form of an ellipse 2. rounded like an egg More Definitions → |
| ell | 1. an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building More Definitions → |
| electrolyte | 1. a solution that conducts electricity More Definitions → |
| elegantly | 1. with elegance; in a tastefully elegant manner 2. in a gracefully elegant manner More Definitions → |
| eliminator | 1. an agent that eliminates something More Definitions → |
| elixir | 1. a sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste 2. hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold More Definitions → |
| elongation | 1. the quality of being elongated 2. an addition to the length of something More Definitions → |
| electrified | 1. excite suddenly and intensely 2. charge (a conductor) with electricity More Definitions → |
| ellipse | 1. a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it More Definitions → |
| elaboration | 1. addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail 2. the result of improving something More Definitions → |
| elicit | 1. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) 2. deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) More Definitions → |
| elongated | 1. drawn out or made longer spatially 2. having notably more length than width; being long and slender More Definitions → |
| elevate | 1. give a promotion to or assign to a higher position 2. raise from a lower to a higher position More Definitions → |
| elaborated | 1. developed or executed with care and in minute detail More Definitions → |
| electrochemical | 1. of or involving electrochemistry More Definitions → |
| eloquent | 1. expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively More Definitions → |
| elmwood | 1. hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture More Definitions → |
| elicited | 1. called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation More Definitions → |
| eld | 1. a late time of life 2. a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises More Definitions → |
| electrolysis | 1. (chemistry) a chemical decomposition reaction produced by passing an electric current through a solution containing ions 2. removing superfluous or unwanted hair by passing an electric current through the hair root More Definitions → |
| electromechanical | 1. of or relating to or involving an electrically operated mechanical device More Definitions → |
| elector | 1. a citizen who has a legal right to vote More Definitions → |
| elitist | 1. someone who believes in rule by an elite group More Definitions → |
| eloquence | 1. powerful and effective language More Definitions → |
| elucidate | 1. make clear and (more) comprehensible 2. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear More Definitions → |
| electrolytic | 1. of or concerned with or produced by electrolysis 2. of or relating to or containing an electrolyte More Definitions → |
| eloquently | 1. with eloquence 2. in an articulate manner More Definitions → |
| electrification | 1. the activity of thrilling or markedly exciting some person or group 2. the act of providing electricity More Definitions → |
| elastomer | 1. any of various elastic materials that resemble rubber (resumes its original shape when a deforming force is removed) More Definitions → |
| elated | 1. exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits 2. full of high-spirited delight More Definitions → |
| elation | 1. an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression 2. a feeling of joy and pride More Definitions → |
| elegy | 1. a mournful poem; a lament for the dead More Definitions → |
| electrifying | 1. causing a surge of emotion or excitement More Definitions → |
| ellipsoid | 1. having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid 2. a surface whose plane sections are all ellipses or circles More Definitions → |
| elysian | 1. relating to the Elysian Fields 2. being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods More Definitions → |
| ellipsis | 1. omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences More Definitions → |
| electrophoretic | 1. of or relating to electrophoresis More Definitions → |
| electrochemistry | 1. branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of electricity and the production of electricity by chemical reactions More Definitions → |
| elongate | 1. (of a leaf shape) long and narrow 2. having notably more length than width; being long and slender More Definitions → |
| ellipses | 1. omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences More Definitions → |
| elucidation | 1. an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on 2. an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding More Definitions → |
| elude | 1. escape, either physically or mentally 2. be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by More Definitions → |
| elderberry | 1. a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies 2. berrylike fruit of an elder used for e.g. wines and jellies More Definitions → |
| elution | 1. the process of extracting one material from another by washing with a solvent to remove adsorbed material from an adsorbent (as in washing of loaded ion-exchange resins to remove captured ions); used to obtain uranium ions More Definitions → |
| electromagnetism | 1. magnetism produced by an electric current 2. the branch of physics concerned with electromagnetic phenomena More Definitions → |
| electrocardiography | 1. diagnostic procedure consisting of recording the activity of the heart electronically with a cardiograph (and producing a cardiogram) More Definitions → |
| electrocardiogram | 1. a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph More Definitions → |
| elitism | 1. the attitude that society should be governed by an elite group of individuals More Definitions → |
| elaborately | 1. with elaboration More Definitions → |
| elapse | 1. for time to move forward More Definitions → |
| elvish | 1. usually good-naturedly mischievous More Definitions → |
| elfin | 1. relating to or made or done by or as if by an elf 2. suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness More Definitions → |
| elicitation | 1. stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors More Definitions → |
| eldritch | 1. suggesting the operation of supernatural influences More Definitions → |
| eland | 1. either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes More Definitions → |
| electrocution | 1. execution by electricity 2. killing by electric shock More Definitions → |
| elastin | 1. a fibrous scleroprotein found in elastic tissues such as the walls of arteries More Definitions → |
| electromyography | 1. diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders with the use of an electromyograph More Definitions → |
| elastase | 1. a pancreatic enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of elastin More Definitions → |
| electioneering | 1. persuasion of voters in a political campaign 2. the campaign of a candidate to be elected More Definitions → |
| elasticized | 1. made with strands or inserts of elastic More Definitions → |
| electrostatics | 1. the branch of physics that deals with static electricity More Definitions → |
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