5-Letter Nouns Starting With E
Here's the list of all the 177 5-Letter Nouns Starting With E in the English Language.
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1. (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in More Definitions → | |
event | 1. something that happens at a given place and time 2. a special set of circumstances More Definitions → |
early | More Definitions → |
error | 1. a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention 2. inadvertent incorrectness More Definitions → |
entry | 1. an item inserted in a written record 2. the act of beginning something new More Definitions → |
earth | 1. the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on 2. the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface More Definitions → |
extra | 1. a minor actor in crowd scenes 2. an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis) More Definitions → |
equal | 1. a person who is of equal standing with another in a group More Definitions → |
eight | 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one 2. one of four playing cards in a deck with eight pips on the face More Definitions → |
empty | 1. a container that has been emptied More Definitions → |
eagle | 1. any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight 2. (golf) a score of two strokes under par on a hole More Definitions → |
ebony | 1. a very dark black 2. hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys More Definitions → |
enemy | 1. an opposing military force 2. an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force) More Definitions → |
elite | 1. a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status More Definitions → |
essay | 1. an analytic or interpretive literary composition 2. a tentative attempt 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 → |
elect | 1. an exclusive group of people More Definitions → |
eager | 1. a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) More Definitions → |
elbow | 1. hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped 2. a sharp bend in a road or river More Definitions → |
exile | 1. a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country 2. a person who is expelled from home or country by authority More Definitions → |
expat | 1. a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country More Definitions → |
erica | 1. any plant of the genus Erica More Definitions → |
epoxy | 1. a thermosetting resin; used chiefly in strong adhesives and coatings and laminates More Definitions → |
ether | 1. the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies 2. any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom More Definitions → |
eater | 1. someone who consumes food for nourishment 2. any green goods that are good to eat More Definitions → |
epoch | 1. a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event 2. (astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recorded More Definitions → |
ester | 1. organic compound formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water More Definitions → |
envoy | 1. a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador 2. someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else 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 → |
ethyl | 1. the univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 derived from ethane by the removal of one hydrogen atom More Definitions → |
ethic | 1. the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group 2. a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct More Definitions → |
enema | 1. an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes More Definitions → |
emery | 1. a hard grey-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite; used as an abrasive (especially as a coating on paper) More Definitions → |
ethos | 1. (anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era More Definitions → |
edema | 1. swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities More Definitions → |
easel | 1. an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas) More Definitions → |
eidos | 1. (anthropology) the distinctive expression of the cognitive or intellectual character of a culture or a social group More Definitions → |
ember | 1. a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering More Definitions → |
eaves | 1. the overhang at the lower edge of a roof More Definitions → |
emmet | 1. social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers More Definitions → |
egret | 1. any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season More Definitions → |
edict | 1. a formal or authoritative proclamation 2. a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) More Definitions → |
etude | 1. a short composition for a solo instrument; intended as an exercise or to demonstrate technical virtuosity More Definitions → |
elegy | 1. a mournful poem; a lament for the dead More Definitions → |
emcee | 1. a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers) More Definitions → |
esker | 1. (geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets More Definitions → |
edger | 1. a person who puts finishing edges on a garment 2. garden tool for cutting grass around the edges of a yard More Definitions → |
elfin | More Definitions → |
egger | 1. moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons More Definitions → |
eland | 1. either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes More Definitions → |
ennui | 1. the feeling of being bored by something tedious More Definitions → |
eider | 1. duck of the Northern Hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females More Definitions → |
eclat | 1. enthusiastic approval 2. ceremonial elegance and splendor More Definitions → |
ergot | 1. a plant disease caused by the ergot fungus 2. a fungus that infects various cereal plants forming compact black masses of branching filaments that replace many grains of the plant; source of medicinally important alkaloids and of lysergic acid More Definitions → |