8-Letter Nouns Starting With E
Here's the list of all the 889 8-Letter Nouns Starting With E in the English Language.
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| exchange | 1. chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another 2. a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one) More Definitions → |
| evidence | 1. your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief 2. an indication that makes something evident More Definitions → |
| external | 1. outward features More Definitions → |
| electric | 1. a car that is powered by electricity More Definitions → |
| employee | 1. a worker who is hired to perform a job More Definitions → |
| elements | 1. violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements) More Definitions → |
| exercise | 1. the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit 2. the act of using 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 → |
| eligible | More Definitions → |
| exposure | 1. vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain 2. the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience More Definitions → |
| employer | 1. a person or firm that employs workers More Definitions → |
| explorer | 1. someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose) More Definitions → |
| engineer | 1. a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems 2. the operator of a railway locomotive More Definitions → |
| estimate | 1. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth 2. a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody More Definitions → |
| earnings | 1. the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) 2. something that remunerates More Definitions → |
| everyday | More Definitions → |
| emphasis | 1. special importance or significance 2. intensity or forcefulness of expression More Definitions → |
| entering | 1. a movement into or inward 2. the act of entering More Definitions → |
| equation | 1. a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal 2. a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced More Definitions → |
| entrance | 1. something that provides access (to get in or get out) 2. a movement into or inward More Definitions → |
| encoding | 1. the activity of converting data or information into code More Definitions → |
| emission | 1. the act of emitting; causing to flow forth 2. a substance that is emitted or released More Definitions → |
| explicit | More Definitions → |
| exterior | 1. the region that is outside of something 2. the outer side or surface of something More Definitions → |
| electron | 1. an elementary particle with negative charge More Definitions → |
| equality | 1. the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status 2. a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced More Definitions → |
| envelope | 1. a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc. 2. any wrapper or covering More Definitions → |
| elephant | 1. five-toed pachyderm 2. the symbol of the Republican Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874 More Definitions → |
| ensemble | 1. a group of musicians playing or singing together 2. a cast other than the principals More Definitions → |
| elevated | 1. a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level More Definitions → |
| efficacy | 1. capacity or power to produce a desired effect More Definitions → |
| elective | 1. a course that the student can select from among alternatives 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 → |
| espresso | 1. strong black coffee brewed by forcing hot water under pressure through finely ground coffee beans More Definitions → |
| educator | 1. someone who educates young people More Definitions → |
| examiner | 1. someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications 2. an investigator who observes carefully 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 → |
| eternity | 1. time without end 2. a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife More Definitions → |
| epidemic | 1. a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time More Definitions → |
| eighteen | 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one More Definitions → |
| exporter | 1. a businessperson who transports goods abroad (for sale) More Definitions → |
| etiology | 1. the cause of a disease 2. the philosophical study of causation More Definitions → |
| erection | 1. an erect penis 2. a structure that has been erected More Definitions → |
| epilepsy | 1. a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions More Definitions → |
| eclectic | 1. someone who selects according to the eclectic method More Definitions → |
| estrogen | 1. a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics More Definitions → |
| emulator | 1. someone who copies the words or behavior of another More Definitions → |
| endeavor | 1. a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness) 2. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something More Definitions → |
| entirety | 1. the state of being total and complete More Definitions → |
| endpoint | 1. a place where something ends or is complete More Definitions → |
| effluent | 1. water mixed with waste matter More Definitions → |
| emeritus | 1. a professor or minister who is retired from assigned duties More Definitions → |
| emporium | 1. a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain More Definitions → |
| emergent | More Definitions → |
| eleventh | 1. position 11 in a countable series of things More Definitions → |
| enhancer | 1. anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities More Definitions → |
| eldorado | 1. an imaginary place of great wealth and opportunity; sought in South America by 16th-century explorers More Definitions → |
| existent | More Definitions → |
| easement | 1. (law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land) 2. the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) More Definitions → |
| exponent | 1. a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea 2. someone who expounds and interprets or explains More Definitions → |
| ethylene | 1. a flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic More Definitions → |
| eruption | 1. the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material 2. symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible More Definitions → |
| epiphany | 1. a divine manifestation More Definitions → |
| eighties | 1. the decade from 1880 to 1889 2. the decade from 1980 to 1989 More Definitions → |
| eviction | 1. action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved 2. the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law More Definitions → |
| eggplant | 1. egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow 2. hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable More Definitions → |
| enquirer | 1. someone who asks a question More Definitions → |
| escalade | 1. an act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification) More Definitions → |
| emulsion | 1. (chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids 2. a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin More Definitions → |
| ephemera | 1. anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form 2. something transitory; lasting a day More Definitions → |
| euphoria | 1. a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation More Definitions → |
| eyepiece | 1. combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments More Definitions → |
| executor | 1. a person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the will More Definitions → |
| exorcism | 1. freeing from evil spirits More Definitions → |
| ecstatic | More Definitions → |
| eastward | 1. the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees More Definitions → |
| excision | 1. the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage 2. surgical removal of a body part or tissue More Definitions → |
| epilogue | 1. a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play 2. a short passage added at the end of a literary work More Definitions → |
| eminence | 1. high status importance owing to marked superiority 2. a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament More Definitions → |
| easterly | 1. a wind from the east More Definitions → |
| expander | 1. an electronic device that increases the dynamic range of the audio signal. More Definitions → |
| ejection | 1. the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting 2. the act of forcing out someone or something More Definitions → |
| emptying | 1. the act of removing the contents of something More Definitions → |
| environs | 1. the area in which something exists or lives 2. an outer adjacent area of any place More Definitions → |
| enticing | More Definitions → |
| eyesight | 1. normal use of the faculty of vision More Definitions → |
| exertion | 1. use of physical or mental energy; hard work More Definitions → |
| exorcist | 1. one of the minor orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church 2. someone who practices exorcism More Definitions → |
| etcetera | 1. additional unspecified odds and ends; more of the same; entity, other pronoun; pronoun, entity; quantifier: other More Definitions → |
| eyeglass | 1. lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles More Definitions → |
| earphone | 1. electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear More Definitions → |
| epidural | 1. regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal cord; sensation is lost in the abdominal and genital and pelvic areas; used in childbirth and gynecological surgery More Definitions → |
| embolism | 1. an insertion into a calendar 2. occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle) More Definitions → |
| effector | 1. one who brings about a result or event; one who accomplishes a purpose 2. a nerve fiber that terminates on a muscle or gland and stimulates contraction or secretion More Definitions → |
| everyman | 1. the ordinary person More Definitions → |
| enforcer | 1. one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior More Definitions → |
| exemplar | 1. something to be imitated More Definitions → |
| eyeliner | 1. makeup applied to emphasize the shape of the eyes More Definitions → |
| emoticon | 1. a representation of a facial expression (as a smile or frown) created by typing a sequence of characters in sending email More Definitions → |
| enrollee | 1. a person who enrolls in (or is enrolled in) a class or course of study More Definitions → |
| estoppel | 1. a rule of evidence whereby a person is barred from denying the truth of a fact that has already been settled More Definitions → |
| emigrant | 1. someone who leaves one country to settle in another More Definitions → |
| effusion | 1. an unrestrained expression of emotion 2. flow under pressure More Definitions → |
| eugenics | 1. the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating) More Definitions → |
| emphatic | More Definitions → |
| earpiece | 1. electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear More Definitions → |
| erecting | 1. the act of building or putting up More Definitions → |
| exegesis | 1. an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible) More Definitions → |
| equating | 1. the act of regarding as equal More Definitions → |
| engraver | 1. a skilled worker who can inscribe designs or writing onto a surface by carving or etching 2. a printmaker who prints from an engraved printing plate More Definitions → |
| enthalpy | 1. (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure More Definitions → |
| ellipsis | 1. omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences More Definitions → |
| emphases | 1. special importance or significance 2. intensity or forcefulness of expression More Definitions → |
| erythema | 1. abnormal redness of the skin resulting from dilation of blood vessels (as in sunburn or inflammation) More Definitions → |
| enlarger | 1. photographic equipment consisting of an optical projector used to enlarge a photograph More Definitions → |
| easiness | 1. a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry 2. freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort More Definitions → |
| esthetic | 1. (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful More Definitions → |
| ellipses | 1. omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences More Definitions → |
| entryway | 1. something that provides access (to get in or get out) More Definitions → |
| escapade | 1. a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful) 2. any carefree episode More Definitions → |
| ecliptic | 1. the great circle representing the apparent annual path of the sun; the plane of the Earth's orbit around the sun; makes an angle of about 23 degrees with the equator More Definitions → |
| essayist | 1. a writer of literary works More Definitions → |
| eventide | 1. the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall) More Definitions → |
| enormity | 1. the quality of being outrageous 2. vastness of size or extent More Definitions → |
| eggshell | 1. the exterior covering of a bird's egg More Definitions → |
| emissary | 1. someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else More Definitions → |
| entrails | 1. internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity) More Definitions → |
| ethology | 1. the branch of zoology that studies the behavior of animals in their natural habitats More Definitions → |
| escapist | 1. a person who escapes into a world of fantasy More Definitions → |
| elastase | 1. a pancreatic enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of elastin More Definitions → |
| extensor | 1. a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part More Definitions → |
| escapism | 1. an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy More Definitions → |
| ethicist | 1. a philosopher who specializes in ethics More Definitions → |
| earthing | 1. fastening electrical equipment to earth More Definitions → |
| efferent | 1. a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands More Definitions → |
| eruptive | More Definitions → |