6-Letter Words Starting With E
Here's the list of all the 674 6-Letter Words Starting With E in the English Language.
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| estate | 1. everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities 2. extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use More Definitions → |
| energy | 1. (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs 2. forceful exertion More Definitions → |
| either | 1. after a negative statement used as an intensive meaning something like `likewise' or `also' More Definitions → |
| enough | 1. an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose 2. sufficient for the purpose More Definitions → |
| engine | 1. motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work 2. something used to achieve a purpose More Definitions → |
| effect | 1. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon 2. an outward appearance More Definitions → |
| editor | 1. a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine) 2. (computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data More Definitions → |
| ensure | 1. make certain of 2. be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something More Definitions → |
| entire | 1. uncastrated adult male horse 2. constituting the full quantity or extent; complete More Definitions → |
| except | 1. object to 2. prevent from being included or considered or accepted More Definitions → |
| ending | 1. the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme) 2. the act of ending something More Definitions → |
| easily | 1. with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily') 2. without doubt More Definitions → |
| effort | 1. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something 2. use of physical or mental energy; hard work More Definitions → |
| enable | 1. render capable or able for some task More Definitions → |
| expert | 1. a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully 2. having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude More Definitions → |
| expect | 1. regard something as probable or likely 2. consider obligatory; request and expect More Definitions → |
| equity | 1. the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it 2. the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation More Definitions → |
| easier | 1. posing no difficulty; requiring little effort 2. free from worry or anxiety More Definitions → |
| extent | 1. the point or degree to which something extends 2. the distance or area or volume over which something extends More Definitions → |
| export | 1. sell or transfer abroad 2. transfer (electronic data) out of a database or document in a format that can be used by other programs More Definitions → |
| expand | 1. extend in one or more directions 2. become larger in size or volume or quantity More Definitions → |
| edited | 1. improved or corrected by critical editing More Definitions → |
| eating | 1. the act of consuming food More Definitions → |
| empire | 1. the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised 2. a group of countries under a single authority More Definitions → |
| entity | 1. that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) More Definitions → |
| ethics | 1. motivation based on ideas of right and wrong 2. the philosophical study of moral values and rules More Definitions → |
| excess | 1. a quantity much larger than is needed 2. immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits More Definitions → |
| ethnic | 1. a person who is a member of an ethnic group 2. denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people More Definitions → |
| escape | 1. run away from confinement 2. fail to experience More Definitions → |
| extend | 1. extend in scope or range or area 2. stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point More Definitions → |
| exceed | 1. be greater in scope or size than some standard 2. be superior or better than some standard More Definitions → |
| earned | 1. gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action More Definitions → |
| engage | 1. carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in 2. consume all of one's attention or time More Definitions → |
| exotic | 1. being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world 2. strikingly strange or unusual More Definitions → |
| easter | 1. a wind from the east More Definitions → |
| exempt | 1. grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to 2. grant exemption or release to More Definitions → |
| enzyme | 1. any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions More Definitions → |
| excuse | 1. a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. 2. a note explaining an absence More Definitions → |
| eleven | 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one 2. a team that plays football More Definitions → |
| employ | 1. put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose 2. engage or hire for work More Definitions → |
| eighth | 1. position eight in a countable series of things 2. one part in eight equal parts More Definitions → |
| enroll | 1. register formally as a participant or member More Definitions → |
| emerge | 1. come out into view, as from concealment 2. come out of More Definitions → |
| esteem | 1. the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded) 2. a feeling of delighted approval and liking More Definitions → |
| expose | 1. expose or make accessible to some action or influence 2. make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret More Definitions → |
| excite | 1. arouse or elicit a feeling 2. act as a stimulant More Definitions → |
| expire | 1. lose validity 2. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life More Definitions → |
| exodus | 1. a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment More Definitions → |
| encore | 1. an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand 2. request an encore, from a performer More Definitions → |
| extern | 1. a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there More Definitions → |
| evolve | 1. work out 2. undergo development or evolution More Definitions → |
| escrow | 1. a written agreement (or property or money) delivered to a third party or put in trust by one party to a contract to be returned after fulfillment of some condition More Definitions → |
| enamel | 1. hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth 2. a colored glassy compound (opaque or partially opaque) that is fused to the surface of metal or glass or pottery for decoration or protection More Definitions → |
| eighty | 1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and eight 2. being ten more than seventy More Definitions → |
| equine | 1. resembling a horse 2. of or belonging to the family Equidae More Definitions → |
| encode | 1. convert information into code More Definitions → |
| embryo | 1. (botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium 2. an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life More Definitions → |
| expiry | 1. a coming to an end of a contract period 2. the event of dying or departure from life More Definitions → |
| emblem | 1. special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc. 2. a visible symbol representing an abstract idea More Definitions → |
| edible | 1. any substance that can be used as food 2. suitable for use as food More Definitions → |
| evenly | 1. in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way 2. in a level and regular way More Definitions → |
| excise | 1. remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line 2. levy an excise tax on More Definitions → |
| endure | 1. put up with something or somebody unpleasant 2. face and withstand with courage More Definitions → |
| echoes | 1. the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves 2. a reply that repeats what has just been said More Definitions → |
| enigma | 1. something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained 2. a difficult problem More Definitions → |
| enrich | 1. make better or improve in quality 2. make wealthy or richer More Definitions → |
| etched | 1. cut or impressed into a surface More Definitions → |
| eczema | 1. generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages More Definitions → |
| eraser | 1. an implement used to erase something More Definitions → |
| esprit | 1. liveliness of mind or spirit More Definitions → |
| embark | 1. go on board 2. set out on (an enterprise or subject of study) More Definitions → |
| eldest | 1. the offspring who came first in the order of birth 2. first in order of birth More Definitions → |
| errata | 1. a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind More Definitions → |
| entail | 1. have as a logical consequence 2. impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result More Definitions → |
| evoked | 1. called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation More Definitions → |
| ensign | 1. a person who holds a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant junior grade 2. an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality 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 → |
| elicit | 1. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) 2. deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) More Definitions → |
| easing | 1. a change for the better 2. the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) More Definitions → |
| egress | 1. (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse 2. the becoming visible More Definitions → |
| eroded | 1. worn away as by water or ice or wind More Definitions → |
| edging | 1. border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug) More Definitions → |
| equate | 1. consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous 2. be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics More Definitions → |
| enlist | 1. join the military 2. hire for work or assistance More Definitions → |
| expend | 1. use up, consume fully 2. pay out More Definitions → |
| extant | 1. still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost More Definitions → |
| entree | 1. the principal dish of a meal 2. the right to enter More Definitions → |
| embody | 1. represent in bodily form 2. represent, as of a character on stage More Definitions → |
| entice | 1. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion More Definitions → |
| eyelid | 1. either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye More Definitions → |
| earthy | 1. of or consisting of or resembling earth 2. conspicuously and tastelessly indecent More Definitions → |
| eyelet | 1. a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar 2. fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines More Definitions → |
| eatery | 1. a building where people go to eat More Definitions → |
| euchre | 1. a card game similar to ecarte; each player is dealt 5 cards and the player making trump must take 3 tricks to win a hand More Definitions → |
| escudo | 1. formerly the basic monetary unit of Portugal; equal to 100 centavo 2. the basic unit of money on Cape Verde; equal to 100 centavos More Definitions → |
| errant | 1. straying from the right course or from accepted standards 2. uncontrolled motion that is irregular or unpredictable More Definitions → |
| examen | 1. a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits) 2. a critical study (as of a writer's work) More Definitions → |
| earner | 1. someone who earn wages in return for their labor More Definitions → |
| elated | 1. exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits 2. full of high-spirited delight More Definitions → |
| eulogy | 1. a formal expression of praise for someone who has died recently 2. a formal expression of praise More Definitions → |
| errand | 1. a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission More Definitions → |
| exhale | 1. expel air 2. give out (breath or an odor) More Definitions → |
| enmity | 1. a state of deep-seated ill-will 2. the feeling of a hostile person More Definitions → |
| efflux | 1. the process of flowing out More Definitions → |
| emboss | 1. raise in a relief More Definitions → |
| eerily | 1. in an unnatural eery manner More Definitions → |
| ethane | 1. a colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel More Definitions → |
| enjoin | 1. issue an injunction 2. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority More Definitions → |
| envied | 1. feel envious towards; admire enviously 2. be envious of; set one's heart on More Definitions → |
| eggnog | 1. a punch made of sweetened milk or cream mixed with eggs and usually alcoholic liquor More Definitions → |
| enlace | 1. spin, wind, or twist together More Definitions → |
| effigy | 1. a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture) More Definitions → |
| elapse | 1. for time to move forward More Definitions → |
| elvish | 1. usually good-naturedly mischievous More Definitions → |
| engulf | 1. devote (oneself) fully to 2. flow over or cover completely More Definitions → |
| eschew | 1. avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of More Definitions → |
| exacta | 1. a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order More Definitions → |
| estrus | 1. applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity More Definitions → |
| ersatz | 1. an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation 2. artificial and inferior More Definitions → |
| ermine | 1. the expensive white fur of the ermine 2. mustelid of Northern Hemisphere in its white winter coat More Definitions → |
| endive | 1. widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched 2. variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges More Definitions → |
| egoism | 1. (ethics) the theory that the pursuit of your own welfare is the basis of morality 2. concern for your own interests and welfare More Definitions → |
| exhort | 1. spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts 2. force or impel in an indicated direction More Definitions → |
| evince | 1. give expression to More Definitions → |
| extort | 1. obtain through intimidation 2. obtain by coercion or intimidation More Definitions → |
| erring | 1. capable of making an error More Definitions → |
| erbium | 1. a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium More Definitions → |