8-Letter Words Starting With E
Here's the list of all the 1652 8-Letter Words Starting With E in the English Language.
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| economic | 1. of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth 2. of or relating to the science of economics More Definitions → |
| 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 → |
| existing | 1. having existence or being or actuality 2. presently existing More Definitions → |
| expected | 1. considered likely or probable to happen or arrive More Definitions → |
| external | 1. outward features 2. happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface More Definitions → |
| electric | 1. using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity 2. (of a situation) exceptionally tense 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. put to use 2. carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions 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 → |
| extended | 1. fully extended or stretched forth 2. relatively long in duration; tediously protracted More Definitions → |
| eligible | 1. qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen 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 → |
| employed | 1. made useful 2. having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary 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 → |
| enhanced | 1. increased or intensified in value or beauty or quality More Definitions → |
| entitled | 1. qualified for by right according to law More Definitions → |
| exciting | 1. creating or arousing excitement 2. stimulating interest and discussion More Definitions → |
| evaluate | 1. evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of 2. form a critical opinion of More Definitions → |
| everyday | 1. found in the ordinary course of events 2. appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions 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 → |
| entirely | 1. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely 2. without any others being included or involved More Definitions → |
| expanded | 1. increased in extent or size or bulk or scope More Definitions → |
| emerging | 1. coming to maturity 2. coming into existence 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 → |
| equipped | 1. provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose 2. provide with abilities or understanding More Definitions → |
| entrance | 1. something that provides access (to get in or get out) 2. a movement into or inward More Definitions → |
| embedded | 1. fix or set securely or deeply 2. attach to, as a journalist to a military unit when reporting on a war 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 | 1. precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication 2. in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term More Definitions → |
| exterior | 1. situated in or suitable for the outdoors or outside of a building 2. the region that is outside of something More Definitions → |
| electron | 1. an elementary particle with negative charge More Definitions → |
| enabling | 1. providing legal power or sanction More Definitions → |
| executed | 1. put to death as punishment 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 → |
| enrolled | 1. register formally as a participant or member 2. register formally as a participant or member More Definitions → |
| envelope | 1. a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc. 2. any wrapper or covering More Definitions → |
| enormous | 1. extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree 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 → |
| educated | 1. characterized by full comprehension of the problem involved 2. possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge) More Definitions → |
| engaging | 1. attracting or delighting More Definitions → |
| enclosed | 1. closed in or surrounded or included within More Definitions → |
| earliest | 1. belonging to the distant past 2. very young More Definitions → |
| elevated | 1. raised above the ground 2. of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style 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 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 → |
| 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 → |
| enlarged | 1. (of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells 2. as of a photograph; made larger More Definitions → |
| epidemic | 1. a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time 2. (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously More Definitions → |
| eighteen | 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one 2. being one more than seventeen More Definitions → |
| exporter | 1. a businessperson who transports goods abroad (for sale) More Definitions → |
| engraved | 1. cut or impressed into a surface More Definitions → |
| ethereal | 1. of or containing or dissolved in ether 2. characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air More Definitions → |
| enforced | 1. forced or compelled or put in force 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 2. selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas 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 → |
| enduring | 1. lasting a long time 2. patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble 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. that is flowing outward 2. water mixed with waste matter More Definitions → |
| emeritus | 1. a professor or minister who is retired from assigned duties 2. honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title `emeritus' as in `professor emeritus' More Definitions → |
| eventual | 1. expected to follow in the indefinite future from causes already operating More Definitions → |
| emporium | 1. a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain More Definitions → |
| erectile | 1. capable of being raised to an upright position 2. filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood More Definitions → |
| exploded | 1. showing the parts of something separated but in positions that show their correct relation to one another More Definitions → |
| effected | 1. settled securely and unconditionally More Definitions → |
| embossed | 1. embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery More Definitions → |
| emergent | 1. occurring unexpectedly and requiring urgent action 2. coming into existence 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 → |
| 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 | 1. having existence or being or actuality 2. being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory More Definitions → |
| embodied | 1. represent in bodily form 2. represent, as of a character on stage 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 → |
| envision | 1. imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind 2. picture to oneself; imagine possible More Definitions → |
| expelled | 1. force to leave or move out 2. remove from a position or office 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 → |
| emitting | 1. expel (gases or odors) 2. give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc. More Definitions → |
| esoteric | 1. confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle 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 → |
| expedite | 1. speed up the progress of; facilitate 2. process fast and efficiently More Definitions → |
| eighties | 1. the decade from 1880 to 1889 2. the decade from 1980 to 1989 More Definitions → |
| elliptic | 1. (of a leaf shape) in the form of an ellipse 2. rounded like an egg 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. climb up and over 2. 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 → |
| eloquent | 1. expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively More Definitions → |
| euphoria | 1. a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation More Definitions → |
| esteemed | 1. having an illustrious reputation; respected More Definitions → |
| eyepiece | 1. combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments More Definitions → |
| evacuate | 1. move out of an unsafe location into safety 2. remove content from More Definitions → |
| endanger | 1. pose a threat to; present a danger to 2. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position 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 | 1. feeling great rapture or delight More Definitions → |
| elicited | 1. called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation More Definitions → |
| expertly | 1. in an expert manner More Definitions → |
| eastward | 1. the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees 2. moving toward the east 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. lying in or toward the east 2. from the east; used especially of winds 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 | 1. highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire More Definitions → |
| especial | 1. surpassing what is common or usual or expected More Definitions → |
| eyesight | 1. normal use of the faculty of vision More Definitions → |
| escalate | 1. increase in extent or intensity 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. continuing in the same way 2. 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 → |
| exacting | 1. having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures 2. severe and unremitting in making demands 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 2. on or outside the dura mater More Definitions → |
| eventful | 1. having important issues or results 2. full of events or incidents More Definitions → |
| episodic | 1. of writing or narration; divided into or composed of episodes 2. occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals 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 → |
| energize | 1. cause to be alert and energetic 2. raise to a higher energy level 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 → |
| excelled | 1. distinguish oneself More Definitions → |
| enforcer | 1. one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior More Definitions → |
| enviable | 1. causing envy More Definitions → |
| exemplar | 1. something to be imitated More Definitions → |
| eyeliner | 1. makeup applied to emphasize the shape of the eyes More Definitions → |
| envisage | 1. form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case 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 | 1. spoken with emphasis 2. sudden and strong 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 → |
| evermore | 1. at any future time; in the future 2. for a limitless time 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 → |
| engender | 1. call forth 2. make (offspring) by reproduction 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 → |
| euphoric | 1. exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation 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 → |
| equalize | 1. compensate; make the score equal 2. make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching More Definitions → |
| esthetic | 1. concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste 2. relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics 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 → |
| 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 → |
| emigrate | 1. leave one's country of residence for a new one 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 → |
| erasable | 1. capable of being effaced More Definitions → |
| enamored | 1. marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness 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 → |
| excavate | 1. recover through digging 2. find by digging in the ground More Definitions → |
| eldritch | 1. suggesting the operation of supernatural influences More Definitions → |
| entrails | 1. internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity) More Definitions → |
| encroach | 1. advance beyond the usual limit 2. impinge or infringe upon More Definitions → |
| edifying | 1. enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement More Definitions → |
| empathic | 1. showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states More Definitions → |
| equalled | 1. be identical or equivalent to 2. be equal to in quality or ability 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 → |
| encircle | 1. form or draw a circle around 2. bind with something round or circular 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 → |
| ecologic | 1. characterized by the interdependence of living organisms in an environment 2. of or relating to the science of ecology More Definitions → |
| efferent | 1. a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands 2. of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS More Definitions → |
| energise | 1. raise to a higher energy level 2. cause to be alert and energetic More Definitions → |
| eruptive | 1. producing or characterized by eruptions 2. produced by the action of fire or intense heat More Definitions → |
| encumber | 1. restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult More Definitions → |