English words starting with e - page 2

Meanings of Earlobes:

noun

A soft, rounded fleshy part hanging from the lower margin of the ear.

Usage examples:

A useful guide to whether a patient has parotid enlargement is to look for outward deflection of th…

Meanings of Earlock:

noun

A lock of hair over or above the ear.

Usage examples:

A small man with a white beard and scraggly earlocks

Meanings of Earlocks:

noun

A lock of hair over or above the ear.

Usage examples:

A small man with a white beard and scraggly earlocks

Meanings of Earls:

noun

A british nobleman ranking above a viscount and below a marquess.

Usage examples:

Her husband the earl had died

Meanings of Earlship:

noun

The office, rank, or title of earl; the period in which an earl holds his title. also used with possessive adjective as an honorific title (as "your earlship", etc.).

Meanings of Earlships:

noun

The office, rank, or title of earl; the period in which an earl holds his title. also used with possessive adjective as an honorific title (as "your earlship", etc.).

Meanings of Early:

adjective

Happening or done before the usual or expected time.

Usage examples:

We ate an early lunch

adverb

Before the usual or expected time.

Usage examples:

I was planning to finish work early today

noun

Potatoes which are ready to be harvested before the main crop.

Usage examples:

The versatile early potato solanum tuberosum has many varieties, which have their own distinct seas…

Meanings of Early-childhood:

noun

The study of the education of children from about two to seven years of age

Meanings of Early-days:

noun

Especially in britain in the past, the one day in the middle of the week when most shops closed very early in the afternoon

Meanings of Early-years:

noun

The first years of children's education, especially the years up to the age of 5 in the uk education system

Usage examples:

What qualifications do you need to teach early years?, he wants schools to have more funding for ea…

Meanings of Earlyish:

adverb

At a fairly early hour.

adjective

Somewhat early; fairly early.

Meanings of Earmark:

verb

Designate (funds or resources) for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

The cash had been earmarked for a big expansion of the programme

noun

A characteristic or identifying feature.

Usage examples:

This car has all the earmarks of a classic

Meanings of Earmarked:

verb

Designate (funds or resources) for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

The cash had been earmarked for a big expansion of the programme

noun

A characteristic or identifying feature.

Usage examples:

This car has all the earmarks of a classic

Meanings of Earmarking:

verb

Designate (funds or resources) for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

The cash had been earmarked for a big expansion of the programme

noun

A characteristic or identifying feature.

Usage examples:

This car has all the earmarks of a classic

Meanings of Earmarks:

verb

Designate (funds or resources) for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

The cash had been earmarked for a big expansion of the programme

noun

A characteristic or identifying feature.

Usage examples:

This car has all the earmarks of a classic

Meanings of Earmuff:

noun

A pair of soft fabric coverings, connected by a band across the top of the head, that are worn over the ears to protect them from cold or noise.

Meanings of Earmuffs:

plural noun

A pair of soft fabric coverings, connected by a band across the top of the head, that are worn over the ears to protect them from cold or noise.

Usage examples:

However, when exposure is unavoidable, use earplugs or earmuffs to protect your ears from most comm…

Meanings of Earn:

verb

Obtain (money) in return for labour or services.

Usage examples:

I earned £10 an hour working in the shop

Meanings of Earned:

verb

Obtain (money) in return for labour or services.

Usage examples:

I earned £10 an hour working in the shop

Meanings of Earned-income:

noun

Money that a person or company receives for work they have done, including wages, tips, commissions, and bonuses, but not income from investments

Usage examples:

They live on their savings and have no earned income.

Meanings of Earner:

noun

A person who obtains money of a specified kind or level in return for labour or services.

Usage examples:

Higher rates of income tax for high earners

Meanings of Earners:

noun

A person who obtains money of a specified kind or level in return for labour or services.

Usage examples:

Higher rates of income tax for high earners

Meanings of Earnest:

adjective

Resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction.

Usage examples:

An earnest student

noun

A thing intended or regarded as a sign or promise of what is to come.

Usage examples:

The very deliberateness of their disguise is an earnest of their real aloofness

Meanings of Earnestly:

adverb

With sincere and intense conviction; seriously.

Usage examples:

They earnestly hope to come back in the summer

Meanings of Earnestness:

noun

Sincere and intense conviction.

Usage examples:

He tells his story with intense earnestness