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- ELFINAn elf; an inhabitant of fairy-land.
- ELOPEOf a married or engaged person, to run away from home with a paramour.
- ELSEWHERESynonym of somewhere else: in, at, or to some other place.
- ELSINA shoemaker's awl.
- ELVERA young eel.
- ELVISHOf or having to do with elves; elven.
- EMBOSSTo cause (something) to stick out or swell; to extrude; also, to cause (someone or something) to be covered in swellings.
- EMPATHYIdentification with or understanding of the thoughts, feelings, or emotional state of another person.
- EMPOLDERTo construct polders in order to drain land
- ENABLETo make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to.
- ENAMELAn opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects.
- ENCHAFETo make warm, to heat.
- ENCHARMTo charm.
- ENDERSomething which ends another thing.
- ENDLESSHaving no end.
- ENFOLDTo envelop and wrap up something.
- ENGRAMA postulated physical or biochemical change in neural tissue that represents a memory.
- ENOWArchaic form of enough.
- ENOWSArchaic form of enough.
- ENRAGEDAngered, made furious, made full of rage.
- ENTHALPYA measure of the heat content of a chemical or physical system.
- ENTHRALLTo hold spellbound.
- ENTIRELYTo the full or entire extent.
- ENTRANCEThe action of entering, or going in.
- ENWRAPTo wrap around, surround; to envelop.
- EORLAn Anglo-Saxon of noble rank; a nobleman ranking above a thane; alderman.
- EPISTLEA literary composition in the form of a letter or series of letters, especially one in verse.
- EPISTOLARYOf or relating to letters, or the writing of letters.
- EQUIPTo supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific action or task; to provide with (e.g. weapons, provisions, munitions, rigging).
- ERBIUMA chemical element (symbol Er) with atomic number 68: a silvery-white metal, in nature always found in combination with other elements. An atom of this element.
- ERGOTAMINEAn alkaloid, extracted from ergot, that causes constriction of blood vessels and has been used to treat migraine; it is related to lysergic acid.
- ERLKINGIn German literature and modern folklore, a malicious elf or spirit who preys on children.
- ERSATZAn inauthentic or inadequate substitute or imitation.
- ERSTFirst.
- ESCARPObsolete spelling of scarp.
- ESCHEWTo avoid; to shun, to shy away from.
- ESCROWA contractual arrangement whereby money or assets are held in trust by an independent agent by the agreement of the parties, which can only be released to the relevant party once c
- ESSOINTo excuse for failure to appear in court.
- ESTERA compound most often formed by the condensation of an alcohol and an acid, with elimination of water, which contains the functional group carbon-oxygen double bond (i.e., carbonyl
- ESTOCA type of sword used from the 14th to the 17th century, characterized by a long, straight, edgeless, sharply pointed blade designed for penetrating mail or plate.
- ETCHTo cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on
- ETHANOLA simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH3-CH2-OH.
- ETHYLThe univalent hydrocarbon radical, C2H5, formally derived from ethane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
- ETIOLINA yellow pigment in plants grown without sufficient light; a precursor of chlorophyll.
- EUCAINEA derivative of cocaine used as a local anesthetic in veterinary medicine.
- EUCHREA trump card game played by four players in two partnerships with a reduced deck of 24 cards.
- EUPHORBIAAny plant of the genus Euphorbia, the spurges.
- EUPHROEA long wooden slat, with holes for cords, that holds up an awning.
- EVANGELThe Christian gospel.
- EVENLYSo as to form a flat surface.
- EVENTIDEEvening.
- EVENTUALFinally resulting or occurring (after a period of time); inevitable.
- EVERAlways, frequently, forever.
- EVERLASTINGLasting or enduring forever; endless, eternal. Chiefly of a deity or other supernatural being: having always existed and will continue to exist forever; eternal. Synonym of sempite
- EVERYAll of a countable group (considered individually), without exception.
- EVERYTHINGAll the things under discussion.
- EVIDENTLYIn a manner which makes the fact or conclusion evident; obviously; as may be clearly inferred.
- EVILDOERA person who performs evil acts.
- EXPOUNDERA person who expounds or explains
- EYEBROWThe hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.
- EYEDHaving eyes.
- EYELIDA thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye.
- EYENplural of eye
- EYESIGHTVision or the faculty of sight.
- EYOTA little island, especially in a river or lake.
- FACTICITYThe quality or state of being a fact.
- FACTORYA building or other place where manufacturing takes place.
- FADGETo be suitable (with or to something).
- FAHLERZfahlband
- FAINTLYIn a faint manner; very quietly or lightly.
- FAIRLYIn a fair manner; fair; not biased or skewed or favouring a certain party
- FAIRNESSThe property of being fair or equitable.
- FAITHFULLoyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.
- FAITHFULLYIn a faithful manner.
- FAITHLESSLacking faith; lacking belief in something.
- FAKENot real; false, fraudulent.
- FALDISTORYA movable seat place in the chancel, where the bishop sat.
- FALSEHOODThe property of being false.
- FALTERAn unsteadiness.
- FANDsimple past of find.
- FANGA long, pointed canine tooth used for biting and tearing flesh.
- FANGLETo fashion, manufacture, invent, or create.
- FANKA pen for enclosing sheep, mainly in the Scottish Highlands.
- FANKLETo tangle or entangle.
- FARDELA fourth part: a quarter of anything.
- FARFELSmall pellet-shaped egg pasta in Ashkenazic Jewish cuisine, made instead out of matzah during Passover.
- FARLA quarter of a thin oatmeal or flour cake.
- FARLESA quarter of a thin oatmeal or flour cake.
- FARMA place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock.
- FARRANDHaving a specified form or disposition; fashioned.
- FARTERSomeone or something that farts.
- FARTHINGA quarter of any monetary unit or measure.
- FARTLEKAn athletic training technique, used especially in running, in which periods of intense effort alternate with periods of less strenuous effort in a continuous workout.
- FASTENTo attach or connect in a secure manner.
- FASTLYIn a secure or firm manner; securely
- FATEThe presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
- FATHERLYCharacteristic of what is considered the ideal behaviour pertaining to fatherhood.
- FATTYContaining, composed of, or consisting of fat.
- FAUGHAn exclamation of contempt, or of disgust, especially for a smell.
- FAULDA piece of armor worn below a breastplate to protect the waist and hips.