5 Letter Words That Start With E

ethos

Noun : The character or fundamental values of a person, people, culture, or movement.

Noun : (rhetoric) A form of rhetoric in which the writer or speaker invokes their authority, competence or expertise in an attempt to persuade others that their view is correct.

Noun : (art) The traits in a work of art which express the ideal or typic character, as influenced by the ethos (character or fundamental values) of a people, rather than emotional situations or individual character traits in a narrow sense; opposed to pathos.

earth

Noun : (uncountable) Soil.

Noun : (uncountable) Any general rock-based material.

Noun : The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea).

event

Noun : An occurrence; something that happens.

Noun : A prearranged social activity (function, etc.)

Noun : One of several contests that combine to make up a competition.

eagle

Noun : Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.

Noun : (US, numismatics, historical) A gold coin with a face value of ten dollars, formerly used in the United States.

Noun : (historical, numismatics) A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and circulated in England as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I of England.

elain

Noun : eleoptene

Noun : A female given name

epoch

Noun : A particular period of history, or of a person's life, especially one considered noteworthy or remarkable.

Noun : A notable event which marks the beginning of such a period.

Noun : (chronology, astronomy, computing) A specific instant in time, chosen as the point of reference or zero value of a system that involves identifying instants of time.

ennui

Noun : A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.

Verb : (transitive) To make bored or listless; to weary.

elite

Adjective : Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.

Adjective : Representing the choicest or most select of a group.

Noun : A special group or social class of people which have a superior intellectual, social or economic status as, the elite of society.

excel

Verb : (transitive) To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something.

Verb : (intransitive) To be much better than others.

Verb : (transitive, archaic, rare) To exceed, to go beyond

email

Noun : (uncountable) A system for transferring messages from one computer to another, usually through a network.

Noun : (uncountable) A quantity of messages sent through an email system.

Noun : (countable) A message sent through an email system.

evoke

Verb : To call out; to draw out or bring forth.

Verb : To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.

Verb : To elicit a response.

error

Noun : (uncountable) The state, quality, or condition of being wrong.

Noun : (countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.

Noun : (countable, uncountable) Sin; transgression.

ether

Noun : (uncountable, literary or poetic) The substance formerly supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere above the clouds, in particular as a medium breathed by deities.

Noun : (by extension) The medium breathed by human beings; the air.

Noun : (by extension) The sky, the heavens; the void, nothingness.

eerie

Adjective : Strange, weird, fear-inspiring, especially in a shadowy or mysterious way.

Adjective : (Scotland) Frightened, timid.

Noun : An eerie creature or thing.

eager

Adjective : Desirous; keen to do or obtain something.

Adjective : (computing theory) Not employing lazy evaluation; calculating results immediately, rather than deferring calculation until they are required.

Adjective : (dated) Brittle; inflexible; not ductile.

entry

Noun : The act of entering.

Noun : (uncountable) Permission to enter.

Noun : A doorway that provides a means of entering a building.

elide

Verb : To leave out or omit (something).

Verb : (linguistics) To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable.

Verb : To conflate; to smear together; to blur the distinction between.

enjoy

Verb : (transitive) To receive pleasure or satisfaction from something.

Verb : (transitive) To have the use or benefit of something.

Verb : (intransitive, India) To be satisfied or receive pleasure.

eskew

Noun : A surname.

embed

Verb : (transitive) To lay (something) as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed.

Verb : (transitive, by extension) To include (something) in surrounding matter.

Verb : (transitive, computing) To encapsulate within another document or data file.

elude

Verb : (transitive) To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.

Verb : (transitive) To shake off (a pursuer); to give someone the slip.

Verb : (transitive) To escape being understandable to; to be incomprehensible to.

elder

Noun : A leader of a community, someone of great age or seniority.

Noun : (now chiefly US) An old person.

Noun : One who is older than another.

essay

Noun : (authorship) A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue or subject.

Noun : (obsolete) A test, experiment; an assay.

Noun : (now rare) An attempt.

enact

Verb : (transitive, law) To make (a bill) into law.

Verb : (transitive) To act the part of; to play.

Verb : (transitive) To do; to effect.

exist

Verb : (intransitive, stative) to be; have existence; have being or reality

ensue

Verb : (obsolete, transitive) To follow (a leader, inclination etc.).

Verb : (obsolete, transitive) To follow (in time), to be subsequent to.

Verb : (intransitive) To occur afterwards, as a result or effect.

exert

Verb : To put in vigorous action.

Verb : To make use of, to apply, especially of something non-material.

eclat

Noun : Alternative spelling of éclat [A brilliant or successful effect; brilliance of success or effort; splendor; brilliant show; striking effect; glory; renown.]

exude

Verb : (transitive) To discharge through pores or incisions, as moisture or other liquid matter; to give out.

Verb : (intransitive) To flow out through the pores.

Verb : (transitive) To give off or radiate a certain quality or emotion, often strongly.

elegy

Noun : A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation.

Noun : (music) A composition of mournful character.

Noun : A classical poem written in elegiac meter

extra

Adjective : (not comparable) Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary.

Adjective : (not comparable, dated) Extraordinarily good; superior.

Adjective : (comparable, slang) Over the top; going beyond what is normal or appropriate, often in a dramatic manner.

extol

Verb : To praise; to make high.

edema

Noun : (American spelling, pathology) An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.

Noun : (American spelling, botany) A similar swelling in plants caused by excessive accumulation of water.

edict

Noun : A proclamation of law or other authoritative command.

enter

Verb : (intransitive) To go or come into an enclosed or partially enclosed space.

Verb : (transitive) To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted.

Verb : (figuratively) To go or come into (a state or profession).

equal

Adjective : (not comparable) The same in all respects.

Adjective : (mathematics, not comparable) Exactly identical, having the same value.

Adjective : (obsolete) Fair, impartial.

empty

Adjective : Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.

Adjective : (computing, programming, mathematics) Containing no elements (as of a string, array, or set), opposed to being null (having no valid value).

Adjective : (obsolete) Free; clear; devoid; often with of.

exact

Adjective : Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.

Adjective : Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual.

Adjective : Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict.

eight

Noun : The digit/figure 8.

Noun : (playing cards) Any of the four cards in a normal deck with the value eight.

Noun : (nautical) A light, narrow rowing boat, especially one used in competitive rowing, steered by a cox, in which eight rowers each have two oars.

endow

Verb : (transitive) To give property to (someone) as a gift; specifically, to provide (a person or institution) with support in the form of a permanent fund of money or other benefits.

Verb : (transitive) Followed by with, or rarely by of: to enrich or furnish with some faculty or quality.

Verb : (transitive) Usually in the passive: to naturally furnish (with something).

exalt

Verb : (transitive) To honor; to hold in high esteem.

Verb : (transitive) To raise in rank, status etc., to elevate.

Verb : (transitive) To elate, or fill with the joy of success.

exile

Noun : (uncountable) The state of being banished from one's home or country.

Noun : (countable) Someone who is banished from his home or country.

Verb : (transitive) To send (someone or something) into exile.

endue

Verb : (obsolete) To pass food into the stomach; to digest; also figuratively, to take on, absorb.

Verb : To take on, to take the form of.

Verb : To put on (a piece of clothing); to clothe (someone with something).

elrod

Noun : A surname.

ember

Noun : A piece of coal or wood glowing by heat; a hot coal.

Noun : Smoldering ash.

Adjective : (religion) Making a circuit of the year or the seasons; recurring in each quarter of the year, as certain religious days set apart for fasting and prayer.

et al

Verb : used as an abbreviation of `et alibi' when referring to other occurrences in a tex

Verb : used as an abbreviation of `et alii' (masculine plural) or `et aliae' (feminine plural) or `et alia' (neutral plural) when referring to a number of peopl

erato

Noun : (Greek mythology) The goddess of lyric poetry, particularly erotic poetry, eroticism, and mimic imitation, and one of the Muses; the daughters of Zeus & Mnemosyne. Usually depicted with a crown/wreath of myrtle and roses, holding a lyre and a golden arrow and doves. Often accompanies Eros/Cupid.

Noun : (astronomy) 62 Erato, a main belt asteroid.

evade

Verb : (transitive) To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from

Verb : (transitive) To escape; to slip away; — sometimes with from.

Verb : (intransitive) To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry, for the purpose of eluding.

envoi

Noun : (poetry) A short stanza at the end of a poem, used either to address a person or to comment on the preceding body of the poem.

ethic

Adjective : Moral, relating to morals.

Noun : A set of principles of right and wrong behaviour guiding, or representative of, a specific culture, society, group, or individual.

Noun : The morality of an action.

edify

Verb : (now rare) To build, construct.

Verb : (transitive) To instruct or improve morally or intellectually.

enemy

Noun : Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.

Noun : A hostile force or nation; a fighting member of such a force or nation.

Noun : Something harmful or threatening to another

emend

Verb : (transitive) To correct and revise (text or a document).

early

Adjective : At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.

Adjective : Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.

Adjective : Near the start or beginning.

emote

Verb : (transitive)

Verb : To display or express (emotions, mental states, etc.) openly, particularly while acting, and especially in an excessive manner.

Verb : To deliver (a speech), say (lines of a play, words), etc., in a dramatic or emotional manner, especially if overly so.

emoji

Noun : A digital graphic icon with a unique code point used to represent a concept, object, person, animal or place, originally used in Japanese text messaging but since adopted internationally in other contexts such as social media. Or, by extension, any non-standard emoji-like image inserted inline in text, i.e. an image emoticon.

elope

Verb : (intransitive, of a married person) To run away from home with a paramour.

Verb : (intransitive, of an unmarried person) To run away secretly for the purpose of getting married with one's intended spouse; to marry in a quick or private fashion, especially without a public period of engagement.

Verb : (intransitive, dated) To run away from home (for any reason).

elemi

Noun : A tree, Canarium luzonicum, native to the Philippines.

Noun : (uncountable) A resin harvested from the tree.

elate

Verb : (transitive) To make joyful or proud.

Verb : (transitive) To lift up; raise; elevate.

Adjective : Elated; exultant.

ebony

Noun : (uncountable) A hard, dense, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical trees, especially of the genus Diospyros.

Noun : (countable) A tree that yields such wood.

Noun : (countable and uncountable) A deep, dark black colour.

envoy

Noun : (law) A diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.

Noun : A representative.

Noun : A diplomat.

expel

Verb : To eject or erupt.

Verb : (obsolete) To fire (a bullet, arrow etc.).

Verb : (transitive) To remove from membership.

erupt

Verb : (intransitive) To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser).

Verb : (intransitive) To burst forth; to break out.

Verb : (intransitive, figuratively) To spontaneously release pressure or tension.

emmet

Noun : (dialectal or archaic) An ant.

Noun : (Cornwall, derogatory) A tourist.

Noun : A surname.

ester

Noun : (organic chemistry) A 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) joined via carbon to another oxygen atom.

Noun : A female given name from Hebrew, alternative form of Esther

emcee

Noun : Alternative form of MC in its senses as

Noun : Master of ceremonies.

Noun : (music) A rapper.

erode

Verb : To wear away by abrasion, corrosion or chemical reaction.

Verb : (figurative) To destroy gradually by an ongoing process.

educe

Verb : (transitive, now rare) To direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction.

Verb : (transitive) To infer or deduce (a result, theory etc.) from existing data or premises.

Verb : (transitive) To draw out or bring forth from some basic or potential state; to elicit, to develop.

eater

Noun : A person or animal who eats.

Noun : A fruit or other food that is suitable for eating, especially one that is intended to be eaten uncooked.

Noun : (cellular automata) A configuration of cells that appears to consume another configuration by gradually causing it to disappear.

expat

Noun : An expatriate; a person who lives outside their own country.

exult

Verb : (intransitive) To rejoice; to be very happy, especially in triumph.

etude

Noun : (music) A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill.

eland

Noun : A genus of large South African antelope (Taurotragus), valued both for its hide and flesh.

Noun : A surname.

Noun : A village in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States.

evert

Verb : (transitive, often biology, physiology) To turn inside out (like a pocket being emptied) or outwards.

Verb : (transitive, obsolete) To move (someone or something) out of the way.

Verb : (transitive, obsolete, also figuratively) To turn upside down; to overturn.

every

Noun : A surname.

elbow

Noun : (anatomy) The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.

Noun : (by extension) Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, coastline, etc.; an angular or jointed part of any structure, such as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent.

Noun : (US, dated, early 20th-century slang) A detective.

erect

Adjective : Upright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards.

Adjective : (of body parts) Rigid, firm; standing out perpendicularly, especially as the result of stimulation.

Adjective : (of a person) Having an erect penis.

elect

Noun : One chosen or set apart.

Noun : (theology) In Calvinist theology, one foreordained to Heaven. In other Christian theologies, someone chosen by God for salvation.

Verb : (transitive) To choose or make a decision (to do something)

enrol

Verb : (Britain, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, Canada) Standard spelling of enroll.

egret

Noun : Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea that includes herons, many of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season.

Noun : A plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress, or anything imitating such an ornament.

Noun : (botany) The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, such as the down of the thistle.

easel

Noun : An upright frame, typically on three legs, for displaying or supporting something, such as an artist's canvas.

egypt

Noun : A country in North Africa and Western Asia. Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt. Capital: Cairo.

Noun : (historical) A civilization based around the river Nile, on its lower reaches nearer the Mediterranean.

Noun : A number of places in the United States:

enate

Noun : A relative whose relation is traced only through female members of the family.

Noun : Any maternal female relative.

Adjective : Related to someone by female connections.

elfin

Noun : An elf; an inhabitant of fairy-land.

Noun : A little urchin or child.

Noun : Any of the butterflies in the subgenus Incisalia of the North American lycaenid genus Callophrys.

erase

Verb : (transitive) to remove markings or information

Verb : (transitive) To obliterate information from (a storage medium), such as to clear or (with magnetic storage) to demagnetize.

Verb : (transitive) To obliterate (information) from a storage medium, such as to clear or to overwrite.

equip

Verb : (transitive) To supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific action or task; to provide with (e.g. weapons, provisions, munitions, rigging)

Verb : (transitive) To dress up; to array; to clothe.

Verb : (transitive) To prepare (someone) with a skill.

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exeat

Noun : A license or permit for absence from a university or a religious house (such as a monastery).

Noun : A permission which a bishop grants to a priest to go out of his diocese.

Noun : (dated, UK) Leave of absence from a public school or college.

enure

Verb : (transitive) To inure; to make accustomed or desensitized to something unpleasant due to constant exposure.

Verb : (intransitive, chiefly law) To take effect, to be operative; used with to.

eyrie

Noun : The nest of a bird of prey.

Noun : Any high and remote but commanding place.

ergot

Noun : Any fungus in the genus Claviceps which are parasitic on grasses.

Noun : The sclerotium (wintering stage) of certain fungi in the genus Claviceps, appearing as a deformed grain in certain cereals and grasses infected by the fungi.

enema

Noun : An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes.

Noun : The fluid so injected.

Noun : A device for administering such an injection.

eider

Noun : Any of the species of the genera Polysticta or Somateria, in the seaduck subfamily Merginae, which line their nests with fine down (taken from their own bodies).

Noun : A river in Germany, the boundary between Schleswig and Holstein.

eject

Verb : (transitive) To compel (a person or persons) to leave.

Verb : (transitive) To throw out or remove forcefully.

Verb : (US, transitive) To compel (a sports player) to leave the field because of inappropriate behaviour.

epoxy

Adjective : (chemistry) Derived from an epoxide.

Noun : A thermosetting polyepoxide resin used chiefly in strong adhesives, coatings and laminates; epoxy resin.

Verb : To glue with epoxy.

equid

Noun : Any animal of the taxonomic family Equidae, including any equine (horse, zebra, ass, mule, etc.)

estop

Verb : To impede or bar by estoppel.

Verb : To stop up, to plug

eaves

Noun : (architecture) The underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building.

Noun : (by extension) Something that extends over or projects beyond.

Noun : A surname.

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eagre

Noun : a tidal bore

Adjective : Obsolete form of eager. [Desirous; keen to do or obtain something.]

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