5 Letter Words That Start With EL

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.

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

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 who have a superior social or economic status and attendant power, advantages, or privileges in society; a member of such a group.

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.

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.

elate

Verb : (transitive) To make joyful or proud.

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

Adjective : Elated; exultant.

elder

Noun : A leader or senior member of a tribe or community, often of considerable age, respected as an authority figure, especially in a counselling, consultative, or ceremonial role.

Noun : (now chiefly US) An old person.

Noun : (relational, chiefly in the plural, chiefly with possessive determiners) One who is older than another.

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)

elope

Verb : (intransitive, of a married or engaged 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).

eloin

Verb : Obsolete spelling of eloign. [(obsolete, transitive) To remove (something) to a distance.]

eloge

Noun : (obsolete) An expression of praise.

Noun : A statement or disquisition in praise of someone who has died.

Noun : Specifically, the statement made by a new member of the French Academy about his predecessor.

elogy

Noun : (archaic) Praise, eulogy; inscription on a tombstone, epitaph

elong

Verb : (transitive, obsolete) To lengthen out; to prolong.

Verb : (transitive, obsolete) To put away; to separate; to keep off.

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.

elves

Noun : The comic book series Elfquest, created by Wendy and Richard Pini, features a race of elves on the World of Two Moons, searching for their origins and place in the world.

Noun : a 1989 American horror film directed by Jeffrey Mandel and starring Dan Haggerty, Deanna Lund, and Ken Carpenter.

Noun : There are many fictional Elves appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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.

elute

Verb : (transitive) To separate one substance from another by means of a solvent; to wash; to cleanse.

elpis

Noun : (Greek mythology) The goddess and personification of hope.

Noun : (astronomy) 59 Elpis, a main belt asteroid.

eliot

Noun : An English and Scottish surname, variant of Elliott.

Noun : A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Elliott.

elint

Noun : (espionage) Abbreviation of electronic intelligence. [(espionage) Intelligence-gathering by use of electronic sensors.]

Noun : Alternative letter-case form of ELINT

ellis

Noun : An English surname originating as a patronymic from Elis, the Middle English form of Elijah.

Noun : A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic] and A male given name from Welsh, an anglicization of Elisedd.

Noun : A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

ellen

Noun : (obsolete) Zeal.

Noun : (obsolete) Strength; courage.

Noun : (theology) Strength vouchsafed; comfort; grace.

elvan

Adjective : (mining) Of or relating to certain veins of feldspathic or porphyritic rock crossing metalliferous veins in the mining districts of Cornwall.

Noun : (mining) The rock of an elvan vein, or the vein itself.

Adjective : (uncommon) Elven, elfin, pertaining to elves.

ellie

Noun : A unisex given name.

Noun : A female given name.

Noun : (rare) A male given name.

elver

Noun : A young eel.

elemi

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

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

elias

Noun : A male given name from Hebrew.

Noun : A surname.

elsie

Noun : A female given name from Hebrew.

Noun : (rare, obsolete) A diminutive of the male given name Alexander.

elgar

Noun : (rare) A male given name from Old English.

Noun : A surname originating as a patronymic.

Noun : Edward Elgar, an English composer.

elara

Noun : (Greek mythology) A mistress of Zeus.

Noun : (astronomy) One of the moons of Jupiter.

elton

Noun : A male given name from Old English.

Noun : A surname from Old English.

Noun : A rural municipality of Manitoba, Canada.

elise

Noun : A female given name from Hebrew.

elihu

Noun : A male given name.

Noun : Various male characters in the Bible; see Wikipedia.

Noun : A secret society at Yale University.

elmen

Adjective : (rare, dialectal or archaic) Of or pertaining to an elm tree.

Adjective : (rare, dialectal or archaic) Made of elm wood.

Adjective : (rare, dialectal or archaic) Composed of elm trees.

eleve

Noun : (obsolete) A pupil or student.

elvin

Noun : A male given name.

Noun : A surname transferred from the given name.

Noun : (Kent) Alternative spelling of elven (“an elm”) (a tree of the genus Ulmus, particularly the wych elm or Scots elm (Ulmus glabra)) [Originally, a female elf, a fairy, a nymph; (by extension) any elf.]

eleni

Noun : A transliteration of the Greek female given name Ελένη (Eléni).

elrod

Noun : A surname.

elven

Noun : Originally, a female elf, a fairy, a nymph; (by extension) any elf.

Adjective : Belonging or relating to, or characteristic of, elves; elfin, elflike.

Noun : (Kent, Sussex, Warwickshire, Worcestershire) An elm (a tree of the genus Ulmus, particularly the wych elm or Scots elm (Ulmus glabra))).

elsen

Noun : (UK, dialect) An awl, a pointed tool.

Noun : A surname.

elden

Verb : (archaic, intransitive) To advance in eld or old age; to grow older; to age.

eller

Noun : A surname.

Noun : Obsolete form of alder. [Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.]

elian

Noun : A male given name.

Noun : An inhabitant or a resident of Elis.

Adjective : Of or relating to Elis.

elene

Noun : a poem in Old English, that is sometimes known as Saint Helena Finds the True Cross.

Noun : a feminine given name derived from the Greek name Helene.

ellet

eltis

eldar

Noun : (fantasy) An elf, one of a particular group of elves, or an elflike creature.

Noun : (science fiction) An elflike race of aliens from Warhammer 40,000, now known as Aeldari.

eleet

Noun : (leetspeak) Dated form of leet (“elite”). [(Scotland) A portion or list, especially a list of candidates for an office; also the candidates themselves.]

Adjective : (leetspeak) Dated form of leet (“elite”). [Of or relating to leetspeak.]

ellia

elona

elsje

elyon

Noun : Elyon or El Elyon (ʼĒl ʻElyōn), is an epithet that appears in the Hebrew Bible. is usually rendered in English as "God Most High", and similarly in the Septuagint as ("God the highest").

Noun : (formerly known as Ascent: Infinite Realm) a massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Bluehole and published by Kakao Games.

elec.

Noun : Alternative letter-case form of Elec.

Adjective : Alternative letter-case form of Elec.

Noun : (law) Abbreviation of electricity. [Originally, a property of amber and certain other nonconducting substances to attract lightweight material when rubbed, or the cause of this property; now understood to be a phenomenon caused by the distribution and movement of charged subatomic particles and their interaction with the electromagnetic field.]

elisa

Noun : (ESA, physics, space science) Initialism of evolved Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (a proposed European Space Agency mission designed to detect and accurately measure gravitational waves)

Noun : Initialism of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

elvis

Noun : A male given name.

Noun : Elvis Presley (1935-1977), a popular American rock-and-roll singer.

Noun : An impersonator of Elvis Presley.

elops

Noun : type genus of the elopidae: tenpounde

el cid

Noun : Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (– 10 July 1099) was a Castilian knight and ruler in medieval Spain.

Noun : a 1961 epic historical drama film directed by Anthony Mann and produced by Samuel Bronston.

Noun : El Cid, or Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, was a medieval Spanish hero.

elgin

Noun : A surname.

Noun : A placename

Noun : A town in Moray council area, Scotland, United Kingdom, the original place from which the others were named.

elche

Noun : A city in Spain

ellas

Noun : a republic in southeastern europe on the southern part of the balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oi

elmer

Noun : A surname transferred from the given name.

Noun : A male given name from Old English transferred back from the surname in the 19th century U.S.

Noun : A city in Missouri.

elain

Noun : eleoptene

Noun : A female given name.

eliza

Noun : A female given name from Hebrew, popular in the 19th century.

elaps

elsin

Noun : (UK, dialect, obsolete) A shoemaker's awl.

el nio

ellul

Noun : A surname from Maltese.

Noun : Alternative form of Elul (“Hebrew month”) [(Judaism) The twelfth month of the civil year and the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Av and before Tishrei.]

eldon

Noun : A village in County Durham, England.

Noun : A locality in Improvement District No. 9, Alberta, Canada.

Noun : An English earldom.

elman

Noun : A surname originating as an occupation.

elroy

Noun : A male given name originating as a coinage, a pseudo-Spanish variant of Leroy.

elles

Noun : (historical) A measure of length. An English ell was 1¼ yards (45 inches or 114 cm), a Scottish ell was about 37 inches (94 cm), a Flemish ell was ¾ yard (27 inches or 69 cm), while certain European ells were less than 50 cm.

Noun : The name of the Latin-script letter L/l. (more commonly el)

Noun : An extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.

elena

Noun : A female given name from Italian, Spanish, or Ancient Greek.

Noun : A surname originating as a matronymic.

elida

Noun : A female given name.

Noun : A ghost town in California.

Noun : A town in Roosevelt County, New Mexico.

eliel

Noun : Any of a number of minor characters in the Old Testament.

Noun : (rare) A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

elkin

Noun : A surname.

elath

Noun : Elath (Cosmas Indicopleustes, Christian Topography, §140 Ἀηλά, Αἴλανα,Strabo, Geography, §16.2.30 Αἰλανίτης,Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, Aelāna Αἰλανή,Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography William Smith, LLD, Ed., Aelana Ἐλάνα, Αἴλανον, Αἰλάς, Αἰλάθ, Αἰλών, Ἡλάθ, Αϊλά), or Eloth,'Eloth' is used in the King James Version was an ancient city mentioned in several places in the Hebrew Bible, , , , and on the northern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba.

elayl

Noun : (chemistry, obsolete) ethylene

elyot

Noun : A surname.

elyse

Noun : A female given name from French.

elgon

elina

Noun : A female given name.

elson

Noun : A surname.

Noun : A northern suburb of Gosport, Gosport borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6001).

Noun : A small village in Ellesmere Rural parish, north Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3835).

eliab

Noun : Eliab, also spelled Eliaab, is a male name, held by three people in the Hebrew Bible, respectively the sons of Helon, Pallu, and Jesse.

eldor

elisp

elwin

Noun : A surname.

Noun : A census-designated place in South Wheatland Township, Macon County, Illinois, United States; the name is from the founders Daniel Elwood and William Martin.

eldad

eliam

elika

elion

ellyn

elspa

Noun : Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association; formerly, European Leisure Software Publishers Association.

el al

Noun : EL AL Israel Airlines Ltd., trading as EL AL ("Upwards", "To the Skies", or "Skywards", stylized as ELAL; ) is the flag carrier of Israel.

elahi

Noun : A surname.

elean

Adjective : Of or relating to Elis or Eleia in Ancient Greece.

Noun : A native or inhabitant of Elis or Eleia in Ancient Greece.

eleia

eliah

elois

elora

Noun : A female given name.

Noun : Alternative form of Ellora (“Indian temple complex”) [A temple cave complex in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, India.]

elser

Noun : A surname.

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