| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| eachwhere | adverb | Everywhere. |
| eagerness | noun | The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire., Tartness; sourness. |
| eaglewood | noun | A kind of fragrant wood. See Agallochum. |
| ealderman | noun | Alt. of Ealdorman |
| ealdorman | noun | An alderman. |
| ear-bored | adjective | Having the ear perforated. |
| earcockle | noun | A disease in wheat, in which the blackened and contracted grain, or ear, is filled with minute worms. |
| earliness | noun | The state of being early or forward; promptness. |
| earmarked | imp. & past participle | of Earmark |
| earnestly | adverb | In an earnest manner. |
| ear-shell | noun | A flattened marine univalve shell of the genus Haliotis; — called also sea-ear. See Abalone. |
| earshrift | noun | A nickname for auricular confession; shrift. |
| earthbank | noun | A bank or mound of earth. |
| earthborn | adjective | Born of the earth; terrigenous; springing originally from the earth; human., Relating to, or occasioned by, earthly objects. |
| earthbred | adjective | Low; grovelling; vulgar. |
| earthfork | noun | A pronged fork for turning up the earth. |
| earthling | noun | An inhabitant of the earth; a mortal. |
| earthstar | noun | A curious fungus of the genus Geaster, in which the outer coating splits into the shape of a star, and the inner one forms a ball containing the dustlike spores. |
| earthward | adverb | Alt. of Earthwards |
| earthwork | noun | Any construction, whether a temporary breastwork or permanent fortification, for attack or defense, the material of which is chiefly earth., The operation connected with excavations and embankments of earth in preparing foundations of buildings, in constructing canals, railroads, etc., An embankment or construction made of earth. |
| earthworm | noun | Any worm of the genus Lumbricus and allied genera, found in damp soil. One of the largest and most abundant species in Europe and America is L. terrestris; many others are known; — called also angleworm and dewworm., A mean, sordid person; a niggard. |
| earwigged | imp. & past participle | of Earwig |
| eastwards | adverb | Toward the east; in the direction of east from some point or place; as, New Haven lies eastward from New York. |
| eavesdrop | verb i. | To stand under the eaves, near a window or at the door, of a house, to listen and learn what is said within doors; hence, to listen secretly to what is said in private., The water which falls in drops from the eaves of a house. |