| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| esthetics | noun | The theory or philosophy of taste; the science of the beautiful in nature and art; esp. that which treats of the expression and embodiment of beauty by art., Same as Aesthete, Aesthetic, Aesthetical, Aesthetics, etc. |
| escaladed | imp. & past participle | of Escalade |
| escaloped | adjective | Cut or marked in the form of an escalop; scalloped., Covered with a pattern resembling a series of escalop shells, each of which issues from between two others. Its appearance is that of a surface covered with scales. |
| escapable | adjective | Avoidable. |
| escarping | present participle & vb. noun | of Escarp |
| escharine | adjective | Like, or pertaining to, the genus Eschara, or family Escharidae. |
| eschaunge | noun | Exchange. |
| escheator | noun | An officer whose duty it is to observe what escheats have taken place, and to take charge of them. |
| eschynite | noun | A rare mineral, containing chiefly niobium, titanium, thorium, and cerium. It was so called by Berzelius on account of the inability of chemical science, at the time of its discovery, to separate some of its constituents. |
| escocheon | noun | Escutcheon. |
| escopette | noun | A kind of firearm; a carbine. |
| escorting | present participle & vb. noun | of Escort |
| esophagal | adjective | Esophageal. |
| esophagus | noun | That part of the alimentary canal between the pharynx and the stomach; the gullet. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus, under Digestive. |
| esoterics | noun | Mysterious or hidden doctrines; secret science. |
| esperance | noun | Hope. |
| espiaille | noun | Espial. |
| espionage | noun | The practice or employment of spies; the practice of watching the words and conduct of others, to make discoveries, as spies or secret emissaries; secret watching. |
| esplanade | noun | A clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of the town., The glacis of the counterscarp, or the slope of the parapet of the covered way toward the country., A grass plat; a lawn., Any clear, level space used for public walks or drives; esp., a terrace by the seaside. |
| espousage | noun | Espousal. |
| espousing | present participle & vb. noun | of Espouse |
| espringal | noun | An engine of war used for throwing viretons, large stones, and other missiles; a springal. |
| esquimaux | plural | of Esquimau |
| esquiring | present participle & vb. noun | of Esquire |
| essencing | present participle & vb. noun | of Essence |
| essential | adjective | Belonging to the essence, or that which makes an object, or class of objects, what it is., Hence, really existing; existent., Important in the highest degree; indispensable to the attainment of an object; indispensably necessary., Containing the essence or characteristic portion of a substance, as of a plant; highly rectified; pure; hence, unmixed; as, an essential oil., Necessary; indispensable; — said of those tones which constitute a chord, in distinction from ornamental or passing tones., Idiopathic; independent of other diseases. |
| establish | adjective | To make stable or firm; to fix immovably or firmly; to set (a thing) in a place and make it stable there; to settle; to confirm., To appoint or constitute for permanence, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain., To originate and secure the permanent existence of; to found; to institute; to create and regulate; — said of a colony, a state, or other institutions., To secure public recognition in favor of; to prove and cause to be accepted as true; as, to establish a fact, usage, principle, opinion, doctrine, etc., To set up in business; to place advantageously in a fixed condition; — used reflexively; as, he established himself in a place; the enemy established themselves in the citadel. |
| estafette | noun | A courier who conveys messages to another courier; a military courier sent from one part of an army to another. |
| estatlich | adjective | Alt. of Estatly |
| esteeming | present participle & vb. noun | of Esteem |
| estimable | adjective | Capable of being estimated or valued; as, estimable damage., Valuable; worth a great price., Worth of esteem or respect; deserving our good opinion or regard., A thing worthy of regard. |
| estimably | adverb | In an estimable manner. |
| estimated | imp. & past participle | of Estimate |
| estimator | noun | One who estimates or values; a valuer. |
| estopping | present participle & vb. noun | of Estop |
| estranged | imp. & past participle | of Estrange |
| estranger | noun | One who estranges. |
| estrangle | verb t. | To strangle. |
| estrapade | noun | The action of a horse, when, to get rid of his rider, he rears, plunges, and kicks furiously. |
| estreated | imp. & past participle | of Estreat |
| estuarine | adjective | Pertaining to an estuary; estuary. |
| estuaries | plural | of Estuary |
| estuating | present participle & vb. noun | of Estuate |
| estuation | noun | The act of estuating; commotion, as of a fluid; agitation. |