| escalate |
to increase in intensity or amount. [2 definitions] |
| escalator |
a set of stairs that moves by means of a belt drive. An escalator carries people between floors of large buildings, such as department stores, airports, or train stations. |
| escape |
to get free. [5 definitions] |
| escort |
a person or group of people who travel with someone to protect, guide, or guard that person, or to show respect. [3 definitions] |
| Eskimo |
an old-fashioned word used for a member of any of the native peoples of northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland, and northeastern Russia. Most of the people of these northern regions are Inuits. |
| esophagus |
a tube that moves food from the mouth to the stomach of an animal. |
| especially |
more than usually; to a great degree. [3 definitions] |
| espionage |
the act of spying to collect information. |
| essay |
a short piece of writing that gives the writer's ideas, feelings, and opinions on a particular subject. |
| essence |
that which makes something what it is; central nature. [2 definitions] |
| essential |
necessary, needed. [3 definitions] |
| essentially |
at the core; when the most important part is considered. |
| -est |
a suffix used to change the form of many adjectives and adverbs to make them express the idea of "most." |
| establish |
to successfully start or make something that did not exist before. [2 definitions] |
| establishment |
the act of establishing. [3 definitions] |
| estate |
a piece of land with a large house on it. [2 definitions] |
| esteem |
to have a high opinion of; respect; honor. [2 definitions] |
| estimate |
to make a careful guess about the amount, size, or worth of. [2 definitions] |
| estimated |
resulting from a careful guess rather than exact counting or calculation. |
| estimation |
a careful guess or opinion based on experience and information. |
| Estonia |
an East European country bordered by the Baltic Sea, Russia, and Latvia. The capital of Estonia is Tallinn. |