6 Letter Words That Start With E

elicit

Verb : To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.

Verb : To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.

Verb : To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason.

elated

Adjective : Extremely happy and excited; delighted; pleased, euphoric.

enmity

Noun : The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition.

Noun : A state or feeling of opposition, hostility, hatred or animosity.

enigma

Noun : Something or someone puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable.

Noun : A riddle, or a difficult problem.

Noun : Riddles and puzzles, collectively.

engage

Verb : To interact socially.

Verb : (transitive) To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.

Verb : (ambitransitive) To draw into conversation.

employ

Verb : To retain (someone) as an employee.

Verb : (rare) To provide (someone) with a new job; to hire.

Verb : To use (someone or something) for a job or task.

enable

Verb : To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to.

Verb : To affirm; to make firm and strong.

Verb : To qualify or approve for some role or position; to render sanction or authorization to; to confirm suitability for.

esteem

Noun : Assessment, estimation, or regard; especially; favourable estimation or regard.

Verb : To set a high value on; to regard with respect or reverence.

Verb : To regard something as valuable; to prize.

entity

Noun : That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit, often used for organizations which have no physical form.

Noun : The existence of something considered apart from its properties.

Noun : (databases) Anything about which information or data can be stored in a database; in particular, one item in an organised array or set of individual elements or parts of the same type.

endure

Verb : (intransitive) To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist.

Verb : (transitive) To tolerate or put up with something unpleasant.

Verb : (intransitive) To last.

evince

Verb : (transitive) To show or demonstrate clearly; to manifest.

emblem

Noun : A representative symbol, such as a trademark or logo.

Noun : Something that represents a larger whole.

Noun : Inlay; inlaid or mosaic work; something ornamental inserted in a surface.

egress

Noun : An exit or way out.

Noun : The process of exiting or leaving.

Noun : (astronomy) The end of the transit of a celestial body through the disk of an apparently larger one.

effete

Adjective : (obsolete, of substances, quantities etc) exhausted, spent, worn-out.

Adjective : Lacking strength or vitality; feeble, powerless, impotent.

Adjective : Decadent, weak through self-indulgence.

errant

Adjective : Straying from the proper course or standard, or outside established limits.

Adjective : Roving around; wandering.

Adjective : Prone to err or making errors; misbehaving.

effect

Noun : The result or outcome of a cause.

Noun : Impression left on the mind; sensation produced.

Noun : Execution; performance; realization; operation.

erotic

Adjective : Relating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement.

Noun : An amorous composition or poem.

expand

Verb : (transitive) To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open.

Verb : (transitive) To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something).

Verb : (transitive) To express (something) at length and/or in detail.

estrus

Noun : (American spelling) Alternative spelling of oestrus [(countable) A biting fly of the genus Oestrus; a botfly.]

excess

Noun : The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; more than what is usual or proper.

Noun : The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder.

Noun : An act of eating or drinking more than enough.

effigy

Noun : A dummy or other crude representation of a person, group or object that is hated.

Noun : A likeness of a person.

entail

Verb : (transitive) To imply, require, or invoke.

Verb : (transitive) To settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing, or on a person and his descendants or a certain line of descendants; -- said especially of an estate; to bestow as a heritage.

Verb : (transitive, obsolete) To appoint hereditary possessor.

eschew

Verb : (transitive, formal) To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.

energy

Noun : The impetus behind all motion and all activity.

Noun : The capacity to do work.

Noun : (physics) A quantity that denotes the ability to do work and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance²/time² (ML²/T²) or the equivalent.

exempt

Adjective : Free from a duty or obligation.

Adjective : (of an employee or his position) Not entitled to overtime pay when working overtime.

Adjective : (obsolete) Cut off; set apart.

effuse

Adjective : Poured out freely; profuse.

Adjective : Disposed to pour out freely; prodigal.

Adjective : (botany) Spreading loosely, especially on one side.

expert

Adjective : Extraordinarily capable or knowledgeable.

Adjective : Characteristic of an expert.

Adjective : (obsolete) Proven, experienced, veteran.

expose

Verb : (transitive) To reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce (to).

Verb : (transitive) To subject photographic film to light thereby recording an image.

Verb : (transitive) To abandon, especially an unwanted baby in the wilderness.

ensure

Verb : (transitive) To make a pledge to (someone); to promise, guarantee (someone of something); to assure.

Verb : (intransitive) To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition).

extant

Adjective : Still in existence; not having disappeared.

Adjective : Still alive; not extinct.

Adjective : (obsolete) Standing out, or above the rest.

eonian

Adjective : Of or pertaining to an eon

Adjective : (by extension) eon-long, everlasting

exotic

Adjective : Foreign, especially in an exciting way.

Adjective : Non-native to the ecosystem.

Adjective : extraterrestial, alien

emerge

Verb : (intransitive) To come into view.

Verb : (intransitive, copulative) To come out of a situation, object, or a liquid.

Verb : (intransitive) To become known.

embody

Verb : (transitive) To represent in a physical or concrete form; to incarnate or personify.

Verb : (transitive) To represent in some other form, such as a code of laws.

Verb : (transitive) To comprise or include as part of a cohesive whole; to be made up of.

escape

Verb : (intransitive) To get free; to free oneself.

Verb : (transitive) To avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get away from.

Verb : (intransitive) To avoid capture; to get away with something, avoid punishment.

effort

Noun : The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.

Noun : An endeavor.

Noun : A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion.

entice

Verb : (transitive) To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.

ersatz

Adjective : inauthentic or inadequate substitute or imitation

Noun : Something made in imitation; an effigy or substitute.

erebus

Noun : (Greek mythology) One of the Greek primordial deities who was the personification of darkness and shadow, brother-husband of Nyx and son of Chaos.

Noun : (Greek mythology) The dark and gloomy cavern between the earth and Hades; the underworld.

Noun : A volcano in Antarctica, named after HMS Erebus.

estate

Noun : The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person.

Noun : (now rare, archaic) state; condition.

Noun : (archaic) Status, rank.

enjoin

Verb : (transitive, chiefly literary) To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.

Verb : (transitive) To prescribe under authority; to ordain.

Verb : (transitive, law) To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on.

eulogy

Noun : An oration to honor a deceased person, usually at a funeral.

Noun : Speaking highly of someone or something; the act of praising or commending someone or something.

escort

Noun : A group of people or vehicles, generally armed, who go with a person or people of importance to safeguard them on a journey or mission.

Noun : An accompanying person in such a group.

Noun : A guard who travels with a dangerous person, such as a criminal, for the protection of others.

efface

Verb : (transitive) To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible.

Verb : (transitive) To cause to disappear as if by rubbing out or striking out.

Verb : (intransitive) To make oneself inobtrusive as if due to modesty or diffidence.

exhort

Verb : To urge; to advise earnestly.

extend

Verb : (intransitive) To increase in extent.

Verb : (intransitive) To possess a certain extent; to cover an amount of space.

Verb : (transitive) To cause to increase in extent.

eponym

Noun : A person who gave or supposedly gave their name to a people, place, institution, etc.

Noun : Something that is named after a person.

Noun : (sometimes proscribed) A name taken from a person, a namesake toponym, term, etc.

esprit

Noun : Spirit, enthusiasm.

Noun : A wit.

Noun : Liveliness, or active mind and spirit.

engulf

Verb : (transitive) To overwhelm.

Verb : (transitive) To surround; to cover; to submerge.

Verb : (transitive) To cast into a gulf.

enamor

Verb : (mostly in the passive, followed by "of" or "with") To cause to be in love.

Verb : (mostly in the passive) To captivate.

espial

Noun : An act of noticing or observing.

Noun : The fact of noticing or observing; a discovery.

Noun : (obsolete) A scout; a spy.

exhume

Verb : (transitive) To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.

Verb : (transitive, figurative) To uncover; to bring to light.

ectype

Noun : An impression (in wax, clay, &c.) of a seal or medal.

Noun : (architecture) An object in relievo or embossed.

Noun : (philosophy) A copy, reproduction; especially as contrasted with the original, archetype, or prototype.

espier

Noun : One who espies.

equity

Noun : Fairness, impartiality, or justice as determined in light of "natural law" or "natural right".

Noun : (law) Various related senses originating with the Court of Chancery in late Medieval England

Noun : (law) The power of a court of law having extra-statutory discretion, to decide legal matters and to provide legal relief apart from, though not in violation of, the prevailing legal code; in some cases, a court "sitting in equity" may provide relief to a complainant should the code be found either inapplicable or insufficient to do so.

elixir

Noun : (alchemy) A liquid which converts lead to gold.

Noun : (alchemy) A substance or liquid which is believed to cure all ills and give eternal life.

Noun : (by extension) The alleged cure for all ailments; cure-all, panacea.

excuse

Verb : (transitive) To forgive; to pardon; to overlook.

Verb : (transitive) To allow to leave, or release from any obligation.

Verb : (transitive) To provide an excuse for; to justify.

even so

Verb : In spite of that (preceding a remark (or fact) within a given discourse).

Verb : (archaic) Exactly thus: in exactly such a manner (as said or surmised); of precisely such a nature; precisely so.

embers

Noun : The smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash.

ethics

Noun : Morality.

Noun : The standards that govern the conduct of a person, especially a member of a profession.

Noun : (philosophy) The study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.

exhale

Verb : (intransitive) To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out.

Verb : (transitive) To expel (something, such as tobacco smoke) from the lungs by action of the diaphragm.

Verb : (intransitive) To pass off in the form of vapour; to emerge.

enroll

Verb : (transitive) To enter (a name, etc.) in a register, roll or list

Verb : (transitive) To enlist (someone) or make (someone) a member of

Verb : (intransitive) To enlist oneself (in something) or become a member (of something)

eunuch

Noun : A castrated human male.

Noun : Such a man employed as harem guard or in certain (mainly Eastern) monarchies (e.g. late Roman and Chinese Empires) as court or state officials.

Noun : (in translations of ancient texts) A man who is not inclined to marry and procreate.

enrich

Verb : (transitive) To enhance.

Verb : (transitive) To make (someone or something) rich or richer. [from 14th c.]

Verb : (transitive) To adorn, ornate more richly. [from 17th c.]

eloign

Verb : (obsolete, transitive) To remove (something) to a distance.

Verb : (reflexive, now rare) To remove (oneself); to retire, move away (from).

eunoia

Noun : (rhetoric) Goodwill towards an audience, either perceived or real; the perception that the speaker has the audience's interest at heart.

Noun : (medicine, psychology) A state of normal adult mental health.

exodus

Noun : (biblical) The departure of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt under the leadership of Moses.

Noun : (biblical) The second of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the second book in the Torah describing the Exodus.

Noun : A sudden departure of a large number of people.

expire

Verb : (intransitive) To die.

Verb : (intransitive) To lapse and become invalid.

Verb : (intransitive) To come to an end; to conclude.

eat out

Verb : (intransitive) To dine at a restaurant or such public place.

Verb : (transitive) To erode or encroach upon by gradually consuming.

Verb : (transitive, slang, vulgar) To perform cunnilingus or anilingus.

enrapt

Adjective : (poetic or archaic) fascinated, enraptured

extent

Noun : A range of values or locations.

Noun : The space, area, volume, etc., to which something extends.

Noun : (computing) A contiguous area of storage in a file system.

eyelet

Noun : An object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc. An eyelet may reinforce a hole.

Noun : A shaped metal embellishment containing a hole, used in scrapbook. Eyelets are typically set by punching a hole in the page, placing the smooth side of the eyelet on a table, positioning the paper over protruding edge and curling the edge down using a hammer and eyelet setter.

Noun : Cotton fabric with small holes.

ermine

Noun : A weasel found in northern latitudes (Mustela erminea in Eurasia, Alaska, and the Arctic, Mustela haidarum in Haida Gwaii, Mustela richardsonii in the rest of North America); its dark brown fur turns white in winter, apart from the black tip of the tail.

Noun : The white fur of this animal, traditionally seen as a symbol of purity and used for judges' robes.

Noun : (by extension, figuratively) The office of a judge.

eschar

Noun : (medicine) A superficial structure of dead tissue, usually hardened, commonly, but not necessarily dark, adhering to underlying living or necrotic tissue, caused by gangrene or a burn.

Noun : (loose or obsolete) Any hard, dark, commonly flattened or sunken lesion or crust, especially on a burn, abscess, infection, wound; commonly a coagulation of blood or exudations, not necessarily involving dead or necrotic tissue.

Noun : (figurative or literary) The emotional imprint of a trauma such as grief, loss, or degradation.

expend

Verb : (transitive) to consume, exhaust (some resource)

eroded

Adjective : worn down or worn away.

eerily

Verb : In an eerie manner.

evoked

Adjective : called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulatio

ennuyé

Adjective : Affected with ennui; bored.

engine

Noun : A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.

Noun : (now archaic) A tool; a utensil or implement.

Noun : A complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects.

emetic

Adjective : (pharmacology) Causing nausea and vomiting.

Noun : (pharmacology) An agent that induces vomiting.

ensign

Noun : A badge of office, rank, or power.

Noun : The lowest grade of commissioned officer in the United States Navy, junior to a lieutenant junior grade.

Noun : A flag or banner carried by military units; a standard or color/colour.

embark

Verb : To go aboard a craft or vessel for transportation.

Verb : To start, begin.

Verb : (transitive) To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard.

evolve

Verb : (transitive)

Verb : To move (something) in regular procession through a system.

Verb : To change or transform (something).

emboss

Verb : To cause (something) to stick out or swell; to extrude; also, to cause (someone or something) to be covered in swellings.

Verb : To make (a design on a coin, an ornament on an object, etc.) stand out from a surface.

Verb : To represent (a subject) on an object in relief; also, of a design or subject: to stand out on (an object) in relief.

elapse

Verb : (intransitive, of time) To pass or move by.

endear

Verb : (obsolete) To make (something) more precious or valuable.

Verb : (obsolete) To make (something) more expensive; to increase the cost of.

Verb : (obsolete) To stress (something) as important; to exaggerate.

efflux

Noun : The process of flowing out.

Noun : Something which has flowed out.

Verb : (intransitive) To run out; to flow forth.

entree

Noun : Alternative form of entrée [(UK, Australia, New Zealand, historical in the US and Canada) A smaller dish served before the main course of a meal.]

ebbing

Noun : The action of something that ebbs.

evokes

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

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

Verb : (transitive) To elicit a response.

epoche

Noun : Moment of theoretical suspension of all action.

Noun : Moment of theoretical suspension of belief.

evulge

Verb : To promulgate or spread abroad.

enamel

Noun : An opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects.

Noun : A coating that dries to a hard, glossy finish.

Noun : The hard covering on the exposed part of a tooth.

excite

Verb : (transitive) To stir the emotions of.

Verb : (transitive) To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.

Verb : (transitive, physics) To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level.

encore

Noun : A brief extra performance, done after the main performance is complete.

Noun : A call or demand (as by continued applause) for a repeat performance.

Verb : (transitive) To call for an extra performance or repetition of, or by.

exceed

Verb : (transitive) To be larger, greater than (something).

Verb : (transitive) To be better than (something).

Verb : (transitive) To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than.

enwrap

Verb : To wrap around, surround; to envelop.

Verb : To absorb completely or engross.

etched

Adjective : Cut or dug into the surface as by etching.

Adjective : (of a muscle, body part or person) Toned and with a well-defined musculature.

echoic

Adjective : Of or pertaining to an echo

Adjective : resembling a sound

Adjective : imitative of a sound

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