Nouns

Words that name people, places, things, or ideas

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edentata

noun

order of mammals having few or no teeth including: New World...

ederle

noun

United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to...

edger

noun

a person who puts finishing edges on a garment

edibleness

noun

the property of being fit to eat

editorialist

noun

a journalist who writes editorials

editorship

noun

the position of editor

educationist

noun

a specialist in the theory of education

educatee

noun

a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

eelblenny

noun

eellike fishes found in subarctic coastal waters

eelpout

noun

elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and Nort...

eelgrass

noun

submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves; Old World an...

eelworm

noun

any of various small free-living plant-parasitic roundworms

effecter

noun

one who brings about a result or event; one who accomplishes...

effectualness

noun

power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring ab...

effector

noun

one who brings about a result or event; one who accomplishes...

effeminacy

noun

the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)

efferent

noun

a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands

efficaciousness

noun

capacity or power to produce a desired effect

effleurage

noun

a rhythmic stroking

efflorescence

noun

the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms

effluence

noun

the process of flowing out

efflux

noun

the process of flowing out

effluvium

noun

a foul-smelling outflow or vapor (especially a gaseous waste...

egbert

noun

king of Wessex whose military victories made Wessex the most...

egeria

noun

small genus of dioecious tropical aquatic plants

eggbeater

noun

a mixer for beating eggs or whipping cream

eggcup

noun

dishware consisting of a small cup for serving a boiled egg

egger

noun

moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed...

egis

noun

armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cui...

eglevsky

noun

United States ballet dancer (born in Russia) (1917-1977)

eglantine

noun

Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bri...

egomania

noun

an intense and irresistible love for yourself and concern fo...

egression

noun

the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent

ehrlich

noun

German bacteriologist who found a `magic bullet' to cure syp...

eidos

noun

(anthropology) the distinctive expression of the cognitive o...

eigenvalue

noun

(mathematics) any number such that a given square matrix min...

eightsome

noun

eight people considered as a unit

eijkman

noun

Dutch physician who discovered that beriberi is caused by a...

einsteinium

noun

a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plu...

einthoven

noun

Dutch physiologist who devised the first electrocardiograph...

eire

noun

a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the is...

eisegesis

noun

personal interpretation of a text (especially of the Bible)...

eisteddfod

noun

any of several annual Welsh festivals involving artistic com...

elamite

noun

an extinct ancient language of unknown affinities; spoken by...

elamitic

noun

an extinct ancient language of unknown affinities; spoken by...

elapid

noun

any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of bo...

elasmobranch

noun

any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes character...

elastance

noun

the reciprocal of capacitance

elastomer

noun

any of various elastic materials that resemble rubber (resum...

elaterid

noun

any of various widely distributed beetles