| absentee | (noun) one that is absent or not in residence | - |
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| ackee | (noun) red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe | Synonyms: akee |
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| addressee | (noun) one to whom something is addressed | - |
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| adoptee | (noun) someone (such as a child) who has been adopted | - |
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| advisee | (noun) someone who receives advice | - |
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| akee | (noun) red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe | Synonyms: ackee |
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| (noun) widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits; introduced in Jamaica by William Bligh | Synonyms: akee tree, Blighia sapida |
| alienee | (noun) someone to whom the title of property is transferred | Synonyms: grantee |
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| amputee | (noun) someone who has had a limb removed by amputation | - |
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| apogee | (noun) apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth | - |
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| (noun) a final climactic stage | Synonyms: culmination |
| appointee | (noun) an official who is appointed | - |
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| (noun) a person who is appointed to a job or position | Synonyms: appointment |
| arcdegree | (noun) a measure for arcs and angles | Synonyms: degree |
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| assessee | (noun) a person (or property) that is assessed | - |
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| assignee | (noun) (law) the party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred) | - |
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| attendee | (noun) a person who is present and participates in a meeting | Synonyms: attendant, attender, meeter |
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| axletree | (noun) a dead axle on a carriage or wagon that has terminal spindles on which the wheels revolve | - |
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| bailee | (noun) the agent to whom property involved in a bailment is delivered | - |
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| banshee | (noun) (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death | Synonyms: banshie |
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| bargee | (noun) someone who operates a barge | Synonyms: bargeman, lighterman |
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| bawbee | (noun) an old Scottish coin of little value | - |
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| bee | (noun) any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species | - |
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| (noun) a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions | - |
| bootee | (noun) a slipper that is soft and wool (for babies) | Synonyms: bootie |
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| bouchee | (noun) shell of puff paste | Synonyms: patty shell |
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| bourtree | (noun) a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies | Synonyms: black elder, common elder, elderberry, European elder, Sambucus nigra |
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| bumblebee | (noun) robust hairy social bee of temperate regions | Synonyms: humblebee |
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| bungee | (noun) an elasticized rope | Synonyms: bungee cord |
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| chickadee | (noun) any of various small grey-and-black songbirds of North America | - |
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| chickeree | (noun) far western United States counterpart of the red squirrel | Synonyms: Douglas squirrel, Tamiasciurus douglasi |
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| chimpanzee | (noun) intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests | Synonyms: chimp, Pan troglodytes |
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| chincherinchee | (noun) South African perennial with long-lasting spikes of white blossoms that are shipped in to Europe and America for use as winter cut flowers | Synonyms: Ornithogalum thyrsoides, wonder flower |
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| chivaree | (noun) a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple | Synonyms: belling, callathump, callithump, charivari, shivaree |
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| coatee | (noun) a short close-fitting coat | - |
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| coffee | (noun) a medium brown to dark-brown color | Synonyms: burnt umber, chocolate, deep brown, umber |
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| (noun) a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans | Synonyms: java |
| (noun) a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee | Synonyms: coffee bean, coffee berry |
| (noun) any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans | Synonyms: coffee tree |
| committee | (noun) a special group delegated to consider some matter | Synonyms: commission |
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| (noun) a self-constituted organization to promote something | Synonyms: citizens committee |
| conferee | (noun) a member of a conference | - |
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| (noun) a person on whom something is bestowed | - |
| congee | (noun) formal permission to depart | Synonyms: conge |
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| (noun) an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal | Synonyms: conge |
| (noun) (architecture) a concave molding | Synonyms: conge |
| (noun) a Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast | Synonyms: jook |
| consignee | (noun) the person to whom merchandise is delivered over | - |
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| contestee | (noun) a winner (of a race or an election etc.) whose victory is contested | - |
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| corvee | (noun) unpaid labor (as for the maintenance of roads) required by a lord of his vassals in lieu of taxes | - |
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| debauchee | (noun) a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained | Synonyms: libertine, rounder |
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| decree | (noun) a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) | Synonyms: edict, fiat, order, rescript |
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| degree | (noun) a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality | Synonyms: grade, level |
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| (noun) the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime) | - |
| (noun) the highest power of a term or variable | - |
| (noun) an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study | Synonyms: academic degree |
| (noun) a measure for arcs and angles | Synonyms: arcdegree |
| (noun) a unit of temperature on a specified scale | - |
| (noun) a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process | Synonyms: level, point, stage |
| deportee | (noun) a person who is expelled from home or country by authority | Synonyms: exile |
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| detainee | (noun) some held in custody | Synonyms: political detainee |
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| devisee | (noun) someone to whom property (especially realty) is devised by will | - |
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| devotee | (noun) an ardent follower and admirer | Synonyms: buff, fan, lover |
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| divorcee | (noun) a divorced woman or a woman who is separated from her husband | Synonyms: grass widow |
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| dominee | (noun) a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson | Synonyms: domine, dominie, dominus |
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| donee | (noun) the recipient of funds or other benefits | Synonyms: beneficiary |
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| doubletree | (noun) a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast | - |
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| draftee | (noun) someone who is drafted into military service | Synonyms: conscript, inductee |
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| dragee | (noun) pill that is a sugar-coated medicated candy | - |
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| (noun) sugar-coated nut or fruit piece | - |
| (noun) silvery candy beads used for decorating cakes | - |
| drawee | (noun) the person (or bank) who is expected to pay a check or draft when it is presented for payment | - |
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| dungaree | (noun) a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric | Synonyms: denim, jean |
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| educatee | (noun) a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution | Synonyms: pupil, student |
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| emcee | (noun) a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers) | Synonyms: host, master of ceremonies |
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| emigree | (noun) someone who leaves one country to settle in another | Synonyms: emigrant, emigre, outgoer |
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| employee | (noun) a worker who is hired to perform a job | - |
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| enlistee | (noun) any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces) | Synonyms: recruit |
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| enrollee | (noun) a person who enrolls in (or is enrolled in) a class or course of study | - |
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| entree | (noun) an entrance, especially a theatrical entrance onto a stage or as if onto a stage | - |
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| (noun) something that provides access (to get in or get out) | Synonyms: entrance, entranceway, entry, entryway |
| (noun) the right to enter | Synonyms: access, accession, admission, admittance |
| (noun) the principal dish of a meal | Synonyms: main course |
| epee | (noun) a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade | - |
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| escapee | (noun) someone who escapes | - |
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| evacuee | (noun) a person who has been evacuated from a dangerous place | - |
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| examinee | (noun) someone who is tested (as by an intelligence test or an academic examination) | Synonyms: testee |
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| fee | (noun) a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services | - |
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| (noun) an interest in land capable of being inherited | - |
| fiancee | (noun) a woman who is engaged to be married | Synonyms: bride-to-be |
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| filagree | (noun) delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire) | Synonyms: filigree, fillagree |
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| filaree | (noun) European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage | Synonyms: alfilaria, alfileria, clocks, Erodium cicutarium, filaria, pin clover, pin grass, redstem storksbill |
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| filigree | (noun) delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire) | Synonyms: filagree, fillagree |
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| fillagree | (noun) delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire) | Synonyms: filagree, filigree |
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| free | (noun) people who are free | Synonyms: free people |
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| freebee | (noun) something that is free (usually provided as part of a promotional scheme) | Synonyms: freebie |
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| fricassee | (noun) pieces of chicken or other meat stewed in gravy with e.g. carrots and onions and served with noodles or dumplings | - |
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| fusee | (noun) any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant | Synonyms: fuse, fuze, fuzee, primer, priming |
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| (noun) a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind | Synonyms: fuzee |
| (noun) a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains | Synonyms: fuzee |
| (noun) a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring | Synonyms: fusee drive |
| fuzee | (noun) any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant | Synonyms: fuse, fusee, fuze, primer, priming |
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| (noun) a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind | Synonyms: fusee |
| (noun) a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains | Synonyms: fusee |
| garnishee | (noun) a wage earner who is served with a garnishment | - |
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| gee | (noun) a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated | Synonyms: g-force, g |
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| ghee | (noun) clarified butter used in Indian cookery | - |
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| gidgee | (noun) scrubby Australian acacia having extremely foul-smelling blossoms | Synonyms: Acacia cambegei, stinking wattle |
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| glee | (noun) great merriment | Synonyms: gleefulness, hilarity, mirth, mirthfulness |
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| (noun) malicious satisfaction | Synonyms: gloat, gloating |
| goatee | (noun) a small chin beard trimmed to a point; named for its resemblance to a goat's beard | - |
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| grandee | (noun) a nobleman of highest rank in Spain or Portugal | - |
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| grantee | (noun) a recipient of a grant | - |
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| (noun) someone to whom the title of property is transferred | Synonyms: alienee |
| greegree | (noun) an African amulet | Synonyms: gres-gris, grigri |
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| guarantee | (noun) a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications | Synonyms: warrant, warrantee, warranty |
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| (noun) an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true | - |
| (noun) a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults | Synonyms: guaranty |
| hackee | (noun) small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches | Synonyms: eastern chipmunk, ground squirrel, striped squirrel, Tamias striatus |
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| honeybee | (noun) social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces | Synonyms: Apis mellifera |
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| honoree | (noun) a recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments | - |
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| humblebee | (noun) robust hairy social bee of temperate regions | Synonyms: bumblebee |
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| importee | (noun) an imported person brought from a foreign country | Synonyms: import |
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| inductee | (noun) someone who is drafted into military service | Synonyms: conscript, draftee |
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| (noun) a person inducted into an organization or social group | - |
| internee | (noun) a person who is interned | - |
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| interviewee | (noun) a person who is interviewed | - |
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| invitee | (noun) a visitor to whom hospitality is extended | Synonyms: guest |
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| jamboree | (noun) a gay festivity | Synonyms: blowout, gala, gala affair |
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| jinnee | (noun) (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals | Synonyms: djinn, djinni, djinny, genie, jinni |
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| jubilee | (noun) a special anniversary (or the celebration of it) | - |
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| kedgeree | (noun) a dish of rice and hard-boiled eggs and cooked flaked fish | - |
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| kittee | (noun) a form of torture used by American Indians in which sensitive parts of the body were squeezed between two boards until the victim could bear no more | - |
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| knee | (noun) joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee | Synonyms: stifle |
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| (noun) the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee | - |
| (noun) hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella | Synonyms: articulatio genus, genu, human knee, knee joint |