| duellist | (noun) a person who fights duels | Synonyms: dueler, duelist, dueller |
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| duet | (noun) (ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble) | Synonyms: pas de deux |
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| (noun) a musical composition for two performers | Synonyms: duette, duo |
| (noun) a pair who associate with one another | Synonyms: couple, duo, twosome |
| (noun) two performers or singers who perform together | Synonyms: duette, duo |
| (noun) two items of the same kind | Synonyms: brace, couple, couplet, distich, duad, duo, dyad, pair, span, twain, twosome, yoke |
| dugout | (noun) a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground | Synonyms: bunker |
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| (noun) either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game | - |
| (noun) a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log | Synonyms: dugout canoe, pirogue |
| (noun) a shelter for humans or domesticated animals and livestock based on a hole or depression dug into the ground; can be fully recessed into the earth, with a flat roof covered by ground, semi-recessed, with a constructed wood or sod roof standing out, or dug into a hillside. | Synonyms: dug-out, pit-house, pithouse |
| dumpcart | (noun) a cart that can be tilted to empty contents without handling | - |
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| durmast | (noun) deciduous European oak valued for its tough elastic wood | Synonyms: Quercus petraea, Quercus sessiliflora |
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| dust | (noun) fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air | - |
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| (noun) the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up | Synonyms: debris, detritus, junk, rubble |
| (noun) free microscopic particles of solid material | - |
| dustcart | (noun) a truck for collecting domestic refuse | Synonyms: garbage truck |
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| duvet | (noun) a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider | Synonyms: continental quilt, eiderdown |
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| dynamitist | (noun) a person who uses dynamite in a revolutionary cause | Synonyms: dynamiter |
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| dynast | (noun) a hereditary ruler | - |
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| eaglet | (noun) a young eagle | - |
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| earnest | (noun) something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract | - |
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| earshot | (noun) the range within which a voice can be heard | Synonyms: earreach, hearing |
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| earthnut | (noun) edible subterranean fungus of the genus Tuber | Synonyms: truffle |
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| (noun) pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms | Synonyms: goober, goober pea, groundnut, monkey nut, peanut |
| (noun) a common European plant having edible tubers with the flavor of roasted chestnuts | Synonyms: Conopodium denudatum |
| (noun) any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe | Synonyms: earth-ball, truffle |
| easement | (noun) the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) | Synonyms: alleviation, easing, relief |
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| (noun) (law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land) | - |
| east | (noun) a location in the eastern part of a country, region, or city | - |
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| (noun) the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees | Synonyms: due east, E, eastward |
| (noun) the direction corresponding to the eastward cardinal compass point | - |
| ecdysiast | (noun) a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music | Synonyms: exotic dancer, peeler, stripper, striptease, striptease artist, stripteaser |
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| eclat | (noun) brilliant or conspicuous success or effect | - |
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| (noun) ceremonial elegance and splendor | Synonyms: pomp |
| (noun) enthusiastic approval | Synonyms: acclaim, acclamation, plaudit, plaudits |
| eclecticist | (noun) someone who selects according to the eclectic method | Synonyms: eclectic |
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| ecologist | (noun) a biologist who studies the relation between organisms and their environment | - |
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| econometrist | (noun) an economist who uses statistical and mathematical methods | Synonyms: econometrician |
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| economist | (noun) an expert in the science of economics | Synonyms: economic expert |
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| ectoblast | (noun) the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue | Synonyms: ectoderm, exoderm |
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| ectoproct | (noun) sessile mossy aquatic animal having the anus of the polyp outside the crown of tentacles | - |
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| edict | (noun) a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) | Synonyms: decree, fiat, order, rescript |
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| (noun) a formal or authoritative proclamation | - |
| editorialist | (noun) a journalist who writes editorials | Synonyms: columnist |
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| educationalist | (noun) a specialist in the theory of education | Synonyms: educationist |
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| educationist | (noun) a specialist in the theory of education | Synonyms: educationalist |
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| edutainment | (noun) entertainment that is intended to be educational | - |
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| eelpout | (noun) marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas | Synonyms: pout |
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| (noun) elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth | Synonyms: burbot, cusk, ling, Lota lota |
| effacement | (noun) withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous | Synonyms: self-effacement |
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| (noun) shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor | - |
| effect | (noun) an outward appearance | Synonyms: impression |
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| (noun) (of a law) having legal validity | Synonyms: force |
| (noun) an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived) | - |
| (noun) the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work | Synonyms: burden, core, essence, gist |
| (noun) a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon | Synonyms: consequence, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot |
| (noun) a symptom caused by an illness or a drug | - |
| efferent | (noun) a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands | Synonyms: efferent nerve, motor nerve |
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| effluent | (noun) water mixed with waste matter | Synonyms: sewer water, wastewater |
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| effort | (noun) earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something | Synonyms: attempt, endeavor, endeavour, try |
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| (noun) use of physical or mental energy; hard work | Synonyms: elbow grease, exertion, sweat, travail |
| (noun) a notable achievement | Synonyms: exploit, feat |
| (noun) a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end | Synonyms: campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement |
| eft | (noun) a newt in its terrestrial stage of development | - |
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| eggfruit | (noun) ovoid orange-yellow mealy sweet fruit of Florida and West Indies | Synonyms: canistel |
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| eggplant | (noun) egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow | Synonyms: aubergine, mad apple |
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| (noun) hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable | Synonyms: aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena |
| egoist | (noun) a self-centered person with little regard for others | Synonyms: egocentric |
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| (noun) a conceited and self-centered person | Synonyms: egotist, swellhead |
| egotist | (noun) a conceited and self-centered person | Synonyms: egoist, swellhead |
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| egret | (noun) any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season | - |
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| eight | (noun) one of four playing cards in a deck with eight pips on the face | Synonyms: eight-spot |
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| (noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one | Synonyms: 8, eighter, eighter from Decatur, octad, octet, octonary, ogdoad, VIII |
| eldest | (noun) the offspring who came first in the order of birth | Synonyms: firstborn |
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| elect | (noun) an exclusive group of people | Synonyms: chosen |
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| electrologist | (noun) someone skilled in the use of electricity to remove moles or warts or hair roots | - |
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| electromagnet | (noun) a temporary magnet made by coiling wire around an iron core; when current flows in the coil the iron becomes a magnet | - |
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| electrotherapist | (noun) someone who specializes in the treatment of disease by electricity | - |
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| elegist | (noun) the author of a mournful poem lamenting the dead | - |
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| element | (noun) an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system | Synonyms: component, constituent |
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| (noun) an abstract part of something | Synonyms: component, constituent, factor, ingredient |
| (noun) the most favorable environment for a plant or animal | - |
| (noun) a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone | - |
| (noun) the situation in which you are happiest and most effective | - |
| (noun) any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter | Synonyms: chemical element |
| (noun) one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe | - |
| elephant | (noun) five-toed pachyderm | - |
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| (noun) the symbol of the Republican Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874 | - |
| elitist | (noun) someone who believes in rule by an elite group | - |
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| elocutionist | (noun) a public speaker trained in voice production and gesture and delivery | - |
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| elopement | (noun) the act of running away with a lover (usually to get married) | - |
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| emancipationist | (noun) a reformer who favors abolishing slavery | Synonyms: abolitionist |
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| embalmment | (noun) preservation (of a dead body) by treating with balsams and drugs and other chemicals | - |
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| embankment | (noun) a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection | - |
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| embarkment | (noun) the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft | Synonyms: boarding, embarkation |
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| embarrassment | (noun) extreme excess | Synonyms: overplus, plethora, superfluity |
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| (noun) some event that causes someone to be embarrassed | - |
| (noun) the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public | - |
| (noun) the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy) | - |
| embayment | (noun) an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf | Synonyms: bay |
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| embellishment | (noun) the act of adding extraneous decorations to something | Synonyms: ornamentation |
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| (noun) a superfluous ornament | - |
| (noun) elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail | Synonyms: embroidery |
| embezzlement | (noun) the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else | Synonyms: defalcation, misapplication, misappropriation, peculation |
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| embitterment | (noun) the state of being embittered | - |
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| embodiment | (noun) giving concrete form to an abstract concept | - |
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| (noun) a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept | Synonyms: shape |
| (noun) a new personification of a familiar idea | Synonyms: avatar, incarnation |
| embonpoint | (noun) the bodily property of being well rounded | Synonyms: plumpness, roundness |
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| embossment | (noun) sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background | Synonyms: relief, relievo, rilievo, sculptural relief |
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| (noun) an impression produced by pressure or printing | Synonyms: imprint |
| embracement | (noun) the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) | Synonyms: embrace, embracing |
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| embroilment | (noun) an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation | Synonyms: imbroglio |
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| embryologist | (noun) a physician who specializes in embryology | - |
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| emigrant | (noun) someone who leaves one country to settle in another | Synonyms: emigre, emigree, outgoer |
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| emmet | (noun) social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers | Synonyms: ant, pismire |
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| emollient | (noun) toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin | Synonyms: cream, ointment |
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| emolument | (noun) compensation received by virtue of holding an office or having employment (usually in the form of wages or fees) | - |
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| empiricist | (noun) a philosopher who subscribes to empiricism | - |
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| emplacement | (noun) the act of putting something in a certain place | Synonyms: locating, location, placement, position, positioning |
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| (noun) military installation consisting of a prepared position for siting a weapon | - |
| employment | (noun) the occupation for which you are paid | Synonyms: work |
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| (noun) the act of using | Synonyms: exercise, usage, use, utilisation, utilization |
| (noun) the act of giving someone a job | Synonyms: engagement |
| (noun) the state of being employed or having a job | Synonyms: employ |
| empowerment | (noun) the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant | Synonyms: authorisation, authorization |
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| enactment | (noun) acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture | Synonyms: characterization, personation, portrayal |
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| (noun) the passing of a law by a legislative body | Synonyms: passage |
| (noun) a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body | Synonyms: act |
| encampment | (noun) the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp | Synonyms: bivouacking, camping, tenting |
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| (noun) temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers | Synonyms: bivouac, camp, cantonment |
| (noun) a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent | Synonyms: bivouac, campground, camping area, camping ground, camping site, campsite |
| encasement | (noun) the act of enclosing something in a case | Synonyms: incasement |
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| enchantment | (noun) a magical spell | Synonyms: bewitchment |
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| (noun) a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual | Synonyms: captivation, enthrallment, fascination |
| (noun) a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation | Synonyms: spell, trance |
| encirclement | (noun) a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy | Synonyms: blockade |
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| encompassment | (noun) including entirely | - |
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| encouragement | (noun) the act of giving hope or support to someone | Synonyms: boost |
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| (noun) the expression of approval and support | - |
| (noun) the feeling of being encouraged | - |
| encroachment | (noun) entry to another's property without right or permission | Synonyms: intrusion, trespass, usurpation, violation |
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| (noun) influencing strongly | Synonyms: impact, impingement |
| (noun) any entry into an area not previously occupied | Synonyms: intrusion, invasion |
| encyclopaedist | (noun) a person who compiles information for encyclopedias | Synonyms: encyclopedist |
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| encyclopedist | (noun) a person who compiles information for encyclopedias | Synonyms: encyclopaedist |
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| endangerment | (noun) a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune | Synonyms: hazard, jeopardy, peril, risk |
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| endearment | (noun) the act of showing affection | - |
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| endoblast | (noun) the inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the digestive and respiratory systems | Synonyms: endoderm, entoblast, entoderm, hypoblast |
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| endocrinologist | (noun) physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the endocrine system | - |
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| endodontist | (noun) a dentist specializing in diseases of the dental pulp and nerve | - |
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| endorsement | (noun) the act of endorsing | Synonyms: indorsement |
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| (noun) formal and explicit approval | Synonyms: countenance, imprimatur, indorsement, sanction, warrant |
| (noun) a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books) | Synonyms: blurb, indorsement |
| (noun) a speech seconding a motion | Synonyms: indorsement, second, secondment |
| (noun) a signature that validates something | Synonyms: indorsement |
| endowment | (noun) the act of endowing with a permanent source of income | - |
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| (noun) natural abilities or qualities | Synonyms: gift, natural endowment, talent |
| (noun) the capital that provides income for an institution | Synonyms: endowment fund |
| endpoint | (noun) a place where something ends or is complete | Synonyms: end point, termination, terminus |
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| enfeeblement | (noun) serious weakening and loss of energy | Synonyms: debilitation, enervation, exhaustion |
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| enfeoffment | (noun) under the feudal system, the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service | - |
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| enforcement | (noun) the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to | - |
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| enfranchisement | (noun) the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on | Synonyms: certification |
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| (noun) a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote) | Synonyms: franchise |
| (noun) freedom from political subjugation or servitude | - |
| engagement | (noun) the act of sharing in the activities of a group | Synonyms: involution, involvement, participation |
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| (noun) a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war | Synonyms: battle, conflict, fight |
| (noun) the act of giving someone a job | Synonyms: employment |
| (noun) employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time | Synonyms: booking |
| (noun) a mutual promise to marry | Synonyms: betrothal, troth |
| (noun) contact by fitting together | Synonyms: interlocking, mesh, meshing |
| (noun) a meeting arranged in advance | Synonyms: appointment, date |
| engorgement | (noun) eating ravenously or voraciously to satiation | - |
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| (noun) congestion with blood | - |