| emeer | (noun) an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia) | Synonyms: ameer, amir, emir |
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| emend | (verb) make improvements or corrections to | - |
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| emendation | (noun) a correction by emending; a correction resulting from critical editing | - |
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| emended | (adjective) improved or corrected by critical editing | Synonyms: edited |
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| emerald | (noun) the green color of an emerald | - |
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| (noun) a transparent piece of emerald that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem | - |
| (noun) a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone | - |
| emerge | (verb) come out into view, as from concealment | - |
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| (verb) become known or apparent | - |
| (verb) come out of | Synonyms: come forth, come out, egress, go forth, issue |
| (verb) come up to the surface of or rise | - |
| (verb) happen or occur as a result of something | Synonyms: come forth |
| emergence | (noun) the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent | Synonyms: egress, egression |
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| (noun) the act of emerging | Synonyms: emersion |
| (noun) the becoming visible | Synonyms: egress, issue |
| (noun) the gradual beginning or coming forth | Synonyms: growth, outgrowth |
| emergency | (noun) a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage | Synonyms: emergency brake, hand brake, parking brake |
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| (noun) a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action | Synonyms: exigency, pinch |
| (noun) a state in which martial law applies | - |
| emergent | (adjective) coming into existence | Synonyms: emerging |
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| (adjective) occurring unexpectedly and requiring urgent action | - |
| emerging | (adjective) coming to maturity | Synonyms: rising |
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| (adjective) coming into existence | Synonyms: emergent |
| emeritus | (adjective) honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title `emeritus' as in `professor emeritus' | - |
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| (noun) a professor or minister who is retired from assigned duties | - |
| emersion | (noun) the act of emerging | Synonyms: emergence |
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| (noun) (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse | Synonyms: egress |
| emery | (noun) a hard grey-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite; used as an abrasive (especially as a coating on paper) | - |
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| emesis | (noun) the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth | Synonyms: disgorgement, puking, regurgitation, vomit, vomiting |
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| emetic | (noun) a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting | Synonyms: nauseant, vomit, vomitive |
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