Words in english starting with E

• E. T. A. Hoffmann — Noun – English ～ German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822)
• Euskadi ta Askatasuna — Noun – English ～ a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional Basque party; want to create an independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees; "in 1968 ETA launched a campaign of political assassinations of government officials"
• empty talk — Noun – English ～ loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric"
• Epidendrum tampense — Noun – English ～ orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum
• Encyclia tampensis — Noun – English ～ orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum
• Edward Lawrie Tatum — Noun – English ～ United States biochemist who discovered how genes act by regulating definite chemical events (1909-1975)
• estimated tax — Noun – English ～ income tax paid periodically on income that is not subject to withholding taxes; based on the taxpayer's predicted tax liability
• estimated tax return — Noun – English ～ return required of a taxpayer whose tax withheld from income does not meet the tax liability for the year
• estate tax — Noun – English ～ a tax on the estate of the deceased person
• excise tax — Noun – English ～ a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
• Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization — Noun – English ～ income before interest and taxes and depreciation and amortization have been subtracted; an indicator of a company's profitability that is watched by investors (especially in leveraged buyouts)
• Elizabeth Taylor — Noun – English ～ United States film actress (born in England) who was a childhood star; as an adult she often co-starred with Richard Burton (born in 1932)
• English breakfast tea — Noun – English ～ black tea grown in China
• Edward Teach — Noun – English ～ an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)
• English teacher — Noun – English ～ someone who teaches English
• Eragrostis tef — Noun – English ～ an African grass economically important as a cereal grass (yielding white flour of good quality) as well as for forage and hay
• Edward Teller — Noun – English ～ United States physicist (born in Hungary) who worked on the first atom bomb and the first hydrogen bomb (1908-2003)
• equal temperament — Noun – English ～ the division of the scale based on an octave that is divided into twelve exactly equal semitones; "equal temperament is the system commonly used in keyboard instruments"
• even-tempered — Adjective – English ～ not easily irritated; "an equable temper"; "not everyone shared his placid temperament"; "remained placid despite the repeated delays"
• ex tempore — Adverb – English ～ without preparation; "I don't know the figures off-hand"

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