10-Letter Words Starting with E

Uses a bug or a wire, say

Presses an ear to a door

Spies, say

Eclampsia

Eclipsis

Pl. ecospecies A taxonomic species considered in terms of its ecological characteristics and usually including several interbreeding ecotypes.

Ecosphere

Ectomorph

Medium's vaporous substances.

Seance products.

Horizon defined by Connolly's

Having control over prose, hid it away (

Newspaper head's role

Office of churchmen with tree crafts

Coarse herb of Europe

Flowering plant having large hairy leaves and narrow yellow petals

Three-dimensional geometric figures

Compressed spheres.

Geometric figures

Trainer in a gym

Having a part omitted.

Like nothing obscure

Romantic getaways (wordplay)

Runs away to join up (wordplay)

They're frantic and romantic

Free terrorists snap title up

CIA pet name for setting free

Meat-pie can be served free

Plumpness, French style.

Plumpness? Point to retiring aristocrat and me

Word from French meaning stout or full of figure

EMPANEL to select a jury from a list

Selected as a member of a jury

Feeling your pain

Showing concern

Having the power of entering another's feelings

Felt a rapport with him at speed bumps

Empathise

EMPATHIZE

Empathize

Empennage

Stressed in Sussex

Made more clearly defined; smashed pie (anagram)

Stressed

Insists on mince pies and mashes

Stressed

Underlines

Stresses

Emphysema

""A pathological condition of the lungs marked by an abnormal increase in the size of the air spaces, resulting in labored breathing and an increased susceptibility to infection. It can be caused by irreversible expansion of the alveoli or by the destruction of alveolar walls.""

Something Locke spoke about with ruler hiding pressure in charge of belief

John Locke, philosophically

One believing all knowledge is based on experience

Somehow it's crime to imprison holy philosopher

Capable of being employed; capable of being used; fit or proper for use.

Part of problem - ploy men typically use

Use of pieces in work of Ptolemy

A person's work or profession

Empoison

Empower

Empurple

The buck private stops here

Outdoor quarters.

ENCAPSULE

Encapsule

Plan he once conjured up, being a brain

Used code words (wordplay)

Secret

ENCIPHER to write in a secret code

Enclasp

Encrypt

Data protector (NJ)

Secret coding process

Princeton University finally cracking the art of coding

Endolymph

Endomorph

""ENDOMORPH A crystal of one species inclosed within one of another, as one of rutile inclosed in quartz.""

Endophyte

ENDOPHYTE

Endoplasm

The internal or principal branch of the locomotive appendages of Crustacea. See Maxilliped. Maxilliped.

Endorphin

Endoscope

Crazy picosecond of peering into people

Final large policeman in charge of instrument for viewing organs

Endosperm

Endospore

""Either of two closely related pentapeptides having opiate qualities and occurring in the brain, spinal cord, and other parts of the body.""

Poor Rupert Dean is delighted

When Lil Wayne is happy, he feels ...

When Lil Wayne is happy, he feels...

Enrapture

Ensphere

Undertaking firm (wordplay)

Come in force, showing initiative

I represent spurious business

Enthalpy

Entoproct

Sting victim's court defense, perhaps

Tricking (of someone) into crime

Underhand arrest maneuver

Catching, in a way

Entropion

Shrouding completely

Enwrap

Eohippus

""A type of white blood cell found in vertebrate blood, containing cytoplasmic granules that are easily stained by eosin or other acid dyes.""

EPAULETTE

Dress uniform adornments

""Geology the vertical movement or tilting of the earth’s crust, affecting broad expanses of continents. ; epeirogenic , epeirogenetic , adj . Earth ()""

""Pl. epentheses (-s z ) The insertion of a sound in the middle of a word, as in Middle English thunder from Old English thunor.""

""The insertion of a letter or a sound in the body of a word; as, the b in "nimble" from AS. n&emac;mol. as, the b in "nimble" from AS. n&emac;mol.""

""Inserted in the body of a word; as, an epenthetic letter or sound. as, an epenthetic letter or sound.""

Critical interpretations of a text

A full or additional explanation; exegesis.

Former partner under extreme pressure say has to call up offering explanation

Ephedrine

Plants lasting only a few days

Short-lived things.

Ephemerid

""Of or relating to, or consisting of, the epiblast.""

Epicalyx

Epicalyx

EPICARDIA

Part of a sac surrounding the heart

Heart protector

Epicenism

Seismologists pinpoint them

Sources of some groundbreaking movements

Focal points

Of an earthquake's origin

Devotees of fine dining

Persons fond of luxury.

Gourmands or gourmets

Epicurism

Waxy outermost layer of an insect's skin

A curve traced by a point in the circumference of a circle which rolls on the convex side of a fixed circle.

""Common to, or affecting at the same time, a large number in a community; -- applied to a disease which, spreading widely, attacks many persons at the same time; as, an epidemic disease; an epidemic catarrh, fever, etc. See Endemic.as, an epidemic disease; an epidemic catarrh, fever, etc. See Endemic.""

English word

Like epidermis; pertaining to the epidermis.

""Pl. epididymides (-m -d z ) A long, narrow, convoluted tube, part of the spermatic duct system, that lies on the posterior aspect of each testicle, connecting it to the vas deferens.""

""An oblong vermiform mass on the dorsal side of the testicle, composed of numerous convolutions of the excretory duct of that organ.""

Situated immediately over the stomach

EPIGENE taking place near the earth's surface

""The theory of generation which holds that the germ is created entirely new, not merely expanded, by the procreative power of the parents. It is opposed to the theory of evolution, also to syngenesis. evolution, also to syngenesis.""

Of or pertaining to the epigenesis; produced according to the theory of epigenesis.

Pl. epiglottises or epiglottides (-gl t -d z ) The thin elastic cartilaginous structure located at the root of the tongue that folds over the glottis to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea during the act of swallowing.

""Pertaining to, or connected with, the epiglottis.""

I get pistol out in a flap!

Politest GI, unusually in a flap

Part of the throat.

Epigonism

EPIGRAPH an engraved inscription

EPIGRAPH an engraved inscription

Epilation

Epilepsy

Epileptic

""Resembling epilepsy; as, epileptoid convulsions. as, epileptoid convulsions.""

""(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the upper layer of water in a lake [from epi- + Greek limnion, diminutive of limnē lake]""

Epilogue

Epimerase

Epinasty

""A hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla that is released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress, as from fear or injury. It initiates many bodily responses, including the stimulation of heart action and an increase in blood pressure, metabolic rate, and blood glucose concentration. Also called adrenaline .""

""The connective tissue framework and sheath of a nerve which bind together the nerve bundles, each of which has its own special sheath, or perineurium.""

Of or relating to the part of the oceanic zone into which enough sunlight enters for photosynthesis to take place.

Sudden revelations

Adjective (-ous)

Epiphragm

Pl. epiphyses (-s z ) The end of a long bone that is originally separated from the main bone by a layer of cartilage but later becomes united to the main bone through ossification.

""Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an epiphysis.""

EPIPHYTE a plant growing on another plant

""Government of the church by bishops; church government by three distinct orders of ministers bishops, priests, and deacons of whom the bishops have an authority superior and of a different kind.""

See son wearing majestic old crown

Bishop's office copies tape improperly

See majestic old crown son's wearing

Pl. episiotomies Surgical incision of the perineum during childbirth to facilitate delivery.

Incidental.

EPISOMAL pertaining to an {episome=n}

Epistasy

To do with letters

Describing a work comprised of letters

Like pen pals' relationships

Epistoler

""A figure in which successive clauses end with the same word or affirmation; e. g., "Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I." e. g., "Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I."""

EPITAPH to compose an inscription on a tomb

""Of or pertaining to epithelium; as, epithelial cells; epithelial cancer. as, epithelial cells; epithelial cancer.""

Cellular tissue that makes up all glands

EPITHELIZE

EPITOMIC relating to an epitome

Appeared to be perfect model, then do I seem kinky embracing mine (wordplay)

Epitomise

Embodied the essential characteristics of

Summed up

Typifies

Epizootic

Epizooty

EPOXIDIZE

Epoxidize

Equipment

POISED poise

Equipoise

Ergograph

Eriophyid

ERUPTIVE a type of rock

Complaint could produce replies, say

Baked with a breadcrumb topping

Baked in a cream sauce.

Baked in a cream sauce

Escalop

MEP can't see new temporal regulator

Part of a watch, typewriter or piano

Part of watch mechanism

Robbie Williams' current album

Houdini's art

Robbie Williams album that got away (wordplay)

Steep slope - map's centre (anagram)

Steep slope recent maps disguised

Long steep slope

Pertaining to the gullet

Pale idlers (anagram)

Shoe is European with spiralled design

Shoe that ties around the ankle

Espalier

Part 3 of quote

To a marked degree.

In particular

Esperance

Espionage

Shore-front walkways

Public walks along the seaside.

Litter mounts up after English Proms

""A volatile, terpenelike oil extracted from the eucalyptus, and consisting largely of cymene.""

Aromatic Australian tree

Koala's diet source

Tree common in California.

Pl. eupatridae (-r -d ) or eupatrids A member of the hereditary aristocracy of ancient Athens.

""(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any small pelagic shrimplike crustacean of the order Euphausiacea: an important constituent of krill [from New Latin Euphausiacea, perhaps from Greek eu- + pha- from phainein to reveal, show + ousia substance, stuff]""

EUPHEMISE

Euphemise

Holy mackerel! and others

Euphemist

""EUPHEMIZE To express by a euphemism, or in delicate language; to make use of euphemistic expressions.""

""EUPHEMIZE To express by a euphemism, or in delicate language; to make use of euphemistic expressions.""

Euphemize

Union expresses depth of acidity broadcasting debts? Sounds harmonious!

Euphonium

Euphorbia

Inducing euporia.

Euphrasy

""Belonging to the euphuists, or euphuism; affectedly refined.""

Euploidy

""Any of various large, segmented aquatic arthropods of the order Eurypterida that existed from the Ordovician Period to the Permian Period.""

Eutrophy

"Gone With the Wind"

Changed states, in a way

Gradually faded away

Disappears at sea - prove otherwise!

Disappears in a way, to cover up order by judges

Disappears

Device that turns liquid to gas

Air conditioner component

Fridge device

Evaporite

EVAPORITE

In all locations (US)

All over

Infuriate snake by weed back in river

Intensely irritate a sea expert at sea

Enrage former Queen, bit embracing snake

Backstage visitors without passes (wordplay)

Excerpter

Excerpt

The act of excerpting or selecting.

Excerptor