12-Letter Words Starting with E

Awfully patient with Girls Aloud? Very!

Painfully noisy in the grain division

Very loud and shrill

Ebulliency

Relating to clergymen

Member of clergy; or, relating to church

Clergyman

The science or theory of church building and decoration.

""In both senses also called echo ranging . A sensory system in certain animals, such as bats and dolphins, in which usually high-pitched sounds are emitted and their echoes interpreted to determine the direction and distance of objects.""

In an eclectic manner; by an eclectic method.

Eclecticism

Ecological

In a frugal manner

Chill with old record in laid-back request: party's ending without dissipation

Thriftily

Fleet Street area friend keeping still or showing great delight (wordplay)

English clubs still followed by supporter very happily

Ecumenical

Edibleness

EDITORIALISE editorial

Be subjective when one should be objective

EDULCORATE To render sweet; to sweeten; to free from acidity.

The power to be effective.

""That effloresces, or is liable to effloresce on exposure; as, an efflorescent salt. as, an efflorescent salt.""

EFFLORESCE To blossom forth.

Easily, simply

Presumably they will be keen on evening classes

In an egoistic manner.

Ejaculation

Elaboration

Of or pertaining to the Elasmobranchii.

Elasticity

Elatedness

More mature fruits used to make wine

Chosen deliberately; singled out.

Electioneer

ELECTIVE an optional subject of study

Like some charged particles

Currently getting to choose an old police friend

Experts on current problems

Nice articles about juice suppliers (wordplay)

Those working on The Wire produced lots of sparks

Electrify

Killed by shock

Dead of shock

Killed by a current

Electrocute

Electroform

""Of or pertaining to electrogenesis; as, an electrogenic condition. as, an electrogenic condition.""

Electrogram

Electrolyse

Method of removing hair roots

One way to remove unwanted hair

Method for removing unwanted hair

Electrolyte

""ELECTROLYTE A compound decomposable, or subjected to decomposition, by an electric current.""

ELECTROLYZE To decompose by the direct action of electricity.

Electrolyze

Instrument for measuring differences in potential

A chemical compound or group that is attracted to electrons and tends to accept electrons.

""Pl. electrophori (- -r , - -r ) An apparatus for generating static electricity, consisting of a hard rubber disk that is given a negative charge by friction and a metal plate that is given a net positive charge by induction when in contact with the disk.""

Coat with metal

Put a thin coat on and choose to run to work, delayed

Charge-detecting instrument

Make off without damaging soccer team's leader's scientific apparatus

See electroconvulsive therapy .

Of or pertaining to electrical tension; said of a supposed peculiar condition of a conducting circuit during its exposure to the action of another conducting circuit traversed by a uniform electric current when both circuits remain stationary.

""The modified condition of a nerve, when a constant current of electricity passes through any part of it. See Anelectrotonus, and Catelectrotonus. Anelectrotonus, and Catelectrotonus.""

""ELECTROTYPE A facsimile plate made by electrotypy for use in printing; also, an impression or print from such plate. Also used adjectively.""

One making a copy by coating a mould with deposited copper

Electrotype

Charity's excited by real money, yes (wordplay)

Charitable

Dependent on charity, it makes Moseley yearn to be free

Elementary

Things drawn out

Evocations.

Strangely silent, I love to collect mina droppings

Rejections.

In the form of an ellipse.

Relating to the clear expression of speech

Teacher of clear speech

Elucidation

ELUCUBRATE See Lucubrate. Lucubrate.

See Lucubration. Lucubration.

Elutriation

EMASCULATE To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate power; to castrate; to geld.

Cut on a male is resulting in this!

Emasculator

An intended parapet; a battlement.

EMBELLISHER One who embellishes.

Decorator's activity

Misappropriation (of funds)

Dishonest appropriation of funds

Pocket money going to men on square on the fiddle

An emblazoning.

Emblazonry

""Pertaining to, containing, or consisting in, an emblem; symbolic; typically representative; representing as an emblem; as, emblematic language or ornaments; a crown is emblematic of royalty; white is emblematic of purity.as, emblematic language or ornaments; a crown is emblematic of royalty; white is emblematic of purity.""

""EMBLEMATIZE To represent by, or as by, an emblem; to symbolize.""

Emblematize

""EMBOLIZE to cause an embolism, also EMBOLISE""

Embroilment

Embryology

One studying early stages of life

Expert in the first stages of life

One studying unborn infants

The displaying of strong feelings

Male is getting excited about proposal - getting too excited

EMOTIONALISE emotional

""EMOTIONAL Pertaining to, or characterized by, emotion; excitable; easily moved; sensational; as, an emotional nature. as, an emotional nature.""

To give an emotional character to.

EMPATHIC pertaining to {empathy=n}

They claim pal is suffering with stress

In a forceful way

Emplacement

""-fies , -fying , -fied (Chemistry) to make or form into an emulsion emulsifiable  , emulsible adj""

Drunk saluted pecan in a nutshell

Encapsulate

Inflammation of the brain.

Turning practically senile with hepatic disorder

In a delightful manner

Act of surrounding

Book of knowledge

Reference work

Reference book

Comprehensive in terms of information

Growing or developing within cartilage; applied esp. to developing bone.

By endogenous growth.

Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of bonds between nucleic acids in the interior of a DNA or RNA molecule.

""Pertaining to, or connected with, the endoskeleton; as, endoskeletal muscles. as, endoskeletal muscles.""

Internal framework of the body

Internal body framework

Pl. endotheliomata (-m -t ) or endotheliomas Any of various neoplasms derived from endothelium.

Within or passing through the trachea: an endotracheal tube.

Process of weakening

Engarland

Engrossing

Enlargement

Informative, hinting Engel might be wrong

Ennoblement

Enslavement

Ensorcel

Entablature

Confused state; perplexity

A complication

Confused state

""Pl. enterococci (-k k s , -k k ) A usually nonpathogenic streptococcus that inhabits the intestine.""

Enterocoele

ENTEROCOELE

Pl. enterostomies Surgical construction of an opening in the intestine through the abdominal wall.

""The act of enthralling, or state of being enthralled. See Inthrallment. Inthrallment.""

Claims settlement in disruption

Claims to give a name to central fundamentalist school

Entomology

One who studies insects

Person studying insects

Insect studier

In an entreating manner.

ENTROPIC pertaining to {entropy=n}

Enucleation

Postmen even changing about fifty wrappings

ENVIABLE causing envy

Enzymology

The branch of science that deals with the biochemical nature and activity of enzymes.

An increase in the number of eosinophils in the blood.

EOSINOPHILE

Relating to epexegesis; explanatory; exegetical.

""EPHEMERAL Beginning and ending in a day; existing only, or no longer than, a day; diurnal; as, an ephemeral flower. as, an ephemeral flower.""

""The outermost layer of cuticle of an arthropod exoskeleton, composed mostly of wax.""

""Pertaining to the epicycloid, or having its properties.""

In an epidemic manner.

Study of the incidence and distribution of diseases

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.

Epiglottis

""Of or pertaining to epigraphs or to epigraphy; as, an epigraphic style; epigraphical works or studies.as, an epigraphic style; epigraphical works or studies.""

Resembling epilepsy.

EPIPHYTE a plant growing on another plant

Episodical

The theory or science of the method or grounds of knowledge.

Epistolary

His work is seldom read (and never scanned)

Spenserian song adapted by Gustafson in wartime

Poem honoring newly- weds

Epithelioma

EPITHELIZE

Equability

Advocate of basic democratic principles

""The act of equalizing, or state of being equalized.""

Equational

Equilibrant

LIBRATED librate

Equilibrate

""EQUILIBRATE To balance two scales, sides, or ends; to keep even with equal weight on each side; to keep in equipoise.""

Equilibrist

Equilibrium

Equinoctial

""Equal in force, power, effectiveness, or significance.""

Equipollent

PROBABLE something that is likely to occur

Marked by or having equity; just and impartial. See Synonyms at fair 1 .

Equivalence

In the same way

VOCALITY the possession of exercise of vocal powers

Erectility

English word

Erysipelas

A nucleated cell in bone marrow from which red blood cells develop.

Escapology

I must get away!

One's bound to be entertaining

Entertainer is to go places when free

In an esoteric manner.

Espieglerie

""ESSENTIAL Belonging to the essence, or that which makes an object, or class of objects, what it is.""

ESSENTIALISE essential

The quality of being essential; the essential part.

""ESSENTIAL Belonging to the essence, or that which makes an object, or class of objects, what it is.""

ESTABLISHER One who establishes.

New businessman's activity

Putting up with broken tables is half fetching

Founding

ETERNALIZE To make eternal.

""A colorless liquid, NH 2 (CH 2 ) 2 OH, used in the purification of petroleum, as a solvent in dry cleaning, and as an ingredient in paints and pharmaceuticals.""

""ETHEREALIZE To convert into ether, or into subtile fluid; to saturate with ether.""

Etherealize

Ethereality.

Ethicality

Of or pertaining to ethnology.

Ethnologist

English word

Dealing with word origins

Relating to word origins

ETYMOLOGISE

Etymologise

Partridge's associates

""ETYMOLOGIZE To give the etymology of; to trace to the root or primitive, as a word.""

Etymologize

Eucalyptole

Fast-growing trees

Euphonical