Words ending
in E.

To exist or live; also, used to describe or link a subject to what follows, as in “they are happy”.

Origin: Old English bēon

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That male person or animal.

Origin: Old English hē

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The form of I used after a verb or a preposition, as in “give it to me”.

Origin: Old English mē

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I and the rest of a group that includes me.

Origin: Old English wē

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A playing card with one mark on it; also, a person who is very good at something.

Origin: Latin as, a unit of weight or a coin

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How long a person or thing has lived or existed; also, a period of history.

Origin: Old French aage, from Latin aetas

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A large animal related to monkeys but without a tail, such as a gorilla or chimpanzee.

Origin: Old English apa

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A feeling of wonder mixed with respect or fear.

Origin: Old Norse agi

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A flying insect that makes honey and wax and can sting.

Origin: Old English bēo

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The part of the body used for seeing.

Origin: Old English ēage

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Frozen water.

Origin: Old English īs

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The number 1; a single person or thing.

Origin: Old English ān

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A dish of fruit, meat or vegetables baked in a pastry crust.

Origin: Middle English

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To fasten with a string, rope or ribbon; also, a long strip of cloth worn around the neck.

Origin: Old English tīgan

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One of the five end parts of the foot.

Origin: Old English tā

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To put something into action or service for a purpose.

Origin: Anglo-French user, from Latin usus

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A bicycle or motorcycle.

Origin: Probably a shortening of bicycle

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A sweet baked food made from flour, sugar and eggs.

Origin: Old Norse kaka

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A solid shape with six equal square sides.

Origin: Greek kybos (a die)

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A coin of the United States worth ten cents, or one tenth of a dollar.

Origin: Anglo-French disme (tenth)

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The number 5; one more than four.

Origin: Old English fīf

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An activity or sport played by rules, often to have fun.

Origin: Old English gamen

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The place where a person lives.

Origin: Old English hām

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To want something to happen and believe that it might.

Origin: Old English hopian

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Something said or done to make people laugh.

Origin: Latin jocus (game, jest)

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A light frame covered with paper or cloth, flown in the wind on a long string; also, a kind of hawk.

Origin: Old English cȳta

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A large area of water with land all around it.

Origin: Old French lac, from Latin lacus

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To build, form or create something.

Origin: Old English macian

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A flower, often red, pink, yellow or white, that grows on a bush with thorns.

Origin: Latin rosa

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A tall woody plant with a single main stem, or trunk, and branches.

Origin: Old English trēow

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A moving ridge on the surface of water; also, to move the hand to say hello or goodbye.

Origin: Old English wafian

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In or to a higher place; over.

Origin: Old English abufan

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Without anyone else.

Origin: Middle English al one (all one)

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The shape made by two lines or surfaces that meet; also, a point of view.

Origin: Latin angulus (corner)

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A round fruit with red, green or yellow skin and crisp white flesh.

Origin: Old English æppel

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To come into being or come to attention; also, to get up.

Origin: Old English ārīsan

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Not asleep.

Origin: Old English āwacian

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Ready to face danger or pain without showing fear.

Origin: Italian bravo, through French

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To run after someone or something to try to catch it.

Origin: Anglo-French chacer, from Latin captare

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A tall wading bird with long legs and a long neck; also, a machine for lifting heavy things.

Origin: Old English cran

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To move the body in steps and patterns, usually to music.

Origin: Anglo-French dancer

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To steer and control a car or other vehicle; also, to push or force something forward.

Origin: Old English drīfan

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A barrier, such as of wood or wire, around or beside an area of land.

Origin: Middle English fens, short for defens (defense)

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A covering for the hand with a separate part for each finger.

Origin: Old English glōf

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A small round green or purple fruit that grows in bunches on a vine.

Origin: Anglo-French grape (bunch of grapes)

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A person who leads or shows the way; also, to lead or show the way.

Origin: Old French guide

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A large animal with hooves, a mane and a long tail, used for riding and pulling loads.

Origin: Old English hors

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A building that people live in.

Origin: Old English hūs

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A person who decides cases in a court of law; also, to form an opinion about something.

Origin: Anglo-French juger, from Latin judex

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The liquid part of a fruit or vegetable.

Origin: Anglo-French jus, from Latin

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A tool with a sharp blade and a handle, used for cutting.

Origin: Old English cnīf

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A small oval fruit, green or black, eaten whole or pressed for its oil.

Origin: Latin oliva

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A telephone.

Origin: Short for telephone

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A part cut, torn or broken from something.

Origin: Anglo-French pece

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An airplane; also, a flat surface; also, a tool for smoothing wood.

Origin: Short for airplane

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Something won in a contest or given as a reward.

Origin: Middle English pris (price, value)

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The outline or form of something.

Origin: Old English gesceap

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To turn up the corners of the mouth to show you are happy or amused.

Origin: Middle English smilen

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A long reptile with no legs and a forked tongue.

Origin: Old English snaca

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An empty area; also, the region beyond the earth's air where the stars and planets are.

Origin: Latin spatium

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A piece of rock; also, the hard material that rocks are made of.

Origin: Old English stān

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A piece of furniture with a flat top on legs.

Origin: Latin tabula (board)

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The brother of your father or mother, or the husband of your aunt.

Origin: Anglo-French uncle, from Latin avunculus

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The sound people make when they speak or sing.

Origin: Anglo-French voiz, from Latin vox

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A very large sea animal that breathes air through an opening on top of its head.

Origin: Old English hwæl

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To form letters, words or numbers on a surface, such as with a pen or pencil.

Origin: Old English wrītan

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A structure built over a river, road or railroad so people can cross it.

Origin: Old English brycg

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A large strong building with thick walls and towers, built long ago for protection.

Origin: Latin castellum (fort)

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A food made from the solid part of milk.

Origin: Old English cēse, from Latin caseus

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A perfectly round flat shape; also, a group of people with shared interests.

Origin: Latin circulus

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A drink made from the roasted and ground seeds of a tropical plant.

Origin: Turkish kahve, from Arabic qahwa

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A machine that turns energy, such as from fuel, into movement.

Origin: Latin ingenium (natural skill)

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A building or part of a building where cars are kept or repaired.

Origin: French garage, from garer (to dock or moor a boat)

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A thick tropical forest.

Origin: Hindi and Urdu jaṅgal

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A Japanese art of self-defense using kicks and blows with the hands; the final e is sounded.

Origin: Japanese karate (empty hand)

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Human beings; persons.

Origin: Anglo-French peple, from Latin populus

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A game or problem that tests your thinking or skill.

Origin: Origin unknown

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A set of instructions for making a dish of food; the final e is sounded.

Origin: Latin recipe (take!), the first word of old medical instructions

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Easy to understand or do; also, plain, not fancy.

Origin: Latin simplex

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A shape with four equal sides and four right angles; also, an open area in a town.

Origin: Anglo-French esquarre, from Latin quadrare (to make square)

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A reptile with a hard shell that it can pull its head and legs into.

Origin: A change of French tortue

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An exciting or unusual experience, sometimes a dangerous one.

Origin: Anglo-French aventure, from Latin advenire (to arrive)

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A steady position in which weight is spread evenly; also, a device for weighing things.

Origin: Latin bilanx (having two scale pans)

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To accept something as true.

Origin: Old English belȳfan

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A food made from roasted ground cacao seeds, often sweetened.

Origin: Nahuatl, through Spanish

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Activity that keeps the body strong and healthy; also, a task done for practice.

Origin: Latin exercitium

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A very tall African animal with a long neck, long legs and a spotted coat.

Origin: Arabic zirāfa, through Italian

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To form a picture or idea of something in the mind.

Origin: Latin imaginari

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A substance used to treat or prevent illness.

Origin: Latin medicina

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A painting, drawing or photograph.

Origin: Latin pictura (painting)

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A group of words that expresses a complete thought; also, a punishment set by a court.

Origin: Latin sententia (opinion)

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Something that happens without warning; also, the feeling it causes.

Origin: Anglo-French surprendre (to capture, take by surprise)

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Gold, jewels or other things of great value.

Origin: Greek thēsauros, through Latin and French

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A flat shape with three sides and three angles.

Origin: Latin triangulum

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A plant or part of a plant eaten as food, such as a carrot or a pea.

Origin: Medieval Latin vegetabilis

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To greet someone gladly when they arrive.

Origin: Old English wilcuma (welcome guest)

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