| essential oil |
any rapidly evaporating oil that gives a characteristic odor or flavor to a plant, flower, or fruit, used in making perfumes, flavorings, and the like. |
| essonite |
a brown or yellow type of garnet; cinnamon stone. |
| -est |
used to form the superlative degree of many adjectives and adverbs. |
| EST |
abbreviation of "Eastern Standard Time," the standard time used in the eastern region of the United States, five hours behind Greenwich time. |
| est.1 |
abbreviation of "established," found or brought into being on a firm or stable basis. |
| est.2 |
abbreviation of "estimated," calculated approximate amount, size, or value of. |
| establish |
to found or bring into being on a firm or stable basis. [3 definitions] |
| establishable |
combined form of establish. |
| established church |
a church that is recognized by law and supported as a state institution by a government; national church. |
| establishment |
the act of establishing. [4 definitions] |
| esta muerto |
(Spanish) he is dead. |
| estate |
a landed property, usu. large and having a sizeable house connected to it. [4 definitions] |
| estate agency |
(chiefly British) a business that manages the purchase, sale, or lease of houses and other property; real estate agency. |
| estate agent |
(chiefly British) one whose job is to help clients buy, sell, lease, or manage real estate; real estate agent. |
| esteem |
to have a high opinion of; respect; honor. [3 definitions] |
| ester |
a chemical compound formed by the interaction of an acid and an alcohol. |
| Esther |
according to the Old Testament, the Jewish wife of a Persian king who saved her people from slaughter. [2 definitions] |
| esthesia |
the capacity to receive physical sensations; ability to experience through the senses. |
| esthete |
variant of aesthete. |
| esthetic |
variant of aesthetic. |
| esthetics |
variant of aesthetics. |