| excavate |
to make a hole or cavity in by digging or scooping out the interior portion. [5 definitions] |
| excavation |
the act or process of digging out. [2 definitions] |
| excavator |
someone or something that excavates, esp. a power-driven digging machine. |
| exceed |
to go beyond (what is required, expected, or considered reasonable). [3 definitions] |
| exceeding |
very great in degree or quantity; extraordinary. |
| exceedingly |
to a great or excessive degree; extremely. |
| excel |
to do or perform better than others; surpass others. [2 definitions] |
| excellence |
the fact or state of being extremely good or of high quality. [2 definitions] |
| excellency |
(usu. cap.) a title of honor of certain high officials such as ambassadors or archbishops. [2 definitions] |
| excellent |
of high quality; extremely good; superior. |
| excelsior |
shavings of wood, used esp. as a packing material. |
| except |
with the exclusion of; other than; but. [5 definitions] |
| excepting |
not including; except; excluding. |
| exception |
the act of leaving out. [4 definitions] |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| exceptional |
uncommon, unusual, or out of the ordinary. [2 definitions] |
| excerpt |
a short passage taken from a written work, film, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| excess |
the state or an instance of going beyond what is required, expected, or considered reasonable. [5 definitions] |
| excessive |
more than is required, expected, or considered reasonable; extravagant or immoderate. |
| exchange |
to give or receive (one thing) for another; trade; swap. [7 definitions] |
| exchangeable |
combined form of exchange. |