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3,325 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

ectothermique: ectothermic
ectropion: ectropion
ectype: ectype
eczéma: eczema
eczémateux: eczematous
eczémateux: Someone suffering from eczema
ed: eth
edelweiss: edelweiss, Leontopodium alpinum
edgelord: edgelord
edmontonien: Edmontonian (of, from or relating to the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
efface: eraser
effacement: erasure (act of erasing)
effacer: to erase; to efface
effaceur: eraser (something used to erase markings)
effarant: alarming, very worrying
effarement: alarm; bewilderment
effarer: to alarm; to shake up; to scare
effarouchement: alarm, scare
effaroucher: to scare off, frighten away (an animal); to frighten, alarm (someone); to shock
effaré: aghast, alarmed
effaçable: erasable, effaceable
effe: The name of the Latin script letter F/f.
effecteur: effector (all senses)
effectif: number of members of a group; lineup (of a team)
effectif: real, actual
effectivement: indeed; really, actually
effectuer: to effect; to work out (a calculation); to carry out (an experiment); to execute (an operation); to bring about (reconciliation)
effectuer ses classes: synonym of faire ses classes
effervescence: effervescence
effervescent: effervescent
effet: effect; spin, bend, curl
effet Joule: Joule heating (process by which the passage of an electric current through a conductor produces heat)
effet Matilda: Matilda effect
effet boule de neige: snowball effect
effet bœuf: a very surprising, unexpected effect
effet de commerce: negotiable instrument
effet de manche: arm waving, grandstanding
effet de serre: greenhouse effect (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere)
effet de seuil: threshold effect
effet de souffle: blast effect (injuries resulting from a blast)
effet de surprise: element of surprise, effect of surprise, novelty effect
effet domino: domino effect
effet papillon: butterfly effect
effet personnel: personal effect
effet photoélectrique: photoelectric effect
effet secondaire: side effect
effet serre: ellipsis of effet de serre
effet spécial: special effect
effeuillage: striptease
effeuiller: to thin out (the leaves of a tree, bush etc.); to pick or pull the leaves or petals from; to lose its leaves, shed its leaves; to strip (perform a striptease)
effeuiller la marguerite: to play "she loves me, she loves me not"
effeuilleur: stripper (male)
effeuilleuse: stripper (female dancer who performs a striptease)
efficace: effective; efficacious
efficacement: efficiently; effectively
efficacité: efficiency, effectiveness; efficacy
efficience: effectiveness, efficiency
efficient: efficient; effective
effigie: effigy (dummy or other crude representation); effigy (likeness of a person)
effigier: to execute in effigy