9-letter words containing e, n, s
- erasement — the act of erasing; demolition
- erections — Plural form of erection.
- erectness — The state of being erect, or of having an erect posture.
- ernestine — a feminine name: dim. Tina
- erogenous — (of a part of the body) Sensitive to sexual stimulation.
- erosional — Pertaining to erosion.
- erroneous — Wrong; incorrect.
- eruptions — Plural form of eruption.
- escarping — Present participle of escarp.
- eschewing — Present participle of eschew.
- esclandre — (archaic) Infamy.
- escondido — city in S Calif., near San Diego: pop. 134,000
- escorting — Present participle of escort.
- escribano — a clerk or scribe
- escrowing — Present participle of escrow.
- esculents — Plural form of esculent.
- esdraelon — a plain in N Israel, east of Mount Carmel
- espagnole — a tomato and sherry sauce
- esperance — (obsolete) Expectation, hope.
- esperanto — Esperanto is an invented language which consists of parts of several European languages, and which was designed to help people from different countries communicate with each other.
- esperanza — (Texas) yellow bells, Tecoma stans.
- espionage — The practice of spying or of using spies, typically by governments to obtain political and military information.
- esplanade — A long, open, level area, typically beside the sea, along which people may walk for pleasure.
- espontoon — Alternative form of spontoon.
- espousing — Present participle of espouse.
- esquiline — one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built
- essential — Absolutely necessary; extremely important.
- essex man — a characterization of a man who flaunts his new-found success and status, thought typical in SE England in the 1980s
- esslingen — a town in SW Germany, on the River Neckar: Gothic church, medieval buildings: wines, light industry. Pop: 91 980 (2003 est)
- estaminet — A small cafe in France that sells alcoholic drinks.
- esteeming — Present participle of esteem.
- estopping — Present participle of estop.
- estranged — (of a person) no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienated.
- estranger — One who estranges.
- estranges — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of estrange.
- estrangle — (obsolete) To strangle.
- estrogens — Plural form of estrogen.
- estuarian — relating to an estuary
- estuarine — Of or pertaining to an estuary.
- esurience — The quality of being esurient; extreme gluttony or boundless hunger.
- ethernets — Plural form of ethernet.
- ethnarchs — Plural form of ethnarch.
- ethnicism — (obsolete) heathenism; pagan superstition.
- eton mess — a dessert consisting of a mixture of strawberries, cream, and crushed meringue
- eulachons — Plural form of eulachon.
- eumenides — another name for the Furies, used by the Greeks as a euphemism
- eunuchism — The condition of being a eunuch.
- euphenics — the study of biological improvement
- euphonies — Plural form of euphony.
- euphonism — the use of pleasant-sounding words or phrases