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elegant beautifully and tastefully designed or decorated. [3 definitions]
element a part of any whole. [6 definitions]
elementary of or relating to first principles; irreducible; fundamental. [3 definitions]
elementary school a school in which the first six to eight years of a child's education is taught.
elephant either of two large mammals, one Asian and one African, that have a long, flexible trunk used for grasping food or lifting burdens, upper incisors elongated into curving tusks, and, in the African species, esp. large fan-shaped ears.
elevate to raise or lift up to a higher physical position. [4 definitions]
elevation the height to which something rises or is raised, or its height above sea level or ground level. [4 definitions]
elevator a machine which raises or lifts, esp. a platform or enclosure in a vertical shaft, with its equipment and parts, used to raise and lower people or goods from one level to another in a building. [3 definitions]
eleven the number represented by the Arabic numeral 11 and by the Roman numeral XI. [3 definitions]
eleventh indicating rank or position between tenth and twelfth. [3 definitions]
elf an imaginary, small, and often mischievous humanlike creature that has magical powers, or a person, usu. a child, resembling this creature in size and sprightliness.
eligible qualified for a benefit, privilege, or position, such as elective office. [2 definitions]
eliminate to dispose of, remove, or destroy. [3 definitions]
elk a large deer of northern Europe and Asia that has large antlers shaped like a palm with extended fingers. [3 definitions]
ellipse a closed geometric plane curve formed by the intersection of a plane at an oblique angle to the axis and opposite sides of a right circular cone; an oval conic section. [2 definitions]
elm any of several large deciduous shade trees having arching, spreading branches and serrated leaves. [2 definitions]
elope to run away secretly with a lover, esp. to marry and usu. without the consent of parents or guardians. [2 definitions]
eloquent fluent, apt, and persuasive, as a speaker or a speech. [2 definitions]
El Salvador a Central American country on the Pacific coast south of Guatemala.
else different; other. [4 definitions]
elsewhere in or to another place; somewhere else.