| elementary |
having to do with the most basic or simplest parts of something. [2 definitions] |
| elementary school |
a school for the first six to eight years of a child's education. |
| elephant |
an enormous mammal with a very long nose called a trunk. Elephants have curved tusks, huge, floppy ears, and four long, thick legs. Elephants use their trunks to pick up food, drink water, or lift things. They use their tusks to dig roots. Elephants travel in herds, eating tons of plants every day. African elephants are the largest mammals that live on land. Indian elephants are smaller and can be trained to work with people. |
| elevate |
to raise or lift up to a higher physical position. |
| elevation |
the height to which something rises or is raised, or its height above sea level or ground level. [2 definitions] |
| elevator |
a platform or a small room used to raise and lower people or goods from one level or floor to another in a building. [2 definitions] |
| eleven |
the word for the Arabic numeral 11 and the Roman numeral XI. [3 definitions] |
| eleventh |
coming next after the tenth in a series. [3 definitions] |
| elf |
an imaginary small creature that looks like a human and has magical powers. |
| eligible |
qualified for something; in a position to be chosen. |
| eliminate |
to get rid of or destroy. [2 definitions] |
| elk |
a large deer found in northern Europe and Asia. It has large antlers shaped like a palm with spread fingers. In North America the same kind of animal is called a moose. [2 definitions] |
| ellipse |
a shape that looks like a flattened circle; oval. |
| elm |
a large shade tree with spreading branches. |
| elope |
to run away and marry in secret. |
| eloquent |
using words well, in a way that others enjoy hearing or reading. |
| El Salvador |
a country in Central America on the Pacific coast. San Salvador is the capital of El Salvador. |
| else |
different; other. [4 definitions] |
| elsewhere |
in or to another place; somewhere else. |
| elude |
to get away from or avoid by speed or skill. |
| elusive |
hard to find or catch. |