| exposition |
a statement with many details that is used to explain something. [2 definitions] |
| exposure |
Exposure is a showing or revealing of something. Often that thing is something that is secret, private, or against the law. Exposure causes something that is hidden to become seen or known. [4 definitions] |
| express |
When you express a feeling, you do something to let others know you have that feeling. You let that feeling out in some way. If you're happy inside, maybe you'll tell other people about it, or maybe just smile a lot. When you express an idea, you tell that idea to others, usually in words, but sometimes in something like a drawing or painting or film. [4 definitions] |
| expression |
An expression is an act of telling your thoughts or feelings. [4 definitions] |
| expressive |
full of feeling or meaning. |
| expressway |
a highway with many lanes and few stops that lets traffic move quickly. |
| exquisite |
very beautiful; made in a lovely or delicate way. |
| extend |
When you extend something, you make it longer in size, or longer or farther away in time. [3 definitions] |
| extension |
An extension is the giving of an extra amount of time. [3 definitions] |
| extensive |
reaching or extending very far. [2 definitions] |
| extent |
The extent of something is how far it reaches or how much it covers. |
| exterior |
The exterior of something is the outside of it. |
| exterminate |
to get rid of by destroying; wipe out. |
| external |
of the outside or outer part. |
| extinct |
When a type of animal is extinct, there are no more of that type of animal living on Earth. There of none of them left in order to reproduce. Over the course of time, all members of that kind of animal have died. [2 definitions] |
| extinction |
Extinction is the act or process of disappearing forever or coming to a complete end. |
| extinguish |
If you extinguish a candle or a fire, you stop it burning. You put it out. |
| extra |
If you get extra food, you get more than the usual amount, or you get more than you might need. If there is an extra blanket in the closet, there is one more than is usually needed. If a guest is sleeping in that room, they can feel sure that they won't get cold even if there are not enough blankets on the bed. [6 definitions] |
| extra- |
a prefix that means "beyond" or "outside." |
| extract |
When a machine extracts something, it separates it from everything else around it and takes it out. [2 definitions] |
| extraordinary |
When something is extraordinary, it is very unusual and special. [2 definitions] |