| easel |
An easel is a stand for holding up a flat thing like an artist's painting, a blackboard, or a sign. An artist uses an easel when he or she is standing up to paint. |
| easily |
When you do something easily, you do it without effort, pain, or trouble. |
| east |
East is a direction that you can go in or that you can face. If you are watching the sun as it comes up in the morning, you are looking to the east. [4 definitions] |
| eastern |
When you walk in an eastern direction, you walk toward the east. When you live in the eastern part of the country, it means that you live in the part of the country that is in the east. In America, some of the eastern states are Maine, New York, and New Jersey. |
| East Timor |
East Timor is a country in Asia. It is a small country and shares an island with the country of Indonesia. It is hot in East Timor all year round, except in high areas. Much of the land in East Timor has mountains or steep hills, but there are also areas where farming is possible. In some months of the year, it rains very much, and in some months, it is so dry that the rivers disappear. East Timor is home to monkeys, lizards, crocodiles, bats, sea turtles, and snakes. |
| easy |
When we say that something is easy, we mean that it is not hard or difficult. [2 definitions] |
| eat |
When you eat food, you take it into your body using your mouth. |
| echo |
When you hear an echo, you hear the repeating of a sound. An echo is made when sound bounces off a surface. [2 definitions] |
| Ecuador |
Ecuador is a country in South America. It lies along the coast of the Pacific Ocean between the countries of Colombia and Peru. Ecuador has very high mountains. It also has rainforest and low, flat lands. The country of Ecuador also includes some islands in the Pacific Ocean. These islands are called the Galapagos. They are famous for having animals that cannot be found anywhere else in the world. The Galapagos tortoise is the largest tortoise that lives on the earth. |
| edge |
An edge is the line where one side of a thing touches another side. An edge of a cube is where one side of the cube meets another side. [4 definitions] |
| educate |
When someone educates you, they teach you things that you didn't know before, or they teach you how to do new things. |
| education |
Your education is all the knowledge you get through learning. The reason you go to school is to get education. |
| eel |
An eel is a long fish that looks similar to a snake. Most eels live in the sea, but some live in rivers and lakes. |
| effort |
When we talk about effort, we are talking about using our own energy to do something. Everything we do takes some effort, but some things take more effort than other things. Sitting on a big, comfortable couch doesn't take much effort, but moving that couch across the room takes a lot more! |
| egg1 |
Young birds and some other kinds of animals grow from eggs. One part of an egg is called the shell. The shell is a thin, natural container. Inside the shell is the part that might become a young animal. Eggs are often used as food by other animals and people. People most often eat eggs from chickens. They don't eat the shells, though. |
| Egypt |
Egypt is a country on the continent of Africa. It is in an area of the world called the Middle East. The capital city, Cairo, is one of the largest cities in the world. Egypt is a dry, desert country, but it has farming along the Nile River. The Nile River is one of the most important rivers in Africa, and it is the longest in the world. |
| Egyptian |
When something is Egyptian, it is from the country of Egypt, or it has to do with the people, culture, or language of Egypt. |
| eight |
Eight is the word for the number 8. |
| eighteen |
Eighteen is the word for the number 18. |
| eighteenth |
If seventeen watches have been sold at a store, the next watch that gets sold will be the eighteenth watch. |
| eighth |
The eighth day is the day that comes after the seventh day. [2 definitions] |