| every |
If every dog on your street is big, then all the dogs that live on your street are big. If you decorate every cookie that you and your mom make, all of the cookies will be decorated when you are finished. |
| everybody |
Everybody means every person. If everybody in your class likes music, then all the people in the class like it. |
| everyone |
Everyone means everybody. When everyone in your family has red hair, it means that each and every person in your family has red hair. |
| everything |
If everything out in the yard got wet in the rain, then all the things that were in the yard got wet and nothing stayed dry. |
| everywhere |
When you look everywhere for your book, it means that you look in all places for your book. |
| evil |
If someone is evil, they are very bad and want to hurt other people or things. |
| exact |
When something is exact, it is very clear and correct. If three o'clock is the exact time that the movie starts, then it does not start at one minute before three or one minute after three. [2 definitions] |
| exactly |
When you do something exactly, you do it so that there will be no mistakes. [2 definitions] |
| example |
A dog is one example of an animal. An orange is one example of a fruit. An example is one member of a group that helps us understand what the whole group of things is like. [2 definitions] |
| excellent |
When you do an excellent job of cleaning the yard, it means that you do a very good job. |
| except |
If everyone in your family likes eggs except you, then you are the only one who doesn't like eggs. When your family has eggs for breakfast, everyone is happy except you! |
| excited |
When people are excited, their hearts beat fast and they are filled with emotion.They cannot relax and be calm. They might be very happy about something that is going to happen, or they might be upset or very worried. When a dog is excited, the dog barks a lot. When people are excited, they sometimes shout, or talk quickly, or jump up and down. |
| exciting |
Things that make your heart beat fast are exciting. Going on a roller coaster is exciting. Often, things that are exciting are things that people enjoy. |
| exclaim |
When you exclaim something, you say it in a loud voice and with strong feeling. |
| exclamation point |
An exclamation point is a mark used in writing. People put it at the end of a sentence when it is telling someone to do something--like "Close the door!" or "Come here!" People also use it to give stronger feeling to what they are saying. For example, we might write "Ouch" to say that something hurts, but we often write "Ouch!" instead because it gives it a stronger feeling. An exclamation point is also called an exclamation mark. |
| excuse |
An excuse is a reason that you give in order to explain something. If you are late for school, you give your teacher an excuse. [2 definitions] |
| exercise |
Exercise is any activity you do to keep your body or mind strong, or to make them stronger. [3 definitions] |
| exist |
When something exists, it means that it is a real thing in the world. Cows, people, trees, and airplanes exist. |
| exit |
An exit is a way out of something. You leave the school bus through an exit. You leave a building, like a movie theater or a grocery store, through an exit. [2 definitions] |
| expect |
When you expect something, you feel sure that it will happen. [3 definitions] |
| expensive |
When something is expensive, it costs a lot of money. |