| 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. |
| experience |
An experience is something you have done or lived through. [3 definitions] |
| experiment |
An experiment is a careful test used to discover or understand something that is not known. Scientists often do experiments. [2 definitions] |
| explain |
If you explain something to someone, you tell them things about it so that they can understand. [3 definitions] |
| explode |
When something explodes, it suddenly breaks open with a lot of noise and energy. |
| explore |
When you explore a place, you travel across it or go through it so that you can learn about it. |
| explorer |
An explorer is a person who travels in an area that most people don't know anything about. |
| 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. [3 definitions] |
| expression |
The expression on your face is what tells other people how you are feeling. If your eyes look bright and you have a smile, your face has a happy expression. [2 definitions] |
| extinct |
When a type of animal is extinct, there are no more of that type of animal living on Earth, and there can be no more in the future. |
| extra |
If you get extra ice cream, you get more than the usual amount. If you need extra time to finish eating, you need more time than other people, or more time than you usually need. [2 definitions] |