This page gathers the 5,691 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Figuratively” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 17 of 57: from “enthrall” to “fasel”.
- enthrall verb To hold spellbound.
- enthrone verb To help a candidate to the succession of a monarchy (as a kingmaker does), or by extension in any other major organization.
- entitled adj Convinced of one's own righteousness (self-righteousness) or the justifiability of one's actions or status, especially wrongly so…
- entomb verb To confine (someone or something) in restrictive surroundings.
- entrain verb To conjoin, to link; as in a series of entities, elements, objects or processes.
- entrench verb To become completely absorbed in and fully accept one's beliefs, even in the face of evidence against it and refusing to be reasoned with.
- entrepôt noun A depot or warehouse for temporarily storing merchandise.
- entrepreneur noun A person who serves as an intermediary; a middleman; a go-between.
- environ noun A surrounding area or place (especially of an urban settlement); an environment.
- epicene noun An epicene person, whether biologically asexual, androgynous, hermaphrodite, or intersex; an androgyne, a hermaphrodite.
- epicentre noun The focal point of any activity, especially if dangerous or destructive.
- epicycle noun An ad hoc complication added to a model to make it fit the known data
- epidemic adj Like an epidemic: widespread in a bad way.
- epochal adj Highly important or significant; monumental, epoch-making.
- equinox noun The circumstance of a twenty-four hour time period having the day and night of equal length.
- ermine noun The office of a judge.
- erode verb To destroy gradually by an ongoing process.
- erosion noun The gradual loss of something as a result of an ongoing process.
- erupt verb To spontaneously release pressure or tension.
- escape hatch noun A preplanned or readily available means of avoiding a difficult, unpleasant, or undesirable situation.
- escape route noun A way out of a difficult or unpleasant situation.
- escape valve noun Any psychological mechanism to relieve stress.
- escape velocity noun A major breakthrough or milestone; momentum.
- escapology noun Escape from a difficult situation.
- eschar noun The emotional imprint of a trauma such as grief, loss, or degradation.
- esculent adj “Good enough to eat”; attractive.
- espouse verb To accept, support, or take on as one’s own (an idea or a cause).
- etch verb To make a lasting impression.
- etiolated adj Lacking in vigour; anemic, feeble.
- eunuch verb To render ineffectual.
- evacuate verb To make empty; to deprive.
- evaporate verb To give vent to; to dissipate.
- eve noun The period of time when something is just about to happen or to be introduced
- evening noun A concluding time period; a point in time near the end of something; the beginning of the end of something.
- event noun A remarkable person.
- event horizon noun A point of no return.
- evergreen adj Being a clause which causes an automatic renewal of a contract unless action is taken.
- evert verb To turn upside down; to overturn.
- every man for himself phrase An expression of indifference, describing or advocating selfishness, lack of comradeship, etc.
- every second adv Very frequently; more frequently than is desired.
- everything under the sun phrase A very great number of things.
- evisceration noun A vigorous verbal or physical assault.
- excavation noun The act of discovering and exposing or developing (a quality).
- exchange verb To mutually direct at each other.
- exclamation point noun An elongated shape like an exclamation point.
- exclusive adj Referring to a membership organisation, service or product: of high quality and/or renown, for superior members only.
- excommunicate verb To exclude from any other group; to banish.
- excoriate verb To strongly condemn or criticize.
- exhaust verb To use up; to deplete, drain or expend wholly, or use until the supply comes to an end.
- exhume verb To uncover; to bring to light.
- exit noun The act of departing from life; death.
- explode verb To make a violent or emotional outburst; to suddenly give expression to powerful and often negative or unpleasant emotion, especially anger.
- exploded adj Having the appearance of being separated into component parts.
- exploding adj Having the appearance of an explosion.
- explosive adj Rapidly accelerating.
- expugnable adj Able to be possessed or overcome.
- extensive adj Considerable in amount.
- exterminate verb To bring a definite end to; to finish completely.
- extinct adj Of feelings, a person's spirit, a state of affairs, etc.: put out, as if like a fire; quenched, suppressed.
- extinguish verb To eclipse or obscure (someone or something).
- eyas noun Something diminutive and immature or untrained.
- eye-watering adj Having an extremely bad odour.
- eyewash noun Camouflage; disguise; false front; pretense; nonsense.
- fabric noun The framework underlying a structure.
- fabulist noun A liar.
- facade verb To cover or disguise an outward appearance.
- face noun Public image; outward appearance.
- facet noun One among many similar or related, yet still distinct things.
- factor out verb To not consider as a factor; to omit.
- faded adj That has lost some of its former strength or vigour.
- faint of heart adj Fainthearted.
- fairy gold noun Wealth or treasure that appears valuable but is actually worthless or vanishes quickly; illusory wealth.
- fairy tale noun A fabricated or misleading account meant to deceive, such as an exaggerated excuse.
- fall asleep verb To be affected by paresthesia; to go numb.
- fall down verb To fail; to make a mistake.
- fall flat on one's face verb To fail miserably, especially in an obvious or embarrassing way.
- fall from grace verb To fall from one's current social position to something lower, to lose one's prestige, status or power.
- fall out verb To leave one's current location to report for duty at a new location.
- fall to one's knees verb To be in disbelief, or despair.
- fall to pieces verb To be emotionally devastated; to break down.
- fallow adj Inactive; undeveloped.
- false dawn noun Something engendering premature hope; a promising sign which in fact leads to nothing.
- false step noun An erroneous action or decision.
- falter verb To lose faith or vigor; to doubt or abandon (a cause).
- famous last words noun A statement which is overly optimistic, results from overconfidence, or lacks realistic foresight.
- fan verb To invigorate, like flames when fanned.
- fan dance noun The incremental disclosure of tantalizing bits of information.
- fan out verb To spread out into the shape of a fan.
- fandango verb To dance, particularly with a lot of energy.
- fantasia noun A form of instrumental composition with a free structure and improvisational characteristics; specifically, one combining a number of…
- far point noun The most distant point under consideration in any situation.
- farce verb To fill full; to stuff.
- farcement noun A mixture of various things crammed together.
- farlands noun An area of an app (usually TikTok) that is obscure or arcane, often far beyond mainstream and usual curated social media content.
- fart verb To emit (fumes, gases, etc.).
- farthing noun A very small quantity or value; the least possible amount.
- fascine noun Something which is used for defensive purposes.
- fascism noun Any extreme reliance on or enforcement of rules and regulations.
- fascist adj Unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict.
- fasel verb To become confused or ravelled.