4-letter words containing e, i
- demi — Alternative spelling of demy.
- deni — a monetary unit of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, worth one hundredth of a denar
- desi — indigenous or local
- devi — a Hindu goddess and embodiment of the female energy of Siva
- dewi — Saint, David, Saint.
- dice — A dice is a small cube which has between one and six spots or numbers on its sides, and which is used in games to provide random numbers. In old-fashioned English, 'dice' was used only as a plural form, and the singular was die, but now 'dice' is used as both the singular and the plural form.
- dieb — a North African species of jackal
- died — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
- diel — of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- diem — a daily allowance, usually for living expenses while traveling in connection with one's work or being employed at a distance from one's home: a per diem for lawmakers while the legislature is in session.
- dier — One who dies.
- dies — Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- diet — the legislative body of certain countries, as Japan.
- dike — a contemptuous term used to refer to a lesbian.
- dime — a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- dine — to eat the principal meal of the day; have dinner.
- dire — causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible: a dire calamity.
- dite — a bit (usually used in negative constructions): I don't care a dite.
- dive — to plunge into water, especially headfirst.
- ebit — EBIT is the amount of profit that a person or company receives before interest and taxes have been deducted.
- edie — a female given name, form of Edith.
- edif — Electronic Design Interchange Format. Not a programming language, but a format to simplify data transfer between CAD/CAE systems. LISP-like syntax. See also Berkeley EDIF200. E-mail: <[email protected]> ftp://edif.cs.man.ac.uk/pub/edif.
- edit — to supervise or direct the preparation of (a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); serve as editor of; direct the editorial policies of.
- efik — a member of a people of southeastern Nigeria near the mouth of the Calabar River, closely related to the Ibibio.
- efis — electronic flight information systems
- egis — Alternative spelling of aegis.
- eide — Advanced Technology Attachment Interface with Extensions
- eigh — Alternative form of eh.
- eild — (obsolete, or, dialectal, Scotland) Age.
- eina — an exclamation of sudden pain
- eine — eyes
- eire — Ireland : also, the former official name (1937-49) of the country of Ireland
- eirp — equivalent isotropically radiated power
- eisa — Extended Industry-Standard Architecture
- eish — (South Africa) phew; whew; expressing resignation.
- ekki — The hard timber of the tree Lophira alata.
- elhi — (of educational material) designed to be used by students in elementary school or high school
- elia — a department of SW Greece, in the W Peloponnese: in ancient times most of the region formed the state of Elis. Pop: 183 521 (2001). Area: 2681 sq km (1035 sq miles)
- elis — an ancient city-state of SW Greece, in the NW Peloponnese: site of the ancient Olympic games
- elix — To draw out or extract.
- eliz — Elizabethan
- emic — Relating to or denoting an approach to the study or description of a particular language or culture in terms of its internal elements and their functioning rather than in terms of any existing external scheme.
- emil — a masculine name: fem. Emily
- emin — Tracey. born 1963, British artist, noted for provocative multimedia works such as Everyone I Have Ever Slept With (1995) and My Bed (1999)
- emir — A title of various Muslim (mainly Arab) rulers.
- emit — Produce and discharge (something, esp. gas or radiation).
- enid — (zoology) Any member of the Enidae.
- epi- — on; upon; above; over
- epic — Of, relating to, or characteristic of an epic or epics.
- epis — Plural form of epi.