4-letter words that end in e
- elbe — a river in central Europe, rising in the N Czech Republic and flowing generally northwest through Germany to the North Sea at Hamburg. Length: 1165 km (724 miles)
- elfe — A female elf, a fairy, nymph.
- elke — The European wild or whistling swan (Cygnus ferus).
- else — thing other than
- elve — (astronomy, meteorology) an upper atmospheric optical phenomena associated with thunderstorms, rapidly expanding disk-shaped regions of luminosity, lasting less than a thousandth of a second, which occur high above energetic cloud-to-ground lightning of positive or negative polarity.
- epee — (fencing) A fencing sword of a certain modern type; frequently opposed to foil and sabre.
- erie — a member of a North American Indian people formerly living south of Lake Erie
- erke — (obsolete) slothful.
- erme — (intransitive, obsolete) To grieve; to feel sad.
- erne — The sea eagle.
- erse — of or relating to the Irish Gaelic language
- erté — real name Romain de Tirtoff. 1892–1990, French fashion illustrator and designer, born in Russia, noted for his extravagant costumes and tableaux for the Folies-Bergère in Paris
- esne — (Anglo-Saxon, historical) A hireling of servile status; slave.
- esse — Essential nature or essence.
- este — Alternative form of est.
- ethe — Plural form of ethos.
- euge — (obsolete, rare) applause.
- eure — a department of N France, in Haute-Normandie region. Capital: Évreux. Pop: 550 056 (2003 est). Area: 6037 sq km (2354 sq miles)
- evoe — an exclamation of Bacchic frenzy
- ewre — (rare) Rust; oxide.
- eyne — (obsolete) Plural form of eye.
- eyre — (UK, legal, obsolete) A journey in circuit of certain itinerant judges called justices in eyre (or in itinere).
- face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- fade — to lose brightness or vividness of color.
- fake — to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).
- fame — widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence: to seek fame as an opera singer.
- fane — a temple.
- fare — the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- fase — Fundamentally Analyzable Simplified English. L.E. McMahon, Bell Labs.
- fate — something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot: It is always his fate to be left behind.
- fave — (informal) Favorite (US) or favourite (UK).
- faye — a female given name, form of Faith.
- faze — to cause to be disturbed or disconcerted; daunt: The worst insults cannot faze him.
- fdse — full-duplex Switched Ethernet
- fele — (dialectal, or, obsolete) Greatly, much, very.
- feme — a woman or wife.
- fere — a companion; mate.
- fete — a day of celebration; holiday: The Fourth of July is a great American fete.
- fewe — Archaic spelling of few.
- fice — Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- fide — in bad faith; not genuine.
- fife — Also called Fifeshire [fahyf-sheer, -sher] /ˈfaɪf ʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in E Scotland.
- fike — (ambitransitive) To feign; dissemble; flatter.
- file — a powder made from the ground leaves of the sassafras tree, used as a thickener and to impart a pungent taste to soups, gumbos, and other dishes.
- fine — of superior or best quality; of high or highest grade: fine wine.
- fire — combustion
- fise — A breaking wind.
- five — a cardinal number, four plus one.
- fixe — Archaic form of fix.
- flee — to run away, as from danger or pursuers; take flight.