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'em ... EU
Eagle Scout ... Eng.
England ... Europe
European ... earful
earl ... earwax
earwig ... éclair
eclectic ... edify
edit ... effluent
effort ... eighth
eighth note ... elective
elector ... electronic mail
electronica ... ellipse
ellipsis ... ember
embezzle ... emigrate
émigré ... employee
employer ... encapsulate
encase ... end zone
endanger ... engaging
engender ... enough
enquire ... entice
entire ... environment
environmentalist ... epitaph
epithet ... equivalency
equivalent ... ersatz
erstwhile ... esquire
essay ... ethereal
ethic ... evaporate
evaporated milk ... evident
evidently ... examine
example ... exclamation point
exclude ... exert
exertion ... expansive
expat ... expiry
expiry date ... expressway
expropriate ... extra–base hit
extract ... eye chart
eye contact ... eyrie
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a container with a lid that is used for keeping dry products
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