Discover a variety of words starting with “er” that you can use to enhance your vocabulary.
- Eradicate- completely remove or destroy.
- Erase- remove marks, data, or memories.
- Erect- upright in position or posture.
- Erode- gradually worn away by natural forces.
- Err- make a mistake.
- Errand- a short journey to accomplish a specific task.
- Errant- straying from the proper course or standards.
- Erratic- not even or regular in pattern, unpredictable.
- Erstwhile- formerly.
- Erupt- burst or break out suddenly.
- Erudite- having or showing great knowledge.
- Erosion- the process of eroding.
- Erotic- relating to sexual desire and pleasure.
- Erroneous- wrong; incorrect.
- Ermine- a stoat, especially when in its white winter coat.
- Erysipelas- a bacterial skin infection.
- Eraser- an object used to remove pencil marks.
- Ergonomic- designed for efficiency and comfort in the working environment.
- Erasure- the act of erasing something.
- Erudition- the quality of having great knowledge or learning.
- Erne- a sea eagle.
- Erinaceous- resembling a hedgehog.
- Eristic- characterized by contentious argument.
- Erector- a muscle that keeps a part erect.
- Erg- a unit of work or energy in the centimeter-gram-second system.
- Earnest- resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction.
- Ergo- therefore.
- Erelong- soon, in a short time from now.
- Erythema- redness of the skin typically caused by injury or irritation.
- Erythrocyte- a red blood cell.
- Era- a long and distinct period of history.
- Erst- long ago; formerly.
- Ergosterol- a sterol component in fungal cell membranes, precursor to vitamin D2.
- Erectile- capable of being erected or of erecting.
- Ergograph- an instrument for measuring and recording the work capacity of muscles.
- Erosive- tending to erode or cause erosion.
- Eructation- a belch.
- Eruption- a bursting out, as of volcanic ash or gas.
- Ersatz- made or used as a substitute, typically an inferior one.
- Erugo- another term for patina; a green or brown film on the surface of bronze or similar metals.
- Erogenous- (of a part of the body) sensitive to sexual stimulation.
- Erythromycin- a type of antibiotic used to treat several kinds of bacterial infections.
- Ergative- relating to an ergative language, where the subject of an intransitive verb and the object of a transitive verb are expressed by the same grammatical case.
- Erythropoietin- a hormone produced by the kidneys that increases the rate of production of red blood cells.
- Ergon- in philosophy, the function or characteristic work of something.
- Ermine- a stoat, particularly in its white winter coat.
- Erubescent- becoming red or reddish; blushing.
- Errancy- the state or condition of being errant.
- Eringo- a European plant of the parsley family, known for its spiny leaves.
- Eruct- belch forth, to erupt.
- Erumpent- bursting forth.
- Ere- before (in time).
- Erubesce- to blush or turn reddish.
- Eriophyid- a type of tiny mite that infests plants.
- Erstwhile- former; of times past.
- Ergophobia- an abnormal fear of work.
- Ergot- a fungus that grows on rye and other cereals.
- Erstwhile- former, previous (often used to denote a previous title or state).
- Earnestly- with sincere and intense conviction; seriously.
- Erse- Scottish Gaelic language.
- Erigeron- a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.
- Erythroblast- an immature red blood cell.
- Erbiage- unnecessary or excessive use of technical terms.
- Erectile- capable of erection or being erected.
- Ergophile- one who loves work and is industrious.
- Errata- a list of errors in a printed work.
- Eruditely- in a manner that shows great academic knowledge.
- Erethic- characterized by increased irritability.
- Ergasia- an unusual or abnormal work pattern.
- Erlenmeyer- a type of flask used in laboratories.
- Ersa- a minimal, poetic language created for music or art.
- Eruptive- referring to or involving an eruption.
- Eros- the Greek god of love.
- Eringium- a plant genus belonging to the family Apiaceae.
- Erin- a poetic name for Ireland.
- Errol- a given name.
- Erstwhile- at an earlier time; formally.
- Eremite- a hermit or recluse, especially a religious one.
- Ergodic- concerning or characterized by systems that involve a recurrence of states.
- Eristical- given to or characterized by the tendency to dispute.
- Eructate- emit gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth; belch.
- Erratum- an error in writing or printing.
- Eructation- act of burping or releasing gas from the stomach through the mouth.
- Erumpent- bursting forth or bursting out.
- Erectile- capable of becoming erect.
- Eranthis- a genus of perennials in the buttercup family.
- Eremurus- a genus of flowering plants in the lily family.
- Erinaceous- resembling a hedgehog.
- Eros- the god of love in Greek mythology.
- Erosibility- susceptibility to being eroded.
- Eruditely- with a high degree of knowledge or learning.
- Eruditely- showing great knowledge or learning.
- Erasable- capable of being erased.
- Erubescent- becoming red or reddish; blushing.
- Erewhon- an imaginary land described in a 19th-century satire by Samuel Butler.
- Ergotamine- a medication used to treat headaches.
- Eruct- to belch; to release gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth.
- Erumpent- bursting or piercing through a surface.
- Erection- the state of being erect or the process of becoming erect.
- Erasing- removing written or printed material or data.