How many words contain the sequence 'es'?

There are 169 words in our dictionary that contain the exact sequence 'es'. You can browse them all using the list above.

What are some common words that contain 'es'?

Some common words containing 'es' include Naboberies, Nabobess, Nabobesses. These words are frequently used in everyday English communication.

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Are there any short words that contain 'es'?

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All Words Containing 'es'

Naboberies Noun Nabobess Noun Nabobesses Noun Nacelles Noun (Plural) Nachitoches Noun Nacreousness Noun Naegates Adverb Oafishness Noun Oakesia Noun Oakmosses Noun Oannes Proper Noun Oarless Adjective Oases Noun (plural) Paces Noun / Verb Pacesetter Noun Pacesetters Noun (Plural) Pacesetting Adjective Progress Noun, Verb Quaaludes Noun (plural; trademark) Quackeries Noun (plural of 'quackery') Quackiest Adjective (superlative of 'quackish') Quackishness Noun Question Noun, Verb Rabbies Noun (plural) Rabbitberries Noun (Plural) Rabbitfishes Noun (Plural) Rabbitries Noun (Plural) Respect Noun, Verb Responsibility Noun Result Noun, Verb Sabbathless Adjective Sabbaticalness Noun (uncountable, abstract) Success Noun Tabbies Noun (Plural) Tabbises Noun (Plural) Tabernacles Noun (plural) and Verb (third person singular) Tabes Noun Tabescence Noun Uberousness Noun Uberties Noun Ubieties Noun (plural) Ubiquitaries Noun (plural) Ubiquitariness Noun (uncountable) Ubiquities Noun (Plural) Ubiquitousness Noun Udderless Adjective Vacancies Noun (Plural) Vacantheartedness Noun Vacantness Noun Vacates Verb (Third Person Singular Present) Vacationless Adjective Vaccinates Verb (third person singular present of 'vaccinate') Vaccines Noun (plural) Wabbles Noun Wabbliest Adjective Wabbliness Noun Wackes Noun (plural) Wackiest Adjective (superlative) Wackiness Noun (uncountable) Waddies Noun (Plural) Waddles Verb (Third-Person Singular); Noun (Plural) Xanthates Noun (Plural) Xanthenes Noun Xanthines Noun (plural) Yes Adverb, Exclamation, Noun, Verb Zabaiones Noun Zabajones Noun Zaffres Noun (plural) Zaires Noun (plural)

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Words Starting With

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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1. What is 'earliest' in grammar terms?

The comparative of early The superlative of early The plural of early A noun form of early

2. What does 'the champion vacates the title' mean?

The champion gives it up, leaving it without a holder The champion defends it The champion wins it again The champion keeps it forever

3. Which word is a sibling of 'tabescence' in the '-escence' family?

Sisterhood Obsolescence Bookcase Sunshine

4. What is the correct capitalization?

zaires (currency), Zaire (country) Zaires (always capital) Both always lower-case Both always capital

5. Which word is a near-synonym of 'tabes'?

Cachexia Strength Feast Bloom

6. What is the comparative form of 'eagerest' (used to compare only two things)?

Eagerer Eagerest More eager Both A and C

7. Where does the primary stress fall in Macassarese?

First syllable Second syllable Last syllable All syllables equally

8. What does 'nabobesses' mean?

A type of necklace Wealthy colonial women A kind of fabric Indian temples

9. Which syllable is stressed in 'labilities'?

Second (luh-BIL-ih-teez) First (LUH-bil-ih-teez) Third (luh-bil-IH-teez) Fourth (luh-bil-ih-TEEZ)

10. Which of the following is a common collocation with 'respect'?

Respect weather Earn respect Respect metal Respect speed

11. What does the word 'jacales' refer to?

A type of desert plant Traditional mud-and-wood huts A Spanish dance A kind of spicy food

12. How should 'Oakesia' be formatted in scientific writing?

All caps In quotes Lowercase and bold Capitalized and italicized

13. Which syllable is stressed in the pronunciation of 'uberties'?

First syllable (YOO) Second syllable (BER) Third syllable (TEES) None

14. In which kind of writing does 'habitableness' feel most at home?

Lab reports Tax forms App release notes Colonial-era surveys and historical fiction

15. Ibises fly with their necks in what position?

Folded in an S Tucked under Extended straight out Curled sideways

16. 'Jackassness' is:

Very common in speech A technical term A verb Very rare and informal

17. Which Latin word is the root of 'ubieties'?

Uncia (an ounce) Uva (a grape) Ubi, meaning 'where' Umbra (a shadow)

18. According to the Naassenes, who created the material world?

The supreme God Jesus Christ A flawed, lesser god called the Demiurge The serpent itself

19. Where does 'sabbathless' naturally sit in a sentence?

Before a noun After a verb of motion At the very end as a noun Before a verb

20. Nacreous clouds, famous for their nacreousness, form at roughly what height?

A few hundred meters, like ordinary fog At sea level during polar winter About 15 to 25 kilometers up in the stratosphere Beyond the atmosphere, in orbit

21. What did Oannes teach humanity, according to the myth?

Only warfare Writing, sciences, laws, and the arts Only religious rituals Only agricultural techniques

22. Which is the correct spelling of the word?

gaberdeens gaberdines gabbardines gaberdynes

23. Is the word 'gabbiness' countable or uncountable?

Only in British English Yes, you can have many gabbinesses Only when referring to groups No, it is an uncountable noun

24. Babesia is named in honor of which person?

Victor Babes, a Romanian scientist A Roman emperor An English queen A Texas rancher

25. What is the plural of 'oasis'?

Oasises Oasus Oasii Oases

26. Which word is a close synonym of 'habitualness'?

Regularity Surprise Delay Silence

27. Which other disease is babesia most often tested alongside?

Chickenpox Lyme disease Tetanus Measles

28. Most references trace the root 'nacre' back to which language?

Navajo Japanese Swahili Arabic

29. Which spelling is correct for the plural?

quackerys quackeries quackerries quackries

30. What is the Hebrew plural of rav?

Rabbanim Rabbies Rabbis Ravim

31. Babesiasis is best described as an older synonym of which modern term?

Babehood Babesias Babesiosis Piroplasm

32. Where does the stress fall in 'gaddishness'?

On the middle syllable On the first syllable It is unstressed On the last syllable

33. Is 'zabajones' a singular or plural noun?

Singular only Plural only Both singular and plural A verb

34. Which word rhymes perfectly with Gabunese?

Peace Cheese Nice Base

35. How is 'wabbliness' correctly spelled?

Wableness Wabblyness Wabbliness Wobbilness

36. Which quantifier fits 'rabbitfishes'?

Much Less Dozens of A little

37. The suffix '-ancy' (as in 'habitancy' and 'constancy') forms:

Nouns of state or quality Verbs Adverbs Plural adjectives

38. What is the plural possessive form?

Oasises' Oasis's Oases' Oases's

39. Which word shares the '-less' pattern with 'vacationless'?

Carefully Happiness Sleepless Quickly

40. Which empire eventually absorbed the Iberes?

The Persian Empire The Ottoman Empire The Assyrian Empire The Roman Empire

41. Why is 'Oakesia' no longer used in modern botany?

The plants are extinct It was a hoax It is now classified under Erythranthe It was renamed after a bird

42. Which stress pattern is correct for 'Kafkaesque'?

kahf-kuh-ESK KAHF-kuh-esk kahf-KUH-esk KAF-kah-esk

43. What does 'a row of facades' literally describe?

One wall A roofline A type of window Building fronts lined along a street

44. Which word shares the '-iest' superlative spelling pattern with 'quackiest'?

Fastest Happiest Quietest Kindest

45. Which group does 'ubiquitaries' correctly count?

Smartphones Doctrines People Recipes

46. What is a modern alternative to macadamizing a road?

Asphalting Plowing Digging Painting

47. What is the difference between an 'abbess' and an 'abbey'?

They are the same. An abbess is the leader; an abbey is the building. An abbey is the leader; an abbess is the building. An abbess is a male monk; an abbey is a female nun.

48. Is 'wackiness' countable?

Yes, like 'cats' No, like 'kindness' Only in British English Only in the plural

49. Which part of speech is 'naegates'?

Noun Verb Adverb Adjective

50. What matrix percentage defines wackes in modern classification?

More than 15 percent Less than 5 percent Exactly 50 percent More than 90 percent