Concrete Nouns Ending in ESS and Containing E

This list gathers 349 English concrete nouns ending in ESS and containing E, such as Business, Process, Press, Access, Dress, Express and Witness. Use the sorting controls below to organize entries by length, or consult our noun grammar guide to compare physical and abstract noun usage.

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Starts with A
22 words
access
actress
abscess
agribusiness
abbess
authoress
adulteress
adventuress
archduchess
ambassadress
ancestress
anchoress
aviatress
administratress
advocatress
arbitress
archeress
auditress
adulatress
advocatess
avengeress
albiness
Starts with B
16 words
business
buttress
baroness
burgess
benefactress
battledress
baronetess
bittercress
baldcypress
bishopess
brokeress
burgheress
britoness
broideress
buggess
buildress
Starts with C
24 words
chess
compress
cypress
caress
countess
cress
conductress
canoness
chieftess
chieftainess
citizeness
coatdress
creatress
chiefess
chappess
cherkess
coheiress
concertmistress
cheesepress
centauress
cohostess
cellaress
clothespress
cofoundress
Starts with D
22 words
dress
duchess
deaconess
dungeness
demoness
demigoddess
doctoress
dragoness
directress
dauphiness
dictatress
druidess
deviless
doctress
detractress
doggess
dess
discipless
divineress
disenchantress
desertress
devouress
Starts with E
21 words
express
empress
eyewitness
enchantress
egress
ess
electoress
electress
embroideress
embassadress
earwitness
eldress
executress
editress
esquiress
emulatress
exterminatress
emancipatress
exactress
expositress
executioneress
Starts with F
16 words
fortress
fastness
fess
foundress
feloness
fisheress
farmeress
fruiteress
favoress
fornicatress
fenceress
fostress
factoress
fascinatress
fellowess
fabricatress
Starts with G
6 words
goddess
governess
giantess
gress
gaoleress
gallsickness
Starts with H
17 words
homeless
harness
hostess
heiress
huntress
headdress
headmistress
housedress
hotpress
hammerless
heritress
housemistress
handpress
hermitess
huckstress
herdess
hucksteress
Starts with I
13 words
impress
ingress
inverness
instructress
inventress
inheritress
idolatress
inhabitress
interpretress
inquisitress
initiatress
interlocutress
interpretess
Starts with J
7 words
jobless
jess
janitress
jointress
jointuress
jailoress
jaileress
Starts with K
1 words
kermess
Starts with L
8 words
likeness
lioness
letterpress
loess
laundress
leopardess
lectress
legislatress
Starts with M
16 words
mess
mattress
mistress
marquess
maxidress
microbusiness
murderess
marchioness
minidress
millionairess
mayoress
manageress
monitress
ministress
malefactress
mediatress
Starts with N
4 words
nightdress
ness
nabobess
negotiatress
Starts with O
6 words
overdress
ogress
oratress
overpress
offendress
ostleress
Starts with P
24 words
process
press
princess
priestess
prophetess
prioress
patroness
proprietress
poetess
postmistress
procuress
protectress
peeress
pythoness
portress
pantheress
poetress
preceptress
progenitress
pennycress
pattress
paintress
panderess
philosophess
Starts with Q
1 words
quartermistress
Starts with R
5 words
recess
rockcress
rectress
rivaless
rectoress
Starts with S
24 words
stainless
stewardess
sorceress
sundress
seamstress
strapless
seductress
songstress
schoolmistress
shirtdress
sculptress
shepherdess
seeress
slipdress
sweaterdress
solicitress
superexpress
sultaness
shamaness
saintess
savioress
sovereigness
singeress
singstress
Starts with T
14 words
thickness
tigress
temptress
tress
traitress
titaness
traitoress
tailoress
taskmistress
toastmistress
tyranness
tutoress
tutress
tapstress
Starts with U
5 words
undress
underdress
usheress
usuress
upholstress
Starts with V
12 words
villainess
viscountess
victress
votaress
victoress
visitress
vowess
vicaress
vassaless
vindicatress
varletess
vaticinatress
Starts with W
12 words
witness
wireless
wilderness
waitress
watercress
winepress
wardress
warrioress
wintercress
writeress
whoremistress
workmistress

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