| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| enable | verb t. | To give strength or ability to; to make firm and strong., To make able (to do, or to be, something); to confer sufficient power upon; to furnish with means, opportunities, and the like; to render competent for; to empower; to endow. |
| enamel | verb t. | A variety of glass, used in ornament, to cover a surface, as of metal or pottery, and admitting of after decoration in color, or used itself for inlaying or application in varied colors., A glassy, opaque bead obtained by the blowpipe., That which is enameled; also, any smooth, glossy surface, resembling enamel, especially if variegated., The intensely hard calcified tissue entering into the composition of teeth. It merely covers the exposed parts of the teeth of man, but in many animals is intermixed in various ways with the dentine and cement., To lay enamel upon; to decorate with enamel whether inlaid or painted., To variegate with colors as if with enamel., To form a glossy surface like enamel upon; as, to enamel card paper; to enamel leather or cloth., To disguise with cosmetics, as a woman’s complexion., To practice the art of enameling., Relating to the art of enameling; as, enamel painting. |
| enamor | verb t. | To inflame with love; to charm; to captivate; — with of, or with, before the person or thing; as, to be enamored with a lady; to be enamored of books or science. |
| enarch | verb t. | To arch. |
| enbibe | verb t. | To imbibe. |
| encage | verb t. | To confine in a cage; to coop up. |
| encamp | verb i. | To form and occupy a camp; to prepare and settle in temporary habitations, as tents or huts; to halt on a march, pitch tents, or form huts, and remain for the night or for a longer time, as an army or a company traveling., To form into a camp; to place in a temporary habitation, or quarters. |
| encase | verb t. | To inclose as in a case. See Incase. |
| encash | verb t. | To turn into cash; to cash. |
| encave | verb t. | To hide in, or as in, a cave or recess. |
| encore | adverb / interj. | Once more; again; — used by the auditors and spectators of plays, concerts, and other entertainments, to call for a repetition of a particular part., A call or demand (as, by continued applause) for a repetition; as, the encores were numerous., To call for a repetition or reappearance of; as, to encore a song or a singer. |
| encowl | verb t. | To make a monk (or wearer of a cowl) of. |
| encyst | verb t. | To inclose in a cyst. |
| ending | present participle & vb. noun | of End, Termination; concluding part; result; conclusion; destruction; death., The final syllable or letter of a word; the part joined to the stem. See 3d Case, 5. |
| endark | verb t. | To darken. |
| endear | verb t. | To make dear or beloved., To raise the price or cost of; to make costly or expensive. |
| endict | verb t. | See Indict. |
| endite | verb t. | See Indite. |
| endive | noun | A composite herb (Cichorium Endivia). Its finely divided and much curled leaves, when blanched, are used for salad. |
| endome | verb t. | To cover as with a dome. |
| endoss | verb t. | To put upon the back or outside of anything; — the older spelling of endorse. |
| endued | imp. & past participle | of Endue |
| endure | verb i. | To continue in the same state without perishing; to last; to remain., To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out., To remain firm under; to sustain; to undergo; to support without breaking or yielding; as, metals endure a certain degree of heat without melting; to endure wind and weather., To bear with patience; to suffer without opposition or without sinking under the pressure or affliction; to bear up under; to put up with; to tolerate., To harden; to toughen; to make hardy. |
| endyma | noun | See Ependyma. |
| energy | noun | Internal or inherent power; capacity of acting, operating, or producing an effect, whether exerted or not; as, men possessing energies may suffer them to lie inactive., Power efficiently and forcibly exerted; vigorous or effectual operation; as, the energy of a magistrate., Strength of expression; force of utterance; power to impress the mind and arouse the feelings; life; spirit; — said of speech, language, words, style; as, a style full of energy., Capacity for performing work. |
| enerve | verb t. | To weaken; to enervate. |
| enfect | adjective | Contaminated with illegality. |
| enfire | verb t. | To set on fire. |
| enfold | verb t. | To infold. See Infold. |
| enform | verb t. | To form; to fashion. |
| enfree | verb t. | To set free. |
| engage | verb t. | To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or promise; to bind by contract or promise., To gain for service; to bring in as associate or aid; to enlist; as, to engage friends to aid in a cause; to engage men for service., To gain over; to win and attach; to attract and hold; to draw., To employ the attention and efforts of; to occupy; to engross; to draw on., To enter into contest with; to encounter; to bring to conflict., To come into gear with; as, the teeth of one cogwheel engage those of another, or one part of a clutch engages the other part., To promise or pledge one’s self; to enter into an obligation; to become bound; to warrant., To embark in a business; to take a part; to employ or involve one’s self; to devote attention and effort; to enlist; as, to engage in controversy., To enter into conflict; to join battle; as, the armies engaged in a general battle., To be in gear, as two cogwheels working together. |
| engaol | verb t. | To put in jail; to imprison. |
| engild | verb t. | To gild; to make splendent. |
| engine | noun | (Pronounced, in this sense, ////.) Natural capacity; ability; skill., Anything used to effect a purpose; any device or contrivance; an agent., Any instrument by which any effect is produced; especially, an instrument or machine of war or torture., A compound machine by which any physical power is applied to produce a given physical effect., To assault with an engine., To equip with an engine; — said especially of steam vessels; as, vessels are often built by one firm and engined by another., (Pronounced, in this sense, /////.) To rack; to torture. |
| engirt | of Engird, To engird. | |
| engird | verb t. | To gird; to encompass. |
| englue | verb t. | To join or close fast together, as with glue; as, a coffer well englued. |
| englut | verb t. | To swallow or gulp down., To glut. |
| engore | verb t. | To gore; to pierce; to lacerate., To make bloody. |
| engulf | verb t. | To absorb or swallow up as in a gulf. |
| enhalo | verb t. | To surround with a halo. |
| enhort | verb t. | To encourage. |
| enigma | noun | A dark, obscure, or inexplicable saying; a riddle; a statement, the hidden meaning of which is to be discovered or guessed., An action, mode of action, or thing, which cannot be satisfactorily explained; a puzzle; as, his conduct is an enigma. |
| enjall | verb t. | To put into jail; to imprison. |
| enjoin | verb t. | To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge., To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on., To join or unite. |
| enlace | verb t. | To bind or encircle with lace, or as with lace; to lace; to encircle; to enfold; hence, to entangle. |
| enlard | verb t. | To cover or dress with lard or grease; to fatten. |
| enlimn | verb t. | To adorn by illuminating or ornamenting with colored and decorated letters and figures, as a book or manuscript. |
| enlink | verb t. | To chain together; to connect, as by links. |
| enlist | verb t. | To enter on a list; to enroll; to register., To engage for military or naval service, the name being entered on a list or register; as, to enlist men., To secure the support and aid of; to employ in advancing interest; as, to enlist persons in the cause of truth, or in a charitable enterprise., To enroll and bind one’s self for military or naval service; as, he enlisted in the regular army; the men enlisted for the war., To enter heartily into a cause, as if enrolled. |
| enlive | verb t. | To enliven. |
| enlock | verb t. | To lock; to inclose. |
| enlute | verb t. | To coat with clay; to lute. |
| enmesh | verb t. | To catch or entangle in, or as in, meshes. |
| enmist | verb t. | To infold, as in a mist. |
| enmity | noun | The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition., A state of opposition; hostility. |
| enmove | verb t. | See Emmove. |
| enmure | verb t. | To immure. |
| ennead | noun | The number nine or a group of nine. |
| ennuye | adjective | Affected with ennui; weary in spirits; emotionally exhausted., One who is affected with ennui. |
| enodal | adjective | Without a node. |
| enoint | adjective | Anointed. |
| enopla | noun pl. | One of the orders of Nemertina, characterized by the presence of a peculiar armature of spines or plates in the proboscis. |
| enough | adjective | Satisfying desire; giving content; adequate to meet the want; sufficient; — usually, and more elegantly, following the noun to which it belongs., In a degree or quantity that satisfies; to satisfaction; sufficiently., Fully; quite; — used to express slight augmentation of the positive degree, and sometimes equivalent to very; as, he is ready enough to embrace the offer., In a tolerable degree; — used to express mere acceptableness or acquiescence, and implying a degree or quantity rather less than is desired; as, the song was well enough., A sufficiency; a quantity which satisfies desire, is adequate to the want, or is equal to the power or ability; as, he had enough to do take care of himself., An exclamation denoting sufficiency, being a shortened form of it is enough. |
| enrace | verb t. | To enroot; to implant. |
| enrage | verb t. | To fill with rage; to provoke to frenzy or madness; to make furious. |
| enrank | verb t. | To place in ranks or in order. |
| enrapt | p. adjective | Thrown into ecstasy; transported; enraptured. |
| enrich | verb t. | To make rich with any kind of wealth; to render opulent; to increase the possessions of; as, to enrich the understanding with knowledge., To supply with ornament; to adorn; as, to enrich a ceiling by frescoes., To make rich with manure; to fertilize; — said of the soil; as, to enrich land by irrigation., To supply with knowledge; to instruct; to store; — said of the mind. |
| enring | verb t. | To encircle. |
| enrive | verb t. | To rive; to cleave. |
| enrobe | verb t. | To invest or adorn with a robe; to attire. |
| enroll | noun | To insert in a roil; to register or enter in a list or catalogue or on rolls of court; hence, to record; to insert in records; to leave in writing; as, to enroll men for service; to enroll a decree or a law; also, reflexively, to enlist., To envelop; to inwrap; to involve. |
| enroot | verb t. | To fix by the root; to fix fast; to implant deep. |
| ensafe | verb t. | To make safe. |
| ensate | adjective | Having sword-shaped leaves, or appendages; ensiform. |
| enseal | verb t. | To impress with a seal; to mark as with a seal; hence, to ratify. |
| enseam | verb t. | To sew up; to inclose by a seam; hence, to include; to contain., To cover with grease; to defile; to pollute. |
| ensear | verb t. | To sear; to dry up. |
| enseel | verb t. | To close eyes of; to seel; — said in reference to a hawk. |
| ensign | noun | A flag; a banner; a standard; esp., the national flag, or a banner indicating nationality, carried by a ship or a body of soldiers; — as distinguished from flags indicating divisions of the army, rank of naval officers, or private signals, and the like., A signal displayed like a standard, to give notice., Sign; badge of office, rank, or power; symbol., Formerly, a commissioned officer of the army who carried the ensign or flag of a company or regiment., A commissioned officer of the lowest grade in the navy, corresponding to the grade of second lieutenant in the army., To designate as by an ensign., To distinguish by a mark or ornament; esp. (Her.), by a crown; thus, any charge which has a crown immediately above or upon it, is said to be ensigned. |
| ensoul | verb t. | To indue or imbue (a body) with soul. |
| ensued | imp. & past participle | of Ensue |
| ensure | verb t. | To make sure. See Insure., To betroth. |
| entail | noun | That which is entailed., An estate in fee entailed, or limited in descent to a particular class of issue., The rule by which the descent is fixed., Delicately carved ornamental work; intaglio., To settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing, or on a person and his descendants or a certain line of descendants; — said especially of an estate; to bestow as an heritage., To appoint hereditary possessor., To cut or carve in a ornamental way. |
| entame | verb t. | To tame. |
| entend | verb i. | To attend to; to apply one’s self to. |
| enter- | A prefix signifying between, among, part. | |
| entice | verb t. | To draw on, by exciting hope or desire; to allure; to attract; as, the bait enticed the fishes. Often in a bad sense: To lead astray; to induce to evil; to tempt; as, the sirens enticed them to listen. |
| entire | adjective | Complete in all parts; undivided; undiminished; whole; full and perfect; not deficient; as, the entire control of a business; entire confidence, ignorance., Without mixture or alloy of anything; unqualified; morally whole; pure; faithful., Consisting of a single piece, as a corolla., Having an evenly continuous edge, as a leaf which has no kind of teeth., Not gelded; — said of a horse., Internal; interior., Entirely., A name originally given to a kind of beer combining qualities of different kinds of beer. |
| entity | noun | A real being, whether in thought (as an ideal conception) or in fact; being; essence; existence. |
| entoil | verb t. | To take with toils or bring into toils; to insnare. |
| entomb | verb t. | To deposit in a tomb, as a dead body; to bury; to inter; to inhume. |
| entrap | verb t. | To catch in a trap; to insnare; hence, to catch, as in a trap, by artifices; to involve in difficulties or distresses; to catch or involve in contradictions; as, to be entrapped by the devices of evil men. |
| entree | noun | A coming in, or entrance; hence, freedom of access; permission or right to enter; as, to have the entree of a house., In French usage, a dish served at the beginning of dinner to give zest to the appetite; in English usage, a side dish, served with a joint, or between the courses, as a cutlet, scalloped oysters, etc. |
| entune | verb t. | To tune; to intone. |
| envier | noun | One who envies; one who desires inordinately what another possesses. |
| envies | plural | of Envy |
| envied | imp. & past participle | of Envy |
| enwall | verb t. | See Inwall. |
| enwind | verb t. | To wind about; to encircle. |
| enwomb | verb t. | To conceive in the womb., To bury, as it were in a womb; to hide, as in a gulf, pit, or cavern. |
| enwrap | verb t. | To envelop. See Inwrap. |
| enzyme | noun | An unorganized or unformed ferment, in distinction from an organized or living ferment; a soluble, or chemical, ferment. Ptyalin, pepsin, diastase, and rennet are good examples of enzymes. |