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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • employer/ɪmˈplɔɪə/nounB1+A company or person that pays people to work.
  • employment/ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/nounB1+2 meaningsThe state of having paid work.
  • empower/ɪmˈpaʊ.ə/verbC1To give somebody the power or confidence to act.
  • empress/ˈɛmpɹəs/nounB1+A woman who rules an empire.
  • emptinessnounB2The state of containing nothing.
  • empty/ˈɛm(p).ti/
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With nothing inside or on it.
  • empty-handedadjectiveB2Bringing or taking away nothing.
  • emu/ˈiːmjuː/nounB1+A tall flightless Australian bird.
  • emulate/ˈɛm.jʊ.leɪt/verbC22 meaningsTo copy somebody because you admire them.
  • emulation/ˌɛm.jʊˈleɪ̯.ʃən/nounC2The copying of somebody admired in order to match them.
  • emulsify/ɪˈmʊlsɪfaɪ/verbC2To mix two liquids that do not naturally combine.
  • emulsionnounC1Tiny drops of one liquid spread through another.
  • en passant/ˌɒ̃ pæˈsɒ̃/<a:RP><ref:[https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/en-passant Cambridge Dictionary]>nounC1A special capture of a pawn that has just passed by.
  • en pointeadverbC2Balanced on the very tips of the toes.
  • en suite/ɒ̃ ˈswiːt/adjectiveB2Having its own bathroom attached.
  • enable/ɪˈneɪ.bəl/verbB22 meaningsTo make something possible that was not before.
  • enact/ɪˈnækt/verbC12 meaningsTo make a proposal into law.
  • enamel/ɪˈnæməl/nounB2+2 meaningsA hard glassy coating melted onto metal.
  • enamoured/ɛˈnæməd/adjectiveC1Filled with liking or love for someone or something.
  • enchant/ɪnˈt͡ʃænt/verbB22 meaningsTo delight somebody greatly.
  • enchanter/ɪnˈtʃɑːntə/nounB2+Somebody who works magic spells.
  • enchantment/ɪnˈt͡ʃænt.mənt/nounB2+2 meaningsA spell that changes or charms.
  • enchantress/ɪnˈt͡ʃæntɹɪs/nounC12 meaningsA woman who works magic, in stories.
  • encircle/ɪnˈsɜːkl̩/verbB2+To surround completely.
  • enclave/ˈɛnkleɪv/nounC1A small area surrounded by different territory.
  • enclose/ənˈkloʊz/verbB2+2 meaningsTo surround something on all sides.
  • enclosed/ənˈkloʊzd/adjectiveB2+Shut in on every side.
  • enclosure/ɛnˈkloʊʒəɹ/nounB2+Any fenced-off piece of land.
  • encompass/ɪnˈkʌmpəs/verbC1To include a wide range within its scope.
  • encore/ˈɒŋkɔː/nounB2+An extra performance given after the audience calls for it.
  • encounter/ɪnˈkaʊntə/verbB22 meaningsTo meet somebody or something unexpectedly.
  • encourage/ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/verbB12 meaningsTo give somebody the confidence or support to do something.
  • encouragement[ɪnˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒmənt]nounC1Words or acts that give somebody heart.
  • encouraging/ɪnˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/adjectiveB2Giving hope or confidence that things will improve.
  • encroach/ɪŋˈkɹəʊtʃ/verbC1To move gradually into space that is not yours.
  • encrustedadjectiveC1Covered with a hard or jewelled layer.
  • encryption/ɪnˈkɹɪpʃən/nounB2+Scrambling data into a code only the right key can unlock.
  • encumber/ɪnˈkʌmbə(ɹ)/verbC2To burden somebody so they cannot move freely.
  • encumbrance/ɪnˈkʌm.bɹəns/nounC2Something that weighs you down and gets in the way.
  • encyclopedia/ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpiːdi.ə/nounB1+A reference work covering many subjects in articles.
  • end to endphraseB2Joined so that the ends meet.
  • end upphraseB1To reach a final situation or place, often unintentionally.
  • endangered/ɪnˈdeɪn.d͡ʒəd/adjectiveB2So few are left that the kind may soon vanish.
  • endearment/ɪnˈdɪəɹ.mənt/nounC1A word or act showing affection.
  • endeavour/ɪnˈdɛv.ə/verbC12 meaningsTo try hard to achieve something.
  • endemic/ɛnˈdɛm.ɪk/adjectiveC1Regularly found in one place or group.
  • endgame/ˈɛnd.ɡeɪm/nounB2+2 meaningsThe final stage of a chess game, with few pieces left.
  • endnote/ˈɛndˌnoʊt/nounB2A note gathered at the end of a chapter or book.
  • endorse/ɪnˈdɔːs/verbC12 meaningsTo declare your support for a person or product publicly.
  • endorsement/ɪnˈdɔːɹs.mənt/nounC14 meaningsA public statement of support for a person, product or idea.
  • endothermic/ˌɛndəʊˈθəːmɪk/adjectiveC1Taking in heat as it reacts.
  • endow/ɪnˈdaʊ/verbC1To give a lasting gift of money, or a natural gift.
  • endowment/ɪnˈdaʊmənt/nounC1A gift of money that keeps producing income.
  • endpapernounC1The sheet pasted inside a book's cover.
  • endpointnounC1One particular address an interface answers on.
  • endue/ɪnˈdjuː/verbC2To provide somebody with a quality or a power.
  • endurance/ɪnˈdjʊəɹəns/nounB2The power to keep going long after it hurts.
  • endure/ɪnˈd͡ʒʊə(ɹ)/verbB22 meaningsTo suffer through something painful without giving up.
  • enemy/ˈɛnəmi/nounA2Somebody who wants to harm you or fights against you.
  • energy/ˈɛnəd͡ʒi/nounA22 meaningsThe capacity to do work, in physics.