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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

empirical formula
noun a chemical formula showing the ratio of elements in a compound rather than the total number of atoms

empirical research
noun an empirical search for knowledge

empirically
through empirical observation adverb in an empirical manner; `this can be empirically tested`

empiricism
empiricist philosophy noun (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience

empiricist
noun a philosopher who subscribes to empiricism

emplace
verb put into place or position; `the box with the ancestors` ashes was emplaced on the top shelf of the house altar`

emplacement
noun military installation consisting of a prepared position for siting a weapon

emplane
enplane verb board a plane

employable
adjective physically and mentally capable of working at a regular job and available

employed
made use of(p) adjective put to use

employee
noun a worker who is hired to perform a job

employee ownership
noun ownership of a business by the people who work for it

employee savings plan
noun a plan that allows employees to contribute to an investment pool managed the employer

employee stock ownership plan
ESOP noun a program under which employees regularly accumulate shares and may ultimately assume control of the company

employee turnover
turnover rate noun the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers

employee-owned enterprise
employee-owned business noun a commercial enterprise owned by the people who work for it

employer
noun a person or firm that employs workers

employment
noun the occupation for which you are paid; `he is looking for employment`; `a lot of people are out of work`

employment agency
employment office noun an agency that finds people to fill particular jobs or finds jobs for unemployed people

employment agent
noun someone who runs an employment agency

employment contract
employment agreement noun contract between employer and employee

empower
authorise verb give or delegate power or authority to; `She authorized her assistant to sign the papers`

empowered
sceptered adjective invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter

empress
noun a woman emperor or the wife of an emperor

emptiness
noun the state of containing nothing

emptiness
noun the quality of being valueless or futile; `he rejected the vanities of the world`

empty
empty-bellied adjective needing nourishment; `after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime`; `empty-bellied children`

empty nester
noun a parent whose children have grown up and left home

empty-handed
unrewarded adjective having acquired or gained nothing; `the returned from the negotiations empty-handed`

emptying
voidance noun the act of removing the contents of something

empyema
noun a collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung cavity)

empyreal
empyrean adjective inspiring awe; `well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity`- M.S.Dworkin; `empyrean aplomb`- Hamilton Basso; `the sublime beauty of the night`

empyrean
empyreal adjective of or relating to the sky or heavens; `the empyrean sphere`

emu
Dromaius novaehollandiae noun large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller

emulate
verb compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with; `This artist`s drawings cannot emulate his water colors`

emulation
noun effort to equal or surpass another

emulous
rivalrous adjective eager to surpass others

emulously
adverb in a competitively imitative manner; `she emulously tried to outdo her older sister`

emulsified
adjective (of immiscible or not completely miscible liquids) blended by the suspending of small globules of one liquid (as oil) in another (as water or vinegar)

emulsifier
noun a surface-active agent that promotes the formation of an emulsion

emulsify
verb form into or become an emulsion; `The solution emulsified`

emulsion
photographic emulsion noun a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin

Emydidae
family Emydidae noun box and water turtles

en
nut noun half the width of an em

en clair
adverb in ordinary language

en deshabille
in dishabille adjective partly dressed in a loose or careless manner

en famille
adverb in a casual way; at home; `we`ll have dinner en famille`

en garde
adjective (fencing) in a defensive stance

en masse
en bloc adverb all together; `the students turned out en masse`

en passant
noun (chess) a chess pawn that is moved two squares can be captured by an opponent`s pawn commanding the square that was passed

enable
verb render capable or able for some task; `This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street`; `The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain`

enabling
adjective providing legal power or sanction; `an enabling resolution`; `enabling power`

enabling act
enabling clause noun a provision in a law that confers on appropriate officials the power to implement or enforce the law

enabling legislation
noun legislation that gives appropriate officials the authority to implement or enforce the law

enact
reenact verb act out; represent or perform as if in a play; `She reenacted what had happened earlier that day`

enact
verb order by virtue of superior authority; decree; `The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews`; `the legislature enacted this law in 1985`

enactment
noun a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body

enalapril
Vasotec noun an ACE inhibitor (trade name Vasotec) that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidney and so results in vasodilation; administered after heart attacks

enallage
noun a substitution of part of speech or gender or number or tense etc. (e.g., editorial `we` for `I`)

enamel
tooth enamel noun hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth

enameled
adjective covered with or as if with a glossy and usually brightly colored coating; `her enameled nails`; `the sun-enameled scene`; `a blue enameled bowl`

enamelware
noun cooking utensil of enameled iron

enamine
noun an amine containing the double bond linkage -C=C-N-

enamoredness
noun a feeling of love or fondness

enanthem
enanthema noun eruption on a mucous membrane (as the inside of the mouth) occurring as a symptom of a disease

enantiomorph
enantiomer noun either one of a pair of compounds (crystals or molecules) that are mirror images on each other but are not identical

enantiomorphism
mirror-image relation noun the relation of opposition between crystals or molecules that are reflections of one another

enate
enatic adjective related on the mother`s side; `my maternal grandmother`

encainide
Enkaid noun antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Enkaid) used to treat life-threatening arrhythmias but increases the risk of sudden death in heart attack patients

encapsulate
capsule verb put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume; `capsulize the news`

encapsulation
noun the process of enclosing (as in a capsule)

encase
incase verb enclose in, or as if in, a case; `my feet were encased in mud`

encasement
incasement noun the act of enclosing something in a case

encaustic
noun a paint consisting of pigment mixed with melted beeswax; it is fixed with heat after application

Encelia
genus Encelia noun genus of shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico: brittlebush

Enceliopsis
genus Enceliopsis noun small genus of xerophytic herbs of southwestern United States

encephalartos
noun any of numerous cycads of the genus Encephalartos having stout cylindrical trunks and a terminal crown of long often spiny pinnate leaves

encephalitis
cephalitis noun inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (`phrenitis` is no longer in scientific use)

encephalocele
noun protrusion of brain tissue through a congenital fissure in the skull

encephalogram
pneumoencephalogram noun an X ray of the brain made by replacing spinal fluid with a gas (usually oxygen) to improve contrast

encephalography
noun roentgenography of the brain after spinal fluid has been replaced by a gas (usually oxygen); produces an encephalogram

encephalomyelitis
noun inflammation of the brain and spinal cord

enchain
verb restrain or bind with chains

enchant
enrapture verb hold spellbound

enchanted
adjective influenced as by charms or incantations

enchanter
noun a sorcerer or magician

enchanter`s nightshade
noun any of several erect perennial rhizomatous herbs of the genus Circaea having white flowers that open at dawn; northern hemisphere

enchantment
bewitchment noun a magical spell

enchantress
witch noun a female sorcerer or magician

enchantress
siren noun a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive

enchilada
noun tortilla with meat filling baked in tomato sauce seasoned with chili

enchondroma
noun benign slow-growing tumor of cartilaginous cells at the ends of tubular bones (especially in the hands and feet)

encircled
ringed adjective adorned or crowned with a circlet; sometimes used as combining forms; `a brow encircled with laurel`; `wreathed in an extraordinary luminescence`; `ringed round with daisies`; `smoke-wreathed`

encircling(a)
skirting(a) adjective being all around the edges; enclosing; `his encircling arms`; `the room`s skirting board needs painting`

enclave
noun an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it

enclose
hold in verb close in or confine

enclosed
adjective closed in or surrounded or included within; `an enclosed porch`; `an enclosed yard`; `the enclosed check is to cover shipping and handling`

enclosure
inclosure noun something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter

encode
code verb convert ordinary language into code; `We should encode the message for security reasons`

encoding
encryption noun the activity of converting from plain text into code