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

encolure
noun the mane of a horse

encomiastic
eulogistic adjective formally expressing praise

encomium
eulogy 1 panegyric noun a formal expression of praise

encompassing(a)
surrounding(a) adjective closely encircling; `encompassing mountain ranges`; `the surrounding countryside`

encompassment
noun including entirely

encopresis
noun involuntary defecation not attributable to physical defects or illness

encore
noun an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand

encounter
noun a casual meeting with a person of thing

encounter group
noun a meeting of people to develop mutual understanding by freely expressing emotions

encourage
verb spur on; `His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife`

encouragement
noun the feeling of being encouraged

encouraging
supporting adjective furnishing support and encouragement; `the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher`

encouragingly
adverb in an encouraging manner; ``Go on,` he said encouragingly to his student`

encrimson
verb make crimson

encroach
infringe verb advance beyond the usual limit

encroaching(a)
invasive adjective gradually intrusive without right or permission; `we moved back from the encroaching tide`; `invasive tourists`; `trespassing hunters`

encrust
incrust verb form a crust or a hard layer

encrust
verb decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)

encumber
cumber verb hold back

encumbered
adjective loaded to excess or impeded by a heavy load; `a summer resort...encumbered with great clapboard-and-stucco hotels`- A.J.Liebling; `a hiker encumbered with a heavy backpack`; `an encumbered estate`

encumbrance
incumbrance noun a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)

Encyclia
genus Encyclia noun large genus of epiphytic and lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas and West Indies; formerly included in genus Epidendrum

Encyclia tampensis
Epidendrum tampense noun orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum

encyclical
adjective intended for wide distribution; `an encyclical letter`

encyclopedia
cyclopedia noun a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty

encyclopedic
encyclopaedic adjective broad in scope or content; `encyclopedic knowledge`

encyclopedist
encyclopaedist noun a person who compiles (or writes for) encyclopedias

encysted
adjective enclosed in (or as if in) a cyst

end
last noun the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; `the end was exciting`; `I had to miss the last of the movie`

end
remnant noun a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

end man
noun a man at one end of a row of people

end man
noun a man at one end of line of performers in a minstrel show; carries on humorous dialogue with the interlocutor

end organ
noun a specialized structure at the peripheral end of some motor or sensory nerve fibers

end point
endpoint noun a place where something ends or is complete

end product
output noun final product; the things produced

end run
sweep noun (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line

end user
noun the ultimate user for which something is intended

end-all
noun the ultimate goal; `human beings are not the end-all of evolution`

end-plate
endplate noun the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle

end-rhymed
adjective rhymed on the terminal syllables of the verses

end-stopped
adjective (verse) having a rhetorical pause at the end of each line

end-to-end
adjective with the end of one object in contact lengthwise with the end of another object

endameba
noun any ameba of the genus Endamoeba

Endamoeba
genus Endamoeba noun the type genus of the family Endamoebidae

Endamoeba histolytica
noun the parasitic ameba that causes amebic dysentery in human beings

Endamoebidae
family Endamoebidae noun a large family of endoparasitic amebas that invade the digestive tract

endanger
jeopardize verb pose a threat to; present a danger to; `The pollution is endangering the crops`

endangered
adjective (of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction; `an endangered species`

endangered species
noun a species whose numbers are so small that the species is at risk of extinction

endarterectomy
noun surgical removal of the inner lining of an artery that is clogged with atherosclerosis

endarteritis
noun inflammation of the inner lining of an artery

endear
verb make attractive or lovable; `This behavior endeared her to me`

endearment
noun the act of showing affection

endeavor
endeavour verb attempt by employing effort; `we endeavor to make our customers happy`

endemic
endemical adjective of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality; `diseases endemic to the tropics`; `endemic malaria`; `food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of the world`

Enderby Land
noun a region of Antarctica between Queen Maud Land and Wilkes Land; claimed by Australia

endermic
endermatic adjective acting by absorption through the skin; `endermic ointment`

endgame
end game noun the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board

ending
termination noun the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); `I don`t like words that have -ism as an ending`

endive
witloof noun widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched

endless
eternal adjective tiresomely long; seemingly without end; `endless debates`; `an endless conversation`; `the wait seemed eternal`; `eternal quarreling`; `an interminable sermon`

endlessly
incessantly adverb with unflagging resolve; `dance inspires him ceaselessly to strive higher and higher toward the shining pinnacle of perfection that is the goal of every artiste`

endlessness
noun the property of being (or seeming to be) without end

endmost
terminal adjective being or situated at an end; `the endmost pillar`; `terminal buds on a branch`; `a terminal station`; `the terminal syllable`

endocarditis
noun inflammation of the endocardium and heart valves

endocardium
noun the membrane that lines the cavities of the heart and forms part of the heart valves

endocentric
adjective fulfilling the grammatical role of one of its constituents; `when `three blind mice` serves as a noun it is an endocentric construction`

endocervicitis
noun inflammation of the mucous lining of the uterine cervix

endocranium
noun membrane lining the inside of the skull

endocrine
endocrinal adjective of or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretions; `endocrine system`

endocrine gland
endocrine 1 ductless gland noun any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream

endocrine system
noun the system of glands that produce endocrine secretions that help to control bodily metabolic activity

endocrinologist
noun physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the endocrine system

endocrinology
noun the branch of medicine dealing with the endocrine glands and their secretions

endoderm
entoderm noun the inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the digestive and respiratory systems

endodontic
adjective of or relating to or involving or practicing endodontics; `an endodontic specialist`

endodontics
endodontia noun the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the dental pulp

endodontist
noun a dentist specializing in diseases of the dental pulp and nerve

endoergic
energy-absorbing adjective (of a nuclear reaction) occurring with absorption of energy

endoergic reaction
noun a nuclear reaction occurring with absorption of energy

endogamy
intermarriage 1 inmarriage noun marriage within one`s own tribe or group as required by custom or law

endogenic
endogenetic adjective of rocks formed or occurring beneath the surface of the earth; `endogenic rocks are not clastic`

endogenous
endogenic adjective derived or originating internally

endogenous depression
noun a state of depression for which there is no apparent precipitating cause

endogenously
adverb in an endogenous manner

endogeny
noun a geological phenomenon below the surface of the earth

endolymph
noun the bodily fluid that fills the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear

endometrial
adjective of or relating to the endometrium

endometrial carcinoma
endometrial cancer noun cancer of the uterine lining

endometriosis
adenomyosis noun the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea

endometrium
noun (pregnancy) the mucous membrane that lines the uterus; thickens under hormonal control and (if pregnancy does not occur) is shed in menstruation; if pregnancy occurs it is shed along with the placenta at parturition

endomorph
noun a heavy person with a soft and rounded body

endomorphic
pyknic adjective having a squat and fleshy build; `a pyknic practical joke`

endomorphy
pyknic type noun round, fat, and heavy

Endomycetales
order Endomycetales noun fungi having a zygote or a single cell developing directly into an ascus

endoneurium
noun delicate connective tissue around individual nerve fibers in nerve

endonuclease
noun a nuclease that cleaves nucleic acids at interior bonds and so produces fragments of various sizes

endoparasite
entoparasite noun any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms)

endoparasitic
adjective of or relating to parasites that live in the internal organs of animals

endoplasm
noun the inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell