English Words Starting With E

• emblematist

  nounC2/Rare
  /ˈɛmbləmətɪst/A person who designs, studies, or is an expert in emblems, especially symbolic figures or designs representing an idea, institution, or quality.
• emblematize

  verbverb-transitiveC1+ / Very Low Frequency
  /ɪmˈblɛm.ə.taɪz/to serve as a perfect or typical emblem or symbol of something; to represent something in a symbolic form.
• emblements

  plural-nounVery Low
  /ˈɛmblɪmənts/The crops or products of cultivated land (such as corn, vegetables) that are the result of the tenant's annual labour and expense.
• emblemize

  verb-transitiveRare/Formal
  /ˈɛmbləˌmʌɪz/To serve as a symbolic representation or emblem of something.
• embodied

  adjectiveverbB2
  /ɪmˈbɒd.id/To give a tangible or visible form to an idea, quality, or feeling; to represent something abstract in a physical or concrete form.
• embodiment

  nounC1
  /ɪmˈbɒd.i.mənt/A tangible or visible form of an abstract idea, quality, or feeling.
• embody

  verbverb-transitiveC1
  /ɪmˈbɒdi/to give a physical, tangible, or concrete form to an idea, principle, or quality.
• emboite

  nounC2
  /ɒmˈbwɑːteɪ/A dance step, particularly in ballet, where one foot is placed in front of and touching the other ankle.
• embolden

  verbverb-transitiveC1
  /ɪmˈbəʊl.dən/to make someone feel more confident or courageous.
• emboldened

  adjectiveverbC1
  /ɪmˈbəʊl.dənd/Made bold or more courageous.
• embolectomy

  nounRare
  /ˌembəˈlɛktəmi/A surgical operation to remove an embolism (a blood clot or other blockage) from a blood vessel.
• embolism

  nounC2
  /ˈɛmbəlɪzəm/A medical condition where a blood clot, air bubble, or other obstruction travels through and blocks a blood vessel.
• embolite

  nounExtremely Rare / Technical
  /ˈɛmbəlaɪt/A rare mineral, a mixed halide of silver and chlorine with bromine (Ag(Cl,Br)).
• embolization

  nounC2
  /ˌɛmbəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/A medical procedure that intentionally blocks a blood vessel, typically by injecting a substance, to stop bleeding or cut off blood supply to a tumour or abnormal tissue.
• embolize

  verbC2
  /ˈɛmbəlaɪz/To cause or experience an obstruction of a blood vessel by an embolus (a clot or other particle).
• embolus

  nounC1/C2 (Academic, Technical)
  /ˈɛmbələs/A clot or other obstruction that travels through the bloodstream and lodges in a vessel, blocking blood flow.
• emboly

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɛmbəli/The process of invagination during embryonic development, where one part of a developing embryo folds inward into another part.
• embonpoint

  adjectivenounVery Low
  /ˌɒ̃.bɒ̃ˈpwæ̃/Plumpness or stoutness, especially when characterizing a person's figure, often with a positive or neutral connotation of rounded fullness.
• embosk

  verb-transitiveRare
  /ɪmˈbɒsk/To hide or shelter in or as if in a wood or thicket.
• embosom

  verbverb-transitiveVery Low
  /ɪmˈbʊz(ə)m/To take or hold to one's bosom; to embrace or enclose protectively.

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