📖 E — The English dictionary · page 18

engraved — Everyday, meaning 1: Cut or carved into a hard surface such as metal, stone, glass or wood: «His name was engraved on the cup.».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (figurative) Fixed firmly in your memory: «The day is engraved on my mind.».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Printed from a cut metal plate (an engraving).↗ Example: The winner's name was engraved on the trophy.↗ · Her watch had a message engraved on the back.↗ · The date was engraved on the stone.↗ · The silver cup was engraved with the school badge.↗ · That sunny day is engraved in my memory.↗ · The old map was engraved on copper.↗ · Somewhere about him he has hidden a stone, on which are engraved strange signs.↗ · After that our father Abraham had seen, and pondered over, investigated, and understood these things, he designed, engraved, and composed them, and received them into his power (hands).↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)↗ · "When Abraham our father arose, he looked nnd saw and investigated and observed and engraved and hewed and combin- ed and formed and calculated, and his creation was successful.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

engraver — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: A person who cuts designs or letters into stone, metal, or wood.↗ Example: With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones, according to the names of the children of Israel; thou shalt make them to be inclosed in settings of gold.↗ (Torah EXO.28.11, JPS 1917)↗

engraving — Everyday, meaning 1: A picture made by cutting lines into a metal plate or block of wood, then covering it with ink and pressing paper onto it to print the picture.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Words, names or patterns cut into a hard surface such as metal, glass, stone or wood.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: The art or job of cutting designs into hard surfaces.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: The act of cutting a design into something (part of the verb «engrave»: «She is engraving a name on the cup»).↗ Example: The old book had an engraving of a sailing ship on every page.↗ · The engraving on the cup says «Champions».↗ · Gran's ring has tiny engraving inside it.↗ · Thomas Bewick made famous wood engravings of birds.↗ · The man in the shop is engraving my name on the medal.↗ · Banknotes have fine engravings to stop people copying them.↗ · The engraving on the old gravestone was worn and hard to read.↗ · In art we tried a kind of engraving by scratching pictures into a foam tile and printing it.↗ · There was once a king's son who had a larger and more beautiful collection of books than any one else in the world, and full of splendid copper-plate engravings.↗ · And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and engrave upon it, like the engravings of a signet: HOLY TO THE LORD.↗ (Torah EXO.28.36, JPS 1917)↗ · And they wrought the onyx stones, inclosed in settings of gold, graven with the engravings of a signet, according to the names of the children of Israel.↗ (Torah EXO.39.6, JPS 1917)↗ · And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like the engravings of a signet: HOLY TO THE LORD.↗ (Torah EXO.39.30, JPS 1917)↗

engrossed — Everyday, meaning 1: To be engrossed in something is to be so busy with it that you notice nothing else.↗ Example: He appeared to be altogether engrossed in his work.↗ · The children were engrossed in the story.↗

engrossing — Everyday, meaning 1: Something engrossing is so interesting that it holds all your attention and you forget what is around you.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: As a verb form, engrossing means taking up someone's whole attention.↗ Example: The book was so engrossing that I read it in one night.↗ · It was an engrossing match right up to the last minute.↗ · She found the science documentary engrossing.↗ · He was engrossed in his game and didn't hear his mum.↗ · The puzzle was engrossing, and the whole class went quiet.↗ · Don't get engrossed in your phone while crossing the street.↗

engulf — Everyday, meaning 1: To engulf something is to cover or surround it completely, like a wave, flames or fog swallowing it up.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: If a feeling engulfs you, it suddenly fills you completely: «Panic engulfed him».↗ Example: Flames engulfed the old barn.↗ · A huge wave engulfed the sandcastle.↗ · Thick fog engulfed the town overnight.↗ · Lava from the volcano engulfed the village.↗ · A wave of sadness engulfed her when her dog died.↗ · White blood cells engulf germs and destroy them.↗ · The crowd engulfed the singer as she left the stage.↗

enhance — Everyday, meaning 1: To make something better, stronger or more attractive; to improve the quality or value.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (computing, images) To make a picture or sound clearer: «enhance the photo».↗ Example: A pinch of salt enhances the flavour.↗ · Adding adjectives can enhance your writing.↗ · The detective enhanced the photo to see the number plate.↗ · The new playground enhanced the school grounds.↗ · Lights enhance the beauty of the Christmas tree.↗ · Performance-enhancing drugs are against the rules in sport.↗

enhanced — Everyday, meaning 1: Enhanced means made better, stronger or more attractive.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: As an adjective, enhanced describes something that has been improved or given extra features.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (formal) Enhanced can mean increased in amount or value.↗ Example: The music was enhanced by the sound of the waves.↗ · She enhanced the photo so the colours were brighter.↗ · The new edition of the game has enhanced graphics.↗ · Fresh herbs enhanced the flavour of the soup.↗ · The school enhanced its library with 200 new books.↗ · Their reputation was enhanced by winning the cup.↗ · The pupils' results were subsequently enhanced.↗ (formal)↗

enhancement — Everyday, meaning 1: An enhancement is an improvement that makes something better, stronger or more attractive.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) Enhancement is the act of making something better.↗ Example: The new update has many enhancements.↗ · The garden had a big enhancement after we planted flowers.↗ · Image enhancement made the blurry photo clear.↗ · Using banned drugs for performance enhancement is cheating in sport.↗ · The new lights were a great enhancement to the hall.↗ · We suggested some enhancements to our class website.↗

enigma — Everyday, meaning 1: An enigma is a puzzle or a mystery that is hard to understand.↗ Example: What this happiness is, is an enigma to me.↗ · The strange message was an enigma to all of us.↗ · The Pythagorean philosophy is the greatest enigma of all philosophical systems of antiquity.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

enigmatic — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: Mysterious and hard to understand.↗ Example: This enigmatic expression appears only once in the Tanakh, in [Job 26:7], where in a harkening back to [Genesis 1:2] it serves as a parallelism of primarial tohu.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗

enjoin — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) To enjoin someone to do something is to order or strongly urge them to do it.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (law) To enjoin someone from doing something, especially in the USA, is for a court to forbid them to do it with an official order (an injunction).↗ Example: The rules enjoin all pupils to wear their uniform properly.↗ · The scriptures enjoin believers to love their neighbours.↗ · The judge enjoined the factory from dumping waste in the river.↗ · Her parents enjoined her to be careful on the trip.↗ · The captain enjoined silence on deck.↗ · The court enjoined the company from using the name.↗ · Who hath enjoined Him His way?↗ (Writings JOB.36.23, JPS 1917)↗ · to enjoin them that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly, (Writings EST.9.21, JPS 1917)↗

enjoining — Everyday, meaning 1: Enjoining is ordering or strongly urging someone to do something (formal).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (law) Enjoining is a court forbidding someone to do something by an official order.↗ Example: The poster was enjoining everyone to wash their hands.↗ · The preacher spent the sermon enjoining us to forgive.↗ · A court is enjoining the firm from building on the field.↗ · Signs enjoining silence hung in the library.↗ · The headteacher's letter, enjoining parents to read with their children, went home on Friday.↗ · The judge is considering enjoining the sale.↗

enjoy — Everyday, meaning 1: To enjoy something means to like doing it or to get pleasure from it.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: «Enjoy yourself» means have a good time.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To enjoy something can also mean to have something good: the town enjoys sunny weather.↗ Example: I really enjoy reading books about animals.↗ · Did you enjoy the film?↗ · Enjoy yourselves at the party!↗ · She enjoys swimming in the sea.↗ · We enjoyed our trip to the zoo.↗ · Enjoy your lunch!↗ · The cat enjoys sleeping in the sun.↗ · It was an enjoyable day.↗ · The fox meanwhile was enjoying himself mightily.↗ · For who will eat, or who will enjoy, if not I?↗ (Writings ECC.2.25, JPS 1917)↗ · yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, and enjoy no good; do not all go to one place?↗ (Writings ECC.6.6, JPS 1917)↗ · But also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy pleasure for all his labour, is the gift of God.↗ (Writings ECC.3.13, JPS 1917)↗

enjoyable — Everyday, meaning 1: Enjoyable means giving you pleasure; fun or nice to do, see or have.↗ Example: We had an enjoyable day at the zoo.↗ · The book was very enjoyable.↗ · Music makes the long drive more enjoyable.↗ · Was the party enjoyable?↗ · Playing together is more enjoyable than arguing.↗ · The school trip was thoroughly enjoyable.↗ · Learning can be enjoyable when you are curious.↗ · ‘Ah, here you are again!’ said the Mouse; ‘you must certainly have had an enjoyable day.’↗

enjoyment — Everyday, meaning 1: Enjoyment is the feeling of pleasure you get when you like doing something.↗ Example: I read for enjoyment.↗ · The children shouted with enjoyment.↗ · Rain didn't spoil our enjoyment.↗ · Music brings her great enjoyment.↗ · Fishing gives Grandpa a lot of enjoyment.↗ · The puppy's enjoyment of the snow was clear to see.↗

enlarge — Everyday, meaning 1: To enlarge something is to make it bigger.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To enlarge a photo or picture is to print or show a bigger copy of it.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (maths) To enlarge a shape is to make a similar shape with all its sides multiplied by the same number (the scale factor).↗ Example: Can you enlarge this photo so I can frame it?↗ · They enlarged the kitchen by knocking down a wall.↗ · Enlarge the triangle by a scale factor of 3.↗ · The microscope enlarges tiny cells so we can see them.↗ · The doctor said his heart was slightly enlarged.↗ · Press here to enlarge the picture on the screen.↗ · The town enlarged the playground with new swings.↗ · God enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and let Canaan be their servant.↗ (Torah GEN.9.27, JPS 1917)↗ · And if the LORD thy God enlarge thy border, as He hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which He promised to give unto thy fathers — (Torah DEU.19.8, JPS 1917)↗ · For I will cast out nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders; neither shall any man covet thy land, when thou goest up to appear before the LORD thy God three times in the year.↗ (Torah EXO.34.24, JPS 1917)↗ · I will run the way of Thy commandments, for Thou dost enlarge my heart.↗ (Writings PSA.119.32, JPS 1917)↗ · Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thy habitations, spare not; lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes.↗ (Prophets ISA.54.2, JPS 1917)↗ · Make thee bald, and poll thee for the children of thy delight; enlarge thy baldness as the vulture; for they are gone into captivity from thee.↗ (Prophets MIC.1.16, JPS 1917)↗

enlarged — Everyday, meaning 1: Made bigger: an enlarged photo.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (medicine) Bigger than normal, often because of illness: an enlarged heart.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (past of enlarge) Made something bigger.↗ e.g. We enlarged the picture.↗ Example: The triangle was enlarged by a scale factor of 3, so a 2 cm side became 6 cm.↗ · We enlarged the map so we could read it.↗ · The doctor said his tonsils were enlarged.↗ · The enlarged photo hung on the wall.↗ · The school enlarged the playground.↗ · Under a magnifying glass the ant looks enlarged.↗ · As he grew older he enlarged the hole, and slipped out two or three times every day to play with the little nobles in the town.↗ · Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, and my feet have not slipped.↗ (Prophets 2SA.22.37, JPS 1917)↗ · The troubles of my heart are enlarged; O bring Thou me out of my distresses.↗ (Writings PSA.25.17, JPS 1917)↗ · Therefore the nether-world hath enlarged her desire, and opened her mouth without measure; and down goeth their glory, and their tumult, and their uproar, and he that rejoiceth among them.↗ (Prophets ISA.5.14, JPS 1917)↗

enlargement — Everyday, meaning 1: The act of making something bigger.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A photo that has been printed or made bigger.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (maths) A transformation that makes a shape bigger or smaller by a scale factor, keeping its shape the same.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (medicine) A part of the body that has become larger than normal: «enlargement of the heart».↗ Example: Draw an enlargement of the triangle with scale factor 3.↗ · Mum framed an enlargement of our wedding photo.↗ · The enlargement of the library gave us more room.↗ · In an enlargement, the angles stay the same.↗ · The centre of enlargement is the point the shape grows from.↗ · The doctor noticed an enlargement of his tonsils.↗ · Out of my straits I called upon the LORD; He answered me with great enlargement.↗ (Writings PSA.118.5, JPS 1917)↗

enlighten — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: To give someone knowledge or understanding.↗ Example: The various commentaries upon it are more apt to bewilder the student than to enlighten him.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗