E — The school dictionary · page 31 2 3 4 5 6 7 8embarkTo embark is to go on board a ship or aircraft to start a journey.5 sentencesembarrassTo embarrass someone means to make them feel shy, silly or uncomfortable in front of others.10 sentencesembarrassedFeeling shy, awkward or a bit ashamed because of something you did or something that happened in front of other people, often with a red f…10 sentencesembarrassingEmbarrassing describes something that makes you feel shy, silly or uncomfortable in front of other people.10 sentencesembarrassmentA feeling of being shy, silly or uncomfortable because of something you did or something that happened in front of others.9 sentencesembassyAn embassy is the official building in a foreign country where an ambassador and their staff work to represent their own country.9 sentencesembeddedEmbedded means fixed firmly inside something else, like a stone stuck in mud.11 sentencesembellishTo make something more beautiful by adding decorations.8 sentencesemberAn ember is a small piece of wood or coal that is still glowing hot after a fire has died down.8 sentencesemblemA picture or object that stands for a country, group, team or idea: «The maple leaf is the emblem of Canada».11 sentencesembodiedShowed or represented an idea or quality clearly, as a perfect example.9 sentencesembodimentThe embodiment of a quality is a person or thing that shows that quality perfectly.5 sentencesembodyTo embody an idea is to show it clearly in a person or thing.5 sentencesembraceTo put your arms around someone to show love or friendship; to hug.11 sentencesembroiderTo embroider means to sew patterns or pictures onto cloth with coloured thread.10 sentencesembroideryEmbroidery is decorating cloth by sewing patterns on it with coloured thread.5 sentencesembryoA living thing at a very early stage of growing, before it is born or hatches: inside an egg, a seed or its mother's womb.9 sentencesemeraldAn emerald is a bright green precious stone used in jewellery.10 sentencesemergeTo come out from inside or behind something and be seen.15 sentencesemergenceComing out from somewhere and becoming visible, like an insect from a cocoon.8 sentencesemergencyA sudden dangerous situation where help is needed quickly: a fire, a bad accident, someone who can't breathe.12 sentencesemergentEmergent means starting to appear, grow or become known.10 sentencesemergingEmerging is the -ing form of «emerge», which means to come out from somewhere hidden or dark.12 sentencesemeticA medicine or substance that makes a person vomit (be sick).8 sentencesemigrantA person who leaves their own country to live in another country.9 sentencesemigrateTo leave your own country to go and live permanently in another country.8 sentencesemigrationEmigration is leaving your own country to go and live permanently in another country.7 sentenceseminenceEminence is the state of being famous, important or high in rank.5 sentenceseminentEminent means famous, respected and important, known for doing something very well.4 sentencesemirAn emir is a ruler, a governor or a prince in some Arab lands. It is an old title, found in fairy tales of the East.5 sentencesemissaryAn emissary is a person sent to carry a message or do an official errand for someone else.4 sentencesemissionGas, heat, light or another substance sent out into the air: car emissions.8 sentencesemitTo emit is to send out light, heat, sound, gas or a smell.9 sentencesemmentalEmmental is a yellow Swiss cheese with big round holes in it.10 sentencesemojiAn emoji is a small picture or face used in text messages, emails and online posts to show a feeling or idea, like a smiling face or a thu…7 sentencesemollientAn emollient is a cream or lotion that makes dry skin soft and smooth.10 sentencesemoteTo show feelings in a strong, often over-the-top way, especially when acting.8 sentencesemoticonA small face made from keyboard symbols, like :-) or :(, used in messages to show a feeling.8 sentencesemotionAn emotion is a strong feeling such as happiness, sadness, fear, anger, love or surprise.10 sentencesemotionalEmotional means about feelings: emotional problems, emotional health.11 sentencesempathyThe ability to understand and share the feelings of another person, as if you were in their place.8 sentencesemperorA man who rules an empire, a group of many countries or lands, such as the Roman emperors.9 sentencesemphasisSpecial importance or attention given to something: «The school puts emphasis on reading».11 sentencesemphasiseTo show that something is especially important.9 sentencesemphaticEmphatic means said or done strongly and clearly, to show you really mean it.8 sentencesempireA group of countries or lands ruled by one ruler or government, often an emperor or empress.10 sentencesemployTo employ someone is to give them a job and pay them.10 sentencesemployedHaving a paid job.12 sentencesemployeeAn employee is a person who works for a company or another person and is paid for it.9 sentencesemployerAn employer is a person or company that pays people to work for them.9 sentencesemploymentEmployment is having a paid job.10 sentencesempoweredFeeling strong, confident and in control of your life.8 sentencesempressAn empress is a woman who rules an empire.9 sentencesemptinessThe state of having nothing or nobody inside.8 sentencesemptyEmpty means with nothing in or on it: an empty box.13 sentencesemuAn emu is a very large bird from Australia that cannot fly but can run very fast. It is the second-tallest bird in the world, after the os…9 sentencesemulsionA mixture of two liquids that do not usually mix, such as oil and water, where tiny drops of one are spread through the other.9 sentencesen«En» means «in» or «to» with countries and months, and «in» or «by» for ways of travelling: «en France» (in France), «en été» (in summer),…14 sentencesenableTo enable means to make it possible for someone or something to do something.10 sentencesenactTo enact a law means to make it officially into law.9 sentencesenactmentThe act of making a bill into law, or the law itself.8 sentencesenamelThe hard, white, shiny outer layer of your teeth that protects them.13 sentencesenamourTo enamour someone is to charm them so they feel love for you. It is usually used as «be enamoured of» someone, meaning to be full of love…5 sentencesencampTo encamp is to set up tents or a camp in the open and stay there for a time.4 sentencesencampmentA place where a group of people, like soldiers, refugees or travellers, set up tents or shelters for a time.9 sentencesencaseTo cover or surround something completely, as if in a case or box.8 sentencesencasedCompletely covered or surrounded by something hard or protective.9 sentencesenchantedEnchanted means under a magic spell, or full of magic.5 sentencesenchanterAn enchanter is a person in stories who uses magic spells, especially to charm or control people.9 sentencesenchantmentAn enchantment is a magic spell that makes things happen or changes someone.5 sentencesenchantressA enchantress is a woman who works magic and casts spells. Used in fairy tales and old stories.4 sentencesencircleTo encircle something is to form a circle round it or surround it on all sides.9 sentencesencircledFormed a circle around something or someone; surrounded.10 sentencesencirclingForming a circle around something; surrounding it on all sides.9 sentencesenclaveAn enclave is a small piece of land belonging to one country that is completely surrounded by another country.11 sentencesencloseTo enclose a place is to put a wall, fence or cover all the way round it.11 sentencesenclosedEnclosed means surrounded on all sides by walls, a fence or something else.11 sentencesenclosureAn enclosure is an area with a fence or wall all round it, often to keep animals in.10 sentencesencompassTo encompass something is to include it or cover all of it.8 sentencesencoreAn extra song or piece played at the end of a concert because the audience claps and asks for more.10 sentencesencounterTo encounter means to meet someone or something, often by chance or unexpectedly.13 sentencesencourageTo encourage someone is to give them hope, confidence or support so they keep trying.10 sentencesencouragementEncouragement is words or actions that give someone confidence and hope to keep going or try something.10 sentencesencroachmentSlowly going into a place, time or right that belongs to someone else, a little at a time.9 sentencesencryptionEncryption is turning a message or data into a secret code so that only someone with the right key can read it.9 sentencesencumberTo encumber someone is to weigh them down or slow them with too much to carry.4 sentencesencyclopaediaA book or set of books, or a website, giving information on many subjects, or on many parts of one subject, usually arranged in alphabetic…8 sentencesencyclopediaAn encyclopedia is a book or a set of books, or a website, with information about many subjects, usually in alphabetical order.9 sentencesendThe end is the last part of something, like the end of a story or a day.13 sentencesendangerTo put someone or something in danger; to make harm likely.8 sentencesendangeredAn endangered animal or plant is one that may soon die out completely because very few are left.9 sentencesendangermentEndangerment is putting someone or something in danger.8 sentencesendearTo endear someone to others is to make them liked and loved by others.2 sentencesendearmentAn endearment is a loving word or name you call someone, like «love», «sweetheart», «darling» or «pet».8 sentencesendeavorTo endeavor is to try hard to do something.5 sentencesendeavourA serious effort or attempt to do something: «a new endeavour».10 sentencesendingAn ending is the last part of a story, film or song.11 sentencesendlessEndless means without an end, going on for ever.10 sentencesendlesslyWithout ever stopping or ending; for what seems forever.10 sentencesendorseTo endorse someone or something means to say publicly that you support or approve of them.10 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/page/3/