| embrace | (noun) the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) | Synonyms: embracement, embracing |
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| (noun) a close affectionate and protective acceptance | Synonyms: bosom |
| (noun) the state of taking in or encircling | - |
| embracement | (noun) the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) | Synonyms: embrace, embracing |
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| embracing | (noun) the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) | Synonyms: embrace, embracement |
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| embrasure | (noun) an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through | Synonyms: port, porthole |
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| embrocation | (noun) a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain | Synonyms: liniment |
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| embroiderer | (noun) someone who ornaments with needlework | - |
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| embroideress | (noun) a woman embroiderer | - |
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| embroidery | (noun) decorative needlework | Synonyms: fancywork |
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| (noun) elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail | Synonyms: embellishment |
| embroilment | (noun) an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation | Synonyms: imbroglio |
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| embryo | (noun) an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life | Synonyms: conceptus, fertilized egg |
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| (noun) (botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium | - |
| embryologist | (noun) a physician who specializes in embryology | - |
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| embryology | (noun) the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms | - |
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