encainide | (noun) antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Enkaid) used to treat life-threatening arrhythmias but increases the risk of sudden death in heart attack patients | Synonyms: Enkaid |
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encampment | (noun) the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp | Synonyms: bivouacking, camping, tenting |
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(noun) temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers | Synonyms: bivouac, camp, cantonment |
(noun) a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent | Synonyms: bivouac, campground, camping area, camping ground, camping site, campsite |
encapsulation | (noun) the process of enclosing (as in a capsule) | - |
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(noun) the condition of being enclosed (as in a capsule) | - |
encasement | (noun) the act of enclosing something in a case | Synonyms: incasement |
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encaustic | (noun) a paint consisting of pigment mixed with melted beeswax; it is fixed with heat after application | - |
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encephalartos | (noun) any of numerous cycads of the genus Encephalartos having stout cylindrical trunks and a terminal crown of long often spiny pinnate leaves | - |
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encephalitis | (noun) inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (`phrenitis' is no longer in scientific use) | Synonyms: cephalitis, phrenitis |
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encephalocele | (noun) protrusion of brain tissue through a congenital fissure in the skull | - |
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encephalogram | (noun) an X ray of the brain made by replacing spinal fluid with a gas (usually oxygen) to improve contrast | Synonyms: pneumoencephalogram |
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(noun) a graphical record of electrical activity of the brain; produced by an electroencephalograph | Synonyms: EEG, electroencephalogram |
encephalograph | (noun) Any apparatus used to produce an encephalogram by recording electric currents generated by the brain. | - |
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encephalography | (noun) roentgenography of the brain after spinal fluid has been replaced by a gas (usually oxygen); produces an encephalogram | - |
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encephalomeningitis | (noun) inflammation of the brain and spinal cord and their meninges | Synonyms: cerebromeningitis, meningoencephalitis |
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encephalomyelitis | (noun) inflammation of the brain and spinal cord | - |
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encephalon | (noun) that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord | Synonyms: brain |
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encephalopathy | (noun) any disorder or disease of the brain | Synonyms: brain disease, brain disorder |
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enchanter | (noun) a sorcerer or magician | - |
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enchantingness | (noun) Quality of having the ability to enchant; being charming, delightful. | - |
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enchantment | (noun) a magical spell | Synonyms: bewitchment |
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(noun) a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual | Synonyms: captivation, enthrallment, fascination |
(noun) a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation | Synonyms: spell, trance |
enchantress | (noun) a female sorcerer or magician | Synonyms: witch |
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(noun) a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive | Synonyms: Delilah, femme fatale, siren, temptress |
enchilada | (noun) tortilla with meat filling baked in tomato sauce seasoned with chili | - |
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enchiridion | (noun) a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location | Synonyms: handbook, vade mecum |
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enchondroma | (noun) benign slow-growing tumor of cartilaginous cells at the ends of tubular bones (especially in the hands and feet) | - |
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encirclement | (noun) a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy | Synonyms: blockade |
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enclave | (noun) an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it | - |
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enclosing | (noun) the act of enclosing something inside something else | Synonyms: enclosure, envelopment, inclosure |
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enclosure | (noun) the act of enclosing something inside something else | Synonyms: enclosing, envelopment, inclosure |
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(noun) a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose | - |
(noun) something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter | Synonyms: inclosure |
(noun) a naturally enclosed space | Synonyms: natural enclosure |
encoding | (noun) the activity of converting data or information into code | Synonyms: encryption |
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encolure | (noun) the mane of a horse | - |
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encomium | (noun) a formal expression of praise | Synonyms: eulogy, paean, panegyric, pean |
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encompassment | (noun) including entirely | - |
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encopresis | (noun) involuntary defecation not attributable to physical defects or illness | - |
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encore | (noun) an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand | - |
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encounter | (noun) a minor short-term fight | Synonyms: brush, clash, skirmish |
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(noun) a casual meeting with a person or thing | Synonyms: coming upon |
(noun) a hostile disagreement face-to-face | Synonyms: confrontation, face-off, showdown |
(noun) a casual or unexpected convergence | Synonyms: meeting |
encouragement | (noun) the act of giving hope or support to someone | Synonyms: boost |
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(noun) the expression of approval and support | - |
(noun) the feeling of being encouraged | - |
encroacher | (noun) someone who enters by force in order to conquer | Synonyms: invader |
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encroachment | (noun) entry to another's property without right or permission | Synonyms: intrusion, trespass, usurpation, violation |
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(noun) influencing strongly | Synonyms: impact, impingement |
(noun) any entry into an area not previously occupied | Synonyms: intrusion, invasion |
encrustation | (noun) a decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay | Synonyms: incrustation |
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(noun) a hard outer layer that covers something | Synonyms: crust, incrustation |
(noun) the formation of a crust | Synonyms: incrustation |
encryption | (noun) the activity of converting data or information into code | Synonyms: encoding |
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enculturation | (noun) the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture | Synonyms: acculturation, socialisation, socialization |
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encumbrance | (noun) any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome | Synonyms: hinderance, hindrance, hitch, incumbrance, interference, preventative, preventive |
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(noun) an onerous or difficult concern | Synonyms: burden, incumbrance, load, onus |
(noun) a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage) | Synonyms: incumbrance |
encyclical | (noun) a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world | Synonyms: encyclical letter |
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encyclopaedia | (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 | Synonyms: cyclopaedia, cyclopedia, encyclopedia |
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encyclopaedism | (noun) profound scholarly knowledge | Synonyms: encyclopedism, eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship |
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encyclopaedist | (noun) a person who compiles information for encyclopedias | Synonyms: encyclopedist |
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encyclopedia | (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 | Synonyms: cyclopaedia, cyclopedia, encyclopaedia |
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encyclopedism | (noun) profound scholarly knowledge | Synonyms: encyclopaedism, eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship |
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encyclopedist | (noun) a person who compiles information for encyclopedias | Synonyms: encyclopaedist |
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