English words starting with en

Meanings of En:

noun

A unit of measurement equal to half an em and approximately the average width of typeset characters, used especially for estimating the total amount of space a text will require.

Usage examples:

We always place an en between the last two items of a list

prefix

(added to nouns) forming verbs meaning ‘put into or on’.

Usage examples:

Engulf

suffix

(forming verbs from adjectives) denoting the development, creation, or intensification of a state.

Usage examples:

Widen

Meanings of En-passant:

adverb

French for 'in passing': if you say something en passant, you mention it quickly while talking about something else

Usage examples:

She mentioned, en passant, that she'd been in l.a. the previous week.

Meanings of En-route:

adverb

On the way to or from somewhere

Usage examples:

The ambulance is en route to the hospital., en route from new york to boston, the bus crashed into …

Meanings of Enable:

verb

Give (someone) the authority or means to do something; make it possible for.

Usage examples:

The evidence would enable us to arrive at firm conclusions

Meanings of Enablement:

noun

The action of giving someone the authority or means to do something.

Usage examples:

Liberty must be about the enablement of each person to reach their potential

Meanings of Enabler:

noun

A person or thing that makes something possible.

Usage examples:

The people who run these workshops are crime enablers

Meanings of Enables:

verb

Give (someone) the authority or means to do something; make it possible for.

Usage examples:

The evidence would enable us to arrive at firm conclusions

Meanings of Enabling:

verb

Give (someone) the authority or means to do something; make it possible for.

Usage examples:

The evidence would enable us to arrive at firm conclusions

adjective

Making something possible or easier

Usage examples:

The government has lowered corporate tax to create an enabling business environment.

Meanings of Enact:

verb

Make (a bill or other proposal) law.

Usage examples:

Legislation was enacted to attract international companies

Meanings of Enacting:

verb

Make (a bill or other proposal) law.

Usage examples:

Legislation was enacted to attract international companies

Meanings of Enactment:

noun

The process of passing legislation.

Usage examples:

The enactment of equal pay legislation

Meanings of Enactments:

noun

The process of passing legislation.

Usage examples:

The enactment of equal pay legislation

Meanings of Enamel:

noun

An opaque or semi-transparent glossy substance that is a type of glass, applied by vitrification to metallic or other hard surfaces for ornament or as a protective coating.

Usage examples:

Pieces of metalwork decorated with enamel

verb

Coat or decorate (a metallic or hard object) with enamel.

Usage examples:

He enamelled the back of the case in the rococo style

Meanings of Enameled:

verb

Coat or decorate (a metallic or hard object) with enamel.

Usage examples:

He enamelled the back of the case in the rococo style

adjective

Coated or decorated with enamel.

Usage examples:

An enamelled roasting tin

noun

An opaque or semi-transparent glossy substance that is a type of glass, applied by vitrification to metallic or other hard surfaces for ornament or as a protective coating.

Usage examples:

Pieces of metalwork decorated with enamel

Meanings of Enameling:

verb

Coat or decorate (a metallic or hard object) with enamel.

Usage examples:

He enamelled the back of the case in the rococo style

noun

An opaque or semi-transparent glossy substance that is a type of glass, applied by vitrification to metallic or other hard surfaces for ornament or as a protective coating.

Usage examples:

Pieces of metalwork decorated with enamel

Meanings of Enamelled:

adjective

Coated or decorated with enamel.

Usage examples:

An enamelled roasting tin

verb

Coat or decorate (a metallic or hard object) with enamel.

Usage examples:

He enamelled the back of the case in the rococo style

Meanings of Enamelling:

verb

Coat or decorate (a metallic or hard object) with enamel.

Usage examples:

He enamelled the back of the case in the rococo style

noun

An opaque or semi-transparent glossy substance that is a type of glass, applied by vitrification to metallic or other hard surfaces for ornament or as a protective coating.

Usage examples:

Pieces of metalwork decorated with enamel

Present participle of enamel

Meanings of Enamels:

noun

An opaque or semi-transparent glossy substance that is a type of glass, applied by vitrification to metallic or other hard surfaces for ornament or as a protective coating.

Usage examples:

Pieces of metalwork decorated with enamel

verb

Coat or decorate (a metallic or hard object) with enamel.

Usage examples:

He enamelled the back of the case in the rococo style

Meanings of Enamelware:

noun

Enamelled kitchenware.

Usage examples:

He also specialised in selling nails, iron, barbed wire, enamelware, royal dalton china and silverw…

Meanings of Enamelwork:

noun

The craft of inlaying or decorating metal objects with enamel.

Usage examples:

Potters who specialized in enamelwork

Meanings of Enamor:

verb

Be filled with love for.

Usage examples:

It is not difficult to see why edward is enamoured of her

Meanings of Enamored:

verb

Be filled with love for.

Usage examples:

It is not difficult to see why edward is enamoured of her

adjective

Liking a lot

Usage examples:

Not everyone is enamored of steak.

Meanings of Enamoring:

verb

Be filled with love for.

Usage examples:

It is not difficult to see why edward is enamoured of her

Meanings of Enamour:

verb

Be filled with love for.

Usage examples:

It is not difficult to see why edward is enamoured of her

Meanings of Enamoured:

verb

Be filled with love for.

Usage examples:

It is not difficult to see why edward is enamoured of her

adjective

Liking something a lot

Usage examples:

Enamoured with/of i have to say i'm not exactly enamoured with/of this part of the country.