Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z embankment A long mound of earth, stone, or similar material, usually built for purposes such as to hold back or store water, for protection from weather or enemies, or to support a road or railway. embannered Furnished or decorated with a banner. embar To enclose (as though behind bars); to imprison. embarcadero A quay; a wharf. embarge To put in a barge. embargo An order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port. embargoed Having had an embargo imposed, preventing access to or trade with. embargoist One who imposes an embargo. embark To go aboard a craft or vessel for transportation. embarkation The act of embarking. embarkee One who embarks on a vessel such as a ship or plane. embarker One who embarks. embarking An embarkation. embarkment embarkation; the act of setting out embarn To lay up in a barn. embarras Embarrassment; confusion, uncertainty. embarrass To disrupt someone's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely. embarrassability The quality of being embarrassable. embarrassable Capable of being embarrassed. embarrassed Having a feeling of shameful discomfort. embarrassedly In an embarrassed manner. embarrasser One who embarrasses (someone or something). embarrassing The action of the verb to embarrass; embarrassment. embarrassingly In an embarrassing manner. embarrassingness The state or quality of being embarrassing. embarrassment A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation. embarrel To place in a barrel. embarren To make barren. embase To lower physically. embasement The act of bringing down; lowering or deterioration. embassage An embassy. embassy The function or duty of an ambassador. embastardize To bastardize. embastioned Synonym of bastioned. embathe To bathe. embattail To embattle (furnish with, or as if with, battlements) embattle To arrange in order of battle; to array for battle. embattled Armed or prepared for battle (literally or figuratively). embattlement A battlement. embay To bathe; to steep. embayed Enclosed in (or as though in) a bay; harboured. embayment A bay. (the water) embeam To make brilliant with beams. embed To lay (something) as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed. embeddability The quality of being embeddable. embeddable That can be embedded. embedded Part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into; deep-rooted. embeddedness The property of being embedded. embedder One who, or that which, embeds. embedding The act or process by which one thing is embedded in another. embedment The act of embedding or the state of being embedded. embeggar Synonym of beggar (“to impoverish”). embelif Oblique. embelin A glycoside found in the roots of some Connarus species. embellish To make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate. embellishable Capable of being embellished. embellished Having been made more attractive, compelling or interesting. embellisher A person who embellishes. embellishing An embellishment. embellishingly So as to embellish. embellishment An act of embellishing. ember A piece of coal or wood glowing by heat; a hot coal. Embering Synonym of Ember day. emberizid Any member of the taxonomic family Emberizidae of passerine birds. emberizine Of the Emberizidae, a large family of seed-eating passerine birds. emberless Lacking embers. emberlike Resembling or characteristic of an ember. Emberling A surname. Emberlynn A female given name. embers The smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash. Emberton A village and civil parish in Milton Keynes district, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP885495). embetter To make better; improve. embetterment Improvement, betterment. embezzle To steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for which one works. embezzlement The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner. embezzler One who steals money they have been trusted with, especially from one's employer; one who embezzles. embezzling embezzlement embiggen To enlarge; to make or become bigger. embigin A glycoprotein involved in cell growth and development by mediating interactions between the cell and extracellular matrix. embiid Any of the webspinners of the family Embiidae. embillow To heave, as the waves of the sea; swell. embind To bind. embiopteran Any of the tropical or subtropical insects of the order Embioptera, which spin silk from structures on their front legs. embiopterous Of or pertaining to embiopterans. embiotocid Any fish in the family Embiotocidae, the surfperches. embiotocoid Belonging to the fish family Embiotocidae. embira Any of several related Brazilian trees of the genus Xylopia, or the bast fiber they yield. embitter To cause (something) to be or taste bitter; to bitter. embittered Deeply hostile, resentful. embitteredly In an embittered manner. embitteredness The state or condition of being embittered; bitterness. embitterer One who embitters. embittering Causing one to feel embittered. embitteringly So as to embitter. embitterment The state of being embittered Embla The first female human in the Edda. emblanch To whiten. emblaze To kindle; set ablaze. emblazer One who emblazes. emblazon To adorn with prominent markings. emblazoned Marked by light that blazes out. emblazoner Someone who emblazons. emblazoning Something emblazoned. emblazonment The act of emblazoning. emblazonry Something emblazoned; a heraldic pattern. emblem A representative symbol, such as a trademark, a badge or logo. emblema An inlaid ornament. emblematic Serving as, or relating to a symbol, emblem or illustration of a type. emblematical Emblematic. emblematically In an emblematic manner. emblematicalness The quality of being emblematical. emblematicize To render (someone or something) emblematic. emblematist A writer or creator of emblems. emblematize To stand as an emblem for; to represent; to emblemize. emblematologist One who studies emblematology. emblematology The study of emblems. emblemed Marked with an emblem. emblement An annual crop produced by cultivation, treated as personal property. emblemish Synonym of blemish. emblemishment A flaw. emblemist Synonym of emblematist. emblemize To represent with an emblem; to emblematize. emblemless Without an emblem. emblemology Synonym of emblematology. Embleton A surname. Embley A small village in Wellow parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU3221). emblic The fruit of Emblica officinalis (now Phyllanthus emblica, the Indian gooseberry, once used as a remedy against dysentery) emblica emblic emblicanin A particular ellagitannin. emblind to make or render blind embloom To deck or enrich with bloom. emblossom To cover with blossoms. Embo A coastal village in Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH8192). embodiable That can be embodied. embodied experienced, mediated via the physical body (typically in contrast to mental experience) embodiedly In an embodied fashion; as an embodiment. embodiedness The quality or condition of being embodied. embodier One who embodies. embodiment The process of embodying. embody To represent in a physical or concrete form; to incarnate or personify. embodying embodiment embog To bog down. emboggment The state of being embogged. embogue To disembogue; to discharge or flow out (normally of a river, into the sea or another river). emboil To boil with anger; to effervesce. embolalia Automatic speech; verbalization that occurs without conscious effort by the individual, such as repetitions and filler words. embolden To render (someone) bolder or more courageous; to encourage, to hearten. emboldened Having been made bold. emboldener One who, or that which, emboldens. emboldening A making bold.