| encounter |
to meet or come upon, esp. suddenly or by chance. [6 definitions] |
| encourage |
to arouse feelings of hope or courage in; give confidence to; hearten. [4 definitions] |
| encouragement |
the act of encouraging or condition of being encouraged. [2 definitions] |
| encouraging |
arousing feelings of hope or courage. [2 definitions] |
| encroach |
to exceed the established, previously known, or intended limits, usu. gradually. [3 definitions] |
| encroachment |
the act of exceeding proper or intended limits, as of territory or property. [2 definitions] |
| en croûte |
in a crust, esp. wrapped in pastry and baked. |
| encrust |
to cover with, or as though with, a crust. |
| encrusted |
covered with a hard or crisp layer of something. |
| encrypt |
to put (information) into a code, thus protecting it from being read and understood by those not authorized to have access to the information. |
| encumber |
to burden, as a heavy load or an obligation. [2 definitions] |
| encumbrance |
something or someone that hinders or burdens; impediment. [2 definitions] |
| -ency |
condition, act, or quality. |
| encyclical |
in the Roman Catholic Church, a letter from the Pope to the bishops stating a rule or papal opinion on a specific subject. [2 definitions] |
| encyclopedia |
a book or set of books containing articles on a wide variety of subjects, or on many aspects of one subject, usu. arranged in alphabetical order. |
| encyst |
to enclose in, form, or become enclosed in a cyst. |
| end |
either extreme point of anything that has length. [18 definitions] |
| endamoeba |
any of various one-celled organisms parasitic to invertebrates, one of which causes dysentery in humans; entamoeba. |
| endanger |
to cause to be exposed to danger. [2 definitions] |
| endangered |
exposed to danger. [2 definitions] |
| endangered species |
a species of plant or animal that is in danger of becoming extinct. |