engineering |
the profession, art, or study of applying scientific and mathematical knowledge to practical ends, such as the design and building of structures, engines, electrical equipment, and the like. [2 definitions] |
engine house |
a building in which large engines, such as fire engines or locomotives, are kept when not in use. |
engineless |
combined form of engine. |
England |
a division of the United Kingdom, comprising the southern and largest part of the island of Great Britain. |
English |
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of England or its people, culture, or the like. [7 definitions] |
English Channel |
an extension of the Atlantic between England and France. |
English horn |
a double-reed woodwind instrument that resembles the oboe but is larger and lower in pitch. |
English ivy |
see "ivy." |
Englishman |
a man who is a native or citizen of England, or a male of English descent. |
English muffin |
a small, round, flat yeast roll, often baked on a griddle, and usu. split and toasted before eating. |
English setter |
a breed of medium-sized bird dog with long white silky hair mottled with black or brown markings. |
English sonnet |
see "Shakespearean sonnet." |
English sparrow |
a small common brownish gray sparrow; house sparrow. |
English walnut |
a variety of walnut tree or the edible nut it bears, that is widely used in cooking. |
Englishwoman |
a woman who is a native or citizen of England, or a female of English descent. |
engorge |
to eat greedily. [3 definitions] |
engraft |
to graft or join (a shoot from one plant) to another plant. |
engrave |
to cut (a design or lettering) into a hard, flat surface, as by a sharp implement or acid, often for the purpose of making a plate for printing. [4 definitions] |
engraving |
the act, art, or procedure of engraving. [3 definitions] |
engross |
to interest or occupy fully to the exclusion of all else. |
engrossed |
involved or mentally engaged in something to the point of being unable to focus on anything else. |