embarrassing |
causing or accompanied by feelings of shame, painful self-consciousness, or unease. |
embarrassment |
the condition of being embarrassed. [3 definitions] |
embassy |
an ambassador and his staff. [4 definitions] |
embattle |
to dispose or prepare (troops or a fortification) for battle. [2 definitions] |
embattled |
under attack by enemies or opponents; involved in battle. [2 definitions] |
embay |
to surround, enclose, or shelter in a bay, or as in a bay. |
embed |
to set or enclose firmly in some surrounding material. [2 definitions] |
embedded |
of journalists, stationed and traveling with a designated active military unit for the purpose of wartime reporting. |
embellish |
to improve by, or as though by, decorations; decorate. [2 definitions] |
embellishment |
a beautifying decoration or addition. [3 definitions] |
ember |
a small piece of glowing wood or coal, esp. in a dying fire. [2 definitions] |
embezzle |
to take by fraud for one's own use (money or property entrusted to one's care). |
embitter |
to make bitter the feelings or attitude of (someone). [2 definitions] |
emblazon |
to display (a coat of arms) on a knight's shield or other surface. [5 definitions] |
emblem |
an object or its representation, functioning as a symbol. [3 definitions] |
emblematic |
of, pertaining to, or acting as an emblem; symbolic. |
embodiment |
the act of embodying, or the state of being embodied. [3 definitions] |
embody |
to provide with, or as though with, a body; incarnate. [3 definitions] |
embolden |
to make bold; encourage. |
embolectomy |
the surgical removal of an embolus, usu. from a blood vessel. |
embolism |
in pathology, the obstruction or closure of a blood vessel by undissolved matter carried in the blood stream. |