Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter E - Page 24
Emptier (compar.) of Empty.
Emptiness (n.) The state of being empty; absence of contents; void space; vacuum; as, the emptiness of a vessel; emptiness of the stomach.
Emptiness (n.) Want of solidity or substance; unsatisfactoriness; inability to satisfy desire; vacuity; hollowness; the emptiness of earthly glory.
Emptiness (n.) Want of knowledge; lack of sense; vacuity of mind.
Emptiness (n.) [ U ] (Empty space) 空無一物；空曠 Empty space.
// He gazed out over the emptiness of the desert.
Emptiness (n.) [ U ] (Not sincere) 不真誠，無真實含義 The fact of not being sincere or having no real meaning.
// The emptiness of these political gestures.
Emptiness (n.) [ U ] (Sad feeling) 空虛感 A sad feeling of having no emotion or purpose.
// I was left with a horrible feeling of emptiness.
Emption (n.) The act of buying.
Emptional (a.) Capable of being purchased.
Empty (a.) 空的，空虛的，空腹的，空洞 Containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents; not filled; -- said of an inclosure, as a box, room, house, etc.; as, an empty chest, room, purse, or pitcher; an empty stomach; empty shackles.
Empty (a.) Free; clear; devoid; -- often with of.
Empty (a.) Having nothing to carry; unburdened.
Empty (a.) Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; -- said of language; as, empty words, or threats.
Empty (a.) Unable to satisfy; unsatisfactory; hollow; vain; -- said of pleasure, the world, etc.
Empty (a.) Producing nothing; unfruitful; -- said of a plant or tree; as, an empty vine.
Empty (a.) Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy; as, empty brains; an empty coxcomb.
Empty (a.) Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial; as, empty dreams.
Empties (n. pl. ) of Empty.
Empty (n.) An empty box, crate, cask, etc.; -- used in commerce, esp. in transportation of freight; as, "special rates for empties."
Emptied (imp. & p. p.) of Empty.
Emptying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Empty.
Empty (v. t.) 清空，倒空，使變空 ；空的東西，空物 To deprive of the contents; to exhaust; to make void or destitute; to make vacant; to pour out; to discharge; as, to empty a vessel; to empty a well or a cistern.
Empty (v. i.) To discharge itself; as, a river empties into the ocean.
Empty (v. i.) To become empty.
Empty (a.) (Nothing in) (A2) 空的；無人的 Not containing any things or people.
// An empty house/ street.
// Shall I take the empty bottles for recycling?
// The train was empty (= there were no passengers) By the time it reached London.
Empty (a.) (Not sincere) (C1) [ Usually before noun ] 無誠意的；空洞的；無意義的 Not sincere or without any real meaning.
// Empty threats/ rhetoric.
// They're just empty promises.
Empty (a.) (Without purposeI) 空虛的；無目標的，無意義的；百無聊賴的 Without purpose or interest.
// He says his life has been completely empty since his wife died.
// I felt empty, like a part of me had died.
Idiom:
On an empty stomach 空著肚子，空腹 Without eating anything.
// You should never go to work on an empty stomach.
Empty (v.) [ T ] 倒空，騰空；傾倒 To remove everything from inside something.
// I emptied the closet and put my belongings into the black overnight case.
// Would you mind emptying (out) your pockets?
// Empty the soup into a saucepan and simmer gently for ten minutes.
// She quickly emptied her glass (= drank its contents) and ordered another drink.
Empty (v.) [ I ] 變空 To become empty.
// The place emptied pretty quickly when the fight started.
Phrasal verb:
Empty into sth (- phrasal verb with Empty) (v.) （河流）流入，注入 If a river empties into a larger area of water, the water from it flows into that larger area.
// The River Tees empties into the North Sea.
Empty (n.) [ C usually plural ] 空瓶子 An empty bottle or other container, especially one that contained drink.
// Don't forget to recycle the empties.
Empty-handed (a.) [ after verb ] 兩手空空的；一無所獲的 Without bringing or taking anything.
// We can't go to the party empty-handed.
Emptying (n.) The act of making empty.
Emptying (n.) The lees of beer, cider, etc.; yeast.
Empugn (v. t.) See Impugn.
Empurpled (imp. & p. p.) of Empurple.
Empurpling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Empurple.
Empurple (v. t.) To tinge or dye of a purple color; to color with purple; to impurple.
Empuse (n.) A phantom or specter.
Empuzzle (v. t.) To puzzle.
Empyema (n.) A collection of blood, pus, or other fluid, in some cavity of the body, especially that of the pleura.
Empyesis (n.) An eruption of pustules.
Empyreal (a.) Formed of pure fire or light; refined beyond aerial substance; pertaining to the highest and purest region of heaven.
Empyreal (n.) Empyrean.
Empyreal (a.) Of or relating to the heavens or firmament : Celestial.
Empyreal (a.) Sublime.
Empyrean (n.) 最高天（古宇宙論認為該處存有純火，早期基督教認為該處是上帝的家園）；可見的天堂，蒼天 The highest heaven, where the pure element of fire was supposed by the ancients to subsist.
Empyrean (a.) 天堂的，蒼天的，最高天的； Empyreal.
Compare: Empyreal
Empyreal (a.) 最高天的；太空的 See Empyrean.
Empyrean (a.) Relating to heaven or the sky.
‘The empyrean domain where human will and God's will became as one.’
‘The empyrean heights of the imagination.’
Empyrean (n.) (The empyrean) The highest part of heaven, thought by the ancients to be the realm of pure fire.
‘The unapproachable splendour of the empyrean.’
Empyrean (n.) [Literary] The visible heavens; the sky.
‘We rose through the polluted air into the clear empyrean above.’
Empyreuma (n.) The peculiar smell and taste arising from products of decomposition of animal or vegetable substances when burnt in close vessels.
Empyreumatic (a.) Alt. of Empyreumatical.
Empyreumatical (a.) Of or pertaining to empyreuma; as, an empyreumatic odor.
Empyreumatize (v. t.) To render empyreumatic.
Empyrical (a.) Containing the combustible principle of coal.
Empyrosis (n.) A general fire; a conflagration.
Emrods (n. pl.) See Emerods.
Emu (n.) A large Australian bird, of two species (Dromaius Novae-Hollandiae and D. irroratus), related to the cassowary and the ostrich. The emu runs swiftly, but is unable to fly.
Emulable (a.) Capable of being emulated.
Emulate (a.) Striving to excel; ambitious; emulous.
Emulated (imp. & p. p.) of Emulate.
Emulating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Emulate.
Emulate (v. t.) To strive to equal or to excel in qualities or actions; to imitate, with a view to equal or to outdo, to vie with; to rival; as, to emulate the good and the great.
Thine eye would emulate the diamond. -- Shak.
Emulate (v.) Strive to equal or match, especially by imitating; "He is emulating the skating skills of his older sister."
Emulate (v.) Imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software.
Emulate (v.) Compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with; "This artist's drawings cannot emulate his water colors."
Emulation (n.) The endeavor to equal or to excel another in qualities or actions; an assiduous striving to equal or excel another; rivalry.
A noble emulation heats your breast. -- Dryden.
Emulation (n.) Jealous rivalry; envy; envious contention.
Such factious emulations shall arise. -- Shak.
Emulation (n.) Imitation (of an admired model) for the purpose of improving one's own qualities.
[Chivalry was] An ideal which, if never met with in real life, was acknowledged by all as the highest model for emulation. -- Thomas Bulfinch (Mythology)
Emulation (n.) (Computers) the imitation of the actions of a computer system or component, especially a processor, by means of a computer program, with the goal of predicting the behavior and performance characteristics of that system without actually manufacturing it.
1996 marked the year that emulation became a mainstream design verification tool. -- Computer Design (editorial, 1998)
Syn: Competition; rivalry; contest; contention; strife. -- Emulation, Competition, Rivalry. Competition is the struggle of two or more persons for the same object.
Emulation is an ardent desire for superiority, arising from competition, but now implying, of necessity, any improper feeling. Rivalry is a personal contest, and, almost of course, has a selfish object and gives rise to envy. "Competition and emulation have honor for their basis; rivalry is but a desire for selfish gratification. Competition and emulation animate to effort; rivalry usually produces hatred. Competition and emulation seek to merit success; rivalry is contented with obtaining it." -- Crabb.
Emulation (n.) Ambition to equal or excel.
Emulation (n.) (Computer science) Technique of one machine obtaining the same results as another.
Emulation (n.) Effort to equal or surpass another.
Emulation, () When one system performs in exactly the same way as another, though perhaps not at the same speed. A typical example would be emulation of one computer by (a program running on) another. You might use an emulation as a replacement for a system whereas you would use a simulation if you just wanted to analyse it and make predictions about it.
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Emulative (a.) Inclined to emulation; aspiring to competition; rivaling; as, an emulative person or effort. "Emulative zeal." -- Hoole.
Emulatively (adv.) In an emulative manner; with emulation.
Emulator (n.) One who emulates, or strives to equal or surpass.
As Virgil rivaled Homer, Milton was the emulator of both. -- Bp. Warburton.
Emulator (n.) Someone who copies the words or behavior of another [syn: copycat, imitator, emulator, ape, aper].
Emulator, () Hardware or software that performs emulation.
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Emulatory (a.) Pertaining to emulation; connected with rivalry. [R.] "Emulatory officiousness." -- Bp. Hall.
Emulatress (n.) A female emulator. [R.]
Emule (v. t.) To emulate. [Obs.] "Emuled of many." -- Spenser.
Emulge (v. t.) To milk out; to drain. [Obs.] -- Bailey.
Emulgent (a.) (Anat.) Pertaining to the kidneys; renal; as, emulgent arteries and veins.
Emulgent (n.) An emulgent vessel, as a renal artery or vein.
Emulgent (n.) (Med.) A medicine that excites the flow of bile. [Obs.] -- Hoblyn.
Emulous (a.) Ambitiously desirous to equal or even to excel another; eager to emulate or vie with another; desirous of like excellence with another; -- with of; as, emulous of another's example or virtues.
Emulous (a.) Vying with; rivaling; hence, contentious, envious. "Emulous Carthage." -- B. Jonson.
Emulous missions 'mongst the gods. -- Shak.
Emulous (a.) Characterized by or arising from emulation or imitation
Emulous (a.) Eager to surpass others [syn: emulous, rivalrous].
Emulously (adv.) In an emulous manner.
Emulously (adv.) In a competitively imitative manner; "she emulously tried to outdo her older sister."
Emulousness (n.) The quality of being emulous.
Emulsic (a.) Pertaining to, or produced from, emulsin; as, emulsic acid. -- Hoblyn.
Emulsify (v. t.) To convert into an emulsion; to form an emulsion; to reduce from an oily substance to a milky fluid in which the fat globules are in a very finely divided state, giving it the semblance of solution; as, the pancreatic juice emulsifies the oily part of food.
Emulsify (v.) Cause to become an emulsion; make into an emulsion [ant: demulsify].
Emulsify (v.) Form into or become an emulsion; "The solution emulsified" [ant: demulsify].
Emulsin (n.) (Chem.) The white milky pulp or extract of bitter almonds. [R.]
Emulsin (n.) An unorganized ferment (contained in this extract and in other vegetable juices), which effects the decomposition of certain glucosides.
Emulsion (n.) Any liquid preparation of a color and consistency resembling milk; as:
Emulsion (n.) (a) In pharmacy, an extract of seeds, or a mixture of oil and water united by a mucilaginous substance.
Emulsion (n.) (b) In photography, a liquid preparation of collodion holding salt of silver, used in the photographic process.
Emulsion (n.) (Chemistry) A colloid in which both phases are liquids; "an oil-in-water emulsion."
Emulsion (n.) A light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin [syn: emulsion, photographic emulsion].
Emulsive (a.) 乳劑質的；可榨出油來的；會流出乳狀液的；能乳化的 Softening; milklike.
Emulsive (a.) Yielding oil by expression; as, emulsive seeds.
Emulsive (a.) Producing or yielding a milklike substance; as, emulsive acids.
Emunctories (n. pl. ) of Emunctory.
Emunctory (n.) (Physiol.) Any organ or part of the body (as the kidneys, skin, etc.,) which serves to carry off excrementitious or waste matter.
Emuscation (n.) A freeing from moss. [Obs.]
Wren (n.) (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging to Troglodytes and numerous allied of the family Troglodytidae.
Note: Among the species best known are the house wren ({Troglodytes aedon) common in both Europe and America, and the American winter wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis). See also Cactus wren, Marsh wren, and Rock wren, under Cactus, Marsh, and Rock.
Wren (n.) (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small singing birds more or less resembling the true wrens in size and habits.
Note: Among these are several species of European warblers; as, the reed wren (see Reed warbler (a), under Reed), the sedge wren (see Sedge warbler, under Sedge), the willow wren (see Willow warbler, under Willow), the golden-crested wren, and the ruby-crowned wren (see Kinglet).
Ant wren, Any one of numerous South American birds of the family Formicaridae, allied to the ant thrushes.
Blue wren, A small Australian singing bird ({Malurus cyaneus), the male of which in the breeding season is bright blue. Called also superb warbler.
Emu wren. See in the Vocabulary.
Wren babbler, Any one of numerous species of small timaline birds belonging to Alcippe, Stachyris, Timalia, and several allied genera. These birds are common in Southern Asia and the East Indies.
Wren tit. See Ground wren, under Ground.
Wren warbler, Any one of several species of small Asiatic and African singing birds belonging to Prinia and allied genera. These birds are closely allied to the tailor birds, and build their nests in a similar manner. See also Pincpinc.
Emu (n.) (Zool.) A large Australian bird, of two species ({Dromaius Nov[ae] -- Hollandi[ae] and D. irroratus), related to the cassowary and the ostrich. The emu runs swiftly, but is unable to fly. [Written also emeu and emew.]
Note: The name is sometimes erroneously applied, by the Brazilians, to the rhea, or South American ostrich.
Emu wren. See in the Vocabulary.
Emu wren () (Zool.) A small wrenlike Australian bird (Stipiturus malachurus), having the tail feathers long and loosely barbed, like emu feathers.
Emyds (n. pl. ) of Emyd.
Emyd (n.) (Zool.) A fresh-water tortoise of the family Emydid[ae].
Emydea (n. pl.) (Zool.) A group of chelonians which comprises many species of fresh-water tortoises and terrapins.
Emydea (n. pl.) [In former classifications] A group of turtles nearly coextensive with the family Emydidae.
En- () A prefix signifying in or into, used in many English words, chiefly those borrowed from the French. Some English words are written indifferently with en-or in-. For ease of pronunciation it is commonly changed to em-before p, b, and m, as in employ, embody, emmew. It is sometimes used to give a causal force, as in enable, enfeeble, to cause to be, or to make, able, or feeble; and sometimes merely gives an intensive force, as in enchasten. See In-.
En- () A prefix from Gr. ? in, meaning in; as, encephalon, entomology. See In-.
EN, () Europa Norm (Europe)
-en () A suffix from AS. -an, formerly used to form the plural of many nouns, as in ashen, eyen, oxen, all obs. except oxen. In some cases, such as children and brethren, it has been added to older plural forms.
-en () A suffix corresponding to AS. -en and -on, formerly used to form the plural of verbs, as in housen, escapen.
-en () A suffix signifying to make, to cause, used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives; as in strengthen, quicken, frighten. This must not be confused with -en corresponding in Old English to the AS. infinitive ending -an.
-en () An adjectival suffix, meaning made of; as in golden, leaden, wooden.
-en () The termination of the past participle of many strong verbs; as, in broken, gotten, trodden.
En (n.) (Print.) Half an em, that is, half of the unit of space in measuring printed matter. See Em.
Enabled (imp. & p. p.) of Enable.
Enabling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Enable.
Enable (v. t.) To give strength or ability to; to make firm and strong. [Obs.] "Who hath enabled me." -- 1 Tim. i. 12.
Receive the Holy Ghost, said Christ to his apostles, when he enabled them with priestly power. -- Jer. Taylor.
Enable (v. t.) To make able (to do, or to be, something); to confer sufficient power upon; to furnish with means, opportunities, and the like; to render competent for; to empower; to endow.
Temperance gives Nature her full play, and enables her to exert herself in all her force and vigor. -- Addison.
Enable (v.) Render capable or able for some task; "This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street"; "The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain" [ant: disable, disenable, incapacitate].
Enablement (n.) The act of enabling, or the state of being enabled; ability. -- Bacon.
Enacted (imp. & p. p.) of Enact.
Enacting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Enact.
Enact (v. t.) 制定（法律）；頒布（法案）； 上演；扮演（角色） To decree; to establish by legal and authoritative act; to make into a law; especially, to perform the legislative act with reference to (a bill) which gives it the validity of law.
Enact (v. t.) To act; to perform; to do; to effect. [Obs.]
The king enacts more wonders than a man. -- Shak.
Enact (v. t.) To act the part of; to represent; to play.
I did enact Julius Caesar. -- Shak.
Enacting clause, That clause of a bill which formally expresses the legislative sanction.
Enact (n.) Purpose; determination. [Obs.]
Enact (v.) Order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985" [syn: ordain, enact].
Enact (v.) Act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day" [syn: enact, reenact, act out].
Enactive (a.) Having power to enact or establish as a law. -- Abp. Bramhall.