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  • English Word Embusy Definition To employ.
  • English Word Eme Definition An uncle.
  • English Word Emeer Definition Same as Emir.
  • English Word Emeer Definition An Arabian military commander, independent chieftain, or ruler of a province; also, an honorary title given to the descendants of Mohammed, in the line of his daughter Fatima; among the Turks, likewise, a title of dignity, given to certain high officials.
  • English Word Emeership Definition The rank or office of an Emir.
  • English Word Emenagogue Definition See Emmenagogue.
  • English Word Emend Definition To purge of faults; to make better; to correct; esp., to make corrections in (a literary work); to alter for the better by textual criticism, generally verbal.
  • English Word Emendable Definition Corrigible; amendable.
  • English Word Emendately Definition Without fault; correctly.
  • English Word Emendation Definition The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement.
  • English Word Emendation Definition Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document; as, the book might be improved by judicious emendations.
  • English Word Emendator Definition One who emends or critically edits.
  • English Word Emendatory Definition Pertaining to emendation; corrective.
  • English Word Emended Definition of Emend
  • English Word Emender Definition One who emends.
  • English Word Emendicate Definition To beg.
  • English Word Emending Definition of Emend
  • English Word Emerald Definition A precious stone of a rich green color, a variety of beryl. See Beryl.
  • English Word Emerald Definition A kind of type, in size between minion and nonpare/l. It is used by English printers.
  • English Word Emerald Definition Of a rich green color, like that of the emerald.
  • English Word Emeraldine Definition A green compound used as a dyestuff, produced from aniline blue when acted upon by acid.
  • English Word Emeraud Definition An emerald.
  • English Word Emerge Definition To rise out of a fluid; to come forth from that in which anything has been plunged, enveloped, or concealed; to issue and appear; as, to emerge from the water or the ocean; the sun emerges from behind the moon in an eclipse; to emerge from poverty or obscurity.
  • English Word Emerged Definition of Emerge
  • English Word Emergence Definition The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; sudden uprisal or appearance.
  • English Word Emergences Definition of Emergence
  • English Word Emergencies Definition of Emergency
  • English Word Emergency Definition Sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence; a sudden occasion.
  • English Word Emergency Definition An unforeseen occurrence or combination of circumstances which calls for immediate action or remedy; pressing necessity; exigency.
  • English Word Emergent Definition Rising or emerging out of a fluid or anything that covers or conceals; issuing; coming to light.