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Definitions: EN- |
EN-1. A prefix from Gr. / in, meaning in; as, encephalon, entomology. See In-. 2. 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-. |
Crosswords: EN- |
| English words defined with "EN-": Em-. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "EN-": Enaunter, Encave, Encorporing, Endenizen, Endoctrine, Endrudge, Enfeloned, Enfleurage, Enfouldred, Engaol, Engarboil, Engarland, Englue, Enharden, Enlard, Enlight, Enlimn, Enlive, Enlumine, Enlute, Enmarble, Enmesh, Enmossed, Ennew, Enrace, Enrange, Enrank, Enrapt, Enregister, Enrheum, Enrobe, Enrockment, Ensphere, Enthrill, Enthrone, Entortilation, Entrochite, Envermeil, Envyned, Enzyme ♦ Parenthesis. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "EN-" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Swedish (uni-). |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | ![]() | Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser shaking hands with Japanese chief delegate Tatsunosuke Takasaki at the Afro-Asian Conference--Chinese premier Chou En- lai is in center.Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | in-. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: en, ne. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-n" | |
+1 letter: ane, ben, den, end, eng, ens, eon, ern, fen, gen, hen, ken, men, nae, neb, nee, net, new, one, pen, sen, ten, wen, yen. | |
+2 letters: acne, aeon, amen, anes, anew, ante, bane, bean, been, bend, bene, bens, bent, bine, bone, bren, cane, cent, cine, cone, dean, dene, deni, dens, dent, deny, dine, done, dune, dyne, earn, ebon, elan, ends, engs, enol, enow, envy, eons, erne, erns, etna, even, exon, eyen, eyne, fane, fend, fens, fern, fine, gaen, gane, gene, gens, gent, genu, gien, glen, gone, haen, hens, hent, hern, hewn, hone, jane, jean, jeon, kane, keen, keno, kens, kent, kern, kine, knee, knew, kune, lane, lean, lend, leno, lens, lent, lien, line, lone, lune, mane, mean, mend, meno, menu, mien, mine, nabe, name, nape, nave, neap, near, neat, nebs, neck, need, neem, neep, neif, nema, nene, neon, nerd, ness, nest, nets, nett, neuk, neum, neve, nevi, news, newt, next, nice, nide, nine, nite, nixe, node, noel, noes, nome, none, nope, nose, note, nude, nuke, omen, once, ones, open, oven, oxen, pane, pean, peen, pein, pend, pens, pent, peon, pine, pone, rein, rend, rent, rune, sane, seen, send, sene, sent, sewn, sine, sned, snye, sone, syne, teen, tend, tens, tent, tern, then, tine, tone, tune, tyne, unbe, unde, vane, vein, vena, vend, vent, vine, wane, wean, ween, wend, wens, went, when, wine, wren, yean, yens, zein, zone. | |
+3 letters: acned, acnes, admen, aeons, agene, agent, agone, akene, alane, alien, aline, alone, amend, amens, ament, amine, anear, anele, anent, angel, anger, angle, anile, anime, anise, ankle, annex, anode, anole, ansae, antae, anted, antes, antre, apnea, arena, arpen, ashen, aspen, atone, avens, awned, axmen, axone, azine, baned, banes, beano, beans, began, begin, begun, being, bench, bends, bendy, benes, benne, benni, benny, bents, beton, bines, binge, blend, blent, boned, boner, bones, boney, bonne, bonze, borne, brens, brent, brine, caned, caner, canes, canoe, cense, cento, cents, centu, chine, cines, clean, cline, clone, coden, coned, cones, coney, conge, conte, copen, coven, cozen, crane, crone, dance, daven, dawen, deans, deign, demon, denar, denes, denim, dense, dents, devon, dewan, diene, dined, diner, dines, dinge, dizen, donee, donne, doven, doyen, dozen, drone, dunce, dunes, dwine, dynel, dynes, earns, eaten, ebons, ebony, eikon, eking, elain, eland, elans, elfin, elint, eloin, emend, enact, enate, ended, ender, endow, endue, enema, enemy, enjoy, ennui, enoki, enols, enorm, enows, enrol, ensky, ensue, enter, entia, entry, enure, envoi, envoy, enzym, eosin, ernes, etnas, evens, event, exine, exons, eying, faena, fanes, feign, feint, felon, fence, fends, fenny, ferns, ferny, fiend, fined, finer, fines, foehn, frena, ganef, ganev, genes, genet, genic, genie, genii, genip, genoa, genom, genre, genro, gents, genua, genus, given, glean, glens, gnome, gonef, goner, green, hance, hanse, haven, hemin, hence, henna, henry, hents, herns, heron, hinge, honed, honer, hones, honey, hosen, hyena, hymen, imine, inane, inbye, index, indie, indue, inept, inert, infer, ingle, inked, inker, inkle, inlet, inned, inner, inset, inter, inure, irone, janes, jeans, jenny, jeton, jones, kanes, keens, kenaf, kench, kendo, kenos, kerne, kerns, kines, knave, knead, kneed, kneel, knees, knell, knelt, knife, koine, krone, laden, lance, lanes, laten, leans, leant, learn, leben, leman, lemon, lends, lenes, lenis, lenos, lense, lento, leone, levin, liane, liens, liken, limen, lined, linen, liner, lines, liney, liven, loden, loner, longe, lumen, lunes, lunet, lunge, maned, manes, mange, manse, maven, means, meant, meany, meiny, melon, menad, mends, mensa, mense, menta, menus, mesne, meson, miens, minae, mince, mined, miner, mines, minke, mizen, monde, money, monie, monte, nabes, nacre, naevi, naive, naked, naled, named, namer, names, nance, napes, nappe, nares, nates, navel, naves, neaps, nears, neath, neats, necks, needs, needy, neems, neeps, negus, neifs, neigh, neist, nelly, nemas, nenes, neons, nerds, nerdy, nerol, nerts, nertz, nerve, nervy, nests, netop, netts, netty, neuks, neume, neums, never, neves, nevus, newel, newer, newie, newly, newsy, newts, nexus, ngwee, nicer, niche, nided, nides, niece, nieve, nines, nisei, niter, nites, nitre, nixed, nixes, nixie, noble, nodes, noels, noise, nomen, nomes, nonce, nones, nonet, noose, nosed, noses, nosey, noted, noter, notes, novae, novel, nuder, nudes, nudge, nudie, nuked, nukes, numen, nurse, oaken, oaten, ocean, odeon, often, olden, olein, omens, onces, onery, onset, opens, opine, ounce, ovens, ovine, owned, owner, owsen, ozone, paean, paeon, paned, panel, panes, panne, paten, peans, pecan, peens, peins, pekan, pekin, pelon, penal, pence, pends, penes, pengo, penis, penna, penne, penni, penny, peons, peony, phone, pined, pines, piney, plane, plena, ponce, pones, preen, prone, prune, quean, queen, quern, ramen, rance, ranee, range, raven, recon, redan, redon, regna, reign, reink, reins, reman, renal, rends, renew, renig, renin, rente, rents, repin, reran, rerun, resin, rewan, rewin, rewon, rinse, ripen, risen, riven, rouen, roven, rowen, rumen, runes, saned, saner, sanes, scena, scend, scene, scent, scone, sedan, segni, segno, seine, semen, sends, sengi, senna, senor, sensa, sense, sente, senti, serin, seton, seven, sewan, sheen, shend, shent, shewn, shine, shone, since, sines, sinew, singe, siren, skean, skeen, skein, skene, snake, snare, sneak, sneap, sneck, sneds, sneer, snell, snide, snipe, snore, snyes, sonde, sones, spean, spend, spent, spine, stane, stein, steno, stern, stone, swine, syren, taken, teens, teeny, teind, tench, tends, tenet, tenge, tenia, tenon, tenor, tense, tenth, tents, tenty, terne, terns, thane, thegn, thein, thens, thine, tinea, tined, tines, tinge, token, toned, toner, tones, toney, tonne, treen, trend, trine, trone, tuned, tuner, tunes, tween, twine, tyned, tynes, ulnae, uncle, undee, under, undue, unfed, unite, unled, unlet, unmet, unmew, unpeg, unpen, unset, unsew, unsex, untie, unwed, upend, urine, usnea, vaned, vanes, veena, vegan, veins, veiny, venae, venal, vends, venge, venin, venom, vents, venue, vimen, vined, vines, vixen, waken, waned, wanes, waney, waxen, weans, weens, weeny, wench, wends, wenny, wheen, whens, whine, widen, wince, wined, wines, winey, winze, wizen, woken, women, woven, wrens, xenia, xenic, xenon, yamen, yeans, yearn, yenta, yente, yince, zazen, zeins, zineb, zoned, zoner, zones. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 4E 2D |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01001110 00101101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E N - |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 004E 002D |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)394815 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Images: Photo Album 4. Translations: Ancient | 5. Anagrams 6. Orthography 7. Bibliography |
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