- Doctor, doctor! I"ve had a sore stomach ever since I ate three crabs last week.
- Did they smell bad when you took them out of their shells?
- What do you mean "took them out of their shells"?
v. (us enamor) (usu. In passive; foll. By of) inspire with love or delight. [french amour love]
ENCHANT
v. - charm, delight.
- bewitch. enchantedly adv. Enchanting adj. Enchantingly adv. Enchantment n.
ENCLAVE
n. Territory of one state surrounded by that of another. [latin clavis key]
ENCLOSE
v. (-sing) 1 a surround with a wall, fence, etc. B shut in.
- put in a receptacle (esp. In an envelope with a letter).
- (usu. As enclosed adj.) Seclude (a religious community) from the outside world. [latin: related to *include]
ENCRUST
v. - cover with or form a crust.
- coat with a hard casing or deposit, sometimes for decoration. [french: related to *en-1]
ENDEMIC
adj. (often foll. By to) regularly or only found among a particular people or in a particular region. endemically adv. [greek en- in, demos the people]
ENDLESS
adj. - infinite; without end.
- continual (endless complaints).
- colloq. Innumerable.
- (of a belt, chain, etc.) Having the ends joined for continuous action over wheels etc. endlessly adv. [old english: related to *end]
ENDMOST
adj. Nearest the end.
ENDORSE
v. (also indorse) (-sing) 1 approve.
- sign or write on (a document), esp. Sign the back of (a cheque).
- enter details of a conviction for an offence on (a driving-licence). endorsement n. [latin dorsum back]
ENDWAYS
adv. (also endwise) 1 with end uppermost or foremost.
