Index of English words, starting with "em"

(1) - Embank (v. t.) To throw up a bank so as to confine or to defend; to protect by a bank of earth or stone.

(1) - Embankment (n.) A structure of earth, gravel, etc., raised to prevent water from overflowing a level tract of country, to retain water in a reservoir, or to carry a roadway, etc.
(2) - Embankment (n.) The act of surrounding or defending with a bank.

(1) - Embargo (v. t.) To lay an embargo on and thus detain; to prohibit from leaving port; -- said of ships, also of commerce and goods.
(2) - Embargo (n.) An edict or order of the government prohibiting the departure of ships of commerce from some or all of the ports within its dominions; a prohibition to sail.

(1) - Embark (v. i.) To engage in any affair.
(2) - Embark (v. i.) To go on board a vessel or a boat for a voyage; as, the troops embarked for Lisbon.
(3) - Embark (v. t.) To engage, enlist, or invest (as persons, money, etc.) in any affair; as, he embarked his fortune in trade.
(4) - Embark (v. t.) To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard.

(1) - Embarkation (n.) That which is embarked; as, an embarkation of Jesuits.
(2) - Embarkation (n.) The act of putting or going on board of a vessel; as, the embarkation of troops.