noun Download 🔗Share (plural) The people of England; Englishmen and Englishwomen. Examples : "The Scottish and the English have a history of conflict." person group nation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (Amish, plural) The non-Amish; non-Amish people. Examples : "The Amish community often has different traditions than the "en." " culture group person society Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Ability to employ the English language correctly or idiomatically. Examples : "My coworkers have pretty good English for non-native speakers." language ability achievement linguistics communication education Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The English-language term or expression for something. Examples : ""What's the en for 'thank you' in French?" " language word Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Specific language or wording in English; English text or statements in speech, whether in translation or otherwise. Examples : "The technical details are correct, but much of the English is not very clear." language linguistics word communication writing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A size of type between pica (12 point) and great primer (18 point), standardized as 14-point. Examples : "The body text of the report was set in an en, which made it slightly larger and easier to read than the 12-point footnotes. " type writing point Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Plain or readily understandable English language. Examples : "The lawyer made sure to present the contract details in en, so everyone could understand their rights and responsibilities. " language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Spin or sidespin given to a ball, especially in pool or billiards. Examples : "You are trying to put too much English on the ball." sport game action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The name of the Latin-script letter N. Examples : "The ems and ens at the beginnings and ends." language word sign Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A unit of measurement equal to half an em (half the height of the type in use). Examples : ""The preferred dash length in our style guide is one en, which is half the height of the current font size." " type technical writing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition Download 🔗Share Used in various phrases borrowed from French or formed as if borrowed from French (see "Derived terms" below). Examples : "She approached the presentation with a certain je ne sais quoi, a charm that was difficult to put en words. " language linguistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading