nounπShare(plural) The people of England; Englishmen and Englishwomen."The Scottish and the English have a history of conflict."persongroupnationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(Amish, plural) The non-Amish; non-Amish people."The Amish community often has different traditions than the "en." "culturegrouppersonsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAbility to employ the English language correctly or idiomatically."My coworkers have pretty good English for non-native speakers."languageabilityachievementlinguisticscommunicationeducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe English-language term or expression for something.""What's the en for 'thank you' in French?" "languagewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareSpecific language or wording in English; English text or statements in speech, whether in translation or otherwise."The technical details are correct, but much of the English is not very clear."languagelinguisticswordcommunicationwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA size of type between pica (12 point) and great primer (18 point), standardized as 14-point."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. "typewritingpointChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπSharePlain or readily understandable English language."The lawyer made sure to present the contract details in en, so everyone could understand their rights and responsibilities. "languageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareSpin or sidespin given to a ball, especially in pool or billiards."You are trying to put too much English on the ball."sportgameactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe name of the Latin-script letter N."The ems and ens at the beginnings and ends."languagewordsignChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA unit of measurement equal to half an em (half the height of the type in use).""The preferred dash length in our style guide is one en, which is half the height of the current font size." "typetechnicalwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
prepositionπShareUsed in various phrases borrowed from French or formed as if borrowed from French (see "Derived terms" below)."She approached the presentation with a certain je ne sais quoi, a charm that was difficult to put en words. "languagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading