Nouns Starting With EM

Here's the list of all the 549 Nouns Starting With EM in the English Language.

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email
1. (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in
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employment
1. the state of being employed or having a job
2. the occupation for which you are paid
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employee
1. a worker who is hired to perform a job
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emergency
1. a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
2. a state in which martial law applies
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em
1. a quad with a square body
2. a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing
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empty
1. a container that has been emptied
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employer
1. a person or firm that employs workers
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empire
1. the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
2. a group of countries under a single authority
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emphasis
1. special importance or significance
2. intensity or forcefulness of expression
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emission
1. the act of emitting; causing to flow forth
2. a substance that is emitted or released
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embassy
1. a diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work
2. an ambassador and his entourage collectively
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emerald
1. a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone
2. a transparent piece of emerald that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
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employ
1. the state of being employed or having a job
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emperor
1. the male ruler of an empire
2. red table grape of California
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embroidery
1. elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
2. decorative needlework
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emotion
1. any strong feeling
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embrace
1. the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
2. the state of taking in or encircling
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emergence
1. the gradual beginning or coming forth
2. the becoming visible
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empowerment
1. the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
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emulation
1. ambition to equal or excel
2. (computer science) technique of one machine obtaining the same results as another
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emulator
1. someone who copies the words or behavior of another
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embodiment
1. a new personification of a familiar idea
2. a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept
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embryo
1. (botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium
2. an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life
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emblem
1. special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.
2. a visible symbol representing an abstract idea
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emu
1. large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller
2. any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism
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emeritus
1. a professor or minister who is retired from assigned duties
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emporium
1. a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain
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embracing
1. the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
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emphasizing
1. the act of giving special importance or significance to something
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emery
1. a hard grey-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite; used as an abrasive (especially as a coating on paper)
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embarrassment
1. the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
2. the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy)
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empress
1. a woman emperor or the wife of an emperor
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empathy
1. understanding and entering into another's feelings
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embargo
1. a government order imposing a trade barrier
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emf
1. the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts
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emancipation
1. freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child
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emulsion
1. (chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids
2. a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin
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emigration
1. migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)
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emptiness
1. the state of containing nothing
2. having an empty stomach
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emir
1. an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia)
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emphysema
1. an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age
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emporia
1. a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain
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eminence
1. high status importance owing to marked superiority
2. a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament
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emitter
1. the electrode in a transistor where electrons originate
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emptying
1. the act of removing the contents of something
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embankment
1. a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection
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embryology
1. the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms
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ember
1. a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
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embolism
1. an insertion into a calendar
2. occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)
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emmet
1. social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
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emoticon
1. a representation of a facial expression (as a smile or frown) created by typing a sequence of characters in sending email
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emigrant
1. someone who leaves one country to settle in another
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embellishment
1. elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
2. a superfluous ornament
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embezzlement
1. the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
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emcee
1. a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
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emphases
1. special importance or significance
2. intensity or forcefulness of expression
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emplacement
1. military installation consisting of a prepared position for siting a weapon
2. the act of putting something in a certain place
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empiricism
1. (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
2. the application of empirical methods in any art or science
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embarkation
1. the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
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emissary
1. someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
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emirate
1. the domain controlled by an emir
2. the office of an emir
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employable
1. a person who is qualified and ready to work
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embargoes
1. a government order imposing a trade barrier
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emollient
1. toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin
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