embouchure
- n the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly
embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma
- n form of rhabdomyosarcoma occurring mainly in infants and children
embossment
- n an impression produced by pressure or printing
- n sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
embothrium
- n small genus of South American evergreen shrubs or small trees with long willowy branches and flowers in flamboyant terminal clusters
embothrium coccineum
- n grown for outstanding display of brilliant usually scarlet-crimson flowers; Andes
embrace
- n the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
- n the state of taking in or encircling
an island in the embrace of the sea - n a close affectionate and protective acceptance
his willing embrace of new ideas - v include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
- v squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
They embraced - v take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
She embraced Catholicism