| ATEMPORAL | • atemporal adj. Unaffected by time; timeless; permanent or unchanging. • ATEMPORAL adj. without consideration of time. |
| EMPOISONS | • empoisons v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of empoison. • EMPOISON v. (archaic) to poison. |
| EMPOLDERS | • empolders v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of empolder. • EMPOLDER v. to reclaim low-lying land, also IMPOLDER. |
| EMPORIUMS | • emporiums n. Plural of emporium. • EMPORIUM n. (Latin) a large trading centre. |
| EMPOWERED | • empowered adj. Having been given powers. • empowered adj. (US) Having been given the power to make choices relevant to one’s situation. • empowered adj. (US) Acting with confidence. |
| EXTEMPORE | • extempore adj. Carried out with no preparation; impromptu. • extempore adv. Without preparation; extemporaneously. • extempore n. Something improvised. |
| PALEMPORE | • palempore n. Alternative form of palampore. • PALEMPORE n. a flowered chintz bedcover common in Asia, also PALAMPORE. |
| TEMPORALS | • temporals n. Plural of temporal. • TEMPORAL n. a bone or muscle in the temples. |
| TEMPORARY | • temporary adj. Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time. • temporary adj. Existing only for a short time or short times; transient, ephemeral. • temporary n. One serving for a limited time; short-term employee. |
| TEMPORISE | • temporise v. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of temporize. • TEMPORISE v. to delay so as to gain time or to avoid making a decision, also TEMPORIZE. |
| TEMPORIZE | • temporize v. (Intransitive) To deliberately act evasively or prolong a discussion in order to gain time or postpone… • temporize v. (Intransitive, by extension) To discuss, to negotiate; to reach a compromise. • temporize v. (Transitive, dentistry) To apply a temporary piece of dental work that will later be removed. |