encroaching
— Adjective
– English
～ gradually intrusive without right or permission; "we moved back from the encroaching tide"; "invasive tourists"; "trespassing hunters"
encroachment
— Noun
– English
～ entry to another's property without right or permission
encroachment
— Noun
– English
～ influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture"
encroachment
— Noun
– English
～ any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts"
encrust
— Verb
– English
～ cover or coat with a crust
encrust
— Verb
– English
～ decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)
encrust
— Verb
– English
～ form a crust or a hard layer
encrustation
— Noun
– English
～ the formation of a crust
encrustation
— Noun
– English
～ a hard outer layer that covers something
encrustation
— Noun
– English
～ a decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay
encrusted
— Adjective
– English
～ having a hardened crust as a covering
encrypt
— Verb
– English
～ convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons"
encryption
— Noun
– English
～ the activity of converting data or information into code
enculturation
— Noun
– English
～ the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"
encumber
— Verb
– English
～ restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult
encumbered
— Adjective
– English
～ loaded to excess or impeded by a heavy load; "a summer resort...encumbered with great clapboard-and-stucco hotels"- A.J.Liebling; "a hiker encumbered with a heavy backpack"; "an encumbered estate"
encumbrance
— Noun
– English
～ any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
encumbrance
— Noun
– English
～ an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"
encumbrance
— Noun
– English
～ a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)
Encyclia
— Noun
– English
～ large genus of epiphytic and lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas and West Indies; formerly included in genus Epidendrum