10 Letter Words for Engrossing
engrossing
9 Letter Words for Engrossing
noserings
8 Letter Words for Engrossing
engoring, ginsengs, goriness, gressing, grossing, ironness, negronis, nosering, sergings, signores, singsong, snorings, sogering, sornings
7 Letter Words for Engrossing
engross, enrings, ensigns, eringos, essoign, gerning, gesning, gessing, gingers, ginners, ginseng, gorings, gringos, grisons, grissen, groning, grossen, ignores, ingorge, ingress, ingross, negroni, neossin, niggers, noggins, norgine, nosings, ornises, regions, resigns, seniors, sensing, sension, serging, signers, signons, signore, signors, singers, sinners, snoring, soggier, soneris, sonnies, sonsier, sorings, sorning
6 Letter Words for Engrossing
enosis, enring, ensign, eosins, eringo, erning, esrogs, essoin, geison, genion, genros, genson, ginger, ginner, girons, gneiss, gnoses, gnosis, goings, goners, gorges, goring, gorses, gregos, greing, greins, gringo, grison, groins, grones, grosse, ignore, ingoes, inners, inness, inogen, irones, isogen, negros, nigers, nigger, noesis, noggen, noggin, noires, noises, nosers, nosier, nosies, nosine, nosing, oggins, ogress, orgies, osiers, ossein, reggos, region, reigns, renigs, renins, resign, resing, resins, rinses, rosies, rosing, rosins, seggio, segnos, seisor, senior, senors, sensor, sering, serins, serons, sigger, signer, signon, signor, singer, singes, sinner, sirens, snores, sogers, soigne, soneri, songer, soning, sonnes, sonsie, soring
5 Letter Words for Engrossing
engin, enorn, ensis, eosin, ergon, ering, esrog, genin, genio, genos, genro, gesso, gings, girns, giron, giros, girse, goers, goier, going, goner, gongs, gonne, gores, gorge, gorse, gosse, grego, grein, grens, grigs, grins, grogs, groin, grone, gross, inger, inner, inone, inorg, ireos, irone, irons, negro, neons, niger, niner, nines, ninos, nisse, noggs, noire, noirs, noise, nones, nongs, noreg, norge, norie, noris, norse, noser, noses, nosig, oenin, oggin, ogres, oners, ornes, ornis, osier, reggo, regin, regos, reign, reins, renig, renin, resin, riggs, rines, ringe, rings, rinse, risen, rises, roins, rones, ronin, ronne, roses, rosin, segni, segno, segos, seirs, sengi, senor, senso, serin, serio, seron, siens, signs, sines, singe, sings, sinon, siren, sires, siros, sison, snies, snigs, snogs, snore, soger, soign, sones, songs, sonne, sonse, sores, sorns, sosie, ssing
4 Letter Words for Engrossing
eggs, egos, engr, engs, eons, ergo, ergs, erin, eris, erns, eros, gein, geir, gens, geog, geos, gers, gess, gien, gies, gigs, ging, ginn, gins, gios, gire, girn, giro, gise, goen, goer, goes, gois, gone, gong, gons, gore, goss, gren, grig, grin, gris, grog, gros, iggs, ingo, inne, inns, inro, ions, ires, iron, isos, negs, nein, neon, ness, nies, nine, niog, noes, nogg, nogs, noir, none, nong, nore, nori, norn, nose, ogre, oner, ones, ores, orig, oses, osse, rego, regs, rein, renn, reno, rgen, ries, rigg, rigs, rine, ring, rins, rise, roes, roin, rone, rong, rose, ross, sego, segs, seir, seis, sens, seor, serg, sero, sers, sien, sier, sign, sine, sing, sins, sion, sire, sirs, sise, snig, snog, sogs, soir, sone, song, sons, sore, sori, sorn, sris
3 Letter Words for Engrossing
egg, ego, eir, eng, ens, eon, eos, erg, ern, ers, esr, ess, gen, geo, ger, ggr, gie, gig, gin, gio, gis, gns, gog, goi, gon, gor, gos, gro, grs, igg, ign, ing, inn, ins, ion, ios, ire, irs, ise, isn, iso, neg, nei, neo, nie, nig, nis, nne, nog, non, nor, nos, oer, oes, oie, ois, one, oni, ons, ore, org, ors, ose, osi, reg, rei, res, rie, rig, rin, rio, roe, rog, roi, ron, ros, seg, sei, sen, ser, sie, sig, sin, sir, sis, sog, son, sri, sse
Definitions for Engrossing
[1] fully occupying the mind or attention; absorbing: I'm reading the most engrossing book.
[2] to occupy completely, as the mind or attention; absorb: Their discussion engrossed his attention. She is engrossed in her work.
[3] to write or copy in a clear, attractive, large script or in a formal manner, as a public document or record: to engross a deed.
[4] to acquire the whole of (a commodity), in order to control the market; monopolize.
[5] so interesting as to occupy one's attention completely; absorbing
[6] to occupy one's attention completely; absorb
[7] to write or copy (manuscript) in large legible handwriting
[8] law to write or type out formally (a deed, agreement, or other document) preparatory to execution
[9] another word for corner (def. 21b)
Words related to Engrossing
intriguing, gripping, fascinating, absorbing, riveting, compelling, enthralling, exciting, stimulating, captivating, consuming, controlling, provoking, monopolizing, obsessing
Words nearby Engrossing
engraver beetle, engraver's trick, engraving, engross, engrossed bill, engrossing, engrossment, engulf, enhalo, enhance, enhanced oil recovery
Origin of Engrossing
1275–1325; Middle English engros(s)en to gather in large quantities, draft (a will, etc.) in final form < Anglo-French engrosser, partly < Medieval Latin ingrossāre to thicken, write large and thick (Latin in- in-2 + gross(us ) thick + -āre infinitive suffix); partly < Anglo-French, Middle French en gros in quantity, wholesale < Latin in + grossus; see gross
Other words from Engrossing
en·gross·ing·ly , adverb
non·en·gross·ing , adjective
non·en·gross·ing·ly , adverb
un·en·gross·ing , adjective
en·gross·ed·ly [en-groh -sid-lee, -grohst -] /ɛnˈgroʊ sɪd li, -ˈgroʊst-/ , adverb
en·gross·er , noun
re·en·gross , verb (used with object)
self-en·grossed , adjective
un·en·grossed , adjective
Word origin for Engrossing
C14 (in the sense: to buy up wholesale): from Old French en gros in quantity; C15 (in the sense: to write in large letters): probably from Medieval Latin ingrossāre; both from Latin grossus thick, gross
Synonyms for Engrossing
absorbing, captivating, compelling, enthralling, exciting, fascinating, gripping, intriguing, riveting, stimulating, consuming, controlling, monopolizing, obsessing, preoccupying, provoking, all-consuming
