(engineering) The subfield of engineering concerned with designing and building machines and mechanical systems.

The subfield of engineering concerned with applying a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software.

(art) The practice of incising a design onto a hard, flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. / (printing) The art of producing an image from an engraved printing form, typically made of copper.

present participle of engrave

(idiomatic) A street or path that goes nowhere or is blocked on one end. / A position that offers no hope of progress. / A split end in the hair.

(Britain, slang, vulgar) The glans penis. / (Britain, slang, offensive, vulgar) A stupid or contemptible person. (used as a term of abuse).

The form of the English language used in Australia.

(US) A movement that encourages English-only speakers to learn other languages in order to promote cultural diversity and acceptance.

(physics, quantum mechanics) The lowest possible energy of a given quantum mechanical system.

Going nowhere; blocked.