all 19,295 words · one row per spelling

Word ranking

Ranked by how often each word appears in film and television subtitles — the first 15,258 spellings, from the ones you cannot avoid to the ones you will only ever read. Words the frequency norms never measured follow at the end, A to Z.

words 4,501–5,000 of 19,295

Common in everyday speech and writingzipf 3–4

4,501thugA violent person, especially one who attacks or intimidates others.2×B23.5
4,502wombThe organ in which a baby grows before birth.B23.5
4,503wrestleTo struggle physically to overpower somebody.2×B13.5
4,504yonderOver there, at a distance but still in sight.C13.5
4,505abdomenThe belly area of the body.B23.5
4,506abdominalTo do with the belly.B23.5
4,507arabicBelonging to the Arabic language or Arab culture.2×B1+3.5
4,508avalancheA mass of snow sliding suddenly down a mountainside.2×B23.5
4,509believerSomebody who accepts a faith or an idea.2×B23.5
4,510bindTo tie something fast.2×B23.5
4,511cockroachA flat brown insect that scuttles from the light.B13.5
4,512collateralSomething valuable promised to a lender if you cannot repay.2×C13.5
4,513crankyIn a bad temper over small things.2×B23.5
4,514deceiveTo make someone believe something that is not true.3×B23.5
4,515dedicationGiving your whole heart and time to one pursuit.2×C13.5
4,516doorstepThe step or area immediately outside a front door.B13.5
4,517epidemicAn illness spreading through a region at once.C13.5
4,518finA thin flat part of a fish used for swimming and steering.2×B1+3.5
4,519flyerA printed sheet handed out in the street.B1+3.5
4,520fortressA large strongly defended building.B23.5
4,521generosityThe open-handed readiness to give.2×B23.5
4,522glimpseA very short look at something.3×C13.5
4,523hangarA large shed where aircraft are kept.B23.5
4,524incapableNot able to do something, because the ability is not there.3×B1+3.5
4,525ivyA climbing evergreen plant that covers walls and trees.B1+3.5
4,526jabTo strike or poke with a short quick movement.2×B23.5
4,527lettuceA leafy salad vegetable.B13.5
4,528manorA large old country house with land.B23.5
4,529meritWorth earned by ability or effort.2×C13.5
4,530optimisticAlways expecting things to turn out well.B23.5
4,531partridgeA round brown game bird of open fields.B23.5
4,532plumA soft purple stone fruit.B23.5
4,533potentiallyIn a way that could turn out to be so.B23.5
4,534precautionSomething done in advance to avoid trouble.B1+3.5
4,535privilegedEnjoying advantages that most people do not have.C13.5
4,536rattleA baby's toy that makes a sharp noise when it is shaken.4×B23.5
4,537rebuildTo build something again after damage.2×B23.5
4,538reindeerA deer of the far north with branching antlers.A2+3.5
4,539resurrectionA rising from the dead, or a revival of something.B23.5
4,540roamTo travel about freely over a wide area.B23.5
4,541screeningA showing of a film to an audience.2×B23.5
4,542sighTo let out a long deep breath showing tiredness, relief or disappointment.3×B23.5
4,543solitaryExisting or done all alone.2×B23.5
4,544spankTo smack somebody on the bottom as punishment.2×B23.5
4,545terraceA flat paved area beside a building, used for sitting outdoors.4×B23.5
4,546thesisA long piece of written research submitted for a university degree.2×B2+3.5
4,547tollMoney paid to use a bridge or road.3×B23.5
4,548undoubtedlyWithout any doubt at all.2×B23.5
4,549wallpaperDecorative paper pasted onto interior walls.2×A2+3.5
4,550adrenalineThe hormone released in fright or excitement.C13.5
4,551assumptionSomething accepted as true without proof or checking.2×B23.5
4,552cobraA venomous snake that spreads a hood.B1+3.5
4,553comebackA win after being far behind.2×B23.5
4,554contagiousSpreading easily from person to person.2×B23.5
4,555conventA house where nuns live together.B23.5
4,556courierA company or service that delivers parcels and documents quickly and by hand.4×B1+3.5
4,557creditsThe list of everybody who worked on a film.2×B1+3.5
4,558demoA rough recording made to show what a song could be.2×C13.5
4,559digestTo break food down inside the body.2×B23.5
4,560downloadTo copy a file from the internet or a network onto your own device.3×A2+3.5
4,561eligibleMeeting the conditions that allow you to do or receive something.2×C13.5
4,562evacuationMoving people away from danger.B23.5
4,563falconA fast hunting bird that kills in a dive.B1+3.5
4,564fleaA tiny jumping insect that bites.B1+3.5
4,565initiateTo set something in motion.2×C13.5
4,566karaokeSinging along to recorded backing for fun.B23.5
4,567knockoutA competition where losers leave at once.2×B23.5
4,568limeA small green citrus fruit with sharp sour juice.4×A2+3.5
4,569meltingSoftening on the tongue almost at once.2×B23.5
4,570misunderstandTo take a wrong meaning from what was said.B23.5
4,571normWhat is usual and expected in a group.2×B2+3.5
4,572notchA small V-shaped cut in an edge or surface.4×B23.5
4,573pingA short high electronic note.2×B1+3.5
4,574plantationA large estate where one crop is grown.B23.5
4,575prototypeAn early working version made to test an idea.B2+3.5
4,576rejectionThe refusal to accept somebody or something.C13.5
4,577rosyPink and healthy.2×B23.5
4,578roverA wheeled robot driven across another world's surface.2×B23.5
4,579spicyBurning pleasantly in the mouth.B13.5
4,580summitThe highest point of a mountain.3×C13.5
4,581syncTo make the same data appear on two or more devices.3×B1+3.5
4,582volcanoA mountain that can erupt with melted rock.B13.5
4,583analyzeTo take something apart in your mind to understand it.B23.5
4,584ashtrayA small dish for the ends of cigarettes.A2+3.5
4,585assembleTo fit parts together to make something.3×B23.5
4,586bashTo hit something violently and repeatedly.2×B23.5
4,587battlefieldThe ground on which a battle is fought.C13.5
4,588bouquetThe complex smell of a wine.2×C13.5
4,589brieflyFor a short time.2×B23.5
4,590brigadeA large military unit made up of several battalions.2×B23.5
4,591bruiseA blue-purple mark left by a knock.B23.5
4,592cashierSomebody who takes payment at a till or bank counter.B13.5
4,593cockpitThe compartment where the pilots fly an aircraft.2×B1+3.5
4,594colorfulFull of bright colours.2×A2+3.5
4,595contextThe surrounding facts that make something make sense.B23.5
4,596convertibleA car whose roof folds away.B23.5
4,597copeTo deal successfully with something difficult.B23.5
4,598correctionA notice putting right an earlier mistake.2×C13.5
4,599coveA small sheltered bay.B23.5
4,600credibilityHow far someone or something deserves to be believed.2×C13.5
4,601crueltyThe deliberate causing of pain or suffering.B23.5
4,602crustThe thin solid outer layer of the earth.2×B23.5
4,603cupcakeA small individual cake with icing on top.A2+3.5
4,604detectorA device that senses something is present.B1+3.5
4,605diabetesAn illness in which the body cannot control its blood sugar.B1+3.5
4,606doorwayThe opening in a wall that a door fits into.B23.5
4,607educationalTo do with teaching, or teaching you something.B1+3.5
4,608encouragingGiving hope or confidence that things will improve.B23.5
4,609environmentalRelating to the natural world and its protection.2×B1+3.5
4,610essentiallyAt bottom, when you strip away the details.B23.5
4,611fernA green plant with feathery divided leaves that grows in damp shady places and spreads by spores rather than seeds.B1+3.5
4,612fingerprintThe pattern of ridges on a fingertip, or the mark it leaves on a surface.3×B1+3.5
4,613flashingA metal strip that seals a joint on a roof.C13.5
4,614forgeThe hearth or workshop where metal is heated and beaten.3×C13.5
4,615frontierThe border of a country, or the edge of what is known.B23.5
4,616fundamentalForming the base that everything else rests on.B23.5
4,617gallantBrave and noble, especially against the odds.3×C13.5
4,618goodwillFriendly feeling, and the willingness to help.B23.5
4,619greetingWhat you say when you meet somebody.2×B13.5
4,620guardedCareful about what you let others see.2×B23.5
4,621henAn adult female chicken.2×A2+3.5
4,622hypocriteSomebody who preaches what they do not practise.C13.5
4,623immatureNot fully grown.2×B1+3.5
4,624injusticeAn unfair act, or unfair treatment of someone.2×B23.5
4,625instituteAn organisation set up for study or a special purpose.B23.5
4,626irresistibleSo tempting that you cannot say no.B23.5
4,627labourThe process of giving birth.2×B23.5
4,628leverA bar resting on a fixed point, so that pushing one end moves a heavy load at the other.4×B23.5
4,629lotionA creamy liquid rubbed into the skin.B13.5
4,630luncheonA formal midday meal.C13.5
4,631macaroniPasta in the form of short curved tubes.B13.5
4,632mapleA tree with lobed leaves, known for its sap and autumn colour.2×B13.5
4,633membershipBelonging to a group, or the people who belong.B23.5
4,634myrtleAn evergreen Mediterranean shrub with white blossom.C23.5
4,635nipTo pinch or bite sharply.2×B23.5
4,636northeastThe direction halfway between north and east.B1+3.5
4,637nuisanceA person or thing that keeps causing annoyance.3×B23.5
4,638operativeA worker who operates a machine.2×C13.5
4,639overallTaking everything into account.2×B23.5
4,640parrotA colourful bird that can copy speech.2×B13.5
4,641pintA unit of liquid volume, and the usual size of a beer.B23.5
4,642pitcherA large container with a handle and a lip, used for pouring drinks.3×B13.5
4,643politicianA person whose career is in government.B1+3.5
4,644prejudiceAn unfair opinion formed before you know anything.3×C13.5
4,645provinceA large region of a country with its own administration.C13.5
4,646pupA young dog.3×B13.5
4,647radioactiveGiving off energy as its atoms break down.B1+3.5
4,648ragingViolently strong.2×B23.5
4,649ratioThe relationship between two amounts, as a comparison.C13.5
4,650reelTo stagger or lurch about, close to falling over.5×B23.5
4,651relativelyJudged against something else rather than absolutely.B23.5
4,652remotelyFrom a distance, or in the slightest degree.C13.5
4,653resetTo set something back to how it started.2×B1+3.5
4,654scarletA brilliant, slightly orange shade of red.2×B23.5
4,655seldomNot often at all.C13.5
4,656skunkA black-and-white animal that sprays a foul smell.B13.5
4,657slateA grey rock that splits into flat sheets.6×B23.5
4,658southeastThe direction halfway between south and east.B1+3.5
4,659stallionAn uncastrated adult male horse.B23.5
4,660statisticsThe branch of mathematics dealing with the collection and interpretation of data.2×B23.5
4,661stupidityBehaviour showing a serious lack of intelligence or sense.B13.5
4,662sweetnessThe quality of tasting of sugar.2×B13.5
4,663swollenEnlarged beyond the normal size, usually by injury or fluid.B1+3.5
4,664tropicalBelonging to or coming from the hot wet regions near the equator.3×B23.5
4,665unpackTo take things out of a case or box.2×B13.5
4,666validLegally acceptable and still in force.2×B23.5
4,667vanishTo go out of sight suddenly and completely.2×C13.5
4,668vergeThe grass strip at the side of a road.3×B23.5
4,669vulgarCoarse and lacking good taste.2×B23.5
4,670wackyAmusingly odd.B23.5
4,671warheadThe explosive front section of a missile.B2+3.5
4,672whicheverAny one from a set, chosen freely.B1+3.5
4,673wittyFunny in a quick, clever way.B23.5
4,674abbeyThe buildings where a community of monks or nuns live under an abbot or abbess.2×B23.5
4,675acceptanceThe act of agreeing to receive or take something.2×B23.5
4,676appealingAttractive, or asking for sympathy.C13.5
4,677architectureThe art and study of designing buildings.2×B1+3.5
4,678blissPerfect, complete happiness.C13.5
4,679bruteA cruel and violent person or animal.2×B23.5
4,680carverSomebody who cuts shapes from wood or stone.2×B2+3.5
4,681casketA small ornamental box for jewels or valuables.2×B23.5
4,682consequenceA result that follows from an action or a situation.2×B1+3.5
4,683contractorSomebody hired for a fixed job rather than employed.C13.5
4,684crispFirm and dry, breaking with a clean snap instead of bending.4×B13.5
4,685deceptionMaking somebody believe what is not true.B23.5
4,686disposeTo get rid of something.C13.5
4,687disputeTo say that something stated is not true or not fair.3×B23.5
4,688ecstasyAn overwhelming feeling of joy.2×B2+3.5
4,689filterA device or material that liquid, air or light passes through so unwanted parts are held back.5×B13.5
4,690flourA fine powder made by grinding grain, used in baking.B13.5
4,691gospelOne of the four accounts of the life of Jesus.B23.5
4,692heistA daring, carefully planned robbery.B23.5
4,693hooverTo clean a floor with a suction machine.2×B1+3.5
4,694inheritanceMoney or property received from somebody who has died.3×C13.5
4,695insectA small animal with six legs and a three-part body.A2+3.5
4,696mermaidA legendary creature, half woman and half fish.B13.5
4,697outrageGreat public anger at something felt to be wrong.3×B23.5
4,698parachuteA cloth canopy that slows a fall through the air.B1+3.5
4,699programmingWriting the instructions computers follow.2×B23.5
4,700pupilThe dark opening at the centre of the eye.2×B1+3.5
4,701rapistSomebody who forces another into sex.B2+3.5
4,702ravingTalking wildly and incoherently, as in delirium.2×C13.5
4,703roughlyMore or less; give or take a bit.2×B23.5
4,704rulerA flat marked stick for drawing lines and measuring.2×A2+3.5
4,705sentimentA view held, or a feeling expressed.C13.5
4,706snitchTo report somebody's wrongdoing to those in charge.2×B23.5
4,707stewardessA woman who looks after passengers on an aircraft.B1+3.5
4,708surprisinglyIn a way that causes surprise.B1+3.5
4,709swellingA body part grown puffy and bigger after injury.2×B1+3.5
4,710tarA thick black sticky substance used to seal surfaces.B23.5
4,711toothpasteThe paste used for brushing teeth.B13.5
4,712touchyEasily offended.2×B23.5
4,713transitPassing through a place without entering it.2×C13.5
4,714unemploymentThe state of having no paid work, and how widespread it is.B1+3.5
4,715woolThe fibre that grows on sheep.B13.5
4,716adjustmentA small change made to get something right.2×C13.5
4,717allegianceLoyalty owed to a person, a country or a cause.C13.5
4,718assessmentA careful judgement of the quality, value or amount of something.3×B2+3.5
4,719attendantA person employed to assist people in a particular place.2×B23.5
4,720backwardDirected towards the back or the rear.2×B13.5
4,721bagelA chewy ring-shaped roll.B1+3.5
4,722bosomA woman's chest.2×B23.5
4,723carveTo cut a shape or pattern out of wood, stone or another hard material.4×B13.5
4,724closureA shutting down.2×B23.5
4,725coasterA small mat that a drink stands on to protect the surface underneath.3×B1+3.5
4,726cometAn icy body that grows a glowing tail near the sun.B1+3.5
4,727convertTo change something into a different form, use or state.4×B23.5
4,728counterfeitMade as an illegal fake copy.B2+3.5
4,729debrisScattered broken pieces left after destruction.C13.5
4,730defyTo openly refuse to obey a greater power.2×C13.5
4,731distributionThe way something is spread out or shared among people, places or values.4×B23.5
4,732diversionA route round a closed road.2×B2+3.5
4,733dwarfIn legend and fantasy, a short, powerfully built being who lives underground and is famous for mining and metalwork.4×B23.5
4,734excessAn amount greater than is necessary or permitted.2×B23.5
4,735forfeitTo lose something as a penalty for breaking a rule or failing a duty.2×C13.5
4,736foxyStrikingly sexy and good-looking.C13.5
4,737glamourAn attractive and exciting charm.B23.5
4,738hardcoreExtreme and uncompromising in style or belief.B23.5
4,739holinessThe quality of being sacred or morally pure.B23.5
4,740hubThe central part of a wheel, which the axle passes through and the spokes join.3×B23.5
4,741impressionsHow many times an advertisement was shown.C13.5
4,742inferiorLower in quality or in rank.B23.5
4,743invadeTo enter a country by force with an army.2×B23.5
4,744isolationThe state of being alone and separated from other people.3×C13.5
4,745jumpyNervous and easily startled.B23.5
4,746lamaA priest of Tibetan or Mongolian Buddhism.C13.5
4,747liabilityA debt or legal duty that you must meet.3×C13.5
4,748lighthouseA tower whose beam warns ships away from danger.B13.5
4,749lonerA person who prefers their own company.B23.5
4,750mathematicsThe study of numbers, quantities, shapes and their relationships.A2+3.5
4,751nauseousFeeling as though you are about to be sick.B23.5
4,752oysterA sea creature living in a rough hinged shell.B1+3.5
4,753patronSomebody who supports an artist or a cause with money.C13.5
4,754pawThe foot of a four-legged animal, with soft pads and claws.3×B23.5
4,755phoneyInsincere and put on.B23.5
4,756proceedingAn action taken, especially a step in a court case.C13.5
4,757propagandaOne-sided information spread to make people believe or support something.2×C13.5
4,758racialTo do with the different races of people.B23.5
4,759ravenA large all-black bird with a deep croak.B23.5
4,760reaperSomebody or something that cuts and gathers grain.C13.5
4,761regionalBelonging to a particular part of a country.B23.5
4,762reignThe period during which one monarch rules.2×B23.5
4,763sculptureA three-dimensional work of art.B1+3.5
4,764sexualityA person's sexual nature and preferences.C13.5
4,765shinThe front part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.3×B1+3.5
4,766slimyUnpleasantly wet and slippery.2×B23.5
4,767soakedWet right through.2×B23.5
4,768sportingTo do with games and contests, or fair in spirit.B23.5
4,769squireA knight's young attendant.2×C13.5
4,770surroundTo be positioned all the way around something or someone.4×B23.5
4,771tacoA folded tortilla with a filling.A2+3.5
4,772tavernAn old-fashioned inn serving drink and food.B23.5
4,773transitionThe passage from one state to another.B23.5
4,774trenchA long narrow ditch, especially one dug for soldiers.B23.5
4,775tuxedoA formal black-and-white evening suit.B1+3.5
4,776twilightThe soft half-light between day and night.2×B23.5
4,777twinkleTo shine with a light that keeps changing.2×B23.5
4,778wageMoney paid to a worker for the hours, days or weeks worked.2×B23.5
4,779wandA thin rod held in the hand and pointed, especially one used to work magic.2×B13.5
4,780accidentalHappening by chance and not on purpose.B13.5
4,781arsonThe crime of setting fire to a building on purpose.B2+3.5
4,782bacteriaTiny single-celled living things found everywhere.B23.5
4,783baloneyFoolish talk that nobody should believe.C13.5
4,784brigThe prison on board a ship.C23.5
4,785certaintyThe state of being completely sure about something.2×B23.5
4,786cloakA loose sleeveless outer garment hung from the shoulders.C13.5
4,787conductorThe person who directs an orchestra or a choir, setting the speed and bringing each part in.3×B23.5
4,788conventionalFollowing what is usual and generally accepted.2×B23.5
4,789criticismFault-finding, or careful judgement of a work.B23.5
4,790crudeRough and unfinished.3×C13.5
4,791demonicBelonging to or resembling a devil.2×B23.5
4,792depositionSworn evidence taken down.2×C13.5
4,793desperationA state of hopelessness leading to reckless action.B23.5
4,794distinctClearly separate from other things and not the same as them.2×B23.5
4,795dreamerSomebody whose plans run ahead of what is possible.B23.5
4,796fadedHaving lost colour through washing or sun.2×B1+3.5
4,797flawA fault or mark that spoils something otherwise good.2×C13.5
4,798goldfishA small orange fish kept as a pet.B13.5
4,799handshakeA grip and shake of right hands, used in greeting or to seal an agreement.3×B13.5
4,800housekeepingThe staff who clean and prepare hotel rooms.B13.5
4,801infraredThe band of radiation just beyond red light, felt as heat.B23.5
4,802madlyIn a wild uncontrolled way.2×B23.5
4,803mainlandThe main body of land, as against its islands.C13.5
4,804marblesA game played with small glass balls flicked along the ground.B13.5
4,805mellowSoft and rounded in sound, light or colour, with nothing harsh in it.4×B23.5
4,806muddyCovered in or full of wet earth.3×B23.5
4,807needyVery poor.2×B23.5
4,808oppositionThe parties in a parliament that are not in government.2×B23.5
4,809parishThe smallest local district, once tied to a church.C13.5
4,810philosopherSomebody who studies the deepest questions of existence.C13.5
4,811predictableEasy to know in advance.B23.5
4,812preposterousSo absurd that it cannot be taken seriously.C13.5
4,813reciteTo say a piece you have learned by heart out loud, in front of other people.2×B1+3.5
4,814remorseDeep painful regret for something wrong you did.C13.5
4,815satisfactoryGood enough, though no better than that.B23.5
4,816severelyTo a very serious degree, or harshly.B23.5
4,817smugglingMoving goods across a border in secret.B23.5
4,818temptingMaking you want something against your better judgement.B1+3.5
4,819tenantA person who pays rent to live in or use property belonging to someone else.2×B23.5
4,820travelerSomebody on a journey.A2+3.5
4,821trespassingEntering private land you have no right to be on.B23.5
4,822uprightStanding straight up.2×B23.5
4,823vicinityThe area near or surrounding a place.B23.5
4,824accustomedUsed to something through long habit.C13.5
4,825acuteSevere and sharp — of pain, a shortage, embarrassment or need.4×C13.5
4,826admirerSomebody who thinks highly of another.2×B23.5
4,827ariseTo come into existence — of problems, questions, chances and feelings.3×B23.5
4,828barkerSomebody who shouts to draw a crowd to a show.C13.5
4,829breakupThe ending of a relationship or of a group.B23.5
4,830caffeineThe stimulant found in coffee and tea.B1+3.5
4,831calfThe thick muscle at the back of the lower leg, below the knee.3×B13.5
4,832canaryA small yellow cage bird kept for its song.B13.5
4,833cavityA hollow space inside something.2×B23.5
4,834charterA formal document granting rights.2×C13.5
4,835cinnamonA sweet brown spice made from tree bark.B13.5
4,836clinicalRelating to the treatment of patients.3×B23.5
4,837coneA shape with a circular base that narrows to a single point at the top.5×B23.5
4,838cubeA solid shape with six equal square faces.5×B23.5
4,839cuckooA bird that lays its eggs in other birds' nests.B1+3.5
4,840dampSlightly wet, in a way that feels unpleasant.3×B13.5
4,841declineTo politely say no to an offer.3×B23.5
4,842defenderA player whose job is stopping the other side scoring.2×B23.5
4,843depotThe yard or building where buses, trains or lorries are kept, cleaned and repaired.3×B23.5
4,844distinctionA grade awarded for outstanding work.4×C13.5
4,845eliteThe small group at the top of a society or field.C13.5
4,846exceptionalFar better than the rest.2×C13.5
4,847extractTo remove something from where it is fixed, using force or effort.5×B23.5
4,848fearlessShowing no fear at all.B1+3.5
4,849fellowshipFunded status given to a researcher at a university.2×C13.5
4,850fewerA smaller number of things that can be counted.2×A2+3.5
4,851firemanThe crew member who tends the fire on a steam locomotive.2×B23.5
4,852foreignerA person from another country.B23.5
4,853frustrationThe angry, helpless feeling of being blocked from what you are trying to do.3×B23.5
4,854herringA small silvery sea fish caught in shoals.B1+3.5
4,855hopefulFeeling that good things may come.2×C13.5
4,856infirmaryA place where the sick are cared for.B2+3.5
4,857inputWhat is put into a system.3×B23.5
4,858internshipA short first job where a student learns a profession.B23.5
4,859irrationalNot based on reason or logic.2×B23.5
4,860jewelleryDecorative items worn on the body, made from precious metals and stones.A2+3.5
4,861junctionWhere two railway lines meet or divide.2×B2+3.5
4,862latrineA simple toilet in a camp or barracks.C13.5
4,863linenA cool strong cloth woven from flax.2×B23.5
4,864maestroA master of an art, especially conducting music.B2+3.5
4,865marrowThe soft fatty tissue inside a bone.B23.5
4,866medievalBelonging to the Middle Ages, roughly 500 to 1500.2×C13.5
4,867meowTo make the call of a cat.A2+3.5
4,868monthlyHappening once every month.2×B23.5
4,869motivationThe drive or willingness to do something.2×B23.5
4,870outlawSomebody living outside the protection of the law.2×B13.5
4,871platterA large flat dish for serving food at the table.3×B23.5
4,872popularityHow well liked something is.B23.5
4,873precisionBeing exact and definite.C13.5
4,874preferablyUsed to say which option would be better if a choice exists.B23.5
4,875profA university teacher of the highest rank, said informally.B1+3.5
4,876pronouncedVery noticeable indeed.C13.5
4,877protectorSomebody who keeps another from harm.2×B1+3.5
4,878rakeA long-toothed tool for gathering leaves.B13.5
4,879receiverA device or part that picks up a signal.2×B23.5
4,880recitalA performance of music or poetry.2×B23.5
4,881relayA team race in which a baton passes from runner to runner.2×B23.5
4,882resolutionHow much fine detail an image holds.3×B23.5
4,883rotationTurning around a centre.2×C13.5
4,884scootTo move quickly and lightly, or to shift along.B23.5
4,885scoundrelA thoroughly dishonest person.C13.5
4,886secondlyIn the second place.B1+3.5
4,887shakyUnsteady.2×B23.5
4,888shredTo cut or tear something into long thin strips.4×B1+3.5
4,889shrineA small holy place built around a sacred object.B23.5
4,890shuffleTo mix playing cards into a random order.4×B1+3.5
4,891sledA small vehicle on runners for sliding over snow.A2+3.5
4,892slopeA surface that rises or falls at an angle.2×B23.5
4,893snappyQuick, lively and neatly done.2×B23.5
4,894sneezeA sudden noisy burst of air through the nose that you cannot hold back.2×B13.5
4,895stale(Of food) no longer fresh; dry or hard from being kept too long.3×B1+3.5
4,896standbyWaiting for a seat that somebody else does not take.2×B23.5
4,897stepfatherYour mother's husband who is not your birth father.B23.5
4,898telescopeAn instrument that makes distant objects look close.B23.5
4,899thailandA country in Southeast Asia.A2+3.5
4,900transactionOne completed act of buying, selling or exchanging — money one way, goods or a service the other.2×C13.5
4,901underpantsAn undergarment covering the lower body.B13.5
4,902veilThin fabric worn over the face.B23.5
4,903verbalDone in spoken words rather than in writing.C13.5
4,904vintageOld, and valued for its quality and its style.4×B23.5
4,905violaA stringed instrument larger and deeper than a violin.B2+3.5
4,906vocalTo do with the voice.2×B23.5
4,907warfareThe activity of fighting a war.C13.5
4,908wiggleTo move from side to side in small quick jerks.2×B13.5
4,909yahooA loud, rowdy person with no manners.C13.5
4,910abnormalDifferent from what is usual, in a worrying way.B1+3.5
4,911accessoryA small additional item that complements something else.2×B23.5
4,912austriaA landlocked Alpine country in central Europe.A2+3.5
4,913bandageA strip of cloth wrapped around an injury.B13.5
4,914bunHair wound into a ball at the back of the head.2×B23.5
4,915cabbageA hard ball of tightly packed green leaves.B13.5
4,916cactusA desert plant covered in spines that needs almost no water.A2+3.5
4,917cappuccinoEspresso topped with steamed milk and thick foam.B1+3.5
4,918corkThe plug that seals a bottle, especially a wine bottle.3×B1+3.5
4,919covertKept secret and hidden from anyone not part of it.3×C13.5
4,920deaconAn assistant to a priest in some churches.C13.5
4,921deuceA playing card or die showing the number two.2×C13.5
4,922empressA woman who rules an empire.B1+3.5
4,923fumesStrong-smelling and often harmful gas or smoke.B23.5
4,924furthermoreIn addition to what has just been said.B23.5
4,925geishaA Japanese woman trained to entertain with talk, music and dance.B2+3.5
4,926gradSomebody who has completed a course of study.B2+3.5
4,927homemadeMade at home rather than bought ready-made.B13.5
4,928imbecileA person behaving very stupidly, used as an insult.C13.5
4,929indulgeTo allow yourself something enjoyable, especially something excessive.2×C13.5
4,930isolateTo separate someone or something from everything else and keep it apart.4×B23.5
4,931jeopardizeTo put something valuable at risk of harm.B2+3.5
4,932lassieA girl, in Scottish and northern use.C13.5
4,933librarianA person whose job is to look after a library and help people find what is in it.B1+3.5
4,934malfunctionTo stop working properly.2×B23.5
4,935manhoodThe state of being a grown man.B2+3.5
4,936mareAn adult female horse.B1+3.5
4,937memorizeTo learn something so well that it can be repeated from memory.B13.5
4,938merchantA trader who buys and sells goods.B23.5
4,939necessitySomething you cannot do without.B23.5
4,940neonAn inert gas that glows orange-red in a tube.B23.5
4,941overdueNot paid, returned or done by the time it should have been.3×B13.5
4,942overlookTo fail to notice or consider something.4×C13.5
4,943penetrateTo force a way through or into something.2×B23.5
4,944penguinA flightless black-and-white seabird of cold southern seas.B23.5
4,945peruA country on the western coast of South America.B1+3.5
4,946pestAn animal or insect that harms crops, food or property.2×B13.5
4,947proceedingsThe formal steps of a legal case or a meeting.B23.5
4,948rampA sloping surface joining two levels.B23.5
4,949sarcasmSaying the opposite of what you mean, sharpened to sting.B23.5
4,950sensitivityHow easily something reacts or is hurt.2×C13.5
4,951sophomoreA student in the second year of a course.B1+3.5
4,952spotlightA lamp that throws a strong narrow beam onto one person or thing.3×B1+3.5
4,953suicidalWanting to end your own life, or recklessly dangerous.B23.5
4,954superficialTouching only the surface.2×C13.5
4,955tightenTo make something firmer or less loose, or to become firmer.3×B23.5
4,956transmitTo send something out or pass it on.B23.5
4,957withdrawalMoney taken out of a bank account, or the act of taking it out.5×C13.5
4,958wrappingThe paper or plastic that covers something.B1+3.5
4,959accusationA charge that somebody has done wrong.C13.5
4,960aggressionHostile or violent behaviour and the readiness to attack.B23.5
4,961arroganceAn offensive sense of your own importance.B2+3.5
4,962bankruptLegally unable to pay your debts.B23.5
4,963batonA short stick passed between runners in a relay race.2×B23.5
4,964bronzeA hard metal made by mixing copper with tin.4×B13.5
4,965caddyA small container for keeping tea in.C13.5
4,966cellularMade up of tiny units, or working through a network of them.B2+3.5
4,967clauseA separate numbered part of a contract, treaty or law.2×C13.5
4,968cradleA small rocking bed for a baby.3×B13.5
4,969crampA sudden painful tightening of a muscle.2×B1+3.5
4,970cricketA jumping insect that chirps by rubbing its wings.B13.5
4,971deliberateDone on purpose, with full intention.3×B23.5
4,972demolitionThe deliberate destruction of a building or structure.B23.5
4,973dragonflyA long-bodied insect with two pairs of glittering wings.B1+3.5
4,974droneAn aircraft with nobody on board, flown from the ground.4×B1+3.5
4,975eclipseThe hiding of the sun by the moon, or of the moon by the earth's shadow.B23.5
4,976fiendA cruel or wicked person.2×C13.5
4,977fishySmelling or tasting strongly of fish.2×B13.5
4,978genderThe state of being male, female or otherwise identified.B23.5
4,979imposeTo force a rule or burden onto people.2×B23.5
4,980infantrySoldiers who fight on foot.B2+3.5
4,981insightA sudden clear understanding of how something really works.4×B23.5
4,982kettleA container with a lid and spout for boiling water.B13.5
4,983limousineA long luxurious car with a driver.B1+3.5
4,984longingA deep aching wish for something far away.B23.5
4,985mossA soft green plant growing on damp stones and trees.B1+3.5
4,986mushA soft wet mass, especially of food.B23.5
4,987nightingaleA plain brown bird known for singing at night.B23.5
4,988nosyToo interested in other people's private affairs.B13.5
4,989paragraphA distinct section of writing, beginning on a new line.B13.5
4,990penitentiaryA large prison for long sentences.C13.5
4,991polandA country in central Europe.A2+3.5
4,992poodleA clever dog with a thick curly coat.B13.5
4,993prairieThe vast grassy plains of North America.B23.5
4,994prontoStraight away.B23.5
4,995prosecuteTo bring somebody to court and argue against them.C13.5
4,996quadrantA quarter of a circle, or one of four sections.B2+3.5
4,997slipstreamThe sheltered air just behind a moving vehicle or rider.C13.5
4,998twainTwo, in old use.C23.5
4,999unlimitedWith no cap on the amount allowed.B23.5
5,000workshopA room for making things, or a practical class.B23.5