all 19,295 words · one row per spelling

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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 2,501–3,000 of 19,295

Common in everyday speech and writingzipf 3–4

2,501explodeTo burst apart violently.2×B14.0
2,502feeThe fixed price charged for a service or membership.B24.0
2,503fillingOf food: making you feel full quickly.4×B14.0
2,504fridgeAn insulated cabinet kept cold to preserve food.A24.0
2,505graduationThe ceremony at which students receive their degrees or diplomas.3×B14.0
2,506gripTo hold something tightly so that it cannot slip.6×B14.0
2,507gutThe bowels and digestive tract.2×B24.0
2,508humanityPeople as a whole, or kindness towards them.B24.0
2,509humbleNot proud; not boasting about what you have done.3×B24.0
2,510internalOn or from the inside.2×B24.0
2,511investmentMoney put into something in the hope of making more.4×B24.0
2,512kidneyOne of the two organs that filter the blood.B24.0
2,513mummyA body preserved by drying and wrapping.B14.0
2,514necklaceA chain or string of beads worn around the neck.B14.0
2,515observeTo watch something carefully over time in order to learn from it.4×B24.0
2,516pencilA writing tool with a graphite core.A14.0
2,517polishTo rub a surface until it shines.4×B24.0
2,518punishTo make somebody suffer a penalty for doing wrong.2×B14.0
2,519ransomMoney demanded for returning a kidnapped person.B24.0
2,520retireTo stop working permanently at the end of a working life.4×B1+4.0
2,521roastTo cook in the dry heat of an oven until brown.2×B24.0
2,522shooterSomebody who fires a weapon.2×B14.0
2,523silkA fine smooth cloth made from the thread of silkworms.2×B24.0
2,524unfairNot treating everybody by the same rules.B14.0
2,525arrangementSomething agreed about how things will be done.2×B14.0
2,526autopsyThe examination of a body to discover the cause of death.B24.0
2,527awhileFor a short time.B24.0
2,528bearingA direction given as an angle measured from north.5×C14.0
2,529burntCooked too long, until black and bitter.2×A24.0
2,530centA coin worth one hundredth of a dollar or a euro.A2+4.0
2,531chartA published list of what is selling best.4×B14.0
2,532connectTo join two things so that they touch, or so that one can reach the other.4×A2+4.0
2,533daylightThe natural light of the day.A24.0
2,534delicateEasily broken or harmed, and needing careful handling.5×B24.0
2,535developTo grow or change gradually into something larger, stronger or more advanced.5×A2+4.0
2,536envyThe unhappy feeling of wanting what somebody else has.3×B24.0
2,537farewellA parting, and the good wishes said at one.2×B14.0
2,538fogThick cloud at ground level that makes it hard to see.3×A2+4.0
2,539hallwayThe passage inside the front door leading to the rooms.A2+4.0
2,540helmetA hard hat worn to protect the head.A24.0
2,541interfereTo involve yourself in something that is not your concern and get in its way.2×B24.0
2,542investigateTo look carefully into a matter to find the truth.B14.0
2,543lesbianOf a woman attracted to other women.B24.0
2,544millA building where grain is ground into flour.5×B14.0
2,545mortalBound to die.3×B24.0
2,546nieceThe daughter of your brother or sister.B14.0
2,547paceThe speed at which someone or something moves or develops.2×B24.0
2,548physicsThe science of matter, energy, force and motion, and of how the universe behaves.2×B1+4.0
2,549porchA covered platform or shelter at the front door.B24.0
2,550praiseTo say publicly how good somebody or something is.2×B14.0
2,551previousComing just before this one.B14.0
2,552quoteTo repeat someone's exact words and say whose they are.5×B14.0
2,553retreatTo move back away from danger.2×B24.0
2,554scaleThe size of something measured against other things — how big it is, how far it reaches.4×B24.0
2,555smackTo hit with the flat of the hand.3×B14.0
2,556sprayTo send liquid out in a fine mist.2×B24.0
2,557strategyA long-term plan designed to reach an important goal.3×A2+4.0
2,558succeedTo reach the result you were working for.2×A2+4.0
2,559sweepTo clean a floor with a long brush.3×B14.0
2,560terrifiedExtremely frightened.B14.0
2,561alternativeAnother possibility that could be chosen instead.2×B14.0
2,562amberOf a warm golden-orange colour.3×B1+4.0
2,563cellarAn underground room below a house, used for storage.3×B14.0
2,564chaosComplete disorder, in which nothing works as it should and no one is in control.3×B24.0
2,565civilianSomebody not in the armed forces or the police.B24.0
2,566coversThe number of guests a restaurant serves in a sitting.2×C14.0
2,567debateA formal argument in which two sides take turns to speak.4×B24.0
2,568deedA legal document proving ownership of property.2×C14.0
2,569faintOnly just possible to see, hear or smell.4×B14.0
2,570flushPerfectly level with the surrounding surface.3×B24.0
2,571gloriousMagnificent enough to be remembered with pride.2×B24.0
2,572heightHow tall something is, measured from bottom to top.4×A2+4.0
2,573impactThe force of one thing striking another.2×B14.0
2,574independentNot needing anybody's control or help.3×B14.0
2,575ladderA climbing frame of two uprights joined by rungs.2×B24.0
2,576physicallyIn the body rather than in the mind.A2+4.0
2,577revealTo make known something that was secret or unknown.4×B24.0
2,578scanTo look over something quickly to find the part you want.4×B14.0
2,579severeVery serious and hard to bear.3×B14.0
2,580shortsLegwear that stops above the knees.A24.0
2,581telegramA short message once sent by wire and delivered on paper.B1+4.0
2,582tripleTo make or become three times as big.2×B14.0
2,583vesselA ship.2×B24.0
2,584volunteerA person who works for free to help others.2×B14.0
2,585worthlessHaving no value or use at all.B24.0
2,586allianceA union of parties who agree to help each other.B24.0
2,587amusingCausing quiet laughter.B24.0
2,588ashThe soft grey powder left when something has burned.4×B24.0
2,589betrayTo act against somebody who trusted you.3×B24.0
2,590bonusExtra money paid on top of normal wages, for good results or at a set time of year.3×B14.0
2,591cartTo carry something awkwardly from place to place.2×B14.0
2,592chewTo break food into small pieces with your teeth.4×B14.0
2,593coffinThe box a body is buried in.B14.0
2,594conclusionThe decision or opinion you arrive at after weighing the facts.3×B14.0
2,595disciplineTraining that teaches people to obey rules and control themselves.5×B14.0
2,596disturbingUpsetting and hard to put out of your mind.C14.0
2,597flameThe bright burning part of a fire.B14.0
2,598hintTo suggest something without saying it outright.3×B24.0
2,599horrorA feeling of shock and dread.B14.0
2,600kindnessWarm, caring behaviour towards others.2×B14.0
2,601locatedPlaced or situated in a particular spot.B14.0
2,602magicalHaving or seeming to have magic in it.2×B14.0
2,603outerFurther from the centre.B24.0
2,604penaltyA free kick or point awarded when a player breaks the rules.2×B24.0
2,605perimeterThe distance all the way round the outside of a shape.2×B24.0
2,606photographerSomebody who takes photographs, especially professionally.B14.0
2,607phraseA group of words forming a unit within a sentence.2×B14.0
2,608poetSomebody who writes verse.B14.0
2,609popcornCorn heated until it bursts into light white puffs.B14.0
2,610populationThe number of people living in a place.4×B14.0
2,611professionA job that needs long education and self-regulation.2×B14.0
2,612recoveryThe period of getting healthy again after illness.3×B24.0
2,613reedA tall stiff grass growing at the water's edge.2×B24.0
2,614snackA small quick bite between meals.A24.0
2,615somewhatTo a moderate extent.B24.0
2,616stuntA dangerous action performed for the camera.2×B24.0
2,617tournamentA competition made up of many games or rounds, played until one winner is left.2×B24.0
2,618ultimateThe last and greatest of all.B24.0
2,619waxA soft solid that melts easily and repels water.3×B14.0
2,620webThe silk trap a spider spins.3×A2+4.0
2,621whatsoeverAt all, used to make a negative absolute.B24.0
2,622appetiteThe wish to eat.2×B14.0
2,623associateTo connect one thing with another in the mind.2×B24.0
2,624auctionA sale where the item goes to the highest bidder.2×B24.0
2,625breastThe upper front part of the body, or the meat from it.2×B14.0
2,626broadcastTo send a programme out to everyone at once.2×B24.0
2,627cargoThe goods carried by a ship, plane or lorry.B24.0
2,628constantlyAll the time, without stopping.2×B24.0
2,629contraryOpposite in nature or direction.2×B24.0
2,630coronerThe official who investigates a sudden or unexplained death.B24.0
2,631creekA small stream, or a narrow inlet of the sea.B24.0
2,632crowdedFull of people, with little room to move.3×A2+4.0
2,633diaryA book you write the day's events in.A2+4.0
2,634embarrassTo make someone feel awkward or self-conscious.B14.0
2,635fluidA substance that flows, liquid or gas.2×B24.0
2,636forkThe eating tool with a handle and three or four sharp points.4×A24.0
2,637gambleTo risk money on an uncertain outcome.2×B14.0
2,638gentlyWith a soft, light touch that avoids harm.3×B24.0
2,639hopelessWith no chance of success or improvement.3×B14.0
2,640hopperA funnel-shaped container that feeds material out below.C14.0
2,641hostileOpenly unfriendly, treating you as an enemy.B24.0
2,642journalA periodical that publishes research articles in a particular subject.5×B14.0
2,643lighterA small device producing a flame for lighting cigarettes.B14.0
2,644motorcycleA fast two-wheeled machine with an engine.A2+4.0
2,645obeyTo do exactly what a rule or a person tells you.B14.0
2,646ovenAn enclosed compartment for baking and roasting food.A2+4.0
2,647repairTo restore something damaged to working order.2×B14.0
2,648reunionA gathering of people who have been apart for a long time.2×B24.0
2,649ritualA fixed series of actions performed in a set order, especially in a religion.3×B24.0
2,650sockA soft covering for the foot worn inside a shoe.A24.0
2,651spiritualTo do with the soul rather than the body.2×B24.0
2,652stallOne animal's compartment in a barn.3×B24.0
2,653storageSpace where computer files are kept permanently.2×B14.0
2,654swampAn area of low, permanently wet ground where trees stand in still water.3×B14.0
2,655techniqueA particular skilled way of doing something.B1+4.0
2,656tenderGentle and full of quiet love.4×B24.0
2,657terrorExtreme fear.2×B24.0
2,658variousOf several different kinds.2×B14.0
2,659weaknessA fault or lack of strength.2×B14.0
2,660whackTo hit hard with a swinging blow.2×B24.0
2,661balloonA rubber bag filled with air or gas.2×A23.9
2,662beamA long thick bar of wood or steel that carries the weight of a building.4×B23.9
2,663ceaseTo end an activity.B23.9
2,664cemeteryGround where the dead are buried.B23.9
2,665chemistryThe science of substances, what they are made of and how they react and change; the school or university subject that teaches it.3×B13.9
2,666colourThe quality of light that makes something look red, blue, green and so on.6×A13.9
2,667conflictA serious disagreement or struggle between people or groups.5×B13.9
2,668coughTo push air out of your throat with a sudden sharp noise.3×A23.9
2,669deerA hoofed forest animal, the male often antlered.A23.9
2,670distantFar away in space.4×B23.9
2,671drainTo let liquid run out of something, leaving the solid part behind.5×A23.9
2,672fameThe state of being known by very many people.B23.9
2,673fluA viral illness with fever and body aches.A2+3.9
2,674foldTo bend something over on itself so one part covers another.4×A23.9
2,675fortunatelyBy good luck.A2+3.9
2,676goddessA female being worshipped as divine.B1+3.9
2,677harmlessUnable to hurt anybody.B23.9
2,678hurricaneA very violent spinning tropical storm.2×B13.9
2,679infectionAn illness caused by organisms entering the body.B23.9
2,680lipstickA stick of colour for the lips.A2+3.9
2,681mankindHuman beings considered as a whole.B13.9
2,682morgueThe cold room where bodies are kept.2×B23.9
2,683novemberThe eleventh month of the year.A13.9
2,684pepperA hollow sweet vegetable, red, green or yellow.2×A2+3.9
2,685primaryOne of the colours others are mixed from.2×B23.9
2,686proposalA plan put forward for others to consider.2×B23.9
2,687protestA public show of anger at something people think is wrong.3×B1+3.9
2,688returnsItems brought back after being borrowed or bought.2×B13.9
2,689rigThe equipment for drilling, or a large lorry.B23.9
2,690setupThe way something is arranged, or a trick to frame somebody.B13.9
2,691shrimpA small edible sea creature.B13.9
2,692stabTo push a knife or other pointed thing into someone or something.5×B23.9
2,693throneThe ceremonial seat of a monarch.2×B13.9
2,694tinA soft silvery-white metal, used in bronze and for coating other metals.4×B13.9
2,695unexpectedComing as a complete surprise.B23.9
2,696wrestlingThe sport of gripping an opponent and forcing them down.2×B13.9
2,697affectionGentle steady fondness for somebody or something.2×B23.9
2,698australiaA country and continent in the southern hemisphere.A2+3.9
2,699briefcaseA flat rectangular case for carrying papers.B13.9
2,700burstTo break open suddenly from internal pressure.3×B23.9
2,701butcherSomebody whose trade is cutting and selling meat.3×B13.9
2,702candidateA person competing to be chosen for a job or a public office.4×B1+3.9
2,703communicateTo share thoughts and information with others.B13.9
2,704competeTo try to beat others at the same goal or game.B13.9
2,705comradeA companion who shares your work or your cause.B23.9
2,706convenientEasy and comfortable to use; saving time and trouble.2×B13.9
2,707curiosityA strong desire to know or learn something.2×B23.9
2,708disappointTo fail to meet someone's hopes or expectations.B23.9
2,709displayAn arrangement of things put out to be looked at.7×B23.9
2,710dizzyFeeling as though everything is turning around you.A2+3.9
2,711drumA musical instrument you strike, made of a skin stretched over a round frame.5×B13.9
2,712forbidTo order that something must not be done.B23.9
2,713galleryA building where paintings are shown.2×B13.9
2,714hackTo cut roughly with heavy blows.3×B23.9
2,715increaseTo become greater in number, amount or degree.3×A2+3.9
2,716invasionThe entering of a country by an armed force.B23.9
2,717laserA narrow powerful beam of one-wavelength light.B13.9
2,718madnessComplete loss of reason.2×B23.9
2,719nickelA hard silvery metal used in coins and alloys.B23.9
2,720raidA sudden attack or forced entry by police, soldiers or criminals.4×B23.9
2,721rankA position in an order or hierarchy, especially in the armed forces or the police.4×B23.9
2,722referenceA statement from a former employer about somebody's work.3×B13.9
2,723resistanceThe act of refusing to accept something and pushing back against it.5×C13.9
2,724retirementThe years after somebody stops working for good.2×B23.9
2,725scarThe permanent mark a deep cut leaves.B13.9
2,726sliceA thin flat piece cut from something.2×B13.9
2,727softwareThe programs a computer runs.B1+3.9
2,728soloA passage performed by one musician alone.2×B23.9
2,729spillTo let liquid or loose material fall out of its container by accident.4×B13.9
2,730spoiledGiven so much that behaviour has suffered.2×B13.9
2,731symbolA simple mark or object standing for something bigger.2×A2+3.9
2,732tensionThe tightness of something stretched, and the pulling force in it.6×B23.9
2,733threatenTo say you will hurt or punish someone if they do not do what you want.4×B23.9
2,734transmissionThe sending out of a signal.2×B23.9
2,735tremendousExtremely large or great.2×B23.9
2,736viciousCruelly violent, meaning to hurt.2×B23.9
2,737vulnerableEasy to harm, attack or hurt, with no defence in place.4×B23.9
2,738alibiProof that you were somewhere else when a crime happened.B2+3.9
2,739anonymousWith the name kept unknown.B23.9
2,740approvalOfficial agreement that something may happen or be done.2×B23.9
2,741arrivalThe act or moment of reaching a place.3×B13.9
2,742bareNot covered by clothes or by anything else.4×A23.9
2,743cabinetThe group of senior ministers who direct a government.2×B23.9
2,744caneTo beat somebody with a stick.2×B23.9
2,745capeA sleeveless cloak hanging from the shoulders.2×B13.9
2,746ceilingThe upper interior surface of a room.2×B13.9
2,747civilizationA society with developed cities, arts and government.B23.9
2,748compareTo examine two or more things in order to see how they are similar and how they differ.3×B13.9
2,749deltaThe fan of land and channels where a river meets the sea.2×B23.9
2,750depthHow far something goes down from the surface.2×B23.9
2,751determineTo establish something exactly, after investigation.2×B23.9
2,752doorbellA button outside a door that sounds a bell inside.A2+3.9
2,753emotionA strong feeling such as love, anger or fear.2×B13.9
2,754footageRecorded moving pictures.2×B23.9
2,755formalSerious and official in style.2×B13.9
2,756fryTo cook food in hot fat or oil in a pan.3×B13.9
2,757furThe thick soft hair covering an animal's body.4×B13.9
2,758generallyIn most cases; speaking broadly.B13.9
2,759haircutThe cutting of hair, or the style it leaves.2×A13.9
2,760illusionSomething that seems real but is not.B23.9
2,761indicateTo point towards a fact or direction.2×B13.9
2,762innA small old-fashioned hotel serving food and drink.B13.9
2,763jarA glass container with a wide mouth and a lid, used for keeping food.5×B13.9
2,764misunderstandingA failure to grasp what was meant.2×B13.9
2,765nativeBelonging to a place by birth.2×B13.9
2,766nearbyA short distance from here, or from the place being talked about.2×B23.9
2,767philosophyThe study of knowledge, existence and how to live.2×B23.9
2,768plagueA deadly disease that spreads across whole regions.3×B23.9
2,769priorExisting or happening before.B23.9
2,770residenceThe place where somebody lives.B23.9
2,771sequenceA set of things following one another in a fixed order.5×B23.9
2,772smashTo break something violently into pieces.3×B13.9
2,773sympathyThe feeling of being sorry for someone else's trouble.3×B23.9
2,774technicalTo do with machines, science or the details of a craft.2×B1+3.9
2,775trampSomebody with no home who wanders about.B23.9
2,776wigArtificial hair worn on the head.A2+3.9
2,777abandonTo leave a person, place or thing permanently, especially one that needs you.4×B23.9
2,778allergicHaving a harmful immune reaction to a particular substance.B13.9
2,779associationAn organised group.2×B23.9
2,780autographA famous person's signature collected as a keepsake.2×B13.9
2,781breezeA light, gentle wind.3×A2+3.9
2,782canyonA deep narrow valley with steep rock walls.B1+3.9
2,783capacityThe amount that something can hold.4×B23.9
2,784congressThe national law-making body of the United States.2×B23.9
2,785consciousnessBeing awake and aware of what is around you.B23.9
2,786courtesyPolite and considerate behaviour.B23.9
2,787easternBelonging to the east.B13.9
2,788enterpriseA bold undertaking.2×C13.9
2,789fortunateHaving good luck.B23.9
2,790genuineReally what it is said to be; not a copy.3×B23.9
2,791harmonyA state in which people or things exist together peacefully and agree with each other.3×C13.9
2,792hoseA flexible pipe for directing water.2×B13.9
2,793improveTo make something better than it was.B13.9
2,794instrumentAn object made for playing music.5×A2+3.9
2,795matureFully grown.3×B23.9
2,796messengerSomebody who carries word from one person to another.B23.9
2,797minimumThe smallest amount allowed or needed.2×B23.9
2,798moleA small dark raised mark on the skin.4×B13.9
2,799padA soft flat piece of material used to cushion, protect or soak up.7×B13.9
2,800perspectiveThe angle from which one person sees a matter.2×B23.9
2,801ponyA horse of a small breed.A23.9
2,802presumeTo take something as true without proof, on the strength of what is likely.3×B23.9
2,803radiationEnergy travelling as rays or particles.B23.9
2,804rashA patch of red itchy spots on the skin.2×B23.9
2,805scandalA shocking act or event that becomes public and damages reputations.3×B23.9
2,806skiTo travel over snow on two long narrow runners.A2+3.9
2,807streamA small narrow river.6×B23.9
2,808traditionalDone the way it has been done for generations.2×B1+3.9
2,809trayA flat, shallow board with a raised edge, used for carrying food, drinks or other small things.2×A2+3.9
2,810versusAgainst, as one side set opposite another.B23.9
2,811violetA blue-leaning purple.2×B23.9
2,812weaverSomebody who makes cloth on a loom.B23.9
2,813yachtAn expensive private boat used for pleasure and showing off.B23.9
2,814aggressiveBehaving in a hostile, attacking way.2×B23.9
2,815ankleThe joint between the foot and the leg.A2+3.9
2,816authorThe person who wrote a book.2×A2+3.9
2,817bubbleA thin sphere of liquid enclosing air.2×B13.9
2,818businessmanA man who works in trade or runs a company.A2+3.9
2,819candleA stick of wax with a wick through the middle, burned to give light or scent.A23.9
2,820chapelA small building or room used for worship.2×B13.9
2,821climbingThe sport of going up rock faces or walls.2×A2+3.9
2,822cooperationThe working together of people towards one end.B23.9
2,823defenceProtection against attack, or the case argued for the accused.B23.9
2,824depressionA lasting heaviness that drains meaning from things.2×B23.9
2,825dipTo put something briefly into a liquid and take it out again.5×B13.9
2,826disgraceThe loss of respect that follows shameful behaviour.2×B23.9
2,827ditchA long narrow channel dug to carry water away.2×B13.9
2,828dreadfulExtremely bad or unpleasant.B23.9
2,829eternityTime without any end.2×B13.9
2,830exceptionA person or thing that a rule does not apply to.2×B23.9
2,831forgivenessLetting go of the right to stay angry.B23.9
2,832formulaA rule written in symbols and numbers for working something out.4×B1+3.9
2,833identificationProof of who somebody is, or the recognising of something.B13.9
2,834loungeA quiet room where passengers or guests wait.3×B13.9
2,835manualDone with the hands rather than automatically.2×B23.9
2,836mereNothing more than the thing stated.B23.9
2,837methodA settled way of doing something.B1+3.9
2,838paleHaving little colour in the face, from illness, fear or shock.3×B13.9
2,839passwordA secret string of characters that opens an account.B23.9
2,840podThe long case holding the seeds of a plant.3×B1+3.9
2,841propositionA statement that can be judged true or false.5×C13.9
2,842prosecutionThe bringing of a criminal charge in court.B23.9
2,843rainbowThe arc of colours seen when sunlight passes through rain.2×A23.9
2,844recoverTo get your health back after being ill.2×B13.9
2,845sicknessThe state of being unwell.B13.9
2,846skillAn ability learned through practice.2×B13.9
2,847surgicalTo do with operations, or done with exact precision.C13.9
2,848trickyAwkward and needing care.2×B13.9
2,849tuckTo push a loose edge or end into a tight or safe place.5×B23.9
2,850tunaA large sea fish eaten fresh or tinned.B13.9
2,851welfareThe health, comfort and safety of a person or animal.3×B23.9
2,852whisperTo speak very quietly, using breath rather than the voice, close to someone.4×B13.9
2,853worshipTo show deep love and reverence for a god, through prayer or ritual.4×B23.9
2,854accurateExactly right, with no errors of detail.3×B23.9
2,855additionSomething added, or the joining of numbers together.B13.9
2,856adoreTo love somebody very deeply.B23.9
2,857apologiseTo say sorry for something you did.A2+3.9
2,858arrowA pointed sign showing direction.2×A2+3.9
2,859aspirinA common tablet taken for pain and fever.B13.9
2,860assistTo help somebody with what they are doing.2×B13.9
2,861atticA space or room directly under the roof of a house.B13.9
2,862blackmailDemanding money by threatening to reveal a secret.2×B23.9
2,863boreTo make a deep round hole by drilling or digging.4×B13.9
2,864braceletA band worn round the wrist as jewellery.B13.9
2,865corporationA large company treated in law as a body.B23.9
2,866cueA signal that it is your turn to act or speak.B23.9
2,867disguiseA change of appearance meant to hide who you are.2×B23.9
2,868dodgeTo move quickly aside to avoid something.3×B13.9
2,869embassyA country's official house inside a foreign country.B23.9
2,870expensesMoney spent for work that the employer pays back.2×B1+3.9
2,871foreheadThe part of the face above the eyebrows.B13.9
2,872gossipTalk about other people's private business, especially what they would not want repeated.4×B13.9
2,873gratitudeThe feeling of being thankful towards somebody for something they have done.B13.9
2,874groomA man on his wedding day, or in the period just before or after it.5×B13.9
2,875groundedForbidden to go out, as a punishment.3×B23.9
2,876institutionAn established organisation such as a bank, university or hospital.2×B23.9
2,877liquidA substance that flows and takes the shape of its container.2×B13.9
2,878maximumThe largest amount allowed or reached.2×B23.9
2,879principleA rule of right and wrong that you hold to and will not trade away.2×B23.9
2,880rackA frame or set of bars for holding, drying or storing things.4×B23.9
2,881relativeA member of your family, by blood or by marriage.3×B13.9
2,882riderSomebody who rides a horse or a bike.2×B23.9
2,883rotThe soft decay that destroys damp wood.2×B23.9
2,884saddleA leather seat strapped to a horse's back for a rider.5×B13.9
2,885sausageMinced seasoned meat in a cylindrical skin.A2+3.9
2,886shaftA vertical passage down into a mine.2×B23.9
2,887shinyReflecting light; bright and polished.2×B13.9
2,888soilThe top layer of ground in which plants grow.2×B13.9
2,889thoughtfulKind; paying attention to what other people need or feel.3×B23.9
2,890administrationThe running of an organisation.2×B23.9
2,891autoA motor car, in American usage.B13.9
2,892bassThe lowest range of musical sound.B23.9
2,893beliefSomething held to be true.2×B13.9
2,894boldUnafraid of risk or attention.3×B23.9
2,895communistBelieving property should be owned in common.C13.9
2,896contentQuietly satisfied with what you have and how things are.4×B23.9
2,897cubaAn island country in the Caribbean.B1+3.9
2,898decemberThe last month of the year.A13.9
2,899declareTo say something openly and officially.3×B23.9
2,900embraceTo put your arms around someone and hold them.3×B23.9
2,901geneticPassed down through inherited units.B23.9
2,902hunchA feeling that something is true, formed without proof or reasoning.2×B23.9
2,903hushA sudden quiet, especially one that falls over a group of people.2×B13.9
2,904instinctInborn knowledge of what to do without being taught.B23.9
2,905karateA Japanese martial art using strikes with the hands and feet.A2+3.9
2,906legitimateProperly lawful.2×B23.9
2,907magicianA performer who does tricks that appear impossible.2×B13.9
2,908passageA way through, such as a corridor.3×B23.9
2,909peculiarStrange or odd in a way that is hard to explain.3×B23.9
2,910prepThe chopping and measuring done before cooking starts.2×B23.9
2,911prostituteSomebody who sells sexual services.B23.9
2,912reactTo do or feel something in answer to what happened.2×A2+3.9
2,913recipeWritten instructions for cooking a dish.A2+3.9
2,914savingsMoney kept rather than spent.B13.9
2,915seedThe small hard part of a plant that a new plant grows from.3×B13.9
2,916spiteA mean wish to hurt, annoy or upset someone.2×B23.9
2,917spoonA small tool with a round end for eating or stirring.A23.9
2,918stoveA machine for cooking, with heated rings or burners on top and an oven below.3×A2+3.9
2,919sunnyBright with unbroken sunshine.2×A13.9
2,920terminalOf an illness, certain to cause death; of a person, dying from such an illness.4×C13.9
2,921trophyA cup or prize given to a winner.B13.9
2,922untoTo, in old or biblical use.B23.9
2,923violationThe breaking of a rule or a right.B23.9
2,924zipTo fasten something with a zip.5×A23.9
2,925achieveTo succeed in reaching a goal after real effort.B23.9
2,926advertisingThe activity of promoting products publicly to encourage sales.B1+3.9
2,927aisleThe narrow walking space between rows of seats in a plane, train, cinema or church.2×A2+3.9
2,928anchorA heavy device dropped to hold a ship in place.3×B23.9
2,929approximatelyClose to the true number but not exact.B13.9
2,930benefitsRegular payments made by the state to those entitled.2×B23.9
2,931bombingAn attack made by dropping or planting explosives.B23.9
2,932carriageOne of the separate sections of a passenger train.4×B23.9
2,933chessA board game for two players on sixty-four squares.A2+3.9
2,934chiliA small hot pepper.2×A2+3.9
2,935concreteA hard building material made from cement, sand, stones and water.3×B23.9
2,936consentTo give permission for something formally, or agree to it.2×B23.9
2,937distractedUnable to give attention to something because something else has taken it.2×B13.9
2,938egoYour sense of your own worth and importance.B23.9
2,939expenseMoney that you have to spend on something; a cost.2×B23.9
2,940fistA hand with the fingers curled tightly into the palm.B13.9
2,941floatTo rest on the surface of a liquid without sinking.4×A23.9
2,942freshmanA first-year student, in American English.B1+3.9
2,943gestureA movement of the hands, head or arms that carries a meaning.3×B23.9
2,944guidanceHelp and advice about what to do.2×B13.9
2,945heelThe rounded back part of the human foot, below the ankle.5×B23.9
2,946idealThe best possible for a purpose.2×B23.9
2,947incomeAll the money that comes to a person or body.B23.9
2,948inkThe dark cloud a squid releases to escape.2×B23.9
2,949lobsterA large sea creature with a hard shell and two claws.B13.9
2,950logicalFollowing clear reasoning step by step.2×B23.9
2,951monkA man who has taken vows and lives in a religious community.B23.9
2,952observationCareful watching, or a remark about what was seen.B23.9
2,953occurTo happen or take place.3×B13.9
2,954oliveA small bitter Mediterranean fruit eaten cured or pressed for oil.2×B23.9
2,955pirateSomebody who robs ships at sea, or who copies work illegally.B13.9
2,956potionA magical drink.2×B23.9
2,957precinctAn area of a town closed to traffic.2×B23.9
2,958prescriptionA doctor's written order allowing you to buy a medicine.2×B23.9
2,959protocolAn agreed set of rules that lets computers or devices exchange information.4×C13.9
2,960puzzleA picture cut into small pieces to be fitted back together.4×B23.9
2,961racketA bat with a stringed frame, used in tennis and similar games.3×B13.9
2,962rangerAn official who looks after a park or forest.B23.9
2,963receiptA printed or written statement proving that you have paid for something.3×B13.9
2,964referTo mention or allude to something.2×B13.9
2,965regardTo consider somebody or something in a certain way.2×B23.9
2,966residentA person who lives in a particular place.2×B23.9
2,967scotlandThe northern nation of the United Kingdom.A2+3.9
2,968shepherdSomebody who looks after sheep.2×B23.9
2,969stitchOne loop of thread in sewing or knitting.4×B23.9
2,970tideThe regular rise and fall of the sea, caused by the pull of the moon.2×B23.9
2,971umbrellaA folding canopy held over the head against rain.2×A2+3.9
2,972wealthyHaving a great deal of money.B23.9
2,973abortionThe deliberate ending of a pregnancy.B2+3.9
2,974agendaA list of the items to be discussed at a meeting, in order.3×B23.9
2,975annualHappening once every year.2×B23.9
2,976backyardThe enclosed ground behind a house.A23.9
2,977balconyA small open platform outside an upstairs window.2×B13.9
2,978bentCurved or twisted out of its proper straight shape.5×B23.9
2,979bizarreVery strange indeed.C13.9
2,980bountyA reward offered for a capture.2×B23.9
2,981boxingThe sport of fighting with padded gloves in a ring.B13.9
2,982breakdownA failure that stops a vehicle or machine working.4×C13.9
2,983casualComfortable and informal, of clothes or occasions.3×B23.9
2,984celebrityA person famous enough to be recognised on the street.B13.9
2,985chadA landlocked country in north-central Africa.B23.9
2,986demonstrationA public march or gathering to make a point.2×B23.9
2,987distressSerious trouble or suffering.2×B23.9
2,988draftAn early, unfinished version of a piece of writing.5×B23.9
2,989drowningDying through being unable to breathe under water.B13.9
2,990drumsThe percussion instrument played with sticks.A2+3.9
2,991factorOne of the things that shapes a result.2×B23.9
2,992gatheringAn assembly of people in one place.2×B13.9
2,993glenA narrow valley, especially in Scotland.C13.9
2,994honestyThe quality of telling the truth and not cheating or stealing.2×B23.9
2,995illnessThe state of being unwell, or a particular disease.A2+3.9
2,996integrityDoing the honest right thing even unobserved.2×C13.9
2,997jewelA precious stone cut to sparkle.2×B13.9
2,998liableLegally responsible.2×C13.9
2,999meltTo turn from solid to liquid in heat.2×B13.9
3,000mutualFelt or done by each side towards the other.B23.9