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.
Common in everyday speech and writing
- 5,001zipperA fastener of interlocking teeth pulled by a slider.A2+3.5
- 5,002aquariumA place with tanks of fish for viewing.C13.4
- 5,003atomThe smallest unit of a chemical element.B2+3.4
- 5,004commentatorSomebody who describes or explains events publicly.C13.4
- 5,005creatorThe person who made something.C13.4
- 5,006crotchThe place where the legs join the body.B23.4
- 5,007dairyA place where milk is handled and processed.B23.4
- 5,008devastatingCausing terrible sweeping destruction or grief.B1+3.4
- 5,009disgustA strong feeling of revulsion.B23.4
- 5,010dolphinA clever sea mammal that leaps from the water.B13.4
- 5,011dwellTo live somewhere, in poetic use.C13.4
- 5,012efficiencyThe quality of getting a result with little waste of time, money, effort or material.B23.4
- 5,013electronicsThe study of circuits and the devices built from them.B23.4
- 5,014ethicalFollowing what is morally right.B23.4
- 5,015feedbackComments on your work that help you improve it.B23.4
- 5,016frequentHappening many times within a short period.B23.4
- 5,017frightA sudden feeling of fear.B13.4
- 5,018functionalIn working order and able to do its job.B23.4
- 5,019grubThe soft legless larva of an insect.B23.4
- 5,020handicapAn advantage given to a weaker competitor, or a disadvantage given to a stronger one, so that a contest is even.B23.4
- 5,021handlerThe officer who runs and instructs an agent.C13.4
- 5,022heaterA device for warming a room or a supply of water.B13.4
- 5,023hostilityOpen unfriendliness.C13.4
- 5,024idleNot working, not running, not being used.B23.4
- 5,025idolAn image worshipped as a god.B1+3.4
- 5,026imitationA copy of something, usually less good than the original.B23.4
- 5,027initiativeThe willingness and ability to act on your own, without waiting to be told.B23.4
- 5,028insertTo put something into something else.B23.4
- 5,029leveragePower to influence people or events, coming from an advantage you hold.C13.4
- 5,030liaisonCommunication kept up between groups.C13.4
- 5,031magnetAn object that attracts iron and steel.B13.4
- 5,032manslaughterKilling somebody without having planned to.B2+3.4
- 5,033monopolyOne company controlling a whole market.C13.4
- 5,034newlyVery recently, used before a past participle.B23.4
- 5,035offenderA person who has broken the rules or the law.B23.4
- 5,036proportionA part of something, measured against the whole.B23.4
- 5,037psycheThe mind and spirit of a person.C13.4
- 5,038quillA stiff feather cut for writing.B2+3.4
- 5,039reboundTo bounce back after striking something.C13.4
- 5,040refillTo fill an empty container again.B13.4
- 5,041refundMoney paid back to you.B1+3.4
- 5,042residueWhat is left behind after a process.C13.4
- 5,043respiratoryTo do with breathing.B23.4
- 5,044revelationKnowledge believed to be disclosed by a god.C13.4
- 5,045revolverA handgun with a revolving cylinder holding the cartridges.B23.4
- 5,046rewriteTo write something again in a different form.B1+3.4
- 5,047rumbleTo make a deep, low, rolling sound.B23.4
- 5,048sanitySoundness of mind and reasonable judgement.B23.4
- 5,049saucerThe small plate that sits under a cup.B1+3.4
- 5,050scooterA board on two small wheels with an upright handle, pushed along with one foot.B13.4
- 5,051sermonA talk given to a congregation about belief and conduct.B23.4
- 5,052sidewaysA change of job at the same level.C13.4
- 5,053slimeA soft unpleasant slippery substance.B23.4
- 5,054slumberSleep, especially peaceful sleep.B23.4
- 5,055smoothlyEvenly and without any trouble.B23.4
- 5,056spookTo frighten somebody suddenly.B23.4
- 5,057squidA soft sea animal with ten arms that shoots ink.B1+3.4
- 5,058squirtTo send liquid out in a thin fast jet.B13.4
- 5,059starterThe small first course of a meal.B13.4
- 5,060stealthMoving so quietly that nobody notices.B23.4
- 5,061stewardSomebody who looks after property or serves passengers.B2+3.4
- 5,062suspendTo stop something for a time, or ban somebody temporarily.B23.4
- 5,063tameOf an animal, used to people and not dangerous.B23.4
- 5,064terminateTo bring something to an end.C13.4
- 5,065thresholdThe level at which something begins to happen or begins to count.B2+3.4
- 5,066tormentSevere and prolonged suffering.B23.4
- 5,067tugTo pull something with a short, sharp movement.B23.4
- 5,068unnaturalNot produced by nature; against the ordinary order of nature.B23.4
- 5,069velocitySpeed in a stated direction.B2+3.4
- 5,070verticalStraight up and down.B23.4
- 5,071vineyardA field planted with vines for wine.B1+3.4
- 5,072vistaA pleasing view, especially a long narrow one.C13.4
- 5,073wackoSomebody thought to be mad or very eccentric.C13.4
- 5,074witchcraftThe practice of magic, especially by women in old belief.B23.4
- 5,075abideTo put up with something.B23.4
- 5,076apronA piece of cloth tied over the front of your clothes to keep them clean while you work.A2+3.4
- 5,077blushTo become red in the face from embarrassment or shame.B1+3.4
- 5,078bogusFalse, but presented as genuine.B23.4
- 5,079bongoA pair of small hand drums joined together.B2+3.4
- 5,080burgundyThe deep red of a heavy wine.B2+3.4
- 5,081cardboardStiff thick paper used for boxes and packaging.B23.4
- 5,082casualtyA person hurt or killed in an accident or war.C13.4
- 5,083cateringThe business of supplying food for an event.B23.4
- 5,084collisionAn instance of two moving objects striking each other.B23.4
- 5,085conveyTo make an idea or feeling known to someone.B2+3.4
- 5,086curtNoticeably brief to the point of rudeness.C13.4
- 5,087decorationsThings put up to make a place look festive.A2+3.4
- 5,088delusionA false belief held firmly in spite of the evidence.B23.4
- 5,089dignifiedCalm and serious in a way that commands respect.B23.4
- 5,090dirkA short straight dagger.C23.4
- 5,091earringAn ornament worn on the ear.B1+3.4
- 5,092festerTo grow infected.C13.4
- 5,093firmlyIn a way that is secure and will not move.B23.4
- 5,094flexibleBending easily without breaking.B23.4
- 5,095furnaceAn enclosed chamber for making very great heat.B23.4
- 5,096grinTo smile widely, showing your teeth.B23.4
- 5,097heatingThe system that keeps a building warm.B13.4
- 5,098hoopA large ring of wood or metal.B13.4
- 5,099hydrogenThe lightest element, and the commonest in the universe.C13.4
- 5,100implyTo let a further meaning be understood without stating it.B23.4
- 5,101impulsiveActing on sudden feeling, without thinking about what follows.B23.4
- 5,102installTo put equipment or software in place and make it ready to use.B23.4
- 5,103junkyardA yard where scrap is piled up for resale.B23.4
- 5,104kosherPrepared according to Jewish dietary law.B2+3.4
- 5,105lesserSmaller or less important of two.C13.4
- 5,106manuscriptAn author's text as written, before it is printed and published.C13.4
- 5,107messiahA promised deliverer, or somebody treated as one.B23.4
- 5,108mingleTo mix together.B23.4
- 5,109misfortuneBad luck, or an event caused by it.B23.4
- 5,110moduleA unit of teaching that forms one part of a course and is assessed on its own.B13.4
- 5,111navigatorSomebody who works out the route.B23.4
- 5,112overdoseA dangerously large dose of a drug.B2+3.4
- 5,113paranoiaAn unfounded belief that others mean you harm.B2+3.4
- 5,114pinchedDrawn and thin from cold, hunger or worry.C13.4
- 5,115poeticHaving the beauty or form of poetry.B23.4
- 5,116scorpionA desert animal with claws and a stinging tail.B1+3.4
- 5,117slyCunning and keeping its purpose hidden.B23.4
- 5,118squealTo make a long high cry.B23.4
- 5,119stompTo walk with heavy, loud steps, showing anger.B23.4
- 5,120sustainTo keep something going over a period of time.B23.4
- 5,121tendencyA leaning towards doing or becoming something.B2+3.4
- 5,122tofuA soft block pressed from soy milk.B1+3.4
- 5,123traumaticSo distressing that it leaves lasting damage.C13.4
- 5,124trollA person who posts insulting or provoking things online in order to upset others.B13.4
- 5,125typicallyIn the way that usually happens.B1+3.4
- 5,126unityThe state of being joined into one whole.B23.4
- 5,127vitaminA substance needed in small amounts that the body cannot make.B23.4
- 5,128acquireTo come to own or possess something.B23.4
- 5,129adaptTo change yourself to fit new conditions.B23.4
- 5,130admirableDeserving respect and praise.B23.4
- 5,131amuseTo make someone smile or laugh.B23.4
- 5,132appendixExtra material attached at the end of a document.B23.4
- 5,133argentinaA country in South America.A2+3.4
- 5,134attendanceBeing present at lessons, work or an event.C13.4
- 5,135aweWonder mixed with respect before something vast.B23.4
- 5,136bridalTo do with a bride or a wedding.B23.4
- 5,137coupA sudden violent seizure of power from a government.B23.4
- 5,138deliriousWildly confused from fever, or wildly excited.C13.4
- 5,139deployTo put new code where real users will meet it.C13.4
- 5,140dieselA heavy fuel that burns under pressure rather than from a spark.B1+3.4
- 5,141dilemmaA choice between two courses of action, both of them unwelcome.B23.4
- 5,142equivalentSomething equal in value or meaning to another.B23.4
- 5,143excellenceThe quality of being outstandingly good.C13.4
- 5,144flapTo move wings or something flat up and down through the air.B23.4
- 5,145fusionJoining light atomic nuclei to release energy.C13.4
- 5,146handbagA small bag carried by hand or on the shoulder for personal items.A2+3.4
- 5,147harnessA set of straps fastened round an animal or person, for pulling a load or for safety.B13.4
- 5,148harpA large stringed instrument with a triangular frame, played by plucking the strings with the fingers.B1+3.4
- 5,149hassleAn annoying difficulty that takes effort to deal with.B1+3.4
- 5,150hikingLong walks through hills and forests for pleasure.B1+3.4
- 5,151hootTo make the low call of an owl.B23.4
- 5,152icyFrozen and dangerously slippery, or extremely cold.B23.4
- 5,153immoralContrary to accepted principles of right and wrong.B23.4
- 5,154ingredientOne of the foods mixed together to make a dish.B1+3.4
- 5,155jugA container with a handle and lip for pouring.B13.4
- 5,156kelvinThe temperature scale starting at absolute zero.C13.4
- 5,157maverickSomebody who refuses to follow the group.C23.4
- 5,158mendTo repair something broken or torn so that it can be used again.B1+3.4
- 5,159overratedThought to be better or more important than it really is.B23.4
- 5,160patioA paved outdoor area next to a house.B1+3.4
- 5,161patriotSomebody who loves and stands up for their country.B23.4
- 5,162plasterA small sticky strip placed over a cut or a blister.B23.4
- 5,163predatorAn animal that hunts and kills other animals for food.C13.4
- 5,164providenceCare believed to be exercised by a higher power.C13.4
- 5,165racerSomebody or something built to go fast in competition.B13.4
- 5,166regainTo get back something previously lost.B23.4
- 5,167roachA cockroach.B23.4
- 5,168salivaThe watery liquid produced in the mouth.B23.4
- 5,169sarcasticSaying the opposite of what is meant, in order to mock or wound.C13.4
- 5,170satinA smooth glossy cloth with a shine on one side.B23.4
- 5,171screenplayThe written text of a film.C13.4
- 5,172shortageLess than is needed.B23.4
- 5,173shushTo tell somebody to be quiet, or to quieten them.B1+3.4
- 5,174sopranoThe highest singing voice.B2+3.4
- 5,175sparrowA small brown and grey bird common in towns.B23.4
- 5,176subconsciousHappening in the mind below awareness.C13.4
- 5,177tackyShowily cheap and lacking taste.B23.4
- 5,178tightsA thin stretchy garment covering feet, legs and hips.B1+3.4
- 5,179vacantNot occupied or lived in, and available to be used or taken.B23.4
- 5,180virtualExisting on computers or over a network rather than as a physical object or place.B23.4
- 5,181windyWith strong air blowing.A2+3.4
- 5,182wirelessWorking without any cables.B1+3.4
- 5,183absentNot in the place where you are expected to be.B23.4
- 5,184alimonyMoney one spouse must pay the other after a divorce.C13.4
- 5,185blueberryA small round dark-blue fruit.A2+3.4
- 5,186capsuleA small case holding one dose of medicine.B1+3.4
- 5,187coordinateA number that fixes a position on a grid.C13.4
- 5,188counsellorA trained listener who helps people with problems.C13.4
- 5,189craterA round hollow left by a volcano or an impact.B23.4
- 5,190cubicleA small space walled off by partitions.B2+3.4
- 5,191debutA first public appearance.C13.4
- 5,192descentThe act of going down, or the route that leads down.C13.4
- 5,193discA thin flat round object.B23.4
- 5,194dishonestWilling to lie, cheat or steal.B23.4
- 5,195domainThe name a website is found at.C13.4
- 5,196dynastyA line of rulers from one family.B23.4
- 5,197emeraldA precious stone of deep green, a variety of the mineral beryl.B1+3.4
- 5,198everlastingContinuing on and on with no end.B23.4
- 5,199fenderThe panel over a wheel that keeps mud off.B23.4
- 5,200freshenTo make something smell and feel new again.B23.4
- 5,201gamingPlaying computer games, or betting for money.B23.4
- 5,202gpsThe satellite system that gives a position.B1+3.4
- 5,203gramA unit of weight, a thousandth of a kilogram.A2+3.4
- 5,204headlineThe title printed in large type at the top of a news story.B1+3.4
- 5,205heraldTo announce that something is coming.C23.4
- 5,206holdupA robbery carried out with a weapon.B23.4
- 5,207inspectTo examine something carefully to check its condition or correctness.B23.4
- 5,208interpretationOne way of understanding what something means.B23.4
- 5,209intriguingSo interesting that you want to know more.C13.4
- 5,210joggingRunning at a slow steady pace as exercise.B1+3.4
- 5,211jurorOne of the citizens who decide a verdict in court.B2+3.4
- 5,212literaryTo do with written works of lasting worth.B23.4
- 5,213lugTo carry or drag something heavy with effort.B23.4
- 5,214meatballA ball of minced meat, rolled and cooked.A2+3.4
- 5,215miladyA form of address to a noblewoman.C23.4
- 5,216mineralA natural solid substance from the earth with a definite chemical composition.B23.4
- 5,217morbidUnhealthily fascinated by death and dark things.C13.4
- 5,218obscureKnown to very few people.C13.4
- 5,219obstacleSomething standing in the way.B23.4
- 5,220offspringA creature's young.C13.4
- 5,221pantherA large wild cat, especially a black leopard.B1+3.4
- 5,222pepperoniA spicy red sausage sliced onto pizza.B13.4
- 5,223perishTo die, especially in an accident, a disaster or a war.B23.4
- 5,224persistentContinuing for a long time without stopping or easing.B23.4
- 5,225pineappleA large tropical fruit with spiky skin.B13.4
- 5,226pipA small hard seed inside a fruit.B1+3.4
- 5,227prominentStanding out where everyone can see it.C13.4
- 5,228reapTo cut and gather a crop.C13.4
- 5,229rebellionAn organised armed rising against a government or ruler.B23.4
- 5,230restraintSelf-control, or something that holds you back.C13.4
- 5,231sedativeA drug that calms and makes you sleepy.B2+3.4
- 5,232senselessHaving no purpose.B23.4
- 5,233spectacleAn impressive or dramatic public display.B23.4
- 5,234spinachA dark green leaf vegetable.B13.4
- 5,235spleenAn organ that filters blood, on the left of the body.B2+3.4
- 5,236steedA horse for riding, in poetic use.C13.4
- 5,237strategicPlanned with the long-term aim in mind.C13.4
- 5,238swedenA country in northern Europe.A2+3.4
- 5,239tangledTwisted together into a knot that is difficult to separate.B23.4
- 5,240technicianA skilled worker who looks after equipment.B1+3.4
- 5,241tellerThe bank clerk who serves customers at a counter.B1+3.4
- 5,242toleranceAccepting people and views unlike your own.C13.4
- 5,243tornadoA violently spinning column of air reaching from a storm cloud to the ground.B13.4
- 5,244upstateIn or towards the northern part of a state.C13.4
- 5,245acheTo hurt with a dull, continuous pain.B13.4
- 5,246alphabetThe set of letters used to write a language, in their conventional order.B13.4
- 5,247amusedFinding something mildly funny or entertaining.B1+3.4
- 5,248annoyTo make someone mildly angry or impatient.B13.4
- 5,249anticipateTo realise in advance that something will happen and prepare for it.B23.4
- 5,250anticipationThe feeling of looking forward to something.B23.4
- 5,251batheTo wash yourself in water, or to swim.B13.4
- 5,252bogeyA hole finished one stroke over par.C13.4
- 5,253brewTo make tea or coffee by soaking leaves or grounds in hot water.B1+3.4
- 5,254brinkThe edge of a steep drop, such as a cliff or a riverbank.B23.4
- 5,255buffTo rub gently until a surface shines.C13.4
- 5,256cedarA great spreading evergreen with fragrant timber.B23.4
- 5,257clingTo hold on and refuse to let go.C13.4
- 5,258cloneTo make an exact genetic copy of a living thing.B23.4
- 5,259clutchTo hold something tightly, especially out of fear.B23.4
- 5,260colonThe main part of the large intestine.B2+3.4
- 5,261composerSomebody who writes music.B23.4
- 5,262concealTo hide something from view.C13.4
- 5,263concludeTo decide something after considering the evidence.B13.4
- 5,264creedA short formal statement of belief.C13.4
- 5,265cupboardA piece of furniture or recess with doors and shelves for storage.A2+3.4
- 5,266diplomaAn official document showing that a course of study has been completed.B23.4
- 5,267drasticExtreme and sudden, with big effects.B23.4
- 5,268dreadHeavy fear of something bad you know is coming.B23.4
- 5,269endangeredSo few are left that the kind may soon vanish.B23.4
- 5,270extinctHaving no living members left anywhere.B1+3.4
- 5,271funnierMore amusing.A2+3.4
- 5,272gageA pledge, or a glove thrown down as a challenge.C23.4
- 5,273gazeTo look at something steadily for a long time.B23.4
- 5,274gurneyA wheeled bed for moving patients.C13.4
- 5,275harbourA sheltered place where boats are safe.B23.4
- 5,276heritageThe buildings, traditions and culture passed down from earlier generations and thought worth keeping.C13.4
- 5,277immigrationThe official process of being allowed into a country.B2+3.4
- 5,278imperativeSo necessary that it cannot wait.B2+3.4
- 5,279improviseTo make music up as you play it.B23.4
- 5,280intensityThe strength or degree of something.C13.4
- 5,281intrudeTo come in where you are not wanted.B23.4
- 5,282intrusionAn unwelcome entry into a place or a private matter.B23.4
- 5,283irregularNot even or regular in shape or timing.B13.4
- 5,284knackThe trick of doing something easily and well.B23.4
- 5,285lackingMissing something that is needed.B23.4
- 5,286landscapeAll the visible features of an area of land, taken in together.B23.4
- 5,287leftoversThe food remaining after a meal, saved for later.B13.4
- 5,288leisureTime free from work, available for enjoyment.B1+3.4
- 5,289microscopeAn instrument that magnifies very small things.B23.4
- 5,290miniatureA very small painting or a very small copy.B23.4
- 5,291mournTo feel and show deep sorrow for somebody who has died.B1+3.4
- 5,292muteTo turn the sound off.B1+3.4
- 5,293newbornA baby in its first days or weeks of life.B1+3.4
- 5,294nonethelessIn spite of what has just been said.B23.4
- 5,295packetOne small parcel of data sent across a network.B23.4
- 5,296paydayThe day on which wages are handed over.B1+3.4
- 5,297pollA count of public opinion.C13.4
- 5,298postmanIn British English, a man whose job is to deliver letters and parcels.B13.4
- 5,299precedentAn earlier decision that later cases must follow.C13.4
- 5,300premierFirst in importance or in quality.C13.4
- 5,301provokeTo deliberately stir somebody into anger or action.B23.4
- 5,302raveTo speak about something with great enthusiasm.B2+3.4
- 5,303refreshTo make something new and lively again, or to reload.B23.4
- 5,304reluctantUnwilling to do something, and doing it slowly or with visible resistance.C13.4
- 5,305representationStanding or speaking on behalf of others.C13.4
- 5,306rustThe red-brown crust that forms on iron.B1+3.4
- 5,307saltyTasting of salt.A2+3.4
- 5,308satisfyingLeaving you content and wanting nothing more.B1+3.4
- 5,309screwdriverA tool with a shaped tip for turning screws.A2+3.4
- 5,310sloganA short punchy phrase repeated by a brand or campaign.B2+3.4
- 5,311sordidDirty and morally low.C13.4
- 5,312sovereignA monarch.B2+3.4
- 5,313stressfulCausing worry and strain.B1+3.4
- 5,314swayTo move slowly from side to side.B23.4
- 5,315syntheticMade by people rather than found in nature.C13.4
- 5,316temptTo make someone want to do something they should not.B23.4
- 5,317tendernessGentle warmth of feeling.B23.4
- 5,318theatricalTo do with the stage, or exaggerated for effect.C13.4
- 5,319timberWood prepared for building and carpentry.B23.4
- 5,320trunksShort close-fitting garments worn to swim in.B13.4
- 5,321unbearableToo painful, unpleasant or annoying to put up with.B23.4
- 5,322unrealToo strange to feel real.B1+3.4
- 5,323vaguelyIn an unclear fuzzy way.B23.4
- 5,324viperA venomous snake, or a treacherous person.B23.4
- 5,325whiffA faint smell caught for a moment.B23.4
- 5,326wickThe cord in a candle or oil lamp that draws up the fuel and holds the flame.B23.4
- 5,327zebraA striped African animal of the horse family.B23.4
- 5,328apocalypseThe violent end of the world.B2+3.4
- 5,329assassinatedMurdered by surprise attack for political reasons.B23.4
- 5,330attachTo fix or join one thing firmly to another.B13.4
- 5,331auroraCurtains of coloured light in the polar sky.B2+3.4
- 5,332awakenTo wake from sleep.B23.4
- 5,333caretakerThe person who looks after a building.B1+3.4
- 5,334catastropheA sudden event that causes great damage or suffering.B23.4
- 5,335chippedHaving a small piece broken off the edge.B1+3.4
- 5,336comboA small band of musicians.C13.4
- 5,337compensateTo pay someone for a loss, an injury or trouble they have suffered.C13.4
- 5,338competentHaving the skill or knowledge to do something properly.C13.4
- 5,339compositionThe way the parts of something are arranged.C13.4
- 5,340curryA spiced Indian sauce dish eaten with rice.B1+3.4
- 5,341dedicateTo give your time and heart fully to one purpose.B1+3.4
- 5,342defectA fault in something, present from the time it was made.B23.4
- 5,343dellA small wooded hollow in the ground.C23.4
- 5,344differNot to be the same as something else.B23.4
- 5,345diverSomebody who goes down under water.B1+3.4
- 5,346downhillGoing down a slope.B1+3.4
- 5,347economicsThe study of money, markets and trade.B2+3.4
- 5,348encoreAn extra performance given after the audience calls for it.B2+3.4
- 5,349enhanceTo lift the quality or value of something higher.B23.4
- 5,350excessiveMuch more than is reasonable or necessary.B23.4
- 5,351exploitTo use something fully.B2+3.4
- 5,352externalOn or from the outside.B23.4
- 5,353extractionGetting somebody out of a dangerous place.C13.4
- 5,354finaleThe last and biggest movement of a work.B23.4
- 5,355frustratingBlocking what you want and annoying you by it.C13.4
- 5,356gadgetA small clever device.C13.4
- 5,357generateTo produce something in quantity.B23.4
- 5,358gongA large hanging metal disc struck for a deep note.B2+3.4
- 5,359grapefruitA large sharp-tasting citrus fruit.C13.4
- 5,360hairdresserSomebody who cuts and styles hair.B13.4
- 5,361homeboyA male friend from your own neighbourhood.C13.4
- 5,362honourableDeserving respect for acting rightly.B23.4
- 5,363horridExtremely unpleasant.B23.4
- 5,364hypotheticalImagined or suggested for the sake of argument rather than real.C23.4
- 5,365indictmentThe formal written charge that starts a serious trial.C13.4
- 5,366interpretTo decide what something means and explain it.B23.4
- 5,367legionA large body of soldiers.C23.4
- 5,368lumberTo move slowly and heavily.B23.4
- 5,369lunchtimeThe period in the middle of the day when lunch is eaten.A2+3.4
- 5,370mandatoryOrdered by rule or law, with no opting out.C13.4
- 5,371masculineHaving qualities traditionally thought of as manly.B23.4
- 5,372maternityThe state or period of being a mother, especially around childbirth.B2+3.4
- 5,373mixtureA combination of different things put together.B13.4
- 5,374mutinyA revolt by a crew against their officers.B2+3.4
- 5,375occupyTo fill a space or a period of time.B23.4
- 5,376orientationThe direction something faces or the way it is positioned.B23.4
- 5,377parasiteA living thing that feeds on another and gives nothing back.C13.4
- 5,378patentThe exclusive right to make and sell an invention.C13.4
- 5,379penicillinA drug made from mould that kills bacteria.B23.4
- 5,380polkaA brisk couples' dance from Bohemia in two-four time, with a hop-step-close-step in a circling hold.B23.4
- 5,381portugueseBelonging to Portugal or its language.B1+3.4
- 5,382presidencyThe office of a head of state, or the time held.C13.4
- 5,383profitableMaking more money than it costs.C13.4
- 5,384quagmireSoft boggy ground, or a mess you cannot get out of.C13.4
- 5,385regulationA rule made by an authority to control an activity.B23.4
- 5,386rimThe outer edge of a wheel, holding the tyre.B23.4
- 5,387rouletteA gambling game played with a spinning numbered wheel.B2+3.4
- 5,388runtThe smallest and weakest animal in a litter.C13.4
- 5,389scatterTo throw or drop things so that they spread over a wide area.B1+3.4
- 5,390sodiumA soft reactive metal, half of common salt.B1+3.4
- 5,391sphereA perfectly round solid shape.C13.4
- 5,392startledSuddenly surprised or frightened for a moment.B23.4
- 5,393steepRising or falling sharply, so that it is hard work to climb.B23.4
- 5,394stumpThe base of a tree left in the ground after the trunk is cut away.B1+3.4
- 5,395supervisionWatching over work to see it is done properly.C13.4
- 5,396sutureA stitch used by a surgeon to close a wound.C13.4
- 5,397tyreThe rubber ring fitted round a wheel.A2+3.4
- 5,398undressTo take clothes off.B13.4
- 5,399unicornA legendary horse with a single horn.B13.4
- 5,400unimportantNot mattering much.B1+3.4
- 5,401valiantShowing great courage in the face of danger.B2+3.4
- 5,402vouchTo state that you can answer for somebody's honesty.B23.4
- 5,403wedTo marry somebody.B23.4
- 5,404workplaceThe place where a person works.B23.4
- 5,405antennaA rod or wire that catches radio and television signals.B1+3.4
- 5,406collectiveDone by or belonging to all the members of a group.B23.4
- 5,407decafCoffee with the stimulant taken out.B1+3.4
- 5,408destructiveCausing great damage.C13.4
- 5,409floristA person who sells and arranges cut flowers as a trade.B1+3.4
- 5,410formerlyAt an earlier time than now.B23.4
- 5,411furryCovered in thick soft animal hair.B13.4
- 5,412gloomyDark and short of light.B23.4
- 5,413grammarThe rules for putting words together in a language.A2+3.4
- 5,414homesickSad because you miss the place you come from.A2+3.4
- 5,415honkTo sound a horn, especially a car horn.B23.4
- 5,416humilityA modest view of your own importance.B23.4
- 5,417imminentAbout to happen at any moment.C13.4
- 5,418injectTo push liquid in through a needle.C13.4
- 5,419jogTo run at a slow, steady pace for exercise.B23.4
- 5,420lairThe resting place of a wild animal.B23.4
- 5,421latteA coffee made with espresso and a large amount of steamed milk.B1+3.4
- 5,422mechanicsThe study of forces and how things move.B2+3.4
- 5,423nominationThe naming of somebody as a candidate.C13.4
- 5,424obstructionSomething that blocks the way, or the blocking itself.B23.4
- 5,425performerSomebody who acts, sings or plays for an audience.B13.4
- 5,426platinumA rare heavy precious metal, whiter than silver.B2+3.4
- 5,427pompousShowing off self-importance with grand words and airs.C13.4
- 5,428preachTo give a religious talk to a congregation.B23.4
- 5,429productiveProducing a great deal.C13.4
- 5,430prostitutionThe selling of sexual services.B2+3.4
- 5,431repentTo be sorry for wrongdoing and turn away from it.B23.4
- 5,432revenueThe money a business takes in from its sales, before costs are subtracted.B2+3.4
- 5,433scrambleTo cook eggs by stirring them in a pan until they set.B23.4
- 5,434slashTo cut violently with a sweeping stroke.C13.4
- 5,435smugToo pleased with yourself, in a way that annoys other people.B23.4
- 5,436tartAn open pastry case with a filling.B1+3.4
- 5,437upholdTo defend and maintain a law, standard or decision.C13.4
- 5,438bankruptcyThe legal state of being unable to pay your debts.B2+3.4
- 5,439barefootWith nothing on the feet.B13.4
- 5,440beverageA drink, in formal or trade usage.B13.4
- 5,441buttercupA shiny yellow meadow flower.B1+3.4
- 5,442checkbookThe book of forms for paying from a bank account.B1+3.4
- 5,443chicStylish in a quiet, confident way.B2+3.4
- 5,444cobblerA person who mends shoes.B23.4
- 5,445compatibleAble to exist or work together without conflict.B23.4
- 5,446condemnTo say publicly and firmly that something is wrong.C13.4
- 5,447coralThe hard stony material built up under the sea by tiny animals.B23.4
- 5,448corralA fenced pen for horses or cattle.B23.4
- 5,449countlessToo many to be counted.B23.4
- 5,450curlA lock of hair that turns in a spiral.B23.4
- 5,451detonatorThe device that sets off an explosive.B23.4
- 5,452downrightThoroughly, said of something bad.B23.4
- 5,453duelA formal fight between two people with matched weapons.B23.4
- 5,454exteriorThe outer surface or appearance of something.B23.4
- 5,455franchiseThe right to sell a company's goods or services under its name, and the business run that way.C13.4
- 5,456frostyCovered in frost.C13.4
- 5,457glideTo move smoothly and quietly, with no visible effort.B23.4
- 5,458gobbleTo eat fast and greedily.B23.4
- 5,459graphicTo do with drawing and visual design.B23.4
- 5,460grumpyBad-tempered and inclined to complain.B13.4
- 5,461incisionA clean cut made deliberately, especially in surgery.C13.4
- 5,462indefinitelyFor a period with no set end.C13.4
- 5,463inhaleTo draw air, smoke or vapour into the lungs.B1+3.4
- 5,464kenyaAn East African country.B1+3.4
- 5,465layersHair cut to different lengths so it moves.B1+3.4
- 5,466limboA stuck in-between state where nothing moves forward.C13.4
- 5,467meatloafA baked loaf of minced meat.B1+3.4
- 5,468moroccoA country in North Africa.B1+3.4
- 5,469morrowThe following day, in old use.C23.4
- 5,470ordealA painful experience that has to be got through.B23.4
- 5,471outsiderSomebody who does not belong to the group.C13.4
- 5,472patrioticShowing devoted love for your own country.B23.4
- 5,473preferenceA liking for one thing more than another.B23.4
- 5,474purityThe state of being clean and free of anything mixed in.C13.4
- 5,475pushyToo forceful in trying to get what you want.B23.4
- 5,476retainTo keep possession of something.B23.4
- 5,477rightfulBelonging by right.B23.4
- 5,478rinseTo wash quickly under clean running water.B13.4
- 5,479shadyGiving shade.B23.4
- 5,480simultaneouslyAt exactly the same moment.C13.4
- 5,481skilledTrained and good at a particular kind of work.B23.4
- 5,482squeakTo make a short high thin sound.B13.4
- 5,483sweatshirtA loose thick cotton top with long sleeves.B13.4
- 5,484testamentA will.C13.4
- 5,485throttleThe control that regulates how much fuel reaches an engine, and so how fast it runs.B23.4
- 5,486unawareNot knowing about something.B23.4
- 5,487uncertainNot knowing something; unsure.B1+3.4
- 5,488undeadDead but still walking.B23.4
- 5,489usherA person who shows people to their seats at a cinema, theatre, church or wedding.B23.4
- 5,490venomThe poison a snake or scorpion injects.B1+3.4
- 5,491verminSmall animals or insects that spread disease and damage.C23.4
- 5,492viableAble to work and survive in practice.C13.4
- 5,493vocabularyAll the words a person knows or uses.B13.4
- 5,494vogueThe fashion of the moment.C13.4
- 5,495wedgeA block that tapers to a thin edge, driven in to split something or to hold it in place.B23.4
- 5,496whimA sudden playful wish with no reason behind it.C13.4
- 5,497willinglyGladly and by your own free choice.B23.4
- 5,498woeGreat sorrow, or a trouble that causes it.B23.4
- 5,499airfieldAn open area where aircraft take off and land.B23.4
- 5,500amuletA small object worn or carried to protect its owner from harm, illness or bad luck.C13.4