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
- 5,501ballerinaA leading female classical dancer.B13.4
- 5,502barbA backward point on a hook or arrow.C13.4
- 5,503bleachA harsh liquid that whitens and kills germs.B1+3.4
- 5,504bookingAn arrangement made in advance for a room, seat or table.B23.4
- 5,505breakerA wave that curls over and collapses.B23.4
- 5,506broccoliA green vegetable with a dense flowering head.B13.4
- 5,507captiveSomebody being held prisoner.B23.4
- 5,508chantA short phrase repeated in a rhythmic, half-sung voice by a group of people.B23.4
- 5,509chaplainA clergyman serving a school, a hospital or the forces.C13.4
- 5,510complyTo do what a rule or order requires.C13.4
- 5,511concealedDeliberately hidden from view.B23.4
- 5,512conceiveTo form an idea for the first time.C13.4
- 5,513congregationThe people gathered for a religious service.C13.4
- 5,514cowardlyRunning from anything frightening.B23.4
- 5,515crispyPleasantly hard and crackling when bitten.A2+3.4
- 5,516decorateTo make something more beautiful with added touches.B13.4
- 5,517dibsA claim staked on something before anybody else.C13.4
- 5,518drillingRepeated practice until a skill becomes automatic.B23.4
- 5,519duplicateTo make an exact second copy.B23.4
- 5,520edgyTense and on the point of snapping.B23.4
- 5,521fetishAn object thought to hold power, or an obsessive fixation.C13.4
- 5,522flopA complete public failure, especially of a film, show or product.B23.4
- 5,523franticWild with hurry, worry or fear.B23.4
- 5,524gallonA large unit of liquid volume.C13.4
- 5,525gangwayThe narrow bridge by which a ship is boarded.B2+3.4
- 5,526geographyThe study of countries, landscapes and maps.A2+3.4
- 5,527gracefulMoving with smooth, effortless beauty.B1+3.4
- 5,528hallowedMade holy, and treated with deep respect.C13.4
- 5,529heavierGreater in weight.A2+3.4
- 5,530hysteriaWild uncontrollable emotion spreading through people.C23.4
- 5,531intersectionA place where two or more roads cross.B23.4
- 5,532inventorSomebody who thinks up something new.B23.4
- 5,533itchyMaking you want to scratch.B13.4
- 5,534jerkyMoving in sudden uneven starts rather than smoothly.B23.4
- 5,535jesterA comic entertainer at a royal court.B2+3.4
- 5,536jumperA knitted top pulled on over the head.B13.4
- 5,537kangarooA hopping Australian marsupial.B23.4
- 5,538kiteA light frame flown on a string in the wind.A23.4
- 5,539liberationThe freeing of a place or people from occupation or oppression.C13.4
- 5,540meadowA field of wild grass and flowers.B1+3.4
- 5,541mercerA dealer in fine cloth, especially silk.C23.4
- 5,542monumentA structure built to keep a person or event in memory.B23.4
- 5,543mortarThe paste of sand, cement and water that binds bricks and stones together.B2+3.4
- 5,544mothA night-flying insect related to butterflies.A2+3.4
- 5,545mowTo cut grass, hay or corn down level, with a blade or a machine.B1+3.4
- 5,546needlessNot necessary at all.B23.4
- 5,547negotiationDiscussion aimed at reaching an agreement.B2+3.4
- 5,548ownershipThe fact of having something as your own.B23.4
- 5,549paramountMore important than everything else.C23.4
- 5,550partingThe line the hair is separated along.B23.4
- 5,551phenomenalRemarkable to an extraordinary degree.C13.4
- 5,552pleadingBegging earnestly for something.B23.4
- 5,553pluckTo pull and release a single string.B23.4
- 5,554reasonablyTo a fair or moderate degree.B23.4
- 5,555reflexAn automatic bodily reaction occurring without conscious thought.B23.4
- 5,556regimeA government, especially a harsh one.C13.4
- 5,557remedyA treatment that eases a complaint.C13.4
- 5,558repeatedlyMany times over; again and again.B1+3.4
- 5,559retailThe business of selling goods in small quantities to the public.B23.4
- 5,560scrollTo move text or images up, down or across a screen.B1+3.4
- 5,561siegeThe surrounding of a place to force surrender.B2+3.4
- 5,562slingA cloth loop that supports an injured arm.B23.4
- 5,563smokerSomebody who smokes tobacco.B13.4
- 5,564speculationThinking about what might be, without evidence.B2+3.4
- 5,565suburbanBelonging to or found in the housing areas around the outside of a city.C13.4
- 5,566treadTo walk, or to put your foot down on something and press.B23.4
- 5,567unauthorizedDone without official permission or approval.B23.4
- 5,568unbornNot yet brought into the world.B23.4
- 5,569utmostThe very greatest possible.B2+3.4
- 5,570yogurtMilk thickened and soured by fermentation.A2+3.4
- 5,571advocateTo argue publicly in favour of a cause.C13.4
- 5,572affectionateShowing warm fondness openly.B23.4
- 5,573allegedlyAs claimed but not yet proven.C13.4
- 5,574arousedStirred into strong feeling or desire.B2+3.4
- 5,575awarenessKnowing that something exists or is happening.B23.4
- 5,576cabaretA series of acts performed at a club while people dine.B2+3.4
- 5,577clarifyTo make something easier to understand by explaining it further.B23.4
- 5,578codA large white sea fish.B1+3.4
- 5,579combineTo put two or more things together so they make one.B1+3.4
- 5,580consoleTo comfort someone who is unhappy or disappointed.B23.4
- 5,581correspondenceLetters, emails and other messages exchanged between people; the exchanging of them.C13.4
- 5,582crocodileA large river reptile with long jaws.B23.4
- 5,583dashingStylish, spirited and attractive.B23.4
- 5,584diabeticSomebody whose body cannot control its sugar levels.B1+3.4
- 5,585floraThe plants of a region taken together.B2+3.4
- 5,586gruntTo make a short low rough sound in your throat, from effort or in place of speaking.B23.4
- 5,587habitatThe kind of natural place where a particular animal or plant normally lives.B23.4
- 5,588infamousFamous for something bad.C13.4
- 5,589larcenyThe crime of taking somebody else's property.C13.4
- 5,590mayonnaiseA thick sauce of egg yolk and oil.A2+3.4
- 5,591memorableWorth remembering, and hard to forget.B23.4
- 5,592midwayThe part of a fair where the sideshows and rides are.C13.4
- 5,593militiaA force of ordinary citizens armed for emergencies.C13.4
- 5,594minorityThe smaller side; fewer than half.B23.4
- 5,595moodyChanging quickly from cheerful to grumpy.B23.4
- 5,596obligeTo require someone to do something by duty or law.C13.4
- 5,597offshoreOut at sea, away from the coast.B23.4
- 5,598oracleA person or place through which a god was said to answer.B2+3.4
- 5,599overlyMore than is good or reasonable.C13.4
- 5,600parliamentThe elected assembly that debates and makes laws.B2+3.4
- 5,601payoffA reward for what you have done, or a bribe.B23.4
- 5,602perjuryLying under oath in court.C13.4
- 5,603picketA worker standing outside to persuade others not to enter.B2+3.4
- 5,604pipelineA line of pipes carrying liquid, or work waiting ahead.C13.4
- 5,605plungeTo fall or dive suddenly and steeply.C13.4
- 5,606presentlySoon.C13.4
- 5,607probabilityHow likely it is that something will happen or is true.B23.4
- 5,608prospectsThe chances somebody has of doing well in future.B23.4
- 5,609salamiA hard spiced sausage eaten in thin slices.B1+3.4
- 5,610shrapnelFragments of metal flung out by an exploding shell.C13.4
- 5,611simulationA model run to see what would happen.C13.4
- 5,612slipperA soft comfortable shoe worn indoors.A2+3.4
- 5,613softballA game like baseball with a larger ball and underarm pitching.B23.4
- 5,614soothingGentle enough to calm you.B23.4
- 5,615spacecraftA vehicle built to travel outside the atmosphere.B1+3.4
- 5,616stemThe main stalk of a plant.C13.4
- 5,617stenchA very strong and unpleasant smell.B23.4
- 5,618stretcherA carried bed for moving an injured person.B23.4
- 5,619subpoenaA court order requiring attendance or documents.C13.4
- 5,620suspenseThe tense state of waiting to find out what happens.B23.4
- 5,621tangA strong sharp taste or smell.C13.4
- 5,622terrainThe kind of ground to be travelled over.C13.4
- 5,623theoreticallyIn principle, whatever happens in practice.B23.4
- 5,624tiltTo move something so that one side is higher than the other.B23.4
- 5,625tinkerTo make small adjustments to something, often without real effect.B23.4
- 5,626translatorA person whose work is turning writing from one language into another.B23.4
- 5,627trembleTo shake with small quick movements, especially from fear, cold or weakness.B1+3.4
- 5,628trumpThe suit chosen to beat all others in a round.B2+3.4
- 5,629utilityA basic public service supplied to every home.C13.4
- 5,630withdrawnTaken permanently out of the collection.C13.4
- 5,631wonderfullyExtremely well or pleasingly.B1+3.4
- 5,632abstractExisting as an idea rather than as a thing you can touch.B23.3
- 5,633afterwardAt a later time than the thing described.B1+3.3
- 5,634anteThe stake each player puts in before a hand begins.C13.3
- 5,635arcadeA place filled with coin-operated game machines.B1+3.3
- 5,636bindingThe cover and stitching that hold a book together.B23.3
- 5,637boarA wild pig with tusks.B1+3.3
- 5,638classicsThe study of ancient Greece and Rome.C13.3
- 5,639constitutionalTo do with the basic laws of a state.C13.3
- 5,640constructiveIntended to be helpful and lead to improvement.B23.3
- 5,641couponA slip or code entitling the holder to a discount.B1+3.3
- 5,642crucifyTo put to death on a cross.B23.3
- 5,643customaryUsual, according to long practice.C13.3
- 5,644direExtremely serious and urgent.B23.3
- 5,645discriminationTreating people worse because of who they are.C13.3
- 5,646editorialThe article where a newspaper gives its own opinion.B2+3.3
- 5,647encouragementWords or acts that give somebody heart.C13.3
- 5,648erectionThe putting up of a structure.C13.3
- 5,649falloutRadioactive dust after an explosion.B23.3
- 5,650fungusAn organism that feeds on decay and spreads by spores.B1+3.3
- 5,651garlandA ring or rope of flowers and leaves, worn or hung up as decoration.B2+3.3
- 5,652gaugeTo judge or estimate the amount, level or strength of something, especially something you cannot measure directly.B2+3.3
- 5,653gourmetOf the finest, most refined cooking quality.C13.3
- 5,654greenhouseA glass building where plants are grown.B23.3
- 5,655grieveTo live through deep sorrow after a loss.B23.3
- 5,656holsterThe shaped case a handgun is carried in.B23.3
- 5,657huddleTo crowd together closely for warmth or safety.B23.3
- 5,658importTo bring goods in from another country.B1+3.3
- 5,659intensiveConcentrating a great deal of work, attention or care into a short period.C13.3
- 5,660melancholyA quiet, lasting sadness with no single cause.C23.3
- 5,661nagTo keep asking or complaining about the same thing until somebody gives in.B23.3
- 5,662nooseA loop of rope with a knot that tightens when pulled.B23.3
- 5,663ongoingStill going on and not yet finished.B23.3
- 5,664passiveAccepting what happens without acting.C13.3
- 5,665persuasiveGood at making people agree with you.B2+3.3
- 5,666philippinesA Pacific island country.B1+3.3
- 5,667pickyVery hard to please over small details.B23.3
- 5,668posedArranged deliberately before the picture is taken.B23.3
- 5,669pubertyThe period during which the body matures sexually.B2+3.3
- 5,670quaintCharmingly old-fashioned.C13.3
- 5,671rabiesA fatal viral disease of the nervous system spread by animal bites.B23.3
- 5,672ratingA number showing how strong a player is.B23.3
- 5,673redemptionBeing bought back from sin or ruin.B23.3
- 5,674renaissanceThe Renaissance: the flowering of art, architecture, science and learning in Europe from roughly the 1300s to the 1600s, taken as the end of the Middle Ages.B2+3.3
- 5,675renewTo make something valid again.C13.3
- 5,676sinisterQuietly promising that something evil is near.B23.3
- 5,677skidTo slide sideways or forward without grip, out of control.B23.3
- 5,678smearTo spread something greasy across a surface.B23.3
- 5,679solemnDeeply serious and dignified.B2+3.3
- 5,680sterileCompletely free from bacteria and other living things.B2+3.3
- 5,681textbookA book containing the lessons of one subject.B23.3
- 5,682thermometerAn instrument that measures temperature.B23.3
- 5,683transformTo change something completely into something new.B23.3
- 5,684treacherousDangerous in a hidden way, when the ground, the weather or the water looks safer than it is.C13.3
- 5,685unbelievablyTo such an extreme degree that it is hard to credit as true.B1+3.3
- 5,686undefeatedNever having lost.B23.3
- 5,687underageYounger than the law allows for something.B2+3.3
- 5,688wareGoods of a particular kind offered for sale.C13.3
- 5,689watermelonA large green fruit with sweet red flesh.A2+3.3
- 5,690accommodateTo have room for somebody or something.B23.3
- 5,691anguishVery great pain of mind or body.B2+3.3
- 5,692applaudTo clap the hands to show approval.B23.3
- 5,693arrayAn ordered list of values stored under one name.C13.3
- 5,694auxiliaryGiving extra support, or helping the main one.C13.3
- 5,695bahamasAn island country off Florida.B1+3.3
- 5,696bailiffAn officer who serves writs and seizes goods.C13.3
- 5,697blindsA slatted window covering that tilts or pulls down.B13.3
- 5,698blurA shape you cannot see clearly, because it is moving or out of focus.B23.3
- 5,699boonSomething that is a real help when it comes.C13.3
- 5,700boredomThe feeling of having nothing interesting to do.B1+3.3
- 5,701brawlA rough noisy fight involving several people.B23.3
- 5,702catalogueThe organised list of everything a collection holds.C13.3
- 5,703catchySo memorable you cannot stop humming it.B23.3
- 5,704cheaterSomebody who breaks the rules to win.B1+3.3
- 5,705civicTo do with a town and the duties of its people.C13.3
- 5,706cloudyWith the sky covered in grey and white.A2+3.3
- 5,707compensationMoney given to balance a loss or an injury.C13.3
- 5,708conditionerA cream that softens hair after washing.A2+3.3
- 5,709controversialSplitting people into loud opposing camps.B2+3.3
- 5,710correspondentA reporter based in a distant place.C13.3
- 5,711courtyardAn open area enclosed by the walls of a building.B1+3.3
- 5,712cravingA powerful urge that overrides intention.C13.3
- 5,713crazierMore wild or unreasonable.A2+3.3
- 5,714criticizeTo point out what is wrong with something.B23.3
- 5,715crossroadsA place where two roads cross each other.B1+3.3
- 5,716cuddleTo hold somebody close in your arms affectionately.B13.3
- 5,717cushionA soft pad for sitting or leaning on.B13.3
- 5,718defectiveHaving a fault from the way it was made, so that it does not work properly.B23.3
- 5,719deliA shop selling fine cheeses, cold meats and ready food.B1+3.3
- 5,720densePacked closely together, with little space between the parts.C13.3
- 5,721departTo go away from a place.B23.3
- 5,722dewTiny water drops that form on surfaces overnight.B1+3.3
- 5,723dictatorA ruler with total power and no check on it.C13.3
- 5,724diplomatAn official who represents their country abroad.C13.3
- 5,725disarmTo take weapons away, or to make a device safe.B23.3
- 5,726dispositionThe mood or temper a person naturally has.B2+3.3
- 5,727droolTo let saliva run out of the mouth.B23.3
- 5,728enlightenTo give somebody understanding of something.B2+3.3
- 5,729etherA light flammable liquid once used as an anaesthetic.C13.3
- 5,730exciteTo stir strong feeling or activity.B13.3
- 5,731exhaustThe system carrying waste gases away from an engine.B23.3
- 5,732fearfulFull of fear.B23.3
- 5,733fluteA woodwind instrument held sideways and blown across.B1+3.3
- 5,734formalityCareful, correct behaviour and language suited to a serious occasion.C13.3
- 5,735freelanceEarning a living by selling your work to different clients rather than working for a single employer.B2+3.3
- 5,736hackerA person who breaks into computer systems without permission.B1+3.3
- 5,737hamsterA small rodent kept as a pet.A2+3.3
- 5,738hauntingBeautiful or sad in a way that stays in your mind long afterwards.B23.3
- 5,739hockThe angled joint in a horse's hind leg.C23.3
- 5,740hygieneKeeping clean in order to stay healthy.B23.3
- 5,741hypotheticallySupposing it were so, for the sake of argument.B23.3
- 5,742implantTo fix something into the body.B2+3.3
- 5,743ingeniousBrilliantly clever in an inventive way.C13.3
- 5,744intellectThe capacity of the mind to reason and understand.C13.3
- 5,745interstateA major road running between states.B23.3
- 5,746liceSmall wingless insects that live on skin and hair.B2+3.3
- 5,747mackerelAn oily striped sea fish.B23.3
- 5,748mantleThe hot layer between the earth's crust and core.B23.3
- 5,749mentalityThe habitual way a person or group thinks.B23.3
- 5,750minimalAs small in amount as it could be.C13.3
- 5,751missionarySomebody who travels to spread a faith.B23.3
- 5,752mushroomThe fruiting body of a fungus, with a stem and cap.A2+3.3
- 5,753nauseaThe feeling that you are about to be sick.B23.3
- 5,754oneselfThe reflexive form of one, referring to people in general.B1+3.3
- 5,755openlyWithout any attempt to hide it.B23.3
- 5,756opposeTo stand publicly against a plan or idea.B23.3
- 5,757orchidA flowering plant with elaborate blooms.B23.3
- 5,758ordinarilyAs a rule, in the usual run of things.C13.3
- 5,759ozoneA gas that forms a protective layer high in the atmosphere.B2+3.3
- 5,760pandaA large black and white bear native to China that feeds on bamboo.A2+3.3
- 5,761partiallyTo some extent, but not entirely.C13.3
- 5,762pigletA young pig.A2+3.3
- 5,763radiantShining brightly.B23.3
- 5,764retainerA servant kept on by a family for many years.C23.3
- 5,765salsaA lively Latin dance and its music.B23.3
- 5,766seeminglyOn the surface, judging only by appearances.C13.3
- 5,767slayTo kill, especially in battle.B23.3
- 5,768snipTo cut with one quick stroke of scissors.B23.3
- 5,769snotMucus from the nose.B13.3
- 5,770spectrumThe band of colours light spreads into.C13.3
- 5,771stairwellThe vertical shaft that holds a staircase.B23.3
- 5,772strikerA football player whose job is to score.B23.3
- 5,773stylishDressed or designed with elegant good taste.B1+3.3
- 5,774tackA short nail with a wide flat head, pushed in by hand.B23.3
- 5,775tileA thin flat piece used to cover a roof, floor or wall.B1+3.3
- 5,776tombstoneThe stone marking where somebody is buried.B1+3.3
- 5,777twitchTo make a small sudden movement that you cannot control.B23.3
- 5,778upgradeA move to a better class of seat, room or service.B23.3
- 5,779uraniumA heavy radioactive metal used as nuclear fuel.B2+3.3
- 5,780vendingThe selling of goods, especially from a machine.B1+3.3
- 5,781ventilationThe flow of fresh air through a room or building.C13.3
- 5,782vieTo compete eagerly for something.C13.3
- 5,783waffleA cake baked with a pattern of small square pockets.B13.3
- 5,784admirationThe warm respect felt for somebody excellent.B1+3.3
- 5,785beakThe hard pointed mouth of a bird.B23.3
- 5,786bimboA young woman regarded as attractive but unintelligent, used as an insult.C13.3
- 5,787blacksmithA craftsman who shapes hot iron with a hammer.B23.3
- 5,788blazeA large bright fire.B23.3
- 5,789boulderA very large rock.B1+3.3
- 5,790calculateTo work out an amount or an answer using numbers.B23.3
- 5,791catererSomebody who supplies food for an event.B2+3.3
- 5,792checkupA regular visit to the doctor when nothing is wrong yet.B13.3
- 5,793clarityThe quality of being easy to understand.C13.3
- 5,794commotionA sudden noisy disturbance, usually with people moving and shouting.B23.3
- 5,795communionThe sharing of bread and wine as a sacred act.B23.3
- 5,796conceptionThe forming of an idea.C13.3
- 5,797consumerA person who buys and uses goods and services.B2+3.3
- 5,798containmentKeeping a danger inside a limited area.C13.3
- 5,799contrastThe clear difference that shows when two things are put side by side.B1+3.3
- 5,800coronationThe ceremony at which a monarch is crowned.B2+3.3
- 5,801craveTo want something so badly the body asks for it.C13.3
- 5,802crazedDriven frantic by rage, grief, or pain.C13.3
- 5,803crestA tuft of feathers, fur or skin on the top of an animal's head.B23.3
- 5,804cubThe young of a bear, lion or fox.A2+3.3
- 5,805decoratorA person whose job is painting and papering rooms.B23.3
- 5,806despicableDeserving nothing but contempt.B2+3.3
- 5,807detonateTo set off an explosion deliberately.B23.3
- 5,808detourA longer route taken because the direct one is blocked or because you want to pass something.B1+3.3
- 5,809doodleAn absent-minded drawing made while thinking of something else.B23.3
- 5,810dynamicFull of driving energy and constant change.B2+3.3
- 5,811emailAn electronic letter sent between inboxes.A2+3.3
- 5,812foolishnessBehaviour that shows no sense.B23.3
- 5,813garretA small room under the roof.C23.3
- 5,814ghastlyHorrifying.B23.3
- 5,815gogglesSealed eye protection worn against dust, sparks or water.A2+3.3
- 5,816hasteExcessive speed in doing something.B23.3
- 5,817impotentWithout the power to act or to affect anything.C13.3
- 5,818indexAn alphabetical list of topics with the pages where each one is found.B23.3
- 5,819loatheTo hate something with a feeling close to disgust.B2+3.3
- 5,820manureAnimal waste spread on fields to feed the soil.B23.3
- 5,821measlesA catching illness that covers the skin in red spots.B1+3.3
- 5,822mischiefPlayful behaviour that causes small trouble.B1+3.3
- 5,823nasalSounding as if the voice came through the nose.B23.3
- 5,824paramedicA trained emergency worker who gives medical treatment at the scene and on the way to hospital.B1+3.3
- 5,825petuniaA trumpet-shaped bedding flower.B2+3.3
- 5,826pioneerThe first to open up a new place or a new field.C13.3
- 5,827plaqueA flat plate with an inscription.C13.3
- 5,828prevailTo win out in the end after a long struggle.C13.3
- 5,829printerA machine that prints onto paper.A2+3.3
- 5,830projectionAn estimate of what will happen.C13.3
- 5,831prosperityThe state of doing well and having plenty.C13.3
- 5,832psychiatryThe branch of medicine that treats mental illness.B2+3.3
- 5,833quartA liquid measure of two pints.B23.3
- 5,834rhinoA large horned grey animal of Africa and Asia.A2+3.3
- 5,835safariAn expedition to watch or hunt wild animals.B1+3.3
- 5,836snowboardingRiding down snowy slopes on a single wide board.B1+3.3
- 5,837specsGlasses worn to correct the sight.B23.3
- 5,838strideTo walk with long, purposeful steps.B23.3
- 5,839surroundingsEverything around a place or a person.B23.3
- 5,840thongA narrow strip of leather used as a fastening.B2+3.3
- 5,841trendA new direction in style that many people follow.B1+3.3
- 5,842trifleSomething of no importance at all.C23.3
- 5,843unanimousAgreed to by everyone involved, with nobody voting or speaking against.B23.3
- 5,844uneasySlightly worried that something is wrong, without knowing exactly what.B23.3
- 5,845vineA climbing plant, especially the grape.B1+3.3
- 5,846walesA nation of the United Kingdom.A2+3.3
- 5,847wreckageWhat is left after something is destroyed.B23.3
- 5,848aideAn assistant to somebody important.C13.3
- 5,849anarchyA state of disorder from an absence of authority.B2+3.3
- 5,850appointTo choose someone officially for a job, post or role.C13.3
- 5,851assuranceA promise or firm statement made to remove someone's doubt.C13.3
- 5,852authorizeTo give official permission.C13.3
- 5,853babysitTo look after somebody's children while they are out.B1+3.3
- 5,854baleA tight bundle of hay or straw tied for storage.B2+3.3
- 5,855beetleAn insect with hard wing cases over its back.A2+3.3
- 5,856belongingThe feeling of being accepted as part of something.B23.3
- 5,857brookA small stream.B1+3.3
- 5,858budgeTo move slightly from a fixed position, or to make something move.B23.3
- 5,859cavemanA person of prehistoric times who lived in caves.B1+3.3
- 5,860cerebralTo do with the brain, or appealing to intellect over feeling.C13.3
- 5,861chariotA two-wheeled cart pulled by horses in ancient times.B1+3.3
- 5,862charitableGenerous to those in need, or willing to think well of people.B23.3
- 5,863circumstanceA fact or condition surrounding an event and affecting how it turns out.B23.3
- 5,864colonialBelonging to the period of European rule over distant lands.C13.3
- 5,865congressionalTo do with a national law-making assembly.C13.3
- 5,866consumeTo use something up.B23.3
- 5,867cooperativeWilling to work together.C13.3
- 5,868decayTo rot slowly, or to fall into a worse state.B23.3
- 5,869diaphragmThe muscle below the lungs that draws breath in.C13.3
- 5,870dishwasherA machine that washes dishes.B1+3.3
- 5,871disrespectfulShowing a lack of proper regard for someone or something.B1+3.3
- 5,872divertTo change the course or direction of something.C13.3
- 5,873educateTo teach someone over an extended period.B1+3.3
- 5,874espressoA small strong black coffee made by forcing hot water through ground beans.B1+3.3
- 5,875fairnessTreating everybody by the same honest rules.B23.3
- 5,876fierySo hot with spice that it burns.B2+3.3
- 5,877filmmakerSomebody who makes motion pictures.B1+3.3
- 5,878forumA place or meeting where matters are openly discussed.B2+3.3
- 5,879fractionA number that expresses a part of a whole, written as one number over another.B23.3
- 5,880frenzyA state of wild uncontrolled excitement.B23.3
- 5,881frownTo pull your eyebrows together and down, showing worry, disapproval or hard thinking.B13.3
- 5,882fruitcakeA rich cake full of dried fruit and nuts.B1+3.3
- 5,883glitchA small sudden fault that makes a machine behave oddly.B23.3
- 5,884glitterTo shine with many small flashes of light.B23.3
- 5,885graffitiPainting and writing sprayed on walls in public.B1+3.3
- 5,886gruesomeHorrifying because of blood and injury.C13.3
- 5,887guildA medieval association of craftsmen in one trade.B2+3.3
- 5,888helperSomebody who assists another.B23.3
- 5,889hoistTo raise something heavy, especially with ropes or a machine.C13.3
- 5,890homicidalDriven by an urge to murder people.B2+3.3
- 5,891howl(Of a dog, wolf or similar animal) to make a long, loud, mournful cry.B23.3
- 5,892hybridSomething made by combining two different things.B23.3
- 5,893initiallyAt the very beginning.B23.3
- 5,894instructionAn order or direction telling someone what to do.B1+3.3
- 5,895lanternA light inside a case of glass or paper that can be carried or hung up.B1+3.3
- 5,896lavenderA low bush with narrow grey-green leaves and spikes of small purple flowers, grown for its scent.B1+3.3
- 5,897lowlifeA disreputable person who lives among petty criminals.C13.3
- 5,898manpowerThe number of workers available for a job.B23.3
- 5,899maritalTo do with marriage.B23.3
- 5,900meltdownA complete loss of composure under strain.B23.3
- 5,901midgeA very small biting fly.B2+3.3
- 5,902oddlyIn a strange or unusual manner.B1+3.3
- 5,903organismAny single living thing.B23.3
- 5,904outlineThe line showing the shape of something.B23.3
- 5,905outlookThe general way a person expects things to go.C13.3
- 5,906parentalRelating to a parent or parents.C13.3
- 5,907pavementIn British use, the raised path at the side of a road, for people on foot.B23.3
- 5,908peachySoft pinkish orange in colour, or splendid.B23.3
- 5,909pedalA flat part pushed by the foot to drive or control a machine.B23.3
- 5,910pelvisThe ring of bone the legs hang from.B23.3
- 5,911pharmaceuticalConnected with the making and selling of medicines.C13.3
- 5,912plankA long flat piece of sawn wood.B1+3.3
- 5,913portfolioA set of work someone has done, gathered to show what they can do.C13.3
- 5,914possumA tree-dwelling marsupial that pretends to be dead when caught.B2+3.3
- 5,915primarilyChiefly, and before anything else.B23.3
- 5,916promptlyWithout delay.B23.3
- 5,917radiatorA panel that heats a room using hot water or electricity.B23.3
- 5,918radiologyThe branch of medicine that uses images of the inside of the body.C13.3
- 5,919refinedPolished, elegant and free of coarseness.B23.3
- 5,920refrainTo hold yourself back from doing something.B23.3
- 5,921removalTaking something away.C13.3
- 5,922renderTo cause someone or something to be in a particular state or condition.C13.3
- 5,923repulsiveSo unpleasant it drives you away.B23.3
- 5,924scalesA machine for weighing things.A2+3.3
- 5,925seafoodAnything from the sea that ends up on a plate.B1+3.3
- 5,926sleeperA person who is asleep, especially thought of by how easily they wake.B23.3
- 5,927starlingA glossy speckled bird that flocks in large numbers.B2+3.3
- 5,928superstitionA belief that some act brings luck or misfortune.B2+3.3
- 5,929surplusMore than is needed.C13.3
- 5,930tribuneAn official who defends the interests of ordinary people.C23.3
- 5,931unavailableNot able to be had or reached.B23.3
- 5,932unmarriedNot married.B1+3.3
- 5,933vividVery bright and strong in colour.B23.3
- 5,934voluntaryDone by choice rather than by compulsion.B23.3
- 5,935washerA flat ring that spreads the load under a nut.B23.3
- 5,936weaveTo make cloth or baskets by crossing threads or strips over and under each other.B13.3
- 5,937absorbTo soak something up.B23.3
- 5,938anesthesiaMedically produced loss of sensation or consciousness.B23.3
- 5,939arsenalA store of weapons.B2+3.3
- 5,940calamityA disaster that brings great distress.C23.3
- 5,941candidHonest and direct, even about uncomfortable things.C13.3
- 5,942coronaryA blockage of an artery supplying the heart.C13.3
- 5,943cot(British) a baby's bed with high barred sides.B1+3.3
- 5,944cougarA large tawny American wild cat.B23.3
- 5,945cucumberA long green watery salad vegetable.B13.3
- 5,946disabilityA condition that limits what somebody can do.B23.3
- 5,947dosageHow much medicine to take and how often.B23.3
- 5,948exterminatorSomebody employed to destroy pests.B2+3.3
- 5,949fidelityFaithfulness, or exactness in reproducing something.C13.3
- 5,950gallBold cheek or nerve.B1+3.3
- 5,951gatewayAn opening with a gate, or a way into something larger.B23.3
- 5,952genesisThe beginning of something.C13.3
- 5,953hatefulFull of hate, or expressing hate.B23.3
- 5,954hickAn unsophisticated country dweller.C13.3
- 5,955hypnosisA sleeplike state in which somebody is open to suggestion.B23.3
- 5,956immortalityNever dying, or being remembered for ever.B2+3.3
- 5,957introThe brief opening bit of a song, video or talk.B1+3.3
- 5,958livestockThe animals kept on a farm.B23.3
- 5,959locoMad, in informal use.C13.3
- 5,960manicureA treatment that shapes and paints the fingernails.C13.3
- 5,961maturityBeing fully grown, in body or in judgement.B23.3
- 5,962midtermAn examination held halfway through a course.B2+3.3
- 5,963mileageThe distance a vehicle has travelled.B13.3
- 5,964moorTo tie a vessel up so it cannot drift.C23.3
- 5,965mythologyThe whole body of a people's old sacred stories.C13.3
- 5,966oblivionThe state of being completely forgotten.C13.3
- 5,967outletA shop that sells a particular company's goods, or one that sells them cheaply.B23.3
- 5,968participationThe act of taking part in something.B23.3
- 5,969perceptiveQuick to notice and understand what others miss.C13.3
- 5,970polishedRubbed until the surface shines.B23.3
- 5,971preoccupiedAbsorbed in one thought and unaware of anything else.B23.3
- 5,972pretzelA salty baked knot of dough.B1+3.3
- 5,973remarkablyTo a degree worth noticing and commenting on.B23.3
- 5,974rugged(Of land) rough, rocky and uneven.B2+3.3
- 5,975segmentOne identifiable part of a whole market.C13.3
- 5,976sincerityMeaning honestly what you say.B23.3
- 5,977smuggleTo take goods or people secretly and illegally across a border.B23.3
- 5,978snuffTo put a candle out.C13.3
- 5,979solitudeBeing alone by choice.C23.3
- 5,980spanThe stretch of time something covers.C13.3
- 5,981sparklingSo clean that it catches the light.B23.3
- 5,982steamingGiving off hot vapour.B1+3.3
- 5,983straightforwardEasy to do or to understand, with no hidden complications.B23.3
- 5,984swimsuitA garment worn for swimming.A2+3.3
- 5,985syndicateA group joining forces for a business purpose.B2+3.3
- 5,986teamworkWorking together so the group does better than the parts.B1+3.3
- 5,987transformationA complete change in form or character.C13.3
- 5,988whatnotAssorted other things not worth naming separately.C13.3
- 5,989adulterySex between a married person and somebody not their partner.B2+3.3
- 5,990affidavitA written statement sworn to be true.C13.3
- 5,991appallingShockingly bad or horrifying.C13.3
- 5,992apprenticeA young worker learning a skilled trade on the job from someone who has mastered it.B2+3.3
- 5,993arcticBelonging to the far frozen north.B23.3
- 5,994baptizedHaving gone through the Christian rite of washing.B23.3
- 5,995beginnerSomebody who has just started learning.A2+3.3
- 5,996blizzardA violent snowstorm you cannot see through.B1+3.3
- 5,997chaperoneSomebody who accompanies a young person to keep them proper.C13.3
- 5,998climaxThe most intense point of a story or an event.C13.3
- 5,999colombiaA country in northern South America.B1+3.3
- 6,000concentratedMade stronger by taking the water out.B23.3