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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • abandonment/əˈbæn.d(ə)n.m(ə)nt/nounB2+2 meaningsLeaving somebody or something for good.
  • abnormality/ˌæbnɔːˈmælɪtɪ/nounB2+A physical defect or irregular feature in a body, a scan, or a reading that a doctor would flag as needing attention.
  • abortion/əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/nounB2+The deliberate ending of a pregnancy.
  • absentee/ˌæb.sn̩ˈti/nounB2+Somebody who fails to turn up where they are expected.
  • abyss/əˈbɪs/nounB2+A hole so deep it seems to have no bottom.
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/əkˌsɛl.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
nounB2+
The rate at which speed increases.
  • accessibility/əkˌsɛs.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/nounB2+How easily a place or service can be used by everybody.
  • accountability/əˌkaʊn.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/nounB22 meaningsThe duty to explain your actions to others and to accept the consequences of them.
  • accountancy/əˈkaʊnt.ən.si/nounB2+The study and practice of keeping financial records.
  • acidity/əˈsɪd.ɪ.ti/nounB2+The degree to which something is sharp and sour.
  • acknowledgementnounB2+The admitting that something is so, or thanks given.
  • acronym/ˈækɹənɪm/nounB2+A word built from first letters, like NASA.
  • acrylics/əˈkɹɪlɪks/nounB2+Artificial nails built on top of your own.
  • addiction/əˈdɪkˌʃən/nounB2+A compulsive inability to stop using a substance or doing something harmful.
  • adolescence/ˌædəˈlɛsəns/nounB2+The years between child and adult.
  • adoration/ˌæ.dəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/nounB2+Deep love and admiration.
  • adultery/əˈdʌltəɹi/nounB2+Sex between a married person and somebody not their partner.
  • adulthoodnounB2+The state of being fully grown.
  • advancement/ædˈvɑːns.mənt/nounB2+Moving forward, especially in a career.
  • advent/ˈæd.vɛnt/nounB2+The arrival of something important.
  • adventurer/ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.ɚ/nounB2+Somebody who seeks out risk and excitement.
  • adversity/ædˈvɜː.sɪ.ti/nounB2+Serious difficulty and misfortune.
  • affirmation/æfɝˈmeɪʃn/nounB2+2 meaningsA positive statement repeated to yourself.
  • aftertaste/ˈæftɚˌteɪst/nounB2+The flavour left in the mouth afterwards.
  • afterthought/ˈæft.ɚ.θɔt/nounB2+Something added later, having not been planned.
  • agriculture/ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃə/nounB2+The science and business of farming.
  • ailment/ˈeɪ̯lmənt/nounB2+A minor but persistent illness.
  • airlinernounB2+A large aircraft that carries fare-paying passengers.
  • airlocknounB2+A sealed chamber between areas of different air pressure.
  • airmail/ˈɛəɹ(ˌ)meɪl/nounB2+Post carried abroad by aircraft.
  • airshipnounB2+A powered aircraft kept up by lighter-than-air gas.
  • airway/ˈɛə.weɪ/nounB2+The passage air travels down into the lungs.
  • albatross/ˈæl.bəˌtɹɒs/nounB2+A vast ocean bird that glides without flapping.
  • albino/ælˈbiːnəʊ/nounB2+A creature born with no colouring in skin or hair.
  • alchemist/ˈæl.kə.mɪst/nounB2+Somebody who sought to turn base metal into gold.
  • alcoholism/ˈælkə(ˌ)hɔˌlɪzəm/<a:GenAm><ref:{{R:Dictionary.comnounB2+The illness of being unable to stop drinking.
  • algebra/ˈæl.dʒɪ.bɹə/nounB2+The mathematics where letters stand in for unknown numbers.
  • algorithm/ˈælɡəɹɪðm̩/nounB2+The exact step-by-step recipe a computer follows.
  • alibi/ˈæl.ə.baɪ/nounB2+Proof that you were somewhere else when a crime happened.
  • alkali/ˈæl.kəˌlaɪ/nounB2+A substance that neutralises acid and feels soapy.
  • allergen/ˈælə(ɹ)ˌd͡ʒɛn/nounB2+A substance that can cause an allergic reaction.
  • alloy/ˈæ.lɔɪ/nounB2+2 meaningsA metal made by mixing a metal with one or more other metals or elements.
  • alpine/ˈæl.paɪn/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsBelonging to high mountains above the treeline.
  • alteration/ɒl.tə(ɹ)ˈeɪ.ʃən/nounB2+A change of fit or detail made to something already finished.
  • alto/ˈæl.təʊ/nounB2+A singing voice between the highest and the middle.
  • amenities/əˈmɛn.ə.tiːz/nounB2+2 meaningsThe facilities and comforts a place provides.
  • amethyst/ˈæm.ə.θɪst/nounB2+A purple form of quartz.
  • ammonia/əˈməʊ.nɪ.ə/nounB2+A sharp-smelling gas used in cleaning liquids.
  • amplifier/ˈæm.plə.faɪ.ə/nounB2+The box that makes an electric instrument loud.
  • amputation/ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən/nounB2+The surgical removal of a limb.
  • analyst/ˈænəlɪst/nounB2+Somebody who examines data and explains what it means.
  • anarchy/ˈæn.ə.ki/nounB2+2 meaningsA state of disorder from an absence of authority.
  • ancestry/ˈæn.sɛs.tɹi/nounB2+The line of family a person comes from.
  • anchorage/ˈæŋkəɹɪd͡ʒ/nounB2+A place where ships can safely lie at anchor.
  • anecdote/ˈæn.ɪkˌdəʊt/nounB2+A short amusing true story from somebody's life.
  • angolanounB2+Portuguese-speaking country on Africa's southwest coast, capital Luanda.
  • anguish/ˈæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/nounB2+Very great pain of mind or body.
  • antagonist/ænˈtæɡənɪst/nounB2+2 meaningsThe character who opposes the main one.
  • anthrax/ˈæn.θɹæks/nounB2+A bacterial disease of sheep and cattle that can pass to people.
  • antibody/ˈæn.tiˌbɒd.i/nounB2+A protein the blood builds to lock onto one invader.