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

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313 words · showing 121–180

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  • allowance/əˈlaʊəns/nounC13 meaningsMoney given regularly to someone for them to spend.
  • ally/ˈæl.aɪ/nounB22 meaningsA country or person on your side.
  • alone/əˈləʊn/adjectiveA23 meaningsWith nobody else present.
  • alongside/əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd/prepositionB23 meaningsNext to something and parallel with it.
  • alphabetical/ˌæl.fəˈbɛt.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveB2Arranged in the order of the letters.
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A written description of a picture for those who cannot see it.
  • altar/ˈɒl.tə/nounB22 meaningsThe table at the front of a church, used in religious services.
  • alter/ˈɒl.tə/verbB23 meaningsTo change part of something, or to change it in a small way.
  • alternate/ɒlˈtɜː(ɹ).nət/verbB2To take turns one after the other.
  • alternative/ɒlˈtɜː.nə.tɪv/nounB12 meaningsAnother possibility that could be chosen instead.
  • altitude/ˈælt.ɪˌtjuːd/nounB2Height above sea level.
  • altitude sicknessnounB2Illness caused by thin air high in the mountains.
  • altogether/ɔːl.tʊˈɡɛð.ə(ɹ)/adverbB2Completely, or counting everything.
  • amateur/ˈæ.mə.tə/nounB2Someone who does something for love rather than money.
  • amaze/əˈmeɪz/verbB2To fill someone with wonder or surprise.
  • amazement/əˈmeɪz.mənt/nounB2A feeling of great surprise and wonder.
  • ambassador/æmˈbæs.ə.də(ɹ)/nounB2A country's highest representative living in another country.
  • amber/ˈæm.bəː/adjectiveB1+3 meaningsOf a warm golden-orange colour.
  • ambitious/æmˈbɪʃ.əs/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsHungry to achieve great things.
  • ambulance crewnounB2The staff who attend an emergency and travel with the patient.
  • ambush/ˈæm.bʊʃ/nounB2A surprise attack from hiding.
  • amenities/əˈmɛn.ə.tiːz/nounB2+2 meaningsThe facilities and comforts a place provides.
  • americanadjectiveA23 meaningsBelonging to the United States.
  • ammunition/ˌæmjuˈnɪʃən/nounB22 meaningsThe bullets and shells a weapon fires.
  • amnesia/ˌæmˈniʒə/nounB2Loss of memory through injury or illness.
  • amongst/əˈmʌŋst/prepositionB2In the middle of a group.
  • amp/ˈæmp/nounB22 meaningsThe unit of electrical current.
  • amputate/ˈæmpjʊteɪt/verbB2To cut off a limb surgically.
  • amputee/ampjʊˈtiː/nounB2A person who has had an arm or a leg removed.
  • amuse/əˈmjuːz/verbB22 meaningsTo make someone smile or laugh.
  • amusement/əˈmjuzmənt/nounB2The feeling of being entertained, or a fairground ride.
  • amusing/əˈmjuːzɪŋ/adjectiveB2Causing quiet laughter.
  • analysis/əˈnælɪsɪs/nounB1+2 meaningsA careful examination of something in its parts.
  • analyze/ˈæn.ə.laɪz/verbB2To take something apart in your mind to understand it.
  • ancestor/ˈæn.sɛs.tɚ/nounB22 meaningsA family member from long before you.
  • anchor/ˈæŋ.kəː/nounB23 meaningsA heavy device dropped to hold a ship in place.
  • anchor chainnounB2The heavy links that hold a boat to its anchor.
  • anchormannounB2The man who presents a news programme.
  • anesthesia/ˌæn.əsˈθiːz.i.ə/nounB2Medically produced loss of sensation or consciousness.
  • angelic/ænˈd͡ʒɛlɪk/adjectiveB2Beautifully good, like an angel.
  • angle/ˈæŋ.ɡəl/nounB24 meaningsThe amount of turn between two lines that meet, measured in degrees.
  • angry/ˈæŋ.ɡɹi/adjectiveA12 meaningsFull of hot feeling because something is unfair.
  • animated/ˈæn.ɪ.meɪ.tɪd/adjectiveB22 meaningsLively and full of interest.
  • anniversary/ˌænɪˈvɜːs(ə)ɹi/nounB22 meaningsThe date on which something happened in an earlier year, marked each time it comes round.
  • annoyance/əˈnɔɪ.əns/nounB22 meaningsMild anger.
  • annual/ˈæn.ju.əl/adjectiveB22 meaningsHappening once every year.
  • annual leavenounB2Paid holiday earned over the year.
  • anonymous/əˈnɒn.ə.məs/adjectiveB2With the name kept unknown.
  • answer/ˈɑːn.sə/nounA15 meaningsSomething said, written or done in reply to a question, a letter or a call.
  • answer backphraseB2To reply rudely to somebody in authority.
  • antenna/ænˈtɛn.ə/nounB1+2 meaningsA rod or wire that catches radio and television signals.
  • antennae/ænˈtɛni/nounB2The pair of feelers on an insect's head.
  • anthem/ˈæn.θəm/ [ˈæn̪.θəm]nounB1+2 meaningsThe nation's song played on formal occasions.
  • anti-ageingadjectiveB2Made to slow the visible effects of getting older.
  • anticipate/ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/verbB23 meaningsTo realise in advance that something will happen and prepare for it.
  • anticipation/ænˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/nounB22 meaningsThe feeling of looking forward to something.
  • antique/ˌanˈtiːk/nounB22 meaningsAn old object valued for its age and quality.
  • antisocial/ˌæntiˈsəʊʃəl/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsHarmful or annoying to other people.
  • antler/ˈænt.lə/nounB2One of the branched horns a deer grows.
  • anxiety/æŋˈzaɪ.əti/nounB2Persistent worry out of proportion to the cause.