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

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408 words · showing 61–120

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  • accursed/əˈkɜː.sɪd/adjectiveC12 meaningsUnder a curse.
  • accusation/ˌæk.jʊˈzeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/nounC1A charge that somebody has done wrong.
  • accustomed/əˈkʌs.təmd/adjectiveC1Used to something through long habit.
  • ache/eɪk/verbB13 meaningsTo hurt with a dull, continuous pain.
  • achilles heelphraseC1The one weak point in somebody otherwise strong.
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Sharp and biting in taste.
  • acolyte/ˈæk.ə.laɪt/nounC1An assistant at a religious service, or a devoted follower.
  • acoustic/əˈkuː.stɪk/adjectiveC1To do with sound, or played without electrical amplification.
  • acoustics/əˈkuː.stɪks/nounC1The way a room shapes and reflects sound.
  • acquaintance/əˈkweɪntəns/nounB1+2 meaningsSomebody you know slightly.
  • acquiesce/ˌækwiˈɛs/verbC1To go along with something without protest.
  • acquire/əˈkwaɪɚ/verbB23 meaningsTo come to own or possess something.
  • acquired/əˈkwaɪɹd/adjectiveB22 meaningsGained or developed rather than possessed from birth.
  • acquisition/ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən/nounC13 meaningsThe act of getting or gaining something.
  • acquittal/əˈkwɪtəl/nounC1The court's declaration that the accused is not guilty.
  • acre/ˈeɪ.kə/nounC1A unit of land about the size of a football pitch.
  • acrid/ˈæk.ɹɪd/adjectiveC1Sharp and bitter enough to sting the nose.
  • acrimonious/ˌæk.ɹɪˈməʊ.nɪ.əs/adjectiveC1Full of bitterness and angry feeling.
  • act up/ækt ˈʌp/phraseC1To behave badly, or to stop working properly.
  • action/ˈækʃən̩/nounA12 meaningsThe doing of something, rather than talk about it.
  • activate/ˈæktɪˌveɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo bring something into use that was waiting.
  • activation/ˌæktɪˈveɪʃn̩/nounC1The act of setting something working.
  • activation energynounC1The push a reaction needs before it will start.
  • activist/ˈæk.tɪ.vɪst/nounC1A person who fights publicly for a cause.
  • actor/ˈæk.təː/nounA12 meaningsA person who plays a character in films or on stage.
  • actuary/ˈæktʃuˌɛɹi/nounC1A specialist who calculates risk for insurers.
  • actuate/ˈæktʃu.eɪt/verbC1To set a mechanism working.
  • acuity/əˈkjuːɪti/nounC1Sharpness of sight, hearing or thought.
  • acumen/ˈækjʊmən/nounC1A quick and shrewd judgement in practical matters.
  • acute/əˈkjuːt/adjectiveC14 meaningsSevere and sharp — of pain, a shortage, embarrassment or need.
  • acutely/əˈkjuːtli/adverbC1In a sharply felt or intense way.
  • adage/ˈæd.ɪd͡ʒ/nounC1A short old saying that people take as true.
  • adamant/ˈæd.ə.mənt/adjectiveC1Refusing absolutely to change your mind.
  • adaptation/ˌæd.əpˈteɪ.ʃən/nounC14 meaningsA film, play or programme made from a book or other original work.
  • addendum/əˈdɛn.dəm/nounC1Something added at the end of a document.
  • addressee/ˌædɹɛˈsiː/nounC1The person a letter is written to.
  • adept/əˈdɛpt/adjectiveC1Highly skilled at something through practice.
  • adhere/ædˈhɪə/verbC12 meaningsTo stick firmly to a surface.
  • adherence/ədˈhɪə.ɹəns/nounC1Sticking firmly to a rule or a belief.
  • adherent/ædˈ(h)ɪə.ɹənt/nounC1A committed follower of a cause.
  • adieu/əˈdju/nounC1A farewell, in a formal or literary way.
  • adjacent/əˈd͡ʒeɪ.sənt/adjectiveC13 meaningsNext to something and touching it, or sharing a border with it.
  • adjoin/əˈd͡ʒɔɪn/verbC1To be next to and touching.
  • adjoining/əˈd͡ʒɔɪ.nɪŋ/adjectiveC1Sharing a wall or a border with the next one.
  • adjoining roomsnounC1Two rooms with a door between them.
  • adjournmentnounC1The breaking off of a meeting until later.
  • adjudicate/əˈd͡ʒuː.dɪ.keɪt/verbC1To act as judge and decide a dispute.
  • adjustable/əˈd͡ʒʌstəbəl/adjectiveC1Able to be altered to suit different needs or sizes.
  • adjustment/əˈd͡ʒʌst.mənt/nounC12 meaningsA small change made to get something right.
  • administer/ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stə/verbC1To manage affairs, or to give out medicine.
  • administrative/ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹə.tɪv/adjectiveC1Relating to the organisation and running of an institution.
  • administrator/ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹeɪ.tə/nounC12 meaningsA person who runs the day-to-day paperwork.
  • admission/ədˈmɪʃən/nounB12 meaningsBeing let in.
  • admittance/ədˈmɪt.n̩s/nounC1The right to go in.
  • admonish/ədˈmɒn.ɪʃ/verbC1To tell somebody off gently but firmly.
  • admonition/ˌædməˈnɪʃən/nounC1A firm warning about behaviour.
  • adolescent/ˌæd.əˈlɛs.ənt/nounC1A young person between childhood and adulthood.
  • adorn/əˈdɔɹn/verbC1To make something more beautiful by adding to it.
  • adrenaline/əˈdɹɛnəlɪn/nounC1The hormone released in fright or excitement.
  • adrift/əˈdɹɪft/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsFloating with no power and no control.