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

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  • aprnounC1The yearly cost of borrowing, shown as a percentage.
  • apricot/ˈeɪ.pɹɪ.kɒt/nounB1+3 meaningsA small soft orange fruit with a stone in the middle.
  • aprilnounA1The fourth month of the year.
  • apron/ˈeɪ.pɹən/nounA2+3 meaningsA piece of cloth tied over the front of your clothes to keep them clean while you work.
  • apron stringsphraseC2A phrase for a parent's control that a grown child hasn't escaped from.
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  • aptitude/ˈæptɪˌtjuːd/nounC2A natural talent for learning something.
  • aqua/ˈækwə/adjectiveC1Of a light clear blue-green colour.
  • aquarium/əˈkwɛɹ.i.jəm/nounC1A place with tanks of fish for viewing.
  • aquatic/əˈkwɑ.tɪk/adjectiveB2+Living in water.
  • aquaticsnounC1Sports carried on in the water.
  • aqueduct/ˈæk.wɪˌdʌkt/nounB2+A bridge built to carry water across a valley.
  • aquifer/ˈækwɪfə/nounC1A layer of rock holding water underground.
  • aquiline/ˈæk.wɪˌlaɪn/adjectiveC2Curved like an eagle's beak.
  • arabesque/ˌæɹ.əˈbɛsk/nounC1A pose with one leg extended straight behind.
  • arabianadjectiveB1+Belonging to the great desert peninsula of south-west Asia.
  • arabic/ˈæɹəbɪk/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsBelonging to the Arabic language or Arab culture.
  • arable/ˈæɹəbl̩/adjectiveC1Suitable for ploughing and growing crops.
  • arbiter/ˈɑː.bɪ.tə(ɹ)/nounC1Somebody with the power to settle a dispute.
  • arbitrary/ˈɑː.bɪ.tɹə.ɹi/adjectiveC13 meaningsDecided with no reason behind it.
  • arbitrate/ˈɑːbɪtɹeɪt/verbC1To judge between two sides in a dispute.
  • arbitration/ˌɑː.bɪˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/nounC1Settling a dispute through a chosen judge, outside court.
  • arbournounC1A shady shelter made of climbing plants.
  • arc/ɑːk/nounB25 meaningsA curved line, especially part of the edge of a circle.
  • arcade/ɑɹˈkeɪd/nounB1+3 meaningsA place filled with coin-operated game machines.
  • arcane/ɑɹˈkeɪn/adjectiveC2Known only to a few, and mysterious to the rest.
  • arch/ɑɹt͡ʃ/nounB2A curved opening that carries weight over a gap.
  • archaeologicaladjectiveB2+To do with the study of remains from the past.
  • archaeologist/ˌɑː.kiˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/nounB2+A person who studies the past by digging it up.
  • archaeology/ˌɑː.kiˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/nounB1+The study of ancient life through what it left behind.
  • archangel/ɑː(ɹ)ˈkeɪn.d͡ʒəl/nounB2+An angel of the highest rank.
  • archery/ˈɑɹt͡ʃəɹiː/nounB1+The sport of shooting arrows at a target.
  • archetypal/ˈɑːkɪtaɪpəl/adjectiveC2Being the original or most typical example of a kind.
  • archetype/ˈɑːkɪtaɪp/nounC2The original pattern that later examples follow.
  • archipelago/ˌɑːkɪˈpɛlɪɡəʊ/nounC1A scattered chain of many islands.
  • architect/ˈɑː.kɪˌtɛkt/nounB1+2 meaningsSomebody who designs buildings.
  • architectural/ˌɑɹkɪˈtɛkt͡ʃəɹəl/adjectiveC1Relating to the design of buildings.
  • architecture/ˈɑː.kɪˌtɛk.t͡ʃə/nounB1+2 meaningsThe art and study of designing buildings.
  • architrave/ˈɑɹ.kɪ.tɹeɪv/nounC1The moulded frame around a door.
  • archival/ɑːˈkaɪv(ə)l/adjectiveC2Kept as a permanent record.
  • archive/ˈɑːkaɪv/nounB2+3 meaningsA collection of documents, films or recordings kept for the record.
  • archive filenounB2A single file holding many others, usually squeezed.
  • archive footagenounB2Old recordings kept and used again later.
  • archivist/ˈɑː(ɹ)kɪvɪst/nounC1The person who keeps and organises historical records.
  • archon/ˈɑː(ɹ)kən/nounC2A chief magistrate in an ancient or invented state.
  • archway/ˈɑɹt͡ʃˌweɪ/nounB2+A passage under a curved span.
  • arcticadjectiveB2Belonging to the far frozen north.
  • ardournounC2Burning enthusiasm or passion.
  • arduous/ˈɑː.djʊ.əs/adjectiveC2Needing hard and tiring effort.
  • area/ˈɛəɹi.ə/nounA12 meaningsThe amount of flat surface a shape covers.
  • argentinanounA2+A country in South America.
  • argon/ˈɑːɹɡɒn/nounC1An unreactive gas used to fill light bulbs.
  • argot/ˈɑːɡəʊ/nounC2The private slang of a particular group.
  • arguably/ˈɑːɡjuəbli/adverbC1As a case could reasonably be made.
  • argue/ˈɑː.ɡjuː/verbA22 meaningsTo disagree with someone in a loud or angry way.
  • argument/ˈɑːɡjʊmənt/nounA2+3 meaningsAn angry exchange between people who disagree.
  • aria/ˈɑː.ɹi.ə/nounC1A song for one voice in an opera.
  • arid/ˈæɹɪd/adjectiveB2+So dry that little will grow.
  • arise/əˈɹaɪz/verbB23 meaningsTo come into existence — of problems, questions, chances and feelings.
  • aristocracy/ˌæɹ.ɪˈstɒk.ɹə.si/nounB2+The highest class in a society, holding titles by birth.