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

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  • artistry/ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪstɹi/nounB2+Great skill in a creative art.
  • artless/ˈɑɹt.lɪs/adjectiveC2Simple and natural, with no cunning at all.
  • artwork/ˈɑːtˌwɜːk/nounB2Pictures and designs made for a purpose.
  • as a rulephraseB2Usually, though not always.
  • as i was sayingphraseB2Said to pick up a thread that got interrupted.
  • as the crow fliesphraseC1Measured in a straight line, ignoring the roads.
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  • ascend/əˈsɛnd/verbB2+2 meaningsTo climb or move upward.
  • ascendancy/əˈsɛndənsi/nounC2A position of rising power over others.
  • ascent/əˈsɛnt/nounB2+The climb up.
  • ascertain/ˌæsəˈteɪn/verbC1To find out for certain.
  • ascetic/əˈsɛ.tɪk/nounC1Somebody who lives with severe self-denial.
  • ascribe/əˈskɹaɪb/verbC1To say that something was caused by or made by somebody.
  • ash/ˈæʃ/nounB24 meaningsThe soft grey powder left when something has burned.
  • ash treenounB2A tall tree with feathery leaves and black buds.
  • ashamed/əˈʃeɪmd/adjectiveB1Feeling guilt or distress about something you have done.
  • ashtray/ˈæʃ.tɹeɪ/nounA2+A small dish for the ends of cigarettes.
  • aside/əˈsaɪd/adverbB22 meaningsTo one side, or out of the way.
  • ask/ɑːsk/verbA15 meaningsTo put a question to someone.
  • ask outphraseB1To invite somebody on a date.
  • askance/əˈskæns/adverbC2With a sideways look of doubt or disapproval.
  • askew/əˈskju/adverbC1Crooked, and not straight as it should be.
  • asleep/əˈsliːp/adjectiveA2Sleeping right now.
  • asparagus/əˈspæɹ.ə.ɡəs/nounB1+Long green spears eaten as a spring vegetable.
  • aspect/ˈæspɛkt/nounB22 meaningsOne side or feature of a thing.
  • aspen/ˈæspən/nounB2+A poplar whose leaves tremble in the wind.
  • aspersionnounC2A damaging remark made about somebody's character.
  • asphalt/ˈæʃfɑlt/nounB2+The black tar-and-stone mixture used to surface roads.
  • aspiration/ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃən/nounC1A strong hope of achieving something.
  • aspire/əˈspaɪə(ɹ)/verbC1To aim at something high.
  • aspirin/ˈæs.p(ɪ.)ɹɪn/nounB1A common tablet taken for pain and fever.
  • assail/əˈseɪl/verbC2To attack violently, physically or with words.
  • assailant/əˈseɪlənt/nounC1Somebody who attacks another person.
  • assassinate/əˈsæsɪneɪt/verbB2+To murder an important person, usually for political reasons.
  • assassinatedadjectiveB2Murdered by surprise attack for political reasons.
  • assassination/əˌsæs.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/nounC1The murder of an important person.
  • assault/əˈsɒlt/nounB23 meaningsThe crime of physically attacking somebody.
  • assay/ˈæseɪ/nounC2A test of how much metal an ore contains.
  • assay officenounC2Where precious metal is tested and stamped.
  • assemble/əˈsɛm.bəl/verbB23 meaningsTo fit parts together to make something.
  • assembly/əˈsɛmb.lɪ/nounB13 meaningsA gathering of a whole school at the start of the day.
  • assembly line/əˈsɛmbli laɪːn/nounB2A line of workers each adding one part in turn.
  • assembly pointnounB2Where everybody gathers after leaving a building.
  • assent/əˈsɛnt/nounC1Agreement given to a proposal.
  • assert/əˈsɜːt/verbB2+3 meaningsTo state firmly that something is true, especially where others may doubt it.
  • assertion/əˈsɜːʃən/nounC1A statement made confidently and without proof.
  • assertive/əˈsɝtɪv/adjectiveB2+Stating what you want firmly and clearly.
  • assess/əˈsɛs/verbB2+To weigh up the size, value or quality of something.
  • assessment/əˈsɛsmənt/nounB2+3 meaningsA careful judgement of the quality, value or amount of something.
  • asset/ˈæsɛt/nounB23 meaningsSomething valuable that a person or organisation owns.
  • assets/ˈæsɛts/nounB22 meaningsEverything a business owns that has value.
  • assiduous/əˈsɪdjuːəs/adjectiveC2Showing steady careful attention to a task.
  • assignment/əˈsaɪn.mənt/nounB14 meaningsA piece of work given to a student or a worker to finish by a set time.
  • assimilate/əˈsɪm.ɪ.leɪt/verbC2To take something in fully, or to blend into a society.
  • assist/əˈsɪst/verbB12 meaningsTo help somebody with what they are doing.
  • assistance/əˈsɪs.təns/nounB2The help given to somebody.
  • assistance dognounB2A dog trained to help somebody with a disability.
  • associate/əˈsəʊʃieɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo connect one thing with another in the mind.
  • associated/əˈsəʊʃieɪtɪd/adjectiveB2Connected with something else.
  • association/əˌsəʊʃiˈeɪʃn̩/nounB22 meaningsAn organised group.
  • assuage/əˈsweɪd͡ʒ/verbC2To make a painful feeling less sharp.