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

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  • assume/əˈsjuːm/verbB13 meaningsTo accept something as true without proof.
  • assumption/əˈsʌm(p).ʃ(ə)n/nounB22 meaningsSomething accepted as true without proof or checking.
  • assurance/əˈʃɔːɹəns/nounC13 meaningsA promise or firm statement made to remove someone's doubt.
  • assure/əˈʃɔː(ɹ)/verbB12 meaningsTo tell somebody firmly that something is true so they stop worrying.
  • astern/əˈstɝn/adverbC2At or towards the back of a ship.
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asteroid
/ˈæst(ə)ɹɔɪd/
nounB2
A rocky body orbiting the sun, smaller than a planet.
  • asthma/ˈasmə/nounB1+An illness that makes breathing tight and whistling.
  • asthma inhalernounB2The device that opens tight airways.
  • astonish/əˈstɒnɪʃ/verbB2+To surprise someone very greatly.
  • astonishing/əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ/adjectiveB2So surprising it takes your breath away.
  • astonishment/əˈstɒnɪʃmənt/nounB2+Very great surprise.
  • astounding/əˈstaʊndɪŋ/adjectiveB2+So surprising that it leaves you speechless.
  • astray/əˈstɹeɪ/adverbC1Away from the right path or the right course.
  • astride/əˈstɹaɪ̯d/adverbC1With one leg on each side of something.
  • astringent/əˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/adjectiveC22 meaningsDrying and puckering in the mouth.
  • astrologer/əˈstɹɒl.ə.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/nounB2+Somebody who reads the future in the stars.
  • astronaut/ˈæstɹəˌnɔːt/nounB1Somebody who travels into space.
  • astronomer/əˈstɹɒn.ə.mə/nounB2+A scientist who studies the stars and planets.
  • astronomical/ˌæs.tɹəˈnɒm.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveB2+To do with the stars, or enormously large.
  • astronomy/əˈstɹɒn.ə.mi/nounB2The science of stars, planets and space.
  • astroturfingnounC2Faking grassroots support for a product or view.
  • astute/əsˈtjuːt/adjectiveC1Quick to see what is really going on.
  • asunder/əˈsʌndə/adverbC2Into separate pieces, in old use.
  • asylum/əˈsaɪləm/nounC12 meaningsThe protection a country grants to somebody fleeing danger.
  • asymmetrical/ˌeɪsɪˈmɛtɹɪk(ə)l/adjectiveB2+Deliberately uneven between the two sides.
  • at a loose endphraseC1With nothing in particular to do.
  • at arm's lengthphraseC1As far away as your reach, or kept at a distance.
  • at bayphraseC1Cornered and forced to face the pursuers.
  • at long lastphraseB2Finally, after a long and frustrating wait.
  • at the drop of a hatphraseB2Immediately, and without needing to be asked twice.
  • at the eleventh hourphraseC1At the very last possible moment.
  • at the end of the dayphraseB2When everything is considered, this is what matters.
  • at the junctionphraseB1Where two or more roads meet.
  • atheist/ˈeɪ.θi.ɪst/nounB2+A person who believes there is no god.
  • athlete/ˈæθ.liːt/nounB1A person trained to compete in sport.
  • athletic/æθˈlɛt.ɪk/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsFit, strong and good at sport.
  • athleticism/æθˈlɛtɪsɪzəm/nounC2Physical strength, speed and skill.
  • athletics/æθˈlɛtɪks/nounB2The sports of running, jumping and throwing.
  • athwart/əˈθwɔːt/prepositionC2Across from side to side.
  • atlas/ˈætləs/nounB1+A book of maps.
  • atmosphere/ˈætməsˌfɪə/nounB12 meaningsThe blanket of gas held around a world.
  • atmospheric/ˌætməsˈfɛɹɪk/adjectiveC1To do with the air around a world, or full of mood.
  • atom/ˈætəm/nounB2+The smallest unit of a chemical element.
  • atomic/əˈtɒm.ɪk/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsHaving to do with atoms and their energy.
  • atomic massnounB2How heavy one atom of an element is.
  • atomic numbernounB2How many protons an element's atoms have.
  • atone/əˈtəʊn/verbC1To make up for something wrong you did.
  • atonement/əˈtoʊnmənt/nounC1Making up for something wrong you did.
  • atop/əˈtɒp/prepositionC1Right on the very top of.
  • atrium/ˈeɪ.tɹi.əm/nounC12 meaningsA tall open space rising through the middle of a building.
  • atrocity/əˈtɹɒsɪti/nounC1An act of shocking cruelty.
  • attach/əˈtæt͡ʃ/verbB14 meaningsTo fix or join one thing firmly to another.
  • attachment/əˈtæt͡ʃmənt/nounB2+4 meaningsA close feeling of fondness or loyalty towards somebody or something.
  • attack/əˈtæk/nounA22 meaningsA violent attempt to hurt or defeat somebody.
  • attain/əˈteɪn/verbC1To finally reach a high goal.
  • attainable/əˈteɪ.nə.bəl/adjectiveB2+Within reach if you work for it.
  • attainment/əˈteɪnmənt/nounC1Something reached by effort, or the reaching of it.
  • attaint/əˈteɪnt/verbC2To strip somebody of rights after a conviction.
  • attempt/əˈtɛmpt/verbB22 meaningsTo make an effort to do something.
  • attend/əˈtɛnd/verbA2+2 meaningsTo be present at a class, meeting or event.