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

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  • armchair/ˈɑː(ɹ)mtʃɛə(ɹ)/nounA2+2 meaningsA comfortable chair with supports for the arms.
  • armed/ɑɹmd/adjectiveB2Carrying weapons.
  • armouredadjectiveB2+2 meaningsProtected by heavy plating.
  • aromatic/ˌæɹ.əˈmæt.ɪk/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsHaving a strong pleasant spicy smell.
  • aroused/əˈɹaʊzd/adjectiveB2+Stirred into strong feeling or desire.
  • arrogant/ˈæɹəɡənt/
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Behaving as if you are better or more important than other people, and showing it.
  • arterialadjectiveC1To do with the vessels carrying blood from the heart.
  • articulate/ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jʊ.lət/adjectiveC14 meaningsAble to say what you mean clearly and easily.
  • artificial/ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/adjectiveB22 meaningsMade by people or machines rather than by nature.
  • artistic/ɑːˈtɪs.tɪk/adjectiveB2Having or showing skill in art.
  • artless/ˈɑɹt.lɪs/adjectiveC2Simple and natural, with no cunning at all.
  • ash/ˈæʃ/nounB24 meaningsThe soft grey powder left when something has burned.
  • ashamed/əˈʃeɪmd/adjectiveB1Feeling guilt or distress about something you have done.
  • asleep/əˈsliːp/adjectiveA2Sleeping right now.
  • assassinatedadjectiveB2Murdered by surprise attack for political reasons.
  • assertive/əˈsɝtɪv/adjectiveB2+Stating what you want firmly and clearly.
  • assiduous/əˈsɪdjuːəs/adjectiveC2Showing steady careful attention to a task.
  • associated/əˈsəʊʃieɪtɪd/adjectiveB2Connected with something else.
  • astonishing/əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ/adjectiveB2So surprising it takes your breath away.
  • astounding/əˈstaʊndɪŋ/adjectiveB2+So surprising that it leaves you speechless.
  • astringent/əˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/adjectiveC22 meaningsDrying and puckering in the mouth.
  • astronomical/ˌæs.tɹəˈnɒm.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveB2+To do with the stars, or enormously large.
  • astute/əsˈtjuːt/adjectiveC1Quick to see what is really going on.
  • asymmetrical/ˌeɪsɪˈmɛtɹɪk(ə)l/adjectiveB2+Deliberately uneven between the two sides.
  • athletic/æθˈlɛt.ɪk/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsFit, strong and good at sport.
  • atmospheric/ˌætməsˈfɛɹɪk/adjectiveC1To do with the air around a world, or full of mood.
  • atomic/əˈtɒm.ɪk/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsHaving to do with atoms and their energy.
  • attainable/əˈteɪ.nə.bəl/adjectiveB2+Within reach if you work for it.
  • attendant/əˈtɛndənt/nounB22 meaningsA person employed to assist people in a particular place.
  • attentive/əˈtɛntɪv/adjectiveB22 meaningsListening or watching closely.
  • attractive/əˈtɹæktɪv/adjectiveA2+2 meaningsPleasant to look at.
  • attunedadjectiveC2Finely aware of and responsive to something.
  • atypical/eɪˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveC1Not following the usual pattern.
  • auburn/ˈɔ.bɚn/adjectiveB2+Of a reddish-brown colour, used of hair.
  • audacious/ɔːˈdeɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveC12 meaningsBold in a surprising, risky way.
  • audible/ˈɔː.dɪ.bəl/adjectiveB2+Loud enough to be heard.
  • audio/ˈɔːdi.əʊ/adjectiveB2To do with recorded sound.
  • august/ɔːˈɡʌst/nounA12 meaningsThe eighth month of the year.
  • auspicious/ɔːˈspɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveC1Promising well for the future.
  • austere/ɒˈstɪə(ɹ)/adjectiveC2Strictly plain and without comfort.
  • authentic/ɒˈθɛn.tɪk/adjectiveC12 meaningsTruly what it claims to be.
  • authoritarian/ɔːˌθɒɹ.ɪˈtɛə̯.ɹɪən/adjectiveB2+Demanding obedience and allowing little dissent.
  • authoritative/ɔːˈθɒɹɪtətɪv/adjectiveB2+Reliable because it comes from real expertise.
  • automated/ˈɔːtəmeɪtɪd/adjectiveB1+Operated automatically by machinery without human control.
  • automatic/ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/adjectiveB24 meaningsWorking by itself, without a person operating it.
  • autonomous/ɔːˈtɒnəməs/adjectiveC2Running itself, under no one else's control.
  • auxiliary/ɔːɡˈzɪl.(j)ə.ɹi/adjectiveC1Giving extra support, or helping the main one.
  • available/əˈveɪ.lə.bəl/adjectiveA2+3 meaningsAble to be got, bought or used.
  • avant-gardeadjectiveC12 meaningsNew and experimental, well ahead of what most people accept.
  • average/ˈæv.(ə.)ɹɪd͡ʒ/adjectiveA2+4 meaningsOrdinary; neither very good nor very bad.
  • averse/əˈvɜː(ɹ)s/adjectiveC1Strongly disinclined towards something.
  • avian/ˈeɪvi.ən/adjectiveC2To do with birds.
  • avid/ˈæv.ɪd/adjectiveC1Eagerly devoted to something.
  • awake/əˈweɪk/adjectiveA12 meaningsNot sleeping.
  • aware/əˈwɛə/adjectiveB12 meaningsKnowing that something exists or is happening.
  • awash/əˈwɒʃ/adjectiveC1Covered or flooded with water, or overflowing with something.
  • awesome/ˈɔːsəm/adjectiveA22 meaningsExtremely impressive.
  • awkward/ˈɔːk.wəd/adjectiveB23 meaningsMaking people feel embarrassed and unsure what to say or do.
  • awry/əˈɹaɪ/adjectiveC1Crooked, or gone wrong.
  • axiomatic/ˌæk.si.əˈmæt.ɪk/adjectiveC2So obviously true that it needs no proof.