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

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  • aggression/əˈɡɹɛʃən/nounB2Hostile or violent behaviour and the readiness to attack.
  • aggressive/əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv/adjectiveB22 meaningsBehaving in a hostile, attacking way.
  • aggrieve/əˈɡɹiːv/verbC2To make somebody feel unfairly treated.
  • aggrievedadjectiveC1Feeling that you have been treated unfairly.
  • aghast/əˈɡæst/adjectiveC2Struck with horror at what you see.
  • agile/ˈæd͡ʒ.aɪl/
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Quick and light on your feet.
  • agility/əˈd͡ʒɪl.ɪ.ti/nounC12 meaningsThe ability to move quickly and change direction easily.
  • agitation/ædʒ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/nounC12 meaningsA state of anxious restlessness.
  • aglitter/əˈɡlɪtɚ/adjectiveC2Sparkling all over with light.
  • aglow/əˈɡloʊ/adjectiveC1Shining with a warm soft light.
  • agnostic/aɡˈnɒstɪk/nounC12 meaningsA person who thinks it cannot be known whether a god exists.
  • ago/əˈɡəʊ/adverbA1Back in time from now.
  • agoniseverbC1To worry at a decision for far too long.
  • agonizing/ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ/adjectiveB2+Causing very great pain or anxiety.
  • agony/ˈæɡ.ə.ni/nounB2Pain so severe that you can think of nothing else.
  • agony auntnounC1The columnist who answers readers' personal problems.
  • agree/əˈɡɹiː/verbA15 meaningsTo have the same opinion as someone, and say so.
  • agreement/əˈɡɹiːmənt/nounB12 meaningsA shared decision or understanding between parties.
  • agricultural/ˌæɡ.ɹɪˈkʌl.tjʊə.ɹəl/adjectiveC1To do with farming.
  • agriculture/ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃə/nounB2+The science and business of farming.
  • ahead/əˈhɛd/adverbA22 meaningsIn front, or further forward.
  • ahead of timephraseB1Earlier than was required.
  • ahoy/əˈhɔɪ/phraseB2A shout used at sea to hail another vessel.
  • aid/eɪd/nounB22 meaningsHelp, especially money or supplies given to those in need.
  • aid workernounB2Somebody who brings help where a disaster has struck.
  • aide/eɪd/nounC1An assistant to somebody important.
  • ailment/ˈeɪ̯lmənt/nounB2+A minor but persistent illness.
  • aimless/ˈeɪm.ləs/adjectiveC1Without purpose or direction.
  • aimlessly/ˈeɪmləsli/adverbC1Without any purpose or direction.
  • air/ˈɛə̯/nounA13 meaningsThe invisible mixture of gases that living things breathe.
  • air ambulancenounB2A helicopter that carries the badly injured.
  • air bednounB1An inflatable mattress for sleeping outdoors.
  • air conditioner/ˈɛə kənˌdɪʃn̩ə/phraseB1The machine that makes a room cool in summer.
  • air freshenernounB1Something that puts a pleasant smell into a room.
  • air milesnounB2Points earned by flying, spent on future travel.
  • air outphraseB2To let fresh air through a room.
  • air pocketnounC1A sudden drop caused by a change in the air.
  • air pressure/ˈeɹ̠ ˌpɹ̠ɛʃəɹ/nounB2The weight of the atmosphere pressing down.
  • air traffic controllernounB2The official who directs aircraft by radio.
  • airbagnounB1+A bag that inflates instantly to cushion a crash.
  • airbrushverbC1To smooth a picture until the flaws vanish.
  • airbrushedadjectiveB2+Smoothed until every flaw has vanished.
  • airfieldnounB2An open area where aircraft take off and land.
  • airline/ˈɛəˌlaɪn/nounA2+A company that carries passengers by air.
  • airlinernounB2+A large aircraft that carries fare-paying passengers.
  • airlocknounB2+A sealed chamber between areas of different air pressure.
  • airmail/ˈɛəɹ(ˌ)meɪl/nounB2+Post carried abroad by aircraft.
  • airplane modenounB1The setting that switches off all wireless signals.
  • airport/ˈɛə.pɔːt/nounA1The place where flights begin and end.
  • airshipnounB2+A powered aircraft kept up by lighter-than-air gas.
  • airstairnounC2The steps rolled up to an aircraft door.
  • airtightadjectiveB1+2 meaningsSealed so completely that no air passes.
  • airtimenounC1The minutes a subject is given on radio or television.
  • airway/ˈɛə.weɪ/nounB2+The passage air travels down into the lungs.
  • airy/ˈɛə.ɹi/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsFull of fresh air and light.
  • aisle/aɪ̯l/nounA2+2 meaningsThe narrow walking space between rows of seats in a plane, train, cinema or church.
  • aisle seatnounB1A seat beside the walkway.
  • akin/əˈkɪn/adjectiveB2+Similar in nature, or related.
  • alabaster/ˈæl.əˌbɑːs.tə/nounC1A smooth white stone soft enough to carve.
  • alacrity/əˈlakrᵻti/nounC2Cheerful readiness to act at once.