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

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  • a and enounB2The hospital department for sudden serious cases.
  • a b testnounB2Showing two versions to see which performs better.
  • abandon/əˈbæn.dən/verbB24 meaningsTo leave a person, place or thing permanently, especially one that needs you.
  • abandonment/əˈbæn.d(ə)n.m(ə)nt/nounB2+2 meaningsLeaving somebody or something for good.
  • abattoir/ˈæb.əˌtwɑː(ɹ)/nounC1A building where animals are killed for meat.
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The buildings where a community of monks or nuns live under an abbot or abbess.
  • abbreviation/əˌbɹiː.viˈeɪ.ʃən/nounB1+A shortened form of a word.
  • abdomen/ˈæb.də.mən/nounB2The belly area of the body.
  • abdomen segmentnounC1One ring of the rear section of an insect's body.
  • abduction/əbˈdʌk.ʃn̩/nounC22 meaningsReasoning to the best available explanation.
  • aberration/ˌæb.əˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/nounC2A departure from what is normal, usually a brief one.
  • abeyance/əˈbeɪ.ən(t)s/nounC2A state of being suspended for the time being.
  • ability/əˈbɪl.ə.ti/nounA2+What somebody is able to do.
  • abnormality/ˌæbnɔːˈmælɪtɪ/nounB2+A physical defect or irregular feature in a body, a scan, or a reading that a doctor would flag as needing attention.
  • abode/əˈbəʊd/nounC1The place where somebody lives.
  • abolition/ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.ən/nounC12 meaningsThe formal ending of a law, a custom, or an institution.
  • abomination/əˌbɒ.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/nounC1Something that causes disgust and hatred.
  • abortion/əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/nounB2+The deliberate ending of a pregnancy.
  • abrasion/əˈbɹeɪ.ʒən/nounC1Wearing away by rubbing.
  • abrogation/ˌæb.ɹəˈɡeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/nounC2The formal cancelling of a law or a treaty.
  • absence/ˈæb.s(ə)n̩s/nounB2The state of not being there.
  • absentee/ˌæb.sn̩ˈti/nounB2+Somebody who fails to turn up where they are expected.
  • absolution/æb.səˈljuː.ʃn̩/nounC1The formal forgiveness of sins.
  • absolutism/ˈæb.sə.luː.tɪz.m̩/nounC2The view that some truths hold everywhere, always.
  • abstention/əbˈstɛn.ʃn̩/nounC1Choosing not to vote, or holding back from something.
  • abstinence/ˈæb.stɪ.nəns/nounC1Going entirely without something.
  • abstract/ˈæbˌstɹækt/adjectiveB24 meaningsExisting as an idea rather than as a thing you can touch.
  • abstraction/əbˈstɹæk.ʃn̩/nounC1An idea considered apart from any real example.
  • absurdity/əbˈsɜːd.ɪ.ti/nounC1The quality of being ridiculous.
  • abundance/əˈbʌn.dn̩s/nounC1A quantity far greater than is needed.
  • abuse/əˈbjuːs/nounB22 meaningsCruel or violent treatment of a person.
  • abyss/əˈbɪs/nounB2+A hole so deep it seems to have no bottom.
  • academia/ˌæk.əˈdiː.mɪ.ə/nounC1The world of universities and research as a whole.
  • academy/əˈkæd.ə.mi/nounB2A school for a special subject, or a learned society.
  • acceleration/əkˌsɛl.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/nounB2+The rate at which speed increases.
  • accelerator/əkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/nounB1+The pedal that increases a vehicle's speed.
  • accent/ˈak.sənt/nounB12 meaningsThe way people from one place pronounce their words.
  • acceptance/əkˈsɛp.təns/nounB22 meaningsThe act of agreeing to receive or take something.
  • access/ˈæksɛs/nounB12 meaningsThe right or opportunity to enter or use something.
  • accessibility/əkˌsɛs.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/nounB2+How easily a place or service can be used by everybody.
  • accessible roomnounB2A room designed for a guest who uses a wheelchair.
  • accessible toiletnounB1A lavatory designed for people with disabilities.
  • accession/ækˈsɛʃ.ən/nounC1Coming to a throne or joining an organisation.
  • accessory/əkˈsɛs.(ə.)ɹi/nounB22 meaningsA small additional item that complements something else.
  • acclaim/əˈkleɪm/nounC12 meaningsEnthusiastic public praise.
  • acclamation/æk.ləˈmeɪ.ʃən/nounC2Loud shared approval, given by voice.
  • accolade/ˈæk.əˌleɪd/nounC1A public honour given for achievement.
  • accommodation/əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/nounB1+2 meaningsA place to stay and sleep.
  • accomplice/əˈkɒm.plɪs/nounB2Somebody who helps another commit a crime.
  • accomplishment/əˈkɒm.plɪʃ.mənt/nounC12 meaningsSomething achieved by effort.
  • accord/əˈkɔːd/nounB23 meaningsA formal agreement between two sides who were in dispute.
  • accordance/əˈkɔː.dəns/nounC1Agreement with a rule.
  • accordion/əˈkɔː.diː.ən/nounB1+A bellows instrument played with both hands.
  • accordion keysnounB2The buttons pressed while squeezing a bellows instrument.
  • account/əˈkaʊnt/nounB13 meaningsA personal record with a bank, a website or a service.
  • account numbernounB1The unique number identifying a particular account.
  • accountability/əˌkaʊn.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/nounB22 meaningsThe duty to explain your actions to others and to accept the consequences of them.
  • accountancy/əˈkaʊnt.ən.si/nounB2+The study and practice of keeping financial records.
  • accountant/əˈkaʊn.tənt/nounB2A person whose job is keeping, checking and reporting on financial records.
  • accreditation/əˌkɹɛd.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/nounC1Official recognition that you meet a standard.