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

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  • evolutionary/ˌiː.vəˈl(j)uː.ʃən.ɹi/adjectiveC12 meaningsRelating to the gradual development of species over generations.
  • evolve/ɪˈvɒlv/verbB2+3 meaningsTo develop gradually into something more advanced or more complex.
  • ewe/juː/nounC1An adult female sheep.
  • ewer/ˈjuː.ə/nounC2A large jug for holding water.
  • ex-husbandnounB1A man a woman was married to before.
  • exacerbate/ɪɡˈzæsɚˌbeɪt/
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To make a bad situation worse.
  • exact/ɪɡˈzækt/adjectiveA2+3 meaningsCorrect in every detail; not rounded off or approximate.
  • exacting/ɪɡˈzæktɪŋ/adjectiveC1Demanding great care and effort.
  • exactly/ɪɡˈzæk(t).li/adverbA23 meaningsWith complete accuracy, in every detail.
  • exactnessnounC1Complete precision with no error.
  • exaggerate/ɛɡˈzæd͡ʒ.ə.ɹeɪt/verbB2To describe something as bigger or worse than it was.
  • exaggeration/ɪɡˌzæd͡ʒəˈɹeɪʃən/nounB2+A statement that makes something sound greater than it is.
  • exalt/ɪɡˈzɒlt/verbC2To praise somebody very highly.
  • exaltation/ˌɛɡ.zɔlˈteɪ.ʃən/nounC2A state of intense joy, or being raised in rank.
  • exalted/ɪɡˈzɔːltɪd/adjectiveC2Raised to a very high rank or state.
  • exam/ɪɡˈzæm/nounA2+A formal test at the end of a course.
  • examine/ɪɡˈzæmɪn/verbB14 meaningsTo look at something closely and carefully.
  • examinee/ɪɡˌzæmɪˈniː/nounB2Somebody sitting a test.
  • example/ɪɡˈzɑːm.pəl/nounA12 meaningsOne case used to show what a whole kind is like.
  • exasperate/ɪɡˈzæsp(ə)ɹeɪt/verbC1To irritate somebody past all patience.
  • exasperated/ɪɡˈzæspəɹeɪtɪd/adjectiveC1Worn out by something that keeps going wrong.
  • exasperationnounC2Weary irritation after repeated failure or annoyance.
  • excaliburnounB2+The named sword of King Arthur.
  • excavation/ˌɛkskəˈveɪʃn/nounB2+2 meaningsThe careful digging up of a buried site.
  • excavator/ˈɛkskəˌveɪtə/nounB2+A machine with a jointed arm and bucket for digging.
  • exceed/ɪkˈsiːd/verbB22 meaningsTo go past a limit.
  • excel/ɪkˈsɛl/verbB2+To be exceptionally good at something.
  • excellence/ˈɛksələns/nounC1The quality of being outstandingly good.
  • excellent/ˈɛk.sə.lənt/adjectiveA22 meaningsExtremely good; among the best.
  • exception/əkˈsɛpʃən/nounB22 meaningsA person or thing that a rule does not apply to.
  • exceptional/ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsFar better than the rest.
  • exceptionally/ɪkˈsɛp(t)ʃənəli/adverbB2+2 meaningsTo an unusually great degree.
  • excerpt/ˈɛɡzɜː(p)t/nounB2+A short passage taken from a longer text.
  • excess/ˈɛksɛs/nounB22 meaningsAn amount greater than is necessary or permitted.
  • excess baggagenounB2Luggage over the allowance, charged extra.
  • excessive/ɪkˈsɛsɪv/adjectiveB22 meaningsMuch more than is reasonable or necessary.
  • exchange/ɛksˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/verbB15 meaningsTo give something and receive something else in return.
  • exchange ratenounB1How much of one country's money another's is worth.
  • exchequer/ɛksˈt͡ʃɛ.kɚ/nounC2The national treasury that holds public money.
  • excitable/ɪkˈsaɪtəbəl/adjectiveB2+Easily made excited or upset.
  • excite/ɪkˈsaɪt/verbB12 meaningsTo stir strong feeling or activity.
  • excited/ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪd/adjectiveA12 meaningsFull of happy energy about something coming.
  • excitement/ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/nounB12 meaningsThe energetic feeling that something good is coming.
  • exciting/ɪkˈsʌɪtɪŋ/adjectiveA1Making you feel thrilled and full of energy.
  • exclaim/ɛkˈskleɪm/verbB2+To cry out suddenly from strong feeling.
  • exclamation/ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃn̩/nounC1A sudden cry expressing strong feeling.
  • exclude/ɪksˈkluːd/verbB22 meaningsTo shut somebody or something out of a group.
  • exclusion/ɪksˈkluːʒən/nounB2+3 meaningsThe act of shutting somebody or something out.
  • excoriate/ɪkˈskɔɹ.iˌeɪt/verbC2To criticise savagely, or to strip the skin off.
  • excruciating/ɪkˈskɹuːʃi.eɪtɪŋ/adjectiveB2+Causing unbearable pain or embarrassment.
  • excursion/ɪkˈskɜː.ʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsA short organised trip made for pleasure.
  • excuse/ɪkˈskjuːz/nounB14 meaningsA reason given to explain a fault or a failure to do something.
  • excuse me/ɛksˈkjuːz mi/phraseA12 meaningsUsed to get someone's attention politely, or to ask to pass.
  • excuse me for a momentphraseB1A polite way of leaving briefly.
  • execrable/ˈɛksɪkɹəbl/adjectiveC2Extremely bad, and deserving to be cursed.
  • execute/ˈɛksɪˌkjuːt/verbB23 meaningsTo carry out a plan exactly as designed.
  • execution/ˌɛk.sɪˈkjuː.ʃən/nounB2The putting of somebody to death by law, or the carrying out of a plan.
  • executive/ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv/nounB2A senior manager who makes decisions in a company.
  • executor/ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɚ/nounC1The person who carries out the wishes in a will.
  • exemplary/ɪɡˈzɛmpləɹi/adjectiveC12 meaningsSo good that it should be the model for everyone else.