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

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  • expire/ɪkˈspaɪə(ɹ)/verbC1To come to the end of the period for which it was valid.
  • explain/ɪkˈspleɪn/verbA13 meaningsTo make something clear enough for another person to understand it.
  • explanation/ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/nounA2+2 meaningsA statement that makes something clear or understandable.
  • explanatory/ɪkˈsplæn.ə.t(ə)ɹi/adjectiveC1Meant to make something clear.
  • expletive/ɪkˈspliːtɪv/nounC2A swear word, especially one uttered in anger or pain.
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/ɪkˈsplɪs.ɪt/
adjectiveC12 meanings
Stated fully and directly, with nothing left implied.
  • explicitlyadverbC1Stated openly and in so many words.
  • explode/ɪkˈspləʊd/verbB12 meaningsTo burst apart violently.
  • exploit/ˈɛksplɔɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo use something fully.
  • exploitation/ˌɛksplɔɪˈteɪʃn̩/nounC1Using people or resources unfairly for gain.
  • exploration/ˌɛkspləˈɹeɪʃən/nounB2The searching out of unknown places or ideas.
  • explore/ɪkˈsplɔː/verbB12 meaningsTo travel through a place to find out what is there.
  • explorer/ɛkˈsplɔːɹə(ɹ)/nounB2Somebody who travels into unknown places.
  • explosion/ɪkˈspləʊ.ʒən/nounB12 meaningsA violent bursting outward, usually with noise.
  • explosive/ɛkˈspləʊsɪv/adjectiveC12 meaningsAble to burst violently.
  • exponent/ɛkˈspəʊ.nənt/nounC1Somebody who explains or champions a method.
  • export/ˈɛks.pɔːt/verbB1+2 meaningsTo send goods out to another country.
  • expose/ɪkˈspəʊz/verbB22 meaningsTo reveal something hidden.
  • exposed/ɪkˈspoʊzd/adjectiveB22 meaningsLeft open where anybody can see, or uncovered.
  • exposition/ɛkspəˈzɪʃən/nounC1A clear full explanation, or a large public show.
  • exposure/ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/nounB26 meaningsThe state of being unprotected from something harmful.
  • expound/ɪkˈspaʊnd/verbC1To set out an idea in careful detail.
  • express/ɪkˈspɹɛs/verbA2+4 meaningsTo put a thought or feeling into words, a look, or a work of art.
  • express trainnounB1A fast train that stops at few stations.
  • expression/əkˈspɹɛʃ.n̩/nounA2+2 meaningsThe look on a person's face showing feeling.
  • expressive/ɪkˈspɹɛsɪv/adjectiveB2Clearly showing thoughts or feelings.
  • expulsion/ɪkˈspʌlʃən/nounB2+The forcing of somebody out of a school or a country.
  • expunge/ɪkˈspʌnd͡ʒ/verbC2To wipe something off the record entirely.
  • exquisite/ɪkˈskwɪzɪt/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsBeautiful in a fine, delicate way.
  • extant/ˈɛk.stənt/adjectiveC2Still in existence, said of something old.
  • extend/ɛkˈstɛnd/verbB23 meaningsTo make something longer or larger.
  • extended familynounB2All the relatives beyond parents and children.
  • extension/ɪkˈstɛnʃən/nounB26 meaningsA new part built onto an existing building.
  • extension cordnounB1The long cable that brings power to plugs far from the wall.
  • extension numbernounB2The short internal number that reaches one desk.
  • extensionsnounB1+Lengths of hair added to make your own longer.
  • extensive/ɪkˈstɛn.sɪv/adjectiveB2Covering a large area or a wide range.
  • extensively/ɪkˈstɛn.sɪv.li/adverbB2+Over a wide area or in great depth.
  • extent/ɪkˈstɛnt/nounB2How large or how far something goes.
  • exterior/ɪkˈstɪəɹɪə/nounB22 meaningsThe outer surface or appearance of something.
  • exterminator/ɪkˈstɝmɪˌneɪtɚ/nounB2+Somebody employed to destroy pests.
  • external/ɪkˈstɜː.nəl/adjectiveB2On or from the outside.
  • extinct/ɪkˈstɪŋkt/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsHaving no living members left anywhere.
  • extinction/ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/nounB1+The permanent disappearance of a whole kind of creature.
  • extinguish/ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/verbB22 meaningsTo put out a fire or a light.
  • extinguisher/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃə(ɹ)/nounB1+The cylinder that puts out a small fire.
  • extol/ɪkˈstəʊl/verbC2To praise something very highly.
  • extort/ɪkˈstɔː(ɹ)t/verbB2+To force money out of somebody by threats.
  • extra/ˈɛkstɹə/nounA14 meaningsA person hired to appear in the background of a film or television scene, without speaking.
  • extra timephraseB1The added minutes played when the match ends level.
  • extract/ˈɛkstɹækt/verbB25 meaningsTo remove something from where it is fixed, using force or effort.
  • extraction/ɪkˈstɹækʃən/nounC12 meaningsGetting somebody out of a dangerous place.
  • extractor/ɪkˈstɹæktɚ/nounB2+The fan above a stove that pulls away steam and smells.
  • extracurricular/ˌɛkstɹəkəˈɹɪkjʊlə(ɹ)/adjectiveC2Happening at school but outside the lessons.
  • extradite/ˈɛk.stɹəˌdaɪt/verbC1To send an accused person back to face trial abroad.
  • extraditionnounC1Sending an accused person back to face trial abroad.
  • extraneous/ɛkˈstɹeɪ.ni.əs/adjectiveC1Not belonging to the matter in hand.
  • extraordinary/ɪkˈstɹɔːdɪn(ə)ɹi/adjectiveB12 meaningsFar beyond the ordinary; astonishing.
  • extrapolate/ɛkˈstɹæp.əˌleɪt/verbC1To extend a known trend past the data you have.
  • extravagance/ɪkˈstɹævəɡən(t)s/nounC1Spending far more than is needed.