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

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  • junction/ˈd͡ʒʌŋkʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsWhere two railway lines meet or divide.
  • jungle/ˈd͡ʒʌŋ.ɡ(ə)l/nounB1A hot thick wild forest.
  • junior/ˈd͡ʒuːniə/adjectiveB13 meaningsLower in rank or position.
  • junk mailnounB1Unsolicited advertising delivered by post.
  • just in timephraseC12 meaningsA system of supplying parts only as they are required.
  • justice/ˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪs/
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Fair treatment, especially under the law.
  • keep/kiːp/verbA17 meaningsTo continue to have something rather than give it away or lose it.
  • keep a promisephraseB1To do exactly what you said you would do.
  • keep a secretphraseB1To tell nobody what you were told in confidence.
  • keep in touchphraseB1A request not to lose contact.
  • keep outphraseB12 meaningsTo prevent something or somebody from entering.
  • keep trackphraseB1To remain aware of the progress or whereabouts of something.
  • keep up withphraseB1To move as fast as somebody else.
  • kennel/ˈkɛn.əl/nounB1+2 meaningsThe small shelter a dog sleeps in.
  • kettle/ˈkɛ.təl/nounB1A container with a lid and spout for boiling water.
  • key/kiː/nounA16 meaningsA shaped piece of metal that opens and locks a lock.
  • key cardnounB1The plastic card that unlocks a hotel door.
  • key inphraseB1To enter data by typing it on a keypad or keyboard.
  • keyboard/ˈki.bɔɹd/nounB1+2 meaningsThe set of keys used for typing on a computer or typewriter.
  • kill/ˈkɪl/verbA24 meaningsTo make a person, animal or plant die.
  • kind ofphraseB1To some extent, but not completely.
  • kindness/ˈkaɪnd.nəs/nounB12 meaningsWarm, caring behaviour towards others.
  • king/ˈkɪŋ/nounA24 meaningsThe male ruler of a country, who inherits the position from his family.
  • kingdom/ˈkɪŋdəm/nounB12 meaningsA country ruled by a king or a queen.
  • kit/ˈkɪt/nounB13 meaningsThe equipment and clothing needed for an activity.
  • kite flyingnounB1The pastime of holding a wind-borne toy on a string.
  • kitten/ˈkɪtən̩/nounB1A young cat.
  • knight/ˈnaɪ̯t/nounB13 meaningsThe chess piece that moves in an L shape and can jump.
  • knock downphraseB1To demolish, or to strike to the ground.
  • knot/nɒt/nounB14 meaningsA tie made by looping rope or string through itself and pulling it tight.
  • knot tyingnounB1The skill of fastening rope securely.
  • label/ˈleɪ.bəl/nounB12 meaningsA small paper on a product with information about it.
  • laboratory/ləˈbɒɹət(ə)ɹi/nounB12 meaningsA room or building fitted out for scientific experiments, tests and measurements.
  • labour/ˈleɪ.bə/nounB22 meaningsThe process of giving birth.
  • lace/leɪs/nounB12 meaningsDelicate openwork fabric.
  • lack/læk/verbB12 meaningsTo be without something needed or expected.
  • lad/læd/nounB1A boy or young man.
  • lamb/ˈlæm/nounA23 meaningsA young sheep.
  • lamp/ˈlæ̞mp/nounA24 meaningsA device that gives light, small enough to stand on a table or floor and be moved about.
  • land/lænd/verbA25 meaningsTo come down onto the ground from the air.
  • landing/ˈlændɪŋ/nounB22 meaningsThe level area at the top of or between flights of stairs.
  • lane/leɪn/nounB1A narrow road, or one marked strip of a wider one.
  • language/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/nounA13 meaningsThe system of words and grammar used by a people.
  • lap/læp/nounB13 meaningsThe flat surface formed by the upper legs when sitting.
  • laser/ˈleɪz.ə(ɹ)/nounB1A narrow powerful beam of one-wavelength light.
  • lash/læʃ/verbB25 meaningsTo hit someone or something hard with a whip or a rope.
  • last/lɑːst/adjectiveA15 meaningsComing after all the others in order or time.
  • late check-outnounB1Permission to keep the room past the usual hour.
  • lately/ˈleɪt.li/adverbB1In the recent past.
  • latest/ˈleɪ.tɪst/adjectiveB1Most recent.
  • latinnounB1The ancient language of Rome.
  • launch/lɔːnt͡ʃ/verbB24 meaningsTo start something big and public — a product, a campaign, an inquiry.
  • laundry/ˈlɔːn.dɹi/nounB1Clothes needing washing, or the place they are washed.
  • laundry servicenounB1The washing and pressing of guests' clothes.
  • lavender/ˈlæv.ən.dəː/nounB1+3 meaningsA low bush with narrow grey-green leaves and spikes of small purple flowers, grown for its scent.
  • law/lɔː/nounA23 meaningsOne of the official rules a country makes and enforces.
  • lawn/lɔːn/nounB1An area of closely mown grass in a garden or park.
  • lay/leɪ/verbB14 meaningsTo put something down carefully.
  • layer/ˈleɪ̯ɚ/verbB1+2 meaningsTo build something up in flat levels.
  • layers/ˈleɪ.əz/nounB1+2 meaningsHair cut to different lengths so it moves.