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

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  • union/ˈjuː.njən/nounB14 meaningsAn organisation of workers formed to protect their pay and working conditions.
  • unit/ˈjuː.nɪt/nounA22 meaningsA fixed amount used in measuring.
  • universe/ˈjuːnɪˌvɜːs/nounB1Everything that exists.
  • update/ˈʌp.deɪt/nounB1+3 meaningsA newer version of a program that fixes and improves it.
  • upgrade/ˈʌp.ɡɹeɪd/<q:noun>nounB22 meaningsA move to a better class of seat, room or service.
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How fast data goes from you to the network.
  • urlnounB1The full address of a page on the web.
  • usual/ˈjuː.ʒʊəl/adjectiveA22 meaningsHappening or done most of the time; the same as before.
  • vacuum/ˈvæ.kjuːm/nounB13 meaningsA machine that sucks dust from floors.
  • vampire/ˈvæm.paɪ.ə(ɹ)/nounB13 meaningsAn undead creature of folklore that drinks blood.
  • vase/vɑːz/nounB12 meaningsA tall, narrow-necked container for holding cut flowers.
  • velvet/ˈvɛlvɪt/nounB14 meaningsA woven cloth with a short, thick pile, soft to the touch and deep in colour.
  • vending machine/ˈvɛndɪŋ məˌʃiːn/nounB1The coin-fed box that drops snacks and drinks.
  • verse/vɜːs/nounB12 meaningsOne group of lines in a poem or song.
  • version/ˈvɜːʒn̩/nounB12 meaningsA particular form of something that exists in more than one form.
  • vet/vɛt/nounB12 meaningsA doctor who treats animals.
  • vice presidentnounB1The officer who is second to the president.
  • victim/ˈvɪktɪm/nounB12 meaningsA person harmed, robbed, or killed by a crime, an accident, or a disaster.
  • victory/ˈvɪktəɹi/nounB1The result of beating everyone.
  • video callnounB1A meeting held over a live picture link.
  • video clipnounB1A brief piece of recorded footage shared on its own, named in two words with the word for moving pictures first.
  • vietnamnounB1The long Southeast Asian country.
  • village greennounB1The open grass at the centre of a village.
  • violence/ˈvaɪ(ə)lən(t)s/nounB1Behaviour meant to hurt or damage.
  • virus/ˈvaɪ.ɹəs/nounB13 meaningsAn extremely small agent that gets inside living cells, copies itself there and causes disease.
  • vision/ˈvɪʒ.ən/nounB13 meaningsThe ability to see.
  • visitor passnounB1The badge a guest wears inside a building.
  • vocabulary/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/nounB13 meaningsAll the words a person knows or uses.
  • volcano/vɒlˈkeɪ.nəʊ/nounB1A mountain that can erupt with melted rock.
  • volunteer/ˌvɒl(ə)nˈtɪə/nounB12 meaningsA person who works for free to help others.
  • vote/vəʊt/verbB13 meaningsTo make a formal choice in an election or a decision.
  • voyage/ˈvɔɪ.ɪd͡ʒ/nounB1A long journey by sea or through space.
  • waffle/ˈwɒf.əl/nounB12 meaningsA cake baked with a pattern of small square pockets.
  • wagon/ˈwæɡən/nounB13 meaningsA four-wheeled cart for goods, pulled by animals or a tractor.
  • wait/weɪt/verbA14 meaningsTo stay where you are, or do nothing, until something happens.
  • waiting areanounB1The seats where visitors sit until they are called.
  • waiting listnounB1The queue of people hoping for a table.
  • wake-up callnounB1A telephone call ordered to wake you at a set time.
  • walking bootsnounB1Stiff ankle-high footwear made for rough ground.
  • walking polenounB1A stick used to take weight off the knees.
  • wallet/ˈwɒl.ɪt/nounA23 meaningsA small flat folding case for banknotes and cards, carried in a pocket.
  • walnut treenounB1A tree grown for its wrinkled nuts and fine timber.
  • walrus/ˈwɔːl.ɹəs/nounB1A large sea mammal with long tusks.
  • wand/wɒnd/nounB12 meaningsA thin rod held in the hand and pointed, especially one used to work magic.
  • want/wɒnt/verbA14 meaningsTo wish to have or do something.
  • wardrobe/ˈwɔːdɹəʊb/nounB12 meaningsA tall cupboard for hanging clothes.
  • warm-upnounB1Gentle exercise done before sport.
  • warning/ˈwɔːnɪŋ/nounB12 meaningsA message that danger or trouble is coming.
  • wash/wɒʃ/verbA23 meaningsTo clean something with water and usually soap.
  • washing powdernounB1The dry substance that cleans clothes in a machine.
  • waste/ˈweɪ̯st/verbA23 meaningsTo use something badly so that nothing comes of it.
  • water coolernounB1The machine people gather round to chat and drink.
  • water cyclenounB1The endless journey of water between sea, sky and land.
  • water jugnounB1The container of tap water brought to the table.
  • water pistolnounB1A toy gun that shoots a jet of water.
  • water polo/ˈwɔːtə(ɹ) ˈpəʊləʊ/nounB1A ball game played by teams swimming in a pool.
  • water wingsnounB1Inflated floats worn by a learner.
  • waterfall/ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/nounB1A river falling over the edge of a cliff.
  • wave/weɪv/nounA25 meaningsA raised line of water moving across the surface of the sea.
  • wavy linenounB1A line that rises and falls smoothly.