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

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  • antiseptic/ˌæntiˈsɛptɪk/nounB2+A liquid that kills germs in a cut.
  • anvil/ˈæn.vəl/nounB2+The heavy iron block a smith shapes hot metal on.
  • aorta/eɪˈɔːtə/nounB2+The great artery carrying blood away from the heart.
  • apex/ˈeɪ.pɛks/nounB2+2 meaningsThe highest point or tip of something.
  • aphid/ˈeɪ.fɪd/nounB2+A tiny sap-sucking insect that swarms on rose stems.
  • apocalypse/əˈpɒkəlɪps/
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The violent end of the world.
  • apparatus/ˌæp.əˈɹeɪ.təs/nounB2+4 meaningsThe set of equipment needed for a particular job or experiment.
  • apparel/əˈpæɹəl/nounB2+Clothing, in formal or trade usage.
  • applicant/ˈæp.lɪ.kənt/nounB2+A person who formally asks for a job, place or permission.
  • appraiser/əˈpɹeɪz.ə(ɹ)/nounB2+Somebody who judges what a valuable is worth.
  • apprentice/əˈpɹɛntɪs/nounB2+3 meaningsA young worker learning a skilled trade on the job from someone who has mastered it.
  • approximation/əˌpɹɒk.sɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/nounB2+An answer close enough to be useful.
  • aqueduct/ˈæk.wɪˌdʌkt/nounB2+A bridge built to carry water across a valley.
  • archaeologist/ˌɑː.kiˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/nounB2+A person who studies the past by digging it up.
  • archangel/ɑː(ɹ)ˈkeɪn.d͡ʒəl/nounB2+An angel of the highest rank.
  • archive/ˈɑːkaɪv/nounB2+3 meaningsA collection of documents, films or recordings kept for the record.
  • archway/ˈɑɹt͡ʃˌweɪ/nounB2+A passage under a curved span.
  • aristocracy/ˌæɹ.ɪˈstɒk.ɹə.si/nounB2+The highest class in a society, holding titles by birth.
  • aristocrat/ˈæɹɪstəˌkɹæt/nounB2+A member of the highest class, holding a title by birth.
  • armageddon/ˌɑː(ɹ).məˈɡɛ.dn̩/nounB2+A final battle of catastrophic destruction.
  • armful/ˈɑɹmˌfəl/nounB2+As much as a pair of arms can hold at once.
  • armorynounB2+A place where weapons are made or kept.
  • arrogance/ˈæɹ.ə.ɡəns/nounB2+An offensive sense of your own importance.
  • arsenal/ˈɑːsənəl/nounB2+2 meaningsA store of weapons.
  • arson/ˈɑɹsən/nounB2+The crime of setting fire to a building on purpose.
  • artefactnounB2+An object made by people long ago.
  • artery/ˈɑː.tə.ɹi/nounB2+A tube carrying blood away from the heart.
  • artichoke/ˈɑɹ.tɪˌtʃoʊk/nounB2+A green flower bud eaten leaf by leaf.
  • artisan/ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪzæn/nounB2+A skilled worker who makes things by hand.
  • artistry/ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪstɹi/nounB2+Great skill in a creative art.
  • ascent/əˈsɛnt/nounB2+The climb up.
  • aspen/ˈæspən/nounB2+A poplar whose leaves tremble in the wind.
  • asphalt/ˈæʃfɑlt/nounB2+The black tar-and-stone mixture used to surface roads.
  • assessment/əˈsɛsmənt/nounB2+3 meaningsA careful judgement of the quality, value or amount of something.
  • astonishment/əˈstɒnɪʃmənt/nounB2+Very great surprise.
  • astrologer/əˈstɹɒl.ə.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/nounB2+Somebody who reads the future in the stars.
  • astronomer/əˈstɹɒn.ə.mə/nounB2+A scientist who studies the stars and planets.
  • atheist/ˈeɪ.θi.ɪst/nounB2+A person who believes there is no god.
  • atom/ˈætəm/nounB2+The smallest unit of a chemical element.
  • attachment/əˈtæt͡ʃmənt/nounB2+4 meaningsA close feeling of fondness or loyalty towards somebody or something.
  • attractivenessnounB2+The quality of drawing people to you.
  • aubergine/ˈəʊ.bə.ʒiːn/nounB2+A shiny deep purple vegetable.
  • auctioneernounB2+The person who conducts a sale by bidding.
  • auditor/ˈɔːdɪtɚ/nounB2+2 meaningsSomebody who officially checks financial accounts.
  • aura/ˈɔːɹə/nounB24 meaningsThe feeling or quality that seems to surround a person or place.
  • aurora/əˈɹɔː.ɹə/nounB2+Curtains of coloured light in the polar sky.
  • authentication/ɔːˌθɛntɪˈkeɪʃn̩/nounB2+2 meaningsProving that you are who you claim to be.
  • authorisationnounB2+Official permission to act.
  • autism/ˈɔːtɪzəm/nounB2+A condition affecting how somebody communicates and senses the world.
  • automation/ˌɔː.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/nounB2+Machines taking over work people once did by hand.
  • aviary/ˈeɪvɪəɹi/nounB2+A large cage or building where birds are kept.
  • avoidance/əˈvɔɪdəns/nounB2+The keeping away from something on purpose.
  • awesomeness/ˈɔːsəmnəs/nounB2+The informal quality of being thrillingly impressive, used in casual praise rather than of stately magnificence.
  • awkwardnessnounB2+Discomfort in a situation nobody knows how to handle.
  • awning/ˈɔːnɪŋ/nounB2+A sheet of canvas stretched over a door or window for shelter.
  • axis/ˈæksɪs/nounB2+2 meaningsA reference line a graph is measured from.
  • axle/ˈæksəl/nounB2+A rod or shaft that a wheel turns on, or that joins a pair of wheels and turns with them.
  • bachelorette/ˌbatʃləˈɹɛt/nounB2+An unmarried woman, the counterpart of a bachelor.
  • backgammon/ˈbæk.ɡæm.ən/nounB2+A board game of moving counters by the throw of dice.
  • backlash/ˈbækˌlæʃ/nounB2+A strong hostile reaction to a change.