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

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  • hovercraft/ˈhɒv.ə.kɹɑːft/nounB2+A craft that rides on a cushion of blown air.
  • hue/hjuː/nounB2+The pure colour itself, apart from lightness.
  • humane/hjuːˈmeɪn/adjectiveB2+Showing kindness and mercy to people and animals.
  • humanoid/ˈhjuːmənɔɪd/nounB2+A machine or creature shaped like a human being.
  • hunker/ˈhʌŋkə/verbB2+2 meaningsTo crouch down low on your heels.
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A race in which runners jump barriers on the way.
  • husk/hʌsk/nounB2+The dry outer covering of a grain or nut.
  • hyacinth/ˈhaɪ̯əsɪnθ/nounB2+A spring bulb with a dense scented spike of flowers.
  • hybrid/ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd/nounB24 meaningsSomething made by combining two different things.
  • hydraulic/haɪˈdɹɒlɪk/adjectiveB2+Worked by the pressure of a liquid.
  • hydrocarbonnounB2+A compound of only hydrogen and carbon.
  • hygienistnounB2+Somebody trained in cleaning and preventive care.
  • hype/haɪp/nounB2+3 meaningsExaggerated publicity and excitement built up around something.
  • hyphen/ˈhaɪ̯.f(ə̯)n̩/nounB2+The short mark joining two words together.
  • hypothermia/ˌhaɪpəʊˈθɜː(ɹ)mi.ə/nounB2+The state of the body cooling below a safe temperature.
  • hypothesis/haɪˈpɒθɪsɪs/nounB2+2 meaningsAn idea put forward as a possible explanation, so that it can be tested.
  • iconic/aɪˈkɒnɪk/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsSo well known that it symbolises something larger.
  • idealism/ʌɪˈdɪəlɪz(ə)m/nounB2+Living by high principles rather than by what works.
  • idealistnounB2+Somebody guided by how things ought to be.
  • idealistic/ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɪ.stɪk/adjectiveB2+Guided by dreams of how the world should be.
  • idiom/ˈɪdiəm/nounB2+A phrase whose meaning cannot be guessed from its words.
  • idleness/ˈaɪdəlnəs/nounB2+The state of doing nothing at all.
  • idly/ˈaɪd(ə)lɪ/adverbB2+Without purpose or effort.
  • iguana/ɪ.ɡjuˈɑːnə/nounB2+A large tree-dwelling lizard of tropical America.
  • illegible/ɪˈlɛd͡ʒəbəl/adjectiveB2+Impossible to read because of poor handwriting or damage.
  • illiterate/ɪˈlɪtəɹət/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsUnable to read or write.
  • illumination/ɪˌlumɪˈneɪʃən/nounB2+The lighting of a place, or a sudden understanding.
  • illustrator/ˈɪləˌstɹeɪtəɹ/nounB2+An artist who draws pictures for books and articles.
  • imaginable/ɪˈmadʒɪnəbəl/adjectiveB2+Able to be pictured or conceived of.
  • imam/ˈiːmɑːm/nounB2+The person who leads prayer in a mosque.
  • imbalancenounB2+A state where two sides are unequal.
  • immaculate/ɪˈmækjʊlət/adjectiveB2+Perfectly clean and without a single flaw.
  • immerse/ɪˈmɜːs/verbB2+2 meaningsTo put something completely under a liquid.
  • immersion/ɪˈmɜːʃən/nounB2+Complete covering by liquid, or total absorption in a subject.
  • immigrate/ˈɪmɪɡɹeɪt/verbB2+To come into a country in order to settle there.
  • immigration/ɪmɪˈɡɹeɪʃn/nounB2+The official process of being allowed into a country.
  • immorality/ɪməˈɹælɪti/nounB2+Behaviour that breaks moral rules.
  • immortality/ˌɪmɔːˈtæləti/nounB2+Never dying, or being remembered for ever.
  • immunity/ɪˈmjuːnəti/nounB2+2 meaningsThe body's ability to resist a disease.
  • impartial/ɪmˈpɑɹ.ʃəl/adjectiveB2+Favouring no side, and perfectly fair.
  • impeach/ɪmˈpiːt͡ʃ/verbB2+To charge a holder of high office with serious wrongdoing.
  • impeachment/ɪmˈpiːt͡ʃ.mənt/nounB2+A formal charge of misconduct against a high official.
  • impending/ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ/adjectiveB2+Coming closer and usually unwelcome.
  • imperative/ɪmˈpɛɹ.ə.tɪv/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsSo necessary that it cannot wait.
  • imperfect/ɪmˈpɜː(ɹ)fɪkt/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsHaving a fault, however small.
  • imperialism/ɪmˈpɪə.ɹi.ə.lɪ.z(ə)m/nounB2+A policy of extending rule over other countries.
  • implant/ɪmˈplɑːnt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo fix something into the body.
  • implausibleadjectiveB2+Too unlikely to be readily believed.
  • implement/ˈɪmpləmənt/verbB2+3 meaningsTo put a plan or decision into effect.
  • implication/ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃən/nounB24 meaningsSomething suggested without being said outright.
  • impolitenessnounB2+Failure to show the courtesy that is expected.
  • imposing/ɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ/adjectiveB2+Grand and impressive in size or appearance.
  • impossibly/ɪmˈpɒ.sɪb.li/adverbB2+To a degree beyond what can actually be done or exist, as of a task no one could complete or a waist too slender to be real.
  • imposternounB2+Somebody pretending to be who they are not.
  • impractical/ɪmˈpɹæktɪkəl/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsNot sensible or realistic to carry out.
  • improbable/ɪmˈpɹɑbəbl̩/adjectiveB2+Very unlikely to be true or to happen.
  • impromptu/ɪmˈpɹɒmp.t(j)u/adjectiveB2+Done on the spot without preparation.
  • improvisation/ɪmpɹəvaɪˈzeɪʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsPerforming without a script, inventing in the moment.
  • impure/ɪmˈpjʊə(ɹ)/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsMixed with something that should not be there.
  • inaccurate/ɪnˈæ.kjʊ.ɹət/adjectiveB2+Not exactly right.