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

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  • irrigate/ˈɪɹəˌɡeɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo bring water to dry land so crops can grow.
  • irrigation/ˌɪɹəˈɡeɪʃən/nounB2+The bringing of water to dry land to grow crops.
  • irritability/ˌɪɹɪtəˈbɪlɪti/nounB2+Being easily annoyed by small things.
  • irritation/ˌɪɹ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsA feeling of mild annoyance.
  • isle/aɪ̯l/nounB2+An island, in poetic use or in place names.
  • jackal/ˈd͡ʒækəl/
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A wild dog that hunts and scavenges.
  • jawbonenounB2+The bone that carries the lower teeth.
  • jazzy/ˈd͡ʒæzi/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsBrightly coloured and showy.
  • jeer/d͡ʒɪə/verbB2+2 meaningsTo shout mocking or insulting remarks.
  • jeopardize/ˈd͡ʒɛp.ə.dʌɪz/verbB2+To put something valuable at risk of harm.
  • jester/ˈd͡ʒɛs.tə/nounB2+A comic entertainer at a royal court.
  • jetty/ˈd͡ʒɛti/nounB2+A small landing stage running out into the water.
  • jihad/d͡ʒɪˈhæd/nounB2+A struggle undertaken as a religious duty in Islam.
  • jinxedadjectiveB2+Under some supposed curse that brings misfortune again and again.
  • jittery/ˈd͡ʒɪt.ɹi/adjectiveB2+Nervous and shaky.
  • jive/ˈd͡ʒaɪv/nounB2+A fast lively dance done to swing music.
  • journalistic/ˌd͡ʒɜː(ɹ)nəˈlɪstɪk/adjectiveB2+Relating to journalism or written in its style.
  • joust/d͡ʒaʊst/nounB2+A contest between two knights with lances.
  • joystick/ˈd͡ʒɔɪ.stɪk/nounB2+A stick with buttons used to steer a game or an aircraft.
  • jubilee/ˈd͡ʒuːbɪliː/nounB2+A special anniversary of an important event.
  • judgemental/d͡ʒʌd͡ʒˈmɛn.təl/adjectiveB2+Quick to condemn other people.
  • judo/ˈd͡ʒuːdəʊ/nounB2+A Japanese sport of throws and holds.
  • junction/ˈd͡ʒʌŋkʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsWhere two railway lines meet or divide.
  • juniper/ˈd͡ʒuːnɪpə/nounB2+A small evergreen whose berries flavour gin.
  • jurassicadjectiveB2+Of the middle age of the great reptiles.
  • juror/ˈd͡ʒʊəɹə/nounB2+One of the citizens who decide a verdict in court.
  • justification/ˌd͡ʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/nounC13 meaningsA good reason offered for something that has been done.
  • jut/d͡ʒʌt/verbB2+To stick out beyond a surface or edge.
  • kaleidoscope/kəˈlaɪ.dəˌskəʊp/nounB2+A tube of shifting coloured patterns, or a constant change.
  • karatnounB2+A measure of how pure gold is, out of twenty-four.
  • kartingnounB2+Racing small low open-wheeled machines.
  • keel/kiːl/nounB2+The long fin under a boat that keeps it upright.
  • keg/kɛɡ/nounB2+A small metal barrel for beer.
  • kernel/ˈkɜː.nəl/nounB2+The soft part inside a nut, or the core of a matter.
  • kerosene/ˈkɛɹəsiːn/nounB2+A thin oil burned in lamps and engines.
  • keynote/ˈkiːˌnoʊt/nounB2+The central theme, or the main speech at a conference.
  • keystrokenounB2+A single press of a key.
  • kibble/ˈkɪbəl/nounB2+Dry pellets of pet food.
  • kickboxing/ˈkɪk.bɒk.sɪŋ/nounB2+A fighting sport using both fists and feet.
  • kiddie/ˈkɪdi/nounB2+A young child, said informally.
  • kiln/kɪln/nounB2+The oven in which pottery is baked hard.
  • kindling/ˈkɪnd.lɪŋ/nounB2+Small dry sticks used to start a fire.
  • kingfisher/ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃə/nounB2+A brilliant blue bird that dives for fish from a branch.
  • knead/niːd/verbB2+To press and fold dough again and again with your hands.
  • kookaburra/ˈkʊkəˌbʌɹə/nounB2+An Australian bird whose call sounds like wild laughter.
  • kosher/ˈkəʊʃə/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsPrepared according to Jewish dietary law.
  • krakennounB2+A vast sea monster said to drag ships under.
  • krill/kɹɪl/nounB2+Tiny shrimp-like creatures that whales eat by the tonne.
  • kudos/ˈk(j)uː.dɒs/nounB2+Credit and praise for an achievement.
  • labourer/ˈleɪ.bə.ɹə/nounB2+A worker who does heavy unskilled work.
  • labyrinth/ˈlæb.ə.ɹɪnθ/nounB2+A maze of winding passages that is hard to escape.
  • lacrosse/ləˈkɹɒs/nounB2+A team game played with a netted stick and a hard ball.
  • lagoon/ləˈɡuːn/nounB2+A calm shallow pool of seawater behind a reef or bar.
  • laminate/ˈlæmɪneɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo seal a document in clear plastic.
  • landfill/ˈlæn(d).fɪl/nounB2+A site where rubbish is buried, or the practice of burying it.
  • landowner/ˈlændˌəʊ.nə/nounB2+Somebody who owns a large piece of land.
  • lanky/ˈlæŋk.i/adjectiveB2+Awkwardly tall and thin.
  • lanyard/ˈlæn.jəd/nounB2+The cord that holds an identity card round your neck.
  • laosnounB2+A landlocked country in Southeast Asia.
  • lark/lɑːk/nounB2+A brown field bird that sings while hovering.