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

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  • alt textnounB2A written description of a picture for those who cannot see it.
  • altar/ˈɒl.tə/nounB22 meaningsThe table at the front of a church, used in religious services.
  • alternative/ɒlˈtɜː.nə.tɪv/nounB12 meaningsAnother possibility that could be chosen instead.
  • altitude/ˈælt.ɪˌtjuːd/nounB2Height above sea level.
  • altitude sicknessnounB2Illness caused by thin air high in the mountains.
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Someone who does something for love rather than money.
  • amazement/əˈmeɪz.mənt/nounB2A feeling of great surprise and wonder.
  • ambassador/æmˈbæs.ə.də(ɹ)/nounB2A country's highest representative living in another country.
  • amber/ˈæm.bəː/adjectiveB1+3 meaningsOf a warm golden-orange colour.
  • ambulance crewnounB2The staff who attend an emergency and travel with the patient.
  • ambush/ˈæm.bʊʃ/nounB2A surprise attack from hiding.
  • amenities/əˈmɛn.ə.tiːz/nounB2+2 meaningsThe facilities and comforts a place provides.
  • americanadjectiveA23 meaningsBelonging to the United States.
  • ammunition/ˌæmjuˈnɪʃən/nounB22 meaningsThe bullets and shells a weapon fires.
  • amnesia/ˌæmˈniʒə/nounB2Loss of memory through injury or illness.
  • amp/ˈæmp/nounB22 meaningsThe unit of electrical current.
  • amputee/ampjʊˈtiː/nounB2A person who has had an arm or a leg removed.
  • amusement/əˈmjuzmənt/nounB2The feeling of being entertained, or a fairground ride.
  • analysis/əˈnælɪsɪs/nounB1+2 meaningsA careful examination of something in its parts.
  • ancestor/ˈæn.sɛs.tɚ/nounB22 meaningsA family member from long before you.
  • anchor/ˈæŋ.kəː/nounB23 meaningsA heavy device dropped to hold a ship in place.
  • anchor chainnounB2The heavy links that hold a boat to its anchor.
  • anchormannounB2The man who presents a news programme.
  • anesthesia/ˌæn.əsˈθiːz.i.ə/nounB2Medically produced loss of sensation or consciousness.
  • angle/ˈæŋ.ɡəl/nounB24 meaningsThe amount of turn between two lines that meet, measured in degrees.
  • anniversary/ˌænɪˈvɜːs(ə)ɹi/nounB22 meaningsThe date on which something happened in an earlier year, marked each time it comes round.
  • annoyance/əˈnɔɪ.əns/nounB22 meaningsMild anger.
  • annual/ˈæn.ju.əl/adjectiveB22 meaningsHappening once every year.
  • annual leavenounB2Paid holiday earned over the year.
  • answer/ˈɑːn.sə/nounA15 meaningsSomething said, written or done in reply to a question, a letter or a call.
  • antenna/ænˈtɛn.ə/nounB1+2 meaningsA rod or wire that catches radio and television signals.
  • antennae/ænˈtɛni/nounB2The pair of feelers on an insect's head.
  • anthem/ˈæn.θəm/ [ˈæn̪.θəm]nounB1+2 meaningsThe nation's song played on formal occasions.
  • anticipation/ænˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/nounB22 meaningsThe feeling of looking forward to something.
  • antique/ˌanˈtiːk/nounB22 meaningsAn old object valued for its age and quality.
  • antler/ˈænt.lə/nounB2One of the branched horns a deer grows.
  • anxiety/æŋˈzaɪ.əti/nounB2Persistent worry out of proportion to the cause.
  • apex/ˈeɪ.pɛks/nounB2+2 meaningsThe highest point or tip of something.
  • apinounB2The agreed set of calls one program offers another.
  • apology/əˈpɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/nounA23 meaningsA statement saying you are sorry for something you did.
  • apology statementnounB2A public message admitting fault and expressing regret.
  • apostrophe/əˈpɒs.tɹə.fi/nounB2The raised mark showing a missing letter or possession.
  • apparatus/ˌæp.əˈɹeɪ.təs/nounB2+4 meaningsThe set of equipment needed for a particular job or experiment.
  • appeal/əˈpiːl/nounB26 meaningsA request to a higher court to change a decision made by a lower one.
  • appeal courtnounB2The higher court that reviews a decision already made.
  • appendix/əˈpɛn.dɪks/nounB22 meaningsExtra material attached at the end of a document.
  • appetite/ˈæp.ɪ.taɪt/nounB12 meaningsThe wish to eat.
  • appointment/əˈpɔɪnt.mɛnt/nounB12 meaningsA time booked to see somebody.
  • approach/əˈpɹəʊt͡ʃ/verbB14 meaningsTo come nearer to somebody or something.
  • approval/əˈpɹuːvəl/nounB22 meaningsOfficial agreement that something may happen or be done.
  • apricot/ˈeɪ.pɹɪ.kɒt/nounB1+3 meaningsA small soft orange fruit with a stone in the middle.
  • arc/ɑːk/nounB25 meaningsA curved line, especially part of the edge of a circle.
  • arcade/ɑɹˈkeɪd/nounB1+3 meaningsA place filled with coin-operated game machines.
  • arch/ɑɹt͡ʃ/nounB2A curved opening that carries weight over a gap.
  • architect/ˈɑː.kɪˌtɛkt/nounB1+2 meaningsSomebody who designs buildings.
  • architecture/ˈɑː.kɪˌtɛk.t͡ʃə/nounB1+2 meaningsThe art and study of designing buildings.
  • archive/ˈɑːkaɪv/nounB2+3 meaningsA collection of documents, films or recordings kept for the record.
  • archive filenounB2A single file holding many others, usually squeezed.
  • archive footagenounB2Old recordings kept and used again later.
  • arm/ɑːm/nounA12 meaningsThe part of the body between shoulder and hand.