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

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  • nostril/ˈnɒs.tɹɪl/nounB2Either of the two external openings of the nose.
  • notch/nɒtʃ/nounB24 meaningsA small V-shaped cut in an edge or surface.
  • notebook/ˈnəʊtˌbʊk/nounB2A book of blank pages for writing notes.
  • notice/ˈnəʊ.tɪs/verbA24 meaningsTo become aware of something without having been looking for it.
  • notice periodnounB2The time you must keep working after resigning.
  • notification/ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/
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A message that appears on a phone or computer screen to tell you something has happened.
  • notion/ˈnəʊʃən/nounB2A loose idea or belief held in the mind.
  • nourishment/ˈnʌɹɪʃmənt/nounB2The food a body needs to keep going.
  • nuclear familynounB2Just parents and their children.
  • nudge/nʌd͡ʒ/verbB24 meaningsTo push somebody gently, usually with your elbow.
  • nudity/ˈnjudɪˌti/nounB2The state of wearing no clothes.
  • nugget/ˈnʌɡət/nounB22 meaningsA rounded lump of pure metal found in the ground.
  • nuisance/ˈnjuː.səns/nounB23 meaningsA person or thing that keeps causing annoyance.
  • numbnessnounB2+2 meaningsA loss of feeling in part of the body.
  • nurse/nɜːs/nounA15 meaningsA trained person who cares for sick or injured people.
  • nursery/ˈnɜːsəɹi/nounB23 meaningsA school or centre for children too young for primary school.
  • nursing/ˈnɝsɪŋ/nounB2The study and practice of caring for the sick.
  • nursing homenounB2A residence where the elderly are cared for.
  • nutshell/ˈnʌt.ʃɛl/nounB2The hard case round a nut, and the phrase for saying it briefly.
  • obedience/ə(ʊ)ˈbiːdɪəns/nounB2Doing as you are told.
  • obituary/əˈbɪt͡ʃʊ(ə)ɹi/nounB2A published account of the life of someone who has recently died.
  • object/ˈɒb.d͡ʒɛkt/nounA16 meaningsA thing you can see and touch; a material item.
  • objection/əbˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/nounB2A stated reason for disagreeing with or opposing something.
  • obligation/ˌɒb.lɪˈɡeɪ.ʃn̩/nounB22 meaningsSomething you must do because of duty, law or a promise.
  • observation/ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃn̩/nounB2Careful watching, or a remark about what was seen.
  • observatory/əbˈzɜːvət(ə)ɹi/nounB2A building from which the sky is studied.
  • observer/əbˈzɝvɚ/nounB22 meaningsSomebody who watches in an official role.
  • obstacle/ˈɒbstəkəl/nounB2Something standing in the way.
  • obstruction/əbˈstɹʌk.ʃən/nounB2Something that blocks the way, or the blocking itself.
  • occupation/ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən/nounB22 meaningsThe control of a country by a foreign army.
  • octagon/ˈɒktəɡ(ə)n/nounB2A flat shape with eight straight sides.
  • odds/ɑdz/nounB22 meaningsThe likelihood of something happening.
  • off-licencenounB2A shop licensed to sell alcohol to take away.
  • off-seasonnounB2The quiet months when few tourists come.
  • offender/əˈfen.də(ɹ)/nounB22 meaningsA person who has broken the rules or the law.
  • offensive/əˈfɛnsɪv/nounB23 meaningsA large planned attack.
  • offering/ˈɒfəɹɪŋ/nounB24 meaningsSomething given to a god, a temple or a church as an act of worship.
  • officer/ˈɒf.ɪ.sə/nounA22 meaningsA person holding a position of authority in the armed forces or police.
  • ointment/ˈɔɪntm(ə)nt/nounB2A greasy healing preparation rubbed onto the skin.
  • olive/ˈɒ.lɪv/nounB22 meaningsA small bitter Mediterranean fruit eaten cured or pressed for oil.
  • omannounB2The peaceful Gulf country of Muscat, deserts, and dramatic coasts.
  • omission/ə(ʊ)ˈmɪʃ.ən/nounB2+2 meaningsSomething that has been left out.
  • omnivore/ˈɒmnɪvɔː/nounB2An animal that eats both plants and meat.
  • one/wʌn/nounA13 meaningsThe number 1, the first and smallest whole counting number.
  • one-way systemnounB2A pattern of streets where traffic goes only one way.
  • ooze/uːz/verbB22 meaningsTo flow out very slowly and thickly.
  • open mindnounB2A readiness to consider what you do not already think.
  • open ratenounB2What share of an email's recipients opened it.
  • open waternounB2Swimming in a lake, a river or the sea.
  • opening/ˈəʊ.pə.nɪŋ/nounB24 meaningsThe first planned moves of a game, especially chess.
  • opening nightnounB2The first public performance of a production.
  • opera/ˈɒp.ə.ɹə/nounB2A play in which every word is sung, with an orchestra.
  • operating system/ˈɒpəˌɹeɪtɪŋ ˌsɪstəm/nounB2The program that runs the machine and everything on it.
  • operator/ˈɒpəˌɹeɪtə/nounB2Somebody who works a machine or a service.
  • opinion/əˈpɪn.jən/nounB13 meaningsWhat somebody thinks about something.
  • opponent/əˈpəʊ.nənt/nounB22 meaningsThe person or team you are playing or competing against.
  • opposition/ˌɒp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/nounB22 meaningsThe parties in a parliament that are not in government.
  • orchard keepernounB2The person who tends a plantation of fruit trees.
  • orchestra/ˈɔː.kɪs.tɹə/nounB2A large group of classical musicians.
  • orchid/ˈɔː.kɪd/nounB2A flowering plant with elaborate blooms.