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

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  • keep somebody postedphraseB2To keep telling somebody the latest news.
  • keep upphraseB2To move or progress at the same speed as the others.
  • keep your chin upphraseB2To stay cheerful when things are hard.
  • keep your headphraseB2To stay calm when everybody else is panicking.
  • kettle traynounB2The small set for making tea and coffee in a room.
  • key/kiː/nounA16 meaningsA shaped piece of metal that opens and locks a lock.
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  • keyboard navigationnounB2Working a program without needing a mouse.
  • keyword/ˈkiː.wɜːd/nounB1+2 meaningsA word people search for that you want to be found by.
  • kick/kɪk/verbA25 meaningsTo hit or strike something with the foot.
  • kick offphraseB2To begin an event.
  • kick yourselfphraseB2To be annoyed at yourself for a missed chance.
  • kickboardnounB2A float held to practise leg movements.
  • kickstand/ˈkɪkˌstænd/nounB2The prop that holds a cycle upright when parked.
  • kidnap/ˈkɪdnæp/verbB2To take a person away by force and demand money.
  • kidney/ˈkɪdni/nounB2One of the two organs that filter the blood.
  • kill/ˈkɪl/verbA24 meaningsTo make a person, animal or plant die.
  • kill off/kɪl ɒf/phraseB2To destroy something completely.
  • kill timephraseB2To do something unimportant while waiting.
  • kill two birds with one stonephraseB2To finish two tasks with a single action.
  • kin/kɪn/nounB2Your family and relations.
  • kind-heartedadjectiveB2Gentle and generous in the way you treat people.
  • king/ˈkɪŋ/nounA24 meaningsThe male ruler of a country, who inherits the position from his family.
  • kiosk check-innounB2The machine you use to check yourself in.
  • kitchenette/ˌkɪt͡ʃəˈnɛt/nounB2A very small area fitted for cooking, rather than a separate kitchen.
  • kitesurfingnounB2Riding a board pulled by a large steerable kite.
  • kiwi/ˈkiːwi/nounA2+3 meaningsA fruit with brown hairy skin and green flesh full of small black seeds.
  • knack/næk/nounB2The trick of doing something easily and well.
  • knee-lengthadjectiveB2Reaching down as far as the middle of the leg.
  • kneel/niːl/verbB2To rest your weight on your bent knees.
  • knick-knack/ˈnɪkˌnæk/nounB2A small decorative object of no great use.
  • knife/ˈnaɪ̯f/nounA22 meaningsA sharp tool used for cutting.
  • knight/ˈnaɪ̯t/nounB13 meaningsThe chess piece that moves in an L shape and can jump.
  • knit/nɪt/verbB1+3 meaningsTo make cloth or clothing by looping yarn with two needles.
  • knock/nɒk/verbA25 meaningsTo hit a door or window with your hand so that people inside hear you.
  • knock offphraseB22 meaningsTo reduce a price by an amount.
  • knock outphraseB22 meaningsTo render somebody unconscious with a blow.
  • knockout/ˈnɒk.aʊt/nounB22 meaningsA competition where losers leave at once.
  • knot/nɒt/nounB14 meaningsA tie made by looping rope or string through itself and pulling it tight.
  • know something inside outphraseB2To know a subject thoroughly in every detail.
  • know the drillphraseB2To be familiar with the usual routine.
  • label/ˈleɪ.bəl/nounB12 meaningsA small paper on a product with information about it.
  • laboratory/ləˈbɒɹət(ə)ɹi/nounB12 meaningsA room or building fitted out for scientific experiments, tests and measurements.
  • labour/ˈleɪ.bə/nounB22 meaningsThe process of giving birth.
  • labour costnounB2What you pay for the time, not the parts.
  • lace-upadjectiveB2Fastened by threading string through holes.
  • lacking/ˈlækɪŋ/adjectiveB2Missing something that is needed.
  • ladder/ˈlad.ə/nounB22 meaningsA climbing frame of two uprights joined by rungs.
  • ladder rungnounB2One of the steps you climb on a ladder.
  • laden/ˈleɪdən/adjectiveB2Heavily loaded with something.
  • lady/ˈleɪ.di/nounA12 meaningsA woman, spoken of politely.
  • lag/læɡ/nounB1+2 meaningsThe delay between an action and the response.
  • lair/ˈlɛə̯/nounB22 meaningsThe resting place of a wild animal.
  • lame/leɪm/adjectiveB23 meaningsUnable to walk properly because of an injured or weak leg.
  • lamp/ˈlæ̞mp/nounA24 meaningsA device that gives light, small enough to stand on a table or floor and be moved about.
  • land/lænd/verbA25 meaningsTo come down onto the ground from the air.
  • landing/ˈlændɪŋ/nounB22 meaningsThe level area at the top of or between flights of stairs.
  • landing gearnounB2The wheels and legs an aircraft lands on.
  • landing pagenounB2The page an advertisement sends people to.
  • landlord/ˈlænd.lɔːd/nounB22 meaningsThe person who owns a property let to tenants.
  • landmark/ˈlændmɑːk/nounC12 meaningsA famous building or place everyone recognises.