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

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  • loyalty testnounB2A trial set to see whose side somebody is really on.
  • lucky charmnounB2A small object carried in the hope of good fortune.
  • lug/lʌɡ/verbB23 meaningsTo carry or drag something heavy with effort.
  • luggage racknounB2A shelf or frame for holding bags on a vehicle.
  • lukewarm/ˌl(j)uːk.ˈwɔːm/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsOnly slightly warm, between hot and cold.
  • lumber/ˈlʌm.bə/verb
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To move slowly and heavily.
  • luminous/ˈluːmɪnəs/adjectiveB2+3 meaningsGiving out light, especially in the dark.
  • lump/lʌmp/verbB2To put things together as if they were the same.
  • lumpy/ˈlʌmpi/adjectiveB22 meaningsFull of small solid bits that should not be there.
  • lunchbox/ˈlʌntʃˌbɒks/nounB2A container for carrying a packed meal.
  • lunge/lʌnd͡ʒ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo make a sudden forward thrust.
  • lure/lʊə/verbB22 meaningsTo draw somebody in with something tempting.
  • lurk/lɜːk/verbB2+3 meaningsTo wait somewhere hidden, watching, with bad intentions.
  • lust/ˈlʌst/nounB22 meaningsStrong sexual desire.
  • luxury/ˈlʌk.ʃə.ɹi/nounB1+2 meaningsExpensive comfort far beyond what is needed.
  • lycranounB2A stretchy fabric worn for sport.
  • lyric/ˈlɪɹɪk/nounB2The words of a song, or a short poem of feeling.
  • lyrics/ˈlɪɹ.ɪks/nounB2The words of a song.
  • mace/meɪs/nounB2A heavy club with a spiked head.
  • machine learningphraseB2Teaching computers by showing them examples instead of writing rules.
  • mackerel/ˈmæk(ə)ɹəl/nounB2An oily striped sea fish.
  • macro/ˈmæk.ɹoʊ/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsMade for photographing very small things close up.
  • mad/ˈmæd/adjectiveA24 meaningsIn American use, angry.
  • made-to-measureadjectiveB2Made specially to fit a particular person or purpose.
  • madhouse/ˈmædˌhaʊs/nounB2A place full of noise, confusion and disorder.
  • madly/ˈmædli/adverbB22 meaningsIn a wild uncontrolled way.
  • madness/ˈmad.nəs/nounB22 meaningsComplete loss of reason.
  • magazine/ˌmæɡəˈziːn/nounA13 meaningsA publication issued weekly or monthly with articles and photographs.
  • magazine spreadnounB2A feature laid out across two facing pages.
  • maggot/ˈmæɡət/nounB2The legless white young of a fly.
  • magic/ˈmad͡ʒɪk/nounA22 meaningsImpossible tricks and mysterious powers.
  • magnet/ˈmæɡ.nɪt/nounB12 meaningsAn object that attracts iron and steel.
  • magnificent/mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/adjectiveB2Grand and beautiful in a breathtaking way.
  • magnify/ˈmaɡnɪfaɪ/verbB2To make something look larger than it is.
  • maiden/ˈmeɪdən/nounB22 meaningsA young unmarried woman, in old stories.
  • maiden namenounB2The surname a woman had before marrying.
  • mailing list/ˈmeɪlɪŋ lɪst/nounB2The set of addresses a newsletter goes out to.
  • main/meɪn/adjectiveA13 meaningsLargest or most important of several.
  • main linenounB2The principal route between major places.
  • mainstream/ˈmeɪn.stɹiːm/adjectiveC13 meaningsBelonging to what most people accept, like or take part in.
  • maintain/meɪnˈteɪn/verbB24 meaningsTo keep something in good condition by looking after it regularly.
  • maintenance/ˈmeɪnt(ə)nəns/nounB1+3 meaningsThe work of keeping machines, buildings or roads in good condition.
  • major/ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/adjectiveA25 meaningsLarge, serious or important.
  • majority/məˈd͡ʒɒ.ɹɪti/nounB22 meaningsMore than half; the larger side of a vote.
  • make dophraseB2To manage with what little you have.
  • make ends meetphraseB2To just manage to pay for life on the money you have.
  • make out/meɪk aʊt/phraseB22 meaningsTo manage to see or hear something indistinct.
  • make overphraseB2To give something a completely new look.
  • make up/ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/phraseB22 meaningsTo invent something untrue.
  • make up forphraseB2To compensate for something bad you did.
  • make-believe/ˈmeɪk bəˌliːv/nounB2Pretending, especially as a children's game.
  • make-up/mæɪkˈɐp/nounB2Coloured products put on the face to improve the look.
  • makeover/ˈmeɪkˌoʊvɚ/nounB2A complete change of appearance.
  • makeup/ˈmeɪkʌp/nounA2+2 meaningsCosmetics applied to the face.
  • maldivesnounB2Indian Ocean nation of coral atolls barely above the waves.
  • malfunction/ˌmælˈfʌŋk.ʃən/verbB22 meaningsTo stop working properly.
  • malware/ˈmæl.wɛː/nounB2Harmful software built to damage or spy on computers.
  • mammoth/ˈmæməθ/adjectiveB2Enormous in size.
  • mane/meɪn/nounB1+2 meaningsThe long hair growing along the neck of a horse, or round the head of a male lion.
  • manger/ˈmeɪ̯n.d͡ʒəː/nounB2The trough a farm animal feeds from.