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

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  • available/əˈveɪ.lə.bəl/adjectiveA2+3 meaningsAble to be got, bought or used.
  • avalanche/ˈævəlɑːnʃ/nounB22 meaningsA mass of snow sliding suddenly down a mountainside.
  • avenue/ˈæv.əˌnjuː/nounB12 meaningsA broad street, often lined with trees.
  • average/ˈæv.(ə.)ɹɪd͡ʒ/adjectiveA2+4 meaningsOrdinary; neither very good nor very bad.
  • avoid eye contactphraseB2To deliberately keep from looking directly at somebody.
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/əˈweɪt/
verbB2
To wait for something.
  • awaken/əˈweɪkən/verbB22 meaningsTo wake from sleep.
  • awareness/əˈwɛɹ.nəs/nounB2Knowing that something exists or is happening.
  • awe/ɔː/nounB2Wonder mixed with respect before something vast.
  • awhile/əˈwaɪl/adverbB2For a short time.
  • awkward/ˈɔːk.wəd/adjectiveB23 meaningsMaking people feel embarrassed and unsure what to say or do.
  • axis/ˈæksɪs/nounB2+2 meaningsA reference line a graph is measured from.
  • azerbaijannounB2The Caucasus country of Baku, on the Caspian Sea.
  • babble/ˈbæb.(ə)l/nounB25 meaningsThe sound of many voices together, with no single word clear.
  • babe/beɪb/nounB22 meaningsA very young child, in older or literary use.
  • bachelor/ˈbæt͡ʃ.ə.lə(ɹ)/nounB22 meaningsA man who has never married.
  • back/bæk/adverbA15 meaningsTo or towards the place or the state that something was in before.
  • back awayphraseB12 meaningsTo move backwards away from something.
  • back offphraseB2To stop pressing or pressuring somebody.
  • back on your feetphraseB2Recovered and going about normally again.
  • back outphraseB2To withdraw from an agreement or commitment.
  • back to square onephraseB2Forced to start all over again from the beginning.
  • back upphraseB22 meaningsTo make a copy of data for safety.
  • background/ˈbæk.(ɡ)ɹaʊnd/nounA2+3 meaningsThe part of a scene behind the main subject.
  • background checknounB2An examination of a person's history.
  • backing/ˈbæk.ɪŋ(ɡ)/nounB2Support given to a person or a plan.
  • backing tracknounB2Recorded music a singer performs over.
  • backlight/ˈbæk.laɪt/nounB2Light coming from behind the subject.
  • backlit/ˈbækˌlɪt/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsLit from behind, so the front stays dark.
  • backpack/ˈbæk.pæk/nounB12 meaningsA bag with shoulder straps carried on the back.
  • backup powernounB2A reserve supply for when the main one stops.
  • bacteria/bakˈtɪə̯.ri.ə/nounB2Tiny single-celled living things found everywhere.
  • bad-temperedadjectiveB2Easily made angry.
  • baggage allowancenounB2How much luggage your ticket lets you take.
  • baggage handlernounB2The worker who loads and unloads luggage.
  • baggage reclaimnounB2The belt where bags come round after landing.
  • bagging areanounB2The space where you pack what you have bought.
  • bahrainnounB2Small island kingdom in the Persian Gulf, famous for its Grand Prix.
  • bail/beɪl/nounB25 meaningsMoney paid to a court so that an accused person can go free until the trial; also the release itself.
  • bait/beɪt/nounB12 meaningsFood put on a hook to attract a fish.
  • bake/beɪk/verbB12 meaningsTo cook bread or cakes in the dry heat of an oven.
  • balance/ˈbæləns/nounB14 meaningsThe steady state in which something stays upright and does not fall.
  • balance beamnounB2The narrow raised bar a gymnast performs along.
  • balcony/ˈbælkəni/nounB12 meaningsA small open platform outside an upstairs window.
  • balcony seatsnounB2The raised seating above the main floor.
  • bald/bɔːld/adjectiveB13 meaningsHaving no hair on the head.
  • ballet/bælˈeɪ/nounB22 meaningsA classical form of dance with set positions and movements.
  • balloon/bəˈluːn/nounA22 meaningsA rubber bag filled with air or gas.
  • ballroom/ˈbɔːlɹuːm/nounB2A large hall used for dances and formal functions.
  • band/bænd/nounA14 meaningsA small group of musicians who play together.
  • bandwidth/ˈbændwɪdθ/nounB2+3 meaningsThe amount of data a connection can carry in a given time.
  • bang/ˈbæŋ/nounB15 meaningsA sudden loud noise, like something exploding or hitting hard.
  • banjo/ˈbæn.dʒəʊ/nounB2A round-bodied string instrument with a bright tone.
  • bank onphraseB2To rely on something happening.
  • banker/ˈbæŋkəː/nounB2A person who works at a senior level in banking.
  • bankrupt/ˈbæŋk.ɹəpt/adjectiveB2Legally unable to pay your debts.
  • banner adnounB2A wide advertisement strip across a web page.
  • banquet/ˈbæŋkwɪt/nounB23 meaningsA large formal meal for many guests, held to mark an occasion and usually including speeches.
  • baptism/ˈbæptɪzəm/nounB2The Christian rite of admitting somebody with water.
  • baptize/ˈbæptaɪz/verbB2To admit somebody to a church by washing with water.