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

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  • two-step verificationnounB2Confirming who you are with a second check.
  • tyre treadnounB2The grooved pattern that grips the road.
  • u-turnnounB2A complete reversal of direction or of policy.
  • ugliness/ˈʌɡlinɪs/nounB2The quality of being unpleasant to look at.
  • unboxingnounB2The experience of opening a product for the first time.
  • undecided/ˌʌndɪˈsaɪ̯.dɪd/adjectiveB12 meaningsNot having made a choice yet.
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  • undercut/ˈʌndə(ɹ)kʌt/<q:noun>nounB2+2 meaningsShort sides with longer hair left on top.
  • understanding/ʌndəˈstandɪŋ/nounA2+2 meaningsA grasp of what something means.
  • understatement/ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt/nounB2Saying less than the case deserves.
  • underworld/ˈʌndəˌwɜːld/nounB2The world of organised crime, or the land of the dead.
  • unemployed/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsHaving no paid work but wanting it.
  • unhappinessnounB2A settled state of not being happy.
  • uniform/ˈjunɪˌfɔɹm/nounA22 meaningsA set of identical clothes worn by members of a group.
  • union/ˈjuː.njən/nounB14 meaningsAn organisation of workers formed to protect their pay and working conditions.
  • union representativenounB2The worker chosen to speak for colleagues.
  • unity/ˈjuːnɪti/nounB2The state of being joined into one whole.
  • unsubscribe ratenounB2What share chose to stop receiving your email.
  • upbringing/ˈʌpˌbrɪŋɪŋ/nounB2The way your parents raised you and the values they taught.
  • upgrade/ˈʌp.ɡɹeɪd/<q:noun>nounB22 meaningsA move to a better class of seat, room or service.
  • uphill battlenounB2A struggle that is hard the whole way.
  • uproar/ˈʌpɹɔː/nounB22 meaningsA loud noise of shouting and angry protest.
  • upset/ˈʌp.sɛt/adjectiveA24 meaningsSad or shaken by something that happened.
  • upturn/ˈʌp.tɜːn/nounB2An improvement in trade or fortunes.
  • urge/ɜːd͡ʒ/verbB24 meaningsTo try hard to persuade someone to do something.
  • urgency/ˈɜː.d͡ʒən.si/nounB2The need for something to be dealt with at once.
  • urinal/jʊəˈraɪnəl/nounB2A fitting in a lavatory for men to pass water into.
  • usage/ˈjuːsɪd͡ʒ/nounB2+2 meaningsHow something is used, especially language.
  • use/juːs/verbA15 meaningsTo do something with an object, a method or a skill in order to get a result.
  • usher/ˈʌʃəɹ/nounB23 meaningsA person who shows people to their seats at a cinema, theatre, church or wedding.
  • utility billnounB2The demand for payment for gas, water or power.
  • uzbekistannounB2The Central Asian country of Samarkand on the old Silk Road.
  • vaccine/vækˈsin/nounB2A preparation that teaches the body to fight an illness in advance.
  • vacuum/ˈvæ.kjuːm/nounB13 meaningsA machine that sucks dust from floors.
  • valve/ˈvælv/nounB2A fitting that lets air or fluid through one way.
  • vanilla/vəˈnɪl.ə/nounA2+2 meaningsA sweet flavour from a tropical pod.
  • vanity/ˈvænɪti/nounB22 meaningsExcessive pride in your own looks or importance.
  • variable[ˈvɛə.ɹi.ə.bl̩]adjectiveB24 meaningsChanging, or able to change.
  • variation/ˌvɛəɹɪˈeɪʃn̩/nounB22 meaningsOne of the possible lines a game may follow.
  • vase/vɑːz/nounB12 meaningsA tall, narrow-necked container for holding cut flowers.
  • vat/væt/nounB2+2 meaningsA very large open container for liquid, used in making or storing things.
  • vatican citynounB2The world's smallest state, home of the Pope, inside Rome.
  • vault/vɒlt/nounB24 meaningsA roof or ceiling built as a curve of stone or brick.
  • veal/viːl/nounB2The meat of a very young cow.
  • veil/veɪl/nounB2Thin fabric worn over the face.
  • vein/veɪn/nounB22 meaningsA blood vessel carrying blood towards the heart.
  • vengeance/ˈvɛnˌd͡ʒəns/nounB2Punishment inflicted in return for a wrong.
  • vent/vɛnt/nounB22 meaningsAn opening that lets air escape.
  • ventriloquist/vɛnˈtɹɪl.ə.kwɪst/nounB2A performer who makes a dummy seem to speak.
  • venture/ˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/verbB22 meaningsTo dare to go somewhere or say something risky.
  • venue hirenounB2Paying for a place in which to hold an event.
  • verdict/ˈvɜː.dɪkt/nounB2The court's final answer on guilt.
  • verge/vɜːd͡ʒ/nounB23 meaningsThe grass strip at the side of a road.
  • verse/vɜːs/nounB12 meaningsOne group of lines in a poem or song.
  • vessel/ˈvɛsəl/nounB22 meaningsA ship.
  • veteran/ˈvɛ.tə.ɹən/nounC12 meaningsSomebody who has served in the forces.
  • veto/ˈviːtəʊ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo refuse to allow something that others have agreed.
  • vibration/vaɪˈbɹeɪʃən/nounB2A rapid trembling movement passing through something.
  • vice/vaɪs/nounC13 meaningsA tool with two jaws that grips work while you cut or file it.
  • vicinity/vɪˈsɪnɪti/nounB2The area near or surrounding a place.
  • victor/ˈvɪk.tə(ɹ)/nounB2The winner of a contest or a battle.