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

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  • a ballpark figurephraseC1A rough guess at a number, close enough to work with.
  • a blessing in disguisephraseC1Bad luck that secretly turns out to be good.
  • a can of wormsphraseC1A problem that spills into endless new problems once opened.
  • a cappella/ˌæ.kəˈpɛl.ə/adjectiveC1Sung with no instruments at all.
  • a drop in the oceanphraseC1An amount far too small to make any difference.
  • a hard nut to crackphraseC1
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A problem or a person that is very difficult to deal with.
  • a leopard cannot change its spotsphraseC1People do not really alter their nature.
  • a piece of my mindphraseC1An angry telling-off you give someone who deserves it.
  • a piece of the piephraseC1Your fair share of the money or benefits.
  • a sight for sore eyesphraseC1Somebody or something you are very glad to see.
  • a stitch in time saves ninephraseC1Deal with a small problem now and avoid a big one later.
  • a tidy sumphraseC1A considerably larger amount of money than expected.
  • abandon/əˈbæn.dən/verbB24 meaningsTo leave a person, place or thing permanently, especially one that needs you.
  • abandonment/əˈbæn.d(ə)n.m(ə)nt/nounB2+2 meaningsLeaving somebody or something for good.
  • abate/əˈbeɪt/verbC1To become less fierce.
  • abattoir/ˈæb.əˌtwɑː(ɹ)/nounC1A building where animals are killed for meat.
  • abdicate/ˈæb.dɪˌkeɪt/verbC1To give up a throne.
  • abdomen segmentnounC1One ring of the rear section of an insect's body.
  • abet/əˈbɛt/verbC1To help somebody do something wrong.
  • abiding/əˈbaɪ.dɪŋ/adjectiveC1Lasting for a very long time.
  • abode/əˈbəʊd/nounC1The place where somebody lives.
  • abolish/əˈbɒl.ɪʃ/verbC1To officially end a law or practice forever.
  • abolition/ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.ən/nounC12 meaningsThe formal ending of a law, a custom, or an institution.
  • abomination/əˌbɒ.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/nounC1Something that causes disgust and hatred.
  • abound/əˈbaʊnd/verbC1To be present in very great numbers.
  • abrasion/əˈbɹeɪ.ʒən/nounC1Wearing away by rubbing.
  • abrasive/əˈbɹeɪ.sɪv/adjectiveC12 meaningsRough enough to scrape.
  • abridge/əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ/verbC1To shorten a work while keeping its sense.
  • abscond/əbˈskɒnd/verbC1To run away secretly, often taking what is not yours.
  • abseil/ˈæb.seɪl/verbC1To come down a rock face on a rope.
  • absent/ˈæb.sn̩t/adjectiveB24 meaningsNot in the place where you are expected to be.
  • absolution/æb.səˈljuː.ʃn̩/nounC1The formal forgiveness of sins.
  • absolve/əbˈzɒlv/verbC1To free somebody from blame or from a duty.
  • abstention/əbˈstɛn.ʃn̩/nounC1Choosing not to vote, or holding back from something.
  • abstinence/ˈæb.stɪ.nəns/nounC1Going entirely without something.
  • abstract/ˈæbˌstɹækt/adjectiveB24 meaningsExisting as an idea rather than as a thing you can touch.
  • abstraction/əbˈstɹæk.ʃn̩/nounC1An idea considered apart from any real example.
  • absurdity/əbˈsɜːd.ɪ.ti/nounC1The quality of being ridiculous.
  • abundance/əˈbʌn.dn̩s/nounC1A quantity far greater than is needed.
  • abundant/əˈbʌn.dənt/adjectiveC1Present in more than plenty.
  • academia/ˌæk.əˈdiː.mɪ.ə/nounC1The world of universities and research as a whole.
  • accede/əkˈsiːd/verbC1To agree to a request, or to take up high office.
  • accelerate/əkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo move faster and faster.
  • accentuate/əkˈsɛn.t͡ʃu.eɪt/verbC1To make something more noticeable or prominent.
  • accessible/əkˈsɛs.ɪ.bəl/adjectiveC1Easy to reach, to enter or to understand.
  • accession/ækˈsɛʃ.ən/nounC1Coming to a throne or joining an organisation.
  • accessory/əkˈsɛs.(ə.)ɹi/nounB22 meaningsA small additional item that complements something else.
  • acclaim/əˈkleɪm/nounC12 meaningsEnthusiastic public praise.
  • acclimatiseverbC1To let your body get used to thinner air.
  • accolade/ˈæk.əˌleɪd/nounC1A public honour given for achievement.
  • accommodation/əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/nounB1+2 meaningsA place to stay and sleep.
  • accomplishment/əˈkɒm.plɪʃ.mənt/nounC12 meaningsSomething achieved by effort.
  • accord/əˈkɔːd/nounB23 meaningsA formal agreement between two sides who were in dispute.
  • accordance/əˈkɔː.dəns/nounC1Agreement with a rule.
  • accordingly/əˈkɔɹ.dɪŋ.li/adverbC1In a way that fits what has happened.
  • accountable/əˈkaʊntəbl̩/adjectiveC1Having to answer for what you do.
  • accredit/əˈkɹɛd.ɪt/verbC1To recognise officially as meeting a standard.
  • accreditation/əˌkɹɛd.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/nounC1Official recognition that you meet a standard.
  • accumulate/əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt/verbC1To pile up little by little over time.
  • accumulation/əˌkjuːm.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/nounC1A mass gathered a little at a time.