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

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  • virtual/ˈvɜːt͡ʃʊəl/adjectiveB23 meaningsExisting on computers or over a network rather than as a physical object or place.
  • virtuous/ˈvɜːt͡ʃʊəs/adjectiveC1Behaving in a morally good way.
  • virulence/ˈvɪɹjələns/nounC1The power of a disease to harm, or bitterness of feeling.
  • virulent/ˈvɪɹ(j)ʊl(ə)nt/adjectiveC1Extremely harmful, or full of bitter hostility.
  • visceral/ˈvɪsəɹəl/adjectiveC1Felt deep in the body rather than reasoned out.
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/ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃən/
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An official visit, or an appearance believed to be supernatural.
  • vista/ˈvɪstə/nounC12 meaningsA pleasing view, especially a long narrow one.
  • visualiseverbB2+2 meaningsTo form a clear picture of something in your mind.
  • vitality/vaɪˈtælɪti/nounC1The energy and liveliness that mark healthy life.
  • vivacious/vaɪˈveɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveC1Lively and full of high spirits.
  • vividly/ˈvɪvɪdli/adverbC1In a way that is bright and sharply detailed.
  • vixen/ˈvɪk.sən/nounC1A female fox.
  • vocabulary/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/nounB13 meaningsAll the words a person knows or uses.
  • vocal/ˈvəʊ̯.kəl/adjectiveB22 meaningsTo do with the voice.
  • vocation/vəʊˈkeɪʃən/nounC1The work you feel born to do.
  • vogue/vəʊɡ/nounC1The fashion of the moment.
  • volatile/ˈvɒl.əˌtaɪl/adjectiveB2+4 meaningsLikely to change suddenly and unpredictably.
  • volatility/ˌvɒl.əˈtɪl.ə.ti/nounC1A tendency to change suddenly and unpredictably.
  • vole/vəʊl/nounC1A small short-tailed rodent.
  • voluminous/vəˈl(j)uː.mɪ.nəs/adjectiveC1Very large and loose, or very long in writing.
  • voracious/vɔːˈɹeɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveC1Consuming large quantities eagerly.
  • voyeur/vɔɪˈjɜː/nounC1Somebody who gets pleasure from secretly watching others.
  • vulgar/ˈvʌl.ɡə/adjectiveB22 meaningsCoarse and lacking good taste.
  • vulgarity/vʌlˈɡɜɹɪti/nounC1Coarseness that offends against good taste.
  • vulnerability/ˌvʌln(ə)ɹəˈbɪlɪti/nounC12 meaningsThe state of being easy to hurt.
  • vulnerable/ˈvʌln(ə)ɹəbl̩/adjectiveB24 meaningsEasy to harm, attack or hurt, with no defence in place.
  • vulture/ˈvʌltʃə/nounB1+2 meaningsA large bird of prey that feeds on dead animals.
  • wacko/ˈwæ.kəʊ/nounC1Somebody thought to be mad or very eccentric.
  • wade/weɪd/verbB22 meaningsTo walk through water or something that slows you.
  • waffle/ˈwɒf.əl/nounB12 meaningsA cake baked with a pattern of small square pockets.
  • waft/wɑft/verbC1To drift gently through the air.
  • wage/weɪd͡ʒ/nounB22 meaningsMoney paid to a worker for the hours, days or weeks worked.
  • wage gapphraseC1The difference in pay between two groups doing similar work.
  • waggle/ˈwaɡəl/verbC1To move rapidly from side to side.
  • walk-innounC1A customer arriving with no table reserved.
  • walk-in ratenounC1The price offered to somebody arriving without booking.
  • walkway/ˈwɔːkˌweɪ/nounC1A constructed path for pedestrians.
  • wallet-friendlyadjectiveC1Costing little enough that your bank account stays happy.
  • wallow/ˈwɒ.ləʊ/verbC22 meaningsTo roll about in mud.
  • wanderlust/ˈwɒndəlʌst/nounC1The restless hunger to travel and see the world.
  • want/wɒnt/verbA14 meaningsTo wish to have or do something.
  • warble/ˈwɔɹbl̩/verbC1To sing with a trembling, rippling voice.
  • ward/wɔːd/nounB24 meaningsA room or department in a hospital with beds for patients.
  • ward offphraseC1To keep something harmful away.
  • ware/ˈwɛə/nounC1Goods of a particular kind offered for sale.
  • warfare/ˈwɔɹfɛɹ/nounC1The activity of fighting a war.
  • warp/ˈwɔːp/verbB24 meaningsTo bend or twist out of shape, especially through damp or heat.
  • warrant/ˈwɒɹənt/nounB24 meaningsA written order from a judge or official allowing the police to search, seize or arrest.
  • warranty/ˈwɒɹ.ən.ti/nounB2+2 meaningsA written promise from a seller or maker to repair or replace a product that fails within a set period.
  • warren/ˈwɒɹən/nounC1A network of rabbit burrows, or a maze of passages.
  • wary/ˈwɛə.ɹi/adjectiveC1Careful and watchful because of possible danger, trouble or dishonesty.
  • wash/wɒʃ/verbA23 meaningsTo clean something with water and usually soap.
  • washbasin/ˈwɑʃˌbeɪsən/nounC1A bowl with taps, used for washing the hands and face.
  • washtubnounC1A large tub for washing clothes in.
  • water mainnounC1The large pipe supplying a district with water.
  • waterfowlnounC1Birds that live on or near water.
  • waterfrontnounC1The part of a town along the edge of the water.
  • watermark/ˈwɔːtəmɑːk/nounB2+2 meaningsA faint mark over an image showing who owns it.
  • watershed/ˈwɔːtəʃɛd/nounC12 meaningsThe ridge dividing which way rainwater runs.
  • wax/waks/nounB13 meaningsA soft solid that melts easily and repels water.