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

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  • applicable/əˈplɪk.ə.bəl/adjectiveC1Relevant to the case in hand.
  • apprehensive/ˌæpɹɪˈhɛnsɪv/adjectiveC1Uneasy about what is about to happen.
  • approximate/əˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mət/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsClose to right but not exact.
  • apt/æpt/adjectiveC12 meaningsExactly suitable.
  • aqua/ˈækwə/adjectiveC1Of a light clear blue-green colour.
  • arable/ˈæɹəbl̩/
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Suitable for ploughing and growing crops.
  • arbitrary/ˈɑː.bɪ.tɹə.ɹi/adjectiveC13 meaningsDecided with no reason behind it.
  • architectural/ˌɑɹkɪˈtɛkt͡ʃəɹəl/adjectiveC1Relating to the design of buildings.
  • armchair/ˈɑː(ɹ)mtʃɛə(ɹ)/nounA2+2 meaningsA comfortable chair with supports for the arms.
  • armouredadjectiveB2+2 meaningsProtected by heavy plating.
  • arterialadjectiveC1To do with the vessels carrying blood from the heart.
  • articulate/ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jʊ.lət/adjectiveC14 meaningsAble to say what you mean clearly and easily.
  • ash/ˈæʃ/nounB24 meaningsThe soft grey powder left when something has burned.
  • astute/əsˈtjuːt/adjectiveC1Quick to see what is really going on.
  • atmospheric/ˌætməsˈfɛɹɪk/adjectiveC1To do with the air around a world, or full of mood.
  • atomic/əˈtɒm.ɪk/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsHaving to do with atoms and their energy.
  • attendant/əˈtɛndənt/nounB22 meaningsA person employed to assist people in a particular place.
  • atypical/eɪˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveC1Not following the usual pattern.
  • audacious/ɔːˈdeɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveC12 meaningsBold in a surprising, risky way.
  • auspicious/ɔːˈspɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveC1Promising well for the future.
  • authentic/ɒˈθɛn.tɪk/adjectiveC12 meaningsTruly what it claims to be.
  • auxiliary/ɔːɡˈzɪl.(j)ə.ɹi/adjectiveC1Giving extra support, or helping the main one.
  • avant-gardeadjectiveC12 meaningsNew and experimental, well ahead of what most people accept.
  • averse/əˈvɜː(ɹ)s/adjectiveC1Strongly disinclined towards something.
  • avid/ˈæv.ɪd/adjectiveC1Eagerly devoted to something.
  • awake/əˈweɪk/adjectiveA12 meaningsNot sleeping.
  • awash/əˈwɒʃ/adjectiveC1Covered or flooded with water, or overflowing with something.
  • awry/əˈɹaɪ/adjectiveC1Crooked, or gone wrong.
  • bald/bɔːld/adjectiveB13 meaningsHaving no hair on the head.
  • balmy/ˈbɑːmi/adjectiveC1Pleasantly warm and soft.
  • banal/bəˈnɑːl/adjectiveC1So ordinary that it is boring.
  • barbaric/bɑː(ɹ)ˈbæɹɪk/adjectiveC1Savagely cruel and uncivilised.
  • barren/ˈbæɹən/adjectiveB2+3 meanings(of land) Too poor or dry for plants to grow.
  • bashful[ˈbæʃfəɫ]adjectiveC1Shy and easily embarrassed.
  • basic/ˈbeɪsɪk/adjectiveB12 meaningsForming the simplest and most necessary part.
  • bawdy/ˈbɔːdi/adjectiveC1Humorously rude about sex.
  • beady/ˈbiː.di/adjectiveC1Small, round and bright, said of eyes.
  • beat-upadjectiveC1Worn and damaged from long use.
  • becoming/bɪˈkʌm.ɪŋ/adjectiveC12 meaningsSuiting somebody well, of clothes or appearance.
  • bedraggled/bɪˈdɹæɡl̩d/adjectiveC1Wet, dirty and untidy.
  • beguilingadjectiveC1Charming in a way that may mislead.
  • beholden/bɪˈhəʊldən/adjectiveC1Owing a debt of gratitude to somebody.
  • beleaguered/bɪˈliːɡəd/adjectiveC1Under constant pressure from all sides.
  • bemused/bɪˈmjuːzd/adjectiveC1Puzzled and unable to make sense of things.
  • benevolent/bəˈnɛvələnt/adjectiveC1Kind, generous and wishing good to others.
  • benign/bɪˈnaɪn/adjectiveC12 meaningsGentle and harmless.
  • bent/bɛnt/adjectiveB25 meaningsCurved or twisted out of its proper straight shape.
  • bereaved/bɪˈɹiːvd/adjectiveC1Having recently lost somebody close to death.
  • best/bɛst/adjectiveA14 meaningsOf the highest quality; better than all the others.
  • bestial/ˈbɛs.ti.əl/adjectiveC1Savagely cruel, like an animal.
  • better/ˈbɛt.ə/adjectiveA14 meaningsOf higher quality, skill or value than something else.
  • bewitching/bəˈwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/adjectiveC1So charming that you cannot look away.
  • biannual/bʌɪˈanjuːəl/adjectiveC1Happening twice in a year.
  • billowingadjectiveC1Swelling and rolling outward in large soft waves.
  • binding/ˈbaɪndɪŋ/nounB22 meaningsThe cover and stitching that hold a book together.
  • bipedal/ˌbaɪˈpiːdəl/adjectiveC1Walking on two legs.
  • bizarre/bɪˈzɑː(ɹ)/adjectiveC1Very strange indeed.
  • blamelessadjectiveC1Having done nothing wrong.
  • blanket/ˈblæŋ.kɪt/nounA22 meaningsA large piece of woollen or similar material used as a bed covering.
  • blemish-freeadjectiveC1With no marks on the skin at all.