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

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  • analogy/əˈnæləd͡ʒi/nounC12 meaningsA comparison that explains something by showing how it works like something else.
  • anaphylaxis/ˌænəfɪˈlæksɪs/nounC1A sudden whole-body allergic reaction.
  • anarchy/ˈæn.ə.ki/nounB2+2 meaningsA state of disorder from an absence of authority.
  • ancestor/ˈæn.sɛs.tɚ/nounB22 meaningsA family member from long before you.
  • andorranounC1Tiny country high in the Pyrenees between France and Spain.
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/æn.ɪˈmɒs.ɪ.ti/
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Strong hostility or dislike.
  • anise/ˈæn.ɪs/nounC1A plant whose seed gives a liquorice flavour.
  • anklet/ˈæŋklət/nounC1A light chain worn around the lower leg.
  • annals/ˈæn.əlz/nounC1A yearly record of events.
  • annihilation/əˌnaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/nounC1Total destruction, leaving nothing.
  • annotation/ˌæn.əˈteɪ.ʃən/nounC1A note added to a text to explain or comment on it.
  • annual/ˈæn.ju.əl/adjectiveB22 meaningsHappening once every year.
  • annulment/əˈnʌl.mənt/nounC1An official declaration that a marriage never held.
  • annum/ˈæn.əm/nounC1A year, in phrases about rates and pay.
  • anomaly/əˈnɒm.ə.lɪ/nounC1The one thing that does not fit the pattern.
  • ante/ˈænti/nounC1The stake each player puts in before a hand begins.
  • anthropologist/ˌæn.θɹoʊˈpɑl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/nounC1A scientist who studies human societies and customs.
  • anthropology/ˌænθɹəˈpɒləd͡ʒi/nounC1The study of human cultures and their history.
  • antics/ˈæntɪks/nounC1Silly and attention-seeking behaviour.
  • antidote/ˈæn.tɪ.doʊt/nounC22 meaningsA substance that cancels a poison.
  • antiquity/ænˈtɪk.wɪ.ti/nounC12 meaningsThe distant past of the classical world.
  • apathy/ˈæ.pə.θi/nounC1The absence of all caring.
  • aperture/ˈap.ə.t͡ʃə/nounC1The adjustable opening that decides how much light enters.
  • apparatus/ˌæp.əˈɹeɪ.təs/nounB2+4 meaningsThe set of equipment needed for a particular job or experiment.
  • apparition/ˌæp.əɹˈɪʃn̩/nounC1A ghostly figure that appears suddenly.
  • appliance/əˈplaɪ.əns/nounC1A machine made for one household job.
  • applicatornounC1The small tool a product is put on with.
  • appliquénounC1Decoration made by sewing shapes onto a background.
  • appraisal/əˈpɹeɪzəl/nounC13 meaningsA judgement of how good, valuable or effective something is.
  • appreciation/əˌpɹiː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/nounC1Grateful recognition, or a rise in value.
  • apprehension/æp.ɹɪˈhɛn.ʃən/nounC1Worry about what is coming, or an arrest.
  • apprentice/əˈpɹɛntɪs/nounB2+3 meaningsA young worker learning a skilled trade on the job from someone who has mastered it.
  • apprenticeship/əˈpɹɛn.tɪs.ʃɪp/nounC1Years of learning a craft by working beside a master.
  • aprnounC1The yearly cost of borrowing, shown as a percentage.
  • apron/ˈeɪ.pɹən/nounA2+3 meaningsA piece of cloth tied over the front of your clothes to keep them clean while you work.
  • aquarium/əˈkwɛɹ.i.jəm/nounC1A place with tanks of fish for viewing.
  • aquaticsnounC1Sports carried on in the water.
  • aquifer/ˈækwɪfə/nounC1A layer of rock holding water underground.
  • arabesque/ˌæɹ.əˈbɛsk/nounC1A pose with one leg extended straight behind.
  • arbiter/ˈɑː.bɪ.tə(ɹ)/nounC1Somebody with the power to settle a dispute.
  • arbitration/ˌɑː.bɪˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/nounC1Settling a dispute through a chosen judge, outside court.
  • arbournounC1A shady shelter made of climbing plants.
  • arc/ɑːk/nounB25 meaningsA curved line, especially part of the edge of a circle.
  • arcade/ɑɹˈkeɪd/nounB1+3 meaningsA place filled with coin-operated game machines.
  • archipelago/ˌɑːkɪˈpɛlɪɡəʊ/nounC1A scattered chain of many islands.
  • architrave/ˈɑɹ.kɪ.tɹeɪv/nounC1The moulded frame around a door.
  • archive/ˈɑːkaɪv/nounB2+3 meaningsA collection of documents, films or recordings kept for the record.
  • archivist/ˈɑː(ɹ)kɪvɪst/nounC1The person who keeps and organises historical records.
  • argon/ˈɑːɹɡɒn/nounC1An unreactive gas used to fill light bulbs.
  • argument/ˈɑːɡjʊmənt/nounA2+3 meaningsAn angry exchange between people who disagree.
  • aria/ˈɑː.ɹi.ə/nounC1A song for one voice in an opera.
  • armchair/ˈɑː(ɹ)mtʃɛə(ɹ)/nounA2+2 meaningsA comfortable chair with supports for the arms.
  • armistice/ˈɑːmɪstɪs/nounC1A formal agreement to stop fighting.
  • armistice daynounC1The anniversary of the hour the fighting stopped.
  • armourernounC1A maker or keeper of weapons and armour.
  • arraignment/əˈɹeɪnmənt/nounC1The formal calling of an accused person before a court.
  • arrangement/əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒmənt/nounB12 meaningsSomething agreed about how things will be done.
  • array/əˈɹeɪ/nounC12 meaningsAn ordered list of values stored under one name.
  • arrears/əˈɹɪə(ɹ)z/nounC1Payments you have fallen behind on.
  • arsenal/ˈɑːsənəl/nounB2+2 meaningsA store of weapons.