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

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  • excuse/ɪkˈskjuːz/nounB14 meaningsA reason given to explain a fault or a failure to do something.
  • executor/ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɚ/nounC1The person who carries out the wishes in a will.
  • exemplary/ɪɡˈzɛmpləɹi/adjectiveC12 meaningsSo good that it should be the model for everyone else.
  • exemplify/ɛɡˈzɛmplɪfaɪ/verbC1To be a clear example of something.
  • exert/ɪɡˈzɝt/verbC12 meaningsTo apply force, effort or influence.
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/ˌɛkshəˈleɪ̯ʃən/
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A breath sent out of the lungs.
  • exhaustive/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪv/adjectiveC1Leaving nothing out, however small.
  • exhibitionist/ɛksɪˈbɪʃənɪst/nounC1Somebody who behaves so as to be noticed.
  • exhilarate/ɪɡˈzɪləɹeɪt/verbC1To fill somebody with excited high spirits.
  • exhilaratingadjectiveC1Making you feel thrillingly alive.
  • exhilarationnounC1A rush of excited high spirits.
  • exhort/ɛɡˈzɔːt/verbC1To urge somebody strongly to do something.
  • exile/ˈɛɡˌzaɪl/nounC14 meaningsThe state of being forced to live away from your own country.
  • exit interviewnounC1The conversation held with somebody who is leaving.
  • exodus/ˈɛksədəs/nounC1A mass departure of people from a place.
  • exonerate/ɪɡˈzɒnəɹeɪt/verbC1To clear somebody of blame.
  • exorbitant/ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtənt/adjectiveC1Far higher in price than is reasonable.
  • exoskeletonnounC1A hard outer shell supporting a creature from outside.
  • exothermicadjectiveC1Giving out heat as it reacts.
  • exotic/ɪɡˈzɒtɪk/adjectiveB22 meaningsExcitingly foreign and unfamiliar.
  • expedient/ɪkˈspiːdi.ənt/adjectiveC1Useful for the moment, whatever the principle.
  • expedite/ˈɛk.spəˌdaɪt/verbC1To make a process happen faster.
  • expedition/ɛkspəˈdɪʃən/nounB1+2 meaningsAn organised journey with a serious purpose.
  • expendable/ɪkˈspɛndəbəl/adjectiveC1Able to be given up or used up without great loss.
  • expenditure/ɛkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃə/nounC1The money that is spent.
  • experimental/ɪkspɛɹəˈmɛntəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsBased on trying something new to see what happens.
  • expire/ɪkˈspaɪə(ɹ)/verbC1To come to the end of the period for which it was valid.
  • explanatory/ɪkˈsplæn.ə.t(ə)ɹi/adjectiveC1Meant to make something clear.
  • explicit/ɪkˈsplɪs.ɪt/adjectiveC12 meaningsStated fully and directly, with nothing left implied.
  • explicitlyadverbC1Stated openly and in so many words.
  • exploitation/ˌɛksplɔɪˈteɪʃn̩/nounC1Using people or resources unfairly for gain.
  • explosive/ɛkˈspləʊsɪv/adjectiveC12 meaningsAble to burst violently.
  • exponent/ɛkˈspəʊ.nənt/nounC1Somebody who explains or champions a method.
  • exposition/ɛkspəˈzɪʃən/nounC1A clear full explanation, or a large public show.
  • exposure/ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/nounB26 meaningsThe state of being unprotected from something harmful.
  • expound/ɪkˈspaʊnd/verbC1To set out an idea in careful detail.
  • exquisite/ɪkˈskwɪzɪt/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsBeautiful in a fine, delicate way.
  • extend/ɛkˈstɛnd/verbB23 meaningsTo make something longer or larger.
  • exterior/ɪkˈstɪəɹɪə/nounB22 meaningsThe outer surface or appearance of something.
  • extinguish/ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/verbB22 meaningsTo put out a fire or a light.
  • extraction/ɪkˈstɹækʃən/nounC12 meaningsGetting somebody out of a dangerous place.
  • extradite/ˈɛk.stɹəˌdaɪt/verbC1To send an accused person back to face trial abroad.
  • extraditionnounC1Sending an accused person back to face trial abroad.
  • extraneous/ɛkˈstɹeɪ.ni.əs/adjectiveC1Not belonging to the matter in hand.
  • extraordinary/ɪkˈstɹɔːdɪn(ə)ɹi/adjectiveB12 meaningsFar beyond the ordinary; astonishing.
  • extrapolate/ɛkˈstɹæp.əˌleɪt/verbC1To extend a known trend past the data you have.
  • extravagance/ɪkˈstɹævəɡən(t)s/nounC1Spending far more than is needed.
  • extremist/ɪkˈstɹiːmɪst/nounC1Somebody holding views far from the centre.
  • extricate/ˈɛk.stɹɪ.keɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo free someone or something from a difficult position.
  • exuberance/ɪɡˈzjuːbəɹəns/nounC1Lively and overflowing high spirits.
  • exuberant/ɪɡˈzuːbəɹənt/adjectiveC1Full of lively high spirits, or growing lushly.
  • exult/ɪɡˈzʌlt/verbC1To rejoice openly and triumphantly.
  • exultant/ɪɡˈzʌl.tənt/adjectiveC1Filled with triumphant joy.
  • eye upphraseC1To look at something with interest or desire.
  • fabric/ˈfæb.ɹɪk/nounB22 meaningsMaterial that clothes are made from.
  • fabricate/ˈfæb.ɹɪ.keɪt/verbC22 meaningsTo invent a false story.
  • facade/fəˈsɑ(ː)d/nounC12 meaningsThe front face of a building.
  • face the music/ˌfeɪs ðə ˈmjuːzɪk/phraseC1To accept the punishment for what you did.
  • facelessadjectiveC1Without individual character or identity.
  • facetious/fəˈsiːʃəs/adjectiveC1Joking about something that calls for seriousness.