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

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  • all the samephraseC12 meaningsNevertheless, in spite of what has been said.
  • all-outadjectiveC1Using every resource available.
  • allay/əˈleɪ/verbC1To calm a fear or ease a pain.
  • allegation/ˌæl.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/nounC1A claim of wrongdoing made without proof yet.
  • allege/əˈlɛd͡ʒ/verbC1To claim something without proving it.
  • allegedly/əˈlɛdʒ.ɪd.li/adverbC1
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As claimed but not yet proven.
  • allegiance/əˈliː.d͡ʒəns/nounC1Loyalty owed to a person, a country or a cause.
  • alleviate/əˈli.vi.eɪt/verbC1To make pain or a problem less severe.
  • allocate/ˈæl.ə.keɪt/verbC1To divide money, time or resources officially between uses.
  • allocation/ˌæl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/nounC1The share given out to each.
  • allowance/əˈlaʊəns/nounC13 meaningsMoney given regularly to someone for them to spend.
  • alloy/ˈæ.lɔɪ/nounB2+2 meaningsA metal made by mixing a metal with one or more other metals or elements.
  • alloy steelnounC1Steel with other metals added to change its properties.
  • alloy wheelnounC1A car wheel cast from light metal rather than pressed steel.
  • almanac[ˈɔl.mə.næk]nounC1A yearly book of facts, dates and tables.
  • alms/ɑːmz/nounC1Money or food given to poor people as charity.
  • aloof/əˈluːf/adjectiveC12 meaningsKeeping a cool distance from other people.
  • alpine/ˈæl.paɪn/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsBelonging to high mountains above the treeline.
  • altercation/ˌɔːltəˈkeɪʃn̩/nounC1A noisy quarrel.
  • alternately[ɔːlˈtɜɹnətlɪ]adverbC1First one and then the other, over and over.
  • alternatornounC1The part that charges the battery while the engine runs.
  • altruism/ˈæl.tɹu.ɪz.əm/nounC1Concern for others put before yourself.
  • altruistic/ˌæl.tɹuˈɪs.tɪk/adjectiveC1Caring for others before yourself.
  • alumnus/əˈlʌmnəs/nounC1A former student of a school or university.
  • amalgamate/əˈmælɡəˌmeɪt/verbC1To merge separate bodies into one.
  • amalgamation/əˌmælɡəˈmeɪʃən/nounC1The joining of separate bodies into one.
  • amass/əˈmæs/verbC1To gather a great quantity over time.
  • ambiguity/æm.bɪˈɡjuː.ɪ.ti/nounC13 meaningsThe quality of having more than one possible meaning.
  • ambivalent/æmˈbɪv.ə.lənt/adjectiveC1Pulled both ways at once about the same thing.
  • amble/ˈæm.bəl/verbC13 meaningsTo walk at an easy, unhurried pace.
  • amenable/əˈmiːnəbəl/adjectiveC1Willing to be persuaded or to co-operate.
  • amend/əˈmɛnd/verbC12 meaningsTo formally change a law or text to improve it.
  • amendment/əˈmɛndmənt/nounC1An official change added to a law or constitution.
  • amendment rightnounC1A freedom guaranteed by a change to a constitution.
  • amiable/ˈeɪ.mi.ə.bəl/adjectiveC1Friendly and good-natured.
  • amicable/ˈæ.mɪ.kə.bəl/adjectiveC1Friendly and free of hostility, especially after a dispute.
  • amid/əˈmɪd/prepositionC1In the middle of a group of things.
  • ammonite/ˈæ.məˌnaɪt/nounC1A spiral-shelled sea creature found in rock.
  • ammunition/ˌæmjuˈnɪʃən/nounB22 meaningsThe bullets and shells a weapon fires.
  • amnesty/ˈæm.nɪ.sti/nounC1An official pardon granted to a group of offenders.
  • amorous/ˈæ.mə.ɹəs/adjectiveC1Showing or feeling sexual love.
  • amplification/ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/nounC1The making of a sound or a signal stronger.
  • amulet/ˈæm.jə.lɪt/nounC1A small object worn or carried to protect its owner from harm, illness or bad luck.
  • an act of godphraseC1A disaster no person could have prevented.
  • anachronism/əˈnæ.kɹə.nɪ.z(ə)m/nounC1Something that belongs to the wrong period.
  • anaesthetist/əˈniːsθətɪst/nounC1The doctor who puts patients to sleep for surgery.
  • analogous/əˈnæl.ə.ɡəs/adjectiveC1Alike enough for a comparison to hold.
  • 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.
  • ancestral/ænˈsɛs.təɹ.əl/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsBelonging to the family members who came before.
  • andorranounC1Tiny country high in the Pyrenees between France and Spain.
  • anecdotal[ˌænɪkˈdəʊ̯tɫ̩]adjectiveC1Based on single stories rather than gathered evidence.
  • animosity/æn.ɪˈmɒs.ɪ.ti/nounC1Strong 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.
  • annihilate/əˈnaɪ.ə.leɪt/verbC1To destroy completely, or to defeat overwhelmingly.
  • annihilation/əˌnaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/nounC1Total destruction, leaving nothing.