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

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  • arsonist/ˈɑɹsənəst/nounC1Somebody who sets fire to property on purpose.
  • article/ˈɑːtɪkl̩/nounB14 meaningsA piece of writing in a newspaper, magazine or website.
  • artillery piecenounC1One heavy gun of the kind that fires far.
  • ascetic/əˈsɛ.tɪk/nounC1Somebody who lives with severe self-denial.
  • ash/ˈæʃ/nounB24 meaningsThe soft grey powder left when something has burned.
  • aside/əˈsaɪd/
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To one side, or out of the way.
  • ask/ɑːsk/verbA15 meaningsTo put a question to someone.
  • aspect/ˈæspɛkt/nounB22 meaningsOne side or feature of a thing.
  • aspiration/ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃən/nounC1A strong hope of achieving something.
  • assailant/əˈseɪlənt/nounC1Somebody who attacks another person.
  • assassination/əˌsæs.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/nounC1The murder of an important person.
  • assent/əˈsɛnt/nounC1Agreement given to a proposal.
  • assertion/əˈsɜːʃən/nounC1A statement made confidently and without proof.
  • assessment/əˈsɛsmənt/nounB2+3 meaningsA careful judgement of the quality, value or amount of something.
  • asset/ˈæsɛt/nounB23 meaningsSomething valuable that a person or organisation owns.
  • assignment/əˈsaɪn.mənt/nounB14 meaningsA piece of work given to a student or a worker to finish by a set time.
  • assumption/əˈsʌm(p).ʃ(ə)n/nounB22 meaningsSomething accepted as true without proof or checking.
  • assurance/əˈʃɔːɹəns/nounC13 meaningsA promise or firm statement made to remove someone's doubt.
  • asylum/əˈsaɪləm/nounC12 meaningsThe protection a country grants to somebody fleeing danger.
  • atonement/əˈtoʊnmənt/nounC1Making up for something wrong you did.
  • atrium/ˈeɪ.tɹi.əm/nounC12 meaningsA tall open space rising through the middle of a building.
  • atrocity/əˈtɹɒsɪti/nounC1An act of shocking cruelty.
  • attachment/əˈtæt͡ʃmənt/nounB2+4 meaningsA close feeling of fondness or loyalty towards somebody or something.
  • attainment/əˈteɪnmənt/nounC1Something reached by effort, or the reaching of it.
  • attendance/əˈtɛn.dəns/nounC12 meaningsBeing present at lessons, work or an event.
  • attendant/əˈtɛndənt/nounB22 meaningsA person employed to assist people in a particular place.
  • attentivenessnounC1The quality of noticing what somebody needs and seeing to it at once.
  • attire/əˈtaɪɚ/nounC1Clothing of a particular style or for a particular occasion.
  • attribute/ˈæt.ɹɪ.bjuːt/verbC12 meaningsTo state that something was caused or created by a particular source.
  • attribution/ˌæ.tɹɪˈbju.ʃən/nounC12 meaningsWorking out which advertisement caused a sale.
  • audacity/ɔːˈdæ.sɪ.ti/nounC12 meaningsBold daring, especially in a way that shocks.
  • audience/ˈɔːdi.əns/nounA2+2 meaningsAll the people watching or listening to something.
  • audit/ˈɔːdɪt/nounC14 meaningsAn official examination of financial accounts to check that they are accurate.
  • auditor/ˈɔːdɪtɚ/nounB2+2 meaningsSomebody who officially checks financial accounts.
  • aura/ˈɔːɹə/nounB24 meaningsThe feeling or quality that seems to surround a person or place.
  • auspicesnounC1The support and protection of a body or a person.
  • authentication/ɔːˌθɛntɪˈkeɪʃn̩/nounB2+2 meaningsProving that you are who you claim to be.
  • autocracy/ɔːˈtɒkɹəsi/nounC1Rule by one person with unlimited power.
  • autocrat/ˈɔːtəkɹæt/nounC1A ruler who answers to nobody.
  • autonomy/ɔːˈtɒn.ə.mi/nounC13 meaningsThe freedom to make your own decisions about your own life or work.
  • autumn/ˈɔːtəm/nounA12 meaningsThe season between summer and winter, when leaves fall and the days shorten.
  • avail/əˈveɪl/verbC12 meaningsTo be of use or help to somebody.
  • availability/əˌveɪ.ləˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/nounC1Whether something can be had when wanted.
  • avalanche/ˈævəlɑːnʃ/nounB22 meaningsA mass of snow sliding suddenly down a mountainside.
  • avant-gardeadjectiveC12 meaningsNew and experimental, well ahead of what most people accept.
  • avatar/ˌæv.əˈtɑː(ɹ)/nounB1+2 meaningsThe image or character representing somebody online.
  • aversion/əˈvɜːʒən/nounC1A strong dislike that causes you to avoid something.
  • axiom/ˈak.sɪ.əm/nounC12 meaningsA statement accepted as true without proof, used as the starting point for reasoning.
  • babble/ˈbæb.(ə)l/nounB25 meaningsThe sound of many voices together, with no single word clear.
  • babygrow/ˈbeɪbiː.ɡɹəʊ/nounC1A one-piece garment a baby sleeps in.
  • back ordernounC1An order waiting until stock arrives again.
  • backbenchernounC1An elected member holding no senior post.
  • backdrop/ˈbæk.dɹɒp/nounC1The scene or setting behind the main action.
  • backlinknounC1A link from another site pointing at yours.
  • backorder/ˈbæk(ˌ)oɹdəɹ/nounC1An order held because stock has run out.
  • backstitch/ˈbækˌstɪt͡ʃ/nounC1A strong hand stitch that doubles back on itself.
  • backwaternounC12 meaningsA stretch of still water off the main current of a river.
  • badger/ˈbæd͡ʒə/nounB1+2 meaningsA digging animal with a striped face that lives underground.
  • bail/beɪl/nounB25 meaningsMoney paid to a court so that an accused person can go free until the trial; also the release itself.
  • bailiff/ˈbeɪlɪf/nounC1An officer who serves writs and seizes goods.