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

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  • 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.
  • annul/əˈnʌl/verbC1To declare officially that something never held.
  • annulment/əˈnʌl.mənt/nounC1An official declaration that a marriage never held.
  • annum/ˈæn.əm/nounC1A year, in phrases about rates and pay.
  • anoint/əˈnɔɪnt/
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verbC12 meanings
To smear with oil as part of a religious ceremony.
  • anomaly/əˈnɒm.ə.lɪ/nounC1The one thing that does not fit the pattern.
  • answerable/ˈɑːnsəɹəb(ə)l/adjectiveC1Capable of being settled by a definite reply, as a well-posed question is.
  • antagoniseverbC1To make somebody hostile towards you.
  • ante/ˈænti/nounC1The stake each player puts in before a hand begins.
  • antenatal/ˌæntɪˈneɪtəl/adjectiveC1Happening before a birth.
  • anthropologist/ˌæn.θɹoʊˈpɑl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/nounC1A scientist who studies human societies and customs.
  • anthropology/ˌænθɹəˈpɒləd͡ʒi/nounC1The study of human cultures and their history.
  • anticipate/ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/verbB23 meaningsTo realise in advance that something will happen and prepare for it.
  • anticlimactic/ˌantɪjklɑjˈmaktɪk/adjectiveC1Disappointing after everything that built up to it.
  • antics/ˈæntɪks/nounC1Silly and attention-seeking behaviour.
  • antidote/ˈæn.tɪ.doʊt/nounC22 meaningsA substance that cancels a poison.
  • antiquated/ˈæntɪˌkweɪtɪd/adjectiveC1So old-fashioned that it is no longer practical.
  • antiquity/ænˈtɪk.wɪ.ti/nounC12 meaningsThe distant past of the classical world.
  • anxious/ˈæŋkʃəs/adjectiveB22 meaningsWorried and uneasy about what may happen.
  • anyhow/ˈɛn.i.haʊ/adverbB12 meaningsIn any case.
  • apathetic/ˌæpəˈθɛtɪk/adjectiveC1Feeling no interest or care about anything.
  • apathy/ˈæ.pə.θi/nounC1The absence of all caring.
  • aperture/ˈap.ə.t͡ʃə/nounC1The adjustable opening that decides how much light enters.
  • apologetic/əˌpɒləˈdʒɛtɪk/adjectiveC1Showing or expressing regret.
  • appalling/əˈpɔːlɪŋ/adjectiveC1Shockingly bad or horrifying.
  • 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.
  • appealing/əˈpiː.lɪŋ/adjectiveC1Attractive, or asking for sympathy.
  • appease/əˈpiːz/verbC1To calm somebody by giving them what they want.
  • append/ʌˈpɛnd/verbC1To add something at the end.
  • appliance/əˈplaɪ.əns/nounC1A machine made for one household job.
  • applicable/əˈplɪk.ə.bəl/adjectiveC1Relevant to the case in hand.
  • applicatornounC1The small tool a product is put on with.
  • appliquénounC1Decoration made by sewing shapes onto a background.
  • appoint/əˈpɔɪnt/verbC12 meaningsTo choose someone officially for a job, post or role.
  • appraisal/əˈpɹeɪzəl/nounC13 meaningsA judgement of how good, valuable or effective something is.
  • appreciate/əˈpɹiː.ʃi.eɪt/verbB14 meaningsTo recognise the full worth of something and be glad of it.
  • appreciation/əˌpɹiː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/nounC1Grateful recognition, or a rise in value.
  • apprehension/æp.ɹɪˈhɛn.ʃən/nounC1Worry about what is coming, or an arrest.
  • apprehensive/ˌæpɹɪˈhɛnsɪv/adjectiveC1Uneasy about what is about to happen.
  • 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.
  • apprise/əˈpɹaɪz/verbC1To inform somebody of something.
  • approximate/əˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mət/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsClose to right but not exact.
  • 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.
  • apt/æpt/adjectiveC12 meaningsExactly suitable.
  • aqua/ˈækwə/adjectiveC1Of a light clear blue-green colour.
  • 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.
  • arable/ˈæɹəbl̩/adjectiveC1Suitable for ploughing and growing crops.
  • arbiter/ˈɑː.bɪ.tə(ɹ)/nounC1Somebody with the power to settle a dispute.
  • arbitrary/ˈɑː.bɪ.tɹə.ɹi/adjectiveC13 meaningsDecided with no reason behind it.
  • arbitrate/ˈɑːbɪtɹeɪt/verbC1To judge between two sides in 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.