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

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  • arcade/ɑɹˈkeɪd/nounB1+3 meaningsA place filled with coin-operated game machines.
  • archipelago/ˌɑːkɪˈpɛlɪɡəʊ/nounC1A scattered chain of many islands.
  • architectural/ˌɑɹkɪˈtɛkt͡ʃəɹəl/adjectiveC1Relating to the design of buildings.
  • 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.
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/ˈɑː(ɹ)kɪvɪst/
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The person who keeps and organises historical records.
  • argon/ˈɑːɹɡɒn/nounC1An unreactive gas used to fill light bulbs.
  • arguably/ˈɑːɡjuəbli/adverbC1As a case could reasonably be made.
  • argument/ˈɑːɡjʊmənt/nounA2+3 meaningsAn angry exchange between people who disagree.
  • aria/ˈɑː.ɹi.ə/nounC1A song for one voice in an opera.
  • arise/əˈɹaɪz/verbB23 meaningsTo come into existence — of problems, questions, chances and feelings.
  • 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.
  • armouredadjectiveB2+2 meaningsProtected by heavy plating.
  • 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.
  • arrest/əˈɹɛst/verbB12 meaningsTo take a suspected criminal into custody.
  • arsenal/ˈɑːsənəl/nounB2+2 meaningsA store of weapons.
  • arsonist/ˈɑɹsənəst/nounC1Somebody who sets fire to property on purpose.
  • arterialadjectiveC1To do with the vessels carrying blood from the heart.
  • article/ˈɑːtɪkl̩/nounB14 meaningsA piece of writing in a newspaper, magazine or website.
  • articulate/ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jʊ.lət/adjectiveC14 meaningsAble to say what you mean clearly and easily.
  • artillery piecenounC1One heavy gun of the kind that fires far.
  • artistically/ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪstɪkli/adverbC1In a way that shows creative skill.
  • as the crow fliesphraseC1Measured in a straight line, ignoring the roads.
  • ascertain/ˌæsəˈteɪn/verbC1To find out for certain.
  • ascetic/əˈsɛ.tɪk/nounC1Somebody who lives with severe self-denial.
  • ascribe/əˈskɹaɪb/verbC1To say that something was caused by or made by somebody.
  • ash/ˈæʃ/nounB24 meaningsThe soft grey powder left when something has burned.
  • aside/əˈsaɪd/adverbB22 meaningsTo one side, or out of the way.
  • ask/ɑːsk/verbA15 meaningsTo put a question to someone.
  • askew/əˈskju/adverbC1Crooked, and not straight as it should be.
  • aspect/ˈæspɛkt/nounB22 meaningsOne side or feature of a thing.
  • aspiration/ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃən/nounC1A strong hope of achieving something.
  • aspire/əˈspaɪə(ɹ)/verbC1To aim at something high.
  • assailant/əˈseɪlənt/nounC1Somebody who attacks another person.
  • assassination/əˌsæs.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/nounC1The murder of an important person.
  • assent/əˈsɛnt/nounC1Agreement given to a proposal.
  • assert/əˈsɜːt/verbB2+3 meaningsTo state firmly that something is true, especially where others may doubt it.
  • 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.
  • assume/əˈsjuːm/verbB13 meaningsTo accept something as true without proof.
  • 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.
  • astray/əˈstɹeɪ/adverbC1Away from the right path or the right course.
  • astride/əˈstɹaɪ̯d/adverbC1With one leg on each side of something.
  • astute/əsˈtjuːt/adjectiveC1Quick to see what is really going on.
  • asylum/əˈsaɪləm/nounC12 meaningsThe protection a country grants to somebody fleeing danger.
  • at a loose endphraseC1With nothing in particular to do.
  • at arm's lengthphraseC1As far away as your reach, or kept at a distance.
  • at bayphraseC1Cornered and forced to face the pursuers.
  • at the eleventh hourphraseC1At the very last possible moment.
  • atmospheric/ˌætməsˈfɛɹɪk/adjectiveC1To do with the air around a world, or full of mood.
  • atomic/əˈtɒm.ɪk/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsHaving to do with atoms and their energy.