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

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  • exigency/ˈɛksɪd͡ʒənsi/nounC2An urgent demand created by the situation.
  • exigent/ˈɛk.sɪ.d͡ʒənt/adjectiveC2Pressing, and allowing no delay.
  • exorcism/ˈɛk.sɔː.sɪ.zəm/nounC2A ceremony to drive out an evil spirit.
  • exorcist/ˈɛk.sɔː.sɪst/nounC2Somebody who drives out evil spirits by ritual.
  • expediency/ɛkˈspiː.dɪ.ən.si/nounC2Doing what suits you now rather than what is right.
  • expiate/ˈɛk.spi.eɪt/
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To make amends for a wrong you have done.
  • expletive/ɪkˈspliːtɪv/nounC2A swear word, especially one uttered in anger or pain.
  • expunge/ɪkˈspʌnd͡ʒ/verbC2To wipe something off the record entirely.
  • extant/ˈɛk.stənt/adjectiveC2Still in existence, said of something old.
  • extol/ɪkˈstəʊl/verbC2To praise something very highly.
  • extracurricular/ˌɛkstɹəkəˈɹɪkjʊlə(ɹ)/adjectiveC2Happening at school but outside the lessons.
  • extrusionnounC2Material pushed through a shaped opening to form a length.
  • exude/ɪɡˈzjuːd/verbC2To give off a quality or a liquid steadily.
  • exultation/ˌɛɡzʌlˈteɪʃən/nounC2Triumphant delight.
  • eyrie/ˈɪə.ɹi/nounC2An eagle's nest high on a crag.
  • fabledadjectiveC2Famous in stories, and perhaps not quite real.
  • fabricate/ˈfæb.ɹɪ.keɪt/verbC22 meaningsTo invent a false story.
  • fabrication/fæbɹɪˈkeɪʃən/nounC2Something invented to deceive, or the making of a thing.
  • facile/ˈfæs.aɪl/adjectiveC2Too easy, and shallow because of it.
  • facing/ˈfeɪsɪŋ/nounC2A piece sewn on to finish an edge neatly.
  • facsimile/fækˈsɪm.ə.li/nounC2An exact copy of a document or an image.
  • fact/fækt/nounA13 meaningsA piece of information known to be true.
  • fallacious/fəˈleɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveC2Resting on faulty reasoning.
  • fallacy/ˈfæl.ə.si/nounC2A piece of reasoning that looks good and is not.
  • false flagnounC2An action made to look as though somebody else did it.
  • famous/ˈfeɪ.məs/adjectiveA12 meaningsKnown about by very many people.
  • farcical/ˈfɑː(ɹ)sɪkəl/adjectiveC2Absurd and ridiculous to the point of comedy.
  • fastness/ˈfɑːs(t)nəs/nounC2A stronghold in country hard to reach.
  • fatuous/ˈfæt.ju.əs/adjectiveC2Silly and self-satisfied.
  • fealty/ˈfiː.əlti/nounC2The loyalty a vassal owes to their lord.
  • feckless/ˈfɛkləs/adjectiveC2Useless, and unable to take responsibility.
  • feign/feɪn/verbC2To pretend to have a feeling or a condition.
  • feline/ˈfiːlaɪn/adjectiveC12 meaningsRelating to cats.
  • fell/fɛl/adjectiveC2Fierce and cruel, in old use.
  • ferocity/fəˈɹɑsɪti/nounC2Savage fierceness.
  • fervid/ˈfɝ.vɪd/adjectiveC2Burning with intense feeling.
  • festoon/fɛsˈtuːn/verbC2To hang decorations all over something.
  • fete/feɪt/nounC2An outdoor entertainment held to raise money.
  • fetid/ˈfɛtɪd/adjectiveC2Smelling strongly of rot.
  • fetlocknounC2The joint just above a horse's hoof.
  • fictitious/fɪkˈtɪʃəs/adjectiveC2Invented and falsely presented as real.
  • fief/fiːf/nounC2Land held from a lord in return for service.
  • figurativelyadverbC2In an imaginative sense rather than a literal one.
  • filch/fɪlt͡ʃ/verbC2To steal something small and of little value.
  • fink/fɪŋk/nounC2American slang for a low, treacherous character, especially a worker who crosses a picket line during a strike.
  • firewall/ˈfaɪə.wɔəl/nounC13 meaningsSoftware or hardware that controls what traffic may pass between a network and the outside.
  • firth/fɜːθ/nounC2A narrow inlet of the sea, in Scotland.
  • fisticuffs/ˈfɪs.tɪ.kʌfs/nounC2Fighting with the fists, especially treated as comically old-fashioned.
  • fixer/ˈfɪksɚ/nounC12 meaningsSomebody who quietly arranges difficult things.
  • flagon/ˈflæɡ(ə)n/nounC2A large vessel with a handle for holding drink.
  • flail/fleɪl/verbC12 meaningsTo wave the arms about wildly.
  • flange/ˈflænd͡ʒ/nounC22 meaningsThe lip on a wheel that keeps it on the rail.
  • flaxen/ˈflæk.sən/adjectiveC2Pale yellow, said of hair.
  • flay/fleɪ/verbC12 meaningsTo strip the skin off.
  • fletch/flɛt͡ʃ/verbC2To fit feathers to an arrow.
  • flighty/ˈflaɪti/adjectiveC2Changeable and not to be relied on.
  • flinty/ˈflɪnti/adjectiveC2Hard and unyielding in character.
  • flit/flɪt/verbC22 meaningsTo move lightly and quickly from place to place.
  • flock/flɒk/nounB14 meaningsA group of birds, sheep or goats.
  • floe/fləʊ/nounC2A large sheet of ice floating on the sea.