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

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  • livery/ˈlɪv(ə)ɹi/nounC2The distinctive colours a company or servant wears.
  • livid/ˈlɪvɪd/adjectiveC12 meaningsExtremely angry.
  • locomotion/ləʊ.kəˈməʊ.ʃən/nounC2The power or act of moving from place to place.
  • locomotive/ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪv/nounB22 meaningsThe powered railway vehicle that pulls a train.
  • loiter/ˈlɔɪtə(ɹ)/verbC2To stand about with no clear purpose.
  • loquacious/ləʊˈkweɪʃəs/
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Very talkative.
  • lordling/ˈlɔːdlɪŋ/nounC2A young or minor nobleman.
  • lug/lʌɡ/verbB23 meaningsTo carry or drag something heavy with effort.
  • lugubrious/luːˈɡ(j)uː.bɹi.əs/adjectiveC2Mournful in a heavy and rather comic way.
  • lumber/ˈlʌm.bə/verbB24 meaningsTo move slowly and heavily.
  • luminary/ˈluːmɪn(ə)ɹi/nounC2Somebody who shines in their field.
  • luminous/ˈluːmɪnəs/adjectiveB2+3 meaningsGiving out light, especially in the dark.
  • lunacy/ˈluː.nə.si/nounC2Extremely foolish or reckless behaviour.
  • lurid/ˈl(j)ʊə.ɹɪd/adjectiveC2Unpleasantly bright in a shocking way.
  • lyrical/ˈlɪɹɪkəl/adjectiveC2Expressing feeling in a flowing songlike way.
  • lyricist/ˈlɪɹ.ɪsɪst/nounC2Somebody who writes the words of songs.
  • machination/ˌmækɪˈneɪʃən/nounC2A crafty scheme worked out in secret.
  • macrocosm/ˈmæk.ɹə(ʊ)ˌkɒz.əm/nounC2The whole vast system, seen as a single thing.
  • maculate/ˈmækjʊleɪt/adjectiveC23 meaningsMarked with spots; spotted.
  • maelstrom/ˈmeɪl.stɹəm/nounC2A powerful whirlpool, or a scene of violent confusion.
  • magister/ˈmæd͡ʒɪstə(ɹ)/nounC2A master or a person of learning and authority.
  • magnanimity/ˌmæɡnəˈnɪmɪti/nounC2Generosity of spirit, especially towards a beaten rival.
  • magnanimous/mæɡˈnæn.ɪ.məs/adjectiveC2Generous and forgiving, especially towards a rival.
  • magnate/ˈmæɡneɪt/nounC2A rich and powerful figure in business.
  • magnitude/ˈmæɡnɪtjuːd/nounC14 meaningsThe great size or importance of something.
  • magpie/ˈmæɡˌpaɪ/nounC2A noisy black and white bird said to steal shiny things.
  • maidenheadnounC2A woman's virginity, in old use.
  • malachite/ˈmæl.əˌkaɪt/nounC2A banded green stone used for ornament.
  • malcontent/ˈmal.kən.tɛnt/nounC2Somebody always dissatisfied and stirring discontent.
  • malediction/ˌmæl.əˈdɪk.ʃən/nounC2A curse spoken against somebody.
  • malfeasance/ˌmælˈfiːzəns/nounC2Wrongdoing by somebody holding public office.
  • malleabilitynounC2The quality of being easily shaped or easily influenced.
  • malleable/ˈmæl.iː.ə.bəl/adjectiveC22 meaningsSoft enough to be hammered into a new shape.
  • malnutrition/ˌmæl.nuˈtɹɪʃ.ən/nounC2Poor health caused by a lack of the right nutrients.
  • malodorous/ˌmælˈəʊ.də.ɹəs/adjectiveC2Smelling very unpleasant.
  • maltyadjectiveC2Tasting of the sweet roasted grain used in brewing.
  • mangle/ˈmæŋ.ɡ(ə)l/verbC22 meaningsTo crush and twist something out of all shape.
  • mangonelnounC2A medieval engine for hurling stones.
  • mangy/ˈmeɪn.d͡ʒi/adjectiveC2Having patchy fur from disease, or shabby and worn.
  • manifest/ˈmæn.ɪ.fɛst/adjectiveC13 meaningsObvious; plain to see.
  • manse/mæns/nounC2A large house, especially a minister's.
  • manticore/ˈmæntɪˌkɔɹ/nounC2A legendary beast with a lion's body and a man's face.
  • manuscript/ˈmæn.jəˌskɹɪpt/nounC13 meaningsAn author's text as written, before it is printed and published.
  • maraud/məˈɹɔːd/verbC2To roam about raiding and plundering.
  • margarine/ˌmɑː.d͡ʒəˈɹiːn/nounC2A butter substitute made from vegetable oils.
  • marketabilitynounC2How easily something can be sold.
  • marquetry/ˈmɑːkɪtɹi/nounC2A picture made of inlaid pieces of coloured wood.
  • marshalling yardnounC2Where wagons are sorted into trains.
  • martin/ˈmɑː.tɪn/nounC2A small bird that builds a mud nest under the eaves.
  • masque/mæsk/nounC2A courtly entertainment of music and disguise.
  • matronly/ˈmeɪtɹənli/adjectiveC2Dignified and rather stout, said of an older woman.
  • maudlin/ˈmɔːd.lɪn/adjectiveC2Tearfully sentimental, often from drink.
  • maul/mɔːl/verbC12 meaningsTo attack and tear at somebody savagely.
  • maverick/ˈmævəɹɪk/nounC2Somebody who refuses to follow the group.
  • mealy/ˈmiːli/adjectiveC2Dry and crumbly like ground grain.
  • mediation/ˌmiːdiˈeɪʃən/nounC2Settling a dispute with a neutral helper in the room.
  • medieval/ˌmɛd.iˈiː.vəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsBelonging to the Middle Ages, roughly 500 to 1500.
  • meerkatnounC2A small desert animal that stands straight up to watch for danger.
  • melancholy/ˈmɛlənkəli/nounC23 meaningsA quiet, lasting sadness with no single cause.
  • melodious/məˈləʊdi.əs/adjectiveC2Pleasant and tuneful to hear.