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

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  • amble/ˈæm.bəl/verbC13 meaningsTo walk at an easy, unhurried pace.
  • ameliorate/əˈmiːli.əɹeɪt/verbC2To make a bad situation better.
  • amity/ˈæmɪti/nounC2Friendly relations between people or nations.
  • amorphous/əˈmɔ(ɹ)fəs/adjectiveC2Having no definite shape or structure.
  • ampoule/ˈæm.puːl/nounC2A tiny sealed glass tube of liquid medicine.
  • amuse-bouche/a.muːz.buːʃ/
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A tiny free taste sent out before the meal begins.
  • anachronistic/əˌnæk.ɹəˈnɪs.tɪk/adjectiveC2Belonging to the wrong period of history.
  • anacondanounC2A huge South American snake that kills by wrapping around and squeezing.
  • anarchic/əˈnɑː.kɪk/adjectiveC2Wildly disordered and recognising no authority.
  • anathema/əˈnæθəmə/nounC2Something you detest utterly.
  • angst/ˈæŋ(k)st/nounC2A deep unfocused anxiety about existence.
  • angular/ˈæŋ.ɡju.lə/adjectiveC2Made of sharp corners, or bony and thin.
  • anion/ˈænˌaɪ.ən/nounC2An ion carrying a negative charge.
  • annex/ˈænɛks/verbC2To take territory and add it to your own.
  • anodyne/ˈæn.ə.daɪn/adjectiveC2Deliberately inoffensive and lacking any substance.
  • anoint/əˈnɔɪnt/verbC12 meaningsTo smear with oil as part of a religious ceremony.
  • anon/əˈnɑn/adverbC2Soon, or in a little while.
  • anonymity/ænəˈnɪmɪti/nounC2The state of having no name attached to you.
  • antagonist/ænˈtæɡənɪst/nounB2+2 meaningsThe character who opposes the main one.
  • antecedent/ˌæntɪˈsiːdənt/nounC2Something that came before and led to what follows.
  • antediluvian/ˌæn.tɪ.dɪˈluː.vɪ.ən/adjectiveC2Absurdly old-fashioned, as if from before the flood.
  • antelopenounC2A fast horned animal of the open plains, built to outrun what hunts it.
  • anteroom/ˈæn.ti.ɹʊm/nounC2A small room leading into a larger one.
  • anthology/ænˈθɒlədʒi/nounC23 meaningsA book collecting poems, stories or essays by a number of different writers.
  • anthracite/ˈænθɹəˌsaɪt/nounC2The hardest coal, burning hot and clean.
  • anthropological/æn.θɹə.pəˈlɑd͡ʒikəl/adjectiveC2To do with the study of human societies.
  • anti/ˈæn.ti/nounC2One of the people ranged against a proposal.
  • antidote/ˈæn.tɪ.doʊt/nounC22 meaningsA substance that cancels a poison.
  • antipathy/ænˈtɪpəθi/nounC2A deep settled dislike.
  • antithesis/ænˈtɪθ.ɪ.sɪs/nounC2The direct opposite of something.
  • antithetical/ˌæntɪˈθɛtɪkəl/adjectiveC2Directly opposed in nature.
  • aplomb/əˈplʌm/nounC2Calm self-assurance in a difficult moment.
  • apocalyptic/əˈpɒ.kə.lɪp.tɪk/adjectiveC2Resembling or predicting the end of the world.
  • apology/əˈpɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/nounA23 meaningsA statement saying you are sorry for something you did.
  • apostle/əˈpɑsl̩/nounC2An early messenger of a faith, or a keen supporter.
  • appellation/ˌæpəˈleɪʃən/nounC2A name or a title given to somebody.
  • apprehend/ˌæpɹɪˈhɛnd/verbC2To arrest somebody, or to grasp a meaning.
  • apron stringsphraseC2A phrase for a parent's control that a grown child hasn't escaped from.
  • aptitude/ˈæptɪˌtjuːd/nounC2A natural talent for learning something.
  • aquiline/ˈæk.wɪˌlaɪn/adjectiveC2Curved like an eagle's beak.
  • arcane/ɑɹˈkeɪn/adjectiveC2Known only to a few, and mysterious to the rest.
  • archetypal/ˈɑːkɪtaɪpəl/adjectiveC2Being the original or most typical example of a kind.
  • archetype/ˈɑːkɪtaɪp/nounC2The original pattern that later examples follow.
  • archival/ɑːˈkaɪv(ə)l/adjectiveC2Kept as a permanent record.
  • archon/ˈɑː(ɹ)kən/nounC2A chief magistrate in an ancient or invented state.
  • ardournounC2Burning enthusiasm or passion.
  • arduous/ˈɑː.djʊ.əs/adjectiveC2Needing hard and tiring effort.
  • argot/ˈɑːɡəʊ/nounC2The private slang of a particular group.
  • armadillonounC2A small animal in bony plates that rolls into a ball when frightened.
  • aromatic/ˌæɹ.əˈmæt.ɪk/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsHaving a strong pleasant spicy smell.
  • articulate/ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jʊ.lət/adjectiveC14 meaningsAble to say what you mean clearly and easily.
  • articulation/ɑːˌtɪk.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/nounC2Clear expression in speech, or the joining of parts.
  • artifice/ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪfɪs/nounC2Clever trickery used to deceive.
  • artless/ˈɑɹt.lɪs/adjectiveC2Simple and natural, with no cunning at all.
  • ascendancy/əˈsɛndənsi/nounC2A position of rising power over others.
  • askance/əˈskæns/adverbC2With a sideways look of doubt or disapproval.
  • aspersionnounC2A damaging remark made about somebody's character.
  • assail/əˈseɪl/verbC2To attack violently, physically or with words.
  • assay/ˈæseɪ/nounC2A test of how much metal an ore contains.
  • assay officenounC2Where precious metal is tested and stamped.