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

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  • mutable/ˈmjuːtəbəl/adjectiveC2Liable to change.
  • mutinous/ˈmjuːtɪnəs/adjectiveC2Refusing to obey those in command.
  • myriad/ˈmɪɹi.æd/nounC22 meaningsAn extremely great number.
  • myrtle/ˈmɜːtl̩/nounC2An evergreen Mediterranean shrub with white blossom.
  • mystique/mɪˈstiːk/nounC2A glamorous air of mystery around somebody.
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The lowest point in somebody's fortunes.
  • nag/ˈnæɡ/verbB24 meaningsTo keep asking or complaining about the same thing until somebody gives in.
  • namegivingnounC2The occasion of choosing and announcing a child's name.
  • narcotic/nɑːˈkɒtɪk/nounC2A drug that relieves pain and dulls the senses.
  • narwhalnounC2An Arctic whale with one long straight tusk out of its head.
  • nary/ˈnɛə.ɹi/adjectiveC2Not one.
  • nascent/ˈneɪ.sənt/adjectiveC2Just coming into being.
  • naurunounC2The world's smallest island republic, in the Pacific.
  • neophyte/ˈniː.əˌfaɪt/nounC2Somebody new to a subject or a belief.
  • nerveless/ˈnɜː(ɹ)vləs/adjectiveC2Limp and without strength, or showing no fear.
  • nicety/ˈnaɪsɪti/nounC2A fine point of detail or of manners.
  • niggardly/ˈnɪɡədli/adjectiveC2Mean and grudging in what is given.
  • nigh/naɪ/adverbC2Near.
  • nimbus/ˈnɪmbəs/nounC22 meaningsA dark rain cloud.
  • nitrenounC2A white salt used in gunpowder and curing.
  • non sequitur/ˌnɒn ˈsɛk.wɪ.tə/nounC2A conclusion that simply does not follow.
  • non-comedogenicadjectiveC2Made not to block the pores.
  • nonce/nɒns/nounC2The present occasion, in the phrase for the nonce.
  • nonchalant/ˈnɒn.ʃəl.ənt/adjectiveC2Calm and casual, showing no anxiety or interest.
  • nonchalantlyadverbC2In a casually unconcerned manner.
  • nonentitynounC2Somebody of no importance whatever.
  • nostalgia/nɒˈstæld͡ʒə/nounC2The sweet ache of missing times that are gone.
  • nostalgicadjectiveC2Sweetly missing the days that are gone.
  • nostalgicallyadverbC2With fond longing for an earlier time.
  • notoriety/nəʊ.təˈɹaɪ.ə.ti/nounC2Fame for something bad.
  • nubile/ˈnubaɪl/adjectiveC2Young and old enough to marry.
  • numismatics/ˌn(j)uːmɪzˈmatɪks/nounC2The collecting and study of coins.
  • nymph/ˈnɪmf/nounC12 meaningsA minor female spirit of woods and water.
  • oaky/ˈoʊki/adjectiveC2Tasting of the wooden barrel it aged in.
  • oarlocknounC2The fitting an oar pivots in.
  • obdurate/ˈɒbdʒʊɹɪt/adjectiveC2Stubbornly refusing to be moved or softened.
  • obeisance/əˈbiː.səns/nounC2A bow or gesture of deep respect.
  • objectivity/ˌɒbd͡ʒɛkˈtɪvɪti/nounC12 meaningsThe ability to judge something without letting your own feelings or interests affect the result.
  • oblique/əˈbliːk/adjectiveC2Slanting, or expressed indirectly.
  • obsequious/əbˈsiːkwi.əs/adjectiveC2Fawning and over-eager to please.
  • obstreperous/əbˈstɹɛp.əɹ.əs/adjectiveC2Noisy and difficult to control.
  • obtain/əbˈteɪn/verbB22 meaningsTo get something, often with effort.
  • obtrude/əbˈtɹuːd/verbC2To push yourself forward where you are not wanted.
  • obviate/ˈɒb.viˌeɪt/verbC2To remove the need for something.
  • oceanic/ˌəʊʃiˈænɪk/adjectiveC12 meaningsBelonging to the open sea.
  • octave/ˈɒktɪv/nounC2The interval between one musical note and the next of the same name.
  • octogenarian/ˌɑktəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/nounC2Somebody between eighty and ninety years old.
  • oddmentsnounC2Small leftover items of various kinds.
  • officious/əˈfɪʃəs/adjectiveC2Fussily using small authority to interfere.
  • offing/ˈɒfɪŋ/nounC2The near future, in the phrase in the offing.
  • oldsternounC2A person well on in years, of either sex, spoken of informally but without mockery.
  • opacity/oʊˈpæsɪti/nounC2The quality of letting no light or sense through.
  • opaque/əʊˈpeɪk/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsImpossible to see through; letting no light pass.
  • opulence/ˈɒp.jʊl.əns/nounC2Great wealth shown off in luxury.
  • opulent/ˈɒpjʊlənt/adjectiveC2Richly and showily luxurious.
  • orbit/ˈɔː.bɪt/nounB1+2 meaningsThe path one body travels around another in space.
  • orcanounC2The black and white whale that hunts in groups.
  • ordain/ɔɹˈdeɪn/verbC12 meaningsTo make somebody a priest.
  • orders/ˈɔː.dəz/nounB12 meaningsInstructions that must be obeyed.
  • ormolu/ˈɔː(ɹ)məˌluː/nounC2Gilded bronze used to decorate furniture.