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

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397 words · showing 181–240

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  • grandfather/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/nounA12 meaningsThe father of your mother or father.
  • gravitate/ˈɡɹævɪteɪt/verbC2To be drawn steadily towards something.
  • gutter/ˈɡʌt.ə/nounB15 meaningsA channel along the edge of a roof that carries rainwater away.
  • gybe/d͡ʒaɪb/verbC2To turn a boat's stern through the wind.
  • hallmark/ˈhɔːlmɑːk/nounC13 meaningsAn official mark stamped on gold, silver or platinum to certify its purity and where it was assayed.
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/həˈluː/
verbC2
To shout to attract attention, especially in hunting.
  • harangue/həˈɹæŋ/nounC22 meaningsA long, critical and often angry speech.
  • harp/hɑːp/nounB1+3 meaningsA large stringed instrument with a triangular frame, played by plucking the strings with the fingers.
  • harrumphverbC2To clear the throat noisily in disapproval.
  • hector/ˈhɛktə/verbC2To bully somebody with loud talk.
  • herald/ˈhɛɹəld/verbC2To announce that something is coming.
  • hew/hjuː/verbC2To chop or cut with heavy blows.
  • hinder/ˈhɪndəː/verbC2To get in the way of progress and slow it down.
  • husband/ˈhʌzbənd/nounA12 meaningsThe man somebody is married to.
  • hyperventilateverbC2To breathe abnormally fast, usually from anxiety.
  • imbibe/ɪmˈbaɪb/verbC22 meaningsTo drink.
  • imbue/ɪmˈbjuː/verbC2To fill something through and through with a quality.
  • impend/ɪmˈpɛnd/verbC2To be about to happen, usually something bad.
  • imperil/ɪmˈpɛɹəl/verbC2To put something in danger.
  • importune/ɪmpɔːˈtjuːn/verbC2To pester somebody with persistent requests.
  • impugn/ɪmˈpjuːn/verbC2To cast doubt on somebody's honesty or motives.
  • incise/ɪnˈsaɪz/verbC2To cut a design into a hard surface.
  • inculcate/ˈɪn.kʌl.keɪt/verbC2To fix an idea in somebody's mind by repetition.
  • indemnify/ɪnˈdɛm.nɪ.faɪ/verbC2To promise to make good somebody's losses.
  • insinuate/ɪnˈsɪnjueɪt/verbC2To suggest something unpleasant indirectly.
  • interdict/ˈɪntɚdɪkt/nounC22 meaningsAn official order forbidding something.
  • interpolate/ɪnˈtɜː.pəˌleɪt/verbC2To work out a value that falls between two known ones.
  • interrogate/ɪnˈtɛɹəɡeɪt/verbC22 meaningsTo question somebody hard and at length.
  • intersperse/ˌɪntəˈspɜːs/verbC2To scatter things at intervals among others.
  • interweave/ˌɪntəˈwiːv/verbC2To weave two things together so they cannot be pulled apart.
  • issue/ˈɪʃuː/nounB16 meaningsA subject that people disagree about and keep arguing over.
  • jounce/d͡ʒaʊn(t)s/verbC2To bump and jolt up and down.
  • jury-rig/ˈdʒʊə.ɹi ɹɪɡ/verbC2To rig something up roughly so it works for now.
  • lamb/ˈlæm/nounA23 meaningsA young sheep.
  • lambaste/læmˈbeɪst/verbC2To criticise somebody harshly and publicly.
  • lament/ləˈmɛnt/verbC22 meaningsTo express deep sorrow about something.
  • laud/lɔːd/verbC2To praise somebody publicly.
  • leaven/ˈlɛv.ən/verbC2To lighten dough, or to relieve something dull.
  • liaise/liːˈeɪz/verbC2To keep in touch between two groups so they work together.
  • limn/lɪm/verbC2To paint or describe something in outline.
  • liquidate/ˈlɪkwɪdeɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo turn assets into money, or to close a business down.
  • loiter/ˈlɔɪtə(ɹ)/verbC2To stand about with no clear purpose.
  • lug/lʌɡ/verbB23 meaningsTo carry or drag something heavy with effort.
  • lumber/ˈlʌm.bə/verbB24 meaningsTo move slowly and heavily.
  • maculate/ˈmækjʊleɪt/adjectiveC23 meaningsMarked with spots; spotted.
  • mangle/ˈmæŋ.ɡ(ə)l/verbC22 meaningsTo crush and twist something out of all shape.
  • manifest/ˈmæn.ɪ.fɛst/adjectiveC13 meaningsObvious; plain to see.
  • maraud/məˈɹɔːd/verbC2To roam about raiding and plundering.
  • maul/mɔːl/verbC12 meaningsTo attack and tear at somebody savagely.
  • mesh/mɛʃ/nounC22 meaningsA net of fine threads or wires.
  • mete/miːt/verbC2To deal out punishment or reward.
  • methinks/mɪˈθɪŋks/verbC2It seems to me, in old use.
  • mewl/ˈmjuːl/verbC2To cry feebly, as a baby or a kitten does.
  • molest/məˈlɛst/verbB2+2 meaningsTo interfere with somebody, especially sexually.
  • mollify/ˈmɒlɪfaɪ/verbC2To soothe somebody's anger.
  • moor/mʊə/verbC22 meaningsTo tie a vessel up so it cannot drift.
  • moot/muːt/adjectiveC12 meaningsOpen to argument, and perhaps not worth settling.
  • mould/məʊld/nounB1+4 meaningsA soft fuzzy growth of fungus on damp surfaces or old food.
  • mull/mʌl/verbC12 meaningsTo turn something over slowly in your mind.
  • muss/mʌs/verbC2To make something untidy by ruffling it.