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

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19,295 words · showing 541–600

  • amble/ˈæm.bəl/verbC13 meaningsTo walk at an easy, unhurried pace.
  • ambulance/ˈæmbjᵿl(ə)n(t)s/nounA2A vehicle equipped to carry sick or injured people to hospital.
  • ambulance crewnounB2The staff who attend an emergency and travel with the patient.
  • ambush/ˈæm.bʊʃ/nounB2A surprise attack from hiding.
  • ameliorate/əˈmiːli.əɹeɪt/verbC2To make a bad situation better.
  • amenable/əˈmiːnəbəl/
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Willing to be persuaded or to co-operate.
  • amend/əˈmɛnd/verbC12 meaningsTo formally change a law or text to improve it.
  • amendment/əˈmɛndmənt/nounC1An official change added to a law or constitution.
  • amendment rightnounC1A freedom guaranteed by a change to a constitution.
  • amenities/əˈmɛn.ə.tiːz/nounB2+2 meaningsThe facilities and comforts a place provides.
  • americanounA1The United States of America.
  • americanadjectiveA23 meaningsBelonging to the United States.
  • amethyst/ˈæm.ə.θɪst/nounB2+A purple form of quartz.
  • amiable/ˈeɪ.mi.ə.bəl/adjectiveC1Friendly and good-natured.
  • amicable/ˈæ.mɪ.kə.bəl/adjectiveC1Friendly and free of hostility, especially after a dispute.
  • amid/əˈmɪd/prepositionC1In the middle of a group of things.
  • amidst/aˈmɪdst/prepositionB2+In the middle of, in formal use.
  • amiss/əˈmɪs/adjectiveB2+Not as it should be.
  • amity/ˈæmɪti/nounC2Friendly relations between people or nations.
  • ammonia/əˈməʊ.nɪ.ə/nounB2+A sharp-smelling gas used in cleaning liquids.
  • ammonite/ˈæ.məˌnaɪt/nounC1A spiral-shelled sea creature found in rock.
  • ammunition/ˌæmjuˈnɪʃən/nounB22 meaningsThe bullets and shells a weapon fires.
  • amnesia/ˌæmˈniʒə/nounB2Loss of memory through injury or illness.
  • amnesty/ˈæm.nɪ.sti/nounC1An official pardon granted to a group of offenders.
  • among/əˈmʌŋ/prepositionA23 meaningsSurrounded by, or in the middle of.
  • amongst/əˈmʌŋst/prepositionB2In the middle of a group.
  • amorous/ˈæ.mə.ɹəs/adjectiveC1Showing or feeling sexual love.
  • amorphous/əˈmɔ(ɹ)fəs/adjectiveC2Having no definite shape or structure.
  • amount/əˈmaʊnt/nounA23 meaningsHow much there is of something.
  • amp/ˈæmp/nounB22 meaningsThe unit of electrical current.
  • amphibian/æmˈfɪbɪən/nounB1+A creature that lives both in water and on land.
  • ample/ˈæm.pəl/adjectiveB2+More than enough, with room to spare.
  • amplification/ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/nounC1The making of a sound or a signal stronger.
  • amplifier/ˈæm.plə.faɪ.ə/nounB2+The box that makes an electric instrument loud.
  • amplify/ˈæm.plə.faɪ/verbB2+To make something louder or stronger.
  • ampoule/ˈæm.puːl/nounC2A tiny sealed glass tube of liquid medicine.
  • amputate/ˈæmpjʊteɪt/verbB2To cut off a limb surgically.
  • amputation/ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən/nounB2+The surgical removal of a limb.
  • amputee/ampjʊˈtiː/nounB2A person who has had an arm or a leg removed.
  • amulet/ˈæm.jə.lɪt/nounC1A small object worn or carried to protect its owner from harm, illness or bad luck.
  • amuse/əˈmjuːz/verbB22 meaningsTo make someone smile or laugh.
  • amuse-bouche/a.muːz.buːʃ/nounC2A tiny free taste sent out before the meal begins.
  • amused/əˈmjuːzd/adjectiveB1+Finding something mildly funny or entertaining.
  • amusement/əˈmjuzmənt/nounB2The feeling of being entertained, or a fairground ride.
  • amusement park/əˈmjuz.məntˌpɑɹk/nounB1A park of rides, games, and candy floss.
  • amusing/əˈmjuːzɪŋ/adjectiveB2Causing quiet laughter.
  • an act of godphraseC1A disaster no person could have prevented.
  • anachronism/əˈnæ.kɹə.nɪ.z(ə)m/nounC1Something that belongs to the wrong period.
  • anachronistic/əˌnæk.ɹəˈnɪs.tɪk/adjectiveC2Belonging to the wrong period of history.
  • anacondanounC2A huge South American snake that kills by wrapping around and squeezing.
  • anaesthetist/əˈniːsθətɪst/nounC1The doctor who puts patients to sleep for surgery.
  • analogous/əˈnæl.ə.ɡəs/adjectiveC1Alike enough for a comparison to hold.
  • analogy/əˈnæləd͡ʒi/nounC12 meaningsA comparison that explains something by showing how it works like something else.
  • analysis/əˈnælɪsɪs/nounB1+2 meaningsA careful examination of something in its parts.
  • analyst/ˈænəlɪst/nounB2+Somebody who examines data and explains what it means.
  • analyze/ˈæn.ə.laɪz/verbB2To take something apart in your mind to understand it.
  • anaphylaxis/ˌænəfɪˈlæksɪs/nounC1A sudden whole-body allergic reaction.
  • anarchic/əˈnɑː.kɪk/adjectiveC2Wildly disordered and recognising no authority.
  • anarchy/ˈæn.ə.ki/nounB2+2 meaningsA state of disorder from an absence of authority.
  • anathema/əˈnæθəmə/nounC2Something you detest utterly.