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

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19,295 words · showing 9,301–9,360

  • junk foodphraseB2Tasty unhealthy food with lots of fat, sugar, and salt.
  • junk mailnounB1Unsolicited advertising delivered by post.
  • junk shopnounB2A shop selling cheap second-hand goods.
  • junkyard/ˈd͡ʒʌŋkˌjɑɹd/nounB2A yard where scrap is piled up for resale.
  • jurassicadjectiveB2+Of the middle age of the great reptiles.
  • jurisdiction/d͡ʒʊɹɪsˈdɪkʃən/nounC12 meaningsThe area or subject a court has power over.
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  • jurisprudence/ˈd͡ʒʊəɹɪsˌpɹuːdəns/nounC2The theory and philosophy of law.
  • jurist/ˈd͡ʒʊəɹ.ɪst/nounC1An expert in the law.
  • juror/ˈd͡ʒʊəɹə/nounB2+One of the citizens who decide a verdict in court.
  • jury/ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi/nounB22 meaningsThe group of citizens who decide guilt in a trial.
  • jury dutynounB2The obligation to serve on the panel that decides a verdict.
  • jury-rig/ˈdʒʊə.ɹi ɹɪɡ/verbC2To rig something up roughly so it works for now.
  • just a momentphraseA2A polite request for a brief wait.
  • just in timephraseC12 meaningsA system of supplying parts only as they are required.
  • just my luckphraseB2Said bitterly when something goes wrong for you again.
  • justice/ˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪs/nounB13 meaningsFair treatment, especially under the law.
  • justification/ˌd͡ʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/nounC13 meaningsA good reason offered for something that has been done.
  • justify/ˈd͡ʒʌstɪfaɪ/verbB23 meaningsTo show that something is right or reasonable.
  • jut/d͡ʒʌt/verbB2+To stick out beyond a surface or edge.
  • juvenile/ˈd͡ʒuːvənaɪl/adjectiveC12 meaningsInvolving a person too young to be treated as an adult.
  • juxtapose/ˈd͡ʒʌk.stə.pəʊz/verbC1To place two things side by side for contrast.
  • juxtaposition/ˌd͡ʒʌk.stə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/nounC1The placing of contrasting things next to each other.
  • kaisernounC1The former emperor of Germany or Austria.
  • kale/keɪl/nounB1+A dark curly leaf that stays firm when cooked.
  • kaleidoscope/kəˈlaɪ.dəˌskəʊp/nounB2+A tube of shifting coloured patterns, or a constant change.
  • kangaroo/ˌkæːŋ.ɡəˈɹʉː/nounB2A hopping Australian marsupial.
  • karaoke/ˈkæ.ɹiˌəʊ.ki/nounB2Singing along to recorded backing for fun.
  • karatnounB2+A measure of how pure gold is, out of twenty-four.
  • karate/kəˈɹɑː.ti/nounA2+A Japanese martial art using strikes with the hands and feet.
  • karma/ˈkɐɾ.mɑː/nounB1+The idea that your actions shape what happens to you later.
  • kartingnounB2+Racing small low open-wheeled machines.
  • kayak/ˈkaɪˌæk/nounB1+A slim closed canoe paddled with a double-bladed oar.
  • kazakhstannounB2The enormous steppe country of Central Asia.
  • kebab/kəˈbæb/nounB1+Grilled meat, often served in flatbread.
  • keel/kiːl/nounB2+The long fin under a boat that keeps it upright.
  • keep/kiːp/verbA17 meaningsTo continue to have something rather than give it away or lose it.
  • keep a promisephraseB1To do exactly what you said you would do.
  • keep a secretphraseB1To tell nobody what you were told in confidence.
  • keep a straight facephraseB2To avoid laughing or smiling when you want to.
  • keep an eye onphraseB2To watch something or someone carefully to prevent problems.
  • keep in touchphraseB1A request not to lose contact.
  • keep it under your hatphraseC1To keep something secret.
  • keep outphraseB12 meaningsTo prevent something or somebody from entering.
  • keep somebody postedphraseB2To keep telling somebody the latest news.
  • keep something under your hatphraseC1To keep a secret to yourself.
  • keep trackphraseB1To remain aware of the progress or whereabouts of something.
  • keep upphraseB2To move or progress at the same speed as the others.
  • keep up withphraseB1To move as fast as somebody else.
  • keep up with the jonesesphraseC1To try to match your neighbours' possessions.
  • keep your chin upphraseB2To stay cheerful when things are hard.
  • keep your hair onphraseC1Calm down and stop getting angry.
  • keep your headphraseB2To stay calm when everybody else is panicking.
  • keepsake/ˈkiːp.seɪk/nounC1A small object kept in memory of somebody.
  • keg/kɛɡ/nounB2+A small metal barrel for beer.
  • kelvin/ˈkɛlvɪn/nounC1The temperature scale starting at absolute zero.
  • ken/kɛn/nounC2The range of what somebody knows or can see.
  • kennel/ˈkɛn.əl/nounB1+2 meaningsThe small shelter a dog sleeps in.
  • kenyanounB1+An East African country.
  • kerb/kɝb/nounB1+The raised stone edge between road and pavement.
  • kernel/ˈkɜː.nəl/nounB2+The soft part inside a nut, or the core of a matter.