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

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19,295 words · showing 61–120

  • abridge/əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ/verbC1To shorten a work while keeping its sense.
  • abroad/əˈbɹɔːd/adverbB1+2 meaningsIn or to a country that is not your own.
  • abrogate/ˈæ.bɹə.ɡət/verbC2To cancel a law or an agreement by authority.
  • abrogation/ˌæb.ɹəˈɡeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/nounC2The formal cancelling of a law or a treaty.
  • abrupt/əˈbɹʌpt/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsSudden and unexpected.
  • abruptly/əˈbɹʌp.li/
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Suddenly and unexpectedly, breaking the flow.
  • abscond/əbˈskɒnd/verbC1To run away secretly, often taking what is not yours.
  • abseil/ˈæb.seɪl/verbC1To come down a rock face on a rope.
  • absence/ˈæb.s(ə)n̩s/nounB2The state of not being there.
  • absent/ˈæb.sn̩t/adjectiveB24 meaningsNot in the place where you are expected to be.
  • absent-minded/ˌæb.sn̩tˈmaɪn.dɪd/adjectiveB2Forgetful because your thoughts are elsewhere.
  • absentee/ˌæb.sn̩ˈti/nounB2+Somebody who fails to turn up where they are expected.
  • absently/ˈæb.sn̩t.li/adverbB2Without paying attention to what you are doing.
  • absolute/ˈæb.sə.luːt/adjectiveB1Complete, with nothing limiting it.
  • absolutely/ˈæb.səˌl(j)uːt.li/adverbA22 meaningsCompletely.
  • absolution/æb.səˈljuː.ʃn̩/nounC1The formal forgiveness of sins.
  • absolutism/ˈæb.sə.luː.tɪz.m̩/nounC2The view that some truths hold everywhere, always.
  • absolve/əbˈzɒlv/verbC1To free somebody from blame or from a duty.
  • absorb/əbˈzɔːb/verbB22 meaningsTo soak something up.
  • absorbed/æbˈsɔɹbd/adjectiveB22 meaningsSo caught up in something that nothing else registers.
  • absorbing/əbˈzɔː.bɪŋ/adjectiveB2So interesting that you lose track of time.
  • abstention/əbˈstɛn.ʃn̩/nounC1Choosing not to vote, or holding back from something.
  • abstinence/ˈæb.stɪ.nəns/nounC1Going entirely without something.
  • abstract/ˈæbˌstɹækt/adjectiveB24 meaningsExisting as an idea rather than as a thing you can touch.
  • abstraction/əbˈstɹæk.ʃn̩/nounC1An idea considered apart from any real example.
  • abstruse/əbˈstɹuːs/adjectiveC2So difficult to follow that few can understand it.
  • absurd/əbˈsɜːd/adjectiveB2So unreasonable it is almost funny.
  • absurdity/əbˈsɜːd.ɪ.ti/nounC1The quality of being ridiculous.
  • abundance/əˈbʌn.dn̩s/nounC1A quantity far greater than is needed.
  • abundant/əˈbʌn.dənt/adjectiveC1Present in more than plenty.
  • abuse/əˈbjuːs/nounB22 meaningsCruel or violent treatment of a person.
  • abusive/əˈbjuː.sɪv/adjectiveB2Cruel or insulting in the way it treats somebody.
  • abyss/əˈbɪs/nounB2+A hole so deep it seems to have no bottom.
  • academia/ˌæk.əˈdiː.mɪ.ə/nounC1The world of universities and research as a whole.
  • academy/əˈkæd.ə.mi/nounB2A school for a special subject, or a learned society.
  • accede/əkˈsiːd/verbC1To agree to a request, or to take up high office.
  • accelerate/əkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo move faster and faster.
  • acceleration/əkˌsɛl.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/nounB2+The rate at which speed increases.
  • accelerator/əkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/nounB1+The pedal that increases a vehicle's speed.
  • accent/ˈak.sənt/nounB12 meaningsThe way people from one place pronounce their words.
  • accentuate/əkˈsɛn.t͡ʃu.eɪt/verbC1To make something more noticeable or prominent.
  • accept/əkˈsɛpt/verbA24 meaningsTo say yes to something offered.
  • acceptable/əkˈsɛp.tə.bəl/adjectiveB22 meaningsGood enough to be agreed to or allowed.
  • acceptance/əkˈsɛp.təns/nounB22 meaningsThe act of agreeing to receive or take something.
  • access/ˈæksɛs/nounB12 meaningsThe right or opportunity to enter or use something.
  • accessibility/əkˌsɛs.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/nounB2+How easily a place or service can be used by everybody.
  • accessible/əkˈsɛs.ɪ.bəl/adjectiveC1Easy to reach, to enter or to understand.
  • accessible roomnounB2A room designed for a guest who uses a wheelchair.
  • accessible toiletnounB1A lavatory designed for people with disabilities.
  • accession/ækˈsɛʃ.ən/nounC1Coming to a throne or joining an organisation.
  • accessory/əkˈsɛs.(ə.)ɹi/nounB22 meaningsA small additional item that complements something else.
  • accidental/ˌæk.sɪˈdɛn.tl̩/adjectiveB1Happening by chance and not on purpose.
  • acclaim/əˈkleɪm/nounC12 meaningsEnthusiastic public praise.
  • acclaimed/əˈkleɪmd/adjectiveB2+Widely praised in public.
  • acclamation/æk.ləˈmeɪ.ʃən/nounC2Loud shared approval, given by voice.
  • acclimatiseverbC1To let your body get used to thinner air.
  • accolade/ˈæk.əˌleɪd/nounC1A public honour given for achievement.
  • accommodate/əˈkɒməˌdeɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo have room for somebody or something.
  • accommodating/əˈkɒm.əˌdeɪ.tɪŋ/adjectiveB2+Willing to fit in with what others want.
  • accommodation/əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/nounB1+2 meaningsA place to stay and sleep.