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

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  • accumulation/əˌkjuːm.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/nounC1A mass gathered a little at a time.
  • accuracy/ˈak.jʊ.ɹə.si/nounB2Freedom from error.
  • accusation/ˌæk.jʊˈzeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/nounC1A charge that somebody has done wrong.
  • accused/əˈkjuzd/nounB1The person a court says has done wrong.
  • ache/eɪk/verbB13 meaningsTo hurt with a dull, continuous pain.
  • achievement/əˈt͡ʃiːv.mənt/
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Something done successfully after effort.
  • acid/ˈæsɪd/nounB22 meaningsA sour substance that turns litmus red.
  • acid rainnounB2Rain made sour by pollution, which kills trees.
  • acidity/əˈsɪd.ɪ.ti/nounB2+The degree to which something is sharp and sour.
  • acknowledgementnounB2+The admitting that something is so, or thanks given.
  • acne/ˈækni/nounB1+A condition that covers the skin in spots.
  • acolyte/ˈæk.ə.laɪt/nounC1An assistant at a religious service, or a devoted follower.
  • acorn/ˈeɪ.kɔɹn/nounB1+The nut of the oak tree.
  • acorn cupnounB2The rough little cup an oak seed sits in.
  • acoustics/əˈkuː.stɪks/nounC1The way a room shapes and reflects sound.
  • acquaintance/əˈkweɪntəns/nounB1+2 meaningsSomebody you know slightly.
  • acquiescence/ˌæk.wiːˈɛs.əns/nounC2Quiet agreement given without objection.
  • acquired/əˈkwaɪɹd/adjectiveB22 meaningsGained or developed rather than possessed from birth.
  • acquisition/ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən/nounC13 meaningsThe act of getting or gaining something.
  • acquittal/əˈkwɪtəl/nounC1The court's declaration that the accused is not guilty.
  • acre/ˈeɪ.kə/nounC1A unit of land about the size of a football pitch.
  • acreage/ˈeɪk(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/nounC2The extent of a piece of land measured in acres.
  • acrimony/ˈækɹɪməni/nounC2Bitter ill feeling between people.
  • acrobat/ˈæk.ɹə.bæt/nounB2An entertainer who performs feats of balance and agility.
  • acrobaticsnounC2Feats of balance, tumbling and agility.
  • acronym/ˈækɹənɪm/nounB2+A word built from first letters, like NASA.
  • acrylics/əˈkɹɪlɪks/nounB2+Artificial nails built on top of your own.
  • act/ækt/nounA22 meaningsA single thing somebody does.
  • action/ˈækʃən̩/nounA12 meaningsThe doing of something, rather than talk about it.
  • action figurenounB1A small posable model of a character.
  • action pointnounB2A task assigned to somebody during a meeting.
  • activation/ˌæktɪˈveɪʃn̩/nounC1The act of setting something working.
  • activation energynounC1The push a reaction needs before it will start.
  • activist/ˈæk.tɪ.vɪst/nounC1A person who fights publicly for a cause.
  • activity/ækˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/nounA2+Something people do, especially for interest or exercise.
  • actor/ˈæk.təː/nounA12 meaningsA person who plays a character in films or on stage.
  • actuary/ˈæktʃuˌɛɹi/nounC1A specialist who calculates risk for insurers.
  • acuity/əˈkjuːɪti/nounC1Sharpness of sight, hearing or thought.
  • acumen/ˈækjʊmən/nounC1A quick and shrewd judgement in practical matters.
  • acute anglenounB2An angle smaller than a square corner.
  • ad hominemnounC2Attacking the person instead of their argument.
  • ad lib/æd ˈlɪb/nounC2Words spoken without preparation.
  • adage/ˈæd.ɪd͡ʒ/nounC1A short old saying that people take as true.
  • adaptation/ˌæd.əpˈteɪ.ʃən/nounC14 meaningsA film, play or programme made from a book or other original work.
  • addendum/əˈdɛn.dəm/nounC1Something added at the end of a document.
  • addict/ˈæd.ɪkt/nounB2Somebody who cannot give up a habit or a substance.
  • addiction/əˈdɪkˌʃən/nounB2+A compulsive inability to stop using a substance or doing something harmful.
  • addition/əˈdɪʃ.ən/nounB1Something added, or the joining of numbers together.
  • additive/ˈæd.ɪ.tɪv/nounC2A substance put into food or fuel to change its properties.
  • address/əˈdɹɛs/nounA16 meaningsThe number, street and town that say where a building is.
  • addressee/ˌædɹɛˈsiː/nounC1The person a letter is written to.
  • adherence/ədˈhɪə.ɹəns/nounC1Sticking firmly to a rule or a belief.
  • adherent/ædˈ(h)ɪə.ɹənt/nounC1A committed follower of a cause.
  • adhesion/ˌædˈhiː.ʒən/nounC2The sticking of one surface to another.
  • adhesive/ədˈhiː.sɪv/nounB2A substance that sticks two things together.
  • adieu/əˈdju/nounC1A farewell, in a formal or literary way.
  • adjective/ˈæd͡ʒ.ɪk.tɪv/nounB1+A word that describes a noun.
  • adjoining roomsnounC1Two rooms with a door between them.
  • adjournmentnounC1The breaking off of a meeting until later.
  • adjustment/əˈd͡ʒʌst.mənt/nounC12 meaningsA small change made to get something right.