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

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  • jam/ˈd͡ʒæm/nounA2+6 meaningsFruit boiled with sugar until it sets, spread on bread and used in cakes.
  • jangle/ˈd͡ʒæŋɡəl/verbC1To make a harsh ringing clatter.
  • jar/d͡ʒɑː/nounB15 meaningsA glass container with a wide mouth and a lid, used for keeping food.
  • jazz/d͡ʒæz/nounA2+3 meaningsA kind of music with strong rhythm and improvised solos, first played in the American South.
  • jeer/d͡ʒɪə/verbB2+2 meaningsTo shout mocking or insulting remarks.
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/ˈd͡ʒɛp.ə.dʌɪz/
verbB2+
To put something valuable at risk of harm.
  • jerk/ˈd͡ʒɜːk/verbB13 meaningsTo move with a short sharp pull.
  • jet/ˈd͡ʒɛt/nounB24 meaningsA fast aircraft driven by jet engines.
  • jiggle/ˈd͡ʒɪɡəl/verbB2To move something with quick little jerks.
  • jingle/ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡl̩/verbB23 meaningsTo make the light ringing sound of small metal things knocking together.
  • jockey/ˈd͡ʒɒki/nounB22 meaningsA professional rider in horse races.
  • jog/d͡ʒɒɡ/verbB23 meaningsTo run at a slow, steady pace for exercise.
  • join/ˈd͡ʒɔɪn/verbA14 meaningsTo become a member of a group or organisation.
  • joke/ˈd͡ʒəʊ̯k/nounA22 meaningsA short funny story told to make people laugh.
  • jolt/d͡ʒɒlt/verbB22 meaningsTo move or shake suddenly and roughly.
  • jostle/ˈd͡ʒɒs.əl/verbC1To push against people in a crowd.
  • jounce/d͡ʒaʊn(t)s/verbC2To bump and jolt up and down.
  • journal/ˈd͡ʒɝnəl/nounB15 meaningsA periodical that publishes research articles in a particular subject.
  • journey/ˈd͡ʒɝni/nounB13 meaningsAn act of travelling from one place to another.
  • judge/d͡ʒʌd͡ʒ/nounB14 meaningsThe official who runs a court case and decides the punishment.
  • juggle/ˈd͡ʒʌɡəl/verbB22 meaningsTo keep several objects in the air at once.
  • jump/d͡ʒʌmp/verbA24 meaningsTo push off the ground into the air.
  • jury-rig/ˈdʒʊə.ɹi ɹɪɡ/verbC2To rig something up roughly so it works for now.
  • justify/ˈd͡ʒʌstɪfaɪ/verbB23 meaningsTo show that something is right or reasonable.
  • jut/d͡ʒʌt/verbB2+To stick out beyond a surface or edge.
  • juxtapose/ˈd͡ʒʌk.stə.pəʊz/verbC1To place two things side by side for contrast.
  • keep/kiːp/verbA17 meaningsTo continue to have something rather than give it away or lose it.
  • kick/kɪk/verbA25 meaningsTo hit or strike something with the foot.
  • kidnap/ˈkɪdnæp/verbB2To take a person away by force and demand money.
  • kill/ˈkɪl/verbA24 meaningsTo make a person, animal or plant die.
  • kindle/ˈkɪn.dəl/verbC1To set alight, or to stir a feeling into life.
  • kiss/kɪs/verbA12 meaningsTo touch somebody with your lips.
  • knead/niːd/verbB2+To press and fold dough again and again with your hands.
  • kneel/niːl/verbB2To rest your weight on your bent knees.
  • knife/ˈnaɪ̯f/nounA22 meaningsA sharp tool used for cutting.
  • knit/nɪt/verbB1+3 meaningsTo make cloth or clothing by looping yarn with two needles.
  • knock/nɒk/verbA25 meaningsTo hit a door or window with your hand so that people inside hear you.
  • knot/nɒt/nounB14 meaningsA tie made by looping rope or string through itself and pulling it tight.
  • know/nəʊ/verbA13 meaningsTo have information or a fact in your mind.
  • label/ˈleɪ.bəl/nounB12 meaningsA small paper on a product with information about it.
  • lack/læk/verbB12 meaningsTo be without something needed or expected.
  • lacquer/ˈlæk.ə/nounC13 meaningsA hard glossy coating that dries quickly, used on wood, metal and nails.
  • lag/læɡ/nounB1+2 meaningsThe delay between an action and the response.
  • lamb/ˈlæm/nounA23 meaningsA young sheep.
  • lambaste/læmˈbeɪst/verbC2To criticise somebody harshly and publicly.
  • lament/ləˈmɛnt/verbC22 meaningsTo express deep sorrow about something.
  • laminate/ˈlæmɪneɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo seal a document in clear plastic.
  • land/lænd/verbA25 meaningsTo come down onto the ground from the air.
  • landscape/ˈlan(d)skeɪp/nounB25 meaningsAll the visible features of an area of land, taken in together.
  • languish/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/verbC1To grow weak from being left with no attention.
  • lap/læp/nounB13 meaningsThe flat surface formed by the upper legs when sitting.
  • lapse/læps/nounC12 meaningsA small failure of memory or attention.
  • lash/læʃ/verbB25 meaningsTo hit someone or something hard with a whip or a rope.
  • last/lɑːst/adjectiveA15 meaningsComing after all the others in order or time.
  • laud/lɔːd/verbC2To praise somebody publicly.
  • laugh/lɐːf/verbA1To make the sound of amusement.
  • launch/lɔːnt͡ʃ/verbB24 meaningsTo start something big and public — a product, a campaign, an inquiry.
  • launder/ˈlɔːndə/verbB2+2 meaningsTo wash and press clothes properly.
  • lavish/ˈlævɪʃ/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsVery generous or elaborate, often excessively so.
  • lay/leɪ/verbB14 meaningsTo put something down carefully.