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

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  • aggression/əˈɡɹɛʃən/nounB2Hostile or violent behaviour and the readiness to attack.
  • agility/əˈd͡ʒɪl.ɪ.ti/nounC12 meaningsThe ability to move quickly and change direction easily.
  • agitation/ædʒ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/nounC12 meaningsA state of anxious restlessness.
  • agnostic/aɡˈnɒstɪk/nounC12 meaningsA person who thinks it cannot be known whether a god exists.
  • agony/ˈæɡ.ə.ni/nounB2Pain so severe that you can think of nothing else.
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nounC1
The columnist who answers readers' personal problems.
  • agreement/əˈɡɹiːmənt/nounB12 meaningsA shared decision or understanding between parties.
  • agriculture/ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃə/nounB2+The science and business of farming.
  • aid/eɪd/nounB22 meaningsHelp, especially money or supplies given to those in need.
  • aid workernounB2Somebody who brings help where a disaster has struck.
  • aide/eɪd/nounC1An assistant to somebody important.
  • ailment/ˈeɪ̯lmənt/nounB2+A minor but persistent illness.
  • air/ˈɛə̯/nounA13 meaningsThe invisible mixture of gases that living things breathe.
  • air ambulancenounB2A helicopter that carries the badly injured.
  • air bednounB1An inflatable mattress for sleeping outdoors.
  • air freshenernounB1Something that puts a pleasant smell into a room.
  • air milesnounB2Points earned by flying, spent on future travel.
  • air pocketnounC1A sudden drop caused by a change in the air.
  • air pressure/ˈeɹ̠ ˌpɹ̠ɛʃəɹ/nounB2The weight of the atmosphere pressing down.
  • air traffic controllernounB2The official who directs aircraft by radio.
  • airbagnounB1+A bag that inflates instantly to cushion a crash.
  • airfieldnounB2An open area where aircraft take off and land.
  • airline/ˈɛəˌlaɪn/nounA2+A company that carries passengers by air.
  • airlinernounB2+A large aircraft that carries fare-paying passengers.
  • airlocknounB2+A sealed chamber between areas of different air pressure.
  • airmail/ˈɛəɹ(ˌ)meɪl/nounB2+Post carried abroad by aircraft.
  • airplane modenounB1The setting that switches off all wireless signals.
  • airport/ˈɛə.pɔːt/nounA1The place where flights begin and end.
  • airshipnounB2+A powered aircraft kept up by lighter-than-air gas.
  • airstairnounC2The steps rolled up to an aircraft door.
  • airtimenounC1The minutes a subject is given on radio or television.
  • airway/ˈɛə.weɪ/nounB2+The passage air travels down into the lungs.
  • aisle/aɪ̯l/nounA2+2 meaningsThe narrow walking space between rows of seats in a plane, train, cinema or church.
  • aisle seatnounB1A seat beside the walkway.
  • alabaster/ˈæl.əˌbɑːs.tə/nounC1A smooth white stone soft enough to carve.
  • alacrity/əˈlakrᵻti/nounC2Cheerful readiness to act at once.
  • alarm/əˈlɑːm/nounA24 meaningsA device that makes a loud sound to wake you or to warn you.
  • alarm clocknounA2A clock that sounds at a set time to wake somebody.
  • albanianounB1+A country in the Balkans.
  • albatross/ˈæl.bəˌtɹɒs/nounB2+A vast ocean bird that glides without flapping.
  • albino/ælˈbiːnəʊ/nounB2+A creature born with no colouring in skin or hair.
  • album/ˈælbəm/nounB12 meaningsA collection of songs released together.
  • alchemist/ˈæl.kə.mɪst/nounB2+Somebody who sought to turn base metal into gold.
  • alchemy/ˈælkəmi/nounC12 meaningsThe old art of trying to turn base metal into gold.
  • alcohol/ˈæl.kə.hɒl/nounB1The intoxicating substance in wine and beer.
  • alcoholic/ˌæl.kəˈhɒl.ɪk/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsContaining alcohol.
  • alcoholism/ˈælkə(ˌ)hɔˌlɪzəm/<a:GenAm><ref:{{R:Dictionary.comnounB2+The illness of being unable to stop drinking.
  • alcove/ˈæl.kəʊv/nounC1A small recess set back into a wall.
  • alder/ˈɔːldə/nounC1A tree that grows in wet ground.
  • alderman/ˈɔːldəmən/nounC1A senior member of a town council.
  • ale/eɪl/nounB1+Beer made with top-fermenting yeast.
  • alehousenounC1A house where beer is sold and drunk.
  • alert/əˈlɜːt/adjectiveB24 meaningsAwake and paying close attention to what is happening.
  • algae/ˈæl.d͡ʒi/nounB1+Simple water plants with no true leaves or roots.
  • algebra/ˈæl.dʒɪ.bɹə/nounB2+The mathematics where letters stand in for unknown numbers.
  • algerianounB1+A country in North Africa.
  • algorithm/ˈælɡəɹɪðm̩/nounB2+The exact step-by-step recipe a computer follows.
  • algorithm feednounB2A stream of posts chosen for you by a machine.
  • alias/ˈeɪ.li.əs/nounB22 meaningsA false name a person goes by.
  • alibi/ˈæl.ə.baɪ/nounB2+Proof that you were somewhere else when a crime happened.