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

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  • purple/ˈpɜː.pl̩/nounA12 meaningsThe colour between red and blue.
  • purposeful/ˈpɜː.pəs.fəl/adjectiveB2+Showing that you know exactly what you mean to do.
  • pushy/ˈpʊʃ.i/adjectiveB2Too forceful in trying to get what you want.
  • pusillanimous/ˌpjuːsɪlˈænɪməs/adjectiveC2Cowardly and lacking any spirit.
  • putrid/ˈpjuː.tɹɪd/adjectiveC1Rotten, and smelling of decay.
  • quadrupedal/ˌkwɑdɹəˈpiːdəl/
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adjectiveC1
Walking on four legs.
  • quaint/kweɪnt/adjectiveC1Charmingly old-fashioned.
  • qualitative/ˈkwɒl.ɪ.tə.tɪv/adjectiveC2Describing qualities rather than numbers.
  • quality/ˈkwɒlɪti/nounA2+3 meaningsHow good or bad something is; the standard it reaches.
  • quantitative/ˈkwɒntɪtətɪv/adjectiveC1Measured in numbers and statistics.
  • quantum/ˈkwɒntəm/adjectiveC12 meaningsBelonging to the physics of the very smallest things.
  • quarrelsome/ˈkwɒɹəlsəm/adjectiveB2+Always ready to argue.
  • quarterlyadjectiveB2+Happening once every three months.
  • queasy/ˈkwiː.zi/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsFeeling slightly sick.
  • queer/kwɪə/adjectiveB22 meaningsStrange or odd, in older use.
  • querulous/ˈkwɛɹ(j)ʊləs/adjectiveC2Complaining in a whining tone.
  • quick-wittedadjectiveB2Fast to understand and to respond.
  • quiescent/kwaɪˈɛsənt/adjectiveC2Quiet and inactive for the time being.
  • quiet/ˈkwaɪ̯.ət/adjectiveA14 meaningsMaking very little sound.
  • quiltedadjectiveB2+Padded with a layer of stuffing held by stitching.
  • quintessential/ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəl/adjectiveC1Showing a quality in its purest form.
  • quixotic/kwɪkˈsɒtɪk/adjectiveC2Nobly idealistic, and hopelessly impractical.
  • quizzical/ˈkwɪzɪkəl/adjectiveC1Showing mild puzzled amusement.
  • rabid/ˈɹæbɪd/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsCarrying the disease rabies.
  • racial/ˈɹeɪʃəl/adjectiveB2To do with the different races of people.
  • racist/ˈɹeɪ.sɪst/adjectiveB22 meaningsShowing prejudice or discrimination based on race.
  • radiant/ˈɹeɪ.di.ənt/adjectiveB23 meaningsShining brightly.
  • radical/ˈɹædɪkəl/adjectiveB24 meaningsReaching the deepest, most basic parts of something; complete and far-reaching.
  • radioactive/ˌɹeɪdiəʊˈaktɪv/adjectiveB1+Giving off energy as its atoms break down.
  • ragged/ˈɹæɡɪd/adjectiveB24 meaningsOld, torn, and hanging in loose strips.
  • raging/ˈɹeɪd͡ʒɪŋ/adjectiveB22 meaningsViolently strong.
  • rainbow/ˈɹeɪnboʊ/nounA22 meaningsThe arc of colours seen when sunlight passes through rain.
  • rainy/ˈɹeɪni/adjectiveA1With a lot of rain falling.
  • rambling/ˈɹæm.blɪŋ/adjectiveB2+Wandering on with no clear direction.
  • rambunctious/ɹæmˈbʌŋ(k)ʃəs/adjectiveC1Boisterous and hard to control.
  • rampant/ˈɹæm.pənt/adjectiveC12 meaningsSpreading unchecked.
  • ramshackle/ˈɹæmˌʃæk.əl/adjectiveC1Badly built or maintained and close to collapse.
  • rancid/ˈɹænsɪd/adjectiveC1Smelling of fat that has gone off.
  • rangy/ˈɹeɪnd͡ʒi/adjectiveC1Tall, thin and long-limbed.
  • rank/ˈɹæŋk/nounB24 meaningsA position in an order or hierarchy, especially in the armed forces or the police.
  • rapacious/ɹəˈpeɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveC2Greedily grasping for more at others' cost.
  • rapt/ˈɹæpt/adjectiveC1So absorbed that nothing else reaches you.
  • rapturous/ˈɹæp.t͡ʃəɹ.əs/adjectiveC2Full of overwhelming delight.
  • rare/ɹɛə/adjectiveB13 meaningsNot found or not happening very much.
  • rash/ɹæʃ/nounB22 meaningsA patch of red itchy spots on the skin.
  • raucous/ˈɹɔːkəs/adjectiveC1Loud, harsh and disorderly.
  • raunchy/ˈɹɔːn(t)ʃi/adjectiveC1Openly and coarsely sexual.
  • ravenous/ˈɹævənəs/adjectiveC1Extremely hungry.
  • raving/ˈɹeɪvɪŋ/adjectiveC12 meaningsTalking wildly and incoherently, as in delirium.
  • raw/ɹɔː/adjectiveB25 meaningsNot cooked.
  • reactionary/ɹiˈækʃən(ə)ɹi/adjectiveC1Opposed to change and wanting the old ways back.
  • reactive/ɹiːˈæktɪv/adjectiveB2+3 meaningsResponding to events after they happen rather than planning ahead.
  • readable/ˈɹiː.də.bəl/adjectiveC1Easy or enjoyable to read.
  • ready/ˈɹɛd.i/adjectiveA13 meaningsFully prepared, with nothing left to do first.
  • real/ɹiːl/adjectiveA14 meaningsActually existing, not imagined or invented.
  • realistic/ˌɹɪəˈlɪs.tɪk/adjectiveB22 meaningsSensible about what is actually possible.
  • rear/ˈɹɪə/adjectiveB22 meaningsAt or belonging to the back.
  • rearmostadjectiveC1Furthest to the back.
  • rearview/ˈɹɪəvjuː/adjectiveB2Describing the mirror showing the view behind a vehicle.
  • recalcitrant/ɹɪˈkæl.sɪ.tɹənt/adjectiveC2Resisting authority and refusing to co-operate.