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

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  • alibi witnessnounC1Someone who swears the accused was somewhere else.
  • alien/ˈeɪ.li.ən/adjectiveB12 meaningsBelonging somewhere else, and strange because of it.
  • alienation/ˌeɪli.əˈneɪʃən/nounC12 meaningsThe feeling of being cut off from those around you.
  • alignment/əˈlaɪn.mənt/nounC1An arrangement in a straight line, or an agreement of aims.
  • alimony/ˈæl.ɪ.mə.ni/nounC1Money one spouse must pay the other after a divorce.
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A substance that neutralises acid and feels soapy.
  • all-clearnounB2A signal or message that danger is over, or that something is safe.
  • allegation/ˌæl.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/nounC1A claim of wrongdoing made without proof yet.
  • allegiance/əˈliː.d͡ʒəns/nounC1Loyalty owed to a person, a country or a cause.
  • allegory/ˈælɪɡəɹi/nounC2A story whose whole meaning lies beneath the surface.
  • allergen/ˈælə(ɹ)ˌd͡ʒɛn/nounB2+A substance that can cause an allergic reaction.
  • allergic reactionnounB2The body responding dangerously to something harmless.
  • allergy/ˈæl.əɹ.d͡ʒi/nounB1+A harmful immune reaction to a normally harmless substance.
  • alley/ˈæl.i/nounB1The narrow dark passage between two buildings.
  • alleyway/ˈæ.li.weɪ/nounB1+A narrow passage between buildings.
  • alliance/əˈlaɪ.əns/nounB2A union of parties who agree to help each other.
  • allocation/ˌæl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/nounC1The share given out to each.
  • allotment/əˈlɔt.mɛnt/nounC2A small rented plot where people grow vegetables.
  • allowance/əˈlaʊəns/nounC13 meaningsMoney given regularly to someone for them to spend.
  • alloy/ˈæ.lɔɪ/nounB2+2 meaningsA metal made by mixing a metal with one or more other metals or elements.
  • alloy steelnounC1Steel with other metals added to change its properties.
  • alloy wheelnounC1A car wheel cast from light metal rather than pressed steel.
  • allusion/əˈlu.ʒən/nounC2An indirect mention of something.
  • alluviumnounC2Soil and gravel left behind by a river.
  • ally/ˈæl.aɪ/nounB22 meaningsA country or person on your side.
  • almanac[ˈɔl.mə.næk]nounC1A yearly book of facts, dates and tables.
  • almond/ˈɑː.mənd/nounA2+An oval nut with a pale sweet kernel.
  • alms/ɑːmz/nounC1Money or food given to poor people as charity.
  • almshousenounC2Housing built long ago for the poor of a parish.
  • alphabet/ˈæl.fəˌbɛt/nounB1The set of letters used to write a language, in their conventional order.
  • alpine/ˈæl.paɪn/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsBelonging to high mountains above the treeline.
  • alt textnounB2A written description of a picture for those who cannot see it.
  • altar/ˈɒl.tə/nounB22 meaningsThe table at the front of a church, used in religious services.
  • alteration/ɒl.tə(ɹ)ˈeɪ.ʃən/nounB2+A change of fit or detail made to something already finished.
  • altercation/ˌɔːltəˈkeɪʃn̩/nounC1A noisy quarrel.
  • alternative/ɒlˈtɜː.nə.tɪv/nounB12 meaningsAnother possibility that could be chosen instead.
  • alternatornounC1The part that charges the battery while the engine runs.
  • altitude/ˈælt.ɪˌtjuːd/nounB2Height above sea level.
  • altitude sicknessnounB2Illness caused by thin air high in the mountains.
  • alto/ˈæl.təʊ/nounB2+A singing voice between the highest and the middle.
  • altruism/ˈæl.tɹu.ɪz.əm/nounC1Concern for others put before yourself.
  • aluminium/ˌæl.(j)ʊˈmɪn.i.əm/nounB1+A light, soft, silver-grey metal that resists rust; chemical element 13, symbol Al.
  • alumnus/əˈlʌmnəs/nounC1A former student of a school or university.
  • amalgamation/əˌmælɡəˈmeɪʃən/nounC1The joining of separate bodies into one.
  • amateur/ˈæ.mə.tə/nounB2Someone who does something for love rather than money.
  • amazement/əˈmeɪz.mənt/nounB2A feeling of great surprise and wonder.
  • ambassador/æmˈbæs.ə.də(ɹ)/nounB2A country's highest representative living in another country.
  • amber/ˈæm.bəː/adjectiveB1+3 meaningsOf a warm golden-orange colour.
  • ambiguity/æm.bɪˈɡjuː.ɪ.ti/nounC13 meaningsThe quality of having more than one possible meaning.
  • ambition/æmˈbɪʃ.ən/nounB1+2 meaningsA strong wish to achieve something big.
  • amble/ˈæm.bəl/verbC13 meaningsTo walk at an easy, unhurried pace.
  • ambulance/ˈæmbjᵿl(ə)n(t)s/nounA2A vehicle equipped to carry sick or injured people to hospital.
  • ambulance crewnounB2The staff who attend an emergency and travel with the patient.
  • ambush/ˈæm.bʊʃ/nounB2A surprise attack from hiding.
  • amendment/əˈmɛndmənt/nounC1An official change added to a law or constitution.
  • amendment rightnounC1A freedom guaranteed by a change to a constitution.
  • amenities/əˈmɛn.ə.tiːz/nounB2+2 meaningsThe facilities and comforts a place provides.
  • americanounA1The United States of America.
  • americanadjectiveA23 meaningsBelonging to the United States.
  • amethyst/ˈæm.ə.θɪst/nounB2+A purple form of quartz.