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

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  • amity/ˈæmɪti/nounC2Friendly relations between people or nations.
  • ammonia/əˈməʊ.nɪ.ə/nounB2+A sharp-smelling gas used in cleaning liquids.
  • ammonite/ˈæ.məˌnaɪt/nounC1A spiral-shelled sea creature found in rock.
  • ammunition/ˌæmjuˈnɪʃən/nounB22 meaningsThe bullets and shells a weapon fires.
  • amnesia/ˌæmˈniʒə/nounB2Loss of memory through injury or illness.
  • amnesty/ˈæm.nɪ.sti/
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An official pardon granted to a group of offenders.
  • amount/əˈmaʊnt/nounA23 meaningsHow much there is of something.
  • amp/ˈæmp/nounB22 meaningsThe unit of electrical current.
  • amphibian/æmˈfɪbɪən/nounB1+A creature that lives both in water and on land.
  • amplification/ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/nounC1The making of a sound or a signal stronger.
  • amplifier/ˈæm.plə.faɪ.ə/nounB2+The box that makes an electric instrument loud.
  • ampoule/ˈæm.puːl/nounC2A tiny sealed glass tube of liquid medicine.
  • amputation/ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən/nounB2+The surgical removal of a limb.
  • amputee/ampjʊˈtiː/nounB2A person who has had an arm or a leg removed.
  • amulet/ˈæm.jə.lɪt/nounC1A small object worn or carried to protect its owner from harm, illness or bad luck.
  • amuse-bouche/a.muːz.buːʃ/nounC2A tiny free taste sent out before the meal begins.
  • amusement/əˈmjuzmənt/nounB2The feeling of being entertained, or a fairground ride.
  • amusement park/əˈmjuz.məntˌpɑɹk/nounB1A park of rides, games, and candy floss.
  • anachronism/əˈnæ.kɹə.nɪ.z(ə)m/nounC1Something that belongs to the wrong period.
  • anacondanounC2A huge South American snake that kills by wrapping around and squeezing.
  • anaesthetist/əˈniːsθətɪst/nounC1The doctor who puts patients to sleep for surgery.
  • analogy/əˈnæləd͡ʒi/nounC12 meaningsA comparison that explains something by showing how it works like something else.
  • analysis/əˈnælɪsɪs/nounB1+2 meaningsA careful examination of something in its parts.
  • analyst/ˈænəlɪst/nounB2+Somebody who examines data and explains what it means.
  • anaphylaxis/ˌænəfɪˈlæksɪs/nounC1A sudden whole-body allergic reaction.
  • anarchy/ˈæn.ə.ki/nounB2+2 meaningsA state of disorder from an absence of authority.
  • anathema/əˈnæθəmə/nounC2Something you detest utterly.
  • ancestor/ˈæn.sɛs.tɚ/nounB22 meaningsA family member from long before you.
  • ancestry/ˈæn.sɛs.tɹi/nounB2+The line of family a person comes from.
  • anchor/ˈæŋ.kəː/nounB23 meaningsA heavy device dropped to hold a ship in place.
  • anchor chainnounB2The heavy links that hold a boat to its anchor.
  • anchorage/ˈæŋkəɹɪd͡ʒ/nounB2+A place where ships can safely lie at anchor.
  • anchormannounB2The man who presents a news programme.
  • anchovy/ˈæn.t͡ʃə.vi/nounB1+A tiny strong-tasting fish packed in salt.
  • andorranounC1Tiny country high in the Pyrenees between France and Spain.
  • anecdote/ˈæn.ɪkˌdəʊt/nounB2+A short amusing true story from somebody's life.
  • anesthesia/ˌæn.əsˈθiːz.i.ə/nounB2Medically produced loss of sensation or consciousness.
  • angel/ˈeɪ̯n.d͡ʒəl/nounA22 meaningsA heavenly messenger.
  • anger/ˈæŋɡə/nounB1The hot feeling that rises when something is deeply unfair.
  • angle/ˈæŋ.ɡəl/nounB24 meaningsThe amount of turn between two lines that meet, measured in degrees.
  • angolanounB2+Portuguese-speaking country on Africa's southwest coast, capital Luanda.
  • angst/ˈæŋ(k)st/nounC2A deep unfocused anxiety about existence.
  • anguish/ˈæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/nounB2+Very great pain of mind or body.
  • animal/ˈænɪməl/nounA1A living creature that moves about and is not a plant.
  • animator/ˈænɪˌmeɪtə(ɹ)/nounB1+A person who makes drawings appear to move.
  • animosity/æn.ɪˈmɒs.ɪ.ti/nounC1Strong hostility or dislike.
  • anion/ˈænˌaɪ.ən/nounC2An ion carrying a negative charge.
  • anise/ˈæn.ɪs/nounC1A plant whose seed gives a liquorice flavour.
  • ankle/ˈæŋ.kəl/nounA2+The joint between the foot and the leg.
  • anklet/ˈæŋklət/nounC1A light chain worn around the lower leg.
  • annals/ˈæn.əlz/nounC1A yearly record of events.
  • annihilation/əˌnaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/nounC1Total destruction, leaving nothing.
  • anniversary/ˌænɪˈvɜːs(ə)ɹi/nounB22 meaningsThe date on which something happened in an earlier year, marked each time it comes round.
  • annotation/ˌæn.əˈteɪ.ʃən/nounC1A note added to a text to explain or comment on it.
  • announcement/əˈnaʊns.mənt/nounB1An official public statement.
  • annoyance/əˈnɔɪ.əns/nounB22 meaningsMild anger.
  • annual/ˈæn.ju.əl/adjectiveB22 meaningsHappening once every year.
  • annual leavenounB2Paid holiday earned over the year.
  • annulment/əˈnʌl.mənt/nounC1An official declaration that a marriage never held.
  • annum/ˈæn.əm/nounC1A year, in phrases about rates and pay.