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

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19,295 words · showing 481–540

  • 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.
  • allocate/ˈæl.ə.keɪt/verbC1To divide money, time or resources officially between uses.
  • allocation/ˌæl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/nounC1The share given out to each.
  • allot/əˈlɒt/
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To give out shares of something to each in turn.
  • allotment/əˈlɔt.mɛnt/nounC2A small rented plot where people grow vegetables.
  • allow/əˈlaʊ/verbA22 meaningsTo let something happen.
  • 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.
  • allude/əˈljuːd/verbC2To hint at something without naming it.
  • 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.
  • aloft/əˈlɔft/adverbC2Up in or into the air.
  • alone/əˈləʊn/adjectiveA23 meaningsWith nobody else present.
  • alongside/əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd/prepositionB23 meaningsNext to something and parallel with it.
  • aloof/əˈluːf/adjectiveC12 meaningsKeeping a cool distance from other people.
  • aloud/əˈlaʊd/adverbB1+In a voice that can be heard by others.
  • alphabet/ˈæl.fəˌbɛt/nounB1The set of letters used to write a language, in their conventional order.
  • alphabetical/ˌæl.fəˈbɛt.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveB2Arranged in the order of the letters.
  • 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.
  • alter/ˈɒl.tə/verbB23 meaningsTo change part of something, or to change it in a small way.
  • alteration/ɒl.tə(ɹ)ˈeɪ.ʃən/nounB2+A change of fit or detail made to something already finished.
  • altercation/ˌɔːltəˈkeɪʃn̩/nounC1A noisy quarrel.
  • alternate/ɒlˈtɜː(ɹ).nət/verbB2To take turns one after the other.
  • alternately[ɔːlˈtɜɹnətlɪ]adverbC1First one and then the other, over and over.
  • alternative/ɒlˈtɜː.nə.tɪv/nounB12 meaningsAnother possibility that could be chosen instead.
  • alternatornounC1The part that charges the battery while the engine runs.
  • although/ɔːlˈðəʊ/prepositionA2Used to admit one thing while stating another.
  • 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.
  • altogether/ɔːl.tʊˈɡɛð.ə(ɹ)/adverbB2Completely, or counting everything.
  • altruism/ˈæl.tɹu.ɪz.əm/nounC1Concern for others put before yourself.
  • altruistic/ˌæl.tɹuˈɪs.tɪk/adjectiveC1Caring for others 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.
  • always/ˈɔːl.weɪz/adverbA13 meaningsEvery time, on every occasion.
  • amalgamate/əˈmælɡəˌmeɪt/verbC1To merge separate bodies into one.
  • amalgamation/əˌmælɡəˈmeɪʃən/nounC1The joining of separate bodies into one.
  • amass/əˈmæs/verbC1To gather a great quantity over time.
  • amateur/ˈæ.mə.tə/nounB2Someone who does something for love rather than money.
  • amaze/əˈmeɪz/verbB2To fill someone with wonder or surprise.
  • 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.
  • ambiguous/æmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs/adjectiveB2+Open to more than one reading.
  • ambition/æmˈbɪʃ.ən/nounB1+2 meaningsA strong wish to achieve something big.
  • ambitious/æmˈbɪʃ.əs/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsHungry to achieve great things.
  • ambivalent/æmˈbɪv.ə.lənt/adjectiveC1Pulled both ways at once about the same thing.