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

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  • jumble/ˈd͡ʒʌmbəl/nounB2An untidy mixture of unrelated things.
  • jumble salenounB2A sale of donated second-hand oddments.
  • jump/d͡ʒʌmp/verbA24 meaningsTo push off the ground into the air.
  • jumper/ˈd͡ʒʌmpə/nounB1A knitted top pulled on over the head.
  • junction/ˈd͡ʒʌŋkʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsWhere two railway lines meet or divide.
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The small case where wires are joined safely.
  • juncture/ˈd͡ʒʌŋk.tʃə(ɹ)/nounC1A particular point in time, especially a critical one.
  • junenounA1The sixth month of the year.
  • jungle/ˈd͡ʒʌŋ.ɡ(ə)l/nounB1A hot thick wild forest.
  • junior/ˈd͡ʒuːniə/adjectiveB13 meaningsLower in rank or position.
  • juniper/ˈd͡ʒuːnɪpə/nounB2+A small evergreen whose berries flavour gin.
  • junk/d͡ʒʌŋk/nounA2+Worthless old things nobody wants.
  • junk mailnounB1Unsolicited advertising delivered by post.
  • junk shopnounB2A shop selling cheap second-hand goods.
  • junkyard/ˈd͡ʒʌŋkˌjɑɹd/nounB2A yard where scrap is piled up for resale.
  • jurisdiction/d͡ʒʊɹɪsˈdɪkʃən/nounC12 meaningsThe area or subject a court has power over.
  • jurisprudence/ˈd͡ʒʊəɹɪsˌpɹuːdəns/nounC2The theory and philosophy of law.
  • jurist/ˈd͡ʒʊəɹ.ɪst/nounC1An expert in the law.
  • juror/ˈd͡ʒʊəɹə/nounB2+One of the citizens who decide a verdict in court.
  • jury/ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi/nounB22 meaningsThe group of citizens who decide guilt in a trial.
  • jury dutynounB2The obligation to serve on the panel that decides a verdict.
  • justice/ˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪs/nounB13 meaningsFair treatment, especially under the law.
  • justification/ˌd͡ʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/nounC13 meaningsA good reason offered for something that has been done.
  • juxtaposition/ˌd͡ʒʌk.stə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/nounC1The placing of contrasting things next to each other.
  • kaisernounC1The former emperor of Germany or Austria.
  • kale/keɪl/nounB1+A dark curly leaf that stays firm when cooked.
  • kaleidoscope/kəˈlaɪ.dəˌskəʊp/nounB2+A tube of shifting coloured patterns, or a constant change.
  • kangaroo/ˌkæːŋ.ɡəˈɹʉː/nounB2A hopping Australian marsupial.
  • karaoke/ˈkæ.ɹiˌəʊ.ki/nounB2Singing along to recorded backing for fun.
  • karatnounB2+A measure of how pure gold is, out of twenty-four.
  • karate/kəˈɹɑː.ti/nounA2+A Japanese martial art using strikes with the hands and feet.
  • karma/ˈkɐɾ.mɑː/nounB1+The idea that your actions shape what happens to you later.
  • kartingnounB2+Racing small low open-wheeled machines.
  • kayak/ˈkaɪˌæk/nounB1+A slim closed canoe paddled with a double-bladed oar.
  • kazakhstannounB2The enormous steppe country of Central Asia.
  • kebab/kəˈbæb/nounB1+Grilled meat, often served in flatbread.
  • keel/kiːl/nounB2+The long fin under a boat that keeps it upright.
  • keep/kiːp/verbA17 meaningsTo continue to have something rather than give it away or lose it.
  • keepsake/ˈkiːp.seɪk/nounC1A small object kept in memory of somebody.
  • keg/kɛɡ/nounB2+A small metal barrel for beer.
  • kelvin/ˈkɛlvɪn/nounC1The temperature scale starting at absolute zero.
  • ken/kɛn/nounC2The range of what somebody knows or can see.
  • kennel/ˈkɛn.əl/nounB1+2 meaningsThe small shelter a dog sleeps in.
  • kenyanounB1+An East African country.
  • kerb/kɝb/nounB1+The raised stone edge between road and pavement.
  • kernel/ˈkɜː.nəl/nounB2+The soft part inside a nut, or the core of a matter.
  • kerosene/ˈkɛɹəsiːn/nounB2+A thin oil burned in lamps and engines.
  • kestrel/ˈkɛstɹəl/nounC1A small falcon that hovers over roadsides.
  • ketch/kɛt͡ʃ/nounC2A two-masted sailing boat.
  • ketchup/ˈkɛt͡ʃ.əp/nounA2+A sweet red tomato sauce.
  • kettle/ˈkɛ.təl/nounB1A container with a lid and spout for boiling water.
  • kettle traynounB2The small set for making tea and coffee in a room.
  • key/kiː/nounA16 meaningsA shaped piece of metal that opens and locks a lock.
  • key cardnounB1The plastic card that unlocks a hotel door.
  • key performance indicatornounC1A number chosen to show whether work is going well.
  • keyboard/ˈki.bɔɹd/nounB1+2 meaningsThe set of keys used for typing on a computer or typewriter.
  • keyboard navigationnounB2Working a program without needing a mouse.
  • keynote/ˈkiːˌnoʊt/nounB2+The central theme, or the main speech at a conference.
  • keypad/ˈkiːpæd/nounB1+A small set of keys for entering numbers or commands.
  • keystone/ˈkiː.stəʊn/nounC12 meaningsThe wedge-shaped stone at the top of an arch, which locks the other stones in place.