Word list beginning with a

Lists of words starting with A including those most commonly written / spoken, definitions, part of speech, a printable, and a very long list arranged by word length. Also includes countries that start with A, household items that begin with A, and more. Skip to the section you’re interested in by using the Table Of Contents, or scroll down to see more Amazing A words.

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  1. Most common A words in alphabetic and frequency order
  2. Printable / Infographic for common A words
  3. Glossary including part of speech and definition for top 200+ A words
  4. Questions and Answers, including household items beginning with A, and list of A country names
  5. More complete mega A word list arranged by word length / number of letters

Most common / frequently used words that begin with A:

Top 10 most common written words ordered by frequency:
and as are at an all about also any after

Common written words in alphabetic order:
about after all also an and any are as at

Top 20 most common spoken A words by frequency:
and a at all about are as an any around always alright anything after another actually also again away anyway

Printable / Infographic A words:

Most common Words Beginning With A

Here is an infographic of the most common A words, in jpg format / click on image to see full size. And here is a pdf of the same image: a-words-common.pdf, and here in black and white is a printable version: a-words-common-bw.pdf

Glossary with part of speech and definition for the top 200 or so most frequently used A words:

abandon noun the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry
ability noun the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
able adjective (usually followed by `to’) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
abnormal adjective not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm
aboard adverb on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
about adjective on the move
above noun an earlier section of a written text
abroad adjective in a foreign country
abruptly adverb quickly and without warning
absence noun the state of being absent
absent verb go away or leave
absolute noun something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things; something that does not depend on anything else and is beyond human control; something that is not relative
absolutely adverb completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
absorption noun (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
absurd noun a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless; –Albert Camus
abundance noun the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply
abundant adjective present in great quantity
academy noun a secondary school (usually private)
accept verb consider or hold as true
acceptable adjective worthy of acceptance or satisfactory
accessible adjective capable of being reached
accident noun an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
accounting noun a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes
accuracy noun the quality of being near to the true value
accurate adjective conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy
accused noun a defendant in a criminal proceeding
achieve verb to gain with effort
acid noun any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
acquaintance noun personal knowledge or information about someone or something
acquisition noun the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
across adverb to the opposite side
act noun a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
acting noun the performance of a part or role in a drama
action noun something done (usually as opposed to something said)
activity noun any specific behavior
actor noun a theatrical performer
actual adjective presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
actually adverb in actual fact
ad noun a public promotion of some product or service
adapt verb make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
adaptation noun a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form
addition noun a component that is added to something to improve it
address noun (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
adequate adjective having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
adequately adverb in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree
adjacent adjective nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
adjust verb alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
adjustment noun making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
administration noun a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group’s business affairs)
admirable adjective deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
admiral noun the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
admiration noun a feeling of delighted approval and liking
admire verb feel admiration for
admission noun the act of admitting someone to enter
admit verb declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
adopt verb choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
adult noun a fully developed person from maturity onward
advantage noun the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
adventure noun a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
adverse adjective contrary to your interests or welfare
advice noun a proposal for an appropriate course of action
advocate noun a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
aesthetic noun (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful
affect noun the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
affection noun a positive feeling of liking
afford verb be able to spare or give up
afraid adjective filled with fear or apprehension
after adjective located farther aft
afternoon noun the part of the day between noon and evening
again adverb anew
age noun how long something has existed
aged noun people who are old collectively
agency noun an administrative unit of government
agenda noun a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
agent noun an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
aggression noun a disposition to behave aggressively
aggressive adjective having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends
agitation noun a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
ago adjective gone by; or in the past
agony noun intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
agree verb be in accord; be in agreement
agreeable adjective conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature; ; ; – Disraeli
agreement noun the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
ahead adjective having the leading position or higher score in a contest
aid noun a resource
air noun a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
aircraft noun a vehicle that can fly
airport noun an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
alarm noun fear resulting from the awareness of danger
alcohol noun a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
alert noun condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
algorithm noun a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem
alike adjective having the same or similar characteristics
alive adjective possessing life
all adjective quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
alliance noun the state of being allied or confederated
allowance noun an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
alone adjective isolated from others
along adverb with a forward motion
aloud adverb using the voice; not silently
already adverb prior to a specified or implied time
altar noun the table in Christian churches where communion is given
always adverb at all times; all the time and on every occasion
ambition noun a cherished desire
ambitious adjective having a strong desire for success or achievement
amendment noun the act of amending or correcting
amino noun the radical -NH2
ample adjective more than enough in size or scope or capacity
amusement noun a feeling of delight at being entertained
analogy noun an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
analysis noun an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
analyze verb consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
anchor noun a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
ancient noun a very old person
angel noun spiritual being attendant upon God
anger noun a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
angle noun the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
angry adjective feeling or showing anger
animal noun a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
anna noun a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
annual noun (botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year
another adjective any of various alternatives; some other
answer noun a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
anti noun a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.)
anxiety noun (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
anxious adjective eagerly desirous
any adjective one or some or every or all without specification
anywhere adverb at or in or to any place; ; (`anyplace’ is used informally for `anywhere’)
apart adjective remote and separate physically or socially; ; – W.H.Hudson
apartment noun a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
apparatus noun equipment designed to serve a specific function
apparent adjective clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
appearance noun outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
appendix noun supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book
appetite noun a feeling of craving something; ; – Granville Hicks
apple noun fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
applicable adjective capable of being applied; having relevance
application noun the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
appointment noun the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
appreciate verb recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
appreciation noun understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
approach noun ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
apt adjective (usually followed by `to’) naturally disposed toward
arbitrary adjective based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice
arch noun a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
architectural adjective of or pertaining to the art and science of architecture
architecture noun an architectural product or work
archives noun collection of records especially about an institution
are noun a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
area noun a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
argue verb present reasons and arguments
argument noun a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
arm noun a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
army noun a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
arrange verb put into a proper or systematic order
array noun an orderly arrangement
arrival noun accomplishment of an objective
arrive verb reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
arrow noun a mark to indicate a direction or relation
art noun the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
artery noun a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
article noun nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
artificial adjective contrived by art rather than nature
artillery noun large but transportable armament
artist noun a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
artistic adjective relating to or characteristic of art or artists
ashamed adjective feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
aside noun a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
ask verb inquire about
asleep adjective in a state of sleep
aspect noun a distinct feature or element in a problem
assault noun close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
assembly noun a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
assert verb state categorically
assertion noun a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
asset noun a useful or valuable quality
assets noun anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
assignment noun a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
assistant noun a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
associate noun a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
association noun a formal organization of people or groups of people
assume verb take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
assurance noun freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
astonishment noun the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
atmosphere noun a particular environment or surrounding influence
atom noun (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
atomic adjective of or relating to or comprising atoms
attachment noun a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
attack noun (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
attempt noun earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
attend verb be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
attendance noun the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
attention noun the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
attitude noun a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
attract verb direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
attraction noun the force by which one object attracts another
attractive adjective pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
audience noun a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
audio noun the audible part of a transmitted signal
aunt noun the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
authentic adjective conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief
authority noun the power or right to give orders or make decisions
autonomy noun immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence
available adjective obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
avenue noun a line of approach
average noun a statistic describing the location of a distribution
avoid verb stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
award noun a grant made by a law court
aware adjective (sometimes followed by `of’) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
away adjective not present; having left
awe noun an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
awkward adjective causing inconvenience
axis noun a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions

Questions and Answers:

Q: What is the longest A word and how many letters does it have in it?
A: One of the longest A words is anatomicophysiological which is 22 letters long!

Q: What is the shortest word that starts with A?
A: “a” can be used as a word in a sentence, and it is a very short word at only 1 character long.

Q: What countries start with the letter A?
A: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan

Q: What are some household items / things / objects that start with A?
A: aftershave, air freshener, aluminum foil, antiperspirant, apron

More complete list, by word length:

2 letter words beginning with a:

aa ab ad ae ag ah ai al am an ar as at aw ax ay

3 letter words beginning with a:

aba abb aby ace act add ado adz aft aga age ago aha ahi aid ail aim ain air ait ala alb ale all alp alt ami amp ana and ane ani ant any ape apl apt apx arc are arg ark arm art ash ask asp ass

ate att auk ave awa awe awl awn axe aye azo

4 letter words beginning with a:

abba abed abet abib able ably abri abut aced ache acid acme acne acor acre acts acyl adar adaw aden adet adit adjt adze aeon aero aery afar agar aged agee agha agio agla agma agog agon ague ahem ahhs ahoy aide airs airt airy aith ajar akan akee akin

alar alas alba alee ales alga alit ally alms aloe alow also alto alum amah ambo amen amex amid amie amir ammo amok amyl anal anda anew ango anil ankh anna anoa anon anta ante anti anus anyu apes apex apse aqua arak arch arco area ares aria arid aril arms army arse arte

arty arui arum arvo aryl asci ashy asps asta atmo atom atop auks auld aunt aura ausu auto aval avas avdp aver aves avid avos avow away awed awry axes axil axis axle axon ayah ayin ayus azan

5 letter words beginning with a:

aalii abaca aback abaft abamp abase abash abate abbey abbot abeam abele abhor abide abmho abode abohm abort about above absey abuse abuzz abyes abysm abyss acerb aceta achar acorn acoup acred acrid actin actor acute adage adapt adati addax adder addle addnl adeep adept adfix adieu adios adman admit admix

adobe adopt adore adorn adown adoze adult adust aedes aeger aegis aerie affix afire afoot afore afoul afrit after again agama agape agate agave agend agent agger agile agist aglet agley aglow agoge agone agony agora agree agria ahead ahold ahunt aidoi aillt airan aisle aitch aiver aizle akala akene alack alarm alary

alate albin album alder aldol aleph alert alfet alfin algae algid algin algor alhet alias alibi alien align alike aline alive alkyd alkyl allay alley allod allot allow alloy allyl almes almug aloes aloft aloha aloin alone along aloof aloud alpha altar alter alula alvus amain amass amaze amber ambit amble ambry ameba ameer amend

ament amice amide amids amigo amine amino amiss amity amoke among amour ample amply amuck amuse ancle ancon andor anear anele anent angas angel anger angle angor angry angst anigh anile anima anion anise anjan anker ankle ankus annal annas annex annoy annul anode anoil anole antic antis antre antsy anura anvil aorta

apace apart apeak aperu apery aphid aphis apian apish apnea apoop aport appal appel apple apply appro april apron apsis arake arbor ardeb ardor ardri areca arena argal argil argol argon argot argue ariel arise armed armet armor aroar aroid aroma arose arpen arras array arris arrow arsis arson artel arter ascan ascon ascot ascry ascus asdic ashen

ashes aside askew aspen asper aspic assai assam assay assed asses asset astay aster astir asura atame atilt atimy atlas atman atocs atoll atomy atone atony atour atrip attar attic audio audit auger aught augur aulae aulic aulos aural aurar auric aurum auxin avail avale avast avens avert avgas avian avion avise avoid awacs await awake awane award aware awash

aweek awful awing awoke awols axial axing axiom azide azine azoic azole azote azoth azure

6 letter words beginning with a:

abacus abaser abasic abated abatis abbacy abbess abcess abduce abduct abidal abject abjure abkari ablate ablaut ablaze ablock abloom aboard abodah aboded abolla aboral abound abrade abrico abroad abrupt abseil absent abseys absorb absurd abulia abunas abvolt abwatt acacia acadia acarid acarus accede accent accept access accord accost accrue accuse acedia

acetal acetic acetum acetyl achene achill acidic acinic acinus acnode acoasm acquit acrasy acrawl acrons across acting action active actual acuate acuity acumen acuter adagio adalat adapts addend addict adduce adduct adhere adjoin adjure adjust adjute admass admire adnate adonai adonin adoors adopts adorer adorns adream adrift adroit adsorb aduana adular adults adusts advect advent adverb advert advice

advise adytum aecium aedile aedine aerate aerial aerify aerobe aerugo aesces aether afeard affair affect affeir affine affirm afflux afford affray afghan afield aflame afloat afraid afreet afresh afront agalma agamic agaric agaves agency agenda agenes aghast agisms agists agleam agnail agnate agones agonic agoras agouti agreed aguada aguish agujon ahimsa ahmadi aiglet aikido aikona ailing ailuro aimers airily airing

airman airway aivers ajowan akimbo akmite alalia alangs alarge alarum alasas albata albedo albeit albert albino albite alburn alcove aldide aldose aldrin alegar alegge alerce alevin alexia alexin algins algoid alible alight aliner alines aliped alisma aliter aljama alkali alkane alkene alkyne allege allele allied allies allium allody allude allure almond almost almuce

alpaca alpine alsoon altoun aludel alumna alvine always amadou amarna amatol amazed ambans ambary ambush amends amerce amidst amimia amises ammine ammino ammono amnion amoeba amoles amoral amotus amouli amount ampere amphid ampler amrita amtman amulet amused amylum amyrin amyris anabas anabia anadem analog anarch anatto anchor ancona anears anemia anemic anergy angary angina angled angler

anglos angora anguis animal animus anklet anlace anlage annals anneal annist annite annual annuli anodic anodon anoint anomic anomie anonym anorak anorth anoxia anoxic ansate answer anthem anther antiar antica anting antler antlia antrum anuran anuria anyhow anyone anyway aorist aoudad apache apathy apiary apical apices apiece apisms aplite aplomb apocha apodal apodia

apogee aporia appair appall appeal appear append apples applot appose aprons aptate arabin arable arames aranga arango arawak arbalo arbith arbour arbute arcade arcane arched archer arches archil archon arctic arcula ardent ardish areola arette argali argans argent argosy argues argufy arguta argyle argyll aright ariose arioso arisen arista arking arkose armada armful armill armine arming armlet armory armour

armpit armure arnica arnold aroint aromal around arouse arpent arrack arrant arrear arrest arrive arroba arrowy arroyo arsine artaba artery artful artist arusha aryans asarum ascend ascent ascoma ascots aseity asemia ashcan ashlar ashore ashraf ashram asians asideu aslant asleep aslope asmile asouth aspect aspern aspics aspire assail assent assert assess assets assign

assise assist assize assoil assort assume assure assyth astern astert asthma astoop astral astray astuns astute aswarm aswirl asylum ataman ataxia athink atokal atomic atonal atonic atopen atopic atrail atrium atsara attach attack attain attend attest attire attone attorn attune atwain atween atwist atypic aubade auburn audial audile augend augite augurs augury august auklet aumaga

auntie aureus aurify aurist aurora aurore aurous auspex auteur author autism autoed autumn avails avatar avaunt avenge avenue averse aviary aviate avidin avocet avoset avouch avowal avowed awaked awaken awarer aweigh awhile awhirl awmous awning axenic axilla axseed ayless azalea aziola azoles azoths azotic azrael

7 letter words beginning with a:

abacist abalone abandon abandum abasias abatage abattue abaxial abbasid abdomen abettor abeyant abfarad abhenry abiding abigail ability abiosis abiotic abjures abolete abolish abortus aboulia aboulic abraxas abreact abreast abridge abroach abscess abscind abscise abscond abseils absence absolve abstain abtruse abulias abusive abuttal abutter abysmal abyssal academe academy acaleph acaroid acaudal accidie

acclaim accloys accoied account accrete accrual accrued accurst accusal accused acerate acerbic acerose acetary acetate acetify acetins acetite acetone acetous acheron achieve achigan acicula acidify acidity acinary acolyte aconite acquire acraein acratia acreage acrinyl acritol acrobat acrogen acronym acroter acrylic acrylyl actable actinal actinia actinic actinon actress actuary actuate aculeus acutest acyclic adamant adapter adaxial addends

addible address adducer adducts adenine adenoid adenoma adenous adermin adeuism adharma adhibit adipose adjiger adjoins adjoint adjourn adjudge adjunct admiral adopted adorant adorsed adrenal adulate advance adverse advised advisee adviser aeneous aeolina aeoline aeonian aerator aerobic aerosol afeared affable affaire affairs affects affiant affiche affinal affined affixal afflict afforce affront afghani aftmost against agamete agamids agatoid

ageless agentry aggrade aggress agility agisted agistor agitate agitato aglance agnamed agnates agnomen agnosia agnosis agnuses agogics agonist agonize agoroth agouara agraffe agrapha agraria aground aguised aguises agynary ahaunch aheight aileron ailment aimless airbags airboat aircrew airdrop airflow airfoil airgaps airglow airhead airless airlift airlike airline airmail airport airship airsick airwave airways airwise akaakai akvavit alalias alameda

alamire alamode alanine alanuis albinal albumen albumin alcaide alcalde alcazar alchemy alcohol alembic alerion alertly alewife alfalfa alferez alfiona alforja algarde algebra algesia algesic algetic algosis aliases alidade alienee alienor aliform aliment alimony aliquot aliunde alkalic alkanal alkanes alkanet alleged allegge allegro alleleu allergy allheal allness allonge allonym allover allowed allseed allwork almanac almemar almoign

almoner almonry almsman alodies alodium alpeens alphorn already alright alsikes altaian althaea althorn altumal alumina alumnus alunite alyssum amadous amalgam amanita amateur amation amatory amazing ambages ambient ambroid ambsace amebous amenity amental amentia amesace amharic amiable amidase aminase aminize ammeter ammonal ammonia ammonic amnesia amnesty amoebas amoebic amongst amorini amorino amorism amorist amoroso amorous

amoving amphora amplify ampoule ampulla amputee amtmans amtracs amusers amusing amylase amylene amyloid amylose anaemia anaemic anagoge anagram analoga analogy analyse analyst analyze anapest anarchy anatase anatira anatomy anattas anchovy ancient ancilla ancille andante anderun andiron andrite android anelace anemone aneroid aneurin angelet angelic angelim angevin angioma angkhak angling anguine anguish angular anguses anhinga aniliid aniline anility animate

animato animism aniseed anisole anklets anlagen annates annatto annelid annexed annuity annular annulet annulus anodize anodyne anolyte anomaly anomias anopias anosmia another ansated antacid antaeus antapex antefix antenna anthill anthood anthrax anticor antigen antilog antique antiwit antlion antonym anurous anxiety anxious anybody anytime anyways anywise anziani apanage aparejo apastra apatite apersee aphacia aphasia aphasic aphelia aphesis aphides aphizog

aphonia aphonic aphotic apicula apinoid aplasia aplenty apocarp apocope apogamy apology apolune apomict apostil apostle apothem apparel appaume appease applaud applied appoint apports apprise approve appulse apraxia apricot aproned apropos apsaras apteral apteryx aptness apyonin apyrous aquatic aquavit aquench aqueous aquifer aquiver arabana arabica arabize araroba arbiter arbitre arbored arbusta arbutus arcanum archaic archean

archery archine arching archive archons archsin archway arcuale arcuate ardency arduous areaway areolar argeers argulus ariadne arietta arishes aristas arkosic armfuls armhole armiger armilla armings armoire armored armorer armoury armrack armrest arnatta arnotto aroints aroynts arpanet arraign arrange arrears arriage arrival arsenal arsenic arshins arsoite article artisan artiste artless artwork aruspex arustle arvejon asarota ascarid ascends ascetic ascites asconce ascribe

asepses asepsis aseptic ashamed ashrams ashtray asinine askance asocial asperse asphalt aspines aspirin asqueal asquint assagai assault assegai asserve assever assizer assizes assorts assuage assumed assured assurer assurge astatic astilbe astound astrals astream astrict astride astroid astylar asunder atabals ataghan atavism ataxias atelier athanor atheism atheist atheous athirst athlete athodyd athwart athymic atingle atiptoe atishoo

atomics atomism atomize atopies atrible atrophy attaint attempt attinge attired attract attunes auantic auberge auction audible audient auditor augment augural aulnage aureate aureity aurelia aureole auricle aurochs auroral auspice austere austral autarch autarky authors autists autobus autoecy automat automen autopsy autoput auturgy auxesis availed avarice avatara avenirs average avernal averred aviator

avidins avidity aviette avigate avionic avocado avowers avoyers aweless awesome awfully awiggle awkward awlwort awnless axolotl azimuth azotate azotize azurite azygous

8 letter words beginning with a:

aardvark aardwolf abactors abalones abampere abattoir abbatial abdicate abducens abducent abductor abelmosk aberrant abessive abeyance abhiseka abietite abjurers ablation ableisms ableists ablepsia ablution abnegate abnormal abomasum aborning abortion abortive abrachia abradant abraders abrasing abrasion abrasive abrogate abruptly abscissa absconce absentee absently absinthe absolute absolves absonant absorbed absorber abstract abstrict abstruse absurdly

abundant abusages abutilon abutment abuttals abutting academia academic acanthus acardiac acarpous accentor accentus accepted accepter acceptor accident accinged accolade accounts accouter accoutre accredit accretal accroach accuracy accurate accursed accustom acentric acerbate acerbity acervate acervuli acescent acetoxyl acheweed achromat achromic acicular aciculum acidosis acierate acinetan acologic acolytus aconitic acosmism acoustic acquaint acquired

acquires acridest acridine acrimony acrodont acrolein acrolith acrology acromion acrostic actinian actinism actinium actinoid activate activism activist activity actually aculeate acupress acutance acylogen acyloins adamsite adaptive addendum addicted addition additive additory adducted adductor adenalgy adenitis adenoids adequacy adequate adessive adharmas adherent adhesion adhesive adiaphon adjacent adjurers adjutant adjuvant admedian admonish adnerval adolesce adoptian adoptive adorable adreaded adsheart adularia

adultery adumbral adustive advanced advehent adventry adversus advisory advocaat advocacy advocate advowson adynamia aedicula aegrotat aerarium aeriform aerobomb aerodyne aerogram aeroides aerolite aerology aeronaut aerostat aesopian aesthete aestival aetheric afearing afebrile affected afferent affiance affinity affixial afflated afflatus affluent affluxes afforces afforest affright affusion affydavy aflicker aflutter agalloch agametes agendums agenesis agentess agential agentive ageratum aggrieve agiotage agitator

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Here’s a list of more than 430 “A Words”: words beginning with the letter “A”. Check you know the A Words at each level before you go on to the A Words at the next level.

A Words at Elementary level

a/an = (grammatical) indefinite article
“There’s a plant on the table.”

able = when you can do something
“Is your baby able to sit up?”
(noun = “ability”)

about = (grammatical) preposition
“He’s about five years old.”

above = at a higher point
“The people in the flat above us are very noisy.”

absolutely = when you completely agree
“I absolutely agree with you!”

accommodation = a place to stay / live
“We need some accommodation when we go to London.”

across = on the other side
“They live across the road from us.”

act = when you are in a film or play
“She acts really well!”
(person = “actor”)

action = something that you do
“We need to take action – not just talk about the problem!

active = when you do lots of things
“Her parents are old, but they’re still active.”

activity = something you do
“There are lots of activities for children at the summer camp.”

add = to count numbers
“If you add these two numbers, what do you get?”

= to make a bigger amount
“Add the sugar and the flour…”
(noun = “addition”)

in addition = added to this, another thing
“In addition to the sofa, he also bought a table and chairs.”

address = where you live
“What’s her address?”

adjective = (grammatical) word that describes a noun
“The word ‘red’ is an adjective.”

adore = love
“She adores chocolate.”

adult = over the age of 18
“Her children are all adults now.”

adventure = an exciting time or event
“Her holiday in Australia was a real adventure!”

aeroplane = carries passengers by air (also “airplane”)
“Do you like going by aeroplane?”

afraid = when you are scared
“Is she afraid of spiders?”

after = the next thing
“After I got home, I had dinner.”

afternoon = the part of the day after the morning
“Do you work in the afternoons?”

again = another time
“Tell me that story again!”

against = opposing
“They voted against the idea.”

age = how old you are
“She’s tall for her age.”

ago = (grammatical) how long before something happened
“She left school five years ago.”

agree = think the same as another person
“I agree with you. You’re right!”

air = what you breathe
“The air above the city is polluted.”

airport = where you go to take the aeroplane
“Which airport is closer to your house?”

alive = not dead
“Is your grandmother still alive?”

all = everyone / everything
“All the people agreed with him.”

almost = nearly
“It’s almost 8 o’clock! Hurry up!”

alone = not with other people
“She likes being alone when she’s on holiday.”

alphabet = the letters we use to write
“How many letters of the alphabet are there?”

already = when something happens before now
“I’ve already finished my homework. Can I go out now?”

alright = OK
“Are you alright? Can I help?”

always = all the time
“I always eat yoghurt for breakfast.”

amazing = fantastic
“The holiday was amazing. We had a great time!”

ambulance = a special van that takes ill and injured people to hospital
“Quick! Call an ambulance!”

amount = the quantity or number
“£500,000 is a huge amount of money!”

amusing = funny
“He’s always amusing when he speaks.”
(noun = “amusement” – something to make you happy; “amusement arcade” – a place where you can play fruit machines)

and = a word to say another thing
“I like fruit and vegetables.”

animal = living thing (not human)
“I don’t like seeing animals in the zoo.”

answer = what you reply to a question
“Does anyone know the answer?”

angry = when you are not pleased about something
“When he failed his exam, his father was very angry.”

any = (grammatical) for indefinite quantities
“Is there any coffee left?”
(Also “anyone”, “anybody”, “anything”, “anywhere”)

apple = a fruit, usually green
“Eat an apple every day. It’s good for you!”

April = the fourth month of the year
“It often rains in April.”

area = a region or part of a country / the world, etc
“Which area do you live in?”

= subject
“He works in the area of healthcare.”

argue = when you don’t agree and get angry with a person
“Her parents argue all the time. She’s a bit worried.”
(noun = “argument”)

arm = part of your body that connects to your hand
“He broke his arm when he fell off the horse.”

armchair = a comfortable chair with arms
“In their living room they have a sofa and two armchairs.”

army = the soldiers of a country
“He wants to be a soldier in the army.”

around = (grammatical) preposition
“Can I look around your house?”

arrive = get to a place
“What time does your flight arrive?”
(noun = “arrival”)

art = creative work, such as painting, sculpture, etc
“My favourite subject at school is Art.”
(person = “artist”)

article = something that you read in a newspaper or magazine
“Have you seen this article about Italy?”

as = (grammatical) comparison / preposition
“Her son is as tall as her.”
“As you know, the company is facing problems.”

ask = make a question
“Can I ask you something?”

asleep = when you aren’t awake (ie during the night)
“I didn’t hear the storm because I was asleep.”

at = (grammatical) preposition
“I have to leave my house at 7 am.”

attend = go to
“She attends an exclusive high school.”
(noun = “attendance” – “official presence”)

attendant = a person who helps
“The flight attendant gave the children a sweet.”

attention = when you listen or watch carefully
“Can I have your attention please!”

August = the eighth month of the year
“They always go on holiday in August.”

aunt = the sister of your mother or father
“Where does your aunt live?”

autumn = the season after summer (“Fall” in American English)
“I love autumn when the leaves turn red.”

awake = when you aren’t asleep
“I’m always awake at 7 am.”

away = in another place
“Please go away!”

A Words at Pre-intermediate level

abandon = go away from a person and stop helping them / stop working on a project, etc
“He abandoned his children when they were very young.”
“She abandoned her plans to become a singer.”

abdomen = the part of your body below your chest
“I have a pain in my abdomen.”
(Also “abs” – muscles in your abdomen)

abroad = a different country from yours
“She’s lived abroad for ten years.”

absent = not present
“How many students are absent today?” the teacher asked.

accent = the way you pronounce a language
“He speaks with a French accent.”

= emphasise
“Her jumper really accents the colour of her eyes.”

accept = not argue
“I accept your point of view.”

= receive
“Please accept this award!”
(noun = “acceptance”)

accident = when something isn’t planned
“They had a terrible car accident.”
(“by accident”)

accompany = go somewhere with another person
“She accompanied him to the train station.”

account = story
“Did you believe his account of the robbery?”

= financial statement
“We need to do the accounts for the year.”
(Also “bank account)

accountant = person who does financial statements
“Your accountant can tell you how much tax to pay.”

accurate = correct, no mistakes
“His work is always very accurate.”

accuse = when you say someone is guilty of something
“She accused him of murder.”
“Don’t accuse me! I didn’t do it!”

ace = number 1 card in a pack
“She got two aces and won the card game.”

= in tennis, when you serve the ball and the other player can’t return it
“She served an ace and won the match.”

= when something is fantastic
“He’s got an ace new bike.”

ache = when a part of your body hurts
“I’ve got a terrible headache!”
“My back aches. I want to take a painkiller.”

acid = when something is bitter or burns
“If you’ve got an acid stomach you should take something for it.”

actually = a word we use to say something is different / surprising
“Actually, I don’t live in the UK anymore.”

adapt = change to suit a different environment
“You’ll have to adapt the way you study when you go to University.”
(noun = “adapter” – something you use for electrical items when you go to a different country)

addicted = when you are dependent on something (ie drugs)
“She became addicted to drugs when she was in her 20s.”
(person = “addict”; noun = “addiction”)

admire = when you think someone or something is really good and should be praised
“I really admire his honesty. It isn’t easy to say what he did.”

admit = when you accept what someone else says
“I admit that you’re right.”

= when you allow / don’t allow someone to come in
“Dogs aren’t admitted.”
(Noun = “admission”)

adolescent = teenager
“The doctor treats adults and adolescents.”

adopt = bring a child from other parents into your family
“They adopted a little boy last year.”

= start a different way to do things
“If we adopt their idea, we can save a lot more money.”

advantage = something in your favour
“You’ve got an advantage, because you already know the manager of the company.”
(opposite = “disadvantage”)

adverb = (grammatical) word that describes a verb or an adjective
“The word ‘carefully’ is an adverb.”

advertise = to make publicity for something
“How often does your shop advertise in the newspaper?”
(noun = “advertisement” or “advert”)

advice = suggestions / help
“Can you give me some advice about travelling to the US?”
(verb = “to advise”)

affect = when there’s an impact on someone or something else
“Have these new rules affected your company?”

affection = when you show love / friendship
“All children need a lot of affection!”
(adj = “affectionate”)

afford = have the money for something
“We can’t afford a luxury holiday this year. We’re going to go camping instead.”

afterwards = later
“Afterwards, when he thought about it, he realised that she was right.”

agent = a person who sells / acts for another person
“If you want to buy a house, you should find a good estate agent.”

aggressive = when you show a violent or “fighting” attitude
“He’s quite an aggressive driver and I don’t like being in the car with him.”

agitated = not calm
“She gets very agitated if you don’t tell her the answer immediately.”

agriculture = science, practice and industry of farming
“Is agriculture an important industry in your country?”

ahead = in front, before
“The President walked ahead of the others.”

= in the future
“In the days ahead, there will be a few problems.”
(Also “go ahead!” – please go before me / please feel free to do what you want to do)

alarm = a high sound to warn you or wake you up
“What time did you set the alarm for?”

album = a big book for photographs or stamps
“We have an old family photo album.”

alcohol = a type of drink, like wine, beer, whisky, etc
“At what age can you legally buy alcohol in your country?”
(Person = “alcoholic” – someone dependent on alcohol)

algebra = a type of Maths
“Do you study algebra at school?”

alien = someone / something very different
“Do you believe in aliens from another planet?”
“His way of thinking was alien to me.”
(verb = “alienate” – feel separate from other people)

alike = similar
“The two sons are very alike.”

allergy = when your body has a reaction to something
“She can’t eat peanuts. She has an allergy to them.”

allow = permit
“The school doesn’t allow smoking.”

almond = a sweet, white nut
“Marzipan is made from almonds.”

along = (grammatical) preposition
“They walked along the river.”

aloud = spoken (not read silently)
“She spoke aloud in front of the whole class.”

alternative = different
“I have an alternative idea. Let’s go to Spain instead of Italy this summer.”

altitude = how high something is
“At this altitude, it can be difficult to breathe easily.”

altogether = when you put everything together
“We’ve raised £100 altogether for the charity.”

ambassador = representative of a country
“The French ambassador was invited to the Queen’s reception.”

ambition = when you want to succeed
“Her ambition is to be a doctor.”
(Adj = “ambitious”)

among = with other people / things
“He walked among the people in the crowd.”

ancestor = someone in your family from a long time ago
“My ancestors came from Scandinavia.”

ancient = (pronounced “ayn-shunt”) very old
“They drive an ancient Renault.”

= a long time ago
“The ruins date back to Ancient Greece.”

angel = a heavenly creature (religious)
“There were pictures of angels on the church ceiling.”

angle = the closeness between two lines which are connected at one point
“He drew a 90 degree right angle on his paper.”

= perspective
“He always looks at problems from a different angle.”

animation = cartoon
“Her children love animations.”

announce = say something publicly
“They announced the winners of the competition.”
(noun = “announcement”)

ant = a small (often black) insect that lives in a colony
“If you leave a small piece of bread on the ground, you’ll soon see an ant near it.”

ankle = the part of your body between your leg and your foot
“He fell down the stairs and broke his ankle.”

anniversary = the same day as an event a year / 2 years, etc ago
“Today is the anniversary of his death, so I’m feeling a little sad.”

annoy = make someone a bit cross
“Don’t annoy your little brother!”
(Adj = “annoying”; noun = “annoyance”)

annual = every year
“We have an annual Christmas party.”

antique = very old (often, more than 100 years old)
“They have an antique dresser in their bedroom.”
(Also “to collect antiques”)

anxious = worried
“Her son left on the train ten hours ago and she hasn’t heard from him. She’s a little anxious.”

anyway = a word you use to change the conversation
“Anyway, let’s talk again next week.”

apart = not together
“They live apart.”
(Also “apart from”)

apartment = flat (American English)
“Have you seen her new apartment? It’s beautiful!”

app = piece of software or program you use for a particular function
“Have you got a weather app on your phone?”

appear = be visible
“If you look closely, a strange figure will appear.”

= act in a play
“He’s appearing in a new play at the Almeira Theatre.”

= seem
“It appears that all our calculations were wrong.”
(Also noun = “appearance”: how you look physically. “How can you describe her appearance?”)

appetite = when you want to eat
“Her children have a very healthy appetite!”
(Also “appetiser” = the first course of a meal)

apply = make a formal request (especially for a job)
“Are you going to apply for the job?”
(noun = “application”; person = “applicant”)

appointment = specific time for a meeting
“I’ve got a doctor’s appointment this morning.”

approach = get nearer
“You have to be careful when you approach wild animals.”

= the way you deal with something
“How are you going to approach the question of a pay rise?”

approachable = when you’re easy to talk to
“Are your teachers approachable?”

approve = accept as satisfactory
“Did your parents approve of your career choice?”
(noun = “approval”)

apricot = a summer fruit, with soft skin and orange flesh (and a stone in the middle)
“We made apricot jam this summer.”

arch = a round top to a wall / window
“Her house is lovely. She has arches around a courtyard so it’s very cool in summer.”

archaeology = studying people and culture from the past
“If you study archaeology, you can take part in an excavation.”
(person = “archaeologist”)

archery = a sport where you use a bow and arrow to hit a target
“Archery has been popular for hundreds of years.”

architect = someone who designs buildings
“She wants to be an architect.”
(subject = “architecture”)

argument = when you argue
“They had a terrible argument and she left.”

= reasons to support your point of view
“Her argument is that it will save money.”

arrange = organise
“Can you arrange the hotel for me for next week’s business trip, please?”
(noun = “arrangement”)

arrest = when the police stop a criminal
“Have the police arrested the bank robber yet?”

aristocrat = someone with a noble family
“The Duke is an aristocrat.”

artistic = when you have a talent for art
“All her children are artistic.”

ash = grey substance left after a fire
“There was a lot of ash on the ground after their bonfire.”

ashtray = a bowl for the ash from cigarettes
“She bought him a glass ashtray for his birthday.”

assist = help (quite formal)
“Her job is to assist the doctor.”
(noun = “assistance”; person = “assistant”)

asthma = (pronounced “ass-ma”) serious illness that reduces oxygen to your lungs
“If you have asthma, you should take an inhaler with you when you go out.”

astonish = surprise someone (a lot)
“She astonished me with her knowledge of ancient Greek.”
(adj = “astonishing”, “astonished”)

astrology = study of the position of the stars and their effect on people
“Do you believe in astrology?”

astronomy = study of planets, the universe, etc
“Can you study astronomy at your school?”

asylum = when you ask another country to protect you
“He escaped his country and applied for asylum.”
“We’ve seen lots more asylum seekers arrive this year.”

athlete = a sports person who runs, jumps, etc
“How many athletes did your country send to the Olympics?”
(sport = “athletics”; adj = “athletic”)

atmosphere = environment
“There’s a bad atmosphere in the company.”

= the air surrounding a planet

atom = the basic unit of a chemical element
“Everything is made up of atoms.”
(adj = “atomic”)

attach = fix things together
“Attach the letter to the brochure with a paperclip.”
(noun = “attachment”)

attack = start fighting someone
“The group of boys attacked him in the street.”

attic = the room at the top of your house (under the roof)
“His bedroom is in the attic.”

attitude = the way you treat people or work, etc
“She has an excellent attitude at work. Her boss loves her!”

attract = make someone else like you
“She attracts lots of men because she is so beautiful.”
(adj = “attractive”)

= make other people notice you
“Can you attract the attention of the waiter?”

aubergine = a purple Mediterranean vegetable
“Moussaka is made from aubergine.”

audience = the people watching a concert or television programme
“There were a lot of people in the audience.”

= a formal interview with an important person
“He requested an audience with the King.”

audio = sound
“I have an audio recording of my grandfather somewhere.”

author = the person who writes a book
“Is he a famous author?”

autograph = the signature of a famous people
“Can I ask you for your autograph?”

automatic = when something happens without you doing it
“The door light is automatic.”
(adverb = “automatically”)

automobile = car (American English)
“He loves old automobiles.”

available = ready, in supply
“Is this t-shirt also available in blue?”
“The doctor isn’t available today.”

avatar = the icon which represents you on websites, etc
“If you click under your avatar, you can see your settings.”

avenue = a long road, often with trees
“They live on a beautiful avenue, near the centre of the town.”

avoid = when you try not to do something / meet someone
“I need to avoid eating sweets!”
“It’s hard to avoid him. He’s here all the time!”

award = prize
“He got an award for bravery.”

awesome = wonderful
“He’s got an awesome phone.”

awful = terrible
“Have you heard the news? It’s awful!”

A Words at Intermediate level

abacus = rectangular frame with wires and beads on them, used to calculate
“Can you use an abacus, or do you prefer a calculator?”

abbey = a large religious building where monks / nuns live
“The building is an old Benedictine abbey.”

abdicate = say you no longer want to be King / Queen
“King Edward abdicated the throne.”

abduct = take a person away from their home
“The father abducted his children and took them back to his home country.”
“He believes he was abducted by aliens.”

abnormal = not normal
“Don’t worry – the lump isn’t abormal,” the doctor said.
(opposite adj = “normal”)

abolish = officially stop something
“When was slavery finally abolished in the USA?”

abort = give up
“They aborted their attempt to swim across the Channel.”
(Also “abortion” = medical procedure to remove a foetus from the womb)

abrupt = sudden
“She made an abrupt turn, and went back the way she came.”

= impolite because you are very brief with someone
“I think I was a bit abrupt in the bank.”

absorb = soak up a liquid
“Use a paper towel to absorb all the liquid.”
(adj = “absorbent”)

= be so interested in something you don’t think about anything else
“The kids have been absorbed in that cartoon programme since this morning!”

abstain = decide not to vote
“She abstained in the vote.”
(noun = “abstention”)

absurd = ridiculous
“Your ideas are simply absurd!”

abundant = when there is plenty of something
“We have an abundant supply of water on the farm.”

abuse = use something for a bad purpose
“Did he abuse his position when he gave his son a job?”
“He died of alcohol abuse.”

= treat someone badly
“I think he’s guilty of emotional abuse.”
(adj = “abusive”)

academic = someone who studies a subject for his / her job
“He’s a renowned academic.”

= theoretical
“The discussion about house prices is academic. We’ll never be able to afford one in this area.”

accentuate = make something stand out
“Her makeup accentuates her eyes.”

achieve = succeed in what you wanted to do
“Have you achieved your career goals yet?”
(noun = “achievement”)

acknowledge = accept that something exists or is true
“The government finally acknowledged their mistakes.”

acne = a skin problem that causes spots
“He had terrible acne when he was a teenager.”

acorn = the fruit of an oak tree
“You can make coffee from acorns.”

acoustic = related to sound
“We need acoustic proofing in this room if we want to make recordings.”

= not amplified
“He plays acoustic guitar.”
(Also “acoustics” – “The venue has great acoustics.”)

acrobat = person (often in a circus) who can jump, turn etc fast
“You have to be fast, strong and have a good sense of balance to be an acrobat.”

acquaintance = someone you know (but not a friend)
“Sally is an acquaintance of mine.”
(Also “get acquainted = get to know someone)

acquire = buy (formal) or gain
“We acquired several new chairs when we went shopping this weekend.”
(noun = “acquisition”)

= learn a habit or a skill
“She acquired a taste for expensive clothes when she lived in Paris.”

acute = severe, intense (negative)
“This illness can be chronic or acute.”
“There’s an acute shortage of hospital beds in this region.”

adder = type of snake (viper)
“If an adder bites you, you should go to hospital.”

additive = something you add to food
“There are sure to be some additives in this bread if the expiry date is a month!”

adjacent = next to (formal)
“The utility room is adjacent to the kitchen.”

adjust = change
“You can adjust the size of the image.”

administration = system for managing or running a business, etc
“He works in the administration department.”
(Also “admin” = “I hate doing admin work!”)

adrenaline = hormone that increases blood circulation to prepare the muscles
“You get a massive adrenaline rush if you go bungee jumping.”

address = speech
“The President’s address was streamed live to millions of people.”

adultery = when you betray your husband / wife
“Adultery is one of the reasons people give when they want a divorce.”

advance = go forward
“The soldiers advanced slowly.”

= a sum of money you get before it’s due
“Can I have an advance on my salary this month?”

advances = when someone (usually a man) “makes a move” on another person
“She rejected his advances.”

aerial = long metal rod to get a signal for a television, radio etc
“You’ll need a bigger aerial than that to pick up reception.”

aerosol = a pressurised spray can
“Declare any aerosols you have in your hand luggage.”

affair = when you have a relationship outside your marriage
“Both of them have had long-term affairs.”

= event
“Lets forget the whole affair!”

affairs = business matters
“Don’t ask him about his business affairs!”

affluent = rich
“They live in an affluent area of the city.”

agenda = list of things to discuss at a meeting
“What’s on the agenda for today?”

= diary (American English)
“Are there any appointments in the agenda for today?”

= your “plan”
“Do you think there’s a hidden agenda to demonise refugees?”

aggravate = make something worse
“Sending in more police will only aggravate the situation.”

= annoy someone
“Don’t aggravate him – you’ll only make matters worse.”

agile = be able to move easily
“If I were more agile, I’d chase after them.”
(noun = “agility”)

agony = when something hurts a lot
“After the operation, he was in agony.”

agonise: find it extremely hard to make a decision
“They agonised over whether to buy a new house.”

agnostic = when you don’t know something (especially if you aren’t sure if there’s a God)
“I think you could call her an agnostic.”

aid = help
“He came to her aid.”

= charity
“Aid agencies say the situation is dramatic.”

(Also “first aid” – when you give the first medical treatment to someone)

aim = what you want to achieve
“We’re aiming to win the competition!”

= the direction of something
“Never aim your gun at someone!”

ain’t = non-standard English for “am not”, “aren’t” or “isn’t”
“You ain’t seen nothing yet!”

airhead = when you forget lots of things
“I’m such an airhead! I left the shopping list at home!”

airy = when a room is large with lots of windows
“Their new flat is very bright and airy.”

alert = watchful, vigilant / paying attention
“Don’t fall asleep! You need to be alert so you can listen for any danger.”
“She’s always bright and alert in class.”
(Also “alert someone to” = let someone know about something. “He alerted her to the dangers of the new phone.”)

algorithm = a set of rules that a computer / program follows when it makes calculations
“The Amazon sales algorithms keep changing.”

align = bring two or more things into a straight line
“All the pens on his desk were aligned.”

= bring other things into the same line, belief or attitude
“Can you align your personal values with the aims of the company?”

allege = say someone has committed a crime
“He is alleged to have threatened the shopkeeper on more than one occasion.”
(noun = “allegation”)

ally = someone who is your friend / on your side (especially against someone else)
“Our allies will support us.”
(noun = “alliance”)

altar = priest’s table in a church
“The bride and groom stood in front of the altar.”

alter = change
“We altered the settings.”

although = conjunction used to show a contrast
“Although it was hot outside, he wore a jacket and jeans.”

alumni = the people you went to university with
“Do you belong to any alumni associations?”

amateur = not professional (or paid to do something)
“He plays football at an amateur level.”

= not very good
“My cake is very amateurish I’m afraid.”

amen = the word you say at the end of a prayer
“Please look after my parents. Amen.”

= what you say when you agree with someone
“Amen to that!”

ambiguous = when something isn’t clear or can have more than one meaning
“His speech was a little ambiguous. I don’t know if he’s for hunting or against it.”

amiable = friendly, easy-going
“He’s a very amiable person. You’ll like him!”

ammunition = bullets, etc that you need to fire arms
“We’re out of ammunition!”

= something that helps you win an argument
“Don’t say these things to him. You’re only giving him ammunition to use against you!”

amplify = make bigger
“The size of the room amplifies all sounds.”

amputate = cut off (a part of your body)
“The doctors had to amputate his leg.”

anal = relating to the “anus” (part of your body from which you defecate)

= someone who is obsessive over small things
“He gets so anal about his filing system.”

analyse = examine
“They analysed the sales figures.”
(noun = “analysis”, pronounced “a-NAL-uh-sis”)

anarchy = when there is no rule of law
“It was absolute anarchy when the police lost control of the demonstration.”

anatomy = the study of bodies
“Is the anatomy of a cat similar to the anatomy of a rabbit?”
(adj = anatomical)

anchor = big iron hook that keeps a ship in position
“They dropped anchor in the bay.”

= someone who presents a news or sports show (American English)
“He’s famous as a news anchor.”

anecdote = a short or funny story you tell people
“After dinner they swapped a few anecdotes.”

angler = someone who enjoys fishing as a sport
“At the weekend, you’ll see a lot of anglers on this part of the river.”

animated = lively
“They had an animated discussion about politics.”

annul = declared as invalid
“The elections were annulled after claims of irregularities.”
“Their marriage was annulled.”

ante = prefix meaning “before”
“There’s very good antenatal care in this hospital.”

antenna = what insects use to sense
“Insects can navigate with their antenna.”

= aerial
“We’ll need to buy a new TV antenna.”

anthem = a song which you sing with other people during celebrations or ceremonies
“Do you stand up when they play the National Anthem?”

anti = prefix meaning “against”
“antisocial” = when you don’t like being with people
“anti-clockwise” = when you move against the direction of clock hours
“anti-theft” = a device to stop something being stolen
“antifreeze” = a liquid you use in an engine to stop the petrol freezing

= when you are against something
“She’s very anti John at the moment. I wonder why?”

ape = from the monkey family of animals
“We can learn a lot from studying apes in the wild.”

appal = horrify
“They were appalled by the recent decision.”
(adj = “appalling” / “appalled”)

apparent = obvious
“It became apparent that he didn’t know the answer.”

apparently = something you say to mean “it seems that”
“Apparently they’re getting married this year.”

appeal = ask a higher authority to make a decision
“If we don’t win this case, we’ll appeal it.”

= ask other people for help
“They made an appeal for donations.”

= something that attracts other people
“His warm personality appeals to younger children.”
“Can you explain the appeal of Marilyn Monroe?”

applaud = clap (formal)
“The audience applauded at the end of the concert.”
(noun = “applause”)

appoint = give a job to someone
“They’ve appointed her as the new Finance Officer.”

appreciate = be grateful for
“I really appreciate all your help.”

= rise in value
“Fine art will always appreciate in value.”
(opposite = depreciate)

apprentice = person learning a job
“He’s an apprentice engineer.”
(noun = “apprenticeship”)

appropriate = correct for the situation
“It’s appropriate to bring a present when you’re invited to a party.”

approximate = rough / not precise
“Do you have an approximate number of people that you know are coming to the party?”

apron = what you wear over your clothes when you cook
“All the chefs wear aprons.”

aptitude = natural ability
“She has an aptitude for languages.”

aquatic = relating to water
“They took their children to the aquatic park.”

arcade = covered street with shops on both sides
“Are you going to the shopping arcade later?”

arena = large space for sports, concerts, etc
“They played Wembley Arena to crowds of thousands.”

arithmetic = mathematics (dealing with numbers)
“Help me with this sum – my arithmetic isn’t very good!”

armed = when you carry “arms” such as a gun or knife
“The robber was armed.”
(also “armaments” – long form of “arms”)

armour = a type of metal suit to protect your body (worn in the Middle Ages)
“The exhibition shows knights in suits of armour.”

aroma = smell (usually pleasant)
“There’s a lovely coffee aroma coming from the kitchen.”

arrogant = when you think you’re better than other people
“I find him a bit arrogant, to be honest.”

arrow = a long, thin metal weapon with a point at the end
“The hunter fired an arrow and killed the deer.”

arse = the part of your body you sit on (British English informal), “ass” in American English
“Get off your arse and do some work!”

arsey = when you have a bad attitude and refuse to do things (British English informal)
“She complains that her daughter is a typical arsey teenager and always answers back.”

arson = the crime of setting fire to something
“The police say that the fire was caused by arson.”

artichoke = a vegetable from the thistle family
“They made a lovely vinaigrette to go with the artichokes.”

articulate = able to speak well / fluently
“He gave a very articulate presentation.”

= when parts are connected by a joint
“He drives an articulated lorry.”

ascend = go up
“When the plane ascends, you can feel the air pressure changing.”

ashes = remains of a body after cremation
“What do you want to do with his ashes?”

aside = to one side
“She took him aside and whispered in his ear.”

= a comment you say quietly so only the intended person hears it
“As an aside, I don’t think you should trust him.”

asparagus = a long thin green spring vegetable
“We ate asparagus in a hollondaise sauce.”

aspect = part of something
“There’s another aspect that you haven’t considered…”

= the way a building is positioned
“The house has a southerly aspect.”

aspire = have an ambition, want to reach
“She aspires to a lovely house in the country.”

ass = (American English) your bottom (or “arse” in British English)

= stupid person
“He’s such an ass.”

= donkey

assassinate = murder someone for religious or political reasons
“The president was assassinated.”
(person = “assassin”)

assault = physical attack
“He was found guilty of assault and sent to prison.”

assertive = when you say what you want without being passive or aggressive
“You should be more assertive and stand up for yourself!”

assess = evaluate
“We need to assess these proposals before we can make a decision.”

asset = something you own which has value
“What’s the value of your assets?”

= someone who brings value
“You’re an asset to the company!”

associate = connect something in your mind
“She associates ‘thank you letters’ with good manners.”

= business partner
“Is he an associate of yours?”

assume = believe something to be true (but without proof)
“I’m assuming you want to go to the party?”
(noun = “assumption”)

assure = promise
“I can assure you that it won’t happen again.”
(noun = “assurance”)

atheist = someone who doesn’t believe in God
“How many atheists are there in the UK?”

atrocity = a terrible crime
“The regime was accused of human rights atrocities.”

atrocious = dreadful
“Your handwriting is atrocious!”

attempt = when you try something
“She made an attempt to help, but was unsuccessful.”
“They attempted to climb Mt Everest.”

attribute = give the cause of something
“He attributed his success to a strong work ethic.”

= characteristic
“The candidate has a number of very positive attributes.”

authority = an expert
“She’s an authority on Roman architecture.”

= someone with power
“You need to talk to someone in authority about this.”
(Also “the authorities”, such as “the health authorities”)
“Will the government ever authorise euthanasia?”

autism = a developmental disorder
(adj = “autistic” – “They have an autistic child.”)

avert = look away
“I averted my eyes as he gave me the injection.”

= prevent
“They narrowly averted an accident.”

aviation = the science / business of flying
“The aviation industry has seen a lot of changes.”

avocado = type of soft vegetable with a large stone in the middle
“Avocados are high in calories.”

awe = when you respect and fear something
“They were in awe of their father.”

awkward = when something is difficult or embarrassing
“It’s a bit of an awkward situation. I don’t know whether to invite them or not…”
“The interviewer asked me some awkward questions about my previous job.”

axe = (American English “ax”) = metal tool for chopping wood
“We need to sharpen the axe.”

azure = bright blue
“The sky was a gorgeous azure.”

A Words at Advanced level

abate = become less intense
“The storm abated after half an hour.”

aberration = something that isn’t usual
“His behaviour was a bit of an aberration this evening. He’s normally very calm and polite.”

abhor = hate, detest (formal)
“I abhor his attitude.”
(noun = “abhorrent”)

abject = miserable, unpleasant, degrading
“They live in abject poverty.”

ablaze = on fire
“The vandals set the barn ablaze.”

ablutions = wash yourself (formal / humorous)
“I need to perform my ablutions before we go out.”

abound = to be plentiful
“Opportunities abound for people with an entrepreneurial mindset.”

abracadabra = the word a magician says to reveal the magic
“When I say ‘abracadabra’ you’ll see the rabbit.”

abrasive = something that can scratch
“You’ll need to use an abrasive sponge to get that mark off.”

= have a harsh personality
“Her abrasive manner has won her few friends in the company.”

abridge = shorten a book, film etc
“I’ve got the abridged version of the book at home.”

abscond = leave in secret so you don’t have to face the law
“He emptied the bank account and absconded with all the money.”

abseil = go down a mountain with a rope
“They abseiled off the top of the mountain.”

absolve = declare someone free of guilt
“The judge absolved him of all the charges against him.”

abstemious = when you avoid eating or drinking too much alcohol
“We were very abstemious on holiday!”

abysmal = terrible
“His school reports were abysmal this term.”

abyss = a very deep hole
“He sank into an abyss of despair.”

accede = agree to a request (formal)
“The government did not accede to their demands, and so the union called a strike.”

acclaim = public praise
“His acceptance speech was received to great acclaim.”

acclimatise = become used to the weather / environment
“It might take you a few minutes to acclimatise to the water temperature.”

accolade = award for merit
“Have you received any accolades for your work?”

accord = official agreement
“The two countries signed the accord.”

= give someone the power to do something
“He was accorded full voting rights.”

(Also “in accordance with”)

accredited = recognised to meet certain standards
“Make sure you study English at an accredited school.”

= get credit for something
“Her father was accredited with discovering a new star.”

accrue = accumulate money, etc over time
“You’ll accrue interest on this account.”

accumulate = gather an increasing amount
“His debts gradually accumulated.”

acre = a measure of land (just under half a hectare)
“She has a couple of acres of land.”

acrid = strong unpleasant smell
“Acrid smoke came from the burning rubbish.”

acrimony = bitterness (of feeling)
“Their argument descended into acrimony.”
(adj = “acrimonious” – “an acrimonious divorce”)

acronym = a word made up of the initial letters of other words
“The BBC is an acronym of ‘British Broadcasting Corporation’.”

acumen = ability to make the right decision
“You’ll need business acumen to be promoted.”

adage = saying
“Is there any truth to the old adage ‘An apple a day keeps the doctor away’?”

adamant = refusing to change your mind
“She was quite adamant about not going to the reception.”

addled = confused
“I think his brain is a little addled after the shock he’s had.”

adhere = stick (formal)
“There are a number of regulations that you must adhere to.”

adrift = floating (ie of a boat no longer moored)
“They sent a mayday signal when they realised they were adrift.”

advocate = advise or support
“What would you advocate in this situation?”

= someone who publicly supports something
“He’s an advocate of human rights.”

affable = friendly, easy-going
“He’s quite an affable sort of guy.”

affinity = a natural good relationship with someone / something
“She has an affinity with animals.”

affirm = state something positively
“They affirmed their commitment to equal rights.”

affix = attach (formal)
“Affix the stamp here.”

= (grammatical) something you add to a word
“Pre and post are examples of affixes.”

afflicted = suffer from an illness / pain
“She’s been afflicted by epilepsy all her life.”

affront = something that causes offence
“His remark was an affront on the dignity of all women.”

afoot = being prepared, or happening (old-fashioned, humorous)
“There are plans afoot to spring a surprise birthday party on him.”

aftermath = the consequences of a negative event
“In the aftermath of the explosion, the streets were sealed off.”

aged = (pronounced “age-id”) very old
“Her parents are now both quite aged and in need of care.”

agglomerate = merge into a group
“They agglomerated the marketing divisions into one department.”

aghast = (pronounced “ag-arst”) horrified
“She looked on aghast as the current pulled the boat away.”

ailment = minor illness
“This is a miracle cure for all those little ailments you can get in old age.”

aimless = without direction
“We had an hour to kill, so we wandered aimlessly through the town.”

ale = a type of British beer
“He drank half a pint of pale ale.”

alimony = financial support paid to an ex-spouse after divorce
“She’s seeking alimony from her ex-husband.”

alkaline = opposite of acidic

allocate = give a task / money etc to someone
“She allocated the project to me.”

allot = give a part of something to someone
“We’ve been allotted a week to complete this work.”

allotment = a small area of land that you can rent to grow vegetables
“There’s a year’s waiting list to get an allotment.”

allude = hint at something
“She alluded to a family scandal, but we never found out what it was.”

allure = be attractive, fascinating
“They were allured by her grace and dignity.”

alms = charity given to poor people (often as a religious gesture, in previous times)
“Rich people traditionally gave alms at Easter.”

aloof = distant, cold
“The headmaster is rather aloof so we never know what he’s thinking.”

altruistic = when you do something to benefit other people
“His reasons for developing this land are entirely altruistic.”
(noun = “altruism”)

amalgamate = combine to form one organisation
“They amalgamated their companies to dominate the market.”

amass = accumulate a large quantity / amount of something
“He amassed a fortune during his life.”

amble = walk slowly
“They ambled down the road, looking in the shop windows.”

amenable = responsive, easily persuaded
“I think she’ll be amenable to your suggestion.”

amid = among
“Amid all the panic, one person stayed calm.”

amiss = not 100% accurate or right
“There was something amiss about his performance. It didn’t ring completely true for me.”

amok = be out of control
“The children ran amok and caused chaos in the restaurant.”

ample = enough (quite formal)
“You’ve had ample time to make a decision.”

amulet = small ornament / jewellery worn to give protection or bring luck
“He wore an amulet to ward off evil spirits.”

anachronism = something that belongs to a previous age
“His top hat and waistcoat looked like an anachronism at the wedding.”

anaesthetic = a medicine that numbs you so you can’t feel anything during an operation
“Will they use a general or local anaesthetic?”

anathema = something that you hate
“The idea of apologising to him after all he’s done is anathema to me!”

androgynous = looking both female and male
“They design very androgynous-looking clothes.”

angst = a feeling of dread or worry
“He suffers from the usual teenage angst about school, friends and his place in the world.”

anoint = put oil or another substance onto someone (in a ceremony)
“The priest anointed her with the sign of the cross.”

anomaly = something that doesn’t conform to the rules or standards
“I think yesterday’s sales figures are a bit of an anomaly. Usually, they’re much higher.”

antagonistic = deliberately trying to start an argument / fight, aggressive
“I wish you wouldn’t be so antagonistic with your teachers!”

antelope = type of African deer
“We saw lots of antelopes, but no lions.”

antics = silly behaviour
“Stop your antics now, you two, and eat your dinner properly!”

antler = the horns on a male deer’s head
“They mounted a pair of antlers on the wall.”

antsy = on edge, restless
“Everyone gets a little antsy before elections.”

apparel = another word for “clothing”
“They’re designing a new line in women’s apparel.”

appease = do something to keep someone happy
“If you appease him now, he’ll just come back with more demands later.”

appendix = small organ which doesn’t seem to have a function in humans
“He had to have his appendix out.”
(illness = “appendicitis”)

= extra section of a book or report
“There are more details in the appendix.”

apprehend = arrest
“Police have not yet apprehended the criminal.”

= understand (formal)
“We can’t yet apprehend the long-term damage we’re causing the environment.”

apprehensive = cautious
“I’d be a little apprehensive about trusting him too far.”

archaic = old-fashioned, no longer in use
“He uses quite archaic words sometimes.”

ardent = enthusiastic
“She’s an ardent supporter of single-sex education.”

arduous = difficult
“Their journey across the Sahara was arduous.”

aria = a solo (song) in an opera
“She sang a famous aria.”

ark = boat that Noah used to save 2 animals of every species
“The children put on a play about Noah’s Ark.”

array = range
“There was a wide array of jewellery in the shop.”

arsenic = a type of poison
“Police suspected arsenic poisoning in the murder.”

ashen = grey
“When he heard the news, his face turned ashen.”

asphyxiate = (pronunciation “as-fix-ee-ay-shun”) not have enough oxygen to breathe
“Several people died of asphyxiation in the fire.”
(noun = “asphyxia” or “asphyxiation”)

assent = agree, approve
“The committee assented to the proposals.”

assign = give work to someone
“My boss always assigns interesting tasks to me.”

assimilate = mix in with another culture / environment
“It doesn’t take long for children to assimilate in a new school.”

astute = clever, possessing insight
“He’s an astute politician. It would be a mistake to underestimate him.”

attain = achieve (a goal, etc)
“He attained a high level of expertise.”

attest = testify that something is true
“This letter needs to be legally attested to be valid.”

aura = air / manner
“She has this aura of bravery around her.”

austere = having a strict attitude
“They’re quite austere parents, and their children are very quiet and polite.”

= with no luxuries
“The years during the Depression were particularly austere.”
(noun = “austerity”)

autopilot = without needing to think
“Look at the orchestra. They seem to be playing on autopilot!”

averse = be opposed to something
“He’s not averse to breaking the law occasionally.”
“Are you risk-averse?”

await = wait for (formal)
“We await further instructions.”

awash = containing large amounts of something
“The company is awash with funds at the moment.”

awning = a type of blind over a shop or building that protects from the sun or rain
“They put up the awning on their vegetable stall when it began to rain.”

AWOL = (pronounced “ay-wol”) acronym for “absent without leave”
“I don’t know where Mark is. I think he’s gone AWOL again.”

axis = (imaginary) line around which things rotate
“The Earth revolved on its axis every 24 hours.”

= horizontal or vertical lines on a graph
“This measurement goes on the x-axis, while the other measurement goes on the y-axis.”

axiom = something that is accepted as being true
“Do you believe the axiom that the only constant is change?”
(adj = axiomatic)

axle = metal bar passing through the wheels (of a car, etc)
“I need to replace the rear axle.”

aye = another word for “yes” (especially used in northern England, Scotland)
“Aye, it’s a cold night tonight!”

= a vote in favour
“How many Ayes and how many Nos have we got?”

aye-aye = something we say to mean “look!”
“Aye-aye, here’s the boss. Wonder what he wants!”

English Vocabulary – C Words

Here’s a list of more than 350 “C words” (words starting with the letter “C”) listed in alphabetical order and by level. Check your understanding of the C words at each level before you move to the C words at the next level.

C Words at Elementary level

cab = taxi
“Lets get a cab.”
(person = “cabby”: a taxi driver)

cabbage = a green, winter vegetable
“Do you eat cabbage?”

cake = sweet food you eat on your birthday or at parties
“Don’t eat too much cake!”

call = phone
“Can you call me tomorrow?”
= shout for someone
“Can you call Mr Jones, for me?”
= to name someone
“What’s your sister called?”

camera = a machine you use to take a photo
“I’ve got a new digital camera.”

can = ability (modal verb)
“Can you swim?”
= tin
“He opened a can of tuna.”

cap = type of hat
“He wore a baseball cap.”

capital = the most important city of a country
“London is the capital of the UK.”
= money
“We need extra capital in our business.”

car = something you can drive
“They want a new car.”

card = thick paper, often with decorations on it
“I want to send her a birthday card.”

careful = with attention
“Be careful when you cross the road!”
(noun = care: “Take care!”; opposite adj = careless)

carpet = floor cover made of wool or another thick material
“She wants a new carpet in her living room.”

carrot = a long, orange vegetable
“Carrots are good for your eyes!”

cartoon = animation on TV
“Do your children watch cartoons?”

cash = money (notes and coins)
“Have you got any cash to pay for this?”

castle = a big, stone house where important people live(d)
“Lots of tourists visit the castle.”

cat = small animal that people often have as a pet
“She has two pet cats.”

celebrity = a famous person
“The restaurant was full of celebrities.”

cell = smallest unit of something
“We studied cells in Biology.”
= a room for a prisoner
“There are two people in his cell.”

cellphone = mobile phone
“She wants a new cellphone for her birthday.”

central = in the centre
“She lives in central London.”
(noun = centre)

century = 100 years
“We are now in the 21st century.”

certain = sure
“Are you certain that they’re coming today?”
(opposite adjective: uncertain)

chair = something you sit on
“He sat on a chair in the living room.”

change = get/take a different one
“Can I change this book please? I’d like to get a different one instead.”
= money that you get back in a shop when you pay a bigger amount for something
“Thank you – here’s your change!”
= put on different clothes
“I want to change before we go out.”
(noun = “changing room”: a place where you can try on clothes in a shop)

chat = talk with friends either face-to-face, on the phone, or online
“We chatted for ages about his new job.”
(noun = chat)

cheap = not very much money
“I bought a cheap sofa for my living room.”

cheerful = happy, optimistic
“He’s always so cheerful!”
(Also “cheers” = a word we say when we drink something with friends)

cheese = a food made from milk that we often eat with bread
“Do you prefer soft cheese or hard cheese? My favourite cheese is Parmesan.”

chicken = a bird and a type of meat
“We’ve got chicken for lunch today.”

child = a son or daughter of a mother and father
“He’s a lovely child.”
(plural noun = “children”)

chip = fried potato
“Do you like chips?”
= microchip in a computer

chocolate = sweet food made from cocoa and sugar
“I love chocolate ice-cream!”

choose = select
“He chose a new phone in the shop.”
(noun = choice)

church = a religious building for Christians
“He goes to church every Sunday.”

cinema = a place where you can see films
“Do you want to go to the cinema tonight?”

circle = a round shape
“They sat in a circle.”

city = a very big town
“More people live in the city than the countryside.”

class = a group of students
“There aren’t many girls in my class.”
= a social group
“She’s a bit upper class.”

clean = when something isn’t dirty
“I need to do some washing. I don’t have any clean clothes left.”
(Also “to clean”)

clear = easy to understand
“Is that clear, or do I have to explain again?”
= when something is visible
“There were clear skies on our flight.”

clock = something you can use to tell the time. It’s normally on a wall
“The kitchen clock was very dirty.”

close = near
“She lives close to me.”
= to shut (verb)
“Can you close the door, please?”

clothes = the things you wear
“I’d like some new clothes for summer.”

cloud = white part of the sky, before you get rain
“There weren’t any clouds in the sky.”
(adj = “cloudy”)

club = an organisation with members
“Are you a member of the tennis club?”

coat = something you put on over your clothes when it’s cold (or raining)
“He bought a new winter coat.”

coffee = a hot drink which contains caffeine
“We drink a cup of coffee every day at breakfast.”

coin = “metal” money
“These small coins are really heavy!”

cold = opposite of “hot”
“It’s very cold tonight. Lets put the heating on.”
= a cold = when you have a slight illness with a temperature and blocked nose
“I always get a cold in winter!”

college = a place where you can learn after school
“She studies at an agricultural college.”

colour (US spelling “color”) = when something isn’t black or white, but a different colour like red, green, etc
“What colour is your new car?”

collect = bring things together
“She collects stamps from all over the world.”
(noun = “collection”)

come = arrive at a place
“What time are the guests coming?”

comedy = funny film, play or TV show
“His latest film is a comedy.”

comic = magazine for children
“He likes reading comics.”
= funny
“It was a comic situation.”
(person = “comic”)

communicate = talk / write to or phone another person to share information
“It isn’t easy to communicate with other people if you don’t speak their language.”
(noun = “communication”)

company = commercial organisation
“She runs her own company.”

compare = say how things are the same or different
“I can’t compare Paris with New York. They’re so different.”
(noun = comparison)

competition = when you want to win against other people
“They won the fancy dress competition.”
(verb = “to compete”; adj = “competitive”)

complete = finished / whole
“We’ve got the complete set of his DVDs.”
(Also “to complete”)

computer = a machine you use to write, use the internet, etc
“He still can’t use a computer!”

confuse = not understand the meaning
“I often confuse these two words.”
(adj = “confused” / “confusing”; noun = “confusion”)

contact = have a way to communicate with another person
“What are your contact details?”
“He contacted me about the car.”

continent = a large area in the world
“Europe is a continent.”

continue = not stop
“Please continue your story – it’s very interesting!”

conversation = when you talk to someone
“We had a really interesting conversation about books.”

cook = make food into a meal
“We cooked a great dinner yesterday.”
(person = “a cook”)

cool = fashionable
“It’s not cool to dance like that!”
= a little cold
“The evenings here can be quite cool.”

copy = do the same thing as someone else
“He always copies me! If I buy a book, he buys a book!”
= write things that your teacher asks you to write
“Please copy down these words from the board.”

corner = when two lines meet, often at 90 degrees
“Her house is on the corner of Green St and Lion St.”)

cost = how much you pay for something
“How much did your house cost?”
(noun = “cost”)

could = past form of “can”
“He could play the piano when he was 3.”

count = add numbers
“I can count up to 10 in Japanese.”
= matter / be important
“You can’t win if other people help you. They don’t count!”

country = a political state
“How many countries are there in the EU?”

countryside = a natural area outside towns / cities
“I prefer living in the countryside because it’s quieter.”

couple = two / three
“He spent a couple of days in hospital”
= two people
“They make a lovely couple!”

cousin = the child of your aunt / uncle
“My cousin is the same age as me.”

cow = a farm animal that gives milk
“There were a few cows in the field.”

crash = when something hits another thing
“He was in a terrible car crash.”
(verb = to crash)

crazy = mad
“He’s a crazy driver!”

cry = when you are sad and “tears” come from your eyes
“The film was so sad that I cried in the cinema!”

cucumber = a long, green salad vegetable
“Cucumbers are ideal vegetables for summer because they are so cool to eat.”

cup = something you use to drink from (usually tea or coffee)
“Would you like a cup of tea?”

curly = not straight
“He has short, curly hair.”
(noun = “curl”)

customer = someone in a shop or who buys from a company
“The supermarket was full of customers.”

cut = use scissors or a knife
“She cut the piece of paper into two.”

cute = nice / pretty to look at
“She’s got some really cute new sandals.”

cycle = travel by bicycle
“She cycles to work.”
= (noun) a complete turn
“How long is the lifecycle of a fly?”

C Words at Pre-Intermediate level

cabin = the area inside an aeroplane
“The cabin crew are here to help you.”

calm = not agitated
“Keep calm and carry on!”

calculate = add numbers
“Can you calculate how much we’ll need to pay?”
(noun = “calculation”)

cancer = a serious illness when the cells in your body change
“Her grandmother died of cancer.”

candidate = a person who you can choose in an election
“The presidential candidate gave a speech.”

captain = high rank in the army or on a boat
“The captain invited us to his table for dinner.”

cardigan = similar to a sweater / pullover, but with buttons or a zip in the middle
“He wore an old cardigan over his shirt.”

career = your job progression
“He wants a career in IT.”

carnival = festival or fair
“They decided to have a street carnival to celebrate the Royal Wedding.”

carry = take in your arms
“She carried her child onto the plane.”

case = suitcase / bag
“How many cases have you got?”
= medical situation
“He’s got a bad case of tonsilitis.”
= an example of something
“I think this is a case of not being prepared.”
= a legal process
“His case comes up in a week.”

cast = all the actors in a play or film
“There was a party for the cast after the last performance.”

casual = not formal
“She prefers casual clothes like jeans and sweatshirts.”

catch = get something in your hands when someone throws it to you
“He caught the ball.”
= get an illness from a person
“I’ve caught your cold!”

cauliflower = a winter vegetable with white “flowers”
“Cauliflower cheese is a popular dish in the UK.”

cause = reason
“What was the cause of the First World War?”

cave = hole (like a room) underground or in mountains
“They hid in a cave.”

celebrate = have a party because something good happened
“When do you celebrate your birthday?”
(noun = “celebration”)

cello = a musical instrument with strings, like a very large violin. You need to sit down to play it.
“I learnt to play the cello when I was a child.”

ceremony = an important event to celebrate something
“When is your graduation ceremony?”

chain = a collection of links (for example, in jewellery)
“She wore a chain necklace.”
= how things are linked together
“A chain of events led to the disaster.”

challenge = something difficult that you do
“It’s a challenge to balance a job and family.”

champion = the best person at something
“He’s a boxing champion.”
(noun = “championship”: a competition to find the champion)

chance = possibility
“Is there any chance we can go to the beach this weekend?”

character = personality
“He has an interesting character.”

charge = to give electrical power to the battery in your phone / computer
“I need to charge (up) my phone.”
= when you get someone to pay for a service
“The hotel charged me an extra £10 for room-service.”

chase = run after someone/something
“The dog chased the cat.”

cheat = do something wrong / illegal to pass an exam or get something you want
“Don’t cheat in the exam – they’ll catch you!”
= betray your partner
“He cheated on his wife and she left him.”

check = make sure something is OK, or accurate
“Please check your work before you leave.”

cheer = when you show your approval for something by shouting
“He was cheered by thousands of supporters.”
(“Cheers” = an expression we say when we drink with friends.)

chemist = a person who sells medicine or studies chemistry
“Go to the chemist if you need antibiotics.”
(adj = “chemical”)

chess = a game of strategy played on a board with black and white pieces
“Can you play chess?”

chest = the area of your body between your head and your waist
“If you have a pain in your chest, you should go to hospital.”

chic = stylish
“She always looks so chic!”

chill = to relax
“You need to chill out!”
(adj = “chilled”)

chilli pepper = a hot pepper
“I love Thai food, but they use a lot of chilli peppers!”

chilly = quite cold
“It’s getting chilly. I think I’ll get a jacket.”

circus = a place of entertainment with clowns, trapeze artists and sometimes animals
“It was always exciting when the circus came to town.”

citizen = person who comes from a particular country
“Are you a British citizen?”

clap = show your appreciation by hitting your hands together
“At the end of the concert, everyone in the audience clapped.”

classic = something that is the best example / quality of a style
“She wore a classic black dress to the party.”

classical = a type of music, like Beethoven or Mozart

clever = intelligent
“Their children are very clever and always get top marks in school.”

client = customer of a business
“We need some more clients.”
(clientele = a list of your clients)

climate = the weather system
“The climate in this country is hot in summer and mild in winter.”

climb = walk / go up a hill or mountain
“He climbed up the hill to get a better view.”
(person = “climber”; noun = “climbing”)

cloth = a small piece of material you use to clean
“We need a new cloth – this one is really dirty now.”

coach = a type of bus for long journeys
“You can take the coach from Edinburgh to London.”
= to train someone
“He coached his son in tennis and football.”
(person = “coach”)

coast = the area next to the sea
“This part of the coast is very beautiful.”

cocktail = a mix of alcoholic / non-alcoholic drinks people often have before dinner
“Lets go to the bar for a cocktail.”

coconut = a fruit with liquid inside and white flesh
“They sat and ate a coconut under the palm trees.”

code = series of letters and numbers to create instructions (computer code)
“Do you understand HTML code?.”

colleague = a person you work with
“He has some really nice colleagues.”

combine = put two or more things together
“Combine the flour and butter.”
(noun = “a combination”)

comfortable = when you feel physically good and “easy”
“These shoes are very comfortable.”
(opposite adj = “uncomfortable”;noun = “comfort”)

command = give orders
“The army captain commanded his soldiers to open fire.”
(verb = “to command”)

comment = give your opinion about something
“He had a few comments about her newspaper article.”

commercial = where the purpose is to make money
“She only likes commercial pop music.”
= a TV or radio advertisement
“Have you seen the new pet food commercials?”

common = normal, popular
“These are common words in English.”

complain = tell someone you don’t like something
“They complained about the hotel room because it was dirty.”
(noun = “a complaint”)

complex = when many things are involved
“There are complex negotiations between the two countries.”
(noun = “a complex”: a place where many things happen – “leisure complex”, “shopping complex”)

complicate = make something more difficult or complex
“If you ask her for an opinion, it will just complicate things.”
(adj = “complicated”: “The situation is a bit complicated.” noun = “complication”)

compose = write music (or a letter)
“He composed a sweet song for her birthday.”
(person = “composer”)

concentrate = focus on something
“Can you speak a little more quietly, please? I can’t concentrate on my work!”
(noun = “concentration”)

condition = something that must happen for another thing to happen
“There are a few conditions you must meet before you can become a member of our club.”
= physical state
“Her medical condition is getting worse.”

conference = where people go to attend talks (or give talks) on a professional subject
“He’s attending a sales conference next week.”

confident = when you feel sure about something
“Are you confident that you’ll pass the exam?”
(noun = “confidence”)

confirm = say something will happen
“Can you confirm my hotel reservation for next weekend?”

correct = when something is wrong, you make it right
“Can you correct my English grammar, please?”
(adj = “correct”; “incorrect”)

concerned = worried
“I’m concerned about his safety in a big city.”
(noun = “concern”)

congratulate = when you say “well done!” for something
“I’d like to congratulate you on your wedding!”
(noun = “congratulations”: “Congratulations on passing the exam!”

connect = when you join two things together
“I think the problems are connected.”
(noun = “connection”; adj = “connecting”: “a connecting flight”)

consider = think about something
“I’m considering getting a new job.”

consist (of) = to include / be made from
“The village consists of a few houses and a bar.”

contain = hold inside
“This bottle contains water.”
(noun = “container”)

control = when you have authority over something
“The police tried to control the crowd.”

convince = persuade someone to do something
“He convinced me to go on holiday.”

co-operation = when you work with someone else well
“There was lots of co-operation on this project.”

cottage = a small house in the countryside
“She has a small cottage about 10 miles from Oxford.”

cotton = a type of fabric that we often use for t-shirts
“Cotton is cool to wear in summer.”

cough (pronounced “coff”) = when you make a noise to free your chest
“If your cough continues for more than a week, go to the doctor”
(noun = “cough”)

courage = bravery
“You need a lot of courage to bungee jump!”
(adj = “courageous”)

courgette = a summer vegetable (also called “zucchini”)
“Courgettes are better when they’re young and tender.”

course = a period of study
“He’s attending an English course in London.”
= a period of time
“During the course of his life, he lived in many countries.”

of course = certainly
“Of course, he speaks English perfectly!”

cover = put something over another thing
“You should cover your mouth when you sneeze or cough.”
= something you put on a bed to keep warm (similar to “blanket”)
“I’ve got extra covers if you want them.”

cracker = very thin, dried type of bread
“I’ve got cheese and crackers for my lunch today.”
= something you pull at Christmas to make a very small explosion
(firecracker)

cream = a kind of thick milk used in desserts or coffee
(adj = “creamy”)

create = make something new
“He created a new outfit for the occasion.”
(adj = “creative”)

crew = people who work on a team
“The cabin crew distributed magazines to the passengers.”

criticise = say what is wrong with something
“He criticised her choice of dress for the wedding.”
(noun = “criticism”; person = “critic”)

cross = go from one place to another
“Watch out when you cross the road.”
= angry
“She was cross with her children.”
= a religious symbol for Christians
“There was a cross on the wall.”

crossroads = where two roads meet
“Turn left at the crossroads.”

crossword = type of word game
“The clues in this crossword are really difficult!”

crowd = where there are lots of people
“The crowd waited in front of the celebrity’s house.”
(adj = “crowded”)

crown = something that a king / queen wears on their head
“The crown jewels are kept in the Tower of London.”
= to be crowned champion = to be recognised as the champion

cruel = unkind
“She made a cruel remark.”

cube = a 3D square shape
“She likes sugarcubes in her coffee.”

culture = set of traditions
“In our culture it’s rude not to say “thank you” for a present.”
= artistic things
“London is well-known as a city of culture.”
(adj = “cultural”)

cupboard = a place where you put things
“The plates are in the kitchen cupboard.”

cure = to make someone well after an illness
“Can you cure a cold?”
(noun = “cure”)

curious = interested
“I’m curious to hear about your trip!”
(noun = “curiosity”)

currency = type of money
“What currency do they use in Spain?”

current = happening now
“The current situation is very tense.”
= a movement in the sea
“Be careful of the current here. It’s very strong and can pull you out to sea.”

curry = food from India that’s very popular in the UK
“She cooks a great potato and spinach curry.”

curtain = material you have at the windows to block out light / help stay warm
“We draw the curtains in winter.”

curve = bend
“There’s a curve in the road ahead.”
(verb = “to curve”)

cushion = something soft you sit on
“There were a few cushions on the sofa.”

custom = what you do usually / your habits
“It was his custom to go for a walk after lunch.”
“Their customs are very different from ours.”

customs = the part of an airport where you pay tax on something you bought abroad
“He declared his camera at customs.”

C Words at Intermediate level

cable = thick rope / insulated wire
“Attach your computer to the printer with this cable.”
= a way to access TV programmes and channels
“It’s a new show on cable TV.”

cage = a wire enclosure for an animal
“I hate seeing animals in cages in the zoo.”

campaign = a movement to make a change or elect someone
“Her political campaign was seen as a success.”

cane = a thin piece of wood
“The tomatoes grow on canes.”

capable = able to do something
“I don’t think the new manager is capable of running the department.”

capacity = how much a thing or place can hold
“Wembley Stadium has a huge capacity.”

capture = catch (a wild animal or someone who was escaping)
“Police have captured the criminal.”
(adj = “captive”)

caravan / campervan = a type of trailer that people take on holiday so they don’t need to stay in a hotel
(A caravan is pulled by a car, while you can drive a campervan.)
“How many people can sleep in your caravan?”

carton = container made of card
“He bought a carton of orange juice.”

cardboard = stiff paper that we use to make boxes
“This bread tastes of cardboard!”

carve = cut meat (or make a sculpture)
“It’s quite difficult to carve the Sunday roast.”

casualty = when someone is killed or injured either by war or in an accident
“Police have reported several casualties after the bomb blast.”
= a hospital department where you go if you are injured
“Go straight to casualty!”

cautious = when you hesitate about doing something
“I’m a bit cautious about spending all that money on a car. Perhaps we should wait.”
(noun = “caution”)

ceiling = the top of a room (opposite to floor)
“They have very high ceilings in their house.”

cellar = the lowest room in your house (under the ground floor) American English: “basement”
“We keep potatoes and apples in our cellar because it’s so cool.”

cement = something we use to make concrete (a building material)
“He bought a bag of cement to build a wall.”

chaos = a disorganised situation
“It was complete chaos at the airport when the baggage handlers went on strike.”
(adj = chaotic)

charming = a friendly person who makes you like him / her
“The host of the party was very charming.”

cheek = the area of your face between your mouth and your ear
“She has very pink cheeks!”

cheeky = when you say something which is a bit naughty
“Her little boy is quite cheeky.”

chew = when you try to eat something hard or tough, or for a long time
“After I came back from the dentist, it took me ages to chew my food.”
“Have you got any chewing gum?”

chin = the area of your face below your mouth
“He has a pointed chin.”

chlorine = a chemical used in swimming pools to clean the water
“I think I’m allergic to chlorine.”

choir = a group of people who sing together, often in church
“The choir sang some popular Christmas carols.”

chop = cut with a (large) knife
“Chop the onions.”

chopsticks = thin pieces of wood you use to eat Chinese food
“Before you go to Hong Kong you should learn to use chopsticks!”

chore = a boring or difficult job you have to do
“How long do you spend on household chores every week?”

chronic = long-term
“He has a chronic illness.”

circumstances = the situation at a particular time
“Under the circumstances, he decided to resign.”

civil = polite, even when you don’t like the other person
“They’re at least civil towards each other.”
(noun = “civilian”: related to normal society rather than military; “civil partnership”)
(adj = “civic”: relating to being a citizen; “civic pride”, “civic duty”.)

claim = to state
“He claimed that he had been at home at the time of the crime.”
= when you say you have a right to something
“Have you ever made an insurance claim?”

clash = fight or argue with
“The two groups clashed in front of the Town Hall and the police were called.”
(noun = “a clash”)

claw = the nail on an animal, like a cat or dog
“The cat’s claws are really sharp.”

clementine = a type of small orange
“In the winter we eat a lot of clementines.”

click = make a noise by moving your thumb against your middle finger
“He clicked his fingers in time to the music.”
= tap on a link on a website
“Click here to receive your free gift!”

cliff = the stone mountain dividing the sea and the land
“We went for a lovely walk along the cliffs.”

clinic = a small, specialist hospital
“She spent a couple of days in the clinic.”
(adj = clinical)

clip = cut off a corner or part of a piece
“Can you clip all the coupons, please?”
(noun = “clipping”)
= something you use to attach two things
“You can use a paperclip to attach all these letters.”

clique = a group of people who exclude other people from their group
“The girls in my class have formed a clique.”

closet = wardrobe (American English)
“How many closets do you have?”

clown = the funny man at the circus
“The clown fell over and everyone laughed.”
(verb = “to clown around”)

clue = an idea to help you
“These crossword clues are really difficult.”
(adj = “clueless” = when you have no idea)

coalition = when a political party shares power with another
“The coalition government only lasted two weeks.”

cock = slang / swear word for penis
= male hen (abbreviation for “cockerel”)

cocky = arrogant, over-confident
“John’s a bit cocky. I don’t like his attitude very much.”

coincide = happen at the same time
“Our holiday coincided with a special offer on the hotel.”

coincidence = when something happens by chance
“What a coincidence! I’m going on holiday to India as well!”

collapse = when someone or something breaks or falls
“He collapsed with exhaustion.”

collide = when two things bump into each other
“The cars collided when the traffic lights stopped working.”
(noun = “collision”)

colony = a country under the control of another country
“This country used to be a British colony.”
(adj = “colonial”, “colonised”)

colossal = huge
“That was a colossal waste of time!”

commitment = something that you promise to do
“I can’t come to the party tonight because I have a family commitment.”
(adj = “committed”; verb = “to commit”)

companion = something / someone that accompanies a person / thing
“Her travelling companion was always ill.”
“This is the companion book to the first in the series.”
(verb “to accompany”)

compatible = able to work with something else
“Is this phone compatible with the 3 network?”
(opposite adj = incompatible)
= able to get on with another person
“I don’t think you’re compatible with him!”

competent = able
“She’s a very competent scientist.”

comprehensive = thorough
“They produced a comprehensive report.”
= state secondary school in the UK
“Did you go to a comprehensive school?”

conceive = able to have children
“She wants to start a family, but she can’t conceive.”
(noun = “conception”)

conclusion = a summary / decision
“Have you come to any conclusion about the shortlist of candidates?”
“In conclusion, we think that this suggestion is excellent.”
= the final part of something
“The conclusion of the Cold War coincided with his Presidency.”
(verb = “to conclude”)

concrete = tough building material
“The hotel is made of concrete.”
= solid
“He had a concrete proposal to make.”

condemn = completely disapprove of something
“The government’s idea was condemned by health experts.”
(noun = “condemnation”)
= sentence someone to a particular punishment
“He was condemned to death.”

cone = a triangular shape
“He bought an ice-cream cone for his children.”

confine = limit your movement
“She was confined to bed for five days.”

confiscate = take something away from a person
“If I see you using your phone in class, I’ll confiscate it!”

conflict = argument / war
“A regional conflict means that this country is a little unsafe to visit.”

conscious = awake
“She says she was conscious throughout the operation.”
(opposite adj = “unconscious”)
= aware
“I’m not conscious of any problems.”
(noun = “consciousness”)

consequence = result
“A negative consequence of his actions was that the company lost sales.”

conspiracy = when people make secret plans to do something bad
“Do you think there’s a conspiracy to get us all to buy more?”
(“conspiracy theory”)
(verb = “to conspire”)

consumer = a person who buys or uses something
“We consume a lot of eggs in our country.”
(noun = “consumerism”; adj = “consumerist”)

contest = a competition for a prize or a position of power
“They held a swimming contest.”
“Who’s contesting the presidency of the USA?”

context = the setting for something
“You need to look at the election results in the context of the economic crisis.”
= the words that come before or after something
“He took my words out of context.”

contradict = say the opposite of someone else
“Please don’t contradict me!”
(noun = “a contradiction”)

contrast = when you compare two things to find differences
“He contrasted the two photos.”
(noun = “a contrast”)

contribute = give money or time to something to help others
“He contributed some money to charity.”
(noun = “contribution”)

controversial = a subject that causes lots of arguments
“Politics is a controversial subject!”

convention = a type of conference
“The Republican convention takes place next month.”
= the usual way of doing something
“Try to follow the conventions of grammar and punctuation when you write.”

(adj= “conventional” = following the usual habits / standards: “”He’s quite a conventional person and hates doing things differently from other people.”)

convict = find someone guilty of a crime
“The jury convicted him of murder.”
(person = “a convict” = a prisoner)

conviction = when someone is found guilty of a crime
“He has several convictions for theft.”
= strong belief
“It’s my personal conviction that even a short holiday can recharge your batteries.”

cope = deal with
“I really can’t cope with all this work.”

cord = thick string
“He used a cord to tie the bicycles to the back of the car.”

cork = a small object that goes in the top of a wine bottle
“Can you take the cork out for me, please?”
(corkscrew = what you use to take the cork out)

correspond = write to someone
“They’ve corresponded for years.”
(noun = “correspondence”)

coupon = a piece of paper that entitles you to a discount
“She cut the coupons out of the newspaper.”

court = a building where legal cases are heard
“He works in the criminal court.”
= royal entourage
“She was an important person in the court of Louis X1V.”

cozy = a warm feeling
“The room had a fireplace and was very cozy in winter.”

crab = a type of animal that lives in the sea and which has a shell
“He made a delicious crab salad.”

crack = when something splits
“There’s a crack in the wall.”
= an addictive drug

craft = something you make by hand
“Are you going to attend the Crafts fair?”
(adj = “crafty”: a person who is manipulative or devious)

crap = rubbish (swear word)
“He’s talking crap again.”

crawl = when a baby learns to walk on his/her hands and knees
“She’s learning to crawl!”
(also = freestyle swimming)

creature = an animal
“Don’t hurt it! It’s a living creature.”

creek = a small river or inlet
“They navigated up the creek.”

crime = an action against the law
“Has the crime rate gone up?”
(person / adj = “criminal”)

crisis = a difficult period or situation / emergency
“The economic crisis has caused lots of problems.”
(adj = “critical”: “He’s in a critical condition at hospital.”)

crisp = opposite of soft
“She went to sleep in crisp cotton sheets.”
= snack made of thin, fried potato
“Would you like some crisps with your drink?”
(adj = “crispy”)

crow = a big black bird
“The crow flew over the car.”

crucifix = an ornamental cross (sign of Christianity) on a wall or worn as jewellery
“She wore a crucifix as a necklace.”

crude = unprocessed
“The price of crude oil has gone up.”
= basic
“He made a crude shelter out of tree branches.”
= rude
“She used some pretty crude languag.”

crush = put a weight on something to flatten it
“Add some crushed garlic to the sauce.”
= remove someone’s hopes
“He was crushed by the news.”
(have a crush on someone = fall in love with someone)

crust = the end part of bread
“The bread was old and the crust was hard to eat.”
(adj = “crusty”)

cub = a young lion, tiger or bear
“Those lion cubs are absolutely adorable!”

cuddle = when you hug and show affection
“Babies need to be cuddled.”
“Give me a cuddle!”

cult = a religious group (or system) that isn’t recognised by other religions
“His mother was worried that he’d go off and join a cult.”

curse = when you call for bad luck to strike someone
“Some people believe in the power of curses.”
= to swear
“He cursed under his breath.” (also “cuss”)

customise = adapt something to suit a person / purpose
“We can customise all our training proposals.”

C Words at Advanced level

cadge = ask for something which you aren’t entitled to
“He was always cadging cigarettes off the other prisoners.”

callous = when you show a cruel nature
“He made some callous comments after the natural disaster which shocked everyone.”

camouflage = special clothes that help make you less visible
“The soldiers wore camouflage on their exercise.”

candid = honest
“The politician gave a few candid remarks off-camera.”

cargo = the goods on a ship
“The ship was carrying a cargo of rice and flour.”

carnage = when many people are killed
“The bomb caused carnage on the streets.”

cenotaph = a memorial statue to soldiers who died in the war
“Every year the procession goes to the cenotaph.”

chafe = when your skin is sore because of friction
“My boots were too tight and chafed my ankle.”
(noun = “chafing”)

chirp = the noise a bird makes
“In the morning I can hear the birds chirp.”

chasm = a big gap / divide
“A chasm has opened between the rich and the poor in this country.”

chuck = throw
“Can you chuck me over the remote control?”
= leave someone
“He chucked me for my best friend!”

chuckle = to laugh quietly
“I chuckled to myself as I watched him try to open the can.”

chunk = a substantial part
“A chunk of plaster fell out of the wall.”

circuit = a route between two points
“He’s on the lecture circuit.”
= electronic path

clamour = when many people call for something
“The crowd were clamoring for him to appear.”

clamp = keep something immobile
“The traffic police put a clamp on his car because it was illegally parked.”

clan = family group (often large or spread out)
“He’s a member of a Scottish clan.”

clasp = hold something tightly
“He clasped her hands in his.”
(noun = “clasp”: “I’ll need some sort of clasp to attach my keys to my belt.”

clemency = when you ask for leniency
“The prisoner awaiting execution asked for clemency, but the governor turned him down.”

clench = tighten a part of your body
“He clenched his fists.”

cliche = an overused stereotype (pronounced /clee-shay/)
“Don’t use cliched expressions in your writing!”

cling = to attach yourself to someone
“She clung to the piece of wood, hoping that someone would rescue her from the sea.”

clingy = a person who attaches themselves emotionally to another person
“Her son is still at a clingy age.”

cloak = a type of coat that you fasten around your neck
“The magician wore a black cloak.”
(cloakroom = a place where you can leave your coat at a theatre / party, etc)

clot = when blood (or another liquid) sticks together
“There were clots of blood on the floor.”
= a stupid person
“You’re such a clot at times!”

clout = to hit someone (pronounced /klowt/)
“She clouted him over the head.”
= influence
“Do you have any clout in the company?”

cloying = too sweet or sticky (also of a person)
“I find this dessert a little cloying.”

clump = a group of things stuck together
“A barn stood behind a clump of trees.”

cluster = when things gather together
“The was a cluster of stars directly above the forest.”

clutter = when there are too many things in a room or house
“You’ll need to clear all that clutter away before the party!”
(verb = to “clutter up”, opposite = “to declutter”)

coal = carbon that’s dug out from a mine
“She still has a coal fire!”

coax = try to persuade a person / animal to do something (but it takes a long time)
“She tried to coax him to eat a little soup.”

coffin = a box where a dead body is put before burial or cremation
“The men lifted up the coffin and carried it to the cemetery.”

coherent = when something makes sense or is logical
“Do you think their economic policy is coherent?”
(opposite adj = “incoherent”)

collage = artwork created by putting together many small things
“A collage hung on the wall.”

concede = admit that something is true
“He conceded that she had won the election.”
(noun = “concession”)

condolences = expression of sadness at a death
“Please accept our sincere condolences.”

condone = approve of
“I don’t condone any form of violence.”

congregation = the audience at a church
“The congregation knelt down for the prayer.”
(verb = “to congregate”: to gather, but not necessarily in church)

conscience = your sense of right / wrong
“I told a lie and now I have a guilty conscience.”
(adj = “conscientious”)

console = show sympathy and try to help someone who is sad
“Relatives tried to console the man.”
(noun = “consolation”)

contagious = when a person can pass an illness to another person
“Keep away from me – I’m contagious!”
(noun = “contagion”)

contemporary = up-to-date, modern
“Do you like contemporary art?”
= a person of your age
“My contemporaries are all working in business.”

contempt = have no respect for something / someone
“He has shown complete contempt for the law.”

convey = show, communicate
“Please let me convey my sincere apologies.”

cordial = friendly (formal)
“The two men were on cordial terms.”

cordon = tape or a rope to keep people out of an area
“Police have cordoned off the road.”

core = centre of something
“The core issue is immigration.”
(also “apple core”)

corny = a cliched joke or film
“That is such a corny joke. Don’t you have a better one?”

corpse = a dead body
“Police have found the corpse of an elderly woman.”

cot = a bed for a baby
“We can provide cots in the rooms.”

coup = when a group / army tries to overthrow the government
“There’s been a coup attempt in the south of the country.”
= when you manage to achieve something difficult
“It was a major coup to headhunt her.”

courteous = polite (formal)
“You need to be courteous to the customers.”
(noun = “courtesy”, such as “courtesy car”)

cower = to get low to the ground because you are frightened
“The dog cowered in fear as its owner began to shout.”

coy = when you pretend to be modest
“She gave him a coy smile.”
= when you don’t want to give details
“He’s always been coy about his educational achievements.”

cram = to put lots of things into a small or restricted place
“Her flat was crammed with furniture and ornaments.”

cramped = when there isn’t enough room
“Her flat is a bit cramped.”

crank = a person who’s obsessed about something
“He’s a health-food crank.”

cranky = when you feel irritable
“This hot weather is making me a bit cranky!”

crass = showing insensitivity
“He made some crass comments at the party.”

crease = showing a line where something was folded
“All my clothes got creased in the suitcase.”

creep = walk very slowly and quietly
“She crept down the stairs, trying not to wake her parents.”

creep = a person who is very unpleasant
“Her new boss is such a creep.” (“give someone the creeps”)

cremation = when a dead person is burned (rather than buried)
“He requested a cremation.”
(verb = “to cremate”)

crest = the top of something like a mountain or wave
“When we got to the crest of the hill, we had a wonderful view.”
= feathers on the top of a bird’s head
“The male of the species has a wonderful red crest.”

cringe = bend your body to show fear
“He raised his hand and she cringed in fear.”
= when you feel uncomfortable by what someone says
“I hate it when he tells those sort of jokes. They really make me cringe.”

crony = a friend of someone in power
“He’s got a lot of cronies in government.”
(noun = “cronyism”)

crumble = to disintegrate into small pieces
“The house was crumbling away.”
= a type of English fruit dessert with a topping made of flour, butter and sugar
“There’s apple crumble for dessert.”

crumpled = when there are a lot of creases in something (like paper or material)
“His linen suit was crumpled at the end of the day.”

crutch = something that you use to help you walk after an injury
“He was on crutches after the operation.”
= something you use to help you with something difficult
“He uses alcohol as a type of social crutch.”

cull = kill a certain number of animals to keep numbers down or to avoid illness
“The annual badger cull is very controversial.

cushy = easy, comfortable thing that you get because you’re lucky (typically British)
“He’s got a really cushy job!”

crypt = a small, dark room in the basement of a church
“The crypt was quite a scary place.”

cryptic = when a message or crossword clue is deliberately unclear and not obvious
“He left a rather cryptic message on my voicemail. I have no idea what he wants!”

curb = to limit / prevent
“He curbed his impulse to laugh.”

curt = when you reply in a short, rude way
“The shop assistant was very curt with me. I don’t think I’ll go back there again.”

cynical = when you don’t believe that people are good
“She’s very cynical about politicians!”
= only concerned with your own interests
“He cynically promised them that he would improve services if he was elected.”
(person = “cynic”)

English Vocabulary – F Words

Here’s a list of more than 150 “F words” (words starting with the letter “f”) listed in alphabetical order and by level. Check your understanding of the F words at each level before you move to the F words at the next level.

F words at Elementary level

face (eyes, nose and mouth)
“He’s got a kind face.”

Also “to face” = to look at directly
“My bed faces the wall.”

factory = a place where things are made
“He works in a leather factory.”

fair (adv = fairly; noun = fairness)
= just / equal (opposite = unfair)
“It isn’t fair if he always chooses first.”
= light colour
“I have fair hair.”

family = your relatives
“How many people are in your family?”

famous = when many people know you
“He’s a famous singer.”

fan = when you support and follow a person or team
“There are lots of football fans in the town tonight.”

also “fanatic” = obsesses
“He’s a football fanatic.”

fantastic = very good, excellent
“We had a fantastic meal last night.”

far = a long way
“How far is the hotel from the beach?”

farm = where animals / plants are produced for food
(farmer = person who works on a farm / owns a farm)
“She has a small farm in the north of the country.”

fashion = when something is popular (adj = fashionable)
“Do you follow fashion?”

fast = quick
“He can run fast.”

fat = opposite of thin
“If you eat too much sugar, you will get fat.”

father = male parent
“What does your father do?”

favourite (favorite – US spelling)= preferred
“What’s your favourite ice-cream?”

few = not many
“I have a few paintings in my house.”

film = what you can see at the cinema
“I love her films.”

final = the last
“This is the final book in the series.”

find = locate something which was lost
“I can’t find my glasses!”

fine = good
“How are you?” “Fine thanks!”
= not thick
“She has very fine hair.”

finish = end
“I finish work at 6pm.”

first = before others
“The first thing you must do is register for the exam.”

fish = animal that lives in the sea
“You should eat fish at least three times a week.”

five = 5 (fifty = 50)
“You can borrow five books a week from the library.”

flat = level
“This part of the country is very flat.”
= apartment
“She lives in a flat in London.”

floor = ground
“Don’t leave your bag on the floor. It will get dirty.”
= a level of a building
“They live on the first floor of a block of flats.”

flower = colourful plants that grow in your garden
“Her garden is full of flowers.”

fly = move through the air (“flight” = an aeroplane journey)
“Are you flying to Paris or taking the train?”
= a small insect
“I hate flies – they’re so dirty!”

follow = go after someone / something
“Please follow me!”
follower = someone who follows
“How many followers do you have on Twitter?”

food = what you eat to live
“I love Italian food.”

foot = you walk on this (plural = feet)
“My foot hurts after all that walking!”
(on foot = travel by walking)

football = a very popular sport
“Who’s your favourite football team?”

for = preposition
“What are we having for lunch?”
“I worked there for five years.”
“This present is for you.”

forest = a place with lots of trees
“Canada has some beautiful forests.”

forget = opposite of remember
“Sorry, but I’ve forgotten your name.”

four = 4 (forty = 40)
“They have four children.”

free = you don’t need money to get it
“This website is completely free!”
= when you have personal liberty
“You are free to do what you want.”(Noun = freedom)

fridge = a machine to keep food cold
“Is there anything in the fridge for dinner?”

friend = a person you are close to
“He’s my best friend.”
(Adj = friendly; noun = friendship; verb “to friend someone” ie on Facebook)

from = a preposition
“Where are you from?”
“I got this from a small shop.”

front = the leading side (opposite = back)
“My house is in front of the school.”

fruit = food like apples, bananas, etc
“You should eat fruit every day.”

furniture = objects like chairs, tables, etc that you have in your house
“He prefers modern furniture.”

fun = enjoyable
“We had a lot of fun on holiday.”

Also “funny” = comical
“He’s a funny man.”

future = tomorrow and on
“What do you want to do in the future?”

F words at Pre-intermediate level

fact = something which is true
“It’s a fact that her boss steals all her ideas.”

in fact
“In fact, she’s finding it difficult to work for him.”

fabulous (also “fab”) = excellent
“She’s got a fabulous new job.”

fail = not succeed
“I failed my driving test.”

fall = drop from a height
“The apple fell from the tree.”

fall down = when you lose balance from a height
“He fell down the stairs.”

fall over = when you lose balance when you walk
“She fell over and hurt her foot.”

familiar = when something is known to you
“Her face is familiar, but I can’t remember her name.”

fancy = like
“Do you fancy doing anything this weekend?”
= a little special
“He has a fancy new car.”

fare = how much you pay to travel on public transport
“Have you got money for your bus fare?”

fasten = do up / make secure
“Please fasten your seatbelt.”

fatal = leading to death
“There was a fatal accident here last week.”

fault = mistake
“The camera doesn’t work. It’s my fault. I broke it!”
(adj = faulty)

favour = when you do something for another person
“Can you do me a favour and get some milk on the way home?”

fear = a feeling when you are frightened
“He has a fear of heights.”

feature = aspect
“My new phone has got some great new features.”

feel = have a feeling / sensation
“I feel a bit sad today.”

feel like = want
“Do you feel like going out tonight?”

feelings = emotions
“You hurt her feelings when you told everyone that she wasn’t an easy person to get on with.”

fence = made of metal or wood to enclose something like a field or a garden
“You should put a fence around your garden to stop dogs coming in!”

festival = celebration (of music, film, culture, etc)
“Do you ever go to music festivals?”

fiction = when something isn’t factual (ie a work of fiction)
“Do you enjoy reading fiction?”

field = an open space in a farm
“What grows in this field?”

fight = oppose someone
“He keeps getting into fights at school.”
“She fought her father for control of the company.”

file = where you store information
“The details are in the file on my desk.” (also a file on a computer)

fill = complete
“Can you fill the car with petrol?” (also “fill in a form”)
(adj = full: “After that huge dinner I’m completely full!”)

finance = everything to do with money
“She works in finance.”
(adj = financial)

finger = you have these on your hand
“I broke my little finger.”

fire = when something is so hot it burns
“We lit a fire to keep warm.”
(adj = fiery)

Also “fireman” (a person who puts out a fire)
“fire station” = a place where “fire engines” (big lorries with water) are located

firm = solid, opposite of “soft”
“It’s better for your back to sleep on a firm mattress.”
= company
“He works for a small firm of builders.”

fit = be healthy and strong
“Although he’s quite old, he’s very fit.”
= be the right size
“These jeans don’t fit me any more.”

fix = repair
“Can you fix this computer?”

flag = the symbol of a country
“The Stars and Stripes is the flag of the USA.”

flame = the burning part of a fire
“Stand away from the fire! The flames are getting bigger!”

flavour = taste
“I prefer strawberry flavour ice-cream.”

flexible = not rigid – will change
“I work flexible hours.”

fluent = speak without pausing
“She’s fluent in Spanish.”

flute = musical instrument (made of metal) that you play by blowing air through it
“She learned to play the flute at school.”

focus = something which is important or which you concentrate on
“I want to focus on my studies this year.”
“The baby was the focus of attention in the room.”

folder = a paper or plastic file to store paper / digital information
“There were lots of brown paper folders on his desk.”

foreign = from another country
“He says he doesn’t like foreign food!”
(foreigner = noun)

forgive = to pardon someone
“I hope you’ll forgive me.”

fork = what you use to eat (solid) food
“Use a knife and fork to eat your dinner.”

form = piece of paper you need to complete / fill
“Please fill in the application form.”

fort = a secure place that an army defends
“Have you visited the old fort? It’s very interesting!”

fortunate = lucky
“You’re very fortunate to have such a great job!”

forward = preposition
“If you move forward a little bit you can see the show better.”

frame = wood or metal around a picture
“I’m going to buy a photo frame for this photo.”

freeze = make into ice
“If you freeze this, you can eat it later next week.”
(adj = freezing; noun = freezer)

fresh = new / clean
“I need some fresh air.”
= not processed
“Eat plenty of fresh vegetables and fruit.”

frequent = often
“We made frequent stops on our journey.”
(adv = “frequently”)

fry = cook in oil
“It only takes a minute to fry fish.”

furious = very angry
“She was furious with her daughter for failing the exam.”

F words at Intermediate level

fabric = material
“What fabric is this shirt? It feels like silk.”

factor = element / cause
“A big factor in his success is his sense of humour.”

faint = lose consciousness
“It was so hot that several people fainted.”
(also adj = “I feel a bit faint.”)

faith = belief
“She has a strong faith in God.”
(Also “faithful” = to not betray a person.)

fake = not real
“My watch isn’t really a Rolex. It’s a fake.”

false = wrong
“That information is completely false.”

famine = when food production fails and people starve
“The last famine killed millions of people.”

fascinating = very interesting
“He told us a fascinating story.”

fate = destiny
“Do you believe in fate?”

feasible = possible
“I don’t think it’s feasible to get there in under an hour.”

feast = when there’s a lot of very good food
“She prepared a feast for us.”

fee = cost of a professional service
“How much are the lawyer’s fees?”

feed = to provide food for people or animals
“Can you feed my cats for me when I’m on holiday?”

feminine = clothes, behaviour, etc which are considered particularly “female”
“She likes wearing very feminine dresses.”

ferry = a boat which transports people and cars
“You can take a ferry from Italy to Greece.”

fetch = go to a place to take something, then bring it back
“Could you fetch me a glass of water, please?”
(fetching = attractive, often used in a humorous way)

fierce = ready to attack
“A very fierce dog lives next door to us.”

figure = shape / drawing
“If you look at figure 6 you can see the trend.”
= person
“He’s an important figure in the world of politics.”
= amount / numbers
“The sales figures are very good this month.”

fist = when you close your hand, bending your fingers to fight someone
“He put his fists up to defend his face.”
(also “tight-fisted” = to be mean and never pay for things)

fizz = champagne
“I think we need some fizz to celebrate!”
(adj = fizzy)

flash = when something happens very quickly
“There was a flash of lightning.”

flirt = to talk in a particular way with someone to show you like them
“Stop flirting with the barman!”

flow = when something moves easily or quickly
“There was a constant flow of people going into the shop.”

flour = a powder made from wheat which we use to make bread
“You can use white flour or brown flour in this recipe.”

fluid = not static but fast-moving
“The situation is very fluid and we don’t know what will happen next.”

fog = when there’s white cloud and you can’t see
“It’s impossible to drive when there’s too much fog.”
(Adj = foggy)

fold = make paper / clothes, etc into a neat shape
“I’ve folded your shirts and put them away.”

fool = stupid person
“Don’t be such a fool!”
(adj = foolish)

forbid = not allow
“He forbids his children from going out in the evening.”

force = strength
“Can you feel the force of the wind? It’s really strong.”
= to use strength to do something
“He forced open the door.”
(adj = forceful)

fortune = a lot of money
(spend a fortune / worth a fortune)
“We spent a fortune on our holiday.”

foster = look after for a short time
“They used to foster children.”

foul = disgusting
“There’s a foul smell coming from the kitchen.”

fox = a wild animal, a little like a dog
“A fox keeps attacking his chickens.”

fragile = very delicate
“Be careful with these glasses. They’re fragile.”

frantic = when you feel desperate / worried about something
“She was so frantic with worry that she called him about 100 times.”

fraud = a type of crime when you obtain something by saying something false
“He was convicted of fraud.”

friction = when two things (or people) move against each other
“There’s a little bit of friction between the two brothers.”

frighten = make someone afraid
“She was frightened by the storm.”

frog = an amphibian (animal) which lives on land and in water
“I don’t eat frog’s legs.”

frost = when there’s white on the ground from the previous (freezing) night
“Frost makes the grass look so pretty!”
(adj = frosty)

frustrating = the feeling you have when you want to do something, but you can’t
“I can’t get the TV to work. It’s so frustrating!”

fuck (swear word)
= to have sex / often used as a swear word to show strong emotion such as anger or surprise.
“Fucking hell! The printer’s broken again!”
“She’s fucking angry about the decision.”

Also:
not give a fuck = not care
“I don’t give a fuck what he says!”
fuck all = nothing
“He does fuck all around the house.”
fuck off / eff off = to tell someone to go away
“Why don’t you just fuck off?” (also “eff off” = “He told her to eff off.”)
fucker = when you’re angry about something
“Fucker! I can’t get this lid off!”
fucked = when a situation is hopeless
“If France score again, we’re fucked!”

Be very careful when you swear in English. Don’t do it in formal or polite situations. Remember: another name for these particular F words is “F-bomb” because they can have a negative effect!

fund = a sum of money for a particular purpose
“He’s funding his son’s studies.”
“We want to set up a fund to help him buy a house in the future.”

fussy = only like a few things
“He’s such a fussy eater and refuses to eat vegetables.”

F words at Advanced level

fad = temporary fashion / obsession
“I keep reading about people not eating carbs… I think it’s a bit of a fad.”

fade = become less intense (colour / pain / light)
“The pain will fade after a few hours.”

fag = slang for cigarette (British English)
“I’m going to take a fag-break.”

fanny = slang for female genitals (British English)
Also = to waste time
“Stop fannying about and help me with dinner!”

farce = a situation which becomes stupid, often because it wasn’t organised
“I went to the public meeting, but it was a complete farce. None of the speakers turned up.”

feeble = weak
“He came up with a feeble excuse about why he was late home.”

ferocious = very fierce
“They had a ferocious argument about money.”

fester = when something is left “unresolved” and it becomes worse
“If you don’t talk about the problem with him, those bad feelings will just fester.”

fib = a small lie
“I had to tell a few fibs at the bank today.”

fickle = when you change your opinion or loyalties frequently
“She’s quite nice but I find her a bit fickle.”

fidget = move a lot because you’re uncomfortable
“Please stop fidgeting. I can’t concentrate!”

flask = container for liquid (that you take when you go somewhere)
“When they go on a picnic they take sandwiches and a flask of tea.”

flee = escape
“It’s terrible reading about all these people fleeing repressive regimes.”

flesh = the “meat” of a person or animal
“He appears much smaller when you see him in the flesh.”

flimsy = not very strong or durable
“You should wear more than a flimsy t-shirt if you’re going hiking.”

flippant = when you say something silly or careless in a serious situation
“He made a couple of flippant remarks in the meeting which the boss didn’t like.”

float = rest on the surface of the water
“It’s a shame about all those plastic bottles floating on the sea.”

flock = group of birds
“We saw a huge flock of seagulls at the beach today.”

flop = fall because of tiredness
“He came in through the door and flopped down onto the sofa.”
= a failure
“The film was a flop.”

flip-flops = beach sandals, with a plastic thong

fluke = something that happens though luck
“That goal was such a fluke!”

former = previous
“His former wife remarried a millionaire.”

formula = a method for doing something (also scientific formula)
“He’s got a great formula for selling books.”

forthcoming = coming soon
“In his forthcoming film, he plays a retired detective.”

frail = not strong (because a person is old)
“My grandmother is a little frail now.”

frenetic = very busy
“She always complains about her frenetic pace of life.”
(noun = frenzy)

frivolous = shallow, not serious
“Some people say that her hobbies are just a frivolous waste of time.”

frugal = not spending much money
“They’re very frugal with their money and never go on holiday.”

frumpy = old-fashioned
“I wish she wouldn’t wear such frumpy clothes.”

fumes = gases (with a bad odour)
“I hate sitting in traffic jams, breathing in all the car fumes.”

English Vocabulary – J Words

Here’s a list of more than 120 “J Words” (words starting with the letter J) in level of difficulty. Learn the J Words at Elementary level before going on to the J Words at Pre-intermediate, Intermediate and Advanced level.

J Words at Elementary level

jacket = a short coat you can wear outside, or worn with a pair of trousers as a suit
“He always wears a leather jacket.”

jam = sweet paste made from fruit and sugar
“I eat toast and jam for breakfast.”

January = the first month of the year
“Do you celebrate on January 1st?”

jeans = casual trousers made from denim
“Can you wear jeans to work?”

jet = a fast aeroplane / military plane
“I heard a jet fly over the valley.”

job = what you do for work
“Have you got a job?”
“What’s your job?”

jog = run for fitness
“I like jogging in the park.”

join = become a member
“I’ve joined the Film Club.”

= put things together
“You need to join these two pieces of wood.”

joke = a funny story
“He told a great joke.”

= say something that isn’t true
“I’m joking! I’m not really moving!”

journey = travel
“How long is your journey into work each day?”

juice = the liquid of a fruit
“Orange juice is good for you.”

July = the seventh month in the year
“Do you go on holiday in July?”

jump = go from sitting to standing, or from standing into the air
“She jumped up from her chair.”

June = the sixth month of the year
“We have lovely weather in June.”

jungle = a tropical forest
“They got lost in the jungle.”

just = very recently
“He’s just bought a car.”

= fair / equal
“Do you think his punishment was just?”

= exactly
“This shirt is just what I wanted. Thank you!”

= only
“I just wanted to tell you about the meeting…”

J Words at Pre-Intermediate level

jaguar = a large cat that lives in the forests of Central and South America
“They were delighted when they spotted a jaguar.”

jail = another word for “prison”
“He went to jail for killing his wife.”

jar = a glass container (often for food or liquid)
“Can you buy two jars of marmalade for me, please?”

jazz = a type of music with a syncopated rhythm
“Who do you think is the best jazz guitarist?”

jealous = envious of someone else
“Her brother is really jealous of her success.”

= when you’re suspicious of your partner
“Her boyfriend is really jealous and possessive.”

jeep = a type of heavy car / military car
“You don’t need a jeep if you live in the city.”

jelly = a thick, clear food made from boiled fruit and sugar
“Her children hate jelly and ice-cream!”

Jesus! = a swear word when you want to show surprise or irritation
“Jesus! Don’t scare me like that!”

Jewish = someone / something belonging to the Jewish religion
“In this area you can find lots of Jewish shops and businesses.”
(person = “Jew”)

jewellery = precious stones or necklaces, rings, bracelets, etc (“jewelry” in American English)
“Don’t wear so much jewellery when you go out!”
(noun = “jewel”; person / shop = “jeweller”)

jigsaw = a type of puzzle where you must put the pieces together
“They’ve got a 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle to do on holiday.”

journal = personal diary
“Do you keep a journal?”

= academic or specialist magazine
“My essay will be published in a scientific journal.”

journalist = a person who works for a newspaper or magazine (or TV news)
“How much training do you need to become a journalist?”

joy = happiness
“They were filled with joy when their child was born.”
(adj = “joyful”)

judo = a martial art where you throw your opponent to the ground
“You need to be very strong to be good at judo.”

jumper = another word for “sweater” or “pullover”
“Don’t wash that jumper in hot water.”

junction = where two roads meet
“At the junction turn left.”

junior = opposite of senior
“He’s a junior manager in the company.”

= young (especially a school for young children / students)
“My children are still at junior school.”

J Words at Intermediate level

J-cloth = a type of cloth used in household cleaning
“You can get this clean with a J-cloth and some bleach.”

jack = a tool to lift heavy objects (such as cars) so you can get underneath
“The mechanic used a jack to change the tyre.”

= a card in a pack of cards (between 10 and the Queen)

jackpot = the biggest prize in a lottery or contest
“Have you ever won the jackpot at bingo?”
(Also “hit the jackpot” = have great success)

jacuzzi = large bath with water jets
“There’s a jacuzzi at the B&B where we’re staying.”

jade = precious green stone
“Her mother bought her a gorgeous jade bracelet.”

jaw = (pronounced /joor/) the bone in your face under your mouth
“He broke his jaw in a fight.”

janitor = caretaker of a building (American English)
“The janitor forgot to lock the door.”

jaywalk = walk or cross the road dangerously (American English)
“It’s illegal to jaywalk in some cities.”

jerk = move suddenly
“She jerked her head upwards.”

= stupid person
“Don’t be such a jerk!”

jersey = type of soft material often used to make thin jumpers / sports clothes
“My son needs a new rugby jersey this year.”

jet lag = when your body doesn’t adapt to a new timezone and you feel tired at strange times
“It can take a few days for the jet lag to disappear.”

jetty = a pier where you can moor a boat
“Be careful when you walk off the boat onto the jetty!”

jihad = holy war (often associated with radical Islam)
“A new group has declared jihad on Europe.”

jingle = a sound that metal things make when they touch each other
“His coins jingled in his pocket.”

= a tune or slogan used in advertising
“I hate their new jingle. It’s so stupid!”

jockey = the person who rides a horse in a race
“The jockey gave an interview after his horse won.”

joint = where two things meet (also in your body)
“She’s damaged her knee joint with all that running.”

= a cut of meat
“They often have a joint of beef for Sunday lunch.”

= a marijuana cigarette

jolly = happy (quite old-fashioned)
“He’s quite a jolly person and is always smiling or telling jokes.”

jubilee = a celebration (often for 50 years)
“Did you go to the Queen’s Jubilee?”

judge = decide if something is good or not
“It’s difficult to judge a competition when everyone is so good.”

= lawyer who decides the punishment for a criminal
“The judge called the court to order.”
(noun = “judgment”)

jug = a container for liquid
“There was a jug of water on the table.”

juggle = keep two or more balls in the air
“The street performers were juggling.”
(person = “juggler”)

= do two or more things at once
“It’s hard to juggle work and home life.”

jujitsu = a martial art

jukebox = a machine where you put coins in to hear music
“You can see old-fashioned jukeboxes in the music museum.”

jumble = when things are mixed up untidily
“There was a jumble of clothes on the bed.”

jumble up = mix up
“I’m always jumbling up their names!”

(Also “jumble sale” = when you can buy second hand objects like clothes, books etc at a fair)

jumbo = something which is very large
“Do these crisps come in a jumbo size?”
(Also “jumbo jet”)

jumpy = when you are nervous and can’t act in a calm way
“Why are you so jumpy? Just relax and you’ll be fine in the interview!”

junk = something which has no use or value and which you can throw away
“How come we’ve collected so much junk?”
(Also “junk yard”, “junk shop”)

junkie = a heroin addict
“The park is full of junkies at night.”

junta = a military group that rules a country after a coup
“Life was terrible under the junta.”

jury = 12 people who decide if someone is guilty of a crime
“The jury returned a guilty verdict.”

justice = fair treatment (often in law)
“I want to see that justice is done and that the murderer goes to jail.”
(opposite noun = “injustice”)

justify = give a reason for something
“How can you justify spending all that money on a car!”
(adj = “justifiable”)

juvenile = under the age of 18
“He had to go to the juvenile court.”

= immature
“Stop being so juvenile!”

J Words at Advanced level

jab = poke someone with a sharp object
“He jabbed me with his elbow.”

= a sharp punch
“The two boxers circled one another and threw a few jabs.”

jabber = talk quickly, but not make much sense
“The children were jabbering together.”

jackal = a wild dog often found in Africa
“Have you read the book, ‘The Day of the Jackal’?”

jackass = a donkey / stupid person
“Don’t be such a jackass!”

jackdaw = a type of crow (bird)
“There’s a pair of jackdaws in my garden.”

jaded = when you no longer feel excited or enthusiastic about something
“After spending so much of her time travelling for work, she’s a bit jaded about hotels.”

= when you have a negative view of things
“She has a jaded view of men after all her romantic disappointments.”

jagged = with sharp edges
“Be careful if you walk barefoot down there. There are lots of jagged stones and rocks.”

jammy = lucky (especially when it’s something unlikely)
“He got a great job out of school as a cameraman. He’s always been jammy!”

jangle = a harsh metallic noise
“That alarm clock has a terrible jangle.”

jape = a practical joke (old-fashioned)
“Her books are full of jolly japes at boarding school.”

jar = to clash or be discordant
“Her outfit jarred with her shoes.”

= to vibrate, shake or shock
“The earthquake jarred everyone awake.”

jaundice = another word for “hepatitis”
“He contracted jaundice from an infection.”

(adj = “jaundiced”: cynical “He has a rather jaundiced view of the company after his experience working there.”)

jaunt = a short journey (for pleasure)
“Dave is away on one of his jaunts around Spain.”

jaunty = cheerful
“He wore his hat at a jaunty angle.”

java = coffee (American English)
“I can’t work in the morning without my cup of java.”

jay = a type of crow, with blue tail feathers

jeer = mock loudly
“When they lost the match, the other team’s fans jeered them off the pitch.”

jemmy / jimmy = a crowbar used to open a door
“The burglars used a jemmy to get in.”

jeopardy = be in danger of loss or failure
“Your actions have put the project in jeopardy.”
(verb = “to jeopardise”)

jerkin = a sleeveless leather jacket
“He wore a jerkin over his shirt.”

jerry can = a metal container for petrol or water
“They filled up a jerry can with water before their trip into the desert.”

jest = joke
“Her remarks were made in jest – don’t take her seriously.”

jesuit = a type of Catholic priest
“He was educated by jesuits.”

jettison = throw something off a plane or ship to make it lighter
“The cargo ship had to jettison its load during the storm.”

= discard someone or something
“They jettisoned his ideas in the meeting.”

jezebel = an immoral or scheming woman (old-fashioned)
“Be careful in your dealings with Susan. She has a reputation for being a bit of a jezebel.”

jib = a triangular sail (nautical term)

= to be unwilling to do something
“My boss jibs at paying for overtime.”

jibe = an insult or mean remark
“He always makes cheap jibes to try to make people laugh.”

jiffy = very soon
“I’ll be there in a jiffy!”
(Also “jiffy bag” = padded envelope)

jig = type of fast, folk dance
“The band played a succession of Irish jigs.”

jiggle = move quickly (up and down or from side to side)
“He jiggled the child on his knee.”

jilt = reject / leave someone you used to love
“The bride was jilted at the altar.”

jim-jams = pyjamas (a “babyish” or cute word)
“Get into your jim-jams and I’ll read you a story.”

jingoism = aggressive or warlike nationalism
“Their party’s policies are verging on jingoism.”

(high) jinks = playful, boisterous activity
“There were the usual high jinks at the end of term party.”

jinx = bring bad luck
“Don’t say your new venture will be successful – you might jinx it!”

jittery = nervous
“After the car accident she felt jittery every time she got in a car.”

jive = type of fast 1940s / 1950s dance for rock and roll and swing music

jock = an athlete at school / university (American English)
“He was a typical jock at school.”

= short form of disc jockey (DJ)
= insult term for a Scottish man (British English)

jocular = in a joking mood
“Watch out for Harry. He’s in a jocular mood today.”

jodhpurs = a type of trousers you wear for horse-riding
“He looked very handsome in his jacket and jodhpurs.”

joey = a baby kangaroo
“The joey stays in his mother’s pouch.”

johnny = a man with a particular job (old-fashioned)
“The IT johnny told me my computer was broken.”

= a condom (British slang)

jolt = a sudden, rough movement
“Four people tried to push the car out of the mud, and it suddenly jolted forwards.”

josh = joke with someone
“The two brothers often josh around with each other.”

joss-stick = a stick of incense
“His room stinks of joss-sticks!”

jostle = push against other people
“The boys jostled in the crowd, trying to get a better view.”

jot = write down some information quickly
“She jotted down her thoughts on a scrap piece of paper.”
(Also “jotting pad”)

= a small amount
“She doesn’t care a jot about what other people think.”

joust = a medieval game where two horsemen use lances
“The town festival also features a jousting contest.”

jovial = cheerful, happy (especially among other people)
“Robert is always an exceptionally jovial host.”

jowl = when the lower part of your cheek becomes heavy and starts to fall
“As he got older, he developed jowls in his cheeks.”

jubilant = happy because you have achieved something
“The supporters were jubilant after their victory.”

jugular = in the throat
“The dog went for the jugular vein.”

juju = magical power or spirit (often in an amulet, worshipped in some African religions)
“Is it possible to take photos of a juju ritual?”

junket = a trip which has been paid for by the public
“In her job she gets to go on lots of junkets.”

jurisdiction = the right to make legal decisions
“The Board doesn’t have any jurisdiction over the hiring process in overseas branches.”
“We’re under the British tax jurisdiction.”

jut = stick / protrude outwards
“When she juts her chin forwards like that you know she’s being stubborn.”

jute = tough fibre used to make ropes, mats and bags
“We filled a couple of jute bags with nuts.”

juxtapose = put things next to each other to create a contrast
“If you juxtapose his earlier work with his later work, you can see the difference.”

English Vocabulary – L Words

Here’s a list of 150 “L words” (words starting with the letter “L”) listed in alphabetical order and by level. Check your understanding of the L words at each level before you move to the L words at the next level.

L Words at Elementary level

lady = another (more formal) word for a woman (plural “ladies”)
“Ladies and Gentlemen! May I have your attention?”

lamb = baby sheep
“At this time of the year, there are lots of lambs in the field.”
= the meat of a lamb
“Do they eat lamb at Easter?”

land = a part of the earth that you can grow vegetables on, or build a house on
“How much land does your family have?”
to land = when a plane touches the ground at the end of the flight
“What time do you land?”

language = the name of the thing you speak
“English is a world language.”

large = big
“They have a large garden.”

late = opposite of early
“It’s a bit late. I should go now.”
(Also “later”: “I went home. Later, I had dinner.”

laugh = how you find something funny
“He told a joke and she laughed.”

lazy = opposite of active
“He’s so lazy! He never takes any exercise.”

leaf = a green part of a tree, plant or flower (plural “leaves”)
“Make sure your cat doesn’t eat the leaves of this plant. It’s poisonous!”

learn = know something new
“I learned how to cook Thai food last year.”

leave = go from a place
“What time did you leave the party last night?”

left = the opposite side of “right”
“Do you write with your left hand or your right hand?”
= remaining
“We don’t have any bread left.”

leg = you have two of these to help you walk
“He fell over and hurt his leg.”

lemon = a yellow, citrus fruit
“Would you like lemon sorbet for dessert?”

less = opposite of “more”
“She has less money than her brother.”

lesson = something that you learn (often from a teacher at school)
“My son needs extra Maths lessons.”

let = allow
“Do your parents let you stay out late at night?”

letter = you write this on paper and send it in an envelope to a person or organisation
“I received a letter from my aunt yesterday. She lives in America and doesn’t use email.”

library = a place where you can borrow books
“You can borrow four books a week from this library.”

lie = when you make your body flat so you can sleep
“I’m going to lie down. I feel very tired.”
= when you say something which isn’t true
“I hate it when people lie to me!”

life = the time you are alive
“He has a really nice life. He has a great job and family and enough money to enjoy himself.”

light = opposite of “dark”
“It gets light at about 7am.”
= opposite of “heavy”
“My bag is light so I can carry it easily.”
(noun = “a light”: “We need a new light outside the front door.”)

like = when something makes you happy
“Do you like ice-cream?”
= when something is similar
“He’s like his father. They’re both tall and slim.”
(Also “look like” = “resemble”)

lime = a small green citrus fruit
“How many limes do you need to make a mojito cocktail?”

line = a connection between two points
“Draw a line under the picture.”
= form a queue
“A line of trees stood between the house and the road.”
(verb = “to line”)

lion = a big cat that lives in Africa
“If you see a lion, stay in your jeep!”

listen = hear someone or something with attention
“Please listen to me for a moment.”

litre = a measure for liquid
“How much does a litre of petrol cost?”

little = small
“She has a little boy who’s very sweet.”
a little = not very much
“I only have a little money.”

live = where you have a house (pronounced /li_v/)
“Where do you live?”
= in concert, not recorded (pronounced /lie – v/)
“I heard the live version of their song. It’s great!”

living room = the room of your house where you watch TV, read, sit with family and friends, etc
“Have you seen her living room? It’s beautiful!”

long = opposite of “short”
“She had a long conversation with her sister.”
= when you ask about time
“How long does it take to get to London on the train?”

look = use your eyes to see
“Look at that man over there!”

lorry = something to transport goods
“My brother is a lorry driver.”

lose = no longer have because you put or left it somewhere
“Oh no! I’ve lost my keys!”
(noun = “a loss”)

a lot / lots = many
“They have a lot of friends.”

love = to have very strong feelings for someone or something
“I love going dancing!”

lovely = very nice, beautiful
“Her house is lovely!”

low = opposite of “high”
“They have an old house with low ceilings.”

luck = good fortune
“Good luck for your exam tomorrow!”
(adj = “lucky”; opposite adj = “unlucky”)

lunch = the meal you eat in the middle of the day
“What do you normally have for lunch?”

L Words at Pre-intermediate level

lab = laboratory (where you do scientific or medical research)
“He works in a blood testing lab.”

label = small piece of paper / material that gives you more information about the product
“What does the label say for the washing instructions?”

lack = when you don’t have something that you need
“There’s a lack of doctors in my country.”
(verb = “to lack”)

lake = an area of water inland
“We went swimming in the lake.”

lane = a very small road, either in a town or the countryside
“She lives down the lane between the church and the farm.”

laser = something that generates intense heat
“He’s having laser surgery on his knee tomorrow.”

last = final
“The last time I saw him was 3 years ago.”
(Also “At last!” = “Finally!”)
= to “live” for a period of time
“His good mood lasted for ten minutes, then he became angry again.”

launch = start a new project / product
“He launched a new company last year.”
(noun = “a launch”)

law = a rule / regulation in your country
“It’s the law that you must drive on the right in Europe.”
(person = “lawyer”)
(Also “break the law”, “against the law”)

lead = go first
“Please lead the way!”
= to be responsible for other people
“She leads a team of scientists.”

leather = dry skin of an animal used in clothes or shoes
“He wore an old leather jacket and jeans.”

legal = when something is allowed by the law
“Is it legal to drive under the age of 18 in your country?”
(opposite adjective = “illegal”)

lend = to give someone something, but it is returned (opposite = “to borrow”)
“Can you lend me some money for lunch, please?”

level (noun) = on a particular position of a scale
“What level is your English?”
(adj) = flat surface
“Be careful! The ground isn’t level here.”
(verb) = make something flat

lid = the top of a pen or jar to keep the liquid in
“Can you put the lid back on the jam, please?”
(Also “eyelid” = the part of your eye that closes when you sleep)

lifestyle = the type of life you have
“She has a wonderful lifestyle. She can travel whenever she wants!”

lift = something that you get in to when you go to a higher floor in a building
“Shall we take the stairs or the lift?”
= (verb) make something higher
“He lifted his child up so she could see the fireworks better.”
give someone a lift = drive someone to a place
“Would you like a lift to the station?”

limit = the end / extent of something
“What’s the speed limit on the motorway?”
“I limit myself to one chocolate biscuit a day!”

link = when two or more things are connected
“Do you think there’s a link between poverty and crime?”
“Police have linked him to the crime.”

lip = the two outer parts of your mouth
“I’ve got a cut on my lip.”
(Also “lipstick”= red makeup; lipsalve = cream you put on your lips when it’s cold outside)

liquid = something like water – not solid
“There was a strange liquid in the bottom of the glass.”

list = a number of things that you write down
“We need to make a shopping list for the supermarket.”

litter = when people throw things on the street or countryside (and not in a bin)
“There’s so much litter on this beach!”
(verb = “to litter”)
= the group of puppies or kittens
“My dog had a litter of six gorgeous puppies!”

loaf = the square or rectangle of bread (that you can cut into slices)
“How much does a loaf of bread cost at the supermarket?”

local = from your area
“There are lots of things to do in the local area.”
(noun = “locality”)

lock = something you put on a door or window to protect your house / car. You need a key to open it.
“They have two locks on their door.”
(verb = “to lock”)

locker = a cupboard which you can lock and where you can put things at school or in the gym
“I put my clothes in the locker.”

loft = a room under the roof of your house (also “attic”)
“We put all our old suitcases in the loft.”

lonely = when you feel bad because you don’t have people around you
“He felt very lonely after his wife died and his children moved away.”

loose = not tight
“She wore a pair of loose trousers.”

loud = opposite of “quiet”
“There was a loud noise and we all looked around.”

loyal = when you are “faithful” to friends, family or country
“He’s a loyal member of our team.”
(opposite adj = “disloyal”; noun = “loyalty”)

lung = the two air sacks in your body that allow you to breathe
“He smoked for years and got lung cancer.”

L Words at Intermediate level

labour = work hard
“They laboured hard under the bright sun.”
= political movement to support workers’ rights
“The Labour party believe in fairer work contracts.”
= the period of time it takes for a woman to give birth
“She’s in labour right now.”

ladder = something made of wood or metal to help you get to a high place
“You’ll need a ladder to paint the ceiling.”

lagoon = part of the sea separated from the rest of the sea by sand or coral
“Every day we swam in a beautiful lagoon when we went on holiday to the Caribbean.”

lap = the part of your body which is formed when you sit down
“My cat loves to sit in my lap!”
= a circuit of a track
“I did 20 laps for football practice.”

lapel (pronounced /la – pel/) = the part of your jacket or shirt under your neck that faces to the left or right
“Can you pin this badge to your lapel? That way people can see who you are.”

lapse = a moment when you lose concentration, memory or judgement
“I had a lapse of concentration in the interview and didn’t answer the question very well.”
= a period of time
“There was a time lapse between their engagement and their wedding.”
to lapse = when you don’t renew something
“We let our tenancy lapse.”

latitude = how far north or south a place is of the Equator
“What’s the latitude of New York?”
= freedom / space to do something
“My boss gives me a lot of latitude to experiment with ideas.”

latter = the last one in a sequence / list
“John and Dave attended the meeting. The latter contributed most of the ideas.”

laundry = the washing you need to do
“When do you want to do the laundry?”
(verb = “to launder”; place where you can do your laundry = “a launderette”)
(Also “to launder money” = to put money earned illegally into legal circulation; “money-laundering”)

lawn = an area of grass in your garden
“Our lawn is looking beautiful at this time of year.”
(Also “lawnmower = a machine to cut the grass; “lawn tennis” = tennis played on grass rather than on a court)

lay = place something down
“She laid the pen down on the table and looked at me.”
(also “lay a table” = put cutlery, etc on a table; “lay an egg” = when a bird or reptile produces an egg)

layer = an extra sheet / sheets over something
“When it’s cold, I wear five layers of clothes!”

lean = use something as a support
“She leant on him as she walked.”
= not stand straight / be at an angle
“The tower leans at an angle.”
(adj) = not have any fat
“We only eat lean chicken.”

leap = jump
“He leapt into the air.”

lease = hire or rent something for a fixed period of time
“The company leases a fleet of cars.”
(noun = “a lease”)

ledge = narrow surface coming out of a wall, cliff, etc
“She put some flowers on the window ledge.”

leek = a long white and green vegetable, in the same family as onions / garlic
“Boil the leeks in plenty of salted water.”

legacy = what you leave to someone in your will
“When her parents died, she was left a huge legacy.”
= what you leave behind
“Our system of democracy is the legacy of the ancient Greeks.”

legitimate = within the law
“If they consider it as legitimate self-defence, you won’t go to prison!”
(Opposite adj = “illegitimate”: an old-fashioned way to talk about a child whose parents aren’t married)

lethal = something that causes death or serious injury
“Should lethal weapons be banned from sale?”

lever = something that you can use to lift something heavy
“The mechanic used a lever to raise the car so he could look underneath it.”
leverage = something you use in order to get another thing (noun and verb)
“Leverage your skills to get a better job.”

liberal = open to new ideas and practices / broad-minded
“He has very liberal views on education.”

lick = to use your tongue (example, to eat an ice-cream; or for an animal to clean itself)
“The cat is licking its paws again. Do you think there’s something wrong?”

likely = probable
“Do you think it’s likely that England will win the football match?”
(opposite adj = “unlikely)

linen = a type of strong cotton used for clothes, bed sheets, etc
“His linen suit began to crumple in the heat.”

liquor = strong alcohol (typically American English)
“Avoid strong liquor!”
(Liqueur = strong alcohol you drink after meals)

literature = the study of books, poems and other literary works
“She’s studying English literature at university.”
(adj = “literary”)

liver = vital organ on the right hand side of your body that has many important functions (pronounced /live -uh/)
“Hepatitis is a disease of the liver.”

lizard = a small reptile with a long tail that lives in hot countries
“My cat enjoys chasing lizards.”

load = fill a car / other vehicle
“We loaded up the car with our camping gear.”
= carry something (heavy)
“She was loaded down with heavy shopping.”
(noun = “a load”)

loan = when you give someone some money which they must pay back
“The bank have given me a loan to buy a car.”

lobe = the fleshy part of your ear
“He had three earrings in hie ear lobe.”

loch = a lake in Scotland
“Have you heard of the Loch Ness monster?”

log = a piece of wood
“Can you put some more logs on the fire?”

lone = one person / animal on its own
“A lone gunman was responsible for all the shooting.”

longitude = an imaginary vertical line that goes east or west of the prime meridian (line passing from the North to the South Pole via Greenwich)
“The longitude of New York City, NY, USA is -73.935242.”

loo = another word for toilet
“Can I use your loo, please?”

lord = an aristocratic man
“Lord Deverel was at the garden party.”
= a milder form of saying “God” when you want to show worry
“Lord! I’ve forgotten to get the eggs!”

lottery = a state / national competition of luck to win money
“What would you do if you won the lottery?”

lounge = another word for “living room”
“They’ve got two sofas in their lounge.”
(to lounge about = relax and do nothing)

lunar = of the moon
“She does all her gardening according to the lunar cycle.”

L Words at Advanced level

labyrinth = maze
“Inside the house is a labyrinth of corridors.”

lacquer = a varnish to protect wood or other material
“You should put a coat of lacquer on your table to make it last longer.”

lad = British word meaning “boy” or “young man”
“He’s a nice lad.”

lag = not be able to keep up
“He’s lagging behind the others in terms of development.”
(also “a time lag”)

lair = a place where an animal lives, or a person tries to hide
“He carried the things he’d stolen back to his lair in the woods.”

lambast = criticise strongly
“He was lambasted in public for his disastrous decisions.”

lank = straight and lifeless hair
“He had lank, greasy hair.”

lanky = someone who is tall and thin
He was lanky when he was young, but he’s filled out a bit now.”

lantern = a light with a transparent case that you can carry outdoors
“People on the procession carried paper lanterns down to the sea.”

lard = solid animal fat used in cooking
“Do you roast your potatoes in lard or in oil?”
= slang word to mean “fat”

larder = a storage cupboard for dried foods, etc
“Is there anything in the larder?”

largesse = generosity (in giving food, money, etc)
“She was well-known for her acts of public largesse.”

laryngitis = an irritation or infection of your larynx (vocal cords)
“I’ve got laryngitis and can’t speak properly.”

lash = whip or beat someone
“The court sentenced him to 50 lashes.”
(whiplash = when you move your neck suddenly due to a car accident and damage your neck)
(to lash out = to attack someone verbally)

lass = another word for a girl (from Scotland / Northern England)
“She’s a lovely lass!”

latch = a metal bar with a catch that you push up to open a door or gate
“He pushed up the latch and the door swung open.”
(to latch on = to attach yourself to someone)

latent = something which is hidden, under the surface, or which can’t be seen
“When he picked up the guitar, we realised he had a latent musical talent.”

lavish = very rich or elaborate
“He threw a lavish party when he got married.”
(Also verb: “to lavish praise on someone”)

lax = not strict enough
“The security was rather lax.”

lest = (conjunction followed by subjunctive) to prevent something bad / undesirable from happening
“They took extra supplies of food and water with them, lest they should get lost in the desert.”

lewd = rude, offensive (in a sexual way)
“He sang an old, lewd song.”

liable = legally responsible
“With this car insurance, we’re liable for damages up to the first £600.”
= likely to do something
“Her children are liable to cry if they don’t get their own way!”

livelihood = your means of living
“Buying and selling on ebay is his sole livelihood.”

lob = throw
“He lobbed the ball over the fence.”
(also “lob” = tennis term)

loathe = hate
“I loathe milky tea!”

lodge = small house in a park or part of a larger house
“The gardener lives in a small lodge.”
= branch of a society
“The Freemasons have a lodge in this town.”
= become fixed in a place and be difficult to move
“A fishbone lodged in my throat.”
= make an official claim or appeal
“I’ve lodged an appeal with the Board of Governors against her dismissal.”
(noun = “lodger”: a person who lives in a room in your house)

loiter = to wait around, often because you intend to do something bad
“Who are all those people loitering in front of the shop?”

loofah = bath sponge
“Use a loofah instead of a flannel.”

loot = stealing from shops during civil unrest
“Police arrested some people for looting during the demonstration.”
= what is stolen (often during a war)
“His wife discovered the loot he had stashed in the attic.”

lop = cut
“We need to lop off that top branch of the tree.”

louse = parasite that lives in clothes, on skin, etc (plural “lice”)
“There’s another epidemic of head lice at the primary school.”

lozenge = a diamond shaped sweet you can suck if you have a sore throat
“Can you get me some cough lozenges when you go out?”

lubricant = oil or grease that prevents friction
“If you don’t use lubricant in your car engine, it will stop working.”

lucrative = profitable
“He has a very lucrative business consulting to governments.”

lug = (informal) carry (especially something heavy)
“Lets check in to the hotel first. I don’t want to have to lug this suitcase all round the town!”

lull = a pause
“They went out to buy milk when there was a lull in the fighting.”

lullaby = a song you sing to babies to help them sleep
“Did your mother ever sing you lullabies?”

lunge = suddenly move forward to attack or get something
“He lunged forward and grabbed the stick.”

lurch = move suddenly or in an uncontrolled way
“The car lurched to the left to avoid the holes in the road.”
(leave someone “in the lurch” = leave someone in a difficult situation)

lurid = bright in colour
“The cycling team wore lurid green shirts.”
= sensationally-written
“The papers are full of lurid headlines at the moment.”

lush = very green
“We came across a lush landscape, filled with trees and flowers.”
= nice, attractive (typically British)
“She’s got a really lush new boyfriend.”
= alcoholic
“She’s an old lush.”

luscious = rich, sweet (in colour or texture)
“Is there anything better than a luscious peach on a hot, summer’s day?”

lust = sexual (or other strong) desire
“He doesn’t really love you – it’s just lust.”
“She’s got a real lust for life.”
(adj = “lustful”)

lustre = shine / glow (“luster” in American English)
“I love the lustre of polished furniture.”
(adj = “lustrous”)

lynch = when a group of people kill someone without a trial
“The lynch mob came to his house after dark.”

English Vocabulary – N Words

Here’s a list of more than 100 “N words”: words beginning with the letter “N”. Check you know the N words at each level before you move to the N words at the next level.

N Words at Elementary level

name = what people call you
“What’s your name?”
(also “first name”, “surname”, “nickname”)

near = close
“I live near a supermarket.”

nearly = almost
“It’s nearly 7pm! I have to go!”

nervous = worried
“I always feel nervous before an exam.”
(noun = “nerve”)

net = “mesh” material to catch balls (in tennis, or football) or to catch fish
“He kicked the ball into the back of the net.”

never = at no time
“She never goes to the gym – she hates it!”

new = opposite of old
“They bought a new car at the weekend.”

news = what is happening in your area or in the world
“Have you watched the news?”

newspaper = where all the day’s news is written
“Do you read a newspaper or do you watch the news on TV?”

next = the following step / event in a sequence
“Cut the onions. Next, prepare the carrots.”

nice = good / attractive
“The food at the restaurant was very nice.”

night = when it is dark (after the daytime)
“I can’t sleep at night!”

nine = the number after 8
“They have nine cats!”
(Also “nineteen” = 19; “ninety” = 90; “ninth” = the position related to 9)

no = opposite of “yes”
“When I say ‘no’ I mean ‘no’!”
= (grammatical) to show a negative
“There are no people in the shop.”
(Also “nobody; “no one” = no people; “nothing” = opposite of “something”; “nowhere” = in no place)

noise = when you hear something
“Did you hear a noise from the garage?”
(adjective = “noisy”)

normal = common / usual
“Is it normal to write a thank you letter in your country when you get a present?”
(adverb = “normally”)

north = a direction opposite to “south”
“She lives in the north of the country.”

nose = it’s on your face and you can smell things with it
“I hate my nose! It’s too big!”

not = (grammatical) to make a verb negative
“He is not French.” (often abbreviated to ‘nt: “He isn’t French.”)

now = at this moment
“I’m busy now. I’ll help you later.”

number = showing the quantity / amount
“The number of students in the school is quite high.”
“He lives at number 10, Green Road.”

N Words at Pre-intermediate level

nail = a sharp object with a point
“My fingernails are dirty.”
“He stuck a nail into the wall so he could hang up his coat.”

narrow = opposite of wide
“My bedroom is very narrow, and there’s only space for my bed and a wardrobe.”

nasty = opposite of nice / cruel
“He always says nasty things to her. I’m surprised they’re still friends!”
(noun = “nastiness”)

nation = country / state
“The United Nations represents the world’s countries.”
(adjective = “national”)

natural = something you expect because it’s part of our “nature”
“It’s natural to feel sad when somebody dies.”
(opposite adjective = “unnatural”; noun = “nature”; adverb = “naturally”)

naughty = (pronounced /nor-tee/) when a child does something he / she isn’t allowed to
“When her son is naughty, she explains why his behaviour is bad.”

neat = when something is tidy, in the right place
“Her bedroom is very neat!”
(adverb = “neatly”)

neck = the part of your body which supports your head
“If you sit at a computer for long periods of time, you can hurt your neck.”

necklace = jewellery that you wear around your neck
“He bought her a gold necklace for her birthday.”

need = when something is essential for you
“Do we need to buy any more coffee at the supermarket?”
(adjective = “necessary”, opposite adjective = “unnecessary”)

negative = opposite of positive
“In negative sentences, use ‘not’.”
“He has a very negative opinion of his school.”

neighbour = someone who lives next door or near to you
“Our neighbours always feed our cats when we go away on holiday.”

nephew = the son of your sister or brother
“My nephew looks just like my brother!”

nest = where birds and small animals build a “home”
“Can you see the bird’s nest in that tree?”

network = connection of many things / people
“She has a big network of friends and colleagues.”
(Also “computer network”)

niece = the daughter of your sister or brother
“My niece has just started school.”

none = when no more exists of something
“Have you got any money? I’ve got none left after doing the shopping.”

noon = midday
“They always eat at noon.”

nosy = curious about people, and asking questions
“You’re so nosy! It’s none of your business!”

note = short piece of writing
“Andy left a note for his wife on the table to say he would be late home.”
(also “take notes”)
= a single sound of music
“He played a single note on the piano.”
= to observe
“He noted that there weren’t any chairs in the room.”

notice = a piece of paper telling you something important
“The notice said that the school was closed for the whole of August.”
= to observe something
“Have you noticed anything different about my hair?”

noun = a part of English grammar, meaning a thing, a person or a place
“The word ‘notice’ is both a noun and a verb.”

novel = a long work of fiction
“Do you read novels or short stories?”
= new / innovative
“He has a novel way of catching mosquitoes.”

nun = a woman who lives in a convent, dedicating her life to God / prayer. (Male equivalent = monk)
“She knew she wanted to be a nun from the age of about 17.”

nurse = someone who works in a hospital and looks after patients
“My sister is a nurse.”
= breastfeed a baby
“We have facilities for nursing mothers in this restaurant.”

nut = a type of hard fruit which is also sweet
“Nuts are healthy but they also have lots of calories in them.”

N Words at Intermediate level

nag = to keep telling someone to do something, in an irritating way
“I hate it when you nag me to do my homework!”

naked = not wearing any clothes
“He sleeps naked in summer.”

naive = when you don’t have much experience or ability to judge things / people
“She’s a bit young and naive and I hope she’ll be alright at university!”
(adverb = naively: “I naively thought that the service would be free!”)

nap = short sleep during the day
“He always has a nap after lunch.”

nappy = diaper (American) what babies wear before they know how to use the toilet
“Her youngest child is still in nappies!”

narcotic = a drug that can reduce pain, make you sleep, make you feel happy (can also be illegal drugs)
“Heroin is a narcotic.”

native = originating from that particular place
“Are these flowers native to the UK?”
(often used as a humourous noun: “Are the natives friendly here?”)

needle = thin piece of sharp metal
“The nurse filled the needle with the vaccination and injected the patient.”
“Do you have a needle and some thread? I need to mend the hole in my trousers!”
(“hypodermic needle”, “sewing needle”)

negotiate = talk with a person to get a deal
“They’re negotiating with their suppliers to get a discount.”
(noun = “negotiation”)

neither = the negative form of “either” (often paired with “nor”)
“Which one would you like?” “Neither!”

neo = prefix used to mean “new” or “revived”
“They live in a neo-Georgian house.”

neurotic = someone who worries obsessively
“My parents are so neurotic about locking the door. They check about 20 times.”
= involving the nerves
“a neurotic illness”

neutral = when you are impartial (you don’t have an opinion or preference during a conflict)
“Switzerland has always been a neutral country.”
= when something doesn’t have a strong feature
“They have a neutral decor in their house.”

nevertheless = formal way to say “however”
“It’s an expensive resort. Nevertheless, it’s very popular.”

newbie = someone who is new at something (often technological)
“If you’re a newbie to the forums, make sure you read our FAQs first.”
(also “noob”)

nibble = eat something in small bites, often using your front teeth
“I nibbled on a crust of bread for my lunch.”

nibbles = small snacks that you eat with drinks
“We’ve been invited for drinks and nibbles at their house.”

niche = specialist area
“Not many people work in his niche.”

nickel = 5 US cents
“They own a typical nickel-and-dime store.”
= type of silver coloured metal
“Are these earrings nickel-free?”

nil = nothing / zero (often used in sports scores)
“Their team won four-nil.”

noble = aristocratic
“He comes from an old, noble family.”
(noun = “nobility”)
= virtuous
“Wanting to save people’s lives is a noble aim.”

non = prefix meaning “not”
“This deal is non-negotiable. Take it or leave it!”

nonsense = when something isn’t true or logical
“Don’t listen to him! He talks such nonsense!”

nope = an emphatic way to say “no”
“Have you seen him?” “Nope!”

nor = the negative form of “or”. (Often paired with “neither”)
“I have neither time nor energy to get involved in this argument!”

nought = zero (when we describe numbers)
“How many noughts are there in one million?”

nowadays = these days
“Nowadays, a lot of people are struggling with high rent.”

nuclear = relating to the nucleus of an atom or a cell
“nuclear energy”, “nuclear war”, “nuclear family” (ie a small, concentrated family unit); “nuclear option” (ie the most drastic option available)

nude = with no covering / naked
“He likes to paint nudes in his art class.”
“Nude fingernail polish is fashionable again.”

nuisance = (pronounced /new-sunss/) something / someone that is irritating
“The police will arrest you if they consider you to be a public nuisance!”

numb = when you can’t feel anything
“It was so cold that my feet went numb!”

numeracy = the skill of being able to use and understand numbers
“The government are trying to improve the numeracy rate.”
(adjective = numerate”)

N Words at Advanced level

nab = catch / arrest
“Police nabbed him as he was trying to break in.”
= take
“Her son nabbed all the chocolates.”

naff = uncool or unfashionable; vulgar or impolite (British)
“It’s really naff to ask your guests to pay for their meal!”
= to tell someone to leave
“Just naff off and leave me alone!”

nape = the back of the neck
“He had a large mole on the nape of his neck.”

nark = an informer (for the police)
“Did you know that Richard used to be a nark?”
= annoy someone
“His comment really narked me.”

natter = to chat about something
“There were two old ladies nattering on the bench.”
(also “have a natter” = chat)

natty = stylish, cool
“He was wearing a natty tie with a formal suit.”

nauseous = when you feel sick
“All that violence on TV makes me feel nauseous.”
(noun = “nausea”)

nave = the part of a church where the congregation sits

navel = the “hole” in your abdomen where your umbilical cord was attached (also “belly button”)
“She wanted to get a navel piercing, but her mother didn’t allow her.”

nay = a negative answer in a vote
“There were more nays than yeas in the government vote.”
= a word we use to correct ourselves and say something even stronger (formal)
“There were hundreds, nay thousands, of protesters.”

naysayer = someone who’s negative or pessimistic
“Don’t let the naysayers put you off your idea.”

nebulous = an idea that isn’t very clear
“The concept for the business was a little nebulous.”

neigh = (pronounced /nay/) the sound a horse makes
“The horse neighed when we approached.”

newt = a small amphibian
“Did you know that he collects newts?”

nib = the point of the pen which you write with
“Don’t chew the nib of your pen! Your tongue will go blue!”

(Also “his nibs” = something humorous we call a man who is authoritarian or demanding: “His Nibs wants you in his office again.”)

nicety = (often plural) polite behaviour
“She’s teaching her children to observe all the usual niceties.”

nick = to make a small cut
“He nicked himself shaving.”
= to steal (British informal)
“He nicked some cigarettes from the shop.”
= to arrest someone (British informal)
“You’re nicked!”
(also “the nick” = police station – British informal)

nigger = one of the most offensive words in English, used to insult someone who is black. The word is sometimes used by black people to refer to other black people. However, it is considered to be so racist as to be called “the n-word”. Don’t use this word.

niggle = minor complaint
“The holiday was great apart from a few niggles. For example, the hotel was a bit out-of-the-way.”

nigh = almost (often followed by “on”)
“It’s nigh on 2pm and I still haven’t eaten lunch!”
(Also “The end is nigh!”: a religious saying.)

nightingale = a bird that sings during the night
“We have a nightingale living in the garden.”

nip = bite or squeeze
“The dog nipped at his heels.”
“He nipped off the flower.”
“There’s a cold nip in the air.”
= to move quickly (British)
“I’m just going to nip down to the shop to get some bread.”
= a small quantity of alcohol
“Would you like a nip of brandy?”

nipple = the part of the breast that gives milk

nit = the egg of a head louse
“All the kids have got nits again.”

nob = someone in a high social position
“The Royal Enclosure was full of nobs.”
= someone (male) who’s being stupid (“nob” = slang word for “penis”)
“His boss is such a nob!”

nobble = influence someone unfairly
“I think he must have nobbled the jury. No way they couldn’t have found him guilty!”

node = a point / intersection where things connect
= a mass of tissue
“The surgeon performed a biopsy of her lymph node.”

nonchalant = carefree, relaxed
“He looked very nonchalant for a person just told he was going to be kicked out of school.”

nonentity = someone who isn’t interesting or important
“She’s a bit of a nonentity, really. I don’t understand why they promoted her.”

nonetheless = formal way to say “nevertheless”
“We don’t agree with the proposal. Nonetheless, we will give it our backing.”

norm = standard, accepted practice
“Is it the norm to reply to written invitations by email?”

nosh = British slang word for food
“There was great nosh at the reception!”

nowt = nothing (used in the north of England)
“You’ve got nowt to worry about!”

nozzle = the end of a pipe or tube that allows you to control the pressure / direction of the liquid
“If you turn the nozzle of the hosepipe you get a fine spray.”

nuance = a subtle difference
“Translated books often don’t give you the nuances of language that you get in the original version.”

nub = the central point of an issue
“The nub of his argument seems to be that immigration is out of control.”

nudge = push someone (often with your elbow) to draw their attention to something
“She nudged her travel companion when she saw the ticket inspector arriving.”
= push someone into taking action
“If you don’t hear back from me by next Wednesday, give me a nudge.”

nugget = a small lump of something
“Would you like chicken nuggets for lunch?”
= a small piece of valuable information
“He passed on a few nuggets of wisdom in his speech.”
(gold nugget = small quantity of gold)

nuke = to attack or destroy
“If you cook it at that temperature, you’ll nuke it!”
= use a nuclear weapon

null = legally invalid (often used with “and void”)
“Their contract was declared null and void.”

nurture = look after carefully, protect
“We nurtured the seedlings all spring, but they never grew.”

nutty / nutter / nuts = crazy
“He’s the typical nutty professor!”
“Don’t go near him. He’s a nutter.”
“You must be nuts to want to fall out of an aeroplane!”

nuzzle = snuggle against
“She nuzzled up to him on the sofa.”

English Vocabulary – Q Words

Here’s a list of Q Words (words starting with the letter Q) organised by level of difficulty. Learn the Q Words at Elementary level before going on to the Q Words at Pre-intermediate, Intermediate and Advanced level.

Q Words at Elementary level

quarter = 1/4 (or 25%)
“A quarter of the class passed their exam.”

queen = a royal woman who rules a country or is married to a king
“Elizabeth II is the Queen of Great Britain.”

question = something you ask another person
“I have a question for you. Where do you come from?”

queue = a line of people
“There was a long queue for tickets.”

quick = fast
“This is a quick exercise.”
(adverb = “quickly”)

quiet = not loud
“It’s very quiet where I live.”
(adverb = “quietly”)

quite = between a little and a lot
“Our teacher is quite easy to understand.”

Q Words at Pre-Intermediate level

qualification = a certificate that shows you can do something or that you know something
“Do you need lots of qualifications to become a teacher?”
(verb = “to qualify”)

quality = the standard of something
“His work is always of a high quality.”

quantity = the number or amount of something
“We only produce a low quantity of designs each year.”

quiche = a type of savoury pie made with pastry, eggs and cream
“We ate a beautiful salmon quiche at the party.”

quilt = a warm cover for your bed
“We sleep with the quilt on, even in summer.”

quit = stop doing something
“He quit smoking five years ago.”

quiz = a list of questions for you to answer
“Have you seen the new personality quiz on Facebook?”

quote = when you write or repeat what someone else said
“Our teacher always quotes Shakespeare.”
= when you have an estimated cost for something
“The builders gave us a quote for the extension.”
(noun = “quotation”: “Put some quotations in your essay.”)

Q Words at Intermediate level

quack = the noise a duck makes
= someone who pretends to be a doctor but doesn’t have medical training (or isn’t very good)
“She went to a quack to try and cure her asthma, but of course it didn’t work!”

quaint = old-fashioned and charming
“The town is very quaint, but I wouldn’t want to live there.”

quake = short form of “earthquake”
= tremble
“He stood there, quaking with fear.”

quarantine = a period of exclusion (to avoid contagion)
“Our pets were put in quarantine for 40 days when we returned home.”

quarrel = argument
“Stop quarrelling you two!”

quay = (pronounced “key”) something built next to the water to help ships unload cargo, etc
“There are lots of trendy bars and restaurants along the quay.”
(also “quayside”)

queer = strange
“There’s something a bit queer about this place.”
= term used by LGBT community to refer to non-heterosexual people / community

query = a question (especially if you have a doubt)
“They queried the price.”
“Please send your queries to the Head Office.”

quest = search (formal)
“She travelled all across the country in her quest for the top B&Bs.”

quid = a pound sterling (British)
“Can you spare me a couple of quid?”

quiff = a type of hairstyle where the hair stands up at the front
“He had an Elvis-style quiff.”

quirk = something unusual or interesting
“He has a few quirks, but he’s basically a nice guy.”
(adj = “quirky”: “a quirky guest-house”)

quite = an expression to show you agree
“I quite understand!” (make sure you stress “quite”)

quota = a set percentage that is allocated
“If you exceed your daily quota, you’ll get a bonus.”

Q Words at Advanced level

quad = abbreviation for “quadrangle”: a courtyard with four sides on a university campus
“A groups of students were chatting in the quad”
= a type of large motorised bike with 4 wheels
“He always comes to school on his quad.”

quaff = drink something with pleasure (often alcohol)
“They quaffed a litre of wine between them.”

quagmire = an area of ground that is wet / muddy
“The builders’ lorries turned our garden into a quagmire.”
= a complex situation
“His comments created a political quagmire.”

qualm = (moral) doubt or fear (often “have no qualms about”)
“They had no qualms about laying off all the staff a week before Christmas.”

quandary = dilemma
“I’m in a bit of a quandary. Should I accept this job or the other one?”

quango = a type of NGO financed by the government
“He works for a quango which advises on housing policy.”

quarry = a large hole where minerals are extracted from the earth
“A body has been found in the old quarry.”
= prey / something that is hunted
“Once these dogs have the scent of their quarry, they’ll never stop.”

quash = suppress
“She tried to quash rumours in the press about her marriage.”
= legally overthrow
“His conviction for murder was quashed in the Court of Appeal.”

quasi = (pronounced “kway-z-eye) a prefix meaning “almost” or “pretend”
“What you are suggesting is quasi-legal.”
“Their quasi-supporters are doing them a lot of harm.”

quaver = when your voice shakes
“A quaver in your voice is a giveaway sign that you’re nervous.”
= a musical note
“Don’t forget to play those quavers!”

queasy = feel nauseous
“Being on the top of a tall building makes me feel a bit queasy.”

quell = repress or silence someone
“The army were called in to quell the outbreak of violence.”
= suppress
“She quelled her urge to walk out.”

quench = suppress your thirst
“A glass of water will help you quench your thirst on a hot day.”

quibble = disagreement on a minor point
“It’s pointless to quibble about the price.”
= minor criticism
“I have a slight quibble about your sales projections…”

quickie = something done quickly or streamlined (“a quickie divorce”) or a quick act of sex

quill = the sharp spines of a hedgehog or porcupine
“I found a black and white porcupine quill in the garden.”

quin = abbreviation of “quintuplet” (five children born together)
“Did you hear about the woman who had quins?”

quince = type of fruit like a large apple
“Have you ever tried quince jelly?”

quintessential = the typical example of something
“He’s the quintessential English gentleman with beautiful manners.”

quip = a funny remark
“Her quip about the English weather made everyone laugh.”

quiver = make small rapid movements
“The mouse’s whiskers began to quiver as he smelled the cheese.”

quoits = a game where you need to throw a ring over a peg
“Who’s up for a game of quoits?”

English Vocabulary – V Words

Here’s a list of 130 “V Words” (words starting with the letter V) organised by level of difficulty. Learn the V Words at Elementary level before going on to the V Words at Pre-intermediate, Intermediate and Advanced level.

V Words at Elementary level

valley = the low place between two hills
“It’s cooler in the valley than on the hill.”

vegetable = type of food which has fibre and vitamins, such as carrots, onions, etc
“You should eat 5 portions of fruit and vegetables every day!”

verb = part of English language structure that comes after the noun
“In the sentence ‘I like chocolate’, ‘like’ is the verb.”

very = an adverb that emphasises an adjective
“It’s very hot today!”

video = a recording of moving images (like “film”)
“Do you have a video of your wedding?”

view = what you can see (from a window, high point, etc)
“We climbed to the top of the hill where there was a beautiful view of the town.”

village = smaller than a town
“She comes from a village where there are only 100 people.”

VIP = short for “Very Important Person”
“There were lots of VIPS at the tennis match.”

visit = go to see someone / something
“I want to go and visit my aunt in hospital.”
(person = “a visitor”)

vocabulary = the words that you know
“I need to improve my English vocabulary!”

voice = you speak with this!
“She screamed so much at the concert that she lost her voice!”

volleyball = a game where you hit the ball over the net
“Do you want to play beach volleyball this afternoon?”

V Words at Pre-intermediate level

vacant = empty / free
“After they moved, the offices stayed vacant for a year.”

vacation = American English word for “holiday”
“Where did you go on your vacation?”

valuable = precious, worth a lot
“She has a lot of valuable jewellery.”
(noun = “value”: “Do you know the value of this painting?”)

vampire = (superstition) a person that drinks blood
“Dracula was the most famous vampire.”

van = like a large car used to transport things
“Do you have space in your van for my sofa?”

variation = a different version to the usual thing
“There are many variations of this word in English.”

varied = including a number of different things
“It’s important to have a varied diet.”

various = different from each other
“There are various things we need to talk about.”

vase = a glass or china container for flowers
“She put a vase of flowers in the bedroom.”

vast = huge
“She has a vast collection of CDs.”

vegetarian = someone who doesn’t eat meat or fish
“Is there a vegetarian menu?”

(Also “vegan” = someone who doesn’t eat dairy food either)

vehicle = a means of transport with an engine
“No vehicles can be parked here overnight.”

venue = the place where an event is happening
“We need to book the venue for the reception?”

versus = against
“The football game tonight is Arsenal versus Chelsea.”

vertical = a line which is at 90 degrees to a horizontal line

vest = a type of t-shirt you can wear under your shirt to help you keep warm
“Did you wear a vest when you were a child?”

vet = a doctor for animals
“We need to take the cats to the vet for their vaccinations.”

victim = a person who suffers from a crime or disaster
“He was the victim of an armed robbery.”

victory = when you win something
“The match was a historic victory for their team.”
(adj = “victorious”)

villa = a large house with a big garden
“We’re staying in a villa in Italy for our summer holiday.”

violence = when you attack (physically or mentally) another person or thing
“There’s always a lot of violence when the two football teams play each other.”
(adj = “violent”)

violin = a string instrument that you play with a bow
“Can you play the violin?”
(noun = “violinist”)

virus = an infection
“He got a nasty virus on holiday.”
(adj = “viral”)

= computer code that can destroy your computer
“Keep your anti-virus software up to date.”

visa = a stamp in your passport that allows you to visit certain countries
“Do I need a visa to visit the USA?”

visible = something that you can see
“The mark on his t-shirt is still visible.”
(opposite adjective = invisible)

vision = your sight
“Her vision is getting worse as she gets older.”

= the ability to imagine the future
“What sort of vision do you have for the company?”

volcano = a mountain that erupts, sending out fire and lava
“Mt Etna is an active volcano.”

volume = the loudness of something
“Can you turn the volume up? I can’t hear the TV!”

= the amount of something
“There’s always a high volume of traffic on the roads before holidays.”

vomit = to be sick
“She ate something bad and vomited for hours.”

vote = to show your preference in an election
“At what age can you vote in your country?”

voyage = a long journey (often by sea)
“The voyage lasted 28 days.”

V words at Intermediate level

v-sign = a gesture when you stick up your index and middle finger with the palm of your hand facing you to show anger or contempt towards someone
“When the teacher turned her back on the class to write on the blackboard, the student gave her the v-sign.”

= the same gesture, but with the palm of your hand facing outwards to show a “victory sign”
“Winston Churchill is famous for his ‘V for Victory’ gesture.”

vaccine = a medicine to prevent disease
“The scientists are trying to find a vaccine for the disease.”
(noun = “vaccination”, verb = “vaccinate”)

vacuum = space where there is nothing
“His departure has left a vacuum in the company.”
(also “vacuum cleaner”)

vagina = female sex organ

vague = not definite
“Our summer plans are still a little vague.”

vain = someone who is very concerned about their physical appearance or self-value
“My brother is very vain and spends hours in front of the mirror.”
(noun = “vanity”)

= unsuccessful
“She made a vain attempt to stop them arguing.”
(also “in vain”: “His efforts were all in vain.”)

valet = someone who parks or cleans a car
“When you arrive at the hotel, a valet will take care of your car.”
(also “valet service” / “valet cleaning”)

= a man’s servant who takes care of personal needs
“He was appointed as a valet to the Duke.”

valid = legally or officially acceptable
“The contract is valid up until the end of the month.”

= reasonable or logical argument / opinion
“You have a valid point.”
(opposite adjective = “invalid”)

vanish = disappear
“Have you seen my book? It’s vanished!”

vapour = steam
“The two chemicals produced a yellow vapour.”

varnish = a lacquer used to protect wood (or nails)
“Apply a coat of varnish to protect the wood.”
“She always wears nail varnish on her toenails.”

vary = be different from other things of the same type
“The hotel prices vary according to the time of year.”

= change something
“I try to vary the activities in class to keep the students interested!”

veil = partially or completely cover your face with a light cloth
“Do women in your country wear a veil?”

vein = a blood vessel
“How many veins do you have in your arm?”

velvet = a soft material, often worn by wealthy people in the past
“She wore a purple velvet coat.”

vendetta = an often violent long argument or campaign against a family or other people
“The two families conducted a vendetta that lasted for generations.”
(Also “vengeance” = revenge; adjective = “vengeful”)

vendor = the person selling something
“We wanted to buy the flat, but the vendor kept putting the price up.”

verdict = the final decision in a law court
“The jury returned a guilty verdict and the judge sentenced him to prison.”

verify = check
“Can you verify these figures?”

verse = writing in rhyme (like a poem)
“She bought her grandchild a book of children’s verse.”

version = something different from a previous form
“Have you got a revised version of the manual? Mine is a bit old.”

= your account of something
“He gave a different version of the accident to the police.”

vessel = something that can carry or contain liquid
“She burst a blood vessel.”

= a ship
“The fleet consists of 20 vessels.”

veteran = an ex-soldier
“It’s sometimes difficult for veterans to get jobs when they leave the armed services.”

= someone with a lot of experience in an area
“He’s a veteran of the Labour party.”

veto = the right to vote against something
“The Managing Director vetoed the suggestion.”

vibe = feeling, atmosphere
“There’s a great vibe in this neighbourhood.”
(also “vibration” = when something makes a small, rapid move; verb = “to vibrate”)

vibrant = alive, colourful
“This part of the city is known for its vibrant cafes and restaurants.”

vicar = an Anglican priest
“The vicar is well-known in the village.”
(“vicarage” = the house where a vicar lives)

vice = a bad habit or behaviour
“Smoking is his only vice.”
(also “vice squad”: police department whose responsibility is to arrest criminals involved in pornography, drugs, etc)

vicious = cruel or violent behaviour
“He was left with a broken arm after a vicious attack.”
“She made a particularly vicious comment to her younger sister.”

vigilant = when you keep watch for danger
“Be particularly vigilant in the city at night.”
(also “vigilante” = an armed person, unauthorised by the police, who guards an area)

vigorous = strong
“She made a vigorous attempt to defend herself against the attacker.”
(noun = “vigour”, adverb = “vigorously”)

vile = very unpleasant
“The group of boys made some vile remarks, but I ignored them.”

vine = the plant that grapes grow on (and other “creeping” plants)
“We planted some vines last year so that we can make wine.”
(place = “vineyard”)

vinegar = an acidic liquid
“To dress the salad you just need some salt, vinegar and oil.”

violate = break an agreement
“If you do this, you’ll violate the terms of the contract.”

= treat with disrespect / desecrate
“Robbers violated the tomb more than 1000 years ago.”

violet = purple
“The artist added a dash of violet to his picture.”
(also the name of a purple flower)

virgin = someone who has no experience in something
“He’s a virgin in the harsh world of politics.”

= someone who has never had sex
“She was a virgin when she got married.”
(noun = “virginity”; adjective = “virginal”)

(also “virgin rainforest”: rainforest that has not been touched)

virulent = harmful
“There’s been a particularly virulent form of the flu going around.”

= hostile
“He was accused of virulent anti-semitism.”

visor = the part of the helmet that comes down to cover the face
“He wore a cap with a visor.”

vivid = colourful, strong
“She has a rather vivid imagination.”
“This artist is well-known for his vivid colours.”

vocal = relating to your voice
“They added some vocal effects to the music.”

= loud
“There were vocal protests against the new supermarket.”

vogue = fashion
“It seems that photographing your food before you eat it is very much in vogue.”

volley = in sport, when the ball is kicked or hit and before it touches the ground
“This player has a great backhand volley.”

= a sequence of shots
“The army returned a volley of shots.”

voucher = a piece of paper with monetary value
“This voucher entitles you to a 25% discount.”

vulgar = crude (behaviour or language)
“She uses some quite vulgar words at times.”
“Do you think it would be vulgar to offer him a tip?”

vulnerable = unprotected
“If you don’t make improvements to the product, you’ll leave us vulnerable to the competition.”
“He’s a very vulnerable child.”

V Words at Advanced level

vacuous = showing a lack of intelligence
“He had a rather vacuous expression on his face.”

vagabond = someone without a fixed home or job
“He spent a couple of years as a vagabond, wandering from place to place.”

vagrant = homeless beggar
“The city is clamping down on vagrants.”
(noun = “vagrancy”)

vale = valley (used in place names)
“They live in the Vale of the White Horse district.”

valiant = brave
“They made a valiant effort to save the company from bankruptcy.”
(noun = “valour”)

validate = show or support the truth
“It’s important that your experiences are validated.”

= declared as valid
“The professional body validates all certifications.”

valve = something that controls the movement (often of liquid)
“There’s a safety valve on the radiator.”

vane = part of a windmill which is pushed by wind
(Also “weathervane”: an object which shows the direction of the wind)

vanquish = defeat (old-fashioned)
“The army vanquished its enemy.”

vantage point = a spot from which you can see well (giving you an advantage)
“From his vantage point he could see the approaching soldiers.”

vapid = bland, meaningless
“I’m sick of all these vapid reality TV programmes.”

variant = variation
“Dogs and wolves are variants of the canine family.”

vat = large container of liquid (often in factories, etc)
“The leather is immersed in a vat of dye.”

veer = to suddenly change direction
“He veered off to the left.”

veneer = thin cover of good quality wood
“Unfortunately the veneer is scratched.”

venerable = to have respect because you are old or wise
“He became a venerable statesman in later life.”

vent = an opening for air or gas
“Make sure that the air vents aren’t blocked.”

= to “air” (express) a strong emotion or anger
“She vented her disappointment.”

venture = a project or undertaking
“His new venture is property development.”
(Also the expression, “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.”)

verge = edge
“There was lots of rubbish on the verge of the road.”

= approach
“He’s verging on the illegal driving like that.”

vermin = animals or birds that spread disease
“Leaving rubbish out is bound to attract vermin.”

verve = vigour and enthusiasm
“He performs the character with great verve.”

vested = guaranteed as a right or privilege
“He has vested interests in the company.”

vex = worry or annoy someone
“Their conversation vexed her.”

viable = able to succeed
“I don’t think this investment is economically viable.”

viaduct = a bridge carrying a road or railway over a valley
“Some of the old Roman viaducts are still in use today.”

vial = a glass tube that contains liquid
“Don’t touch those vials! You don’t know what they contain.”

vice versa = (pronunciation “vie-suh – ver-suh”) an expression to mean “and the other way round”
“You can work an evening shift and then the morning shift, but not vice versa.”

vie = compete strongly to win or gain something
“The children in that family are always vying with each other for their parents’ attention.”

viking = a Scandinavian sailor/pirate from the 8th – 11th centuries
“The coast was invaded by Vikings.”

villain = the bad character in a film / story
“Who are the villains in this story?”

= a criminal (British slang)
“He sees his job as a policeman as ridding the streets of villains.”

vindictive = wanting revenge
“I think your comments were unnecessarily vindictive.”

vinyl = a type of plastic used to make records
“She has a great vinyl connection.”

viper = a type of poisonous snake, often found in Europe (also called “adder”)
“There are vipers in this area of Italy, so don’t go walking without any shoes on!”

virile = (of a man) with lots of energy and strength; a strong sex drive
“The beach was full of virile-looking men.”

vis-a-vis = regarding
“I don’t have any preference vis-a-vis restaurant choices tonight.”

vixen = a female fox
“I saw a vixen with her cubs last night.”

vole = a small mammal similar to a mouse
“Owls and eagles prey on small animals like voles.”

voluble = talkative
“Our family isn’t known for being very voluble, but our neighbours never stop talking!”

voluminous = big and baggy item of clothing
“He wore a voluminous pair of old trousers.”

vortex = downwards spiral
“They became trapped in a vortex of debt.”

vouch = confirm that something is true
“Rome is a beautiful city. I can vouch for that!”

= say that somebody is of a good character / honest
“I’ll vouch for you if you need a letter of reference.”

vow = a solemn promise
“She vowed to avenge the death of her father.”

vulture = a bird that eats dead animals
“A cloud of vultures flew above the dead camel.”

English Vocabulary – X Words

There are very few words which start with the letter X in English. Here’s a list of the most common of these X words, listed by level.

A note on pronunciation
Words beginning with “x” are pronounced in two main ways:
1. /eks/ (like the letter “x”)
2. /z/ (like the beginning of the letter “z”)

X Words at Intermediate level

x-ray = (pronounced /eks-ray/) a wave that can pass through an object (often for medical or security reasons)
“The doctor took an x-ray of her bone fracture.”

x-ray machine = a machine that takes x-rays
“You’ll need to put your bag through the x-ray machine, so take out your phone first.”

x-chromosome = the chromosome that determines the female sex (if there are two X chromosomes)

x-rated = (the “x” is pronounced /eks/) adult content (films, books, etc)
“You can’t go to see that film – it’s x-rated!”

xenophobic = (pronounced /zen-uh-fobic/) prejudiced against people from different countries
“I think the UK is becoming more xenophobic after the referendum.”
(noun = xenophobia)

xerox = (pronounced /zeer-ox/)photocopy
“There’s spare paper near the xerox machine.”

X Words at Advanced level

Xhosa = (pronounced /kosa/) an ethic group of South Africa / the language of the Xhosa people

xanax = (pronounced /zanaks/)a drug used to treat anxiety and depression
“The doctor put her on xanax.”

xylophone = (pronounced /zyluh-fone/) a musical instrument with a row of wooden bars that you hit
“Her grandfather bought her a xylophone for her birthday.”

English Vocabulary – Y Words

Here’s a list of 50 Y words (words beginning with the letter Y) at elementary, pre-intermediate, intermediate and advanced levels.

Y Words at Elementary level

year = 365 days
“I’ve lived here for five years.”
“She went to the USA a year ago.”

yellow = a bright colour (the colour of the sun, sunflowers, etc)
“She wore a bright yellow dress.”

yes = an affirmative reply
“Do you like chocolate?” “Oh yes!”

yesterday = the day before today
“What did you do yesterday?”

yoghurt = a thick milk that people often eat for breakfast or with vegetables
“I love Greek yoghurt with honey.”

you = the second person (singular / plural)
“What do you like doing at the weekend?”

young = not old
“Her children are still quite young.”

your = possessive adjective of “you”
“What’s your name?”

yours = possessive pronoun for “you”
“Is this book yours?”

Y Words at Pre-Intermediate level

yacht = an expensive boat
“He sailed his yacht around the Mediterranean.”

yard = the length of a metre (Imperial measurement)
“She bought a yard of silk.”

= garden (often American English)
“They often spend time in the backyard in the summer.”

yawn = what you do with your mouth when you’re tired or bored
“The children are yawning. They should go to bed!”

yeah = an abbreviation of “yes”
“Did you have a good day at school?” “Yeah, I guess…”

yet = up to now (used mainly in questions and negatives)
“Have you got your test results yet?”
“Mr Smith hasn’t come in yet.”

yoga = exercise done for relaxation / stretching
“Her doctor told her she should do some yoga to help with her anxiety.”

yourself = reflexive pronoun for “you”
“Did you hurt yourself when you fell off your bike?”

youth = a time when a person is young
“In his youth he used to go to lots of parties.”
(adj = “youthful”)

= young people (old-fashioned)
“The youth of today don’t understand the value of hard work.”

Y Words at Intermediate level

yank / yankee = a slang word for an American person (sometimes an insult)
“He spent a week in Chicago and now he thinks he speaks like a Yank!”

yay = an expression to show happiness or approval
“We won the competition. Yay!”

yeast = a fermenting agent used to make bread
“What sort of yeast do you use when you make bread?”

yell = to shout
“She yelled at her children to stop playing in the road.”

yeti = a mythical human-like creature said to live in the Himalayas (also known as “Bigfoot”)
“Is there any evidence for the yeti?”

y-fronts = type of men’s underwear with an upside-down Y-shape opening at the front
“He wore a pair of y-fronts on his head to the fancy-dress party.”

yin (and) yang = Taoist philosophy where two contrasting elements interact to influence destiny
“Her jewellery often features the yin and yang symbol.”

yippee = an exclamation to show joy
“Only two more days to my birthday. Yippee!”

yob = a noisy, aggressive or violent teenage boy (British English)
“There’s a group of yobs who are vandalising all the bus shelters in the town.”

yolk = (pronounced “yoak” to rhyme with “soak”) the yellow of an egg
“How many egg yolks do you need to make this cake?”

youngster = young person (old-fashioned)
“Today’s youngsters spend more time on their phones than they do outdoors.”

yuck = an expression of disgust
“Yuck! This fridge has got mould everywhere!”
(Adj = “yukky”: “His bathroom is really yukky!”)

yum = an expression to show that something tastes good
“We’ve got ice-cream for dessert. Yum!”

(Adj = “yummy”: “Her cooking is yummy!”)

yuppie = a successful young person who has lots of money
“Yuppies originated in the 1980s.”

yurt = big circular tent
“The campsite also has a few yurts you can hire.”

Y Words at Advanced level

yahoo = loud. uncultured person
“The yacht club was full of yahoos.”

yak = chat about unimportant things for a long time (also “yack” spelling)
“Those two women in the corner have been yakking for hours!”

= type of animal (like an ox) found in Tibet

yank = pull suddenly
“Something yanked at his fishing line and he was sure he’d caught a big fish.”

yap = give a high-pitched bark
“Her terriers yap all day long when she’s out of the house.”

(adj = “yappy”: “They’ve got one of those small yappy dogs.”)

yarn = thread used for knitting
“What kind of yarn do I need to knit this jumper?”

= a long story
“He spun us an unbelievable yarn about being in the Marines.”

yearn = long for something
“She yearned to hear his voice again.”

yelp = cry out in pain
“The dog yelped as the man kicked him.”

yen = currency of Japan

= craving for something
“Do you also have a yen to live near the sea?”

yesteryear = a (long-gone) time in the past
“Come and see the costumes of yesteryear! (ie from a publicity leaflet)

yew = (pronounced “you”) a type of poisonous tree often found in churchyards

yield = supply (crop, profit, etc)
“The wheat crop yielded a 20% profit on last year.”
“What sort of yield do you get on your investment?”

= to give way
“He yielded to their demands for information.”

yip = a short sharp cry
“She gave a yip of delight when her bid at auction was accepted.”

yodel = to sing like a Swiss mountaineer (where your voice goes up and down octaves)
“He won a yodelling competition.”

yoke = something you put on an ox, etc to attach it to a plough
“The farmer yoked up his oxen to plough the field.”

yokel = someone uncultured from the countryside (used as an insult)
“You can stay a yokel all your life if you want, but I’m going to do something with my life.”

yonder = “over there” (mainly American English)
“The farm is about a mile yonder.”

yonks = a very long time (mainly British English)
“I haven’t been here in yonks!”

yore = (pronounced “your”) in former times (often used for poetic effect)
“When knights roamed this land, in times of yore…”

yuletide = Christmas (old-fashioned)
“Ah, the yuletide season is upon us again!”

English Vocabulary – Z Words

Here are the most common English Z Words (words beginning with the letter “Z”).

Pronunciation note: “z” is pronounced like a heavy (loud or voiced) “s” sound.

Z Words at Elementary level

zebra = a striped animal from Africa, a little like a horse
“She took photos of zebras and lions when she went to Kenya on safari.”

zed (“zee” in American English) = the pronunciation for the letter Z
“Zed is the last letter of the alphabet.”

zero = 0
“She got zero in her Maths test.”

zone = area with a particular use
“You can’t drive in the pedestrian zone.”

zoo = place where wild animals are kept (for conservation, research and public interest)
“Did you go to the zoo when you were a child?”

Z Words at Pre-intermediate level

zap = destroy or kill
“You can zap mosquitoes with this spray.”

= use electricity / microwaves
“You can zap through the TV channels with the remote control.”
(Also “zapper” = remote control)

zip = metal fastening for trousers (also “zipper”)
“Oh no! My zip’s broken!”

= do something quickly
“She zipped through the questions in the exam.”

zodiac = imaginary belt in the sky divided into 12 constellations (astrology)
“What’s your sign of the zodiac? I’m a Leo!”

zombie = dead person brought alive again through witchcraft (and often, who eats living people)
“I’m reading a zombie apocalypse thriller at the moment.”

= someone who has no energy
“After all that housework, I felt like a zombie.”

zoom = make something bigger
“Have you got a zoom lens for your camera?”
(Also verb = “zoom in on”)

zucchini = courgette (American English)
“Do you like zucchini with pasta?

zumba = Latin style dance (with music) used as a popular fitness programme
“What time is your zumba class today?”

Z Words at Intermediate level

zany = funny, crazy (a little old-fashioned)
“He had a few zany ideas to make money.”

zest = lots of enthusiasm and energy
“Even if he’s 95 years old, he has a great zest for life.”
(Adj = “zestful”)

= peel of a citrus fruit (not the white part)
“To make lemon cheesecake, you’ll need the zest of 2 lemons.”

zig-zag = a line that goes off to the left and then off to the right
“He zigzagged across the field to avoid the cows.”

zillion = a very big number
“There were zillions of people at the free concert.”

zinc = a chemical element used to coat metals (to prevent rust)
(Also “zinc oxide cream” = used as a sunscreen)

ziplock = a type of bag which zips closed and which you can reuse
“She put the leftovers in a ziplock bag.”

zip wire (also “zipline”) = a wire in the air that you slide down for fun
“The theme park has an exciting zip wire attraction for kids.”

zit = spot (informal, mainly for teenagers)
“He doesn’t want to go out because he’s got a huge zit on his nose.”

Z Words at Advanced level

zeal = great enthusiasm for something (can often be seen as excessive)
“He showed great zeal for exiting the European Union.”
(Person = “zealot”; adj = “zealous”)

zeitgeist = (pronounced “z-eye-t g-eye-st”) defining mood of a historical period
“His new film beautifully captures the zeitgest of the 1970s.”

zenith = the highest or most successful point
“The Labour Party was at its zenith in those years.”

zeppelin = a long, cylindrical airship
“They heard the noise of the zeppelin before they could see it.”

zeta = the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet

zilch = nothing
“What did we get out of the deal? Zilch!”

zine = (pronounced “zeen”) a fanzine (cheaply produced for a limited audience / interest)
“Her collection of 1970s punk music zines is now worth a lot of money.”

zinger = sharp remark
“The boss was talking rubbish, and John came out with a zinger of a comment.”

zingy = bright, zesty, exciting
“She made us a lovely curry with zingy flavours.”

zippy = zingy (see above) or fast
“He’s got a really zippy new car. It’s great for driving around the city.”

zither = a musical stringed instrument, played horizontally
“We’re looking for a zither player for our folk band.”

zonk out = fall asleep, and sleep heavily
“After the long journey I just zonked out.”

zoology = scientific study of animals
“She studied zoology at university.”
(Person = “zoologist”)

Zzz = an expression meaning “to sleep” or something that’s so boring that you want to sleep
“I better go now. I need to catch some Zzz.”
“The lecturer was droning on about research methods. Zzz.”

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Words Beginning with a — list and definitions learning English

  • aalborg — a city and port in northern Jutland
  • aardvark — nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
  • Aardvarks — nocturnal animal
  • aardwolf — striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects
  • aarhus — port city of Denmark in eastern Jutland
  • aaron — United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
  • aaronic — Alternative of Aaronical
  • Abaca — plant
  • Abacas — plant
  • Abaci — calculating machine
  • Aback — taken unawares
  • Abactor
  • abacus — a calculator that performs arithmetic functions by manually sliding counters on rods or in grooves
  • Abacuses — calculating machine
  • abadan — a port city in southwestern Iran
  • abaft — at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
  • abalone — any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior
  • Abalones — shell
  • Abandon — careless disregard for consequences
  • abandoned — forsaken by owner or inhabitants
  • Abandonedly — helplessly
  • Abandoner — person who is rebellious
  • Abandoners — person who is rebellious
  • Abandoning — leave behind, relinquish
  • abandonment — withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
  • Abandonments — forsaking
  • Abandons — careless disregard for consequences
  • abase — cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
  • Abased — deprive of self-esteem, confidence
  • abasement — depriving one of self-esteem
  • Abasements — disgrace
  • Abases — deprive of self-esteem, confidence
  • Abash — embarrass
  • abashed — feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
  • Abashes — embarrass
  • Abashing — embarrass
  • Abashment — embarrassment
  • Abashments — embarrassment
  • Abasing — deprive of self-esteem, confidence
  • abate — become less in amount or intensity
  • Abated — lessen, grow or cause to grow less
  • abatement — an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
  • Abatements — lessening
  • Abates — lessen, grow or cause to grow less
  • Abating — lessen, grow or cause to grow less
  • Abattoir — killing place
  • Abattoirs — killing place
  • abaxial — facing away from the axis of an organ or organism
  • abaya — (Arabic) a loose black robe from head to toe; traditionally worn by Muslim women
  • Abba — clergyman
  • Abbas — clergyman
  • abbasid — Of or relating to the Abbasid caliphs
  • abbatial — of or having to do with or belonging to an abbey or abbot, or abbess
  • Abbe — priest
  • Abbes — priest
  • abbess — the superior of a group of nuns
  • Abbesses — woman in religious order
  • abbey — a church associated with a monastery or convent
  • Abbeys — building that houses monks, nuns, or priests; church
  • abbot — the superior of an abbey of monks
  • Abbots — prior
  • Abbreviate — shorten
  • Abbreviated — shorten
  • Abbreviates — shorten
  • Abbreviating — shorten
  • abbreviation — a shortened form of a word or phrase
  • Abbreviations — something shortened
  • Abc
  • abdicate — give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
  • Abdicated — give up a right, position, or power
  • Abdicates — give up a right, position, or power
  • Abdicating — give up a right, position, or power
  • abdication — the act of abdicating
  • Abdications — relinquishment
  • Abdomen — the stomach and area directly below in an animate being
  • Abdomens — the stomach and area directly below in an animate being
  • abdominal — the muscles of the abdomen
  • Abdominals — intestinal muscle
  • abdominoplasty — cosmetic surgery of the abdomen to remove wrinkles and tighten the skin over the stomach
  • abdominous — having a large belly
  • abducens — a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
  • abduct — take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
  • Abducted — taken away by force
  • abductee — An abducted person, in particular a person abducted by aliens.
  • Abducting — take by force and without permission
  • abduction — (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body
  • Abductions — taking away by force
  • abductor — a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line
  • Abducts — take by force and without permission
  • abeam — At right angles to the length of a ship or airplane.
  • abecedarian — alphabetically arranged (as for beginning readers)
  • Abecedarians — beginner
  • Abed — inactive
  • abelia — any of various deciduous or evergreen ornamental shrubs of the genus Abelia having opposite simple leaves and cymes of small white or pink or purplish flowers; Asia and Mexico
  • abelian — Alternative of Abelonian.
  • abeokuta — A city in southwest Nigeria.
  • aberdeen — a city in northeastern Scotland on the North Sea
  • aberdonian — of or relating to Aberdeen
  • Aberrance — abnormality
  • Aberrances — abnormality
  • Aberrancies — abnormality
  • Aberrancy — abnormality
  • aberrant — markedly different from an accepted norm
  • Aberrants — deviation
  • Aberrate — move about aimlessly
  • Aberrated — move about aimlessly
  • Aberrates — move about aimlessly
  • Aberrating — move about aimlessly
  • aberration — an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
  • Aberrational — deviating
  • Aberrations — state of abnormality
  • abertawe — Swansea
  • Aberystwyth
  • Abessive
  • Abet — assist, help in wrongdoing
  • Abetment — help
  • Abetments — help
  • Abets — assist, help in wrongdoing
  • Abetted — assist, help in wrongdoing
  • Abetting — assist, help in wrongdoing
  • Abettor — assistant
  • Abettors — assistant
  • abeyance — temporary cessation or suspension
  • Abeyances — being inactive or suspended
  • Abeyancies — abeyance
  • Abeyancy — abeyance
  • Abeyant — latent
  • abhor — find repugnant
  • Abhorred — regard with contempt or disgust
  • abhorrence — hate coupled with disgust
  • Abhorrences — disgust
  • abhorrent — offensive to the mind
  • Abhorring — regard with contempt or disgust
  • Abhors — regard with contempt or disgust
  • abide — put up with something or somebody unpleasant
  • Abided — submit to, put up with
  • Abider — advocate
  • Abiders — advocate
  • Abides — submit to, put up with
  • abiding — lasting a long time
  • abidjan — city recognized by the United States as the capital of the Ivory Coast; largest city of the Ivory Coast
  • Abie
  • abigail — A lady’s waiting-maid.
  • Abigails — attendant to woman of royal household
  • Abilities — power to act, perform
  • ability — possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
  • abiogenesis — a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter
  • Abiogenetic — non-sexual
  • Abiogenic — emergent
  • abiotic — Nonliving, inanimate, characterised by the absence of life; of inorganicmatter.
  • abject — showing utter resignation or hopelessness
  • Abjection — want; extreme need, often financial
  • Abjections — want; extreme need, often financial
  • Abjectly — meekly
  • Abjectness — low spirits; despair
  • Abjectnesses — low spirits; despair
  • Abjuration — retraction
  • Abjurations — retraction
  • abjure — formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
  • abjure — formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
  • Abjured — give up
  • Abjures — give up
  • Abjuring — give up
  • abkhaz — of or relating to Abkazia or its people or their language
  • abkhazia — an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea; a strong independence movement has resulted in much instability
  • abkhazian — of or relating to Abkazia or its people or their language
  • Ablate — wear away
  • Ablated — wear away
  • Ablates — wear away
  • Ablating — wear away
  • ablation — surgical removal of a body part or tissue
  • Ablations — extraction
  • ablative — the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb
  • ablaut — a vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song)
  • ablaze — lighted up by or as by fire or flame
  • Able — capable of performing; having an innate capacity
  • able seaman — a seaman in the merchant marine; trained in special skills
  • able-bodied — having a strong healthy body
  • abled — Having a range of physical powers as specified
  • Ablegate — head of catholic church
  • Ablegates — head of catholic church
  • ableism — discrimination in favor of the able-bodied
  • Abler — capable of performing; having an innate capacity
  • Ablest — capable of performing; having an innate capacity
  • abloom — bursting into flower
  • ablush — Blushing; ruddy.
  • ablution — the ritual washing of a priest’s hands or of sacred vessels
  • Ablutionary — cleaning
  • Ablutions — washing
  • Ably — capably
  • abnaki — a member of the Algonquian people of Maine and southern Quebec
  • abnegate — deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure
  • Abnegated — renounce
  • Abnegates — renounce
  • Abnegating — renounce
  • abnegation — renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
  • Abnegations — denial, renouncement of something
  • Abney level
  • abnormal — not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm
  • Abnormalities — being different from standard or norm
  • abnormality — retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence
  • abnormally — in an abnormal manner
  • abnormity — Departure from the ordinary type; irregularity; monstrosity.
  • aboard — side by side
  • Abode — building or place where one resides
  • Abodes — building or place where one resides
  • abolish — do away with
  • Abolished — do away with or put an end to
  • Abolishes — do away with or put an end to
  • Abolishing — do away with or put an end to
  • Abolishment — abolition
  • Abolishments — abolition
  • abolition — the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)
  • Abolitionism — political independence
  • Abolitionisms — political independence
  • abolitionist — a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
  • Abolitionists — person wanting something ended
  • Abolitions — formal act of putting an end to, annulling
  • abomasum — the fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the one where digestion takes place
  • abominable — unequivocally detestable
  • abominably — in a terrible manner
  • abominate — find repugnant
  • Abominated — detest
  • Abominates — detest
  • Abominating — detest
  • abomination — hate coupled with disgust
  • Abominations — object of extreme dislike, hate
  • aboral — opposite to or away from the mouth
  • aboriginal — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning
  • aboriginality — The quality of being aboriginal
  • Aboriginals — person born in the country in which he/she dwells
  • Aborigine — first inhabitant
  • Aborigines — first inhabitant
  • aborning — That is in the process of being born; coming into existence; before coming to completion
  • abort — cease development, die, and be aborted
  • Aborted — stop or cancel something
  • Aborticide — expulsion of fetus
  • Aborticides — expulsion of fetus
  • abortifacient — a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion
  • Aborting — stop or cancel something
  • abortion — failure of a plan
  • abortionist — a person (who should be a doctor) who terminates pregnancies
  • Abortions — expulsion of fetus
  • abortive — failing to accomplish an intended result
  • Aborts — stop or cancel something
  • abound — be in a state of movement or action
  • Abounded — exist in abundance
  • abounding — existing in abundance
  • Abounds — exist in abundance
  • about — used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
  • about-turn — A turn of 180 degrees, typically in a military formation
  • above — (in writing) at an earlier place
  • above board — Openly, without deceit.
  • above ground — Alternative spelling of aboveground
  • Aboveboard — candid
  • Aboves — the same; duplicate
  • Abracadabra — magic word
  • Abracadabras — magic word
  • abrade — rub hard or scrub
  • Abraded — scrape
  • Abrades — scrape
  • Abrading — scrape
  • abraham — The first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham’s family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son.
  • abrasion — erosion by friction
  • Abrasions — scraped area
  • abrasive — causing abrasion
  • Abrasives — strong disinfectant, solvent
  • Abraxas — magic words for entry
  • Abraxases — magic words for entry
  • abreact — discharge bad feelings or tension through verbalization
  • abreaction — (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
  • Abreactions — purging, purification
  • abreast — being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge
  • abridge — reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
  • Abridged — shorten
  • abridgement — a shortened version of a written work
  • Abridgements — shortening, summary
  • Abridges — shorten
  • Abridging — shorten
  • Abridgment — condensation
  • Abridgments — condensation
  • abroad — far away from home or one’s usual surroundings
  • abrogate — revoke formally
  • Abrogated — formally put an end to
  • Abrogates — formally put an end to
  • Abrogating — formally put an end to
  • abrogation — the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
  • Abrogations — cancellation
  • abrupt — marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
  • abruption — an instance of sudden interruption
  • abruptly — quickly and without warning
  • Abruptness — slant, tilt
  • Abruptnesses — slant, tilt
  • abruzzi — a mountainous region of central Italy on the Adriatic
  • Abs — antilock braking system
  • abscess — symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
  • Abscessed — hurt physically
  • Abscesses — swelling
  • Abscind — separate, disconnect
  • Abscinded — separate, disconnect
  • Abscinding — separate, disconnect
  • Abscinds — separate, disconnect
  • abscise — remove or separate by abscission
  • abscissa — the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis
  • abscission — the act of cutting something off
  • Abscissions — extraction
  • abscond — run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
  • Absconded — left quickly
  • Absconder — person who escapes
  • Absconders — person who escapes
  • Absconding — run away, depart secretly
  • Abscondings — abandonment
  • Absconds — run away, depart secretly
  • abseil — descend by means of a rappel
  • Abseiler
  • absence — the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy
  • Absences — state of not being present
  • absent — go away or leave
  • absent-minded — Absent in mind; abstracted; preoccupied.
  • Absented — leave, retreat
  • absentee — one that is absent or not in residence
  • absenteeism — habitual absence from work
  • Absenteeisms — state of not being present
  • Absentees — person who escapes
  • Absenting — leave, retreat
  • absently — in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
  • Absentminded — inattentive
  • Absents — leave, retreat
  • absinthe — aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe
  • absolute — not capable of being violated or infringed
  • absolute — not capable of being violated or infringed
  • absolutely — completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
  • Absoluteness — completeness
  • Absolutenesses — completeness
  • Absolutes — greatest extent
  • absolution — the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
  • Absolutions — forgiveness
  • absolutism — the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government
  • Absolutisms — absolute control by government
  • absolutist — pertaining to the principle of totalitarianism
  • Absolutistic — absolute
  • Absolutists — domineering person
  • absolve — grant remission of a sin to
  • Absolved — free from responsibility, duty
  • Absolves — free from responsibility, duty
  • Absolving — free from responsibility, duty
  • absonant — Discordant; contrary; — opposed to consonant.
  • absorb — consume all of one’s attention or time
  • absorbable — capable of being absorbed or taken in through the pores of a surface
  • absorbance — (physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation
  • Absorbed — being completely occupied mentally
  • absorbent — a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance
  • Absorber — protection
  • Absorbers — protection
  • absorbing — capable of arousing and holding the attention
  • Absorbs — physically take in a liquid
  • absorption — (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
  • Absorptions — assimilation, incorporation
  • Absorptive — absorbent
  • absquatulate — run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
  • Absquatulated — escape
  • Absquatulates — escape
  • Absquatulating — escape
  • abstain — choose not to consume
  • Abstained — hold back from doing
  • Abstainer — teetotaler
  • Abstainers — teetotaler
  • Abstaining — hold back from doing
  • Abstains — hold back from doing
  • abstemious — marked by temperance in indulgence
  • Abstemiously — abstinently
  • Abstemiousness — sobriety
  • abstention — the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
  • Abstentions — refraining
  • Abstentious — controlled, sober
  • Absterge — make undirty, uncluttered
  • Absterged — make undirty, uncluttered
  • Abstergent — strong disinfectant, solvent
  • Abstergents — strong disinfectant, solvent
  • Absterges — make undirty, uncluttered
  • Absterging — make undirty, uncluttered
  • Abstersion — elimination, removal
  • Abstersions — elimination, removal
  • abstinence — the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
  • Abstinences — restraint from desires, especially physical desires
  • abstinent — self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink
  • abstract — not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature
  • abstracted — lost in thought; showing preoccupation
  • Abstractedly — without thinking
  • Abstracting — conceptual, theoretical
  • abstraction — preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
  • abstractionism — an abstract genre of art; artistic content depends on internal form rather than pictorial representation
  • Abstractions — state of being lost in thought
  • Abstractly — in theory
  • Abstracts — conceptual, theoretical
  • abstruse — difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
  • Abstruseness — puzzle, secret
  • Abstrusenesses — puzzle, secret
  • absurd — a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless
  • absurdism — Absurdity, something that is absurd
  • absurdist — An advocate of absurdism, in particular a writer of absurd topics.
  • Absurdities — ridiculous situation or behavior
  • Absurdity — ridiculous situation or behavior
  • absurdly — in an absurd manner or to an absurd degree
  • Absurdness — shenanigans
  • Absurdnesses — shenanigans
  • abubble — In a state of excitement, agitated activity, or motion.
  • abuela — (in Spanish-speaking areas) a person’s grandmother.
  • abuja — capital of Nigeria in the center of the country
  • abulia — a loss of will power
  • abuna — The Patriarch or head of the Abyssinian Church.
  • abundance — the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply
  • Abundances — great amount or supply
  • Abundancies — productivity
  • Abundancy — productivity
  • abundant — present in great quantity
  • abundantly — in an abundant manner
  • Abusage — abuse; wrong application
  • Abusages — abuse; wrong application
  • abuse — cruel or inhumane treatment
  • Abused — physically hurt or injure
  • abuser — someone who abuses
  • Abuses — wrong use
  • Abusing — physically hurt or injure
  • abusive — expressing offensive reproach
  • Abusiveness — misery, hardship
  • Abusivenesses — misery, hardship
  • Abut — touch or be next to something
  • abutilon — herbs or shrubs or small trees: flowering maple; Indian mallow
  • abutment — a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge
  • Abutments — masonry mass
  • Abuts — touch or be next to something
  • Abuttal — outer limit
  • Abuttals — outer limit
  • Abutted — touch or be next to something
  • abutter — the owner of contiguous property
  • Abutting — touch or be next to something
  • abuzz — noisy like the sound of a bee
  • Abvolt
  • abysm — a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)
  • abysmal — resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable
  • abysmally — in a terrible manner
  • Abysms — deep hole
  • abyss — a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)
  • abyssal — resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable
  • Abysses — something very deep, usually a feature of land
  • abyssinia — Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia
  • abyssinian — a small slender short-haired breed of African origin having brownish fur with a reddish undercoat
  • acacia — any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
  • academe — the academic world
  • Academes — scholarly world
  • academia — the academic world
  • Academias — scholarly world
  • academic — an educator who works at a college or university
  • academical — Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato; as, the Academic sect or philosophy.
  • academically — in regard to academic matters
  • academician — an educator who works at a college or university
  • Academicians — very smart person
  • academicism — orthodoxy of a scholastic variety
  • Academics — scholar or university/college teacher
  • Academies — school, especially for higher education
  • Academism — convention, custom
  • Academisms — convention, custom
  • academy — an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature
  • academy award — an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
  • acadia — the French-speaking part of the Canadian Maritime Provinces
  • acadian — an early French settler in the Maritimes
  • acajou — The cashew tree; also, its fruit. See Cashew.
  • Acalephoid
  • acanthocephala — phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates: spiny-headed worms
  • acanthus — any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers; native to Mediterranean region but widely cultivated
  • acapulco — a port and fashionable resort city on the Pacific coast of southern Mexico; known for beaches and water sports (including cliff diving)
  • Acaracide
  • acari — Of Acarus.
  • acaricide — a chemical agent used to kill mites
  • Acarid — small insect
  • Acarids — small insect
  • acarine — mite or tick
  • Acarpous — not fruitful
  • acatalectic — (prosody) a line of verse that has the full number of syllables
  • accede — yield to another’s wish or opinion
  • Acceded — agree or consent
  • Accedence — belief in goodness of something
  • Accedences — belief in goodness of something
  • Accedes — agree or consent
  • Acceding — agree or consent
  • accelerando — a gradually increasing tempo of music
  • accelerant — A substance that accelerates the development of a fire; especially some petroleum product used to spread an act of arson
  • accelerate — cause to move faster
  • Accelerated — sped up
  • Accelerates — increase speed, timing
  • Accelerating — increase speed, timing
  • acceleration — the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
  • Accelerations — increasing speed, timing
  • accelerator — (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected
  • Accelerators — machine for giving charged particles high velocity
  • accelerometer — an instrument for measuring the acceleration of aircraft or rockets
  • accent — special importance or significance
  • accented — (used of syllables) bearing the principle stress, usually accompanied by a change in pitch
  • Accenting — importance, emphasis
  • accentor — small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia
  • Accents — importance, emphasis
  • accentuate — to stress, single out as important
  • Accentuated — focus attention on
  • Accentuates — focus attention on
  • Accentuating — focus attention on
  • accentuation — the act of giving special importance or significance to something
  • Accentuations — emphasis
  • accept — give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
  • Acceptabilities — commonly held opinion of person’s character
  • acceptability — satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards
  • acceptable — meeting requirements
  • Acceptably — appropriately, suitably
  • acceptance — the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
  • Acceptances — agreement, taking
  • acceptant — accepting willingly
  • acceptation — the accepted meaning of a word
  • Acceptations — accepted meaning
  • accepted — generally approved or compelling recognition
  • Accepting — receive something given physically
  • acceptive — accepting willingly
  • acceptor — (chemistry) in the formation of a coordinate bond it is the compound to which electrons are donated
  • Acceptors — person who has faith in something
  • Accepts — receive something given physically
  • access — reach or gain access to
  • Accessed — creep in
  • Accesses — admission, means of entry, approach
  • accessibility — the quality of being at hand when needed
  • accessible — capable of being read with comprehension
  • Accessing — creep in
  • accession — something added to what you already have
  • accessioning — present participle of accession
  • Accessions — something that augments, adds to
  • accessorial — nonessential but helpful
  • accessories — Of Accessory.
  • accessorise — Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of accessorize.
  • accessorize — To furnish with accessories.
  • Accessorized — add ornament
  • Accessorizes — add ornament
  • accessorizing — present participle of accessorize
  • accessory — clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing
  • accessway — A route providing access.
  • acciaccatura — an embellishing note usually written in smaller size
  • accidence — the part of grammar that deals with the inflections of words
  • Accidences — language rules
  • accident — anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
  • accident-prone — having more than the average number of accidents
  • accidental — happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
  • Accidentalities — chance
  • Accidentality — chance
  • accidentally — without intention; in an unintentional manner
  • Accidentalness — chance
  • Accidents — unexpected, undesirable event; often physically injurious
  • accidie — Sloth, slothfulness, especially as inducing general listlessnessand apathy
  • accipiter — type genus of the family Accipitridae
  • accipitrine — of or relating to or belonging to the genus Accipiter (or to typical hawks)
  • acclaim — clap one’s hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
  • acclaimed — Greatly praised or lauded, revered, highly respected.
  • Acclaiming — expression of approval
  • Acclaims — expression of approval
  • acclamation — enthusiastic approval
  • Acclamations — enthusiastic expression of approval
  • Acclamatory — complimentary
  • acclimate — get used to a certain climate
  • Acclimated — make or become adjusted, adapted
  • Acclimates — make or become adjusted, adapted
  • Acclimating — make or become adjusted, adapted
  • Acclimation — adaptation
  • Acclimations — adaptation
  • Acclimatization — adaptation
  • acclimatize — get used to a certain climate
  • Acclimatized — adapt
  • Acclimatizes — adapt
  • Acclimatizing — adapt
  • Acclivities — incline
  • acclivity — an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
  • Acclivous — going up
  • accolade — a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
  • Accolades — strong praise, recognition of achievement
  • accommodate — provide housing for
  • Accommodated — make room, lodging available
  • Accommodates — make room, lodging available
  • accommodating — helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
  • Accommodatingly — helpfully
  • accommodation — making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
  • Accommodations — place of residence, usually temporary
  • Accompanied — go or be with something
  • Accompanies — go or be with something
  • accompaniment — a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
  • Accompaniments — necessary part or embellishment
  • accompanist — a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano)
  • Accompanists — person who can carry a tune
  • accompany — be present or associated with an event or entity
  • Accompanying — following
  • accomplice — a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)
  • Accomplices — helper, especially in committing a crime
  • accomplish — to gain with effort
  • accomplishable — capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do
  • accomplished — highly skilled
  • Accomplishes — succeed in doing
  • Accomplishing — succeed in doing
  • accomplishment — an ability that has been acquired by training
  • Accomplishments — something successfully done, completed
  • accord — go together
  • accordance — the act of granting rights
  • Accordances — agreement
  • accordant — in keeping
  • Accorded — give approval, grant
  • according — (followed by `to’) as reported or stated by
  • accordingly — (sentence connectors) because of the reason given
  • accordion — a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
  • Accordions — musical instrument
  • Accords — agreement, mutual understanding (often written)
  • accost — approach with an offer of sexual favors
  • Accosted — approach for conversation or solicitation
  • Accosting — approach for conversation or solicitation
  • Accosts — approach for conversation or solicitation
  • accouchement — the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
  • Accouchements — birth
  • accoucheur — a physician specializing in obstetrics
  • Accoucheuse — childbirth assistant
  • Accoucheuses — childbirth assistant
  • account — an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
  • account executive — someone in charge of a client’s account for an advertising agency or brokerage or other service business
  • account rendered — a bill which has been sent but is not yet paid
  • accountability — responsibility to someone or for some activity
  • accountable — liable to account for one’s actions
  • Accountableness — answerability, responsibility
  • accountancy — the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business
  • Accountant — person who maintains financial accounts of a business
  • Accountants — person who maintains financial accounts of a business
  • Accounted — believed
  • accounting — a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
  • Accountings — keeping financial accounts
  • Accounts — written description of past events
  • accounts payable — a debtor’s accounts of money he owes; normally arise from the purchase of products or services
  • Accouter — furnish
  • Accoutered — furnish
  • Accoutering — furnish
  • Accouterment — outfit
  • Accouterments — outfit
  • Accouters — furnish
  • accoutre — provide with military equipment
  • Accoutred — dress
  • accoutrement — clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing
  • Accoutrements — furnishing(s)
  • Accoutres — dress
  • Accoutring — dress
  • accra — the capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port
  • accredit — ascribe an achievement to
  • accreditation — the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to educational institution that maintains suitable standards)
  • Accreditations — authorization
  • Accredited — officially recognized
  • Accrediting — attribute responsibility or achievement
  • Accredits — attribute responsibility or achievement
  • accretion — an increase by natural growth or addition
  • Accretions — gradual growth, addition
  • Accrual — growth
  • Accruals — growth
  • accrue — come into the possession of
  • Accrued — increase by addition or growth, often financial
  • Accruement — return
  • Accruements — return
  • Accrues — increase by addition or growth, often financial
  • Accruing — increase by addition or growth, often financial
  • acculturate — assimilate culturally
  • Acculturated — socialize
  • Acculturates — socialize
  • Acculturating — socialize
  • Acculturation — adjustment to culture
  • Acculturations — adjustment to culture
  • Accumbencies — lying down
  • Accumbency — lying down
  • accumbent — lying down; in a position of comfort or rest
  • accumulate — get or gather together
  • Accumulated — gather or amass something
  • Accumulates — gather or amass something
  • Accumulating — gather or amass something
  • accumulation — several things grouped together or considered as a whole
  • Accumulations — gathering or amassing
  • accumulative — increasing by successive addition
  • Accumulator — one who collects specimens
  • Accumulators — one who collects specimens
  • Accuracies — precision or correctness
  • accuracy — the quality of being near to the true value
  • accurate — (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct
  • accurately — with few mistakes
  • Accurateness — accuracy
  • Accuratenesses — accuracy
  • accurse — curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
  • accursed — under a curse
  • Accurses — curse
  • Accursing — curse
  • accurst — under a curse
  • Accusable — blameworthy; found at fault
  • accusal — a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
  • accusation — a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
  • Accusations — charge of wrongdoing, fault
  • accusative — serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes
  • Accusatorial — pertaining to an accusation
  • accusatory — containing or expressing accusation
  • accuse — blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
  • accused — a defendant in a criminal proceeding
  • accuser — someone who imputes guilt or blame
  • Accusers — person laying blame
  • Accuses — place blame for wrongdoing, fault
  • accusing — containing or expressing accusation
  • accustom — make psychologically or physically used (to something)
  • accustomed — commonly used or practiced; usual
  • Accustomedness — condition of something resulting from change
  • Accustoming — get used to
  • Accustoms — get used to
  • Ace — exhibiting expertise in some activity
  • acedia — apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
  • Acedias — state of doing nothing
  • acellular — not made up of or divided into cells
  • acentric — not centered or having no center
  • acephalous — lacking a head or a clearly defined head
  • Acephalous
  • acer — type genus of the Aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit
  • Acerate — pointed
  • acerb — sour or bitter in taste
  • Acerbate — exasperate
  • Acerbated — exasperate
  • Acerbates — exasperate
  • Acerbating — exasperate
  • acerbic — sour or bitter in taste
  • acerbic
  • Acerbically — scornfully
  • Acerbities — bitterness of taste
  • Acerbity — bitterness of taste
  • Acerose — pointed
  • Acerous — pointed
  • Acervulus — pertaining to sand
  • Aces — great
  • acesulfame — Any of a class of synthetic noncaloric sweetenera, based on a oxathiazinone dioxide structure, somewhat similar to saccharin
  • acetabulum — the cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint
  • acetal — any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules
  • acetaldehyde — a colorless volatile water-soluble liquid aldehyde used chiefly in the manufacture of acetic acid and perfumes and drugs
  • acetamide — a colorless solid amide of acetic acid used as a solvent and in the synthesis of organic compounds
  • acetaminophen — an analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets)
  • acetanilide — a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic
  • acetate — a fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate
  • acetic — relating to or containing acetic acid
  • acetic acid — a colorless pungent liquid widely used in manufacturing plastics and pharmaceuticals
  • acetic anhydride — a compound that is needed in order to refine opium into heroin
  • acetonaemia — Alternative form of acetonemia.
  • acetone — the simplest ketone; a highly flammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics
  • acetonic — of or relating to acetone
  • acetonitrile — The simplest organic cyanide or nitrile, CH3CN
  • Acetose — bad-tasting; gone bad
  • acetous — tasting or smelling like vinega
  • acetyl — the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-)
  • acetylate — introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound)
  • acetylcholine — a neurotransmitter that is a derivative of choline; released at the ends of nerve fibers in the somatic and parasympathetic nervous systems
  • acetylcholinesterase — An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid.
  • acetylene — a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis
  • acetylide — Any organic compound derived from acetylene or a terminal acetylene by replacing a hydrogen atom with a metal.
  • achaean — the ancient Greek inhabitants of Achaea
  • achar — A spicy and salty pickle in Indian cuisine.
  • acharnement — Savage fierceness; ferocity.
  • acharya — A spiritual teacher, guru
  • achates — Purchase; bargaining.
  • Ache — sore feeling; dull pain
  • Ached — feeling soreness or dull pain, often physical
  • achene — small dry indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall
  • Achenes — seed of fruit, vegetable
  • acheron — (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon
  • Aches — sore feeling; dull pain
  • Achier — painful
  • Achiest — painful
  • achievability — the state of being achievable
  • achievable — capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do
  • achieve — to gain with effort
  • Achieved — bring to successful conclusion; reach a goal
  • achievement — the action of accomplishing something
  • Achievements — something completed successfully; goal reached
  • achiever — a person with a record of successes
  • Achievers — person who makes things happen
  • Achieves — bring to successful conclusion; reach a goal
  • Achieving — bring to successful conclusion; reach a goal
  • achillea — any of several plants of the genus Achillea native to Europe and having small white flowers in flat-topped flower heads
  • achilles — a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable—his `Achilles’ heel’
  • achilles heel — A vulnerability in an otherwise strong situation.
  • achimenes — any plant of the genus Achimenes having showy bell-shaped flowers that resemble gloxinias
  • aching — causing a dull and steady pain
  • achingly — In an aching manner; sorely.
  • Achings — sadness, time of sadness
  • achiote — The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking.
  • achiral — of or relating to or contained in or serving as an archive
  • achlorhydria — an abnormal deficiency or absence of free hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice; often associated with severe anemias and cancer of the stomach
  • acholi — A people in northern Uganda and southern Sudan.
  • achondrite — a stony meteor lacking chondrules
  • achondroplasia — An inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism.
  • achromatic — having no hue
  • Achromatize — whiten
  • Achromatized — whiten
  • Achromatizes — whiten
  • Achromatizing — whiten
  • Achromatopsia — inability to distinguish one or more colors
  • Achromatopsias — inability to distinguish one or more colors
  • achromic — having no color
  • Achromous — having no hue
  • achy — causing a dull and steady pain
  • Acicula — point
  • Aciculae — point
  • acicular — narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves
  • Aciculate — pointed
  • Aciculated — pointed
  • acid — street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
  • acid drop — An old-fashioned sour boiled sweet.
  • acid rain — rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water
  • acid rock — a musical style that emerged in the 1960s; rock music inspired by or related to drug-induced experience
  • acid-fast — not easily decolorized by acid solutions; pertains to micro-organisms (especially the tubercle bacillus that causes tuberculosis)
  • acidic — being sour to the taste
  • Acidified — alienate
  • Acidifies — sour; change into coagulated substance
  • acidify — turn acidic
  • Acidifying — alienate
  • acidimetry — volumetric analysis using standard solutions of acids to measure the amount of a base present
  • Acidities — bitterness
  • acidity — the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth
  • acidly — Sourly; tartly
  • acidophil — an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment
  • acidophilic — especially of some bacteria; growing well in an acid medium
  • acidophilus — a bacterium that is used to make yogurt and to supplement probiotics
  • acidosis — abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues
  • Acids — bitter, sour in taste
  • acidulate — make sour or more sour
  • Acidulated — bad-tasting; gone bad
  • Acidulates — sour; change into coagulated substance
  • Acidulating — upset, alienate
  • acidulous — being sour to the taste
  • Aciniform — pertaining to grapes
  • acinus — one of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry
  • Acker
  • ackers — money
  • acknowledge — report the receipt of
  • acknowledged — generally accepted
  • Acknowledgedly
  • acknowledgement — a statement acknowledging something or someone
  • Acknowledges — verbally recognize authority
  • Acknowledging — verbally recognize authority
  • Acknowledgment — act of recognizing authority or truth of something
  • Acknowledgments — act of recognizing authority or truth of something
  • aclinic line — an imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dip
  • Acme — pinnacle of achievement or physical object
  • Acmes — pinnacle of achievement or physical object
  • Acne — blemishes
  • Acnes — blemishes
  • acolyte — someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service; a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church but not in the Anglican Church or the Eastern Orthodox Churches
  • Acolytes — attendant, usually in a church
  • aconcagua — the highest mountain in the western hemisphere; located in the Andes in western Argentina (22,834 feet high)
  • aconite — any of various usually poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum having tuberous roots and palmately lobed leaves and blue or white flowers
  • aconitine — An intensely poisonous alkaloid, extracted from aconite
  • acorn — fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
  • acorn barnacle — barnacle that attaches to rocks especially in intertidal zones
  • acoustic — of or relating to the science of acoustics
  • acoustic guitar — sound is not amplified by electrical means
  • acoustic impedance — opposition to the flow of sound through a surface; acoustic resistance is the real component of acoustic impedance and acoustic reactance is the imaginary component
  • acoustic shock — The symptoms that can be caused by unexpected loud sounds (acoustic incident) received on a telephone headset.
  • acoustician — a physicist who specializes in acoustics
  • Acoustics — sound quality
  • acquaint — make familiar or conversant with
  • acquaintance — personal knowledge or information about someone or something
  • Acquaintances — a person known informally
  • Acquainted — aware
  • Acquainting — inform oneself or another about something new
  • Acquaints — inform oneself or another about something new
  • acquiesce — to agree or express agreement
  • Acquiesced — agree with some reluctance
  • acquiescence — agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
  • Acquiescences — reluctant agreement
  • acquiescent — willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest
  • Acquiescently — happily
  • Acquiesces — agree with some reluctance
  • Acquiescing — agree with some reluctance
  • acquihire — To acquire a company to recruit its employees, rather than for its products or services.
  • Acquirable — available
  • acquire — come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
  • Acquired — gained by personal exertion
  • acquiree — Something that is to be acquired, especially a company that is the target of a takeover
  • acquirement — an ability that has been acquired by training
  • Acquirements — accomplishment
  • Acquirer — one who discovers a thing
  • Acquirers — one who discovers a thing
  • Acquires — obtain or receive
  • Acquiring — obtain or receive
  • acquisition — an ability that has been acquired by training
  • Acquisitions — obtaining or receiving
  • acquisitive — eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas
  • acquisitiveness — strong desire to acquire and possess
  • acquit — pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  • Acquits — announce removal of blame
  • acquittal — a judgment of not guilty
  • Acquittals — declaration removing blame
  • acquittance — a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
  • Acquittances — attention to, knowledge of something
  • Acquitted — announce removal of blame
  • Acquitting — announce removal of blame
  • Acre — piece of land, unit of area
  • acreage — an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming)
  • Acreages — land
  • Acres — piece of land, unit of area
  • acrid — harsh or corrosive in tone
  • acrid — harsh or corrosive in tone
  • acridine — A tricyclic aromatic heterocycle, dibenzopyridine, obtained from coal tar; it is used in the manufacture of dyes and drugs
  • Acridities — sarcasm
  • Acridity — sarcasm
  • Acridly
  • Acridness — bitterness
  • Acridnesses — bitterness
  • acrilan — acrylic resin used to make a strong soft crease-resistant fabric (trade name Acrilan)
  • Acrimonies — nasty behavior, speech
  • acrimonious — marked by strong resentment or cynicism
  • Acrimoniously — scornfully
  • Acrimoniousness — bitterness
  • acrimony — a rough and bitter manner
  • Acroamatic — mysterious, secret; supernatural
  • acrobat — an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
  • acrobatic — vigorously active
  • acrobatics — the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
  • Acrobats — performer who does tricks, physical feats
  • acrocyanosis — cyanosis of the extremities; can occur when a spasm of the blood vessels is caused by exposure to cold or by strong emotion
  • acrolect — The variety of speech that is considered most suitable for formal occasions (typically using only standard forms); opposed to mesolect and basilect.
  • acromegaly — enlargement of bones of hands and feet and face; often accompanied by headache and muscle pain and emotional disturbances; caused by overproduction of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary gland (due to a tumor)
  • acronym — a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word
  • Acronyms — puzzle
  • acropetal — of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from base to apex
  • acrophobia — a morbid fear of great heights
  • acropolis — the citadel in ancient Greek towns
  • Acropolises — stronghold
  • across — transversely
  • acrostic — a puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across
  • Acrostics — puzzle
  • acrux — Abbreviation of Alpha Crucis. A star in the constellation Crux the Southern Cross
  • acrylamide — a white crystalline amide of propenoic acid can damage the nervous system and is carcinogenic in laboratory animals
  • acrylate — a salt or ester of propenoic acid
  • acrylic — polymerized from acrylonitrile
  • acrylic acid — an unsaturated liquid carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of acrylic resins
  • Acrylics — tinted covering
  • acrylonitrile — a colorless liquid unsaturated nitrile made from propene
  • Act — something done
  • Act as middle
  • Acta — notes of meeting
  • Acted — do something
  • actin — one of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split; can exist in either a globular or a fibrous form
  • acting — the performance of a part or role in a drama
  • Actings — substituting in a role
  • actinic — relating to or exhibiting actinism
  • actinide — any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103
  • Actinism — picture of inside a body
  • Actinisms — picture of inside a body
  • actinium — a radioactive element of the actinide series; found in uranium ores
  • actinolite — a green mineral of the amphibole group; calcium magnesium iron silicate
  • Actinometer — photography device
  • Actinometers — photography device
  • actinomorphic — capable of division into symmetrical halves by any longitudinal plane passing through the axis
  • actinomycete — any bacteria (some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals) belonging to the order Actinomycetales
  • Action — something done
  • action figure — a doll representing a character known for vigorous activity, such as a soldier or superhero.
  • action group — A component of a naval task force.
  • action painting — a New York school of painting characterized by freely created abstractions; the first important school of American painting to develop independently of European styles
  • action plan — A planned series of actions, tasks or steps designed to achieve an objective or goal.
  • action potential — the local voltage change across the cell wall as a nerve impulse is transmitted
  • action research — Research involving social action.
  • action-packed — Full of action; dramatic and exciting.
  • actionable — affording grounds for legal action
  • Actioned — take place, happen
  • actioner — An action movie
  • Actioning — take place, happen
  • Actions — conduct
  • activate — put in motion or move to act
  • Activated — initiate something; start a function
  • activated carbon — powdered or granular carbon used for purifying by adsorption; given orally (as a slurry) it is an antidote for some kinds of poisons
  • Activates — initiate something; start a function
  • Activating — initiate something; start a function
  • activation — the activity of causing to have energy and be active
  • Activations — making conscious or alert
  • Activator — electrical device
  • Activators — electrical device
  • Active — having movement
  • active birth — childbirth during which the mother is encouraged to be an active participant
  • active citizen — a citizen who takes an active role in the community (as in crime prevention and neighborhood watch)
  • active duty — A state in which person in the military performs military duties on a full-time basis, as opposed to reserve, where one only occasionally performs military duties.
  • actively — in an active manner
  • Activeness — state of being active
  • Activenesses — state of being active
  • activewear — attire worn for sport or for casual wear
  • activism — a policy of taking direct action to achieve a political or social goal
  • Activisms — action for change
  • activist — advocating or engaged in activism
  • Activists — special interest representative
  • Activities — state of being active
  • activity — an organic process that takes place in the body
  • activity
  • Activize — energize
  • Activized — energize
  • Activizes — energize
  • Activizing — energize
  • actomyosin — a protein complex in muscle fibers; composed of myosin and actin; shortens when stimulated and causes muscle contractions
  • actor — a person who acts and gets things done
  • actorly — Pertaining or proper to an actor
  • Actors — person who performs, entertains by role-playing
  • actress — a female actor
  • Actresses — woman actor
  • actressy — Characteristic of an actress
  • Acts — something done
  • actual — being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
  • Actualities — something that truly exists, is real
  • actuality — the state of actually existing objectively
  • Actualization — effect
  • Actualizations — effect
  • actualize — make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
  • Actualized — make real
  • Actualizes — make real
  • Actualizing — make real
  • actually — in actual fact
  • Actuals — genuine
  • actuarial — of or relating to the work of an actuary
  • Actuaries — person who inspects financial records
  • actuary — someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums)
  • actuate — give an incentive for action
  • Actuated — start a function or action, motivate
  • Actuates — start a function or action, motivate
  • Actuating — start a function or action, motivate
  • Actuation — drive, resolve
  • Actuations — drive, resolve
  • Acuate — knifelike, cutting
  • Acuities — ability to perceive, understand
  • acuity — sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart)
  • aculeate — having or resembling a stinger or barb
  • acumen — shrewdness shown by keen insight
  • Acumens — ability to understand and reason
  • Acuminate — pointed
  • Acuminated — pointed
  • Acuminates — pointed
  • Acuminating — pointed
  • Acumination — point
  • Acuminations — point
  • Acuminous — having a sharp end or part
  • acupressure — treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body
  • acupuncture — treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin
  • acupuncturist — A healthcare professional who is qualified or professionally engaged in the practice of acupuncture.
  • acutance — Edge contrast in an image; a component of sharpness.
  • acute — extremely sharp or severe
  • acutely — in a keen or penetrating way
  • Acuteness — intensity
  • Acutenesses — intensity
  • Acyanotic
  • acyclic — having an open chain structure
  • acyclovir — an oral antiviral drug (trade name Zovirax) used to treat genital herpes; does not cure the disease but relieves the symptoms
  • acyl — any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group
  • Ad — advertisement
  • ad hoc — for or concerned with one specific purpose
  • ad hocery — Use of ad hoc or improvised reasoning.
  • ad hominem — appealing to personal considerations (rather than to fact or reason)
  • ad interim — For an intervening time; temporarily
  • ad valorem — in proportion to the estimated value of the goods taxed
  • adage — a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
  • Adages — saying or proverb
  • adagio — a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers
  • Adamancies — determination
  • Adamancy — determination
  • adamant — impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
  • Adamant
  • adamantine — impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
  • adamantly — inflexibly; unshakably
  • adana — a city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River
  • adapt — adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
  • Adapt
  • Adaptabilities — changeability
  • adaptability — the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances
  • adaptable — capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use
  • adaptation — the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
  • Adaptations — act of adapting
  • Adapted — suitable
  • adapter — a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance
  • Adapters — fastening
  • Adapting — adjust to a different situation or condition
  • adaption — the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
  • Adaptions — adaptation
  • adaptive — having a capacity for adaptation
  • Adapts — adjust to a different situation or condition
  • adaxial — nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism
  • Adays — moment of truth
  • Add — simple arithmetical process of increase; accumulation
  • add-on — a component that is added to something to improve it
  • Added — additional
  • addend — a number that is added to another number (the augend)
  • Addenda — something conjoined, added
  • addendum — textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
  • Addendums — something conjoined, added
  • Adder — snake
  • Adders — snake
  • addict — someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
  • addicted — compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming
  • Addictedness — reliance
  • Addictednesses — reliance
  • Addicting — usual, established
  • Addiction — a habit of activity, often injurious
  • Addictions — a habit of activity, often injurious
  • addictive — causing or characterized by addiction
  • Addicts — person who has compulsion toward
  • Adding — simple arithmetical process of increase; accumulation
  • Addings — computation, account
  • Addis ababa
  • Addison — A male given name transferred from the surname.
  • addition — something added to what you already have
  • additional — further or added
  • additionally — in addition, by way of addition; furthermore
  • Additions — process of conjoining, adding
  • additive — designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
  • Additives — added ingredient
  • Additory — accruing; growing in size or effect
  • addle — mix up or confuse
  • addled — confused and vague; used especially of thinking
  • Addlepated — giddy
  • Addles — confuse
  • Addling — confuse
  • addorsed — Set or turned back to back
  • address — put an address on (an envelope)
  • address book — A small book for keeping other people’s addresses and phone numbers.
  • Addressability
  • addressable — capable of being addressed
  • Addressed — write directions for delivery
  • addressee — one to whom something is addressed
  • Addressees — person who is resident of habitation
  • Addresses — place of residence or business where one can be contacted
  • Addressing — write directions for delivery
  • Addressings — posting
  • addressograph — a printer that automatically prints addresses on letters for mailing
  • Addrest — place of residence or business where one can be contacted
  • Adds — simple arithmetical process of increase; accumulation
  • adduce — advance evidence for
  • Adduced — affirm
  • Adduces — affirm
  • Adducing — affirm
  • adduction — (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body
  • adductor — a muscle that draws a body part toward the median line
  • addy — address (especially e-mail address)
  • adelaide — the state capital of South Australia
  • aden — an important port of Yemen; located on the Gulf of Aden; its strategic location has made it a major trading center of southern Arabia since ancient times
  • adenine — (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA
  • adenocarcinoma — malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium
  • Adenoid — smelling organ of animate being
  • adenoids — Relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue.
  • adenoma — a benign epithelial tumor of glandular origin
  • adenosine — (biochemistry) a nucleoside that is a structural component of nucleic acids; it is present in all living cells in a combined form as a constituent of DNA and RNA and ADP and ATP and AMP
  • adenovirus — any of a group of viruses including those that in humans cause upper respiratory infections or infectious pinkeye
  • adenylate — The dissociated anion present in adenylic acid;’ adenosine monophosphate.
  • adenylic acid — a nucleotide found in muscle cells and important in metabolism; reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP
  • adept — someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
  • Adeptly — tidily
  • Adeptness — ability
  • Adeptnesses — ability
  • Adepts — expert, skilled person, female or male
  • Adequacies — ability, competency in some
  • adequacy — the quality of being sufficient for the end in view
  • adequate — about average; acceptable
  • Adequately — sufficiently
  • Adequateness — fullness
  • Adequatenesses — fullness
  • Adequation
  • adhere — stick to firmly
  • Adhered — stuck to
  • adherence — the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
  • Adherences — devotion
  • adherent — someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
  • Adherents — supporter or follower
  • Adheres — conform to or follow rules exactly
  • Adhering — conform to or follow rules exactly
  • adhesion — the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
  • Adhesions — holding fast
  • adhesive — a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
  • Adhesiveness — cohesion
  • Adhesivenesses — cohesion
  • Adhesives — thick, gooey material that hardens
  • adhibit — To admit, as a person or thing; to take in.
  • adhocracy — an organization with little or no structure
  • adiabatic — occurring without loss or gain of heat
  • adiantum — cosmopolitan genus of ferns: maidenhair ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae
  • adieu — a farewell remark
  • Adieus — parting remark or action
  • Adieux — parting remark or action
  • adios — a farewell remark
  • Adioses — have a nice trip
  • adipate — Any salt or ester of adipic acid
  • adipic acid — a carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of nylon
  • adipocere — A brown, fatty, waxy substance (fatty acids) that forms on dead animaltissues in response to hydrolysis
  • Adipocerous — fatty
  • adipocyte — a type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy
  • adipose — composed of animal fat
  • adipose fin — A soft, fleshy fin found on the back of a fish behind the dorsal fin and just forward of the caudal fin.
  • Adiposities — heaviness
  • Adiposity — heaviness
  • adit — a nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine
  • Adits — access
  • adivasi — A member of a heterogeneous set of ethnic and tribal groups claimed to be the aboriginal population of India.
  • Adjacencies — community, surroundings
  • Adjacency — community, surroundings
  • adjacent — having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching
  • adjective — of or relating to or functioning as an adjective
  • Adjectives — word that modifies a noun
  • adjoin — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
  • Adjoined — be next to
  • adjoining — Of Adjoin
  • Adjoins — be next to
  • adjoint — An adjunct; a helper.
  • adjourn — break from a meeting or gathering
  • Adjourned — stop a proceeding
  • Adjourning — stop a proceeding
  • adjournment — the termination of a meeting
  • Adjournments — discontinuation or delay of a proceeding
  • Adjourns — stop a proceeding
  • adjudge — declare to be
  • Adjudged — judge
  • Adjudges — judge
  • Adjudging — judge
  • adjudicate — bring to an end; settle conclusively
  • Adjudicated — formally judge
  • Adjudicates — formally judge
  • Adjudicating — formally judge
  • adjudication — the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented
  • Adjudications — judgment
  • adjudicator — a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes
  • Adjudicators — person who settles dispute
  • adjunct — furnishing added support
  • adjunction — an act of joining or adjoining things
  • Adjunctive — indirect, secondary
  • Adjuncts — addition; help
  • Adjuration — promise
  • Adjurations — promise
  • adjure — ask for or request earnestly
  • Adjured — command
  • Adjures — command
  • Adjuring — command
  • adjust — adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
  • Adjustabilities — ability to move
  • Adjustability — ability to move
  • adjustable — capable of being changed so as to match or fit
  • Adjusted — become or make prepared, adapted
  • Adjuster — pushbutton
  • Adjusters — pushbutton
  • Adjusting — become or make prepared, adapted
  • adjustment — the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
  • Adjustments — adaptation
  • Adjusts — become or make prepared, adapted
  • adjutant — an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
  • Adjutants — assistant
  • adjuvant — furnishing added support
  • Adjuvants — something which incites activity
  • adlerian — Of or relating to Alfred Adler (1870���1937), Austrian medical doctor, psychotherapist, and founder of the school of individual psychology.
  • adman — someone whose business is advertising
  • admass — the segment of the public that is easily influenced by mass media (chiefly British)
  • Admeasure — allot
  • Admeasured — allot
  • admeasurement — Apportionment
  • Admeasurements — distribution
  • Admeasures — allot
  • Admeasuring — allot
  • admin — Administration, or administrative work
  • administer — work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
  • Administered — manage an organization or effort
  • Administering — manage an organization or effort
  • Administers — manage an organization or effort
  • Administrable — governable
  • Administrant — executive
  • Administrants — executive
  • administrate — work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
  • Administrated — carry out
  • Administrates — carry out
  • Administrating — carry out
  • administration — the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
  • Administrations — management of an organization or effort
  • administrative — of or relating to or responsible for administration
  • administrative assistant — a person employed by an individual or in an office to assist with correspondence, keep records, make appointments, and carry out similar tasks
  • administratively — by or for an administrator
  • Administrator — person who manages organization
  • Administrators — person who manages organization
  • administratrix — A female administrator.
  • admirable — deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
  • admirably — in an admirable manner
  • admiral — the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
  • Admirals — highest us navy commander
  • admiralty — the department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain)
  • admiration — A feeling of delighted approval and liking.
  • admiration
  • Admirations — great respect
  • admire — feel admiration for
  • Admired — hold in high regard
  • admirer — someone who admires a young woman
  • Admirers — person who holds someone in high regard
  • Admires — hold in high regard
  • Admiring — hold in high regard
  • admiringly — In an admiring manner
  • Admissibilities — appropriateness
  • Admissibility — appropriateness
  • admissible — deserving to be admitted
  • admission — the fee charged for admission
  • Admissions — entering or allowing entry
  • admit — allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of
  • Admits — allow entry or use
  • admittance — the act of admitting someone to enter
  • Admittances — permission to enter
  • Admitted — allow entry or use
  • admittedly — as acknowledged
  • Admitting — allow entry or use
  • admix — mix or blend
  • Admixed — mix
  • Admixes — mix
  • Admixing — mix
  • Admixt — mix
  • admixture — an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base
  • Admixtures — blending
  • admonish — take to task
  • Admonished — warn, strongly criticize
  • Admonisher — honest critic or adviser
  • Admonishers — honest critic or adviser
  • Admonishes — warn, strongly criticize
  • Admonishing — cautionary
  • Admonishment — rebuke
  • Admonishments — rebuke
  • admonition — a firm rebuke
  • Admonitions — caution
  • Admonitor — mentor
  • Admonitors — mentor
  • admonitory — expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
  • adnate — of unlike parts or organs; growing closely attached
  • adnexa — accessory or adjoining anatomical parts or appendages to an organ (especially of the embryo)
  • adnominal — of or pertaining to an adnoun
  • Adnoun — word that modifies a noun
  • Adnouns — word that modifies a noun
  • ado — a rapid active commotion
  • adobe — sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates
  • Adobes — sun-dried brick
  • adobo — a dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish; served with rice
  • adolescence — in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood
  • Adolescences — state of puberty, preadulthood
  • adolescent — displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  • Adolescents — person in puberty, preadulthood
  • adonis — annual or perennial herbs
  • Adonises — good-looking person
  • adopt — put into dramatic form
  • Adopted — choose or take something as one’s own
  • Adopting — choose or take something as one’s own
  • adoption — the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source
  • Adoptions — choosing or taking something as one’s own
  • adoptive — acquired as your own by free choice
  • adoptive parent — a person who adopts a child of other parents as his or her own child
  • Adopts — choose or take something as one’s own
  • Ador
  • adorable — lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
  • Adorable
  • Adorableness — beauty
  • Adorablenesses — beauty
  • adoral — Located near the mouth
  • adoration — the act of admiring strongly
  • Adorations — intense love
  • adorbs — Adorable
  • adore — love intensely
  • Adored — love intensely
  • Adorer — believer
  • Adorers — believer
  • Adores — love intensely
  • Adoring — love intensely
  • Adoringly — tenderly
  • Adorn — decorate
  • Adorned — trimmed
  • Adorning — decorate
  • adornment — a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness
  • Adornments — decorating, enhancing
  • Adorns — decorate
  • Adoxography
  • adpressed — pressed close to or lying flat against something
  • Adre
  • adrenal — either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney
  • adrenaline — a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action
  • Adrenalines — state of excitement
  • adrenalized — simple past tense and past participle of adrenalize
  • adrenergic — relating to epinephrine (its release or action)
  • adriatic — an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west
  • adrift — aimlessly drifting
  • adroit — quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
  • adroitly — with adroitness; in an adroit manner
  • adroitness — skillful performance or ability without difficulty
  • Adroitnesses — adeptness
  • Ads — advertisement
  • adscititious — added or derived from something outside; not inherent
  • Adscription — attribution
  • Adscriptions — attribution
  • adsorb — accumulate (liquids or gases) on the surface
  • adsorbate — capable of being adsorbed or accumulated on a surface of a solid
  • adsorbent — a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance
  • adulate — flatter in an obsequious manner
  • Adulated — flatter
  • Adulates — flatter
  • Adulating — flatter
  • adulation — servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise
  • Adulations — overenthusiastic praise
  • Adulator — sycophant
  • Adulators — sycophant
  • adulatory — obsequiously complimentary
  • adult — designed to arouse lust
  • adulterant — making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials
  • Adulterants — contaminant
  • adulterate — corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
  • Adulterated — debased or dirty
  • Adulterates — alter or debase, often for profit
  • Adulterating — alter or debase, often for profit
  • Adulteration — corruption
  • Adulterations — corruption
  • Adulterator — contaminant
  • Adulterators — contaminant
  • adulterer — someone who commits adultery or fornication
  • Adulterers — person who has many love affairs
  • adulteress — a woman adulterer
  • Adulteries — extramarital affair
  • adulterine — conceived in adultery
  • adulterous — characterized by adultery
  • adultery — extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations
  • adultescent — An adult who continues to participate in and enjoy youth culture
  • adulthood — the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed
  • Adulthoods — physical maturity and strength of adult male or female
  • adulting — adultery
  • adultness — The state or quality of being an adult
  • Adultnesses — age of maturity
  • Adults — a mature, fully grown person
  • Adumbral — dark, covered
  • adumbrate — describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
  • Adumbrated — foreshadow
  • Adumbrates — foreshadow
  • Adumbrating — foreshadow
  • Adumbration — evidence, clue
  • Adumbrations — evidence, clue
  • Adumbrative — characteristic, typical
  • adust — dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
  • advaita — A contraction of «Advaita Vedanta», which denotes an orthodox philosophical school of Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism)
  • advance — move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
  • advanced — far along in time
  • advanced degree — A university degree, such as an MSc or PhD, awarded after a baccalaureate on completion of a further program of academic studies.
  • advancement — gradual improvement or growth or development
  • Advancements — promotion, progress
  • Advances — desirous pursuit of someone
  • Advancing — move something forward, often quickly
  • advantage — benefit resulting from some event or action
  • advantaged — simple past tense and past participle of advantage
  • advantageous — giving an advantage
  • Advantageously — most excellently
  • Advantages — benefit, favored position or circumstance
  • Advantaging — be of use; use
  • advection — (meteorology) the horizontal transfer of heat or other atmospheric properties
  • advent — arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
  • adventist — a member of Christian denomination that expects the imminent advent of Christ
  • adventitia — an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue
  • adventitious — associated by chance and not an integral part
  • Advents — beginning or arrival of something anticipated
  • adventure — take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
  • Adventured — risked
  • adventurer — someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
  • Adventurers — person who takes risks
  • Adventures — risky or unexpected undertaking
  • adventuresome — willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
  • adventuress — a woman adventurer
  • Adventuring — take a chance
  • adventurism — recklessness in politics or foreign affairs
  • adventurous — willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
  • Adventurousness — daring
  • adverb — a word that modifies something other than a noun
  • adverbial — a word or group of words function as an adverb
  • Adverbs — word modifying a verb
  • Adversaria — memorabilia notebook
  • adversarial — Characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary; combative, hostile, opposed
  • Adversaries — opponent
  • adversary — someone who offers opposition
  • adversative — expressing antithesis or opposition
  • adverse — in an opposing direction
  • adversely — in an adverse manner
  • Adversities — bad luck, situation
  • adversity — a state of misfortune or affliction
  • Advert — refer
  • Adverted — refer
  • Advertence — remark, citation
  • Advertences — remark, citation
  • Advertent — alert, watchful
  • Adverting — refer
  • advertise — call attention to
  • Advertised — announced
  • advertisement — a public promotion of some product or service
  • Advertisements — public notice of sale
  • advertiser — someone whose business is advertising
  • Advertisers — supporter
  • Advertises — publicize for the purpose of selling or causing one to want
  • advertising — A public promotion of some product or service.
  • Advertisings — public notice of sale; notices to increase consumer desire
  • advertorial — an advertisement that is written and presented in the style of an editorial or journalistic report
  • Advertorials — full-length television program existing solely to market a product
  • Adverts — refer
  • advice — a proposal for an appropriate course of action
  • Advices — recommendation
  • Advisabilities — recommendability
  • advisability — the quality of being advisable
  • advisable — worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise
  • advise — inform (somebody) of something
  • advised — having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
  • advisedly — with intention; in an intentional manner
  • advisement — careful consideration
  • Advisements — careful considering
  • adviser — an expert who gives advice
  • Advisers — person who recommends, teaches, or otherwise helps
  • Advises — offer recommendation
  • Advising — offer recommendation
  • Advisor — guide
  • Advisories — announcement
  • Advisors — person who recommends, teaches, or otherwise helps
  • advisory — giving advice
  • advocaat — A Dutch liqueur made of egg yolks, sugar and strong liquor, typically brandy.
  • Advocacies — support for an idea or cause
  • advocacy — active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something
  • advocate — a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
  • Advocated — support idea or cause publicly
  • Advocates — person supporting an idea or cause publicly
  • Advocating — support idea or cause publicly
  • Advocator — spreader of misinformation
  • Advocators — spreader of misinformation
  • advowson — the right in English law of presenting a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice
  • adygea — A republic of Russia to the south-west of the country, with capital Maykop.
  • Adyta — place one goes for peace
  • adytum — The innermost sanctuary or shrine in ancient temples, whence oracles were given. Hence: A private chamber; a sanctum.
  • Adz — large cutting tool
  • Adze — shaping tool
  • Adzes — large cutting tool
  • aedile — A magistrate in ancient Rome, who had the superintendence of public buildings, highways, shows, etc.; hence, a municipal officer.
  • aegean — an arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey; a main trade route for the ancient civilizations of Crete and Greece and Rome and Persia
  • aegis — kindly endorsement and guidance
  • Aegises — protection
  • aegisthus — (Greek mythology) the seducer of Clytemnestra and murderer of Agamemnon who usurped the throne of Mycenae until Agamemnon’s son Orestes returned home and killed him
  • aegrotat — A medical certificate that a student is ill.
  • aeneas — a mythical Greek warrior who was a leader on the Trojan side of the Trojan War; hero of the Aeneid
  • aeneid — an epic in Latin by Virgil; tells the adventures of Aeneas after the Trojan War; provides an illustrious historical background for the Roman Empire
  • aeolian — a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
  • aeolus — god of the winds in ancient mythology
  • aeon — (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe
  • aeonian — of or relating to a geological eon (longer than an era)
  • Aeons — extent of time
  • aepyornis — huge (to 9 ft.) extinct flightless bird of Madagascar
  • aerate — expose to fresh air
  • aerated — supplied with carbon dioxide
  • Aerates — give air
  • Aerating — give air
  • aerial — a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer
  • aerialist — an acrobat who performs in the air (as on a rope or trapeze)
  • Aerialists — person who guides aircraft, ship, or other vehicle
  • Aerials — football pass toward opponent’s goal
  • Aerie — nest
  • Aerier — filmy
  • Aeries — nest
  • Aeriest — filmy
  • Aerified — free; make clean
  • Aerifies — free; make clean
  • Aeriform — vaporous
  • Aerify — free; make clean
  • Aerifying — free; make clean
  • aero — An aeroplane, airship or the like
  • aero engine — aircraft engine
  • aerobatics — the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
  • aerobic — depending on free oxygen or air
  • aerobicized — toned by the use of aerobics
  • aerobics — exercise that increases the need for oxygen
  • aerobiology — The study of the dispersion of airborne biological materials, as pollen, spores, microorganisms, or viruses.
  • aerodrome — an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
  • Aerodromes — runway for aircraft
  • aerodynamic — designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow
  • Aerodynamical
  • aerodynamics — the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases (especially air) and their effects on bodies in the flow
  • Aeroembolism — decompression sickness
  • Aeroembolisms — decompression sickness
  • aerofoil — a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
  • aerogel — A porous, ultralight solid-state substance, similar to gel, in which the liquid component is replaced with gas.
  • Aerogram — letter sent to foreign country
  • aerogramme — a letter sent by air mail
  • Aerogrammes — letter sent to foreign country
  • Aerograms — letter sent to foreign country
  • aerolite — a stony meteorite consisting of silicate minerals
  • Aerologies — weather science
  • aerology — meteorology of the total extent of the atmosphere; especially the upper layers
  • aeromagnetic — Of or pertaining to aeromagnetics
  • aeromedical — of or relating to aviation medicine
  • Aeromedicine — study of flight disorders
  • Aeromedicines — study of flight disorders
  • aeromodelling — The building and flying of model aircraft
  • aeronaut — someone who operates an aircraft
  • aeronautical — of or pertaining to aeronautics
  • aeronautics — the theory and practice of navigation through air or space
  • Aeronauts — person who guides aircraft, ship, or other vehicle
  • aerophagy — the swallowing of air, especially in hysteria.
  • aerophone — A form of combined speaking and ear trumpet.
  • Aerophyte — plant getting nutrients from air
  • Aerophytes — plant getting nutrients from air
  • aeroplane — an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
  • Aeroplanes — early aircraft
  • aerosol — a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)
  • aerosolize — disperse as an aerosol
  • Aerosols — fine mist
  • aerospace — the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole
  • aerosphere — The atmosphere.
  • aerostat — A balloonist; an aeronaut.
  • Aerotrain — fast train
  • Aerotrains — fast train
  • aertex — a trademark for a loosely woven cotton fabric that is used to make shirts and underwear
  • Aery — filmy
  • aeschylus — Greek tragedian; the father of Greek tragic drama (525-456 BC)
  • aesculapian — of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art
  • Aesculus
  • aesop — Greek author of fables (circa 620-560 BC)
  • aesthete — one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature
  • Aesthetes — person having great sensitivity to beauty
  • aesthetic — (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful
  • aesthetically — in a tasteful way
  • aestheticism — A doctrine which holds aesthetics or beauty as the highest ideal or most basic standard.
  • Aestheticisms — judgment, propriety
  • aesthetics — (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art)
  • aestival — (rare) of or occurring in summer
  • aestivate — sleep during summer
  • aestivation — (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period
  • aetiology — the cause of a disease
  • Afar — a great distance away
  • Afara — a great distance away
  • Afars — a great distance away
  • afebrile — having no fever
  • Affabilities — amiability
  • Affability — amiability
  • Affable — friendly
  • Affably — civilly
  • Affair — matter or business to be taken care of; happening activity
  • Affaire — illicit sexual relationship
  • Affaires — illicit sexual relationship
  • Affairs — matter or business to be taken care of; happening activity
  • Affect — influence, affect emotionally
  • Affectabilities — susceptibility
  • Affectability — susceptibility
  • Affectable — easily taught; gullible
  • affectation — a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
  • Affectations — pretended behavior to make an impression
  • Affected — deeply moved or hurt emotionally
  • Affectedness — affectation
  • Affectednesses — affectation
  • Affecting — moving
  • Affectingly — completely, intensely
  • Affection — strong fondness
  • Affectional — emotional
  • Affectionate — having or showing fondness
  • Affectionately — with compassion
  • Affections — strong fondness
  • Affective — concerning feelings and intuition
  • Affectivities — emotional attachment
  • Affectivity — emotional attachment
  • Affects — influence, affect emotionally
  • Afferent — affecting animate nerve organs
  • Affiance — one’s word that something will be done
  • Affianced — engaged
  • Affiances — one’s word that something will be done
  • Affiancing — marriage
  • Affiant — witness
  • Affiants — witness
  • Affiche — large paper advertisement
  • Affiches — large paper advertisement
  • Affidavit — written legal declaration
  • Affidavits — written legal declaration
  • Affiliate — organization that is associated with another
  • Affiliated — associated
  • Affiliates — organization that is associated with another
  • Affiliating — organization that is associated with another
  • Affiliation — association with an organization
  • Affiliations — association with an organization
  • Affinities — liking or inclination toward something
  • affinity — the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule
  • Affirm — declare the truth of something
  • Affirmation — declaration of the truth of something
  • Affirmations — declaration of the truth of something
  • Affirmative — being agreeable or assenting
  • Affirmatively — willingly, assenting; pleasantly; in keeping
  • Affirmatives — gesture of the head
  • Affirmatory — being agreeable or assenting
  • Affirmed — declare the truth of something
  • Affirming — declare the truth of something
  • Affirms — declare the truth of something
  • Affix — attach or stick
  • Affixed — attach or stick
  • Affixes — attach or stick
  • Affixing — attach or stick
  • afflatus — a strong creative impulse; divine inspiration
  • Afflatuses — idea, stimulus
  • Afflict — cause or become hurt
  • Afflicted — distressed
  • Afflicting — cause or become hurt
  • Affliction — hurt condition; something that causes hurt
  • Afflictions — hurt condition; something that causes hurt
  • Afflictive — painful
  • Afflicts — cause or become hurt
  • Affluence — wealth
  • Affluences — wealth
  • Affluent — wealthy
  • Affluential — person who makes things happen
  • Affluentials — person who makes things happen
  • Affluently — plentifully
  • Afford — able to have or do; within financial means
  • Affordable — inexpensive
  • Afforded — able to have or do; within financial means
  • Affording — able to have or do; within financial means
  • Affords — able to have or do; within financial means
  • Afforestation — forest management
  • Afforestations — forest management
  • Affranchise — set free
  • Affranchised — set free
  • Affranchises — set free
  • Affranchising — set free
  • Affray — fight
  • Affrays — fight
  • Affricate — sound unit of speech
  • Affricates — sound unit of speech
  • Affright — frighten
  • Affrighted — frighten
  • Affrighting — frighten
  • Affrights — frighten
  • Affront — an insult
  • Affronted — insult or involve in entanglement
  • Affronting — insult or involve in entanglement
  • Affronts — an insult
  • Afghan — coverlet
  • Afghans — coverlet
  • aficionado — a fan of bull fighting
  • Aficionados — fan
  • Afield — beyond
  • Afire — on fire
  • Aflame — on fire
  • Afloat — floating
  • Aflutter — alarmed, apprehensive
  • Afoot — traveling by foot
  • Afore — earlier
  • Aforementioned — earlier, above
  • Aforesaid — said earlier
  • Aforethought — engaged; destined
  • Aforetime — earlier
  • Afoul — wrongly; defectively
  • Afp
  • Afraid — fearful
  • Afresh — new or repeated
  • African elephant
  • Afro — frizzy hairstyle
  • Afros — frizzy hairstyle
  • Aft — rearward
  • After — following in position or time
  • After dark
  • After this
  • Afterbirth — amniotic sac
  • Afterbirths — amniotic sac
  • Aftereffect — consequence, effect
  • Aftereffects — repercussion
  • Afterglow — gloss, shine
  • Afterglows — gloss, shine
  • Afterimage — ability to perceive with eyes
  • Afterimages — ability to perceive with eyes
  • Afterlife — life after death
  • Afterlives — life after death
  • Aftermath — situation following an event, occurrence
  • Aftermaths — situation following an event, occurrence
  • Aftermost — final; newest
  • Afternoon — period after 12 noon and before sunset
  • Afternoons — period after 12 noon and before sunset
  • Afterpiece — ending of an event
  • Afterpieces — ending of an event
  • Aftershock — earthquake
  • Aftershocks — earthquake
  • Aftertaste — flavor of some quality
  • Aftertastes — flavor of some quality
  • Afterthought — idea that occurs after it is timely
  • Afterthoughts — idea that occurs after it is timely
  • Aftertime — time to come
  • Aftertimes — time to come
  • Afterward — following
  • Afterwards — following
  • Afterword — matter at end of document
  • Afterwords — matter at end of document
  • Afterworld — place where god lives; wonderful feeling
  • Afterworlds — place where god lives; wonderful feeling
  • Ag — chief legal officer
  • Again — another time; repeated
  • Against — opposite to
  • Agamic — non-sexual
  • Agamogenetic — non-sexual
  • Agamous — non-sexual
  • Agapae — sympathy
  • Agapai — sympathy
  • Agape — amazed
  • Agate — printing font
  • Agates — printing font
  • Age — period of animate existence
  • Aged — old
  • Agedness — age
  • Agednesses — age
  • Agee — bent, angled
  • Ageing — become older
  • Ageism — age-based discrimination
  • Ageisms — age-based discrimination
  • Ageless — enduring
  • Agencies — organization, often business-related
  • Agency — organization, often business-related
  • Agenda — list of things to do
  • Agenda item
  • Agendas — list of things to do
  • Agendum — list of things to do
  • Agendums — written description; diagram
  • Agent — person representing an organization or person in business
  • Agents — person representing an organization or person in business
  • Ages — period of animate existence
  • Aggie — concerning farming, land
  • Agglomerate — bunch
  • Agglomerated — congregate
  • Agglomerates — bunch
  • Agglomerating — congregate
  • Agglomeration — collection
  • Agglomerations — collection
  • Agglutinant — adhesive
  • Agglutinate — unite
  • Agglutinated — unite
  • Agglutinates — unite
  • Agglutinating — unite
  • Agglutination — merger, joining
  • Agglutinations — merger, joining
  • Agglutinative — gummy, adhesive
  • Agglutinin — antitoxin
  • Agglutinins — antitoxin
  • Agglutinogen — antitoxin
  • Agglutinogens — antitoxin
  • Aggradation
  • aggrandize — add details to
  • Aggrandized — cause something to seem or be greater, bigger
  • Aggrandizement — exaltation
  • Aggrandizements — exaltation
  • Aggrandizes — cause something to seem or be greater, bigger
  • Aggrandizing — cause something to seem or be greater, bigger
  • Aggravate — annoy
  • Aggravated — annoy
  • Aggravates — annoy
  • Aggravating — annoy
  • Aggravation — annoyance
  • Aggravations — annoyance
  • Aggravations
  • Aggregate — forming a collection from separate parts
  • Aggregated — combine into a collection
  • Aggregates — collection
  • Aggregating — combine into a collection
  • Aggregation — collection
  • Aggregations — collection
  • aggress — take the initiative and go on the offensive
  • Aggressed — attack
  • Aggresses — attack
  • Aggressing — attack
  • Aggression — attack, often military
  • Aggressions — attack, often military
  • Aggressive — belligerent, hostile
  • Aggressiveness — aggression
  • Aggressor — attacker
  • Aggressors — attacker
  • Aggrieve — wrong
  • Aggrieved — very distressed
  • Aggrieves — wrong
  • Aggrieving — wrong
  • Aggro — disturbance caused by a minor legal offense
  • Aggros — disturbance caused by a minor legal offense
  • Aghast — horrified; very surprised
  • Agile — physically or mentally nimble, deft
  • Agilely — gently, effortlessly
  • Agileness — agility
  • Agilenesses — agility
  • Agilities — physical or mental nimbleness, deftness
  • Agility — physical or mental nimbleness, deftness
  • Agin — antagonistic
  • Agin
  • Aging — becoming older
  • Agings — becoming older
  • Agita — anxiety
  • Agitable — very nervous
  • Agitas — anxiety
  • Agitate — shake physically
  • Agitated — disturbed
  • Agitatedly — frenziedly
  • Agitates — shake physically
  • Agitating — shake physically
  • Agitation — shaking, mixing
  • Agitations — shaking, mixing
  • Agitative — vexing
  • Agitator — person who disturbs, causes trouble
  • Agitators — person who disturbs, causes trouble
  • Agitprop — information that is designed to mislead or persuade
  • Agitprops — information that is designed to mislead or persuade
  • Agleam — bright, glistening
  • Aglow — illuminated
  • Agname — title given to something, someone
  • Agnames — title given to something, someone
  • Agnate — kindred
  • Agnates — member of a family
  • Agnomen — nickname
  • Agnomina — nickname
  • Agnostic — person unsure that god exists
  • Agnosticism — refusal to believe
  • Agnosticisms — refusal to believe
  • Agnostics — person unsure that god exists
  • Ago — in the past
  • agog — highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, etc.
  • Agonies — suffering, pain
  • agonistic — striving to overcome in argument
  • Agonistics
  • Agonize — suffer or cause another to suffer
  • Agonized — suffer or cause another to suffer
  • Agonizes — suffer or cause another to suffer
  • Agonizing — difficult and painful, suffering
  • Agonizingly — painfully
  • Agony — suffering, pain
  • Agora — collection of stores in one place
  • Agorae — collection of stores in one place
  • agoraphobia — a morbid fear of open spaces (as fear of being caught alone in some public place)
  • Agoras — collection of stores in one place
  • Agorot — collection of stores in one place
  • Agoroth — collection of stores in one place
  • Agouara
  • Agrarian — concerning land, farming
  • Agree — be in unison, assent with another
  • Agreeabilities — amiability
  • Agreeability — amiability
  • Agreeable — pleasing
  • Agreeableness — amiability
  • Agreeablenesses — amiability
  • Agreeably — willingly, assenting; pleasantly; in keeping
  • Agreed — be in unison, assent with another
  • Agreeing — be agreeable or suitable
  • Agreement — concurrence
  • Agreements — concurrence
  • Agrees — be in unison, assent with another
  • Agrestal — organic, unrefined
  • Agrestic — peaceful, especially referring to the countryside
  • Agricultural — concerning farming, land
  • Agriculturalist — person who produces crops, raises animals
  • Agriculture — farming, crop production
  • Agricultures — farming, crop production
  • Agriculturist — farmer
  • Agriculturists — farmer
  • Agrologies — development of land for growing
  • Agrology — development of land for growing
  • Agronomic — country, not urban
  • Agronomical — concerning farming, land
  • Agronomics — development of land for growing
  • Agronomies — development of land for growing
  • Agronomist — farmer
  • Agronomists — farmer
  • Agronomy — development of land for growing
  • Aground — on the bottom of
  • Ags — chief legal officer
  • Ague — shivering
  • Agues — shivering
  • Ah — emphatic exclamation
  • Aha — understanding
  • Ahead — in front or advance of
  • Ahem — emphatic exclamation
  • Ahoy — yelled statement
  • Ahs — emphatic exclamation
  • Ahsan
  • Ai — machine intelligence
  • Aid — help, support
  • Aide — assistant
  • Aided — help, support
  • Aider — generosity
  • Aiders — advocate
  • Aides — person who helps
  • Aiding — help, support
  • Aids — immunological disorder
  • Aigrette — topknot on head of animal
  • Aigrettes — topknot on head of animal
  • Aiguille — top of something
  • Aiguilles — top of something
  • Aikido — far eastern discipline or sport
  • Ail — hurt
  • Ailed — hurt
  • Aileron — organ, device of flight
  • Ailerons — organ, device of flight
  • Ailing — not feeling well
  • Ailment — mild sickness
  • Ailments — mild sickness
  • Ails — hurt
  • ailurophobia — a morbid fear of cats
  • Aim — goal
  • Aimed — proposed
  • Aiming — point or direct at a goal
  • Aimless — having no goal
  • Aimlessly — incidentally
  • Aims — goal
  • Air — gases forming the atmosphere
  • Air defense
  • Air taxi
  • Airborne — in the air, winged
  • Airbrushing — the act of applying paint
  • Airbus — vehicle propelled by ejection of pressurized gas or liquid
  • Airbuses — vehicle propelled by ejection of pressurized gas or liquid
  • Aircraft — airplane
  • Airdrome — center for transportation by air
  • Airdromes — center for transportation by air
  • Airdrop — transport
  • Airdropped — transport
  • Airdropping — transport
  • Airdrops — transport
  • Aired — exposed to the air
  • Airfield — airplane landing area
  • Airfields — airplane landing area
  • Airflow — light wind
  • Airflows — light wind
  • Airfoil — organ, device of flight
  • Airfoils — organ, device of flight
  • Airgraph — letter sent to foreign country
  • Airgraphs — letter sent to foreign country
  • Airhead — dullard
  • Airheaded — out to lunch
  • Airheads — dullard
  • Airier — open to the atmosphere
  • Airiest — open to the atmosphere
  • Airily — gently, effortlessly
  • Airiness — the state of being light
  • Airinesses — the state of being light
  • Airing — put into the atmosphere; freshen
  • Airings — expedition
  • Airless — without fresh air
  • Airlift — transit
  • Airlifted — transit
  • Airlifting — transit
  • Airlifts — transit
  • Airline — air carrier
  • Airliner — airplane
  • Airliners — airplane
  • Airlines — air carrier
  • Airmail — rapid mail delivery system
  • Airmails — rapid mail delivery system
  • Airplane — vehicle that transports cargo or passengers through the air
  • Airplanes — vehicle that transports cargo or passengers through the air
  • Airport — center for transportation by air
  • Airports — center for transportation by air
  • Airs — affectation; pretended behavior
  • Airship — aircraft
  • Airships — aircraft
  • Airsickness — sickness in motor vehicle
  • Airsicknesses — sickness in motor vehicle
  • Airstream — wheeled vehicle for living
  • Airstreams — wheeled vehicle for living
  • Airstrip — airplane landing area
  • Airstrips — airplane landing area
  • Airtight — sealed
  • Airway — ventilating pipe
  • Airways — ventilating pipe
  • Airy — open to the atmosphere
  • Ais — machine intelligence
  • Aisle — passageway dividing something
  • Aisles — passageway dividing something
  • Ait — small island
  • Aits — small island
  • Ajar — slightly open
  • Aka — as known or named at another time or place
  • Akas — pretend name for author
  • Akela
  • akimbo — (used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body
  • Akin — related or connected
  • Akita — dog
  • Akitas — dog
  • Ala — emphatic exclamation
  • Alabaster — smooth and white
  • Alabastrine — smooth and white
  • Alacrities — liveliness; promptness
  • Alacritous — fast, quick
  • alacrity — liveliness and eagerness
  • Alain
  • Alameda — promenade
  • Alamedas — promenade
  • Alana
  • Alar — feathered
  • Alarm — feeling of sudden fear
  • Alarmable — very nervous
  • Alarmed — frightened
  • Alarming — causing fear
  • Alarmingly — precariously
  • Alarmist — person who spreads alarm
  • Alarmists — person who spreads alarm
  • Alarms — feeling of sudden fear
  • Alarum — alarm
  • Alarums — alarm
  • Alary — feathered
  • Alas — unfortunately
  • Alaska — u.s. state
  • Alaskas — u.s. state
  • Alate — with wings
  • Alb — gown
  • Albatross — burden
  • Albatrosses — burden
  • Albeit — although
  • Alber
  • Albescent
  • Albino — having light-colored hair
  • Albinos — light
  • Albs — gown
  • Album — blank book for collecting; holder
  • Albums — blank book for collecting; holder
  • Alcaide
  • Alcazar — royal or enormous home
  • Alcazars — royal or enormous home
  • Alchemical — concerned with atom and molecule change
  • Alchemies — medieval science
  • Alchemist — wizard
  • Alchemistic — secret, concealed
  • Alchemists — wizard
  • Alchemy — medieval science
  • Alcohol — intoxicating, flammable liquid
  • Alcohol-dependent
  • Alcoholic — intoxicating
  • Alcoholics — intoxicating
  • Alcoholism — alcohol abuse
  • Alcoholisms — alcohol abuse
  • Alcohols — intoxicating, flammable liquid
  • Alcove — nook, secluded spot
  • Alcoves — nook, secluded spot
  • Ale — intoxicating, fermented beverage
  • Aleatory — not planned
  • Alee — ahead, beyond
  • Alehouse — business establishment that primarily serves liquor
  • Alehouses — business establishment that primarily serves liquor
  • Alembic — holder for physical object
  • Alembicated — extremely sophisticated and picky
  • Alembics — holder for physical object
  • Alert — attentive, lively
  • Alerted — warn
  • Alerting — attentive, lively
  • Alertly — cleverly
  • Alertness — watchfulness
  • Alertnesses — watchfulness
  • Alerts — warning
  • Ales — intoxicating, fermented beverage
  • Alevins
  • Alfreds
  • Alfresco — external
  • Algae — rootless, leafless plants living in water
  • Algebra — arithmetic
  • Algebraic — concerning manipulation of numbers
  • Algebras — arithmetic
  • Algefacient
  • Algid — cold
  • Algidities — frigid conditions
  • Algidity — frigid conditions
  • Algor — frigid conditions
  • Algorithm — treasure; invention
  • Algorithmic — concerning manipulation of numbers
  • Algorithms — treasure; invention
  • Algors — frigid conditions
  • Alhenna
  • Alias — otherwise known as
  • Aliases — false name
  • Alibi — defense against charges of wrongdoing; evidence of absence
  • Alibied — legitimize, substantiate
  • Alibiing — legitimize, substantiate
  • Alibis — defense against charges of wrongdoing; evidence of absence
  • Alien — foreign
  • Alienate — cause unfriendliness, hostility
  • Alienated — estranged
  • Alienates — cause unfriendliness, hostility
  • Alienating — cause unfriendliness, hostility
  • Alienation — unfriendliness
  • Alienations — unfriendliness
  • Aliened — abandon, surrender
  • Aliening — abandon, surrender
  • Aliens — foreign being
  • Alight — land
  • Alighted — land
  • Alighting — land
  • Alights — land
  • Align — line up, arrange next to
  • Aligned — line up, arrange next to
  • Aligning — line up, arrange next to
  • Alignment — lining up
  • Alignments — lining up
  • Aligns — line up, arrange next to
  • Alike — similar
  • Alikeness — likeness
  • Alikenesses — likeness
  • Aliment — food
  • Alimental — healthy
  • Alimentary — digestive
  • Alimentation — nourishment
  • Alimentations — nourishment
  • Alimentative — healthful
  • Aliments — food
  • Alimonies — money paid in support of a former spouse
  • Alimony — money paid in support of a former spouse
  • Aliquant
  • Alit — land
  • Alive — being animately existent
  • Aliveness — knowledge
  • Alivenesses — knowledge
  • Alkalescent — being basic, not acid (chemically)
  • Alkali — soluble base; opposite of an acid
  • Alkalies — soluble base; opposite of an acid
  • Alkaline — being basic, not acid (chemically)
  • Alkaline earth
  • Alkalis — soluble base; opposite of an acid
  • Alkies — intoxicating, flammable liquid
  • Alky — intoxicating, flammable liquid
  • All — whole quantity
  • All over
  • Allantoin
  • Allay — reduce something, usually a pain or a problem
  • Allayed — reduce something, usually a pain or a problem
  • Allaying — reduce something, usually a pain or a problem
  • Allayment — remedy, aid; relaxation
  • Allayments — remedy, aid; relaxation
  • Allays — reduce something, usually a pain or a problem
  • Allegation — assertion placing blame
  • Allegations — assertion placing blame
  • Allege — assert; claim
  • Alleged — asserted, often doubtful
  • Allegedly — by allegation
  • Alleges — assert; claim
  • Allegiance — loyalty
  • Allegiances — loyalty
  • Allegiant — faithful
  • Alleging — assert; claim
  • Allegorical — symbolic
  • Allegories — indirect representation, storytelling
  • Allegorist — recounter of stories
  • Allegorists — recounter of stories
  • Allegorize — compare
  • Allegorized — compare
  • Allegorizes — compare
  • Allegorizing — compare
  • Allegory — indirect representation, storytelling
  • Alleluia — religious song
  • Alleluias — religious song
  • Allergen — irritant
  • Allergens — irritant
  • Allergic — having a reaction to food, material, etc.
  • Allergies — reaction to certain food, material, etc.
  • Allergy — reaction to certain food, material, etc.
  • Alleviate — relieve; lessen
  • Alleviated — relieve; lessen
  • Alleviates — relieve; lessen
  • Alleviating — relieve; lessen
  • alleviation — the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
  • Alleviations — relief
  • Alleviative — healing, restorative
  • Alleviator — mitigator
  • Alleviators — mitigator
  • Alley — narrow passage
  • Alleys — narrow passage
  • Alleyway — path for travel
  • Alleyways — path for travel
  • Alliance — friendly association, agreement
  • Alliances — friendly association, agreement
  • Allied — friendly; united
  • Allies — something united with another, especially by treaty
  • Alligation
  • Alliteration — duplication; doing again
  • Alliterations — duplication; doing again
  • Alliterative — wordy, tedious
  • Alliterator
  • Allness — wholeness, whole
  • Allnesses — wholeness, whole
  • Allocate — assign; divide among
  • Allocated — assign; divide among
  • Allocates — assign; divide among
  • Allocating — assign; divide among
  • Allocation — distribution
  • Allocations — distribution
  • Allocution — formal speech or address
  • Allocutions — formal speech or address
  • Allogamous
  • Allonym — pretend name for author
  • Allonyms — pretend name for author
  • Allot — assign; give portion
  • Allotment — portion assigned or given
  • Allotments — portion assigned or given
  • Allotrope — gemstone
  • Allotropes — gemstone
  • Allots — assign; give portion
  • Allotted — assign; give portion
  • Allotting — assign; give portion
  • Allover — ever-present
  • Allovers — anxious state
  • Allow — admit; acknowledge
  • Allowable — permissible
  • Allowably — in accordance with the law
  • Allowance — amount of money or other supply
  • Allowances — amount of money or other supply
  • Alloway
  • Allowed — admit; acknowledge
  • Allowing — admit; acknowledge
  • Allows — admit; acknowledge
  • Alloy — mixture, usually of two metals
  • Alloyed — impure
  • Alloying — mixture, usually of two metals
  • Alloys — mixture, usually of two metals
  • Alls — whole quantity
  • Allude — hint at
  • Alluded — hint at
  • Alludes — hint at
  • Alluding — hint at
  • Allure — appeal
  • Allured — appeal
  • Allurement — lure
  • Allurements — lure
  • Allurer — seducer
  • Allurers — seducer
  • Allures — appeal
  • Alluring — attractive
  • Alluringly — in an attractive or pleasing manner
  • Allusion — indirect reference; hint
  • Allusions — indirect reference; hint
  • Allusive — suggestive
  • Alluvia — liquid emitted
  • Alluvial — earthly
  • Alluvion — flood
  • Alluvions — flood
  • Alluvium — liquid emitted
  • Alluviums — liquid emitted
  • Ally — something united with another, especially by treaty
  • Allying — similar
  • Almanac — document containing information for a year
  • Almanacs — document containing information for a year
  • Almighty — having complete power, control
  • Almost — nearly, very nearly
  • Alms — handout
  • Almsgiver — donor
  • Almsgivers — donor
  • Almsgiving — humanitarianism
  • Almsgivings — humanitarianism
  • Almsman — beggar
  • Almsmen — beggar
  • Almswoman — beggar
  • Almswomen — beggar
  • Aloft — high up
  • Aloha — greeting
  • Alohas — greeting
  • Alone — separate; apart
  • Aloneness — state of being alone
  • Alonenesses — state of being alone
  • Along — ahead
  • Alongside — close, near side of
  • Aloof — remote
  • Aloofness — detachment
  • Aloofnesses — detachment
  • Alopecia — male hair loss
  • Alopecias — male hair loss
  • Aloud — in a spoken voice, usually not softly
  • Alp — mountain
  • Alpenstock — stick that aids a walker
  • Alpenstocks — stick that aids a walker
  • Alpha — beginning
  • Alphabet — letters of a writing system
  • Alphabetical — in ascending order of a writing system
  • Alphabetize — place in order of a writing system
  • Alphabetized — place in order of a writing system
  • Alphabetizes — place in order of a writing system
  • Alphabetizing — place in order of a writing system
  • Alphabets — letters of a writing system
  • Alphas — beginning
  • Alphonse
  • Alpine — mountaintop; high altitude
  • Alpines — evergreen
  • Alpinism — mountain climbing
  • Alpinisms — mountain climbing
  • Alpinist — mountain climber
  • Alpinists — mountain climber
  • Alps — mountain
  • Alr
  • Already — before expected time
  • Also — in addition to
  • Alt — keyboard button with specific function
  • Altai
  • Altar — church table, pedestal
  • Altars — church table, pedestal
  • Alter — change
  • Alterable — changeable
  • Alterant — limiter
  • Alterants — limiter
  • Alteration — change
  • Alterations — change
  • Altercate — verbally fight
  • Altercated — verbally fight
  • Altercates — verbally fight
  • Altercating — verbally fight
  • Altercation — fight, often verbal
  • Altercations — fight, often verbal
  • Altered — changed
  • Alterer — limiter
  • Alterers — limiter
  • Altering — change
  • Alterities — conflict, disagreement
  • Alterity — conflict, disagreement
  • Alternate — substitute
  • Alternated — take turns, change back and forth
  • Alternately — alternatively
  • Alternates — substitute
  • Alternating — take turns, change back and forth
  • Alternation — repeated rotation
  • Alternations — repeated rotation
  • Alternative — other, alternate
  • Alternatively — preferably; instead
  • Alternatives — possible choice
  • Alternator — engine converting energy
  • Alternators — engine converting energy
  • Alters — change
  • Although — even though
  • Alti
  • Altitude — height in the sky
  • Altitudes — height in the sky
  • Altitudinous — high in stature, length
  • Alto — low
  • Altogether — as a whole
  • Altogethers — the state of having no clothes on
  • Altos — high male voice
  • altruism — the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  • Altruisms — unselfish concern
  • Altruist — humanitarian
  • Altruistic — unselfish
  • Altruistically — with an open heart
  • Altruists — humanitarian
  • Alts — keyboard button with specific function
  • Alum — graduate
  • Aluminum — container, usually metallic
  • Aluminums — container, usually metallic
  • Alumna — graduate
  • Alumnae — graduate
  • Alumni — graduate
  • Alumnus — graduate
  • Alums — graduate
  • Alveolate — pertaining to honey
  • Alveoli — lover
  • Alveolus — lover
  • Alway — yes
  • Always — forever; continually
  • Am — exist
  • Amain — at a tremendous rate
  • Amalgam — mixture
  • amalgamate — to bring or combine together or with something else
  • amalgamate — to bring or combine together or with something else
  • Amalgamated — blend
  • Amalgamates — blend
  • Amalgamating — blend
  • Amalgamation — mixture
  • Amalgamations — mixture
  • Amalgams — mixture
  • Amanuenses — assistant
  • Amanuensis — assistant
  • Amaranthine — endless
  • Amass — gather, accumulate
  • Amassed — gather, accumulate
  • Amasses — gather, accumulate
  • Amassing — gather, accumulate
  • Amassment — accumulation
  • Amassments — accumulation
  • Amateur — casual participant
  • Amateurish — unprofessional
  • Amateurishness — clumsiness; inelegance
  • Amateurs — casual participant
  • Amative — affectionate
  • Amativeness — desire
  • Amativenesses — desire
  • Amatory — affectionate, desirous
  • Amaurotic — sightless
  • Amaze — surprise
  • Amazed — surprise
  • Amazement — state of surprise
  • Amazements — state of surprise
  • Amazes — surprise
  • Amazing — astonishing
  • Amazingly — oddly
  • Amazon — mean lady
  • Amazons — mean lady
  • Ambagious — going around, indirect
  • Ambaries — plant
  • Ambary — plant
  • Ambassador — representative to a foreign country
  • Ambassadors — representative to a foreign country
  • Amber — gold-colored
  • Ambers — gold-colored
  • Ambiance — environment
  • Ambiances — environment
  • Ambiant
  • Ambidexterities — insincerity
  • Ambidexterity — insincerity
  • Ambidextrous — insincere
  • Ambience — environment
  • Ambiences — environment
  • Ambient — flowing
  • Ambients — atmosphere, setting
  • Ambiguities — uncertainty of meaning
  • Ambiguities
  • Ambiguity — uncertainty of meaning
  • Ambiguous — having more than one meaning
  • Ambiguously — inarticulately
  • Ambiguousness — vagueness
  • Ambiguousnesses — vagueness
  • Ambit — extent
  • Ambition — strong desire for success
  • Ambitions — strong desire for success
  • Ambitious — desiring success
  • Ambitiousness — ambition
  • Ambitiousnesses — ambition
  • Ambits — extent
  • ambivalence — mixed feelings or emotions
  • Ambivalences — equivocation
  • Ambivalent — conflicting
  • amble — walk leisurely
  • Ambled — walk casually
  • Ambler — person traveling on foot
  • Amblers — person traveling on foot
  • Ambles — walk casually
  • Ambling — walk casually
  • Ambo — reading desk
  • Ambos — reading desk
  • Ambries — depository
  • Ambrosia — food of the gods
  • ambrosial — extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant
  • Ambrosias — food of the gods
  • Ambry — depository
  • Ambulance — emergency vehicle
  • Ambulances — emergency vehicle
  • Ambulant — roaming
  • Ambulate — walk about
  • Ambulated — walk about
  • Ambulates — walk about
  • Ambulating — walk about
  • Ambulation — movement, action
  • Ambulations — movement, action
  • Ambulator — person who walks
  • Ambulators — person who walks
  • Ambulatory — changing position; able to move under own power
  • Ambuscade — ambush
  • Ambuscaded — ambush
  • Ambuscades — ambush
  • Ambuscading — ambush
  • Ambush — lying in wait; concealed position
  • Ambushed — lie in wait; attack
  • Ambushes — lying in wait; concealed position
  • Ambushing — lying in wait; concealed position
  • Ambushment — lying in wait; concealed position
  • Ambushments — lying in wait; concealed position
  • Ameba — minute organism
  • Amebae — minute organism
  • Amebas — minute organism
  • Ameliorate — make, become better
  • Ameliorated — make, become better
  • Ameliorates — make, become better
  • Ameliorating — make, become better
  • amelioration — the act of relieving ills and changing for the better
  • Ameliorations — improvement
  • Ameliorative — healing
  • Amen — so be it
  • Amenabilities — complaisance
  • Amenability — complaisance
  • Amenable — willing, cooperative
  • Amenableness — complaisance
  • Amenablenesses — complaisance
  • Amend — improve, correct
  • Amendable — controllable
  • Amendatory — corrective
  • Amended — improve, correct
  • Amending — improve, correct
  • Amendment — correction, improvement
  • Amendments — correction, improvement
  • Amends — compensation
  • Amened — so be it
  • Amening — so be it
  • Amenities — comforts
  • Amenity — pleasant thing
  • Amens — so be it
  • Amentia — mental handicap
  • Amentias — mental handicap
  • Amerce — penalize
  • Amerced — penalize
  • Amercement — fine
  • Amercements — fine
  • Amerces — penalize
  • Amercing — penalize
  • Amethyst — blue and red colors mixed together
  • Amethysts — blue and red colors mixed together
  • Amiabilities — pleasant and friendly
  • Amiability — pleasant and friendly
  • Amiable — friendly, agreeable
  • Amiableness — amiability
  • Amiablenesses — amiability
  • Amiably — in a welcome manner
  • Amicabilities — companionship
  • Amicability — companionship
  • Amicable — friendly, especially regarding an agreement
  • Amicableness — friendship
  • Amicablenesses — friendship
  • Amicably — willingly, assenting; pleasantly; in keeping
  • Amice — gown
  • Amices — gown
  • Amid — middle
  • Amidst — middle from two points
  • Amiga — person’s friend
  • Amigas — person’s friend
  • Amigo — friend
  • Amigos — friend
  • Amir — prince
  • Amirs — prince
  • Amiss — wrong; defective
  • Amities — friendship
  • Amitosis — formation of cells by dividing
  • Amity — friendship
  • Ammo — facts, news
  • Ammonia — pungent gas, liquid
  • Ammonias — pungent gas, liquid
  • Ammonium alum
  • Ammophilous — pertaining to sand
  • Ammos — facts, news
  • Ammunition — projectiles for weaponry
  • Ammunitions — projectiles for weaponry
  • Amnesia — memory loss
  • Amnesiac — forgetful
  • Amnesias — memory loss
  • Amnesic — unaware, ignorant
  • Amnestic — forgetful
  • Amnestied — forgive
  • Amnesties — pardon, often by government
  • Amnesty — pardon, often by government
  • Amnestying — forgive
  • Amnia — amniotic sac
  • Amnion — amniotic sac
  • Amnions — amniotic sac
  • Amoeba — protozoa
  • Amoebae — protozoa
  • Amoebas — protozoa
  • Amoebic — basic, natural
  • Amok — broken; crazy
  • Among — in the middle of; between
  • Amongst — middle
  • Amoral — immoral, uncontrolled
  • Amorist — gallant
  • Amorists — gallant
  • Amoroso — financial provider
  • amorous — inclined toward or displaying love
  • Amorousness — love
  • Amorousnesses — love
  • Amorphous — without definite shape, character
  • Amortization — fee; installment of fee
  • Amortizations — fee; installment of fee
  • Amotivation — Having no motivation or purpose
  • Amount — quantity
  • Amounted — equal, add up to
  • Amounting — quantity
  • Amounts — quantity
  • Amour — romance
  • Amours — romance
  • Amoxicillin — medicine
  • Amoxicillins — medicine
  • Amp — speaker
  • Amphetamine — hard drug
  • Amphetamines — hard drug
  • Amphibian — cold-blooded vertebrate
  • Amphibians — cold-blooded vertebrate
  • Amphibious — occurring in water
  • Amphibological — hard to understand
  • Amphibologies — equivocation
  • Amphibology — equivocation
  • Amphigories — jargon
  • Amphigory — jargon
  • Amphitheater — arena
  • Amphitheaters — arena
  • Amphitheatre — building or enclosure for entertainment or sports
  • Amphitheatres — building or enclosure for entertainment or sports
  • Amphora — large jug
  • Amphorae — large jug
  • Amphoras — large jug
  • Ampicillin — medicine
  • Ampicillins — medicine
  • Ample — more than necessary, sufficient
  • Ampleness — great amount or supply
  • Amplenesses — great amount or supply
  • Ampler — more than necessary, sufficient
  • Amplest — more than necessary, sufficient
  • Amplification — increase in size or effect
  • Amplifications — increase in size or effect
  • Amplified — increase in size or effect
  • Amplifier — speaker
  • Amplifiers — speaker
  • Amplifies — increase in size or effect
  • Amplify — increase in size or effect
  • Amplifying — increase in size or effect
  • Amplitude — bulk
  • Amplitudes — bulk
  • Amply — fully, sufficiently
  • Ampoule — container
  • Ampoules — container
  • Amps — speaker
  • Ampul — container
  • Ampulla — small container for liquid
  • Ampullae — small container for liquid
  • Ampuls — container
  • Amputate — remove a limb
  • Amputated — remove a limb
  • Amputates — remove a limb
  • Amputating — remove a limb
  • Amrita — sweet drink
  • Amritas — sweet drink
  • Amuck — crazily
  • Amucks — crazily
  • Amulet — charm
  • Amulets — charm
  • Amur
  • Amuse — entertain; make laugh
  • Amused — pleasantly occupied
  • Amusement — entertaining, making someone laugh
  • Amusements — entertaining, making someone laugh
  • Amuses — entertain; make laugh
  • Amusing — entertaining, funny
  • Amusingly — comically
  • Amylene
  • Ana — a body of the most important, influential or superior works in music, literature, or art
  • Anabases — advancement, gain
  • Anabasis — advancement, gain
  • Anabolism — absorption
  • Anabolisms — absorption
  • anachronism — something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred
  • Anachronisms — error in time placement
  • Anachronistic — no longer in use, in vogue
  • Anachronous — old-fashioned
  • Anacreontic — affectionate
  • Anadem — band
  • Anadems — band
  • Anaesthesia — induced sleep; induced absence of feeling
  • Anaesthesias — induced sleep; induced absence of feeling
  • Anaesthetic — sleep-inducing or numbing drug
  • Anaesthetics — sleep-inducing or numbing drug
  • Anagogic — occult
  • Anagram — puzzle
  • Anagrams — puzzle
  • Anal — excessively orderly
  • Analects — a body of the most important, influential or superior works in music, literature, or art
  • Analeptic — healing
  • Analeptics — stimulant
  • Analgesia — dullness
  • Analgesias — dullness
  • Analgesic — pain remover
  • Analgesics — pain remover
  • Analog — one of a pair; partner
  • Analogies — agreement, similarity
  • Analogize — compare
  • Analogized — compare
  • Analogizes — compare
  • Analogizing — compare
  • Analogous — agreeing, similar
  • Analogously — relatively
  • Analogousness — correspondence in appearance; something that corresponds
  • Analogousnesses — correspondence in appearance; something that corresponds
  • Analogs — one of a pair; partner
  • Analogue — parallel
  • Analogues — parallel
  • Analogy — agreement, similarity
  • Analyses — examination and determination
  • Analysis — examination and determination
  • Analyst — person who examines and determines; psychoanalyst
  • Analysts — person who examines and determines; psychoanalyst
  • Analytic — logical
  • Analytical — examining
  • Analytically — tentatively
  • Analytics — science of logical analysis
  • Analyze — examine and determine
  • Analyzed — examine and determine
  • Analyzer — research worker
  • Analyzers — research worker
  • Analyzes — examine and determine
  • Analyzing — examine and determine
  • Anamneses — ability to hold in the mind
  • Anamnesis — ability to hold in the mind
  • Anamnestic — remembered
  • Anamorphic — crooked
  • Anamorphoses — distortion, mutilation
  • Anamorphosis — distortion, mutilation
  • Anapestic — with rhythm and beauty; related to poetic composition
  • Anaphora — turn of expression
  • Anaphoras — turn of expression
  • Anaplasties — plastic surgery
  • Anaplasty — plastic surgery
  • Anarch — rebel
  • Anarchic — instigative, angering
  • Anarchical — rebellious
  • Anarchies — lawlessness; absence of government
  • Anarchism — uprising, disorder
  • Anarchisms — uprising, disorder
  • Anarchist — person who opposes the idea of government and laws
  • Anarchistic — reckless, ungoverned
  • Anarchists — person who opposes the idea of government and laws
  • Anarchs — rebel
  • Anarchy — lawlessness; absence of government
  • Anas — a body of the most important, influential or superior works in music, literature, or art
  • Anastomotic — joining
  • anathema — a detested person
  • Anathemas — something hated
  • Anathematize — curse
  • Anathematized — curse
  • Anathematizes — curse
  • Anathematizing — curse
  • Anatomic — fundamental
  • Anatomical — basic, natural
  • Anatomies — study of animal, plant structure
  • Anatomization — cutting up, particularly of a dead body
  • Anatomizations — cutting up, particularly of a dead body
  • Anatomize — analyze
  • Anatomized — analyze
  • Anatomizes — analyze
  • Anatomizing — analyze
  • Anatomy — study of animal, plant structure
  • Ancestor — predecessor in family
  • Ancestors — predecessor in family
  • Ancestral — related to previous family or family trait
  • Ancestries — family predecessors; family history
  • Ancestry — family predecessors; family history
  • Anchor — something used to hold another thing securely
  • Anchorage — mooring
  • Anchorages — mooring
  • Anchored — hold, be held securely
  • Anchoring — hold, be held securely
  • Anchorite — man who devotes life to contemplation of god
  • Anchorites — man who devotes life to contemplation of god
  • Anchorpeople — person who informs
  • Anchorperson — person who informs
  • Anchorpersons — person who informs
  • Anchors — something used to hold another thing securely
  • Ancient — old, often very old
  • Anciently — in ancient times
  • Ancientness — oldness
  • Ancientnesses — oldness
  • Ancients — person born in the country in which he/she dwells
  • Ancilla — employee
  • Ancillaries — subsidiary
  • Ancillary — extra; supplementary
  • Ancillas — employee
  • Ancon — angular part of arm; angularly shaped item
  • Ancones — angular part of arm; angularly shaped item
  • And — in addition to; plus
  • Andiron — metal fireplace support
  • Andirons — metal fireplace support
  • Androgynous — having male and female traits
  • Android — like a man
  • Androids — robot
  • Ands — in addition to; plus
  • Anecdotal — informal
  • Anecdote — interesting or amusing story
  • Anecdotes — interesting or amusing story
  • Anecdotic — explanatory
  • Anecdotist — anecdote teller
  • Anecdotists — anecdote teller
  • Anemia — blood deficiency
  • Anemias — blood deficiency
  • Anemic — feeble
  • Anemograph — wind measuring device
  • Anemographs — wind measuring device
  • Anemometer — meteorological station
  • Anemometers — meteorological station
  • Anemone — growth
  • Anemones — growth
  • Anencephalic — idiotic
  • Anent — concerning
  • Anesthesia — sleep
  • Anesthesias — induced sleep; induced absence of feeling
  • Anesthetic — sleep-inducer
  • Anesthetics — sleep-inducing or numbing drug
  • Anesthetize — deaden
  • Anesthetized — numb
  • Anesthetizes — deaden
  • Anesthetizing — deaden
  • Anew — fresh; again
  • anfractuous — full of twists and turns
  • Angaries — governments right to acquire private property for public use
  • Angary — governments right to acquire private property for public use
  • Angel — attendant of god
  • Angeled — support
  • Angelic — sweet, kind, and usually beautiful
  • Angelical — innocent
  • Angeliferous — A person with a beautiful, sweet or innocent face, like that of an angel
  • Angeling — support
  • Angels — attendant of god
  • Angelus — set of bells
  • Angeluses — set of bells
  • Anger — state of being mad, annoyed
  • Angered — maddened
  • Angering — make someone mad; become mad
  • Angers — state of being mad, annoyed
  • Angina — disease of the heart
  • Anginas — disease of the heart
  • Angioma — blemish one is born with
  • Angiomas — blemish one is born with
  • Angiomata — blemish one is born with
  • Angle — shape formed by two lines meeting at a point
  • Angled — fish
  • Angles — shape formed by two lines meeting at a point
  • Angling — fish
  • Anglings — the chase
  • Angried — Someone who is troubled or upset as a result of being angry
  • Angrier — being mad, often extremely mad
  • Angries — person causing problem
  • Angriest — being mad, often extremely mad
  • Angrily — with anger
  • Angry — being mad, often extremely mad
  • Angst — feeling of anxiety
  • Angsting — Someone who is worrying or agonizing over something is “angsting.”
  • Anguish — severe upset or pain
  • Anguished — unhappy, depressed
  • Anguishes — severe upset or pain
  • Anguishing — tormenting
  • Angular — bent
  • Anhedonia — depression
  • Anhedonias — depression
  • Anhydrous — without water
  • Anile — sick, weak
  • Anilities — old age
  • Anility — old age
  • Anima — spirit
  • animadversion — harsh criticism or disapproval
  • Animadversions — blame
  • Animadvert — comment, remark
  • Animadverted — comment, remark
  • Animadverting — comment, remark
  • Animadverts — comment, remark
  • Animal — beastlike; carnal
  • Animalcula — protozoa
  • Animalcule — protozoa
  • Animalcules — protozoa
  • Animalculum — protozoa
  • Animalism — physicality
  • Animalisms — physicality
  • Animalistic — physical, erotic
  • Animalities — physicality
  • Animality — physicality
  • Animalize — corrupt
  • Animalized — corrupt
  • Animalizes — corrupt
  • Animalizing — corrupt
  • Animals — animate being; mammal
  • Animas — spirit
  • Animate — alive
  • Animated — lively
  • Animatedly — actively; intently
  • Animateness — being
  • Animatenesses — being
  • Animates — alive
  • Animating — stimulating
  • Animation — liveliness; activity
  • Animations — liveliness; activity
  • Animator — artist
  • Animators — artist
  • Animosities — extreme dislike, hatred
  • Animosity — extreme dislike, hatred
  • Animus — hostility
  • Animuses — hostility
  • Aniseikonia
  • Anisole
  • Ankle — joint between leg and foot
  • Anklebone — joint between leg and foot
  • Anklebones — joint between leg and foot
  • Ankled — stroll along
  • Ankles — joint between leg and foot
  • Anklet — precious stones, metals worn as decoration
  • Anklets — precious stones, metals worn as decoration
  • Ankling — stroll along
  • Anlace — arm, armament
  • Anlaces — arm, armament
  • Annal — record of experiences
  • Annalist — reporter
  • Annalists — reporter
  • Annals — chronicles
  • Anneal — strengthen
  • Annealed — strengthen
  • Annealing — strengthen
  • Anneals — strengthen
  • Annex — something added; extension
  • Annexation — adding, joining
  • Annexational
  • Annexations — adding, joining
  • Annexed — join or add
  • Annexes — something added; extension
  • Annexing — something added; extension
  • Annihilate — destroy completely
  • Annihilated — destroy completely
  • Annihilates — destroy completely
  • Annihilating — destroy completely
  • Annihilation — utter destruction.
  • Annihilations — utter destruction.
  • Annihilative — disastrous, devastating
  • Annihilator — a destructive agent
  • Annihilators — a destructive agent
  • Annihilatory — eating up
  • Anniversaries — yearly observance, celebration
  • Anniversary — yearly observance, celebration
  • Annotate — write explanatory notes
  • Annotated — write explanatory notes
  • Annotates — write explanatory notes
  • Annotating — write explanatory notes
  • Annotation — explanatory note
  • Annotations — explanatory note
  • Annotative — explanatory
  • Annotator — translator
  • Annotators — translator
  • Announce — make a proclamation
  • Announced — made widely known
  • Announcement — proclamation, declaration
  • Announcements — proclamation, declaration
  • Announcer — media commentator
  • Announcers — media commentator
  • Announces — make a proclamation
  • Announcing — make a proclamation
  • Annoy — irritate, upset
  • Annoyance — feeling of being irritated
  • Annoyances — feeling of being irritated
  • Annoyed — upset
  • Annoyer — domineering person
  • Annoyers — domineering person
  • Annoying — causing irritation
  • Annoyingly — cruelly
  • Annoys — irritate, upset
  • Annuaire
  • Annual — occurring, done yearly
  • Annually — occurring, done yearly
  • Annuals — occurring, done yearly
  • Annuities — fee; installment of fee
  • Annuity — fee; installment of fee
  • Annul — void an agreement
  • Annular — round
  • Annulate — round
  • Annulated — round
  • Annulled — void an agreement
  • Annulling — void an agreement
  • Annulment — voiding an agreement
  • Annulments — voiding an agreement
  • Annuls — void an agreement
  • Annunciate — announce
  • Annunciated — announce
  • Annunciates — announce
  • Annunciating — announce
  • Annunciation — announcement
  • Annunciations — announcement
  • Anodic — photoelectric
  • Anodize — coat with metallic material
  • Anodized — coat with metallic material
  • Anodizes — coat with metallic material
  • Anodizing — coat with metallic material
  • anodyne — a medicine used to relieve pain
  • Anodynes — painkiller
  • Anodynes
  • Anoint — bless, usually with oil or water
  • Anointed — bless, usually with oil or water
  • Anointing — baptism
  • Anointings — baptism
  • Anoints — bless, usually with oil or water
  • Anomalies — deviation from normal, usual
  • Anomalistic — abnormal
  • Anomalopteryx
  • Anomalous — deviating from normal, usual
  • anomaly — deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule
  • Anomic — recluse
  • Anon — later
  • Anonym — pretend name for author
  • Anonymities — obscurity
  • Anonymity — obscurity
  • Anonymous — unknown, usually by choice
  • Anonymousness — obscurity
  • Anonymousnesses — obscurity
  • Anonyms — pretend name for author
  • Anorak — personal outerwear
  • Anoraks — personal outerwear
  • Anorectic — thin
  • Anorexia — gauntness
  • Anorexias — gauntness
  • Anorexic — starving
  • Another — other person
  • Anouk
  • Answer — reply; reaction
  • Answerabilities — accountability, blame
  • Answerability — accountability, blame
  • Answerable — responsible
  • Answered — reply, react
  • Answering — reply, react
  • Answers — reply; reaction
  • Ant — bug
  • Antacid — being basic, not acid (chemically)
  • Antacids — soluble base; opposite of an acid
  • antagonism — a state of deep-seated ill-will
  • Antagonisms — causing problem; opposition
  • Antagonist — person causing problem
  • Antagonistic — opposing
  • Antagonists — person causing problem
  • Antagonization — destruction of affections
  • Antagonizations — destruction of affections
  • Antagonize — cause problem; oppose
  • Antagonized — cause problem; oppose
  • Antagonizes — cause problem; oppose
  • Antagonizing — cause problem; oppose
  • Antarctic — extremely cold
  • Ante — wager
  • Anteater — nocturnal animal
  • Anteaters — nocturnal animal
  • Antebellum — before the war
  • Antecede — go ahead of
  • Anteceded — go ahead of
  • Antecedence — precedence
  • Antecedences — precedence
  • Antecedent — prior
  • Antecedently — early
  • Antecedents — predecessor(s) in family
  • Antecedes — go ahead of
  • Anteceding — go ahead of
  • Antecessor — something that precedes another
  • Antecessors — something that precedes another
  • Antechamber — entrance hall
  • Antechambers — entrance hall
  • Anted — having received pay
  • Antedate — occur or cause to occur earlier
  • Antedated — occur or cause to occur earlier
  • Antedates — occur or cause to occur earlier
  • Antedating — occur or cause to occur earlier
  • antediluvian — of or relating to the period before the biblical flood
  • Antediluvians — person who is old-fashioned, conventional
  • Anteed — gamble
  • Anteing — gamble
  • Antelope — fabric
  • Antelopes — fabric
  • Antenna — appendages for sensing, usually on insects or electronics
  • Antennae — appendages for sensing, usually on insects or electronics
  • Antennas — appendages for sensing, usually on insects or electronics
  • Antepast — appetizer
  • Antepasts — appetizer
  • Anteposition — highest in rank; first in order
  • Antepositions — highest in rank; first in order
  • Anterior — beginning, prior
  • Anteriorities — executive office
  • Anteriority — executive office
  • Anteriorly — earlier
  • Anteroom — small room for arrivals
  • Anterooms — small room for arrivals
  • Antes — wager
  • Anthem — song
  • Anthems — song
  • Anther
  • Anthers
  • Antheses — blooming
  • Anthesis — blooming
  • Anthill — heap, hill
  • Anthills — heap, hill
  • Anthologies — literary collection
  • Anthologize — assemble, accumulate
  • Anthologized — miscellaneous, various
  • Anthologizes — assemble, accumulate
  • Anthologizing — assemble, accumulate
  • Anthology — literary collection
  • Anthracite — bitumen
  • Anthracites — bitumen
  • Anthracosis — pneumoconiosis or anthracosis
  • Anthropogenies — study of evolution
  • Anthropogeny — study of evolution
  • Anthropography — study of evolution
  • Anthropoid — ape
  • Anthropoids — ape
  • Anthropological — manlike
  • Anthropologies — study of humans and their culture
  • Anthropology — study of humans and their culture
  • Anthropomorphic — manlike
  • anthropomorphism — the representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits
  • Anthropophagi — beast, beastlike human
  • Anthropophagite — beast, beastlike human
  • Anthropophagous — man-eating
  • Anthropophagus — beast, beastlike human
  • Anti — bad, contradictory
  • Anti-utopia
  • Antibacterial — completely clean, uncontaminated; decontaminating
  • Antibiotic — medicine
  • Antibiotics — medicine
  • Antibodies — antitoxin
  • Antibody — antitoxin
  • Antic — funny act
  • Antichrist — the devil
  • Antichrists — the devil
  • Anticipant — expectant
  • Anticipate — expect; predict
  • Anticipated — expected
  • Anticipates — expect; predict
  • Anticipating — expect; predict
  • Anticipation — expectation
  • Anticipations — expectation
  • Anticipative — expectant
  • Anticipatorily — anxiously
  • Anticipatory — expectant
  • Anticipatory
  • Anticlimactic — weak, useless
  • Anticlimax — ineffective conclusion
  • Anticlimaxes — ineffective conclusion
  • Anticoherer
  • Antics — funny act
  • Antidotal — healing, restorative
  • antidote — a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
  • Antidotes — counteracting agent
  • Antidumping
  • Antiestablishment
  • Antifeminist — woman-hater
  • Antifeminists — woman-hater
  • Antigen — blood group antigen
  • Antigens — blood group antigen
  • Antihero — evil person
  • Antiheroes — evil person
  • Antilogies — something completely unlike
  • Antilogy — something completely unlike
  • antimacassar — a piece of ornamented cloth that protects the back of a chair from hair oils
  • Antinomies — obstruction, antagonism
  • Antinomy — obstruction, antagonism
  • Antiodontalgic — medicine to kill pain
  • Antiodontalgic
  • Antiodontalgics — medicine to kill pain
  • Antipasti — appetizer
  • Antipasto — appetizer
  • Antipastos — appetizer
  • Antipathetic — opposed
  • Antipathies — strong dislike, disgust
  • antipathy — a feeling of intense dislike
  • Antiperspirant — something that freshens
  • Antiperspirants — something that freshens
  • Antiphon — answer
  • Antiphons — answer
  • Antipodal — opposed
  • Antipode — A direct or extreme opposite.
  • Antipodean — opposite
  • Antipodes — opposite
  • Antipole — something completely unlike
  • Antipoles — something completely unlike
  • Antiquarian — old, ancient
  • Antiquarianism — study of the physical remains of ancient cultures or eras
  • Antiquarianisms — study of the physical remains of ancient cultures or eras
  • Antiquarians — one who collects specimens
  • Antiquaries — one who collects specimens
  • Antiquary — one who collects specimens
  • Antiquate — become obsolete
  • Antiquated — obsolete
  • Antiquates — become obsolete
  • Antiquating — become obsolete
  • Antique — old
  • Antiqued — mask; misrepresent
  • Antiqueness — oldness
  • Antiquenesses — oldness
  • Antiques — old object, often of great value
  • Antiquing — mask; misrepresent
  • Antiquities — old object
  • Antiquity — old object
  • Antis — person with whom one competes
  • Antisepsis — cleansing
  • Antiseptic — completely clean, uncontaminated; decontaminating
  • Antisepticize — sterilize
  • Antisepticized — sterilize
  • Antisepticizes — sterilize
  • Antisepticizing — sterilize
  • Antiseptics — completely clean, uncontaminated; decontaminating
  • Antisera — antitoxin
  • Antiserum — antitoxin
  • Antiserums — antitoxin
  • Antisocial — nonparticipating; avoiding company
  • Antistrophe — turn of expression
  • Antistrophes — turn of expression
  • Antitheses — exact opposite
  • Antithesis — exact opposite
  • Antithetic — antagonistic
  • antithetical — sharply contrasted in character or purpose
  • Antithetically — in another way; otherwise
  • Antitoxin — agent for negating the effect of an infection or poison
  • Antitoxins — agent for negating the effect of an infection or poison
  • Antivenin — counteracting agent
  • Antivenins — counteracting agent
  • Antler — deciduous horn
  • Antlers — deciduous horn
  • Antonym — word with opposite meaning to another word
  • Antonymic — opposite
  • Antonymous — opposite
  • Antonyms — word with opposite meaning to another word
  • Antra — cavity
  • Antre — cave
  • Antres — cave
  • Antrorse — from a lower to higher position
  • Antrum — cavity
  • Ants — bug
  • Antsier — fidgety
  • Antsiest — fidgety
  • Antsiness — constant motion; discontent
  • Antsinesses — constant motion; discontent
  • Antsy — fidgety
  • Anuran — amphibian
  • Anurans — amphibian
  • Anvil — ironsmith
  • Anvils — ironsmith
  • Anxieties — worry, tension
  • Anxiety — worry, tension
  • Anxious — worried, tense
  • Anxiously — tensely
  • Anxiousness — anxiety
  • Anxiousnesses — anxiety
  • Any — one, some; unspecified, indiscriminate
  • Anybodies — one, some unspecified person or people
  • Anybody — one, some unspecified person or people
  • Anyhow — by any means
  • Anyone — one, some unspecified person
  • Anyones — one, some unspecified person
  • Anyplace — unspecified area
  • Anything — unspecified object or event
  • Anythings — unspecified object or event
  • Anytime — unspecified moment, period
  • Anyway — by any means
  • Anywhere — unspecified area
  • Anywheres — unspecified area
  • Anywise — by some means
  • Aosta
  • Apace — quickly
  • Apart — separate
  • Apartheid — racial segregation
  • Apartheids — racial segregation
  • Apartment — set of rooms for rent
  • Apartments — set of rooms for rent
  • Apathetic — uncaring, disinterested
  • Apathies — uncaring attitude, lack of interest
  • Apathy — uncaring attitude, lack of interest
  • Apb
  • Ape — mimic
  • Aped — mimic
  • Apehood
  • Aper — crazy
  • Apercu — survey
  • Apercus — survey
  • Aperient — tending to eliminate
  • Aperients — cathartic
  • Aperies — mime
  • Aperiodic
  • Aperitif — liquor
  • Aperitifs — liquor
  • Aperitive — appetizing
  • Aperitives — cathartic
  • Apers — someone who copies
  • Aperture — hole
  • Apertures — hole
  • Apery — mime
  • Apes — mimic
  • Apex — top, high point
  • Apexes — top, high point
  • Aphasiac — unable to speak
  • Aphasic — unable to speak
  • Aphid — bug
  • Aphids — bug
  • Aphonia — fear of performing onstage
  • Aphonias — fear of performing onstage
  • Aphonic — voiceless
  • Aphorism — saying expressing a belief, often true
  • Aphorisms — saying expressing a belief, often true
  • Aphoristic — pithy
  • Aphotic — lack of light
  • Aphrodisia — strong desire
  • aphrodisiac — stimulating sexual desire
  • Aphrodisiacal — desirous
  • Aphrodisiacal
  • Aphrodisiacs — seductive; inducing sex
  • Aphrodisias — strong desire
  • Apiaries — bee home
  • Apiarist — caretaker for bees
  • Apiarists — caretaker for bees
  • Apiary — bee home
  • Apical — knifelike, cutting
  • Apices — top, high point
  • Apiculturist — caretaker for bees
  • Apiculturists — caretaker for bees
  • Apiece — each
  • Aping — mimicry
  • Apish — affected
  • Apitpat
  • Aplenty — abundant, profuse
  • Aplomb — assurance
  • Aplombs — assurance
  • Apnea — interruption of activity
  • Apneas — interruption of activity
  • Apocalypse — mass destruction
  • Apocalypses — mass destruction
  • Apocalyptic — fateful
  • Apocalyptical — prophetical
  • Apocarpous
  • Apocryphal — questionable; fake
  • Apocryphalist
  • Apocryphally
  • Apodictic — unerring, dependable
  • Apogee — pinnacle
  • Apogees — pinnacle
  • Apollo — good-looking person
  • Apollos — good-looking person
  • Apologetic — expressing remorse, regret
  • Apologetically — meekly
  • Apologetics — justification
  • Apologia — justification
  • Apologias — justification
  • Apologies — offering of remorse, regret
  • Apologist — person who helps another
  • Apologists — person who helps another
  • Apologize — express remorse, regret
  • Apologized — express remorse, regret
  • Apologizes — express remorse, regret
  • Apologizing — express remorse, regret
  • Apologue — legend
  • Apologues — legend
  • Apology — offering of remorse, regret
  • Apophthegm — saying
  • Apophthegms — saying
  • apoplectic — pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy
  • apoplectic — pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy
  • Apoplexies — loss of consciousness fromblockage in vein or artery
  • Apoplexy — loss of consciousness fromblockage in vein or artery
  • Aporetic — appearing confused or curious
  • Aposiopeses — turn of expression
  • aposiopesis — breaking off in the middle of a sentence (as by writers of realistic conversations)
  • Apostasies — defection
  • Apostasy — defection
  • apostate — a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
  • Apostates — traitor
  • Apostatize — defect
  • Apostatized — defect
  • Apostatizes — defect
  • Apostatizing — defect
  • Apostle — preacher; supporter
  • Apostles — preacher; supporter
  • Apostolate
  • Apostolic — religious, concerning a god-centered philosophy
  • Apostrophe — word association
  • Apostrophes — word association
  • Apostrophize — give a long lecture
  • Apostrophized — give a long lecture
  • Apostrophizes — give a long lecture
  • Apostrophizing — give a long lecture
  • Apothecaries — pharmacist
  • Apothecary — pharmacist
  • apothegm — a short pithy instructive saying
  • Apothegmatic — understood; aphoristic
  • Apothegms — adage
  • Apotheoses — glorification
  • Apotheosis — glorification
  • Apotheosize — exalt
  • Apotheosized — exalt
  • Apotheosizes — exalt
  • Apotheosizing — exalt
  • Appal — horrify
  • Appall — horrify
  • Appalled — horrify
  • Appalling — horrifying
  • Appallingly — awfully
  • Appalls — horrify
  • Appals — horrify
  • Appanage — endowment
  • Appanages — endowment
  • Apparatchik — card-carrying communist
  • Apparatchiki — card-carrying communist
  • Apparatchiks — card-carrying communist
  • Apparatus — equipment with a purpose
  • Apparatuses
  • Apparel — clothing; covering
  • Appareled — outfitted
  • Appareling — the act of clothing
  • Apparelled — cover with apparel
  • Apparelling — cover with apparel
  • Apparels — clothing; covering
  • Apparent — seeming, not proven real
  • Apparently — seemingly
  • Apparition — ghost
  • Apparitional — ghostly
  • Apparitions — ghost
  • Appeal — request for help
  • Appealable — litigable
  • Appealed — request
  • Appealer — requester
  • Appealers — requester
  • Appealing — attractive
  • Appealingly — in an attractive or pleasing manner
  • Appeals — request for help
  • Appear — come into sight
  • Appear bareheaded
  • Appearance — coming into sight
  • Appearances — coming into sight
  • Appeared — came into view
  • Appearing — come into sight
  • Appears — come into sight
  • Appease — satisfy, pacify
  • Appeased — satisfy, pacify
  • Appeasement — satisfaction; pacification
  • Appeasements — satisfaction; pacification
  • Appeaser — person who settles problem
  • Appeasers — person who settles problem
  • Appeases — satisfy, pacify
  • Appeasing — satisfy, pacify
  • Appellant — requester
  • Appellants — requester
  • Appellation — name
  • Appellations — name
  • Appellative — name
  • Appellatives — name
  • Append — add, join
  • Appendage — limb; accessory
  • Appendages — limb; accessory
  • Appended — add, join
  • Appendices — added material at end of document
  • Appending — add, join
  • Appendix — added material at end of document
  • Appendixes — added material at end of document
  • Appends — add, join
  • Apperceive — understand information
  • Apperceived — understand information
  • Apperceives — understand information
  • Apperceiving — understand information
  • Apperception — intelligence
  • Apperceptions — intelligence
  • Apperceptive — conscious
  • Appercipient — observable
  • Appertain — belong, be connected
  • Appertained — belong, be connected
  • Appertaining — belong, be connected
  • Appertains — belong, be connected
  • Appetence — desire
  • Appetences — desire
  • Appetencies — desire
  • Appetency — desire
  • Appetent — enthusiastic
  • Appetite — desire for food, worldly goods
  • Appetites — desire for food, worldly goods
  • Appetition — strong desire
  • Appetitions — strong desire
  • Appetizer — snack before meal
  • Appetizers — snack before meal
  • Appetizing — tasting very good
  • Applaud — clap for; express approval
  • Applauded — clap for; express approval
  • Applauding — clap for; express approval
  • Applauds — clap for; express approval
  • Applause — clapping; expression of approval
  • Applauses — clapping; expression of approval
  • Apple — emerald in color
  • Apples — celestial body orbiting a star
  • Applesauce — baloney
  • Applesauces — baloney
  • Appliance — machine, usually with domestic purpose
  • Appliances — machine, usually with domestic purpose
  • Applicabilities — relevance
  • Applicability — relevance
  • Applicable — appropriate
  • Applicant — person trying for position
  • Applicants — person trying for position
  • Application — use
  • Applications — use
  • Applicative — important, relevant
  • Applicatory — appropriate; to the purpose
  • Applied — used
  • Applies — put substance on another
  • Applique — netted material
  • Appliques — netted material
  • Apply — put substance on another
  • Applying — put into use
  • Appoint — assign responsibility; decide
  • Appointed — named
  • Appointee — nominee
  • Appointees — nominee
  • Appointing — assign responsibility; decide
  • Appointive — electing
  • Appointment — arrangement for meeting; prearranged meeting
  • Appointments — arrangement for meeting; prearranged meeting
  • Appoints — assign responsibility; decide
  • Apportion — divide into shares
  • Apportioned — divide into shares
  • Apportioning — divide into shares
  • Apportionment — allotment
  • Apportionments — allotment
  • Apportions — divide into shares
  • Appose — place side by side
  • Apposed — place side by side
  • Apposes — place side by side
  • Apposing — place side by side
  • Apposite — pertinent
  • Appositeness — relevance
  • Appositenesses — relevance
  • Apposition — convergence, intersection
  • Appositions — convergence, intersection
  • Appraisal — judgment, estimation
  • Appraisals — judgment, estimation
  • Appraise — judge, estimate
  • Appraised — judge, estimate
  • Appraisement — estimate
  • Appraisements — estimate
  • Appraiser — person who arbitrates
  • Appraisers — person who arbitrates
  • Appraises — judge, estimate
  • Appraising — judge, estimate
  • Appreciable — easily noticed; considerable
  • Appreciably — significantly
  • Appreciate — be grateful, thankful
  • Appreciated — be grateful, thankful
  • Appreciates — be grateful, thankful
  • Appreciating — be grateful, thankful
  • Appreciation — thankfulness
  • Appreciations — thankfulness
  • Appreciative — thankful
  • Appreciatively — tenderly
  • Appreciator — authority
  • Appreciators — authority
  • Apprehend — catch and arrest
  • Apprehended — catch and arrest
  • Apprehending — catch and arrest
  • Apprehends — catch and arrest
  • Apprehensible — understandable
  • Apprehension — anxiety, fear
  • Apprehensions — anxiety, fear
  • apprehensive — mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc
  • Apprehensively — agitatedly
  • Apprentice — novice/learner of a trade
  • Apprenticed — obligated
  • Apprentices — novice/learner of a trade
  • Apprenticeship — education
  • Apprenticeships — education
  • Apprenticing — acquire information
  • Appressed — condensed
  • Apprise — tell
  • Apprised — tell
  • Apprised of
  • Apprises — tell
  • Apprising — tell
  • Apprize — value highly
  • Apprized — cognizant, conversant
  • Apprizes — value highly
  • Apprizing — value highly
  • Approach — way, means of arriving
  • Approachable — accessible
  • Approached — come nearer
  • Approaches — way, means of arriving
  • Approaching — nearing
  • Approbate — permit
  • Approbated — permit
  • Approbates — permit
  • Approbating — permit
  • Approbation — praise
  • Approbations — praise
  • Approbative — complimentary
  • Approbatory — complimentary
  • Appropinquities — nearness to something
  • Appropinquity — nearness to something
  • Appropriate — suitable
  • Appropriated — set aside; allocate
  • Appropriately — suitably
  • Appropriateness — appropriate conduct
  • Appropriates — suitable
  • Appropriating — set aside; allocate
  • Appropriation — allocation, setting aside
  • Appropriations — allocation, setting aside
  • Appropriator — one who discovers a thing
  • Appropriators — one who discovers a thing
  • Approval — authorization
  • Approvals — authorization
  • Approve — agree something is good
  • Approved — certified
  • Approves — agree something is good
  • Approving — agree something is good
  • Approvingly — genially, in a kindly manner
  • Approximal — close by physically
  • Approximate — almost accurate, exact
  • Approximated — almost accurate, exact
  • Approximately — nearly
  • Approximates — almost accurate, exact
  • Approximating — almost accurate, exact
  • Approximation — closeness
  • Approximations — closeness
  • Approximative — similar
  • Appulse — collision, force
  • Appulses — collision, force
  • appurtenance — a supplementary component that improves capability
  • Appurtenances — accessory
  • Appurtenant — suitable
  • Apricot — combination of red and yellow
  • Apricots — combination of red and yellow
  • Apriorism — hypothesis, argument
  • Apriorisms — hypothesis, argument
  • Apriorities — logic, interpretation
  • Apriority — logic, interpretation
  • Apron — protection
  • Aprons — protection
  • Apropos — relevant, suitable
  • Apse — niche, corner
  • Apses — niche, corner
  • Apt — suitable
  • Apter — suitable
  • Aptest — suitable
  • Aptitude — inclination
  • Aptitudes — inclination
  • Aptly — relevantly, suitably
  • Aptness — talent
  • Aptnesses — talent
  • Aqua — fluid
  • Aquaculture — growing plants in liquid
  • Aquacultures — growing plants in liquid
  • Aquae — fluid
  • Aquamarine — emerald in color
  • Aquamarines — aqua
  • Aquaria — fish tank
  • Aquarium — fish tank
  • Aquariums — fish tank
  • Aquarobic — exercise regime designed to increase heart and lung activity while toning muscles
  • Aquarobics — exercise regime designed to increase heart and lung activity while toning muscles
  • Aquas — fluid
  • Aquatic — occurring in water
  • Aquatics — water sport
  • Aqueduct — canal
  • Aqueducts — canal
  • Aqueous — fluid, flowing, melting
  • Aquifer — level of water
  • Aquifers — level of water
  • Aquiline — hooked
  • Aquiver — tremulous
  • Arabesque — particular type of embellishment
  • Arabesques — particular type of embellishment
  • Arabic — number
  • Arable — farmable
  • Arachnid — spider
  • Arachnids — spider
  • Aramus pictus
  • Arb — protective frame for car
  • Arbalest — arm, armament
  • Arbalests — arm, armament
  • Arbil
  • Arbiter — person who settles dispute
  • Arbiters — person who settles dispute
  • Arbitrage — trading of stock by computer
  • Arbitrages — trading of stock by computer
  • Arbitrament — law judgment
  • Arbitraments — law judgment
  • Arbitrarily — without delay
  • Arbitrariness — unreason
  • Arbitrarinesses — unreason
  • Arbitrary — whimsical, chance
  • Arbitrate — achieve settlement
  • Arbitrated — achieve settlement
  • Arbitrates — achieve settlement
  • Arbitrating — achieve settlement
  • Arbitration — settlement of dispute
  • Arbitrations — settlement of dispute
  • Arbitrator — settler of a dispute
  • Arbitrators — settler of a dispute
  • Arbor — point around which something revolves
  • Arboraceous — covered with woods or trees
  • Arboreal — relating to a tree
  • Arboreous — forested
  • Arbores — point around which something revolves
  • Arboreta — hothouse
  • Arboretum — hothouse
  • Arboretums — hothouse
  • Arboricultural — concerning farming, land
  • Arboriculture — forest management
  • Arboricultures — forest management
  • Arbors — point around which something revolves
  • Arbs — protective frame for car
  • Arc — curve
  • Arcade — covered way
  • Arcades — covered way
  • Arcadia — land, feeling of great pleasure; absence of evil
  • Arcadian — pastoral
  • Arcadias — land, feeling of great pleasure; absence of evil
  • Arcane — hidden, secret
  • Arced — bent
  • Arch — principal, superior
  • Archaeologies — study of the physical remains of ancient cultures or eras
  • Archaeologist — student of the physical remains of ancient cultures or eras
  • Archaeologists — student of the physical remains of ancient cultures or eras
  • Archaeology — study of the physical remains of ancient cultures or eras
  • Archaic — very old
  • Archaicism — oldness
  • Archaicisms — oldness
  • Archaism — something saved from the past
  • Archaisms — something saved from the past
  • Archaize — become obsolete
  • Archaized — become obsolete
  • Archaizes — become obsolete
  • Archaizing — become obsolete
  • Archangel — satan
  • Archangelic — sweet, kind, and usually beautiful
  • Archangels — satan
  • Archbishop — person in charge of church
  • Archbishops — person in charge of church
  • Archdeacon — person in charge of church
  • Archdeacons — person in charge of church
  • Archdiocese — congregation of a church
  • Archdioceses — congregation of a church
  • Archduchess — member of royal or important family
  • Archduchesses — member of royal or important family
  • Archduke — member of royal or important family
  • Archdukes — member of royal or important family
  • Arched — vaulted
  • Archenemies — enemy
  • archenemy — A principal enemy. Specifically, Satan, the grand adversary of mankind.
  • Archer — principal, superior
  • Archeries — arm, armament
  • Archers — clergyman
  • Archery — arm, armament
  • Arches — curve, curved structure
  • Archest — principal, superior
  • Archetypal — most typical
  • Archetype — typical example
  • Archetypes — typical example
  • Archetypical — typical
  • Archfiend — fiend
  • Archfiends — fiend
  • Archfoe — enemy
  • Archfoes — enemy
  • Arching — curve
  • Archings — rounded part of thing, usually body part
  • Archipelago — land surrounded by body of water
  • Archipelagoes — land surrounded by body of water
  • Archipelagos — land surrounded by body of water
  • Architect — person who designs buildings
  • Architectonic — structural
  • Architectonics — design of buildings
  • Architects — person who designs buildings
  • Architectural — structural
  • Architecture — design of buildings
  • Architectures — design of buildings
  • Archival — recorded as actually having happened
  • Archive — collection, usually of records
  • Archives — place where records are stored
  • Archivist — annalist
  • Archivists — annalist
  • Archness — irreverence
  • Archnesses — irreverence
  • Archpriest — archbishop
  • Archpriests — archbishop
  • Archway — curved opening
  • Archways — curved opening
  • Arciform — bent
  • Arcing — curve
  • Arcked — curve
  • Arcking — curve
  • Arcs — curve
  • Arctic — very cold
  • Arctics — polar region
  • Arcuate — bent
  • Arcuated — bent
  • Ardencies — adoration; very strong liking
  • Ardency — adoration; very strong liking
  • Ardent — very enthusiastic
  • Ardently — anxiously
  • Ardor — enthusiasm
  • Ardors — enthusiasm
  • Arduous — difficult, hard to endure
  • Arduously — hard
  • Arduousness — problem; situation requiring great effort
  • Arduousnesses — problem; situation requiring great effort
  • Are — exist
  • Area — extent, scope of a surface
  • Areal — regional
  • Areas — extent, scope of a surface
  • Areflexia
  • Arena — building or enclosure for entertainment or sports
  • Arenaceous — consisting of fine, loose grains
  • Arenas — building or enclosure for entertainment or sports
  • arenicolous — growing or living or burrowing in sand
  • Arenose — consisting of fine, loose grains
  • Areola — ring over head
  • Areolae — ring over head
  • Areolas — ring over head
  • Arete — ridge
  • Aretes — ridge
  • Arf — yelp
  • Arfs — yelp
  • Argent — shining
  • Argil — clay for making pottery
  • Argils — clay for making pottery
  • Argosies — fleet
  • Argosy — fleet
  • Argot — jargon
  • Argots — jargon
  • Arguable — tenable
  • Argue — verbally fight
  • Argued — verbally fight
  • Argues — verbally fight
  • Argufied — disagree over minor issues
  • Argufies — disagree over minor issues
  • Argufy — disagree over minor issues
  • Argufying — disagree over minor issues
  • Arguing — verbally fight
  • Argument — verbal fight
  • Argumentation — presentation of argument
  • Argumentations — presentation of argument
  • Argumentative — wanting to quarrel
  • Arguments — verbal fight
  • Argute — clever, intelligent
  • Aria — operatic solo
  • Arias — operatic solo
  • Aricine
  • Arid — dry
  • Aridities — want; extreme need, often financial
  • Aridity — want; extreme need, often financial
  • Aridness — desolateness
  • Aridnesses — desolateness
  • Ariel — fairy
  • Ariels — fairy
  • Aril — covering
  • Arils — covering
  • Ariose — pertaining to melody
  • Arioso — pertaining to melody
  • Arise — come into being; proceed
  • Arisen — come into being; proceed
  • Arises — come into being; proceed
  • Arising — emergent
  • Aristate — with stiff hairs
  • Aristo
  • Aristocracies — privileged class, government
  • Aristocracy — privileged class, government
  • Aristocrat — privileged person
  • Aristocratic — privileged, elegant
  • Aristocrats — privileged person
  • Arithmetic — mathematics
  • Arithmetical — concerning manipulation of numbers
  • Arithmetics — mathematics
  • Ark — boat
  • Arks — boat
  • Arm — limb, appendage
  • Armada — group of ships or aircraft
  • Armadas — group of ships or aircraft
  • Armadillo — primitive animal
  • Armadillos — primitive animal
  • Armament — weapon
  • Armamentaria — arsenal
  • armamentarium — the collection of equipment and methods used in the practice of medicine
  • Armaments — weapon
  • Armband — twisted item
  • Armbands — twisted item
  • Armchair — easy chair
  • Armchairs — easy chair
  • Armed — with weapon
  • Armes
  • Armies — military force, usually for land
  • Arming — equip with weapon or power
  • Armistice — peace-establishing agreement
  • Armistices — peace-establishing agreement
  • Armlet — wrist jewelry
  • Armlets — wrist jewelry
  • Armoire — large cabinet
  • Armoires — large cabinet
  • Armor — protective covering, often made of metal
  • Armored — heavily clad
  • Armories — military building, usually for storing weapons
  • Armors — protective covering, often made of metal
  • Armory — military building, usually for storing weapons
  • Armpit — underarm
  • Armpits — underarm
  • Armpits
  • Arms — weaponry
  • Army — military force, usually for land
  • Arng
  • Aroma — distinctive smell
  • Aromas — distinctive smell
  • Aromatic — distinctive smelling
  • Aromatics — concoction prepared for mental or physical effect
  • Aromatize — give aroma
  • Aromatized — give aroma
  • Aromatizes — give aroma
  • Aromatizing — give aroma
  • Arose — come into being; proceed
  • Around — situated on sides, circumference, or in general area
  • Arousal — idea, stimulus
  • Arousals — idea, stimulus
  • Arouse — excite, entice
  • Aroused — excite, entice
  • Arouses — excite, entice
  • Arousing — excite, entice
  • Arpeggio — flourish
  • Arpeggios — flourish
  • Arraign — accuse
  • Arraigned — accuse
  • Arraigning — accuse
  • Arraignment — accusation
  • Arraignments — accusation
  • Arraigns — accuse
  • Arrange — put in an order
  • Arranged — put in an order
  • Arrangement — an understanding
  • Arrangements — plans
  • Arranger — planner
  • Arrangers — planner
  • Arranges — put in an order
  • Arranging — put in an order
  • arrant — without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
  • Arras — curtain
  • Arrases — curtain
  • Array — collection, considerable group
  • Arrayal — display
  • Arrayals — display
  • Arrayed — arrange in collection or order
  • Arraying — collection, considerable group
  • Arrays — collection, considerable group
  • Arrear — debt
  • Arrearage — debt
  • Arrearages — debt
  • Arrears — debt
  • Arrect — attentive, observant
  • Arrest — taking into custody
  • Arrestation — confinement, imprisonment
  • Arrestations — confinement, imprisonment
  • Arrested — taken into custody
  • Arresting — noticeable
  • Arrestive — conspicuous, evident
  • Arrests — taking into custody
  • Arride — delight
  • Arrided — delight
  • Arrides — delight
  • Arriding — delight
  • Arrival — coming to a destination
  • Arrivals — coming to a destination
  • Arrive — come to a destination
  • Arrived — come to a destination
  • Arrivederci — goodbye
  • Arriver — something that makes it to a destination
  • Arrivers — something that makes it to a destination
  • Arrives — come to a destination
  • Arriving — come to a destination
  • arriviste — a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class
  • Arrivistes — newly rich
  • Arrogance — exaggerated self-opinion
  • Arrogances — exaggerated self-opinion
  • Arrogant — having exaggerated self-opinion
  • Arrogantly — proudly
  • arrogate — make undue claims to having
  • Arrogated — claim without justification
  • Arrogates — claim without justification
  • Arrogating — claim without justification
  • Arrogation — usurpation
  • Arrogations — usurpation
  • Arrow — pointed weapon or symbol
  • Arrowlike — having a sharp end or part
  • Arrows — pointed weapon or symbol
  • Arroyo — watercourse
  • Arroyos — watercourse
  • Arsenal — storage of weapons
  • Arsenals — storage of weapons
  • Arsenic acid
  • Arson — intentional burning
  • Arsonist — one who sets fires illegally
  • Arsonists — one who sets fires illegally
  • Arsons — intentional burning
  • Art — skill, creativity
  • Art tatum
  • Arteries — channel
  • Arteriole — blood flow pathway
  • Arterioles — blood flow pathway
  • Artery — channel
  • Artful — skillful; cunning
  • Artfully — astutely
  • Artfulness — cunning
  • Artfulnesses — cunning
  • Arthritic — crippled
  • Arthropod — bug
  • Arthropods — bug
  • Article — item, object
  • Articled — obligated
  • Articles — item, object
  • Articulacies — eloquence
  • Articulacy — eloquence
  • Articulate — clearly, coherently spoken
  • Articulated — say clearly, coherently
  • Articulately — audibly
  • Articulateness — eloquence
  • Articulates — say clearly, coherently
  • Articulating — say clearly, coherently
  • Articulation — clear, coherent speech
  • Articulations — clear, coherent speech
  • Artier — pretended expertise in art; affected interest
  • Artiest — pretended expertise in art; affected interest
  • Artifact — result or goods created
  • Artifacts — result or goods created
  • Artifice — hoax; clever act
  • Artificer — craftsperson
  • Artificers — craftsperson
  • Artifices — hoax; clever act
  • Artificial — fake; imitation
  • Artificialities — insincerity
  • Artificiality — insincerity
  • Artificially — by artificial means
  • Artilleries — weaponry or military unit
  • Artillery — weaponry or military unit
  • Artillery wheel
  • Artilleryman — shooter of gun
  • Artillerymen — shooter of gun
  • Artisan — craftsperson
  • Artisans — craftsperson
  • Artisanship — craftsmanship
  • Artisanships — craftsmanship
  • Artist — person skilled in creative activity
  • Artiste — expert, skilled person, female or male
  • Artistes — expert, skilled person, female or male
  • Artistic — beautiful, satisfying to senses
  • Artistically — lithely
  • Artistries — great skill in creative endeavors
  • Artistry — great skill in creative endeavors
  • Artists — person skilled in creative activity
  • Artless — simple
  • Artlessly — as anticipated
  • Artlessness — simplicity
  • Artlessnesses — simplicity
  • Arts — skill, creativity
  • Artsier — affected, put-on
  • Artsiest — affected, put-on
  • Artsy — affected, put-on
  • Artwork — craftsmanship
  • Artworks — craftsmanship
  • Arty — pretended expertise in art; affected interest
  • As — while, when
  • Asbestos — resistant to burning
  • Ascared — afraid
  • Ascend — go up
  • Ascendance — dominance
  • Ascendances — dominance
  • Ascendancies — domination
  • ascendancy — the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
  • Ascendant — ruling
  • Ascendants — ruling
  • Ascended — go up
  • Ascendencies — domination
  • Ascendency — domination
  • Ascendent — ruling
  • Ascendents — ancestor
  • Ascending — go up
  • Ascending colon
  • Ascends — go up
  • Ascension — going up
  • Ascensions — going up
  • Ascent — upward movement
  • Ascents — upward movement
  • Ascertain — make sure
  • Ascertainable — easily noticed; considerable
  • Ascertained — make sure
  • Ascertaining — make sure
  • Ascertainment — discovery
  • Ascertainments — discovery
  • Ascertains — make sure
  • Ascetic — self-denying
  • asceticism — rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
  • Asceticisms — restraint from desires, especially physical desires
  • Ascetics — man who devotes life to contemplation of god
  • Ascot — muffler
  • Ascots — muffler
  • Ascribable — capable of being traced
  • Ascribe — assign to source
  • Ascribed — assign to source
  • Ascribes — assign to source
  • Ascribing — assign to source
  • Ascription — attribution
  • Ascriptions — attribution
  • Asea — uncertain
  • Asepsis — cleanness
  • Aseptic — sterile
  • Asepticism — dullness
  • Asepticisms — dullness
  • Asexual — non-sexual
  • Ash — remains of burning
  • Ash cake
  • Ashake — trembling
  • Ashamed — regretting, remorseful
  • Ashcan — container for rubbish
  • Ashcans — container for rubbish
  • Ashen — gray
  • Ashes — powder remains after a fire
  • Ashier — pale
  • Ashiest — pale
  • Ashlar — craft of mason
  • Ashlars — craft of mason
  • Ashore — toward, onto land from water
  • Ashy — pale
  • Aside — away from; to the side
  • Asides — away from; to the side
  • Asinine — senseless
  • Asininities — craziness, madness
  • Asininity — craziness, madness
  • Ask — question
  • askance — (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
  • Askant — crooked
  • Asked — question
  • Asker — person asking for charity
  • Askers — person asking for charity
  • Askew — crooked
  • Asking — wanting to know
  • Askings — question or petition
  • Asks — question
  • Aslant — crooked
  • Asleep — unconscious
  • Aslope — inclining
  • Asocial — inconsiderate
  • Asp — reptile
  • Aspartame — sugar substitute
  • Aspartames — sugar substitute
  • Aspect — visible feature
  • Aspects — visible feature
  • Aspen — shivering
  • Asperities — harshness; bad temper
  • asperity — harshness of manner
  • Asperous — ragged, notched
  • Asperse — libel
  • Aspersed — libel
  • Asperser — someone hated or competed against
  • Aspersers — someone hated or competed against
  • Asperses — libel
  • Aspersing — libel
  • aspersion — the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
  • Aspersions — verbal exhibition of bad temper
  • Aspersive — derogatory
  • Asphalt — bituminous substanced
  • Asphalts — bituminous substanced
  • Asphodeline
  • Asphyxia — daze, unconsciousness
  • Asphyxiant — poisonous gas
  • Asphyxiants — poisonous gas
  • Asphyxias — daze, unconsciousness
  • Asphyxiate — cut off air
  • Asphyxiated — cut off air
  • Asphyxiates — cut off air
  • Asphyxiating — cut off air
  • Aspirant — person with wish, dream
  • Aspirants — person with wish, dream
  • Aspiration — goal, hope
  • Aspirations — goal, hope
  • Aspiratory — removing liquid
  • Aspire — aim, hope
  • Aspired — aim, hope
  • Aspirer — aspirant
  • Aspirers — aspirant
  • Aspires — aim, hope
  • Aspirin — anesthetic
  • Aspiring — hopeful
  • Aspirins — anesthetic
  • Asps — reptile
  • Asquith
  • Ass — stupid person
  • Ass kissing
  • Assail — attack, usually with words
  • Assailable — open to attack
  • Assailant — attacker
  • Assailants — attacker
  • Assailed — attack, usually with words
  • Assailer — attacker
  • Assailers — attacker
  • Assailing — attack, usually with words
  • Assailment — attack
  • Assailments — attack
  • Assails — attack, usually with words
  • Assart — gap above something
  • Assarts — gap above something
  • Assassin — murderer of prominent or important person
  • Assassinate — murder prominent or important person
  • Assassinated — murder prominent or important person
  • Assassinates — murder prominent or important person
  • Assassinating — murder prominent or important person
  • Assassination — murder
  • Assassinations — murder
  • Assassins — murderer of prominent or important person
  • Assault — attack
  • Assaulted — attack
  • Assaulter — attacker
  • Assaulters — attacker
  • Assaulting — attack
  • Assaults — attack
  • Assay — analysis
  • Assayable — definable
  • Assayed — analysis
  • Assayer — tester
  • Assayers — tester
  • Assaying — analysis
  • Assayings — decision about blame
  • Assays — analysis
  • Assegai — arm, armament
  • Assegais — arm, armament
  • Assemblage — gathering of people
  • Assemblages — gathering of people
  • Assemble — congregate
  • Assembled — put together
  • Assembler — builder
  • Assemblers — builder
  • Assembles — congregate
  • Assemblies — congregation
  • Assembling — congregate
  • Assembly — congregation
  • Assent — agreement
  • Assented — agreement
  • Assenter — someone following orders without question
  • Assenters — someone following orders without question
  • Assenting — agreement
  • Assentive — passive
  • Assents — agreement
  • Assert — insist, declare, maintain
  • Assertable — tenable
  • Asserted — insist, declare, maintain
  • Assertedly — by allegation
  • Asserting — insist, declare, maintain
  • Assertion — declaration, positive statement
  • Assertions — declaration, positive statement
  • Assertive — aggressive
  • Assertiveness — decision
  • Assertivenesses — decision
  • Assertory — aggressive, combative
  • Asserts — insist, declare, maintain
  • Asses — stupid person
  • Assess — evaluate, determine
  • Assessable — determinable
  • Assessed — evaluate, determine
  • Assesses — evaluate, determine
  • Assessing — evaluate, determine
  • Assessment — evaluation
  • Assessments — evaluation
  • Assessor — examiner
  • Assessors — examiner
  • Asset — advantage
  • Assets — property
  • asseverate — state categorically
  • Asseverated — state categorically
  • Asseverates — state categorically
  • Asseverating — state categorically
  • Asseveration — assertion
  • Asseverations — assertion
  • Asshole — contemptible person
  • Assholes — contemptible person
  • Assiduities — diligence
  • Assiduity — diligence
  • assiduous — marked by care and persistent effort
  • Assiduously — exhaustively
  • Assiduousness — diligence
  • Assiduousnesses — diligence
  • Assign — select and give a responsibility
  • Assignable — variable
  • Assignation — clandestine meeting
  • Assignations — clandestine meeting
  • Assigned — select and give a responsibility
  • Assignee — agent
  • Assignees — agent
  • Assigning — select and give a responsibility
  • Assignment — responsibility, task
  • Assignments — responsibility, task
  • Assigns — select and give a responsibility
  • Assimilate — absorb mentally
  • Assimilated — absorb mentally
  • Assimilates — absorb mentally
  • Assimilating — absorb mentally
  • Assimilation — absorption
  • Assimilations — absorption
  • Assimilative — absorbent
  • Assimilatory — absorbent
  • Assist — help
  • Assistance — help
  • Assistances — help
  • Assistant — helper
  • Assistants — helper
  • Assisted — help
  • Assisting — helping
  • Assistive — useful, functional
  • Assists — help
  • Assize — regulation
  • Assizes — regulation
  • Associable — appropriate
  • Associate — colleague
  • Associated — connect in the mind
  • Associates — colleague
  • Associating — connect in the mind
  • Association — group with common interest or pursuit
  • Associations — group with common interest or pursuit
  • Associative — exclusive, select
  • Assonance — harmony, tune
  • Assonances — harmony, tune
  • Assonant — harmonious, musical
  • Assort — arrange or order
  • Assorted — various
  • Assorting — arrange or order
  • Assortment — variety
  • Assortments — variety
  • Assorts — arrange or order
  • Assos
  • assuage — satisfy (thirst)
  • Assuaged — soothe, relieve
  • Assuagement — relief
  • Assuagements — relief
  • Assuages — soothe, relieve
  • Assuaging — soothe, relieve
  • Assuasive — permissive
  • Assuefaction — condition of something resulting from change
  • Assuefactions — condition of something resulting from change
  • Assuetude — tendency, practice
  • Assuetudes — tendency, practice
  • Assumably — probably
  • Assume — believe, take for granted
  • Assumed — pretended
  • Assumes — believe, take for granted
  • Assuming — presumptuous, arrogant
  • Assumings — taking something for granted; something expected
  • Assumpsit — case brought to court
  • Assumpsits — case brought to court
  • Assumption — taking something for granted; something expected
  • Assumptions — taking something for granted; something expected
  • Assumptive — presumptive
  • Assurance — statement to relieve doubt
  • Assurances — statement to relieve doubt
  • Assure — convince, relieve doubt
  • Assured — absolutely certain
  • Assuredly — without a doubt
  • Assuredness — sureness
  • Assurednesses — sureness
  • Assures — convince, relieve doubt
  • Assurgent — emergent
  • Assuring — convince, relieve doubt
  • Astasia — imbalance
  • Astasias — imbalance
  • Asteism — joking around
  • Asteisms — joking around
  • Asterisk — typographical symbol
  • Asterisks — typographical symbol
  • Astern — backward
  • Asteroid — celestial body orbiting a star
  • Asteroids — celestial body orbiting a star
  • Asthmatic — unable to respire normally
  • Astigmatic — able only to see things near at hand
  • Astir — moving
  • Astonish — surprise
  • Astonished — surprise
  • Astonishes — surprise
  • Astonishing — surprising
  • Astonishingly — much, really; to a high degree
  • Astonishment — state of surprise
  • Astonishments — state of surprise
  • Astound — amaze
  • Astounded — amaze
  • Astounding — amazing
  • Astoundment — state of surprise
  • Astoundments — state of surprise
  • Astounds — amaze
  • Astraddle — uncertain, indefinite
  • Astragalar
  • Astragali — joint between leg and foot
  • Astragalus — joint between leg and foot
  • Astral — starlike
  • Astrals — spiritual body
  • astraphobia — a morbid fear of thunder and lightning
  • Astray — off the path or right direction
  • Astrict — require
  • Astricted — require
  • Astricting — require
  • Astriction — tightness
  • Astrictions — tightness
  • Astricts — require
  • Astride — with a leg on either side
  • Astringe — inhibit
  • Astringed — inhibit
  • Astringence — severity
  • Astringences — severity
  • Astringencies — self-restraint; abstinence
  • Astringency — self-restraint; abstinence
  • Astringent — harsh
  • Astringes — inhibit
  • Astringing — inhibit
  • Astrochemistry — study of the stars and planets other than earth
  • Astrogate
  • Astrologer — horoscopist
  • Astrologers — horoscopist
  • Astrological — secret, concealed
  • Astrologies — prophesy of the future by observation of stars and planets
  • Astrology — prophesy of the future by observation of stars and planets
  • Astrometries — prophesy of the future by observation of stars and planets
  • Astrometry — prophesy of the future by observation of stars and planets
  • Astron
  • Astronaut — space explorer
  • Astronauts — space explorer
  • Astronavigation — navigation by observing the position of stars and planets
  • Astronomer — stargazer
  • Astronomers — stargazer
  • Astronomic — huge
  • Astronomical — huge
  • Astronomically — concerning the universe
  • Astronomies — study of the stars and planets other than earth
  • Astronomy — study of the stars and planets other than earth
  • Astrophysicist — stargazer
  • Astrophysicists — stargazer
  • Astrophysics — study of the stars and planets other than earth
  • Astucious — smart, judicious
  • Astucities — judgment, intelligence
  • Astucity — judgment, intelligence
  • Astute — perceptive
  • Astutely — in a clever manner
  • Astuteness — shrewdness
  • Astutenesses — shrewdness
  • Asudden — unexpectedly
  • Asunder — apart; into pieces
  • Asylum — refuge
  • Asylums — refuge
  • Asymmetric — irregular
  • Asymmetrical — uneven
  • Asymmetrically — in another way; otherwise
  • Asymmetries — irregularity
  • Asymmetry — irregularity
  • Asynchronous — not occurring at the same time
  • Asyndeton — turn of expression
  • Asyndetons — turn of expression
  • Asystole — heart attack
  • Asystoles — heart attack
  • At — about; in the direction of
  • At any moment
  • Ataractic — appeasing
  • Ataractics — drug
  • Ataraxia — peace, quiet
  • Ataraxias — peace, quiet
  • Ataraxies — levelheadedness
  • Ataraxy — levelheadedness
  • Atavism — return to a former state
  • Atavisms — return to a former state
  • atavistic — characteristic of an atavist
  • Ataxia — confused state
  • Ataxias — confused state
  • Ate — consume food
  • Atelier — workshop
  • Ateliers — workshop
  • Athanasies — immortality
  • Athanasy — immortality
  • Atheism — belief that no god exists
  • Atheisms — belief that no god exists
  • atheist — related to or characterized by or given to atheism
  • Atheistic — unreligious
  • Atheists — nonbeliever
  • Athenaeum — place where records are stored
  • Athenaeums — place where records are stored
  • Atheneum — book repository
  • Atheneums — book repository
  • Athetosis — brain disorder
  • Athirst — eager
  • Athlete — person involved in sports
  • Athletes — person involved in sports
  • Athletic — agile; prepared to participate in sports
  • Athletics — sports
  • Athrill — very happy, blissful
  • Athwart — against
  • Atingle — thrilled
  • Atk
  • Atlantes — chart of geographic area
  • Atlas — chart of geographic area
  • Atlases — chart of geographic area
  • Atlatl — arm, armament
  • Atlatls — arm, armament
  • Atmosphere — gases around the earth
  • Atmospheres — gases around the earth
  • Atmospheric — of or in the atmosphere
  • Atmospherics — dispute, quarrel
  • Atoll — island
  • Atolls — island
  • Atom — smallest part of something
  • Atomic — tiny
  • Atomic structure
  • Atomics — atomic science
  • Atomistic — atomic science
  • Atomization — rot, breakdown
  • Atomizations — rot, breakdown
  • Atomize — smash
  • Atomized — smash
  • Atomizer — fine mist
  • Atomizers — fine mist
  • Atomizes — smash
  • Atomizing — smash
  • Atoms — smallest part of something
  • Atonable — purgative
  • atonal — characterized by avoidance of traditional western tonality
  • Atone — compensate; make amends for former misdoing
  • Atoneable — purgative
  • Atoned — compensate; make amends for former misdoing
  • Atonement — compensation
  • Atonements — compensation
  • Atones — compensate; make amends for former misdoing
  • Atonic — crippled
  • Atoning — compensate; make amends for former misdoing
  • Atop — upon
  • Atrabilious — perversely irritable
  • Atramentous — black
  • Atria — central building area
  • Atrium — central building area
  • Atriums — central building area
  • Atrocious — outrageous; widely condemned
  • Atrociously — cruelly, without remorse
  • Atrociousness — enormity
  • Atrociousnesses — enormity
  • Atrocities — outrageous behavior
  • Atrocity — outrageous behavior
  • Atrophied — emaciated
  • Atrophies — wasting away, disintegration
  • Atrophy — wasting away, disintegration
  • Atrophying — diminish, lessen
  • Ats — about; in the direction of
  • Attach — join, fasten
  • Attachable — adjustable
  • Attache — container for one’s possesions
  • Attached — join, fasten
  • Attaches — join, fasten
  • Attaching — join, fasten
  • Attachment — fastening
  • Attachments — fastening
  • Attack — physical assault
  • Attackable — vulnerable
  • Attacked — assaulted
  • Attacker — aggressor
  • Attackers — aggressor
  • Attacking — assault physically
  • Attacks — physical assault
  • Attain — achieve, accomplish
  • Attainable — within reach; achievable
  • Attainableness — feasibility, likelihood; chance
  • Attained — achieve, accomplish
  • Attaining — achieve, accomplish
  • Attainment — achievement, accomplishment
  • Attainments — achievement, accomplishment
  • Attains — achieve, accomplish
  • Attaint — stain
  • Attainted — find guilty
  • Attainting — find guilty
  • Attaints — stain
  • Attar — scent, often manufactured and packaged for personal use
  • Attars — scent, often manufactured and packaged for personal use
  • Attempt — try, effort
  • Attemptable
  • Attempted — try, make effort
  • Attempting — try, make effort
  • Attempts — try, effort
  • Attend — be present at
  • Attendance — being present
  • Attendances — being present
  • Attendant — being present or related
  • Attendants — person who serves others
  • Attended — be present at
  • Attendee — one who is present at a specific event
  • Attendees — one who is present at a specific event
  • Attending — accompanying
  • Attendings — being present
  • Attends — be present at
  • Attention — concentration
  • Attentions — concentration
  • Attentive — concentrating
  • Attentively — with concentration
  • Attentiveness — attention
  • Attentivenesses — attention
  • Attenuate — weaken
  • Attenuated — weaken
  • Attenuates — weaken
  • Attenuating — weaken
  • Attenuation — debilitation
  • Attenuations — debilitation
  • Attest — affirm, vouch for
  • Attestable — provable, evident
  • Attestant — person who observes an event
  • Attestants — person who observes an event
  • Attestation — confirmation
  • Attestations — confirmation
  • Attestator — witness
  • Attestators — witness
  • Attested — affirm, vouch for
  • Attester — witness
  • Attesters — witness
  • Attesting — affirm, vouch for
  • Attestor — person who observes an event
  • Attestors — person who observes an event
  • Attests — affirm, vouch for
  • Attic — space under the roof of a house
  • Atticism — simple style; regularity, restraint
  • Atticisms — simple style; regularity, restraint
  • Attics — space under the roof of a house
  • Attire — clothing
  • Attired — clothe
  • Attirement — dress
  • Attirements — dress
  • Attires — clothing
  • Attiring — clothe
  • Attitude — mental outlook
  • Attitudes — mental outlook
  • Attitudinize — posture
  • Attitudinized — posture
  • Attitudinizer — hypocrite
  • Attitudinizers — hypocrite
  • Attitudinizes — posture
  • Attitudinizing — posture
  • Attitudinizings — artificial position
  • Attorney — lawyer
  • Attorneys — lawyer
  • Attract — draw attention
  • Attractant
  • Attracted — draw attention
  • Attracting — draw attention
  • Attraction — ability to draw attention; something that draws attention
  • Attractions — ability to draw attention; something that draws attention
  • Attractive — appealing, drawing attention
  • Attractively — in an attractive or pleasing manner
  • Attractiveness — attraction
  • Attracts — draw attention
  • Attrib
  • Attributable — unpaid
  • Attribute — feature
  • Attributed — ascribe, assign to source
  • Attributes — feature
  • Attributing — ascribe, assign to source
  • Attribution — act of attributing
  • Attributions — act of attributing
  • Attributive — word that modifies a noun
  • Attributives — word that modifies a noun
  • Attrition — wearing down or away
  • Attritional — shamed, sorrowful
  • Attritions — wearing down or away
  • Attritive — grating
  • Attune — adjust
  • Attuned — adjust
  • Attunement — musical accordance
  • Attunements — musical accordance
  • Attunes — adjust
  • Attuning — adjust
  • Atypic — unusual
  • Atypical — nonconforming
  • Aubade — brightest star
  • Aubades — brightest star
  • Auberge — accommodation for travellers
  • Auberges — accommodation for travellers
  • Auburn — reddish-brown color
  • Auburns — reddish-brown color
  • Auction — competitive sale; sale by bid
  • Auctioned — exchange an object for money
  • Auctioneer — person who gives object in exchange for money
  • Auctioneering — auction
  • Auctioneers — person who gives object in exchange for money
  • Auctioning — the act of selling
  • Auctions — competitive sale; sale by bid
  • Audacious — reckless, daring
  • Audaciously — courageously
  • Audaciousness — daring
  • Audaciousnesses — daring
  • Audacities — recklessness, daring
  • Audacity — recklessness, daring
  • Audible — able to be heard
  • Audibly — without any doubt
  • Audience — group observing an entertainment or sporting event
  • Audiences — group observing an entertainment or sporting event
  • Audile — hearing
  • Audio — sound
  • Audios — visual and audio entertainment transmitted via radio waves
  • Audiotape — record sounds, sights
  • Audiotaped — record sounds, sights
  • Audiotapes — record sounds, sights
  • Audiotaping — record sounds, sights
  • Audiovisual — affecting animate nerve organs
  • Audit — inspection of financial records
  • Audited — inspection of financial records
  • Auditing — inspect financial records
  • Auditings — accounting
  • Audition — test of ability
  • Auditioned — evaluate, test
  • Auditioning — informing via electronic media
  • Auditions — test of ability
  • Auditive — hearing
  • Auditor — person who inspects financial records
  • Auditoria — room, building for entertainment events
  • Auditories — ability to perceive sound
  • Auditorium — room, building for entertainment events
  • Auditoriums — room, building for entertainment events
  • Auditors — person who inspects financial records
  • Auditory — hearing
  • Audits — inspection of financial records
  • Auger — drill
  • Augers — drill
  • Aught — nothing
  • Aughts — nothing
  • Augment — make greater; improve
  • Augmentation — making greater; improving
  • Augmentations — making greater; improving
  • Augmented — make greater; improve
  • Augmenting — make greater; improve
  • Augments — make greater; improve
  • Augur — predictor
  • Augural — prophetic
  • Augured — predict; be an omen of
  • Augurer — wizard
  • Augurers — wizard
  • Auguries — omen
  • Auguring — predictor
  • Augurs — predictor
  • augury — an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
  • august — profoundly honored
  • Augustness — great importance
  • Augustnesses — great importance
  • Aunt — member of a family
  • Aunts — member of a family
  • Aura — air, character
  • Aurae — air, character
  • Aural — able to be heard
  • Auras — air, character
  • Aureate — flowery
  • Aurelian — golden
  • Aureola — cloud
  • Aureolas — cloud
  • Aureole — radiant circle
  • Aureoles — radiant circle
  • Auric — golden
  • Auricular — perceived by hearing
  • Auriferous — golden
  • Aurified — embellish, decorate
  • Aurifies — embellish, decorate
  • Aurify — embellish, decorate
  • Aurifying — embellish, decorate
  • Aurora — atmopheric phenomenon
  • Auroral — shining, glowing in appearance
  • Auroras — atmopheric phenomenon
  • Aurous — golden
  • Auscultate — hear and pay attention
  • Auscultated — hear and pay attention
  • Auscultates — hear and pay attention
  • Auscultating — hear and pay attention
  • Auspex — augur
  • Auspicate — predict, warn
  • Auspicated — predict, warn
  • Auspicates — predict, warn
  • Auspicating — predict, warn
  • Auspice — omen
  • Auspices — protection; support
  • Auspicious — encouraging; favorable
  • Auspiciously — favorably
  • Auspiciousness — appropriateness
  • Austere — severe in manner
  • Austerities — severity
  • Austerity — severity
  • Austral — very hot
  • Autarchic — absolute
  • Autarchical — absolute
  • Autarchies — absolutism
  • Autarchy — absolutism
  • Authentic — real, genuine
  • Authentically — without a doubt
  • Authenticate — establish as real, genuine
  • Authenticated — establish as real, genuine
  • Authenticates — establish as real, genuine
  • Authenticating — establish as real, genuine
  • Authentication — confirmation
  • Authentications — confirmation
  • Authenticities — genuineness
  • Authenticity — genuineness
  • Author — composer of written work
  • Authored — rising
  • Authoring — creating of goods, result
  • Authorings — creating of goods, result
  • Authoritarian — domineering
  • Authoritarians — domineering
  • Authoritative — recognized as true, valid
  • Authoritatively — with official approval
  • Authorities — power, control
  • Authority — power, control
  • Authorization — permission
  • Authorizations — permission
  • Authorize — give power or control
  • Authorized — approved
  • Authorizes — give power or control
  • Authorizing — give power or control
  • Authors — composer of written work
  • Authorship — origin
  • Authorships — origin
  • Autist — person who retreats mentally
  • Autists — person who retreats mentally
  • Auto — automobile
  • Auto accessory
  • Auto company
  • Auto factory
  • Auto loan
  • Auto manufacturer
  • Auto part
  • Auto tire
  • Autobiographies — written account of one’s own life
  • Autobiography — written account of one’s own life
  • Autocade — pageant, display
  • Autocades — pageant, display
  • Autochthon — person who is resident of habitation
  • Autochthonal — indigenous
  • Autochthones — person who is resident of habitation
  • Autochthonic — indigenous
  • autochthonous — originating where it is found
  • Autochthons — person who is resident of habitation
  • Autoclave — heavy pot with airtight lid
  • Autoclaved — make clean or unproductive
  • Autoclaves — heavy pot with airtight lid
  • Autoclaving — make clean or unproductive
  • Autocorrect
  • Autocracies — government by one
  • Autocracy — government by one
  • autocrat — a cruel and oppressive dictator
  • Autocratic — holding power exclusively
  • Autocratical — absolute
  • Autocrats — dictator
  • autodidact — a person who has taught himself
  • Autodrome
  • Autogenetic — done by habit
  • Autogenous — inside, central
  • Autogiro — aircraft
  • Autogiros — aircraft
  • Autograph — handwritten signature
  • Autographed — handwritten signature
  • Autographies — the way a person writes
  • Autographing — handwritten signature
  • Autographs — handwritten signature
  • Autography — the way a person writes
  • Autohypnosis — bewitchment
  • Autologous — similar
  • Automat — dispensing machine
  • Automata — device that performs a task
  • Automate — mechanize
  • Automated — made or done by a machine
  • Automates — mechanize
  • Automatic — done or made by machine
  • Automatically — inevitably, certainly
  • Automating — mechanize
  • Automation — machine control
  • Automations — machine control
  • Automatize — mechanize
  • Automatized — mechanize
  • Automatizes — mechanize
  • Automatizing — mechanize
  • Automaton — device that performs a task
  • Automatons — device that performs a task
  • Automatous — individual
  • Automats — dispensing machine
  • Automixte system
  • Automobile — land vehicle; car
  • Automobile loan
  • Automobile tire
  • Automobile trunk
  • Automobiles — land vehicle; car
  • Automobilism
  • Automobilist — person who engineers vehicle
  • Automobilists — person who engineers vehicle
  • Automotive engineer
  • Automotive engineering
  • Automotive technology
  • Autonomic — individual
  • Autonomies — independence
  • Autonomous — independent
  • Autonomously — alone
  • Autonomy — independence
  • Autonym — title given to something, someone
  • Autonyms — title given to something, someone
  • Autopilot — automatic steering system
  • Autopilots — automatic steering system
  • Autopsies — examination of dead body
  • Autopsy — examination of dead body
  • Autos — automobile
  • Autoschediasm — extemporary speech
  • Autoschediasms — extemporary speech
  • Autoschediastic — made-up
  • Autosuggestion — hint, implication
  • Autosuggestions — hint, implication
  • Autotelic
  • Autumn — season between summer and winter
  • Autumnal — relating to autumn; past maturity
  • Autumns — season between summer and winter
  • Auxiliaries — supplementary
  • Auxiliary — supplementary
  • Avail — use
  • Availabilities — chance
  • Availability — chance
  • Available — ready for use
  • Availableness
  • Availed — be of use; use
  • Availing — use
  • Avails — use
  • Avalanche — falling large mass; sudden rush of large quantity
  • Avalanches — falling large mass; sudden rush of large quantity
  • avant-garde — radically new or original
  • avarice — extreme greed for material wealth
  • Avarices — extreme greed
  • Avaricious — greedy
  • Avariciousness — greed
  • Avatar — representation, manifestation
  • Avatars — representation, manifestation
  • Ave — last-ditch effort
  • Avenge — retaliate
  • Avenged — retaliate
  • Avengement — revenge
  • Avengements — revenge
  • Avenger — someone taking vengeance
  • Avengers — someone taking vengeance
  • Avenges — retaliate
  • Avenging — retaliate
  • Avenue — street; path
  • Avenues — street; path
  • Aver — maintain
  • Average — normal, typical
  • Averaged — normal, typical
  • Averagely — to a degree, to some extent
  • Averageness — ordinariness
  • Averagenesses — ordinariness
  • Averages — normal, typical
  • Averaging — obtain numerical mean
  • Averagings — weighing
  • Averment — assertion
  • Averments — assertion
  • Averred — maintain
  • Averring — maintain
  • Avers — maintain
  • Averse — opposing
  • Averseness — unwillingness
  • Aversenesses — unwillingness
  • Aversion — dislike; opposition
  • Aversions — dislike; opposition
  • Aversive — without agreement in feeling
  • Avert — thwart; avoid by turning away
  • Averted — thwart; avoid by turning away
  • Avertible — preventable
  • Averting — thwart; avoid by turning away
  • Averts — thwart; avoid by turning away
  • Aves — last-ditch effort
  • Avian — in the air, winged
  • Aviaries — bird sanctuary
  • Aviary — bird sanctuary
  • Aviate — take to the air, usually employing wings
  • Aviated — take to the air, usually employing wings
  • Aviates — take to the air, usually employing wings
  • Aviating — take to the air, usually employing wings
  • Aviation — flying an aircraft; study of flying aircraft
  • Aviations — flying an aircraft; study of flying aircraft
  • Aviator — person who flies aircraft
  • Aviators — person who flies aircraft
  • Aviatrices — flyer, pilot
  • Aviatrix — flyer, pilot
  • Avid — enthusiastic
  • Avidities — eagerness
  • Avidity — eagerness
  • Avidly — enthusiastically
  • Avion — early aircraft
  • Avions — early aircraft
  • Avocation — hobby
  • Avocations — hobby
  • Avoid — refrain or stay away from; prevent
  • Avoidable — preventable
  • Avoidably — needlessly
  • Avoidance — eluding; preventing
  • Avoidances — eluding; preventing
  • Avoided — refrain or stay away from; prevent
  • Avoider — slacker
  • Avoiders — slacker
  • Avoiding — refrain or stay away from; prevent
  • Avoids — refrain or stay away from; prevent
  • Avoirdupois — heaviness
  • Avoirdupoises — heaviness
  • Avouch — assert
  • Avouched — assert
  • Avouches — assert
  • Avouching — assert
  • Avouchment — assertion
  • Avouchments — assertion
  • Avow — state; profess
  • Avowal — acknowledgment
  • Avowals — acknowledgment
  • Avowed — sworn
  • Avowedly — sworn
  • Avowing — state; profess
  • Avows — state; profess
  • Avulse — physically remove, draw out
  • Avulsed — physically remove, draw out
  • Avulses — physically remove, draw out
  • Avulsing — physically remove, draw out
  • avuncular — resembling a uncle in kindness or indulgence
  • Await — wait with expectation
  • Awaited — wait with expectation
  • Awaiting — looking forward
  • Awaits — wait with expectation
  • Awake — conscious; alert
  • Awaked — conscious; alert
  • Awaken — make conscious or alert
  • Awakened — make conscious or alert
  • Awakening — making conscious or alert
  • Awakenings — making conscious or alert
  • Awakens — make conscious or alert
  • Awakes — conscious; alert
  • Awaking — conscious; alert
  • Awakings — making conscious or alert
  • Award — prize or reward
  • Awarded — give prize or reward
  • Awardee — receiver
  • Awardees — receiver
  • Awarding — give prize or reward
  • Awards — prize or reward
  • Aware — knowledgeable
  • Awareness — knowledge
  • Awarenesses — knowledge
  • Awash — wet
  • Away — in another direction; at a distance
  • Aways — go away
  • Awe — amazement
  • Awed — amaze
  • Aweless — disrespectful
  • Awes — amazement
  • Awesome — amazing
  • Awestruck — amazed, astonished
  • Awful — very bad; terrible
  • Awfully — badly
  • Awfulness — horror
  • Awfulnesses — horror
  • Awhile — for a short period
  • Awing — amazement
  • Awkward — clumsy, inelegant
  • Awkwardly — with difficulty
  • Awkwardness — clumsiness; inelegance
  • Awkwardnesses — clumsiness; inelegance
  • Awl — tool for boring
  • Awls — tool for boring
  • Awn — sharp end, top, end of extension
  • Awning — canopy
  • Awnings — canopy
  • Awns — sharp end, top, end of extension
  • Awoke — become alert or cause to rise from sleep
  • Awoken — become alert or cause to rise from sleep
  • Awol — not present
  • Awols — state of not being present
  • Awry — off course; amiss
  • Ax — dismiss
  • Axe — large cutting tool
  • Axed — cut with large blade
  • Axenic — completely clean
  • Axes — large cutting tool
  • Axial — main, principal; in the middle
  • Axilla — underarm
  • Axillae — underarm
  • Axillary — feathered
  • Axing — cut with large blade
  • Axiological — basic, important
  • Axiom — principle
  • axiomatic — evident without proof or argument
  • Axiomatically — inevitably, certainly
  • Axioms — principle
  • Axis — point around which something revolves
  • Axises — point around which something revolves
  • Axle — shaft around which wheels rotate
  • Axles — shaft around which wheels rotate
  • Axunge
  • Ayah — nanny
  • Ayahs — nanny
  • Aye — yes
  • Ayes — yes
  • Azoic — not alive, not organic
  • Azure — purplish blue
  • Azures — earth’s atmosphere

Vocabulary List

  • Words that Start with A
  • Words that Start with B
  • Words that Start with c
  • Words that Start with D
  • Words that Start with E
  • Words that Start with F
  • Words that Start with g
  • Words that Start with H
  • Words that Start with I
  • Words that Start with J
  • Words that Start with K
  • Words that Start with L
  • Words that Start with M
  • Words that Start with N
  • Words that Start with O
  • Words that Start with P
  • Words that Start with Q
  • Words that Start with R
  • Words that Start with S
  • Words that Start with T
  • Words that Start with U
  • Words that Start with V
  • Words that Start with W
  • Words that Start with Y
  • Words that Start with Z

Idioms by Category

  • The Most Common English Idioms
  • Common English Idioms
  • Familiar English Idioms
  • Idioms about Age
  • Idioms about animals
  • Idioms about art
  • Idioms about clothes
  • Idioms about colors
  • Idioms about crime
  • Idioms about death
  • Idioms about dreams
  • Idioms about food
  • Idioms about furniture
  • Idioms about general
  • Idioms about health
  • Idioms about home
  • Idioms about language
  • Idioms about law
  • Idioms about life
  • Idioms about love
  • Idioms about men and women
  • Idioms about money
  • Idioms about music
  • Idioms about names
  • Idioms about nationalities
  • Idioms about nature
  • Idioms about numbers
  • Idioms about parts of the body
  • Idioms about relationship
  • Idioms about religion
  • Idioms about sexuality
  • Idioms about sport
  • Idioms about technology and science
  • Idioms about time
  • Idioms about travel
  • Idioms about war
  • Idioms about weather
  • Idioms about work
  • IDIOMS beginning with A
  • IDIOMS beginning with B
  • IDIOMS beginning with C
  • IDIOMS beginning with D
  • IDIOMS beginning with E
  • IDIOMS beginning with F
  • IDIOMS beginning with G
  • IDIOMS beginning with H
  • IDIOMS beginning with I
  • IDIOMS beginning with J
  • IDIOMS beginning with K
  • IDIOMS beginning with L
  • IDIOMS beginning with M
  • IDIOMS beginning with N
  • IDIOMS beginning with O
  • IDIOMS beginning with P
  • IDIOMS beginning with Q
  • IDIOMS beginning with R
  • IDIOMS beginning with S
  • IDIOMS beginning with T
  • IDIOMS beginning with U
  • IDIOMS beginning with V
  • IDIOMS beginning with W
  • IDIOMS beginning with X
  • IDIOMS beginning with Y
  • IDIOMS beginning with Z

Phrases by Category

  • Common Expression
  • Greetings
  • Travel & Directions
  • Number and Money
  • Location
  • Phone and Internet and Mail
  • Time and dates
  • Accommodations
  • Dining
  • Making friends
  • Entertainment
  • Shopping
  • Communication difficulties
  • Emergency and health
  • General questions
  • Work
  • Weather
  • Miscellaneous
  • Phrases beginning with A
  • Phrases beginning with B
  • Phrases beginning with c
  • Phrases beginning with D
  • Phrases beginning with E
  • Phrases beginning with F
  • Phrases beginning with g
  • Phrases beginning with H
  • Phrases beginning with I
  • Phrases beginning with J
  • Phrases beginning with K
  • Phrases beginning with L
  • Phrases beginning with M
  • Phrases beginning with N
  • Phrases beginning with O
  • Phrases beginning with P
  • Phrases beginning with Q
  • Phrases beginning with R
  • Phrases beginning with S
  • Phrases beginning with T
  • Phrases beginning with U
  • Phrases beginning with V
  • Phrases beginning with W
  • Phrases beginning with Y
  • Phrases beginning with Z

Vocabulary List

[ B ]

[ C ]

[ D ]

[ E ]

[ F ]

[ G ]

[ H ]

[ I ]

[ J ]

[ K ]

[ L ]

[ M ]

[ N ]

[ O ]

[ P ]

[ Q ]

[ R ]

[ S ]

[ T ]

[ U ]

[ V ]

[ W ]

[ X ]

[ Y ]

[ Z ]

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