All the English Words You Need!
If you learn these 3,500 Britlish English words, you will be able to understand 90% of normal, everyday conversations in British English, as well as most written media such as newspapers, magazines, and Internet articles.
Extensive Research
After years of extensive research using the latest technology to access lists of millions of examples of spoken and written English, I have assembled a definitive list of a little over 3,500 of the most commonly used British English words.
If you learn these 3,500 words, you will have an active vocabulary which will let you participate in an English-speaking environment with confidence.
171,476 Words in English
There are 171,476 words in the Second Edition (1989) of the 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary, along with some 9,500 derivative words. This does not include words formed by inflections or technical and regional vocabulary. The complete list of English words could well exceed 700,000 words.
But, don’t worry! You don’t need to learn all of them, just the little over 3,500 words in this list. Learn these, and you will have mastered 90% of common English usage.
The 3,500 British English Words
I have created a searchable table for these 3,500 words and have provided a British IPA phonetic transcription of each word and an audio reading of the word to help with your pronunciation. I have also provided a dictionary definition for each of the words, so that you can learn, remember, and use them correctly.
Become a Britlisher for free at Britlish, and get the 3,500 word Vocabulary Activation Pack free today and really master these 3,500 common English words. There are 220,000 words of definitions in the pack, too.
Additional Words
Since creating this resource, I have added some more important words to bring the total number of words in the table below to 4,119.
| WORD | IPA & AUDIO | DEFINITIONS |
|---|---|---|
| a | / ə / | noun: the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen; the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet; the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation; (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA; one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose); any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes |
| abandon | / ə.ˈbæn.dən / | noun: the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry; a feeling of extreme emotional intensity; verb: stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims; leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; give up with the intent of never claiming again; forsake, leave behind; leave behind empty; move out of |
| abandoned | / ə.ˈbæn.dənd / | adjective: forsaken by owner or keeper; free from constraint |
| ability | / ə.ˈbɪ.lə.ti / | noun: the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment; possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done |
| able | / ˈeɪb.l̩ / | adjective: (usually followed by 'to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something; having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity; have the skills and qualifications to do things well; having a strong healthy body |
| abortion | / ə.ˈbɔːʃ.n̩ / | noun: termination of pregnancy; failure of a plan |
| about | / ə.ˈbaʊt / | adjective: on the move; adverb: in the area or vicinity; all around or on all sides; in or to a reversed position or direction; to or among many different places or in no particular direction; (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; in rotation or succession; (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct |
| above | / ə.ˈbʌv / | adjective: appearing earlier in the same text; adverb: at an earlier place; in or to a place that is higher; noun: an earlier section of a written text |
| abroad | / ə.ˈbrɔːd / | adjective: in a foreign country; adverb: to or in a foreign country; in a place across an ocean; far away from home or one's usual surroundings |
| absence | / ˈæb.səns / | noun: failure to be present; the state of being absent; the time interval during which something or somebody is away; epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (a possible other abnormalities) |
| absent | / ˈæb.sənt / | adjective: lost in thought; showing preoccupation; not in a specified place physically or mentally; verb: go away or leave |
| absolute | / ˈæb.sə.luːt / | adjective: perfect or complete or pure; not capable of being violated or infringed; complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; without conditions or limitations; not limited by law; expressing finality with no implication of possible change; noun: something that is conceived to be absolute; something that does not depends on anything else and is beyond human control |
| absolutely | / ˈæb.sə.luːt.li / | adverb: totally and definitely; without question; completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers |
| absorb | / əb.ˈzɔːb / | verb: cause to become one with; engage or engross wholly; take up mentally; assimilate or take in; take in, also metaphorically; become imbued; take up, as of debts or payments; suck or take up or in; engross (oneself) fully |
| abuse | / ə.ˈbjuːs / | noun: a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; cruel or inhumane treatment; improper or excessive use; verb: use wrongly or improperly or excessively; use foul or abusive language towards; change the inherent purpose or function of something; treat badly |
| academic | / ˌæk.ə.ˈde.mɪk / | adjective: hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result; marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects; associated with academia or an academy; noun: an educator who works at a college or university |
| accent | / ˈæk.sent / | noun: a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation; distinctive manner of oral expression; the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; special importance or significance; verb: put stress on; utter with an accent; to stress, single out as important |
| accept | / ək.ˈsept / | verb: tolerate or accommodate oneself to; consider or hold as true; be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal; react favourably to; consider right and proper; give an affirmative reply to; respond favourably to; receive (a report) officially, as from a committee; receive willingly something given or offered; admit into a group or community; be designed to hold or take; make use of or accept for some purpose; take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person |
| acceptable | / ək.ˈsep.təb.l̩ / | adjective: worthy of acceptance or satisfactory; adequate for the purpose; judged to be in conformity with approved usage; meeting requirements |
| access | / ˈæk.ses / | noun: the act of approaching or entering; a way of entering or leaving; (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information; the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership); a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialled or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.); the right to enter; verb: reach or gain access to; obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer |
| accident | / ˈæk.sɪ.dənt / | noun: anything that happens by chance without an apparent cause; a mishap; especially one causing injury or death |
| accidental | / ˌæk.sɪ.ˈden.tl̩ / | adjective: without intention (especially resulting from heedless action); associated by chance and not an integral part; occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; noun: a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature |
| accidentally | / ˌæk.sɪ.ˈden.tl̩i / | adverb: without advance planning; without intention; in an unintentional manner; in an incidental manner |
| accommodation | / ə.ˌkɒm.ə.ˈdeɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the lens of the eye; the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need; living quarters provided for public convenience; in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality; a settlement of differences; making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances |
| accompany | / əˈk.ʌm.pə.ni / | verb: go or travel along with; perform an accompaniment to; be associated with; be a companion to somebody |
| accomplish | / əˈk.ʌm.plɪʃ / | verb: put in effect; to gain with effort |
| according | / əˈk.ɔːd.ɪŋ / | adjective: (followed by 'to') as reported or stated by; (followed by 'to') in agreement with or accordant with |
| account | / əˈk.aʊnt / | noun: the quality of taking advantage; importance or value; a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services; a record or narrative description of past events; an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered; a short account of the news; a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.; the act of informing by verbal report; grounds; verb: furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; keep an account of; be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something; to give an account or representation of in words |
| accurate | / ˈæ.kjə.rət / | adjective: conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct |
| accurately | / ˈæ.kjə.rət.li / | adverb: with few mistakes; strictly correctly |
| accuse | / ə.ˈkjuːz / | verb: bring an accusation against; level a charge against; blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehaviour against |
| achieve | / ə.ˈtʃiːv / | verb: to gain with effort |
| achievement | / ə.ˈtʃiːv.mənt / | noun: the action of accomplishing something |
| acid | / ˈæ.sɪd / | adjective: having the characteristics of an acid; harsh or corrosive in tone; being sour to the taste; noun: street name for lysergic acid diethylamide; 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 |
| acknowledge | / ək.ˈnɒ.lɪdʒ / | verb: accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; accept as legally binding and valid; express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; report the receipt of; declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with |
| acquire | / ə.ˈkwaɪə / | verb: win something through one's efforts; locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar; come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; gain through experience; gain knowledge or skills; come into the possession of something concrete or abstract |
| across | / ə.ˈkrɒs / | adverb: transversely; to the opposite side |
| act | / ækt / | noun: something that people do or cause to happen; a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body; a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet; a manifestation of insincerity; verb: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behaviour; conduct or comport oneself; pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; discharge one's duties; play a role or part; perform on a stage or theatre; perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure; be suitable for theatrical performance; behave unnaturally or affectedly; have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected |
| action | / ˈæk.ʃn̩ / | noun: something done (usually as opposed to something said); the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field; an act by a government body or supranational organization; the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism; the trait of being active and energetic and forceful; the series of events that form a plot; the state of being active; a military engagement; a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong; a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); verb: institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; put in effect |
| active | / ˈæk.tɪv / | adjective: characterized by energetic activity; engaged in full-time work; full of activity or engaged in continuous activity; tending to become more severe or wider in scope; disposed to take action or effectuate change; (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt; (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting; expressing action rather than a state of being; used of verbs (e.g. 'to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. 'running' in 'running water'); expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: "Hemingway favours active constructions"; exerting influence or producing a change or effect; of the sun; characterized by a high level activity in sunspots and flares and radio emissions; in operation; taking part in an activity; engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; noun: a person devoted to the active life; the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb; chemical agent capable of activity |
| actively | / ˈæk.tɪ.vli / | adverb: in an active manner |
| activist | / ˈæk.tɪ.vɪst / | adjective: advocating or engaged in activism; noun: a militant reformer |
| activity | / æk.ˈtɪ.və.ti / | noun: any specific behaviour; (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction; the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically; an organic process that takes place in the body; a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); the state of being active |
| actor | / ˈæk.tə / | noun: a theatrical performer; a person who acts and gets things done |
| actress | / ˈæk.trəs / | noun: a female actor |
| actual | / ˈæk.tʃuəl / | adjective: presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible; being or existing at the present moment; taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated; existing in act or fact; being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not |
| actually | / ˈæk.tʃuə.li / | adverb: used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly; in actual fact; as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis; at the present moment |
| ad | / æd / | adverb: in the Christian era; used before dates after the supposed year Christ was born; noun: a public promotion of some product or service |
| adapt | / ə.ˈdæpt / | verb: make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions |
| add | / æd / | noun: a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioural and learning disorders; verb: make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; make an addition by combining numbers; state or say further; constitute an addition; determine the sum of; bestow a quality on |
| addition | / ə.ˈdɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: the act of adding one thing to another; a component that is added to something to improve it; a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area; a quantity that is added; the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers; something added to what you already have |
| additional | / ə.ˈdɪʃ.n̩əl / | adjective: further or added |
| address | / ə.ˈdres / | noun: the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball; (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored; written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location; a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described; the manner of speaking to another individual; the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with; social skill; verb: adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting; speak to; give a speech to; speak to someone; put an address on (an envelope); direct a question at someone; address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question; access or locate by address; greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name; deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression |
| adequate | / ˈæ.dɪ.kwət / | adjective: (sometimes followed by 'to') meeting the requirements especially of a task; about average; acceptable; enough to meet a purpose |
| adequately | / ˈæ.dɪ.kwət.li / | adverb: in an adequate manner; in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree |
| adjust | / ə.ˈdʒʌst / | verb: adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; make correspondent or conformable; decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim; place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight |
| adjustment | / ə.ˈdʒʌst.mənt / | noun: the act of adjusting something to match a standard; making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances; the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment); an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) |
| administration | / əd.ˌmɪ.nɪ.ˈstreɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: the act of administering medication; a method of tending to (especially business) matters; the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; the tenure of a president |
| administrative | / əd.ˈmɪ.nɪ.strə.tɪv / | adjective: of or relating to or responsible for administration |
| administrator | / əd.ˈmɪ.nɪ.streɪ.tə / | noun: someone who manages a government agency or department; the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor; someone who administers a business |
| admiration | / ˌæd.mə.ˈreɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: a favourable judgment; a feeling of delighted approval and liking; the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising |
| admire | / əd.ˈmaɪə / | verb: feel admiration for; look at with admiration |
| admission | / əd.ˈmɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: the act of admitting someone to enter; an acknowledgment of the truth of something; the fee charged for admission |
| admit | / əd.ˈmɪt / | verb: declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; allow to enter; grant entry to; serve as a means of entrance; give access or entrance to; afford possibility; admit into a group or community; have room for; hold without crowding |
| adolescent | / ˌæ.də.ˈlesnt / | adjective: in the state of development between puberty and maturity; displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; being of the age 13 through 19; relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent; noun: a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity |
| adopt | / ə.ˈdɒpt / | verb: take into one's family; take up and practice as one's own; choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; put into dramatic form; take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities |
| adult | / ˈæ.dʌlt / | adjective: (of animals) fully developed; noun: any mature animal; a fully developed person from maturity onward |
| advance | / əd.ˈvɑːns / | adjective: situated ahead or going before; being ahead of time or need; noun: increase in price or value; an amount paid before it is earned; the act of moving forward toward a goal; a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; a change for the better; progress in development; a movement forward; verb: rise in rate or price; develop further; bring forward for consideration or acceptance; move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; cause to move forward; move forward; pay in advance; develop in a positive way; increase or raise; obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; contribute to the progress or growth of |
| advanced | / əd.ˈvɑːnst / | adjective: (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry; far along in time; comparatively late in a course of development; ahead in development; complex or intricate; at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill; farther along in physical or mental development; ahead of the times; situated ahead or going before |
| advantage | / əd.ˈvɑːn.tɪdʒ / | noun: benefit resulting from some event or action; the quality of having a superior or more favourable position; (tennis) first point scored after deuce; verb: give an advantage to |
| adventure | / əd.ˈven.tʃə / | noun: a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful); verb: take a risk in the hope of a favourable outcome; put at risk |
| advert | / ˈæd.vɜːt / | noun: a public promotion of some product or service; verb: make reference to; make a more or less disguised reference to; give heed (to) |
| advertise | / ˈæd.və.taɪz / | verb: call attention to; make publicity for; try to sell (a product) |
| advertisement | / əd.ˈvɜː.tɪ.smənt / | noun: a public promotion of some product or service |
| advertising | / ˈæd.və.taɪz.ɪŋ / | noun: the business of drawing public attention to goods and services; a public promotion of some product or service |
| advice | / əd.ˈvaɪs / | noun: a proposal for an appropriate course of action |
| advise | / əd.ˈvaɪz / | verb: inform (somebody) of something; give advice to; make a proposal, declare a plan for something |
| adviser | / əd.ˈvaɪ.zə / | noun: an expert who gives advice |
| advocate | / ˈæd.vək.eɪt / | noun: a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea; a lawyer who pleads cases in court; verb: speak, plead, or argue in favour of; push for something |
| affair | / ə.ˈfeə / | noun: a vaguely specified social event; a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship; a vaguely specified concern |
| affect | / ə.ˈfekt / | noun: the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion; verb: act physically on; have an effect upon; have an effect upon; have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; make believe with the intent to deceive; connect closely and often incriminatingly |
| affection | / ə.ˈfek.ʃn̩ / | noun: a positive feeling of liking |
| afford | / ə.ˈfɔːd / | verb: be able to spare or give up; afford access to; have the financial means to do something or buy something; be the cause or source of |
| afraid | / ə.ˈfreɪd / | adjective: filled with fear or apprehension; filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement; feeling worry or concern or insecurity; having feelings of aversion or unwillingness |
| African | / ˈæ.frɪkən / | adjective: of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples; noun: a native or inhabitant of Africa |
| after | / ˈɑːf.tə / | adjective: located farther aft; adverb: behind or in the rear; happening at a time subsequent to a reference time |
| afternoon | / ˌɑːf.tə.ˈnuːn / | noun: the part of the day between noon and evening; a conventional expression of greeting or farewell |
| afterwards | / ˈɑːf.tə.wədz / | adverb: happening at a time subsequent to a reference time |
| again | / ə.ˈɡen / | adverb: anew |
| against | / ə.ˈɡenst / | preposition: against; opposed to; playing in opposition to; in contact with; in a direction opposite to; in contrast to |
| age | / eɪdʒ / | noun: how long something has existed; a time in life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises; a late time of life; a prolonged period of time; an era of history having some distinctive feature; verb: begin to seem older; get older; make older; grow old or older |
| aged | / eɪdʒd / | adjective: (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process ('aged' is pronounced as one syllable); of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; ('aged' pronounced as one syllable); advanced in years; ('aged' is pronounced as two syllables); having attained a specific age; ('aged' is pronounced as one syllable); at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable); noun: people who are old collectively |
| agency | / ˈeɪ.dʒən.si / | noun: a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government; the state of being in action or exerting power; how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent |
| agenda | / ə.ˈdʒen.də / | noun: a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to; a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting) |
| agent | / ˈeɪ.dʒənt / | noun: an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission; a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations; any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau; a substance that exerts some force or effect; the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause |
| aggressive | / ə.ˈɡre.sɪv / | adjective: having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends; characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight; tending to spread quickly |
| ago | / ə.ˈɡəʊ / | adjective: gone by; or in the past; adverb: in the past |
| agree | / ə.ˈɡriː / | verb: consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something; be in accord; be in agreement; achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose; be agreeable or suitable; show grammatical agreement; be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; go together |
| agreement | / ə.ˈɡriː.mənt / | noun: compatibility of observations; the thing arranged or agreed to; the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; the verbal act of agreeing; the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations; harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters |
| agricultural | / ˌæ.ɡrɪˈk.ʌlt.ʃrəl / | adjective: relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming; relating to rural matters |
| agriculture | / ˈæ.ɡrɪˌk.ʌl.tʃə / | noun: the class of people engaged in growing food; the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock; a large-scale farming enterprise; the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862 |
| ah | / ɑː / | interjection: expresses appreciation, amazement, surprise and other emotions; used to express surprise |
| ahead | / ə.ˈhed / | adjective: having the leading position or higher score in a contest; adverb: at or in the front; ahead of time; in anticipation; in a forward direction; leading or ahead in a competition; to a different or a more advanced time (meaning advanced either toward the present or toward the future); to a more advanced or advantageous position; toward the future; forward in time |
| aid | / eɪd / | noun: the activity of contributing to the fulfilment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; a resource; a gift of money to support a worthy person or cause; the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; verb: improve the condition of; give help or assistance; be of service |
| aide | / eɪd / | noun: someone who acts as assistant; an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer |
| AIDS | / eɪdz / | noun: a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles |
| aim | / eɪm / | noun: the action of directing something at an object; the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies; verb: propose or intend; direct (a remark) toward an intended goal; aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal; specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public; move into a desired direction of discourse; intend (something) to move towards a certain goal |
| air | / eə / | adjective: relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air; noun: a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; medium for radio and television broadcasting; the region above the ground; a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of; once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles); travel via aircraft; a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; the mass of air surrounding the Earth; a slight wind (usually refreshing); verb: expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry; broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; be broadcast; expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; make public; expose to fresh air |
| aircraft | / ˈeə.krɑːft / | noun: a vehicle that can fly |
| airline | / ˈeə.leɪn / | noun: a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers; a hose that carries air under pressure |
| airport | / ˈeə.pɔːt / | noun: an airfield equipped with control tower and hangers as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo |
| alarm | / ə.ˈlɑːm / | noun: a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event; an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger; fear resulting from the awareness of danger; a clock that wakes sleeper at pre-set time; verb: warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness; fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised |
| alarmed | / ə.ˈlɑːmd / | adjective: experiencing a sudden sense of danger |
| alarming | / ə.ˈlɑːm.ɪŋ / | adjective: causing alarm or fear |
| album | / ˈæl.bəm / | noun: a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc; one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audio tape and compact disc |
| alcohol | / ˈælk.ə.hɒl / | noun: a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation |
| alcoholic | / ˌælk.ə.ˈhɒ.lɪk / | adjective: addicted to alcohol; characteristic of or containing alcohol; noun: a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually |
| alive | / ə.ˈlaɪv / | adjective: capable of erupting; possessing life; (often followed by 'with') full of life and spirit; (followed by 'to' or 'of') aware of; having life or vigour or spirit; (usually followed by 'to') showing acute awareness; mentally perceptive; in operation |
| all | / ɔːl / | adjective: completely given to or absorbed by; quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class; adverb: to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent ('whole' is often used informally for 'wholly') |
| alliance | / ə.ˈlaɪəns / | noun: a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim; an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty; a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest; the state of being allied or confederated; the act of forming an alliance or confederation |
| allied | / ˈæ.laɪd / | adjective: joined by treaty or agreement; related by common characteristics or ancestry; united in a confederacy or league; of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I; of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War II |
| allow | / ə.ˈlaʊ / | verb: allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something; give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting; let have; grant as a discount or in exchange; consent to, give permission; make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; allow the other (baseball) team to score; make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; afford possibility |
| allowance | / ə.ˈlaʊəns / | noun: the act of allowing; a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits; an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period); a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses; a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets; verb: put on a fixed allowance, as of food |
| ally | / ˈæl.aɪ / | noun: a friendly nation; an associate who provides assistance; verb: become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage |
| almost | / ˈɔːl.məʊst / | adverb: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished |
| alone | / ə.ˈləʊn / | adjective: radically distinctive and without equal; exclusive of anyone or anything else; isolated from others; lacking companions or companionship; adverb: without anybody else; without any others being included or involved |
| along | / ə.ˈlɒŋ / | adverb: with a forward motion; in accompaniment or as a companion; in addition (usually followed by 'with'); to a more advanced state; in line with a length or direction (often followed by 'by' or 'beside') |
| alongside | / ə.ˌlɒŋ.ˈsaɪd / | adverb: side by side |
| aloud | / ə.ˈlaʊd / | adverb: using the voice; not silently; with relatively high volume |
| alphabet | / ˈæl.fə.bet / | noun: a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language; the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural) |
| alphabetical | / ˌæl.fə.ˈbe.tɪk.l̩ / | adjective: arranged in order according to the alphabet; relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet |
| alphabetically | / ˌæl.fə.ˈbe.tɪk.l̩i / | adverb: in alphabetical order |
| already | / ɔːl.ˈre.di / | adverb: prior to a specified or implied time |
| also | / ˈɔːls.əʊ / | adverb: in addition |
| alter | / ˈɔːl.tə / | verb: remove the ovaries of; make an alteration to; make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby |
| alternative | / ɔːl.ˈtɜː.nə.tɪv / | adjective: necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities; pertaining to unconventional choices; allowing a choice; noun: one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen |
| alternatively | / ɔːl.ˈtɜː.nə.tɪ.vli / | adverb: in place of, or as an alternative to |
| although | / ɔːl.ˈðəʊ / | adverb: (postpositive) however; conjunction: even though, in spite of the fact that |
| altogether | / ˌɔːl.tə.ˈɡeð.ə / | adverb: with everything included or counted; to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent ('whole' is often used informally for 'wholly'); with everything considered (and neglecting details); noun: informal terms for nakedness |
| always | / ˈɔːl.weɪz / | adverb: at all times; all the time and on every occasion; forever; throughout all time; at any time or in any event; seemingly without interruption; often and repeatedly |
| amaze | / ə.ˈmeɪz / | verb: affect with wonder; be a mystery or bewildering to |
| amazed | / ə.ˈmeɪzd / | adjective: filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock |
| amazing | / ə.ˈmeɪz.ɪŋ / | adjective: inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; surprising greatly |
| ambition | / æm.ˈbɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: a strong drive for success; a cherished desire; verb: have as one's ambition |
| ambulance | / ˈæm.bjə.ləns / | noun: a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals |
| American | / ə.ˈmer.ɪk.ən / | adjective: of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas; of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture; noun: a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country; a native or inhabitant of the United States; the English language as used in the United States |
| among | / ə.ˈmʌŋ / | preposition: in the middle of; in division, with shares to each; internal to, involving members of (a group of people); being a member (or members) of, in the class of |
| amount | / ə.ˈmaʊnt / | noun: how much of something is available; how much there is of something that you can quantify; a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers; a quantity of money; verb: be tantamount or equivalent to; develop into; add up in number or quantity |
| amuse | / ə.ˈmjuːz / | verb: make (somebody) laugh; occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion |
| amused | / ə.ˈmjuːzd / | adjective: pleasantly occupied |
| amusing | / ə.ˈmjuːz.ɪŋ / | adjective: arousing or provoking laughter; providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining |
| an | / æn / | noun: an associate degree in nursing |
| analyse | / ˈæ.nə.laɪz / | verb: subject to psychoanalytic treatment; make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features; consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; break down into components or essential features |
| analysis | / ə.ˈnæ.lə.sɪs / | noun: an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole; the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations; a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation; a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analysed; the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., 'the father of the bride' instead of 'the bride's father'; a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud |
| analyst | / ˈæ.nə.lɪst / | noun: a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis; someone who is skilled at analysing data; an expert who studies financial data (on credit or securities or sales or financial patterns etc.) and recommends appropriate business actions |
| ancient | / ˈeɪn.ʃənt / | adjective: very old; belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire; noun: a person who lived in ancient times; a very old person |
| and | / ænd / | conjunction: used to connect words, clauses or sentences; used to indicate that the following thing is also included, or add an additional point; in order to; used instead of "to", especially after try, come, go; used to indicate causation or something that follows; preposition: with the addition of; increased by |
| anger | / ˈæŋ.ɡə / | noun: a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance; the state of being angry; belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins); verb: make angry; become angry |
| angle | / ˈæŋ.ɡl̩ / | noun: a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians; a biased way of looking at or presenting something; verb: fish with a hook; move or proceed at an angle; present with a bias; seek indirectly; to incline or bend from a vertical position |
| angrily | / anɡrə.li / | adverb: with anger |
| angry | / ˈæŋ.ɡri / | adjective: feeling or showing anger; (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; severely inflamed and painful |
| animal | / ˈæ.nɪm.l̩ / | adjective: of the nature of or characteristic of or derived from an animal or animals; marked by the appetites and passions of the body; noun: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement |
| ankle | / ˈæŋk.l̩ / | noun: a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus |
| anniversary | / ˌæ.nɪ.ˈvɜː.sə.ri / | noun: the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it) |
| announce | / ə.ˈnaʊns / | verb: announce publicly or officially; foreshadow or presage; make known; make an announcement; give the names of |
| announcement | / ə.ˈnaʊn.smənt / | noun: a formal public statement; a public statement about something that is happening or going to happen |
| annoy | / ə.ˈnɔɪ / | verb: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations |
| annoyed | / ə.ˈnɔɪd / | adjective: aroused to impatience or anger; troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances |
| annoying | / ə.ˈnɔɪ.ɪŋ / | adjective: causing irritation or annoyance; noun: the act of troubling or annoying someone |
| annual | / ˈæ.njuəl / | adjective: completing its life cycle within a year; occurring or payable every year; noun: a reference book that is published regularly once every year; a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year |
| annually | / ˈæ.njuə.li / | adverb: without missing a year; by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received) |
| another | / ə.ˈnʌð.ə / | adjective: any of various alternatives; some other |
| answer | / ˈɑːn.sə / | noun: a nonverbal reaction; the principle pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of 'guilty' or 'not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defences or counterclaims; a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; the speech act of replying to a question; a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; verb: understand the meaning of; give the correct answer or solution to; react to a stimulus or command; respond to a signal; give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument); reply or respond to; be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of; match or correspond; be liable or accountable; be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity |
| anti- | / ˌæn.ti / | adjective: not in favour of (an action or proposal etc.); noun: a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.) |
| anticipate | / æn.ˈtɪ.sɪ.peɪt / | verb: be a forerunner of or occur earlier than; realize beforehand; be excited or anxious about; act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; regard something as probable or likely; make a prediction about; tell in advance |
| anxiety | / æŋ.ˈzaɪə.ti / | noun: a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune; a relatively permanent state of anxiety occurring in a variety of mental disorders |
| anxious | / ˈæŋk.ʃəs / | adjective: eagerly desirous; causing or fraught with or showing anxiety |
| anxiously | / ˈæŋk.ʃə.sli / | adverb: with anxiety or apprehension |
| any | / ˈe.ni / | adjective: one or some or every or all without specification; adverb: to any degree or extent |
| anybody | / ˈe.ni.bɒ.di / | pronoun: any person |
| anyhow | / ˈe.ni.haʊ / | adverb: used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement; in any way whatsoever |
| anymore | / ˌe.ni.ˈmɔː / | adverb: at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative |
| anyone | / ˈe.ni.wʌn / | pronoun: any person |
| anything | / ˈe.ni.θɪŋ / | noun: a thing of any kind |
| anyway | / ˈe.ni.weɪ / | adverb: used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement; in any way whatsoever |
| anywhere | / ˈe.ni.weə / | adverb: at or in or to any place |
| apart | / ə.ˈpɑːt / | adjective: remote and separate physically or socially; having characteristics not shared by others; not living together as man and wife; adverb: not taken into account or excluded from consideration; into parts or pieces; separated or at a distance in place or position or time; one from the other; away from another or others; placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose |
| apartment | / ə.ˈpɑːt.mənt / | noun: a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house |
| apologize | / ə.ˈpɒ.lə.dʒaɪz / | verb: acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing; defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning |
| apology | / ə.ˈpɒ.lə.dʒi / | noun: a poor example; an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone; a formal written defence of something you believe in strongly |
| apparent | / ə.ˈpæ.rənt / | adjective: clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; appearing as such but not necessarily so |
| apparently | / ə.ˈpæ.rənt.li / | adverb: from appearances alone; unmistakably ('plain' is often used informally for 'plainly') |
| appeal | / ə.ˈpiːl / | noun: (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial; attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates; request for a sum of money; earnest or urgent request; verb: request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; take a court case to a higher court for review; challenge (a decision); cite as an authority; resort to; be attractive to |
| appear | / ə.ˈpɪə / | verb: come into sight or view; come into being or existence, or appear on the scene; be issued or published; appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.; seem to be true, probable, or apparent; present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority; give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect |
| appearance | / ə.ˈpɪə.rəns / | noun: the act of appearing in public view; pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression; formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action; outward or visible aspect of a person or thing; a mental representation; the event of coming into sight |
| apple | / ˈæp.l̩ / | noun: fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh; native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits |
| application | / ˌæ.plɪˈk.eɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: a diligent effort; the work of applying something; the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose; a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school; a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task; liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin |
| apply | / ə.ˈplaɪ / | verb: ask (for something); refer (a word or name) to a person or thing; apply oneself to; be pertinent or relevant or applicable; put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; apply to a surface; give or convey physically; ensure observance of laws and rules; avail oneself to; be applicable to; as to an analysis |
| appoint | / ə.ˈpɔɪnt / | verb: furnish; create and charge with a task or function; assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to |
| appointment | / ə.ˈpɔɪnt.mənt / | noun: (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment; the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed; (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel); a meeting arranged in advance; a person who is appointed to a job or position |
| appreciate | / ə.ˈpriːʃ.i.eɪt / | verb: increase the value of; gain in value; be fully aware of; realize fully; recognize with gratitude; be grateful for; hold dear |
| approach | / ə.ˈprəʊtʃ / | noun: the act of drawing spatially closer to something; a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green; ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation; a close approximation; the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; the event of one object coming closer to another; a way of entering or leaving; a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing; verb: make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion; come near in time; move towards; begin to deal with; come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character |
| appropriate | / ə.ˈprəʊ.priət / | adjective: suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc; suitable and fitting; meant or adapted for an occasion or use; being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness; verb: take possession of by force, as after an invasion; give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause |
| approval | / ə.ˈpruːv.l̩ / | noun: a message expressing a favourable opinion; a feeling of liking something or someone good; acceptance as satisfactory; the formal act of approving |
| approve | / ə.ˈpruːv / | verb: judge to be right or commendable; think well of; give sanction to |
| approving | / ə.ˈpruːv.ɪŋ / | adjective: expressing or manifesting praise or approval; noun: the formal act of approving |
| approximate | / ə.ˈprɒk.sɪ.mət / | adjective: located close together; very close in resemblance; not quite exact or correct; verb: be close or similar; judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) |
| approximately | / ə.ˈprɒk.sɪ.mət.li / | adverb: (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct |
| April | / ˈeɪ.prəl / | noun: the month following March and preceding May |
| Arab | / ˈær.əb / | noun: a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa; a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia |
| architect | / ˈɑːk.ɪ.tekt / | noun: someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings) |
| architecture | / ˈɑːk.ɪ.tek.tʃə / | noun: the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their aesthetic effect; an architectural product or work; the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; (computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software |
| area | / ˈeə.riə / | noun: a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; a subject of study; a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); a particular environment or walk of life |
| argue | / ˈɑː.ɡjuː / | verb: present reasons and arguments; give evidence of; have an argument about something |
| argument | / ˈɑː.ɡju.mənt / | noun: a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable; a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie; a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement |
| arise | / ə.ˈraɪz / | verb: result or issue; rise to one's feet; originate or come into being; get up and out of bed; move upward; take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance; come into existence; take on form or shape |
| arm | / ɑːm / | noun: the part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person; any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm; 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; the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm; any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization; verb: prepare oneself for a military confrontation; supply with arms |
| armed | / ɑːmd / | adjective: (used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms; (used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns; having arms or arms as specified; used especially in combination |
| arms | / ɑːmz / | noun: the official symbols of a family, state, etc.; weapons considered collectively |
| army | / ˈɑː.mi / | noun: a large number of people united for some specific purpose; a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state; the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare |
| around | / ə.ˈraʊnd / | adverb: in circumference; by a circular or circuitous route; in a circle or circular motion; to a particular destination either specified or understood; (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; in the area or vicinity; from beginning to end; throughout; all around or on all sides; in or to a reversed position or direction; to or among many different places or in no particular direction |
| arrange | / ə.ˈreɪndʒ / | verb: arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; make arrangements for; put into a proper or systematic order; adapt for performance in a different way; arrange attractively; plan, organize, and carry out (an event); set (printed matter) into a specific format |
| arrangement | / ə.ˈreɪndʒ.mənt / | noun: the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music; an organized structure for arranging or classifying; an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging; the spatial property of the way in which something is placed; the thing arranged or agreed to; a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments |
| arrest | / ə.ˈrest / | noun: the state of inactivity following an interruption; the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); verb: hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; take into custody; attract and fix; cause to stop |
| arrival | / ə.ˈraɪv.l̩ / | noun: accomplishment of an objective; the act of arriving at a certain place; someone who arrives (or has arrived) |
| arrive | / ə.ˈraɪv / | verb: reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; succeed in a big way; get to the top |
| arrow | / ˈæ.rəʊ / | noun: a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow; a mark to indicate a direction or relation |
| art | / ɑːt / | noun: the creation of beautiful or significant things; the products of human creativity; works of art collectively; a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication |
| article | / ˈɑː.tɪk.l̩ / | noun: one of a class of artefacts; nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication; (grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase; a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will); verb: bind by a contract; especially for a training period |
| artificial | / ˌɑː.tɪ.ˈfɪʃ.l̩ / | adjective: artificially formal; contrived by art rather than nature; not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes |
| artificially | / ˌɑː.tɪ.ˈfɪʃ.l̩i / | adverb: not according to nature; not by natural means |
| artist | / ˈɑː.tɪst / | noun: a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination |
| artistic | / ɑː.ˈtɪ.stɪk / | adjective: satisfying aesthetic standards and sensibilities; relating to or characteristic of art or artists; aesthetically pleasing |
| as | / æz / | adverb: to the same degree (often followed by 'as'); noun: a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa; a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar |
| ashamed | / ə.ˈʃeɪmd / | adjective: feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse |
| Asian | / ˈeɪ.dʒn̩ / | adjective: denoting or characteristic of the biogeographic region including southern Asia and the Malay Archipelago as far as the Philippines and Borneo and Java; of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture; noun: a native or inhabitant of Asia |
| aside | / ə.ˈsaɪd / | adverb: in reserve; not for immediate use; on or to one side; out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts); placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose; not taken into account or excluded from consideration; in a different direction; noun: a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage; a message that departs from the main subject |
| ask | / ɑːsk / | verb: make a request or demand for something to somebody; consider obligatory; request and expect; inquire about; direct or put; seek an answer to; address a question to and expect an answer from; require or ask for as a price or condition; require as useful, just, or proper |
| asleep | / ə.ˈsliːp / | adjective: dead; in a state of sleep; lacking sensation; adverb: into a sleeping state; in the sleep of death |
| aspect | / ˈæ.spekt / | noun: a characteristic to be considered; a distinct feature or element in a problem; the beginning or duration or completion or repetition of the action of a verb; the feelings expressed on a person's face; the visual percept of a region |
| assault | / ə.ˈsɔːlt / | noun: a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped; close fighting during the culmination of a military attack; thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946; the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will; verb: attack in speech or writing; attack someone physically or emotionally; force (someone) to have sex against their will |
| assert | / ə.ˈsɜːt / | verb: state categorically; insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; assert to be true; to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true |
| assess | / ə.ˈses / | verb: estimate the value of (property) for taxation; charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine; place a value on; judge the worth of something; set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine) |
| assessment | / ə.ˈse.smənt / | noun: the market value set on assets; an amount determined as payable; the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth |
| asset | / ˈæ.set / | noun: a useful or valuable quality |
| assign | / ə.ˈsaɪn / | verb: select something or someone for a specific purpose; decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; transfer one's right to; give out or allot; attribute or credit to; attribute or give; make undue claims to having; give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) |
| assignment | / ə.ˈsaɪn.mənt / | noun: the act of distributing something to designated places or persons; a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor); the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another; the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance |
| assist | / ə.ˈsɪst / | noun: (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play; the activity of contributing to the fulfilment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; verb: act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function; work for or be a servant to; give help or assistance; be of service |
| assistance | / ə.ˈsɪ.stəns / | noun: the activity of contributing to the fulfilment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; a resource |
| assistant | / ə.ˈsɪ.stənt / | adjective: of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another; noun: a person who contributes to the fulfilment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose |
| associate | / ə.ˈsəʊ.siət / | adjective: having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status; noun: any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another; a person who joins with others in some activity; a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies; a person who is frequently in the company of another; verb: make a logical or causal connection; bring or come into association or action; keep company with; hang out with |
| association | / ə.ˌsəʊ.ʃi.ˈeɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: the act of consorting with or joining with others; the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species; a formal organization of people or groups of people; (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding; a relation resulting from interaction or dependence; the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination; a social or business relationship |
| assume | / ə.ˈsjuːm / | verb: take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; take up someone's soul into heaven; occupy or take on; seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; put clothing on one's body; make a pretence of; take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person |
| assumption | / ə.ˈsʌmp.ʃn̩ / | noun: the act of taking possession of or power over something; the act of assuming or taking for granted; a hypothesis that is taken for granted; (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended; celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox church; audacious (even arrogant) behaviour that you have no right to; a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn |
| assure | / ə.ˈʃɔː / | verb: assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence; inform positively and with certainty and confidence; be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; make a promise or commitment; make certain of; cause to feel sure; give reassurance to |
| at | / æt / | noun: 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos; a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium |
| athlete | / ˈæθ.liːt / | noun: a person trained to compete in sports |
| athletic | / æθ.ˈle.tɪk / | adjective: having a sturdy and well proportioned body; relating to or befitting athletics or athletes; vigorously active |
| atmosphere | / ˈæt.mə.sfɪə / | noun: the mass of air surrounding the Earth; the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body; the weather or climate at some place; a particular environment or surrounding influence; a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade |
| atom | / ˈæ.təm / | noun: (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything; (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element |
| attach | / ə.ˈtætʃ / | verb: be attached; be in contact with; become attached; cause to be attached; take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; create social or emotional ties |
| attached | / ə.ˈtætʃt / | adjective: associated in an exclusive sexual relationship; used of buildings joined by common sidewalls; fastened together; permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about; being joined in close association |
| attack | / ə.ˈtæk / | noun: a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase; an offensive move in a sport or game; the act of attacking; (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); strong criticism; the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent); a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation; intense adverse criticism; verb: begin to injure; set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task; attack in speech or writing; take the initiative and go on the offensive; launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; attack someone physically or emotionally |
| attempt | / ə.ˈtempt / | noun: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; the act of attacking; verb: enter upon an activity or enterprise; make an effort or attempt |
| attempted | / ə.ˈtemp.tɪd / | adjective: tried unsuccessfully |
| attend | / ə.ˈtend / | verb: give heed (to); take charge of or deal with; be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.; to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result; work for or be a servant to |
| attention | / ə.ˈten.ʃn̩ / | noun: a courteous act indicating affection; a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review; the faculty or power of mental concentration; the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others; a general interest that leads people to want to know more; the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something |
| attitude | / ˈæ.tɪ.tjuːd / | noun: a theatrical pose created for effect; a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion); the arrangement of the body and its limbs |
| attorney | / ə.ˈtɜː.ni / | noun: a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice |
| attract | / ə.ˈtrækt / | verb: exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away; direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; be attractive to |
| attraction | / ə.ˈtræk.ʃn̩ / | noun: the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; an entertainment that is offered to the public; the force by which one object attracts another; an entertainer who attracts large audiences |
| attractive | / ə.ˈtræk.tɪv / | adjective: pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm; having the properties of a magnet; the ability to draw or pull; having power to arouse interest |
| attribute | / ˈæ.trɪ.bjuːt / | noun: an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity; a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; verb: attribute or credit to; decide as to where something belongs in a scheme |
| audience | / ˈɔː.diəns / | noun: a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment; a conference (usually with someone important); an opportunity to state your case and be heard |
| August | / ˈɔː.ɡəst / | adjective: profoundly honoured; of or befitting a lord; noun: the month following July and preceding September |
| aunt | / ɑːnt / | noun: the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle |
| author | / ˈɔː.θə / | noun: someone who originates or causes or initiates something; writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay); verb: be the author of |
| authority | / ɔː.ˈθɒ.rə.ti / | noun: official permission or approval; the power or right to give orders or make decisions; an authoritative written work; an expert whose views are taken as definitive; (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others; freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; an administrative unit of government |
| auto | / ˈɔː.təʊ / | noun: a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine |
| automatic | / ˌɔː.tə.ˈmæ.tɪk / | adjective: operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control; like the unthinking functioning of a machine; without volition or conscious control; noun: a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released; light machine gun |
| automatically | / ˌɔː.tə.ˈmæ.tɪk.l̩i / | adverb: in a reflex manner; in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism |
| autumn | / ˈɔː.təm / | noun: the season when the leaves fall from the trees |
| available | / ə.ˈveɪ.ləb.l̩ / | adjective: obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service; convenient for use or disposal; not busy; not otherwise committed |
| average | / ˈæ.və.rɪdʒ / | adjective: lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered; around the middle of a scale of evaluation of physical measures; approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value; lacking exceptional quality or ability; relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values); relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution; noun: a statistic describing the location of a distribution; verb: compute the average of; achieve or reach on average; amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain |
| avoid | / ə.ˈvɔɪd / | verb: stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; refrain from doing something; refrain from certain foods or beverages; prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; declare invalid |
| awake | / ə.ˈweɪk / | adjective: not in a state of sleep; completely conscious; (usually followed by 'to') showing acute awareness; mentally perceptive; not unconscious; especially having become conscious; verb: stop sleeping |
| award | / ə.ˈwɔːd / | noun: a grant made by a law court; a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery; verb: give, especially as an honour or reward; give as judged due or on the basis of merit |
| aware | / ə.ˈweə / | adjective: (sometimes followed by 'of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception; aware or knowing; bearing in mind; attentive to |
| awareness | / ə.ˈweə.nəs / | noun: having knowledge of; state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness |
| away | / ə.ˈweɪ / | adjective: (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter; used of an opponent's ground; not present; having left; adverb: from a particular thing or place or position ('forth' is obsolete); from one's possession; out of existence; indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily; in a different direction; in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping); so as to be removed or gotten rid of; freely or at will; in reserve; not for immediate use; out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts); at a distance in space or time |
| awful | / ˈɔːf.l̩ / | adjective: causing fear or dread or terror; exceptionally bad or displeasing; inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; offensive or even (of persons) malicious; extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact; inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence; adverb: used as intensifiers |
| awfully | / ˈɔː.fli / | adverb: used as intensifiers; in a terrible manner; of a dreadful kind |
| awkward | / ˈɔː.kwəd / | adjective: not at ease socially; unsure and constrained in manner; causing inconvenience; hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment; not elegant or graceful in expression; lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance; difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape |
| awkwardly | / ˈɔː.kwəd.li / | adverb: in an awkward manner |
| baby | / ˈbeɪ.bi / | noun: a project of personal concern to someone; a very young mammal; (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women; the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young); a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; an immature childish person; verb: treat with excessive indulgence |
| back | / ˈbæk / | adjective: located at or near the back of an animal; related to or located at the back; of an earlier date; adverb: in or to or toward a past time; at or to or toward the back or rear; in repayment or retaliation; in or to or toward a former location; in or to or toward an original condition; in answer; noun: the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage; a support that you can lean against while sitting; the part of a garment that covers the back of your body; the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer; (football) a person who plays in the backfield; the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book; the side that goes last or is not normally seen; the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; verb: strengthen by providing with a back or backing; establish as valid or genuine; shift to a counter clockwise direction; travel backward; cause to travel backward; support financial backing for; be behind; approve of; be in back of; place a bet on; give support or one's approval to |
| background | / ˈbæk.ɡraʊnd / | noun: (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear; a person's social heritage: previous experience or training; information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem; the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation; extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; scenery hung at back of stage; the state of the environment in which a situation exists; verb: understate the importance or quality of |
| backward | / ˈbæk.wəd / | adjective: directed or facing toward the back or rear; (used of temperament or behaviour) marked by a retiring nature; retarded in intellectual development; adverb: in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal; in or to or toward a past time; at or to or toward the back or rear |
| backwards | / ˈbæk.wədz / | adverb: at or to or toward the back or rear; in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal |
| bacon | / ˈbeɪk.ən / | noun: back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried; English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626); English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation; first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292) |
| bacteria | / bæk.ˈtɪə.riə / | noun: (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered plants |
| bad | / bæd / | adjective: feeling physical discomfort or pain ('tough' is occasionally used colloquially for 'bad'); (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; not working properly; reproduced fraudulently; having undesirable or negative qualities; characterized by wickedness or immorality; capable of harming; physically unsound or diseased; very intense; not financially safe or secure; nonstandard; below average in quality or performance; not capable of being collected; feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; adverb: very much; strongly; with great intensity ('bad' is a nonstandard variant for 'badly'); noun: that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency |
| badly | / ˈbæd.li / | adverb: with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display; in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage; without skill or in a displeasing manner; to a severe or serious degree; very much; strongly; with great intensity ('bad' is a nonstandard variant for 'badly'); in a disobedient or naughty way; evilly or wickedly; ('ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well; unfavourably or with disapproval |
| bag | / bæɡ / | noun: a flexible container with a single opening; a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes; a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); an ugly or ill-tempered woman; the quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person); the quantity that a bag will hold; an activity that you like or at which you are superior; mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats); place that runner must touch before scoring; verb: capture or kill, as in hunting; put into a bag; hang loosely, like an empty bag; take unlawfully; bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge |
| baggage | / ˈbæ.ɡɪdʒ / | noun: a case used to carry belongings when traveling; the portable equipment and supplies of an army; a worthless or immoral woman |
| bake | / beɪk / | verb: cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven; prepare with dry heat in an oven; heat by a natural force |
| balance | / ˈbæ.ləns / | noun: a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity; equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account; the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account; equality of distribution; a state of equilibrium; a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat; a weight that balances another weight; (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane; harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design); the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22; (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra; something left after other parts have been taken away; verb: compute credits and debits of an account; bring into balance or equilibrium; be in equilibrium; hold or carry in equilibrium |
| ball | / bɔːl / | noun: a pitch that is not in the strike zone; the game of baseball; round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; a spherical object used as a plaything; a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; a lavish dance requiring formal attire; a compact mass; the people assembled at a lavish formal dance; United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989); an object with a spherical shape; a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; verb: form into a ball by winding or rolling |
| ban | / bæn / | noun: an official prohibition or edict against something; 100 bani equal 1 leu in Romania; 100 bani equal 1 leu in Moldova; a decree that prohibits something; a bachelor's degree in nursing; verb: prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure; forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper); expel from a community or group; ban from a place of residence, as for punishment |
| band | / bænd / | noun: a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body); an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting colour or material; a restraint put around something to hold it together; a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration); a thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else; a stripe or stripes of contrasting colour; a range of frequencies between two limits; instrumentalists not including string players; jewellery consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger; a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure; an unofficial association of people or groups; a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing; verb: bind or tie together, as with a band; attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify |
| bandage | / ˈbæn.dɪdʒ / | noun: a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body; verb: dress by covering or binding; wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose |
| bang | / bæŋ / | adverb: directly; noun: a fringe of hair that is cut short squarely across the forehead; a sudden very loud noise; the swift release of a store of affective force; a conspicuous success; a vigorous blow; verb: move noisily; to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound; leap, jerk, bang; strike violently; close violently; have sexual intercourse with |
| bank | / bæŋk / | noun: a flight manoeuvre; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning); a building in which the business of banking transacted; an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers; a long ridge or pile; sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water); a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force; the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games; a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies); a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home; a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities; verb: cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning; enclose with a bank; tip laterally; be in the banking business; act as the banker in a game or in gambling; do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank; have confidence or faith in; put into a bank account |
| bar | / bɑː / | noun: a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon; an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal; a counter where you can obtain food or drink; (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried; a heating element in an electric fire; a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises; a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore; (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimetre; the act of preventing; a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; a portable .30 calibre automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War; a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats; the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; verb: prevent from entering; keep out; secure with, or as if with, bars; render unsuitable for passage; expel, as if by official decree |
| barely | / ˈbeə.li / | adverb: by a small margin; in a sparse or scanty way |
| bargain | / ˈbɑː.ɡɪn / | noun: an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; an advantageous purchase; verb: come to terms; arrive at an agreement; negotiate the terms of an exchange |
| barrel | / ˈbæ.rəl / | noun: a cylindrical container that holds liquids; a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired; any of various units of capacity; the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold; a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends; verb: put in barrels |
| barrier | / ˈbæ.riə / | noun: a structure or object that impedes free movement; any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective; anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access |
| base | / beɪs / | adjective: debased; not genuine; illegitimate; having or showing an ignoble lack of honour or morality; of low birth or station ('base' is archaic in this sense); not adhering to ethical or moral principles; (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal; serving as or forming a base; noun: a support or foundation; place that runner must touch before scoring; (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector; installation from which a military force initiates operations; a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit; the principal ingredient of a mixture; the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end; (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment; the bottom or lowest part; (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place; the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed; any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water; lowest support of a structure; the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; a lower limit; a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries; the most important or necessary part of something; verb: use as a basis for; found on; assign to a station; use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes |
| basic | / ˈbeɪ.sɪk / | adjective: of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base; serving as a base or starting point; pertaining to or constituting a base or basis; reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality; noun: (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant; a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use |
| basically | / ˈbeɪ.sɪk.l̩i / | adverb: at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature |
| basis | / ˈbeɪ.sɪs / | noun: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; the most important or necessary part of something; a relation that provides the foundation for something |
| basket | / ˈbɑː.skɪt / | noun: a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop; a container that is usually woven and has handles; horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball; the quantity contained in a basket |
| bat | / bæt / | noun: (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit; nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate; a club used for hitting a ball in various games; the club used in playing cricket; a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash; verb: wink briefly; strike with, or as if with a baseball bat; use a bat; have a turn at bat; beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight |
| bath | / bɑːθ / | noun: you soak and wash your body in a bathtub; a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it); a town in southwestern England on the River Avon; famous for its hot springs and Roman remains; an ancient Hebrew liquid measure equal to about 10 gallons; a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet; a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body; verb: clean one's body by immersion into water |
| bathroom | / ˈbɑː.θruːm / | noun: a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet; a room or building equipped with one or more toilets |
| battery | / ˈbæ.tri / | noun: an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact; a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series; a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores; a collection of related things intended for use together; a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher; group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place; the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target |
| battle | / ˈbæt.l̩ / | noun: a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; an energetic attempt to achieve something; an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); verb: battle or contend against in or as if in a battle |
| bay | / beɪ / | adjective: (used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown colour; noun: a horse of a moderate reddish-brown colour; a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose; a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital; the sound of a hound on the scent; an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf; a small recess opening off a larger room; small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavouring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors; verb: bark with prolonged noises, of dogs; utter in deep prolonged tones |
| be | / bi / | noun: a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element; verb: spend or use time; work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); have life, be alive; be identical to; be someone or something; occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form; happen, occur, take place; have an existence, be extant; form or compose; be identical or equivalent to; represent, as of a character on stage; be priced at |
| beach | / biːtʃ / | noun: an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake; verb: land on a beach |
| beak | / biːk / | noun: horny projecting mouth of a bird; beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles); informal terms for the nose; verb: hit lightly with a picking motion |
| bean | / biːn / | noun: any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food; any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods; any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans; informal terms for a human head; verb: hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball |
| bear | / beə / | noun: massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws; an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price; verb: move while holding up or supporting; bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; have; have on one's person; cause to be born; be pregnant with; put up with something or somebody unpleasant; support or hold in a certain manner; bring in; behave in a certain manner; contain or hold; have within |
| beard | / bɪəd / | noun: hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals; the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face; a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality); a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses; tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface; verb: go along the rim, like a beard around the chin |
| beat | / biːt / | adjective: very tired; noun: the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing; a stroke or blow; a regular rate of repetition; the sound of stroke or blow; a regular route for a sentry or policeman; a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations; the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse; the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behaviour; verb: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; hit repeatedly; strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting; strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music; stir vigorously; shape by beating; produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly; make by pounding or trampling; move rhythmically; indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks; sail with much tacking or with difficulty; move with a flapping motion; move with a thrashing motion; glare or strike with great intensity; avoid paying; be superior; wear out completely; be a mystery or bewildering to; beat through cleverness and wit; move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; make a rhythmic sound; make a sound like a clock or a timer |
| beautiful | / ˈbjuː.təf.l̩ / | adjective: aesthetically pleasing; delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; (of weather) highly enjoyable |
| beautifully | / ˈbjuː.tə.fli / | adverb: in a beautiful manner |
| beauty | / ˈbjuː.ti / | noun: the qualities that give pleasure to the senses; an outstanding example of its kind; a very attractive or seductive looking woman |
| because | / bɪˈkɒz / | conjunction: for the reason that; on account of |
| become | / bɪˈkʌm / | verb: enter or assume a certain state or condition; come into existence; undergo a change or development; enhance the appearance of |
| bed | / bed / | noun: a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep; a plot of ground in which plants are growing; a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track; the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc.; a depression forming the ground under a body of water; (geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock); single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit; verb: put to bed; place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil; furnish with a bed; prepare for sleep; have sexual intercourse with |
| bedroom | / ˈbe.druːm / | noun: a room used primarily for sleeping |
| beef | / biːf / | noun: cattle that are reared for their meat; meat from an adult domestic bovine; informal terms for objecting; verb: complain |
| beer | / bɪə / | noun: a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavoured with hops |
| before | / bɪ.ˈfɔː / | adverb: earlier in time; previously; at or in the front |
| beforehand | / bɪ.ˈfɔː.hænd / | adjective: being ahead of time or need; adverb: ahead of time; in anticipation |
| begin | / bɪ.ˈɡɪn / | noun: Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992); verb: set in motion, cause to start; begin to speak or say; begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language; achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative; begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object; have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; have a beginning characterized in some specified way; have a beginning, of a temporal event; be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series; take the first step or steps in carrying out an action |
| beginning | / bɪ.ˈɡɪn.ɪŋ / | adjective: serving to begin; noun: the act of starting something; the first part or section of something; the event consisting of the start of something; the place where something begins, where it springs into being; the time at which something is supposed to begin |
| behalf | / bɪ.ˈhɑːf / | noun: as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as "on behalf of" rather than "in behalf of"); for someone's benefit (usually expressed as 'in behalf' rather than 'on behalf' and usually with a possessive) |
| behave | / bɪ.ˈheɪv / | verb: behave in a certain manner; behave well or properly; behave in a certain manner; show a certain behaviour; conduct or comport oneself |
| behaviour | / bɪ.ˈheɪ.vjə / | noun: manner of acting or controlling yourself; (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation; the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances; (behavioural attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people |
| behind | / bɪ.ˈhaɪnd / | adjective: having the lower score or lagging position in a contest; adverb: in or to or toward the rear; remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from; in debt; in or into an inferior position; of timepieces; noun: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on |
| being | / ˈbiːɪŋ / | noun: the state or fact of existing; a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently |
| belief | / bɪ.ˈliːf / | noun: any cognitive content held as true; a vague idea in which some confidence is placed |
| believe | / bɪ.ˈliːv / | verb: accept as true; take to be true; credit with veracity; follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer; be confident about something; judge or regard; look upon; judge |
| bell | / bel / | noun: a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck; the flared opening of a tubular device; the sound of a bell being struck; United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922); English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961); a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905); the shape of a bell; (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signalled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.; a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument; a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed; verb: attach a bell to |
| belong | / bɪ.ˈlɒŋ / | verb: be owned by; be in the possession of; be classified with; be suitable or acceptable; be in the right place or situation; originate (in) |
| below | / bɪ.ˈləʊ / | adverb: at a later place; in or to a place that is lower; (in writing) see below; on a floor below; further down |
| belt | / belt / | noun: a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist); endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys; an elongated region where a specific condition is found; the act of hitting vigorously; a vigorous blow; a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing); verb: fasten with a belt; deliver a blow to; sing loudly and forcefully |
| bench | / bentʃ / | noun: a long seat for more than one person; (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom; the reserve players on a team; the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively; a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic; persons who administer justice; a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below); verb: exhibit on a bench; take out of a game; of players |
| bend | / bend / | noun: curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.); diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left; a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range; a circular segment of a curve; movement that causes the formation of a curve; an angular or rounded shape made by folding; verb: change direction; form a curve; cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; bend a joint; turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest; bend one's back forward from the waist on down |
| beneath | / bɪ.ˈniːθ / | adverb: in or to a place that is lower |
| benefit | / ˈbe.nɪ.fɪt / | noun: something that aids or promotes well-being; a performance to raise money for a charitable cause; financial assistance in time of need; verb: be beneficial for; derive a benefit from |
| bent | / bent / | adjective: of metal e.g.; used especially of the head or upper back; fixed in your purpose; altered from an originally straight condition; used of the back and knees; stooped; noun: a special way of doing something; a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges; grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens |
| beside | / bɪ.ˈsaɪd / | preposition: next to, at the side of; compared with |
| besides | / bɪ.ˈsaɪdz / | adverb: making an additional point; anyway; in addition |
| best | / best / | adjective: (superlative of 'good') having the most positive qualities; (comparative and superlative of 'well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable; adverb: it would be sensible; in a most excellent way or manner; from a position of superiority or authority; noun: the supreme effort one can make; the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others; Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978); verb: get the better of |
| bet | / ˈbet / | noun: the act of gambling; the money risked on a gamble; verb: maintain with or as if with a bet; stake on the outcome of an issue; have faith or confidence in |
| better | / ˈbe.tə / | adjective: (comparative and superlative of 'well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable; (comparative of 'good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another; (comparative of 'good') changed for the better in health or fitness; more than half; adverb: comparative of 'well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.; from a position of superiority or authority; noun: the superior one of two alternatives; a superior person having claim to precedence; someone who bets; verb: get better; to make better; surpass in excellence |
| betting | / ˈbet.ɪŋ / | adjective: preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance |
| between | / bɪ.ˈtwiːn / | adverb: in between; in the interval |
| beyond | / bɪ.ˈjɒnd / | adverb: in addition; farther along in space or time or degree; on the farther side from the observer |
| Bible | / ˈbaɪb.l̩ / | noun: a book regarded as authoritative in its field; the sacred writings of the Christian religions |
| bicycle | / ˈbaɪ.sɪk.l̩ / | noun: a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals; verb: ride a bicycle |
| bid | / bɪd / | noun: an attempt to get something; (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make; a formal proposal to buy at a specified price; an authoritative direction or instruction to do something; verb: ask for or request earnestly; make a serious effort to attain something; make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; ask someone in a friendly way to do something; invoke upon; propose a payment |
| big | / bɪɡ / | adjective: in an advanced stage of pregnancy; conspicuous in position or importance; given or giving freely; generous and understanding and tolerant; marked by intense physical force; significant; loud and firm; feeling self-importance; prodigious; above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; (of animals) fully developed; very intense; exhibiting self-importance; adverb: in a major way; on a grand scale; extremely well; in a boastful manner |
| bike | / baɪk / | noun: a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals; a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame; verb: ride a bicycle |
| bill | / bɪl / | noun: the entertainment offered at a public presentation; a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; a long-handled saw with a curved blade; a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare); an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered; a statute in draft before it becomes law; a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); horny projecting mouth of a bird; a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; verb: advertise especially by posters or placards; publicize or announce by placards; demand payment |
| billion | / ˈbɪ.lɪəŋ / | adjective: denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States; denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain; noun: the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros; the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen; a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) |
| bin | / bɪn / | noun: a container; usually has a lid; the quantity contained in a bin; an identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations; the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself; verb: store in bins |
| bind | / baɪnd / | noun: something that hinders as if with bonds; verb: form a chemical bond with; make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose; provide with a binding; create social or emotional ties; cause to be constipated; bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; secure with or as if with ropes; stick to firmly |
| biological | / ˌbaɪə.ˈlɒ.dʒɪk.l̩ / | adjective: of parents and children; related by blood; pertaining to biology or to life and living things |
| biology | / baɪ.ˈɒ.lə.dʒi / | noun: the science that studies living organisms; characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms; all the plant and animal life of a particular region |
| bird | / bɜːd / | noun: warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings; the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food; badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers; a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt; informal terms for a (young) woman; verb: watch and study birds in their natural habitat |
| birth | / bɜːθ / | noun: the event of being born; the time when something begins (especially life); the process of giving birth; the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents; verb: cause to be born |
| birthday | / ˈbɜːθ.deɪ / | noun: an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it); the date on which a person was born |
| biscuit | / ˈbɪ.skɪt / | noun: small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda; any of various small flat sweet cakes ('biscuit' is the British term) |
| bit | / bɪt / | noun: the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press; piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding; a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states; a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; a small fragment; an instance of some kind; a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; a small quantity; an indefinitely short time |
| bite | / baɪt / | noun: a portion removed from the whole; the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws; (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait; a light informal meal; a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person; a strong odour or taste property; wit having a sharp and caustic quality; a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin; verb: penetrate or cut, as with a knife; to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; deliver a sting to |
| bitter | / ˈbɪ.tə / | adjective: proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity; expressive of severe grief or regret; one of the four basic taste sensations; sharp and disagreeable; like the taste of quinine; very difficult to accept or bear; marked by strong resentment or cynicism; causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; harsh or corrosive in tone; adverb: extremely and sharply; noun: the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth; English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavour of hops (usually on draft); the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste; verb: make bitter |
| bitterly | / ˈbɪ.tə.li / | adverb: in a resentful manner; indicating something hard to accept; extremely and sharply |
| black | / blæk / | adjective: marked by anger or resentment or hostility; of or belonging to a racial group having dark skin especially of sub-Saharan African origin; extremely dark; being of the achromatic colour of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light; (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood; soiled with dirt or soot; dressed in black; (of coffee) without cream or sugar; (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin; stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonourable; (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; offering little or no hope; (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading; harshly ironic or sinister; distributed or sold illicitly; noun: black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning); (board games) the darker pieces; the quality or state of the achromatic colour of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white); a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa); popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928); British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799); total absence of light; verb: make or become black |
| blade | / bleɪd / | noun: the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge; flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water; the part of the skate that slides on the ice; a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue); a cut of beef from the shoulder blade; something long and thin resembling a blade of grass; a dashing young man; especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole; a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard |
| blame | / bleɪm / | adjective: expletives used informally as intensifiers; noun: a reproach for some lapse or misdeed; an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed; verb: attribute responsibility to; put or pin the blame on; harass with constant criticism |
| blank | / blæŋk / | adjective: void of expression; (of a surface) not written or printed on; not charged with a bullet; noun: a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet; a piece of material ready to be made into something; a substitute for a taboo word; a blank gap or missing part; a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing; verb: keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning |
| blanket | / ˈblæŋkɪt / | adjective: broad in scope or content; noun: bedding that keeps a person warm in bed; a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor; anything that covers; verb: cover as if with a blanket; form a blanket-like cover (over) |
| blankly | / ˈblæŋ.kli / | adverb: in a blank manner |
| bless | / bles / | verb: give a benediction to; make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate; confer prosperity or happiness on; render holy by means of religious rites |
| blind | / blaɪnd / | adjective: unable or unwilling to perceive or understand; not based on reason or evidence; unable to see; noun: something that keeps things out or hinders sight; a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters); people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group; something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; verb: make dim by comparison or conceal; make blind by putting the eyes out; render unable to see |
| block | / ˈblɒk / | noun: a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); housing in a large building that is divided into separate units; an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension; a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit; a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings; (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted; a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides; the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements; a platform from which an auctioneer sells; an obstruction in a pipe or tube; a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine; a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope; verb: shape into a block or blocks; shape by using a block; support, secure, or raise with a block; stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block; interrupt the normal function of by means of anaesthesia; run on a block system; prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); be unable to remember; interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); block passage through; render unsuitable for passage; obstruct; shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; stop from happening or developing |
| bloke | / bləʊk / | noun: a man who is (usually) old and/or eccentric |
| blond | / blɒnd / | adjective: being or having light coloured skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes; noun: a light greyish yellow to near white; a person with fair skin and hair |
| blonde | / blɒnd / | adjective: being or having light coloured skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes; noun: a light greyish yellow to near white; a person with fair skin and hair |
| blood | / blʌd / | noun: temperament or disposition; the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped by the heart; people viewed as members of a group; the descendants of one individual; a dissolute man in fashionable society; verb: smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill |
| blow | / bləʊ / | noun: forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; an impact (as from a collision); street names for cocaine; an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating; a strong current of air; verb: exhale hard; free of obstruction by blowing air through; burst suddenly; shape by blowing; allow to regain its breath; cause to be revealed and jeopardized; lay eggs; spout moist air from the blowhole; cause to move by means of an air current; cause air to go in, on, or through; play or sound a wind instrument; make a sound as if blown; sound by having air expelled through a tube; spend lavishly or wastefully on; be blowing or storming; melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; show off; leave; informal or rude; be in motion due to some air or water current; provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation; spend thoughtlessly; throw away; make a mess of, destroy or ruin |
| blue | / bluː / | adjective: causing dejection; of the colour intermediate between green and violet; having a colour similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; low in spirits; morally rigorous and strict; used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms); suggestive of sexual impropriety; characterized by profanity or cursing; belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; noun: any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae; blue clothing; blue colour or pigment; resembling the colour of the clear sky in the daytime; any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue; the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic; the sky as viewed during daylight; used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge; verb: turn blue |
| board | / bɔːd / | noun: a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose; a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games; food or meals in general; a committee having supervisory powers; a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes; a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities; electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices; a table at which meals are served; a vertical surface on which information can be displayed to public view; verb: provide food and lodging (for); lodge and take meals (at); get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.); live and take one's meals at or in |
| boat | / bəʊt / | noun: a small vessel for travel on water; a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce; verb: ride in a boat on water |
| body | / ˈbɒ.di / | noun: the external structure of a vehicle; the entire structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being); a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person; the central message of a communication; a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; a collection of particulars considered as a system; an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects; the property of holding together and retaining its shape; the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; verb: invest with or as with a body; give body to |
| boil | / bɔɪl / | noun: a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus; the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level; verb: cook in boiling liquid; bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point; come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor; be in an agitated emotional state; be agitated |
| boiler | / ˈbɔɪ.lə / | noun: sealed vessel where water is converted to steam; a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid |
| boiling | / ˈbɔɪl.ɪŋ / | adverb: extremely; noun: cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil; the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas |
| bomb | / bɒm / | noun: an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions; strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion; an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; verb: throw bombs at or attack with bombs; fail to get a passing grade |
| bombing | / ˈbɒm.ɪŋ / | noun: an attack by dropping bombs; the use of bombs for sabotage; a tactic frequently used by terrorists |
| bond | / bɒnd / | adjective: held in slavery; noun: British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming; United States civil rights leader who was elected to the legislature in Georgia but was barred from taking his seat because he opposed the Vietnam War (born 1940); a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal; a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents; a connection that fastens things together; a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner); the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition; an electrical force linking atoms; (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest; verb: bring together in a common cause or emotion; issue bonds on; stick to firmly; create social or emotional ties |
| bone | / bəʊn / | adjective: consisting of or made up of bone; noun: a shade of white the colour of bleached bones; rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates; the porous calcified substance from which bones are made; verb: remove the bones from; study intensively, as before an exam |
| bonus | / ˈbəʊ.nəs / | noun: anything that tends to arouse; an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output |
| book | / bʊk / | noun: physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge; a major division of a long written composition; a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; a collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game; the sacred writings of the Christian religions; the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina; a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone; a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance; a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; verb: engage for a performance; record a charge in a police register; register in a hotel booker; arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance |
| boom | / buːm / | noun: any of various more-or-less horizontal spars or poles used to extend the foot of a sail or for handling cargo or in mooring; a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set; a deep prolonged loud noise; a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); a state of economic prosperity; verb: grow stronger; make a deep hollow sound; make a resonant sound, like artillery; hit hard; be the case that thunder is being heard |
| boot | / buːt / | noun: a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed; footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg; British term for the luggage compartment in a car; an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg; protective casing for something that resembles a leg; the act of delivering a blow with the foot; the swift release of a store of affective force; verb: cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes; kick; give a boot to |
| border | / ˈbɔː.də / | noun: a strip forming the outer edge of something; a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge; a line that indicates a boundary; the boundary of a surface; the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary; verb: lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; provide with a border or edge; extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; enclose in or as if in a frame; form the boundary of; be contiguous to |
| bore | / bɔː / | noun: a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes; diameter of a tube or gun barrel; a person who evokes boredom; a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary); verb: make a hole with a pointed power or hand tool; cause to be bored |
| bored | / bɔːd / | adjective: tired of the world; uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence |
| boring | / ˈbɔːr.ɪŋ / | adjective: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; noun: the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum; the act of drilling |
| born | / bɔːn / | adjective: brought into existence; being talented through inherited qualities; noun: British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honoured for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970) |
| borrow | / ˈbɒ.rəʊ / | verb: get temporarily; take up and practice as one's own |
| boss | / bɒs / | adjective: exceptionally good; noun: a person responsible for hiring workers; a person who exercises control and makes decisions; a circular rounded projection or protuberance; a person who exercises control over workers; a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments; verb: raise in a relief |
| both | / bəʊθ / | adjective: (used with count nouns) two considered together; the two |
| bother | / ˈbɒð.ə / | noun: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; an angry disturbance; verb: make confused or perplexed or puzzled; make nervous or agitated; intrude or enter uninvited; cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; to cause inconvenience or discomfort to |
| bottle | / ˈbɒt.l̩ / | noun: a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped; a vessel fitted with a flexible teat and filled with milk or formula; used as a substitute for breast feeding infants and very young children; the quantity contained in a bottle; verb: put into bottles; store (liquids or gases) in bottles |
| bottom | / ˈbɒ.təm / | adjective: the lowest rank; situated at the bottom or lowest position; noun: a cargo ship; the lower side of anything; the lowest part of anything; the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat; the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; a depression forming the ground under a body of water; low-lying alluvial land near a river; verb: strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom; provide with a bottom or a seat; come to understand |
| bounce | / baʊns / | noun: the quality of a substance that is able to rebound; rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts); a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards; verb: hit something so that it bounces; eject from the premises; spring back; spring away from an impact; move up and down repeatedly; leap suddenly; refuse to accept and send back; come back after being refused |
| bound | / baʊnd / | adjective: confined by bonds; secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form; (usually followed by 'to') governed by fate; confined in the bowels; held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union; headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in 'college-bound students'; bound by an oath; bound by contract; covered or wrapped with a bandage; noun: a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards; the greatest possible degree of something; the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something; a line determining the limits of an area; verb: form the boundary of; be contiguous to; place limits on (extent or access); spring back; spring away from an impact; move forward by leaps and bounds |
| boundary | / ˈbaʊn.dri / | noun: the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something; a line determining the limits of an area; the greatest possible degree of something |
| bowl | / bəʊl / | noun: a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods; a round vessel that is open at the top; used for holding fruit or liquids or for serving food; a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco; a wooden ball (with flattened sides so that it rolls on a curved course) used in the game of lawn bowling; the quantity contained in a bowl; a concave shape with an open top; a large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling; a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments; verb: engage in the sport of bowling; roll (a ball) |
| box | / bɒks / | noun: a blow with the hand (usually on the ear); a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people; private area in a theatre or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance; the driver's seat on a coach; any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned; evergreen shrubs or small trees; the quantity contained in a box; a rectangular drawing; a predicament from which a skilful or graceful escape is impossible; verb: engage in a boxing match; hit with the fist; put into a box |
| boy | / ˌbɔɪ / | noun: (ethnic slur) offensive and disparaging term for Black man; a friendly informal reference to a grown man; a youthful male person; a male human offspring |
| boyfriend | / ˈbɔɪ.frend / | noun: a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman |
| brain | / breɪn / | noun: that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centres; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord; mental ability; the brain of certain animals used as meat; that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; verb: kill by smashing someone's skull; hit on the head |
| branch | / brɑːntʃ / | noun: an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization; a stream or river connected to a larger one; a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant; a part of a forked or branching shape; any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm; a natural consequence of development; verb: divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; grow and send out branches or branch-like structures |
| brand | / brænd / | noun: a recognizable kind; identification mark on skin, made by burning; a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning; a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard; a symbol of disgrace or infamy; a name given to a product or service; verb: burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals; mark or expose as infamous; to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful |
| brave | / breɪv / | adjective: possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; brightly coloured and showy; invulnerable to fear or intimidation; noun: people who are brave; a North American Indian warrior; verb: face or endure with courage |
| bread | / bred / | noun: food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked; informal terms for money; verb: cover with bread crumbs |
| break | / breɪk / | noun: an escape from jail; a sudden dash; an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving; the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool; an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion); an unexpected piece of good luck; the occurrence of breaking; any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare; the act of breaking something; a pause from doing something (as work); a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; breaking of hard tissue such as bone; a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something; verb: weaken or destroy in spirit or body; diminish or discontinue abruptly; fall sharply; be broken in; crack; of the male voice in puberty; render inoperable or ineffective; become separated into pieces or fragments; destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments; happen; prevent completion; change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another; come into being; find the solution or key to; find a flaw in; undergo breaking; interrupt the flow of current in; be released or become known; of news; pierce or penetrate; become punctured or penetrated; break a piece from a whole; go to pieces; ruin completely; separate from a clinch, in boxing; make the opening shot that scatters the balls; destroy the completeness of a set of related items; exchange for smaller units of money; force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves; emerge from the surface of a body of water; scatter or part; make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing; move away or escape suddenly; change directions suddenly; invalidate by judicial action; interrupt a continued activity; cause the failure or ruin of; happen or take place; come forth or begin from a state of latency; give up; cause to give up a habit; vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity; come to an end; fracture a bone of; make submissive, obedient, or useful; become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; terminate; lessen in force or effect; stop operating or functioning; cease an action temporarily; make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; surpass in excellence; do a break dance; break down, literally or metaphorically; reduce to bankruptcy; assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act; fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns |
| breakfast | / ˈbrek.fəst / | noun: the first meal of the day (usually in the morning); verb: eat an early morning meal; provide breakfast for |
| breast | / brest / | noun: the front part of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen; either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman; meat carved from the breast of a fowl; verb: reach the summit; meet at breast level; confront bodily |
| breath | / breθ / | noun: the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing; a slight movement of the air; the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration; a short respite; an indirect suggestion |
| breathe | / briːð / | verb: draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; reach full flavour by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked; manifest or evince; utter or tell; impart as if by breathing; be alive; allow the passage of air through; expel (gases or odours); take a short break from one's activities in order to relax |
| breathing | / ˈbriː.ðɪŋ / | adjective: passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination; noun: the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation |
| breed | / briːd / | noun: a lineage or race of people; a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; a special lineage; half-caste offspring of parents of different races (especially of white and American Indian parents); verb: have young (animals); cause to procreate (animals); copulate with a female, used especially of horses; call forth |
| brick | / brɪk / | noun: rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material; a good fellow; helpful and trustworthy |
| bridge | / brɪdʒ / | noun: any of various card games based on whist for four players; a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.; an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands; the link between two lenses; rests on nose; a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth; a wooden support that holds the strings up; a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected; the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose; something resembling a bridge in form or function; verb: make a bridge across; cross over on a bridge; connect or reduce the distance between |
| brief | / briːf / | adjective: concise and succinct; of short duration or distance; (of clothing) very short; noun: a condensed written summary or abstract; a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case; verb: give essential information to someone |
| briefly | / ˈbriː.fli / | adverb: for a short time; in a concise manner; in a few words |
| bright | / braɪt / | adjective: full or promise; having lots of light either natural or artificial; emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; having striking colour; abounding with sunlight; splendid; characterized by happiness or gladness; characterized by quickness and ease in learning; made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; clear and sharp and ringing; not made dim or less bright; adverb: with brightness |
| brightly | / ˈbraɪt.li / | adverb: with brightness |
| brilliant | / ˈbrɪ.lɪənt / | adjective: full of light; shining intensely; characterized by grandeur; of surpassing excellence; having striking colour; having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence; clear and sharp and ringing |
| bring | / brɪŋ / | verb: bring into a different state; induce or persuade; go or come after and bring or take back; be accompanied by; cause to come into a particular state or condition; cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; attract the attention of; take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; advance or set forth in court; be sold for a certain price; bestow a quality on |
| British | / ˈbrɪ.tɪʃ / | adjective: of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture; noun: the people of Great Britain |
| broad | / brɔːd / | adjective: showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; lacking subtlety; obvious; not detailed or specific; being at a peak or culminating point; (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional; very large in expanse or scope; broad in scope or content; having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; noun: slang term for a woman |
| broadcast | / ˈbrɔːdk.ɑːst / | noun: message that is transmitted by radio or television; a radio or television show; verb: sow over a wide area, especially by hand; cause to become widely known; broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television |
| broadly | / ˈbrɔːd.li / | adverb: without regard to specific details or exceptions; in a wide fashion |
| broken | / ˈbrəʊkən / | adjective: physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded; not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly; lacking a part or parts; discontinuous; out of working order ('busted' is an informal substitute for 'broken'); destroyed financially; weakened and infirm; thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; imperfectly spoken or written; subdued or brought low in condition or status; topographically very uneven; tamed or trained to obey |
| brother | / ˈbrʌð.ə / | noun: a male with the same parents as someone else; (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address; a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion of other group); used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement; a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities |
| brown | / braʊn / | adjective: (of skin) deeply suntanned; of a colour similar to that of wood or earth; noun: an orange of low brightness and saturation; abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1858); Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858); a university in Rhode Island; verb: fry in a pan until it changes colour |
| brush | / brʌʃ / | noun: contact with something dangerous or undesirable; the act of brushing your hair; the act of brushing your teeth; a minor short-term fight; an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle; conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor; momentary contact; a dense growth of bushes; verb: remove with or as if with a brush; touch lightly and briefly; rub with a brush, or as if with a brush; clean with a brush; cover by brushing; sweep across or over |
| bubble | / ˈbʌb.l̩ / | noun: a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; an impracticable and illusory idea; a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide); a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control; verb: form, produce, or emit bubbles; expel gas from the stomach; flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise |
| buck | / bʌk / | noun: mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope); United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973); a framework for holding wood that is being sawed; a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting; a piece of paper money worth one dollar; verb: jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; resist; to strive with determination; move quickly and violently |
| bucket | / ˈbʌkɪt / | noun: a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top; the quantity contained in a bucket; verb: carry in a bucket; put into a bucket |
| buddy | / ˈbʌ.di / | noun: a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities |
| budget | / ˈbʌ.dʒət / | noun: a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them; a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose; verb: make a budget |
| bug | / bʌɡ / | noun: general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate; a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly; a fault or defect in a system or machine; a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use; insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis; verb: annoy persistently; tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information |
| build | / bɪld / | noun: constitution of the human body; alternative names for the body of a human being; verb: develop and grow; improve the cleansing action of; found or ground; build or establish something abstract; be engaged in building; give form to, according to a plan; order, supervise, or finance the construction of; form or accumulate steadily; bolster or strengthen; make by combining materials and parts |
| builder | / ˈbɪl.də / | noun: someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building); a person who creates a business or who organizes and develops a country; a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action |
| building | / ˈbɪld.ɪŋ / | noun: a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; the occupants of a building; the act of constructing something; the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones |
| bullet | / ˈbʊ.lɪt / | noun: a projectile that is fired from a gun; (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; a high-speed passenger train |
| bump | / bʌmp / | noun: a lump on the body caused by a blow; an impact (as from a collision); something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; verb: knock against with force or violence; dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward; remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; come upon, as if by accident; meet with; assign to a lower position; reduce in rank |
| bunch | / bʌntʃ / | noun: any collection in its entirety; a grouping of a number of similar things; an informal body of friends; verb: gather or cause to gather into a cluster; form into a bunch |
| burden | / ˈbɜːd.n̩ / | noun: an onerous or difficult concern; the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse; weight to be borne or conveyed; the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work; verb: weight down with a load; impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to |
| burn | / bɜːn / | noun: damage inflicted by fire; a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body); an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation; pain that feels hot as if it were on fire; a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun; verb: burn with heat, fire, or radiation; undergo combustion; cause to undergo combustion; destroy by fire; feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion; feel hot or painful; spend (significant amounts of money); burn at the stake; cause to burn or combust; shine intensely, as if with heat; get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun; burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; use up (energy); create by duplicating data; cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort |
| burnt | / bɜːnt / | adjective: ruined by overcooking; destroyed or badly damaged by fire; hardened by subjecting to intense heat; treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point; having undergone oxidation |
| burst | / bɜːst / | adjective: suddenly and violently broken open especially from internal pressure ('busted' is an informal term for 'burst'); noun: a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason); the act of exploding or bursting something; rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; a sudden violent happening; verb: break open or apart suddenly; break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; emerge suddenly; move suddenly, energetically, or violently; burst outward, usually with noise; force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; cause to burst; be in a state of movement or action |
| bury | / ˈbe.ri / | verb: place in the earth and cover with soil; embed deeply; cover from sight; place in a grave or tomb; dismiss from the mind; stop remembering; enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing |
| bus | / bʌs / | noun: a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; a car that is old and unreliable; an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits; the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar; verb: remove used dishes from the table in restaurants; ride in a bus; send or move around by bus |
| bush | / bʊʃ / | adjective: not of the highest quality or sophistication; noun: a large wilderness area; vice president under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924); United States electrical engineer who designed an early analogue computer and who led the scientific program of the United States during World War II (1890-1974); 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946); hair growing in the pubic area; dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes; a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches; verb: provide with a bushing |
| business | / ˈbɪz.nəs / | noun: incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; the volume of commercial activity; a rightful concern or responsibility; an immediate objective; business concerns collectively; a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; customers collectively |
| businesswoman | / ˈbɪz.nə.ˌswʊ.mən / | noun: a female businessperson |
| busy | / ˈbɪ.zi / | adjective: crowded with or characterized by much activity; actively or fully engaged or occupied; (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; ('engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line); overcrowded or cluttered with detail; intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; verb: keep busy with |
| but | / bʌt / | adverb: and nothing more |
| butcher | / ˈbʊ.tʃə / | noun: a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market; a brutal indiscriminate murderer; a retailer of meat; someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence; verb: kill (animals) usually for food consumption |
| butter | / ˈbʌt.ə / | noun: an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use; a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head; verb: spread butter on |
| button | / ˈbʌt.n̩ / | noun: a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes; any artefact that resembles a button; a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment; any of various plant parts that resemble buttons; an electrical switch operated by pressing; a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism; a female sexual organ homologous to the penis; verb: fasten with buttons; provide with buttons |
| buy | / baɪ / | noun: an advantageous purchase; verb: accept as true; obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange; be worth or be capable of buying; make illegal payments to in exchange for favours or influence |
| buyer | / ˈbaɪə / | noun: a person who buys |
| by | / baɪ / | adverb: so as to pass a given point; in reserve; not for immediate use |
| bye | / baɪ / | noun: you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent; a farewell remark |
| cabin | / ˈkæ.bɪn / | noun: the enclosed compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft where passengers are carried; small room on a ship or boat where people sleep; a small house built of wood; usually in a wooded area; verb: confine to a small space, such as a cabin |
| cabinet | / ˈkæ.bɪ.nət / | noun: a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display; housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television; a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock; persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers |
| cable | / ˈkeɪb.l̩ / | noun: a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire; a television system that transmits over cables; a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power; a telegram sent abroad; a nautical unit of depth; television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver; verb: send cables, wires, or telegrams; fasten with a cable |
| cake | / keɪk / | noun: a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); made from or based on a mixture of flour and sugar and eggs; small flat mass of chopped food; verb: form a coat over |
| calculate | / ˈkæl.kjʊ.leɪt / | verb: make a mathematical calculation or computation; judge to be probable; specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public; have faith or confidence in; predict in advance; keep an account of |
| calculation | / ˌkæl.kjʊ.ˈleɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods; planning something carefully and intentionally; problem solving that involves numbers or quantities |
| calculator | / ˈkæl.kjʊ.leɪ.tə / | noun: a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations; an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines) |
| calendar | / ˈkæ.lɪn.də / | noun: a list or register of events (appointments or social events or court cases etc); a tabular array of the days (usually for one year); a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year; verb: enter into a calendar |
| call | / kɔːl / | noun: (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee; a visit in an official or professional capacity; a brief social visit; a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course; a telephone connection; an instruction that interrupts the program being executed; a request; a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"; a demand for a show of hands in a card game; the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date; the characteristic sound produced by a bird; a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement; verb: rouse somebody from sleep with a call; consider or regard as being; challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of; utter in a loud voice or announce; order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role; order or request or give a command for; lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal; get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; order, request, or command to come; declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee; challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense; require the presentation of for redemption before maturation; ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality; utter a characteristic note or cry; send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message; read aloud to check for omissions or absentees; indicate a decision in regard to; give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance; demand payment of (a loan); call a meeting; invite or command to meet; make a stop in a harbour; stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather; utter a sudden loud cry; make a prediction about; tell in advance; assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; pay a brief visit; greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name |
| calm | / kɑːm / | adjective: (of weather) free from storm or wind; not agitated; without losing self-possession; living without undue worry; taking life easy; noun: steadiness of mind under stress; verb: become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation; make calm or still; cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; make steady |
| calmly | / ˈkɑːm.li / | adverb: with self-possession (especially in times of stress); in a sedate manner |
| camera | / ˈkæ.mə.rə / | noun: equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other); television equipment consisting of a lens system that focuses an image on a photosensitive mosaic that is scanned by an electron beam |
| camp | / kæmp / | adjective: providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities; noun: temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; temporary lodgings in the country for travellers or vacationers; a prison for forced laborers; a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months; shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs; something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality; a group of people living together in a camp; an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose; verb: give an artificially banal or sexual quality to; establish or set up a camp; live in or as if in a tent |
| campaign | / kæm.ˈpeɪn / | noun: an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa); a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints); a race between candidates for elective office; verb: go on a campaign; go off to war; run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for |
| camping | / ˈkæmp.ɪŋ / | noun: the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp |
| campus | / ˈkæm.pəs / | noun: a field on which the buildings of a university are situated |
| can | / kæn / | noun: airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.; a buoy with a round bottom and conical top; the quantity contained in a can; a room or building equipped with one or more toilets; a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination; the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; verb: preserve in a can or tin; terminate the employment of |
| cancel | / ˈkæn.səl / | noun: a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat; verb: make invalid for use; declare null and void; make ineffective; postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled; make up for; remove or make invisible |
| cancer | / ˈkæn.sə / | noun: type genus of the family Cancridae; the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22; a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini; (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer; any malignant growth or tumour caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream |
| candidate | / ˈkæn.dɪ.dət / | noun: someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honour etc.); a politician who is running for public office |
| candle | / ˈkæn.dl̩ / | noun: stick of wax with a wick in the middle; the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimetre of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin; verb: examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light |
| candy | / ˈkæn.di / | noun: a rich sweet made of flavoured sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts; verb: coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze |
| cannot | / ˈkæn.ɒt / | . verb: can not |
| cap | / kæp / | noun: a tight-fitting headdress; a top (as for a bottle); something serving as a cover or protection; a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom; the upper part of a column that supports the entablature; dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a tooth; a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive; an upper limit on what is allowed; verb: restrict the number or amount of; lie at the top of |
| capability | / ˌkeɪ.pə.ˈbɪ.lɪ.ti / | noun: the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally; an aptitude that may be developed; the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment |
| capable | / ˈkeɪ.pəb.l̩ / | adjective: (usually followed by 'of') having capacity or ability; (followed by 'of') having the temperament or inclination for; possibly accepting or permitting; having the requisite qualities for; have the skills and qualifications to do things well |
| capacity | / kə.ˈpæ.sɪ.ti / | noun: a specified function; the maximum production possible; tolerance for alcohol; ability to perform or produce; the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behaviour; (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive; the amount that can be contained; an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored; the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment |
| capital | / ˈkæ.pɪ.təl / | adjective: uppercase; of primary important; first-rate; noun: the upper part of a column that supports the entablature; one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; the federal government of the United States; a seat of government; a centre that is associated more than any other with some activity or product; wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value; assets available for use in the production of further assets; a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories |
| captain | / ˈkæp.tɪn / | noun: a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers; the pilot in charge of an airship; the naval officer in command of a military ship; a policeman in charge of a precinct; an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant; the leader of a group of people; an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship; verb: be the captain of a sports team |
| capture | / ˈkæp.tʃə / | noun: the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property; the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board; the act of taking of a person by force; any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle; a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field; verb: capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; succeed in representing or expressing something intangible; attract; cause to be enamoured; bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit; succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; take possession of by force, as after an invasion |
| car | / kɑː / | noun: a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; where passengers ride up and down; the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant; a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway |
| carbon | / ˈkɑː.bən / | noun: a copy made with carbon paper; an abundant non-metallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds; a thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance (often containing carbon); used to transfer characters from the original to an under sheet of paper |
| card | / kɑːd / | noun: one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes; a card certifying the identity of the bearer; (golf) a record of scores (as in golf); a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures); thin cardboard, usually rectangular; a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities; (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat; a list of dishes available at a restaurant; a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited; a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; a witty amusing person who makes jokes; verb: ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor; separate the fibres of |
| cardboard | / ˈkɑːd.bɔːd / | adjective: without substance; noun: a stiff moderately thick paper |
| care | / keə / | noun: activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; attention and management implying responsibility for safety; a cause for feeling concern; judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger; an anxious feeling; verb: feel concern or interest; provide care for; be concerned with; prefer or wish to do something; be in charge of, act on, or dispose of |
| career | / kə.ˈrɪə / | noun: the general progression of your working or professional life; the particular occupation for which you are trained; verb: move headlong at high speed |
| careful | / ˈkeə.fʊl / | adjective: exercising caution or showing care or attention; with care and dignity; mindful of the future in spending money; cautiously attentive; full of cares or anxiety |
| carefully | / ˈkeə.fə.li / | adverb: taking care or paying attention; with caution or prudence or tact |
| careless | / ˈkeə.ləs / | adjective: effortless and unstudied; marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful; (usually followed by 'of') without due thought or consideration |
| carelessly | / ˈkeə.lə.sli / | adverb: without care or concern; in a rakish manner; without caution or prudence |
| carpet | / ˈkɑː.pɪt / | noun: floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile); verb: cover with a carpet; cover completely, as if with a carpet; form a carpet-like cover (over) |
| carrier | / ˈkæ.rɪə / | noun: (genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring; a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like; a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something; a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages; (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others; a boy who delivers newspapers; someone whose employment involves carrying something; an inactive substance that is a vehicle for a radioactive tracer of the same substance and that assists in its recovery after some chemical reaction; a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings; a man who delivers the mail; a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal |
| carrot | / ˈkæ.rət / | noun: promise of reward as in "carrot and stick"; orange root; important source of carotene; perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions; deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant |
| carry | / ˈkæ.ri / | noun: the act of carrying something; verb: continue or extend; include, as on a list; sing or play against other voices or parts; serve as a means for expressing something; pass on a communication; be successful in; win in an election; secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions); cover a certain distance or advance beyond; have a certain range; be able to feed; drink alcohol without showing ill effects; bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure, or responsibility of; propel or give impetus to; bear (a crop); include as the content; broadcast or publicize; pursue a line of scent or be a bearer; transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication; capture after a fight; have on the surface or on the skin; take further or advance; compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance; extend to a certain degree; win approval or support for; be equipped with (a mast or sail); be necessarily associated with or result in or involve; have or possess something abstract; keep up with financial support; have with oneself; have on one's person; be conveyed over a certain distance; have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence; be pregnant with; propel, "Carry the ball"; move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; support or hold in a certain manner; transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; transfer (entries) from one account book to another; have on hand; behave in a certain manner; contain or hold; have within |
| cartoon | / kɑː.ˈtuːn / | noun: a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence; a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine; verb: draw cartoons of |
| case | / keɪs / | noun: a portable container for carrying several objects; a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home; bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; the actual state of things; nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence; a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument; a problem requiring investigation; an occurrence of something; a person requiring professional services; the quantity contained in a case; a specific state of mind that is temporary; a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; the housing or outer covering of something; an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part; a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities); a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation; a special set of circumstances; verb: look over, usually with the intention to rob; enclose in, or as if in, a case |
| cash | / kæʃ / | noun: United States country music singer and songwriter (1932-2003); prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check; money in the form of bills or coins; verb: exchange for cash |
| cast | / kɑːst / | adjective: (of molten metal or glass) formed by pouring or pressing into a mould; noun: the act of throwing dice; object formed by a mould; bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal; the actors in a play; the distinctive form in which a thing is made; a violent throw; the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel; container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens; the visual appearance of something or someone; verb: form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mould; select to play, sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet; deposit; assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors; eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; formulate in a particular style or language; choose at random; throw forcefully; get rid of; put or send forth; move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment |
| castle | / ˈkɑːs.l̩ / | noun: interchanging the positions of the king and a rook; a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack; (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard; a large and stately mansion; verb: move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king |
| cat | / kæt / | noun: feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats; a spiteful woman gossip; a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis; any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild; a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work; a whip with nine knotted cords; the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant; an informal term for a youth or man; verb: beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails; eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth |
| catalogue | / ˈkæ.tə.lɒɡ / | noun: a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things; a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically; verb: make an itemized list or catalogue of; classify; make a catalogue, compile a catalogue |
| catch | / kætʃ / | noun: the act of catching an object with the hands; a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth; a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window; a restraint that checks the motion of something; a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident; a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion); anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching); a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect; the quantity that was caught; the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); verb: contract; delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned; be struck or affected by; grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state; become aware of; be the catcher; cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled; spread or be communicated; take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; take in and retain; attract and fix; apprehend and reproduce accurately; reach in time; suffer from the receipt of; perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily; hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; perceive by hearing; get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly; check oneself during an action; start burning; detect a blunder or misstep; catch up with and possibly overtake; succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; to hook or entangle; reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot; capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; attract; cause to be enamoured; see or watch |
| category | / ˈkæ.tɪ.ɡə.ri / | noun: a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme; a collection of things sharing a common attribute |
| Catholic | / ˈkæθ.lɪk / | adjective: free from provincial prejudices or attachments; of or relating to or supporting Catholicism; noun: a member of a Catholic church |
| cause | / kɔːz / | noun: a justification for something existing or happening; events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; verb: give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner |
| CD | / ˌsiː.ˈdiː / | noun: a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser; a debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest; the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimetre of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin; a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores |
| cease | / siːs / | noun: ('cease' is a noun: only in the phrase 'without cease') end; verb: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; put an end to a state or an activity |
| ceiling | / ˈsiːl.ɪŋ / | noun: the overhead upper surface of a room; (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds; maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions); an upper limit on what is allowed |
| celebrate | / ˈse.lɪ.breɪt / | verb: have a celebration; assign great social importance to; celebrate, as of holidays or rites |
| celebration | / ˌse.lɪ.ˈbreɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: any joyous diversion; the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual; a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event |
| celebrity | / sɪ.ˈle.brɪ.ti / | noun: a widely known person; the state or quality of being widely honoured and acclaimed |
| cell | / sel / | noun: (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals; a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction; a room where a prisoner is kept; small room is which a monk or nun lives; any small compartment; a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement; a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver |
| cent | / sent / | noun: a fractional monetary unit of several countries; a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit |
| centimetre | / ˈsen.tɪ.ˌmiː.tə / | noun: a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter |
| central | / ˈsen.trəl / | adjective: in or near a centre or constituting a centre; the inner area; centrally located and easy to reach; used in the description of a place that in the middle of another place; serving as an essential component; noun: a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication |
| centre | / ˈsen.tə / | adjective: equally distant from the extremes; of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually; noun: a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game; the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play; the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game; a building dedicated to a particular activity; a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; the object upon which interest and attention focuses; the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering; politically moderate persons; centrists; the middle of a military or naval formation; a place where some particular activity is concentrated; a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure; an area that is approximately central within some larger region; (football) the person who plays centre on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback; (basketball) the person who plays centre on a basketball team; (ice hockey) the person who plays centre on a hockey team; the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher; mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace; the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; verb: move into the centre; direct one's attention on something; centre upon |
| century | / ˈsen.tʃə.ri / | noun: a period of 100 years |
| cereal | / ˈsɪə.rɪəl / | adjective: made of grain or relating to grain or the plants that produce it; noun: a breakfast food prepared from grain; grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet; foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses |
| ceremony | / ˈse.rɪ.mə.ni / | noun: any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way; the proper or conventional behaviour on some solemn occasion; a formal event performed on a special occasion |
| certain | / ˈsɜːt.n̩ / | adjective: exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance; established beyond doubt or question; definitely known; having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured; certain to occur; destined or inevitable; definite but not specified or identified; reliable in operation or effect; established irrevocably |
| certainly | / ˈsɜːtn.li / | adverb: definitely or positively ('sure' is sometimes used informally for 'surely') |
| certificate | / sə.ˈtɪ.fɪk.eɪt / | noun: a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends; verb: authorize by certificate; present someone with a certificate |
| chain | / tʃeɪn / | noun: a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament; a necklace made by a stringing objects together; anything that acts as a restraint; a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theatres) under one ownership; a series of things depending on each other as if linked together; (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule); British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979); a unit of length; a series of hills or mountains; verb: fasten or secure with chains; connect or arrange into a chain by linking |
| chair | / tʃeə / | noun: a seat for one person, with a support for the back; the position of professor; an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person; the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; verb: act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; preside over |
| chairman | / ˈtʃeə.mən / | noun: the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; verb: act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university |
| chairwoman | / ˈtʃeə.wʊ.mən / | noun: the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization |
| challenge | / ˈtʃæ.ləndʒ / | noun: a demand by a sentry for a password or identification; questioning a statement and demanding an explanation; a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror; a call to engage in a contest or fight; a demanding or stimulating situation; verb: raise a formal objection in a court of law; ask for identification; issue a challenge to; take exception to |
| chamber | / ˈtʃeɪm.bə / | noun: a natural or artificial enclosed space; a room where a judge transacts business; an enclosed volume in the body; a deliberative or legislative or administrative or judicial assembly; a room used primarily for sleeping; verb: place in a chamber |
| champion | / ˈtʃæm.pɪən / | adjective: holding first place in a contest; noun: someone who fights for a cause; someone who has won first place in a competition; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field; a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; verb: protect or fight for as a champion |
| championship | / ˈtʃæm.pɪən.ʃɪp / | noun: a competition at which a champion is chosen; the status of being a champion; the act of providing approval and support |
| chance | / tʃɑːns / | adjective: occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; noun: a risk involving danger; a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favourable cases to the whole number of cases possible; an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; the possibility of future success; a possibility due to a favourable combination of circumstances; verb: be the case by chance; come upon, as if by accident; meet with; take a risk in the hope of a favourable outcome |
| change | / tʃeɪndʒ / | noun: the action of changing something; a different or fresh set of clothes; a thing that is different; an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; the result of alteration or modification; money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency; the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due; coins of small denomination regarded collectively; a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event; a difference that is usually pleasant; verb: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; remove or replace the coverings of; change clothes; put on different clothes; lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; become deeper in tone; change from one vehicle or transportation line to another; give to, and receive from, one another |
| changing | / ˈtʃeɪndʒ.ɪŋ / | adjective: marked by continuous change or effective action |
| channel | / ˈtʃæn.l̩ / | noun: a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through; a television station and its programs; a path over which electrical signals can pass; (often plural) a means of communication or access; a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbour or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels; a way of selling a company's product either directly or via distributors; a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record); verb: direct the flow of; send from one person or place to another; transmit or serve as the medium for transmission |
| chap | / tʃæp / | noun: (usually in the plural) leather leggings without a seat; joined by a belt; often have flared outer flaps; worn over trousers by cowboys to protect their legs; a crack in a lip caused usually by cold; a boy or man; a long narrow depression in a surface; verb: crack due to dehydration |
| chapter | / ˈtʃæp.tə / | noun: a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled; a series of related events forming an episode; a local branch of some fraternity or association; an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church; any distinct period in history or in a person's life |
| character | / ˈkæ.rək.tə / | noun: (genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes; the inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability; a written symbol that is used to represent speech; a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities); good repute; a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something; an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story); verb: engrave or inscribe characters on |
| characteristic | / ˌkæ.rək.tə.ˈrɪ.stɪk / | adjective: typical or distinctive; noun: a distinguishing quality; any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions; the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2; a prominent aspect of something |
| characterize | / ˈkæ.rək.tə.raɪz / | verb: be characteristic of; describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of |
| charge | / tʃɑːdʒ / | noun: a impetuous rush toward someone or something; a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield; (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; request for payment of a debt; a person committed to your care; the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons; the price charged for some article or service; financial liabilities (such as a tax); a special assignment that is given to a person or group; attention and management implying responsibility for safety; an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; the swift release of a store of affective force; (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object; verb: saturate; energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge; cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on; set or ask for a certain price; instruct or command with authority; instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence; impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehaviour against; make an accusatory claim; file a formal charge against; to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle; direct into a position for use; fill or load to capacity; place a heraldic bearing on; lie down on command, of hunting dogs; pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt; demand payment; enter a certain amount as a charge; attribute responsibility to; provide with munition; cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; move quickly and violently; give over to another for care or safekeeping; cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to |
| charity | / ˈtʃæ.rɪ.ti / | noun: an activity or gift that benefits the public at large; a kindly and lenient attitude toward people; an institution set up to provide help to the needy; a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals); pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers |
| chart | / tʃɑːt / | noun: a map designed to assist navigation by air or sea; a visual display of information; verb: plan in detail; make a chart of; represent by means of a graph |
| chase | / tʃeɪs / | noun: United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873); the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; verb: cut a groove into; go after with the intent to catch; pursue someone sexually or romantically; cut a furrow into a columns |
| chat | / tʃæt / | noun: an informal conversation; songbirds having a chattering call; birds having a chattering call; verb: talk socially without exchanging too much information |
| cheap | / tʃiːp / | adjective: relatively low in price or charging low prices; embarrassingly stingy; of very poor quality; flimsy; tastelessly showy |
| cheaply | / ˈtʃiː.pli / | adverb: with little expenditure of money; in a cheap manner; in a stingy manner |
| cheat | / tʃiːt / | noun: a deception for profit to yourself; the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; someone who leads you to believe something that is not true; weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat; weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous; verb: defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit; deprive somebody of something by deceit; engage in deceitful behaviour; practice trickery or fraud; be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage |
| check | / tʃek / | noun: the act of inspecting or verifying; (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king; obstructing an opponent in ice hockey; a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard); a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something; the bill in a restaurant; a written order directing a bank to pay money; the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress; an appraisal of the state of affairs; additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct; a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.; the state of inactivity following an interruption; verb: make cracks or chinks in; arrest the motion (of something) abruptly; slow the growth or development of; examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; put a check mark on or near or next to; verify by consulting a source or authority; write out a check on a bank account; place into check; hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; decline to initiate betting; mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on; stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution; stop in a chase especially when scent is lost; abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey, of falcons; hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping; consign for shipment on a vehicle; make an examination or investigation; block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey; be verified or confirmed; pass inspection; become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics |
| cheek | / tʃiːk / | noun: either side of the face below the eyes; impudent aggressiveness; either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump; an impudent statement; verb: speak impudently to |
| cheerful | / ˈtʃɪə.fəl / | adjective: being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits; pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic |
| cheerfully | / ˈtʃɪə.fə.li / | adverb: in a cheerful manner |
| cheese | / tʃiːz / | noun: a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk; erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States; verb: wind onto a cheese; used in the imperative (get away, or stop it) |
| chef | / ʃef / | noun: a professional cook |
| chemical | / ˈke.mɪk.l̩ / | adjective: relating to or used in chemistry; of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes; noun: produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules |
| chemist | / ˈke.mɪst / | noun: a scientist who specializes in chemistry; a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs |
| chemistry | / ˈke.mɪ.stri / | noun: the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions; the way two individuals relate to each other |
| cheque | / tʃek / | noun: a written order directing a bank to pay money; verb: withdraw money by writing a check |
| cherry | / ˈtʃe.ri / | adjective: of a colour at the end of the colour spectrum (next to orange); resembling the colour of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies; noun: a red fruit with a single hard stone; any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood; wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry; a red the colour of ripe cherries |
| chest | / tʃest / | noun: box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy; furniture with drawers for keeping clothes; the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates |
| chew | / tʃuː / | noun: biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow; a wad of something chewable as tobacco; verb: chew (food) |
| chicken | / ˈtʃɪkɪn / | adjective: easily frightened; noun: a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl; a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops; the flesh of a chicken used for food; a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy |
| chief | / tʃiːf / | adjective: most important element; noun: a person who exercises control over workers; a person who is in charge |
| child | / tʃaɪld / | noun: a young person of either sex; a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; an immature childish person; a member of a clan or tribe |
| childhood | / ˈtʃaɪld.hʊd / | noun: the state of a child between infancy and adolescence; the time of person's life when they are a child |
| chin | / tʃɪn / | noun: the protruding part of the lower jaw; Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India; verb: raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar |
| Chinese | / tʃaɪ.ˈniːz / | adjective: of or pertaining to China or its peoples or cultures; of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language; noun: any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system; a native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China |
| chip | / tʃɪp / | noun: the act of chipping something; a low running approach shot; electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit; a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling; a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line; a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat; a piece of dried bovine dung; a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something; a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; verb: break a small piece off from; break off (a piece from a whole); form by chipping; play a chip shot; cut a nick into |
| chocolate | / ˈtʃɒ.klət / | noun: a medium brown to dark-brown colour; a food made from roasted ground cacao beans; a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot |
| choice | / tʃɔɪs / | adjective: of superior grade; appealing to refined taste; noun: the act of choosing or selecting; the person or thing chosen or selected; one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen |
| cholesterol | / kə.ˈle.stə.rɒl / | noun: an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues |
| choose | / tʃuːz / | verb: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative; see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way |
| chop | / tʃɒp / | noun: a grounder that bounces high in the air; a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball; a jaw; a small cut of meat including part of a rib; the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide); verb: hit sharply; cut with a hacking tool; cut into pieces; strike sharply, as in some sports; move suddenly |
| Christian | / ˈkrɪs.tʃən / | adjective: following the teachings or manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus Christ; relating to or characteristic of Christianity; noun: a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination |
| Christmas | / ˈkrɪ.sməs / | noun: a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland; period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6; verb: spend Christmas |
| chuck | / tʃʌk / | noun: a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that centre a workpiece in a lathe or centre a tool in a drill; the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade; informal terms for a meal; verb: pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin; throw carelessly; throw away; eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth |
| church | / tʃɜːtʃ / | noun: a place for public (especially Christian) worship; one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship; the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church; a service conducted in a house of worship; verb: perform a special church rite or service for |
| cigarette | / ˌsɪ.ɡə.ˈret / | noun: finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking |
| cinema | / ˈsɪ.nə.mə / | noun: a theatre where films are shown; a medium that disseminates moving pictures |
| circle | / ˈsɜːk.l̩ / | noun: any circular or rotating mechanism; a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theatre or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra; ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point; something approximating the shape of a circle; movement once around a course; street names for flunitrazepan; a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; an unofficial association of people or groups; verb: travel around something; move in circles; form a circle around; be around |
| circuit | / ˈsɜːkɪt / | noun: an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow; (law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges travelled and held court in different locations); one of the twelve groups of states in the United States that is covered by a particular circuit court of appeals; an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to; movement once around a course; a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area; a racetrack for automobile races; verb: make a circuit |
| circumstance | / ˈsɜːk.əm.stəns / | noun: information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; formal ceremony about important occasions; a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity; the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event |
| cite | / saɪt / | noun: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; verb: call in an official matter, such as to attend court; advance evidence for; commend; repeat a passage from; refer to for illustration or proof; make reference to; refer to |
| citizen | / ˈsɪ.tɪ.zən / | noun: a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community |
| city | / ˈsɪ.ti / | noun: people living in a large densely populated municipality; a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; an incorporated administrative district established by state charter |
| civil | / ˈsɪ.vəl / | adjective: of or in a condition of social order; not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others; (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life; applying to ordinary citizens; of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals; of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state |
| civilian | / sɪ.ˈvɪ.lɪən / | adjective: associated with or performed by civilians as contrasted with the military; noun: a non-military citizen |
| claim | / kleɪm / | noun: demand for something as rightful or due; an informal right to something; an assertion of a right (as to money or property); an assertion that something is true or factual; an established or recognized right; a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"; verb: take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; lay claim to; as of an idea; ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example; demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to |
| clap | / klæp / | noun: a sudden very loud noise; a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated; a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra; verb: clap one's hands together; strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise; strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting; put quickly or forcibly; strike the air in flight; cause to strike the air in flight; clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval |
| class | / klɑːs / | noun: elegance in dress or behaviour; people having the same social or economic status; a collection of things sharing a common attribute; (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders; a body of students who are taught together; a body of students who graduate together; a league ranked by quality; education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; verb: arrange or order by classes or categories |
| classic | / ˈklæ.sɪk / | adjective: characteristic of the classical artistic and literary traditions; adhering to established standards and principles; noun: a creation of the highest excellence; an artist who has created classic works |
| classical | / ˈkl̩æ.sɪkl / | adjective: of or characteristic of a form or system felt to be of first significance before modern times; of recognized authority or excellence; noun: traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste |
| classroom | / ˈklæ.sruːm / | noun: a room in a school where lessons take place |
| clean | / kliːn / | adjective: free of drugs; free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; not carrying concealed weapons; (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense; free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits; (of behaviour or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers; not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; ritually clean or pure; thorough and without qualification; exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections; morally pure; without difficulties or problems; free from impurities; (of sound or colour) free from anything that dulls or dims; free of restrictions or qualifications; (of a surface) not written or printed on; free from sepsis or infection; adverb: completely; used as intensifiers; in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; noun: a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead; verb: remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; remove shells or husks from; remove while making clean; make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely; deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.; be cleanable; clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; remove unwanted substances from; clean and tidy up the house |
| cleaner | / ˈkliː.nə / | noun: someone whose occupation is cleaning; the operator of dry-cleaning establishment; a preparation used in cleaning something |
| clear | / klɪə / | adjective: of complexion; without such blemishes as e.g. acne; clear to the mind; free from cloudiness; allowing light to pass through; free from confusion or doubt; free from clouds or mist or haze; characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving; clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible; (especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law; free from contact or proximity or connection; easily deciphered; clear of charges or deductions; affording free passage or view; free from flaw or blemish or impurity; characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt); accurately stated or described; freed from any question of guilt; (of sound or colour) free from anything that dulls or dims; free of restrictions or qualifications; adverb: completely; in an easily perceptible manner; noun: the state of being free of suspicion; a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; verb: free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; remove; make a way or path by removing objects; remove the occupants of; remove (people) from a building; rid of instructions or data; make clear, bright, light, or translucent; make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; settle, as of a debt; pass an inspection or receive authorization; pass by, over, or under without making contact; go away or disappear; sell; be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts; clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.; free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment; rid of obstructions; grant authorization or clearance for; pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; make as a net profit; yield as a net profit; go unchallenged; be approved; become clear |
| clearly | / ˈklɪə.li / | adverb: without doubt or question; in an easily perceptible manner; clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment; in an intelligible manner |
| clerk | / klɑːk / | noun: an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts); a salesperson in a store; verb: work as a clerk, as in the legal business |
| clever | / ˈkle.və / | adjective: showing inventiveness and skill; skilful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends; showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; mentally quick and resourceful |
| click | / klɪk / | noun: depression of a button on a computer mouse; a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward; a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu); a short light metallic sound; verb: become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; produce a click; make a clicking or ticking sound; make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens; cause to make a snapping sound; move or strike with a noise; click repeatedly or uncontrollably |
| client | / ˈklaɪənt / | noun: a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer; (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network; someone who pays for goods or services |
| climate | / ˈklaɪ.mət / | noun: the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time; the prevailing psychological state |
| climb | / klaɪm / | noun: the act of climbing something; an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.); an upward slope or grade (as in a road); verb: improve one's social status; go upward with gradual or continuous progress; move with difficulty, by grasping; slope upward; increase in value or to a higher point; go up or advance |
| climbing | / ˈklaɪm.ɪŋ / | noun: an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) |
| clinic | / ˈklɪ.nɪk / | noun: a healthcare facility for outpatient care; meeting for diagnosis of problems and instruction or remedial work in a particular activity; a medical establishment run by a group of medical specialists |
| clinical | / ˈkl̩ɪ.nɪkl / | adjective: scientifically detached; unemotional; relating to a clinic or conducted in or as if in a clinic and depending on direct observation of patients |
| clock | / ˈklɒk / | noun: a timepiece that shows the time of day; verb: measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time |
| close | / kləʊz / | adjective: marked by fidelity to an original; rigorously attentive; strict and thorough; at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; close in relevance or relationship; inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; crowded; (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; used of hair or haircuts; fitting closely but comfortably; confined to specific persons; strictly confined or guarded; of textiles; not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; giving or spending with reluctance; lacking fresh air; adverb: in an attentive manner; near in time or place or relationship; noun: the concluding part of any performance; the last section of a communication; the temporal end; the concluding time; verb: finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement; move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; become closed; fill or stop up; bar access to; bring together all the elements or parts of; draw near; come together, as if in an embrace; change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact; cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop; engage at close quarters; finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); be priced or listed when trading stops; unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; cease to operate or cause to cease operating; come to a close |
| closed | / kləʊzd / | adjective: not open or affording passage or access; used especially of mouth or eyes; blocked against entry; (set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints; not having an open mind; not open to the general public; with shutters closed; requiring union membership; not open |
| closely | / ˈkləʊ.sli / | adverb: in a close relation or position in time or space; in a close manner; in an attentive manner |
| closer | / ˈkləʊs.ə / | adverb: (comparative of 'near' or 'close') within a shorter distance; noun: (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game; a person who closes something |
| closet | / ˈklɒ.zɪt / | noun: a small private room for study or prayer; a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space; a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes; a toilet in England; verb: confine to a small space, as for intensive work |
| cloth | / klɒθ / | noun: artefact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibres |
| clothes | / kləʊðz / | noun: clothing in general |
| clothing | / ˈkləʊ.ðɪŋ / | noun: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body |
| cloud | / klaʊd / | noun: a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude; any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible; out of touch with reality; suspicion affecting your reputation; a cause of worry or gloom or trouble; a group of many insects; verb: make milky or dull; make gloomy or depressed; billow up in the form of a cloud; colour with streaks or blotches of different shades; place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; make less visible or unclear; make overcast or cloudy |
| club | / klʌb / | noun: stout stick that is larger at one end; a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more black trefoils on it; a formal association of people with similar interests; a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink; a building that is occupied by a social club; golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball; a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together; verb: strike with a club or a bludgeon; gather and spend time together; unite with a common purpose |
| clue | / kluː / | noun: evidence that helps to solve a problem; a slight indication; verb: roll into a ball |
| cluster | / ˈklʌ.stə / | noun: a grouping of a number of similar things; verb: come together as in a cluster or flock; gather or cause to gather into a cluster |
| coach | / kəʊtʃ / | noun: a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver; a person who gives private instruction (as in singing or acting); (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team; a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; a railcar where passengers ride; verb: teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports; drive a coach |
| coal | / kəʊl / | noun: fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period; a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smouldering; verb: take in coal; supply with coal; burn to charcoal |
| coalition | / ˌkəʊə.ˈlɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: the state of being combined into one body; the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts; an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty |
| coast | / kəʊst / | noun: the area within view; a slope down which sleds may coast; the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; the shore of a sea or ocean; verb: move effortlessly; by force of gravity |
| coat | / ˈkəʊt / | noun: growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal; an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors; a thin layer covering something; verb: cover or provide with a coat; form a coat over; put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface |
| code | / kəʊd / | noun: a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy; (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions; a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones); verb: attach a code to; convert ordinary language into code |
| coffee | / ˈkɒ.fi / | noun: a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans; any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans; a medium brown to dark-brown colour; a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee |
| cognitive | / ˈkɒɡ.nə.tɪv / | adjective: of or being or relating to or involving cognition |
| coin | / kɔɪn / | noun: a metal piece (usually a disc) used as money; verb: make up; form by stamping, punching, or printing |
| cold | / kəʊld / | adjective: lacking the warmth of life; of a seeker; far from the object sought; unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication; feeling or showing no enthusiasm; having lost freshness through passage of time; used of physical coldness; having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion; without compunction or human feeling; sexually unresponsive; so intense as to be almost uncontrollable; no longer new; uninteresting; marked by errorless familiarity; (colour) giving no sensation of warmth; noun: the sensation produced by low temperatures; a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs); the absence of heat |
| coldly | / ˈkəʊld.li / | adverb: in a cold unemotional manner |
| collapse | / kə.ˈlæps / | noun: a mishap caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in; an abrupt failure of function or health; the act of throwing yourself down; a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures); verb: lose significance, effectiveness, or value; break down, literally or metaphorically; cause to burst; fold or close up; collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack; suffer a nervous breakdown; fall apart |
| collar | / ˈkɒ.lə / | noun: a figurative restraint; a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over; a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it; the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot; the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck; verb: take into custody; furnish with a collar; seize by the neck or collar |
| colleague | / ˈkɒ.liːɡ / | noun: a person who is member of your class or profession; an associate you work with |
| collect | / kə.ˈlekt / | adjective: payable by the recipient on delivery; adverb: make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient pays; noun: a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England; verb: get or bring together; call for and obtain payment of; gather or collect; assemble or get together; get or gather together |
| collection | / kə.ˈlek.ʃn̩ / | noun: the act of gathering something together; a publication containing a variety of works; several things grouped together or considered as a whole; request for a sum of money |
| collective | / kə.ˈlek.tɪv / | adjective: set up on the principle of collectivism or ownership and production by the workers involved usually under the supervision of a government; forming a whole or aggregate; done by or characteristic of individuals acting together; noun: members of a cooperative enterprise |
| college | / ˈkɒ.lɪdʒ / | noun: a complex of buildings in which an institution of higher education is housed; British slang for prison; the body of faculty and students of a college; an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university |
| colonial | / kə.ˈləʊ.nɪəl / | adjective: composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony; of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony; of animals who live in colonies, such as ants; noun: a resident of a colony |
| colour | / ˈkʌ.lər / | adjective: having or capable of producing colours; noun: the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation; a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; the timbre of a musical sound; interest and variety and intensity; (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction; each flavour of quarks comes in three colours; a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks); an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; any material used for its colour; verb: add colour to; gloss or excuse; decorate with colours; modify or bias; change colour, often in an undesired manner; affect as in thought or feeling |
| coloured | / ˈkʌ.ləd / | adjective: having skin rich in melanin pigments; having colour or a certain colour; sometimes used in combination; (used of colour) artificially produced; not natural; favouring one person or side over another |
| column | / ˈkɒ.ləm / | noun: (architecture) a tall cylindrical vertical upright and used to support a structure; a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument); a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form coloured bands; an article giving opinions or perspectives; a line of (usually military) units following one after another; a linear array of numbers one above another; anything tall and relatively thin that approximates the shape of a column or tower |
| combination | / ˌkɒm.bɪ.ˈneɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: the act of combining things to form a new whole; the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order; a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities; an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes); a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose; a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock; a coordinated sequence of chess moves |
| combine | / kəm.ˈbaɪn / | noun: harvester that heads and threshes and cleans grain while moving across the field; an occurrence that results in things being united; a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service; verb: add together from different sources; join for a common purpose or in a common action; put or add together; mix together different elements; gather in a mass, sum, or whole; combine so as to form a whole; mix; have or possess in combination |
| come | / kʌm / | noun: the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract; verb: come to pass; arrive, as in due course; be found or available; happen as a result; reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position; have a certain priority; cover a certain distance; move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; be received; experience orgasm; to be the product or result; develop into; extend or reach; exist or occur in a certain point in a series; come to one's mind; suggest itself; reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; proceed or get along; add up in number or quantity; come under, be classified or included; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; be a native of; come forth |
| comedy | / ˈkɒ.mə.di / | noun: light and humorous drama with a happy ending; a comic incident or series of incidents |
| comfort | / ˈkʌm.fət / | noun: a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment; a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain; the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state; verb: lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; give moral or emotional strength to |
| comfortable | / ˈkʌmf.təb.l̩ / | adjective: providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief ('comfy' is informal); free from stress or conducive to mental ease; having or affording peace of mind; in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich; sufficient to provide comfort; more than adequate |
| comfortably | / ˈkʌmf.tə.bli / | adverb: in mental comfort; without stress; in physical comfort; in financial comfort |
| command | / kə.ˈmɑːnd / | noun: availability for use; the power or authority to command; great skilfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; an authoritative direction or instruction to do something; a military unit or region under the control of a single officer; a position of highest authority; (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program; verb: make someone do something; be in command of; demand as one's due; exercise authoritative control or power over; look down on |
| commander | / kə.ˈmɑːn.də / | noun: someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others; a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain; an officer in the air force; an officer in command of a military unit |
| comment | / ˈkɒ.ment / | noun: a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material; a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief; a report (often malicious) about the behaviour of other people; verb: explain or interpret something; make or write a comment on; provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases |
| commercial | / kə.ˈmɜːʃ.l̩ / | adjective: connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises; of the kind or quality used in commerce; average or inferior; of or relating to commercialism; noun: a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television |
| commission | / kə.ˈmɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions; an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces; a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary); the state of being in good working order and ready for operation; a special assignment that is given to a person or group; the act of committing a crime; a special group delegated to consider some matter; a group of representatives or delegates; verb: charge with a task; put into commission; equip for service; of ships; place an order for |
| commit | / kə.ˈmɪt / | verb: cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; make an investment; confer a trust upon; perform an act, usually with a negative connotation |
| commitment | / kə.ˈmɪt.mənt / | noun: the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital); the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; an engagement by contract involving financial obligation; a message that makes a pledge; the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose |
| committee | / kə.ˈmɪ.ti / | noun: a special group delegated to consider some matter; a self-constituted organization to promote something |
| common | / ˈkɒ.mən / | adjective: having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual; belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public; commonly encountered; being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language; of or associated with the great masses of people; to be expected; standard; common to or shared by two or more parties; lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; of low or inferior quality or value; noun: a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area |
| commonly | / ˈkɒ.mən.li / | adverb: under normal conditions |
| communicate | / kə.ˈmjuː.nɪk.eɪt / | verb: transmit thoughts or feelings; transmit information; administer communion; in church; be in verbal contact; interchange information or ideas; join or connect; receive Communion, in the Catholic church; transfer to another |
| communication | / kə.ˌmjuː.nɪˈk.eɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups; the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; a connection allowing access between persons or places |
| community | / kə.ˈmjuː.nɪ.ti / | noun: (ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other; a group of people living in a particular local area; a group of people having ethnic or cultural or religious characteristics in common; a group of nations having common interests; common ownership; agreement as to goals; the body of people in a learned occupation; a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences |
| company | / ˈkʌm.pə.ni / | noun: an institution created to conduct business; a unit of firefighters including their equipment; a social gathering of guests or companions; organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); small military unit; usually two or three platoons; the state of being with someone; crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship; a band of people associated temporarily in some activity; a social or business visitor; verb: be a companion to somebody |
| compare | / kəm.ˈpeə / | noun: qualities that are comparable; verb: examine and note the similarities or differences of; consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb; be comparable |
| comparison | / kəm.ˈpæ.rɪs.n̩ / | noun: examining resemblances or differences; qualities that are comparable; relation based on similarities and differences |
| compete | / kəm.ˈpiːt / | verb: compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others |
| competition | / ˌkɒm.pə.ˈtɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: the act of competing as for profit or a prize; a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers; an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants; the contestant you hope to defeat |
| competitive | / kəm.ˈpe.tə.tɪv / | adjective: showing a fighting disposition; subscribing to capitalistic competition; involving competition or competitiveness |
| competitor | / kəm.ˈpe.tɪ.tə / | noun: the contestant you hope to defeat |
| complain | / kəm.ˈpleɪn / | verb: make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge; express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness |
| complaint | / kəm.ˈpleɪnt / | noun: (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based; an expression of grievance or resentment; (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow; (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining |
| complete | / kəm.ˈpliːt / | adjective: having every necessary or normal part or component or step; having come or been brought to a conclusion; perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities; without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; highly skilled; verb: bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements; come or bring to a finish or an end; write all the required information onto a form; complete a pass; complete or carry out |
| completely | / kəm.ˈpliːt.li / | adverb: so as to be complete; with everything necessary; to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent ('whole' is often used informally for 'wholly') |
| complex | / ˈkɒm.pleks / | adjective: complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts; noun: a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts; (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behaviour; a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated; a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures |
| complicate | / ˈkɒm.plɪk.eɪt / | verb: make more complex, intricate, or richer; make more complicated |
| complicated | / ˈkɒm.plɪk.eɪ.tɪd / | adjective: difficult to analyse or understand |
| component | / kəm.ˈpəʊ.nənt / | noun: an artefact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; an abstract part of something; something determined in relation to something that includes it |
| compose | / kəm.ˈpəʊz / | verb: put together out of existing material; write music; calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet; form the substance of; make up plans or basic details for; produce a literary work |
| composition | / ˌkɒm.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole; the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole; an essay (especially one written as an assignment); a mixture of ingredients; the act of creating written works; musical creation; the way in which someone or something is composed; art and technique of printing with movable type; a musical work that has been created |
| comprehensive | / ˌkɒm.prɪ.ˈhen.sɪv / | adjective: including all or everything; broad in scope; noun: an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge |
| comprise | / kəm.ˈpraɪz / | verb: form or compose; include or contain; have as a component; be composed of |
| computer | / kəm.ˈpjuː.tə / | noun: a machine for performing calculations automatically; an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines) |
| concentrate | / ˈkɒn.sən.treɪt / | noun: a concentrated example; a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water; the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore; verb: make (the solvent of a solution) dense or denser; direct one's attention on something; draw together or meet in one common centre; cook until very little liquid is left; be cooked until very little liquid is left; make more concise; compress or concentrate; make central |
| concentration | / ˌkɒn.sən.ˈtreɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: strengthening the amount of a substance in a unit amount of another substance (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing the other substance; bringing together military forces; (chemistry) the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume (expressed as moles/cubic meter); the spatial property of being crowded together; complete attention; intense mental effort; increase in density; great and constant diligence and attention |
| concept | / ˈkɒn.sept / | noun: an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances |
| concern | / kən.ˈsɜːn / | noun: something that interests you because it is important or affects you; something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; a feeling of sympathy for someone or something; an anxious feeling; a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; verb: be on the mind of; have to do with or be relevant to |
| concerned | / kən.ˈsɜːnd / | adjective: feeling or showing worry or solicitude; involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in; in relation (or in regard) to; especially as in the phrases; culpably involved |
| concert | / kən.ˈsɜːt / | noun: a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging; verb: settle by agreement; contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement |
| conclude | / kən.ˈkluːd / | verb: bring to a close; reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation; reach agreement on; come to a close; decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion |
| conclusion | / kən.ˈkluːʒ.n̩ / | noun: an intuitive assumption; the last section of a communication; the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism); a final settlement; the act of making up your mind about something; the act of ending something; a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; event whose occurrence ends something; the temporal end; the concluding time |
| concrete | / ˈkɒŋ.kriːt / | adjective: capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary; formed by the coalescence of particles; noun: a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water; verb: form into a solid mass; coalesce; cover with cement |
| condition | / kən.ˈdɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition; an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else; (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement; a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; a state at a particular time; the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases 'in condition' or 'in shape' or 'out of condition' or 'out of shape'); information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; verb: apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny; put into a better state; establish a conditioned response; specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement; train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control |
| conduct | / kən.ˈdʌkt / | noun: manner of acting or controlling yourself; (behavioural attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people; verb: lead, as in the performance of a composition; lead musicians in the performance of; transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; direct the course of; manage or control; take somebody somewhere; behave in a certain manner |
| conference | / ˈkɒn.fə.rəns / | noun: a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic; a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda); an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members |
| confidence | / ˈkɒn.fɪ.dəns / | noun: a secret that is confided or entrusted to another; a feeling of trust (in someone or something); a trustful relationship; a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favourable; freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities |
| confident | / ˈkɒn.fɪ.dənt / | adjective: not liable to error in judgment or action; having or marked by confidence or assurance; persuaded of; very sure |
| confidently | / ˈkɒn.fɪ.dənt.li / | adverb: in a confident manner |
| confine | / kən.ˈfaɪn / | verb: prevent from leaving or from being removed; deprive of freedom; take into confinement; place limits on (extent or access); restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"; to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; close in or confine |
| confined | / kən.ˈfaɪnd / | adjective: not free to move about; not invading healthy tissue; enclosed by a confining fence; deprived of liberty; especially placed under arrest or restraint; in captivity |
| confirm | / kən.ˈfɜːm / | verb: make more firm; establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; strengthen or make more firm; administer the rite of confirmation to; support a person for a position |
| conflict | / kən.ˈflɪkt / | noun: an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); an incompatibility of dates or events; opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings; opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot); a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests; a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; a disagreement or argument about something important; verb: go against, as of rules and laws; be in conflict |
| confront | / kən.ˈfrʌnt / | verb: deal with (something unpleasant) head on; present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; oppose, as in hostility or a competition; be face to face with |
| confuse | / kən.ˈfjuːz / | verb: mistake one thing for another; make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; make unclear or incomprehensible; be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; cause to feel embarrassment; assemble without order or sense |
| confused | / kən.ˈfjuːzd / | adjective: mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently; lacking orderly continuity; having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity; thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment |
| confusing | / kən.ˈfjuːz.ɪŋ / | adjective: lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; causing confusion or disorientation |
| confusion | / kən.ˈfjuːʒ.n̩ / | noun: a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended; a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behaviour; a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused; disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably |
| congratulation | / kən.ˌɡræ.tʃʊ.ˈleɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration; (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another |
| congratulations | / kən.ˌɡræ.tʃʊ.ˈleɪʃ.n̩z / | noun: an expression of approval and commendation |
| Congress | / ˈkɒŋ.ɡres / | noun: the legislature of the United States government; a meeting of elected or appointed representatives; a national legislative assembly; the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur |
| congressional | / kən.ˈɡreʃ.n̩əl / | adjective: of or relating to congress |
| connect | / kə.ˈnekt / | verb: join for the purpose of communication; join by means of communication equipment; land on or hit solidly; connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; hit or play a ball successfully; establish a rapport or relationship; be or become joined or united or linked; be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation; make a logical or causal connection; plug into an outlet; establish communication with someone |
| connection | / kə.ˈnek.ʃn̩ / | noun: shifting from one form of transportation to another; an instrumentality that connects; a supplier (especially of narcotics); (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship); a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); a connecting shape; the state of being connected; the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination |
| conscious | / ˈkɒn.ʃəs / | adjective: (followed by 'of') showing realization or recognition of something; knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts; intentionally conceived |
| consciousness | / ˈkɒn.ʃə.snəs / | noun: an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation; having knowledge of |
| consensus | / kən.ˈsen.səs / | noun: agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole |
| consent | / kən.ˈsent / | noun: permission to do something; verb: give an affirmative reply to; respond favourably to |
| consequence | / ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwəns / | noun: having important effects or influence; the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual; a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon |
| conservative | / kən.ˈsɜː.və.tɪv / | adjective: resistant to change; opposed to liberal reforms; conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class; unimaginatively conventional; avoiding excess; noun: a person who has conservative ideas or opinions |
| consider | / kən.ˈsɪ.də / | verb: regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem; take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; think about carefully; weigh; show consideration for; take into account; judge or regard; look upon; judge; deem to be; look at carefully; study mentally; look at attentively; give careful consideration to |
| considerable | / kən.ˈsɪ.də.rəb.l̩ / | adjective: large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree |
| considerably | / kən.ˈsɪ.də.rə.bli / | adverb: to a great extent or degree |
| consideration | / kən.ˌsɪ.də.ˈreɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: a considerate and thoughtful act; kind and considerate regard for others; the process of giving careful thought to something; a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting); information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone |
| consist | / kən.ˈsɪst / | verb: be composed of; be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous; have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in; originate (in) |
| consistent | / kən.ˈsɪ.stənt / | adjective: (sometimes followed by 'with') in agreement or consistent or reliable; the same throughout in structure or composition; marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; capable of being reproduced |
| constant | / ˈkɒn.stənt / | adjective: steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection; continually recurring or continuing without interruption; uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing; persistent in occurrence and unvarying in nature; noun: a quantity that does not vary; a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context |
| constantly | / ˈkɒn.stənt.li / | adverb: without interruption; seemingly uninterrupted; without variation or change |
| constitute | / ˈkɒn.stɪ.tjuːt / | verb: form or compose; set up or lay the groundwork for; create and charge with a task or function; to compose or represent: "This wall forms the background of the stage setting" |
| constitutional | / ˌkɒn.stɪ.ˈtjuːʃ.n̩əl / | adjective: sanctioned by or consistent with or operating under a constitution; of benefit to or intended to benefit your physical makeup; of or relating to a constitution; constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup); existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; noun: a regular walk taken as a form of exercise |
| construct | / kən.ˈstrʌkt / | noun: an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances; verb: draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions; make by combining materials and parts; create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts; create by linking linguistic units; reassemble mentally; put together out of components or parts |
| construction | / kən.ˈstrʌk.ʃn̩ / | noun: drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem; the act of constructing something; the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones; the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought; a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit; an interpretation of a text or action; a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts |
| consult | / kən.ˈsʌlt / | verb: advise professionally; seek information from; get or ask advice from; have a conference in order to talk something over |
| consultant | / kən.ˈsʌl.tənt / | noun: an expert who gives advice |
| consume | / kən.ˈsjuːm / | verb: engage fully; serve oneself to, or consume regularly; use up (resources or materials); spend extravagantly; destroy completely; eat immoderately |
| consumer | / kən.ˈsjuː.mə / | noun: a person who uses goods or services |
| consumption | / kən.ˈsʌmp.ʃn̩ / | noun: the act of consuming something; the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating); (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body |
| contact | / ˈkɒn.tækt / | noun: close interaction; the act of touching physically; (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication; a communicative interaction; the physical coming together of two or more things; a person who is in a position to give you special assistance; the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity; a channel for communication between groups; verb: be in or establish communication with; be in direct physical contact with; make contact |
| contain | / kən.ˈteɪn / | verb: be capable of holding or containing; be divisible by; hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; include or contain; have as a component; contain or hold; have within |
| container | / kən.ˈteɪ.nə / | noun: any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) |
| contemporary | / kən.ˈtem.prə.ri / | adjective: belonging to the present time; characteristic of the present; occurring in the same period of time; noun: a person of nearly the same age as another |
| content | / kən.ˈtent / | adjective: satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are; noun: the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned; everything that is included in a collection; the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc.; something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation; what a communication that is about something is about; the amount that can be contained; the state of being contented with your situation in life; verb: satisfy in a limited way; make content |
| contest | / kən.ˈtest / | noun: a struggle between rivals; an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants; verb: to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation |
| context | / ˈkɒn.tekst / | noun: discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation; the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event |
| continent | / ˈkɒn.tɪ.nənt / | adjective: having control over urination and defecation; abstaining from sexual intercourse; noun: the European mainland; one of the large landmasses of the earth |
| continue | / kən.ˈtɪ.njuː / | verb: exist over a prolonged period of time; continue talking; keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; continue a certain state, condition, or activity; continue after an interruption; do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop; move ahead; travel onward in time or space; allow to remain in a place or position; span an interval of distance, space or time; continue in a place, position, or situation |
| continued | / kən.ˈtɪ.njuːd / | adjective: without stop or interruption |
| continuous | / kən.ˈtɪ.njʊəs / | adjective: continuing in time or space without interruption; of a function or curve; extending without break or irregularity |
| continuously | / kən.ˈtɪ.njʊə.sli / | adverb: at every point; with unflagging resolve |
| contract | / kən.ˈtrækt / | noun: a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid; a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law; (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make; verb: be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; enter into a contractual arrangement; make smaller; become smaller or draw together; reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; make or become more narrow or restricted; compress or concentrate; squeeze or press together; engage by written agreement |
| contrast | / kən.ˈtrɑːst / | noun: the act of distinguishing by comparing differences; the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness); the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colours; the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; a conceptual separation or distinction; verb: put in opposition to show or emphasize differences; to show differences when compared; be different |
| contrasting | / kən.ˈtrɑːst.ɪŋ / | adjective: strikingly different; tending to contrast |
| contribute | / kən.ˈtrɪ.bjuːt / | verb: contribute to some cause; be conducive to; provide; bestow a quality on |
| contribution | / ˌkɒn.trɪ.ˈbjuːʃ.n̩ / | noun: any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavour; act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity; a writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or story; an amount of money contributed; a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause |
| control | / kən.ˈtrəʊl / | noun: the activity of managing or exerting control over something; (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc; a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; power to direct or determine; the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.; a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance; a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another; discipline in personal and social activities; great skilfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment; the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; verb: verify by using a duplicate register for comparison; exercise authoritative control or power over; lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; verify or regulate by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard, of scientific experiments; have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; handle and cause to function; control (others or oneself) or influence skilfully, usually to one's advantage |
| controlled | / kən.ˈtrəʊld / | adjective: restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds; curbed or regulated |
| controversial | / ˌkɒn.trə.ˈvɜːʃ.l̩ / | adjective: marked by or capable of arousing controversy |
| controversy | / ˈkɒn.trə.vɜː.si / | noun: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement |
| convenient | / kən.ˈviː.nɪənt / | adjective: easy to reach; suited to your comfort or purpose or needs; large and roomy ('convenient' is archaic in this sense) |
| convention | / kən.ˈven.ʃn̩ / | noun: the act of convening; something regarded as a normative example; (diplomacy) an international agreement; a large formal assembly; orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional |
| conventional | / kən.ˈven.ʃn̩əl / | adjective: following accepted customs and proprieties; unimaginative and conformist; (weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy; in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past; conforming with accepted standards; represented in simplified or symbolic form; rigidly formal or bound by convention |
| conversation | / ˌkɒn.və.ˈseɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc. |
| convert | / kən.ˈvɜːt / | noun: a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief; verb: change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change; change the nature, purpose, or function of something; change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy; change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief; cause to adopt a new or different faith; make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; score (a spare); complete successfully; score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone; exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; exchange a penalty for a less severe one |
| conviction | / kən.ˈvɪk.ʃn̩ / | noun: (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence |
| convince | / kən.ˈvɪns / | verb: make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something |
| cook | / kʊk / | noun: someone who cooks food; English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779); verb: transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; transform by heating; prepare for eating by applying heat; prepare a hot meal; fake or falsify |
| cooker | / ˈkʊkə / | noun: a utensil for cooking |
| cookie | / ˈkʊk.i / | noun: a short line of text that a web site puts on your computer's hard drive when you access the web site; any of various small flat sweet cakes ('biscuit' is the British term); the cook on a ranch or at a camp |
| cooking | / ˈkʊkɪŋ / | noun: the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat |
| cool | / kuːl / | adjective: marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional; fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or socially adept; (used of a number or sum) without exaggeration or qualification; neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat; psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike; (colour) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets; noun: the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature; great coolness and composure under strain; verb: loose heat; lose intensity; make cool or cooler |
| cooperation | / kəʊ.ˌɒ.pə.ˈreɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: the practice of cooperating; joint operation or action |
| cop | / kɒp / | noun: uncomplimentary terms for a policeman; verb: take into custody; take by theft |
| cope | / kəʊp / | noun: brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall; verb: come to terms or deal successfully with |
| copy | / ˈkɒ.pi / | noun: a secondary representation of an original; matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials; material suitable for a journalistic account; a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record); verb: make a replica of; copy down as is; reproduce or make an exact copy of; reproduce someone's behaviour or looks |
| core | / kɔː / | noun: a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil; the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place; a small group of indispensable persons or things; the centre of an object; the central part of the Earth; a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill; the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work; an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality; verb: remove the core or centre from |
| corn | / kɔːn / | noun: something sentimental or trite; ears of corn grown for human food; tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times; (Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in England or oats in Scotland and Ireland); the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal; a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes; whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn; verb: preserve with salt; feed (cattle) with corn |
| corner | / ˈkɔː.nə / | noun: the intersection of two streets; (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone; an interior angle formed be two meeting walls; the point where two lines meet or intersect; a place off to the side of an area; a remote area; the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect; a projecting part where two sides or edges meet; a predicament from which a skilful or graceful escape is impossible; a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade; a small concavity; verb: turn a corner; force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape; gain control over |
| corporate | / ˈkɔː.pə.rət / | adjective: organized and maintained as a legal corporation; done by or characteristic of individuals acting together; of or belonging to a corporation; possessing or existing in bodily form |
| corporation | / ˌkɔː.pə.ˈreɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state; slang for a paunch |
| correct | / kə.ˈrekt / | adjective: free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth; socially right or correct; in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; correct in opinion or judgment; verb: treat a defect; make right or correct; alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; censure severely; go down in value; make reparations or amends for; punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; adjust for |
| correctly | / kə.ˈrekt.li / | adverb: in a correct manner |
| correspondent | / ˌkɒ.rɪ.ˈspɒn.dənt / | adjective: similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar; noun: someone who communicates by means of letters; a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media |
| corridor | / ˈkɒ.rɪ.dɔː / | noun: an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it |
| cost | / kɒst / | noun: the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labour; the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold); value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something; verb: require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice; be priced at |
| cottage | / ˈkɒ.tɪdʒ / | noun: a small house with a single story |
| cotton | / ˈkɒt.n̩ / | noun: fabric woven from cotton fibres; thread made of cotton fibres; erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibres; soft silky fibres from cotton plants in their raw state; verb: take a liking to |
| couch | / kaʊtʃ / | noun: a narrow bed on which a patient lies during psychiatric or psychoanalytic treatment; a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer; an upholstered seat for more than one person; verb: formulate in a particular style or language |
| cough | / kɒf / | noun: the act of exhaling air suddenly with a noise; sudden expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis; verb: exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion |
| coughing | / ˈkɒf.ɪŋ / | noun: the act of exhaling air suddenly with a noise; sudden expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis |
| could | / kʊd / | verb: used to politely ask for permission to do something; verb: past of can; able to |
| council | / ˈkaʊn.sl̩ / | noun: a meeting of people for consultation; a body serving in an administrative capacity; (Christianity) an assembly or theologians and bishops and other representative of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine |
| counsellor | / ˈkaʊn.sə.lə / | noun: someone who gives advice about problems; someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp; a lawyer who pleads cases in court |
| count | / kaʊnt / | noun: the act of counting; a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl; the total number counted; verb: include as if by counting; have faith or confidence in; name or recite the numbers; determine the number or amount of; have weight; have import, carry weight; put into a group; take account of; show consideration for; take into account |
| counter | / ˈkaʊn.tə / | adjective: indicating opposition or resistance; adverb: in the opposite direction; noun: table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted; a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens; a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot; game equipment used in various card or board games; (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers); a person who counts things; a return punch (especially by a boxer); a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers; a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); verb: speak in response; act in advance of; deal with ahead of time |
| country | / ˈkʌntr.i / | noun: the territory occupied by a nation; an area outside of cities and towns; the people who live in a nation or country; a politically organized body of people under a single government; a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography) |
| countryside | / ˈkʌntr.i.saɪd / | noun: rural regions |
| county | / ˈkaʊn.ti / | noun: a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government; the largest administrative district within a state |
| couple | / ˈkʌp.l̩ / | noun: a pair who associate with one another; a pair of people who live together; (physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines; two items of the same kind; a small indefinite number; verb: link together; bring two objects, ideas, or people together; make love; form a pair or pairs |
| courage | / ˈkʌ.rɪdʒ / | noun: a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear |
| course | / kɔːs / | adverb: as might be expected; noun: a mode of action; education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport; (construction) a layer of masonry; part of a meal served at one time; a connected series of events or actions or developments; general line of orientation; a line or route along which something travels or moves; verb: hunt with hounds; move swiftly through or over; move along, of liquids |
| court | / kɔːt / | noun: respectful deference; an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played; a room in which a lawcourt sits; the residence of a sovereign or nobleman; the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state; the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince; an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business; Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947); a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area; verb: engage in social activities leading to marriage; make amorous advances towards; seek someone's favour |
| cousin | / ˈkʌz.n̩ / | noun: the child of your aunt or uncle |
| cover | / ˈkʌ.və / | noun: fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations; the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent); a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else; the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book; bedding that keeps a person warm in bed; a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container); a natural object that covers or envelops; a fixed charge by a restaurant or night club over and above the charge for food and drink; verb: clothe, as if for protection from the elements; protect by insurance; maintain a check on; especially by patrolling; deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; hold within range of an aimed firearm; protect or defend (a position in a game); be responsible for guarding an opponent in a game; play a higher card than the one previously played; form a cover over; provide with a covering or cause to be covered; spread over a surface to conceal or protect; hide from view or knowledge; be sufficient to meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of; to take an action to protect against future problems; help out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming his responsibilities; invest with a large or excessive amount of something; make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; provide for; span an interval of distance, space or time; sit on (eggs); be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism; put something on top of something else; copulate with a female, used especially of horses; cover as if with a shroud; travel across or pass over; include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory |
| coverage | / ˈkʌ.və.rɪdʒ / | noun: the extent to which something is covered; the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television; the total amount and type of insurance carried |
| covered | / ˈkʌ.vəd / | adjective: overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form |
| covering | / ˈkʌ.vər.ɪŋ / | noun: the act of protecting something by covering it; an artefact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it); a natural object that covers or envelops; the work of applying something; the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it |
| cow | / kaʊ / | noun: mature female of mammals of which the male is called 'bull'; female of domestic cattle: "'moo-cow' is a child's term"; a large unpleasant woman; verb: subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats) |
| crack | / kræk / | adjective: of the highest quality; noun: a usually brief attempt; a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts; a sudden sharp noise; a long narrow opening; the act of cracking something; a narrow opening; witty remark; a long narrow depression in a surface; a chance to do something; verb: break into simpler molecules by means of heat; reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking; become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; cause to become cracked; break partially but keep its integrity; tell spontaneously; hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise; make a very sharp explosive sound; break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; pass through (a barrier); suffer a nervous breakdown; make a sharp sound |
| cracked | / krækt / | adjective: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide; used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure |
| craft | / krɑːft / | noun: a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space; shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception; skill in an occupation or trade; people who perform a particular kind of skilled work; the skilled practice of a practical occupation; verb: make by hand and with much skill |
| crash | / kræʃ / | noun: the act of colliding with something; a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles); a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures); (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative; a loud resonant repeating noise; verb: stop operating; undergo a sudden and severe downturn; hurl or thrust violently; undergo damage or destruction on impact; break violently or noisily; smash; cause to crash; fall or come down violently; move violently as through a barrier; move with, or as if with, a crashing noise; occupy, usually uninvited; sleep in a convenient place; enter uninvited; informal |
| crazy | / ˈkreɪ.zi / | adjective: intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with; possessed by inordinate excitement; bizarre or fantastic; marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness; foolish; totally unsound; affected with madness or insanity; noun: someone deranged and possibly dangerous |
| cream | / kriːm / | noun: toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin; the part of milk containing the butterfat; the best people or things in a group; verb: add cream to one's coffee, for example; put on cream, as on one's face or body; beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; make creamy by beating; remove from the surface |
| create | / kriː.ˈeɪt / | verb: create by artistic means; pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity; bring into existence; invest with a new title, office, or rank; make or cause to be or to become; create or manufacture a man-made product |
| creation | / kriː.ˈeɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: (theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence; the human act of creating; an artefact that has been brought into existence by someone; the event that occurred at the beginning of something; the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; everything that exists anywhere |
| creative | / kriː.ˈeɪt.ɪv / | adjective: promoting construction or creation; having the ability or power to create |
| creature | / ˈkriːtʃ.ə / | noun: a human being; 'wight' is an archaic term; a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else; a living organism characterized by voluntary movement |
| credit | / ˈkre.dɪt / | noun: used in the phrase 'to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise; recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours; an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work; arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow; an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items; approval; a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; verb: have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of; give someone credit for something; accounting: enter as credit; give credit for |
| crew | / kruː / | noun: the men who man a ship or aircraft; the team of men manning a racing shell; an organized group of workmen; an informal body of friends; verb: serve as a crew member on |
| crime | / kraɪm / | noun: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; an evil act not necessarily punishable by law |
| criminal | / ˈkrɪ.mɪn.l̩ / | adjective: guilty of crime or serious offense; involving or being or having the nature of a crime; bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure; noun: someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime |
| crisis | / ˈkraɪ.sɪs / | noun: a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something; an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty |
| crisp | / krɪsp / | adjective: brief and to the point; effectively cut short; (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; of hair in small tight curls; pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed; pleasantly cold and invigorating; tender and brittle; noun: a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat; verb: make brown and crisp by heating; make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface |
| criteria | / kraɪ.ˈtɪə.rɪə / | noun: criterion (criteria); a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; the ideal in terms of which something can be judged |
| criterion | / kraɪ.ˈtɪə.rɪən / | noun: the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated |
| critic | / ˈkrɪ.tɪk / | noun: someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments; anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something; a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art |
| critical | / ˈkrɪ.tɪk.l̩ / | adjective: marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws; characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency; at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction; forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis; urgently needed; absolutely necessary; of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism |
| criticism | / ˈkrɪ.tɪ.sɪ.zəm / | noun: a serious examination and judgment of something; a written evaluation of a work of literature; disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings |
| criticize | / ˈkrɪ.tɪ.saɪz / | verb: act as a critic; find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws |
| crop | / krɒp / | noun: the stock or handle of a whip; the output of something in a season; a collection of people or things appearing together; a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale; the yield from plants in a single growing season; a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food; verb: cut short; feed as in a meadow or pasture; let feed in a field or pasture or meadow; yield crops; cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; prepare for crops |
| cross | / ˈkrɒs / | adjective: extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis; perversely irritable; noun: a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry; a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece; any affliction that causes great suffering; (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids; an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species; a marking that consists of lines that cross each other; verb: trace a line through or across; meet and pass; fold so as to resemble a cross; to cover or extend over an area or time period; breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; travel across or pass over; meet at a point; hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of |
| crowd | / kraʊd / | noun: a large number of things or people considered together; an informal body of friends; verb: to gather together in large numbers; fill or occupy to the point of overflowing; cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; approach a certain age or speed |
| crowded | / ˈkraʊ.dɪd / | adjective: overfilled or compacted or concentrated |
| crown | / kraʊn / | noun: the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head; an ornamental jewelled headdress signifying sovereignty; a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory; the centre of a cambered road; the part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel; the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy; the upper branches and leaves of a tree; an English coin worth 5 shillings; the top of the head; the award given to the champion; the top point of a mountain or hill; verb: be the culminating event; put an enamel cover on; invest with regal power; enthrone; form the topmost part of |
| crucial | / ˈkruːʃ.l̩ / | adjective: of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; having the power or quality of deciding; having crucial relevance; of the greatest importance |
| cruel | / krʊəl / | adjective: (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; (of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain |
| crush | / krʌʃ / | noun: the act of crushing; a dense crowd of people; temporary love of an adolescent; leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated; verb: break into small pieces; become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure; humiliate or depress completely; come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; make ineffective; crush or bruise; to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority |
| cry | / kraɪ / | noun: a fit of weeping; a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); the characteristic utterance of an animal; a slogan used to rally support for a cause; verb: shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; bring into a particular state by crying; proclaim or announce in public; utter a characteristic sound; demand immediate action; utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; utter a sudden loud cry |
| cultural | / ˈkʌl.tʃə.rəl / | adjective: denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people; relating to the raising of plants or animals; of or relating to the shared knowledge and values of a society; of or relating to the arts and manners that a group favours |
| culture | / ˈkʌl.tʃə / | noun: the raising of plants or animals; (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatine or agar); the tastes in art and manners that are favoured by a social group; the attitudes and behaviour that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization; a particular society at a particular time and place; all the knowledge and values shared by a society; a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality |
| cup | / kʌp / | noun: a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle; a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition; the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green; a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl; cup-shaped plant organ; a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces; the quantity a cup will hold; any cup-shaped concavity; verb: treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin; put into a cup; form into the shape of a cup |
| cupboard | / ˈkʌb.əd / | noun: a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space |
| curb | / kɜːb / | noun: an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of kerbstones (usually forming part of a gutter); a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse; the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; a stock exchange in New York; verb: keep to the curb; place restrictions on; to put down by force or authority; lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits |
| cure | / kjʊə / | noun: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain; verb: prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve; be or become preserved; make (substances) hard and improve their usability; provide a cure for, make healthy again |
| curious | / ˈkjʊə.rɪəs / | adjective: eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns); beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; having curiosity aroused; eagerly interested in learning more |
| curiously | / ˈkjʊə.rɪə.sli / | adverb: in a manner differing from the usual or expected; with curiosity |
| curl | / kɜːl / | noun: American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933); a strand or cluster of hair; a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals); verb: form a curl, curve, or kink; play the Scottish game of curling; twist or roll into coils or ringlets; wind around something in coils or loops; shape one's body into a curl |
| curly | / ˈkɜː.li / | adjective: (of hair) having curls or waves |
| currency | / ˈkʌ.rən.si / | noun: general acceptance or use; the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used; a current state of general acceptance and use; the property of belonging to the present time |
| current | / ˈkʌ.rənt / | adjective: occurring in or belonging to the present time; noun: a steady flow (usually from natural causes); a flow of electricity through a conductor; dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas |
| currently | / ˈkʌ.rənt.li / | adverb: at this time or period; now |
| curriculum | / kə.ˈrɪ.kjʊ.ləm / | noun: an integrated course of academic studies |
| curtain | / ˈkɜːt.n̩ / | noun: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window); any barrier to communication or vision; verb: provide with drapery |
| curve | / kɜːv / | noun: a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter; a line on a graph representing data; the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes; curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.); the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface; verb: form a curl, curve, or kink; turn sharply; change direction abruptly; bend or cause to bend; form an arch or curve; extend in curves and turns |
| curved | / kɜːvd / | adjective: having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend |
| cushion | / ˈkʊʃ.n̩ / | noun: a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.; a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; verb: protect from impact |
| custom | / ˈkʌ.stəm / | adjective: made according to the specifications of an individual; noun: accepted or habitual practice; habitual patronage; a specific practice of long standing; money collected under a tariff |
| customer | / ˈkʌ.stə.mə / | noun: someone who pays for goods or services |
| customs | / ˈkʌ.stəmz / | noun: money collected under a tariff |
| cut | / kʌt / | adjective: with parts removed; separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument; (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit; fashioned or shaped by cutting; mixed with water; (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply; wounded by cutting deeply; (of a male animal) having the testicles removed; (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine; made neat and tidy by trimming; noun: an unexcused absence from class; the act of reducing the amount or number; the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends; the act of cutting something into parts; the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; the division of a deck of cards before dealing; (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball; a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation; a canal made by erosion or excavation; the style in which a garment is cut; a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc; (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next; a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass; a share of the profits; a wound made by cutting; a step on some scale; in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; a refusal to recognize someone you know; the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage; a remark capable of wounding mentally; verb: grow through the gums; have grow through the gums; cease, stop; have a reducing effect; dissolve by breaking down the fat of; weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of; penetrate injuriously; fell by sawing; hew; reap or harvest; hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction; separate with or as if with an instrument; divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult; make an incision or separation; allow incision or separation; function as a cutting instrument; style and tailor in a certain fashion; perform or carry out; form or shape by cutting or incising; form by probing, penetrating, or digging; create by duplicating data; record a performance on (a medium); make a recording of; stop filming; make an abrupt change of image or sound; pass through or across; pass directly and often in haste; move (one's fist); give the appearance or impression of; discharge from a group; intentionally fail to attend; cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses); cut and assemble the components of; lessen the strength or flavour of a solution or mixture; reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; cut down on; make a reduction in; refuse to acknowledge; make out and issue; cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; turn sharply; change direction abruptly; be able to manage or manage successfully |
| cute | / kjuːt / | adjective: obviously contrived to charm; attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness |
| cycle | / ˈsaɪk.l̩ / | noun: a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon; a periodically repeated sequence of events; a series of poems or songs on the same theme; an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals; the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second; verb: recur in repeating sequences; pass through a cycle; cause to go through a recurring sequence; ride a bicycle; ride a motorcycle |
| cycling | / ˈsaɪk.l̩.ɪŋ / | noun: the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle |
| dad | / dæd / | noun: an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk |
| daddy | / ˈdæ.di / | noun: an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk |
| daft | / dɑːft / | adjective: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular |
| daily | / ˈdeɪ.li / | adjective: occurring or done each day; measured by the day or happening every day; adverb: without missing a day; gradually and progressively; noun: a newspaper that is published every day |
| damage | / ˈdæ.mɪdʒ / | noun: the act of damaging something or someone; loss of military equipment; the occurrence of a change for the worse; any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right; the amount of money needed to purchase something; verb: inflict damage upon |
| damp | / dæmp / | adjective: slightly wet; noun: a slight wetness; verb: restrain or discourage; lessen in force or effect; make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping |
| dance | / dɑːns / | noun: an artistic form of nonverbal communication; a party for social dancing; a party of people assembled for dancing; taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music; verb: move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; move in a graceful and rhythmical way; skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways |
| dancer | / ˈdɑːn.sə / | noun: a performer who dances; a person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball) |
| dancing | / ˈdɑːns.ɪŋ / | noun: taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music |
| danger | / ˈdeɪn.dʒə / | noun: a dangerous place; the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury; a cause of pain or injury or loss; a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury |
| dangerous | / ˈdeɪn.dʒə.rəs / | adjective: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm |
| dare | / deə / | noun: a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy; verb: to be courageous enough to try or do something; challenge; take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission |
| dark | / dɑːk / | adjective: not giving performances; closed; brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes); devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black; (used of colour) having a dark hue; marked by difficulty of style or expression; showing a brooding ill humour; secret; having skin rich in melanin pigments; causing dejection; lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture; stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonourable; noun: an unenlightened state; absence of light or illumination; an unilluminated area; absence of moral or spiritual values; the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside |
| darkness | / ˈdɑːk.nəs / | noun: a swarthy complexion; having a dark or sombre colour; an unilluminated area; an unenlightened state; absence of light or illumination; absence of moral or spiritual values |
| darling | / ˈdɑːl.ɪŋ / | adjective: dearly loved; noun: an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River; a special loved one |
| data | / ˈdeɪt.ə / | noun: a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn |
| database | / ˈdeɪt.ə.beɪs / | noun: an organized body of related information |
| date | / deɪt / | noun: sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed; a meeting arranged in advance; a participant in a date; the present; the specified day of the month; a particular day specified as the time something happens; the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred; a particular but unspecified point in time; verb: assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of; provide with a dateline; mark with a date; stamp with a date; go on a date with; date regularly; have a steady relationship with |
| daughter | / ˈdɔː.tə / | noun: a female human offspring |
| day | / deɪ / | noun: United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935); a period of opportunity; some point or period in time; the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working); time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis; an era of existence or influence; the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day |
| dead | / ded / | adjective: total; devoid of activity; physically inactive; no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life; not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat; lacking animation or excitement or activity; drained of electric charge; discharged; sudden and complete; no longer having force or relevance; no longer in force or use; inactive; lacking resilience or bounce; not surviving in active use; out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown; not circulating or flowing; unerringly accurate; not yielding a return; lacking acoustic resonance; devoid of physical sensation; numb; (followed by 'to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive; not endowed with life; very tired; adverb: completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers; quickly and without warning; noun: people who are no longer living; a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense |
| deaf | / def / | adjective: lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part; (usually followed by 'to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed; noun: people who have severe hearing impairments; verb: make or render deaf |
| deal | / diːl / | noun: the act of apportioning or distributing something; the act of distributing playing cards; a particular instance of buying or selling; the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement); a plank of softwood (fir or pine board); an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; (often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extent; wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir); verb: do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; sell; distribute to the players in a game; give (a specific card) to a player; take action with respect to (someone or something); behave in a certain way towards others; take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; give out as one's portion or share; administer or bestow, as in small portions; be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; direct the course of; manage or control; come to terms or deal successfully with |
| dealer | / ˈdiː.lə / | noun: a firm engaged in trading; the person who distributes the playing cards in a card game; a seller of illicit goods; the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account; someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold |
| dear | / dɪə / | adjective: with or in a close or intimate relationship; earnest; having a high price; dearly loved; adverb: at a great cost; with affection; noun: a beloved person; used as terms of endearment; a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child) |
| death | / deθ / | noun: the act of killing; the event of dying or departure from life; the personification of death; the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism; the absence of life or state of being dead; the time at which life ends; continuing until dead; the time when something ends; a final state |
| debate | / dɪ.ˈbeɪt / | noun: the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote); a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; verb: argue with one another; discuss the pros and cons of an issue; have an argument about something; think about carefully; weigh |
| debt | / det / | noun: an obligation to pay or do something; money or goods or services owed by one person to another; the state of owing something (especially money) |
| decade | / ˈdek.eɪd / | noun: a period of 10 years |
| decay | / dɪˈk.eɪ / | noun: the organic phenomenon of rotting; a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current; the process of gradually becoming inferior; the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation; an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying; verb: fall into decay or ruin; undergo decay or decomposition; lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current |
| December | / dɪ.ˈsem.bə / | noun: the last (12th) month of the year |
| decent | / ˈdiːsnt / | adjective: conforming to conventions of sexual behaviour; observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behaviour or dress; decently clothed; socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; according with custom or propriety; enough to meet a purpose; adverb: in the right manner |
| decide | / dɪ.ˈsaɪd / | verb: reach, make, or come to a decision about something; bring to an end; settle conclusively; cause to decide; influence or determine |
| decision | / dɪ.ˈsɪʒ.n̩ / | noun: the act of making up your mind about something; a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; the outcome of a game or contest; (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred; the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose |
| deck | / dek / | noun: any of various platforms built into a vessel; street name for a packet of illegal drugs; a porch that resembles the deck on a ship; a pack of 52 playing cards; verb: knock down with force; decorate; be beautiful to look at |
| declare | / dɪ.ˈkleə / | verb: state firmly; declare to be; proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against; state emphatically and authoritatively; make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official; designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand; authorize payments of; announce publicly or officially |
| decline | / dɪ.ˈklaɪn / | noun: change toward something smaller or lower; a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; a downward slope or bend; a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current; verb: grow smaller; inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"; go down in value; go down; grow worse; show unwillingness towards; refuse to accept |
| decorate | / ˈdek.ə.reɪt / | verb: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; award a mark of honour, such as a medal, to; provide with decoration; be beautiful to look at |
| decoration | / ˌdek.ə.ˈreɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive); something used to beautify; an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event |
| decorative | / ˈdek.ə.rə.tɪv / | adjective: serving an aesthetic rather than a useful purpose |
| decrease | / dɪ.ˈkriːs / | noun: the act of decreasing or reducing something; the amount by which something decreases; a change downward; a process of becoming smaller or shorter; verb: decrease in size, extent, or range; make smaller |
| deep | / diːp / | adjective: exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy; strong; intense; very distant in time or space; having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a centre; sometimes used in combination; relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply; with head or back bent low; large in quantity or size; extreme; marked by depth of thinking; relatively thick from top to bottom; extending relatively far inward; difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge; of an obscure nature; having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; (of darkness) very intense; adverb: to far into space; to an advanced time; to a great depth; noun: literary term for an ocean; the central and most intense or profound part; a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor |
| deeply | / ˈdiː.pli / | adverb: to a great depth; to a great depth psychologically |
| deer | / dɪə / | noun: distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers |
| defeat | / dɪ.ˈfiːt / | noun: an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals; verb: win a victory over; thwart the passage of |
| defence | / dɪ.ˈfens / | noun: protection from harm; military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; the justification for some act or belief; an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; a structure used to defend against attack; the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947; (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires |
| defend | / dɪ.ˈfend / | verb: argue or speak in defence of; be on the defensive; act against an attack; protect against a challenge or attack; be the defence counsel for someone in a trial; state or assert; fight against or resist strongly; protect or fight for as a champion |
| defendant | / dɪ.ˈfen.dənt / | noun: a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused |
| defensive | / dɪ.ˈfen.sɪv / | adjective: intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack; attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing; serving as or appropriate for defending or protecting; noun: an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase 'on the defensive') |
| deficit | / ˈde.fɪ.sɪt / | noun: the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required; an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period); (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing; a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning |
| define | / dɪ.ˈfaɪn / | verb: give a definition for the meaning of a word; determine the nature of; show the form or outline of; determine the essential quality of |
| definite | / ˈde.fɪ.nət / | adjective: known for certain; precise; explicit and clearly defined |
| definitely | / ˈde.fɪ.nət.li / | adverb: without question and beyond doubt |
| definition | / ˌde.fɪ.ˈnɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: clarity of outline; a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol |
| degree | / dɪ.ˈɡriː / | noun: a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime); the highest power of a term or variable; a measure for arcs and angles; a unit of temperature on a specified scale; a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study |
| delay | / dɪ.ˈleɪ / | noun: the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time; time during which some action is awaited; verb: cause to be slowed down or delayed; act later than planned, scheduled, or required; slow the growth or development of; stop or halt |
| deliberate | / dɪ.ˈlɪ.bə.reɪt / | adjective: by conscious design or purpose; marked by careful consideration or reflection; with care and dignity; produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation; carefully thought out in advance; verb: discuss the pros and cons of an issue; think about carefully; weigh |
| deliberately | / dɪ.ˈlɪ.bə.rət.li / | pronoun: whoever; whatever person |
| delicate | / ˈde.lɪkət / | adjective: exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; easily broken or damaged or destroyed; difficult to handle; requiring great tact; of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely; marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique; easily hurt; developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety |
| delight | / dɪ.ˈlaɪt / | noun: a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; something or someone that provides pleasure; a source of happiness; verb: take delight in; give pleasure to or be pleasing to; hold spellbound |
| delighted | / dɪ.ˈlaɪ.tɪd / | adjective: greatly pleased; filled with wonder and delight |
| deliver | / dɪ.ˈlɪ.və / | verb: deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.); bring to a destination, make a delivery; throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball; carry out or perform; save from sins; cause to be born; pass down; relinquish possession or control over; to surrender someone or something to another; hand over to the authorities of another country; free from harm or evil |
| delivery | / dɪ.ˈlɪ.və.ri / | noun: the act of delivering a child; the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail); the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another; the event of giving birth; recovery or preservation from loss or danger; (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter; your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally |
| demand | / dɪ.ˈmɑːnd / | noun: the act of demanding; an urgent or peremptory request; the ability and desire to purchase goods and services; required activity; a condition requiring relief; verb: request urgently and forcefully; claim as due or just; ask to be informed of; summon to court; lay legal claim to; require as useful, just, or proper |
| democracy | / dɪ.ˈmɒ.krə.si / | noun: the political orientation of those who favour government by the people or by their elected representatives; a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them; the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group |
| democratic | / ˌde.mə.ˈkræ.tɪk / | adjective: representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large; characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality; belong to or relating to the Democratic Party |
| demonstrate | / ˈde.mən.streɪt / | verb: march in protest; take part in a demonstration; establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behaviour, attitude, or external attributes; show or demonstrate something to an interested audience |
| demonstration | / ˌde.mən.ˈstreɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: a show of military force or preparedness; a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature); proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion; a visual presentation showing how something works; a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view |
| dentist | / ˈden.tɪst / | interjection: yep; indicates an affirmative response |
| deny | / dɪ.ˈnaɪ / | verb: declare untrue; contradict; refuse to accept or believe; refuse to recognize or acknowledge; refuse to let have; deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; refuse to grant, as of a petition or request; deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit |
| department | / dɪ.ˈpɑːt.mənt / | noun: a specialized sphere of knowledge; a specialized division of a large organization; the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France) |
| departure | / dɪ.ˈpɑː.tʃə / | noun: act of departing; euphemistic expressions for death; a variation that deviates from the standard or norm |
| depend | / dɪ.ˈpend / | verb: be contingent upon (something that is elided); have faith or confidence in |
| dependent | / dɪ.ˈpen.dənt / | adjective: addicted to a drug; contingent on something else; not independent; (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; being under the power or sovereignty of another or others; supported from above; noun: a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support) |
| depending | / dɪ.ˈpend.ɪŋ / | verb: depend; be contingent upon (something that is elided); have faith or confidence in |
| depict | / dɪ.ˈpɪkt / | verb: give a description of; show in, or as in, a picture; make a portrait of |
| deposit | / dɪ.ˈpɒ.zɪt / | noun: the act of putting something somewhere; a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met; the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating; money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use; money deposited in a bank; a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping; matter that has been deposited by some natural process; a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later; the natural process of laying down a deposit of something; verb: put into a bank account; fix, force, or implant; put (something somewhere) firmly |
| depress | / dɪ.ˈpres / | verb: lessen the activity or force of; lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; lower (prices or markets); press down; cause to drop or sink |
| depressed | / dɪ.ˈprest / | adjective: having the central portion lower than the margin; lower than previously; flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces; low in spirits |
| depressing | / dɪ.ˈpres.ɪŋ / | adjective: causing or suggestive of sorrow or gloom; causing dejection |
| depression | / dɪ.ˈpreʃ.n̩ / | noun: pushing down; sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy; angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object); a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity; a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment; a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment; a sunken or depressed geological formation; a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention; an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation |
| depth | / depθ / | noun: degree of psychological or intellectual profundity; extent downward or backward or inward; (usually plural) the deepest and most remote part; (usually plural) a low moral state; the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas |
| deputy | / ˈde.pjʊ.ti / | noun: an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent; someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies; a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others; a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France) |
| derive | / dɪ.ˈraɪv / | verb: develop or evolve from a latent or potential state; come from; obtain; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; reason by deduction; establish by deduction |
| describe | / dɪ.ˈskraɪb / | verb: give a description of; identify as in botany or biology, for example; to give an account or representation of in words; make a mark or lines on a surface |
| description | / dɪ.ˈskrɪp.ʃn̩ / | noun: sort or variety; a statement that represents something in words; the act of describing something |
| desert | / ˈdez.ət / | adjective: located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; noun: arid land with little or no vegetation; verb: leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army |
| deserted | / dɪ.ˈzɜːt.ɪd / | adjective: remote from civilization |
| deserve | / dɪ.ˈzɜːv / | verb: be worthy or deserving |
| design | / dɪ.ˈzaɪn / | noun: the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan); a decorative or artistic work; a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something; an arrangement scheme; the creation of something in the mind; something intended as a guide for making something else; an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; verb: intend or have as a purpose; design something for a specific role or purpose or effect; conceive or fashion in the mind; invent; make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner; create designs; make or work out a plan for; devise |
| designer | / dɪ.ˈzaɪ.nə / | noun: a person who devises plots or intrigues; someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings); someone who designs clothing; a person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings |
| desire | / dɪ.ˈzaɪə / | noun: an inclination to want things; the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state; something that is desired; verb: feel or have a desire for; want strongly; express a desire for; expect and wish |
| desk | / desk / | noun: a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments |
| desperate | / ˈde.spə.rət / | adjective: showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort; fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire; desperately determined; (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair; arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope; noun: a person who is frightened and in need of help |
| desperately | / ˈde.spə.rət.li / | adverb: in intense despair; with great urgency |
| despite | / dɪ.ˈspaɪt / | noun: contemptuous disregard; lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike |
| destroy | / dɪˈstro.ɪ / | verb: put to death; destroy completely; damage irreparably; do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; defeat soundly |
| destruction | / dɪ.ˈstrʌk.ʃn̩ / | noun: the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists; an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something; a final state |
| detail | / ˈdiː.teɪl / | noun: an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; extended treatment of particulars; a crew of workers selected for a particular task; a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; a temporary military unit; verb: assign to a specific task; provide details for |
| detailed | / ˈdiː.teɪld / | adjective: developed or executed with care and in minute detail |
| detect | / dɪ.ˈtekt / | verb: discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of |
| determination | / dɪ.ˌtɜː.mɪ.ˈneɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: the act of determining the properties of something; the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; the act of making up your mind about something; a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration |
| determine | / dɪ.ˈtɜː.mɪn / | verb: fix conclusively or authoritatively; fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; the tree determines the border of the property; shape or influence; give direction to; establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; reach, make, or come to a decision about something; settle conclusively; come to terms; decide upon or fix definitely |
| determined | / dɪ.ˈtɜː.mɪnd / | adjective: having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation; characterized by great determination; determined or decided upon as by an authority; devoting full strength and concentrated attention to; strongly motivated to succeed |
| develop | / dɪ.ˈve.ləp / | verb: expand in the form of a series; grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest; elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme; grow emotionally or mature; gain through experience; move into a strategically more advantageous position; move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions; superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry; generate gradually; make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation; make visible by means of chemical solutions; come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); change the use of and make available or usable; happen; become technologically advanced; create by training and teaching; elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; work out; come into existence; take on form or shape |
| developing | / dɪ.ˈve.ləp.ɪŋ / | adjective: relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply; gradually unfolding or growing (especially as of something latent); making or becoming visible through or as if through the action of a chemical agent; noun: processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible |
| development | / dɪ.ˈve.ləp.mənt / | noun: act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining; (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated; a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation; a district that has been developed to serve some purpose; processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible; a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage); a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess); the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful; (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level |
| device | / dɪ.ˈvaɪs / | noun: any clever manoeuvre; an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; an emblematic design (especially in heraldry); any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery); something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect |
| devil | / ˈdev.l̩ / | noun: a word used in exclamations of confusion; one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief; (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell; a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man); a cruel wicked and inhuman person; verb: coat or stuff with a spicy paste; cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations |
| devote | / dɪ.ˈvəʊt / | verb: set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use; dedicate; give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause |
| devoted | / dɪ.ˈvəʊ.tɪd / | adjective: (followed by 'to') dedicated exclusively to a purpose or use; zealous in devotion or affection |
| diagram | / ˈdaɪə.ɡræm / | noun: a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts; verb: make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows how things work or how they are constructed |
| dialogue | / ˈdaɪə.lɒɡ / | noun: a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people; the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction; a conversation between two persons; a discussion intended to produce an agreement |
| diamond | / ˈdaɪə.mənd / | noun: a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more red rhombuses on it; a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem; very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem; the baseball playing field; the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate |
| diary | / ˈdaɪə.ri / | noun: a personal journal (as a physical object); a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations |
| dictionary | / ˈdɪk.ʃən.ri / | noun: a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them |
| die | / daɪ / | noun: a device used for shaping metal; a cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods; small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces; used to generate random numbers; verb: suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense); disappear or come to an end; pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; lose sparkle or bouquet; to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player; cut or shape with a die; be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame; languish as with love or desire; feel indifferent towards; suffer or face the pain of death; stop operating or functioning |
| diet | / ˈdaɪət / | noun: the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods); the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal); a prescribed selection of foods; a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan); verb: eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight; follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons |
| differ | / ˈdɪ.fə / | verb: be different; be of different opinions |
| difference | / ˈdɪ.frəns / | noun: the quality of being unlike or dissimilar; a significant change; a disagreement or argument about something important; a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend |
| different | / ˈdɪ.frənt / | adjective: differing from all others; not ordinary; unlike in nature or quality or form or degree; distinctly separate from the first; distinct or separate; marked by dissimilarity |
| differently | / ˈdɪ.frənt.li / | adverb: in another and different manner |
| difficult | / ˈdɪ.fɪkəlt / | adjective: not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; requiring much effort and trouble; difficult to manage or control |
| difficulty | / ˈdɪ.fɪk.əl.ti / | noun: the quality of being difficult; a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result; a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; an effort that is inconvenient |
| dig | / dɪɡ / | noun: the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; a small gouge (as in the cover of a book); the site of an archaeological exploration; the act of digging; an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; verb: turn up, loosen, or remove earth; create by digging; get the meaning of something; poke or thrust abruptly; remove the inner part or the core of; work hard |
| digital | / ˈdɪ.dʒɪt.l̩ / | adjective: of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits; relating to or performed with the fingers; displaying numbers rather than scale positions |
| dimension | / dɪ.ˈmen.ʃn̩ / | noun: the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height); one of three Cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space; magnitude or extent; a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; verb: shape or form to required dimensions; indicate the dimensions on |
| dining | / ˈdaɪn.ɪŋ / | noun: the act of eating dinner |
| dinner | / ˈdɪ.nə / | noun: the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday; a party of people assembled to have dinner together |
| direct | / dɪ.ˈrekt / | adjective: lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact; direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; (of a current) flowing in one direction only; extended senses; direct in means or manner or behaviour or language or action; similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity; moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth; having no intervening persons, agents, conditions; in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker; being an immediate result or consequence; in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child; adverb: without deviation; verb: command with authority; give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction; guide the actors in (plays and films); be in charge of; plan and direct (a complex undertaking); specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public; put an address on (an envelope); intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; lead, as in the performance of a composition; direct the course; determine the direction of travelling; cause to go somewhere; take somebody somewhere |
| direction | / dɪ.ˈrek.ʃn̩ / | noun: a general course along which something has a tendency to develop; a message describing how something is to be done; a line leading to a place or point; the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves; the act of setting and holding a course; the act of managing something; the concentration of attention or energy on something; something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action; a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something |
| directly | / dɪ.ˈrekt.li / | adverb: without deviation; in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly; without anyone or anything intervening; without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening |
| director | / dɪ.ˈrek.tə / | noun: someone who controls resources and expenditures; someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show; member of a board of directors; the person who leads a musical group; the person who directs the making of a film |
| directory | / dɪ.ˈrek.tə.ri / | noun: an alphabetical list of names and addresses; (computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk) |
| dirt | / dɜːt / | adjective: (of roads) not levelled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel; noun: the state of being covered with unclean things; disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people; the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock; obscene terms for faeces |
| dirty | / ˈdɜː.ti / | adjective: unpleasantly stormy; soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; (of behaviour or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency; spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; unethical or dishonest; expressing or revealing hostility or dislike; obtained illegally or by improper means; (of a manuscript) defaced with changes; vile; despicable; (of colour) discoloured by impurities; not bright and clear; violating accepted standards or rules; contaminated with infecting organisms; verb: make soiled, filthy, or dirty |
| disability | / ˌdɪ.sə.ˈbɪ.lɪ.ti / | noun: the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness |
| disabled | / dɪs.ˈeɪb.l̩d / | adjective: markedly unable to function as a consequence of injury or illness; so badly injured as to be excused from continuing; noun: people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped |
| disadvantage | / ˌdɪ.səd.ˈvɑːn.tɪdʒ / | noun: the quality of having an inferior or less favourable position; verb: put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm |
| disagree | / ˌdɪ.sə.ˈɡriː / | verb: be of different opinions; be different from one another |
| disagreement | / ˌdɪ.sə.ˈɡriː.mənt / | noun: the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing; a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters; a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions |
| disappear | / ˌdɪ.sə.ˈpɪə / | verb: get lost, as without warning or explanation; become less intense and fade away gradually; cease to exist; become invisible or unnoticeable |
| disappoint | / ˌdɪ.səˈpɔɪnt / | verb: fail to meet the hopes or expectations of |
| disappointed | / ˌdɪ.səˈpo.ɪn.tɪd / | adjective: disappointingly unsuccessful |
| disappointing | / ˌdɪ.səˈpo.ɪnt.ɪŋ / | adjective: not up to expectations |
| disappointment | / ˌdɪ.səˈpo.ɪnt.mənt / | noun: an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone; a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized |
| disapproval | / ˌdɪ.sə.ˈpruː.vəl / | noun: the act of disapproving or condemning; the expression of disapproval; a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing; an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group |
| disapprove | / ˌdɪ.sə.ˈpruːv / | verb: consider bad or wrong; deem wrong or inappropriate |
| disapproving | / ˌdɪ.sə.ˈpruːv.ɪŋ / | adjective: expressing or manifesting disapproval |
| disaster | / dɪ.ˈzɑː.stə / | noun: an act that has disastrous consequences; an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune |
| disc | / dɪsk / | noun: a flat circular plate; (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored; sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove; something with a round shape like a flat circular plate |
| discipline | / ˈdɪ.sɪ.plɪn / | noun: training to improve strength or self-control; the act of punishing; the trait of being well behaved; a system of rules of conduct or method of practice; a branch of knowledge; verb: punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control |
| discount | / ˈdɪs.kaʊnt / | noun: the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise; an amount or percentage deducted; a refund of some fraction of the amount paid; interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan; verb: give a reduction in price on; bar from attention or consideration |
| discourse | / ˈdɪs.kɔːs / | noun: extended verbal expression in speech or writing; an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service); verb: to consider or examine in speech or writing; talk at length and formally about a topic; carry on a conversation |
| discover | / dɪ.ˈskʌ.və / | verb: make a discovery; make a discovery, make a new finding; see for the first time; make a discovery; get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; identify as in botany or biology, for example; make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; find unexpectedly |
| discovery | / dɪ.ˈskʌ.və.ri / | noun: the act of discovering something; a productive insight; something that is discovered; (law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the case |
| discrimination | / dɪ.ˌskrɪ.mɪ.ˈneɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice; the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished |
| discuss | / dɪ.ˈskʌs / | verb: speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; to consider or examine in speech or writing |
| discussion | / dɪ.ˈskʌʃ.n̩ / | noun: an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; an exchange of views on some topic |
| disease | / dɪ.ˈziːz / | noun: an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning |
| disgust | / dɪs.ˈɡʌst / | noun: strong feelings of dislike; verb: cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; fill with distaste |
| disgusted | / dɪs.ˈɡʌ.stɪd / | adjective: having a strong distaste from surfeit |
| disgusting | / dɪs.ˈɡʌst.ɪŋ / | adjective: highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust |
| dish | / dɪʃ / | noun: a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food; directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation; a particular item of prepared food; the quantity that a dish will hold; an activity that you like or at which you are superior; a very attractive or seductive looking woman; verb: make concave; shape like a dish; provide (usually but not necessarily food) |
| dishonest | / dɪs.ˈɒ.nɪst / | adjective: deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive; lacking truthfulness; lacking honesty and oblivious to what is honourable; capable of being corrupted |
| dishonestly | / dɪs.ˈɒ.nɪst.li / | adverb: in a corrupt and deceitful manner |
| disk | / dɪsk / | noun: a flat circular plate; something with a round shape like a flat circular plate; (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored; sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove; verb: draw a harrow over (land) |
| dislike | / dɪs.ˈlaɪk / | noun: a feeling of aversion or antipathy; an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group; verb: have or feel a dislike or distaste for |
| dismiss | / dɪz.ˈmɪs / | verb: bar from attention or consideration; cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration; end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave; stop associating with; declare void; terminate the employment of |
| disorder | / dɪs.ˈɔː.də / | noun: a disturbance of the peace or of public order; condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; a condition in which things are not in their expected places; verb: bring disorder to; disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed |
| display | / dɪ.ˈspleɪ / | noun: something shown to the public; a visual representation of something; an electronic device that represents information in visual form; something intended to communicate a particular impression; exhibiting openly in public view; behaviour that makes your feelings public; verb: attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals; to show, make visible or apparent; make clear and visible |
| dispute | / dɪ.ˈspjuːt / | noun: coming into conflict with; a disagreement or argument about something important; verb: have a disagreement over something; take exception to |
| dissolve | / dɪ.ˈzɒlv / | noun: (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out; verb: declare void; come to an end; bring the association of to an end or cause to break up; become or cause to become soft or liquid; pass into a solution; cause to go into a solution; become weaker; cause to fade away; lose control emotionally; cause to lose control emotionally; stop functioning or cohering as a unit |
| distance | / ˈdɪ.stəns / | noun: the property created by the space between two objects or points; size of the gap between two places; indifference by personal withdrawal; a distant region; the interval between two times; a remote point in time; verb: keep at a distance; go far ahead of |
| distant | / ˈdɪ.stənt / | adjective: apart in space; separate or apart in time; separated in space or coming from or going to a distance; far apart in relevance or relationship; remote in manner |
| distinct | / dɪ.ˈstɪŋkt / | adjective: recognizable; marked; easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined; (often followed by 'from') not alike; different in nature or quality; clearly or sharply defined to the mind; constituting a separate entity or part |
| distinction | / dɪ.ˈstɪŋk.ʃn̩ / | noun: a distinguishing difference; a distinguishing quality; a discrimination between things as different and distinct; high status importance owing to marked superiority |
| distinguish | / dɪ.ˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ / | verb: mark as different; be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense; identify as in botany or biology, for example; make conspicuous or noteworthy; detect with the senses |
| distribute | / dɪ.ˈstrɪ.bjuːt / | verb: give out; administer or bestow, as in small portions; make available; be mathematically distributive; be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses; spread throughout a given area; cause to become widely known; distribute or disperse widely; to arrange in a systematic order; cause to be distributed |
| distribution | / ˌdɪ.strɪ.ˈbjuːʃ.n̩ / | noun: the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning; the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer; the spatial property of being scattered about over an area or volume; (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence |
| district | / ˈdɪ.strɪkt / | noun: a region marked off for administrative or other purposes; verb: regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns |
| disturb | / dɪ.ˈstɜːb / | verb: damage as if by shaking or jarring; move deeply; destroy the peace or tranquillity of; tamper with; change the arrangement or position of |
| disturbing | / dɪ.ˈstɜːb.ɪŋ / | adjective: causing distress or worry or anxiety |
| diverse | / daɪ.ˈvɜːs / | adjective: distinctly dissimilar or unlike; many and different |
| diversity | / daɪ.ˈvɜː.sɪ.ti / | noun: the condition or result of being changed; noticeable heterogeneity |
| divide | / dɪ.ˈvaɪd / | noun: a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility); a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems; verb: perform a division; separate into parts or portions; force, take, or pull apart; come apart; make a division or separation; act as a barrier between; stand between |
| division | / dɪ.ˈvɪʒ.n̩ / | noun: the act or process of dividing; the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart; an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed; discord that splits a group; an army unit large enough to sustain combat; a group of ships of similar type; a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings; an administrative unit in government or business; (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum; (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category; one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; a league ranked by quality |
| divorce | / dɪ.ˈvɔːs / | noun: the legal dissolution of a marriage; verb: get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage; part; cease or break association with |
| divorced | / dɪ.ˈvɔːst / | adjective: of someone whose marriage has been legally dissolved |
| DNA | / ˌdi:.ˌen.ˈeɪ / | noun: (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information |
| do | / duː / | noun: the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization; doctor's degree in osteopathy; an uproarious party; verb: create or design, often in a certain way; travel or traverse (a distance); carry on or manage; get (something) done; proceed or get along; behave in a certain manner; show a certain behaviour; conduct or comport oneself; arrange attractively; give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; carry out or perform an action; engage in; carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; spend time in prison or in a labour camp |
| doctor | / ˈdɒk.tə / | noun: children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office; a licensed medical practitioner; a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution; (Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching; verb: give medical treatment to; restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive |
| document | / ˈdɒ.kjʊ.ment / | noun: anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks; writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature); a written account of ownership or obligation; (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters; verb: support or supply with references; record in detail |
| dog | / dɒɡ / | noun: a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; informal term for a man; metal supports for logs in a fireplace; a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward; a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll; someone who is morally reprehensible; a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman; verb: go after with the intent to catch |
| dollar | / ˈdɒ.lə / | noun: a symbol of commercialism or greed; a United States coin worth one dollar; a piece of paper money worth one dollar; the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents |
| domestic | / də.ˈme.stɪk / | adjective: produced in a particular country; of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation; of or involving the home or family; converted or adapted to domestic use; of or relating to the home; noun: a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household |
| dominant | / ˈdɒ.mɪ.nənt / | adjective: exercising influence or control; (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar; noun: (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale; an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different |
| dominate | / ˈdɒ.mɪ.neɪt / | verb: have dominance or the power to defeat over; be in control; look down on; be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance |
| door | / dɔː / | noun: a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle; a room that is entered via a door; a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road); anything providing a means of access (or escape); the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close |
| dot | / dɒt / | noun: the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code; street name for lysergic acid diethylamide; the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966; a very small circular shape; verb: mark with a dot; make a dot or dots; scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; distribute loosely |
| double | / ˈdʌb.l̩ / | adjective: having two meanings with intent to deceive; large enough for two; twice as great or many; consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs; having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements; used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis; adverb: two together; downward and forward; to double the degree; noun: a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; a quantity that is twice as great as another; someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor); a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts; raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2; verb: increase twofold; hit a two-base hit; do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions; bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit); make or do or perform again; bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain |
| doubt | / daʊt / | noun: uncertainty about the truth or factuality of existence of something; the state of being unsure of something; verb: consider unlikely or have doubts about; lack confidence in or have doubts about |
| down | / daʊn / | adjective: not functioning (temporarily or permanently); shut; understood perfectly; being put out by a strikeout; extending or moving from a higher to a lower place; becoming progressively lower; being or moving lower in position or less in some value; low in spirits; lower than previously; adverb: spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; away from a more central or a more northerly place; paid in cash at time of purchase; in an inactive or inoperative state; to a lower intensity; from an earlier time; noun: (American football) a complete play to advance the football; soft fine feathers; fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs); (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil; English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896); verb: bring down or defeat (an opponent); cause to come or go down; shoot at and force to come down; improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; eat immoderately; drink down entirely |
| downstairs | / ˌdaʊn.ˈsteəz / | adjective: on or of lower floors of a building; adverb: on a floor below |
| downward | / ˈdaʊn.wəd / | adjective: extending or moving from a higher to a lower place; adverb: spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position |
| downwards | / ˈdaʊn.wədz / | adverb: spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position |
| dozen | / ˈdʌz.n̩ / | Noun: dozen; the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one; adjective: denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units |
| draft | / drɑːft / | noun: the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling; a dose of liquid medicine; a preliminary sketch of a design or picture; a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace; the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded); preliminary version of a written work; a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; a current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle); a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another; a large and hurried swallow; compulsory military service; verb: draw up an outline or sketch for something; engage somebody to enter the army; make a blueprint of |
| drag | / dræɡ / | noun: the act of dragging (pulling with force); clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man); something tedious and boring; something that slows or delays progress; the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid; a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); verb: proceed for an extended period of time; persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting; pull, as against a resistance; to lag or linger behind; move slowly and as if with great effort; use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu; suck in or take (air); search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost; draw slowly or heavily; walk without lifting the feet; force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action |
| drama | / ˈdrɑː.mə / | noun: the quality of being arresting or highly emotional; the literary genre of works intended for the theatre; an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional; a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage |
| dramatic | / drə.ˈmæ.tɪk / | adjective: suitable to or characteristic of drama; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect; used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style; pertaining to or characteristic of drama |
| dramatically | / drə.ˈmæ.tɪk.l̩i / | adverb: in a dramatic manner; with respect to dramatic value; in a very impressive manner |
| draw | / drɔː / | noun: the act of drawing or hauling something; poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer; (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage; a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack; anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided; a gully that is shallower than a ravine; a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; an entertainer who attracts large audiences; verb: cause to localize at one point; flatten, stretch, or mould metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching; steep; pass through a strainer; reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die; contract; bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition; select or take in from a given group or region; make, formulate, or derive in the mind; choose at random; move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; engage in drawing; represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; write a legal document or paper; elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.; take liquid out of a container or well; bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; move or go steadily or gradually; cause to flow; pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; require a specified depth for floating; allow a draft; remove the entrails of; give a description of; finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; suck in or take (air); guide or pass over something; pull back the sling of (a bow); thread on or as if on a string; cause to move by pulling; direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; take in, also metaphorically; make a mark or lines on a surface; cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense; get or derive; remove (a commodity) from (a supply source) |
| drawer | / drɔː / | noun: a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out; the person who writes a check or draft instructing the drawee to pay someone else; an artist skilled at drawing |
| drawing | / ˈdrɔːɪŋ / | noun: act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source; the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams; a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines; an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book or magazine; the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling; players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots |
| dream | / driːm / | noun: a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality; a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep; imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake; someone or something wonderful; a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe); a cherished desire; verb: have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy; experience while sleeping |
| dress | / dres / | adjective: (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes; suitable for formal occasions; noun: a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice; clothing in general; clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; verb: arrange attractively; dress in a certain manner; give a neat appearance to; put on clothes; provide with clothes or put clothes on; apply a bandage or medication to; convert into leather; kill and prepare for market or consumption; cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width; put a finish on; put a dressing on; provide with decoration; arrange in ranks; dress or groom with elaborate care; cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods |
| dressed | / drest / | adjective: dressed in fancy or formal clothing; (of lumber or stone) to trim and smooth; treated with medications and protective covering; dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination |
| drink | / drɪŋk / | noun: the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; a single serving of a beverage; any large deep body of water; the act of swallowing; any liquid suitable for drinking; verb: take in liquids; consume alcohol; drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic; be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to; propose a toast to |
| drive | / draɪv / | noun: the act of applying force to propel something; a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); the act of driving a herd of animals overland; (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash); hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; a wide scenic road planted with trees; a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine; (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium; the trait of being highly motivated; a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; a road leading up to a private house; verb: move into a desired direction of discourse; hunting: chase from cover into more open ground; hunting: search for game; cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling; excavate horizontally; hit very hard and straight with the bat swinging more or less vertically; strike with a driver, as in teeing off; cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; push, propel, or press with force; compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; travel or be transported in a vehicle; proceed along in a vehicle; operate or control a vehicle; urge forward; cause someone or something to move by driving; move by being propelled by a force; work as a driver; to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; have certain properties when driven; cause to move back by force or influence; force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; strive and make an effort to reach a goal |
| driver | / ˈdraɪ.və / | noun: a golf club (a wood) with a near vertical face that is used for hitting long shots from the tee; (computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device; the operator of a motor vehicle; a golfer who hits the golf ball with a driver; someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle |
| driving | / ˈdraɪv.ɪŋ / | adjective: having the power of driving or impelling; acting with vigour; noun: the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal; hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver |
| drop | / drɒp / | noun: the act of dropping something; a central depository where things can be left or picked up; a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property); a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); a shape that is spherical and small; a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery; a steep high face of rock; verb: give birth; used for animals; stop pursuing or acting; go down in value; change from one level to another; utter casually; lose (a game); leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo; to fall vertically; let fall to the ground; terminate an association with; grow worse; lower the pitch of (musical notes); leave undone or leave out; cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; get rid of; let or cause to fall in drops; fall or drop to a lower place or level; pay out; stop associating with; hang freely |
| drug | / ˈdrʌɡ / | noun: a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic; verb: administer a drug to; use recreational drugs |
| drugstore | / ˈdrʌɡ.stɔː / | noun: a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold |
| drum | / drʌm / | noun: small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise; a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end; a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids; the sound of a drum; a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes; a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends; verb: play a percussion instrument; make a rhythmic sound; study intensively, as before an exam |
| drunk | / drʌŋk / | adjective: stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); as if under the influence of alcohol; noun: someone who is intoxicated; a chronic drinker |
| dry | / draɪ / | adjective: practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; lacking warmth or emotional involvement; having a large proportion of strong liquor; without a mucous or watery discharge; humorously sarcastic or mocking; (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; having no adornment or coloration; unproductive especially of the expected results; used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless; (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; not shedding tears; free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; not producing milk; opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; lacking moisture or volatile components; noun: a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages; verb: remove the moisture from and make dry; become dry or drier |
| duck | / dʌk / | noun: small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs; a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents; flesh of a duck (domestic or wild); (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman; verb: to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away; submerge or plunge suddenly; avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); dip into a liquid |
| due | / djuː / | adjective: owed and payable immediately or on demand; suitable to or expected in the circumstances; scheduled to arrive; adverb: directly or exactly; straight; noun: that which is deserved or owed; a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership) |
| dull | / dʌl / | adjective: (of business) not active or brisk; emitting or reflecting very little light; (of colour) very low in saturation; highly diluted; darkened with overcast; not having a sharp edge or point; not keenly felt; lacking in liveliness or animation; being or made softer or less loud or clear; not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft; blunted in responsiveness or sensibility; slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; verb: make less lively or vigorous; become dull or lustreless in appearance; lose shine or brightness; make dull in appearance; make dull or blunt; become less interesting or attractive; make numb or insensitive; deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping |
| dumb | / dʌm / | adjective: unable to speak because of hereditary deafness; lacking the power of human speech; unable to speak temporarily; slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity |
| dump | / dʌmp / | noun: a place where supplies can be stored; (computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs; a piece of land where waste materials are dumped; a coarse term for defecation; verb: drop (stuff) in a heap or mass; sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly; throw away as refuse; sell at artificially low prices; knock down with force; fall abruptly |
| during | / ˈdjʊər.ɪŋ / | preposition: all the way through; at some time in the duration of |
| dust | / dʌst / | noun: fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air; free microscopic particles of solid material; the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up; verb: remove the dust from; rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape; cover with a light dusting of a substance; distribute loosely |
| duty | / ˈdjuː.ti / | noun: work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons; the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; a government tax on imports or exports |
| DVD | / ˌdi.vi.ˈdiː / | noun: a digital recording (as of a movie) on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set |
| dying | / ˈdaɪ.ɪŋ / | adjective: in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be; eagerly desirous; noun: the time when something ends |
| each | / iːtʃ / | adjective: (used of count nouns) every one considered individually; adverb: to or from every one of two or more (considered individually) |
| eager | / ˈiː.ɡə / | adjective: having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy; marked by active interest and enthusiasm; noun: a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) |
| ear | / ɪə / | noun: the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium; good hearing; attention to what is said; fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn; the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear |
| early | / ˈɜː.li / | adjective: at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; being or occurring at an early stage of development; of an early stage in the development of a language or literature; very young; belonging to the distant past; expected in the near future; adverb: before the usual time or the time expected; in good time; during an early stage |
| earn | / ɜːn / | verb: acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions; earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages |
| earnings | / ˈɜː.nɪŋz / | noun: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses); something that remunerates |
| earth | / ɜːθ / | noun: the abode of mortals (as contrasted with heaven or hell); the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles); a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage); the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; the solid part of the earth's surface; verb: connect to the earth; hide in the earth like a hunted animal |
| ease | / iːz / | noun: freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; freedom from constraint or embarrassment; a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state; freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress); verb: move gently or carefully; lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; make easier; lessen the intensity of or calm |
| easily | / ˈiː.zə.li / | adverb: without question; with ease ('easy' is sometimes used informally for 'easily'); indicating high probability; in all likelihood |
| east | / iːst / | adjective: situated in or facing or moving toward the east; adverb: to, toward, or in the east; noun: the countries of Asia; the region of the United States lying north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River; the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees |
| eastern | / ˈiː.stən / | adjective: lying toward or situated in the east; relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of the world; of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United States; from the east; used especially of winds; lying in or toward the east |
| easy | / ˈiː.zi / | adjective: obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally; less in demand and therefore readily obtainable; casual and unrestrained in sexual behaviour; affording comfort; not strict; posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; free from worry or anxiety; marked by moderate steepness; having little impact; not hurried or forced; affording pleasure; readily exploited or tricked; in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich; adverb: in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; with ease ('easy' is sometimes used informally for 'easily'); without speed ('slow' is sometimes used informally for 'slowly') |
| eat | / iːt / | verb: eat a meal; take a meal; take in solid food; worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way; cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; use up (resources or materials); take in food; used of animals only |
| economic | / ˌiːk.ə.ˈnɒ.mɪk / | adjective: using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness; financially rewarding; concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially money); of or relating to the science of economics; of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth |
| economics | / ˌiːk.ə.ˈnɒ.mɪks / | noun: the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management |
| economist | / ɪˈk.ɒ.nə.mɪst / | noun: an expert in the science of economics |
| economy | / ɪˈk.ɒ.nə.mi / | noun: an act of economizing; reduction in cost; frugality in the expenditure of money or resources; the efficient use of resources; the system of production and distribution and consumption |
| edge | / edʒ / | noun: a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; a strip near the boundary of an object; a slight competitive advantage; the attribute of urgency; the boundary of a surface; a line determining the limits of an area; verb: provide with an edge; advance slowly, as if by inches; lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; provide with a border or edge |
| edition | / ɪ.ˈdɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published; an issue of a newspaper; all of the identical copies of something offered to the public at the same time; something a little different from others of the same type |
| editor | / ˈed.ɪt.ə / | noun: a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine); (computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data |
| educate | / ˈe.dʒʊk.eɪt / | verb: give an education to; train to be discriminative in taste or judgment; create by training and teaching |
| educated | / ˈe.dʒʊk.eɪ.tɪd / | adjective: possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge); having or based on relevant experience |
| education | / ˌe.dʒʊˈk.eɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university); the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behaviour); the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979 |
| educational | / ˌe.dʒʊˈk.eɪʃ.n̩əl / | adjective: providing knowledge; relating to the process of education |
| educator | / ˈe.dʒʊk.eɪ.tə / | noun: someone who educates young people |
| effect | / ɪ.ˈfekt / | noun: (of a law) having legal validity; an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived); the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work; a symptom caused by an illness or a drug; an outward appearance; a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; verb: produce; act so as to bring into existence |
| effective | / ɪ.ˈfekt.ɪv / | adjective: existing in fact; not theoretical; real; able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively; exerting force or influence; producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; works well as a means or remedy; ready for service |
| effectively | / ɪ.ˈfekt.ɪv.li / | adverb: in actuality or reality or fact; in an effective manner |
| efficiency | / ɪ.ˈfɪʃn.si / | noun: skilfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort; the ratio of the output to the input of any system |
| efficient | / ɪ.ˈfɪʃnt / | adjective: being effective without wasting time or effort or expense; able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively |
| efficiently | / ɪ.ˈfɪʃnt.li / | adverb: in an efficient manner |
| effort | / ˈe.fət / | noun: use of physical or mental energy; hard work; a notable achievement; earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end |
| egg | / eɡ / | noun: animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds; oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food; one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; verb: coat with beaten egg; throw eggs at |
| eight | / eɪt / | adjective: being one more than seven; noun: the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one; a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life |
| either | / ˈaɪ.ðə / | adverb: after a negative statement used as an intensive meaning something like 'likewise' or 'also' |
| elbow | / ˈel.bəʊ / | noun: the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow; the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint; a sharp bend in a road or river; a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it; hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped; verb: shove one's elbow into another person's ribs; push one's way with the elbows |
| elderly | / ˈel.də.li / | adjective: advanced in years; ('aged' is pronounced as two syllables); noun: people who are old collectively |
| elect | / ɪ.ˈlekt / | adjective: selected as the best; noun: an exclusive group of people; verb: choose; select by a vote for an office or membership |
| election | / ɪ.ˈlek.ʃn̩ / | noun: the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice; a vote to select the winner of a position or political office; the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists); the status or fact of being elected |
| electric | / ɪ.ˈlek.trɪk / | adjective: affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling; (of a situation) exceptionally tense; using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity; noun: a car that is powered by electricity |
| electrical | / ɪ.ˈlek.trɪk.l̩ / | adjective: relating to or concerned with electricity; using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity |
| electricity | / ɪ.ˌlek.ˈtrɪ.sɪ.ti / | noun: keen and shared excitement; a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons; energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor |
| electronic | / ˌɪ.lek.ˈtrɒ.nɪk / | adjective: of or relating to electronics; concerned with or using devices that operate on principles governing the behaviour of electrons; of or concerned with electrons |
| elegant | / ˈe.lɪ.ɡənt / | adjective: refined and tasteful in appearance or behaviour or style; displaying effortless beauty and simplicity in movement or execution; suggesting taste, ease, and wealth |
| element | / ˈel.ɪ.mənt / | noun: the most favourable environment for a plant or animal; a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone; the situation in which you are happiest and most effective; one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe; an artefact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; an abstract part of something; any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter |
| elementary | / ˌel.ɪ.ˈment.ər.i / | adjective: easy and not involved or complicated; of or being the essential or basic part |
| elevator | / ˈe.lɪ.veɪ.tə / | noun: lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building; the aerofoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend |
| eliminate | / ɪ.ˈlɪ.mɪ.neɪt / | verb: kill in large numbers; terminate or take out; remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations; remove from a contest or race; eliminate from the body; dismiss from consideration or a contest; do away with |
| elite | / eɪ.ˈliːt / | adjective: selected as the best; noun: a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status |
| else | / els / | adjective: other than what is under consideration or implied; adverb: (usually used with 'or') if not, then; additional to or different from this one or place or time or manner |
| elsewhere | / ˌels.ˈweə / | adverb: in or to another place |
| / ˈiː.meɪl / | noun: (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that is generated at the recipient's terminal when he logs in; verb: communicate electronically on the computer | |
| / ˈiː.meɪl / | noun: (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that is generated at the recipient's terminal when he logs in; verb: communicate electronically on the computer | |
| embarrass | / ɪm.ˈbæ.rəs / | verb: cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious; hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of |
| embarrassed | / ɪm.ˈbæ.rəst / | adjective: made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride; caused to feel self-conscious and uncomfortable; feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious |
| embarrassing | / ɪm.ˈbæ.rəs.ɪŋ / | adjective: causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation; hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment |
| embarrassment | / ɪm.ˈbæ.rə.smənt / | noun: some event that causes someone to be embarrassed; the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public; the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy); extreme excess |
| embrace | / ɪm.ˈbreɪs / | noun: a close affectionate and protective acceptance; the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection); the state of taking in or encircling; verb: squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness; include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own |
| emerge | / ɪ.ˈmɜːdʒ / | verb: come out into view, as from concealment; become known or apparent; come up to the surface of or rise; come out of; happen or occur as a result of something |
| emergency | / ɪ.ˈmɜː.dʒən.si / | noun: a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; a state in which martial law applies; a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage |
| emission | / ɪ.ˈmɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: the act of emitting; causing to flow forth; the occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe); the release of electrons from parent atoms; any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body; a substance that is emitted or released |
| emotion | / ɪ.ˈməʊʃ.n̩ / | noun: any strong feeling |
| emotional | / ɪ.ˈməʊʃ.n̩əl / | adjective: of more than usual emotion; determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason; of or pertaining to emotion; (of persons) excessively affected by emotion; extravagantly demonstrative |
| emotionally | / ɪ.ˈməʊ.ʃə.nə.li / | adverb: with regard to emotions; in an emotional manner |
| emphasis | / ˈem.fə.sɪs / | noun: special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.; special importance or significance; intensity or forcefulness of expression; the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) |
| emphasize | / ˈem.fə.saɪz / | verb: to stress, single out as important; give extra weight to (a communication) |
| empire | / ˈem.paɪə / | noun: an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple; a group of countries under a single authority; a monarchy with an emperor as head of state; the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised; a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization |
| employ | / ɪmˈplo.ɪ / | noun: the state of being employed or having a job; verb: put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; engage or hire for work |
| employee | / ˌemplo.ɪ.ˈiː / | noun: a worker who is hired to perform a job |
| employer | / ɪmˈplo.ɪə / | noun: a person or firm that employs workers |
| employment | / ɪmˈplo.ɪ.mənt / | noun: the occupation for which you are paid; the act of giving someone a job; the state of being employed or having a job; the act of using |
| empty | / ˈemp.ti / | adjective: holding or containing nothing; emptied of emotion; needing nourishment; devoid of significance or point; having nothing inside; noun: a container that has been emptied; verb: become empty or void of its content; make void or empty of contents; remove; excrete or discharge from the body; leave behind empty; move out of |
| enable | / ɪ.ˈneɪb.l̩ / | verb: render capable or able for some task |
| encounter | / ɪnˈk.aʊn.tə / | noun: a casual meeting with a person of thing; a minor short-term fight; a hostile disagreement face-to-face; a casual or unexpected convergence; verb: contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; come together; come upon, as if by accident; meet with; be beset by; experience as a reaction |
| encourage | / ɪnˈk.ʌ.rɪdʒ / | verb: spur on; inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to; contribute to the progress or growth of |
| encouragement | / ɪnˈk.ʌ.rɪdʒ.mənt / | noun: the expression of approval and support; the feeling of being encouraged; the act of giving hope or support to someone |
| encouraging | / ɪnˈk.ʌ.rɪdʒ.ɪŋ / | adjective: giving courage or confidence or hope; furnishing support and encouragement |
| end | / end / | noun: a position on the line of scrimmage; the part you are expected to play; a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold; a final part or section; the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; a boundary marking the extremities of something; either extremity of something that has length; the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object; one of two places from which people are communicating to each other; (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage; a final state; the point in time at which something ends; the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behaviour intended to achieve it; the last section of a communication; verb: bring to an end or halt; put an end to; have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; be the end of; be the last or concluding part of |
| ending | / ˈend.ɪŋ / | noun: the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); event whose occurrence ends something; the act of ending something; the last section of a communication; the point in time at which something ends |
| enemy | / ˈe.nə.mi / | noun: any hostile group of people; an opposing military force; an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); a personal enemy |
| energy | / ˈe.nə.dʒi / | noun: an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); enterprising or ambitious drive; forceful exertion; (physics) the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs; a healthy capacity for vigorous activity; the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977 |
| enforcement | / ɪn.ˈfɔː.smənt / | noun: the act of enforcing; insuring observance of or obedience to |
| engage | / ɪn.ˈɡeɪdʒ / | verb: get caught; keep engaged; hire for work or assistance; carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns); ask to represent; of legal counsel; engage or engross wholly; give to in marriage; engage for service under a term of contract; carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; engage or hire for work |
| engaged | / ɪn.ˈɡeɪdʒd / | adjective: having ones attention or mind or energy engaged; built against or attached to a wall; having services contracted for; (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting; involved in military hostilities; pledged to be married; (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; ('engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line); reserved in advance |
| engine | / ˈen.dʒɪn / | noun: motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work; something used to achieve a purpose; a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks |
| engineer | / ˌen.dʒɪ.ˈnɪə / | noun: a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems; the operator of a railway locomotive; verb: design as an engineer; plan and direct (a complex undertaking) |
| engineering | / ˌen.dʒɪ.ˈnɪər.ɪŋ / | noun: a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located; the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems; the practical application of science to commerce or industry |
| English | / ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ / | adjective: of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture or people; of or relating to the English language; noun: the discipline that studies the English language and literature; an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries; (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist; the people of England |
| enhance | / ɪn.ˈhɑːns / | verb: increase; make better or more attractive |
| enjoy | / ɪn.ˈdʒɔɪ / | verb: have benefit from; derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; have for one's benefit; take delight in; get pleasure from |
| enjoyable | / ɪn.ˈdʒɔɪ.əb.l̩ / | adjective: affording satisfaction or pleasure |
| enjoyment | / ɪn.ˈdʒɔɪ.mənt / | noun: act of receiving pleasure from something; the pleasure felt when having a good time; (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property |
| enormous | / ɪ.ˈnɔː.məs / | adjective: extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree |
| enough | / ɪ.ˈnʌf / | adjective: enough to meet a purpose; adverb: as much as necessary; noun: an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose |
| enquiry | / ɪn.ˈkwaɪə.ri / | noun: a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest; a search for knowledge; an instance of questioning |
| ensure | / ɪn.ˈʃʊə / | verb: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; make certain of |
| enter | / ˈen.tə / | verb: become a participant; be involved in; come on stage; to come or go into; set out on (an enterprise or subject of study); make a record of; set down in permanent form; put or introduce into something; take on duties or office; register formally as a participant or member; be or play a part of or in |
| enterprise | / ˈen.tə.praɪz / | noun: a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); readiness to embark on bold new ventures; an organization created for business ventures |
| entertain | / ˌen.tə.ˈteɪn / | verb: take into consideration, have in view; provide entertainment for; maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) |
| entertainer | / ˌen.tə.ˈteɪ.nə / | noun: a person who tries to please or amuse |
| entertaining | / ˌen.tə.ˈteɪn.ɪŋ / | adjective: agreeably diverting or amusing |
| entertainment | / ˌen.tə.ˈteɪn.mənt / | noun: an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention |
| enthusiasm | / ɪn.ˈθjuː.zɪæ.zəm / | noun: a lively interest; a feeling of excitement; overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval |
| enthusiastic | / ɪn.ˌθjuː.zɪ.ˈæ.stɪk / | adjective: having or showing great excitement and interest |
| entire | / ɪn.ˈtaɪə / | adjective: constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; (used of domestic animals) sexually competent; (of leaves or petals) having a smooth edge; not broken up into teeth or lobes; constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; noun: uncastrated adult male horse |
| entirely | / ɪn.ˈtaɪə.li / | adverb: without any others being included or involved; to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent ('whole' is often used informally for 'wholly') |
| entitle | / ɪn.ˈtaɪt.l̩ / | verb: give a title to; give the right to; give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility |
| entrance | / ɪn.ˈtrɑːns / | noun: the act of entering; something that provides access (to get in or get out); a movement into or inward; verb: put into a trance; attract; cause to be enamoured |
| entry | / ˈen.tri / | noun: an item inserted in a written record; a written record of a commercial transaction; the act of entering; the act of beginning something new; something that provides access (to get in or get out); something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition) |
| envelope | / ˈen.və.ləʊp / | noun: any wrapper or covering; a flat rectangular paper container for papers; the bag containing the gas in a balloon; the maximum operating capability of a system; a natural covering (as by a fluid); a curve that is tangent to each of a family of curves |
| environment | / ɪn.ˈvaɪə.rən.mənt / | noun: the area in which something exists or lives; the totality of surrounding conditions |
| environmental | / ɪn.ˌvaɪə.rən.ˈmen.tl̩ / | adjective: concerned with the ecological effects of altering the environment; of or relating to the external conditions or surroundings |
| episode | / ˈe.pɪ.səʊd / | noun: a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series; a part of a broadcast serial; a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events; film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie |
| equal | / ˈiː.kwəl / | adjective: well matched; having the same quantity, value, or measure as another; equal in amount or value; noun: a person who is of equal standing with another in a group; verb: make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; be identical or equivalent to; be equal to in quality or ability |
| equally | / ˈiː.kwə.li / | adverb: to the same degree (often followed by 'as'); in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way |
| equipment | / ɪ.ˈkwɪp.mənt / | noun: an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service |
| equivalent | / ɪ.ˈkwɪ.və.lənt / | adjective: being essentially equal to something; equal in amount or value; noun: the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen; a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc |
| era | / ˈɪə.rə / | noun: a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods; a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event; (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched |
| error | / ˈe.rə / | noun: (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed; departure from what is ethically acceptable; a misconception resulting from incorrect information; part of a statement that is not correct; (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer; a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; inadvertent incorrectness |
| escape | / ɪ.ˈskeɪp / | noun: the act of escaping physically; a means or way of escaping; an avoidance of danger or difficulty; an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy; the unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container; a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild; non-performance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do; a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level; verb: issue or leak, as from a small opening; run away from confinement; remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion; fail to experience; escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by |
| especially | / ɪ.ˈspe.ʃə.li / | adverb: to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common; in a special manner |
| essay | / e.ˈseɪ / | noun: a tentative attempt; an analytic or interpretive literary composition; verb: make an effort or attempt; put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to |
| essential | / ɪ.ˈsen.ʃl̩ / | adjective: basic and fundamental; absolutely required and not to be used up or sacrificed; absolutely necessary; vitally necessary; being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc; defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established; of the greatest importance; noun: anything indispensable |
| essentially | / ɪ.ˈsen.ʃə.li / | adverb: at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature |
| establish | / ɪ.ˈstæ.blɪʃ / | verb: use as a basis for; found on; set up or lay the groundwork for; bring about; set up or found; establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; institute, enact, or establish; place; build or establish something abstract |
| establishment | / ɪ.ˈstæ.blɪ.ʃmənt / | noun: a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence; the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof; any large organization; (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat; the act of forming something; an organization founded and united for a specific purpose; the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something |
| estate | / ɪ.ˈsteɪt / | noun: a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country and formerly possessing distinct political rights; extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities |
| estimate | / ˈe.stɪ.meɪt / | noun: a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody; an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; the respect with which a person is held; a statement indicating the likely cost of some job; a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation); verb: judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); judge to be probable |
| etc | / et.ˈse.trə / | Adverb: et cetera; additional unspecified odds and ends; more of the same; continuing in the same way |
| ethics | / ˈe.θɪks / | noun: the philosophical study of moral values and rules; motivation based on ideas of right and wrong |
| ethnic | / ˈeθ.nɪk / | adjective: not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam; denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people; noun: a person who is a member of an ethnic group |
| euro | / ˈjʊə.rəʊ / | noun: the basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union (introduced in 1999); in 2002 twelve European nations (Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Austria, Finland) adopted the euro as their basic unit of money and abandoned their traditional currencies |
| European | / ˌjʊə.rə.ˈpɪən / | adjective: of or relating to or characteristic of Europe or the people of Europe; noun: a native or inhabitant of Europe |
| evaluate | / ɪ.ˈvæ.ljʊeɪt / | verb: form a critical opinion of; place a value on; judge the worth of something |
| evaluation | / ɪ.ˌvæ.ljʊ.ˈeɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of; an appraisal of the value of something |
| even | / ˈiːv.n̩ / | adjective: equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced; being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with); divisible by two; occurring at fixed intervals; symmetrically arranged; of the score in a contest; adverb: used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected; to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons; in spite of; notwithstanding; to the full extent; noun: the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); verb: make even or more even; become even or more even; make level or straight |
| evening | / ˈiːv.n̩.ɪŋ / | noun: the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); the early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way; a later concluding time period |
| event | / ɪ.ˈvent / | noun: something that happens at a given place and time; a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory; a special set of circumstances; a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon |
| eventually | / ɪ.ˈven.tʃʊə.li / | adverb: within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time; after a long period of time or an especially long delay |
| ever | / ˈev.ə / | adverb: at any time; (intensifier for adjectives) very; at all times; all the time and on every occasion |
| every | / ˈev.ri / | adjective: (used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exception; each and all of a series of entities or intervals as specified |
| everybody | / ˈev.rɪ.ˌbɒd.i / | Pronoun: all people |
| everyday | / ˈev.rɪ.deɪ / | adjective: commonplace and ordinary; found in the ordinary course of events; suited for everyday use |
| everyone | / ˈev.rɪ.wʌn / | Pronoun: all people |
| everything | / ˈev.rɪ.θɪŋ / | Pronoun: all things; the whole quantity or number |
| everywhere | / ˈev.rɪ.weə / | adverb: to or in any or all places |
| evidence | / ˈe.vɪ.dəns / | noun: your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; an indication that makes something evident; (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved; verb: provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behaviour, attitude, or external attributes; give evidence; provide evidence for |
| evil | / ˈiːv.l̩ / | adjective: tending to cause great harm; morally bad or wrong; having the nature of vice; having or exerting a malignant influence; noun: morally objectionable behaviour; the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice; that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune |
| evolution | / ˌiː.və.ˈluːʃ.n̩ / | noun: (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms; a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) |
| evolve | / ɪ.ˈvɒlv / | verb: undergo development or evolution; work out; gain through experience |
| ex- | / eks / | adjective: out of fashion; noun: the 24th letter of the Roman alphabet; a woman who was formerly a particular man's wife; a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband |
| exact | / ɪɡ.ˈzækt / | adjective: marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact; (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct; verb: take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; claim as due or just |
| exactly | / ɪɡ.ˈzækt.li / | adverb: indicating exactness or preciseness; in a precise manner; just as it should be |
| exaggerate | / ɪɡ.ˈzæ.dʒə.reɪt / | verb: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; do something to an excessive degree |
| exaggerated | / ɪɡ.ˈzæ.dʒə.reɪ.tɪd / | adjective: enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness; enlarged to an abnormal degree; represented as greater than is true or reasonable |
| exam | / ɪɡ.ˈzæm / | noun: a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge |
| examination | / ɪɡ.ˌzæ.mɪ.ˈneɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes); the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned; a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits); formal systematic questioning |
| examine | / ɪɡ.ˈzæ.mɪn / | verb: question closely; observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; question or examine thoroughly and closely; put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to |
| example | / ɪɡ.ˈzɑːmp.l̩ / | noun: an item of information that is representative of a type; punishment intended as a warning to others; a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding; something to be imitated; a representative form or pattern; an occurrence of something |
| exceed | / ɪk.ˈsiːd / | verb: go beyond; go beyond; be or do something to a greater degree |
| excellent | / ˈek.sə.lənt / | adjective: of the highest quality |
| except | / ɪk.ˈsept / | verb: prevent from being included or considered or accepted; take exception to |
| exception | / ɪk.ˈsep.ʃn̩ / | noun: a deliberate act of omission; an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization; grounds for adverse criticism |
| exchange | / ɪkˈs.tʃeɪndʒ / | noun: (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value; (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop; reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money especially the currencies of different countries; the act of giving something in return for something received; the act of changing one thing for another thing; a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members; a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one); chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another; the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"; (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication; verb: give to, and receive from, one another; hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent; change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence; exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; exchange a penalty for a less severe one |
| excite | / ɪk.ˈsaɪt / | verb: produce a magnetic field in; raise to a higher energy level; arouse or elicit a feeling; act as a stimulant; stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; stimulate sexually; cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; stir feelings in |
| excited | / ɪk.ˈsaɪ.tɪd / | adjective: in an aroused state; (of persons) excessively affected by emotion; (of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive; marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion |
| excitement | / ɪk.ˈsaɪt.mənt / | noun: the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up; disturbance usually in protest; something that agitates and arouses; the feeling of lively and cheerful joy |
| exciting | / ɪk.ˈsaɪt.ɪŋ / | adjective: creating or arousing excitement; stimulating interest and discussion |
| exclude | / ɪk.ˈskluːd / | verb: prevent from being included or considered or accepted; prevent from entering; shut out; lack or fail to include; prevent from entering; keep out; put out or expel from a place |
| excuse | / ɪk.ˈskjuːz / | noun: a note explaining an absence; a defence of some offensive behaviour or some failure to keep a promise etc.; a poor example; verb: excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; serve as a reason or cause or justification of; grant exemption or release to; ask for permission to be released from an engagement; accept an excuse for; defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning |
| executive | / ɪɡ.ˈze.kjʊ.tɪv / | adjective: having the function of carrying out plans or orders etc.; noun: persons who administer the law; a person responsible for the administration of a business; someone who manages a government agency or department |
| exercise | / ˈek.sə.saɪz / | noun: the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit; a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding; systematic training by multiple repetitions; (usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches; the act of using; verb: do physical exercise; give a workout to; learn by repetition; put to use; carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions |
| exhibit | / ɪɡ.ˈzɪ.bɪt / | noun: an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence; something shown to the public; verb: show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill; walk ostentatiously; to show, make visible or apparent; show or demonstrate something to an interested audience |
| exhibition | / ˌek.sɪ.ˈbɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: the act of exhibiting; a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display |
| exist | / ɪɡ.ˈzɪst / | verb: have an existence, be extant; support oneself |
| existence | / ɪɡ.ˈzɪ.stəns / | noun: everything that exists anywhere; the state or fact of existing |
| existing | / ɪɡ.ˈzɪst.ɪŋ / | adjective: presently existing; existing in something specified; having existence or being or actuality |
| exit | / ˈek.sɪt / | noun: the act of going out; an opening that permits escape or release; euphemistic expressions for death; verb: lose the lead; move out of or depart from; pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life |
| expand | / ɪk.ˈspænd / | verb: become larger in size or volume or quantity; make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; extend in one or more directions; exaggerate or make bigger; grow stronger; expand the influence of; add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing |
| expansion | / ɪk.ˈspæn.ʃn̩ / | noun: the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope; adding information or detail; a discussion that provides additional information |
| expect | / ɪk.ˈspekt / | verb: look forward to the birth of a child; consider reasonable or due; regard something as probable or likely; look forward to the probable occurrence of; be pregnant with; consider obligatory; request and expect |
| expectation | / ˌek.spek.ˈteɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: belief about (or mental picture of) the future; the feeling that something is about to happen; the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values; wishing with confidence of fulfilment |
| expected | / ɪk.ˈspek.tɪd / | adjective: considered likely or probable to happen or arrive; expected to become or be; in prospect; looked forward to as probable |
| expenditure | / ɪk.ˈspen.dɪ.tʃə / | noun: the act of consuming something; the act of spending money for goods or services; money paid out |
| expense | / ɪk.ˈspens / | noun: a detriment or sacrifice; amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures); money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer |
| expensive | / ɪk.ˈspen.sɪv / | adjective: high in price or charging high prices |
| experience | / ɪk.ˈspɪə.rɪəns / | noun: the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities; the content of direct observation or participation in an event; an event as apprehended; verb: go through (mental or physical states or experiences); go or live through; undergo; have first-hand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; undergo an emotional sensation |
| experienced | / ɪk.ˈspɪə.rɪənst / | adjective: having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation |
| experiment | / ɪk.ˈspe.rɪ.mənt / | noun: the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation; a venture at something new or different; the testing of an idea; verb: to conduct a test or investigation; try something new, as in order to gain experience |
| experimental | / ɪk.ˌspe.rɪ.ˈmen.tl̩ / | adjective: relying on observation or experiment; of the nature of or undergoing an experiment; relating to or based on experiment |
| expert | / ˈek.spɜːt / | adjective: having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; noun: a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skilfully |
| explain | / ɪk.ˈspleɪn / | verb: make plain and comprehensible; define; serve as a reason or cause or justification of |
| explanation | / ˌek.splə.ˈneɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: thought that makes something comprehensible; a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.; the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible |
| explode | / ɪk.ˈspləʊd / | verb: increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner; burst outward, usually with noise; be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise; cause to burst with a violent release of energy; show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete; show a violent emotional reaction; drive from the stage by noisy disapproval; cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/; destroy by exploding; burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction; "the bomb detonated at noon" |
| explore | / ɪk.ˈsplɔː / | verb: examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes; examine minutely; travel to or penetrate into; inquire into |
| explosion | / ɪk.ˈspləʊʒ.n̩ / | noun: the act of exploding or bursting something; a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball; a sudden outburst; a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction; the noise caused by an explosion; a sudden great increase; the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant |
| export | / ɪk.ˈspɔːt / | noun: commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country; verb: cause to spread in another part of the world; sell or transfer abroad |
| expose | / ɪk.ˈspəʊz / | noun: the exposure of an impostor or a fraud; verb: abandon by leaving out in the open air; expose or make accessible to some action or influence; expose to light, of photographic film; to show, make visible or apparent; expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas; make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position; remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body; disclose to view as by removing a cover |
| exposure | / ɪk.ˈspəʊ.ʒə / | noun: the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience; abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving as infant out in the open); presentation to view in an open or public manner; the act of exposing film to light; vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain; aspect re light or wind; the disclosure of something secret; the intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate; a picture of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material; the state of being vulnerable or exposed |
| express | / ɪk.ˈspres / | adjective: not tacit or implied; without unnecessary stops; adverb: by express; noun: rapid transport of goods; public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops; mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system; verb: articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; give expression to; send by rapid transport or special messenger service; indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.; manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait); serve as a means for expressing something; obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action |
| expression | / ɪk.ˈspreʃ.n̩ / | noun: the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing; the feelings expressed on a person's face; expression without words; the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions; (genetics) the process of expressing a gene; a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit; a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement; the style of expressing yourself; a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations |
| extend | / ɪk.ˈstend / | verb: increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; prolong the time allowed for payment of; expand the influence of; open or straighten out; unbend; make available; provide; reach outward in space; extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; thrust or extend out; continue or extend; lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; extend in scope or range or area; use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; cause to move at full gallop; extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; offer verbally; stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; span an interval of distance, space or time |
| extension | / ɪk.ˈsten.ʃn̩ / | noun: act of expanding in scope; making more widely available; act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb; an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who not enrolled as regular students; an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line; amount or degree or range to which something extends; the ability to raise the working leg high in the air; a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one to three letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename; a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt; an addition that extends a main building; an addition to the length of something; the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to; the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions |
| extensive | / ɪk.ˈsten.sɪv / | adjective: large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity; of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labour; broad in scope or content |
| extent | / ɪk.ˈstent / | noun: the distance or area or volume over which something extends; the point or degree to which something extends |
| external | / ɪk.ˈstɜːn.l̩ / | adjective: happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface; purely outward or superficial; from or between other countries; coming from the outside; noun: outward features |
| extra | / ˈek.strə / | adjective: further or added; added to a regular schedule; more than is needed, desired, or required; adverb: unusually or exceptionally; noun: something additional of the same kind; an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis); a minor actor in crowd scenes |
| extraordinary | / ɪk.ˈstrɔːd.n̩.ri / | adjective: (of an official) serving an unusual or special function in addition to those of the regular officials; far more than usual or expected; beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable |
| extreme | / ɪk.ˈstriːm / | adjective: most distant in any direction; of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity; far beyond a norm in quantity or amount or degree; to an utmost degree; beyond a norm in views or actions; noun: the furthest or highest degree of something; the point located farthest from the middle of something |
| extremely | / ɪk.ˈstriːm.li / | adverb: to an extreme degree; to a high degree or extent; favourably or with much respect; to an extreme degree or extent; to an extreme degree |
| eye | / aɪ / | noun: a small hole or loop (as in a needle); the organ of sight; good discernment (either visually or as if visually); attention to what is seen; an area that is approximately central within some larger region; verb: look at |
| fabric | / ˈfæ.brɪk / | noun: artefact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibres; the underlying structure |
| face | / feɪs / | noun: a vertical surface of a building or cliff; the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object); the striking or working surface of an implement; the general outward appearance of something; status in the eyes of others; the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; the part of an animal corresponding to the human face; a part of a person that is used to refer to a person; the feelings expressed on a person's face; impudent aggressiveness; a specific size and style of type within a type family; a contorted facial expression; a surface forming part of the outside of an object; verb: cover the front or surface of; line the edge (of a garment) with a different material; turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction; turn so as to expose the face; be opposite; deal with (something unpleasant) head on; present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; oppose, as in hostility or a competition; be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to |
| facility | / fə.ˈsɪ.lɪ.ti / | noun: a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you; something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service; a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; a natural effortlessness; skilful performance or ability without difficulty |
| fact | / fækt / | noun: a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred; a concept whose truth can be proved; a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened; an event known to have happened or something known to have existed |
| factor | / ˈfæk.tə / | noun: an independent variable in statistics; anything that contributes causally to a result; any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together; (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity; an abstract part of something; a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission; one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer; verb: resolve into factors |
| factory | / ˈfæk.tə.ri / | noun: a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing |
| faculty | / ˈfækl.ti / | noun: one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind; the body of teachers and administrators at a school |
| fade | / feɪd / | noun: gradually ceasing to be visible; a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; verb: become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; lose freshness, vigour, or vitality; become feeble; disappear gradually |
| fail | / feɪl / | verb: get worse; stop operating or functioning; prove insufficient; disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake; become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close; fall short in what is expected; fail to get a passing grade; judge unacceptable; be unsuccessful; fail to do something; leave something undone; be unable |
| failure | / ˈfeɪ.ljə / | noun: an unexpected omission; an act that fails; an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently; loss of ability to function normally; lack of success; inability to discharge all your debts as they come due |
| faint | / feɪnt / | adjective: lacking conviction or boldness or courage; indistinctly understood or felt or perceived; deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc; lacking strength or vigour; weak and likely to lose consciousness; lacking clarity or distinctness; noun: a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain; verb: pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain |
| faintly | / ˈfeɪnt.li / | adverb: to a faint degree or weakly perceived |
| fair | / feə / | adjective: (used of hair or skin) pale or light-coloured; free of clouds or rain; (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines; free from favouritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules; attractively feminine; not excessive or extreme; very pleasing to the eye; (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections; lacking exceptional quality or ability; showing lack of favouritism; adverb: without favouring one party, in a fair even-handed manner; in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; noun: a competitive exhibition of farm products; gathering of producers to promote business; a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.; a sale of miscellany; often for charity; verb: join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly |
| fairly | / ˈfeə.li / | adverb: without favouring one party, in a fair even-handed manner; in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; to a moderately sufficient extent or degree |
| faith | / feɪθ / | noun: loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; complete confidence in a person or plan etc; a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; an institution to express belief in a divine power |
| faithful | / ˈfeɪθ.fəl / | adjective: steadfast in affection or allegiance; not having sexual relations with anyone except your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend; marked by fidelity to an original; noun: any loyal and steadfast following; a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church |
| faithfully | / ˈfeɪθ.fə.li / | adverb: in a faithful manner |
| fall | / fɔːl / | noun: a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity; a movement downward; a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat; the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve; the season when the leaves fall from the trees; the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions); a sudden drop from an upright position; a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; a downward slope or bend; the time of day immediately following sunset; verb: pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; come as if by falling; go as if by falling; occur at a specified time or place; begin vigorously; be born, used chiefly of lambs; come out; issue; be cast down; assume a disappointed or sad expression; descend in free fall under the influence of gravity; drop oneself to a lower or less erect position; lose an upright position suddenly; slope downward; move in a specified direction; be inherited by; fall to somebody by assignment or lot; be captured; to be given by assignment or distribution; to be given by right or inheritance; lose office or power; suffer defeat, failure, or ruin; yield to temptation or sin; lose one's chastity; touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; die, as in battle or in a hunt; be due; come under, be classified or included; decrease in size, extent, or range; fall or flow in a certain way; move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; come into the possession of; fall from clouds |
| false | / ˈfɔːls / | adjective: (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful; arising from error; inaccurate in pitch; designed to deceive; deliberately deceptive; not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality; erroneous and usually accidental; adopted in order to deceive; not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; inappropriate to reality or facts; adverb: in a disloyal and faithless manner |
| fame | / feɪm / | noun: the state or quality of being widely honoured and acclaimed; favourable public reputation |
| familiar | / fə.ˈmɪ.lɪə / | adjective: having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship; well known or easily recognized; within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange; (usually followed by 'with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly; noun: a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard; a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support; a person who is frequently in the company of another |
| family | / ˈfæ.mə.li / | noun: primary social group; parents and children; people descended from a common ancestor; a social unit living together; (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera; an association of people who share common beliefs or activities; a collection of things sharing a common attribute; a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities; a person having kinship with another or others |
| famous | / ˈfeɪ.məs / | adjective: widely known and esteemed |
| fan | / fæn / | noun: a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces; an ardent follower and admirer; an enthusiastic devotee of sports; verb: make (an emotion) fiercer; strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher); agitate the air; separate the chaff from by using air currents |
| fancy | / ˈfæn.si / | adjective: not plain; decorative or ornamented; noun: a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination; something many people believe that is false; a predisposition to like something; verb: have a fancy or particular liking or desire for; imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind |
| fantastic | / fæn.ˈtæ.stɪk / | adjective: extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; exceedingly or unbelievably great; extravagantly fanciful in design, construction, appearance; existing in fancy only; extravagantly fanciful and unrealistic; foolish; ludicrously odd; of the highest quality |
| fantasy | / ˈfæn.tə.si / | noun: imagination unrestricted by reality; fiction with a large amount of imagination in it; something many people believe that is false; verb: indulge in fantasies |
| far | / ˈfɑː / | adjective: at a great distance in time or space or degree; being of a considerable distance or length; beyond a norm in opinion or actions; being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the right side of an animal or vehicle; adverb: at or to or from a great distance in space; remote in time; to a considerable degree; very much; at or to a certain point or degree; to an advanced stage or point; noun: a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again |
| farm | / fɑːm / | noun: workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit; verb: collect fees or profits; be a farmer; work as a farmer; cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques |
| farmer | / ˈfɑː.mə / | noun: a person who operates a farm; an expert on cooking whose cookbook has undergone many editions (1857-1915); United States civil rights leader who in 1942 founded the Congress of Racial Equality (born in 1920) |
| farming | / ˈfɑːm.ɪŋ / | adjective: relating to rural matters; noun: agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life; the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock |
| fascinating | / ˈfæ.sɪ.neɪt.ɪŋ / | adjective: capturing interest as if by a spell; capable of arousing and holding the attention |
| fashion | / ˈfæʃ.n̩ / | noun: characteristic or habitual practice; consumer goods (especially clothing) in the current mode; the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behaviour; how something is done or how it happens; verb: make out of components (often in an improvising manner) |
| fashionable | / ˈfæ.ʃnəb.l̩ / | adjective: being or in accordance with current social fashions; patronized by; having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress |
| fast | / fɑːst / | adjective: acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; at a rapid tempo; (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time; securely fixed in place; resistant to destruction or fading; (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds; unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause; hurried and brief; unrestrained by convention or morality; firmly fastened or secured against opening; adverb: quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form); firmly or tightly; noun: abstaining from food; verb: abstain from eating; abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons |
| fasten | / ˈfɑːs.n̩ / | verb: attach to; cause to be firmly attached; become fixed or fastened; make tight or tighter |
| fat | / fæt / | adjective: a chubby body; having much flesh (especially fat); marked by great fruitfulness; lucrative; having a relatively large diameter; containing or composed of fat; noun: a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides); excess bodily weight; a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs; verb: make fat or plump |
| fate | / feɪt / | noun: an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future; the ultimate agency that predetermines the course of events (often personified as a woman); your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); verb: decree or designate beforehand |
| father | / ˈfɑːð.ə / | noun: God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); 'Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); 'Padre' is frequently used in the military; a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization; (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom; the head of an organized crime family; the founder of a family; a person who founds or establishes some institution; verb: make children |
| faucet | / ˈfɔː.sɪt / | noun: a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir |
| fault | / fɔːlt / | noun: (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area); responsibility for a bad situation or event; (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.); (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection; an imperfection in a device or machine; verb: put or pin the blame on |
| favour | / ˈfeɪ.və / | noun: an act of gracious kindness; an advantage to the benefit of someone or something; an inclination to approve; a feeling of favourable regard; souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party; verb: consider as the favourite; treat gently or carefully; promote over another; bestow a privilege upon |
| favourite | / ˈfeɪ.və.rət / | adjective: appealing to the general public; preferred above all others and treated with partiality; noun: something regarded with special favour or liking; a special loved one; a competitor thought likely to win |
| fear | / fɪə / | noun: an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight); a profound emotion inspired by a deity; an anxious feeling; verb: be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; be uneasy or apprehensive about; be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement; be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event; regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of |
| feather | / ˈfe.ðə / | noun: turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls; the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds; verb: turn the oar, while rowing; turn the paddle; in canoeing; cover or fit with feathers; join tongue and groove, in carpentry; grow feathers |
| feature | / ˈfiː.tʃə / | noun: an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles; the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin; a prominent aspect of something; a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine; the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theatre; verb: have as a feature; wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner |
| February | / ˈfe.bjʊə.ri / | noun: the month following January and preceding March |
| federal | / ˈfe.də.rəl / | adjective: national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units; characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities; of or relating to the central government of a federation; being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War; noun: any federal law-enforcement officer; a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War |
| fee | / fiː / | noun: an interest in land capable of being inherited; a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services; verb: give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on |
| feed | / fiːd / | noun: food for domestic livestock; verb: introduce continuously; give food to; take in food; used of animals only; serve as food for; be the food for; feed into; supply; provide as food; gratify; support or promote; provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; profit from in an exploitatory manner; move along, of liquids |
| feedback | / ˈfiːd.bæk / | noun: response to an inquiry or experiment; the process in which part of the output of a system is returned to its input in order to regulate its further output |
| feel | / fiːl / | noun: manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure; an intuitive awareness; a property perceived by touch; the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; verb: seem with respect to a given sensation given; have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behaviour or attitude; examine by touch; pass one's hands over the sexual organs of; undergo an emotional sensation; perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles; undergo passive experience of: "We felt the effects of inflation"; grope or feel in search of something; produce a certain impression; find by testing or cautious exploration; be felt or perceived in a certain way; come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds; examine (a body part) by palpation |
| feeling | / ˈfiːl.ɪŋ / | noun: the experiencing of affective and emotional states; an intuitive understanding of something; a physical sensation that you experience; the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin; a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people |
| fellow | / ˈfe.ləʊ / | noun: an informal form of address for a man; a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; a boy or man; a person who is member of your class or profession; a person who is frequently in the company of another |
| female | / ˈfiː.meɪl / | adjective: being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop; for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls; characteristic of or peculiar to a woman; noun: an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa); a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies |
| fence | / fens / | noun: a barrier that serves to enclose an area; a dealer in stolen property; verb: fight with fencing swords; enclose with a fence; receive stolen goods; have an argument about something; surround with a wall in order to fortify |
| festival | / ˈfe.stɪv.l̩ / | noun: an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place); a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration |
| fetch | / fetʃ / | noun: the action of fetching; verb: take away or remove; be sold for a certain price; go or come after and bring or take back |
| fever | / ˈfiː.və / | noun: intense nervous anticipation; a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection |
| few | / fjuː / | adjective: a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by 'a'; a small but indefinite number; noun: a small elite group; an indefinite but relatively small number |
| fewer | / ˈfjuːə / | adjective: (comparative of 'few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of |
| fibre | / ˈfaɪ.bə / | noun: a leather like material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth; a slender and greatly elongated solid substance; the inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions |
| fiction | / ˈfɪk.ʃn̩ / | noun: a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact; a deliberately false or improbable account |
| field | / fiːld / | noun: a particular kind of commercial enterprise; the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument); all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event; all of the horses in a particular horse race; (mathematics) a set of elements such that addition and multiplication are commutative and associative and multiplication is distributive over addition and there are two elements 0 and 1; (computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information; a region in which active military operations are in progress; somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected; a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed; a geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found; the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it; a place where planes take off and land; a branch of knowledge; a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought; a piece of land prepared for playing a game; extensive tract of level open land; a particular environment or walk of life; verb: select (a team or individual player) for a game; answer adequately or successfully; play as a fielder; catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket |
| fifteen | / ˌfɪf.ˈtiːn / | adjective: being one more than fourteen; noun: the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one |
| fifth | / ˈfɪfθ / | adjective: coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position; noun: the musical interval between one note and another five notes away from it; a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon; position five in a countable series of things; one part in five equal parts |
| fifty | / ˈfɪf.ti / | adjective: being ten more than forty; noun: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five; a United States bill worth 50 dollars |
| fight | / faɪt / | noun: a boxing or wrestling match; the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; an intense verbal dispute; a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; an aggressive willingness to compete; verb: fight against or resist strongly; make a strenuous or laboured effort; be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for |
| fighter | / ˈfaɪ.tə / | noun: a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air; someone who fights for a cause; someone who fights (or is fighting) |
| fighting | / ˈfaɪt.ɪŋ / | adjective: engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; disposed to loud disagreements and fighting; engaged in war; noun: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle |
| figure | / ˈfɪ.ɡə / | noun: a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating; a model of a bodily form (especially of a person); the impression produced by a person; a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground; a diagram or picture illustrating textual material; an amount of money expressed numerically; a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape; a decorative or artistic work; the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals; alternative names for the body of a human being; language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense; a well-known or notable person; one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; verb: understand; be or play a part of or in; make a mathematical calculation or computation; judge to be probable; imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind |
| file | / faɪl / | noun: a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal; office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order; a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together; a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other; verb: place in a container for keeping records; record in a public office or in a court of law; smooth with a file; proceed in line; file a formal charge against |
| fill | / fɪl / | noun: a quantity sufficient to satisfy; any material that fills a space or container; verb: plug with a substance; become full; make full, also in a metaphorical sense; appoint someone to (a position or a job); assume, as of positions or roles; fill or meet a want or need; fill to satisfaction; eat until one is sated; occupy the whole of |
| film | / fɪlm / | noun: a thin coating or layer; photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies; a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things; a medium that disseminates moving pictures; a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; verb: make a film or photograph of something; record in film |
| filthy | / ˈfɪl.θi / | adjective: disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; characterized by obscenity; vile; despicable |
| final | / ˈfaɪn.l̩ / | adjective: not to be altered or undone; conclusive in a process or progression; occurring at or forming an end or termination; noun: the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament; an examination administered at the end of an academic term |
| finally | / ˈfaɪ.nə.li / | adverb: after a long period of time or an especially long delay; as the end result of a succession or process; the item at the end |
| finance | / ˈfaɪ.næns / | noun: the commercial activity of providing funds and capital; the management of money and credit and banking and investments; the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets; verb: obtain or provide money for; sell or provide on credit |
| financial | / faɪ.ˈnæn.ʃl̩ / | adjective: involving financial matters |
| find | / faɪnd / | noun: the act of discovering something; a productive insight; verb: come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds; succeed in reaching; arrive at; perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place; obtain through effort or management; come upon, as if by accident; meet with; come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation; receive a specified treatment (abstract); make a discovery; establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; decide on and make a declaration about; make a discovery, make a new finding; perceive or be contemporaneous with; discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; get something or somebody for a specific purpose; get or find back; recover the use of |
| finding | / ˈfaɪnd.ɪŋ / | noun: the decision of a court on issues of fact or law; something that is found; the act of determining the properties of something |
| fine | / faɪn / | adjective: characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment; minutely precise especially in differences in meaning; free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity; of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles; thin in thickness or diameter; being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; adverb: an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence; in a delicate manner; noun: money extracted as a penalty; verb: issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty |
| finely | / ˈfaɪn.li / | adverb: in a delicate manner; in an elegant manner; in tiny pieces |
| finger | / ˈfɪŋ.ɡə / | noun: one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb; any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure; verb: indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments; feel or handle with the fingers; search for on the computer; examine by touch |
| finish | / ˈfɪ.nɪʃ / | noun: the act of finishing; (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed); the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict); designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance); event whose occurrence ends something; a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; the temporal end; the concluding time; verb: cause to finish a relationship with somebody; provide with a finish; finally be or do something; come or bring to a finish or an end; finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table; have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical |
| finished | / ˈfɪ.nɪʃt / | adjective: brought to ruin; ended or brought to an end; (of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state; having a surface coating or finish applied; (of skills or the products of skills) brought to or having the greatest excellence; perfected |
| fire | / ˈfaɪə / | noun: the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning; intense adverse criticism; the event of something burning (often destructive); a severe trial; the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles); feelings of great warmth and intensity; verb: bake in a kiln so as to harden; cause to go off; go off or discharge; drive out or away by or as if by fire; terminate the employment of; destroy by fire; start firing a weapon; call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); provide with fuel |
| firm | / fɜːm / | adjective: strong and sure; unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause; not soft or yielding to pressure; possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue; marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakeable; not subject to revision or change; not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall; (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling; securely fixed in place; pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed; securely established; adverb: with resolute determination; noun: the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; verb: make taut or tauter; become taut or tauter |
| firmly | / ˈfɜːm.li / | adverb: with resolute determination; with firmness; in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger |
| first | / ˈfɜːst / | adjective: being the gear producing the lowest drive speed; ranking above all others; preceding all others in time or space or degree; highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections; indicating the beginning unit in a series; serving to begin; serving to set in motion; adverb: before anything else; the initial time; before another in time, space, or importance; prominently forward; noun: an honours degree of the highest class; the first element in a countable series; the first or highest in an ordering or series; the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counter clockwise from home plate); the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving; the time at which something is supposed to begin |
| firstly | / ˈfɜːst.li / | adverb: before anything else |
| fish | / fɪʃ / | noun: any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills; the flesh of fish used as food; the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20; (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces; verb: catch or try to catch fish or shellfish; seek indirectly |
| fishing | / ˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ / | noun: the act of someone who fishes as a diversion; the occupation of catching fish for a living |
| fit | / fɪt / | adjective: physically and mentally sound or healthy; meeting adequate standards for a purpose; (usually followed by 'to' or 'for') on the point of or strongly disposed; noun: the manner in which something fits; a display of bad temper; a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason); a sudden uncontrollable attack; verb: insert or adjust several objects or people; make fit; be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired; conform to some shape or size; make correspond or harmonize; provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; satisfy a condition or restriction; be agreeable or acceptable to |
| fitness | / ˈfɪt.nəs / | noun: the condition of being suitable; the quality of being qualified; good physical condition; being in shape or in condition; fitness to traverse the seas |
| five | / faɪv / | adjective: being one more than four; noun: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one; a team that plays basketball |
| fix | / fɪks / | noun: an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear; something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug; informal terms for a difficult situation; a determination of the place where something is; the act of putting something in working order again; verb: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study; set or place definitely; make infertile; restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; make fixed, stable or stationary; decide upon or fix definitely; take vengeance on or get even; cause to be firmly attached; put (something somewhere) firmly; prepare for eating by applying heat |
| fixed | / fɪkst / | adjective: incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen prices"; (of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value; securely placed or fastened or set; fixed and unmoving; (of taxes) not increasing as the amount taxed increases |
| flag | / flæɡ / | noun: a conspicuously marked or shaped tail; emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design; stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones; a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device; flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green; a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.; plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-coloured flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals; verb: provide with a flag; communicate or signal with a flag; decorate with flags; become less intense; droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness |
| flame | / fleɪm / | noun: the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; verb: criticize harshly, on the e-mail; be in flames or aflame; shine with a sudden light |
| flash | / flæʃ / | adjective: tastelessly showy; noun: a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph; a bright patch of colour used for decoration or identification; a momentary brightness; a sudden brilliant understanding; a short vivid experience; a sudden intense burst of radiant energy; a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story; a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate; a gaudy outward display; a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat); verb: appear briefly; emit a brief burst of light; make known or cause to appear with great speed; protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal; expose or show briefly; gleam or glow intermittently; run or move very quickly or hastily; display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously |
| flat | / flæt / | adjective: commercially inactive; not reflecting light; not glossy; (of a tire) completely or partially deflated; having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness; having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another; lacking contrast or shading between tones; horizontally level; stretched out and lying at full length along the ground; sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch; lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone; (of taxes) not increasing as the amount taxed increases; having lost effervescence; lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth; not modified or restricted by reservations; lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; lacking taste or flavour or tang; flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes); adverb: with flat sails; in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly; noun: scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting; a deflated pneumatic tire; a shallow box in which seedlings are started; a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named; a level tract of land; a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house; freight car without permanent sides or roof |
| flavour | / ˈfleɪ.və / | noun: (physics) the six kinds of quarks; the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth; the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; verb: lend flavour to |
| flee | / fliː / | verb: run away quickly |
| flesh | / fleʃ / | noun: the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat; alternative names for the body of a human being; a soft moist part of a fruit; verb: remove adhering flesh from (hides) when preparing leather manufacture |
| flight | / flaɪt / | noun: a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports; an instance of traveling by air; a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next; passing above and beyond ordinary bounds; an air force unit smaller than a squadron; a formation of aircraft in flight; a flock of flying birds; the act of escaping physically; the path followed by an object moving through space; verb: fly in a flock; shoot a bird in flight; decorate with feathers |
| float | / fləʊt / | noun: something that remains on the surface of a liquid; a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco; an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade; the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public; the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment; a drink with ice cream floating in it; verb: convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; allow (currencies) to fluctuate; make the surface of level or smooth; put into the water; move lightly, as if suspended; set afloat; be in motion due to some air or water current; be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink; circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with |
| flood | / flʌd / | noun: a large flow; the act of flooding; filling to overflowing; light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography; the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; an overwhelming number or amount; the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide); verb: cover with liquid, usually water; become filled to overflowing; supply with an excess of; fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid |
| floor | / flɔː / | noun: the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room or hallway); a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; a large room in a stock exchange where the trading is done; the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business; the parliamentary right to address an assembly; a lower limit; the occupants of a floor; the bottom surface of any a cave or lake etc.; the ground on which people and animals move about; verb: knock down with force; surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off |
| flour | / ˈflaʊə / | noun: fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain; verb: convert grain into flour; cover with flour |
| flow | / fləʊ / | noun: the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression; the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases); any uninterrupted stream or discharge; the amount of fluid that flows in a given time; dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously; verb: cover or swamp with water; move or progress freely as if in a stream; cause to flow; be abundantly present; undergo menstruation; fall or flow in a certain way; move along, of liquids |
| flower | / ˈflaʊə / | noun: reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colourful parts; a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms; the period of greatest prosperity or productivity; verb: produce or yield flowers |
| flu | / fluː / | noun: an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease |
| fly | / flaɪ / | adjective: (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked; noun: (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air; two-winged insects characterized by active flight; an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth; fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect; flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent; verb: change quickly from one emotional state to another; hit a fly; transport by aeroplane; be dispersed or disseminated; travel in an airplane; move quickly or suddenly; travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft; cause to fly or float; travel through the air; be airborne; fly a plane; pass away rapidly; display in the air or cause to float; decrease rapidly and disappear; run away quickly |
| flying | / ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ / | adjective: done swiftly in or as if in the air; used e.g. of a racing start in which runners are already in motion as they cross the starting line; hurried and brief; of or relating to passage through the air (especially aviation); designed for swift movement or action; capable of or engaged in flight; moving swiftly; streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air; noun: an instance of traveling by air |
| focus | / ˈfəʊkəs / | noun: maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea; the concentration of attention or energy on something; a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section; a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges; a central point or locus of an infection in an organism; special emphasis attached to something; verb: put (an image) into focus; become focussed or come into focus; cause to converge on or toward a central point; direct one's attention on something; bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions |
| fold | / fəʊld / | noun: the act of folding; a pen for sheep; a folded part (as in skin or muscle); a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock; an angular or rounded shape made by folding; a group of sheep or goats; a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church; verb: incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating; become folded or folded up; bend or lay so that one part covers the other; intertwine; confine in a fold, like sheep; cease to operate or cause to cease operating |
| folding | / ˈfəʊld.ɪŋ / | adjective: capable of being folded up and stored; noun: the act of folding; a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock; the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape |
| folk | / fəʊk / | noun: people in general (often used in the plural); the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community; people descended from a common ancestor; a social division of (usually preliterate) people |
| follow | / ˈfɒ.ləʊ / | verb: behave in accordance or in agreement with; grasp the meaning; travel along a certain course; to travel behind, go after, come after; adhere to or practice; accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of; come as a logical consequence; follow logically; come after in time, as a result; be next; to bring something about at a later time than; keep informed; keep to; follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; perform an accompaniment to; imitate in behaviour; take as a model; follow in or as if in pursuit; keep under surveillance; choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; be the successor (of); work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; follow with the eyes or the mind; act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; to be the product or result; be later in time |
| following | / ˈfɒ.ləʊɪŋ / | adjective: about to be mentioned or specified; immediately following in time or order; going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction; in the desired direction; noun: a group of followers or enthusiasts; the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture |
| food | / fuːd / | noun: any substance that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue; anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking; any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment |
| foot | / fʊt / | noun: travel by walking; any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates; a support resembling a pedal extremity; the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint; the lower part of anything; a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger; a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard; the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings; lowest support of a structure; (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm; an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot; verb: add a column of numbers; walk; pay for something |
| football | / ˈfʊt.bɔːl / | noun: any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal; the inflated oblong ball used in playing American football |
| for | / fɔː / | Preposition: appropriate to; intended for; beneficial to; on behalf of; because of; at a price of, in exchange for; extending, lasting; in favour of; in the direction of; Conjunction: for the reason that; on account of |
| force | / fɔːs / | noun: physical energy or intensity; a powerful effect or influence; a group of people having the power of effective action; group of people willing to obey orders; (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity; a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base; an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists); (of a law) having legal validity; a unit that is part of some military service; one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority; verb: impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably; do forcibly; exert force; force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; cause to move by pulling; squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; take by force; urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate; move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"; to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city" |
| forecast | / ˈfɔːk.ɑːst / | noun: a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop; verb: predict in advance; judge to be probable; indicate by signs |
| foreign | / ˈfɒ.rən / | adjective: relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world; of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own); not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something; not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source |
| forest | / ˈfɒ.rɪst / | noun: the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area; land that is covered with trees and shrubs; verb: establish a forest on previously unforested land |
| forever | / fə.ˈre.və / | adverb: for a very long or seemingly endless time; seemingly without interruption; often and repeatedly; for a limitless time |
| forget | / fə.ˈɡet / | verb: be unable to remember; dismiss from the mind; stop remembering; leave behind unintentionally; forget to do something |
| forgive | / fə.ˈɡɪv / | verb: stop blaming or grant forgiveness; absolve from payment |
| fork | / fɔːk / | noun: cutlery used for serving and eating food; an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs; the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches; the act of branching out or dividing into branches; the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk; verb: shape like a fork; place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces; divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; lift with a pitchfork |
| form | / ˈfɔːm / | noun: a mould for setting concrete; the visual appearance of something or someone; a particular mode in which something is manifested; an ability to perform well; a perceptual structure; the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; a printed document with spaces in which to write; an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse; (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; a life-size dummy used to display clothes; any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); alternative names for the body of a human being; a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; a body of students who are taught together; (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary; verb: assume a form or shape; create (as an entity); to compose or represent: "This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; develop into a distinctive entity; give shape or form to; make something, usually for a specific function; establish or impress firmly in the mind |
| formal | / ˈfɔːm.l̩ / | adjective: being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress); (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms; logically deductive; characteristic of or befitting a person in authority; refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court; represented in simplified or symbolic form; noun: a gown for evening wear; a lavish dance requiring formal attire |
| formally | / ˈfɔːm.l̩.i / | adverb: in a formal manner; with official authorization |
| formation | / fɔː.ˈmeɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: the fabrication of something in a particular shape; creation by mental activity; a particular spatial arrangement; an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit; natural process that causes something to form; the act of forming something; (geology) the geological features of the earth |
| former | / ˈfɔː.mə / | adjective: referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several); (used especially of persons) of the immediate past; belonging to the distant past; belonging to some prior time; noun: the first of two or the first mentioned of two |
| formerly | / ˈfɔː.mə.li / | adverb: at a previous time |
| formula | / ˈfɔː.mjʊ.lə / | noun: a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement; a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle; a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements; a liquid food for infants; something regarded as a normative example; (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems; directions for making something |
| forth | / fɔːθ / | adverb: out into view; forward in time or order or degree; from a particular thing or place or position ('forth' is obsolete); noun: a river in southern Scotland that flows eastward to the Firth of Forth |
| fortnight | / ˈfɔːt.naɪt / | noun: a period of fourteen consecutive days |
| fortunate | / ˈfɔː.tʃə.nət / | adjective: presaging good fortune; having unexpected good fortune; supremely favoured or fortunate |
| fortune | / ˈfɔː.tʃuːn / | noun: a large amount of wealth or prosperity; your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favourable outcome |
| forward | / ˈfɔː.wəd / | adjective: moving toward a position ahead; at or near or directed toward the front; of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle; used of temperament or behaviour; lacking restraint or modesty; moving forward; adverb: at or to or toward the front; in a forward direction; toward the future; forward in time; forward in time or order or degree; near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane; noun: a position on a basketball team; the person who plays the position of forward on a basketball team; verb: send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit |
| found | / faʊnd / | adjective: come upon unexpectedly or after searching; noun: food and lodging provided in addition to money; verb: use as a basis for; found on; set up or lay the groundwork for; set up or found |
| foundation | / faʊn.ˈdeɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: lowest support of a structure; education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge; an institution supported by an endowment; the basis on which something is grounded; the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body; the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained |
| founder | / ˈfaʊn.də / | noun: a person who founds or establishes some institution; a worker who makes metal castings; inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse; verb: stumble and nearly fall; sink below the surface; break down, literally or metaphorically; fail utterly; collapse |
| four | / fɔː / | adjective: being one more than three; noun: the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one |
| fourth | / ˈfɔːθ / | adjective: coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude; adverb: in the fourth place; noun: the musical interval between one note and another four notes away from it; following the third position; number four in a countable series; one of four equal parts |
| frame | / freɪm / | noun: one of a series of still transparent photographs on a strip of film used in making movies; a structure supporting or containing something; the internal supporting structure that gives an artefact its shape; alternative names for the body of a human being; the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal; a period of play in baseball during which each team has a turn at bat; verb: make up plans or basic details for; formulate in a particular style or language; enclose in or as if in a frame; construct by fitting or uniting parts together; enclose in a frame, as of a picture; take or catch as if in a snare or trap |
| framework | / ˈfreɪm.wɜːk / | noun: a structure supporting or containing something; the underlying structure; a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process |
| frankly | / ˈfræŋ.kli / | adverb: (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that |
| free | / friː / | adjective: not literal; unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion; able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; not held in servitude; not occupied or in use; not fixed in position; not taken up by scheduled activities; costing nothing; adverb: without restraint; noun: people who are free; verb: free or remove obstruction from; grant freedom to; free from confinement; free from obligations or duties; make (information) available publication; make (assets) available; let off the hook; remove or force out from a position; part with a possession or right; relieve from; grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to |
| freedom | / ˈfriː.dəm / | noun: the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints; immunity from an obligation or duty |
| freely | / ˈfriː.li / | adverb: in a free manner |
| freeway | / ˈfriː.weɪ / | noun: a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic |
| freeze | / friːz / | noun: fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level; an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; weather cold enough to cause freezing; the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid; verb: suddenly behave coldly and formally; anesthetize by cold; be cold; prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; change to ice; cause to freeze; change from a liquid to a solid when cold; stop moving or become immobilized; be very cold, below the freezing point |
| freezer | / ˈfriː.zə / | noun: electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time |
| French | / frentʃ / | adjective: of or pertaining to France or the people of France; noun: the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France; the people of France; United States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. (1850-1931); verb: snap (bean) lengthwise in preparation for cooking |
| frequency | / ˈfriː.kwən.si / | noun: the number of observations in a given statistical category; the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations; the number of occurrences within a given time period |
| frequent | / frɪ.ˈkwent / | adjective: frequently encountered; coming at short intervals or habitually; verb: be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of |
| frequently | / ˈfriː.kwənt.li / | adverb: many times at short intervals |
| fresh | / freʃ / | adjective: improperly forward or bold; not yet used or soiled; recently made, produced, or harvested; not rotten; not canned or otherwise preserved; not containing or composed of salt water; (of a cycle) beginning or occurring again; original and of a kind not seen before; not soured or preserved; with restored energy; having recently calved and therefore able to give milk; imparting vitality and energy; free from impurities; adverb: very recently |
| freshly | / ˈfre.ʃli / | adverb: very recently; in an impudent or impertinent manner |
| Friday | / ˈfraɪ.deɪ / | noun: the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day |
| fridge | / frɪdʒ / | noun: a refrigerator in which the coolant is pumped around by an electric motor |
| friend | / ˈfrend / | noun: a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers); a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; a person with whom you are acquainted; an associate who provides assistance; a person who backs a politician or a team etc. |
| friendly | / ˈfrend.li / | adjective: characteristic of or befitting a friend; of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; easy to understand or use; favourably disposed; not antagonistic or hostile; noun: troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces |
| friendship | / ˈfrend.ʃɪp / | noun: the state of being friends |
| frighten | / ˈfraɪt.n̩ / | verb: cause fear in; drive out by frightening |
| frightened | / ˈfraɪt.n̩d / | adjective: made afraid; thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation |
| frightening | / ˈfraɪt.n̩.ɪŋ / | adjective: causing fear or dread or terror; noun: the act of inspiring with fear |
| from | / frɒm / | Preposition: from a giver or sender; a lower limit; out of; a reason or cause; starting at |
| front | / frʌnt / | adjective: relating to or located in the front; noun: the side that is seen or that goes first; the outward appearance of a person; the side that is forward or prominent; the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer; (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses; a sphere of activity involving effort; a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals; the line along which opposing armies face each other; the immediate proximity of someone or something; a person used as a cover for some questionable activity; verb: confront bodily; be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to |
| frozen | / ˈfrəʊ.zən / | adjective: not convertible to cash; turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold; not thawed; absolutely still; incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen prices"; (used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavour and nutritional value; devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain |
| fruit | / fruːt / | noun: the consequence of some effort or action; the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant; an amount of a product; verb: bear fruit; cause to bear fruit |
| frustration | / frʌ.ˈstreɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts; a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized; the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals |
| fry | / fraɪ / | noun: English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907); English painter and art critic (1866-1934); a young person of either sex; verb: cook on a hot surface using fat; be excessively hot; kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair |
| fuel | / ˈfjuːəl / | noun: a substance that can be consumed to produce energy; verb: stimulate; take in fuel, as of a ship; provide with a combustible substance that provides energy; provide with fuel |
| fulfil | / fʊl.ˈfɪl / | verb: fill or meet a want or need; put in effect; fulfil the requirements or expectations of |
| full | / fʊl / | adjective: having the normally expected amount; complete in extent or degree and in every particular; containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; (of sound) having marked depth and body; filled to satisfaction with food or drink; having ample fabric; constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; being at a peak or culminating point; adverb: to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; ('full' in this sense is used as a combining form); noun: the time when the moon is fully illuminated; verb: make (a garment) fuller by pleating or gathering; beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening; increase in phase |
| fully | / ˈfʊ.li / | adverb: to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; ('full' in this sense is used as a combining form); sufficiently; more than adequately; referring to a quantity |
| fun | / fʌn / | adjective: providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining; noun: activities that are enjoyable or amusing; violent and excited activity; verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement |
| function | / ˈfʌŋk.ʃn̩ / | noun: the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; what something is used for; a formal or official social gathering or ceremony; a relation such that one thing is dependent on another; a mathematical relation such that each element of one set is associated with at least one element of another set; a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program; a vaguely specified social event; verb: perform as expected when applied; perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function; serve a purpose, role, or function |
| fund | / fʌnd / | noun: a reserve of money set aside for some purpose; a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies; a supply of something available for future use; verb: furnish money for; accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability; invest money in government securities; provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest; place or store up in a fund for accumulation; convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds |
| fundamental | / ˌfʌn.də.ˈmen.tl̩ / | adjective: being or involving basic facts or principles; far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something; serving as an essential component; noun: the lowest tone of a harmonic series |
| funding | / ˈfʌnd.ɪŋ / | noun: the act of financing; financial resources provided to make some project possible |
| funeral | / ˈfjuː.nə.rəl / | noun: a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated |
| funny | / ˈfʌ.ni / | adjective: experiencing odd bodily sensations; beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; arousing or provoking laughter; not as expected; noun: an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line) |
| fur | / fɜː / | noun: dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel); a garment made of the dressed hairy coat of a mammal; the dressed hairy coat of a mammal |
| furniture | / ˈfɜː.nɪ.tʃə / | noun: furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy |
| further | / ˈfɜː.ðə / | adjective: more distant in especially degree; adverb: to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage ('further' is used more often than 'farther' in this abstract sense); in addition or furthermore; to or at a greater distance in time or space ('farther' is used more frequently than 'further' in this physical sense); verb: promote the growth of; contribute to the progress or growth of |
| furthermore | / ˌfɜː.ðə.ˈmɔː / | adverb: in addition |
| fuss | / fʌs / | noun: an angry disturbance; a rapid active commotion; a quarrel about petty points; an excited state of agitation; verb: worry unnecessarily or excessively; care for like a mother |
| future | / ˈfjuː.tʃə / | adjective: coming at a subsequent time or stage; (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; yet to be or coming; effective in or looking toward the future; a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened; noun: bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date; a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future; the time yet to come |
| gain | / ɡeɪn / | noun: the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating; the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input; the advantageous quality of being beneficial; a quantity that is added; verb: increase (one's body weight); increase in; obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; rise in rate or price; reach a destination, either real or abstract; win something through one's efforts; derive a benefit from; obtain |
| galaxy | / ˈɡæ.lək.si / | noun: a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people); (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust; tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall |
| gallery | / ˈɡæ.lə.ri / | noun: narrow recessed balcony area along an upper floor on the interior of a building; usually marked by a colonnade; a covered corridor (especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported with arches or columns); a long usually narrow room used for some specific purpose; a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited; spectators at a golf or tennis match; a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed) |
| gallon | / ˈɡæ.lən / | noun: United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 litres; a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 litres |
| gamble | / ˈɡæm.bl̩ / | noun: a risky act or venture; money that is risked for possible monetary gain; verb: play games for money; take a risk in the hope of a favourable outcome |
| gambling | / ˈɡæm.bl̩ɪŋ / | noun: the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize) |
| game | / ɡeɪm / | adjective: willing to face danger; disabled in the feet or legs; noun: an amusement or pastime; a contest with rules to determine a winner; a single play of a sport or other contest; frivolous or trifling behaviour; your occupation or line of work; animal hunted for food or sport; the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game; the flesh of wild animals that is used for food; (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win; a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); verb: place a bet on |
| gang | / ɡæŋ / | noun: tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together; an organized group of workmen; an association of criminals; an informal body of friends; verb: act as an organized group |
| gap | / ɡæp / | noun: a narrow opening; a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures; a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations; an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; a pass between mountain peaks; an open or empty space in or between things; verb: make an opening or gap in |
| garage | / ˈɡæ.rɑːʒ / | noun: an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles; a repair shop where cars and trucks are serviced and repaired; verb: keep or store in a garage |
| garbage | / ˈɡɑː.bɪdʒ / | noun: a receptacle where waste can be discarded; food that is discarded (as from a kitchen); a worthless message |
| garden | / ˈɡɑːd.n̩ / | noun: a plot of ground where plants are cultivated; a yard or lawn adjoining a house; the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden; verb: work in the garden |
| garlic | / ˈɡɑː.lɪk / | noun: aromatic bulb used as seasoning; bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavoured cloves |
| gas | / ɡæs / | noun: the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container; a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely; a pedal that controls the throttle valve; a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal; a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines; a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes; verb: attack with gas; subject to gas fumes; show off |
| gasoline | / ˈɡæ.sə.liːn / | noun: a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines |
| gate | / ɡeɪt / | noun: a movable barrier in a fence or wall; a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs; passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark; total admission receipts at a sports event; verb: restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment; control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate; supply with a gate |
| gather | / ˈɡæ.ðə / | noun: the act of gathering something; sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching; verb: conclude from evidence; look for (food) in nature; draw fabric together and sew it tightly; assemble or get together; collect or gather; collect in one place; get people together |
| gay | / ɡeɪ / | adjective: homosexual or arousing homosexual desires; given to social pleasures often including dissipation; offering fun and gaiety; full of or showing high-spirited merriment; bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; brightly coloured and showy; noun: someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex |
| gaze | / ɡeɪz / | noun: a long fixed look; verb: look at with fixed eyes |
| gear | / ɡɪə / | noun: a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion; equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.; a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle); wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed; verb: set the level or character of |
| gender | / ˈdʒen.də / | noun: a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives; in some languages it is quite arbitrary but in Indo-European languages it is usually based on sex or animateness; the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles |
| gene | / dʒiːn / | noun: (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity |
| general | / ˈdʒen.r̩əl / | adjective: prevailing among and common to the general public; not specialized or limited to one class of things; applying to all or most members of a category or group; of national scope; affecting the entire body; somewhat indefinite; of worldwide scope or applicability; noun: a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular); a general officer of the highest rank; the head of a religious order or congregation; verb: command as a general |
| generally | / ˈdʒen.r̩əl.i / | adverb: without distinction of one from others; usually; as a rule; without regard to specific details or exceptions |
| generate | / ˈdʒen.ə.reɪt / | verb: bring into existence; produce (energy); make children; give or supply |
| generation | / ˌdʒen.ə.ˈreɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production; the production of heat or electricity; group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent; the normal time between successive generations; a stage of technological development or innovation; a coming into being; all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age |
| generous | / ˈdʒe.nə.rəs / | adjective: more than adequate; willing to give and share unstintingly; not petty in character and mind |
| generously | / ˈdʒe.nə.rə.sli / | adverb: in a generous manner |
| genetic | / dʒɪ.ˈne.tɪk / | adjective: of or relating to the science of genetics; pertaining to or referring to origin; tending to occur among members of a family usually by heredity; of or relating to or produced by or being a gene |
| gentle | / ˈdʒen.tl̩ / | adjective: having or showing a kindly or tender nature; quiet and soothing; soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe; marked by moderate steepness; having little impact; belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; easily handled or managed; verb: stroke soothingly; cause to be more favourably inclined; gain the good will of; give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility |
| gentleman | / ˈdʒentl.mən / | noun: a man of refinement; a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer |
| gently | / ˈdʒent.li / | adverb: in a gradual manner; in a gentle manner; with little weight or force |
| genuine | / ˈdʒe.njʊɪn / | adjective: not fake or counterfeit; not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something |
| genuinely | / ˈdʒe.njʊɪn.li / | adverb: in accordance with truth or fact or reality; genuinely; with authority |
| geography | / dʒɪ.ˈɒ.ɡrə.fi / | noun: study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation |
| German | / ˈdʒɜː.mən / | adjective: of or pertaining to or characteristic of Germany or its people or language; of a more or less German nature; somewhat German; noun: the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic; a person of German nationality |
| gesture | / ˈdʒes.tʃə / | noun: motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling; something done as an indication of intention; the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals; verb: show, express or direct through movement |
| get | / ˈɡet / | noun: a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent; verb: cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; reach by calculation; communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone; succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot; overcome or destroy; evoke an emotional response; irritate; reach and board; receive as a retribution or punishment; purchase; come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; acquire as a result of some effort or action; make children; undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); give certain properties to something; enter or assume a certain state or condition; take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; receive a specified treatment (abstract); grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; be a mystery or bewildering to; cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; move into a desired direction of discourse; take vengeance on or get even; go or come after and bring or take back; attract and fix; earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; apprehend and reproduce accurately; reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form; go through (mental or physical states or experiences); suffer from the receipt of; perceive by hearing; achieve a point or goal |
| ghost | / ɡəʊst / | noun: a mental representation of some haunting experience; the visible disembodied soul of a dead person; a suggestion of some quality; a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else; verb: write for someone else; move like a ghost; haunt like a ghost; pursue |
| giant | / ˈdʒaɪənt / | adjective: of great mass; huge and bulky; noun: any creature of exceptional size; an unusually large enterprise; an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fair tales; someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful; a very large person; impressive in size or qualities; a very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun); a person of exceptional importance and reputation |
| gift | / ɡɪft / | noun: something acquired without compensation; the act of giving; natural abilities or qualities; verb: give as a present; make a gift of; give qualities or abilities to |
| gifted | / ˈɡɪf.tɪd / | adjective: endowed with talent or talents |
| girl | / ɡɜːl / | noun: a young woman; a friendly informal reference to a grown woman; a female human offspring; a youthful female person; a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved |
| girlfriend | / ˈɡɜːl.frend / | noun: a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved; any female friend |
| give | / ɡɪv / | noun: the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length; verb: proffer (a body part); consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man; occur; estimate the duration or outcome of something; dedicate; inflict as a punishment; allow to have or take; guide or direct, as by behaviour of persuasion; submit for consideration, judgment, or use; give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; offer in good faith; manifest or show; convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture; convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow; bestow; accord by verdict; propose; be flexible under stress of physical force; cause to happen or be responsible for; perform for an audience; present to view; transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; leave with; give temporarily; give as a present; make a gift of; convey or reveal information; give or convey physically; give (as medicine); cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; deliver in exchange or recompense; emit or utter; execute and deliver; give food to; give or supply; bring about; organize or be responsible for; move in order to make room for someone for something; break down, literally or metaphorically; place into the hands or custody of; tell or deposit (information) knowledge; contribute to some cause; bestow, especially officially; be the cause or source of; endure the loss of; afford access to |
| given | / ɡɪv.n̩ / | adjective: acknowledged as a supposition; having possession delivered or transferred without compensation; (usually followed by 'to') naturally disposed toward; noun: an assumption that is taken for granted |
| glad | / ɡlæd / | adjective: feeling happy appreciation; showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy; eagerly disposed to act or to be of service; cheerful and bright; noun: any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly coloured funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated |
| glance | / ɡlɑːns / | noun: a quick look; verb: throw a glance at; take a brief look at; rebound after hitting |
| glass | / ˈɡlɑːs / | noun: a container for holding liquids while drinking; glassware collectively; the quantity a glass will hold; a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure; a small refracting telescope; a mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirror; an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant; verb: put in a glass container; enclose with glass; scan (game in the forest) with binoculars; furnish with glass; become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance |
| glasses | / ˈɡlɑːs.ɪz / | noun: optical instrument consisting of a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision |
| global | / ˈɡləʊb.l̩ / | adjective: involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope; having the shape of a sphere or ball |
| glove | / ɡlʌv / | noun: handwear: covers the hand and wrist; the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball; boxing equipment consisting of big and padded coverings for the fists of the fighters; worn for the sport of boxing |
| glue | / ɡluː / | noun: cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive; verb: be fixed as if by glue; join or attach with or as if with glue |
| go | / ɡəʊ / | adjective: functioning correctly and ready for action; noun: a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters; a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); a usually brief attempt; street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine; verb: be abolished or discarded; be spent; move away from a place into another direction; follow a procedure or take a course; pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action; be or continue to be in a certain condition; be awarded; be allotted; lead, extend, or afford access; be sounded, played, or expressed; be contained in; be ranked or compare; enter or assume a certain state or condition; follow a certain course; pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; stop operating or functioning; progress by being changed; give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number; have a turn; make one's move in a game; to be spent or finished; go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way; perform as expected when applied; change location; move, travel, or proceed; begin or set in motion; make a certain noise or sound; continue to live; endure or last; be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired; stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; blend or harmonize; have a particular form; be in the right place or situation |
| goal | / ɡəʊl / | noun: a successful attempt at scoring; game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points; the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behaviour intended to achieve it; the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey) |
| God | / ɡɒd / | noun: the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions; a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people; a material effigy that is worshipped; any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force |
| gold | / ɡəʊld / | adjective: made from or covered with gold; having the deep slightly brownish colour of gold; noun: something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.; great wealth; coins made of gold; a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia; a deep yellow colour |
| golden | / ˈɡəʊl.dən / | adjective: favouring or bringing good luck; suggestive of gold; marked by peace and prosperity; having the deep slightly brownish colour of gold; supremely favoured or fortunate; made from or covered with gold |
| golf | / ɡɒlf / | noun: a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes; verb: play golf |
| good | / ɡʊd / | adjective: thorough; generally admired; resulting favourably; not left to spoil; not forged; having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; morally admirable; in excellent physical condition; appealing to the mind; agreeable or pleasing; most suitable or right for a particular purpose; capable of pleasing; of moral excellence; promoting or enhancing well-being; having the normally expected amount; with or in a close or intimate relationship; exerting force or influence; tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health; deserving of esteem and respect; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; financially sound; adverb: (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard ('good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for 'well'); in a complete and thorough manner ('good' is sometimes used informally for 'thoroughly'); noun: moral excellence or admirableness; that which is pleasing or valuable or useful; benefit; articles of commerce |
| goodbye | / ˌɡʊd.ˈbaɪ / | noun: a farewell remark |
| goodness | / ˈɡʊd.nəs / | noun: moral excellence or admirableness; that which is pleasing or valuable or useful |
| goods | / ɡʊdz / | noun: benefit; moral excellence or admirableness; that which is pleasing, valuable or useful; a raw material or product that is bought and sold commercially in large quantities |
| gorgeous | / ˈɡɔː.dʒəs / | adjective: dazzlingly beautiful |
| gosh | / ɡɒʃ / | interjection: used to express surprise |
| govern | / ˈɡʌv.n̩ / | verb: direct or strongly influence the behaviour of; exercise authority over; as of nations; require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations |
| government | / ˈɡʌ.vən.mənt / | noun: the act of governing; exercising authority; (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed; the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; the study of government of states and other political units |
| governor | / ˈɡʌ.və.nə / | noun: a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel); the head of a state government |
| grab | / ɡræb / | noun: a mechanical device for gripping an object; the act of catching an object with the hands; verb: capture the attention or imagination of; take or grasp suddenly; make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand; obtain illegally or unscrupulously; take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; get hold of or seize quickly and easily |
| grade | / ɡreɪd / | noun: a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed; the gradient of a slope or road or other surface; the height of the ground on which something stands; a degree of ablaut; a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); a body of students who are taught together; one-hundredth of a right angle; verb: determine the grade of or assign a grade to; assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation; level to the right gradient; assign a rank or rating to |
| gradual | / ˈɡræ.dʒʊəl / | adjective: proceeding in small stages; (of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt; noun: (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass |
| gradually | / ˈɡræ.dʒʊə.li / | adverb: in a gradual manner |
| graduate | / ˈɡræ.dʒʊeɪt / | adjective: of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree; noun: a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts; a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university); verb: confer an academic degree upon; receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies; make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring |
| grain | / ɡreɪn / | noun: the direction or texture of fibres found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric; foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses; a small hard particle; dry seedlike fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn; 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams; 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams; a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat; verb: paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood; become granular; form into grains; thoroughly work in |
| gram | / ɡræm / | noun: Danish physician and bacteriologist who developed a method of staining bacteria to distinguish among them (1853-1938); a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram |
| grammar | / ˈɡræ.mə / | noun: the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics or morphology) |
| grand | / ɡrænd / | adjective: the most important and magnificent in adornment; large and impressive in physical size or extent; used of a person's appearance or behaviour; befitting an eminent person; of behaviour that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope; of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; of or befitting a lord; extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; rich and superior in quality; noun: a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs |
| grandad | / ˈɡræn.dæd / | noun: the father of your father or mother |
| grandchild | / ˈɡræn.tʃaɪld / | noun: a child of your son or daughter |
| granddaughter | / ˈɡræn.dɔː.tə / | noun: a female grandchild |
| grandfather | / ˈɡræn.fɑː.ðə / | noun: the father of your father or mother |
| grandma | / ˈɡræn.mɑː / | noun: the mother of your father or mother |
| grandmother | / ˈɡræn ˌmʌð.ə / | noun: the mother of your father or mother |
| grandpa | / ˈɡræn.pɑː / | noun: the father of your father or mother |
| grandparent | / ˈɡræn.peə.rənt / | noun: a parent of your father or mother |
| grandson | / ˈɡræn.sʌn / | noun: a male grandchild |
| granny | / ˈɡræ.ni / | noun: an old woman; a reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure; the mother of your father or mother |
| grant | / ɡrɑːnt / | noun: the act of providing a subsidy; a right or privilege that has been granted; 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885); United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986); Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978); (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance; any monetary aid; a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business; verb: transfer by deed; bestow, especially officially; be willing to concede; allow to have; let have; give as judged due or on the basis of merit; give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another |
| graph | / ɡrɑːf / | noun: a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes; verb: represent by means of a graph; plot upon a graph |
| grass | / ɡrɑːs / | noun: German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927); narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay; street names for marijuana; animal food for browsing or grazing; verb: shoot down, of birds; feed with grass; cover with grass; spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach; cover with grass; give away information about somebody |
| grateful | / ˈɡreɪt.fəl / | adjective: feeling or showing gratitude; affording comfort or pleasure |
| grave | / ɡreɪv / | adjective: of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; dignified and sombre in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; noun: a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone); death of a person; a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation; verb: carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it |
| great | / ˈɡreɪt / | adjective: of major significance or importance; relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind; remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; in an advanced stage of pregnancy; marked by active interest and enthusiasm; very good; uppercase; noun: a person who has achieved distinction and honour in some field |
| greatest | / ˈɡreɪt.ɪst / | adjective: highest in quality |
| greatly | / ˈɡreɪt.li / | adverb: to an extraordinary extent or degree |
| green | / ˈɡriːn / | adjective: of the colour between blue and yellow in the colour spectrum; similar to the colour of fresh grass; not fully developed or mature; not ripe; looking pale and unhealthy; concerned with or supporting or in conformity with the political principles of the Green Party; naive and easily deceived or tricked; noun: green colour or pigment; resembling the colour of growing grass; an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course; a river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River; an environmentalist who belongs to the Green Party; United States labour leader who was president of the American Federation of Labour from 1924 to 1952 and who led the struggle with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (1873-1952); street names for ketamine; any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables; a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; verb: turn or become green |
| grey | / ɡreɪ / | adjective: of an achromatic colour of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black; darkened with overcast; intermediate in character or position; used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms); showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair; noun: a neutral achromatic colour midway between white and black; United States botanist who specialized in North American flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888); American navigator who twice circumnavigated the globe and who discovered the Columbia River (1755-1806); English poet best known for his elegy written in a country churchyard (1716-1771); horse of a light grey or whitish colour; clothing that is a grey colour; any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey; verb: turn grey; make grey |
| grocery | / ˈɡrəʊ.sə.ri / | noun: (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer; a marketplace where groceries are sold |
| gross | / ɡrəʊs / | adjective: repellently fat; lacking fine distinctions or detail; before any deductions; conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features); without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; noun: the entire amount of income before any deductions are made; twelve dozen; verb: earn before taxes, expenses, etc. |
| ground | / ɡraʊnd / | noun: (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting; a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage); a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused; a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle); the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface; the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; a rational motive for a belief or action; the solid part of the earth's surface; material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); a relation that provides the foundation for something; the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; verb: instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject; connect to a ground; hit onto the ground; hit a groundball; throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage; place or put on the ground; confine or restrict to the ground; hit or reach the ground; bring to the ground; use as a basis for; found on; fix firmly and stably; cover with a primer; apply a primer to |
| group | / ɡruːp / | noun: any number of entities (members) considered as a unit; a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse; (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule; verb: arrange into a group or groups; form a group or group together |
| grow | / ɡrəʊ / | verb: come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; increase in size by natural process; cause to grow or develop; become attached by or as if by the process of growth; cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; grow emotionally or mature; come into existence; take on form or shape |
| growing | / ˈɡrəʊɪŋ / | adjective: increasing in size or degree or amount; relating to or suitable for growth; having or showing vigorous vegetal or animal life; noun: (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state; (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level |
| growth | / ɡrəʊθ / | noun: vegetation that has grown; something grown or growing; (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; a progression from simpler to more complex forms; (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumour); the gradual beginning or coming forth; a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important |
| guarantee | / ˌɡæ.rən.ˈtiː / | noun: a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications; a pledge that something will happen or that something is true; a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults; verb: give surety or assume responsibility; make certain of; stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of; promise to do or accomplish |
| guard | / ɡɑːd / | noun: a position on a basketball team; a position on the line of scrimmage; a device designed to prevent injury; a posture of defence in boxing or fencing; a group of men who escort and protect some important person; the person who plays that position on a football team; a person who keeps watch over something or someone; the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team; the duty of serving as a sentry; a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.; verb: watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; to keep watch over; take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence; protect against a challenge or attack |
| guess | / ɡes / | noun: an estimate based on little or no information; a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence; verb: guess correctly; solve by guessing; put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; expect, believe, or suppose; judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) |
| guest | / ɡest / | noun: a visitor to whom hospitality is extended; a customer of a hotel or restaurant etc.; United States journalist (born in England) noted for his syndicated homey verse (1881-1959); (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network |
| guidance | / ˈɡaɪdns / | noun: the act of guiding or showing the way; something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action; the act of setting and holding a course |
| guide | / ɡaɪd / | noun: someone who shows the way by leading or advising; a model or standard for making comparisons; something that offers basic information or instruction; someone who can find paths through unexplored territory; someone employed to conduct others; verb: guide or pass over something; use as a guide; be a guiding force, as with directions or advice; direct the course; determine the direction of travelling; take somebody somewhere |
| guideline | / ˈɡaɪd.laɪn / | noun: a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters; a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behaviour; a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action |
| guilty | / ˈɡɪl.ti / | adjective: showing a sense of guilt; responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act; or marked by guilt |
| guitar | / ɡɪ.ˈtɑː / | noun: a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking |
| gun | / ɡʌn / | noun: the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies; a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel); a pedal that controls the throttle valve; large but transportable armament; a hand-operated pump that resembles a revolver; forces grease into parts of a machine; a professional killer who uses a gun; a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability); verb: shoot with a gun |
| guy | / ɡaɪ / | noun: a rope or cable that is used to brace something (especially a tent); an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day; an informal term for a youth or man; verb: steady or support with a guy wire or cable; subject to laughter or ridicule |
| habit | / ˈhæ.bɪt / | noun: a pattern of behaviour acquired through frequent repetition; a distinctive attire (as the costume of a religious order); an established custom; excessive use of drugs; verb: put a habit on |
| habitat | / ˈhæ.bɪ.tæt / | noun: the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs |
| hair | / heə / | noun: a filamentous projection or process on an organism; any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal; a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss; filamentous hairlike growth on a plant; cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments; a very small distance or space |
| hairdresser | / ˈheə.dre.sə / | noun: someone who cuts or beautifies hair |
| half | / hɑːf / | adjective: consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity; (of siblings) related through one parent only; partial; adverb: partially or to the extent of a half; noun: in various games or performances: either of two periods of play separated by an interval; one of two equal parts of a divisible whole |
| halfway | / hɑːf.ˈweɪ / | adjective: including only half or a portion; at a point midway between two extremes; equally distant from the extremes; adverb: at half the distance; at the middle |
| hall | / hɔːl / | noun: a large building for meetings or entertainment; a large room for gatherings or entertainment; a large building used by a college or university for teaching or research; United States astronomer who discovered Phobos and Deimos (the two satellites of Mars) (1829-1907); United States explorer who led three expeditions to the Arctic (1821-1871); United States chemist who developed an economical method of producing aluminium from bauxite (1863-1914); United States child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924); English writer whose novel about a lesbian relationship was banned in Britain for many years (1883-1943); a large entrance or reception room or area; a college or university building containing living quarters for students; an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open; the large room of a manor or castle; a large and imposing house |
| hammer | / ˈhæ.mə / | noun: the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking; a power tool for drilling rocks; a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate; the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled; a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw; the ossicle attached to the eardrum; verb: beat with or as if with a hammer; create by hammering |
| hand | / hænd / | noun: physical assistance; terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos); a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece; the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; ability; one of two sides of an issue; a round of applause to signify approval; the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; a position given by its location to the side of an object; a member of the crew of a ship; a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses; something written by hand; a card player in a game of bridge; a hired labourer on a farm or ranch; verb: guide or conduct or usher somewhere; place into the hands or custody of |
| handbag | / ˈhænd.bæɡ / | noun: a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women) |
| handful | / ˈhænd.fʊl / | noun: the quantity that can be held in the hand; a small number or amount |
| handle | / ˈhæn.dl̩ / | noun: the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; verb: touch, lift, or hold with the hands; show and train; deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; handle effectively; be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; interact in a certain way |
| handy | / ˈhæn.di / | adjective: skilful with the hands; easy to use; easy to reach; noun: United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958) |
| hang | / hæŋ / | noun: a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms; the way a garment hangs; a special way of doing something; verb: suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste; cause to be hanging or suspended; place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; be placed in position as by a hinge; be suspended or poised; be suspended or hanging; fall or flow in a certain way; decorate or furnish with something suspended; let drop or droop; kill by hanging; prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury; be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; be exhibited; hold on tightly or tenaciously; give heed (to) |
| happen | / ˈhæ.pən / | verb: come to pass; come into being; become reality; happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; chance to be or do something, without intention or causation; come upon, as if by accident; meet with |
| happily | / ˈhæp.ɪ.li / | adverb: in an unexpectedly lucky way; in a joyous manner |
| happiness | / ˈhæp.i.nəs / | noun: emotions experienced when in a state of well-being; state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy |
| happy | / ˈhæp.i / | adjective: well expressed and to the point; enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure or good fortune; marked by good fortune; eagerly disposed to act or to be of service |
| hard | / hɑːd / | adjective: dried out; unfortunate or hard to bear; resisting weight or pressure; dispassionate; (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum; (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source; being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content; very strong or vigorous; not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors; produced without vibration of the vocal cords; adverb: with effort or force or vigour; to the full extent possible; all the way; slowly and with difficulty; causing great damage or hardship; with firmness; earnestly or intently; with pain or distress or bitterness; very near or close in space or time; into a solid condition; indulging excessively |
| hardly | / ˈhɑːd.li / | adverb: almost not; by a small margin |
| harm | / hɑːm / | noun: the act of damaging something or someone; the occurrence of a change for the worse; any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; verb: cause or do harm to |
| harmful | / ˈhɑːm.fəl / | adjective: causing or capable of causing harm; able or likely to do harm; constituting a disadvantage; tending to cause great harm; contrary to your interests or welfare; injurious to physical or mental health |
| harmless | / ˈhɑːm.ləs / | adjective: not threatening to life or health; not malignant; not causing or capable of causing harm; unlikely to harm or disturb anyone; not producing any toxic effects; not injurious to physical or mental health |
| hat | / hæt / | noun: an informal term for a person's role; headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim; verb: put on or wear a hat; furnish with a hat |
| hate | / heɪt / | noun: the emotion of hate; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action; verb: dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards |
| hatred | / ˈheɪ.trɪd / | noun: the emotion of hate; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action |
| have | / hæv / | noun: a person who possesses great material wealth; verb: suffer from; be ill with; undergo; have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; have left; achieve a point or goal; have a personal or business relationship with someone; have as a feature; be confronted with; cause to be born; undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; serve oneself to, or consume regularly; have sex with; archaic use; organize or be responsible for; go through (mental or physical states or experiences); have ownership or possession of; get something; come into possession of; receive willingly something given or offered |
| he | / hi / | noun: the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet; a very light colourless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas) |
| head | / hed / | noun: a single domestic animal; a projection out from one end; (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship; the striking part of a tool; (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head; that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves; the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; the rounded end of a bone that bits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint; (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent; the front of a military formation or procession; the top of something; the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container; a rounded compact mass; a user of (usually soft) drugs; a person who is in charge; an individual person; the pressure exerted by a fluid; the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head; the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates); oral stimulation of the genitals; a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum; (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk; that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; the subject matter at issue; a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; forward movement; a difficult juncture; the source of water from which a stream arises; the part in the front or nearest the viewer; a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea); the educator who has executive authority for a school; a dense clusters of flowers or foliage; verb: remove the head of; to go or travel towards; be in charge of; form a head or come or grow to a head; be in the front of or on top of; be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel; take its rise; direct the course; determine the direction of travelling; travel in front of; go in advance of others |
| headache | / ˈhe.deɪk / | noun: pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs; something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness |
| headline | / ˈhed.laɪn / | noun: the heading or caption of a newspaper article; verb: publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline; provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headline |
| headquarters | / hed.ˈkwɔː.təz / | noun: the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command; (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative centre of an enterprise; (plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff |
| heal | / hiːl / | verb: get healthy again; provide a cure for, make healthy again; heal or recover |
| health | / helθ / | noun: the general condition of body and mind; a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease |
| healthy | / ˈhel.θi / | adjective: having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; exercising or showing good judgment; financially secure and functioning well; promoting health; healthful; physically and mentally sound or healthy |
| hear | / hɪə / | verb: receive a communication from someone; perceive (sound) via the auditory sense; examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; listen and pay attention |
| hearing | / ˈhɪər.ɪŋ / | adjective: able to perceive sound; noun: (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence; the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken; an opportunity to state your case and be heard; the act of hearing attentively; the range within which a voice can be heard |
| heart | / hɑːt / | noun: a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it; an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; the courage to carry on; the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body; the locus of feelings and intuitions; a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal); a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines; the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; a positive feeling of liking; an area that is approximately central within some larger region |
| heat | / hiːt / | noun: the trait of being intensely emotional; the sensation caused by heat energy; a preliminary race in which the winner advances to a more important race; a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature; utility to warm a building; the presence of heat; applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity; verb: make hot or hotter; gain heat or get hot; provide with heat; arouse or excite feelings and passions |
| heater | / ˈhiː.tə / | noun: device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room; (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity |
| heating | / ˈhiːt.ɪŋ / | noun: the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature; utility to warm a building |
| heaven | / ˈhev.n̩ / | noun: the abode of God and the angels; any place of complete bliss and delight and peace |
| heavily | / ˈhe.vɪ.li / | adverb: to a considerable degree; indulging excessively; in a manner designed for heavy duty; in a heavy-footed manner; with great force; slowly as if burdened by much weight |
| heavy | / ˈhe.vi / | adjective: darkened by clouds; (of sleep) deep and complete; lacking lightness or liveliness; requiring or showing effort; full of; bearing great weight; sharply inclined; dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal; of comparatively great physical weight or density; large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work; marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness; unusually great in degree or quantity or number; (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight; of great intensity or power or force; slow and laborious because of weight; of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment; full and loud and deep; made of fabric having considerable thickness; of relatively large extent and density; (of an actor or role) being or playing the villain; in an advanced stage of pregnancy; (used of soil) compact and fine-grained; characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it; of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors; prodigious; permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter; adverb: slowly as if burdened by much weight; noun: a serious (or tragic) role in a play; an actor who plays villainous roles |
| heel | / hiːl / | noun: the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation; (golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft; the lower end of a ship's mast; the back part of the human foot; one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread; someone who is morally reprehensible; verb: put a new heel on; strike with the heel of the club; perform with the heels; follow at the heels of a person; tilt to one side |
| height | / haɪt / | noun: the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top; (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot; elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface; the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development |
| helicopter | / ˈhe.lɪk.ɒp.tə / | noun: an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades |
| hell | / hel / | noun: noisy and unrestrained mischief; (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; a cause of difficulty and suffering; any place of pain and turmoil; violent and excited activity; (religion) the world of the dead |
| hello | / hə.ˈləʊ / | noun: an expression of greeting |
| help | / help / | noun: the activity of contributing to the fulfilment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; a means of serving; a resource; a person who contributes to the fulfilment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; verb: improve the condition of; improve; change for the better; give help or assistance; be of service; contribute to the furtherance of; be of use; help to some food; help with food or drink; take or use; abstain from doing; always used with a negative |
| helpful | / ˈhelp.fəl / | adjective: showing a willingness to cooperate; providing assistance or serving a useful function; of service or assistance |
| hence | / hens / | adverb: from this time; from this place; (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result |
| her | / hə / | Pronoun: of a female |
| here | / hɪə / | adjective: being here now; adverb: in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is; to this place (especially toward the speaker); in this circumstance or respect or on this point or detail; at this time; now; noun: the present location; this place; queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno |
| heritage | / ˈhe.rɪ.tɪdʒ / | noun: practices that are handed down from the past by tradition; hereditary succession to a title or an office or property; any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors; that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner |
| hero | / ˈhɪə.rəʊ / | noun: the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem; (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her; (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god; a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century); a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States; someone who fights for a cause |
| hers | / hɜːz / | pronoun: belonging to or associated with her |
| herself | / hɜː.ˈself / | Pronoun: reflexive form of "her" |
| hesitate | / ˈhe.zɪ.teɪt / | verb: pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing |
| hey | / heɪ / | Interjection: used as a greeting; used to get someone's attention |
| hi | / haɪ / | noun: an expression of greeting; a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands |
| hide | / haɪd / | noun: body covering of a living animal; the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal); verb: prevent from being seen or discovered; be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety; make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; cover as if with a shroud |
| high | / haɪ / | adjective: happy and excited and energetic; slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana); (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like 'knee-high'); greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount; used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency; (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted; standing above others in quality or position; adverb: at a great altitude; far up toward the source; in or to a high position, amount, or degree; in a rich manner; noun: a lofty level or position or degree; a high place; a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics; a state of sustained elation; an air mass of higher than normal pressure; a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed; a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12 |
| highlight | / ˈhaɪ.laɪt / | noun: an area of lightness in a picture; the most interesting or memorable part; verb: apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent; move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent |
| highly | / ˈhaɪ.li / | adverb: in a high position or level or rank; to a high degree or extent; favourably or with much respect; at a high rate or wage |
| highway | / ˈhaɪ.weɪ / | noun: a major road for any form of motor transport |
| hill | / hɪl / | noun: a local and well-defined elevation of the land; risqué English comedian (1925-1992); United States railroad tycoon (1838-1916); structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones; (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands; verb: form into a hill |
| him | / hɪm / | pronoun: that male; objective male pronoun |
| himself | / hɪm.ˈself / | pronoun: reflexive form of "him" |
| hip | / hɪp / | adjective: informed about the latest trends; noun: either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh; the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum; the fruit of a rose plant; the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates |
| hire | / ˈhaɪə / | noun: the act of hiring something or someone; a newly hired employee; verb: engage or hire for work; engage for service under a term of contract; hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services |
| his | / hɪz / | pronoun: his; male possessive pronoun; noun: hi; an expression of greeting |
| historian | / hɪ.ˈstɔː.rɪən / | noun: a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it |
| historic | / hɪ.ˈstɒ.rɪk / | adjective: important in history; belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past |
| historical | / hɪ.ˈstɒ.rɪk.l̩ / | adjective: having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary; of or relating to the study of history; belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past; used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time |
| history | / ˈhɪ.str̩i / | noun: the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings; all that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing; a body of knowledge; a record or narrative description of past events; the aggregate of past events; the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future |
| hit | / hɪt / | noun: (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); a conspicuous success; the act of contacting one thing with another; a connection made via the internet to another website; a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate; a dose of a narcotic drug; (physics) an brief event in which two or more bodies come together; verb: pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; hit the intended target or goal; consume to excess; affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely; hit against; come into sudden contact with; deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; cause to move by striking; drive something violently into a location; cause to experience suddenly; gain points in a game; make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; hit with a missile from a weapon; produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically; reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; reach a destination, either real or abstract; encounter by chance; kill intentionally and with premeditation |
| hobby | / ˈhɒ.bi / | noun: small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds; a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride; an auxiliary activity |
| hold | / həʊld / | noun: a cell in a jail or prison; a stronghold; power by which something or someone is affected or dominated; the act of grasping; the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo; the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; a state of being confined (usually for a short time); time during which some action is awaited; verb: keep from exhaling or expelling; remain committed to; assert or affirm; hold the attention of; aim, point, or direct; have or hold in one's hands or grip; be the physical support of; carry the weight of; cover as for protection against noise or smell; support or hold in a certain manner; organize or be responsible for; take and maintain control over, often by violent means; keep from departing; stop dealing with; remain in a certain state, position, or condition; contain or hold; have within; have as a major characteristic; keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; be in accord; be in agreement; declare to be; bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; protect against a challenge or attack; drink alcohol without showing ill effects; to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); cause to stop; have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; secure and keep for possible future use or application; have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; be valid, applicable, or true; be pertinent or relevant or applicable; keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; be capable of holding or containing; resist or confront with resistance; have room for; hold without crowding |
| holder | / ˈhəʊl.də / | noun: a holding device; the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it |
| holding | / ˈhəʊld.ɪŋ / | noun: the act of retaining something; something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone |
| hole | / həʊl / | noun: an opening deliberately made in or through something; one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course; an opening into or through something; a depression hollowed out of solid matter; an unoccupied space; a fault; informal terms for the mouth; informal terms for a difficult situation; verb: make holes in; hit the ball into the hole |
| holiday | / ˈhɒl.ə.deɪ / | noun: a day on which work is suspended by law or custom; leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure; verb: spend or take a vacation |
| hollow | / ˈhɒ.ləʊ / | adjective: as if echoing in a hollow space; not solid; having a space or gap or cavity; devoid of significance or point; deliberately deceptive; noun: a small valley between mountains; a cavity or space in something; a depression hollowed out of solid matter; verb: remove the interior of; remove the inner part or the core of |
| holy | / ˈhəʊ.li / | adjective: belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power; noun: a sacred place of pilgrimage |
| home | / həʊm / | adjective: inside the country; used of your own ground; relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots are; adverb: at or to or in the direction of one's home or family; to the fullest extent; to the heart; on or to the point aimed at; noun: an institution where people are cared for; the country or state or city where you live; where you live at a particular time; place where something began and flourished; an environment offering affection and security; housing that someone is living in; (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score; a social unit living together; the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end; verb: return home accurately from a long distance; provide with, or send to, a home |
| homeless | / ˈhəʊm.ləs / | adjective: without nationality or citizenship; physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security; noun: people who are homeless; someone with no housing |
| homework | / ˈhəʊm.wɜːk / | noun: preparatory schoolwork done outside school (especially at home) |
| honest | / ˈɒ.nɪst / | adjective: not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; marked by truth; without pretensions; without dissimulation; frank; free from guile; habitually speaking the truth; worthy of being depended on |
| honestly | / ˈɒ.nɪst.li / | adverb: in an honest manner; (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that |
| honey | / ˈhʌ.ni / | adjective: of something having the colour of honey; noun: a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees; a beloved person; used as terms of endearment; verb: sweeten with honey |
| honour | / ˈɒ.nə / | noun: a woman's virtue or chastity; the quality of being honourable and having a good name; the state of being honoured; a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; verb: accept as pay; bestow honour or rewards upon; show respect towards |
| hook | / hʊk / | noun: a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent; a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something; a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something; a catch for locking a door; a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook; a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket; anything that serves as an enticement; verb: approach with an offer of sexual favours; entice and trap; secure with the foot; fasten with a hook; catch with a hook; hit with a hook; hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left; take by theft; to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug); make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle; make off with belongings of others; rip off; ask an unreasonable price |
| hope | / həʊp / | noun: one of the three Christian virtues; a specific instance of feeling hopeful; the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled; someone (or something) on which expectations are centred; United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003); grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; verb: intend with some possibility of fulfilment; be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes; expect and wish |
| hopefully | / ˈhəʊp.fə.li / | adverb: it is hoped; with hope; in a hopeful manner |
| hopeless | / ˈhəʊ.plɪs / | adjective: (informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform; without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success; certain to fail; of a person unable to do something skilfully |
| horizon | / hə.ˈraɪz.n̩ / | noun: the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated; the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet; the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the centre of the Earth; a specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land |
| horizontal | / ˌhɒ.rɪ.ˈzɒn.tl̩ / | adjective: parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line; noun: something that is oriented horizontally |
| horn | / hɔːn / | noun: one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates; any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn; an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound; a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather); a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it; a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning; the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails; a device on an automobile for making a warning noise; a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves; a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves; verb: stab or pierce with a horn or tusk |
| horrible | / ˈhɒ.rəb.l̩ / | adjective: provoking horror |
| horror | / ˈhɒ.rə / | noun: something that inspires dislike; something horrible; intense and profound fear; intense aversion |
| horse | / hɔːs / | noun: solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times; a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs; a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa); a framework for holding wood that is being sawed; troops trained to fight on horseback; verb: provide with a horse or horses |
| hospital | / ˈhɒ.spɪt.l̩ / | noun: a health facility where patients receive treatment; a medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care |
| host | / həʊst / | noun: an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association; a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion; archaic terms for army; any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event; the owner or manager of an inn; a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there; (medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor; (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network; a vast multitude; a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers); verb: be the host of or for |
| hot | / hɒt / | adjective: marked by excited activity; charged or energized with electricity; having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity; of a seeker; very near to the object sought; having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm; newly made; very good; often used in the negative; used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm; recently stolen or smuggled; having or bringing unusually good luck; newest or most recent; very unpleasant or even dangerous; very popular or successful; sexually excited or exciting; performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy; being very spicy; characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense; wanted by the police; (colour) bold and intense; very fast; capable of quick response and great speed |
| hotel | / ˌhəʊ.ˈtel / | noun: a building where travellers can pay for lodging and meals and other services |
| hour | / ˈaʊə / | noun: distance measured by the time taken to cover it; a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day; clock time; a special and memorable period |
| house | / ˈhaʊs / | noun: play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults; a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; a building in which something is sheltered or located; aristocratic family line; an official assembly having legislative powers; the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema; the members of a religious community living together; the management of a gambling house or casino; a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; a social unit living together; (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided; verb: provide housing for; contain or cover |
| household | / ˈhaʊs.həʊld / | noun: a social unit living together |
| housing | / ˈhaʊz.ɪŋ / | noun: structures collectively in which people are housed; a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component; stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse |
| how | / ˈhaʊ / | adverb: how; in what way or manner or by what means; to what extent or amount or degree |
| however | / haʊ.ˈe.və / | adverb: despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession); in whatever way or manner; to whatever degree or extent; by contrast; on the other hand |
| huge | / hjuːdʒ / | adjective: unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope |
| human | / ˈhjuː.mən / | adjective: having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings; characteristic of humanity; relating to a person; noun: any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage |
| humorous | / ˈhjuː.mə.rəs / | adjective: full of or characterized by humour |
| humour | / ˈhjuː.mə / | noun: the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; the quality of being funny; (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state; the liquid parts of the body; a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter; a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; verb: put into a good mood |
| hundred | / ˈhʌn.drəd / | adjective: being ten more than ninety; noun: ten 10s |
| hungry | / ˈhʌŋ.ɡri / | adjective: feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food; (usually followed by 'for') extremely desirous |
| hunt | / hʌnt / | noun: the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport; the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts; an instance of searching for something; an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport; British writer who defended the romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859); United States architect (1827-1895); Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910); the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone; verb: pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); search (an area) for prey; seek, search for; oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent; yaw back and forth about a flight path; chase away, with as with force; pursue or chase relentlessly |
| hunter | / ˈhʌn.tə / | noun: a watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal; someone who hunts game; a person who searches for something; a constellation on the equator east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel |
| hunting | / ˈhʌnt.ɪŋ / | noun: the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport; the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts; the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone |
| hurry | / ˈhʌ.ri / | noun: a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); verb: urge to an unnatural speed; act or move at high speed; move very fast |
| hurt | / hɜːt / | adjective: damaged inanimate objects or their value; suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle; noun: the act of damaging something or someone; a damage or loss; feelings of mental or physical pain; psychological suffering; any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; verb: give trouble or pain to; cause damage or affect negatively; hurt the feelings of; feel physical pain; feel pain or be in pain; cause emotional anguish or make miserable; be the source of pain |
| husband | / ˈhʌz.bənd / | noun: a married man; a woman's partner in marriage; verb: use cautiously and frugally |
| hypothesis | / haɪ.ˈpɒ.θə.sɪs / | noun: a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations; a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence |
| I | / ˈaɪ / | noun: the 9th letter of the Roman alphabet; a non-metallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks) |
| ice | / aɪs / | noun: a frozen dessert with fruit flavouring (especially one containing no milk); the frozen part of a body of water; diamonds; water frozen in the solid state; a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating; a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine; an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant; a flavoured sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes; verb: put ice on or put on ice; decorate with frosting |
| idea | / aɪ.ˈdɪə / | noun: the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; a personal view; an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; your intention; what you intend to do; (music) melodic subject of a musical composition |
| ideal | / aɪ.ˈdɪəl / | adjective: constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception; conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal; of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas; noun: the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain; model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal |
| ideally | / aɪ.ˈdɪə.li / | adverb: in an ideal manner |
| identification | / aɪ.ˌden.tɪ.fɪˈk.eɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: the attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons); evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing; the condition of having your identity established; the act of designating or identifying something; the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering |
| identify | / aɪ.ˈden.tɪ.faɪ / | verb: consider to be equal or the same; recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; identify as in botany or biology, for example; consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else; conceive of as united or associated; give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property |
| identity | / aɪ.ˈden.tɪ.ti / | noun: the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity; exact sameness; the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known; an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates |
| idiot | / ˈɪ.dɪət / | noun: a person of subnormal intelligence |
| ie | / ˌaɪ.ˈiː / | adverb: that is to say; in other words; noun: a commercial browser |
| if | / ɪf / | conjunction: if; introduces a conditional clause; despite being; every time that |
| ignore | / ɪɡ.ˈnɔː / | verb: be ignorant of or in the dark about; refuse to acknowledge; fail to notice; give little or no attention to; bar from attention or consideration |
| ill | / ɪl / | adjective: presaging ill fortune; distressing; resulting in suffering or adversity; indicating hostility or enmity; affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; adverb: ('ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well; with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly; unfavourably or with disapproval; noun: an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining |
| illegal | / ɪ.ˈliːɡ.l̩ / | adjective: prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules |
| illegally | / ɪ.ˈliː.ɡə.li / | adverb: in an illegal manner |
| illness | / ˈɪl.nəs / | noun: impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism |
| illustrate | / ˈɪ.lə.streɪt / | verb: supply with illustrations; depict with an illustration; clarify by giving an example of |
| image | / ˈɪ.mɪdʒ / | noun: the general impression that something (a person or organization or product) presents to the public; an iconic mental representation; a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture); a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface; (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world; a standard or typical example; language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense; someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor); verb: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind |
| imaginary | / ɪ.ˈmæ.dʒɪ.nə.ri / | adjective: not based on fact; dubious; noun: (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1 |
| imagination | / ɪ.ˌmæ.dʒɪ.ˈneɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses; the ability to form mental images of things or events; the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems |
| imagine | / ɪ.ˈmæ.dʒɪn / | verb: form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; expect, believe, or suppose |
| immediate | / ɪ.ˈmiː.dɪət / | adjective: having no intervening medium; performed with little or no delay; immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect; of the present time and place; very close or connected in space or time |
| immediately | / ɪ.ˈmiː.dɪət.li / | adverb: without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; near or close by; bearing an immediate relation |
| immigrant | / ˈɪ.mɪ.ɡrənt / | noun: a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there |
| immigration | / ˌɪ.mɪ.ˈɡreɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there); the body of immigrants arriving during a specified interval |
| immoral | / ɪ.ˈmɒ.rəl / | adjective: deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong; morally unprincipled; marked by immorality; deviating from what is considered right or proper or good; characterized by wickedness or immorality; not adhering to ethical or moral principles |
| impact | / ɪm.ˈpækt / | noun: the striking of one body against another; a forceful consequence; a strong effect; influencing strongly; the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; verb: press or wedge together; pack together; have an effect upon |
| impatient | / ɪm.ˈpeɪʃnt / | adjective: (usually followed by 'to') full of eagerness; restless or short of temper under delay or opposition |
| impatiently | / ɪm.ˈpeɪʃnt.li / | adverb: in an impatient manner |
| implement | / ˈɪm.plɪ.ment / | noun: instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end; verb: apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design; pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; ensure observance of laws and rules |
| implication | / ˌɪm.plɪˈk.eɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection; a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement); a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form 'if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false; something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred |
| imply | / ɪm.ˈplaɪ / | verb: express or state indirectly; suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic; have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail; have as a logical consequence; suggest that someone is guilty |
| import | / ɪm.ˈpɔːt / | noun: commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country; an imported person brought from a foreign country; having important effects or influence; a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; the message that is intended or expressed or signified; verb: bring in from abroad; indicate or signify |
| importance | / ɪm.ˈpɔːtns / | noun: the quality of being important and worthy of note; a prominent status |
| important | / ɪm.ˈpɔːtnt / | adjective: of great significance or value; having or suggesting a consciousness of high position; of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; having authority or ascendancy or influence; important in effect or meaning |
| importantly | / ɪm.ˈpɔːtnt.li / | adverb: in an important way; in an important way or to an important degree |
| impose | / ɪm.ˈpəʊz / | verb: impose something unpleasant; impose and collect; compel to behave in a certain way |
| impossible | / ɪm.ˈpɒ.səb.l̩ / | adjective: not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with; totally unlikely; used of persons or their behaviour; noun: something that cannot be done |
| impress | / ɪm.ˈpres / | noun: the act of coercing someone into government service; verb: dye (fabric) before it is spun; produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; mark or stamp with or as if with pressure; impress positively; take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship; reproduce by printing; have an emotional or cognitive impact upon |
| impressed | / ɪm.ˈprest / | adjective: deeply or markedly affected or influenced |
| impression | / ɪm.ˈpreʃ.n̩ / | noun: the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another; an impressionistic portrayal of a person; (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster; an outward appearance; a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; all the copies of a work printed at one time; a clear and telling mental image; a symbol that is the result of printing; a concavity in a surface produced by pressing |
| impressive | / ɪm.ˈpre.sɪv / | adjective: producing a strong effect; making a strong or vivid impression |
| improve | / ɪm.ˈpruːv / | verb: get better; to make better |
| improvement | / ɪm.ˈpruːv.mənt / | noun: the act of improving something; a change for the better; progress in development; a condition superior to an earlier condition |
| in | / ɪn / | adjective: currently fashionable; directed or bound inward; holding office; adverb: to or toward the inside of; noun: a state in midwestern United States; a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot; a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite |
| inability | / ˌɪ.nə.ˈbɪ.lɪ.ti / | noun: lacking the power to perform; lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something |
| incentive | / ɪn.ˈsen.tɪv / | noun: a positive motivational influence; an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output |
| inch | / ɪntʃ / | noun: a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot; a unit of measurement for advertising space; verb: advance slowly, as if by inches |
| incident | / ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt / | adjective: falling or striking of light rays on something; (sometimes followed by 'to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence; noun: a single distinct event; a public disturbance |
| include | / ɪn.ˈkluːd / | verb: add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category; consider as part of something; have as a part, be made up out of; allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of |
| including | / ɪn.ˈkluːd.ɪŋ / | verb: include; have as a part, be made up out of; consider as part of something; (chemistry) add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category; allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of |
| income | / ˈɪŋkʌm / | noun: the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time |
| incorporate | / ɪnˈk.ɔː.pə.reɪt / | adjective: formed or united into a whole; verb: unite or merge with something already in existence; form a corporation; include or contain; have as a component; make into a whole or make part of a whole |
| increase | / ɪn.ˈkriːs / | noun: the act of increasing something; the amount by which something increases; a change resulting in an increase; a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; a quantity that is added; verb: make bigger or more; become bigger or greater in amount |
| increased | / ɪn.ˈkriːst / | adjective: made greater in size or amount or degree |
| increasing | / ɪn.ˈkriːs.ɪŋ / | adjective: becoming greater or larger; music |
| increasingly | / ɪn.ˈkriː.sɪŋ.li / | adverb: advancing in amount or intensity |
| incredible | / ɪn.ˈkre.dəb.l̩ / | adjective: beyond belief or understanding |
| incredibly | / ɪn.ˈkre.də.bli / | adverb: not easy to believe |
| indeed | / ɪn.ˈdiːd / | adverb: (used as an interjection) an expression of surprise or scepticism or irony etc.; in truth (often tends to intensify) |
| independence | / ˌɪn.dɪ.ˈpen.dəns / | noun: the successful ending of the American Revolution; a city in western Missouri; the beginning of the Santa Fe Trail; freedom from control or influence of another or others |
| independent | / ˌɪn.dɪ.ˈpen.dənt / | adjective: not dependent on or conditioned by or relative to anything else; not contingent; free from external control and constraint; (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence; not controlled by a party or interest group; (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces; noun: a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them; a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics) |
| independently | / ˌɪn.dɪ.ˈpen.dənt.li / | adverb: on your own; without outside help; apart from others |
| index | / ˈɪn.deks / | noun: the finger next to the thumb; an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed; a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time; a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number; a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself; verb: adjust through indexation; provide with an index; list in an index |
| Indian | / ˈɪn.dɪən / | adjective: of or pertaining to American Indians or their culture or languages; of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures; noun: a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived; a native or inhabitant of India; any of the languages spoken by Amerindians |
| indicate | / ˈɪn.dɪk.eɪt / | verb: indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; to state or express briefly; suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine; give evidence of; be a signal for or a symptom of |
| indication | / ˌɪn.dɪˈk.eɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary; something that serves to indicate or suggest; (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure; the act of indicating or pointing out by name; a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument |
| indirect | / ˌɪn.dɪ.ˈrekt / | adjective: not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behaviour or action; having intervening factors or persons or influences; not as a direct effect or consequence; descended from a common ancestor but through different lines |
| indirectly | / ˌɪn.dɪ.ˈrekt.li / | adverb: not in a forthright manner |
| individual | / ˌɪn.dɪ.ˈvɪ.dʒʊəl / | adjective: being or characteristic of a single thing or person; separate and distinct from others of the same kind; concerning one person exclusively; characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing; noun: a single organism; a human being |
| indoor | / ˈɪn.dɔː / | adjective: within doors; located, suited for, or taking place within a building |
| indoors | / ˌɪn.ˈdɔːz / | adverb: within a building |
| industrial | / ɪn.ˈdʌ.strɪəl / | adjective: suitable to stand up to hard wear; having highly developed industries; employed in industry; of or relating to or resulting from industry; employed in industry |
| industry | / ˈɪn.də.stri / | noun: the organized action of making of goods and services for sale; the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise; persevering determination to perform a task |
| inevitable | / ɪn.ˈe.vɪ.təb.l̩ / | adjective: incapable of being avoided or prevented; invariably occurring or appearing; noun: an unavoidable event |
| inevitably | / ɪn.ˈe.vɪ.tə.bli / | adverb: in such a manner as could not be otherwise; by necessity |
| infant | / ˈɪn.fənt / | noun: a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk |
| infect | / ɪn.ˈfekt / | verb: contaminate with a disease or microorganism; communicate a disease to; affect in a contagious way; contaminate with ideas or an ideology |
| infected | / ɪn.ˈfek.tɪd / | adjective: containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms |
| infection | / ɪn.ˈfek.ʃn̩ / | noun: (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure; moral corruption or contamination; an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted; (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease; (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighbouring sound; the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms; the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people |
| infectious | / ɪn.ˈfek.ʃəs / | adjective: easily spread; caused by infection or capable of causing infection; of or relating to infection |
| inflation | / ɪn.ˈfleɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: the act of filling something with air; (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang; a general and progressive increase in prices; lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity |
| influence | / ˈɪn.flʊəns / | noun: causing something without any direct or apparent effort; a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc; a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do; one having power to influence another; the effect of one thing (or person) on another; verb: have and exert influence or effect; shape or influence; give direction to; induce into action by using one's charm |
| inform | / ɪn.ˈfɔːm / | verb: give character or essence to; impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; act as an informer |
| informal | / ɪn.ˈfɔːm.l̩ / | adjective: not formal; used of spoken and written language; not officially recognized or controlled; having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere |
| information | / ˌɪn.fə.ˈmeɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome; knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction; a message received and understood; formal accusation of a crime; a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn |
| ingredient | / ɪn.ˈɡriː.dɪənt / | noun: a component of a mixture or compound; food that is a component of a mixture in cooking; an abstract part of something |
| initial | / ɪ.ˈnɪʃ.l̩ / | adjective: occurring at the beginning; noun: the first letter of a word (especially a person's name); verb: mark with one's initials |
| initially | / ɪ.ˈnɪ.ʃə.li / | adverb: at the beginning |
| initiative | / ɪ.ˈnɪ.ʃə.tɪv / | adjective: serving to set in motion; noun: the first of a series of actions; readiness to embark on bold new ventures |
| injure | / ˈɪn.dʒə / | verb: cause injuries or bodily harm to; cause damage or affect negatively; hurt the feelings of |
| injured | / ˈɪn.dʒəd / | adjective: usually used of physical or mental injury to persons |
| injury | / ˈɪn.dʒə.ri / | noun: an act that injures someone; an accident that results in physical damage or hurt; any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat |
| ink | / ɪŋk / | noun: dark protective fluid ejected into the water by cuttlefish and other cephalopods; a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing; verb: fill with ink; append one's signature to |
| inner | / ˈɪ.nə / | adjective: inside or closer to the inside of the body; located or occurring within or closer to a centre; located inward; innermost or essential; exclusive to a centre; especially a centre of influence; confined to an exclusive group |
| innocent | / ˈɪ.nəsnt / | adjective: (used of things) lacking sense or awareness; lacking intent or capacity to injure; not knowledgeable about something specified; free from evil or guilt; lacking in sophistication or worldliness; completely wanting or lacking; free from sin; noun: a person who lacks knowledge of evil |
| innovation | / ˌɪ.nə.ˈveɪʃ.n̩ / | noun: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation; the creation of something in the mind |
| input | / ˈɪn.pʊt / | noun: a component of production; something that goes into the production of output; any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action; signal going into an electronic system; verb: enter (data or a program) into a computer |
| inquiry | / ɪn.ˈkwaɪə.ri / | noun: a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest; a search for knowledge; an instance of questioning |
| insect | / ˈɪn.sekt / | noun: small air-breathing arthropod; a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect |
| insert | / ɪn.ˈsɜːt / | noun: an artefact that is inserted or is to be inserted; a folded section placed between the leaves of another publication; (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film; (broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program; verb: introduce; put or introduce into something; insert casually; fit snugly into |
| inside | / ɪn.ˈsaɪd / | adjective: away from the outer edge; being or applying to the inside of a building; relating to or being on the side closer to the centre or within a defined space; confined to an exclusive group; adverb: within a building; on the inside; in reality; with respect to private feelings; noun: the inner or enclosed surface of something; the region that is inside of something |
| insight | / ˈɪn.saɪt / | noun: grasping the inner nature of things intuitively; the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation; a feeling of understanding; clear or deep perception of a situation |
| insist | / ɪn.ˈsɪst / | verb: assert to be true; be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; beg persistently and urgently |
| inspection | / ɪn.ˈspek.ʃn̩ / | noun: a formal or official examination |
| inspector | / ɪn.ˈspek.tə / | noun: a high-ranking police officer; an investigator who observes carefully |
| inspire | / ɪn.ˈspaɪə / | verb: supply the inspiration for; heighten or intensify; draw in (air); fill with revolutionary ideas; serve as the inciting cause of; urge on or encourage especially by shouts |
| install | / ɪn.ˈstɔːl / | verb: set up for use; place; put into an office or a position |
| instance | / ˈɪn.stəns / | noun: an item of information that is representative of a type; an occurrence of something; verb: clarify by giving an example of |
| instant | / ˈɪn.stənt / | adjective: in or of the present month; demanding attention; occurring with no delay; noun: a particular point in time; a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat) |
| instead | / ɪn.ˈsted / | adverb: in place of, or as an alternative to; on the contrary |
| institute | / ˈɪn.stɪ.tjuːt / | noun: an association organized to promote art or science or education; verb: advance or set forth in court; set up or lay the groundwork for |
| institution | / ˌɪn.stɪ.ˈtjuːʃ.n̩ / | noun: an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated; a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society; an organization founded and united for a specific purpose; the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person |
| institutional | / ˌɪn.stɪ.ˈtjuː.ʃnəl / | adjective: organized as or forming an institution; relating to or constituting or involving an institution |
| instruction | / ɪn.ˈstrʌk.ʃn̩ / | noun: (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program; the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; the profession of a teacher; a message describing how something is to be done |
| instructor | / ɪn.ˈstrʌk.tə / | noun: a person whose occupation is teaching |
| instrument | / ˈɪn.strʊ.mənt / | noun: the means whereby some act is accomplished; a device that requires skill for proper use; a person used by another to gain an end; any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds; the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process; (law) a document th |