Vocabulário de inglês B1

As 6.131 palavras de nível B1 do dicionário WordStudy — com tradução em português, definição em inglês simples e frase de exemplo.

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• abandon to leave and not come back
• abbreviation short form of a word or phrase
• abdomen the front part of your body below your chest
• abnormal not normal, different from what is expected
• aboard on a ship, plane, or train
• abolish to end a law or system completely
• aboriginal first people to live in a place
• aborigine a person from the first people to live in a land
• abortion ending a pregnancy before a baby is born
• abs muscles on the front of your stomach
• absence time when someone is not at a place
• absent not in a place where you should be
• absenteeism being away from work or school often
• absolute complete, total, with nothing less
• absolutely completely, fully, yes for sure
• absorb to take in liquid like a cloth does
• abstract about ideas, not real things you can touch
• absurd very silly and hard to believe
• abundance a very large amount of something
• abundant more than enough of something
• abuse to treat someone or something very badly
• abused treated very badly
• academic related to school or study
• academy school for learning a special skill
• accelerate to go faster
• accent way a person says words from their area
• acceptable good enough, OK to take
• acceptance saying yes to something offered
• accepted agreed to or said yes
• accepting willing to take what is given or to agree
• access the way to get to or use something
• accessible easy to reach or use
• accessories extra things that go with clothes or a car
• accessory extra thing that goes with clothes
• accidental happening by chance, not planned
• accidentally without planning to, by mistake
• accommodate to give a place to stay
• accommodation a place to stay or live
• accompany to go with someone
• accomplish to finish doing something well
• accomplished very skilled at something
• accomplishment something good you did by working hard
• accordance following a rule or wish
• according as said by someone or something
• accordingly in a way that fits the situation
• accordion a musical thing you press and pull to make sound
• account record of money or online profile
• accountability being the one who must answer for what happens
• accountable having to answer for what you do
• accountancy work of keeping records of money
• accountant person whose job is to keep money records
• accounting work of keeping records of money
• accounts records of money coming in and going out
• accumulate to collect more and more over time
• accumulated gathered or collected over time
• accumulation things that have built up over time
• accuracy being exact and without mistakes
• accurate exactly right, with no mistakes
• accurately in a way that is exact and correct
• accusation saying that someone did something wrong
• accuse to say someone did something wrong
• accused said that someone did something wrong
• accustom to make yourself used to something new
• achieve to finish something well after hard work
• achieved did something well after trying hard
• achievement something good you did after hard work
• aching having a slow steady pain
• achy feeling a slow steady pain in the body
• acid a strong liquid that can burn things
• acne small red spots on the skin, common in young people
• acquaintance person you know but not as a close friend
• acquire to get or buy something new
• acquisition getting something new
• acre unit for measuring land
• acting doing the job of an actor in a show
• actions things that are done or the way someone behaves
• activate to make something start working
• activation making something start working
• actively in a busy way, doing things and taking part
• activist person who works to change things in society
• actual real, true, not made up
• acute very strong or serious
• adapt to change to fit a new place or thing
• adaptation changing to fit a new situation
• adapted changed to fit a new situation
• adapter thing that lets you connect different parts
• adapting changing to fit a new situation
• adaptor thing that lets you connect different parts
• add in to put something extra into a mix
• add up to put numbers together to get a total
• addict a person who cannot stop doing something
• addicted not able to stop doing or using something
• addiction not being able to stop doing something bad
• addictive making you want more and more, hard to stop
• addition something more that is put in
• additional extra, more than before
• additionally also, as well as that
• addressed spoke to or wrote to a person
• addressee person a letter or message is sent to
• addressing speaking about or dealing with something
• adequate enough for what is needed
• adequately in a way that is good enough
• adhere to stick to a surface or follow rules
• adjacent next to or very close to something
• adjective a word that tells more about a noun
• adjust to change something a little to make it better
• adjusting making small changes to make something work better
• adjustment small change to make something better
• admin work of running an office or group
• administer to run or manage something
• administrative about running an office or company
• administrator person who runs or manages a place
• admiral very important leader in the navy
• admiration feeling of respect for someone good
• admire to like and think well of someone
• admired respected and liked very much
• admirer a person who looks up to or likes someone very much
• admiring showing respect and liking for someone
• admission being allowed in or the money to go in
• admit to say that something is true
• admitted said that something true even if hard to say
• admitting saying something is true even if hard
• adolescence time of life between child and adult
• adolescent young person between child and adult
• adopt to take a child as your own
• adoption taking someone else's child as your own
• adoptive related to taking another's child as yours
• adorable very sweet and easy to love
• adore love someone or something very very much
• adored loved very much by someone
• advance to move forward or get better
• advanced at a high level, not for new people
• advancing moving forward or getting better
• advantage something good that helps you do better
• adverb a word that tells more about a verb
• adverbial used like a word that describes a verb
• adverse bad or not helpful
• advert notice that tells people about something to buy
• advertise to tell people about something to sell
• advertisement a notice that tries to sell something
• advise to tell someone what you think they should do
• advisor a person who gives helpful ideas about what to do
• advocate to speak in support of something
• aerial existing or happening in the air
• aesthetic about what is beautiful to look at
• affect to make a change in something
• affected not natural or trying too hard to impress
• affection gentle feeling of love and caring
• affiliate group connected to a bigger one
• afford to have enough money to buy something
• affordable not costing too much money
• afterlife what some people think happens after you die
• aftermath time after a bad event
• aftershock smaller shaking after a big earth move
• aftertaste taste that stays after eating or drinking
• afterward later, after that time
• agent a person who works for others
• aggression angry feelings that lead to fighting
• aggressive ready to fight or push hard
• aging process of becoming older
• agreement when people think the same about something
• agricultural about growing food on farms
• agriculture work of growing food and keeping animals
• aid help or something that helps
• aide person who helps someone important
• aids a serious illness that makes the body unable to fight sickness
• aim to try to do something, a goal
• aimed pointed or directed toward a target
• aiming pointing or directing toward a target
• air conditioner machine that makes the air cool
• air-conditioned having controlled cool air inside
• airshow an event where people watch planes fly
• airy with a lot of fresh air
• aisle a path between rows of seats
• aisle seat seat next to the path on a plane
• ajar slightly open, not fully closed
• albeit even though, although
• alcoholic a drink with alcohol or a person who drinks too much
• ale type of beer made from grain
• alert ready to act and paying attention
• alfresco outside in the open air
• algebra part of math that uses letters for numbers
• alien creature from another world
• align to put things in a straight line
• alignment being in a straight line or agreement
• all-inclusive including everything with nothing left out
• allegation saying someone did wrong without proof
• allege to say someone did something wrong without proof
• allegedly said to be true but not yet proved
• allergy when your body reacts badly to food, dust, or animals
• alley a narrow passage between or behind buildings
• alleyway narrow path between buildings
• alliance agreement between groups to work together
• allied joined together for a shared purpose
• allies countries or people joined together for help
• allocate to give out a share of something
• allocation share of something given to someone
• allowance money given to someone at a set time
• allowed given permission to do something
• allowing giving permission for something
• ally person or country that helps you
• alongside next to and at the same time
• aloofness being cold and not friendly to others
• aloud in a voice other people can hear
• alpaca a mountain animal with soft warm hair
• alphabetically in the order of the letter system
• alphabetize to put things in the order of the alphabet
• alter to change something a little
• altered changed from the way it was before
• alternative another choice you can pick
• although even if, but at the same time
• altitude how high a place is above the sea
• altogether completely, in total
• aluminium light silver metal used to make cans
• amateur person who does something for fun not money
• amaze to surprise someone very much
• amazingly in a way that is very surprising
• ambassador person who speaks for their country abroad
• ambiguity having more than one possible meaning
• ambition a strong wish to do something big
• ambitious wanting very much to do big things
• ambulance vehicle that takes sick people to the doctor
• amen word said at the end of a prayer
• amend to make small changes to fix something
• amendment change made to a law or document
• amends something done to make up for a wrong
• amid in the middle of
• ammo bullets and other things shot from weapons
• amongst in the middle of, between
• amphibian an animal that can live in water and on land
• amusement the feeling of finding something funny
• amusing making you smile or laugh a little
• analogy comparing two things to help explain
• analyst person who studies something carefully
• analyze to look at something carefully to understand it
• analyzed studied carefully to understand something
• ancestor a person in your family who lived long ago
• anchor heavy thing that keeps a ship in one place
• android a machine made to look and act like a person
• angle the space between two lines that meet
• animate to make pictures seem to move
• animated made of drawings that seem to move
• animation pictures made to seem to move
• ankle-deep as deep as the bottom part of the leg
• announce to tell everyone about something
• announced told people about something publicly
• announcement something told to everyone
• announcer a person who introduces programmes on radio or television
• annoyance feeling of being a little angry
• annual happening once every year
• annually once every year
• anonymous without a name, not known who did it
• anorak warm waterproof jacket with a hood
• ant very small insect that lives in large groups
• antarctica very cold area of land around the South Pole
• antelope a fast-running animal with long horns
• antenna thin part on an insect's head for feeling
• antennae thin parts on an insect's head for feeling
• anthem song of praise for a country or group
• anti against something
• anticipate to expect something to happen
• antique a very old thing that is worth money
• antisocial not wanting to be with other people
• antitelevision against watching TV
• antivirus program that keeps bad things off computers
• antonym word that means the opposite of another
• anxiety strong feeling of worry and fear
• anxious feeling worried about what may happen
• anxiously in a way that shows worry and fear
• anyhow in any case, anyway
• anytime at whatever time, it does not matter when
• apeman a being between an ape and a human
• aperitif drink you have before a meal
• api way for computer programs to talk to each other
• apocalypse end of the world or very big disaster
• apocalyptic like the end of the world
• apologizing saying you are sorry for something
• apology words saying you are sorry
• apostrophe a mark like this ' used in writing
• apparatus set of tools or machines for a task
• apparently it seems like, people say that
• appeal to ask for help or to be liked
• appealing nice to look at or interesting
• appear to become seen, to show up
• appearance how someone or something looks
• appetite feeling of wanting to eat food
• appetizer small dish of food before the main meal
• applaud to hit your hands together to show you like it
• applause sound of people hitting hands together
• applicable able to be used in a certain situation
• applicant person who asks for a job or place
• application a form to ask for a job or program
• applied used in a real way, not just in theory
• apply to ask for something or use something
• applying putting something to use or on a surface
• appoint to choose someone for a job or role
• appointed chosen for a job or set at a time
• appreciate to be thankful for something
• appreciation feeling thankful for something
• apprenticeship time spent learning a job from a skilled worker
• approach to come near to something or someone
• approaches ways of dealing with something or coming near
• approaching coming closer in time or space
• appropriate right for the time and place
• appropriately in a way that is right for the situation
• approval saying yes, agreeing that something is OK
• approve to say yes, to agree something is OK
• approved officially agreed upon or accepted
• approximately close to a number but not exact
• apt right for a situation, likely to do something
• arab person from the Middle East area
• arbitrary based on feeling, not on reason or rules
• arcade covered path with shops on both sides
• archaeology study of old things found in the ground
• archeologist a person who studies very old things from the ground
• architectural about the design of buildings
• architecture the art of planning buildings
• archive place where old records are kept
• arena large area where people watch shows or sports
• arguably you could say, it can be said
• arithmetic basic math with numbers
• ark large boat or a box for keeping holy things
• armed having a weapon, like a gun
• arose began to happen before now
• arrange to put things in order or plan something
• arranged put in order or planned ahead of time
• arrangement a plan or the way things are put in order
• array large group or set of different things
• arrest when police take someone and hold them
• arrested stopped from moving or taken by the law
• arrivals people or things that have just come to a place
• arrow thin stick with a pointed end shot from a bow
• article a piece of writing in a paper or online
• articulate able to speak clearly and well
• artificial not real, made by people
• arts subjects like music, painting, and writing
• artwork paintings, drawings, and other art
• as far as i'm concerned in my view, I think that
• ashamed feeling bad about something you did wrong
• ashes grey powder left after something has burned
• asian from Asia
• aside to the side, away from the main part
• ask out to invite someone to go on a date
• asparagus tall green plant whose young stems are eaten
• aspiration strong wish to do or get something great
• aspire to want very much to do something great
• aspirin medicine for pain and high body heat
• aspiring hoping or wanting to achieve something great
• ass animal like a small horse with long ears
• assault attack on a person
• assemble to put parts together or come together
• assembled brought together or put together as one
• assembly meeting of a large group of people
• assert to say something strongly and clearly
• assertion strong clear statement
• assessment a test or check of how good something is
• asset something useful or worth money
• assign to give someone a task to do
• assigned given to someone as a task or duty
• assignment a piece of work given to you
• assist to help someone do something
• assistance help given to someone
• assisted helped or given support
• assume to think something is true without proof
• assumed taken as true without proof or pretended
• assuming taking too much for yourself or too proud
• assumption something you think is true without proof
• assurance promise that makes you feel less worried
• assure to tell someone firmly not to worry
• assured certain and full of trust in something
• asteroid a large rock that moves through space
• astonished very surprised, shocked in a good way
• astonishing very very surprising
• astrology the study of stars to predict what will happen to people
• astronomer person who studies the stars and space
• astronomy the study of stars and space
• asylum safe place given to people running from danger
• atheist person who does not believe in any god
• athletic strong and good at sports
• atlantic large ocean between America and Europe
• atlas book of maps showing countries and places
• atm machine where you get money from your bank
• atmosphere the air around the earth or the feeling of a place
• atom the smallest part of something
• atomic about the smallest parts of matter
• atrocity very cruel and terrible act
• attach to join or put one thing on another
• attached connected to or joined with something
• attachment file sent with a message
• attain to reach or get something after effort
• attempt to try to do something
• attempted tried to do something but may not have finished
• attend to go to an event or meeting
• attendance being at a place or event
• attentively listening or watching carefully
• attic a room at the top of a house under the roof
• attitude the way you think and feel about something
• attorney a lawyer who is allowed to act and speak for you in court
• attract to make someone come closer or feel interest
• attracting pulling something toward or making it interested
• attraction something interesting that people want to see
• attribute quality or feature of something
• auction sale where people offer higher prices
• audio sound, something you can hear
• audio guide recording that tells you about a place
• audit careful check of money records
• audition test where you perform to get a part
• australian from Australia
• authorize to give someone the right to do something
• authorized given official permission to do something
• auto by itself, or about cars
• autograph famous person's name written by hand
• automate to make a machine do work without people
• automatic working by itself without people
• automatically happening by itself without help
• autonomy right to control your own actions
• auxiliary giving extra help or support
• availability being ready to use or easy to get
• average not special, in the middle, normal
• avocado green fruit with a large seed inside
• avoid to stay away from something
• await to wait for something to happen
• aware knowing about something that is happening
• awareness knowing about something
• awesome very good, very impressive
• awfully very, or in a terrible way
• awkward not comfortable or smooth, a bit strange
• awning cloth cover that gives shade from the sun
• ax a tool with a sharp metal head for cutting wood

B

• b&b small place to sleep and eat in the morning
• babble to talk quickly and not clearly
• babysit to take care of children while parents are out
• babysitter person who takes care of children
• back up to support someone or make a copy of data
• backache pain in the back of your body
• backbone row of bones down the middle of the back
• backdrop what is behind the main thing you see
• backed supported or having something behind it
• backend part of a system that works behind the scenes
• backfire to have the opposite effect from what was wanted
• background the part behind the main thing you see
• backing support or help
• backless without a back part
• backpacker person who travels with a bag on their back
• backpacking traveling with a bag on your back
• backstroke swimming on your back
• backup extra copy kept in case something goes wrong
• backward toward the back or the past
• bacteria very small living things you cannot see
• badge small thing you wear to show who you are
• baggage bags and cases as a load carried or checked in at an airport
• baguette long thin bread with a hard outside
• bail money paid so someone can leave jail
• bait food used to catch fish or animals
• bakery shop where bread and cakes are made
• balance to keep something steady and not falling
• balanced having the right amount of everything
• balanced diet eating the right amount of different foods
• ballet type of dance with special movements
• ballot piece of paper used to vote
• ballroom large room for dancing
• balls courage or round objects used in games
• bamboo tall plant with hard hollow stems
• ban to officially stop people from doing or using something
• bandage strip of cloth used to cover a wound
• bandaged wrapped with a strip of cloth to protect a wound
• bandana large colored cloth worn on the head or neck
• bandit robber who attacks people on roads
• bang sudden loud noise
• bangladeshi from Bangladesh
• banister post and rail at the side of stairs
• banjo round stringed music tool played by picking
• banking the work of keeping and using money at a bank
• banned not allowed by law or rules
• banner large piece of cloth with words or a picture
• banquet large formal meal for many people
• baptized having been through the ceremony with water
• barbell long metal bar with heavy weights for exercise
• bare without covering, empty
• barely almost not, only just
• bargain something you buy at a very good low price
• bargaining talking to agree on a price
• barred blocked or having bars across it
• barrel large round container for keeping liquids
• barrier something that stops you from going through
• bartender a person who makes and serves drinks in a bar
• basal at the base or bottom
• based built on or coming from something
• basement room under the ground level of a building
• basically in the most simple way
• basics the most important things to know first
• basil green plant used to add taste to food
• basin round bowl for washing in
• bass deep low sound, or type of fish
• batch a group of things made at the same time
• bathe to wash the body in water
• bathrobe loose coat worn after washing or at home
• battered damaged by being hit many times
• battlefield place where armies fight
• be in a mood to feel angry or unhappy
• beam line of light, or long piece of wood
• beast large strong animal
• beautifully in a very pretty or pleasing way
• beaver animal with a flat tail that builds dams
• bedside area next to a bed
• bedspread large cloth that covers a bed
• beekeeping work of taking care of bees
• beep short high sound from a machine
• beet round red root vegetable
• beetle insect with hard wings on its back
• beetroot dark red round vegetable grown under ground
• beforehand earlier, before a particular time or event
• begging asking strongly for something, especially money
• behalf in the interest of someone else
• behave to act in a good or bad way
• behavior the way a person acts
• behaviour the way a person acts
• being a living thing, or the act of existing
• belief something you think is true
• beliefs things you think are true
• believable easy to accept as true
• believer a person who has faith in something or someone
• belonging being part of a group or place
• belongings the things you own
• ben the inner or back room of a small old house
• bench press exercise of pushing weight up while lying down
• benchmark standard used to compare things
• beneath under something
• beneficial good for you or helpful
• beneficiary person who gets something good
• benefit something good that helps you
• beret soft flat round cap without a peak
• besides also, in addition to
• bestseller a book or product that sells very many copies
• betray to hurt someone who trusts you
• betting the act of risking money on results
• beverage a drink of any kind
• beware to be careful and watch out for danger
• bewildered very confused and not knowing what to do
• beyond on the other side of, farther than
• bias unfair feeling for or against something
• biceps large muscle on the front of the upper arm
• bicycler person who rides a bicycle
• bicycling riding a bicycle
• bicyclist person who rides a bicycle
• bid offer of money to buy something
• bidder person who offers money at a sale
• bilingual able to speak two languages well
• billions thousands of millions
• billy-goat male goat
• bind to tie something tightly
• binder cover for holding papers together
• bingo number game where you cover squares
• binoculars a device with two lenses for seeing distant objects
• biochemistry study of how living things work inside
• biography story of a person's life written by another
• biological about living things and how they work
• biologists people who study living things
• bird-cage box with bars for keeping a bird
• birdhouse small house for birds to live in
• birthmark colored spot on skin you have from birth
• bisexual attracted to both men and women
• bishop important leader in a church
• bison large wild animal like a cow with thick fur
• biting very cold, or sharp and hurtful
• bitterly in a way that shows anger or deep sadness
• bitterness strong angry feeling that lasts a long time
• bizarre very strange and unusual
• black-and-white having only the colors black and white
• black-board dark board on a wall for writing on
• black-currant small dark purple fruit
• black-eyed having dark eyes or a dark mark near the eye
• blackberry small dark purple fruit that grows on bushes
• blackcurrants small dark purple berries you can eat
• blacksmith a person who makes things from hot metal
• bladder the part of your body that holds liquid waste
• blade sharp flat part of a knife or tool
• blame to say someone caused something bad
• blast very strong rush of air or a loud sound
• blazer a type of smart jacket
• blazing burning very brightly and hot
• bleak cold and without hope
• bleed to lose blood from the body
• blend to mix things together well
• blender machine for mixing food into a smooth liquid
• bless to wish good things for someone
• blessed lucky or having good things from God
• blessing something good that you are thankful for
• blindfold cloth put over eyes so you cannot see
• blinds things on a window to keep light out
• blocked stopped from moving or working
• blocking stopping something or someone from passing
• blogger person who writes on the internet
• blood pressure the force of blood moving through your body
• blood test taking a little blood to check your health
• blossom a flower on a tree, or to grow and develop well
• blue-berry small blue or purple sweet fruit
• bluewhite having blue and white colors
• blunder big silly mistake
• blur something you cannot see clearly
• blurred not clear, hard to see
• blush to become red in the face from feeling shy
• blushing face becoming red because of being shy or ashamed
• bmi number showing if your weight is healthy
• bmx type of small bicycle for racing or tricks
• boa large snake that wraps around animals
• boar male pig, especially a wild one
• boarding flat wooden boards covering a surface
• boast to talk too proudly about yourself
• bob to move up and down quickly
• body fat soft part of your body under the skin
• bodybuilder person who grows muscles through exercise
• bodyguard person paid to keep someone safe
• boiler large metal container for heating water
• bold brave and not afraid to take risks
• boldly in a brave way without fear
• bolt a metal piece for locking, or to run away fast
• bombing attack using things that blow up
• bombshell very surprising piece of news
• bon French word meaning good
• bond a strong feeling that joins people together
• bonding forming a close connection with someone
• bonds ropes or chains that hold someone prisoner
• bonfire a large outdoor fire
• bonus extra money or something good you did not expect
• booking keeping a place for someone at a hotel or show
• bookkeeping keeping records of money for a business
• boolean type that can only be true or false
• boom deep loud sound, or time of fast growth
• boomerang curved stick that comes back when thrown
• booming growing fast or making a deep loud sound
• boost to make something better or stronger
• booster thing that helps make something stronger
• booth a small closed area for one person or a small group
• booze alcoholic drinks
• border the line between two countries
• bore past form of bear, carried or put up with something
• boredom feeling tired because nothing is interesting
• borrower person who takes something to use and return
• bossy always telling other people what to do
• bot computer program that does tasks by itself
• botanic about plants and how they grow
• botanical garden park where many types of plants are grown
• bothered feeling annoyed or worried about something
• bottled stored in glass or plastic containers
• bottomup starting from the smallest parts first
• boulder a very large heavy rock
• boulevard wide street in a city, often with trees
• bounce to hit a surface and jump back up
• bouncer strong person who keeps order at a door
• bound sure to happen, or tied up
• boundary line that shows where one area ends
• bouquet a group of flowers held together
• boutique a small shop that sells nice clothes
• bow to bend forward, or thing for shooting arrows
• boxer person who fights with their hands as a sport
• boxing sport where two people fight with their hands
• brace a thing that holds or supports something
• brag talk too proudly about yourself
• bragging talking too proudly about what you have done
• braided woven together in a pattern of three parts
• brains intelligence, the ability to think well
• brainstorm to think of many ideas quickly as a group
• brainstorming thinking of many ideas together quickly
• brandnew completely new, never used
• brandy a strong drink made from wine
• brass yellow metal made from two other metals
• brat badly behaved child
• bravely in a way that shows you are not afraid
• bravery not being afraid of hard or scary things
• breach breaking of a rule or agreement
• break down to stop working or to divide into parts
• break up to end a relationship or separate into pieces
• breakdown when a machine stops working
• breakthrough important new finding or success
• breakup the end of a relationship or group
• breast-feeding giving milk to a baby from the mother's body
• breastfeed to feed a baby milk from the body
• breathless not able to breathe easily
• breathtaking so beautiful or good it surprises you
• bred raised or brought up in a certain way
• breed to keep animals so they have young ones
• breeding keeping animals so they have young ones
• brew to make beer or tea, or a mixture being prepared
• brewing making beer or something developing slowly
• brick hard red block used to build walls
• brickfield place where bricks are made
• bricklayer person whose job is building with bricks
• brickmaker person who makes bricks
• brickmakers people who make bricks
• bridal relating to a bride or a wedding
• bridegroom man getting married at a wedding
• brief short, not taking much time
• briefcase a flat bag for carrying papers and work things
• briefly for a short time or in few words
• brightly in a way that gives a lot of light or color
• brightlycoloured having very strong and clear colors
• brightness the quality of giving out or reflecting much light
• bring up to raise a child or mention a topic
• british from Britain
• broad wide, covering a large area
• broadband fast connection to the internet
• broadcast to send a show on TV or radio
• broadcaster person or company that sends TV or radio shows
• broadly in a general way, mostly
• broccoli green vegetable that looks like a small tree
• brochure small book with information about something
• bronze brown metal, or third place prize
• broom long stick with a brush for cleaning floors
• broth thin soup made from meat or vegetables
• brotherhood close feeling between people like brothers
• brow the forehead or top of a hill
• browser program for looking at the internet
• browsing looking at things in a casual relaxed way
• bruise a dark mark on skin from being hit
• bruised having a dark mark on the skin from being hit
• bruschetta bread with oil and vegetables on top
• brutal very cruel and violent
• buck male deer, or one dollar
• buddy close friend
• budge to move slightly or change your position
• budget a plan for how to spend money
• buffer something that helps stop harm between two things
• buffet meal where you serve yourself from a table
• build up to increase gradually over time
• builder person who makes buildings
• bulk large size or amount
• bull male cow
• bulldog strong short dog with a flat face
• bulldozer large heavy machine for pushing earth
• bullet a small metal thing shot from a gun
• bulletin short news report or notice
• bullshit rude word meaning lies or nonsense
• bullying being cruel to weaker people again and again
• bum a person with no home or job, or the body part you sit on
• bumper the part at the front and back of a car that protects it
• bundle a group of things tied or wrapped together
• bungalow house with only one floor and no stairs
• bungee jumping jumping from a high place on a long elastic rope
• bunk narrow bed fixed to a wall or nonsense talk
• bunker strong underground shelter or sand pit on golf course
• burden something heavy you must carry or deal with
• bureaucracy system of rules and offices in government
• burglar person who breaks into buildings to steal
• burglary crime of breaking into a building to steal
• burial putting a dead person in the ground
• buried put under the ground or hidden from sight
• burner part of a stove or device that makes flame
• burning being on fire, or feeling very hot
• burnout being extremely tired from too much work
• burnt damaged by fire or heat
• burp to let gas out from the stomach through the mouth
• burpee exercise where you jump up then go down flat
• burrito food wrapped in thin flat bread
• burst to break open suddenly
• bury to put something in the ground and cover it
• business work of buying and selling things
• bust the chest area or a model of a person's head
• butcher person who cuts and sells meat
• butler the chief male servant in a wealthy household
• butt thick end or target of jokes and criticism
• buttocks the two soft round parts you sit on
• buyer person who buys something
• buzz low steady sound like a bee makes
• by all means of course, yes you may
• byline line showing who wrote a newspaper story

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• cabbage large round green vegetable with many leaves
• cabin small wooden house, or room on a ship
• cabinet piece of furniture with doors for storing things
• cable machine gym equipment with wires and weights
• cacti more than one cactus plant
• caffeine the substance in coffee and tea that keeps you awake
• calais city in France near England
• calculate to find an answer using numbers
• calculated carefully planned to get a certain result
• calculation working out a number using math
• calculator small machine for doing math
• calculus advanced type of math
• calf young cow, or back of your lower leg
• calf raise exercise of standing on your toes to lift up
• call away to ask someone to leave and go somewhere
• call in to phone a place or ask someone to come
• call off to decide not to do something planned
• call on to visit someone or ask them to speak
• call over to ask someone to come to you
• call round to visit someone at their home
• call-box small building with a phone inside
• call-out asking someone to come help you
• call-up order to join the army
• caller person who makes a phone call
• calming making you feel peaceful and relaxed
• calmly in a quiet and peaceful way, without worry
• calmness state of being peaceful and quiet
• calorie unit for measuring energy in food
• cam camera, or part of a machine that turns
• cambodian from Cambodia
• camel large animal with humps on its back
• camomile plant used to make a calming tea
• camouflage colors or shapes that help hide something
• camouflaged hidden by using colors that match the area
• camp out to sleep outside in a tent
• camp-bed light bed you can fold and carry
• camp-chair light chair you can fold and carry
• camp-cot small bed for sleeping outside
• camp-stool small seat you can fold and carry
• campaign a plan of actions to reach a goal
• camper person who sleeps outside in a tent
• campsite place where people set up tents to sleep
• campus the land and buildings of a school
• canadian from Canada
• canal long narrow waterway made by people
• cancer a very bad illness when body cells grow wrong
• candidate a person who wants to get a job or be chosen
• candle making art of making candles
• canned kept in a metal container
• cannon a large heavy gun that fires metal balls or shells
• canoe narrow light boat moved by a paddle
• cantaloupe round fruit with orange inside and rough skin
• canterbury old city in the south of England
• canvas strong thick cloth used for painting or tents
• canyon deep narrow space between high rocks or mountains
• capability power or skill to do something
• capable able to do something well
• cape a short coat without sleeves, or land going into the sea
• capitalism system where businesses are owned by people
• capitalist person who supports private business
• capricorn star sign for people born in late December
• capsicum pepper vegetable that can be red or green
• capsize to turn over in water
• capsized turned over in water
• capsule small container, often for medicine
• captive kept as a prisoner, not free
• captivity state of being kept and not free
• capture to catch and hold someone or something
• captured caught and kept someone or something
• car-load amount that can fit in a car
• carbohydrate a part of food like bread that gives you energy
• carbon basic element found in all living things
• carbonated having tiny gas bubbles added to a drink
• cardholder person who has a bank card or member card
• cardiff capital city of Wales
• cardinal an important leader in one large church
• cardio exercise that makes your heart work harder
• care-taker person who looks after a building or place
• career the type of work you do for many years
• carefulness paying close attention to avoid mistakes
• careless not giving enough attention, making mistakes
• carelessly without enough attention, making mistakes
• carelessness not giving enough attention to what you do
• caress to touch someone gently with love
• caressing touching someone gently with love
• caretaker person who looks after a building or person
• caretaking work of looking after something or someone
• carfare money you pay to ride a bus or train
• cargo goods carried by a ship, plane, or truck
• caries damage to teeth caused by not cleaning them
• caring showing kindness and concern for others
• carnivorous eating meat as the main food
• carol a happy song sung in winter holidays
• carousel turning platform with seats shaped like animals
• carriage a thing with wheels pulled by horses
• carry on to keep doing something after a stop or a problem
• carry out to complete or do a task as planned
• carton box made of thin card for keeping things
• carve to cut a shape from wood or stone
• carving object or design cut from wood or stone
• case a box for keeping things or a situation
• caseworker person who helps people with their problems
• cash in to change something for money
• cash up to count the money at the end of the day
• cashbox box for keeping money safe
• cashew small curved nut you can eat
• cashmere very soft wool from a type of goat
• cashomat machine where you get money from your bank
• cashpoint machine where you get money from your bank
• casket box for a dead person, or small box for things
• casserole food cooked slowly in a deep covered dish
• cast to throw or the people who act in a show
• castor small wheel on the bottom of furniture
• casual relaxed, not formal or serious
• casually in a relaxed way, without much care
• casualty person hurt or killed in a war or accident
• catalogue list of all the things you can buy or see
• catastrophe a terrible event that causes great damage
• catch up to reach the same level as others
• catching able to spread from person to person
• category a group of things that are the same type
• cater to provide food for a group of people
• caught past tense of catch, to have grabbed or trapped something
• cause to make something happen or the reason why
• caused made something happen
• causing making something happen
• caution being very careful to avoid danger
• cautious being very careful about what you do
• cavalry soldiers who fight on horses
• cave large hole in the side of a hill or under ground
• cavity a hollow space inside something, or a hole in a tooth
• cdrom round flat disc for storing computer information
• cease to stop doing something
• cease-fire agreement to stop fighting in a war
• cedar tall tree with a nice smell
• cedarwood wood from a cedar tree
• celebrity a famous person many people know
• cell the smallest part of a living thing
• cellblock part of a prison with many rooms
• cellmate person who shares a prison room with you
• celloist person who plays a large string instrument
• cellophane thin clear plastic for wrapping things
• cellular about small parts of living things
• cellulite soft uneven fat under the skin
• cellulose main material in plant cell walls
• cement a powder mixed with water to hold bricks together
• cementing joining things together very strongly
• cemetery place where dead people are buried
• censor to remove parts that are not allowed
• censorship controlling what people can see or read
• census counting of all people in a country
• census-paper form used to count people in a country
• centaur creature in stories half man half horse
• centavo small unit of money in some countries
• centered placed in the middle
• centering putting something in the middle
• centerpiece most important thing or decoration in the middle
• centigram a very small unit for measuring weight
• centigramme one very small unit for measuring weight
• centilitre one hundredth of a litre
• centime a small unit of money in some countries
• centipede long creature with very many legs
• centrally in or near the middle of something
• centre-piece main thing or decoration in the middle
• centre-section middle part of something
• centrepiece main thing or decoration in the middle
• centrifuge machine that spins things very fast
• centring putting something in the middle
• century one hundred years
• ceo the highest-ranking person who runs a company
• ceramic hard material made by heating clay
• ceremony a special event with set actions and words
• certain sure about something, having no doubt
• certainly without doubt
• certainty being completely sure about something
• certificate paper that shows you finished or can do something
• certificated having a paper that proves your skill
• certified officially shown to be true or good enough
• cervix lower narrow part inside a woman's body
• cesarean operation to take a baby from its mother
• ceylon old name for the country Sri Lanka
• cha-cha a fast dance with short quick steps
• chad country in the middle of Africa
• chadian from Chad
• chairman the person who leads a meeting or group
• chairperson person who leads a meeting or organization
• chalet a small wooden house in the mountains
• chalk soft white material used for writing on boards
• chalk down to write something with chalk
• chalk out to draw a plan or mark an area with chalk
• chalk up to write on a board or to add to a score
• chalky white and dry like chalk
• challenge something hard to do that tests your skill
• challenger person who tries to win against the best
• challenging hard to do but interesting
• chamber room used for a special purpose
• chameleon small animal that changes color
• champignon type of mushroom used in cooking
• championship a contest to find the best player or team
• champlain large lake in North America
• chancery office of a government or church leader
• chandelier a big light with many parts hanging from the top
• change over to stop one thing and start another
• changeable likely to become different often
• chaos state where nothing is in order
• chaperone older person who watches over young people
• char to burn the outside of something black
• character a person in a story or your inner nature
• characteristically in a way that is typical of something
• characterize to describe what makes something special
• charcoal black material left after wood is burned
• charge to ask money for something or fill with power
• charged asked to pay money, or full of power
• charged up full of energy or power
• charges prices asked, or official claims that someone did wrong
• charging filling with power or running forward to attack
• chariot vehicle with two wheels pulled by horses
• charisma special quality that makes people like you
• charitable kind and giving to people who need help
• charitably in a way that shows kindness to those in need
• charity a group that helps people who need it
• charleston fast popular dance from the 1920s
• charlotte a sweet dish made from cooked fruit and pieces of bread or cake
• charm quality that makes people like something
• charmed pleased and attracted by something nice
• charming very pleasant and attractive
• charred burned black on the outside
• charring burning the outside of something black
• chartbuster very popular song or record
• charter written agreement about rights or rules
• chase to run after someone to catch them
• chase down to follow and catch someone or something
• chase up to try to make something happen faster
• chateau a large house or castle in the country
• chateaux large houses or castles in the country
• chatterbox person who talks too much
• chatty liking to talk a lot in a friendly way
• chauffeur person whose job is to drive someone's car
• cheaply for a low price
• cheapskate person who does not like to spend money
• chechnya area in the south of Russia
• check off to mark something on a list as done
• check through to look at something carefully from start to end
• check-point place where you are stopped and checked
• checkbox small square you mark with a tick
• checklist list of things you must do or check
• checkmate winning move in chess
• checkoff marking something on a list as finished
• checkout place where you pay in a shop
• checkroom room where you leave your coat or bags
• cheekbone bone under your eye on the side of face
• cheerful happy and showing it with a smile
• cheerio friendly way to say goodbye
• cheeseburger burger with cheese on top of the meat
• cheesecloth thin cloth with small holes
• cheesed-off annoyed and unhappy about something
• cheesy tasting of cheese, or trying too hard to be nice
• chemical a thing made by or used in science
• chemist person who studies what things are made of
• chemistry the study of what things are made of
• cheque out to pay and leave a hotel
• cherish to love and care for very much
• cherryade sweet drink that tastes like cherries
• chew to crush food with your teeth
• chew toy toy for an animal to bite on
• chickenpox illness causing many small itchy red spots
• chicklet very young chicken
• chickpea round light brown seed used in cooking
• chief the most important, the leader
• childbirth when a baby is born
• childish behaving in a silly way like a small child
• chill out to relax and be calm
• chilli small hot pepper used in cooking
• chin-up exercise pulling yourself up with arms on a bar
• china fine white material used for making cups and plates
• chinawoman woman from China
• chitchat light friendly talk about small things
• chloroform liquid once used to make people sleep
• chlorophyll green substance in plants that takes in light
• choir group of people who sing together
• choke to have trouble breathing because something blocks
• cholesterol a thing in your blood that can be bad for your heart
• choosy hard to please, wanting only the best
• chop to cut something into pieces with a sharp tool
• chop away to keep cutting at something
• chopper a tool for cutting, or a flying machine with turning parts
• choppy with many small rough waves
• chopsticks two thin sticks used for eating food
• chore job you must do at home
• chorus group of singers or part of song repeated often
• christmas-box a gift or money given at a winter holiday
• chronic lasting for a very long time
• chronological in the order that things happened
• chuck to throw something without care
• chuck up to throw up or be sick
• chuckle to laugh quietly
• chum a close friend
• chum up to become friendly with someone
• chummy very friendly
• chunk thick piece broken off something
• churchgoer person who goes to church often
• chutney thick sauce made from fruit and spices
• circuit path that goes around and back to the start
• circular shaped like a circle, round
• circulate to move around among people or places
• circulation movement of something around a system
• circumstances facts and events around a situation
• circus show with animals and people doing tricks
• citizen a person who belongs to a country
• citizenship being a member of a country
• citrus group of fruit like oranges and lemons
• city hall building where a city government works
• civic about a city and the people who live there
• civilian person who is not in the army
• civilians people who are not in the military
• civilization society with its own culture and way of living
• claim to say something is true or yours
• claiming saying that something is yours
• clarification act of making something clearer
• clarify to make something clearer and easier to understand
• clarity being clear and easy to understand
• clash fight or strong difference between two things
• classic very good and well known for a long time
• classical from old times or in an old style
• classification putting things into groups by type
• classified kept secret, or put into groups
• classify to put things into groups by type
• clatter a loud noise of hard things hitting each other
• cleaning making something free from dirt
• cleanse to make something completely clean
• cleansed made completely clean
• cleanshaven a man with no hair on his face
• cleanup act of making a place tidy
• clear up to explain or make something understood
• clearing open area in a forest with no trees
• clenched closed tightly, like a hand in anger
• clerk a person who works in an office or shop
• cleverer more clever than someone else
• clicker a thing that makes a short sharp sound
• client a person who pays for a service
• cliff high steep face of rock
• climate the usual weather in a place over time
• climber person who goes up mountains or rocks
• cling to hold on to something tightly
• clinic place where you go to see a doctor
• clinical about treating people who are sick
• clip small metal thing that holds things together
• clipboard board with a clip for holding papers
• clockwise moving in the same direction as clock hands
• clone an exact copy of a living thing
• closely in a near way, with much attention
• closing coming to an end, or the final part
• closure when something shuts down or an end to feelings
• clothesline rope for hanging clothes to dry
• clove small piece of garlic or a type of spice
• clung held on tightly to something
• clunky big, heavy, and not working smoothly
• cluster small group of things close together
• clutch to hold something very tightly
• clutter too many things in a messy way
• cluttered full of too many things in a messy way
• coalition group of people or parties working together
• coastal near or on the edge of the sea
• cobble a round stone used to cover old streets
• cobblestone small round stone used for roads
• cobweb thin net made by a spider
• cocker a type of small dog with long ears
• cocktail mixed drink with alcohol
• cocoon soft case that protects an insect while changing
• cod large sea fish good for eating
• code review checking another person's computer work
• coding writing instructions for a computer
• coeducational for both boys and girls together
• cognitive about thinking and understanding
• coincide to happen at the same time
• coincidence when two things happen by chance together
• colander a bowl with holes for letting water out of food
• collaborate to work together with someone
• collaboration working together with someone
• collage picture made by sticking different things together
• collapse to fall down suddenly
• collapsing falling down or becoming smaller
• collar part of a shirt around the neck
• collarbone bone between shoulder and neck
• colleague someone in the same profession or company as you
• collectable thing people like to find and keep
• collected calm and in control of feelings
• collecting gathering things together
• collective done by a group of people together
• collector person who finds and keeps special things
• collide to crash into something
• collision when two moving things hit each other
• cologne light sweet-smelling liquid for the body
• colonial about a country ruled by another country
• colony area ruled by another country far away
• colorblind not able to see some colors
• coloring the color or pattern of something
• colossal very very large
• colourful having many bright colors
• column a tall round post or a line going up and down
• columnist person who writes regularly for a newspaper
• coma a deep state of being unconscious for a long time
• combat fighting between people or armies
• combination two or more things put together
• combine to put two or more things together
• combined joined together as one
• combing cleaning or tidying with a comb
• come down to move from a higher to lower place
• come over to visit or affect suddenly
• come up with to think of an idea or plan
• comeback return to success after a bad time
• comedian person whose job is to make people laugh
• comet thing in space with a bright tail
• comfortably in a way that feels good and relaxed
• comforting making you feel less worried or upset
• comma punctuation mark (,) used between parts of text
• command to tell someone to do something
• commander person in charge of a group of soldiers
• commanding having power or control over others
• commence to begin or start
• commentary spoken description of an event as it happens
• commentator person who talks about events on TV or radio
• commerce buying and selling of goods
• commercial about buying and selling or an ad on TV
• commissioner person in charge of a government department
• commit to do something wrong or promise to do something
• commitment a promise to do something
• committee a group of people chosen to do a job
• commodity material or product that can be bought and sold
• commonly in a way that happens often
• communicate to share ideas with others by talking or writing
• communication the act of sharing ideas with others
• communist person who believes everything should be shared
• community a group of people living in the same area
• commute to travel to work and back every day
• commuter person who travels to work every day
• commuting traveling between home and work every day
• compact small and using little space
• companion person you spend time with or travel with
• company a group of people who sell things or work together
• comparable similar enough to be compared
• comparative a word form used to compare two things
• compare to look at two things to see how they are different
• comparison looking at two things to see how they differ
• compartment separate section or space
• compass a device showing north, or the range of something
• compassion kind feeling when someone is hurt or sad
• compatible able to work well together without problems
• compel to force someone to do something
• compelling very interesting and hard to ignore
• compensate to pay or give something for a loss
• compete to try to win against others
• competence being good enough at doing something
• competitive wanting to win very much
• competitor a person who tries to win against you
• complaining saying that something is wrong or bad
• complaint words saying you are not happy about something
• complement to make something better by adding to it
• completed finished or done
• complex having many parts and hard to understand
• complicate to make something harder to understand
• compliment nice words about someone or something
• component one part of a bigger thing
• compose to write music or put parts together
• composed calm and in control of feelings
• composer a person who writes music
• composition piece of music or writing
• compound thing made of two or more parts mixed
• compromise agreement where each side gives up something
• computing using computers to work with information
• concealed hidden from view
• conceived thought of or planned
• concentrate to think hard about one thing
• concentration thinking hard about one thing
• concept an idea or thought about something
• conceptual about ideas, not real things
• concern a feeling of worry about something
• concerned worried about something
• conclude to finish or decide something at the end
• conclusion the end or the decision you come to
• concrete hard grey building material, or real and clear
• condensed made thicker or more compact
• condition the state something is in
• conditions circumstances that affect a situation
• condo flat or apartment that you own
• condominium building with flats owned by each person
• conduct to lead or do something in a planned way
• conducting leading or carrying heat or electricity
• conductor a person who leads musicians or works on a bus or train
• conference a big meeting where people talk about a topic
• conferencing having meetings with people using technology
• confess tell the truth about something bad you did
• confidence a feeling that you can do things well
• confident feeling sure that you can do something
• confined kept in a small space
• confirm to say that something is true or will happen
• confirmation saying or showing that something is true
• confirmed made certain or fixed in a habit
• confiscated taken away by official power
• conflict a fight or strong disagreement between people
• confront to face someone or something difficult directly
• confusion state of not understanding something
• congratulate to tell someone you are happy for their success
• connecting joining or linking things together
• conquer to win control of a place by fighting
• conscious awake and knowing what is happening
• consecutive following one after another without a break
• consequence what happens because of something you did
• consequently as a result of something
• conservation keeping nature and old things safe
• consider to think about something carefully
• considerable quite large in size or amount
• considerate thinking about other people's feelings
• consideration careful thought about something
• considered thought about carefully
• consist to be made of certain parts
• consistent always the same, not changing
• console comfort someone who is sad, or a control panel
• consonant letter that is not a vowel
• constant happening all the time, not stopping
• constantly all the time, without stopping
• constellation group of stars forming a pattern
• constipated not able to pass body waste easily
• constitute to be or make up something
• constitution set of basic laws for running a country
• construct to build something
• construction the work of building something
• constructive helpful and meant to make things better
• consult ask an expert for advice or information
• consulting giving expert advice as a job
• consume to eat, drink, or use something up
• consumed used up or eaten completely
• consuming using up completely or taking all attention
• consumption using or eating something
• contained held within limits
• content what is inside something or feeling happy
• contents things that are inside something
• contestant person who tries to win a game or show
• context the words or facts around something that help explain it
• continental related to a large body of land
• continual happening again and again
• continually again and again over a long time
• continuous going on without stopping
• continuously without stopping
• contract a written agreement between people
• contracted made smaller or agreed by both sides
• contradict say the opposite of what someone else said
• contradictory saying the opposite of something else
• contrary the opposite of what was said
• contrast a big difference between two things
• contribute to give or help with something
• contributing giving help or support to something
• contribution something you give to help
• contributor person who gives or helps with something
• control to make something do what you want
• controlled directed or kept in order
• controlling having power or direction over something
• controls devices used to direct a machine
• controversial causing people to argue or disagree
• convenience something that makes life easier
• convenient easy to use or good for your plans
• convention large meeting, or accepted way of doing things
• convert to change something into a different thing
• converted changed from one form to another
• converting changing from one form to another
• convey to tell or carry something to another place
• convict to find someone guilty of a crime
• convince to make someone believe or agree with you
• convinced feeling sure that something is true
• convincingly in a way that makes you believe it is true
• cool-down slow exercise after a hard workout
• coolheaded staying calm in a hard situation
• cooling becoming less hot, or making something less hot
• coop cage or small space for chickens
• cooperating working together with others
• cooperation working together to do something
• cope to deal with something difficult well
• coping top row of stones or bricks on a wall
• copyright legal right to control a piece of work
• coral a hard material under the sea made by tiny animals
• cord a thick string or thin rope
• core the middle or most important part
• coriander plant whose seeds and leaves flavor food
• cornered forced into a position with no way out
• cornrow a style of braiding hair close to the head
• coronavirus type of virus that can cause breathing illness
• corporation large company or business group
• corpse a dead body
• correction change that makes something right
• cosmetics products used to make the face more beautiful
• costing how much money something takes to buy or make
• costly very expensive, costing a lot of money
• cot small bed for a baby with high sides
• cough to push air from your throat with a sharp sound
• council a group of people who make decisions for a city
• counseling giving advice and support to someone
• counselor person who gives advice and support
• count on to trust or depend on someone
• countdown counting backward to zero before an event
• counter flat surface in a kitchen or shop
• countless too many to count
• county a part of a country or state
• courage being brave when something is scary or hard
• courageous very brave in a hard situation
• courgette long green vegetable
• court a place where people decide if laws were broken
• courteous polite and showing good manners
• courtesy polite behaviour and good manners
• courthouse building where laws are decided
• courtroom room where a judge works
• courtyard an open area surrounded by walls or buildings
• couscous small round grains of food cooked in water
• coverage how much is included, or reporting by news media
• coward a person who is not brave and runs from danger
• cowardly not brave, afraid to face danger or difficulty
• cowboy a man who rides horses and cares for cattle
• coworker another person at the same office or place as you
• crack a thin line where something is broken, or a sharp sound
• crackers crazy or mad
• cracking very good or moving very fast
• craft activity of making things with your hands
• crafty clever at getting what you want by tricking
• cram to push too many things into a small space
• cranky easily annoyed or in a bad mood
• crap something of very poor quality
• crashed hit something hard or stopped working
• crashing very great or hitting with force
• creaking making a high sharp bending sound
• create to make something new
• created made or brought into being
• creating making something new
• creation something new that was made
• creative good at thinking of new ideas and making things
• creativity the ability to think of new ideas and make things
• creator person who makes something new
• credit a way to buy now and pay later
• creek a small narrow stream of water
• creeping moving slowly and quietly
• creepy making you feel scared or uncomfortable
• crest top part of a hill or wave
• crew a group of people working together on a ship or plane
• crib small bed with high sides for a baby
• crime something bad that is against the law
• criminal a person who does something against the law
• cringe to pull back in fear or shame
• crises more than one very bad or hard time
• crisis a very bad and serious time or event
• critic a person who says what is good or bad about things
• critical very important or saying bad things about something
• criticise to say what is wrong with something
• criticism words about what is wrong with something
• criticize to say what is wrong with something
• criticizing saying what is wrong with something
• crochet making cloth by pulling thread through loops
• cross-country skiing skiing across flat snowy land
• crossbone two bones in an X shape, a danger sign
• crossbow a weapon that shoots small pointed sticks
• crosslooking looking angry
• crossroad a place where two roads meet and cross
• crossroads place where two roads meet
• crosswalk signal light at a marked path over a road showing when it is safe
• crow large black bird with a loud voice
• crowned given a crown
• crucial very important, needed for success
• crush to press something until it breaks
• crushed pressed very hard until broken or flat
• crutch stick you lean on when you cannot walk well
• crystal a clear stone, or a pattern that forms naturally in nature
• cuckoo bird known for laying eggs in other nests
• cucumber long green vegetable often eaten in salads
• cuddly soft and nice to hold close
• cuisine a style of cooking from a place or country
• cultivate to grow plants or develop a skill
• cultural about the art, music, and ideas of a group
• culture the art, food, music, and way of life of people
• cumulonimbus very tall dark cloud that brings storms
• cunning clever at getting what you want by tricking
• curator a person who takes care of things in a museum
• cure to make a sick person well again
• curfew rule saying people must stay inside at night
• curiosity wanting to know about something
• curious eager to find out about something new or hidden
• curiously in a way that shows interest or is strange
• currency the money used in a country
• currency exchange a place where you change one country's money for another
• current happening now or the flow of water or power
• currently at this time, now
• curriculum all the subjects taught in a school
• curse to say bad words or a wish for bad things
• cursed under a spell of bad things happening
• cursing saying bad or angry words
• cursive writing where letters are joined together
• cushion soft thing you sit on or hold
• custody legal right to take care of a child
• custom something people always do in their culture
• customary done as a tradition in a certain place
• customs place at a border where bags are checked
• cut down to make a tree fall by cutting it
• cut off to stop or separate from the rest
• cycle to ride a bicycle or a set of things that repeat

D

• daisy small white flower with a yellow center
• damage to break or hurt something
• damaged broken or hurt in some way
• damaging causing harm or making something worse
• damp a little wet
• dandruff small white bits that fall from the head skin
• dangerously in a way that could hurt someone
• dare to be brave enough to do something scary
• daredevil a person who does dangerous things for fun
• dark mode screen setting with dark colors to help eyes
• darkness state of having no light
• darts game where you throw pointed things at a board
• dash run quickly for a short distance, or a small amount
• data facts and information, often in numbers
• dating spending time with someone you like
• daughters female children
• dawn the first light in the sky before the sun comes up
• day-to-day happening every day as part of normal life
• daze state of not being able to think clearly
• dazzle to impress greatly or to blind with bright light
• dazzling very bright or beautiful
• dead end road or path with no way out at the end
• deadlift exercise of lifting a heavy bar from the floor
• deadline last day or time you can do something
• deadly able to kill or very dangerous
• deaf not able to hear
• deal an agreement or to give out cards
• dealer person whose business is trading in one kind of goods
• dealing way of working or acting with other people
• dealt past form of deal
• dearly very much
• debate a talk where people share different ideas
• debating formal arguing about an important question
• debris broken pieces left after something is destroyed
• debt money that you must pay back to someone
• decade a time of ten years
• decay to slowly break down and go bad
• deceased no longer alive
• deceived tricked into believing something not true
• deceiving making someone believe something that is not true
• decent good enough, not bad, showing respect
• decided clear and definite, having made a choice
• decimal number system based on ten
• decisive able to make choices quickly and firmly
• deck a flat floor area on a ship or in a garden
• deckchair folding chair used outside for sitting in sun
• declaration saying something clearly and officially
• declare to say something in a strong clear way
• declared said openly and officially for all to know
• decline to become less or say no to something
• declining getting smaller, weaker, or less over time
• decorating making a place look nice with pretty things
• decorator person whose job is to paint rooms
• decrease to become less or smaller
• decreased made smaller or less than before
• decreasing becoming smaller or less over time
• dedicate to give your time and effort to something
• deed action, something you do
• deep sleep sleeping very deeply and not waking easily
• defeat to win against someone in a fight or game
• defeated beaten in a fight, game, or contest
• defective having something wrong or not working well
• defence keeping safe from attack
• defend to keep someone or something safe from attack
• defended protected from harm or attack
• defender person who keeps someone or something safe
• defense act of keeping yourself or others safe
• defensive trying to keep safe from attack
• deficiency not having enough of something needed
• deficit having less money or resources than needed
• define to say what a word or thing means
• defined having clear edges or a clear meaning
• definite sure, clear, not going to change
• definition the meaning of a word
• degree a unit to measure heat or an award from school
• dehydrated not having enough water in your body
• delay to make something happen later than planned
• delayed made late, not on time
• delete to remove something, usually from a computer
• deleted removed or taken away
• delicate easily broken or damaged, thin and light
• delight a strong feeling of happiness
• delighted very happy about something
• delightful very pleasant and enjoyable
• delivered brought to the right place
• demand to ask for something in a strong way
• dementia illness that makes it hard to think or remember
• demo short show of how something works
• democracy system where people vote to choose leaders
• democratic about a system where people choose leaders
• demolished completely destroyed or torn down
• demonstrate to show how something works
• demonstrated shown clearly to be true or real
• demonstration show of how to do something, or a public march
• denomination type of money, or a religious group
• dent small pushed-in mark on a hard surface
• dental stick stick for cleaning an animal's teeth
• deny to say something is not true
• denying saying that something is not true
• deodorant thing you put on your body to stop bad smell
• depart to leave a place
• departed having left a place
• department a part of a big company or government
• departure the time when you leave a place
• dependent needing someone or something to live or work
• deposit money you pay first as part of a bigger price
• depressed feeling very sad and without hope, often as an illness
• depressing making you feel very sad
• depression strong sadness lasting a long time
• depressive making you feel very sad
• deprive to take something important away from someone
• depth how deep something is
• derive to come from something else
• derived gotten or taken from something else
• descend move down from a higher to a lower place
• deserted left empty with no one living there
• deserve to have the right to get something good or bad
• deserved earned fairly through action or behavior
• design to plan how something will look or work
• designated chosen or named for a special purpose
• designed planned and made for a special purpose
• designing planning how something should look or work
• desirable wanted by many people because it is good
• desire a strong wish for something
• desired wanted or wished for very much
• despair feeling that there is no hope
• desperate needing something very much and feeling scared
• despite even though, not stopped by
• destroyed completely broken or ruined beyond repair
• destroying completely breaking or ruining something
• destruction act of destroying something completely
• destructive causing a lot of damage
• detail a small piece of information about something
• detailed with many small pieces of information
• details small pieces of information about something
• detention staying at school after class as a punishment
• detergent a liquid or powder used for cleaning clothes or dishes
• determination strong will to keep trying until you succeed
• determine to find out or decide something
• determined wanting to do something very much and not giving up
• deterrent something that stops people from doing wrong
• detour longer way around to avoid something on the road
• detox cleaning the body of harmful things
• devastate to destroy badly or cause great sadness
• devastated completely destroyed or very badly hurt
• devastating causing great damage or sadness
• develop to grow or make something better over time
• developed grown or made better over time
• developer a person who builds or creates something
• developing growing and becoming better or more advanced
• development growing or getting better over time
• devil an evil spirit, the opposite of God in some beliefs
• devotion strong love or loyalty to someone
• dew small drops of water that form on surfaces in the morning
• diagnosis finding out what illness or problem someone has
• dial to enter a phone number to make a call
• dialled pressed numbers on a phone to make a call
• dialogue talking between two or more people in a story
• diameter line across the middle of a circle
• diaper soft cover worn by a baby for body waste
• diarrhea an illness that makes you go to the toilet very often
• didgeridoo a long wooden instrument you blow into
• dietary needs special food a person must eat for health
• differ to be not the same as something else
• digest break down food in your stomach, or understand information
• digger machine or person that digs in the ground
• digit any number from 0 to 9
• dilemma hard choice between two things
• diligence working hard and carefully
• diligent working hard and paying attention to details
• dill green plant with thin leaves used in cooking
• dim not bright, with little light
• dimensions the measurements of how big something is
• din very loud unpleasant noise that lasts
• dine eat dinner, especially at a restaurant
• diner small cheap place to eat, or person eating
• dining eating a meal, especially dinner
• dinner-time time when you eat the evening meal
• dioxide chemical with two oxygen parts
• diploma a document showing you finished a course of study
• director a person who leads a company or makes a film
• disability condition that limits what your body can do
• disable to stop something from working
• disabled having a condition that limits body or mind
• disadvantage something that makes things harder for you
• disagreement when people do not think the same way
• disappearing going away so it cannot be seen or found
• disappoint to make someone feel sad by not being good enough
• disappointment feeling sad because something was not as hoped
• disaster a very bad event that hurts many people
• disastrous very bad and causing much damage
• disbelief the feeling of not being able to believe something
• discomfort slight pain or not feeling good
• disconnected not joined or linked to something
• discourage to try to stop someone from doing something
• discovered found something for the first time
• discovering finding something for the first time
• discrimination treating people unfairly because they are different
• discus throw sport of throwing a heavy round plate
• discuss to talk about something with others
• discussion a talk about a topic with other people
• disease an illness that makes your body not work well
• disgrace shame, loss of respect from others
• disgust a strong feeling of dislike caused by something unpleasant
• disgusted feeling strong dislike or disapproval
• disgusting very unpleasant, making you feel sick
• dishonest not telling the truth, not fair
• dishwasher machine that cleans plates and cups
• dismiss to send someone away or not think about something
• disobedient not doing what you are told to do
• disobey to not do what someone tells you to do
• disorderly not in order, messy or causing trouble
• disorganised not planned or arranged well
• disorganized not planned or arranged well
• displayed shown for people to see
• disposable made to be used once and then thrown away
• disrespect a lack of respect or courtesy towards someone
• disrespectful showing a lack of respect for someone
• disrupt to stop something from going on as normal
• dissolve to mix into a liquid and disappear
• distant far away in space or time
• distinction clear difference between two things
• distinctly in a way that is clear and easy to notice
• distinguish to see or know the difference between things
• distracted not able to pay attention because of other things
• distribution giving things out to many people or places
• district a part of a city or country
• distrust not trust someone or something
• disturb to stop someone from what they are doing
• disturbance something that stops things being peaceful
• diva famous female singer
• diver person who goes deep under water
• diverse having many different types
• divided separated into parts, or having different opinions
• dividing separating something into parts
• divine about God, or very beautiful and wonderful
• diving jumping into water or going deep under water
• division splitting into parts or a part of a company
• divorce legal end of a marriage
• divorced no longer married to your partner
• diy making or fixing things at home by yourself
• dna material in cells that makes you who you are
• doc short word for doctor
• dockside the area next to where ships stop
• documentary a film about real things and events
• dog-collar band put around a dog's neck
• dominate to have the most power or control
• don't mention it polite way to say it was no trouble
• donated gave something to help others
• donating giving something to help others
• donation something given to help others, especially money
• donkey animal like a small horse with long ears
• donor a person who gives something, like money or blood
• doorstep the step in front of a door
• dorm a room where many people sleep, especially at school
• dormitory a building where students sleep at school
• dose the amount of medicine you take at one time
• dot small round mark or point
• doublebedded having a bed for two people
• doubleglazed having two layers of glass in a window
• doubt to not be sure if something is true
• doubtful not sure about something, having questions
• dough soft mix of flour and water for making bread
• dove a white bird that stands for peace
• downhill going down a slope, or getting worse
• downloading the process of copying data from the internet
• downward moving toward a lower place
• doze to sleep lightly for a short time
• dragging pulling something heavy along the ground
• dragon big fire-breathing creature in stories
• dramatic sudden and big or about plays and acting
• dramatically in a big and noticeable way, or like a drama
• draught a flow of cold air in a room
• drawers sliding boxes in a desk or table
• drawing-pad book of paper for drawing on
• drawing-paper paper used for drawing pictures
• drawing-pin small sharp pin for holding paper on a wall
• drawn past form of draw, made a picture
• dread to feel very afraid of something coming
• dreadful very bad or terrible
• dress up to put on nice or special clothes
• dresser a piece of furniture with drawers for storing clothes
• dressing-gown soft coat you wear at home over night clothes
• dressing-room room where you change your clothes
• dried with water taken out to last longer
• drift move slowly without control, carried by wind or water
• drill a tool that makes holes or to practice something
• drinkable safe and good enough to drink
• drinking-water water that is safe for people to drink
• drip to fall in small drops
• drive along to move in a car on a road
• drone a flying machine without a person inside, or a low sound
• drop by to visit someone for a short time
• drop down to fall to a lower place
• drop in to visit someone without planning
• drop off to take someone to a place, or fall asleep
• dropdown list that opens down when you click on it
• droppings waste from animals or birds
• drown to die under water because you cannot breathe
• drowned died by being under water and not able to breathe
• drowning dying in water because you cannot breathe
• drowsy feeling very sleepy
• drug something you take when sick or a bad thing people use
• drummer person who plays drums
• drying making something not wet any more
• dub to give a name to someone or change a film's words
• duct tube that carries air, water, or other things
• dude man or boy, used in a friendly way
• due expected to happen or arrive at a time
• duke man of very high position in society
• dull not interesting or bright
• duly as expected and at the right time
• dumb not able to speak, or silly and foolish
• dump to throw away or put down carelessly
• dumpster large container for throwing away waste
• dung waste from animals used to feed soil
• dungeon dark room under a castle used as a prison
• dunk to push something quickly into liquid
• duplicate make an exact copy of something
• duration how long something lasts
• dusk the time of day just after sunset when it gets dark
• dustbin container for waste outside a house
• dusting act of cleaning by removing small dry bits
• dustpan flat tool for sweeping dirt into
• dusty covered with fine dry powder
• duty something you must do as part of your job
• dutyfree goods you can buy without paying tax
• duvet thick warm cover for a bed
• dwarf a very small person in stories, or something very small
• dwell to live in a place for a long time
• dwelling a building that a person lives in — an official word
• dye a substance used to change the colour of something
• dynasty family that rules a country for a long time

E

• eager very keen and wanting to do something
• eagerness strong wish to do something
• ear cleaning making the inside of ears clean
• earache pain inside your ear
• earmark to save something for a special use
• earnest very serious and honest about something
• earplugs soft things you put in ears to stop noise
• easel frame that holds a picture while you paint
• easygoing relaxed and not easily upset
• ecard greeting card sent by computer
• echo a sound that comes back to you after bouncing off a wall
• eclectic made up of many different styles
• eclipse when sun or moon is hidden from view
• ecological about how living things and nature work together
• ecology study of how living things and nature connect
• economics study of money and how countries make goods
• ecosystem all living things in an area and how they connect
• ecstasy very strong feeling of great happiness
• edible safe to eat, not harmful as food
• edited changed and improved writing or recording
• edition one form of a book or newspaper printed at a time
• educator person who teaches others
• edutainment learning that is also fun
• eerie strange and making you feel afraid
• effect a change that happens because of something
• effective working well and getting good results
• effectively in a way that works well
• effects things that belong to a person
• efficiency doing things well without wasting time
• efficient doing things quickly with no waste of time
• efficiently in a way that wastes no time or effort
• effort the energy and work you put into something
• effortlessly without trying hard, in an easy way
• eightieth number 80 in order
• elbow middle part of your arm where it bends
• eldest oldest of a group of people
• elect to choose someone by voting
• elected chosen by people voting
• election when people vote to choose a leader
• electrical work job of putting in or fixing wires for power
• electrician person who works with power and wires
• electron very tiny part of an atom with power
• electronics machines and devices that use small parts and power
• element one basic part of something
• elementary at the first and most simple level
• eliminate to remove or get rid of something
• eliminated removed or taken out completely
• embarrass to make someone feel shy or ashamed
• embarrassment feeling of shame in front of others
• embassy office where a country's people work abroad
• embracing holding someone close in your arms
• embroidery art of sewing pretty patterns on cloth
• emerge to come out of a place or become known
• emerged came out from a hidden or covered place
• emergency room part of a hospital for serious problems
• emerging starting to appear or become known
• emotion a strong feeling like love, anger, or fear
• emotional having or showing strong feelings
• emotionally in a way that shows strong feelings
• empathy being able to understand how others feel
• emphasize to show that something is very important
• emphasized given special attention or importance
• empire large group of countries ruled by one leader
• employ to pay someone to work for you
• employed having a job and working for money
• employee a person who works for a company and gets paid
• employer a person or company that pays people to work
• employment having a job, the state of working
• emptiness the state of having nothing inside, or feeling alone
• emptying taking everything out of something
• enable to make it possible for something to happen
• enchant to fill someone with delight or use magic
• encircle to form a circle around something
• encircled with a circle formed around it
• encircling forming a circle around something
• enclose to put something inside or surround with walls
• enclosed surrounded on all sides, shut in
• encore extra part of a show because people want more
• encounter to meet someone or find something by chance
• encourage to give someone hope to try harder
• encouraged feeling more hope to try after someone helped
• encouragement words or actions that help someone try harder
• encouraging making someone feel more able to do something
• encyclopedia book with facts about many subjects
• end up to finally be in a place or situation
• endanger to put someone or something in danger
• endeavoring trying hard to do something
• endless having no end, going on forever
• endure to go through something hard without giving up
• energies different types of power or strength
• energise to give energy and make active
• energised feeling full of energy and ready to act
• enforce to make sure a rule is followed
• engage to take part in or get someone's attention
• engineering work of planning and building machines or roads
• english language spoken in Britain and many countries
• englishman man from England
• enhance to make something better or stronger
• enhanced made better or stronger
• enjoyable giving you a good feeling, pleasant
• enjoyment feeling of pleasure and happiness
• enquiry question you ask to get information
• enrich to make richer or better
• enriched made richer or better in quality
• enriching making your life better or more interesting
• enrol to put your name on a list to join something
• enroll to put your name on a list to join something
• enrollment act of joining a course or group
• enrolment act of joining a course or group
• ensure to make sure something happens
• entering going into a place
• entertainer person who performs to make people happy
• enthusiasm strong feeling of interest and energy
• enthusiast person who is very keen about something
• enthusiastic showing strong interest and energy
• enthusiastically with great interest and energy
• entitled having the right to something
• entrepreneur a person who starts and runs their own business
• entry a way in or something written in a list
• environment the world around us, nature and air
• environmental about the natural world around us
• environmentalist person who works to protect nature
• environmentallyfriendly not harmful to nature
• envy bad feeling when someone has what you want
• envying feeling bad because someone has what you want
• epic very big and impressive, or a long story
• epidemic illness that spreads to many people at once
• equality when everyone is treated the same way
• equator the line around the middle of the world
• equip to give tools or things needed for a task
• equipped having the tools needed for a task
• er sound people make when thinking what to say
• era long period of time in history
• erase remove or rub out marks or information
• espionage secret work of finding out another country's plans
• essence most important part of something
• essential very important, you must have it
• essentially at the most basic level
• established started and accepted as working well
• establishment large important company or group
• estate large area of land or group of houses
• estimate to guess a number or amount carefully
• estimated guessed based on the information you have
• eternal lasting forever, without end
• eternity time that has no end
• evacuate leave a dangerous place to go somewhere safe
• evacuated moved away from a dangerous place
• evaluate to think carefully about how good something is
• eve night or day before an important day
• evenly in an equal way, with the same amount
• evidence facts collected to help show whether something is true
• evident easy to see or understand, clear
• evolved changed and developed slowly over time
• ex former partner or person from the past
• examined looked at closely or tested carefully
• examiner person who gives and marks tests
• examining looking at closely or testing someone
• excavator large machine used for digging earth
• excellence being very very good at something
• exception something that does not follow the rule
• exceptional much better than normal
• excess more than what is needed or wanted
• exchange to give something and get something back
• excite to make someone feel very happy and interested
• excitedly in a way that shows great happiness
• excluded kept out or not allowed to take part
• exclusive only for certain people, very special
• excursion a short trip for pleasure
• exhaust make very tired, or use up completely
• exhausted extremely tired, with no energy left
• exhaustion the state of being extremely tired
• exhibit to show something to the public
• exist to be real, to be alive
• existence state of being real or alive
• exit way out of a building or room
• expand to get bigger or make bigger
• expanded made bigger or wider than before
• expanding becoming bigger or covering more area
• expansion growing bigger in size or amount
• expectation what you think will happen
• expelled forced to leave a place or group
• expense money you spend on something
• expenses money spent on things that are needed
• experience something that happens to you or knowledge from doing
• experimental trying new ideas to see what works
• expertise special skill or knowledge from experience
• expiration act of breathing out or coming to an end
• expired no longer working or having come to an end
• exploded burst apart with great force
• explorer a person who travels to discover new places
• explosives materials that can burst with great force
• export to send goods to another country to sell
• expose to show something that was hidden
• exposed left open and without protection
• expressed said or shown clearly and openly
• expressing showing thoughts or feelings through words
• extend to make longer or bigger
• extensive covering a large area or amount
• extensively to a very great degree or amount
• extent how much or how far something goes
• exterior the outer surface or outside part of something
• external on the outside
• extinct no longer living, all have died
• extinction when all of one type of animal die
• extinguish to put out a fire or end something
• extinguished put out or no longer burning
• extinguisher device used to put out fires
• extortionate much too high in price
• extract take out or remove something from a larger thing
• extracted pulled or taken out of something
• extrovert person who likes being with other people
• extroverted liking to be with other people
• eyepiece part of a tool you look through
• eyesight ability to see

F

• fable short story that teaches a lesson
• fabulous very very good, wonderful
• face-to-face meeting someone directly in person
• facing outer layer covering the surface of something
• factor one thing that helps cause a result
• fade to slowly lose color or become less strong
• fading losing colour or becoming less strong
• faint to suddenly fall because you feel weak
• fainting losing awareness and falling down for a moment
• faith strong belief in something or someone
• faithful always supporting and loyal
• faithfully in a loyal and true way
• fake not real, made to look like the real thing
• falafel round fried food made from ground beans
• falcon fast bird that hunts other animals
• fall apart to break into pieces
• fallen dropped to the ground
• falls water dropping over the edge of rocks, a waterfall
• fame being known by very many people
• famine time when there is very little food
• famished extremely hungry, needing food very badly
• famously in a way known by many people
• fantastically in a way that is very very good
• fantasy story about magic or things that are not real
• faraway very far from this place
• farewell word or act of saying goodbye
• farmland land used for growing food
• farther to a greater distance away
• farthest to the greatest distance of all
• fascinate to interest someone very much
• fascinated very interested and attracted by something
• fastened closed or held together tightly
• fasting not eating food for a period of time
• fate what will happen to someone, decided by forces
• fatherly kind and caring like a father
• favor something kind you do for someone
• favorable good and likely to help or bring success
• favourably in a way that shows approval
• fax machine that sends copies of papers by phone line
• feared was afraid of something or someone
• fearful feeling afraid, or causing fear
• feast large special meal for many people
• feature important or interesting part of something
• featured shown or given a special important place
• federal about a government with states joined together
• feedback what people say about your work
• feeding schedule plan for when to give food to a pet
• fella friendly word for a man or boy
• felt past of feel, or soft thick cloth
• feminine having qualities linked to women
• ferret small long animal used to hunt other animals
• fertile able to grow plants well, or able to have babies
• fertilizer a chemical or natural substance that helps plants grow
• festive happy and full of celebration
• fetch to go and get something and bring it back
• feverishly in a very fast and excited way
• fiber thin thread-like part of a material
• fiery very hot, like fire, or full of strong feelings
• fifteenth number fifteen in order
• fifty-fifty shared equally in two parts
• figure out to understand something after thinking about it
• figure skating sport of dancing on ice with special shoes
• figured having a pattern or design on it
• figures numbers used in counting or showing amounts
• filed put into order and kept for later use
• filing act of putting papers into ordered groups
• fill out to write all needed information on a paper
• fillet thin flat piece of meat or fish without bones
• filling food put inside something
• filming act of recording something for a movie
• filter thing that cleans liquid or air going through it
• filtered cleaned by passing through a special material
• filthy extremely dirty and unpleasant
• finances money that a person or group has and uses
• financial about money and how it is used
• financially about money matters
• finding something you learn from looking carefully
• fines money you must pay as a punishment
• fire extinguisher thing that sprays to put out a fire
• fire hydrant pipe in a street for getting water to fight fire
• fired removed from a job, or made to start burning
• firefighter person whose job is to stop fires
• fireplace place in a wall where you make a fire inside
• firm a company, or hard and not soft
• firmly in a strong way that will not change
• first-aid quick medical help given before a doctor comes
• first-class of the highest and best quality
• first-time doing something for the very first time
• first-year in the first year of school or a program
• firstfloor level of a building above the ground
• fishy seeming wrong or not honest
• fitting right and suitable for a situation
• flamenco a fast dance with strong hand and foot beats
• flannel soft warm cloth made from cotton or wool
• flap to move up and down like wings
• flare bright light used as a signal
• flask a container for carrying drinks, or used in a laboratory
• flatmate person you share a home with
• flaw a mistake or weakness in something
• flea treatment medicine to kill small biting insects on a pet
• fled past form of running away from danger
• fleece soft warm cloth, or sheep's wool
• fleeing running away from danger or something bad
• fleet a group of ships, planes, or vehicles
• flexibility being able to bend or change easily
• flexible able to bend easily or change plans
• flickering shining with a light that goes on and off
• flip turn something over quickly
• flirting acting as if you like someone in a playful way
• flock a group of birds or sheep
• flooding when water covers land that is usually dry
• flooring material used to make or cover a floor
• floral relating to or made with flowers
• florist person who sells and arranges flowers
• floss thin soft thread used to clean between teeth
• fluency being able to speak or do something smoothly
• fluent able to speak a language very well
• fluid a liquid, or smooth and flowing
• flung past form of throwing something with force
• flunk to fail a test or class
• flush to clean by sending a lot of water through
• flustered feeling confused and not able to think clearly
• flyer person who flies or a paper with information
• foal very young horse
• foam a mass of small bubbles on a liquid surface
• foam roller soft round tool for stretching muscles
• focus to give all your attention to one thing
• focused paying careful attention to one thing
• focusing making clear or bringing to one sharp point
• folklore old stories and beliefs of a group of people
• follow up to do more about something after the first step
• folly doing something very stupid
• fond liking someone or something very much
• fondness warm feeling of liking something
• food allergy body reacting badly to certain food
• foolish not wise, silly and not thinking well
• forbade past form of telling someone not to do something
• forbidden not allowed, against the rules
• force to make someone do something or strong power
• forced done because you had to, not because you wanted
• forcing making something happen by using pressure
• forecast what you think the weather or future will be
• forefinger first finger next to the thumb
• forehead part of your face above your eyes
• foresee know or guess that something will happen in the future
• forged made by heating and shaping metal with force
• forgetful often not remembering things
• forgiven no longer angry about what someone did wrong
• forgiveness saying it is OK after someone did wrong
• forgiving willing to stop being angry at someone
• formally in an official or proper way
• format way something is set up or arranged
• formed shaped or made into a certain form
• former from an earlier time, not now
• formerly in the past, before now
• forming process of giving shape to something
• formula set of symbols showing a rule or recipe
• forth forward or out from a place
• fortnight two weeks
• fortunate lucky, having good things happen
• fortune very large amount of money
• foundation base on which something is built
• founded started or set up an organization or company
• founder person who starts something new
• founding act of starting something new like a company
• fountain thing that pushes water up into the air
• fox wild animal like a dog with red fur
• foyer large open area just inside the front of a building
• fraction a small part of something, or a number less than one
• fracture break or crack in a hard material or bone
• fractured cracked or broken, especially a bone
• fragile easy to break or damage
• fragment small broken piece of something
• fragrance a pleasant sweet smell
• fragrant having a sweet and pleasant smell
• framed put into a border or falsely made to look guilty
• frank saying what you really think
• frankly in an honest and direct way
• freak very unusual person or thing
• freak out to become very scared, upset, or excited
• freaked feeling very scared or shocked by something
• freaky very strange and a little bit scary
• freediving swimming deep under water without air help
• freedom being able to do what you want
• freelancer person who works for different companies freely
• freely without being stopped or controlled
• freerunning sport of jumping over walls and buildings
• freestyle done in any way you choose without set rules
• freeway a major road where you can drive fast without paying
• freezing very very cold
• frequency how often something happens
• frequent happening often
• freshlycooked made ready to eat just a short time ago
• freshman student in their first year at school
• freshness quality of being new, clean, and not old
• friendliness being warm and nice to other people
• fright sudden strong feeling of fear
• fringe hair cut short over your forehead
• from my point of view the way I see or think about something
• front desk place at the door where you check in
• frontal at or on the front part
• frontend part of a website or program people see and use
• frontfacing with the front side toward you
• frost thin white ice on things when it is very cold
• frowning making an angry or worried face
• frustrated feeling upset because you cannot do something
• frustrating making you feel upset and unable to succeed
• frustration feeling of being upset and unable to succeed
• fudge soft sweet food made from sugar, butter and milk
• fulfilled happy because you have done what you wanted
• full board hotel stay with all meals included
• fullstack able to work on all parts of a computer system
• fulltime for the whole number of working hours
• function what something does or is used for
• fund money saved or collected for something
• funding money given for a special purpose
• funds money available to spend or use
• funeral event when people say goodbye to a dead person
• fungus living thing like a mushroom that grows on others
• furious very very angry
• furiously in a very angry and fast way
• furnish to put furniture in a room
• furnished having furniture and things needed inside
• furthest at the greatest distance of all
• fury very strong and wild anger
• fuse join together by melting, or a safety device for electricity
• fuss too much worry about something not important
• fussy too worried about small details or hard to please
• fuzzy soft and not clear, or covered in soft hair

G

• gag something put in the mouth to stop talking
• gain to get something you want
• gains things you win or earn
• galaxy a huge group of stars in space
• gall rude or bold behavior that annoys others
• gallon unit for measuring liquid, about four litres
• gambling playing games for money with the hope of winning
• gaming playing computer or video games
• gangster a member of a criminal group
• gardening growing and taking care of plants
• garment piece of clothing
• garments pieces of clothing
• gated having a gate at the entrance
• gathered collected together in one place
• gathering a group of people coming together for a purpose
• gay attracted to people of the same sex
• gazelle thin fast animal with long legs and curved horns
• gee word showing surprise
• gelotology study of laughing and its effects
• gender being a man or a woman
• gene tiny part inside cells that makes you who you are
• general about most things or people, not special
• generate to make or produce something
• generation all people born at about the same time
• generator machine that makes electric power
• generosity being willing to give and share
• genetic about the tiny parts in cells that shape us
• genetically in a way related to genes
• genetics study of how qualities pass from parent to child
• genie a magic spirit in old stories
• genius person who is very very clever
• genre type or kind of book, music, or film
• gently in a soft and careful way
• genuine real and true, not fake
• geographical about the land, seas and places of the world
• geology the study of rocks and what the world is made of
• geometry study of shapes, lines, and space
• gesture movement of hand or body to show meaning
• get along to have a friendly relationship with someone
• get on to climb onto something or make progress
• get over to feel better after being sick or sad
• get through to finish something or reach someone
• get-together friendly meeting of people
• ghosting when someone stops talking to you without saying why
• gifted having a natural skill or talent
• gig live music show, or a short job
• giggle to laugh in a light silly way
• gill body part fish use to breathe in water
• gilt covered with a thin layer of gold
• gin strong clear alcoholic drink made from grain
• ginger root with a hot taste used in cooking
• gingerbread sweet cake or biscuit made with a spicy root
• giraffe very tall animal with a long neck
• girlish like a young girl
• given already decided or known about
• gladly in a happy and willing way
• glance to look at something quickly
• glaring very bright and hurting the eyes
• glide to move smoothly and quietly
• gliding flying smoothly without using an engine
• glimpse quick short look at something
• glint small flash of light
• glittering sparkling with many small bright lights
• global about the whole world
• glorious very beautiful and impressive
• glory great fame and honor
• glossy having a smooth shiny surface
• gluten sticky substance in wheat that makes bread chewy
• glutes large muscles in your bottom
• go about to start doing something
• go along to continue moving forward
• go around to move in a circle or visit many places
• go before to happen or come earlier than something
• go by to pass, as time does
• go forward to move toward the front
• go over to look at something carefully
• go round to visit someone, or be enough for everyone
• go through to have a hard time, or check something
• go together to look good with each other
• go under to sink below a surface
• go without to not have something you need
• go-cart small car you race for fun
• go-off to leave, or stop being fresh
• goal-keeper player who stops the ball going in the net
• goal-post tall stick at the side of the goal
• goalie player who stops the ball going in the net
• goalkeeper player who stops the ball going in the net
• gobble to eat very fast and noisily
• god being that people believe made the world
• goddess female god in stories or religion
• godmother woman who promises to care for a child
• godson boy you promised to help care for
• golfer person who plays golf
• good-looking nice to look at, attractive
• good-natured friendly and kind
• goodie something nice, usually to eat
• goodies nice things, especially to eat
• goodness being a kind and honest person
• goods things that are made to be sold
• goody something nice, usually to eat
• gorilla very large strong animal like a monkey
• gosh word showing surprise
• govern to rule or control a country
• government the group of people who lead a country
• governor person who rules a state or area
• gown long dress for a special event
• grace smooth and beautiful way of moving
• graceful moving in a smooth and beautiful way
• gracefully in a smooth and beautiful way
• graduated finished a course of study at school
• graduation event when you finish your studies
• graffiti writing or drawings on walls in public
• graffito one piece of writing or drawing on a wall
• grains seeds from plants like rice or wheat
• grammatically in a way that follows the rules of language
• gramme unit for measuring weight
• grandad your mother's or father's father
• grannie your mother's or father's mother
• grant money given for a special purpose
• granted given something, or accepted as true
• granulate to make into small hard pieces
• granule very small hard piece of something
• grape-fruit large round yellow fruit with sour taste
• graph picture showing numbers or amounts
• graphic clear and detailed picture or image
• graphics pictures and images on a screen or page
• grasp to hold something tightly
• grasshopper green jumping insect with long back legs
• grated cut into very small pieces using a rough tool
• grater tool with rough holes for cutting food small
• gratitude feeling thankful for something good
• grave place where a dead person is put in the ground
• gravel small stones used to cover paths and roads
• gravestone stone that marks where a dead person is buried
• graveyard place where dead people are buried
• gravity the force that pulls things down to the ground
• gravy warm brown sauce made from meat juice
• graze to eat grass, or to hurt skin by rubbing
• grease thick oil or fat
• greasy covered with oil or fat
• great-grandfather father of your grandmother or grandfather
• greatgrandmother mother of your grandmother or grandfather
• greatness the quality of being very important or excellent
• greengrocer person who sells fruit and vegetables
• greenhouse glass building for growing plants
• greens green vegetables
• greeting words you say when you meet someone
• greeting-card card with a message for a special day
• greywhite having a pale grey and white color
• grill to cook food over or under strong heat
• grin a wide happy smile
• grinding crushing something into very small pieces
• grip hold something firmly, or a strong hold
• grizzly a large brown bear
• groggy weak and unable to think clearly
• grooming cleaning and caring for the way you look
• groove long narrow cut or line in a surface
• grouchy bad-tempered and always complaining
• grounded sensible and practical, or not allowed to go out
• grouping putting things or people into sets
• grove a small group of trees
• grow in to become part of something
• grow out to become too big for something
• grower person who grows plants or food
• growing getting bigger or increasing
• grown fully developed and mature, adult
• growth getting bigger or more over time
• grudge anger kept against someone for a long time
• grumble to speak in an unhappy way about something
• grumpy in a bad mood and easily annoyed
• guarantee promise that something will happen or work
• guaranteed promised that something will happen
• guardian person who takes care of a child
• guarding watching over and keeping safe
• guessing trying to answer without being sure
• guest-room bedroom for visitors in a house
• guestroom bedroom for visitors in a house
• guidance help and advice on what to do
• guide-book book with information for visitors
• guided led by someone who shows the way
• guided tour visit to a place with someone who explains it
• guiding showing someone the way
• guilt bad feeling for doing something wrong
• guitarist person who plays the guitar
• gulf large area of sea partly surrounded by land
• gull white bird that lives near the sea
• gulp swallow food or drink quickly in large amounts
• gulp down to eat or drink something fast
• gum soft pink part around your teeth
• gunman person with a gun, usually dangerous
• gurgle soft water sound, or sound a baby makes
• gust a sudden strong blow of wind
• gut the stomach, or a strong feeling with no clear reason
• gutter channel at the side of a road for water
• gym-shoes shoes you wear for exercise
• gymnasium large room or building for doing sports

H

• habitat natural home of an animal or plant
• hack to break into a computer, or to cut roughly
• hail small balls of ice that fall from the sky
• hailstone one ball of ice that falls from the sky
• hailstorm storm with balls of ice falling from the sky
• hair-do way your hair has been styled
• hairband band worn in your hair to hold it back
• hairdo way your hair has been styled
• hairdrier machine that blows hot air to dry hair
• hairdryer machine that blows hot air to dry hair
• half board hotel stay with morning and evening meals
• half-brother brother who has one same parent as you
• half-day only the morning or afternoon, not all day
• half-done only partly finished
• half-dozen six, or about six
• half-mile half of one mile in distance
• half-moon moon when you can see only half of it
• half-price costing only half the usual money
• half-sister sister who has one same parent as you
• half-time break in the middle of a sports game
• half-way at the middle point between two things
• halfcovered only partly covered
• halfhour thirty minutes
• hallway long narrow area inside a building near the door
• halt to stop moving or doing something
• halve to cut or divide into two equal parts
• hammer tool with a heavy head for hitting nails
• hamper basket for carrying food or dirty clothes
• hamstrings muscles at the back of your upper leg
• hand back to give something back to someone
• hand down to give something to a younger person
• hand on to give something to the next person
• hand over to give something to someone else
• hand up to raise your hand
• handball sport where you throw a ball into a goal
• handbook small book with useful facts about a subject
• handcuffs metal rings locked around a person's wrists by police
• handed given something to someone
• handful small number or amount of something
• handgun a small gun held in one hand
• handheld small enough to hold in your hand
• handicapped having a body or mind that works differently
• handicraft thing made with skill by hand
• handkerchief small cloth for cleaning your nose
• handle-bar bar you hold to steer a bicycle
• handlebar bar you hold to steer a bicycle
• handlebars bars you hold to steer a bicycle
• handled dealt with a problem or situation
• handling the way something is managed or dealt with
• handmade made by a person's hands, not a machine
• handshake act of holding and shaking someone's hand
• handstand standing on your hands with feet in the air
• handwriting way a person writes with a pen
• handwritten written by hand, not by a machine
• handy useful and easy to use
• hang around to wait or stay in a place doing nothing
• hang down to fall or drop from above
• hang over to stick out above something
• hang up to put the phone down, or put on a hook
• hanging being held from above
• hangover feeling sick the day after drinking too much alcohol
• hankie small cloth for cleaning your nose
• hanky small cloth for cleaning your nose
• happening an event, especially something unusual
• harbor a safe area of water where boats can stop
• hard hat strong hat worn to keep your head safe
• hardship hard and difficult time in life
• hardware the physical parts of a computer, or metal tools
• hare animal like a big rabbit that runs fast
• harmonica small instrument you play with your mouth
• harmony when people get along well together
• harness set of straps to hold something in place
• harp large instrument with many strings you play by hand
• hasty done too quickly without thinking
• hatch to come out of an egg, or a small opening
• hatchback car with a door that opens at the back
• hateful very unpleasant and causing strong dislike
• hater person who dislikes something very much
• hatred very strong feeling of not liking someone
• haul to pull something heavy with effort
• haunt when a ghost appears in a place again and again
• have on to be wearing something
• have out to talk about a problem openly
• haven safe place away from danger
• hawk large bird that hunts small animals
• haystack large pile of dried grass
• hazard something that could cause danger or harm
• hazelnut small round nut from a bush
• head back to return toward a place
• headed going toward a place
• heading a title at the top of a section, or the direction you go
• headphones things you wear over ears to hear sound
• heads top parts of bodies, or front side of coins
• headscarf a cloth worn over the head and around the neck
• heal to become well again after being hurt
• healing the way the body closes a wound and repairs damage
• healthcare services for treating and preventing illness
• heartbroken feeling very very sad, especially about love
• hearted having a certain kind of feeling inside
• heartless without care or feeling for other people
• hearty big and full of warmth or energy
• heat up to make something hotter
• heated made hot, or with strong angry feelings
• heater machine that makes a room warm
• heaven place some believe you go after you die
• heavenly very beautiful, like heaven
• heck a mild word used to show surprise or annoyance
• heir person who gets money or a title after someone dies
• hell place some believe bad people go after death
• help out to give help when it is needed
• helper person who helps
• helping amount of food given to one person
• helpless not able to do anything for yourself
• herb plant used to add taste to food
• herd large group of animals together
• heroic very brave, like a hero
• hesitate to stop for a moment before doing something
• hiccup sudden sharp sound from your throat
• hidden put in a place where it cannot be found
• hideous very ugly or causing great fear
• highheeled with tall thin parts under shoes
• highkey very much and in a way that is clear to everyone
• highlight most important or best part
• highlights most important or interesting parts
• hijab a head covering worn by some women of one religion
• hilarious extremely funny
• hint a small piece of advice, or a gentle suggestion
• hip part of your body where your legs join
• hire to pay someone to work for you
• hired paid to work or given for use for money
• hiring act of giving someone a job
• historian person who studies the past
• historic important in the past, part of history
• hitch small problem that stops things working well
• hitchhike to get free rides from passing vehicles
• hitman person paid to kill someone
• hiv virus that can cause a serious illness
• hoarse having a rough low voice from being ill
• hog large pig
• hold back to stop yourself or someone from doing something
• holly tree with shiny green leaves and red berries
• holy very special in a religious way
• homeland country where you were born or come from
• homeless having no place to live
• homemade made at home, not in a factory
• homeowner person who owns the house they live in
• homesick sad because you are away from home
• honestly in a true and fair way
• honesty always telling the truth
• honeycomb wax structure where bees store sweet food
• honeymoon holiday a new married couple takes together
• honk to make a loud sound with a car horn
• honor great respect shown to someone
• honorable deserving respect for being good and honest
• honored respected and given high praise
• honour great respect, or to show respect
• hood part of a coat that covers your head
• hooded wearing or having a covering over the head
• hooked caught by or very interested in something
• hooves hard coverings on the feet of some animals
• hop to jump on one foot
• hopedfor wished for, wanted very much
• hopeful believing good things will happen
• hopefully with hope that something good will happen
• hopeless without any hope, very bad at something
• horizon line where the sky meets the land or sea
• horizontal going from left to right, flat
• hormone substance in your body that controls how you grow
• hornet large wasp that can give a painful sting
• horoscope prediction based on the position of stars
• horribly in a very bad or unpleasant way
• horrify to make someone feel very scared or shocked
• horrifying causing great fear or shock
• horseback sitting on top of a horse
• hose long tube for water
• hosting having visitors or running an event
• hound a type of dog used for hunting
• houseboat boat that people live in like a home
• household all the people living in one house
• househusband man who stays home and takes care of the house
• housekeeper person whose job is to clean a house or hotel
• housekeeping work of keeping a house clean and tidy
• housemate person who shares a house with you
• houseware things used in a house like plates and cups
• housewarming party held to celebrate a new home
• housewife a woman who manages the home and family
• housing buildings where people live
• hub center part of a wheel or a main center
• huh sound you make to show surprise or ask a question
• hull main body of a ship
• humanity all people in the world, or being kind
• humble not thinking you are better than others, modest
• humid air that has a lot of water in it
• humiliated feeling very embarrassed and ashamed
• humming making a low steady sound with closed mouth
• hummingbird very small bird that can fly in one place
• hummus thick paste made from beans and oil
• humor the quality of being funny, or a person's mood
• hunch strong feeling about what will happen
• hundreds many groups of one hundred
• hunger feeling of needing food
• hurdles things to jump over in a race
• hurried done quickly because there is not enough time
• hurriedly in a very fast and rushed way
• hurtful making someone feel sad or upset
• hut small simple building with one room
• hybrid mix of two different things
• hydrant pipe in the street for getting water
• hydrated having enough water in the body
• hydration getting enough water in your body
• hyena a wild animal that laughs and eats dead things
• hygiene keeping clean to prevent illness
• hypnosis state where someone seems to be asleep but can hear
• hypnotist person who puts people in a sleep-like state
• hypnotize to put someone in a sleep-like state
• hysterical so emotional you cannot control yourself