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8,130 words, searchable by word, definition, part of speech, and CEFR level.
A thin rubber bag that can be filled with air or gas until it becomes round.
A paper or system used to vote, usually in secret.
A tall, fast growing plant with a hard, hollow stem, often used to make furniture.
To officially forbid something, especially by law or rule.
So ordinary and overused that it has become boring or meaningless.
A long, curved fruit with a thick yellow peel and soft flesh inside.
A group of musicians who play together, or a thin strip of material.
A strip of material used to wrap around a wound or injury.
The amount of data that can be transmitted over a connection in a given time, or, informally, a person's capacity to take on more.
A person or thing that causes constant trouble or ruin.
To hit something suddenly and hard, making a loud noise.
A rail supported by posts along the side of a staircase.
A business that keeps and lends money, or the raised ground along the edge of a river.
The legal state of being unable to pay debts, often resulting in a court taking control of a person's or company's assets.
A long piece of cloth or paper with writing or a design, hung up as a sign or decoration.
A large, formal meal, usually held to celebrate something or honor someone.
A chart that uses rectangular bars to show and compare amounts.
A member of a group seen by others as uncivilized or violent, often used historically.
Only just, by a very small amount.
Something bought for a lower price than it's usually worth, or an agreement between two people.
The tough outer covering of a tree's trunk and branches.
A large building on a farm used to store crops or keep animals.
An instrument used to measure air pressure, often to help predict weather.
The pressure of the air in the atmosphere, measured to help predict weather.
A large, round container with curved sides, usually made of wood or metal, used to store liquids.
Unable to produce plants, crops, or offspring.
A temporary barrier built to block a road or entrance, especially to stop people from passing.
Something that blocks movement or progress, physical or otherwise.
To exchange goods or services directly for other goods or services, without using money.
An economic system in which people trade goods and services directly for other goods and services, without using money.
The rate at which the body uses energy just to keep basic functions like breathing and circulation running while completely at rest.
A dark, fine-grained volcanic rock formed when lava cools quickly.
A substance that can neutralise an acid, forming a solution with a pH greater than seven, or the bottom side of a shape on which it rests.
Two chemical bases in DNA or RNA that are linked together across the double helix, such as adenine with thymine.
A sport played with a bat and ball between two teams, popular especially in the United States.
The floor of a building that is partly or fully below ground level.
Forming the necessary starting point from which other things develop.
A round bowl-shaped container for holding water, or a low area of land drained by a river.
The foundation or main principle that something depends on.
A container, often made of woven material, used for carrying or holding things.
A game played by two teams who score by throwing a ball through a high hoop.
The lowest range of musical notes or sounds, or a type of fish, or a low-pitched instrument.
A place or institution that strongly defends or preserves a particular idea, system, or way of life.
A small flying mammal that is active at night, or a stick used to hit a ball in some sports.
A large container that you fill with water and sit in to wash your body.
Huge masses of igneous rock that formed underground when magma cooled slowly, later exposed by erosion.
A room containing a toilet, sink, and usually a bath or shower.
A large container that holds water, used for washing the whole body.