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8,130 words, searchable by word, definition, part of speech, and CEFR level.
To give something, especially money or goods, to help a person or cause.
Something given to a person or organization, usually money or goods, without expecting anything back.
An animal similar to a small horse, with long ears, often used to carry loads.
A person or organization that gives something, especially money, blood, or an organ.
A small, round, fried cake, usually sweet and sometimes covered in sugar or icing.
A movable barrier used to open or close an entrance to a room or building.
The change in the pitch or wavelength of a wave that occurs because its source is moving relative to the observer.
A state of temporary inactivity, especially in a living thing that has slowed its processes to survive difficult conditions.
Temporarily inactive but capable of becoming active again later.
A building, especially at a school or college, with many bedrooms for students to sleep in.
Relating to or located on the back or upper side of an animal or plant.
A measured amount of medicine taken at one time.
Twice as much or twice as many, or made of two matching parts.
The twisted, ladder-like shape formed by two strands of DNA wound around each other.
A feeling of not being sure whether something is true, correct, or wise.
A soft, thick mixture of flour and liquid, used to make bread, pastry, or similar foods.
A small bird, usually white or gray, often used as a symbol of peace.
To fit together neatly or match well with something else.
Toward a lower place.
A sudden loss of power, status, or success, or the cause of such a loss.
To copy a file or piece of data from the internet onto your own device.
On or toward a lower floor of a building.
In the direction that a river or stream flows.
Treated badly and kept powerless by people or systems in charge.
Moving toward a lower place.
A group of twelve.
Extremely harsh and strict, especially referring to laws or punishments.
An early or unfinished version of a piece of writing or a plan.
A resistive force that opposes an object's motion through a fluid such as air or water.
A large, imaginary creature, often shown with wings and the ability to breathe fire.
A tropical fruit with bright pink or yellow skin and white or red flesh dotted with tiny black seeds.
A slender insect with long, thin, transparent wings that flies fast over water.
The process or system by which water flows away from an area.
A play or a serious story for stage, television, or film, or a situation full of tension and conflict.
Sudden and striking, or relating to plays and theatre.
A situation in a story where the audience knows something important that one or more characters do not.
To make a picture using a pencil, pen, or crayon.
A sliding box built into a piece of furniture, used for storing things.
A picture made using a pencil or pen rather than paint.
A series of images and thoughts that happen in your mind while you sleep, or a strong hope for the future.
A single piece of clothing for women or girls that covers the body and part of the legs.
To put on special or formal clothes, or a costume.
A tool used for making holes, usually by spinning a pointed bit.
To take liquid into your mouth and swallow it.
A small drop of liquid falling, or the sound and action of liquid falling in drops.
To control and steer a vehicle, such as a car, to move it from one place to another.
A person who controls or steers a vehicle.
Amusing in an odd, understated, or dry way.