Word library
8,130 words, searchable by word, definition, part of speech, and CEFR level.
To suddenly inspire people to take action, often out of urgency or excitement.
To run and jump around playfully, the way young animals or children often do.
An activity with rules that people play for fun or competition.
A reproductive cell, such as a sperm or egg, that combines with another to form a new organism.
The use of game-like elements, such as points, badges, or levels, in a non-game activity to make it more engaging.
A group of people, especially young people, who spend time together and sometimes cause trouble or commit crimes.
An empty space between two things, or a difference between two amounts or ideas.
A building or part of a building used to store a car or for household storage.
Things that people throw away because they no longer want or need them.
A piece of land next to a house where flowers, vegetables, or plants are grown.
A person who takes care of a garden by planting, watering, and trimming plants.
Extremely bright or colorful in a way that looks cheap or tasteless.
A strong-smelling vegetable made up of small cloves, used to add flavour to cooking.
A single piece of clothing, especially one being talked about in a formal or general way.
To gradually collect or gain something, especially praise, support, or information.
A group of soldiers stationed in a town or fort to defend it.
Talking a great deal, especially about unimportant things.
A substance, like the air around us, that has no fixed shape and spreads out to fill any space it's in.
A door-like part of a fence or wall that swings open to let people or vehicles through.
To bring people or things together in one place.
Socially awkward or clumsy in a way that shows a lack of experience with polite behavior.
Awkward and clumsy in movement, especially describing someone tall and thin.
To look steadily at something or someone for a long time.
A small, graceful antelope known for running and jumping very quickly.
Equipment needed for a particular activity, or a toothed wheel in a machine that changes speed.
A small lizard with sticky toe pads that let it climb smooth surfaces like walls and glass.
An instrument that detects and measures ionising radiation, usually by producing an audible click for each particle detected.
A precious stone that has been cut and polished, often used in jewelry.
The social and cultural characteristics a society associates with being male, female, or another identity, as distinct from biological sex.
A section of DNA that carries the instructions for a particular trait, passed from parent to offspring.
The process by which the information in a gene is used to produce a functional product, usually a protein.
The complete set of genes and their different versions present in a population at a given time.
The study of a person's or family's ancestry and history.
True or relevant to most situations or people, rather than specific to one.
A broad statement or conclusion based on limited examples, which may not be true in every case.
To form a general statement or rule based on a limited number of examples.
In most cases, or referring to something as a whole rather than in detail.
To produce or create something, especially energy, income, or ideas.
All the people born and living at around the same time, or the act of producing something such as energy or ideas.
The quality of being willing to give more time, money, or help than is expected.
Willing to give more money, time, or help than is strictly necessary.
Relating to genes, the parts of a cell that carry information passed from parents to their children.
The set of rules by which sequences of DNA bases are translated into the amino acids that make up proteins.
Random changes in how common certain gene versions are within a population, unrelated to whether they help the organism survive.
Friendly, warm, and pleasant in manner, especially in a way that puts other people at ease.
The deliberate and systematic killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular nation or ethnicity.
The complete set of genetic material present in an organism.
A category of art, music, or writing that shares a particular style, form, or subject matter.