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Longman Defining Vocabulary

a ability about above AvP abroad absence absent A
accept acceptable accident accordance according according to account
ache acid across act action N active A activity
actor actress actual add addition address adjective
admiration admire admit admittance adult advance Nv advantage
adventure N adverb advertise advertisement advice advise affair
afford afraid after AvCP afternoon afterwards again against
age N ago agree agreement ahead aim air N
aircraft airforce airport alcohol alike alive all AvDPdPn
allow almost alone along aloud alphabet already
also although altogether Av always among amount N amuse
amusement amusing A an ancient A and anger N angle N
angry animal ankle annoy annoyance another answer
ant anxiety anxious any anyhow anyone anything
anywhere apart apparatus appear appearance apple appoint
approval approve arch N area argue argument arm
armor N arms army around arrange arrangement arrival
arrive art article artificial as ash ashamed
aside Av ask asleep association at atom attack
attempt attend attendance attention attract attractive aunt
autumn average AN avoid awake A away Av awkward baby
back AAvN background backward Av backwards Av bacteria bad A bag N
bake balance ball N banana band N bank N bar Nv
bare A barrel base Nv basket bath N bathe v battle N
be beak beam N bean bear beard N beat Nv
beautiful beauty because become bed N bee beer
before beg begin beginning behave behavior behind AvP
belief believe bell belong below AvP belt N bend
beneath berry beside besides best AAvN better AAv between
beyond AvP bicycle N big A bill N bind v bird birth
birthday bit bite bitter A black AN blade blame
bleed bless blind block blood N blow blue
board N boat N body boil v bomb bone N book N
boot N border born borrow both bottle N bottom N
bowels bowl box boy brain N branch brass
brave A bread breadth break v breakfast N breast N breath
breathe breed brick N bridge N bright A bring broad A
broadcast brother brown AN brush bucket N build v building
bullet bunch N burial burn burst bury bus N
bush N business busy but C butter N button N buy v
by cage N cake N calculate calculator call calm A
camera camp Nv can Nv candle cap N capital N captain N
car card N cardboard care careful careless carriage
carry cart N case N castle N cat catch v cattle
cause cell cement N cent center N centimeter central
century ceremony certain AD chain chair N chairperson chalk N
chance N change character charge charm chase v cheap
cheat check |cheque| cheek N cheer cheerful cheese chemical
chemistry chest chicken N chief child childhood children
chimney chin chocolate choice N choose church N cigarette
cinema circle N circular A citizen city civilization claim
class N clay clean Av clear Av clerk clever cliff
climb v clock N clockwork close AAvv cloth clothes clothing
cloud N club N coal coast N coat N coffee coin N
cold collar N collect v college color comb combination
combine v come comfort comfortable command committee common A

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companion company compare v comparison compete competition competitor
complain complaint complete compound N computer concern v concerning
concert condition N confidence confident confuse connect conscience
conscious consider consist consonant N contain contents N continue
continuous contract N control convenient conversation cook cool A
copper copy cord N corn corner N correct A cost
cotton cough could council count v country N courage
course N court N cover cow N coward cowardly crack Nv
crash Nv cream N creature creep v cricket crime criminal
crop N cross Nv crowd N cruel cruelty crush v cry
cultivate cup N cupboard cure curl current curse
curtain curve custom N customer cut cycle v daily AAv
damage dance danger dangerous dare v daring dark
date N daughter day dead A deal dear A death
debt decay deceit deceive decide decimal decision
declaration declare decorate decoration decrease deep A deer
defeat defend defense degree delay delicate delight
deliver demand department depend dependent depth descend
describe description descriptive desert N deserve desirable desire
desk destroy destruction detail N determination determined develop
devil N diamond dictionary die v difference different difficult
difficulty dig v dinner dip v direct direction dirt
dirty A disappoint discourage discouragement discover discovery dish N
dismiss distance N distant ditch N divide v division do v
doctor N dog N dollar door doorway dot N double AAvPdv
doubt down AAvP drag v draw v drawer dream dress Nv
drink drive v drop drown drug N drum N drunk
dry duck N dull A during dust N duty each
eager ear early earn earth N east eastern
easy eat edge N educate education effect N effective
effort egg N eight eighth either elastic elbow N
elect v election electric electricity elephant else employ v
employer employment empty Av enclose enclosure encourage encouragement
end enemy engine engineer N English enjoy enjoyment
enough enter entertain entertainment entrance N envelope equal ANv
equality escape especially establish establishment even AAv evening
event ever every everyone everything everywhere evil
exact A examination examine example excellent except CP exchange
excite excited exciting excuse exercise exist existence
expect expensive experience explain explanation explode explosion
explosive express v expression extreme eye eyelid face
fact factory fail v failure faint Av fair A fairy
faith faithful A fall false A fame familiar A family
famous fancy A far farm farmer farmyard fashion N
fashionable fast AAv fasten fat fate father N fault
favor N favorable favorite A fear feather N feed v feel v
feeling feelings fellow N female fence N fever few
field N fierce fifth fight figure N fill v film
find v fine A finger N finish fire fireplace firm AN
first AvD fish fisherman fit Av five fix v flag N
flame flash Nv flat flesh flight float v flood
floor N flour flow flower N fly Nv fold follow
fond food fool N foolish foot N football footpath
footstep for P forbid force forehead foreign foreigner
forest forget forgive fork N form formal former
formerly fort fortunate fortune forward Av forwards Av four
fourth fox N frame N free freedom freeze v frequent A
fresh friend friendly frighten frightening from front AN
fruit N fulfill full A fun funeral funny fur N
furnish furniture further AAv future gain v game N garage N
garden garment gas N gasoline |petrol| gate N gather v general
generous gentle gentleman get gift girl give v
glad glass AN glory N glue go v goat god
God gold golden good good-bye goods govern
government grace graceful gradual grain gram grammar
grand A grandfather grandmother grass N grateful grave N gray AN
great green greet greeting grief grieve ground N
group N grow growth guard guess guest guidance

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guide guilt gun N habit habitual hair hairy
half hall hammer N hand handkerchief handle hang v
happen v happy hard harden hardly hardship harm
harmful harmless hasty hat hate v hatred have
he head AN health healthy hear heart heat
heaven heavy A heel height help helpful hen
her here hers herself hide v high AAv hill
him himself hire his historical history hit
hold holiday hollow A holy home AvN honest honesty
honor N honorable hook N hope hopeful hopeless horizon
horn horse N hospital host N hot A hotel hour
hourly house N how Av human humor humorous hundred
hundredth hunger N hungry hunt v hurry hurt v husband N
hut ! ice N icy idea if ill A
image imaginary imagination imagine importance important improve
improvement in AvP include including income increase indoor
indoors industrial industry infect infection infectious influence
influential inform information ink N inner inquire inquiry
insect inside instead instruct instruction instrument insurance
insure intend intention interest interesting international A interrupt
interruption into introduce introduction invent invention invitation
invite inwards iron AN island it Pn its itself
jaw N jealous jealousy jelly jewel jewelry job
join joint joke journey N joy judge judgment
juice jump just justice keen keep v key N
kick kill v kilo kilogram kilometer kind king
kingdom kiss kitchen knee N kneel knife N knock
knot know v knowledge labor N lack ladder N lady
lake lamb lamp land language large last AvDv
late lately laugh laughter law lawyer lay v
lazy lead N lead v leaf N lean v learn least
leather leave v left leg N legal lend length
less AvDPn lesson let v letter level AAvN library lid
lie life lift light lightning like Pv likely
limb limit line N lion lip liquid list N
listen v liter literature little live v load loaf N
local A lock lodging lodgings log N lonely long AAv
look loose A lord N lose loss lot loud
love low A lower v loyal loyalty luck N lump N
lung machine N machinery mad magazine magic magician
mail main A make v male man N manage manager
manner many map N march mark market N marriage
marry mass N master N mat match material matter
may v me meal mean v meaning N means measure
meat medical A medicine meet v meeting melt member
memory mend v mention v merry message messenger metal N
meter method metric microscope middle AN might v mile
military A milk million millionth mind mine NPn mineral
minister N minute N mirror N miss v mist N mistake mix v
mixture model N modern A moment money monkey N month
monthly AAv moon N moral A morals more morning most
mother N motor AN mountain mouse mouth N move v much
mud multiply murder muscle N music musician must v
my myself mysterious mystery nail name narrow A
nasty nation national A nature naval navy near AAvP
nearly neat necessary neck need needle N neighbor
neighborhood neither nerve N nervous nest N net N network N
never new news newspaper next AAv nice night
nine ninth no AvD no one noble A nobleman noise N
none Pn nonsense nor north northern nose N not
nothing notice noun now nowhere number N nurse
nut nylon o'clock obedience obedient obey object N
obtain occasion N ocean odd of off AvP offend
offense offensive A offer office officer official often
oil old old-fashioned on AvP once Av one oneself
onion only open Av operate operation opinion opponent
oppose opposite opposition or orange order ordinary
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ours ourselves out AAv outdoor outdoors outer outside
over AvP owe owing to own DPnv oxygen pack v packet
page N pain N painful paint painting pair N palace
pale A pan N paper N parallel AN parcel N parent N park
parliament part N participle particular A partner N party N pass v
passage passenger past pastry path patience patient A
pattern N pause pay payment peace peaceful pen N
pence pencil N people N pepper N per perfect A perform
perhaps period N permission permit v person personal persuade
pet N photograph photography phrase N physical piano N pick v
picture N piece N pig N pile pilot pin pink AN
pipe N pity place plain AN plan plane N plant
plastic plate N play pleasant please pleased pleasure N
plenty Pn plural pocket N poem poet poetry point
pointed poison poisonous pole N police N polish polite
political politician politics pool N poor popular popularity
population port N position N possess possession possibility possible A
possibly post pot N potato pound N pour powder N
power N powerful practical practice praise pray prayer
precious A preparation prepare presence present AN preserve v president
press v pressure N pretend pretty A prevent price N prickly
pride N priest prince principle print prison prisoner
private A prize N probability probable A problem process N procession
produce v product production profession profit N promise pronounce
pronunciation proof N proper property protect protection protective
proud prove provide provision provisions public pull
pump punish punishment pupil pure purple purpose N
push put quality quantity quarrel quarter N queen N
question quick A quiet AN quite rabbit N race radio N
railway rain raise v range N rank N rapid A rare
rat N rate N rather raw A reach read v ready A
real really reason reasonable receive recent recently
recognition recognize record Nv red reduce reduction refusal
refuse v regard regular A related relation relative religion
religious remain remark N remember remind remove v rent
repair repeat v reply report represent representative republic
request respect respectful responsible rest restaurant result
return Nv reward rice rich rid ride right ANAv
ring ripe rise v risk river road rob
rock N rod roll v roof N room N root N rope N
rose rough A round AAvP row Nv royal A rub v rubber
rude ruin rule ruler run rush sad
safe A safety sail sale salt AN same sand N
satisfaction satisfactory satisfy save v say v scale N scatter v
scene scenery school N science scientific scientist scissors
screw sea search season N seat second AvDNPn secrecy
secret secretary see v seed N seem seize sell v
send sensation sense N senseless sensible sensitive sentence N
separate Av serious servant serve service N set Nv settle v
seven seventh several severe sew sex N sexual
shade shadow N shake shall shame N shape share
sharp A she sheep sheet shelf shell N shelter
shield N shine v ship N shirt shock Nv shoe N shoot v
shop shopkeeper shore N short A shot N should shoulder N
shout show Nv shut sick A side AN sideways sight N
sign signal signature silence N silent silk silly A
silver similar similarity simple since sincere sing
single A singular sink v sister sit situation six
sixth size N skill skillful skin N skirt N sky N
slave N sleep slide v slight A slip v slippery slope
slow small smell smile smoke smooth A snake N
snow so soap N social A society sock N soft
soil N soldier N solemn solid some DPn somehow someone
something sometimes somewhere son song soon sore A
sorrow N sorry sort N soul sound Nv soup sour A
south southern space N spacecraft spade speak spear N
special A specialist speech speed N spell v spend spin v
spirit N spite N splendid split v spoil v spoon N sport N

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spot N spread v spring square AN stage N stair stamp
stand v standard star N start state station N stay
steady A steal v steam N steel N steep A stem N step
stick sticky stiff A still AAv sting stitch stomach N
stone N stop store storm N story straight AAv strange
stranger stream N street strength stretch strike v string N
stroke N strong structure N struggle student study stupid
style N subject N substance subtract succeed success successful
such suck v sudden suffer sugar N suggest suit
suitable sum N summer N sun N supper supply Nv support
suppose sure A surface N surprise surround v swallow v swear
sweep v sweet swell v swim swing sword sympathetic
sympathy system table N tail N take v talk tall
taste tax taxi N tea teach team N tear v
tear N telephone television tell temper N temperature temple
tend tendency tender A tennis tense N tent terrible
terror test than thank that CDPn the theater
their theirs them themselves then Av there therefore
these they thick A thief thin A thing think v
third thirst N thirsty this DPn thorough those though
thought thousand thousandth thread N threat threaten three
throat through AvP throw thumb N thunder thus ticket N
tidy Av tie tiger tight A time N timetable N tin
tire |tyre| N tire v title N to tobacco today toe N
together tomorrow tongue tonight too tool N tooth
top AN total AN touch tour tourist towards tower N
town toy N track trade N traffic N train translate
transparent trap travel treat v treatment tree tremble v
tribe trick Nv trip N tropical trouble trousers true A
trunk trust truth try v tube tune N turn
twice twist type N typical ugly uncle under P
understand undo uniform N union unit unite universal
universe university until up AAvP upper A upright AAv upset v
upside down upstairs AAv urge urgent us use useful
useless usual valley valuable A value N variety various
vary vegetable vehicle verb very Av victory view N
village violence violent visit voice N vote vowel
voyage N wages waist wait v waiter wake v walk
wall N wander want v war N warm Av warmth warn
wash waste watch water wave way we
weak wealth weapon wear v weather N weave v wedding
week weekly AAv weigh weight N welcome well AAvN west
western A wet A what whatever wheat wheel N when AvC
whenever where whether which whichever while C whip
whisper whistle white who whoever whole why
wicked wide AAv widespread width wife wild AAv will
willing win v wind v wind N window wine N wing N
winter N wire N wisdom wise A wish with within P
without P witness N woman wonder Nv wood wooden wool
woolen word N work world worm N worry worse
worship worst worth worthy worthy of would wound
wrap v wreck wrist write wrong AAvN wrongdoing yard
year yearly yellow AN yes yesterday yet you
young your yours yourself youth zero
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A ÷ Adjective Av ÷ Adverb C ÷ Conjunction
D ÷ Determiner P ÷ Preposition Pd ÷ Predeterminer
Pn ÷ Pronoun N ÷ Noun V ÷ Verb