The Longman Defining VocabularyWords used in the definitions in this dictionaryAll the definitions in this dictionary have been written using the words in this list. If a definition includes a word that is not in the list, that word is shown in small capital letters.The Defining Vocabulary has been carefully chosen after a thorough study of all the well-known frequency lists of English words. Furthermore, only the most common and ‘entral’ meanings of the words in the list have actually been used in definitions. We have also used a special computer program that checks every entry to ensure that words from outside the Defining Vocabulary do not appear in definitions.Word class restrictionsFor some words in the list, a word class label such as n or adj is shown. This means that this particular word is used in definitions only in the word class shown. So anger, for example, is used only as a noun and not as a verb. But if no word class is shown for a word, it can be used in any of its usual word classes: answer, for example, is used in definitions both as a noun and as a verb.Compound wordsDefinitions occasionally include compound words formed from words in the Defining Vocabulary, but this is only done if the meaning is completely clear. For example, the word businessman (formed from business and man) is used in some definitions.Prefixes and suffixesThe main list is followed by a list of common prefixes and suffixes. These can be added to words in the main list to form derived words, provided the meaning is completely clear. For example, the word nervousness (formed by adding -ness to nervous) is used in some definitions.Phrasal verbsPhrasal verbs formed by combining words in the Defining Vocabulary (for example, put up with) are not used in definitions in the dictionary, except in a very small number of cases where the phrasal verb is extremely common and there is no common equivalent. So, for example, give up (as in give up smoking) and take off (as in the plane took off) are occasionally used.Proper namesThe Defining Vocabulary does not include the names of actual places, nationalities, religions, and so on, which are occasionally mentioned in definitions.Pearson Education Limited 1999a abbreviation abilityableaboutabove adv, prep abroad absence absent adj accept acceptable accident accidental according to account n achieve achievement acidacrossactactionactiveactivityactor, actress actualactuallyaddaddition additional address adjective admiration admireadmitadult advanced advantage adventure n adverb advertise advertisement adviceadviseaffair affectaffordafraidafter adv, conj, prepafternoonafterwardsagainagainstage nagoagreeagreementaheadaimair naircraftairportalcoholaliveall adv, pron, determiner, pre-determiner allowalmostalonealongalphabetalreadyalsoalthoughalwaysamongamount namuseamusementamusinganancient adjandanger nangle nangryanimalannounceannoyannoyinganother answer anxiety anxiousanyanyone anything anywhere apart apartment appear appearance apple approval approve areaargue argument arm narmy around arrange arrangement arrival arriveart article artificialasas opposed to ashamedaskasleep associationatatomattack attempt attend attention attitude attract attractive authority autumn available average adj, n avoidawake adj away adv awkwardbabyback adj, adv, n background backward(s) adv badbag nbake vbalanceball nband nbank nbar nbase n, vbasicbasketbath nbattle nbe beach nbeakbeam nbeanbearbeatbeautiful beauty because becomebedbeerbeforebegin beginning behave behaviour behind adv, prep beliefbelievebellbelongbelowbelt nbendbeneath beside(s)bestbetter adj, adv between beyond adj, adv bicycle nbig adjbillbirdbirthbitbitebitter adjblack adj, n bladeblameblind adjblockbloodblowblueboard nboatbodyboilbombbone nbook nboot nborder nboredboringbornborrowboth bottle n bottom n bowl nbox nboybrain n branch n brave adj bread break v breakfast n breast breath breathe breedbrick bridge n brightbringbroad adj broadcast v brother brown adj, n brushbuild v building bulletburnburst vburybusbush business busybut conj butter n button nbuy vby prepcake n calculate call v calm adj camera camp n, vcancapcapital ncarcardcarecarefulcarelesscarriagecarrycase ncastlecatcatch vcattlecauseceilingcelebratecellcentralcentre ncenturyceremonycertain adj, determiner chain nchair nchance nchangecharacterchargechase vcheapcheat vcheckcheek ncheerfulcheesechemicalchemistrychequechestchickenchiefchildchildrenchin chocolate choice n choosechurch n cigarette cinemacircle ncircular ad j citizencityclaim vclass nclayclean adj, v clear adj, v clevercliffclimb vclock nclose adj, adv, v clothclothes clothingcloud nclub ncoalcoast ncoat ncoffeecoin ncold adj, n collar ncollect v collegecolourcomb combination combine v comecomfort comfortable command committee common adj communicate communicationcompany compare v comparison 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desirable desiredesk destroy destruction detail n determination determined develop dictionarydie v difference different difficultdifficultydig vdinnerdirectdirectiondirtdirty adjdisappointdisappointingdiscoverdiscoverydiscussdiscussiondisease ndish ndismissdistancedistantdividedo vdoctor ndocument ndog ndollardoordouble adj, v, pre-determiner doubtdown adv, prepdraw vdrawerdreamdress n, vdrinkdrive n, vdropdrug ndrum ndrunk pastpart, adjdryduck ndull adjduringdust ndutyeacheagerearearlyearnearth neasteasterneasy adjeat economic edge n educate educated education effect n effective efforteggeighteitherelbowelect v election electric electricity electronic else embarrass embarrassing emotion emphasize employ v employer employment empty adj, v enclose encourage endenemy energy engine engineer n enjoy enjoyable enjoyment enoughenterentertain entertainment entrance n envelope environment equal adj, n equipment escape especially establisheven adj, adv eveningeventevereveryeveryone everything everywhereevilexact adjexactly examination examine example excellentexcept conj, prep exchangeexciteexcitingexcuse exerciseexistexistence expect expensive experience explain explanation explode explosionexplosive express v expression extreme adj extremely eyefacefactfactoryfail vfailurefair adjfairlyfaith faithful adj fallfalse familiar family famousfarfarm farmer fashion n fashionable fast adj, adv fastenfatfather n fault n favourable favourite adj fear n feather n feature n feed vfeel v feeling(s) female fence n feverfewfield nfifthfightfigure n fill vfilmfinal adjfinallyfinancialfind vfind outfine adjfinger nfinish vfirefirm adjfirst adj, determiner fishfit adj, vfivefix vflag nflame nflash n, vflat adjfleshflightfloat vfloodfloor nflour nflowflower nfly n, vfoldfollowfondfoodfoot nfootballfor prepforceforeignforeignerforest n forget forgivefork nformformal former fortunate forward(s) adv four(th) frame nfree freedom freeze v frequent adj fresh friend friendly frighten frightening fromfront adj, n fruit nfull adjfunfuneralfunnyfur nfurniture further adj, adv futuregain v game n garage n gardengas ngate gather v general adj generally generous gentle gentleman getgiftgirlgive vgladglass adj, n gluego vgoatgodgoldgood goodbye goods govern government graceful gradual graingram grammar grand adj grandfather grandmother grandparent grass n grateful grave n great adj greengreet greeting grey adj, n ground n group n grow growth guard v guess v guest n guideguiltygun nhabit hairhalfhall hammer n hand n handle hang v happen v happy hard hardly harm harmful hathate v hatred havehehead n health healthy hear heart heat heaven heavy adj heel n height hello help helpful her(s) here herself hide v high adj, adv hillhimhimselfhis historical historyhithold vhole holiday n hollow adj holyhome adv, n honest honour n hook nhope hopeful hornhorse n hospitalhot adjhotelhourhouse nhow adv human humorous humour hundred(th) hungryhunt vhurryhurt vhusband nice n idea if ignore ill adj illegal illness image imaginary imagination imagine immediatelyimportance important impressive improve improvement in adv, prep include including income increase independent indoor(s) industrial industry infect infection infectious influence v inform information injureinjuryink ninnerinsect inside instead institution instruction instrument insult v insulting insurance insure intelligence intelligent intend intention interest interesting international adj interruptintointroduce introduction invent invitationinvite vinvolve inwardsiron adj, n islandit pronitsitselfjaw jewel jewellery jobjoinjoint joke journey n judge judgement juice jumpjust adv justicekeen keep v key n kickkill vkilo kilogram kilometre kind kingkiss kitchen knee n kneelknife n knock v knot know v knowledgelackladylakelamblamplandlanguagelargelast adv, determinerlatelatelylaughlaughterlawlawyerlay vlayer nlazylead vleaf nlean vlearnleastleatherleave vleftleg nlegallendlength adv, pron, determiner lesslessonlet vlet go ofletterlevel adv, adj, nlibrarylidlielie down lifeliftlightlike prep, v likelylimitline nlionlipliquidlist nlisten v literature litrelittlelive vloadlocal adj locklonelylong adj, adv look n, v look after look for look sth up loose adj lord nloselosslotloudlovelow adj lowerloyal loyaltyluck nluckylungmachine n machinery magazine magicmailmain adj make vmake into make up v maleman n manage manager manner manymap nmarch vmarkmarket n marriage married marrymass n match material n mathematics mattermay vmemealmean v meaning n means measure measurement meat medical adj medicine meet v meetingmelt member memory mental mention v message metal n method metre middle might vmilemiliary adj milk n million(th) mindmine n, pron mineral minister n minute n mirror n miss vmist n mistake n mix v mixture model n modern adj moment money monkey n month moon n moral adj more morning most mother n motor adj, n mountain mouse mouth n move v movement muchmud multiply murdermuscle n music musician must v my mysterious mysterynailnamenarrow adjnastynationnational adj natural adjnaturenavynear adj, adv, prep nearlyneatnecessaryneckneedneedle nnegative adj neithernerve nnervousnet nnetwork nnevernewnewsnewspaper next adj, advnicenightnineninthno adv, determiner noise nnone pron nonsenseno onenornormalnorthnorthernnose nnotnote nnothingnoticenoticeablenounnownowherenumber nnursenutobeyobject n obtain occasion n oceano’clockofoff adv, prep offence offend offensive adj offer officeofficer officialoftenoil noldold-fashioned on adv, prep once adv oneoniononlyonly justontoopen adj, v operate operation opinion opponent opportunity opposeas opposed to opposite oppositionororangeorder ordinary organ organize organization originoriginalotheroughtour(s)out adj, adv outdoor(s) outeroutsideover adv, prep oweownowner oxygenpack v package page npain n painfulpaint paintingpair npale adjpan npaper n parallel adj, n parentpark parliament part n participle particular adj partly partner n party npass v passage passenger pastpathpatient adj pattern n pausepay payment peace peaceful pen npence pencil n people n pepper nper cent perfect adj perform performance perhaps period n permanent permission person personal persuade pet npetrol photograph phrase n physical adjpiano n pick vpick up picture n piece npig npile npilot npinpink adj, n pipe npityplace plain adj, n plan plane n plant plastic plate n play pleasant please pleased pleasure n plenty pron plural pocket n poem poet poetry point pointed poison poisonous pole n police n polish v polite political politician politics pool n poor popular population port n position n positive possess possession possible adj possibly possibility postpot npotato pound npourpowder n power n powerful practical practice practise praiseprayprayerprefer preparation prepare present adj, n preserve v president press v pressure n pretend pretty adj prevent previous price npriestprince principle printprison prisoner private adj prize n probably adj problem process n produce vproduct production profession profit n programme progress n promise pronounce pronunciation proof n proper property proposal protect protection protective protest proud prove provide publicpullpump punish punishment pupilpure purple purpose n pushputquality quantity quarrel quarter n queen n question quick adj quiet adj, n quiterabbit n race radio n railway rain raise v range n rank n rapid adj rarerat n rate n rather raw reach v react reaction read v ready adj real realize really reason reasonable receive recent recently recognize record n, v red reduce reduction refusal refuse v regard v regular adj related relative relation relationship relax relaxingreligion religious remainremark n remember remind remove vrentrepairrepeat v replacereplyreport represent representative n request n respect responsible rest restaurant restrictresultreturn n, v rewardricerichridride right adj, adv, n ring nriseriskriverroadrobrock nroll vromantic adjroof nroom nroot nrope nroserough adjround adj, adv, prep rowroyal adjrub vrubberruderuin vrulerulerrunrush vsadsafe adj safetysailsalesalt n same sand n satisfaction satisfactory satisfy save vsay v scale n scatter v scene school nsciencescientificscientistscissorsscreen nscrewseasearchseason nseatsecond adv, n, determiner secretsecretarysee vseed nseemsell vsendsense n sensible sensitive sentence n separate adv, v seriesserious servantserveservice nset n, vsettle vseven(th) several severesex nsexualshade shadow n shakeshallshame n shapesharesharp adjshesheepsheetshelfshell nsheltershine vshinyship nshirtshock n, v shockingshoe nshoot vshopshore nshort adjshot n should shoulder n shout show n, v shutshysick adj side n sideways sight n sign signal silence n silentsilksillysilver similar simple since sincere n sing single adj singular sink v sistersit situation six(th) size n skilfulskillskin n skirt nsky n sleep slide v slight adj slippery slopeslowsmall smell smile smoke smooth adjsnake nsnowsosoap nsocial adjsocietysock nsoftsoil nsoldier nsolidsolutionsolvesome pron, determiner somehowsomeonesomething sometimes somewheresonsongsoonsore adjsorrysort nsoulsound n, vsoupsour adjsouthsouthernspace nspeakspecial adjspecificspeechspeed nspell vspendspin vspirit nin spite ofsplit vspoil vspoon nsport n spot nspread vspringsquare adj, n stage nstairstampstand v standardstar nstartstate statement station nstaysteady adj steal vsteam nsteel nsteep adjstem nstepstickstickystiff adjstill adj, adv stingstitchstomach n stone nstopstorestorm nstorystraight adj, adv strange stream nstreetstrength stretch vstrictstrike vstring nstrong structure n strugglestudent study stupid style n subject n substance succeed success successful suchsuck v sudden suffer sugar n suggest suit suitable sum n summer sun n supply n, v support n, v suppose sure adj surface n surprise surprising surround v swallow v swear sweep v sweet swell v swim swing sword sympathetic sympathy systemtable ntail ntake vtalktalltastetaxtaxi nteateachteam ntear technical telephone television telltemper n temperature temporary tentend tendency tennis tense n tentterribletestthanthankthat conj, pron, determiner thetheatretheir(s)themthen advtherethereforethesetheythick adjthiefthin adjthingthink vthirdthis pron, determiner thoroughthosethoughthought thousand(th) thread nthreatthreaten threateningthreethroatthrough adv, prep throwthumb nticket ntidy adj, vtietight adjtime ntiredtiringtitletotobaccotodaytoe ntogethertoilettomorrow tonguetonighttootool ntoothtop adj, ntotal adj, ntouchtourist towards tower n towntoy ntrack n trade n traditional traffic n train training translate transparent traptraveltreat v treatment treetribetrick n, v trip n tropical trouble trousers true adj trusttruthtry vtubetune nturntwicetwisttwotype n typicaltyreuglyunder prep understand underwear undo unexpected uniform n union unituniteuniverse university unlessuntilunusualup adj, adv, prepupperupright adj, adv upset v, adj upside down upstairs adj, adv urgent ususe useful useless usualvalley valuable adj value n variety various vegetable vehicle verbvery adv victory view n village violence violent visit voice n vote vowelwageswaistwait vwake vwalkwall nwar nwarm adj, v warmthwarnwarningwashwastewatchwaterwavewayweweakwealth weaponwear v weather n weave v weddingweekweekly adj, adv weighweight nwelcomewell adj, adv, nwestwestern adjwet adjwhat pre-determiner, determiner, pron whateverwheatwheel nwhen adv, conjwheneverwherewhetherwhichwhile conjwhipwhistlewhitewhowholewhosewhy adv, conjwide adj, advwidthwifewild adj, adv willwillingwin vwind window wine n wing n winterwire nwise adj wishwithwithin without woman woodwoodenwoolword nworkworldworryworseworstworthwouldwoundwrap vwristwritewrong adj, adv, nyear yellow yes yet you young adj your(s)zero。
