Vocabulary Words

A2

noun, verb

A small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities. (+9 more)

adjective, noun, verb

(by extension) To throw or kick something so as to send it flying with more loft or airtime than usual. (+18 more)

noun, verb

(and other Commonwealth countries?) An offering of shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, normally followed by a listing on a stock exchange. (+48 more)

noun, verb

A (usually disastrous) overflow of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water. (+11 more)

noun, verb

(hypocoristic) The vulva, especially the labia majora. (+21 more)

noun, verb

A mist or film clouding a surface. (+22 more)

noun

A folding knife. (+3 more)

noun, verb

(sometimes attributive) In billiards and similar games, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it. (+13 more)

adjective, noun, verb

(often capitalized, Fool) A particular card in a tarot deck, representing a jester. (+11 more)

noun

One who plays association football.

abbreviation (1), abbreviation (2), conjunction, prefix, preposition

after entry 2 sense 3a (+33 more)

verb

(ditransitive) To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command. (+7 more)

noun, verb

(law enforcement) Any police organization (+53 more)

noun, verb

A defined area of land set aside in England as royal hunting ground or for other privileged use (+8 more)

adjective, adverb, noun

(duration) For a very long time, a seeming eternity. (+7 more)

noun, verb

(cryptocurrency, by extension) A split in a blockchain resulting from protocol disagreements, or a branch of the blockchain resulting from such a split. (+43 more)

adverb

In a fortunate manner. (+1 more)

noun, verb

A large amount of money. (+14 more)

adjective, adverb, noun, verb

A direct agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specific point in the future (+30 more)

noun, verb

("reading frame") A way of dividing nucleotide sequences into a set of consecutive triplets. (+62 more)

adjective, noun, verb

A hot dog or sausage. (+23 more)

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