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The Longman Defining Vocabulary

Here is the list of defining words in the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (LDOCE). All definitions in the
dictionary are written using the words in the defining vocabulary (or words defined elsewhere in the dictionary). The defining
vocabulary was chosen using common English frequency lists.

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ability blood course exercise happy like onion quite slope title
about blow court exist hard likely only rabbit slow to
above blue cover existence harden limb open race small tobacco
abroad board cow expect hardly limit operate radio smell today
absence boat coward expensive hardship line operation railway smile toe
absent body cowardly experience harm lion opinion rain smoke together
accept boil crack explain harmful lip opponent raise smooth tomorrow
acceptable bomb crash explanation harmless liquid oppose range snake tongue
accident bone cream explode hasty list opposite rank snow tonight
accordance book creature explosion hat listen opposition rapid so too
according boot creep explosive hate liter or rare soap tool
according to border cricket express hatred literature orange rat social tooth
account born crime expression have little order rate society top
ache borrow criminal extreme he live ordinary rather sock total
acid both crop eye head load organ raw soft touch
across bottle cross eyelid health loaf organization reach soil tour
act bottom crowd face healthy local origin read soldier tourist
action bowels cruel fact hear lock other ready solemn towards
active bowl cruelty factory heart lodging otherwise real solid tower
activity box crush fail heat lodgings ought really some town
actor boy cry failure heaven log our reason somehow toy
actress brain cultivate faint heavy lonely ours reasonable someone track
actual branch cup fair heel long ourselves receive something trade
add brass cupboard fairy height look out recent sometimes traffic
addition brave cure faith help loose outdoor recently somewhere train
address bread curl faithful helpful lord outdoors recognition son translate
adjective breadth current fall hen lose outer recognize song transparent
admiration break curse false her loss outside record soon trap
admire breakfast curtain fame here lot over red sore travel
admit breast curve familiar hers loud owe reduce sorrow treat
admittance breath custom family herself love owing to reduction sorry treatment
adult breathe customer famous hide low own refusal sort tree
advance breed cut fancy high lower oxygen refuse soul tremble
advantage brick cycle far hill loyal pack regard sound tribe
adventure bridge daily farm him loyalty packet regular soup trick
adverb bright damage farmer himself luck page related sour trip
advertise bring dance farmyard hire lump pain relation south tropical
advertisement broad danger fashion his lung painful relative southern trouble
advice broadcast dangerous fashionable historical machine paint religion space trousers
advise brother dare fast history machinery painting religious spacecraft true
affair brown daring fasten hit mad pair remain spade trunk
afford brush dark fat hold magazine palace remark speak trust
afraid bucket date fate holiday magic pale remember spear truth
after build daughter father hollow magician pan remind special try
afternoon building day fault holy mail paper remove specialist tube
afterwards bullet dead favor home main parallel rent speech tune
again bunch deal favorable honest make parcel repair speed turn
against burial dear favorite honesty male parent repeat spell twice
age burn death fear honor man park reply spend twist
ago burst debt feather honorable manage parliament report spin type
agree bury decay feed hook manager part represent spirit typical
agreement bus deceit feel hope manner participle representative spite ugly
ahead bush deceive feeling hopeful many particular republic splendid uncle
aim business decide feelings hopeless map partner request split under
air busy decimal fellow horizon march party respect spoil understand
aircraft but decision female horn mark pass respectful spoon undo
airforce butter declaration fence horse market passage responsible sport uniform
airport button declare fever hospital marriage passenger rest spot union
alcohol buy decorate few host marry past restaurant spread unit
alike by decoration field hot mass pastry result spring unite
alive cage decrease fierce hotel master path return square universal
all cake deep fifth hour mat patience reward stage universe
allow calculate deer fight hourly match patient rice stair university
almost calculator defeat figure house material pattern rich stamp until
alone call defend fill how matter pause rid stand up
along calm defense film human may pay ride standard upper
aloud camera degree find humor me payment right star upright
alphabet camp delay fine humorous meal peace ring start upset
already can delicate finger hundred mean peaceful ripe state upside
also candle delight finish hundredth meaning pen rise station down
although cap deliver fire hunger means pence risk stay upstairs
altogether capital demand fireplace hungry measure pencil river steady urge
always captain department firm hunt meat people road steal urgent
among car depend first hurry medical pepper rob steam us
amount card dependent fish hurt medicine per rock steel use
amuse cardboard depth fisherman husband meet perfect rod steep useful
amusement care descend fit hut meeting perform roll stem useless
amusing careful describe five ice melt perhaps roof step usual

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an careless description fix icy member period room stick valley

ancient carriage descriptive flag idea memory permission root sticky valuable
and carry desert flame if mend permit rope stiff value
anger cart deserve flash ill mention person rose still variety
angle case desirable flat image merry personal rough sting various
angry castle desire flesh imaginary message persuade round stitch vary
animal cat desk flight imagination messenger pet row stomach vegetable
ankle catch destroy float imagine metal photograph royal stone vehicle
annoy cattle destruction flood importance meter photography rub stop verb
annoyance cause detail floor important method phrase rubber store very
another cell determination flour improve metric physical rude storm victory
answer cement determined flow improvement microscope piano ruin story view
ant cent develop flower in middle pick rule straight village
anxiety center devil fly include might picture ruler strange violence
anxious centimeter diamond fold including mile piece run stranger violent
any central dictionary follow income military pig rush stream visit
anyhow century die fond increase milk pile sad street voice
anyone ceremony difference food indoor million pilot safe strength vote
anything certain different fool indoors millionth pin safety stretch vowel
anywhere chain difficult foolish industrial mind pink sail strike voyage
apart chair difficulty foot industry mine pipe sale string wages
apparatus chairperson dig football infect mineral pity salt stroke waist
appear chalk dinner footpath infection minister place same strong wait
appearance chance dip footstep infectious minute plain sand structure waiter
apple change direct for influence mirror plan satisfaction struggle wake
appoint character direction forbid influential miss plane satisfactory student walk
approval charge dirt force inform mist plant satisfy study wall
approve charm dirty forehead information mistake plastic save stupid wander
arch chase disappoint foreign ink mix plate say style want
area cheap discourage foreigner inner mixture play scale subject war
argue cheat discouragement forest inquire model pleasant scatter substance warm
argument check discover forget inquiry modern please scene subtract warmth
arm [cheque] discovery forgive insect moment pleased scenery succeed warn
armor cheek dish fork inside money pleasure school success wash
arms cheer dismiss form instead monkey plenty science successful waste
army cheerful distance formal instruct month plural scientific such watch
around cheese distant former instruction monthly pocket scientist suck water
arrange chemical ditch formerly instrument moon poem scissors sudden wave
arrangement chemistry divide fort insurance moral poet screw suffer way
arrival chest division fortunate insure morals poetry sea sugar we
arrive chicken do fortune intend more point search suggest weak
art chief doctor forward intention morning pointed season suit wealth
article child dog forwards interest most poison seat suitable weapon
artificial childhood dollar four interesting mother poisonous second sum wear
as children door fourth international motor pole secrecy summer weather
ash chimney doorway fox interrupt mountain police secret sun weave
ashamed chin dot frame interruption mouse polish secretary supper wedding
aside chocolate double free into mouth polite see supply week
ask choice doubt freedom introduce move political seed support weekly
asleep choose down freeze introduction much politician seem suppose weigh
association church drag frequent invent mud politics seize sure weight
at cigarette draw fresh invention multiply pool sell surface welcome
atom cinema drawer friend invitation murder poor send surprise well
attack circle dream friendly invite muscle popular sensation surround west
attempt circular dress frighten inwards music popularity sense swallow western
attend citizen drink frightening iron musician population senseless swear wet
attendance city drive from island must port sensible sweep what
attention civilization drop front it my position sensitive sweet whatever
attract claim drown fruit its myself possess sentence swell wheat
attractive class drug fulfill itself mysterious possession separate swim wheel
aunt clay drum full jaw mystery possibility serious swing when
autumn clean drunk fun jealous nail possible servant sword whenever
average clear dry funeral jealousy name possibly serve sympathetic where
avoid clerk duck funny jelly narrow post service sympathy whether
awake clever dull fur jewel nasty pot set system which
away cliff during furnish jewelry nation potato settle table whichever
awkward climb dust furniture job national pound seven tail while
baby clock duty further join nature pour seventh take whip
back clockwork each future joint naval powder several talk whisper
background close eager gain joke navy power severe tall whistle
backward cloth ear game journey near powerful sew taste white
backwards clothes early garage joy nearly practical sex tax who
bacteria clothing earn garden judge neat practice sexual taxi whoever
bad cloud earth garment judgment necessary praise shade tea whole
bag club east gas juice neck pray shadow teach why
bake coal eastern gasoline jump need prayer shake team wicked
balance coast easy [petrol] just needle precious shall tear wide
ball coat eat gate justice neighbor preparation shame tear widespread
banana coffee edge gather keen neighborhood prepare shape telephone width
band coin educate general keep neither presence share television wife
bank cold education generous key nerve present sharp tell wild
bar collar effect gentle kick nervous preserve she temper will
bare collect effective gentleman kill nest president sheep temperature willing
barrel college effort get kilo net press sheet temple win
base color egg gift kilogram network pressure shelf tend wind
basket comb eight girl kilometer never pretend shell tendency wind
bath combination eighth give kind new pretty shelter tender window
bathe combine either glad king news prevent shield tennis wine
battle come elastic glass kingdom newspaper price shine tense wing
be comfort elbow glory kiss next prickly ship tent winter
beak comfortable elect glue kitchen nice pride shirt terrible wire

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beam command election go knee night priest shock terror wisdom

bean committee electric goat kneel nine prince shoe test wise
bear common electricity god knife ninth principle shoot than wish
beard companion elephant gold knock no print shop thank with
beat company else golden knot no one prison shopkeeper that within
beautiful compare employ good know noble prisoner shore the without
beauty comparison employer good-bye knowledge nobleman private short theater witness
because compete employment goods labor noise prize shot their woman
become competition empty govern lack none probability should theirs wonder
bed competitor enclose government ladder nonsense probable shoulder them wood
bee complain enclosure grace lady nor problem shout themselves wooden
beer complaint encourage graceful lake north process show then wool
before complete encouragement gradual lamb northern procession shut there woolen
beg compound end grain lamp nose produce sick therefore word
begin computer enemy gram land not product side these work
beginning concern engine grammar language nothing production sideways they world
behave concerning engineer grand large notice profession sight thick worm
behavior concert enjoy grandfather last noun profit sign thief worry
behind condition enjoyment grandmother late now promise signal thin worse
belief confidence enough grass lately nowhere pronounce signature thing worship
believe confident enter grateful laugh number pronunciation silence think worst
bell confuse entertain grave laughter nurse proof silent third worth
belong connect entertainment gray law nut proper silk thirst worthy
below conscience entrance great lawyer nylon property silly thirsty worthy of
belt conscious envelope green lay o'clock protect silver this would
bend consider equal greet lazy obedience protection similar thorough wound
beneath consist equality greeting lead obedient protective similarity those wrap
berry consonant escape grief lead obey proud simple though wreck
beside contain especially grieve leaf object prove since thought wrist
besides contents establish ground lean obtain provide sincere thousand write
best continue establishment group learn occasion provision sing thousandth wrong
better continuous even grow least ocean provisions single thread wrongdoing
between contract evening growth leather odd public singular threat yard
beyond control event guard leave of pull sink threaten year
bicycle convenient ever guess left off pump sister three yearly
big conversation every guest leg offend punish sit throat yellow
bill cook everyone guidance legal offense punishment situation through yes
bind cool everything guide lend offensive pupil six throw yesterday
bird copper everywhere guilt length offer pure sixth thumb yet
birth copy evil gun less office purple size thunder you
birthday cord exact habit lesson officer purpose skill thus young
bit corn examination habitual let official push skillful ticket your
bite corner examine hair letter often put skin tidy yours
bitter correct example hairy level oil quality skirt tie yourself
black cost excellent half library old quantity sky tiger youth
blade cotton except hall lid old- quarrel slave tight zero
blame cough exchange hammer lie fashioned quarter sleep time
bleed could excite hand life on queen slide timetable
bless council excited handkerchief lift once question slight tin
blind count exciting handle light one quick slip tire [tyre]
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