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THE ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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CEFR LEVEL

3335 entries have no recorded CEFR level and are included in All.

383 words & expressions

Make for

phrasal verb

To help produce, foster, or lead to a particular result

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Make Hay While the Sun Shines

proverb

Seize a fleeting opportunity and take advantage of favorable conditions while they exist.

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Make into

phrasal verb

To transform, reshape, or convert one thing into another

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Make No Bones About

idiom

To state something clearly, directly, and without hesitation or apology.

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Make of

phrasal verb

To interpret, deduce, or understand the character or significance of something

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Make off

phrasal verb

To hurry away or escape, especially to evade scrutiny or confrontation

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make out

phrasal verb

To see, hear, or understand something with difficulty due to distortion or low quality

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Make out Like a Bandit

idiom

To make a huge profit or achieve immense success, often unexpectedly.

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Make out What Someone Said

idiom

To hear, decipher, or understand someone's spoken words despite background noise or low volume.

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make sense

phrase B1

To be logical, practical, sensible, or the smartest option under the circumstances.; to be intelligible, reasonable, or logically sound

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Make the Grade

idiom

To meet the required standard or level of competence; to succeed.

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Make Tracks

idiom

To leave in a hurry; to depart rapidly.

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make up

phrasal verb

To tidy, prepare, or arrange something neatly (especially a bed); to compensate or create

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Make up for

phrasal verb

to compensate for something bad, lost, or missed; to do something good to balance a mistake or deficiency

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Make up with

phrasal verb

to reconcile and restore a friendly or romantic relationship after an argument or falling out

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make use of

phrase A1

to use someone or something for a particular purpose

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Make Waves

idiom

To disrupt the status quo, cause trouble, or provoke heated controversy.

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Make your mark

phrase

to achieve lasting distinction, recognition, or notable success that leaves an enduring impression

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Make Yourself at Home

idiom

To relax and make oneself comfortable in someone else's space.

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maker

word A2

a person, company, or thing that makes something a person or thing that makes or produces something

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male

word A2

relating to men, boys, or the sex that can father children a man or boy; relating to men or boys

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malign

word C1

To speak about someone in a spitefully critical manner; to slander or defame.

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malinger

word C2

to exaggerate or feign illness in order to escape duty or work

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malingerer

word C2

A person who feigns illness or incapacity in order to avoid work or duty.

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mall

word A2

a large enclosed shopping area containing many stores and restaurants a large building or series of connected buildings containing shops and restaurants

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malleable

word C1

Able to be hammered or pressed permanently out of shape without breaking; easily influenced.

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Mallet fish

word C2

a marine and freshwater fish of the mullet family (Mugilidae), commonly eaten in coastal and river regions

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man

word A1

an adult male person; sometimes a person in general in older use an adult human male; an adult human male

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Man of war

word C2

an armed naval sailing warship of a type used in the 16th to 19th centuries

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Man's Best Friend

idiom

A common affectionate phrase designating a domestic dog for its faithfulness to humans.

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manage

word A2

to control or organize something; to succeed in doing something difficult to be in charge of or control something; to be in charge of, organize, or supervise people, a business, or resources

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management

word B1

the process of organizing, directing, and controlling people or resources in an organization; The process of dealing with or controlling things or people. The process of dealing with or controlling things or people; the administration of an organization. the process of dealing with or controlling things or people

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manager

word A2

a person who controls or organizes a team, office, shop, or project a person responsible for controlling or administering an organization or group of staff; a person responsible for controlling or administering an organization or group of staff

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mango

word A2

a fleshy tropical fruit with sweet yellowish-red flesh and a large stone; a tropical fruit with yellow-orange skin and sweet juicy flesh

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mangrove forest

word C1

A dense coastal or tidal wetland forest consisting of salt-tolerant mangrove trees and shrubs.

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manifestation

word C1

An event, action, or object that clearly shows or embodies something abstract.

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manipulate

word B2

to control or influence a person, situation, or data cleverly, unfairly, or unscrupulously

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manipulation

word C1

the action of manipulating something or someone in a clever, unfair, or unscrupulous way

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manner

word A2

the way someone does something or behaves a way in which something is done or happens

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manufacture

word B2

to make something on a large scale using machinery; to produce goods in large quantities using machinery; to make or create something to make something in large quantities using machinery

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