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This is the twelveth of the 1000-word-family lists from the count of the British National Corpus (BNC) compiled by Paul Nation.
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BNC1 Compressed, by headwords: A–E F–M N–R S–Z Compressed, by letter: A–E F–M N–R S–Z Only headwords: Long and Compressed BNC2 Compressed, by headwords: A–E F–M N–R S–Z Compressed, by letter: A–E F–M N–R S–Z Only headwords: Long and Compressed BNC3 Compressed, by headwords: A–E F–M N–R S–Z Compressed, by letter: A–E F–M N–R S–Z Only headwords: Long and Compressed BNC4 Compressed, by headwords: A–E F–M N–R S–Z Compressed, by letter: A–E F–M N–R S–Z Only headwords: Long and Compressed |
ENDTITLE aberrant ablaze abominate abominates abominated abominating abomination abominations abrogate abrogates abrogated abrogating absolution absolutions abstinence abstinences abyss abysses abyssal accession accessions acetic acetylene acidification acidifications acquiesce acquiesces acquiesced acquiescing acquiescence acquiescences acquiescent acquiescently acropolis acropolises adjudge adjudges adjudged adjudging adjunct adjuncts adjutant adjutants adobe adobes adroit adroitness adverb adverbs adverbial adverbials aerofoil aerofoils aesthetics affable affably affability affinity affinities affray affrays aficionado aficionados afterthought afterthoughts agnostic agnostics agnosticism aircrew aircrews airflow airflows airframe airframes airlock airlocks airmail airmails airship airships airspace airspaces airspeed airspeeds airstrip airstrips airtight airtightly airtightness airwave airwaves aka albino alkaloid alkaloids alluvial aloft aloof aloofness aloofly alum alums alveolar ambient amble ambles ambled ambling ambler amblers ambulate ambulated ambulates ambulating ambulatory ambulation ambulations ameliorate ameliorates ameliorated ameliorating amelioration amir amirs amorphous amorphousness amorphously amphetamine amphetamines amphitheatre amphitheatres amplitude amplitudes anachronistic anachronistically anaesthesia anaesthesias analgesic analgesics analogous analogousness analogously anathema anathemas anemone anemones angst angsts anion anions annals annal annalist annalists annunciation annunciations antecedent antecedents antipathy antipathies anus anuses aphorism aphorisms aplomb aplombs apolitical apolitically appease appeases appeased appeasing appeaser appeasers appeasement appeasements appendicitis appendicitises appropriated appropriates appropriating appropriation appropriations aqueous aquifer aquifers archipelago archipelagoes arid aridly aridity aridities arpeggio arpeggios artefact artefacts artful artfulness artfully artifact artifacts artifice artifices assay assays assayed assaying assayer assayers assize assizes astern astride asymmetry asymmetries asymetrical asymetrically asymmetric atlantis atrium atriums atrophy atrophied atrophies atrophying attrition attritions atypical atypically audacious audaciousness audaciously autobahn autobahns autocracy autocracies automaton automatons autopsy autopsies avionics avow avowing avows avowed avowedly avuncular avuncularly awhile axon axons azerbaijan azerbaijani azerbaijanis azure azures backstreet backstreets backwater backwaters baize baizes balm balms balmy balmier balmiest balminess banshee banshees barbarism barbarisms barbarous barbarously baritone baritones barium bariums barnacle barnacles baronet baronets barrack barracked barracking barracker barrackers basilica basilicas bask basks basked basking bassoon bassoons bassoonist bassoonists baste bastes basted basting baster basters bathtub bathtubs baulk baulks baulked baulking bauxite bauxites beckon beckons beckoned beckoning bedevil bedevils bedeviled bedeviling bedevilment bedevilments bedstead bedsteads behest behests belie belies belied belying bemoan bemoans bemoaned bemoaning benchmark benchmarks benedictine benedictines benediction benedictions benzene benzenes bequest bequested bequesting bequests bereft besotted beverage beverages bicep biceps billionaire billionaires billow billows billowed billowing biochemist biochemists biodegradable biomedical biotic bisect bisects bisected bisecting bisection bisections bistro bistros blackspot blackspots blackthorn blackthorns blasphemy blasphemies blueberry blueberries blustery blusterier blusteriest boa boas bode bodes boded boding bodleian bogeyman bogeymen bolivia bolivian bolivians bolus boluses bombshell bombshells booby boobies bookmark bookmarks botanic botanical botanically botany botanist botanists boudoir boudoirs bourgeois bourgeoisie bourgeoisies boutique boutiques bovine bracken brackens brash brasher brashest brashness brashly brazier braziers breakout breakouts breakup breakups bream breams bridegroom bridegrooms brine brines brogue brogues brunette brunettes bundesbank bundesbanks burdensome burgh burghs burgher burghers buzzard buzzards bygone byway byways cabby cabbies caddie caddying caddies caddied caddy cadence cadences caesarean caesareans caffeine caffeines calcite calcites calculus calculuses camaraderie camaraderies camellia camellias cameo cameos candelabra candelabras candlelight candlelights candlelit capacious capaciousness capaciously capacitance capacitances capitation capitations capsize capsizes capsized capsizing captor captors carcinogenic carcinogenicity carcinogenicities cardiovascular carnal carnally carnality carnalities carrion carrions cashmere cashmeres cask casks casket caskets catamaran catamarans catchphrase catchphrases catechism catechisms catharsis cation cations catwalk catwalks ceasefire ceasefires celestial celestially cellist cellists cellulite cellulites censure censured censuring censures centaur centaurs centennial centennials ceylon CFC CFCs chagrin chagrins chameleon chameleons chancel chancels characterisation characterisations charolais chasm chasms chaste chasteness unchaste chastely chastity chastities chauvinist chauvinists checkpoint checkpoints chevalier chevaliers chide chides chided chiding chimera chimeras chlorophyll chlorophylls choreograph choreographs choreographed choreographing choreographer choreographers choreography choreographies chortle chortles chortled chortling chortler chortlers chromatic chromatically chromium chromiums cinder cinders circa circumscribe circumscribes circumscribed circumscribing circumscription circumspect circumspectly circumspection citadel citadels clandestine clandestinely clarion clarions clemency clemencies cleric clerics clifftop clifftops clod clods cluck clucks clucked clucking coachman coachmen coaster coasters cobalt cobalts cockroach cockroaches cognac cognacs cohabit cohabits cohabited cohabiting cohabitation cohabitant cohabitants collocate collocates collocated collocating collocation collocations collude colludes colluded colluding collusion comely comelier comeliest comeliness commando commandoes compendium compendiums compendia composure composures compunction compunctions concomitant concomitantly concubine concubines conduit conduits conflate conflates conflated conflating conflation conflations confluence confluences conical conically conjugal conjugally conjugate conjugates conjugated conjugating conjugation conjugations consort consorts constellation constellations consternation consternations consummate consummated consummates consummating consummately consummation contaminant contaminants contiguous contiguously conundrum conundrums convection convections convectional convex convexly convexity convexities convulse convulsed convulses convulsing convulsion convulsions convulsive convulsively cookbook cookbooks corduroy corduroys corkscrew corkscrews cornea corneas cornfield cornfields cornice cornices corsair corsairs cosmology cosmologies cosmologist cosmologists cossack cossacks cosset cossets cosseted cosseting coterie coteries countermand countermands countermanded countermanding counterpane counterpanes countervailing countess countesses countrywide couplet couplets coursed coursing courtier courtiers coven covens cranial creole creoles crock crocks crony cronies cronyism crossbow crossbows cryptic cryptically culinary culvert culverts curlew curlews curt curter curtest curtness curtly cuticle cuticles cv cvs vitae vitaes cyanide cyanides cyclone cyclones anticyclone anticyclones cystic cystitis cytoplasm cytoplasms damsel damsels dapper dapperer dapperest darkroom darkrooms dbase dbases dearth dearths decamp decamps decamped decamping decampment decampments deciduous decommission decommissions decommissioned decommissioning defile defiles defiled defiling defiler defilers defilement defilements deign deigns deigned deigning delineate delineates delineated delineating delineation deluge deluged deluging deluges demeanour demeanours demented dementedly demur demurring demurred demurs demurer demurrers demure demureness demurely denizen denizens deportment deportments depredation depredations derail derails derailed derailing derailment derailments derange deranges deranged deranging derangement derangements dereliction derelictions dermatitis dermatitises derogation derogations desiccated desist desists desisted desisting detoxify detoxified detoxifies detoxifying detoxification detoxifications deviant deviants deviance deviances diaphragm diaphragms diatom diatoms dictum dictums digitise digitised digitising digitises digitize digitized digitizing digitizes dill dimorphism dimorphisms diocesan diode diodes dioxin dioxins diphthong diphthongs directorate directorates disburse disburses disbursed disbursing disbursement disbursements disbursal disbursals disclaim disclaims disclaimed disclaiming disclaimer disclaimers discord discords discordant disembark disembarks disembarked disembarking disembarkation disenchant disenchants disenchanting disenchanted disenchantment disenchantments disentangle disentangles disentangled disentangling disentanglement disentanglements disgorge disgorges disgorged disgorging disgorgement disgorgements dismount dismounts dismounted dismounting disorientate disorientates disorientating disorientated disorient disoriented disorients disorienting disorientation dispassionate dispassionately disprove disproves disproved disproving disreputable disreputably dissociate dissociated dissociates dissociating dissociation dissociations dissonance dissonances distal distally disunity disunities diuretic diuretics diurnal diurnally dna dnas dockside doldrum doldrums doleful dolefulness dolefully dolomite dolomites domicile domiciles domiciled domiciling dominican dour dourer dourest dourness dourly downpour downpours downside downsides draftsman draftsmen draftsmanship drawl drawls drawled drawling dressage dressages driftwood driftwoods droll droller drollest drollness droves druid druids druidism duchy duchies dugout dugouts dune dunes dungeon dungeons duodenum duodenums duodenal duplex duplexes duplicity duplicities duplicitous dystrophy earthwork earthworks earthworm earthworms eavesdrop eavesdropping eavesdropped eavesdrops eavesdropper eavesdroppers ECG ECGs edifice edifices edwardian efficacious efficaciously efficacy efficacies effigy effigies eg egs egocentric egocentricity egocentricities egocentrically eject ejects ejected ejecting ejection elective electives electrolyte electrolytes elegance elegances elemental elementally elixir elixirs elliptical elliptically emaciate emaciation emaciated emaciates emaciating embalm embalms embalmed embalming embalmer embalmers embellish embellishes embellished unembellished embellishing embellishment embellishments ember embers embitter embittering embitters embittered embitterment emblem emblems emissary emissaries empiricism empiricisms empress empresses emu emus encase encases encased encasing encasement encasements encumber encumbers encumbered encumbering encumbrance encumbrances endemic endemically endocrine endogenous endogenously endoscope endoscopes endoscopy endoscopic enfold enfolds enfolded enfolding enigma enigmas enjoin enjoins enjoined enjoining enliven enlivens enlivened enlivening enlivenment enlivenments ensconce ensconces ensconced ensconcing ensign ensigns enteric entreat entreated entreating entreats entreaty entreaties entree entrees envoy envoys ephemera ephemeral ephemerally ephesian ephesians epidemiology epidemiologies epidemiologist epidemiologists epidemiological epilogue epilogues episcopal episcopality epistemological epistemologically epistemology epistemologies epitaph epitaphs epithelial epithelium epitheliums epithelia epitome epitomes ergonomics ergonomic eritrea eritrean eritreans erstwhile erudite eruditely erudition eruditions escapade escapades escarpment escarpments esoteric esoterically ESP esprit ethology ethologies ethologist ethologists eugenics eunuch eunuchs eurobond eurobonds euthanasia euthanasias evangelist evangelists evangelistic evocative evocatively exalt exalts exalted exalting exaltation exorcise exorcised exorcises exorcising exorcize exorcized exorcizes exorcizing exorcism exorcisms exorcist exorcists expiry expiries explicate explicates explicated explicating explication explications exponent exponents expound expounds expounded expounding expounder expounders expressionist expressionists expressionism expropriate expropriates expropriated expropriating expropriation expropriations extrude extrudes extruded extruding extrusion extrusions eyeshadow fabian facsimile facsimiles faeces faece faecal fallopian fanciful fancifulness fancifully fannies farmstead farmsteads farrier farriers fascia fascias fawn fawner fawnest felon felons felony felonies fennel fennels feral fervent fervently fetal fibrosis fickle fickleness fickly fiduciary figment figments filigree filigrees filly fillies fireball fireballs firefight firefights firefighting firefighter firefighters firefly fireflies firth firths fissure fissured fissuring fissures fixate fixated fixates fixating fixation fixations fjord fjords flamboyant flamboyantly flamenco flamencos flashlight flashlights flatmate flatmates flax flaxes flaxen flay flays flayed flaying flotation flotations flotsam flotsams flounce flounces flounced flouncing follicle follicles foolproof forbear forbearance forbearing foreboding forebodings forefinger forefingers foreshore foreshores foretaste foretastes foreword forewords franciscan frau fraus freeholder freeholders fresco frescoes friesian frieze friezes frolic frolicking frolicked frolics frontal frontally frontispiece frontispieces frontline froth froths frothy frothier frothiest frothiness fulsome fulsomeness fulsomely fundholding fundholdings furtive furtiveness furtively galleon galleons gallic gallows gallowses gannet gannets gargoyle gargoyles garnet garnets garret garrets gatehouse gatehouses genealogy genealogies genealogist genealogists genial genially geniality genialities genie genies genome genomes genteel genteelness genteelly gentility gentilities genus genuses germinate germinates germinated germinating germination gesticulate gesticulates gesticulated gesticulating gesticulation gesticulations gibber gibbers gibbered gibbering gibberer gibberers gild gilded gilding gilds giro giros glacier glaciers glam glasshouse glasshouses glint glinted glinting glints globule globules globular glum glumness glumly glutamate glutamates goad goads goaded goading goblet goblets gondola gondolas gong gongs gout gouts gouty goutier goutiest grail grails grandeur grandeurs grasshopper grasshoppers grassroots gratuity gratuities graveside gravesides grizzle grizzling grizzles grizzler grizzlers grizzled grunge grunges guardsman guardsmen guatemala guatemalan guatemalans guidebook guidebooks gunship gunships gunshot gunshots gurgle gurgles gurgled gurgling guru gurus gyrate gyrates gyration gyrations habeas halfback halfbacks halo haloes halter halters handiwork handiworks hangman hangmen hapless haplessness haplessly harbinger harbingers hardcore hast haughty haughtier haughtiest haughtiness haughtily haulier hauliers haze hazes headband headbands headdress headdresses headlamp headlamps headroom headrooms headteacher headteachers healthcare healthcares hegelian heirloom heirlooms helmsman helmsmen henceforth heparin heparins hepatic heraldry heraldries herbaceous herbicide herbicides herbicidal hereabouts heredity heredities heresy heresies hermit hermits herpes herr hideaway hideaways highbrow highbrows hillock hillocks hindquarter hindquarters histamine histamines antihistamine antihistamines hitman hitmen holistic holistically homage homages homecoming homecomings homicide homicides homicidal homologous homology homologies honduras honduran hondurans horseshoe horseshoes hospitable hospitably inhospitable inhospitably hotline hotlines housebuilder housebuilders houseplant houseplants hovercraft hovercrafts humdrum huntsman huntsmen husbandry husbandries husk husks hyperbole hyperboles hypertension hypertensions hypnosis hypnoses hypoglycaemia hypoglycaemias icicle icicles ideologue ideologues idiosyncratic idiosyncratically imam imams imbibe imbibes imbibed imbibing imbiber imbibers imbue imbues imbued imbuing immemorial immemorially immunoglobulin immunoglobulins impale impales impaled impaling impalement impalements impassive impassiveness impassively impassivity impassivities impel impelling impelled impels impertinent impertinently impertinence impertinences impregnate impregnates impregnated impregnating impregnation impregnations impresario impresarios impugn impugns impugned impugning impugner impugners inactivate inactivates inactivated inactivating inapplicable inarticulate inarticulateness inarticulately inasmuch inborn incalculable incalculably incandescent incandescently incarcerate incarcerates incarcerated incarcerating incarceration incarcerations incendiary incoherence incoherences incomer incomers incongruous incongruousness incongruously incredulity incredulities inculcate inculcates inculcated inculcating inculcation indecision indecisions indefatigable indefatigably indenture indentured indenturing indentures indispensable indispensably dispensable indisputable indisputably indoctrinate indoctrinated indoctrinates indoctrinating indoctrination indoctrinations ineffectual ineffectually inept inepter ineptest ineptness ineptly inertial inexorable inexorably infantile infill infilled infilling infills inflow inflows infrared innermost inoculate inoculated inoculates inoculating inoculation inoculations inquisition inquisitions inquisitional insecticide insecticides insecticidal inshore insincere insincerely insincerity insincerities insinuate insinuates insinuated insinuating insinuation insinuations insipid insipidness insipidly insipidity insipidities instep insteps instrumentalist instrumentalists insurgent insurgents insurgency insurgencies intercellular interdependent interdependently interdependency interdependencies interlude interludes interplay interplays interweave interweaving interweaved interwoven intestate intifada intifadas intracellular intrepid intrepidly intrepidity intrepidities introspect introspects introspected introspecting introspective introspection introspections inversion inversions investiture investitures iodine iodines irk irks irked irking irreducible irreducibly irrepressible irrepressibly irresistible irresistibly irresponsibility irresponsibilities irreverent irreverently irreverence irreverences islet islets jettison jettisons jettisoned jettisoning jihad jihads kazakh kazakhs kazakhstan keg kegs keyword keywords kimono kimonos kinase kinetics lair lairs landform landforms larch larches laserjet laserjets libertarian libertarians lineup linguist linguists lipid lipids lira liras liturgy liturgies liturgist liturgists liturgical liturgically longevity longevities LP LPs macrophage macrophages macroscopic makeshift manganese manganeses manse manses manservant manservants maraud marauds marauded marauding marauder marauders marchioness marchionesses martian martians md mds menfolk menfolks menswear menswears mercantile mercantilism mezzanine microbe microbes microbial microcosm microcosms microfilm microfilms microlight microlights microlite microlites millisecond milliseconds minutely minuteness mire mired miring mires misappropriate misappropriated misappropriates misappropriating misappropriation misappropriations misdemeanour misdemeanours misdirect misdirects misdirected misdirecting misdirection misdirections mishap mishaps misinformation misinformations mnemonic mnemonics modal modicum modicums moneylender moneylenders mongol mongols mongolism mongolian monogamy monogamies monogamist monogamists monolith monoliths monolithic monsignor monsignors morass morasses mulberry mulberries musk musks musky muskier muskiest muskiness narcissism narcissisms narcissistic naw neckline necklines nee negro negroes negros neurotransmitter neurotransmitters newsman newsmen newsreel newsreels newsroom newsrooms newsworthy newsworthier newsworthiest newsworthiness nexus nexuses nib nibs nilly nitrite nitrites nitty odious odiousness odiously oedipal oeuvre oeuvres officiate officiates officiated officiating onshore opencast ornate ornateness ornately osmotic osprey ospreys outfall outfalls overbearing overbearingly overleaf oversimplify oversimplifies oversimplified oversimplifying oversimplification oversimplifications oxidation oxidations oxidise oxidises oxidised oxidising oxidisation oxidize oxidizes oxidized oxidizing oxidization palate palates palatal palatalize palatalizes palatalized palatalizing palatalization pansy pansies panty panties parametric parlance parlances parquet parquets particulate particulates pastiche pastiches pathogenic penchant penchants peregrine peregrines peripatetic perrier perriers pestilence pestilences pharaoh pharaohs pharmacology pharmacologies pharmacologist pharmacologists pharmacological phonology phonologies phonologist phonologists phonological phonologically photon photons photosynthesis photosyntheses pictorial pictorially pillbox pillboxes pippin pippins pitchfork pitchforks pituitary platoon platoons pogrom pogroms pollinate pollinated pollinates pollinating pollination pollinations pollinator pollinators poltergeist poltergeists polyethylene polyethylenes pong pongs ponged ponging populist populous populousness portly portlier portliest portliness postnatal postoperative postulate postulates postulated postulating preconception preconceptions presage presages presaged presaging prima primer primers primeval pronto protagonist protagonists pulsar pulsars pulsate pulsates pulsated pulsating pulsation pulsations pumpkin pumpkins quail quails quailed quailing quarterback quarterbacks railfreight railfreights ramshackle rasp rasps raspy raspier raspiest rasping rasped rebut rebutting rebutted rebuts rebuttal rebuttals recalcitrant recalcitrants recessive refectory refectories rehydrate rehydrates rehydrated rehydrating rehydration rehydrations reprehensible reprehensibly reptile reptiles reptilian resonate resonates resonated resonating resonation resonations retinue retinues ribcage ribcages rile riles riled riling riverbank riverbanks roadblock roadblocks rodent rodents roulette roulettes royalist royalists saboteur saboteurs salespeople sanatorium sanatoriums sandalwood sandalwoods sandinista sandinistas sandstone sandstones sarcophagus sarcophaguses sawmill sawmills sawmiller sawmillers sawmilling sawmilled scamper scampers scampered scampering schoolmaster schoolmasters schooner schooners sepsis sepses antisepsis sequester sequestered sequesters sequestering sequestration sequestrations shah shahs shrivel shrivels shriveled shriveling sidetrack sidetracked sidetracks sidetracking sigma sigmas silicate silicates siphon siphons siphoned siphoning sitcom sitcoms skinhead skinheads skunk skunks skyscraper skyscrapers slalom slaloms slavonic slav slavs sloth sloths slothful slothfulness slothfully slovak slovaks smudge smudges smudged smudging solarium solariums soliloquy soliloquies soliloquize soliloquizes soliloquized soliloquizing spaniard spaniards spastic spastics speedboat speedboats spleen spleens stairwell stairwells stallholder stallholders stasis steed steeds strafe strafes strafed strafing stratigraphic streetwise stroppy stroppiness stroppily studentship studentships subcutaneous subcutaneously subset subsets sunlit supplicate supplicates supplicating supplicated supplication supplications supplicatory surly surlier surliest surliness swag swags swagman swagmen swaggie swarthy swarthier swarthiest synergy synergies syphilis tabby tabbies tabernacle tabernacles tad tads tannin tannins tarpaulin tarpaulins techno technos tensile terracotta terracottas terrain terrains terrestrial terrestrially thereto thumbnail thumbnails thunderstorm thunderstorms tithe tithed tithing tithes titrate titrated titrates titrating titration titrations tombstone tombstones tortoiseshell tortoiseshells totalitarian totalitarianism tranche tranches transactional transducer transducers transitive transitiveness transitively transitivity transitivities intransitive intransitively trill trills truncate truncated truncating truncates truncation truncations tundra tundras tungsten tungstens tycoon tycoons typhoid typhoids typography typographies umpteen underachieve underachieves underachieved underachieving underachiever underachievers underachievement underachievements undercurrent undercurrents underfoot understudy understudied understudying understudies upland uplands upwind urethra urethras urn urns vagary vagaries vagrant vagrants vagrancy valance valances valour valours VD vertex vertexes vesicle vesicles vestibule vestibules viz vole voles voyeur voyeurs voyeurism voyeurist voyeurists weal weals welter welters wend wends wended wending wesleyan wicketkeeper wicketkeepers wicketkeeping wicketkeep wildfowl wildfowls witchcraft witchcrafts workroom workrooms workstation workstations wraith wraiths wuthering yen yens yonder zealot zealots ENDLIST