English words: 0 to 1980

300 English words, part 1 of 4 of the words starting with 0-9, A to Z. 0 have a page of their own.

English words 0 to 1980

0 interjection, noun: 0.
0-0 adjective: zero-zero, a term meaning no ceiling and no visibility
0/10 adjective, noun: Something that is terrible.
0-10-0 noun: Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive, with five axles connecting ten powered driving wheels, and no leading wheels or trailing wheels.
0-10-2 noun: Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has ten coupled driving wheels followed by two trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.
0-100 noun: A performance measure for automobiles, that measures elapsed time. The time taken for an automobile that starts from a standing start, and accelerates to...
0-12-0 noun: Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive, with six axles connecting twelve powered driving wheels, and no leading wheels or trailing wheels.
0-2-2 noun: Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has two coupled driving wheels followed by two trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.
0-4-0 noun: Under the Whyte notation system, the simplest form of steam locomotive, with two axles and four driving wheels, and no leading wheels or trailing wheels.
0-4-0+0-4-0 noun: Under the Whyte notation system, a Garratt-type locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam...
0-4-2 noun: Under the Whyte notation, a steam locomotive that has four coupled driving wheels followed by two trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.
0-4-4 noun: Under the Whyte notation, a steam locomotive that has four coupled driving wheels followed by four trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.
0-4-4-0 noun: Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet, Meyer, or Fairlie-type locomotive with no leading truck, two sets of four driving wheels, and no trailing truck.
0-4-4-2 noun: Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with no leading truck, two sets of four driving wheels, and two trailing wheels on a trailing truck.
0-6-0 noun: Under the Whyte notation system, a simple form of steam locomotive, with three axles connecting six driving wheels, and no leading wheels or trailing wheels.
0-6-0+0-6-0 noun: Under the Whyte notation system, a Garratt, Meyer, or Fairlie-type locomotive with two pivoting engine units, each having an 0-6-0 wheel configuration.
0-6-2 noun: Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has six coupled driving wheels followed by two trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.
0-6-4 noun: Under the Whyte notation, a steam locomotive that has six coupled driving wheels followed by four trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.
0-6-6-0 noun: Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with no leading truck, two sets of six driving wheels, and no trailing truck.
0-60 noun: A performance measure for automobiles that measures elapsed time; the time taken for an automobile that starts from a standing start to accelerate to 60...
0-60-0 noun: A performance measure for automobiles, that either measures elapsed time, or elapsed distance. The automobile starts from a standing start, accelerates to...
0-8-0 noun: Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive, with four axles connecting eight powered driving wheels, and no leading wheels or trailing wheels.
0-8-2 noun: Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has eight coupled driving wheels followed by two trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.
0-8-4 noun: Under the Whyte notation, a steam locomotive that has eight coupled driving wheels followed by four trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.
0-8-8-0 noun: Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with no leading truck, two sets of eight driving wheels, and no trailing truck.
0-dark-hundred noun: An otherwise unspecified time of night; some time when it is dark out.
0-dark-thirty noun: Alternative form of oh dark thirty.
0-day adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of zero-day.
0-dimensional adjective: Alternative spelling of zero-dimensional.
0-dimensional chess noun: An action or strategic move made that lacks any actual complexity or strategy.
0-G noun: Abbreviation of zero microgravity.
00's noun: Alternative form of 00s.
000 proper noun /trɪpəl.əʊ/: The telephone number for emergency services in Australia.
007 noun: A special agent resembling the fictional James Bond in capability, charisma, etc.
007 knife noun: A rocker-locking folding knife, which was capable of flick action opening (flick of the wrist), originating in the 1970s, similar to a 1960s era KA-BAR.
00s noun: Alternative spelling of 00s.
0800 number noun: A telephone number beginning with 0800; these numbers are free for the caller because the call is paid for by the company or organisation being called.
0d adjective: Initialism of zero-dimensional.
0G noun: Initialism of zero gravity.
0I noun: Initialism of zero inventory.
-0r suffix: General-purpose suffix for purposes of "leet" respelling, sometimes replacing -er or -or.
0s noun: The period from year 1 AD to 9 AD; almost the same period as the 1st decade (of the 1st century), which, however, ended with year 10 AD (as 1 to 9 only were...
0th adjective: Abbreviation of zeroth.
0th grade noun: Alternative spelling of zeroth grade.
0th week noun: Alternative form of noughth week.
0TLP noun: Initialism of zero transmission level point.
0wn verb: Alternative form of own (“illicitly take control of a computer system”).
1 adjective, interjection, noun, symbol /wʌn/: Abbreviation of one-shot or one-shotted.
1.0 adjective: An initial version of something or, figuratively, of someone.
$1,000,000 question noun: Alternative form of million-dollar question.
1,000th adjective: Alternative form of 1000th.
1-2-3 noun, verb /wʌn tuː θɹiː/: An achievement by a team of taking the first three positions in competition.
1-2-3 block noun: A tool used in machining fields, especially milling, to aid in setup. It is a block of steel that is precisely squared and parallel whose sides are 1, 2,...
1/2 final noun: Abbreviation of semifinal.
1,2-naphthoquinone noun: An isomer of naphthoquinone.
1-2 punch noun: Alternative spelling of one-two punch.
1/2-ton noun: Alternative spelling of half-ton.
1/4 final noun: Abbreviation of quarterfinal.
1,4-naphthoquinone noun: An isomer of naphthoquinone.
1-555 adjective: Of telephone numbers dialed in North America, widely used for fictional numbers in television shows, films, and other media.
1,6-Cleves acid noun: 1-aminonaphthalene-6-sulfonic acid.
1,7-Cleves acid noun: 1-aminonaphthalene-7-sulfonic acid.
1/8 final noun: Abbreviation of eighth final.
1-800 noun /ˌwʌneɪtˈhʌndɹəd/: A toll-free number or a long-distance telephone numbers; using any of North American toll-free area codes 800, 888, 877, 866, 855, 844 or 833.
1-900 adjective: Of telephone numbers dialed in North America, the beginning sequence of a premium-rate telephone number, which involves an additional charge assessed to the...
1-976 adjective: Of telephone numbers dialed in North America, having an additional charge assessed to the caller, part of which is returned to the owner of the number.
1-A noun: A selective service class denoting that the registrant is available for service in the military
1-A-O noun: A selective service class denoting that the registrant is only available for noncombat military service due to their conscientious objector status
1-bromo-3-chloropropane noun: A haloalkane with the molecular formula C₃H₆BrCl. It consists of a straight three-carbon propane chain with a bromine atom on carbon 1 and a chlorine atom...
1-C adjective, noun: A selective service class denoting that the registrant is already a member of the armed forces or also the NOAA or the Public Health Service.
1-connected adjective: Having a singleton as its fundamental group.
1/d adjective, noun, phrase: Initialism of one-dimensional.
1-D RCM noun: Initialism of one dimensional radiative-convective model.
1-dimensional adjective: Alternative spelling of one-dimensional.
1/f noise noun: Synonym of pink noise.
1-G noun: Initialism of normal gravity, as in 1X gravity.
1 gauge noun: A model railway gauge of 1.75 inches (44.45 mm).
1-H noun: A selective service class denoting that the registrant is not currently subject to induction processing.
1-h TL FM noun: Initialism of one-hour timelag fuel moisture.
1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium noun: MPP+, the active metabolite of MPTP.
1% milk noun: Alternative form of one-percent milk.
1-O noun, symbol: First Officer.
1-omino noun: Synonym of monomino
1-on-1 noun: Alternative form of one-on-one.
1-percenter noun: Alternative form of one-percenter.
1-propanol noun: One of the two isometric forms of propanol; a primary alcohol with the formula CH₃CH₂CH₂OH, formed naturally in small amounts during many fermentation...
1/Sgt. noun: A title added before the name of a first sergeant.
1-up noun /ˈwʌn ʌp/: An item that grants the player an extra life in the game, staving off game over by one more try.
10 adjective, noun, prefix: Clipping of 1080 (“1080° spin”).
10.0 noun: Perfection; a perfect specimen, especially one who is physically attractive.
10/10 adjective, noun: Something that is perfect.
10-20 noun: Location.
10-4 interjection /ˌtɛnˈfɔː(ɹ)/: Affirmative.
10-bagger noun: Alternative spelling of tenbagger.
10-day measles noun: Measles; rubeola; 7-day measles.
10-foot user interface noun: A graphical user interface designed for televisions and thus requiring much larger visual elements than those used on computers and smartphones, as well as...
10-gallon hat noun: Alternative spelling of ten-gallon hat.
10-gon noun: Synonym of decagon (“a polygon with ten sides and ten angles”).
10-omino noun: Synonym of decomino
10 points to Gryffindor phrase: Alternative form of ten points to Gryffindor.
10's noun: Alternative form of 10s.
10-undecenoic acid noun: The common name for undecylenic acid.
10-year series noun: Alternative form of ten-year series.
100 adjective, adverb, noun: Yes.
100-gon noun: Synonym of hectogon: A polygon having a hundred sides.
$100 hamburger noun: A general aviation flight that involves flying a short distance, eating a meal, and flying back.
100 meter dash noun: A sprint race over 100 meters.
100 meters noun: US standard spelling of 100 metres, a sporting race event.
100 metres noun: A sprint race over 100 metres.
100 percent adjective, adverb, interjection: complete, entire, whole
100's noun: Alternative spelling of 100s.
100-year flood noun: A flood event that has a 1% probability of occurring in any given year; an exceptionally large flood.
1000-gon noun: Synonym of chiliagon: A polygon with a thousand vertices and a thousand edges.
1000 meters noun: US standard spelling of 1000 metres.
1000 metres noun: A middle-distance race of 1000 metres.
1000-yard stare noun: Alternative form of thousand-yard stare
10000-gon noun: Synonym of myriagon: A polygon with 10,000 sides.
10000 meters noun: US standard spelling of 10000 metres.
10000 metres noun: A long-distance running race over 10,000 metres.
1000000-gon noun: Synonym of megagon: A polygon with one million sides.
1000s noun: The decade from 1000 to 1009.
1000th adjective: Abbreviation of thousandth.
100s noun: Hundreds.
100s & 1000s noun: Alternative form of hundreds and thousands.
100s and 1000s noun: Alternative form of hundreds and thousands.
100th adjective: Abbreviation of hundredth.
101 adjective, determiner, noun /ˌwʌnəʊˈwʌn/: Of a fact, subject, etc.: basic, beginner-level, elementary.
1024th note noun: A note played for 1/1024 of the duration of a whole note.
1031 exchange noun: A taxpayer's deferral of recognition of capital gains and related federal income tax liability on the exchange of certain types of property, under Internal...
1040 noun: The main form for US individual income tax filing.
1040-NR noun: A variant of the 1040 income tax return for non-resident tax payers.
1080 noun /tɛnˈeɪ.ti/: An aerial maneuver in which the performer spins through three full revolutions.
109 noun: The German Messerschmitt 109 fighter aircraft.
1095 noun: 1095; Ellipsis of 1095 steel.
1099 noun, verb: A form reporting one's nonemployment income from a given source for a year.
10BASE2 noun: An early thin form of Ethernet cable
10BASE5 noun: Alternative form of 10BASE5.
10D chess noun: Synonym of 5D chess
10K noun: A road race over 10 000 metres.
10q phrase: thank you.
'10s noun: Tens, written as a number but in plural form; a range of the numbers ten (10) to nineteen (19).
10th adjective: Abbreviation of tenth.
10th dentist noun: Someone who holds an unpopular opinion.
10th grade noun: Alternative spelling of tenth grade.
10th grader noun: Alternative spelling of tenth grader.
10x adjective, interjection /ˈtɛnˌɛks/: Ten times' worth.
10Xer noun /ˌtɛnˈɛks.ɚ/: A particularly talented and productive engineer, thought to be capable of doing the work of ten typical engineers.
11 adjective, noun: A cricket team of eleven players.
11-deoxycorticosterone noun: Alternative form of deoxycorticosterone.
11-gon noun: Synonym of hendecagon: A polygon with eleven edges and eleven angles.
11 lines noun: vertical lines that appear between the eyebrows
11 o'clock number noun: A showstopping song that occurs late in the second act of a two-act musical, often signifying a moment of revelation or change of heart of a lead character.
11 plus noun: Alternative form of eleven plus.
11-plus examination noun: An examination, now mostly phased out, taken at age 11, to select the type of secondary education – either a grammar school or a secondary modern school.
110% noun: Alternative spelling of a hundred and ten percent.
110 proof adjective, adverb: Stronger than strong.
110s noun: The decade from 110 to 119.
11B noun: An infantryman.
11D chess noun: Synonym of 5D chess
11th adjective: Abbreviation of eleventh.
11th commandment noun: A well-known convention (often the most well-known of a certain field) which supposedly can not or should not be broken.
11th grade noun: Alternative spelling of eleventh grade.
11th grader noun: Alternative spelling of eleventh grader.
11th hour noun: Alternative form of eleventh hour.
12 adjective, noun, symbol: Police or law enforcement, collectively.
12/8 noun: A meter of twelve quavers per measure.
12-9 noun: An instance of a collision between a person and a subway train, such as a fall into the tracks; used by train conductors in the New York City Subway.
12-crown-4 noun: The crown ether 1,4,7,10-tetraoxacyclododecane
12-foot noun: The 12-foot diameter circle outermost in the house.
12-gon noun: Synonym of dodecagon: A polygon with twelve edges and twelve angles.
12-hour clock noun: A timekeeping convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem and post meridiem.
12 MN noun: Midnight.
12 NN noun: Noon.
12-ounce curls noun: The activity of drinking beer.
120-cell noun: A four-dimensional polytope, analogous to a dodecahedron, whose 120 bounding facets are dodecahedra.
120s noun: The decade from 120 to 129.
121 adjective: One-to-one.
123movies noun: An unauthorised (illegal) website that allows users to stream, watch or download films for free.
125 noun /ˌwʌn.tuːˈfaɪv/: A high-speed train (HST) powered by two British Rail Class 43s, one at each end.
1260 noun: An aerial maneuver in which the performer spins through three-and-a-half full revolutions.
128th note noun: Abbreviation of hundred twenty-eighth note.
12D chess noun: Synonym of 5D chess
12ga adjective, noun: Abbreviation of 12-gauge 1.
12mo noun: Abbreviation of duodecimo, a page size (5"-5.5" x 7.125"-7.5")
12th adjective: Abbreviation of twelfth.
12th grade noun: Alternative spelling of twelfth grade.
12th grader noun: Alternative spelling of twelfth grader.
13ᵗʰ adjective: Alternative form of 13th.
13.1 noun: A half marathon
13-gon noun: Synonym of tridecagon: A polygon having thirteen sides and thirteen angles.
1312 phrase: Synonym of ACAB (“all cops are bastards”).
1337 adjective, noun: Alternative form of elite.
13375p34k noun: Alternative form of leetspeak.
1337speak noun: Alternative form of leetspeak.
1350s noun: The decade from 1350 to 1359.
1360s noun: The decade from 1360 to 1369.
1370s noun: The decade from 1370 to 1379.
1380s noun: The decade from 1380 to 1389.
1390s noun: The decade from 1390 to 1399.
13er noun: Alternative form of thirteener (“mountain with an elevation of at least 13,000 feet”).
13q deletion syndrome noun: A rare genetic disease caused by the deletion of some or all of the large arm of human chromosome 13, with varying physical and mental manifestations.
13th adjective: Abbreviation of thirteenth.
13th grade noun: Alternative spelling of thirteenth grade.
13th grader noun: Alternative form of thirteenth grader.
13th month noun /θɜːˌtiːnθ ˈmʌnθ/: a one-month (or more) bonus paid to employees at the end of the financial year.
13th reason noun: Alternative form of thirteenth reason.
13th reason why noun: Alternative form of thirteenth reason why.
13th step noun: the targeting of 12-step addiction recovery newcomers for romantic or sexual relationships.
13th stepper noun: A more experienced member of a 12 step recovery program who targets newcomers for romantic or sexual relationships.
14 adjective, noun: Clipping of 1440 (“1440° spin”).
14-gon noun: Synonym of tetradecagon (“a polygon having fourteen sides and fourteen angles”).
140 noun: Dubstep and/or grime.
1400s noun: The decade from 1400 to 1409.
143 phrase: I love you
1440 noun: An aerial maneuver in which the performer spins through four full revolutions.
147 noun: The highest score possible in one visit to the table in snooker in normal circumstances (excluding the case where the break begins with a free ball).
1488er noun: A neo-Nazi or white supremacist.
14er noun: Alternative form of fourteener.
14th adjective: Abbreviation of fourteenth.
15ᵗʰ adjective: Alternative form of 15th.
15-crown-5 noun: The crown ether 1,4,7,10,13-Pentaoxacyclopentadecane.
15-gon noun: Synonym of pentadecagon: A polygon with fifteen sides.
15 megabytes of fame noun: A modest amount of fame achieved in the world of computing, as by inclusion on a popular video or audio clip available on the Internet.
15-minute city noun: A city in which most daily necessities and services are located within an easily reachable 15-minute walk or bike ride from any point.
15 minutes noun: Ellipsis of 15 minutes of fame.
15 minutes of fame noun: A very short time in the spotlight or brief flurry with fame, after which the person or subject involved is quickly forgotten.
15 minutes of shame noun: A very short time in a negative spotlight of shame in individuals who have been subjected to public criticism and humiliation.
15 puzzle noun: A sliding-block puzzle with 15 sequentially numbered square tiles in a 4×4 frame, the aim being to arrange the numbers in order by sliding one at a time...
1500 meters noun: US standard spelling of 1500 metres.
1500 metres noun: A middle-distance running race over 1500 metres.
15th adjective: Abbreviation of fifteenth.
16 adjective, noun /ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ/: Clipping of 1620 (“1620° spin”).
16-cell noun /sɪksˈtiːnˌsɛl/: A four-dimensional polytope, analogous to an octahedron, whose sixteen bounding facets are tetrahedra.
16-gon noun: Synonym of hexadecagon: A polygon with sixteen sides and sixteen angles.
1600s noun: The decade from 1600 to 1609.
1620 noun: An aerial maneuver in which the performer spins through four-and-a-half revolutions.
163rd game noun: A one-game playoff between two teams for a playoff spot.
1690s noun: The decade from 1690 to 1699.
16mo noun: Sextodecimo.
16th adjective: Abbreviation of sixteenth.
16th note noun: Abbreviation of sixteenth note.
17ᵗʰ adjective: Alternative form of 17th.
17-gon noun: Synonym of heptadecagon: A polygon with seventeen sides and seventeen angles.
1700s noun: The period from year 1700 to 1799, almost the same period as the 18th century (which, however, was from 1701 to 1800).
1710s noun: The decade from 1710 to 1719.
1720s noun: The decade from 1720 to 1729.
1730s noun: The decade from 1730 to 1739.
1740s noun: The decade from 1740 to 1749.
1750s noun: The decade from 1750 to 1759.
175er noun: A homosexual in Germany in the era when homosexuality was illegal (1871 to 1994).
1760s noun: The decade from 1760 to 1769.
1770s noun: The decade from 1770 to 1779.
1780s noun: The decade from 1780 to 1789.
1790s noun: The decade from 1790 to 1799.
17q21.31 microdeletion syndrome noun: Synonym of Koolen-De Vries syndrome.
17th adjective: Abbreviation of seventeenth.
18 adjective, noun: Clipping of 1800 (“1800° spin”).
18-crown-6 noun: The crown ether 1,4,7,10,13,16-hexaoxacyclooctadecane
18-gon noun: Synonym of octadecagon: A polygon with 18 sides and 18 vertices.
18 holes noun: A round of golf.
18-wheeler noun: A big rig truck: a semi-trailer plus the truck or tractor pulling it.
18-yard box noun: penalty box
18-yard line noun: The line on the pitch, 18 yards from the goal line, marking the outside of the penalty box
180 noun: An instance of spinning 180 degrees, so that one is facing in the opposite direction.
180-degree rule noun: The filmmaking principle that the perspective of the camera should remain on one side of an imaginary line so that subjects maintain their spatial relationship.
1800 noun: An aerial maneuver in which the performer spins through five full revolutions.
1800s noun: The period from 1800 to 1899, almost the same period as the nineteenth century (which, however, was from year 1801 to 1900).
1810s noun: The decade from 1810 to 1819.
1820s noun: The decade from 1820 to 1829.
1830s noun: The decade from 1830 to 1839.
1840s noun: The decade from 1840 to 1849.
1850s noun: The decade from 1850 to 1859.
1860s noun: The decade from 1860 to 1869.
18650 noun: 18650 (electrochemical battery of a secondary storage cell)
187 noun: Police code for murder, in the State of California.
1870s noun: The decade from 1870 to 1879.
1880s noun: The decade from 1880 to 1889.
1890s noun: The period from year 1890 to (the end of) year 1899; almost the same period as the 10th (and last) decade of the 19th century, which, however, was the years...
18C noun: The section of the Racial Discrimination Act that makes it an offence to "offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate" a person of a certain race, colour or...
18mo noun: Abbreviation of octodecimo, a page size.
18th adjective: Abbreviation of eighteenth.
19 adjective, noun: Clipping of 1980 (“1980° spin”).
19-gon noun: Synonym of enneadecagon: A polygon with nineteen sides and nineteen angles.
1900s noun /naɪn.tiːnˈhʌn.dɹədz/: A period that began on January 1, 1900 and ended on December 31, 1999; almost the same period as the 20th century (which, however, was from year 1901 to 2000)
190s noun: The decade from 190 to 199 AD
1910's noun: Alternative form of 1910s.
1910s noun: The decade from 1910 to 1919.
1920's noun: Alternative form of 1920s.
1920s noun: The decade from 1920 to 1929.
1930's noun: Alternative form of 1930s.
1930s noun: The decade from 1930 to 1939.
1940's noun: Alternative form of 1940s.
1940s noun: The decade from 1940 to 1949.
1950's noun: Alternative form of 1950s.
1950s adjective, noun: The decade beginning in 1950 and ending in 1959.
1960's noun: Alternative form of 1960s.
1960s adjective, noun: The decade beginning in 1960 and ending in 1969.
1970's noun: Alternative form of 1970s.
1970s noun: The decade beginning in 1970 and ending in 1979.
1980 noun: A skill, where in a jump, the person turns 5 and a half times.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under 0-9: 1,122 words, in 4 parts.