Learn 600 of the Most Important English Nouns

The 600 nouns in this list are part of Charles K. Ogdens compilation of 850 words, which he released in 1930 with the book Basic English: A General Introduction with Rules and Grammar. This list is an excellent starting point for building up vocabulary to converse fluently in English. While this list is helpful for a strong beginning, more advanced vocabulary building will help you improve your English.   400 General Nouns 1. account2. act4. adjustment5. advertisement6. agreement7. air8. amount9. amusement10. animal11. answer12. apparatus13. approval14. argument15. art16. attack17. attempt18. attention19. attraction20. authority21. back22. balance23. base24. behavior25. belief26. birth27. bit28. bite29. blood30. blow31. body32. brass33. bread34. breath35. brother36. building37. burn38. burst39. business40. butter41. canvas42. care43. cause44. chalk45. chance46. change47. cloth48. coal49. color50. comfort51. committee52. company53. comparison54. competition55. condition56. connection57. control58. cook59. copper60. copy61. cork62. copy63. cough64. country65. cover66. crack67. credit68. crime69. crush70. cry71. current72. curve73. damage74. danger75. daughter76. day77. death78. debt79. decision80. degree81. design82. desire83. destruction84. detail85. development86. digestion87. direction88. discovery89. discussion90. disease91. disgust92. distance93. distribution94. division95. doubt96. drink97. driving 98. dust99. earth100. edge 101. education102. effect103. end104. error105. event106. example107. exchange108. existence109. expansion110. experience111. expert112. fact113. fall114. family115. father116. fear117. feeling118. fiction119. field120. fight121. fire122. flame123. flight124. flower125. fold126. food127. force128. form129. friend130. front131. fruit132. glass133. gold134. government135. grain136. grass137. grip138. group139. growth140. guide141. harbor142. harmony143. hate144. hearing145. heat146. help147. history148. hole149. hope150. hour151. humor152. ice153. idea154. impulse155. increase156. industry157. ink158. insect159. instrument160. insurance161. interest162. invention163. iron164. jelly165. join166. journey167. judge168. jump169. kick170. kiss171. knowledge172. land173. language174. laugh175. low176. lead177. learning178. leather179. letter180. level181. lift182. light183. limit184. linen185. liquid186. list187. look188. loss189. love190. machine191. man192. manager193. mark194. market195. mass196. meal197. measure198. meat199. meeting200. memory 201. metal202. middle203. milk204. mind205. mine206. minute207. mist208. money209. month210. morning211. mother212. motion213. mountain214. move215. music216. name217. nation218. need219. news220. night221. noise222. note223. number224. observation225. offer226. oil227. operation228. opinion229. order230. organization231. ornament232. owner233. page234. pain235. paint236. paper237. part238. paste239. payment240. peace241. person242. place243. plant244. play245. pleasure246. point247. poison248. polish249. porter250. position251. powder252. power253. price254. print255. process256. produce257. profit258. property259. prose260. protest261. pull262. punishment263. purpose264. push265. quality266. question267. rain268. range269. rate270. ray271. reaction272. reading273. reason274. record275. regret276. relation277. religion278. representative279. request280. respect281. rest282. reward283. rhythm284. rice285. river286. road287. roll288. room289. rub290. rule291. run292. salt293. sand294. scale295. science296. sea297. seat298. secretary299. selection 300. self301. sense302. servant303. sex304. shade305. shake306. shame307. shock308. side309. sign310. silk311. silver312. sister313. size314. sky315. sleep316. slip317. slope318. smash319. smell320. smile321. smoke322. sneeze323. snow324. soap325. society326. son327. song328. sort329. sound330. soup331. space332. stage333. start334. statement335. steam336. steel337. step338. stitch339. stone340. stop341. story342. stretch343. structure344. substance345. sugar346. suggestion347. summer348. support349. surprise350. swim351. system352. talk353. taste354. tax355. teaching356. tendency357. test358. theory359. thing360. thought361. thunder362. time363. tin364. top365. touch366. trade367. transport368. trick369. trouble370. turn371. twist372. unit373. use374. value375. verse376. vessel377. view378. voice379. walk380. war381. wash382. waste383. water384. wave385. wax386. way387. weather388. week389. weight390. wind391. wine392. winter393. woman394. wood395. wool396. word397. work398. wound39 9. writing400. year 200 Specific Nouns 1. angle2. ant3. apple4. arch5. arm6. army7. baby8. bag9. ball10. band11. basin12. basket13. bath14. bed15. bee16. bell17. berry18. bird19. blade20. board21. boat22. bone23. book24. boot25. bottle26. box27. boy28. brain29. brake30. branch31. brick32. bridge33. brush34. bucket35. bulb36. button37. cake38. camera39. card40. carriage41. cart42. cat43. chain44. cheese45. chess46. chin47. church48. circle49. clock50. cloud51. coat52. collar53. comb54. cord55. cow56. cup57. curtain58. cushion59. dog60. door61. drain62. drawer63. dress64. drop65. ear66. egg67. engine68. eye69. face70. farm71. feather72. finger73. fish74. flag75. floor76. fly77. foot78. fork79. fowl80. frame81. garden82. girl83. glove84. goat85. gun86. hair87. hammer88. hand89. hat90. head91. heart92. hook93. horn94. horse95. hospital96. house97. island98. jewel99. kettle 100. key101. knee102. knife103. knot104. leaf105. leg106. library107. line108. lip109. lock110. map111. match112. monkey113. moon114. mouth115. muscle116. nail117. neck118. needle119. nerve120. net121. nose122. nut123. office124. orange125. oven126. parcel127. pen128. pencil129. picture130. pig131. pin132. pipe133. plane134. plate135. plough136. pocket137. pot138. potato139. prison140. pump141. rail142. rat143. receipt144. ring145. rod146. roof147. root148. sail149. school150. scissors151. screw152. seed153. sheep154. shelf155. ship156. shirt157. shoe158. skin159. skirt160. snake161. sock162. spade163. sponge164. spoon165. spring166. square167. stamp168. star169. station170. stem171. stick172. stocking173. stomach174. store175. street176. sun177. table178. tail179. thread180. throat181. thumb182. ticket183. toe184. tongue185. tooth186. town187. train188. tray189. tree190. trousers191. umbrella192. wall193. watch194. wheel195. whip196. whistle197. window198. wing199. wire200. worm