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calm
/kɑm/
adjective
A2
4 meanings
Not worried or excited.
canned
/kænd/
adjective
B1
Preserved and sealed in a metal container.
capital
/ˈkæpɪtəl/
noun
A2+
5 meanings
The city where a country's or region's government is based.
careless
/ˈkɛəlɪs/
adjective
B1
3 meanings
Not giving enough attention to what you are doing, so mistakes and accidents follow.
central
/ˈsɛntɹ(ə)l/
adjective
B1
3 meanings
In or near the middle of a place or an object.
certain
/ˈsɜː.tən/
adjective
A2
4 meanings
Completely sure.
chance
/t͡ʃɑːns/ [t͡ʃʰɑːns]
noun
A2
5 meanings
A moment when something becomes possible for you.
charming
/ˈtʃɑː(ɹ).mɪŋ/
adjective
B1
Pleasing and delightful.
checked
/t͡ʃɛkt/
adjective
B1
Patterned with squares of two colours.
cheerful
/ˈt͡ʃɪəfl̩/
adjective
B1
3 meanings
Happy, and showing it in your face and voice.
chilly
/ˈt͡ʃɪli/
adjective
B1
3 meanings
Unpleasantly cold.
choice
/tʃɔɪs/
noun
A2
4 meanings
The act of picking one thing rather than another.
chubby
/ˈt͡ʃʌbi/
adjective
B1
Pleasantly round and soft-bodied, said of a child, an animal or a part of the body.
circular
/ˈsɜː.kjə.lə/
noun
B1+
2 meanings
A notice sent out to everybody at once.
classic
/ˈklæsɪk/
adjective
B1
3 meanings
So good and typical of its kind that it never dates.
clean
/kliːn/
adjective
A1
4 meanings
With no dirt or marks on it.
cleaner
/ˈkliː.nə/
noun
A2+
4 meanings
A person whose job is cleaning offices, homes or other buildings.
clever
/ˈklɛv.ə/
adjective
A2
3 meanings
Quick at learning and understanding things.
close
/ˈkləʊz/
verb
A1
6 meanings
To move a door, lid or window so that the opening is blocked.
cold
/kəʊld/
adjective
A1
3 meanings
Having a very low temperature.
comfortable
/ˈkʌm(p)f.tə.bəl/
adjective
A2
2 meanings
Pleasant for your body.
comic
/ˈkɒmɪk/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
Meant to be funny.
commercial
/kəˈmɜː.ʃəl/
noun
B1
3 meanings
An advertisement broadcast on television or radio.
common
/ˈkɒmən/
adjective
A1
5 meanings
Happening a lot, or found in many places.
comparative
/kəmˈpæɹətɪv/
adjective
B2+
2 meanings
Measured or judged by comparison with something else.
complicated
/ˈkɒm.plɪ.keɪ.tɪd/
adjective
B1
Made of many parts and hard to follow.
confident
/ˈkɒnfɪdənt/
adjective
B1
2 meanings
Sure of yourself and your abilities.
confused
/kənˈfjuːzd/
adjective
A2
2 meanings
Unable to understand what is happening or what to do.
considerate
/kənˈsɪdəɹət/
adjective
B1+
2 meanings
Careful not to cause other people trouble or discomfort.
contactless
adjective
B1
Paid by touching a card against a reader.
continuous
/kənˈtɪn.juː.əs/
adjective
B2+
3 meanings
Going on in time without a break.
convenient
/kənˈviː.niənt/
adjective
B1
2 meanings
Easy and comfortable to use; saving time and trouble.
conversational
/ˌkɒnvə(ɹ)ˈseɪʃənəl/
adjective
B1
2 meanings
Informal and relaxed, like ordinary speech.
convinced
/kənˈvɪnst/
adjective
B1
Completely certain about something.
cool
/kuːl/
adjective
A1
6 meanings
Slightly cold, in a way that feels good.
copper
/ˈkɒpə/
noun
B1
4 meanings
A soft reddish-brown metal that bends easily and carries electricity well.
correct
/kəˈɹɛkt/
adjective
A1
3 meanings
Having no mistakes.
cozy
adjective
B1
2 meanings
Warm, comfortable and pleasant.
crazy
/ˈkɹeɪ.zi/
adjective
A2
3 meanings
Completely lacking sense; wild or reckless.
cream
/kɹiːm/
noun
A2
5 meanings
The thick fatty part of milk, used on desserts and in cooking.
creamy
/ˈkɹiːmi/
adjective
B1+
3 meanings
Thick and smooth in texture, like cream.
creative
/kɹiˈeɪtɪv/
adjective
B1
2 meanings
Full of new ideas; good at making new things.
crescent
/ˈkɹɛz.ənt/
noun
B1+
4 meanings
The curved shape of the moon when only a thin sliver of it is lit.
criminal
/ˈkɹɪm.ɪ.nəl/
noun
A2
3 meanings
Somebody who has broken the law.
crisp
/kɹɪsp/
adjective
B1
4 meanings
Firm and dry, breaking with a clean snap instead of bending.
cross
/kɹɒs/
noun
A2
7 meanings
A shape made of two lines cutting through each other, used as a mark.
cruel
/ˈkɹuːəl/
adjective
B1
2 meanings
Deliberately causing pain and not caring.
crystal
/ˈkɹɪstəl/
noun
B1
3 meanings
A solid whose atoms are arranged in a regular repeating pattern.
curious
/ˈkjʊə.ɹi.əs/
adjective
B1
2 meanings
Eager to know or learn something.
current
/ˈkʌɹənt/
adjective
B1
4 meanings
Belonging to the present moment; in force now.
custom
/ˈkʌstəm/
noun
B1
2 meanings
A traditional and widely accepted way of behaving in a society.