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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • cabbage/ˈkæbɪd͡ʒ/nounB1A hard ball of tightly packed green leaves.
  • cabin/ˈkæbɪn/nounB13 meaningsThe part of an aircraft or ship where people sit or sleep.
  • cabinet/ˈkæb.ɪ.nɪt/nounB22 meaningsThe group of senior ministers who direct a government.
  • cable car/ˈkeɪ.bəl ˌkɑːɹ/nounB1A car hauled up a slope on a moving rope.
  • cafe terracenounB1Tables set outside on the pavement.
  • cage/keɪd͡ʒ/
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A box of bars for keeping a creature in.
  • cake/keɪk/nounA13 meaningsA sweet baked food made from flour, sugar, eggs and fat.
  • calf/kɑːf/nounB13 meaningsThe thick muscle at the back of the lower leg, below the knee.
  • call/kɔːl/verbA18 meaningsTo telephone someone.
  • caller/ˈkɔːlə/nounB12 meaningsSomebody who telephones.
  • calm/kɑm/adjectiveA24 meaningsNot worried or excited.
  • camel/ˈkæml̩/nounB1A humped desert animal.
  • campaign/kæmˈpeɪn/nounB1+4 meaningsA planned series of actions over time to win support or reach a goal.
  • campfire/ˈkæmpˌfaɪ̯ɚ/nounB1An open fire built at a camp.
  • canary/kəˈnɛəɹi/nounB1A small yellow cage bird kept for its song.
  • cancer/ˈkænsə/nounB13 meaningsA disease in which cells grow uncontrollably.
  • cane/keɪn/verbB22 meaningsTo beat somebody with a stick.
  • canteen mealnounB1Food served in a workplace or school dining room.
  • cap/kæp/nounB15 meaningsA soft hat with a stiff peak at the front.
  • cape/keɪp/nounB12 meaningsA sleeveless cloak hanging from the shoulders.
  • capital/ˈkæpɪtəl/nounA2+5 meaningsThe city where a country's or region's government is based.
  • captain/ˈkæp.tɪn/nounA24 meaningsThe player who leads a sports team.
  • car/kɑː/nounA12 meaningsA four-wheeled road vehicle for a small number of people.
  • card readernounB1The device that takes payment from a bank card.
  • care/kɛə/verbA26 meaningsTo feel that someone or something matters to you.
  • career/kəˈɹɪə/nounB12 meaningsThe series of jobs a person does through their working life, seen as a whole.
  • career changenounB1A move into a completely different line of work.
  • carol/ˈkæɹəl/nounB12 meaningsA joyful religious song, especially at Christmas.
  • carry-onnounB1The small bag you may take into the plane cabin with you.
  • cart/kɑːt/verbB12 meaningsTo carry something awkwardly from place to place.
  • case/keɪs/nounB13 meaningsOne example of a situation, or the situation itself.
  • cashier/kəˈʃɪə/nounB1Somebody who takes payment at a till or bank counter.
  • cashpointnounB1The machine in a wall that gives out banknotes.
  • casino/kəˈsiːnəʊ/nounB1A place where people gamble at cards and machines.
  • cassette/kəˈsɛt/nounC12 meaningsThe cluster of sprockets on a bicycle's rear wheel.
  • cast/kɑːst/verbB14 meaningsTo throw something out and away from you, aiming it.
  • catch/kæt͡ʃ/verbA29 meaningsTo take hold of something moving through the air.
  • category/ˈkæt.ɪ.ɡ(ə.)ɹi/nounB1A named group that similar things are sorted into.
  • cattle/ˈkætəl/nounB1Cows and bulls kept for milk or meat.
  • cause/kɔːz/verbA24 meaningsTo make something happen.
  • cave/keɪv/nounB12 meaningsA natural hole going deep into rock.
  • ceiling/ˈsiːlɪŋ/nounB12 meaningsThe upper interior surface of a room.
  • celebration/ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/nounB1An occasion marked with enjoyment and ceremony.
  • celebrity/sɪˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ti/nounB1A person famous enough to be recognised on the street.
  • celery/ˈsɛləɹi/nounB1A vegetable of long pale crunchy stalks.
  • cell/sɛl/nounB12 meaningsThe smallest living building block of plants and animals.
  • cellar/ˈsɛlə/nounB13 meaningsAn underground room below a house, used for storage.
  • cement/səˈmɛnt/nounB12 meaningsA grey powder that hardens when mixed with water and binds other materials.
  • central heatingnounB1A system heating a whole building from a single source.
  • century/ˈsɛn.t͡ʃʊɹ.i/nounB13 meaningsA period of one hundred years.
  • cereal/ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əl/nounA2+2 meaningsA breakfast food of processed grain.
  • ceremony/ˈsɛɹ.ɪ.mə.ni/nounB12 meaningsA formal event carried out in a fixed order to mark an important occasion.
  • cha-chanounB1A Latin dance with a distinctive triple step.
  • chain/ˈt͡ʃeɪn/nounB12 meaningsMetal rings linked together into a strong line.
  • chalk/t͡ʃɔːk/nounA2+2 meaningsA soft white stick used for writing on boards.
  • challenge/ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪnd͡ʒ/verbB13 meaningsTo question whether something is right or true.
  • champion/ˈt͡ʃæm.pi.ən/nounB13 meaningsThe winner of a competition.
  • chance/t͡ʃɑːns/ [t͡ʃʰɑːns]nounA25 meaningsA moment when something becomes possible for you.
  • changing matnounB1The padded surface a baby is changed on.
  • channel/ˈt͡ʃænəl/nounB14 meaningsA television or radio station.