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

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  • centigradeadjectiveB2+The older name for the temperature scale with a hundred steps between the freezing and the boiling of water.
  • centrepiecenounB2+The main decoration in the middle of a table.
  • ceremonial/ˌsɛɹɪˈməʊnɪ.əl/adjectiveB2+Used in or belonging to formal ceremonies.
  • certification/ˌsɜː.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/nounB2+The formal act of confirming in writing that a standard has been met, or the document that records it.
  • certify/ˈsɜː.tɪ.faɪ/verbB2+To declare officially in writing that something is true.
  • chalet/ˈʃæleɪ/
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nounB2+
A wooden mountain house with a wide overhanging roof.
  • chalkyadjectiveB2+Dry and slightly powdery to touch or taste.
  • chancellor/ˈtʃɑːnsələ/nounB2+A high state or university official.
  • chapped/t͡ʃæpt/adjectiveB2+Cracked and sore from cold and wind.
  • charadesnounB2+A game of acting a title out without speaking.
  • charredadjectiveB2+Blackened at the surface by fire.
  • chasm/ˈkæzəm/nounB2+A deep split in the ground, or a wide gap between views.
  • chassis/ˈt͡ʃæ.si/nounB2+The frame everything else in a vehicle is bolted to.
  • cheapen/ˈtʃiːpən/verbB2+To lower the value or the dignity of something.
  • checkpoint/ˈt͡ʃɛkˌpɔɪnt/nounB2+A place where traffic is stopped and examined.
  • cheeky/ˈt͡ʃiːki/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsBoldly rude in an amusing, forgivable way.
  • cheerfulness/ˈt͡ʃɪɹfəlnəs/nounB2+A bright and happy manner.
  • cheerio/ˈtʃɪəɹi.əʊ/nounB2+A cheerful goodbye, in British use.
  • chemotherapy/ˌkiːməʊˈθɛɹəpi/nounB2+Treatment of cancer with powerful drugs.
  • chic/ʃiːk/adjectiveB2+Stylish in a quiet, confident way.
  • childlessadjectiveB2+Having no children.
  • chiropractor/ˈkaɪ.ɹəˌpɹæk.tə(ɹ)/nounB2+A practitioner who treats the spine by manipulation.
  • chlorinatedadjectiveB2+Treated with a chemical that kills germs.
  • chloroform/ˈklɒɹə(ʊ)ˌfɔː(ɹ)m/nounB2+A sweet-smelling liquid once used to render patients unconscious.
  • choker/ˈtʃəʊkə/nounB2+A close-fitting necklace worn at the throat.
  • choppy/ˈt͡ʃɒ.pi/adjectiveB2+Rough with short broken waves.
  • choreographernounB2+Somebody who invents and arranges dance steps.
  • christening/ˈkɹɪs.ə.nɪŋ/nounB2+2 meaningsA Christian ceremony at which a baby is baptised and given a name.
  • chromosome/ˈkɹəʊ.məˌsəʊm/nounB2+One of the thread packages that genes are bundled into.
  • chronological/ˌkɹɒnəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/adjectiveB2+Arranged in the order that things happened.
  • chrysanthemum/kɹɪˈsænθəməm/nounB2+A dense autumn flower with many narrow petals.
  • cicada/sɪˈkeɪ.də/nounB2+An insect whose loud buzzing fills hot summer evenings.
  • cinder/ˈsɪndəː/nounB2+A piece of burnt matter that will not burn again.
  • circuitry/ˈsɜːkɪtɹi/nounB2+All the electrical paths inside a device.
  • circumference/sɜːˈkʌmfɹəns/nounB2+The distance all the way round a circle.
  • citadel/ˈsɪtədəl/nounB2+The strongest fort guarding a city.
  • cite/saɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo formally name the source of an idea or quotation.
  • cityscapenounB2+The view of a city as a whole.
  • citywide/ˈsɪt.iˌwaɪd/adjectiveB2+Reaching every part of a city.
  • civilised/ˈsɪv.ɪ.laɪzd/adjectiveB2+Having a developed culture and humane customs.
  • clack/klæk/verbB2+To make a short sharp sound of hard things striking.
  • clarification/ˌklæɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/nounB2+An explanation making something clearer.
  • clarify/ˈklæɹ.ɪ.faɪ/verbB22 meaningsTo make something easier to understand by explaining it further.
  • classify/ˈklæs.ɪ.faɪ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo sort things into named groups.
  • cleaver/ˈklivɚ/nounB2+A heavy square blade for chopping through bone.
  • clef/klɛf/nounB2+The sign at the start of a staff that fixes the pitches.
  • clergy/ˈklɜːdʒi/nounB2+The priests and ministers of a church taken together.
  • clerical/ˈklɛɹɪkəl/adjectiveB2+To do with office paperwork, or with the clergy.
  • cliche/kliˈʃeɪ/nounB2+A phrase so overused it no longer says anything.
  • clicker/ˈklɪkə/nounB2+A small device used to mark good behaviour.
  • cliffhanger/ˌklɪfˈhæŋ.ə(ɹ)/nounB2+2 meaningsAn ending that stops at the worst moment.
  • clink/klɪŋk/verbB2+2 meaningsTo make a light ringing sound of glass or metal.
  • clique/kliːk/nounB2+A small closed group that keeps others out.
  • clot/klɒt/nounB2+2 meaningsA thick mass formed when blood thickens and sets.
  • clove/kləʊv/nounB2+A dried flower bud used as a spice.
  • clump/klʌmp/nounB2+2 meaningsA tight group of plants or things growing together.
  • clustered/ˈklʌstəd/adjectiveB2+Gathered closely in a group.
  • coastguardnounB2+The service that watches the coast and organises rescue.
  • cobalt/ˈkəʊ.bɒlt/nounB2+2 meaningsA hard silvery metal.
  • cobbles/ˈkɒb.əlz/nounB2+A road surface of rounded set stones.