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clear filters
cackle
/ˈkækəl/
verb
B2+
To laugh in a harsh broken way.
canter
/ˈkæn.tə/
verb
B2+
To ride at a gentle pace between trot and gallop.
capsize
/ˈkæpsaɪz/
verb
B2+
To turn a boat right over.
captivate
/ˈkæptɪveɪt/
verb
B2+
To hold somebody's attention completely by charm.
caramelize
/ˈkaɹ(ə)məlʌɪz/
verb
B2+
To heat sugar until it browns and turns syrupy.
caress
/kəˈɹɛs/
verb
B2+
2 meanings
To touch or stroke gently and lovingly.
cascade
/kæsˈkeɪd/
noun
B2+
2 meanings
A small waterfall, or a series of them.
catapult
/ˈkæ.tə.pʌlt/
noun
B2+
4 meanings
A Y-shaped stick with elastic stretched between its prongs, used for shooting small stones.
categorise
verb
B2+
To place things into named groups.
censor
/ˈsɛnsə/
verb
B2+
2 meanings
To cut out parts the public is not allowed to see.
certify
/ˈsɜː.tɪ.faɪ/
verb
B2+
To declare officially in writing that something is true.
cheapen
/ˈtʃiːpən/
verb
B2+
To lower the value or the dignity of something.
cite
/saɪt/
verb
B2+
2 meanings
To formally name the source of an idea or quotation.
clack
/klæk/
verb
B2+
To make a short sharp sound of hard things striking.
clarify
/ˈklæɹ.ɪ.faɪ/
verb
B2
2 meanings
To make something easier to understand by explaining it further.
classify
/ˈklæs.ɪ.faɪ/
verb
B2+
2 meanings
To sort things into named groups.
clink
/klɪŋk/
verb
B2+
2 meanings
To make a light ringing sound of glass or metal.
clot
/klɒt/
noun
B2+
2 meanings
A thick mass formed when blood thickens and sets.
clump
/klʌmp/
noun
B2+
2 meanings
A tight group of plants or things growing together.
coexist
/ˌkəʊ.ɪɡˈzɪst/
verb
B2+
To live alongside each other without conflict.
commemorate
/kəˈmɛməˌɹeɪt/
verb
B2+
2 meanings
To do something publicly so that a person or event is remembered.
commission
/kəˈmɪʃən/
noun
B2+
5 meanings
Money paid to someone as a percentage of the sales they make.
commute
/kəˈmjuːt/
noun
B2+
2 meanings
The daily trip between home and workplace.
compress
/kəmˈpɹɛs/
verb
B2
4 meanings
To press something into a smaller space.
concoct
/kənˈkɒkt/
verb
B2+
To make something up out of mixed parts.
confiscate
/ˈkɒnfɪskeɪt/
verb
B2+
To take property away by authority.
consist
/kənˈsɪst/
verb
B2+
To be made up of particular parts.
conspire
/kənˈspaɪə(ɹ)/
verb
B2+
To secretly plan wrongdoing together.
contradict
/ˌkɒn.tɹəˈdɪkt/
verb
B2+
2 meanings
To say that what someone has said is wrong, by stating the opposite.
converge
/kənˈvɜːd͡ʒ/
verb
B2+
To come together towards one point.
convey
/kənˈveɪ/
verb
B2+
3 meanings
To make an idea or feeling known to someone.
coo
/kuː/
verb
B2+
2 meanings
To make the soft low sound of a pigeon.
creak
/kɹiːk/
verb
B2+
3 meanings
To make a long, high, complaining sound, the way old wood does under weight.
crescendo
/kɹɪˈʃɛn.dəʊ/
noun
B2+
3 meanings
A passage of music that grows steadily louder.
cringe
/ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒ/
verb
B2+
2 meanings
To pull back in embarrassment or distaste.
crinkle
/ˈkɹɪŋkəl/
verb
B2+
To form small folds and wrinkles.
crisscross
/ˈkɹɪsˌkɹɒs/
verb
B2+
To cross back and forth over something.
critique
/kɹɪˈtiːk/
noun
B2+
3 meanings
A detailed, reasoned judgement of a piece of work, an idea or a policy.
crumple
/ˈkɹʌmpəl/
verb
B2+
2 meanings
To crush something into creases and folds.