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

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646 words · showing 181–240

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  • circumstance/ˈsɜːkəmst(ə)ns/nounB22 meaningsA fact or condition surrounding an event and affecting how it turns out.
  • cite/saɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo formally name the source of an idea or quotation.
  • citizen/ˈsɪtɪzən/nounB12 meaningsSomebody who legally belongs to a country.
  • civil/ˈsɪv.əl/adjectiveB22 meaningsTo do with ordinary citizens rather than the army or the church.
  • civil rightsnounB2The freedoms every citizen is entitled to.
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A permanent official who serves whatever government is elected.
  • civil servicenounB2The permanent staff who run a country's departments.
  • civilian/sɪˈvɪl.jən/nounB2Somebody not in the armed forces or the police.
  • civilization/ˌsɪv.ɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/nounB2A society with developed cities, arts and government.
  • claim/kleɪm/verbB14 meaningsTo state something as true, with a hint that it may not be.
  • clam/klæm/nounB2A shellfish living inside two hinged shells.
  • clan/klæn/nounB22 meaningsA group of families claiming a common ancestor.
  • clap/klæp/verbA24 meaningsTo hit your hands together repeatedly to show that you liked something.
  • clarify/ˈklæɹ.ɪ.faɪ/verbB22 meaningsTo make something easier to understand by explaining it further.
  • clarinet/ˌklæɹɪˈnɛt/nounB2A woodwind instrument with a single reed.
  • clasp/klɑːsp/verbB23 meaningsTo hold something firmly in your hand or in your arms.
  • classic/ˈklæsɪk/adjectiveB13 meaningsSo good and typical of its kind that it never dates.
  • classical/ˈklæs.ɪ.k(ə)l/adjectiveB22 meaningsBelonging to an established formal tradition.
  • classified/ˈklæsəfaɪd/adjectiveB22 meaningsOfficially secret, with access limited by clearance.
  • classified adnounB2A small text advertisement grouped with others by subject.
  • classmate/ˈklɑːs.meɪt/nounA2+2 meaningsA person who is in the same class as you at school or college.
  • clatter/ˈklætəː/verbB22 meaningsTo make a rattling noise of hard things knocking together.
  • clause/klɔːz/nounC12 meaningsA separate numbered part of a contract, treaty or law.
  • clay/kleɪ/nounB12 meaningsHeavy sticky earth used for making pots and bricks.
  • clay soilnounB2Heavy sticky ground that holds water and sets hard.
  • clean-shavenadjectiveB2Having no beard or moustache at all.
  • cleanse/klɛnz/verbB22 meaningsTo wash the skin or a wound thoroughly.
  • clear the airphraseB2To talk openly and remove bad feeling.
  • clear-cutadjectiveB2Sharply defined and leaving no doubt.
  • clearance/ˈklɪə̯.ɹəns/nounB22 meaningsA sale at reduced prices to empty old stock.
  • clearing/ˈklɪɹɪŋ/nounB2An open space within a wood.
  • clerk/klɑːk/nounB23 meaningsAn office worker who handles records and paperwork.
  • clever/ˈklɛv.ə/adjectiveA23 meaningsQuick at learning and understanding things.
  • click/klɪk/verbB14 meaningsTo press the button on a mouse to choose something on a screen.
  • click and collect/klɪk ənd kəˈlɛkt/phraseB2Ordering online and picking the goods up in person.
  • click your fingersphraseB2To snap the fingers to make a sharp sound.
  • click-through ratenounB2What share of viewers clicked.
  • clickbait/ˈklɪkbeɪt/nounB22 meaningsA headline written only to make you press it.
  • client/ˈklaɪ.ənt/nounB13 meaningsA person or company that pays a professional or a firm for work or advice.
  • cliff/klɪf/nounB2A high steep wall of rock.
  • climate/ˈklaɪ.mɪt/nounB1+2 meaningsThe usual weather of a place over many years.
  • climate change/ˈklaɪmət ˌtʃeɪndʒ/nounB2The long-term warming and disruption of the world's weather.
  • cling film/ˈklɪŋˌfɪlm/nounB2The thin stretchy sheet pulled over a bowl of food.
  • clingy/ˈklɪŋi/adjectiveB2Holding on too tightly for comfort.
  • clinic/ˈklɪn.ɪk/nounB22 meaningsA small medical centre for visits without a stay.
  • clinical/ˈklɪn.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveB23 meaningsRelating to the treatment of patients.
  • clipnounB14 meaningsA small device that holds things together by gripping them.
  • clock/klɒk/nounA14 meaningsA device fixed to a wall or standing on a surface that shows the time.
  • clock inphraseB2To register your arrival at work.
  • clog/klɒɡ/verbB22 meaningsTo block something gradually so nothing can pass.
  • cloggedadjectiveB2Blocked so that nothing can pass.
  • clone/kloʊn/verbB2To make an exact genetic copy of a living thing.
  • close/ˈkləʊz/verbA16 meaningsTo move a door, lid or window so that the opening is blocked.
  • closed/kləʊzd/adjectiveA23 meaningsNot open; shut so that nothing goes in or out.
  • closed captionsnounB2On-screen text of speech and sound for the deaf.
  • closure/ˈkləʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/nounB22 meaningsA shutting down.
  • clot/klɒt/nounB2+2 meaningsA thick mass formed when blood thickens and sets.
  • cloud/ˈklaʊ̯d/nounA24 meaningsA white or grey mass of water floating in the sky.
  • cloudy/ˈklaʊ̯diː/adjectiveA2+2 meaningsWith the sky covered in grey and white.
  • clubhouse/ˈklʌbˌhaʊs/nounB2The building a sports or social club meets in.