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

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  • contagious/kənˈteɪ.d͡ʒəs/adjectiveB22 meaningsSpreading easily from person to person.
  • contain/kənˈteɪn/verbB14 meaningsTo have something inside.
  • container shipnounB2A vessel that carries goods in stacked metal boxes.
  • container terminalnounB2Where metal boxes move between trains and lorries.
  • contemporary/kənˈtɛm.p(ə.)ɹə.ɹi/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsBelonging to the same time as something else.
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A modern style that breaks classical rules.
  • content/kənˈtɛnt/adjectiveB24 meaningsQuietly satisfied with what you have and how things are.
  • contest/ˈkɒn.tɛst/nounB12 meaningsA competition to decide who is best.
  • context/ˈkɒn.tɛkst/nounB2The surrounding facts that make something make sense.
  • continental breakfastnounB2A light morning meal of bread, pastries and coffee.
  • continuous/kənˈtɪn.juː.əs/adjectiveB2+3 meaningsGoing on in time without a break.
  • contort/kənˈtɔː(ɹ)t/verbB2To twist something violently out of its normal shape.
  • contour linenounB2The line on a map joining points of equal height.
  • contract/ˈkɒntɹækt/nounB24 meaningsA formal agreement between two sides, written down and signed, that the law will enforce.
  • contract lawnounB2The rules governing agreements between parties.
  • contraction/kənˈtɹækʃn̩/nounB2+2 meaningsA tightening of the womb during birth.
  • contradict/ˌkɒn.tɹəˈdɪkt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo say that what someone has said is wrong, by stating the opposite.
  • contradiction/ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkʃən/nounB2+3 meaningsA combination of statements or facts that cannot all be true at the same time.
  • contrary/ˈkɒntɹəɹi/adjectiveB22 meaningsOpposite in nature or direction.
  • contrast/ˈkɒntɹɑːst/nounB1+4 meaningsThe clear difference that shows when two things are put side by side.
  • contribute/kənˈt(ʃ)ɹɪb.juːt/verbB22 meaningsTo add your share to a joint effort.
  • control groupnounB2The group that gets no treatment, for comparison.
  • control towernounB2The tall building from which aircraft are directed.
  • convenience/kənˈviːnɪəns/nounB2The quality of being easy and suiting your needs.
  • conveniently/kənˈvinjəntli/adverbB2In a way that suits your needs and saves trouble.
  • convent/ˈkɒn.vɛnt/nounB2A house where nuns live together.
  • convention/kənˈvɛn.ʃən/nounB23 meaningsAn accepted way of doing things.
  • conventional/kənˈvɛnʃənl̩/adjectiveB22 meaningsFollowing what is usual and generally accepted.
  • conversation/ˌkɒn.vəˈseɪ.ʃn̩/nounA12 meaningsTwo or more people speaking together.
  • conversion/kənˈvɜːʃ(ə)n/nounC13 meaningsThe kick taken after a score for extra points.
  • convert/ˈkɒn.vət/verbB24 meaningsTo change something into a different form, use or state.
  • convertible/kənˈvɜː(ɹ)təbəl/nounB2A car whose roof folds away.
  • convey/kənˈveɪ/verbB2+3 meaningsTo make an idea or feeling known to someone.
  • conveyor beltphraseB2A moving loop that carries things along.
  • convict/kənˈvɪkt/verbC12 meaningsTo find somebody guilty of a crime.
  • conviction/kənˈvɪkʃən/nounB22 meaningsA court's formal finding that somebody is guilty.
  • convince yourselfphraseB2To talk yourself into believing something.
  • convincing/kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/adjectiveB22 meaningsAble to make someone believe something is true or genuine.
  • cookie/ˈkʊki/nounA13 meaningsA small flat sweet cake, baked crisp or chewy.
  • cool/kuːl/adjectiveA16 meaningsSlightly cold, in a way that feels good.
  • cooperate/kəʊˈɒp.ə.ɹeɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo work together willingly towards the same end.
  • cooperation/kəʊˌɒp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/nounB2The working together of people towards one end.
  • cooperative/kuˈɑp.ɹətɪv/adjectiveC12 meaningsWilling to work together.
  • coordinate/kəʊˈɔː.dɪ.nɪt/nounC12 meaningsA number that fixes a position on a grid.
  • coordination/kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən/nounC12 meaningsThe organising of separate parts to work together effectively.
  • cope/ˈkəʊp/verbB2To deal successfully with something difficult.
  • coping strategynounB2A planned way of getting through something hard.
  • copper/ˈkɒpə/nounB14 meaningsA soft reddish-brown metal that bends easily and carries electricity well.
  • copycat/kɑpiˈkæt/nounB2Somebody who imitates what another does.
  • copyright noticenounB2The line stating who holds the rights to a work.
  • coral/ˈkɒɹəl/nounB23 meaningsThe hard stony material built up under the sea by tiny animals.
  • core/kɔː/nounB25 meaningsThe hard central part of a fruit, holding the seeds.
  • cork/kɔɹk/nounB1+3 meaningsThe plug that seals a bottle, especially a wine bottle.
  • corny/ˈkɔːni/adjectiveB2So sentimental or obvious that it makes you wince.
  • coroner/ˈkɒ.ɹə.nə(ɹ)/nounB2The official who investigates a sudden or unexplained death.
  • corporal/ˈkɔːp(ə)ɹəl/nounB2A rank in the army just below a sergeant.
  • corporate/ˈkɔː.pə.ɹət/adjectiveB2Belonging to a large company.
  • corporation/ˌkɔː.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/nounB2A large company treated in law as a body.
  • corps/kɔː/nounB2An organised body of people.
  • corpse/kɔːps/nounB2A dead human body.