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

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119 words · showing 1–60

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  • calm/kɑm/adjectiveA24 meaningsNot worried or excited.
  • cancelledadjectiveA2+2 meaningsCalled off and not going ahead.
  • capable/ˈkeɪ.pə.bəl/adjectiveB23 meaningsHaving the skill, power or qualities needed to do something.
  • capital/ˈkæpɪtəl/nounA2+5 meaningsThe city where a country's or region's government is based.
  • captive/ˈkæptɪv/nounB22 meaningsSomebody being held prisoner.
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nounB22 meanings
Stiff thick paper used for boxes and packaging.
  • carefree/ˈkɛəfɹiː/adjectiveB2Free of worry and responsibility.
  • careful/ˈkɛɹfəl/adjectiveA23 meaningsGiving something enough attention to avoid harm or mistakes.
  • casual/ˈkaʒ(uː)əl/adjectiveB23 meaningsComfortable and informal, of clothes or occasions.
  • catchy/ˈkæt͡ʃi/adjectiveB2So memorable you cannot stop humming it.
  • centred/ˈsɛn.təd/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsPlaced exactly in the middle.
  • ceramic/sɪˈɹæmɪk/nounB22 meaningsAn object made from clay hardened by heat.
  • challenging/ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪn.d͡ʒɪŋ/adjectiveB2Demanding, in a way that tests you.
  • chance/t͡ʃɑːns/ [t͡ʃʰɑːns]nounA25 meaningsA moment when something becomes possible for you.
  • chaotic/keɪˈɒtɪk/adjectiveB22 meaningsCompletely disordered and out of control.
  • characteristic/ˌkæɹəktəˈɹɪstɪk/nounB22 meaningsA feature or quality typical of a person or thing.
  • charcoal/ˈtʃɑː.kəʊl/nounB1+3 meaningsBlack carbon left when wood is burned slowly without much air.
  • charitable/ˈt͡ʃæɹɪtəbəl/adjectiveB2Generous to those in need, or willing to think well of people.
  • chatty/ˈt͡ʃæti/adjectiveB2Fond of easy friendly talk.
  • cheerful/ˈt͡ʃɪəfl̩/adjectiveB13 meaningsHappy, and showing it in your face and voice.
  • chestnut/ˈt͡ʃɛs(t)nʌt/nounB1+3 meaningsA shiny brown edible nut, or the tree that produces it.
  • chicken/ˈt͡ʃɪkɪn/nounA12 meaningsThe farm bird that gives eggs and white meat.
  • childish/ˈt͡ʃaɪldɪʃ/adjectiveB2Behaving like a child when you should not.
  • childlike/ˈt͡ʃaɪldlaɪk/adjectiveB2Having the innocence of a child.
  • chilled/t͡ʃɪld/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsCooled down ready to drink or serve.
  • chilly/ˈt͡ʃɪli/adjectiveB13 meaningsUnpleasantly cold.
  • chronic/ˈkɹɒn.ɪk/adjectiveB23 meaningsLasting a long time and not going away — said of an illness, a pain or a condition.
  • chunky/ˈt͡ʃʌŋki/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsThick and solid in build.
  • civil/ˈsɪv.əl/adjectiveB22 meaningsTo do with ordinary citizens rather than the army or the church.
  • 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.
  • clean-shavenadjectiveB2Having no beard or moustache at all.
  • clear-cutadjectiveB2Sharply defined and leaving no doubt.
  • clever/ˈklɛv.ə/adjectiveA23 meaningsQuick at learning and understanding things.
  • clingy/ˈklɪŋi/adjectiveB2Holding on too tightly for comfort.
  • clinical/ˈklɪn.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveB23 meaningsRelating to the treatment of patients.
  • cloggedadjectiveB2Blocked so that nothing can pass.
  • 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.
  • cloudy/ˈklaʊ̯diː/adjectiveA2+2 meaningsWith the sky covered in grey and white.
  • clueless/ˈkluː.ləs/adjectiveB2Having no idea at all.
  • clumsy/ˈklʌmzi/adjectiveB22 meaningsAwkward in the way you move, so you knock things over or drop them.
  • clutch/ˈklʌt͡ʃ/verbB25 meaningsTo hold something tightly, especially out of fear.
  • cluttered/ˈklʌtɚd/adjectiveB2Crowded with things there is no room for.
  • co-op/ˈkoʊˌɒp/adjectiveB2Played by people working together rather than against.
  • coarse/kɔːs/adjectiveB22 meaningsRough in texture, made of large particles.
  • coherent/kəʊˈhɪə.ɹənt/adjectiveB2+3 meaningsLogically connected, with the parts fitting together.
  • cold-blooded/ˈkoʊldˈblʌd.ɪd/adjectiveB2Taking body heat from the surroundings.
  • cold-heartedadjectiveB2Showing no sympathy for anybody.
  • collective/kəˈlɛktɪv/adjectiveB22 meaningsDone by or belonging to all the members of a group.
  • colorful/ˈkʌl.ə.fl̩/adjectiveA2+2 meaningsFull of bright colours.
  • colossal/kəˈlɒsəl/adjectiveB2Unbelievably huge.
  • colour-blindadjectiveB2Unable to tell certain colours apart.
  • comic/ˈkɒmɪk/adjectiveB22 meaningsMeant to be funny.
  • comical/ˈkɒmɪkəl/adjectiveB2Funny, especially in a slightly ridiculous way.
  • commercial/kəˈmɜː.ʃəl/nounB13 meaningsAn advertisement broadcast on television or radio.
  • common/ˈkɒmən/adjectiveA15 meaningsHappening a lot, or found in many places.
  • compatible/kəmˈpæt.ə.bəl/adjectiveB23 meaningsAble to exist or work together without conflict.
  • competitive/kəmˈpɛt.ɪ.tɪv/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsHating to lose; always trying to be first.