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

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  • chance upon/ˈt͡ʃɑːns əˌpɒn/phraseC1To meet or find by pure accident.
  • chancy/ˈtʃænsi/adjectiveC1Risky, and depending on luck.
  • change your tunephraseC1To suddenly say the opposite of what you said before.
  • chant/t͡ʃɑːnt/nounB23 meaningsA short phrase repeated in a rhythmic, half-sung voice by a group of people.
  • chaos/ˈkeɪɒs/nounB23 meaningsComplete disorder, in which nothing works as it should and no one is in control.
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adjectiveB22 meanings
Completely disordered and out of control.
  • chaoticallyadverbC1In a completely disordered way.
  • chapel/ˈt͡ʃæp.əl/nounB12 meaningsA small building or room used for worship.
  • chaperone/ˈʃæ.pəˌɹoʊn/nounC1Somebody who accompanies a young person to keep them proper.
  • chaplain/ˈt͡ʃæp.lɪn/nounC1A clergyman serving a school, a hospital or the forces.
  • character arcnounC1The way a character changes across a story.
  • characteriseverbC1To describe the nature of something.
  • chargebacknounC1Reversing a card payment after a dispute.
  • charisma/kəˈɹɪzmə/nounC1The magnetic personal power that draws people to a leader.
  • charismatic/ˌkæɹɪzˈmætɪk/adjectiveC12 meaningsDrawing people in with magnetic personal charm.
  • charity/ˈtʃæɹɪti/nounA2+3 meaningsAn organisation that collects money to help people in need.
  • charlestonnounC1A fast dance of the 1920s.
  • charter/ˈt͡ʃɑːtə/nounC12 meaningsA formal document granting rights.
  • charteredadjectiveC12 meaningsHolding formal professional status in a field.
  • chase/t͡ʃeɪs/verbB13 meaningsTo run after somebody or something to catch them.
  • chaste/t͡ʃeɪst/adjectiveC12 meaningsRefraining from sex.
  • chastise/tʃæˈstaɪz/verbC1To scold or punish somebody.
  • chastity/ˈt͡ʃastɪti/nounC1The state of refraining from sex.
  • cheap/ˈt͡ʃiːp/adjectiveA13 meaningsCosting little money.
  • checkmate/ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt/nounB22 meaningsThe chess move that traps the king and ends the game.
  • checksumnounC1A number used to check that data arrived unchanged.
  • cheekbone/ˈt͡ʃikˌboʊn/nounC1The bone below the eye that forms the shape of the cheek.
  • cheeky/ˈt͡ʃiːki/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsBoldly rude in an amusing, forgivable way.
  • cheesemongernounC1Somebody whose trade is selling cheese.
  • chef's tablenounC1A place to eat inside the kitchen itself.
  • chestnut/ˈt͡ʃɛs(t)nʌt/nounB1+3 meaningsA shiny brown edible nut, or the tree that produces it.
  • chevron/ˈʃɛvɹən/nounC1A V-shaped stripe repeated in a band.
  • chicken outphraseC1To lose your courage at the last moment and not do it.
  • chime/tʃaɪm/verbB23 meaningsTo ring with clear musical notes.
  • chime inphraseC1To add your voice to a conversation already going.
  • chimney sweepnounC1A worker who cleans soot out of flues.
  • chink/t͡ʃɪŋk/nounC1A narrow slit that light gets through.
  • chipboardnounC1A cheap board pressed from wood chips and glue.
  • chisel/ˈt͡ʃɪzəl/nounC1A sharp-edged tool struck to carve wood or stone.
  • chiselledadjectiveC1Sharply and cleanly cut, said of features.
  • chivalrous/ˈʃɪv.əl.ɹəs/adjectiveC1Courteous and protective in an old-fashioned way.
  • chivalry/ˈʃɪvəlɹi/nounC1The code of honour a knight was meant to live by.
  • choice/tʃɔɪs/nounA24 meaningsThe act of picking one thing rather than another.
  • choking/ˈtʃəʊkɪŋ/nounB12 meaningsBeing unable to breathe because something blocks the throat.
  • chop/t͡ʃɒp/verbA24 meaningsTo cut something into pieces with short heavy strokes of a knife or axe.
  • choreographicadjectiveC1To do with the arranging of dance steps.
  • chortle/ˈt͡ʃɔɹtəl/verbC1To laugh with a gleeful chuckle.
  • christening/ˈkɹɪs.ə.nɪŋ/nounB2+2 meaningsA Christian ceremony at which a baby is baptised and given a name.
  • chuck/t͡ʃʌk/verbB13 meaningsTo throw something casually.
  • chunk/t͡ʃʌŋk/nounC1A thick solid piece of something.
  • churchyard/ˈt͡ʃɝt͡ʃ.jɑɹd/nounC1The enclosed ground around a church, often containing graves.
  • churn/tʃɜːn/verbC16 meaningsTo stir or move something violently in circles.
  • cinch/sɪntʃ/nounC22 meaningsThe strap that holds a saddle on.
  • cipher/ˈsaɪfə/nounC1A system for writing in code.
  • circlet/ˈsɜːklət/nounC1A plain ornamental band worn on the head.
  • circuit/ˈsɜː.kɪt/nounB24 meaningsA complete path around which an electric current flows.
  • circular reasoningnounC1Using your conclusion as one of your reasons.
  • circulate/ˈsɜː.kjʊˌleɪt/verbC1To pass around from one place or person to another.
  • circulation/ˌsɜː(ɹ).kjʊˈleɪ.ʃən/nounC12 meaningsThe round trip of blood through the body.
  • circumspect/ˈsɜː.kəm.spɛkt/adjectiveC1Careful to look at every risk before acting.