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

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  • clovenadjectiveC1Split into two parts.
  • cloying/ˈklɔɪ.ɪŋ/adjectiveC1Sweet to the point of being unpleasant.
  • club togetherphraseC1To share the cost of something between several people.
  • clubfootnounC1A foot twisted out of shape from birth.
  • cluck/klʌk/verbB24 meaningsOf a hen: to make short, repeated clicking sounds.
  • clump/klʌmp/nounB2+2 meaningsA tight group of plants or things growing together.
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  • cluster/ˈklʌstə/nounC1A tight group of things close together.
  • clutch/ˈklʌt͡ʃ/verbB25 meaningsTo hold something tightly, especially out of fear.
  • clutter/ˈklʌtə(ɹ)/nounC12 meaningsA messy pile of things covering every surface.
  • coach/kəʊtʃ/nounA26 meaningsA person who trains a sports team or athlete and decides its tactics.
  • coalesce/ˌkəʊ.əˈlɛs/verbC1To come together and form one whole.
  • coalition/kəʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/nounC12 meaningsA government formed by two or more parties together.
  • coarse/kɔːs/adjectiveB22 meaningsRough in texture, made of large particles.
  • coastal/ˈkəʊstəl/adjectiveC1Beside or belonging to the coast.
  • coax/kəʊks/verbC1To gently talk somebody into doing something.
  • cobble/ˈkɒb.əl/verbC1To put something together roughly and quickly.
  • cobbler/ˈkɒblə/nounB22 meaningsA person who mends shoes.
  • cockle/ˈkɒkl̩/nounC1A small edible shellfish.
  • cocktail/ˈkɒk.teɪl/nounB22 meaningsA mixed alcoholic drink.
  • coconut shynounC1A stall where you throw balls to knock nuts off posts.
  • cocoon/kəˈkuːn/nounB22 meaningsThe silk case a caterpillar spins around itself.
  • coerce/kəʊˈɜːs/verbC1To force somebody to do something by threat or pressure.
  • coercion/kəʊˈɜːʃən/nounC1Making somebody act by force or threats.
  • coffer/ˈkɒfə/nounC1A strong chest for keeping money and valuables.
  • cognitive/ˈkɒɡ.nɪ.tɪv/adjectiveC1To do with knowing, thinking and remembering.
  • cohabit/koʊˈhæbɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo live together as a couple without marrying.
  • coin/ˈkoɪ̯n/nounB13 meaningsA small flat round piece of metal used as money.
  • coincide/ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪd/verbC1To happen at exactly the same time.
  • coincidental/ˈkəʊ.ɪn.sɪˌdɛn.tl̩/adjectiveC1Resulting from chance rather than from any connection.
  • cold chainnounC1Keeping goods chilled at every stage of the journey.
  • cold snapnounC1A short sudden spell of very cold weather.
  • colic/ˈkɒl.ɪk/nounC12 meaningsLong unexplained crying in a small baby.
  • collaboration/kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/nounC1Working together on something.
  • collaborative/kəˈlæb.ə.ɹə.tɪv/adjectiveC1Done by several people working together.
  • collaborator/kəˈlæbəɹeɪtɚ/nounC1Somebody who works jointly with another, or who helps an enemy.
  • collateral/kəˈlætəɹəl/nounC12 meaningsSomething valuable promised to a lender if you cannot repay.
  • collective/kəˈlɛktɪv/adjectiveB22 meaningsDone by or belonging to all the members of a group.
  • collective bargainingnounC1Negotiating pay for all the workers at once.
  • collide/kəˈlaɪd/verbC12 meaningsTo crash into something, or into each other, while moving.
  • collude/kəˈluːd/verbC1To work together in secret for a dishonest end.
  • collusion/kəˈluːʒən/nounC1Secret co-operation for a wrong purpose.
  • colonial/kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/adjectiveC1Belonging to the period of European rule over distant lands.
  • colonnade/ˌkɒləˈneɪd/nounC1A long row of columns carrying a roof.
  • colossus/kəˈlɒs.əs/nounC1A person or thing of enormous size or importance.
  • colournounA16 meaningsThe quality of light that makes something look red, blue, green and so on.
  • columnist/ˈkɒ.lə.mɪst/nounC1A writer who contributes a regular opinion piece to a newspaper or magazine.
  • comb/kəʊm/verbA2+4 meaningsTo draw a comb through hair to tidy or straighten it.
  • combatant/ˈkɒm.bə.tənt/nounC1Somebody taking part in a fight.
  • combination/ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃən/nounB15 meaningsA joining of two or more things, or the result of joining them.
  • combo/ˈkɒmbəʊ/nounC1A small band of musicians.
  • come around tophraseC1To end up agreeing with a view you first rejected.
  • come byphraseB22 meaningsTo obtain or acquire something.
  • come out inphraseC1To develop a rash or spots on the skin.
  • coming of agephraseC1Reaching the age at which you count as an adult.
  • commemorate/kəˈmɛməˌɹeɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo do something publicly so that a person or event is remembered.
  • commemorativeadjectiveC1Made to keep the memory of a person or event.
  • commence/kəˈmɛns/verbC1To begin.
  • commencement/kəˈmɛnsmənt/nounC1The act of starting something, or in America the ceremony at which students receive their degrees.
  • commend/kəˈmɛnd/verbC1To praise somebody formally.
  • commendation/ˌkɒmənˈdeɪʃən/nounC1Formal praise for something done well.