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

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  • constant/ˈkɒnstənt/adjectiveB25 meaningsHappening all the time; never stopping.
  • constituency/kənˈstɪt͡ʃu.ənsi/nounC1The area one representative is elected to speak for.
  • constitute/ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/verbC12 meaningsTo be the parts that make up a whole.
  • constitution/ˌkɒn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃ(ə)n/nounC12 meaningsThe founding document setting out a country's deepest rules.
  • constitutional/ˌkɒn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃ(ə)n.(ə)l/adjectiveC12 meaningsTo do with the basic laws of a state.
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constraint/kənˈstɹeɪnt/nounC1
A limit that stops you doing as you wish.
  • construe/kənˈstɹuː/verbC1To take words as having a particular meaning.
  • consultancy/kənˈsʌl.tən.si/nounC1A firm that sells expert advice.
  • consultant/kənˈsʌl.tənt/nounB2+2 meaningsAn outside expert paid to give professional advice to a business or client.
  • consultation/ˌkɒnsəlˈteɪʃən/nounC12 meaningsA meeting to obtain professional advice.
  • consummate/ˈkɒnsəmət/verbC1To bring to completion, especially a marriage.
  • containment/kənˈteɪnmənt/nounC1Keeping a danger inside a limited area.
  • contaminant/kənˈtamɪnənt/nounC1Something present that should not be there.
  • contemplate/ˈkɑn.təmˌpleɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo think about something seriously as a possibility.
  • contempt/kənˈtɛmpt/nounC12 meaningsThe feeling that someone or something is worthless and beneath you.
  • contemptible/kənˈtɛmptəbəl/adjectiveC1Deserving no respect at all.
  • contend/kənˈtɛnd/verbC12 meaningsTo argue or assert something in a dispute.
  • contender/kənˈtɛn.dɚ/nounC1Somebody with a real chance of winning.
  • content/kənˈtɛnt/adjectiveB24 meaningsQuietly satisfied with what you have and how things are.
  • contention/kənˈtɛnʃən/nounC1A point argued for, or a state of disagreement.
  • contentment/kənˈtɛntmənt/nounC1The quiet satisfied feeling of wanting nothing more.
  • contextualadjectiveC1Depending on the surrounding circumstances.
  • contingency/kənˈtɪnd͡ʒənsi/nounC1A plan kept ready in case things go wrong.
  • contingent/kənˈtɪn.d͡ʒənt/nounC12 meaningsA body of troops or people sent from a larger group.
  • continual/kənˈtɪnjuəl/adjectiveC1Happening again and again over a period.
  • continuity/ˌkɒn.tɪˈnjuː.ɪ.ti/nounC12 meaningsThe quality of going on without a break.
  • continuum/kənˈtɪnjuəm/nounC1A range with no sharp break anywhere along it.
  • contortionist/kənˈtɔː(ɹ)ʃənɪst/nounC1A performer who bends the body into extreme shapes.
  • contour/ˈkɒntɔː/nounC14 meaningsThe outline of something, especially the way it curves.
  • contraband/ˈkɒn.tɹəˌbænd/nounC1Goods it is illegal to own or to move.
  • contractor/ˈkɒnˌtɹæk.tə(ɹ)/nounC1Somebody hired for a fixed job rather than employed.
  • contraption/kənˈtɹæp.ʃən/nounC1An awkward or oddly improvised machine or device.
  • contrary/ˈkɒntɹəɹi/adjectiveB22 meaningsOpposite in nature or direction.
  • contravene/ˌkɒn.tɹəˈviːn/verbC1To act against a rule or a law.
  • contributor/kənˈtɹɪb.jə.tɚ/nounC1Somebody who gives something towards a whole.
  • contrite/kənˈtɹaɪt/adjectiveC1Feeling and showing genuine sorrow for having done wrong.
  • contrivance/kənˈtɹaɪ.vəns/nounC1A clever device, or a plan that feels artificial.
  • control/kənˈtɹəʊl/nounA22 meaningsPower over how something behaves.
  • conundrum/kəˈnʌn.dɹəm/nounC1A puzzle with no easy answer.
  • convalesce/ˌkɒn.vəˈlɛs/verbC1To recover slowly after an illness.
  • convene/kənˈviːn/verbC1To call people together for a meeting.
  • convenient/kənˈviː.niənt/adjectiveB12 meaningsEasy and comfortable to use; saving time and trouble.
  • convention/kənˈvɛn.ʃən/nounB23 meaningsAn accepted way of doing things.
  • conventional/kənˈvɛnʃənl̩/adjectiveB22 meaningsFollowing what is usual and generally accepted.
  • convergence/kənˈvɜːd͡ʒəns/nounC1A coming together at one point.
  • conversely/kənˈvɜːsli/adverbC1Looked at the other way round.
  • conversion/kənˈvɜːʃ(ə)n/nounC13 meaningsThe kick taken after a score for extra points.
  • conversion ratenounC1What share of visitors actually buy.
  • convert/ˈkɒn.vət/verbB24 meaningsTo change something into a different form, use or state.
  • convex/ˈkɒn.vɛks/adjectiveC1Curving outward, like the outside of a ball.
  • convey/kənˈveɪ/verbB2+3 meaningsTo make an idea or feeling known to someone.
  • convict/kənˈvɪkt/verbC12 meaningsTo find somebody guilty of a crime.
  • convoluted/ˌkɒnvəˈl(j)uːtɪd/adjectiveC1So twisted and involved that it is hard to follow.
  • convulse/kənˈvʌls/verbC12 meaningsTo shake violently with uncontrolled movements.
  • coo/kuː/verbB2+2 meaningsTo make the soft low sound of a pigeon.
  • coop/kuːp/nounB1+2 meaningsA small house for hens.
  • cooper/ˈkuːpə(ɹ)/nounC1A craftsman who makes barrels.
  • 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.