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

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  • callousedadjectiveC1Hardened by rubbing.
  • candid/ˈkæn.dɪd/adjectiveC12 meaningsHonest and direct, even about uncomfortable things.
  • capitalist/ˈkæp.ɪ.tə.lɪst/nounC12 meaningsSomebody who owns capital.
  • capricious/kəˈpɹɪʃəs/adjectiveC1Changing mood or mind for no good reason.
  • cardboard/ˈkɑːdbɔːd/nounB22 meaningsStiff thick paper used for boxes and packaging.
  • cardinal/ˈkɑːd(ɪ)nəl/
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adjectiveC1
Of the very first importance.
  • careless/ˈkɛəlɪs/adjectiveB13 meaningsNot giving enough attention to what you are doing, so mistakes and accidents follow.
  • caretaker/ˈkɛɹˌteɪ.kɚ/nounB1+2 meaningsThe person who looks after a building.
  • carnal/ˈkɑɹnəl/adjectiveC1To do with the body and its appetites.
  • carotid/kəˈɹɒt.ɪd/adjectiveC1To do with the main arteries carrying blood to the head.
  • casual/ˈkaʒ(uː)əl/adjectiveB23 meaningsComfortable and informal, of clothes or occasions.
  • categorical/ˌkætəˈɡɒɹɪk(ə)l/adjectiveC1Stated absolutely, leaving no room for doubt.
  • causal/ˈkɔːzəl/adjectiveC1To do with one thing bringing another about.
  • caustic/ˈkɔːstɪk/adjectiveC1Burning to the skin, or bitingly sarcastic.
  • cavalier/ˌkævəˈlɪɚ/adjectiveC1Offhand about matters that deserve care.
  • cavernous/ˈkav.ən.əs/adjectiveC1Very large, hollow and echoing.
  • ceaseless/ˈsiːsləs/adjectiveC1Going on and on without any pause.
  • celestial/sɪˈlɛs.ti.əl/adjectiveC1To do with the sky and the heavens.
  • celibate/ˈsɛləbət/adjectiveC1Choosing to live without sex or marriage.
  • cerebral/ˈsɛ.ɹɪb.ɹəl/adjectiveC1To do with the brain, or appealing to intellect over feeling.
  • chance/t͡ʃɑːns/ [t͡ʃʰɑːns]nounA25 meaningsA moment when something becomes possible for you.
  • chancy/ˈtʃænsi/adjectiveC1Risky, and depending on luck.
  • chaotic/keɪˈɒtɪk/adjectiveB22 meaningsCompletely disordered and out of control.
  • charismatic/ˌkæɹɪzˈmætɪk/adjectiveC12 meaningsDrawing people in with magnetic personal charm.
  • charteredadjectiveC12 meaningsHolding formal professional status in a field.
  • chaste/t͡ʃeɪst/adjectiveC12 meaningsRefraining from sex.
  • cheap/ˈt͡ʃiːp/adjectiveA13 meaningsCosting little money.
  • cheeky/ˈt͡ʃiːki/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsBoldly rude in an amusing, forgivable way.
  • chestnut/ˈt͡ʃɛs(t)nʌt/nounB1+3 meaningsA shiny brown edible nut, or the tree that produces it.
  • chiselledadjectiveC1Sharply and cleanly cut, said of features.
  • chivalrous/ˈʃɪv.əl.ɹəs/adjectiveC1Courteous and protective in an old-fashioned way.
  • choice/tʃɔɪs/nounA24 meaningsThe act of picking one thing rather than another.
  • choreographicadjectiveC1To do with the arranging of dance steps.
  • circumspect/ˈsɜː.kəm.spɛkt/adjectiveC1Careful to look at every risk before acting.
  • circumstantial/səɹ.kəmˈstænʃəl/adjectiveC1Based on details that point to a conclusion without proving it.
  • citrusy/ˈsɪtɹəsi/adjectiveC1Bright and sharp with the note of oranges or lemons.
  • civic/ˈsɪvɪk/adjectiveC1To do with a town and the duties of its people.
  • civil/ˈsɪv.əl/adjectiveB22 meaningsTo do with ordinary citizens rather than the army or the church.
  • clad/klæd/adjectiveC1Dressed or covered in something.
  • clammy/ˈklæmi/adjectiveC1Damp and cold in an unpleasant way.
  • clandestine/klænˈdɛst(a)ɪn/adjectiveC1Kept secret because it would not be allowed.
  • classy/ˈklɑːsi/adjectiveC1Stylish and of evident quality.
  • claustrophobicadjectiveC1Terrified of closed spaces, or making you feel so.
  • cleft/ˈklɛft/nounC12 meaningsA split or a deep narrow opening.
  • climactic/ˌklaɪˈmæk.tɪk/adjectiveC1Forming the most intense point of a story or an event.
  • clinical/ˈklɪn.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveB23 meaningsRelating to the treatment of patients.
  • close-croppedadjectiveC1Cut very short.
  • close-knit/kləʊs ˈnɪt/adjectiveC1Bound together tightly by affection.
  • closet/ˈklɒzɪt/nounA22 meaningsThe built-in space where clothes hang, in American use.
  • clovenadjectiveC1Split into two parts.
  • cloying/ˈklɔɪ.ɪŋ/adjectiveC1Sweet to the point of being unpleasant.
  • clutch/ˈklʌt͡ʃ/verbB25 meaningsTo hold something tightly, especially out of fear.
  • coarse/kɔːs/adjectiveB22 meaningsRough in texture, made of large particles.
  • coastal/ˈkəʊstəl/adjectiveC1Beside or belonging to the coast.
  • cognitive/ˈkɒɡ.nɪ.tɪv/adjectiveC1To do with knowing, thinking and remembering.
  • coincidental/ˈkəʊ.ɪn.sɪˌdɛn.tl̩/adjectiveC1Resulting from chance rather than from any connection.
  • collaborative/kəˈlæb.ə.ɹə.tɪv/adjectiveC1Done by several people working together.
  • 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.
  • colonial/kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/adjectiveC1Belonging to the period of European rule over distant lands.