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

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  • chronic/ˈkɹɒn.ɪk/adjectiveB23 meaningsLasting a long time and not going away — said of an illness, a pain or a condition.
  • chronology/kɹəˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/nounC2The order in which events happened.
  • chrysalis/ˈkɹɪsəlɪs/nounC2The hard case a butterfly forms inside before emerging.
  • chummy/ˈt͡ʃʌ.mɪ/adjectiveC2Friendly in an over-familiar way.
  • churl/tʃɜːl/nounC2A rude ill-bred person, in old use.
  • churlish/ˈtʃɜːlɪʃ/
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adjectiveC2
Rude and ungracious.
  • churn/tʃɜːn/verbC16 meaningsTo stir or move something violently in circles.
  • cinch/sɪntʃ/nounC22 meaningsThe strap that holds a saddle on.
  • cinematographernounC2The person responsible for how the film looks.
  • cinematography/ˌsɪn.ə.məˈtɒɡ.ɹə.fiː/nounC2The art of shooting and lighting a film.
  • circumnavigate/ˌsə.kəmˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/verbC2To sail or fly all the way round something.
  • clangour/ˈklæŋ(ɡ)ə/nounC2A loud continuous ringing din.
  • cleave/ˈkliːv/verbC2To split apart, or to cling faithfully to.
  • clement/ˈklɛmənt/adjectiveC2Merciful, or mild in weather.
  • clime/klaɪm/nounC2A region considered by its weather.
  • clink/klɪŋk/verbB2+2 meaningsTo make a light ringing sound of glass or metal.
  • clobber/ˈklɒb.ə(ɹ)/verbC12 meaningsTo hit somebody very hard.
  • clod/klɒd/nounC12 meaningsA lump of earth.
  • cloister/ˈklɔɪstə/nounC2A covered walk in a monastery, or a sheltered life.
  • cloisteredadjectiveC2Kept away from the ordinary world.
  • cloy/klɔɪ/verbC2To become sickening through being too sweet.
  • coaster/ˈkəʊ̯s.tə/nounB1+3 meaningsA small mat that a drink stands on to protect the surface underneath.
  • cockatrice/ˈkɒkətɹaɪs/nounC2A legendary beast said to kill with its glance.
  • cocksureadjectiveC2Far too sure of yourself.
  • codpiece/ˈkɒdˌpiːs/nounC2A padded pouch worn at the front of old men's hose.
  • cog/kɒɡ/nounC2A broad medieval trading vessel.
  • cogent/ˈkəʊd͡ʒn̩t/adjectiveC2Clear and forceful enough to convince.
  • coherent/kəʊˈhɪə.ɹənt/adjectiveB2+3 meaningsLogically connected, with the parts fitting together.
  • coif/kwɑf/nounC2A close-fitting cloth head covering tied under the chin, worn by medieval women or beneath a helmet.
  • colic/ˈkɒl.ɪk/nounC12 meaningsLong unexplained crying in a small baby.
  • colloquial/kəˈləʊ.kwɪəl/adjectiveC2Belonging to ordinary informal speech.
  • colloquium/kəˈləʊkwiəm/nounC2An academic meeting for discussing a subject.
  • coltishadjectiveC2Awkward and frisky like a young horse.
  • comely/ˈkʌmli/adjectiveC2Pleasant to look at.
  • commensurate/kəˈmens(ə)rət/adjectiveC2In fair proportion to something else.
  • commissar/ˌkɒmɪˈsɑː/nounC2A political official in a communist state or army.
  • compere/ˈkɒmpɛː(ɹ)/nounC2Somebody who introduces the acts at an entertainment.
  • complaisant/kəmˈpleɪsənt/adjectiveC2Eager to please and to go along with others.
  • comprehend/kɒmpɹɪˈhɛnd/verbB22 meaningsTo take in the full meaning of something.
  • conceit/kənˈsiːt/nounB2+2 meaningsToo high an opinion of yourself.
  • concert/kənˈsɜːt/nounA2+2 meaningsA live performance where musicians play for a crowd.
  • conciliationnounC2The bringing of two hostile sides back to friendly terms.
  • conciliatory/kənˈsɪl.i.əˌtɔɹ.i/adjectiveC2Meant to soothe anger and win goodwill.
  • concordance/kənˈkɔːdəns/nounC2An index of every word used in a work.
  • concurrence/kənˈkʌɹ.əns/nounC2Agreement, or the happening of things at the same time.
  • condone/kənˈdoʊn/verbC2To accept behaviour that ought to be condemned.
  • conduit/ˈkɒnd(j)ʊɪt/nounC22 meaningsA tube that protects cables or carries water.
  • confection/kənˈfɛkʃən/nounC2A sweet dish, or something elaborately put together.
  • confinement/kənˈfaɪnmənt/nounC12 meaningsBeing kept within limits or shut in.
  • conflagration/ˌkɒnfləˈɡɹeɪʃən/nounC2A huge destructive blaze.
  • confound/kənˈfaʊnd/verbC12 meaningsTo puzzle somebody, or to prove them wrong.
  • confrontational/ˌkɒnfɹənˈteɪʃənˈəl/adjectiveC2Ready to challenge people openly and aggressively.
  • congenital/kənˈdʒɛnɪt(ə)l/adjectiveC22 meaningsPresent from birth.
  • conglomerate/kənˈɡlɒm.(ə.)ɹɪt/nounC2A large company made of many different businesses.
  • conjecture/kənˈd͡ʒɛkt͡ʃə/nounC22 meaningsA guess formed on incomplete evidence.
  • connivance/kəˈnaɪvəns/nounC2Willing co-operation in something wrong.
  • connive/kəˈnaɪv/verbC2To scheme quietly, or to shut your eyes to wrongdoing.
  • connotation/ˌkɒnəˈteɪʃən/nounC2The feeling a word carries beyond its plain sense.
  • connote/kəˈnəʊt/verbC2To suggest a feeling beyond the plain meaning.
  • consecration/ˌkɒnsɪˈkɹeɪʃən/nounC2The setting apart of something as sacred.