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clear filters
caper
/ˈkeɪpɚ/
verb
C2
2 meanings
To skip and leap about playfully.
careen
/kəˈɹiːn/
verb
C2
2 meanings
To rush along, tilting and out of control.
castigate
/ˈkæs.tɪ.ɡeɪt/
verb
C2
To criticise somebody severely.
castrate
/kæsˈtɹeɪt/
verb
C1
2 meanings
To remove the male reproductive organs.
chasten
/ˈt͡ʃeɪ.sən/
verb
C2
To make someone more humble by correction or setback.
chevy
/ˈt͡ʃɛvi/
verb
C2
British informal: to keep at somebody to hurry up, chasing and nagging them along.
chide
/ t͡ʃaɪd/
verb
C2
To tell somebody off mildly.
chirrup
/ˈt͡ʃɪɹəp/
verb
C2
To make a short repeated chirping sound.
chitter
/ˈtʃɪtə/
verb
C2
To make a rapid high chattering sound.
churn
/tʃɜːn/
verb
C1
6 meanings
To stir or move something violently in circles.
circumnavigate
/ˌsə.kəmˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/
verb
C2
To sail or fly all the way round something.
cleave
/ˈkliːv/
verb
C2
To split apart, or to cling faithfully to.
clink
/klɪŋk/
verb
B2+
2 meanings
To make a light ringing sound of glass or metal.
clobber
/ˈklɒb.ə(ɹ)/
verb
C1
2 meanings
To hit somebody very hard.
cloy
/klɔɪ/
verb
C2
To become sickening through being too sweet.
comprehend
/kɒmpɹɪˈhɛnd/
verb
B2
2 meanings
To take in the full meaning of something.
condone
/kənˈdoʊn/
verb
C2
To accept behaviour that ought to be condemned.
confound
/kənˈfaʊnd/
verb
C1
2 meanings
To puzzle somebody, or to prove them wrong.
connive
/kəˈnaɪv/
verb
C2
To scheme quietly, or to shut your eyes to wrongdoing.
connote
/kəˈnəʊt/
verb
C2
To suggest a feeling beyond the plain meaning.
consign
/kənˈsaɪn/
verb
C2
2 meanings
To hand something over, often for good.
consort
/ˈkɒnsɔːt/
noun
C1
2 meanings
The husband or wife of a ruler.
contrive
/kənˈtɹaɪv/
verb
C2
To manage to do something by clever planning.
countenance
/ˈkaʊn.tə.nəns/
verb
C2
To allow or approve of something.
countermand
/ˌkaʊntəˈmɑːnd/
verb
C2
To cancel an order already given.
countersink
verb
C2
To widen a hole's mouth so a screw sits flush.
cozen
/ˈkəʊzən/
verb
C2
To cheat somebody by clever persuasion.
crenellate
/ˈkɹɛnɛleɪt/
verb
C2
To build notches into the top of a wall.
cull
/kʌl/
verb
C2
2 meanings
To reduce a group by killing or removing some.
curate
/ˈkjʊəɹət/
verb
C2
To select and arrange works for an exhibition.