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

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  • cling film/ˈklɪŋˌfɪlm/nounB2The thin stretchy sheet pulled over a bowl of food.
  • clinic/ˈklɪn.ɪk/nounB22 meaningsA small medical centre for visits without a stay.
  • clink/klɪŋk/verbB2+2 meaningsTo make a light ringing sound of glass or metal.
  • clipnounB14 meaningsA small device that holds things together by gripping them.
  • clipboardnounB1+The place copied text waits in on a computer.
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An electric tool that cuts hair very short.
  • clique/kliːk/nounB2+A small closed group that keeps others out.
  • cloak/kləʊk/nounC1A loose sleeveless outer garment hung from the shoulders.
  • clobber/ˈklɒb.ə(ɹ)/verbC12 meaningsTo hit somebody very hard.
  • clock/klɒk/nounA14 meaningsA device fixed to a wall or standing on a surface that shows the time.
  • clod/klɒd/nounC12 meaningsA lump of earth.
  • clog/klɒɡ/verbB22 meaningsTo block something gradually so nothing can pass.
  • cloister/ˈklɔɪstə/nounC2A covered walk in a monastery, or a sheltered life.
  • close/ˈkləʊz/verbA16 meaningsTo move a door, lid or window so that the opening is blocked.
  • close-up/ˈkləʊsʌp/nounB1A shot taken very near the subject.
  • closed captionsnounB2On-screen text of speech and sound for the deaf.
  • closeness/ˈkləʊs.nəs/nounC1How near two people or things are.
  • closet/ˈklɒzɪt/nounA22 meaningsThe built-in space where clothes hang, in American use.
  • closure/ˈkləʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/nounB22 meaningsA shutting down.
  • clot/klɒt/nounB2+2 meaningsA thick mass formed when blood thickens and sets.
  • cloth/klɒθ/nounB12 meaningsWoven material used for garments and furnishings.
  • clothesline/ˈkləʊðzlaɪn/nounB1+The rope where wet washing hangs to dry.
  • clothespinnounB1+The small wooden clip that holds washing on the line.
  • cloud/ˈklaʊ̯d/nounA24 meaningsA white or grey mass of water floating in the sky.
  • cloudburst/ˈklaʊdˌbɝst/nounC1A violent fall of rain over a small area.
  • clout/klaʊt/nounC1Influence, or a heavy blow.
  • clove/kləʊv/nounB2+A dried flower bud used as a spice.
  • clover/ˈkləʊ.və(ɹ)/nounB1+A low meadow plant with three round leaflets.
  • clown/ˈklaʊ̯n/nounA24 meaningsA circus or party performer with a painted face and silly clothes, who makes people laugh by falling over and playing tricks.
  • club/klʌb/nounA14 meaningsA group of people who meet because they share an interest, and the place they meet.
  • clubfootnounC1A foot twisted out of shape from birth.
  • clubhouse/ˈklʌbˌhaʊs/nounB2The building a sports or social club meets in.
  • cluck/klʌk/verbB24 meaningsOf a hen: to make short, repeated clicking sounds.
  • clue/kluː/nounB13 meaningsA small piece of information that helps you find an answer or solve a mystery.
  • clump/klʌmp/nounB2+2 meaningsA tight group of plants or things growing together.
  • clunk/klʌŋk/nounB2The dull, hard sound of one heavy object knocking another.
  • cluster/ˈklʌstə/nounC1A tight group of things close together.
  • clutch/ˈklʌt͡ʃ/verbB25 meaningsTo hold something tightly, especially out of fear.
  • clutch pedalnounB2The pedal that disengages the engine while changing gear.
  • clutter/ˈklʌtə(ɹ)/nounC12 meaningsA messy pile of things covering every surface.
  • co-foundernounB2One of the people who started an organisation.
  • coach/kəʊtʃ/nounA26 meaningsA person who trains a sports team or athlete and decides its tactics.
  • coal/kəʊl/nounB1The hard black rock that is dug up and burnt for heat.
  • coalition/kəʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/nounC12 meaningsA government formed by two or more parties together.
  • coast/kəʊst/nounA22 meaningsThe line where land meets the sea.
  • coaster/ˈkəʊ̯s.tə/nounB1+3 meaningsA small mat that a drink stands on to protect the surface underneath.
  • coastguardnounB2+The service that watches the coast and organises rescue.
  • coat/ˈkoʊ̯t/nounA14 meaningsAn outer garment with sleeves, worn over other clothes to keep warm outdoors.
  • cobalt/ˈkəʊ.bɒlt/nounB2+2 meaningsA hard silvery metal.
  • cobbler/ˈkɒblə/nounB22 meaningsA person who mends shoes.
  • cobbles/ˈkɒb.əlz/nounB2+A road surface of rounded set stones.
  • cobblestonesnounB2+Rounded stones set into an old road surface.
  • cobra/ˈkəʊbɹə/nounB1+A venomous snake that spreads a hood.
  • cobweb/ˈkɒbwɛb/nounB1+The fine net a spider spins.
  • cockatoonounB2+A noisy white parrot with a crest it can raise.
  • cockatrice/ˈkɒkətɹaɪs/nounC2A legendary beast said to kill with its glance.
  • cockerel/ˈkɒkəɹəl/nounB2+A young male chicken.
  • cockle/ˈkɒkl̩/nounC1A small edible shellfish.
  • cockpit/ˈkɒkˌpɪt/nounB1+2 meaningsThe compartment where the pilots fly an aircraft.
  • cockroach/ˈkɑkɹoʊt͡ʃ/nounB1A flat brown insect that scuttles from the light.