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

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  • clamp/ˈklæmp/nounB1+2 meaningsA device that holds things tightly together.
  • clan/klæn/nounB22 meaningsA group of families claiming a common ancestor.
  • clandestine/klænˈdɛst(a)ɪn/adjectiveC1Kept secret because it would not be allowed.
  • clang/ˈklæŋ/verbC12 meaningsTo make a loud ringing metallic sound.
  • clangour/ˈklæŋ(ɡ)ə/nounC2A loud continuous ringing din.
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verbC1
To make a heavy dull metallic sound.
  • clap/klæp/verbA24 meaningsTo hit your hands together repeatedly to show that you liked something.
  • clap your handsphraseA2To strike the palms together in praise.
  • clarification/ˌklæɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/nounB2+An explanation making something clearer.
  • clarify/ˈklæɹ.ɪ.faɪ/verbB22 meaningsTo make something easier to understand by explaining it further.
  • clarinet/ˌklæɹɪˈnɛt/nounB2A woodwind instrument with a single reed.
  • clarity/ˈklæɹ.ɪ.ti/nounC13 meaningsThe quality of being easy to understand.
  • clash/ˈklæʃ/nounC1A violent meeting, or a jarring difference.
  • clasp/klɑːsp/verbB23 meaningsTo hold something firmly in your hand or in your arms.
  • class/klɑːs/nounA13 meaningsA period of teaching, or the group of students taught together.
  • classic/ˈklæsɪk/adjectiveB13 meaningsSo good and typical of its kind that it never dates.
  • classical/ˈklæs.ɪ.k(ə)l/adjectiveB22 meaningsBelonging to an established formal tradition.
  • classical music/ˈklæːsəkəl mjuːzɪk/nounA2Serious music in the European tradition of Bach and Mozart.
  • classicsnounC1The study of ancient Greece and Rome.
  • classification/ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/nounC1The sorting of things into groups by type.
  • classified/ˈklæsəfaɪd/adjectiveB22 meaningsOfficially secret, with access limited by clearance.
  • classified adnounB2A small text advertisement grouped with others by subject.
  • classify/ˈklæs.ɪ.faɪ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo sort things into named groups.
  • classmate/ˈklɑːs.meɪt/nounA2+2 meaningsA person who is in the same class as you at school or college.
  • classroom/ˈklɑːsɹʊm/nounA1The room where a teacher and pupils have lessons.
  • classy/ˈklɑːsi/adjectiveC1Stylish and of evident quality.
  • clatter/ˈklætəː/verbB22 meaningsTo make a rattling noise of hard things knocking together.
  • clause/klɔːz/nounC12 meaningsA separate numbered part of a contract, treaty or law.
  • claustrophobia/ˌklɒs.trəˈfəʊ.bi.ə/nounC1A dread of being shut in small spaces.
  • claustrophobicadjectiveC1Terrified of closed spaces, or making you feel so.
  • claw/klɔ/nounB14 meaningsA sharp curved nail on the foot of an animal or bird.
  • clay/kleɪ/nounB12 meaningsHeavy sticky earth used for making pots and bricks.
  • clay soilnounB2Heavy sticky ground that holds water and sets hard.
  • clean/kliːn/adjectiveA14 meaningsWith no dirt or marks on it.
  • clean as a whistlephraseC1Perfectly clean, or completely free of blame.
  • clean slatephraseC1A fresh start with all past mistakes wiped away.
  • clean-shavenadjectiveB2Having no beard or moustache at all.
  • cleaner/ˈkliː.nə/nounA2+4 meaningsA person whose job is cleaning offices, homes or other buildings.
  • cleanse/klɛnz/verbB22 meaningsTo wash the skin or a wound thoroughly.
  • cleansing balmnounC1A soft solid that melts to remove make-up.
  • clear skynounA2A sky with no cloud in it at all.
  • clear the airphraseB2To talk openly and remove bad feeling.
  • clear up/klɪəˈɹʌp/phraseB12 meaningsTo tidy a place or put things away.
  • clear-cutadjectiveB2Sharply defined and leaving no doubt.
  • clearance/ˈklɪə̯.ɹəns/nounB22 meaningsA sale at reduced prices to empty old stock.
  • clearing/ˈklɪɹɪŋ/nounB2An open space within a wood.
  • clearly/ˈklɪɚli/adverbA22 meaningsIn a way that is easy to see or understand.
  • cleat/kliːt/nounC1The fitting that locks a shoe to a pedal.
  • cleavage/ˈkliːvɪd͡ʒ/nounC1The way a mineral splits along flat planes.
  • cleave/ˈkliːv/verbC2To split apart, or to cling faithfully to.
  • cleaver/ˈklivɚ/nounB2+A heavy square blade for chopping through bone.
  • clef/klɛf/nounB2+The sign at the start of a staff that fixes the pitches.
  • cleft/ˈklɛft/nounC12 meaningsA split or a deep narrow opening.
  • clemency/ˈklɛ.mən.si/nounC1Mercy shown by reducing a punishment.
  • clement/ˈklɛmənt/adjectiveC2Merciful, or mild in weather.
  • clench/klɛnt͡ʃ/verbC1To close the hand or jaw tightly, especially in tension.
  • clergy/ˈklɜːdʒi/nounB2+The priests and ministers of a church taken together.
  • clerical/ˈklɛɹɪkəl/adjectiveB2+To do with office paperwork, or with the clergy.
  • clerk/klɑːk/nounB23 meaningsAn office worker who handles records and paperwork.
  • clever/ˈklɛv.ə/adjectiveA23 meaningsQuick at learning and understanding things.