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

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  • codenamenounB2A false name used to hide who or what is meant.
  • codpiece/ˈkɒdˌpiːs/nounC2A padded pouch worn at the front of old men's hose.
  • coerce/kəʊˈɜːs/verbC1To force somebody to do something by threat or pressure.
  • coercion/kəʊˈɜːʃən/nounC1Making somebody act by force or threats.
  • coexist/ˌkəʊ.ɪɡˈzɪst/verbB2+To live alongside each other without conflict.
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A dark bitter drink made from roasted beans.
  • coffer/ˈkɒfə/nounC1A strong chest for keeping money and valuables.
  • coffin/ˈkɒfɪn/nounB1The box a body is buried in.
  • cog/kɒɡ/nounC2A broad medieval trading vessel.
  • cogent/ˈkəʊd͡ʒn̩t/adjectiveC2Clear and forceful enough to convince.
  • cognitive/ˈkɒɡ.nɪ.tɪv/adjectiveC1To do with knowing, thinking and remembering.
  • cohabit/koʊˈhæbɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo live together as a couple without marrying.
  • coherence/kəʊˈhɪəɹ.ən(t)s/nounB2+Hanging together as a sensible whole.
  • coherent/kəʊˈhɪə.ɹənt/adjectiveB2+3 meaningsLogically connected, with the parts fitting together.
  • cohesion/kəʊˈhiː.ʒən/nounB2+The holding together of a group or a text.
  • coif/kwɑf/nounC2A close-fitting cloth head covering tied under the chin, worn by medieval women or beneath a helmet.
  • coil/kɔɪl/nounB22 meaningsSomething wound round and round in rings.
  • coin/ˈkoɪ̯n/nounB13 meaningsA small flat round piece of metal used as money.
  • coincide/ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪd/verbC1To happen at exactly the same time.
  • coincidence/kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/nounB1Two things happening together by pure chance.
  • coincidental/ˈkəʊ.ɪn.sɪˌdɛn.tl̩/adjectiveC1Resulting from chance rather than from any connection.
  • colander/ˈkɒləndə(ɹ)/nounB1+The bowl full of holes you empty pasta into over the sink.
  • cold/kəʊld/adjectiveA13 meaningsHaving a very low temperature.
  • cold chainnounC1Keeping goods chilled at every stage of the journey.
  • cold feetphraseB2Sudden fear just before a big step, like a wedding.
  • cold snapnounC1A short sudden spell of very cold weather.
  • cold war/ˌkəʊld ˈwɔː/nounB2The long standoff of hostility without open fighting.
  • cold-blooded/ˈkoʊldˈblʌd.ɪd/adjectiveB2Taking body heat from the surroundings.
  • cold-heartedadjectiveB2Showing no sympathy for anybody.
  • coldness/ˈkoʊldnəs/nounB2Low temperature, or a lack of warmth in manner.
  • colic/ˈkɒl.ɪk/nounC12 meaningsLong unexplained crying in a small baby.
  • collaboration/kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/nounC1Working together on something.
  • collaborative/kəˈlæb.ə.ɹə.tɪv/adjectiveC1Done by several people working together.
  • collaborator/kəˈlæbəɹeɪtɚ/nounC1Somebody who works jointly with another, or who helps an enemy.
  • collagen/ˈkɒləd͡ʒɪn/nounB2+The protein that gives skin and tissue structure.
  • collapse/kəˈlæps/verbB25 meaningsTo fall down or cave in suddenly.
  • collapsible/kəˈlæps.ə.bəl/adjectiveB2+Able to be folded flat when empty.
  • collar/ˈkɒlə/nounB13 meaningsThe band of a shirt, coat or dress that folds over around the neck.
  • collarbonenounB1+The bone joining the breastbone to the shoulder blade.
  • collateral/kəˈlætəɹəl/nounC12 meaningsSomething valuable promised to a lender if you cannot repay.
  • colleague/ˈkɒliːɡ/nounB1+2 meaningsA person you work with, especially in a job or profession.
  • collect/kəˈlɛkt/verbA23 meaningsTo bring together things of the same kind over time.
  • collectible/kəˈlɛktɪbəl/nounB2+An item people set out to gather in a set.
  • collection/kəˈlɛkʃən/nounB1A set of things gathered because they belong together.
  • collection pointnounB2The place a missed parcel can be picked up.
  • collective/kəˈlɛktɪv/adjectiveB22 meaningsDone by or belonging to all the members of a group.
  • collective bargainingnounC1Negotiating pay for all the workers at once.
  • collector/kəˈlɛk.tɚ/nounB22 meaningsSomebody who gathers a set of things.
  • collectors itemnounB2Something rare enough that people want it for a collection.
  • collide/kəˈlaɪd/verbC12 meaningsTo crash into something, or into each other, while moving.
  • collision/kəˈlɪʒn̩/nounB22 meaningsAn instance of two moving objects striking each other.
  • collocation/ˌkɒl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/nounB2The habit two words have of going together.
  • colloquial/kəˈləʊ.kwɪəl/adjectiveC2Belonging to ordinary informal speech.
  • colloquium/kəˈləʊkwiəm/nounC2An academic meeting for discussing a subject.
  • collude/kəˈluːd/verbC1To work together in secret for a dishonest end.
  • collusion/kəˈluːʒən/nounC1Secret co-operation for a wrong purpose.
  • colombianounB1+A country in northern South America.
  • colon/ˈkəʊ.lən/nounB2+2 meaningsThe main part of the large intestine.
  • colonial/kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/adjectiveC1Belonging to the period of European rule over distant lands.
  • colonist/ˈkɒlənɪst/nounB2+Somebody who settles in a newly claimed land.