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

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  • contortionist/kənˈtɔː(ɹ)ʃənɪst/nounC1A performer who bends the body into extreme shapes.
  • contour/ˈkɒntɔː/nounC14 meaningsThe outline of something, especially the way it curves.
  • contour linenounB2The line on a map joining points of equal height.
  • contraband/ˈkɒn.tɹəˌbænd/nounC1Goods it is illegal to own or to move.
  • contract/ˈkɒntɹækt/nounB24 meaningsA formal agreement between two sides, written down and signed, that the law will enforce.
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The rules governing agreements between parties.
  • contraction/kənˈtɹækʃn̩/nounB2+2 meaningsA tightening of the womb during birth.
  • contractor/ˈkɒnˌtɹæk.tə(ɹ)/nounC1Somebody hired for a fixed job rather than employed.
  • contradiction/ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkʃən/nounB2+3 meaningsA combination of statements or facts that cannot all be true at the same time.
  • contraption/kənˈtɹæp.ʃən/nounC1An awkward or oddly improvised machine or device.
  • contrast/ˈkɒntɹɑːst/nounB1+4 meaningsThe clear difference that shows when two things are put side by side.
  • contributor/kənˈtɹɪb.jə.tɚ/nounC1Somebody who gives something towards a whole.
  • contrition/kənˈtɹɪʃən/nounC2Deep sorrow for having done wrong.
  • contrivance/kənˈtɹaɪ.vəns/nounC1A clever device, or a plan that feels artificial.
  • control/kənˈtɹəʊl/nounA22 meaningsPower over how something behaves.
  • control groupnounB2The group that gets no treatment, for comparison.
  • control towernounB2The tall building from which aircraft are directed.
  • controller/kənˈtɹəʊlə/nounB1+The handheld device used to play a video game.
  • controversy/kənˈtɹɒv.ə.si/nounB2+A long public argument that splits opinion.
  • conundrum/kəˈnʌn.dɹəm/nounC1A puzzle with no easy answer.
  • convenience/kənˈviːnɪəns/nounB2The quality of being easy and suiting your needs.
  • convent/ˈkɒn.vɛnt/nounB2A house where nuns live together.
  • convention/kənˈvɛn.ʃən/nounB23 meaningsAn accepted way of doing things.
  • convergence/kənˈvɜːd͡ʒəns/nounC1A coming together at one point.
  • conversation/ˌkɒn.vəˈseɪ.ʃn̩/nounA12 meaningsTwo or more people speaking together.
  • conversion/kənˈvɜːʃ(ə)n/nounC13 meaningsThe kick taken after a score for extra points.
  • conversion ratenounC1What share of visitors actually buy.
  • convert/ˈkɒn.vət/verbB24 meaningsTo change something into a different form, use or state.
  • convertible/kənˈvɜː(ɹ)təbəl/nounB2A car whose roof folds away.
  • conveyor/kənˈveɪə/nounB2+A moving belt that carries goods along.
  • convict/kənˈvɪkt/verbC12 meaningsTo find somebody guilty of a crime.
  • conviction/kənˈvɪkʃən/nounB22 meaningsA court's formal finding that somebody is guilty.
  • convoy/ˈkɒn.vɔɪ/nounB2+A group of vehicles or ships travelling under protection.
  • cook/kʊk/verbA23 meaningsTo prepare food using heat.
  • cookie/ˈkʊki/nounA13 meaningsA small flat sweet cake, baked crisp or chewy.
  • cookwarenounB2+Pots and pans taken all together.
  • cool/kuːl/adjectiveA16 meaningsSlightly cold, in a way that feels good.
  • cool boxnounB1An insulated box that keeps food cold.
  • cooling fannounB1The blades that blow heat away from a chip.
  • coolness/ˈkuːlnəs/nounB2+Mild coldness, or calm unfriendliness.
  • coop/kuːp/nounB1+2 meaningsA small house for hens.
  • cooper/ˈkuːpə(ɹ)/nounC1A craftsman who makes barrels.
  • cooperation/kəʊˌɒp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/nounB2The working together of people towards one end.
  • cooperative/kuˈɑp.ɹətɪv/adjectiveC12 meaningsWilling to work together.
  • coordinate/kəʊˈɔː.dɪ.nɪt/nounC12 meaningsA number that fixes a position on a grid.
  • coordination/kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən/nounC12 meaningsThe organising of separate parts to work together effectively.
  • coordinatornounC1Somebody who makes separate parts work together.
  • coot/kuːt/nounC1A black water bird with a white shield on its face.
  • cop/kɒp/nounA22 meaningsA police officer, said informally.
  • copingnounB1+2 meaningsManaging to deal with something hard.
  • coping mechanismnounC1A habit a person uses to get through stress.
  • coping strategynounB2A planned way of getting through something hard.
  • copper/ˈkɒpə/nounB14 meaningsA soft reddish-brown metal that bends easily and carries electricity well.
  • coprolite/ˈkɒprəˌlaɪt/nounC2The fossilised droppings of an ancient animal.
  • copse/kɒps/nounC2A small group of trees.
  • copy/ˈkɒpi/nounA24 meaningsSomething made to be the same as an original.
  • copycat/kɑpiˈkæt/nounB2Somebody who imitates what another does.
  • copyright/ˈkɑpiˌɹaɪt/nounC1The exclusive legal right to reproduce and sell a creative work.
  • copyright noticenounB2The line stating who holds the rights to a work.
  • copywriter/ˈkɒpiˌɹaɪtə/nounB2+Somebody who writes advertising words for a living.