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

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  • coracle/ˈkɒɹəkəl/nounC2A small round boat of hide over a frame.
  • coral/ˈkɒɹəl/nounB23 meaningsThe hard stony material built up under the sea by tiny animals.
  • cord/ˈkɔːd/nounB12 meaningsThin rope, or a length of it.
  • cordial/ˈkɔː.di.əl/nounB2+2 meaningsA sweet syrup diluted with water.
  • cordon/ˈkɔː(ɹ)dən/nounC12 meaningsA line of people or barriers preventing access to an area.
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/ˈkɔːdəɹɔɪ/<a:RP>
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Thick cotton fabric with soft raised ridges.
  • cordwainernounC2A shoemaker who works in fine leather.
  • core/kɔː/nounB25 meaningsThe hard central part of a fruit, holding the seeds.
  • coriander/ˌkɒ.ɹiˈæn.də/nounB2+A fresh green herb, and the seed of the same plant.
  • cork/kɔɹk/nounB1+3 meaningsThe plug that seals a bottle, especially a wine bottle.
  • corkage/ˈkɔːkɪdʒ/nounC1A fee for drinking wine you brought yourself.
  • corkscrew/ˈkɔːk.skɹuː/nounB1+The twisting tool that pulls the stopper out of a wine bottle.
  • cormorant/ˈkɔːməɹənt/nounC1A dark diving bird that stands with its wings spread to dry.
  • corn/ˈkɔːn/nounA12 meaningsA tall cereal plant with large yellow seeds on a cob.
  • corner/ˈkɔːnə(ɹ)/nounA2The point where two streets meet.
  • corner shopnounB1The small local shop that sells a bit of everything.
  • cornerstone/ˈkɔː.nə.stəʊn/nounB2+The first stone laid, and anything a thing depends on.
  • cornflower/ˈkɔɹnˌflaʊ.ɚ/nounC1A bright blue wild flower of the fields.
  • cornice/ˈkɔːnɪs/nounC1The decorative moulding where wall meets ceiling.
  • cornucopia/ˌkɔː.njəˈkəʊ.pi.ə/nounC2An overflowing supply of good things.
  • corollary/kɒˈɹɒləɹi/nounC2Something that follows immediately from what is proved.
  • coronary/ˈkɔɹənɛɹi/nounC1A blockage of an artery supplying the heart.
  • coronation/kɒɹəˈneɪʃn̩/nounB2+The ceremony at which a monarch is crowned.
  • coroner/ˈkɒ.ɹə.nə(ɹ)/nounB2The official who investigates a sudden or unexplained death.
  • coronet/ˈkɒɹənɪt/nounC1A small crown worn by a noble.
  • corporal/ˈkɔːp(ə)ɹəl/nounB2A rank in the army just below a sergeant.
  • corporation/ˌkɔː.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/nounB2A large company treated in law as a body.
  • corps/kɔː/nounB2An organised body of people.
  • corps de balletnounC2The dancers who perform as a group rather than as soloists.
  • corpse/kɔːps/nounB2A dead human body.
  • corpus/ˈkɔːpəs/nounC2A large collected body of writing or of data.
  • corral/kəˈɹæl/nounB22 meaningsA fenced pen for horses or cattle.
  • correction/kəˈɹɛkʃən/nounC12 meaningsA notice putting right an earlier mistake.
  • correctnessnounB2+Freedom from error.
  • correlation/ˌkɒɹ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsA link between two things such that changes in one go together with changes in the other.
  • correspondence/ˌkɒɹ.ɪˈspɒn.dəns/nounC13 meaningsLetters, emails and other messages exchanged between people; the exchanging of them.
  • correspondent/ˌkɒɹ.ɪˈspɒn.dənt/nounC12 meaningsA reporter based in a distant place.
  • corridor/ˈkɒɹɪdɔː/nounB23 meaningsThe long passage inside a building, with rooms opening off it on either side.
  • corroborationnounC1Independent confirmation that something is true.
  • corrosion/kəˈɹəʊʒən/nounB2+The slow chemical destruction of a metal surface.
  • corruption/kəˈɹʌpʃən/nounC14 meaningsThe use of power or public office for private gain, especially through bribes.
  • corsair/kɔːɹsɛəɹ/nounC2A pirate, especially of the Mediterranean.
  • corset/ˈkɔː(ɹ).sɪt/nounB2+A stiff close-fitting undergarment that shapes the waist.
  • cortege/kɔɹˈtɛʒ/nounC2A solemn procession, especially at a funeral.
  • cosmetic/kɒzˈmɛtɪk/nounB1+A product put on the face or body to improve the look.
  • cosmology/kɑzˈmɑləd͡ʒi/nounC1The study of how the universe is made and began.
  • cost of livingnounB2How much it takes to pay for everyday needs.
  • costermongernounC2A street trader selling fruit and vegetables.
  • costume/ˈkɒs.tjuːm/nounB13 meaningsClothes worn to look like someone or something else.
  • cot/kɒt/nounB1+2 meanings(British) a baby's bed with high barred sides.
  • cottage/ˈkɒt.ɪd͡ʒ/nounB1+A small simple house, usually in the country.
  • cottage cheesenounB1A lumpy fresh white cheese, low in fat.
  • cotton/ˈkɒt.n̩/nounB1The soft natural fibre from the cotton plant.
  • cotton budnounB1A small stick with cotton on each end.
  • cotton wool/ˈkɒtən wʊl/nounB1Soft fluffy cotton used for cleaning skin.
  • cottonwoodnounC1A poplar whose seeds carry white fluffy tufts.
  • cougar/ˈkuːɡə/nounB2A large tawny American wild cat.
  • cough/kɒf/verbA23 meaningsTo push air out of your throat with a sudden sharp noise.
  • council/ˈkaʊn.səl/nounB22 meaningsAn elected body that governs a town or district.
  • council taxnounB2The local charge paid on a home.