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

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  • cowl/kaʊl/nounC2A hood attached to a monk's robe.
  • cowlick/ˈkaʊˌlɪk/nounC1A tuft of hair that will not lie flat.
  • coxcomb/ˈkɒks.koʊm/nounC2A vain man who fusses over his appearance.
  • cprnounB2Pressing the chest and breathing for someone whose heart stopped.
  • crab/kɹæb/nounB2A sea animal with a hard shell and claws.
  • crack/kɹæk/verbA2
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To break something open with a sharp knock.
  • crackdown/ˈkɹækdaʊn/nounB2+A sudden severe effort to stop something.
  • cracker/ˈkɹækə(ɹ)/nounA2+2 meaningsA thin dry biscuit eaten with cheese.
  • crackle/ˈkɹækəl/verbB23 meaningsTo make a rapid series of small sharp sounds.
  • crackpot/ˈkɹæk.pɒt/nounC1Somebody with wild and eccentric ideas.
  • cradle/ˈkɹeɪdəl/nounB13 meaningsA small rocking bed for a baby.
  • craft/ˈkɹɑːft/verbB22 meaningsTo make something skilfully by hand.
  • craftsman/ˈkɹɑːftsmən/nounB2A skilled worker who makes things well by hand.
  • crag/ˈkɹæɡ/nounC1A steep rugged mass of rock.
  • crammingnounB2+Trying to learn a great deal at the last minute.
  • cramp/kɹæmp/nounB1+2 meaningsA sudden painful tightening of a muscle.
  • cranberry/ˈkræn.b(ə).ri/nounB1A sharp red berry eaten with meat or as juice.
  • crane/kɹeɪn/nounB23 meaningsA tall machine with a long arm for lifting and moving heavy loads.
  • crane trucknounB2A vehicle with an arm for lifting heavy loads.
  • crank/kɹænk/nounB23 meaningsThe arm that carries a pedal or converts motion to rotation.
  • crankshaftnounC1The shaft that turns up-and-down movement into spinning.
  • crannog/ˈkɹænəɡ/nounC2An ancient dwelling built on an island in a lake.
  • cranny/ˈkɹæni/nounC1A small narrow gap in a wall or rock.
  • crash/ˈkɹæʃ/nounB14 meaningsA violent collision — vehicles hitting each other, or hitting the ground.
  • crate/kɹeɪt/nounB1+2 meaningsA strong open box for carrying goods.
  • crater/ˈkɹeɪ.tə(ɹ)/nounB2A round hollow left by a volcano or an impact.
  • craving/ˈkɹeɪ.vɪŋ/nounC1A powerful urge that overrides intention.
  • crawl/kɹɔːl/verbB16 meaningsTo move forward on hands and knees, close to the ground.
  • crayon/ˈkɹeɪ̯.ɒn/nounB1A stick of coloured wax used for drawing.
  • crazinessnounB2+Wild unreasonable behaviour.
  • creak/kɹiːk/verbB2+3 meaningsTo make a long, high, complaining sound, the way old wood does under weight.
  • cream/kɹiːm/nounA25 meaningsThe thick fatty part of milk, used on desserts and in cooking.
  • crease/kɹiːs/nounB25 meaningsA line made in cloth or paper by folding or crushing it.
  • creation/ˈkɹiˈeɪʃən/nounB22 meaningsThe making of something.
  • creative/kɹiˈeɪtɪv/adjectiveB12 meaningsFull of new ideas; good at making new things.
  • creativity/kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/nounB2The ability to make new and original things.
  • creator/kɹiːˈeɪ̯təː/nounC1The person who made something.
  • creature/ˈkɹiː.tʃə/nounB1Any living being that is not a plant.
  • credence/ˈkɹiː.dəns/nounC1Belief that something is true.
  • credential/kɹɪˈdɛnʃəl/nounC1A qualification or document proving entitlement or identity.
  • credibility/kɹɛd.əˈbɪ.ɫɪ.ti/nounC12 meaningsHow far someone or something deserves to be believed.
  • credit/ˈkɹɛdɪt/nounA2+2 meaningsMoney you may spend now and pay for later.
  • credit checknounB2An inspection of your borrowing history.
  • credit limitnounB2The most a lender will let you borrow.
  • credit scorenounB2A number showing how safe a borrower you are.
  • creditor/ˈkɹɛdɪtə/nounC1A person or firm that is owed money.
  • credits/ˈkɹɛdɪts/nounB1+2 meaningsThe list of everybody who worked on a film.
  • credulity/kɹɪˈd͡ʒuːlɪti/nounC2Being far too ready to believe things.
  • creed/kɹiːd/nounC1A short formal statement of belief.
  • creek/ˈkɹiːk/nounB2A small stream, or a narrow inlet of the sea.
  • creep/kɹiːp/verbB13 meaningsTo move slowly and quietly so as not to be noticed.
  • creeper/ˈkɹipɚ/nounB2+A plant that spreads along the ground or up a wall.
  • cremation/kɹɪˈmeɪʃən/nounB2+Reducing a body to ashes by fire.
  • crematorium/kɹɛməˈtɔːɹɪəm/nounB2+The building where bodies are burned.
  • crenel/ˈkɹɛnəl/nounC2One of the gaps in a battlement.
  • crepe/kɹeɪp/nounB1+A very thin pancake, or a crinkled fabric.
  • crescendo/kɹɪˈʃɛn.dəʊ/nounB2+3 meaningsA passage of music that grows steadily louder.
  • crescent/ˈkɹɛz.ənt/nounB1+4 meaningsThe curved shape of the moon when only a thin sliver of it is lit.
  • crest/kɹɛst/nounB24 meaningsA tuft of feathers, fur or skin on the top of an animal's head.
  • cretin/ˈkɹɛtɪn/nounC1A stupid person, used as an offensive insult.