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

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  • contract lawnounB2The 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.
  • contractual/kənˈtɹæk.(t)ʃ(ʊ)əl/adjectiveC2Set out in a binding written agreement.
  • contradict/ˌkɒn.tɹəˈdɪkt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo say that what someone has said is wrong, by stating the opposite.
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/ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkʃən/
nounB2+3 meanings
A combination of statements or facts that cannot all be true at the same time.
  • contradictory/ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkt(ə)ɹi/adjectiveB2+Saying two things that cannot both be true.
  • contraption/kənˈtɹæp.ʃən/nounC1An awkward or oddly improvised machine or device.
  • contrary/ˈkɒntɹəɹi/adjectiveB22 meaningsOpposite in nature or direction.
  • contrast/ˈkɒntɹɑːst/nounB1+4 meaningsThe clear difference that shows when two things are put side by side.
  • contrastingadjectiveB2+Strikingly different, and set side by side on purpose.
  • contravene/ˌkɒn.tɹəˈviːn/verbC1To act against a rule or a law.
  • contribute/kənˈt(ʃ)ɹɪb.juːt/verbB22 meaningsTo add your share to a joint effort.
  • contributor/kənˈtɹɪb.jə.tɚ/nounC1Somebody who gives something towards a whole.
  • contrite/kənˈtɹaɪt/adjectiveC1Feeling and showing genuine sorrow for having done wrong.
  • contrition/kənˈtɹɪʃən/nounC2Deep sorrow for having done wrong.
  • contrivance/kənˈtɹaɪ.vəns/nounC1A clever device, or a plan that feels artificial.
  • contrive/kənˈtɹaɪv/verbC2To manage to do something by clever planning.
  • 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.
  • controversial/ˌkɒn.tɹəˈvɜː.ʃəl/adjectiveB2+Splitting people into loud opposing camps.
  • controversy/kənˈtɹɒv.ə.si/nounB2+A long public argument that splits opinion.
  • conundrum/kəˈnʌn.dɹəm/nounC1A puzzle with no easy answer.
  • convalesce/ˌkɒn.vəˈlɛs/verbC1To recover slowly after an illness.
  • convene/kənˈviːn/verbC1To call people together for a meeting.
  • convenience/kənˈviːnɪəns/nounB2The quality of being easy and suiting your needs.
  • convenient/kənˈviː.niənt/adjectiveB12 meaningsEasy and comfortable to use; saving time and trouble.
  • conveniently/kənˈvinjəntli/adverbB2In a way that suits your needs and saves trouble.
  • convent/ˈkɒn.vɛnt/nounB2A house where nuns live together.
  • convention/kənˈvɛn.ʃən/nounB23 meaningsAn accepted way of doing things.
  • conventional/kənˈvɛnʃənl̩/adjectiveB22 meaningsFollowing what is usual and generally accepted.
  • converge/kənˈvɜːd͡ʒ/verbB2+To come together towards one point.
  • convergence/kənˈvɜːd͡ʒəns/nounC1A coming together at one point.
  • conversation/ˌkɒn.vəˈseɪ.ʃn̩/nounA12 meaningsTwo or more people speaking together.
  • conversational/ˌkɒnvə(ɹ)ˈseɪʃənəl/adjectiveB12 meaningsInformal and relaxed, like ordinary speech.
  • conversely/kənˈvɜːsli/adverbC1Looked at the other way round.
  • 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.
  • convex/ˈkɒn.vɛks/adjectiveC1Curving outward, like the outside of a ball.
  • convey/kənˈveɪ/verbB2+3 meaningsTo make an idea or feeling known to someone.
  • conveyor/kənˈveɪə/nounB2+A moving belt that carries goods along.
  • conveyor beltphraseB2A moving loop that carries things along.
  • convict/kənˈvɪkt/verbC12 meaningsTo find somebody guilty of a crime.
  • conviction/kənˈvɪkʃən/nounB22 meaningsA court's formal finding that somebody is guilty.
  • convince/kənˈvɪns/verbB12 meaningsTo make someone believe that something is true.
  • convince yourselfphraseB2To talk yourself into believing something.
  • convinced/kənˈvɪnst/adjectiveB1Completely certain about something.
  • convincing/kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/adjectiveB22 meaningsAble to make someone believe something is true or genuine.
  • convivial/kənˈvɪv.i.əl/adjectiveC2Friendly and lively in company.
  • convoluted/ˌkɒnvəˈl(j)uːtɪd/adjectiveC1So twisted and involved that it is hard to follow.
  • convoy/ˈkɒn.vɔɪ/nounB2+A group of vehicles or ships travelling under protection.
  • convulse/kənˈvʌls/verbC12 meaningsTo shake violently with uncontrolled movements.
  • coo/kuː/verbB2+2 meaningsTo make the soft low sound of a pigeon.
  • 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.