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

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  • crumb/kɹʌm/nounC12 meaningsA tiny piece that falls from bread or cake.
  • crumble/ˈkɹʌmbəl/nounB22 meaningsA baked pudding of fruit under a crumbly flour-and-butter topping.
  • crumblyadjectiveB2+Falling apart into little dry pieces.
  • crumple/ˈkɹʌmpəl/verbB2+2 meaningsTo crush something into creases and folds.
  • crunch/kɹʌnt͡ʃ/verbB22 meaningsTo make the sound of something hard being crushed.
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Making a loud crackling sound between the teeth.
  • crusade/kɹuːˈseɪd/nounB22 meaningsA medieval religious war.
  • crush/kɹʌʃ/verbB15 meaningsTo press something so hard that it breaks or loses its shape.
  • crust/kɹʌst/nounB22 meaningsThe thin solid outer layer of the earth.
  • crustacean/kɹʌsˈteɪʃən/nounB2+A hard-shelled water animal with jointed legs.
  • crusty/ˈkɹʌsti/adjectiveB22 meaningsHaving a hard dry outer layer.
  • crutch/ˈkɹʌt͡ʃ/nounB1+2 meaningsA support you lean on to walk while a leg is injured.
  • crutchesnounB1+2 meaningsSupports held under the arm or forearm to help someone walk.
  • crux/kɹʌks/nounC1The decisive point of a matter.
  • cry/kɹaɪ/verbA12 meaningsTo have tears fall from your eyes.
  • cry over spilled milkphraseB2To waste sadness on a small mistake already made.
  • crypt/kɹɪpt/nounB2+A stone room beneath a church.
  • cryptic/ˈkɹɪptɪk/adjectiveC1Deliberately hard to understand.
  • cryptocurrency/ˈkɹɪp.toʊˌkɝ.ən.si/nounB2Digital money that lives on no bank, only on math.
  • crystal/ˈkɹɪstəl/nounB13 meaningsA solid whose atoms are arranged in a regular repeating pattern.
  • crystal ballnounB1The glass sphere used to see the future.
  • cub/kʌb/nounA2+The young of a bear, lion or fox.
  • cubanounB1+An island country in the Caribbean.
  • cube/kjuːb/nounB25 meaningsA solid shape with six equal square faces.
  • cubic/ˈkjuː.bɪk/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsMeasured in units of volume, in three dimensions.
  • cubicle/ˈkjuːbɪkəl/nounB2+A small space walled off by partitions.
  • cuboid/ˈkjuːbɔɪd/nounC1A box shape with six rectangular faces.
  • cuckold/ˈkʌ.kəʊld/nounC2A man whose wife has been unfaithful.
  • cuckoo/ˈkʊkuː/nounB1+A bird that lays its eggs in other birds' nests.
  • cucumber/ˈkjuːˌkʌmbə/nounB1A long green watery salad vegetable.
  • cuddle/ˈkʌd.l̩/verbB12 meaningsTo hold somebody close in your arms affectionately.
  • cuddly/ˈkʌdli/adjectiveB1+Soft and pleasant to hold close.
  • cudgel/ˈkʌd͡ʒəl/nounC2A short thick stick used as a weapon.
  • cue/kjuː/nounB2A signal that it is your turn to act or speak.
  • cuff/kʌf/nounB2The band at the end of a sleeve.
  • cufflink/ˈkʌflɪŋk/nounB2+A small fastener holding a shirt cuff closed.
  • cuisine/kwɪˈziːn/nounB2+The cooking style of a country or region.
  • cul-de-sac/ˈkʌldəsæk/nounB22 meaningsA street closed at one end.
  • culinary/ˈkʌlɪn(ə)ɹi/adjectiveC1To do with cooking and the kitchen.
  • cull/kʌl/verbC22 meaningsTo reduce a group by killing or removing some.
  • culminate/ˈkʌl.mɪ.neɪt/verbC1To reach a highest or final point.
  • culmination/ˌkʌl.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/nounB2+The highest point that a long process leads up to.
  • culpable/ˈkʌlpəbəl/adjectiveC1Deserving the blame.
  • culprit/ˈkʌlpɹɪt/nounB2+2 meaningsThe person who did the wrong thing.
  • cult/kʌlt/nounC12 meaningsA small religious group with intense devotion.
  • cult classicnounC1A work loved deeply by a small devoted audience.
  • cultivate/ˈkʌltɪveɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo grow crops with care.
  • cultivation/ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃən/nounB2+The growing of crops, or the developing of a quality.
  • cultural/ˈkʌl.tʃ(ʊ.)ɹəl/adjectiveB1+To do with the arts and customs of a people.
  • culture/ˈkʌlt͡ʃə/nounB12 meaningsThe shared art, beliefs and habits of a people.
  • cultured pearlnounC1A gem grown in a shellfish with human help.
  • cumbersome/ˈkʌmbəsəm/adjectiveC1So big and awkward it is hard to carry or use.
  • cunning/ˈkʌnɪŋ/adjectiveB22 meaningsClever in a sly, scheming way.
  • cup/ˈkʌp/nounA12 meaningsA small container with a handle for drinking.
  • cup your earphraseC1To hold a hand behind the ear to hear better.
  • cupboard/ˈkʌbəd/nounA2+A piece of furniture or recess with doors and shelves for storage.
  • cupcake/ˈkʌpkeɪk/nounA2+A small individual cake with icing on top.
  • cupidity/kjuːˈpɪdəti/nounC2Greed for money and possessions.
  • cur/kɜː/nounC22 meaningsAn aggressive or worthless mongrel dog.
  • curate/ˈkjʊəɹət/verbC2To select and arrange works for an exhibition.