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

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  • caretaker/ˈkɛɹˌteɪ.kɚ/nounB1+2 meaningsThe person who looks after a building.
  • cargo/ˈkɑːɡəʊ/nounB2The goods carried by a ship, plane or lorry.
  • cargo holdnounB2The space below deck where freight is carried.
  • cargo planenounB2An aircraft built to carry freight.
  • caricature/ˈkɛɹɪkət͡ʃʊɚ/nounB2+A drawing that exaggerates somebody's features.
  • carnage/ˈkɑː.nɪdʒ/noun
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The killing of very many people.
  • carnal/ˈkɑɹnəl/adjectiveC1To do with the body and its appetites.
  • carnation/kɑːˈneɪ.ʃən/nounB2+A frilled flower with a clove-like scent.
  • carnelian/kɑɹˈnil.jən/nounC2A reddish semi-precious stone.
  • carnival/ˈkɑːnɪvəl/nounB22 meaningsA public festival with costumes, music and processions.
  • carnivore/ˈkɑː.nɪ.vɔː/nounB1+An animal that eats meat.
  • carnivorous/kɑːˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs/adjectiveB2+Feeding on the flesh of other animals.
  • carol/ˈkæɹəl/nounB12 meaningsA joyful religious song, especially at Christmas.
  • carotid/kəˈɹɒt.ɪd/adjectiveC1To do with the main arteries carrying blood to the head.
  • carousel/ˌkærəˈsɛl/nounB1+2 meaningsA fairground ride of painted horses that spins.
  • carp/ˈkɑːp/nounB1+2 meaningsA big freshwater fish kept in ponds.
  • carpenter/ˈkɑː.pən.tə/nounB2A person whose job is building and repairing things made of wood.
  • carpentry/ˈkɑː.pɪn.tri/nounC1The trade of making things from timber.
  • carpet/ˈkɑː.pɪt/nounA2The soft material that covers a whole floor.
  • carpool/ˈkɑːpuːl/nounB2+An arrangement to share one car for regular journeys.
  • carrack/ˈkæɹək/nounC2A broad, high-castled merchant sailing ship of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, forerunner of the galleon.
  • carriage/ˈkæɹɪd͡ʒ/nounB24 meaningsOne of the separate sections of a passenger train.
  • carriage windownounB2The glass you watch the country pass through.
  • carrier/ˈkæɹi.ə/nounC12 meaningsA company that transports goods or people.
  • carrier bagnounA2The bag a shop gives you to carry purchases.
  • carrion/ˈkæɹ.ɪ.ən/nounC1The rotting flesh of dead animals.
  • carrot/ˈkæɹət/nounA1A long orange root vegetable.
  • carry/ˈkæɹ.i/verbA14 meaningsTo hold something and take it somewhere.
  • carry on/ˈkæɹi ˈɑn/phraseB12 meaningsTo continue doing something.
  • carry out/ˈkæ.ɹi aʊt/phraseB2To actually do a plan, order, or experiment.
  • carry out researchphraseB2To do systematic study of a subject.
  • carry overphraseC1To keep something for a later period instead of losing it.
  • carry straight onphraseB1To keep going without turning off.
  • carry-onnounB1The small bag you may take into the plane cabin with you.
  • cart/kɑːt/verbB12 meaningsTo carry something awkwardly from place to place.
  • cartel/kɑːˈtɛl/nounB2+A group of firms agreeing to fix prices between them.
  • carthorsenounB2A heavy horse bred to pull loads.
  • cartography/kɐː(ɹ)ˈtɔɡɹəfɪi̯/nounC1The making of maps.
  • carton/ˈkɑːtən/nounB1+A stiff card container for liquid or food.
  • cartoon/kɑːˈtuːn/nounA2A funny drawn film or strip.
  • cartoonist/kɑɹˈtunɪst/nounB1+Somebody who draws humorous pictures for a living.
  • cartridge/ˈkɑːtɹɪd͡ʒ/nounB2+2 meaningsA sealed container that slots into a machine.
  • cartwheel/ˈkɑːtˌwiːl/nounB1+A sideways turn of the body on hands and feet.
  • carve/kɑɹv/verbB14 meaningsTo cut a shape or pattern out of wood, stone or another hard material.
  • carver/ˈkɑɹvɚ/nounB2+2 meaningsSomebody who cuts shapes from wood or stone.
  • carverynounC2A counter where roast meat is sliced to order.
  • casanova/kæsəˈnoʊvə/nounC1A man famous for his many love affairs.
  • cascade/kæsˈkeɪd/nounB2+2 meaningsA small waterfall, or a series of them.
  • case/keɪs/nounB13 meaningsOne example of a situation, or the situation itself.
  • case study/ˈkeɪs ˌstʌdi/nounB2A deep detailed study of one single example.
  • cash/ˈkæʃ/nounA22 meaningsPaper money and coins rather than a card.
  • cash flownounB2The movement of money in and out over time.
  • cashbacknounB2Money returned to you after a purchase.
  • cashew/ˈkæʃuː/nounB1+A curved, buttery, kidney-shaped nut.
  • cashier/kəˈʃɪə/nounB1Somebody who takes payment at a till or bank counter.
  • cashpointnounB1The machine in a wall that gives out banknotes.
  • casino/kəˈsiːnəʊ/nounB1A place where people gamble at cards and machines.
  • cask/kɑːsk/nounB2+A wooden barrel, especially for beer or wine.
  • casket/ˈkæs.kɪt/nounB22 meaningsA small ornamental box for jewels or valuables.
  • casserole/ˈkæs.əˌɹoʊl/nounB1+A deep dish, and the slow-baked meal cooked in it.