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

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  • 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.
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  • 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.
  • casserole dishnounB2A deep oven dish with a lid.
  • cassette/kəˈsɛt/nounC12 meaningsThe cluster of sprockets on a bicycle's rear wheel.
  • cast/kɑːst/verbB14 meaningsTo throw something out and away from you, aiming it.
  • cast ironnounB2Hard brittle iron poured into a mould.
  • castaway/ˈkæs.tə.weɪ/nounB2+A shipwreck survivor stranded on a shore.
  • caste/kɑːst/nounB2+A fixed social class you are born into.
  • castellan/ˈkæstələn/nounC2The governor in charge of a castle.
  • casting/ˈkæstɪŋ/nounC12 meaningsAn object made by pouring metal into a mould.
  • castle/ˈkɑːsəl/nounA22 meaningsA fortified building where lords once lived.
  • castling/ˈkɑːstlɪŋ/nounC1A special move that tucks the king behind a tower.
  • castration/kæˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/nounC1The removal of the male reproductive organs.
  • casualty/ˈkaʒʊ.əlti/nounC12 meaningsA person hurt or killed in an accident or war.
  • cat/ˈkæt/nounA1A soft pet that meows and hunts mice.
  • cataclysm/ˈkætəˌklɪzm̩/nounC2A violent upheaval that changes everything.
  • catalogue/ˈkæt.əˌlɒɡ/nounC12 meaningsThe organised list of everything a collection holds.
  • catalogue raisonnenounC2A complete listed record of an artist's works.
  • catalyst/ˈkæt.ɪ.lɪst/nounB2+2 meaningsA substance that speeds a reaction without being used up.
  • catamaran/ˌkæ.tə.məˈɹæn/nounB2+A boat with two hulls side by side.
  • catapult/ˈkæ.tə.pʌlt/nounB2+4 meaningsA Y-shaped stick with elastic stretched between its prongs, used for shooting small stones.
  • cataract/ˈkætəɹækt/nounB2+2 meaningsA clouding of the eye's lens causing blurred vision.
  • catastrophe/kəˈtæstɹəfi/nounB23 meaningsA sudden event that causes great damage or suffering.
  • catastrophisingnounC2Assuming the worst possible outcome.
  • catch/kæt͡ʃ/verbA29 meaningsTo take hold of something moving through the air.
  • catchphrasenounB2+A line repeated so often by a character or performer that it becomes well known.
  • category/ˈkæt.ɪ.ɡ(ə.)ɹi/nounB1A named group that similar things are sorted into.
  • caterer/ˈkeɪtəɹɚ/nounB2+Somebody who supplies food for an event.
  • catering/ˈkeɪt(ə)ɹɪŋ/nounB2The business of supplying food for an event.
  • caterpillar/ˈkætəˌpɪlə/nounA2+The creeping larva of a butterfly or moth.
  • catfishingnounC1Pretending online to be somebody you are not.
  • catgut/ˈkætˌɡʌt/nounC2Tough cord made from animal gut, used for strings.
  • catharsis/kəˈθɑːsɪs/nounC1The relief that comes from letting strong feeling out.
  • cathedral/kəˈθiːdɹəl/nounB2The main church of a diocese, containing a bishop's seat.
  • cation/ˈkætˌaɪ.ən/nounC2An ion carrying a positive charge.
  • catkinnounC2A soft hanging spike of tiny flowers on a spring tree.
  • catspawnounC2Somebody used by another to do their dirty work.
  • cattery/ˈkætəɹi/nounB2+A place where cats are boarded.
  • cattle/ˈkætəl/nounB1Cows and bulls kept for milk or meat.
  • catwalknounB2+The long raised stage models walk along.
  • caucus/ˈkɔːkəs/nounC1A meeting of a party's members to decide policy.
  • caul/kɔːl/nounC2A membrane a baby is occasionally born wearing.
  • cauldron/ˈkɔːl.dɹən/nounB2+2 meaningsA great pot for boiling over a fire.
  • cauliflower/ˈkɒl.i.flaʊ.ə/nounB1+A pale head of tight white florets.
  • causation/kɔːˈzeɪ.ʃən/nounC12 meaningsThe relationship in which one thing genuinely brings another about.
  • cause/kɔːz/verbA24 meaningsTo make something happen.
  • causeway/ˈkɔːz.weɪ/nounC1A raised road across wet ground or water.
  • caution/ˈkɔːʃ(ə)n/verbC12 meaningsTo advise care before acting.
  • cavalcade/ˈkæv.əlˌkeɪd/nounC2A procession of riders or vehicles.
  • cavalry/ˈkæ.vəl.ɹi/nounB22 meaningsSoldiers who fought on horseback.
  • cave/keɪv/nounB12 meaningsA natural hole going deep into rock.
  • caveat/ˈkævɪæt/nounC1A warning about a limit or condition.