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

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  • compound/ˈkɒmpaʊnd/nounB24 meaningsA substance made of two or more elements chemically joined.
  • comprehend/kɒmpɹɪˈhɛnd/verbB22 meaningsTo take in the full meaning of something.
  • compress/kəmˈpɹɛs/verbB24 meaningsTo press something into a smaller space.
  • comprise/kəmˈpɹaɪz/verbC12 meaningsTo be made up of particular parts.
  • compromise/ˈkɒmpɹəˌmaɪz/verbB24 meaningsTo settle a disagreement by each side giving up part of what it wanted.
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con
/kɒn/
verbB2
To cheat somebody by winning their trust first.
  • conceal/kənˈsiːl/verbC12 meaningsTo hide something from view.
  • concede/kənˈsiːd/verbC13 meaningsTo accept that something is true, or that the other side is right, when you would rather not.
  • conceive/kənˈsiːv/verbC12 meaningsTo form an idea for the first time.
  • concentrate/ˈkɒn.sən.tɹeɪt/verbB14 meaningsTo give all your attention to one thing. Used with on.
  • conceptualise/kənˈsɛp.tj(uː.)ə.laɪz/verbC1To work an idea into a clear general form.
  • conclude/kənˈkluːd/verbB13 meaningsTo decide something after considering the evidence.
  • concoct/kənˈkɒkt/verbB2+To make something up out of mixed parts.
  • concur/kənˈkɜː/verbC1To agree with an opinion.
  • condemn/kənˈdɛm/verbC14 meaningsTo say publicly and firmly that something is wrong.
  • condone/kənˈdoʊn/verbC2To accept behaviour that ought to be condemned.
  • conduct/ˈkɒndʌkt/verbB25 meaningsTo organise and carry out an activity, especially a formal or official one.
  • confer/kənˈfɜː/verbC12 meaningsTo discuss something with other people before making a decision.
  • confess/kənˈfɛs/verbB12 meaningsTo admit something you are ashamed of.
  • confide/kənˈfaɪd/verbC1To trust somebody with a secret.
  • confine/kənˈfaɪn/verbC12 meaningsTo keep somebody or something within strict limits.
  • confirm/kənˈfɜːm/verbB14 meaningsTo state that something is true or certain.
  • confiscate/ˈkɒnfɪskeɪt/verbB2+To take property away by authority.
  • conflict/ˈkɒn.flɪkt/nounB15 meaningsA serious disagreement or struggle between people or groups.
  • conform/kənˈfɔːm/verbC1To behave as the rules or the group expect.
  • confound/kənˈfaʊnd/verbC12 meaningsTo puzzle somebody, or to prove them wrong.
  • confront/kənˈfɹʌnt/verbB22 meaningsTo stand up to a person or problem directly.
  • confuse/kənˈfjuːz/verbB12 meaningsTo mix somebody's thoughts up so they do not understand.
  • congeal/kənˈd͡ʒiːl/verbC1To thicken and set as it cools.
  • congratulate/kənˈɡɹæt͡ʃ.ʊˌleɪt/verbB1+2 meaningsTo tell someone that you are pleased about their success, luck or happy news.
  • congregate/ˈkɒŋɡɹəɡeɪt/verbC1To come together in a crowd.
  • conjure/ˈkʌn.d͡ʒə/verbC12 meaningsTo make something appear as if by magic.
  • connect/kəˈnɛkt/verbA2+4 meaningsTo join two things so that they touch, or so that one can reach the other.
  • connive/kəˈnaɪv/verbC2To scheme quietly, or to shut your eyes to wrongdoing.
  • connote/kəˈnəʊt/verbC2To suggest a feeling beyond the plain meaning.
  • conquer/ˈkɒŋkə/verbB22 meaningsTo defeat and take control of a place.
  • consecrate/ˈkɒnsəkɹeɪt/verbC1To set something apart as sacred.
  • consent/kənˈsɛnt/verbB22 meaningsTo give permission for something formally, or agree to it.
  • consider/kənˈsɪd.ə/verbA23 meaningsTo think carefully about something before deciding.
  • consign/kənˈsaɪn/verbC22 meaningsTo hand something over, often for good.
  • consist/kənˈsɪst/verbB2+To be made up of particular parts.
  • console/ˈkɒn.səʊl/verbB24 meaningsTo comfort someone who is unhappy or disappointed.
  • consolidate/kənˈsɒl.ɪ.deɪt/verbC1To merge scattered pieces into one stronger whole.
  • consort/ˈkɒnsɔːt/nounC12 meaningsThe husband or wife of a ruler.
  • conspire/kənˈspaɪə(ɹ)/verbB2+To secretly plan wrongdoing together.
  • constitute/ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/verbC12 meaningsTo be the parts that make up a whole.
  • construe/kənˈstɹuː/verbC1To take words as having a particular meaning.
  • consult/ˈkɒnsʌlt/verbB22 meaningsTo go to an expert for advice.
  • consume/kənˈsjuːm/verbB22 meaningsTo use something up.
  • consummate/ˈkɒnsəmət/verbC1To bring to completion, especially a marriage.
  • contain/kənˈteɪn/verbB14 meaningsTo have something inside.
  • contemplate/ˈkɑn.təmˌpleɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo think about something seriously as a possibility.
  • contend/kənˈtɛnd/verbC12 meaningsTo argue or assert something in a dispute.
  • content/kənˈtɛnt/adjectiveB24 meaningsQuietly satisfied with what you have and how things are.
  • contest/ˈkɒn.tɛst/nounB12 meaningsA competition to decide who is best.
  • continue/kənˈtɪn.juː/verbA23 meaningsTo keep doing something.
  • contort/kənˈtɔː(ɹ)t/verbB2To twist something violently out of its normal shape.
  • contour/ˈkɒntɔː/nounC14 meaningsThe outline of something, especially the way it curves.
  • contract/ˈkɒntɹækt/nounB24 meaningsA formal agreement between two sides, written down and signed, that the law will enforce.
  • contradict/ˌkɒn.tɹəˈdɪkt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo say that what someone has said is wrong, by stating the opposite.