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

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  • caveman/ˈkeɪvˌmæn/nounB1+A person of prehistoric times who lived in caves.
  • cavern/ˈkav.ən/nounB2A large cave.
  • caviar/ˈkæv.iˌɑɹ/nounB2+Salted fish eggs eaten as a luxury.
  • cavity/ˈkæv.ɪt.i/nounB22 meaningsA hollow space inside something.
  • ceasefirenounB2+An agreement to stop fighting.
  • cedar/ˈsiː.də/nounB2
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A great spreading evergreen with fragrant timber.
  • ceilidh/ˈkeɪli/nounC2A social evening of traditional music and dancing.
  • ceiling/ˈsiːlɪŋ/nounB12 meaningsThe upper interior surface of a room.
  • celebration/ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/nounB1An occasion marked with enjoyment and ceremony.
  • celebrity/sɪˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ti/nounB1A person famous enough to be recognised on the street.
  • celery/ˈsɛləɹi/nounB1A vegetable of long pale crunchy stalks.
  • celibacy/ˈsɛləbəsi/nounC1The state of living without sex or marriage.
  • cell/sɛl/nounB12 meaningsThe smallest living building block of plants and animals.
  • cell blocknounB2One wing of locked rooms inside a prison.
  • cellar/ˈsɛlə/nounB13 meaningsAn underground room below a house, used for storage.
  • cellist/ˈt͡ʃɛlɪst/nounB2+Somebody who plays the large deep-toned string instrument.
  • cello/ˈtʃɛləʊ/nounB2+A large deep-voiced string instrument played sitting down.
  • celsiusnounA2+The temperature scale where water freezes at zero.
  • cement/səˈmɛnt/nounB12 meaningsA grey powder that hardens when mixed with water and binds other materials.
  • cemetery/ˈsɛm.ɪˌtɹi/nounB2Ground where the dead are buried.
  • censer/ˈsɛn.sə/nounC2A container in which incense is burnt.
  • censor/ˈsɛnsə/verbB2+2 meaningsTo cut out parts the public is not allowed to see.
  • censor bleepnounB2The tone that covers a word too rude to broadcast.
  • censorship/ˈsɛnsəʃɪp/nounB2+Power deciding what the public may not read, see or say.
  • censorship boardnounC1The body that decides what the public may not see.
  • censure/ˈsɛn.ʃə/nounC1Strong formal disapproval.
  • census/ˈsɛnsəs/nounB2+3 meaningsAn official count of the people living in a country, with details about them.
  • cent/sɛnt/nounA2+A coin worth one hundredth of a dollar or a euro.
  • centaur/ˈsɛn.tɔː/nounB2+A creature half man and half horse.
  • centenary/sɛnˈtiːnəɹi/nounC1The hundredth anniversary of something.
  • centerfold/ˈsɛntɚfoʊld/nounC1The picture printed across the two middle pages.
  • centimetre/ˈsɛn.tɪ.miː.tə/nounA2+A hundredth of a metre.
  • centipede/ˈsɛn.tɪ.pid/nounB1+A long flat creature with one pair of legs per segment.
  • central heatingnounB1A system heating a whole building from a single source.
  • centre/ˈsɛntəː/nounA2+2 meaningsThe middle point or part of something.
  • centre controlnounC1Command of the middle squares of the board.
  • centrepiecenounB2+The main decoration in the middle of a table.
  • centrifuge/ˈsɛntɹɪˌfjuːdʒ/nounC1A machine that spins samples fast to separate them.
  • century/ˈsɛn.t͡ʃʊɹ.i/nounB13 meaningsA period of one hundred years.
  • ceramic/sɪˈɹæmɪk/nounB22 meaningsAn object made from clay hardened by heat.
  • cereal/ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əl/nounA2+2 meaningsA breakfast food of processed grain.
  • ceremony/ˈsɛɹ.ɪ.mə.ni/nounB12 meaningsA formal event carried out in a fixed order to mark an important occasion.
  • certainty/ˈsɝtn̩ti/nounB22 meaningsThe state of being completely sure about something.
  • certification/ˌsɜː.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/nounB2+The formal act of confirming in writing that a standard has been met, or the document that records it.
  • cessation/sɛˈseɪʃən/nounC1A stopping of something.
  • cesspit/ˈsɛspɪt/nounC1A pit for household waste and sewage.
  • cha-chanounB1A Latin dance with a distinctive triple step.
  • chad/t͡ʃæd/nounB2A landlocked country in north-central Africa.
  • chaff/t͡ʃæf/nounC1The light husks blown away from the grain.
  • chagrin/ˈʃaɡ.ɹɪn/nounC2Annoyance mixed with wounded pride.
  • chain/ˈt͡ʃeɪn/nounB12 meaningsMetal rings linked together into a strong line.
  • chain of commandnounC1The order of who answers to whom.
  • chainring/ˈt͡ʃeɪnɹɪŋ/nounC1The toothed wheel the chain runs over at the front.
  • chainsaw/ˈt͡ʃeɪnˌsɔː/nounB1+A petrol saw with teeth on a spinning loop.
  • chainstaynounC1The tube running from the pedals to the rear wheel.
  • chair/t͡ʃɛə/nounA1The furniture with a back that one person sits on.
  • chairman/ˈtʃɛːmən/nounB2The person who leads a meeting or heads a board.
  • chalet/ˈʃæleɪ/nounB2+A wooden mountain house with a wide overhanging roof.
  • chalice/ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪs/nounC1A large ornamental cup, often used in ceremony.
  • chalk/t͡ʃɔːk/nounA2+2 meaningsA soft white stick used for writing on boards.