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

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  • 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/ˈsɛntɹ(ə)l/adjectiveB13 meaningsIn or near the middle of a place or an object.
  • central heatingnounB1A system heating a whole building from a single source.
  • centre/ˈsɛntəː/nounA2+2 meaningsThe middle point or part of something.
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To have as its main subject.
  • centre controlnounC1Command of the middle squares of the board.
  • centred/ˈsɛn.təd/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsPlaced exactly in the middle.
  • 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.
  • cerebral/ˈsɛ.ɹɪb.ɹəl/adjectiveC1To do with the brain, or appealing to intellect over feeling.
  • ceremonial/ˌsɛɹɪˈməʊnɪ.əl/adjectiveB2+Used in or belonging to formal ceremonies.
  • ceremony/ˈsɛɹ.ɪ.mə.ni/nounB12 meaningsA formal event carried out in a fixed order to mark an important occasion.
  • certain/ˈsɜː.tən/adjectiveA24 meaningsCompletely sure.
  • 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.
  • certify/ˈsɜː.tɪ.faɪ/verbB2+To declare officially in writing that something is true.
  • cerulean/səˈɹuːli.ən/adjectiveC2Deep sky blue.
  • 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.
  • chalk and cheesephraseC1Two things that could not be more unalike.
  • chalk upphraseC1To record a win or a total to somebody's credit.
  • chalkyadjectiveB2+Dry and slightly powdery to touch or taste.
  • challenge/ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪnd͡ʒ/verbB13 meaningsTo question whether something is right or true.
  • challenging/ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪn.d͡ʒɪŋ/adjectiveB2Demanding, in a way that tests you.
  • chamber/ˈt͡ʃeɪ̯mbə/nounB22 meaningsA room set aside for a purpose.
  • chameleon/kəˈmi.li.ən/nounB1+A lizard that changes colour to match its surroundings.
  • chamfron/ˈt͡ʃam.fɹən/nounC2Armour worn over a horse's face.
  • champagne/ʃæmˈpeɪn/nounA2+Sparkling wine from the Champagne region of France.
  • champion/ˈt͡ʃæm.pi.ən/nounB13 meaningsThe winner of a competition.
  • championship/ˈtʃæm.pi.ən.ʃɪp/nounB22 meaningsThe competition that decides who is best.
  • chance/t͡ʃɑːns/ [t͡ʃʰɑːns]nounA25 meaningsA moment when something becomes possible for you.
  • chance upon/ˈt͡ʃɑːns əˌpɒn/phraseC1To meet or find by pure accident.
  • chancellor/ˈtʃɑːnsələ/nounB2+A high state or university official.
  • chancy/ˈtʃænsi/adjectiveC1Risky, and depending on luck.
  • chandelier/ˌʃæn.dəˈlɪə(ɹ)/nounB1+A branching hanging light for a high ceiling.
  • chandler/ˈt͡ʃændlɚ/nounC2A dealer in candles, or in ships' supplies.
  • change/ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/verbA14 meaningsTo become different, or to make something different.
  • change aroundphraseB1To move things into different places.
  • change intophraseB1To put on other clothes, or to become something else.
  • change out ofphraseB1To take off what you are wearing and dress differently.
  • change the sheetsphraseB1To take off the used bedding and put clean on.
  • change your tunephraseC1To suddenly say the opposite of what you said before.