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

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  • checkbox/ˈtʃɛkbɒks/nounB1A small square you click to switch an option on.
  • checked/t͡ʃɛkt/adjectiveB1Patterned with squares of two colours.
  • checklist/ˈt͡ʃɛklɪst/nounB1+A list ticked off item by item so nothing is missed.
  • checkmate/ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt/nounB22 meaningsThe chess move that traps the king and ends the game.
  • checkout/ˈt͡ʃɛkˌaʊt/nounB1+The place in a shop where you queue and pay.
  • checkpoint/ˈt͡ʃɛkˌpɔɪnt/
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A place where traffic is stopped and examined.
  • checksumnounC1A number used to check that data arrived unchanged.
  • checkup/ˈt͡ʃɛkʌp/nounB1A regular visit to the doctor when nothing is wrong yet.
  • cheddar/ˈt͡ʃɛdə(ɹ)/nounB1+A firm yellow cheese, originally from Somerset.
  • cheek/t͡ʃiːk/nounA22 meaningsEither side of the face below the eye.
  • cheekbone/ˈt͡ʃikˌboʊn/nounC1The bone below the eye that forms the shape of the cheek.
  • cheeky/ˈt͡ʃiːki/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsBoldly rude in an amusing, forgivable way.
  • cheer/t͡ʃɪə/verbB13 meaningsTo shout in approval or encouragement.
  • cheer upphraseB1To become — or make someone — happier.
  • cheerful/ˈt͡ʃɪəfl̩/adjectiveB13 meaningsHappy, and showing it in your face and voice.
  • cheerfulness/ˈt͡ʃɪɹfəlnəs/nounB2+A bright and happy manner.
  • cheerio/ˈtʃɪəɹi.əʊ/nounB2+A cheerful goodbye, in British use.
  • cheese/t͡ʃiːz/nounA1A food made from milk, pressed and often aged.
  • cheesemongernounC1Somebody whose trade is selling cheese.
  • cheetahnounB1The fastest animal on land, spotted, and only over a short sprint.
  • chef/ʃɛf/nounA2+A professional cook, especially one in charge of a kitchen.
  • chef's tablenounC1A place to eat inside the kitchen itself.
  • chemical/ˈkɛm.ɪ.kəl/nounB1A pure material made or studied in laboratories.
  • chemistry/ˈkɛm.ɪ.stɹi/nounB13 meaningsThe science of substances, what they are made of and how they react and change; the school or university subject that teaches it.
  • chemotherapy/ˌkiːməʊˈθɛɹəpi/nounB2+Treatment of cancer with powerful drugs.
  • cheque/t͡ʃɛk/nounB1+A written order telling a bank to pay somebody.
  • cheque book/ˈt͡ʃɛk.bʊk/nounB1The pad of written payment orders.
  • cherish/ˈt͡ʃɛɹɪʃ/verbB13 meaningsTo love someone deeply and take care of them.
  • cherry/ˈt͡ʃɛɹi/nounA2A small round dark-red fruit with a long stem.
  • chess/t͡ʃɛs/nounA2+A board game for two players on sixty-four squares.
  • chessboardnounB1+The squared board the game of chess is played on.
  • chest/t͡ʃɛst/nounB13 meaningsThe front part of the body between the neck and the stomach.
  • chest of drawers/tʃɛst əv dɹɔɹz/nounB1A piece of furniture with sliding compartments for clothes.
  • chestnut/ˈt͡ʃɛs(t)nʌt/nounB1+3 meaningsA shiny brown edible nut, or the tree that produces it.
  • chestnut tree/ˈtʃɛsnʌt ˌtɹiː/nounB1A spreading tree with candle-like flowers and spiky fruit.
  • chevron/ˈʃɛvɹən/nounC1A V-shaped stripe repeated in a band.
  • chevy/ˈt͡ʃɛvi/verbC2British informal: to keep at somebody to hurry up, chasing and nagging them along.
  • chew/tʃuː/verbB14 meaningsTo break food into small pieces with your teeth.
  • chewing gumnounB1A sweet rubbery substance you chew but do not swallow.
  • chewy/ˈt͡ʃuː.i/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsNeeding a lot of chewing before it gives way; soft but springy under the teeth.
  • chic/ʃiːk/adjectiveB2+Stylish in a quiet, confident way.
  • chicanery/ʃɪˈkeɪn(ə)ɹi/nounC2Clever trickery used to gain an advantage.
  • chick/t͡ʃɪk/nounA22 meaningsA baby bird.
  • chicken/ˈt͡ʃɪkɪn/nounA12 meaningsThe farm bird that gives eggs and white meat.
  • chicken outphraseC1To lose your courage at the last moment and not do it.
  • chickpea/ˈt͡ʃɪkˌpiː/nounB1A round beige pulse used in hummus and curry.
  • chide/ t͡ʃaɪd/verbC2To tell somebody off mildly.
  • child/tʃaɪld/nounA12 meaningsA young person who is not yet grown up.
  • child's play/ˈt͡ʃaɪldz ˌpleɪ/phraseB2So simple that anyone could manage it.
  • childhood/ˈtʃaɪld.hʊd/nounB1The years of life when a person is young.
  • childish/ˈt͡ʃaɪldɪʃ/adjectiveB2Behaving like a child when you should not.
  • childlessadjectiveB2+Having no children.
  • childlike/ˈt͡ʃaɪldlaɪk/adjectiveB2Having the innocence of a child.
  • childmindernounB2Somebody paid to look after children in their own home.
  • chile/ˈt͡ʃɪli/nounB1+A country on the Pacific coast of South America.
  • chili/ˈt͡ʃɪli/nounA2+2 meaningsA small hot pepper.
  • chill/tʃɪl/verbB13 meaningsTo make something cold without freezing it.
  • chilled/t͡ʃɪld/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsCooled down ready to drink or serve.
  • chilly/ˈt͡ʃɪli/adjectiveB13 meaningsUnpleasantly cold.
  • chime/tʃaɪm/verbB23 meaningsTo ring with clear musical notes.