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

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  • calamitous/kəˈlæmɪtəs/adjectiveC2Bringing disaster.
  • callous/ˈkæləs/adjectiveC2Hard-hearted and unfeeling.
  • callousedadjectiveC1Hardened by rubbing.
  • callow/ˈkæləʊ/adjectiveC2Young and lacking any experience.
  • calm/kɑm/adjectiveA24 meaningsNot worried or excited.
  • calorific/ˌkæləˈɹɪf.ɪk/adjectiveC2
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Containing a great deal of energy as food.
  • cancelledadjectiveA2+2 meaningsCalled off and not going ahead.
  • cancerous/ˈkænsəɹəs/adjectiveB2+Being or caused by a growth that spreads through the body.
  • candid/ˈkæn.dɪd/adjectiveC12 meaningsHonest and direct, even about uncomfortable things.
  • candlelit/ˈkæn.dl̩ˌlɪt/adjectiveB2+Lit only by candles.
  • canned/kænd/adjectiveB1Preserved and sealed in a metal container.
  • cantankerous/kænˈtæŋkəɹəs/adjectiveC2Bad-tempered and quick to argue.
  • capable/ˈkeɪ.pə.bəl/adjectiveB23 meaningsHaving the skill, power or qualities needed to do something.
  • capacious/kəˈpeɪʃəs/adjectiveC2Able to hold a great deal.
  • caparisonedadjectiveC2Decked out in ornamental trappings.
  • capital/ˈkæpɪtəl/nounA2+5 meaningsThe city where a country's or region's government is based.
  • capitalist/ˈkæp.ɪ.tə.lɪst/nounC12 meaningsSomebody who owns capital.
  • capricious/kəˈpɹɪʃəs/adjectiveC1Changing mood or mind for no good reason.
  • captive/ˈkæptɪv/nounB22 meaningsSomebody being held prisoner.
  • caramelisedadjectiveB2+Browned and sweetened by slow heat.
  • cardboard/ˈkɑːdbɔːd/nounB22 meaningsStiff thick paper used for boxes and packaging.
  • cardinal/ˈkɑːd(ɪ)nəl/adjectiveC1Of the very first importance.
  • carefree/ˈkɛəfɹiː/adjectiveB2Free of worry and responsibility.
  • careful/ˈkɛɹfəl/adjectiveA23 meaningsGiving something enough attention to avoid harm or mistakes.
  • careless/ˈkɛəlɪs/adjectiveB13 meaningsNot giving enough attention to what you are doing, so mistakes and accidents follow.
  • caretaker/ˈkɛɹˌteɪ.kɚ/nounB1+2 meaningsThe person who looks after a building.
  • carnal/ˈkɑɹnəl/adjectiveC1To do with the body and its appetites.
  • carnivorous/kɑːˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs/adjectiveB2+Feeding on the flesh of other animals.
  • carotid/kəˈɹɒt.ɪd/adjectiveC1To do with the main arteries carrying blood to the head.
  • casual/ˈkaʒ(uː)əl/adjectiveB23 meaningsComfortable and informal, of clothes or occasions.
  • catastrophic/kætəˈstɹɒfɪk/adjectiveB2+Bringing sudden and very great damage.
  • catchy/ˈkæt͡ʃi/adjectiveB2So memorable you cannot stop humming it.
  • categorical/ˌkætəˈɡɒɹɪk(ə)l/adjectiveC1Stated absolutely, leaving no room for doubt.
  • causal/ˈkɔːzəl/adjectiveC1To do with one thing bringing another about.
  • caustic/ˈkɔːstɪk/adjectiveC1Burning to the skin, or bitingly sarcastic.
  • cautionary/ˈkɔːʃənəɹi/adjectiveB2+Meant to serve as a warning.
  • cavalier/ˌkævəˈlɪɚ/adjectiveC1Offhand about matters that deserve care.
  • cavernous/ˈkav.ən.əs/adjectiveC1Very large, hollow and echoing.
  • ceaseless/ˈsiːsləs/adjectiveC1Going on and on without any pause.
  • celestial/sɪˈlɛs.ti.əl/adjectiveC1To do with the sky and the heavens.
  • celibate/ˈsɛləbət/adjectiveC1Choosing to live without sex or marriage.
  • cellular/ˈsɛl.ju.lə/adjectiveB2+Made up of tiny units, or working through a network of them.
  • centigradeadjectiveB2+The older name for the temperature scale with a hundred steps between the freezing and the boiling of water.
  • central/ˈsɛntɹ(ə)l/adjectiveB13 meaningsIn or near the middle of a place or an object.
  • centred/ˈsɛn.təd/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsPlaced exactly in the middle.
  • ceramic/sɪˈɹæmɪk/nounB22 meaningsAn object made from clay hardened by heat.
  • 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.
  • certain/ˈsɜː.tən/adjectiveA24 meaningsCompletely sure.
  • cerulean/səˈɹuːli.ən/adjectiveC2Deep sky blue.
  • chalkyadjectiveB2+Dry and slightly powdery to touch or taste.
  • challenging/ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪn.d͡ʒɪŋ/adjectiveB2Demanding, in a way that tests you.
  • chance/t͡ʃɑːns/ [t͡ʃʰɑːns]nounA25 meaningsA moment when something becomes possible for you.
  • chancy/ˈtʃænsi/adjectiveC1Risky, and depending on luck.
  • chaotic/keɪˈɒtɪk/adjectiveB22 meaningsCompletely disordered and out of control.
  • chapped/t͡ʃæpt/adjectiveB2+Cracked and sore from cold and wind.
  • characteristic/ˌkæɹəktəˈɹɪstɪk/nounB22 meaningsA feature or quality typical of a person or thing.
  • charcoal/ˈtʃɑː.kəʊl/nounB1+3 meaningsBlack carbon left when wood is burned slowly without much air.
  • charismatic/ˌkæɹɪzˈmætɪk/adjectiveC12 meaningsDrawing people in with magnetic personal charm.
  • charitable/ˈt͡ʃæɹɪtəbəl/adjectiveB2Generous to those in need, or willing to think well of people.