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

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  • checkup/ˈt͡ʃɛkʌp/nounB1A regular visit to the doctor when nothing is wrong yet.
  • 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.
  • cheetahnounB1The fastest animal on land, spotted, and only over a short sprint.
  • chemical/ˈkɛm.ɪ.kəl/
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A 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.
  • cheque book/ˈt͡ʃɛk.bʊk/nounB1The pad of written payment orders.
  • cherish/ˈt͡ʃɛɹɪʃ/verbB13 meaningsTo love someone deeply and take care of them.
  • 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 tree/ˈtʃɛsnʌt ˌtɹiː/nounB1A spreading tree with candle-like flowers and spiky fruit.
  • chew/tʃuː/verbB14 meaningsTo break food into small pieces with your teeth.
  • chewing gumnounB1A sweet rubbery substance you chew but do not swallow.
  • chickpea/ˈt͡ʃɪkˌpiː/nounB1A round beige pulse used in hummus and curry.
  • childhood/ˈtʃaɪld.hʊd/nounB1The years of life when a person is young.
  • chili/ˈt͡ʃɪli/nounA2+2 meaningsA small hot pepper.
  • chill/tʃɪl/verbB13 meaningsTo make something cold without freezing it.
  • chilly/ˈt͡ʃɪli/adjectiveB13 meaningsUnpleasantly cold.
  • china/ˈt͡ʃaɪ̯nə/nounA22 meaningsA country in East Asia.
  • chip/t͡ʃɪp/nounA26 meaningsA long thick piece of potato fried in hot fat.
  • chirp/t͡ʃɜːp/verbB1+2 meaningsTo make the short high sound of a small bird.
  • choice/tʃɔɪs/nounA24 meaningsThe act of picking one thing rather than another.
  • choke/t͡ʃəʊk/verbB12 meaningsTo be unable to breathe because something blocks the throat.
  • choking/ˈtʃəʊkɪŋ/nounB12 meaningsBeing unable to breathe because something blocks the throat.
  • chop/t͡ʃɒp/verbA24 meaningsTo cut something into pieces with short heavy strokes of a knife or axe.
  • chorus/ˈkɔːɹəs/nounB13 meaningsThe repeated part of a song.
  • chubby/ˈt͡ʃʌbi/adjectiveB1Pleasantly round and soft-bodied, said of a child, an animal or a part of the body.
  • chuck/t͡ʃʌk/verbB13 meaningsTo throw something casually.
  • chuckle/ˈt͡ʃʌkəl/verbB1+2 meaningsTo laugh quietly to yourself.
  • cinnamon/ˈsɪnəmən/nounB1A sweet brown spice made from tree bark.
  • circle/ˈsɜɹkəl/nounA24 meaningsA perfectly round flat shape.
  • circular/ˈsɜː.kjə.lə/nounB1+2 meaningsA notice sent out to everybody at once.
  • circus/ˈsɜːkəs/nounB13 meaningsA travelling show with acrobats, clowns and performances in a ring.
  • citizen/ˈsɪtɪzən/nounB12 meaningsSomebody who legally belongs to a country.
  • claim/kleɪm/verbB14 meaningsTo state something as true, with a hint that it may not be.
  • clamp/ˈklæmp/nounB1+2 meaningsA device that holds things tightly together.
  • clap/klæp/verbA24 meaningsTo hit your hands together repeatedly to show that you liked something.
  • class/klɑːs/nounA13 meaningsA period of teaching, or the group of students taught together.
  • classic/ˈklæsɪk/adjectiveB13 meaningsSo good and typical of its kind that it never dates.
  • claw/klɔ/nounB14 meaningsA sharp curved nail on the foot of an animal or bird.
  • clay/kleɪ/nounB12 meaningsHeavy sticky earth used for making pots and bricks.
  • clean/kliːn/adjectiveA14 meaningsWith no dirt or marks on it.
  • cleaner/ˈkliː.nə/nounA2+4 meaningsA person whose job is cleaning offices, homes or other buildings.
  • clear up/klɪəˈɹʌp/phraseB12 meaningsTo tidy a place or put things away.
  • clearly/ˈklɪɚli/adverbA22 meaningsIn a way that is easy to see or understand.
  • clever/ˈklɛv.ə/adjectiveA23 meaningsQuick at learning and understanding things.
  • click/klɪk/verbB14 meaningsTo press the button on a mouse to choose something on a screen.
  • client/ˈklaɪ.ənt/nounB13 meaningsA person or company that pays a professional or a firm for work or advice.
  • climb/ˈklaɪ̯m/verbB14 meaningsTo go up something, using the hands and feet.
  • climber/ˈklaɪmə/nounB1+2 meaningsSomebody who climbs rock or mountains.
  • climbing framenounB1A structure of bars children climb about on.
  • clipnounB14 meaningsA small device that holds things together by gripping them.
  • clock/klɒk/nounA14 meaningsA device fixed to a wall or standing on a surface that shows the time.
  • close/ˈkləʊz/verbA16 meaningsTo move a door, lid or window so that the opening is blocked.
  • close up/kləʊzˈʌp/phraseB1To shut for the day, or to heal over.
  • close-up/ˈkləʊsʌp/nounB1A shot taken very near the subject.
  • cloth/klɒθ/nounB12 meaningsWoven material used for garments and furnishings.
  • cloud/ˈklaʊ̯d/nounA24 meaningsA white or grey mass of water floating in the sky.
  • clown/ˈklaʊ̯n/nounA24 meaningsA circus or party performer with a painted face and silly clothes, who makes people laugh by falling over and playing tricks.