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

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  • contradictory/ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkt(ə)ɹi/adjectiveB2+Saying two things that cannot both be true.
  • contrastingadjectiveB2+Strikingly different, and set side by side on purpose.
  • controversial/ˌkɒn.tɹəˈvɜː.ʃəl/adjectiveB2+Splitting people into loud opposing camps.
  • controversy/kənˈtɹɒv.ə.si/nounB2+A long public argument that splits opinion.
  • converge/kənˈvɜːd͡ʒ/verbB2+To come together towards one point.
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verbB2+3 meanings
To make an idea or feeling known to someone.
  • conveyor/kənˈveɪə/nounB2+A moving belt that carries goods along.
  • convoy/ˈkɒn.vɔɪ/nounB2+A group of vehicles or ships travelling under protection.
  • coo/kuː/verbB2+2 meaningsTo make the soft low sound of a pigeon.
  • cookwarenounB2+Pots and pans taken all together.
  • coolness/ˈkuːlnəs/nounB2+Mild coldness, or calm unfriendliness.
  • copywriter/ˈkɒpiˌɹaɪtə/nounB2+Somebody who writes advertising words for a living.
  • cordial/ˈkɔː.di.əl/nounB2+2 meaningsA sweet syrup diluted with water.
  • coriander/ˌkɒ.ɹiˈæn.də/nounB2+A fresh green herb, and the seed of the same plant.
  • cornerstone/ˈkɔː.nə.stəʊn/nounB2+The first stone laid, and anything a thing depends on.
  • coronation/kɒɹəˈneɪʃn̩/nounB2+The ceremony at which a monarch is crowned.
  • correctnessnounB2+Freedom from error.
  • correlation/ˌkɒɹ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsA link between two things such that changes in one go together with changes in the other.
  • correspondingly/ˌkɔ.ɹəˈspɑn.dɪŋ.li/adverbB2+In a matching way.
  • corrosion/kəˈɹəʊʒən/nounB2+The slow chemical destruction of a metal surface.
  • corrosive/kəˈɹəʊsɪv/adjectiveB2+Able to eat away skin or metal.
  • corset/ˈkɔː(ɹ).sɪt/nounB2+A stiff close-fitting undergarment that shapes the waist.
  • counterargumentnounB2+A piece of reasoning put forward to oppose the reasoning someone else has already given.
  • counterattacknounB2+An attack made in reply to being attacked.
  • counterfeit/ˈkaʊn.tɚˌfɪt/adjectiveB2+Made as an illegal fake copy.
  • countryman/ˈkʌntɹimən/nounB2+Somebody from your own nation, or somebody who lives rurally.
  • coupe/kuːp/nounB2+A low sporty car with only two doors.
  • couscous/ˈkʊs.kʊs/nounB2+Tiny grains of steamed wheat from North Africa.
  • cowardice/ˈkaʊədɪs/nounB2+A lack of courage when courage is needed.
  • crackdown/ˈkɹækdaʊn/nounB2+A sudden severe effort to stop something.
  • crammingnounB2+Trying to learn a great deal at the last minute.
  • cramped/kɹæmpt/adjectiveB2+So small that there is no room to move.
  • crazinessnounB2+Wild unreasonable behaviour.
  • creak/kɹiːk/verbB2+3 meaningsTo make a long, high, complaining sound, the way old wood does under weight.
  • creatively/kɹiˈeɪtɪvli/adverbB2+In an original and imaginative way.
  • creeper/ˈkɹipɚ/nounB2+A plant that spreads along the ground or up a wall.
  • cremation/kɹɪˈmeɪʃən/nounB2+Reducing a body to ashes by fire.
  • crematorium/kɹɛməˈtɔːɹɪəm/nounB2+The building where bodies are burned.
  • crescendo/kɹɪˈʃɛn.dəʊ/nounB2+3 meaningsA passage of music that grows steadily louder.
  • crevice/ˈkɹɛvɪs/nounB2+A narrow crack in a rock or a wall.
  • crewmannounB2+One of the sailors working a ship.
  • crimson/ˈkɹɪmzən/adjectiveB2+Of a deep rich red with a hint of purple.
  • cringe/ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo pull back in embarrassment or distaste.
  • crinkle/ˈkɹɪŋkəl/verbB2+To form small folds and wrinkles.
  • crisscross/ˈkɹɪsˌkɹɒs/verbB2+To cross back and forth over something.
  • criterion/kɹɪˈtɪəɹi.ən/nounB2+A standard or rule by which something is judged, measured or decided.
  • critically/ˈkɹɪt.ɪ.kə.li/adverbB2+In a way that judges severely, or dangerously so.
  • critique/kɹɪˈtiːk/nounB2+3 meaningsA detailed, reasoned judgement of a piece of work, an idea or a policy.
  • crochet/kɹoʊˈʃeɪ/nounB2+Making fabric by looping yarn with a single hook.
  • crockery/ˈkɹɒkəɹi/nounB2+Plates, bowls, and cups — all the table dishes together.
  • crocus/ˈkɹəʊ.kəs/nounB2+A low cup-shaped flower that opens in early spring.
  • crossbar/ˈkɹ̠ɑs.bɑɹ/nounB2+2 meaningsThe tube joining the seat to the steering column of a bicycle.
  • crossbow/ˈkɹɒsbəʊ/nounB2+A bow set across a stock and fired like a gun.
  • crossbreed/ˈkɹɑːsˌbɹiːd/nounB2+An animal whose parents were of two different breeds.
  • crossovernounB2+2 meaningsA story bringing characters from separate works together.
  • crumblyadjectiveB2+Falling apart into little dry pieces.
  • crumple/ˈkɹʌmpəl/verbB2+2 meaningsTo crush something into creases and folds.
  • crustacean/kɹʌsˈteɪʃən/nounB2+A hard-shelled water animal with jointed legs.
  • crypt/kɹɪpt/nounB2+A stone room beneath a church.
  • cubic/ˈkjuː.bɪk/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsMeasured in units of volume, in three dimensions.