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

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  • clergy/ˈklɜːdʒi/nounB2+The priests and ministers of a church taken together.
  • cliche/kliˈʃeɪ/nounB2+A phrase so overused it no longer says anything.
  • clicker/ˈklɪkə/nounB2+A small device used to mark good behaviour.
  • cliffhanger/ˌklɪfˈhæŋ.ə(ɹ)/nounB2+2 meaningsAn ending that stops at the worst moment.
  • clink/klɪŋk/verbB2+2 meaningsTo make a light ringing sound of glass or metal.
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A small closed group that keeps others out.
  • clot/klɒt/nounB2+2 meaningsA thick mass formed when blood thickens and sets.
  • clove/kləʊv/nounB2+A dried flower bud used as a spice.
  • clump/klʌmp/nounB2+2 meaningsA tight group of plants or things growing together.
  • coastguardnounB2+The service that watches the coast and organises rescue.
  • cobalt/ˈkəʊ.bɒlt/nounB2+2 meaningsA hard silvery metal.
  • cobbles/ˈkɒb.əlz/nounB2+A road surface of rounded set stones.
  • cobblestonesnounB2+Rounded stones set into an old road surface.
  • cockatoonounB2+A noisy white parrot with a crest it can raise.
  • cockerel/ˈkɒkəɹəl/nounB2+A young male chicken.
  • coherence/kəʊˈhɪəɹ.ən(t)s/nounB2+Hanging together as a sensible whole.
  • cohesion/kəʊˈhiː.ʒən/nounB2+The holding together of a group or a text.
  • collagen/ˈkɒləd͡ʒɪn/nounB2+The protein that gives skin and tissue structure.
  • collectible/kəˈlɛktɪbəl/nounB2+An item people set out to gather in a set.
  • colon/ˈkəʊ.lən/nounB2+2 meaningsThe main part of the large intestine.
  • colonist/ˈkɒlənɪst/nounB2+Somebody who settles in a newly claimed land.
  • combustion/kəmˈbʌs.t͡ʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsBurning: a fast reaction with oxygen that gives out heat and light.
  • commission/kəˈmɪʃən/nounB2+5 meaningsMoney paid to someone as a percentage of the sales they make.
  • commoner/ˈkɒm.ə.nə(ɹ)/nounB2+A person of no noble rank.
  • commonwealth/ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ/nounB2+A group of nations linked by history.
  • commune/ˈkɒmjuːn/nounB2+A group living together and sharing what they own.
  • communicator/kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪtə/nounB2+Somebody good at getting a message across.
  • commute/kəˈmjuːt/nounB2+2 meaningsThe daily trip between home and workplace.
  • companionship/kəmˈpænjənʃɪp/nounB2+The comfort of having somebody alongside you.
  • comparative/kəmˈpæɹətɪv/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsMeasured or judged by comparison with something else.
  • compatriot/kəmˈpeɪtɹi.ət/nounB2+Somebody from your own country.
  • complexion/kəmˈplɛkʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsThe natural colour and condition of facial skin.
  • component/kəmˈpəʊ.nənt/nounB2+2 meaningsOne of the pieces a machine is built from.
  • composite/ˈkɒmpəzɪt/nounB2+Something made of several distinct parts combined.
  • comprehensive/ˌkɒm.pɹɪˈhɛn.sɪv/adjectiveB2+3 meaningsCovering everything, or nearly everything, that is relevant.
  • compress/kəmˈpɹɛs/verbB24 meaningsTo press something into a smaller space.
  • compression/kəmˈpɹɛʃ.ən/nounB2+The squeezing of something into a smaller space.
  • compressor/kəmˈpɹɛ.sə(ɹ)/nounB2+A machine that squeezes air or gas.
  • concealernounB2+A thick cream that hides marks and shadows.
  • conceit/kənˈsiːt/nounB2+2 meaningsToo high an opinion of yourself.
  • concierge/ˌkɒnsiˈɛːʒ/nounB2+The hotel professional who arranges things for guests.
  • condemnation/ˌkɒndɛmˈneɪʃən/nounB2+Strong public disapproval, or a sentence passed.
  • condensation/ˌkɒn.dɛnˈseɪ.ʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsGas turning back to liquid.
  • condiment/ˈkɒn.dɪ.mənt/nounB2+A sauce or seasoning offered at the table.
  • condor/ˈkɒndɔː/nounB2+An enormous vulture of the Americas.
  • confectionernounB2+Somebody who makes and sells sweets.
  • confidentialitynounB2+The duty to keep certain information private.
  • congestion/kənˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsToo much traffic for the roads to carry.
  • conqueror/ˈkɑŋˌkɚ.ɚ/nounB2+Somebody who takes a country by force.
  • conservation/ˌkɑnsə(ɹ)ˈveɪʃən/nounB2+4 meaningsThe work of protecting wild places, animals and plants from damage and from being used up.
  • constellation/ˌkɒn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/nounB2+A named group of stars in the night sky.
  • consulate/ˈkɒnsjʊlət/nounB2+The office of a country's representative in a foreign city.
  • consultant/kənˈsʌl.tənt/nounB2+2 meaningsAn outside expert paid to give professional advice to a business or client.
  • consumer/kənˈsjuːmə/nounB2+A person who buys and uses goods and services.
  • consumption/kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsThe using up of resources, goods or food.
  • contamination/kənˌtæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/nounB2+The spoiling of something by an unwanted substance.
  • contemplation/ˌkɒntəmˈpleɪʃən/nounB2+Long quiet thought about something.
  • continuation/kənˌtɪnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n/nounB2+The carrying on of something that had begun.
  • contraction/kənˈtɹækʃn̩/nounB2+2 meaningsA tightening of the womb during birth.
  • contradiction/ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkʃən/nounB2+3 meaningsA combination of statements or facts that cannot all be true at the same time.