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

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  • cheerfulness/ˈt͡ʃɪɹfəlnəs/nounB2+A bright and happy manner.
  • cheerio/ˈtʃɪəɹi.əʊ/nounB2+A cheerful goodbye, in British use.
  • chemotherapy/ˌkiːməʊˈθɛɹəpi/nounB2+Treatment of cancer with powerful drugs.
  • chic/ʃiːk/adjectiveB2+Stylish in a quiet, confident way.
  • childlessadjectiveB2+Having no children.
  • chiropractor/ˈkaɪ.ɹəˌpɹæk.tə(ɹ)/
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A practitioner who treats the spine by manipulation.
  • chlorinatedadjectiveB2+Treated with a chemical that kills germs.
  • chloroform/ˈklɒɹə(ʊ)ˌfɔː(ɹ)m/nounB2+A sweet-smelling liquid once used to render patients unconscious.
  • choker/ˈtʃəʊkə/nounB2+A close-fitting necklace worn at the throat.
  • choppy/ˈt͡ʃɒ.pi/adjectiveB2+Rough with short broken waves.
  • choreographernounB2+Somebody who invents and arranges dance steps.
  • christening/ˈkɹɪs.ə.nɪŋ/nounB2+2 meaningsA Christian ceremony at which a baby is baptised and given a name.
  • chromosome/ˈkɹəʊ.məˌsəʊm/nounB2+One of the thread packages that genes are bundled into.
  • chronological/ˌkɹɒnəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/adjectiveB2+Arranged in the order that things happened.
  • chrysanthemum/kɹɪˈsænθəməm/nounB2+A dense autumn flower with many narrow petals.
  • cicada/sɪˈkeɪ.də/nounB2+An insect whose loud buzzing fills hot summer evenings.
  • cinder/ˈsɪndəː/nounB2+A piece of burnt matter that will not burn again.
  • circuitry/ˈsɜːkɪtɹi/nounB2+All the electrical paths inside a device.
  • circumference/sɜːˈkʌmfɹəns/nounB2+The distance all the way round a circle.
  • citadel/ˈsɪtədəl/nounB2+The strongest fort guarding a city.
  • cite/saɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo formally name the source of an idea or quotation.
  • cityscapenounB2+The view of a city as a whole.
  • citywide/ˈsɪt.iˌwaɪd/adjectiveB2+Reaching every part of a city.
  • civilised/ˈsɪv.ɪ.laɪzd/adjectiveB2+Having a developed culture and humane customs.
  • clack/klæk/verbB2+To make a short sharp sound of hard things striking.
  • clarification/ˌklæɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/nounB2+An explanation making something clearer.
  • clarify/ˈklæɹ.ɪ.faɪ/verbB22 meaningsTo make something easier to understand by explaining it further.
  • classify/ˈklæs.ɪ.faɪ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo sort things into named groups.
  • cleaver/ˈklivɚ/nounB2+A heavy square blade for chopping through bone.
  • clef/klɛf/nounB2+The sign at the start of a staff that fixes the pitches.
  • clergy/ˈklɜːdʒi/nounB2+The priests and ministers of a church taken together.
  • clerical/ˈklɛɹɪkəl/adjectiveB2+To do with office paperwork, or with the clergy.
  • 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.
  • clique/kliːk/nounB2+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.
  • clustered/ˈklʌstəd/adjectiveB2+Gathered closely in a group.
  • 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.
  • coexist/ˌkəʊ.ɪɡˈzɪst/verbB2+To live alongside each other without conflict.
  • coherence/kəʊˈhɪəɹ.ən(t)s/nounB2+Hanging together as a sensible whole.
  • coherent/kəʊˈhɪə.ɹənt/adjectiveB2+3 meaningsLogically connected, with the parts fitting together.
  • cohesion/kəʊˈhiː.ʒən/nounB2+The holding together of a group or a text.
  • collagen/ˈkɒləd͡ʒɪn/nounB2+The protein that gives skin and tissue structure.
  • collapsible/kəˈlæps.ə.bəl/adjectiveB2+Able to be folded flat when empty.
  • 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.
  • commemorate/kəˈmɛməˌɹeɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo do something publicly so that a person or event is remembered.
  • commendable/kəˈmɛndəbəl/adjectiveB2+Deserving praise and approval.
  • commission/kəˈmɪʃən/nounB2+5 meaningsMoney paid to someone as a percentage of the sales they make.