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

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  • civilian/sɪˈvɪl.jən/nounB2Somebody not in the armed forces or the police.
  • civilization/ˌsɪv.ɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/nounB2A society with developed cities, arts and government.
  • claim/kleɪm/verbB14 meaningsTo state something as true, with a hint that it may not be.
  • clam/klæm/nounB2A shellfish living inside two hinged shells.
  • clan/klæn/nounB22 meaningsA group of families claiming a common ancestor.
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verbA24 meanings
To hit your hands together repeatedly to show that you liked something.
  • clarinet/ˌklæɹɪˈnɛt/nounB2A woodwind instrument with a single reed.
  • clasp/klɑːsp/verbB23 meaningsTo hold something firmly in your hand or in your arms.
  • classic/ˈklæsɪk/adjectiveB13 meaningsSo good and typical of its kind that it never dates.
  • classified adnounB2A small text advertisement grouped with others by subject.
  • classmate/ˈklɑːs.meɪt/nounA2+2 meaningsA person who is in the same class as you at school or college.
  • clatter/ˈklætəː/verbB22 meaningsTo make a rattling noise of hard things knocking together.
  • clause/klɔːz/nounC12 meaningsA separate numbered part of a contract, treaty or law.
  • clay/kleɪ/nounB12 meaningsHeavy sticky earth used for making pots and bricks.
  • clay soilnounB2Heavy sticky ground that holds water and sets hard.
  • clearance/ˈklɪə̯.ɹəns/nounB22 meaningsA sale at reduced prices to empty old stock.
  • clearing/ˈklɪɹɪŋ/nounB2An open space within a wood.
  • clerk/klɑːk/nounB23 meaningsAn office worker who handles records and paperwork.
  • click/klɪk/verbB14 meaningsTo press the button on a mouse to choose something on a screen.
  • click-through ratenounB2What share of viewers clicked.
  • clickbait/ˈklɪkbeɪt/nounB22 meaningsA headline written only to make you press it.
  • client/ˈklaɪ.ənt/nounB13 meaningsA person or company that pays a professional or a firm for work or advice.
  • cliff/klɪf/nounB2A high steep wall of rock.
  • climate/ˈklaɪ.mɪt/nounB1+2 meaningsThe usual weather of a place over many years.
  • climate change/ˈklaɪmət ˌtʃeɪndʒ/nounB2The long-term warming and disruption of the world's weather.
  • cling film/ˈklɪŋˌfɪlm/nounB2The thin stretchy sheet pulled over a bowl of food.
  • clinic/ˈklɪn.ɪk/nounB22 meaningsA small medical centre for visits without a stay.
  • 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.
  • clog/klɒɡ/verbB22 meaningsTo block something gradually so nothing can pass.
  • close/ˈkləʊz/verbA16 meaningsTo move a door, lid or window so that the opening is blocked.
  • closed captionsnounB2On-screen text of speech and sound for the deaf.
  • closure/ˈkləʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/nounB22 meaningsA shutting down.
  • clot/klɒt/nounB2+2 meaningsA thick mass formed when blood thickens and sets.
  • cloud/ˈklaʊ̯d/nounA24 meaningsA white or grey mass of water floating in the sky.
  • clubhouse/ˈklʌbˌhaʊs/nounB2The building a sports or social club meets in.
  • cluck/klʌk/verbB24 meaningsOf a hen: to make short, repeated clicking sounds.
  • clue/kluː/nounB13 meaningsA small piece of information that helps you find an answer or solve a mystery.
  • clunk/klʌŋk/nounB2The dull, hard sound of one heavy object knocking another.
  • clutch/ˈklʌt͡ʃ/verbB25 meaningsTo hold something tightly, especially out of fear.
  • clutch pedalnounB2The pedal that disengages the engine while changing gear.
  • co-foundernounB2One of the people who started an organisation.
  • coach/kəʊtʃ/nounA26 meaningsA person who trains a sports team or athlete and decides its tactics.
  • coast/kəʊst/nounA22 meaningsThe line where land meets the sea.
  • cobalt/ˈkəʊ.bɒlt/nounB2+2 meaningsA hard silvery metal.
  • cobbler/ˈkɒblə/nounB22 meaningsA person who mends shoes.
  • cockpit/ˈkɒkˌpɪt/nounB1+2 meaningsThe compartment where the pilots fly an aircraft.
  • cocktail/ˈkɒk.teɪl/nounB22 meaningsA mixed alcoholic drink.
  • cocoa/ˈkəʊ.kəʊ/nounB22 meaningsThe bitter brown powder chocolate is made from.
  • coconut/ˈkəʊ.kə.nʌt/nounB2A hard brown tropical fruit with white flesh.
  • cocoon/kəˈkuːn/nounB22 meaningsThe silk case a caterpillar spins around itself.
  • code/kəʊd/nounA25 meaningsThe written instructions that computer programs are made of.
  • code reviewnounB2Another developer reading your changes before they land.
  • codenamenounB2A false name used to hide who or what is meant.
  • coil/kɔɪl/nounB22 meaningsSomething wound round and round in rings.
  • coin/ˈkoɪ̯n/nounB13 meaningsA small flat round piece of metal used as money.
  • cold war/ˌkəʊld ˈwɔː/nounB2The long standoff of hostility without open fighting.
  • coldness/ˈkoʊldnəs/nounB2Low temperature, or a lack of warmth in manner.
  • collapse/kəˈlæps/verbB25 meaningsTo fall down or cave in suddenly.
  • collar/ˈkɒlə/nounB13 meaningsThe band of a shirt, coat or dress that folds over around the neck.