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

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  • colleague/ˈkɒliːɡ/nounB1+2 meaningsA person you work with, especially in a job or profession.
  • collection pointnounB2The place a missed parcel can be picked up.
  • collective/kəˈlɛktɪv/adjectiveB22 meaningsDone by or belonging to all the members of a group.
  • collector/kəˈlɛk.tɚ/nounB22 meaningsSomebody who gathers a set of things.
  • collectors itemnounB2Something rare enough that people want it for a collection.
  • collision/kəˈlɪʒn̩/
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An instance of two moving objects striking each other.
  • collocation/ˌkɒl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/nounB2The habit two words have of going together.
  • colony/ˈkɒl.ə.ni/nounB22 meaningsA large group of the same creature living together.
  • colt/kəʊlt/nounB2A young male horse.
  • column/ˈkɒləm/nounA2+4 meaningsA regular article by the same writer.
  • coma/ˈkəʊmə/nounB2A deep unconsciousness a person cannot be roused from.
  • comb/kəʊm/verbA2+4 meaningsTo draw a comb through hair to tidy or straighten it.
  • combat/ˈkɒmˌbæt/nounB2Fighting between armed forces.
  • combination/ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃən/nounB15 meaningsA joining of two or more things, or the result of joining them.
  • combination skinnounB2Skin that is oily in some places and dry in others.
  • combine/kəmˈbaɪn/verbB1+3 meaningsTo put two or more things together so they make one.
  • combine harvester/ˈkɑmˌbaɪn ˈhɑɹvəstəɹ/nounB2A machine that cuts and threshes grain in one pass.
  • combustion/kəmˈbʌs.t͡ʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsBurning: a fast reaction with oxygen that gives out heat and light.
  • comeback/ˈkʌmbæk/nounB22 meaningsA win after being far behind.
  • comfort food/ˈkʌmfət ˌfuːd/nounB2Simple familiar food eaten for the feeling it gives.
  • comfort zonenounB2The safe familiar space you must step out of to grow.
  • comforter/ˈkʌmfətə/nounB22 meaningsA cloth or toy a child needs in order to settle.
  • comic/ˈkɒmɪk/adjectiveB22 meaningsMeant to be funny.
  • command/kəˈmɑːnd/nounB12 meaningsAn order given.
  • commandment/kəˈmɑːndmənt/nounB2A rule given by God that must be obeyed.
  • comment sectionnounB2The place beneath a post where people reply.
  • commercial/kəˈmɜː.ʃəl/nounB13 meaningsAn advertisement broadcast on television or radio.
  • commit/kəˈmɪt/verbB15 meaningsTo promise yourself firmly to a course of action, so that you cannot easily withdraw.
  • committee/kəˈmɪt.i/nounB2A small group chosen to decide or report on something.
  • common/ˈkɒmən/adjectiveA15 meaningsHappening a lot, or found in many places.
  • common landnounB2Ground that a whole village may use.
  • commotion/kəˈməʊ.ʃən/nounB22 meaningsA sudden noisy disturbance, usually with people moving and shouting.
  • communication/kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/nounB12 meaningsThe sharing of information between people.
  • communion/kəˈmjuːnjən/nounB2The sharing of bread and wine as a sacred act.
  • community servicenounB2Unpaid work ordered instead of a prison term.
  • commuter trainnounB2A train carrying people to and from work.
  • companion/kəmˈpæn.jən/nounB2The person or animal that keeps you company on the way.
  • compartment/kəmˈpɑɹtmənt/nounB22 meaningsAn enclosed section of seats in a railway carriage, with its own door.
  • compass/ˈkʌm.pəs/nounB1+2 meaningsAn instrument whose needle points to north.
  • compass bearingnounB2The direction taken from a magnetic needle.
  • complaint/kəmˈpleɪnt/nounB13 meaningsA statement that you are unhappy with something.
  • completion/kəmˈpliː.ʃən/nounB2The finishing of something.
  • complex/ˈkɒmplɛks/adjectiveB1+3 meaningsMade of many connected parts; not simple.
  • complication/ˌkɒm.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/nounB22 meaningsSomething that makes a situation more difficult.
  • compliment/ˈkɑmpləmənt/nounB13 meaningsA remark that says something good about someone or their work.
  • component/kəmˈpəʊ.nənt/nounB2+2 meaningsOne of the pieces a machine is built from.
  • composer/kəmˈpoʊzəɹ/nounB2Somebody who writes music.
  • composition/ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/nounC14 meaningsThe way the parts of something are arranged.
  • compost/ˈkɒm.pɒst/nounB1+2 meaningsRotted plant material used to enrich soil.
  • compost binnounB2The container where plant waste is left to rot.
  • compound/ˈkɒmpaʊnd/nounB24 meaningsA substance made of two or more elements chemically joined.
  • comprehension/ˌkɒmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/nounB22 meaningsAn exercise testing how well a text has been understood.
  • comprehensive/ˌkɒm.pɹɪˈhɛn.sɪv/adjectiveB2+3 meaningsCovering everything, or nearly everything, that is relevant.
  • compress/kəmˈpɹɛs/verbB24 meaningsTo press something into a smaller space.
  • compromise/ˈkɒmpɹəˌmaɪz/verbB24 meaningsTo settle a disagreement by each side giving up part of what it wanted.
  • comrade/ˈkɒmɹeɪd/nounB2A companion who shares your work or your cause.
  • concentrate/ˈkɒn.sən.tɹeɪt/verbB14 meaningsTo give all your attention to one thing. Used with on.
  • concentration/ˌkɒn.sənˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/nounB22 meaningsHow much of a substance is dissolved in a liquid.
  • concept/ˈkɒn.sɛpt/nounB22 meaningsAn abstract idea held in the mind.
  • conception/kənˈsɛpʃən/nounC12 meaningsThe forming of an idea.