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

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  • cancelledadjectiveA2+2 meaningsCalled off and not going ahead.
  • candidate/ˈkæn.dɪ.dət/nounB1+4 meaningsA person competing to be chosen for a job or a public office.
  • candlelight/ˈkæn.dl̩ˌlaɪt/nounB2The soft light of burning candles.
  • cane/keɪn/verbB22 meaningsTo beat somebody with a stick.
  • canister/ˈkænɪstɚ/nounB22 meaningsA sealed metal cylinder holding gas or liquid, often under pressure.
  • cannibal/ˈkænɪbəl/
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Somebody who eats the flesh of their own kind.
  • cannonball/ˈkænənˌbɔːl/nounB2The heavy iron ball an old gun fired.
  • canopy/ˈkæ.nə.pi/nounB22 meaningsThe green roof formed by treetops meeting.
  • canopy roofnounB2A small roof projecting over an entrance.
  • canvas/ˈkæn.vəs/nounC13 meaningsThe strong cloth a painter works on.
  • cap/kæp/nounB15 meaningsA soft hat with a stiff peak at the front.
  • capable/ˈkeɪ.pə.bəl/adjectiveB23 meaningsHaving the skill, power or qualities needed to do something.
  • capacity/kəˈpæsɪti/nounB24 meaningsThe amount that something can hold.
  • capital/ˈkæpɪtəl/nounA2+5 meaningsThe city where a country's or region's government is based.
  • captain/ˈkæp.tɪn/nounA24 meaningsThe player who leads a sports team.
  • captchanounB2The little online puzzle that checks you are human, not a robot.
  • caption/ˈkæp.ʃən/nounB2The line of text under a photo saying what it shows.
  • captive/ˈkæptɪv/nounB22 meaningsSomebody being held prisoner.
  • captivity/kæpˈtɪvɪti/nounB2The state of being imprisoned or confined.
  • capture/ˈkæp.(t)ʃəː/verbB23 meaningsTo take an opponent's piece off the board.
  • car boot salenounB2A market where people sell from their vehicles.
  • carat/ˈkæ.ɹət/nounB2+2 meaningsThe unit by which gems are weighed.
  • caravan/ˈkæɹəvæn/nounB22 meaningsA home on wheels towed behind a car.
  • carbon/ˈkɑɹ.bən/nounB2The chemical element that living things are built around.
  • carbon datingnounB2Measuring age by the decay of a substance in remains.
  • carbon dioxide/ˌkɑː.bən daɪˈɒk.saɪd/nounB2The gas we breathe out, and the main one that traps heat.
  • carbon fibrenounB2A very light, very strong woven material of fine black threads.
  • carbon footprintnounB2The total warming gas one person or thing causes.
  • carbon monoxidenounB2A poisonous gas given off by burning fuel.
  • cardboard/ˈkɑːdbɔːd/nounB22 meaningsStiff thick paper used for boxes and packaging.
  • care/kɛə/verbA26 meaningsTo feel that someone or something matters to you.
  • career breaknounB2A planned period away from working life.
  • career laddernounB2The series of steps upward through a profession.
  • carefree/ˈkɛəfɹiː/adjectiveB2Free of worry and responsibility.
  • careful/ˈkɛɹfəl/adjectiveA23 meaningsGiving something enough attention to avoid harm or mistakes.
  • carer/ˈkɛəɹə/nounB1+2 meaningsA person who looks after someone unable to manage alone through age, illness or disability.
  • caress/kəˈɹɛs/verbB2+2 meaningsTo touch or stroke gently and lovingly.
  • cargo/ˈkɑːɡəʊ/nounB2The goods carried by a ship, plane or lorry.
  • cargo holdnounB2The space below deck where freight is carried.
  • cargo planenounB2An aircraft built to carry freight.
  • carnival/ˈkɑːnɪvəl/nounB22 meaningsA public festival with costumes, music and processions.
  • carol/ˈkæɹəl/nounB12 meaningsA joyful religious song, especially at Christmas.
  • carousel/ˌkærəˈsɛl/nounB1+2 meaningsA fairground ride of painted horses that spins.
  • carpenter/ˈkɑː.pən.tə/nounB2A person whose job is building and repairing things made of wood.
  • carriage/ˈkæɹɪd͡ʒ/nounB24 meaningsOne of the separate sections of a passenger train.
  • carriage windownounB2The glass you watch the country pass through.
  • carry/ˈkæɹ.i/verbA14 meaningsTo hold something and take it somewhere.
  • carry out/ˈkæ.ɹi aʊt/phraseB2To actually do a plan, order, or experiment.
  • carry out researchphraseB2To do systematic study of a subject.
  • carthorsenounB2A heavy horse bred to pull loads.
  • cartridge/ˈkɑːtɹɪd͡ʒ/nounB2+2 meaningsA sealed container that slots into a machine.
  • carve/kɑɹv/verbB14 meaningsTo cut a shape or pattern out of wood, stone or another hard material.
  • case/keɪs/nounB13 meaningsOne example of a situation, or the situation itself.
  • case study/ˈkeɪs ˌstʌdi/nounB2A deep detailed study of one single example.
  • cash/ˈkæʃ/nounA22 meaningsPaper money and coins rather than a card.
  • cash flownounB2The movement of money in and out over time.
  • cashbacknounB2Money returned to you after a purchase.
  • casket/ˈkæs.kɪt/nounB22 meaningsA small ornamental box for jewels or valuables.
  • casserole dishnounB2A deep oven dish with a lid.
  • cast/kɑːst/verbB14 meaningsTo throw something out and away from you, aiming it.