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

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  • cast ironnounB2Hard brittle iron poured into a mould.
  • casting/ˈkæstɪŋ/nounC12 meaningsAn object made by pouring metal into a mould.
  • casual/ˈkaʒ(uː)əl/adjectiveB23 meaningsComfortable and informal, of clothes or occasions.
  • catalyst/ˈkæt.ɪ.lɪst/nounB2+2 meaningsA substance that speeds a reaction without being used up.
  • catapult/ˈkæ.tə.pʌlt/nounB2+4 meaningsA Y-shaped stick with elastic stretched between its prongs, used for shooting small stones.
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/kəˈtæstɹəfi/
nounB23 meanings
A sudden event that causes great damage or suffering.
  • catch/kæt͡ʃ/verbA29 meaningsTo take hold of something moving through the air.
  • catch a glimpsephraseB2To see something for only a moment.
  • catch on/kæt͡ʃ ˈɒn/phraseB22 meaningsTo come to understand something.
  • catch sight ofphraseB2To see something briefly and unexpectedly.
  • catch somebody's eyephraseB2To attract somebody's notice.
  • catchy/ˈkæt͡ʃi/adjectiveB2So memorable you cannot stop humming it.
  • catering/ˈkeɪt(ə)ɹɪŋ/nounB2The business of supplying food for an event.
  • cathedral/kəˈθiːdɹəl/nounB2The main church of a diocese, containing a bishop's seat.
  • cause/kɔːz/verbA24 meaningsTo make something happen.
  • caution/ˈkɔːʃ(ə)n/verbC12 meaningsTo advise care before acting.
  • cavalry/ˈkæ.vəl.ɹi/nounB22 meaningsSoldiers who fought on horseback.
  • cave/keɪv/nounB12 meaningsA natural hole going deep into rock.
  • cavern/ˈkav.ən/nounB2A large cave.
  • cavity/ˈkæv.ɪt.i/nounB22 meaningsA hollow space inside something.
  • cease/sis/verbB2To end an activity.
  • cedar/ˈsiː.də/nounB2A great spreading evergreen with fragrant timber.
  • ceiling/ˈsiːlɪŋ/nounB12 meaningsThe upper interior surface of a room.
  • celebrate/ˈsɛl.ɪ.bɹeɪt/verbA22 meaningsTo do something enjoyable to mark an occasion.
  • cell blocknounB2One wing of locked rooms inside a prison.
  • cellar/ˈsɛlə/nounB13 meaningsAn underground room below a house, used for storage.
  • cemetery/ˈsɛm.ɪˌtɹi/nounB2Ground where the dead are buried.
  • censor/ˈsɛnsə/verbB2+2 meaningsTo cut out parts the public is not allowed to see.
  • censor bleepnounB2The tone that covers a word too rude to broadcast.
  • centre aroundphraseB2To have as its main subject.
  • centred/ˈsɛn.təd/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsPlaced exactly in the middle.
  • ceramic/sɪˈɹæmɪk/nounB22 meaningsAn object made from clay hardened by heat.
  • ceremony/ˈsɛɹ.ɪ.mə.ni/nounB12 meaningsA formal event carried out in a fixed order to mark an important occasion.
  • certainty/ˈsɝtn̩ti/nounB22 meaningsThe state of being completely sure about something.
  • chad/t͡ʃæd/nounB2A landlocked country in north-central Africa.
  • chairman/ˈtʃɛːmən/nounB2The person who leads a meeting or heads a board.
  • challenge/ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪnd͡ʒ/verbB13 meaningsTo question whether something is right or true.
  • challenging/ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪn.d͡ʒɪŋ/adjectiveB2Demanding, in a way that tests you.
  • chamber/ˈt͡ʃeɪ̯mbə/nounB22 meaningsA room set aside for a purpose.
  • champion/ˈt͡ʃæm.pi.ən/nounB13 meaningsThe winner of a competition.
  • championship/ˈtʃæm.pi.ən.ʃɪp/nounB22 meaningsThe competition that decides who is best.
  • chance/t͡ʃɑːns/ [t͡ʃʰɑːns]nounA25 meaningsA moment when something becomes possible for you.
  • channel/ˈt͡ʃænəl/nounB14 meaningsA television or radio station.
  • chant/t͡ʃɑːnt/nounB23 meaningsA short phrase repeated in a rhythmic, half-sung voice by a group of people.
  • chaos/ˈkeɪɒs/nounB23 meaningsComplete disorder, in which nothing works as it should and no one is in control.
  • chaotic/keɪˈɒtɪk/adjectiveB22 meaningsCompletely disordered and out of control.
  • chapter/ˈt͡ʃæptə(r)/nounB12 meaningsOne numbered part of a book.
  • character/ˈkæ.ɹɪk.tə/nounA25 meaningsA person in a story, film or play.
  • characteristic/ˌkæɹəktəˈɹɪstɪk/nounB22 meaningsA feature or quality typical of a person or thing.
  • charcoal/ˈtʃɑː.kəʊl/nounB1+3 meaningsBlack carbon left when wood is burned slowly without much air.
  • charge/ˈt͡ʃɑːd͡ʒ/verbB14 meaningsTo ask a particular price for something.
  • charitable/ˈt͡ʃæɹɪtəbəl/adjectiveB2Generous to those in need, or willing to think well of people.
  • charm/tʃɑːm/nounB25 meaningsThe power of pleasing people and making them like you.
  • chart/t͡ʃɑɹt/nounB14 meaningsA published list of what is selling best.
  • chatter/ˈtʃætə/verbB24 meaningsTo talk quickly about small, unimportant things.
  • chatty/ˈt͡ʃæti/adjectiveB2Fond of easy friendly talk.
  • cheat/ˈt͡ʃiːt/verbB13 meaningsTo break the rules secretly in order to gain an advantage.
  • cheat codenounB2A secret sequence that unlocks unfair advantages.
  • check/t͡ʃɛk/verbA27 meaningsTo look at something to make sure it is correct, safe or working.
  • checkmate/ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt/nounB22 meaningsThe chess move that traps the king and ends the game.