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

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6,226 words · showing 901–960

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  • clay soilnounB2Heavy sticky ground that holds water and sets hard.
  • clean-shavenadjectiveB2Having no beard or moustache at all.
  • cleanse/klɛnz/verbB22 meaningsTo wash the skin or a wound thoroughly.
  • clear the airphraseB2To talk openly and remove bad feeling.
  • clear-cutadjectiveB2Sharply defined and leaving no doubt.
  • clearance/ˈklɪə̯.ɹəns/nounB22 meaningsA sale at reduced prices to empty old stock.
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  • clearing/ˈklɪɹɪŋ/nounB2An open space within a wood.
  • clerk/klɑːk/nounB23 meaningsAn office worker who handles records and paperwork.
  • clever/ˈklɛv.ə/adjectiveA23 meaningsQuick at learning and understanding things.
  • click/klɪk/verbB14 meaningsTo press the button on a mouse to choose something on a screen.
  • click and collect/klɪk ənd kəˈlɛkt/phraseB2Ordering online and picking the goods up in person.
  • click your fingersphraseB2To snap the fingers to make a sharp sound.
  • 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.
  • clingy/ˈklɪŋi/adjectiveB2Holding on too tightly for comfort.
  • clinic/ˈklɪn.ɪk/nounB22 meaningsA small medical centre for visits without a stay.
  • clinical/ˈklɪn.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveB23 meaningsRelating to the treatment of patients.
  • 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.
  • clock inphraseB2To register your arrival at work.
  • clog/klɒɡ/verbB22 meaningsTo block something gradually so nothing can pass.
  • cloggedadjectiveB2Blocked so that nothing can pass.
  • clone/kloʊn/verbB2To make an exact genetic copy of a living thing.
  • close/ˈkləʊz/verbA16 meaningsTo move a door, lid or window so that the opening is blocked.
  • closed/kləʊzd/adjectiveA23 meaningsNot open; shut so that nothing goes in or out.
  • 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.
  • cloudy/ˈklaʊ̯diː/adjectiveA2+2 meaningsWith the sky covered in grey and white.
  • 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.
  • clueless/ˈkluː.ləs/adjectiveB2Having no idea at all.
  • clumsy/ˈklʌmzi/adjectiveB22 meaningsAwkward in the way you move, so you knock things over or drop them.
  • 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.
  • cluttered/ˈklʌtɚd/adjectiveB2Crowded with things there is no room for.
  • co-foundernounB2One of the people who started an organisation.
  • co-op/ˈkoʊˌɒp/adjectiveB2Played by people working together rather than against.
  • coach/kəʊtʃ/nounA26 meaningsA person who trains a sports team or athlete and decides its tactics.
  • coarse/kɔːs/adjectiveB22 meaningsRough in texture, made of large particles.
  • 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.
  • coherent/kəʊˈhɪə.ɹənt/adjectiveB2+3 meaningsLogically connected, with the parts fitting together.