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

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  • culprit/ˈkʌlpɹɪt/nounB2+2 meaningsThe person who did the wrong thing.
  • cunning/ˈkʌnɪŋ/adjectiveB22 meaningsClever in a sly, scheming way.
  • curb/kɝb/nounB12 meaningsThe raised stone edge where a pavement meets the road.
  • cure/kjɔː/verbB25 meaningsTo make a sick person well, or to end a disease completely.
  • curfew/ˈkɜː.fjuː/nounB22 meaningsA rule that everybody must be off the streets by a set hour.
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/ˌkjʊə.ɹiˈɒs.ɪ.ti/
nounB22 meanings
A strong desire to know or learn something.
  • curl/kɜːl/nounB22 meaningsA lock of hair that turns in a spiral.
  • curling/ˈkəɹlɪŋ/nounB2A game of sliding heavy stones towards a target on ice.
  • current/ˈkʌɹənt/adjectiveB14 meaningsBelonging to the present moment; in force now.
  • current accountnounB2The everyday account you pay bills from.
  • curriculum vitae/kəˈɹɪkjələm ˈviːteɪ/nounB2The document listing your education and jobs.
  • curse/kɜːs/nounA2+4 meaningsWords spoken over somebody to bring harm on them.
  • curtain/ˈkɜːtn̩/nounB12 meaningsThe cloth pulled across a window.
  • curtain callnounB2The return of the cast to receive applause.
  • curve/kɜːv/nounB24 meaningsA line that bends smoothly, with no corners or angles.
  • cushion/ˈkʊʃən/nounB12 meaningsA soft pad for sitting or leaning on.
  • custard pienounB2The soft missile thrown in a comic act.
  • custody/ˈkʌstədiː/nounB23 meaningsThe state of being held by the police and not free to leave.
  • custom/ˈkʌstəm/nounB12 meaningsA traditional and widely accepted way of behaving in a society.
  • customs/ˈkʌs.təmz/nounB12 meaningsThe place at a border or airport where officials check what travellers are bringing in.
  • customs formnounB2The declaration attached to a package going abroad.
  • cut/kʌt/verbA16 meaningsTo divide or open something with a blade.
  • cybercrimenounB2Crime committed through computers and networks.
  • cycle/ˈsaɪ.kəl/verbA2+2 meaningsTo ride a bicycle.
  • cylinder/ˈsɪlɪndə(ɹ)/nounB1+3 meaningsA solid shape with matching circular ends and straight sides.
  • d-locknounB2A rigid metal lock shaped like a letter.
  • dab/dæb/verbB2+2 meaningsTo touch lightly and repeatedly with something soft.
  • dairy/ˈdɛə.ɹi/nounB2A place where milk is handled and processed.
  • damages/ˈdæmɪd͡ʒɪz/nounB2Money paid to make up for harm done.
  • damp/ˈdæmp/adjectiveB13 meaningsSlightly wet, in a way that feels unpleasant.
  • dandelion/ˈdæn.dəˌlaɪ.ən/nounB2A yellow weed that turns into a clock of seeds.
  • dare/dɛə/verbB13 meaningsTo be brave enough to do something.
  • daredevil/ˈdɛədɛvəl/nounB2Somebody who takes wild physical risks for show.
  • daring/ˈdɛə.ɹɪŋ/adjectiveB22 meaningsBravely willing to take big risks.
  • dark/dɑːk/adjectiveA14 meaningsWith little or no light.
  • darkness/ˈdɑːk.nəs/nounB12 meaningsThe absence of light.
  • darn/dɑɹn/verbB24 meaningsTo mend a hole in cloth or knitting by weaving thread back and forth across the gap.
  • dart/dɑːt/verbB25 meaningsTo move suddenly and quickly in one direction.
  • dash/ˈdæʃ/nounB26 meaningsA very small amount of a liquid or powder added to food.
  • dashboard/ˈdæʃˌbɔːd/nounB1+2 meaningsThe panel of instruments and controls in front of a driver.
  • dashed linenounB2A line drawn as a row of short strokes.
  • data protectionnounB2The rules governing how personal information is handled.
  • database/ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs/nounB2An organised electronic store of information.
  • date/deɪt/nounA16 meaningsThe day, month and year on which something happens.
  • daughter-in-law/ˈdɔːtə(ɹ)ɪnˌlɔː/nounB2The wife of your son.
  • dawn/dɔːn/nounA23 meaningsThe first light of day, before sunrise.
  • dawn startnounB2Setting off at first light to make the most of the day.
  • daybreak/ˈdeɪbɹeɪk/nounB2The first light of the morning.
  • daydream/ˈdeɪdɹiːm/nounB22 meaningsA pleasant series of thoughts you have while awake, which takes your attention away from what is around you.
  • daypacknounB2A small bag for one day's walking.
  • daytime/ˈdeɪtaɪm/nounB2The part of the day when it is light.
  • dazzle/ˈdæzəl/verbB1+3 meaningsTo blind somebody for a moment with very bright light.
  • deadline/ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/nounB2The time or date by which something must be finished.
  • deadline pressurenounB2The strain of having to finish before a fixed hour.
  • deal/ˈdiːl/nounB15 meaningsAn agreement, especially one about business or money.
  • dealer/ˈdiːlə(ɹ)/nounB23 meaningsSomebody whose business is buying and selling a particular thing.
  • dean/diːn/nounB2The head of a university faculty or college.
  • death/dɛθ/nounA12 meaningsThe end of a life.
  • debate/dɪˈbeɪt/nounB24 meaningsA formal argument in which two sides take turns to speak.
  • debit/ˈdɛb.ɪt/nounB2+2 meaningsAn amount of money taken out of an account.