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

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  • 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/
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The person or animal that keeps you company on the way.
  • compare/kəmˈpɛɚ/verbB13 meaningsTo examine two or more things in order to see how they are similar and how they differ.
  • 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.
  • compatible/kəmˈpæt.ə.bəl/adjectiveB23 meaningsAble to exist or work together without conflict.
  • competitive/kəmˈpɛt.ɪ.tɪv/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsHating to lose; always trying to be first.
  • complain/kəmˈpleɪn/verbA2+3 meaningsTo say that you are unhappy or annoyed about something.
  • 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.
  • compose/kəmˈpəʊz/verbB25 meaningsTo write a piece of music.
  • composed/kəmˈpoʊzd/adjectiveB23 meaningsCalm and in control of your feelings, especially in a situation where others would panic.
  • 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.
  • comprehend/kɒmpɹɪˈhɛnd/verbB22 meaningsTo take in the full meaning of something.
  • 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.
  • compromisedadjectiveC12 meaningsNo longer secret, and therefore no longer safe.
  • compulsive/kəmˈpʌlsɪv/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsDriven by an urge that is very hard to resist.
  • compulsory/kəmˈpʌlsəɹi/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsRequired by rule or law.
  • comrade/ˈkɒmɹeɪd/nounB2A companion who shares your work or your cause.
  • con/kɒn/verbB2To cheat somebody by winning their trust first.
  • concealed/kənˈsiːld/adjectiveB2Deliberately hidden from view.
  • conceive/kənˈsiːv/verbC12 meaningsTo form an idea for the first time.
  • concentrate/ˈkɒn.sən.tɹeɪt/verbB14 meaningsTo give all your attention to one thing. Used with on.
  • concentrated/ˈkɒnsəntɹeɪtɪd/adjectiveB22 meaningsMade stronger by taking the water out.
  • 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.
  • concrete/ˈkɒnkɹiːt/nounB23 meaningsA hard building material made from cement, sand, stones and water.
  • concrete junglephraseB2A city of hard buildings with nothing green in it.
  • concussion/kənˈkʌʃən/nounB22 meaningsAn injury to the brain caused by a blow to the head.
  • condensation/ˌkɒn.dɛnˈseɪ.ʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsGas turning back to liquid.
  • condolences/kənˈdoʊlənsɪz/nounB2Sympathy offered to someone whose loved one has died.
  • conduct/ˈkɒndʌkt/verbB25 meaningsTo organise and carry out an activity, especially a formal or official one.
  • conduct a surveyphraseB2To carry out a study of what people think.
  • conductor/kənˈdʌktɚ/nounB23 meaningsThe person who directs an orchestra or a choir, setting the speed and bringing each part in.
  • cone/ˈkəʊn/nounB25 meaningsA shape with a circular base that narrows to a single point at the top.
  • conference callnounB2A telephone meeting with several people at once.
  • conference facilitiesnounB2The rooms and equipment for business meetings.
  • confess/kənˈfɛs/verbB12 meaningsTo admit something you are ashamed of.
  • confession/kənˈfɛʃən/nounB13 meaningsA statement admitting that you did something wrong.
  • confidence/ˈkɒn.fɪ.dəns/nounB23 meaningsBelief that you can do things well; certainty in your own ability.
  • confidential/ˌkɒn.fɪˈdɛn.ʃəl/adjectiveB2Meant to be kept private and shown to almost nobody.
  • confirm/kənˈfɜːm/verbB14 meaningsTo state that something is true or certain.
  • conflict/ˈkɒn.flɪkt/nounB15 meaningsA serious disagreement or struggle between people or groups.