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

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  • confront/kənˈfɹʌnt/verbB22 meaningsTo stand up to a person or problem directly.
  • confusing/kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/adjectiveB2Making it hard to understand what is meant.
  • confusion/kənˈfjuːʒən/nounB22 meaningsA state of not understanding what is happening.
  • congress/ˈkɑŋɡɹəs/nounB22 meaningsThe national law-making body of the United States.
  • conifer/ˈkɒnɪfə(ɹ)/nounB2A tree that bears cones and keeps its needles.
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/kənˈd͡ʒʌŋk.ʃn̩/
nounB2
A word that joins clauses, such as and or but.
  • connect/kəˈnɛkt/verbA2+4 meaningsTo join two things so that they touch, or so that one can reach the other.
  • connecting flightnounB2The second flight of a journey with a change.
  • connection/kəˈnɛkʃ(ə)n/nounB14 meaningsA train or flight you change onto to continue a journey.
  • conquer/ˈkɒŋkə/verbB22 meaningsTo defeat and take control of a place.
  • conquest/ˈkɒŋkwɛst/nounB2The taking of a country by force.
  • conscience/ˈkɒn.ʃəns/nounB2The inner sense of right and wrong.
  • conscious/ˈkɑn.ʃəs/adjectiveB23 meaningsAwake and able to notice the world.
  • consciousness/ˈkɒnʃəsnəs/nounB2Being awake and aware of what is around you.
  • consent/kənˈsɛnt/verbB22 meaningsTo give permission for something formally, or agree to it.
  • conservation/ˌkɑnsə(ɹ)ˈveɪʃən/nounB2+4 meaningsThe work of protecting wild places, animals and plants from damage and from being used up.
  • conservation areanounB2A district where changes to buildings are controlled.
  • considerable/kənˈsɪdəɹəbl̩/adjectiveB22 meaningsLarge in amount, size or importance.
  • considerably/kənˈsɪdəɹəbli/adverbB2By a large amount.
  • consideration/kənˌsɪd.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/nounB22 meaningsCareful thought.
  • consistency/kənˈsɪs.tən.si/nounC12 meaningsBeing free of contradiction.
  • consistent/kənˈsɪs.tənt/adjectiveB22 meaningsThe same every time; reliably steady.
  • consolation/ˌkɑn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/nounB2Comfort given after a loss or a disappointment.
  • console/ˈkɒn.səʊl/verbB24 meaningsTo comfort someone who is unhappy or disappointed.
  • conspiracy/kənˈspɪɹəsi/nounB2A secret plan by several people to do something wrong.
  • conspirator/kənˈspɪɹətə/nounB2One of a group secretly planning something unlawful or harmful.
  • constant/ˈkɒnstənt/adjectiveB25 meaningsHappening all the time; never stopping.
  • constantly/ˈkɒnstəntli/adverbB22 meaningsAll the time, without stopping.
  • construction/kənˈstɹʌkʃən/nounB22 meaningsThe process or industry of building things.
  • construction setnounB2A boxed kit of parts for building models.
  • constructive/kənˈstɹʌktɪv/adjectiveB2Intended to be helpful and lead to improvement.
  • consult/ˈkɒnsʌlt/verbB22 meaningsTo go to an expert for advice.
  • consume/kənˈsjuːm/verbB22 meaningsTo use something up.
  • consumer electronicsnounB2Electrical goods made for ordinary household use.
  • consumer rightsnounB2The protections the law gives to buyers.
  • contact/ˈkɑntækt/nounA22 meaningsCommunication with somebody.
  • contagious/kənˈteɪ.d͡ʒəs/adjectiveB22 meaningsSpreading easily from person to person.
  • contain/kənˈteɪn/verbB14 meaningsTo have something inside.
  • container shipnounB2A vessel that carries goods in stacked metal boxes.
  • container terminalnounB2Where metal boxes move between trains and lorries.
  • contemporary/kənˈtɛm.p(ə.)ɹə.ɹi/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsBelonging to the same time as something else.
  • contemporary dancenounB2A modern style that breaks classical rules.
  • content/kənˈtɛnt/adjectiveB24 meaningsQuietly satisfied with what you have and how things are.
  • contest/ˈkɒn.tɛst/nounB12 meaningsA competition to decide who is best.
  • context/ˈkɒn.tɛkst/nounB2The surrounding facts that make something make sense.
  • continental breakfastnounB2A light morning meal of bread, pastries and coffee.
  • continuous/kənˈtɪn.juː.əs/adjectiveB2+3 meaningsGoing on in time without a break.
  • contort/kənˈtɔː(ɹ)t/verbB2To twist something violently out of its normal shape.
  • contour linenounB2The line on a map joining points of equal height.
  • contract/ˈkɒntɹækt/nounB24 meaningsA formal agreement between two sides, written down and signed, that the law will enforce.
  • contract lawnounB2The rules governing agreements between parties.
  • contraction/kənˈtɹækʃn̩/nounB2+2 meaningsA tightening of the womb during birth.
  • contradict/ˌkɒn.tɹəˈdɪkt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo say that what someone has said is wrong, by stating the opposite.
  • contradiction/ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkʃən/nounB2+3 meaningsA combination of statements or facts that cannot all be true at the same time.
  • contrary/ˈkɒntɹəɹi/adjectiveB22 meaningsOpposite in nature or direction.
  • contrast/ˈkɒntɹɑːst/nounB1+4 meaningsThe clear difference that shows when two things are put side by side.
  • contribute/kənˈt(ʃ)ɹɪb.juːt/verbB22 meaningsTo add your share to a joint effort.
  • control groupnounB2The group that gets no treatment, for comparison.
  • control towernounB2The tall building from which aircraft are directed.
  • convenience/kənˈviːnɪəns/nounB2The quality of being easy and suiting your needs.