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

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  • couple/ˈkʌp.əl/nounA23 meaningsTwo of something, or two or three — a small number nobody is counting.
  • courage/ˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/nounB2The strength to face danger, pain or difficulty despite fear.
  • courier/ˈkʊ.ɹi.ə/nounB1+4 meaningsA company or service that delivers parcels and documents quickly and by hand.
  • course/kɔːs/nounA16 meaningsA set of lessons on one subject, taken over a fixed period.
  • courseworknounB2The assignments done during a course that count toward the grade.
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/ˈkɔːt/
nounB15 meanings
A marked area of ground where tennis, basketball or a similar game is played.
  • courteous/ˈkɜːti.əs/adjectiveB2Politely respectful.
  • courtesy/ˈkɜːtəsi/nounB2Polite and considerate behaviour.
  • courtyard viewnounB2A room looking onto the enclosed inner space.
  • cove/kəʊv/nounB2A small sheltered bay.
  • cover/ˈkʌvɚ/verbA26 meaningsTo put something over a thing to hide or protect it.
  • cover letternounB2The one-page letter sent with your CV to sell yourself.
  • cover storynounB22 meaningsThe main article of a magazine, announced on the front.
  • cover-up/ˈkʌvɚˌʌp/nounB2An organised effort to hide a scandal.
  • coverage/ˈkʌv.(ə.)ɹɪdʒ/nounB22 meaningsThe amount and kind of reporting a subject gets.
  • covering letternounB2The letter sent with an application explaining yourself.
  • cow/kaʊ/nounA12 meaningsA farm animal kept for milk and meat.
  • cowardly/ˈkaʊədli/adjectiveB2Running from anything frightening.
  • cprnounB2Pressing the chest and breathing for someone whose heart stopped.
  • crab/kɹæb/nounB2A sea animal with a hard shell and claws.
  • crack/kɹæk/verbA25 meaningsTo break something open with a sharp knock.
  • crack down onphraseB2To start dealing with something far more strictly.
  • crackle/ˈkɹækəl/verbB23 meaningsTo make a rapid series of small sharp sounds.
  • cradle/ˈkɹeɪdəl/nounB13 meaningsA small rocking bed for a baby.
  • craft/ˈkɹɑːft/verbB22 meaningsTo make something skilfully by hand.
  • craftsman/ˈkɹɑːftsmən/nounB2A skilled worker who makes things well by hand.
  • cram/kɹæm/verbB23 meaningsTo force too many things or people into a space.
  • crane/kɹeɪn/nounB23 meaningsA tall machine with a long arm for lifting and moving heavy loads.
  • crane trucknounB2A vehicle with an arm for lifting heavy loads.
  • crank/kɹænk/nounB23 meaningsThe arm that carries a pedal or converts motion to rotation.
  • cranky/kɹænki/adjectiveB22 meaningsIn a bad temper over small things.
  • crash/ˈkɹæʃ/nounB14 meaningsA violent collision — vehicles hitting each other, or hitting the ground.
  • crate/kɹeɪt/nounB1+2 meaningsA strong open box for carrying goods.
  • crater/ˈkɹeɪ.tə(ɹ)/nounB2A round hollow left by a volcano or an impact.
  • crawl/kɹɔːl/verbB16 meaningsTo move forward on hands and knees, close to the ground.
  • creak/kɹiːk/verbB2+3 meaningsTo make a long, high, complaining sound, the way old wood does under weight.
  • cream/kɹiːm/nounA25 meaningsThe thick fatty part of milk, used on desserts and in cooking.
  • crease/kɹiːs/nounB25 meaningsA line made in cloth or paper by folding or crushing it.
  • creation/ˈkɹiˈeɪʃən/nounB22 meaningsThe making of something.
  • creativity/kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/nounB2The ability to make new and original things.
  • credit checknounB2An inspection of your borrowing history.
  • credit limitnounB2The most a lender will let you borrow.
  • credit scorenounB2A number showing how safe a borrower you are.
  • credits/ˈkɹɛdɪts/nounB1+2 meaningsThe list of everybody who worked on a film.
  • creek/ˈkɹiːk/nounB2A small stream, or a narrow inlet of the sea.
  • creep/kɹiːp/verbB13 meaningsTo move slowly and quietly so as not to be noticed.
  • creep up onphraseB2To approach unnoticed, as age or a deadline does.
  • crescendo/kɹɪˈʃɛn.dəʊ/nounB2+3 meaningsA passage of music that grows steadily louder.
  • crescent/ˈkɹɛz.ənt/nounB1+4 meaningsThe curved shape of the moon when only a thin sliver of it is lit.
  • crest/kɹɛst/nounB24 meaningsA tuft of feathers, fur or skin on the top of an animal's head.
  • crew/kɹuː/nounB14 meaningsAll the people who work on a ship, a plane or a train.
  • crew cutnounB2A very short haircut all over.
  • crib/kɹɪb/nounB15 meaningsA baby's bed with high barred sides. British English calls it a cot.
  • crime/kɹaɪm/nounA23 meaningsAn act that breaks the law.
  • crime scenenounB2The place where an offence happened, sealed for examination.
  • cripple/ˈkɹɪp(ə)l/verbB22 meaningsTo leave somebody or something unable to work properly.
  • crisis linenounB2A number answered at any hour by someone trained.
  • crisp/kɹɪsp/adjectiveB14 meaningsFirm and dry, breaking with a clean snap instead of bending.
  • critic/ˈkɹɪt.ɪk/nounB2Somebody who judges books, films or music publicly.
  • critical/ˈkɹɪt.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveB23 meaningsExtremely important at this exact moment.