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

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  • critical conditionnounB2A state where a patient could still die.
  • criticism/ˈkɹɪtɪsɪzm̩/nounB2Fault-finding, or careful judgement of a work.
  • criticize/ˈkɹɪtɪsaɪz/verbB2To point out what is wrong with something.
  • critique/kɹɪˈtiːk/nounB2+3 meaningsA detailed, reasoned judgement of a piece of work, an idea or a policy.
  • croak/kɹoʊk/verbB22 meaningsTo make a deep hoarse sound.
  • crocodile/ˈkɹɑkədaɪl/
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A large river reptile with long jaws.
  • crook/kɹʊk/nounB23 meaningsA staff with a hooked end.
  • crop/kɹɒp/nounB16 meaningsA plant grown in large amounts to be harvested.
  • crop rotationnounB2Changing what is grown in a field each year.
  • crop upphraseB2To appear unexpectedly.
  • cross/kɹɒs/nounA27 meaningsA shape made of two lines cutting through each other, used as a mark.
  • cross your mindphraseB2For a thought to pass through briefly.
  • cross-countrynounB2Racing over long distances on flat or rolling ground.
  • crossbar/ˈkɹ̠ɑs.bɑɹ/nounB2+2 meaningsThe tube joining the seat to the steering column of a bicycle.
  • crossfitnounB2Training that mixes lifting, gymnastics and running.
  • crossing gatenounB2The barrier that closes a road when a train comes.
  • crossovernounB2+2 meaningsA story bringing characters from separate works together.
  • crossroadsnounB1+2 meaningsA place where two roads cross each other.
  • crotch/kɹɑt͡ʃ/nounB2The place where the legs join the body.
  • crouch/ˈkɹaʊ̯t͡ʃ/verbB22 meaningsTo lower the body close to the ground by bending the knees, with the feet still taking the weight.
  • crowbar/ˈkɹoʊˌbɑɹ/nounB22 meaningsA long iron or steel bar with a flattened, usually split end, used as a lever to force things open or pull out nails.
  • crowd/ˈkɹaʊ̯d/nounA22 meaningsA large mass of people gathered in one place.
  • crowded/ˈkɹaʊdɪd/adjectiveA2+3 meaningsFull of people, with little room to move.
  • crown/kɹaʊ̯n/nounB15 meaningsA circular gold headdress worn by a king or queen.
  • crucifix/ˈkɹuː.sɪˌfɪks/nounB2A cross bearing a figure of Christ.
  • crucify/ˈkɹuːsɪfaɪ/verbB22 meaningsTo put to death on a cross.
  • crude/kɹuːd/adjectiveC13 meaningsRough and unfinished.
  • crude oilnounB2The thick dark liquid pumped from underground.
  • cruel/ˈkɹuːəl/adjectiveB12 meaningsDeliberately causing pain and not caring.
  • cruelty/ˈkɹuː(.ə)lti/nounB2The deliberate causing of pain or suffering.
  • cruelty-freeadjectiveB2Made without testing on animals.
  • cruise/kɹuːz/nounB12 meaningsA holiday spent on a ship visiting several ports.
  • crumble/ˈkɹʌmbəl/nounB22 meaningsA baked pudding of fruit under a crumbly flour-and-butter topping.
  • crumple/ˈkɹʌmpəl/verbB2+2 meaningsTo crush something into creases and folds.
  • crunch/kɹʌnt͡ʃ/verbB22 meaningsTo make the sound of something hard being crushed.
  • crusade/kɹuːˈseɪd/nounB22 meaningsA medieval religious war.
  • crush/kɹʌʃ/verbB15 meaningsTo press something so hard that it breaks or loses its shape.
  • crust/kɹʌst/nounB22 meaningsThe thin solid outer layer of the earth.
  • crusty/ˈkɹʌsti/adjectiveB22 meaningsHaving a hard dry outer layer.
  • crutch/ˈkɹʌt͡ʃ/nounB1+2 meaningsA support you lean on to walk while a leg is injured.
  • crutchesnounB1+2 meaningsSupports held under the arm or forearm to help someone walk.
  • cry over spilled milkphraseB2To waste sadness on a small mistake already made.
  • cryptocurrency/ˈkɹɪp.toʊˌkɝ.ən.si/nounB2Digital money that lives on no bank, only on math.
  • crystal/ˈkɹɪstəl/nounB13 meaningsA solid whose atoms are arranged in a regular repeating pattern.
  • cube/kjuːb/nounB25 meaningsA solid shape with six equal square faces.
  • cubic/ˈkjuː.bɪk/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsMeasured in units of volume, in three dimensions.
  • cue/kjuː/nounB2A signal that it is your turn to act or speak.
  • cuff/kʌf/nounB2The band at the end of a sleeve.
  • cul-de-sac/ˈkʌldəsæk/nounB22 meaningsA street closed at one end.
  • 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.
  • cured/kjʊəd/adjectiveB22 meaningsPreserved with salt, smoke or time.
  • curfew/ˈkɜː.fjuː/nounB22 meaningsA rule that everybody must be off the streets by a set hour.
  • curiosity/ˌkjʊə.ɹiˈɒs.ɪ.ti/nounB22 meaningsA strong desire to know or learn something.
  • curious/ˈkjʊə.ɹi.əs/adjectiveB12 meaningsEager 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.