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

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  • 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.
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A line that bends smoothly, with no corners or angles.
  • curved/kɜːvd/adjectiveB2Bending smoothly like part of a circle.
  • 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.
  • cut backphraseB2To reduce the amount of something.
  • cut it outphraseB2What you snap at someone to make them stop annoying you.
  • cut off/ˌkʌt ˈɔf/ [ˌkɐɾ ˈɔf]phraseB2To separate or disconnect — a phone line, power, or a village by snow.
  • cut your lossesphraseB2To stop before a bad situation gets worse.
  • 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.
  • cylindrical/sɪˈlɪndɹɪkəl/adjectiveB2Shaped like a cylinder, a round tube with flat ends.
  • d-locknounB2A rigid metal lock shaped like a letter.
  • dab/dæb/verbB2+2 meaningsTo touch lightly and repeatedly with something soft.
  • dainty/ˈdeɪnti/adjectiveB2Small, delicate and pretty.
  • 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.
  • dangle/ˈdæŋ.ɡəl/verbB22 meaningsTo hold or hang something so that it swings loose.
  • 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.
  • darken/ˈdɑɹkən/verbB1+3 meaningsTo make something darker in colour or less bright.
  • 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.
  • dashing/ˈdæʃɪŋ(ɡ)/adjectiveB22 meaningsStylish, spirited and attractive.
  • 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.
  • day in day outphraseB2Every single day, without change.
  • day-to-dayadjectiveB2Happening as part of ordinary daily life.
  • 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.
  • dead/dɛd/adjectiveA13 meaningsNo longer living.
  • 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.
  • deal withphraseB12 meaningsTo take action about a problem or situation.