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

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  • categorical/ˌkætəˈɡɒɹɪk(ə)l/adjectiveC1Stated absolutely, leaving no room for doubt.
  • categorically/kæt.əˈɡɒ.ɹɪk.(ə.)li/adverbC1Absolutely and with no room for doubt.
  • cater/ˈkeɪtə/verbC12 meaningsTo supply food for an event.
  • catfishingnounC1Pretending online to be somebody you are not.
  • catharsis/kəˈθɑːsɪs/nounC1The relief that comes from letting strong feeling out.
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A meeting of a party's members to decide policy.
  • caught red-handedphraseC1Discovered in the very act of doing wrong.
  • cauldron/ˈkɔːl.dɹən/nounB2+2 meaningsA great pot for boiling over a fire.
  • caulk/kɔːk/verbC1To seal a join with a waterproof filler.
  • causal/ˈkɔːzəl/adjectiveC1To do with one thing bringing another about.
  • causation/kɔːˈzeɪ.ʃən/nounC12 meaningsThe relationship in which one thing genuinely brings another about.
  • causeway/ˈkɔːz.weɪ/nounC1A raised road across wet ground or water.
  • caustic/ˈkɔːstɪk/adjectiveC1Burning to the skin, or bitingly sarcastic.
  • caution/ˈkɔːʃ(ə)n/verbC12 meaningsTo advise care before acting.
  • cavalier/ˌkævəˈlɪɚ/adjectiveC1Offhand about matters that deserve care.
  • cavalry/ˈkæ.vəl.ɹi/nounB22 meaningsSoldiers who fought on horseback.
  • caveat/ˈkævɪæt/nounC1A warning about a limit or condition.
  • cavernous/ˈkav.ən.əs/adjectiveC1Very large, hollow and echoing.
  • cavort/kəˈvɔːt/verbC1To leap about in a lively excited way.
  • caw/kɔː/verbC1To make the harsh cry of a crow.
  • ceaseless/ˈsiːsləs/adjectiveC1Going on and on without any pause.
  • ceaselesslyadverbC1Without ever stopping.
  • cede/siːd/verbC1To give up territory or a right to another.
  • celestial/sɪˈlɛs.ti.əl/adjectiveC1To do with the sky and the heavens.
  • celibacy/ˈsɛləbəsi/nounC1The state of living without sex or marriage.
  • celibate/ˈsɛləbət/adjectiveC1Choosing to live without sex or marriage.
  • cellar/ˈsɛlə/nounB13 meaningsAn underground room below a house, used for storage.
  • cement/səˈmɛnt/nounB12 meaningsA grey powder that hardens when mixed with water and binds other materials.
  • censorship boardnounC1The body that decides what the public may not see.
  • censure/ˈsɛn.ʃə/nounC1Strong formal disapproval.
  • census/ˈsɛnsəs/nounB2+3 meaningsAn official count of the people living in a country, with details about them.
  • centenary/sɛnˈtiːnəɹi/nounC1The hundredth anniversary of something.
  • centerfold/ˈsɛntɚfoʊld/nounC1The picture printed across the two middle pages.
  • centre controlnounC1Command of the middle squares of the board.
  • centrifuge/ˈsɛntɹɪˌfjuːdʒ/nounC1A machine that spins samples fast to separate them.
  • cerebral/ˈsɛ.ɹɪb.ɹəl/adjectiveC1To do with the brain, or appealing to intellect over feeling.
  • cessation/sɛˈseɪʃən/nounC1A stopping of something.
  • cesspit/ˈsɛspɪt/nounC1A pit for household waste and sewage.
  • chaff/t͡ʃæf/nounC1The light husks blown away from the grain.
  • chain of commandnounC1The order of who answers to whom.
  • chainring/ˈt͡ʃeɪnɹɪŋ/nounC1The toothed wheel the chain runs over at the front.
  • chainstaynounC1The tube running from the pedals to the rear wheel.
  • chalice/ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪs/nounC1A large ornamental cup, often used in ceremony.
  • chalk and cheesephraseC1Two things that could not be more unalike.
  • chalk upphraseC1To record a win or a total to somebody's credit.
  • chance/t͡ʃɑːns/ [t͡ʃʰɑːns]nounA25 meaningsA moment when something becomes possible for you.
  • chance upon/ˈt͡ʃɑːns əˌpɒn/phraseC1To meet or find by pure accident.
  • chancy/ˈtʃænsi/adjectiveC1Risky, and depending on luck.
  • change your tunephraseC1To suddenly say the opposite of what you said before.
  • chant/t͡ʃɑːnt/nounB23 meaningsA short phrase repeated in a rhythmic, half-sung voice by a group of people.
  • chaos/ˈkeɪɒs/nounB23 meaningsComplete disorder, in which nothing works as it should and no one is in control.
  • chaotic/keɪˈɒtɪk/adjectiveB22 meaningsCompletely disordered and out of control.
  • chaoticallyadverbC1In a completely disordered way.
  • chapel/ˈt͡ʃæp.əl/nounB12 meaningsA small building or room used for worship.
  • chaperone/ˈʃæ.pəˌɹoʊn/nounC1Somebody who accompanies a young person to keep them proper.
  • chaplain/ˈt͡ʃæp.lɪn/nounC1A clergyman serving a school, a hospital or the forces.
  • character arcnounC1The way a character changes across a story.
  • characteriseverbC1To describe the nature of something.
  • chargebacknounC1Reversing a card payment after a dispute.
  • charisma/kəˈɹɪzmə/nounC1The magnetic personal power that draws people to a leader.