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

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  • clamber/ˈklæmbə/verbC1To climb awkwardly using hands and feet.
  • clammy/ˈklæmi/adjectiveC1Damp and cold in an unpleasant way.
  • clandestine/klænˈdɛst(a)ɪn/adjectiveC1Kept secret because it would not be allowed.
  • clang/ˈklæŋ/verbC12 meaningsTo make a loud ringing metallic sound.
  • clank/klænk/verbC1To make a heavy dull metallic sound.
  • clarity/ˈklæɹ.ɪ.ti/
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The quality of being easy to understand.
  • clash/ˈklæʃ/nounC1A violent meeting, or a jarring difference.
  • classicsnounC1The study of ancient Greece and Rome.
  • classification/ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/nounC1The sorting of things into groups by type.
  • classify/ˈklæs.ɪ.faɪ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo sort things into named groups.
  • classy/ˈklɑːsi/adjectiveC1Stylish and of evident quality.
  • clause/klɔːz/nounC12 meaningsA separate numbered part of a contract, treaty or law.
  • claustrophobia/ˌklɒs.trəˈfəʊ.bi.ə/nounC1A dread of being shut in small spaces.
  • claustrophobicadjectiveC1Terrified of closed spaces, or making you feel so.
  • claw/klɔ/nounB14 meaningsA sharp curved nail on the foot of an animal or bird.
  • clean as a whistlephraseC1Perfectly clean, or completely free of blame.
  • clean slatephraseC1A fresh start with all past mistakes wiped away.
  • cleanse/klɛnz/verbB22 meaningsTo wash the skin or a wound thoroughly.
  • cleansing balmnounC1A soft solid that melts to remove make-up.
  • cleat/kliːt/nounC1The fitting that locks a shoe to a pedal.
  • cleavage/ˈkliːvɪd͡ʒ/nounC1The way a mineral splits along flat planes.
  • cleft/ˈklɛft/nounC12 meaningsA split or a deep narrow opening.
  • clemency/ˈklɛ.mən.si/nounC1Mercy shown by reducing a punishment.
  • clench/klɛnt͡ʃ/verbC1To close the hand or jaw tightly, especially in tension.
  • clerk/klɑːk/nounB23 meaningsAn office worker who handles records and paperwork.
  • cleverness/ˈklɛvɚnəs/nounC1Quickness of mind and skill at working things out.
  • clientele[klaɪ.n̩ˈtɛl]nounC1All the customers of a business taken together.
  • cliffhanger/ˌklɪfˈhæŋ.ə(ɹ)/nounB2+2 meaningsAn ending that stops at the worst moment.
  • climactic/ˌklaɪˈmæk.tɪk/adjectiveC1Forming the most intense point of a story or an event.
  • climax/ˈklaɪ.mæks/nounC1The most intense point of a story or an event.
  • clinch/klɪnt͡ʃ/verbC12 meaningsTo settle something conclusively.
  • cling/ˈklɪŋ/verbC12 meaningsTo hold on and refuse to let go.
  • clinic/ˈklɪn.ɪk/nounB22 meaningsA small medical centre for visits without a stay.
  • clinical/ˈklɪn.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveB23 meaningsRelating to the treatment of patients.
  • cloak/kləʊk/nounC1A loose sleeveless outer garment hung from the shoulders.
  • clobber/ˈklɒb.ə(ɹ)/verbC12 meaningsTo hit somebody very hard.
  • clock upphraseC1To reach a total of miles, hours or wins.
  • clod/klɒd/nounC12 meaningsA lump of earth.
  • clop/klɒp/verbC1To make the sound of a hoof on hard ground.
  • close-croppedadjectiveC1Cut very short.
  • close-knit/kləʊs ˈnɪt/adjectiveC1Bound together tightly by affection.
  • closeness/ˈkləʊs.nəs/nounC1How near two people or things are.
  • closet/ˈklɒzɪt/nounA22 meaningsThe built-in space where clothes hang, in American use.
  • closure/ˈkləʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/nounB22 meaningsA shutting down.
  • cloudburst/ˈklaʊdˌbɝst/nounC1A violent fall of rain over a small area.
  • clout/klaʊt/nounC1Influence, or a heavy blow.
  • clovenadjectiveC1Split into two parts.
  • cloying/ˈklɔɪ.ɪŋ/adjectiveC1Sweet to the point of being unpleasant.
  • club togetherphraseC1To share the cost of something between several people.
  • clubfootnounC1A foot twisted out of shape from birth.
  • cluck/klʌk/verbB24 meaningsOf a hen: to make short, repeated clicking sounds.
  • clump/klʌmp/nounB2+2 meaningsA tight group of plants or things growing together.
  • cluster/ˈklʌstə/nounC1A tight group of things close together.
  • clutch/ˈklʌt͡ʃ/verbB25 meaningsTo hold something tightly, especially out of fear.
  • clutter/ˈklʌtə(ɹ)/nounC12 meaningsA messy pile of things covering every surface.
  • coach/kəʊtʃ/nounA26 meaningsA person who trains a sports team or athlete and decides its tactics.
  • coalesce/ˌkəʊ.əˈlɛs/verbC1To come together and form one whole.
  • coalition/kəʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/nounC12 meaningsA government formed by two or more parties together.
  • coarse/kɔːs/adjectiveB22 meaningsRough in texture, made of large particles.
  • coastal/ˈkəʊstəl/adjectiveC1Beside or belonging to the coast.