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

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  • coax/kəʊks/verbC1To gently talk somebody into doing something.
  • cobble/ˈkɒb.əl/verbC1To put something together roughly and quickly.
  • cobbler/ˈkɒblə/nounB22 meaningsA person who mends shoes.
  • cockle/ˈkɒkl̩/nounC1A small edible shellfish.
  • cocktail/ˈkɒk.teɪl/nounB22 meaningsA mixed alcoholic drink.
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A stall where you throw balls to knock nuts off posts.
  • cocoon/kəˈkuːn/nounB22 meaningsThe silk case a caterpillar spins around itself.
  • coerce/kəʊˈɜːs/verbC1To force somebody to do something by threat or pressure.
  • coercion/kəʊˈɜːʃən/nounC1Making somebody act by force or threats.
  • coffer/ˈkɒfə/nounC1A strong chest for keeping money and valuables.
  • cognitive/ˈkɒɡ.nɪ.tɪv/adjectiveC1To do with knowing, thinking and remembering.
  • cohabit/koʊˈhæbɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo live together as a couple without marrying.
  • coin/ˈkoɪ̯n/nounB13 meaningsA small flat round piece of metal used as money.
  • coincide/ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪd/verbC1To happen at exactly the same time.
  • coincidental/ˈkəʊ.ɪn.sɪˌdɛn.tl̩/adjectiveC1Resulting from chance rather than from any connection.
  • cold chainnounC1Keeping goods chilled at every stage of the journey.
  • cold snapnounC1A short sudden spell of very cold weather.
  • colic/ˈkɒl.ɪk/nounC12 meaningsLong unexplained crying in a small baby.
  • collaboration/kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/nounC1Working together on something.
  • collaborative/kəˈlæb.ə.ɹə.tɪv/adjectiveC1Done by several people working together.
  • collaborator/kəˈlæbəɹeɪtɚ/nounC1Somebody who works jointly with another, or who helps an enemy.
  • collateral/kəˈlætəɹəl/nounC12 meaningsSomething valuable promised to a lender if you cannot repay.
  • collective/kəˈlɛktɪv/adjectiveB22 meaningsDone by or belonging to all the members of a group.
  • collective bargainingnounC1Negotiating pay for all the workers at once.
  • collide/kəˈlaɪd/verbC12 meaningsTo crash into something, or into each other, while moving.
  • collude/kəˈluːd/verbC1To work together in secret for a dishonest end.
  • collusion/kəˈluːʒən/nounC1Secret co-operation for a wrong purpose.
  • colonial/kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/adjectiveC1Belonging to the period of European rule over distant lands.
  • colonnade/ˌkɒləˈneɪd/nounC1A long row of columns carrying a roof.
  • colossus/kəˈlɒs.əs/nounC1A person or thing of enormous size or importance.
  • colournounA16 meaningsThe quality of light that makes something look red, blue, green and so on.
  • columnist/ˈkɒ.lə.mɪst/nounC1A writer who contributes a regular opinion piece to a newspaper or magazine.
  • comb/kəʊm/verbA2+4 meaningsTo draw a comb through hair to tidy or straighten it.
  • combatant/ˈkɒm.bə.tənt/nounC1Somebody taking part in a fight.
  • combination/ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃən/nounB15 meaningsA joining of two or more things, or the result of joining them.
  • combo/ˈkɒmbəʊ/nounC1A small band of musicians.
  • come around tophraseC1To end up agreeing with a view you first rejected.
  • come byphraseB22 meaningsTo obtain or acquire something.
  • come out inphraseC1To develop a rash or spots on the skin.
  • coming of agephraseC1Reaching the age at which you count as an adult.
  • commemorate/kəˈmɛməˌɹeɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo do something publicly so that a person or event is remembered.
  • commemorativeadjectiveC1Made to keep the memory of a person or event.
  • commence/kəˈmɛns/verbC1To begin.
  • commencement/kəˈmɛnsmənt/nounC1The act of starting something, or in America the ceremony at which students receive their degrees.
  • commend/kəˈmɛnd/verbC1To praise somebody formally.
  • commendation/ˌkɒmənˈdeɪʃən/nounC1Formal praise for something done well.
  • commentary/ˈkɒm.ən.t(ə.)ɹi/nounC1A running account of events as they happen.
  • commentator/ˈkɑmənˌteɪtəɹ/nounC1Somebody who describes or explains events publicly.
  • commerce/ˈkɒ.mɜːs/nounC1The buying and selling of goods on a large scale.
  • commie/ˈkɒ.mi/nounC1A communist, in hostile informal use.
  • commiserate/kəˈmɪzəɹət/verbC1To share somebody's sorrow and say so.
  • commission/kəˈmɪʃən/nounB2+5 meaningsMoney paid to someone as a percentage of the sales they make.
  • commissioner/kəˈmɪ.ʃə.nə/nounC1An official put in charge of a department.
  • commodity/kəˈmɑdəti/nounC1A raw material or product traded in bulk.
  • communist/ˈkɒm.jʊ.nɪst/adjectiveC1Believing property should be owned in common.
  • commute/kəˈmjuːt/nounB2+2 meaningsThe daily trip between home and workplace.
  • commuter beltphraseC1The ring of towns people travel from into a city for work.
  • comp/kɒmp/nounC1A comprehensive examination, or a free ticket.
  • compact/ˈkɒmˌpækt/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsNeatly small, with nothing wasted.
  • comparable/ˈkɒmpəɹəbəl/adjectiveC1Similar enough to be measured against.