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

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  • contempt/kənˈtɛmpt/nounC12 meaningsThe feeling that someone or something is worthless and beneath you.
  • contemptible/kənˈtɛmptəbəl/adjectiveC1Deserving no respect at all.
  • contend/kənˈtɛnd/verbC12 meaningsTo argue or assert something in a dispute.
  • contender/kənˈtɛn.dɚ/nounC1Somebody with a real chance of winning.
  • content/kənˈtɛnt/adjectiveB24 meaningsQuietly satisfied with what you have and how things are.
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/kənˈtɛnʃən/
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A point argued for, or a state of disagreement.
  • contentment/kənˈtɛntmənt/nounC1The quiet satisfied feeling of wanting nothing more.
  • contextualadjectiveC1Depending on the surrounding circumstances.
  • contingency/kənˈtɪnd͡ʒənsi/nounC1A plan kept ready in case things go wrong.
  • contingent/kənˈtɪn.d͡ʒənt/nounC12 meaningsA body of troops or people sent from a larger group.
  • continual/kənˈtɪnjuəl/adjectiveC1Happening again and again over a period.
  • continuity/ˌkɒn.tɪˈnjuː.ɪ.ti/nounC12 meaningsThe quality of going on without a break.
  • continuum/kənˈtɪnjuəm/nounC1A range with no sharp break anywhere along it.
  • contortionist/kənˈtɔː(ɹ)ʃənɪst/nounC1A performer who bends the body into extreme shapes.
  • contour/ˈkɒntɔː/nounC14 meaningsThe outline of something, especially the way it curves.
  • contraband/ˈkɒn.tɹəˌbænd/nounC1Goods it is illegal to own or to move.
  • contractor/ˈkɒnˌtɹæk.tə(ɹ)/nounC1Somebody hired for a fixed job rather than employed.
  • contraption/kənˈtɹæp.ʃən/nounC1An awkward or oddly improvised machine or device.
  • contrary/ˈkɒntɹəɹi/adjectiveB22 meaningsOpposite in nature or direction.
  • contravene/ˌkɒn.tɹəˈviːn/verbC1To act against a rule or a law.
  • contributor/kənˈtɹɪb.jə.tɚ/nounC1Somebody who gives something towards a whole.
  • contrite/kənˈtɹaɪt/adjectiveC1Feeling and showing genuine sorrow for having done wrong.
  • contrivance/kənˈtɹaɪ.vəns/nounC1A clever device, or a plan that feels artificial.
  • control/kənˈtɹəʊl/nounA22 meaningsPower over how something behaves.
  • conundrum/kəˈnʌn.dɹəm/nounC1A puzzle with no easy answer.
  • convalesce/ˌkɒn.vəˈlɛs/verbC1To recover slowly after an illness.
  • convene/kənˈviːn/verbC1To call people together for a meeting.
  • convenient/kənˈviː.niənt/adjectiveB12 meaningsEasy and comfortable to use; saving time and trouble.
  • convention/kənˈvɛn.ʃən/nounB23 meaningsAn accepted way of doing things.
  • conventional/kənˈvɛnʃənl̩/adjectiveB22 meaningsFollowing what is usual and generally accepted.
  • convergence/kənˈvɜːd͡ʒəns/nounC1A coming together at one point.
  • conversely/kənˈvɜːsli/adverbC1Looked at the other way round.
  • conversion/kənˈvɜːʃ(ə)n/nounC13 meaningsThe kick taken after a score for extra points.
  • conversion ratenounC1What share of visitors actually buy.
  • convert/ˈkɒn.vət/verbB24 meaningsTo change something into a different form, use or state.
  • convex/ˈkɒn.vɛks/adjectiveC1Curving outward, like the outside of a ball.
  • convey/kənˈveɪ/verbB2+3 meaningsTo make an idea or feeling known to someone.
  • convict/kənˈvɪkt/verbC12 meaningsTo find somebody guilty of a crime.
  • convoluted/ˌkɒnvəˈl(j)uːtɪd/adjectiveC1So twisted and involved that it is hard to follow.
  • convulse/kənˈvʌls/verbC12 meaningsTo shake violently with uncontrolled movements.
  • coo/kuː/verbB2+2 meaningsTo make the soft low sound of a pigeon.
  • coop/kuːp/nounB1+2 meaningsA small house for hens.
  • cooper/ˈkuːpə(ɹ)/nounC1A craftsman who makes barrels.
  • cooperative/kuˈɑp.ɹətɪv/adjectiveC12 meaningsWilling to work together.
  • coordinate/kəʊˈɔː.dɪ.nɪt/nounC12 meaningsA number that fixes a position on a grid.
  • coordination/kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən/nounC12 meaningsThe organising of separate parts to work together effectively.
  • coordinatornounC1Somebody who makes separate parts work together.
  • coot/kuːt/nounC1A black water bird with a white shield on its face.
  • cop/kɒp/nounA22 meaningsA police officer, said informally.
  • coping mechanismnounC1A habit a person uses to get through stress.
  • copious/ˈkoʊ.pi.əs/adjectiveC1Present in large quantity.
  • copyright/ˈkɑpiˌɹaɪt/nounC1The exclusive legal right to reproduce and sell a creative work.
  • cordial/ˈkɔː.di.əl/nounB2+2 meaningsA sweet syrup diluted with water.
  • cordon/ˈkɔː(ɹ)dən/nounC12 meaningsA line of people or barriers preventing access to an area.
  • cordon offphraseC1To close an area with a barrier so nobody may enter.
  • corduroy/ˈkɔːdəɹɔɪ/<a:RP>nounC1Thick cotton fabric with soft raised ridges.
  • core/kɔː/nounB25 meaningsThe hard central part of a fruit, holding the seeds.
  • corkage/ˈkɔːkɪdʒ/nounC1A fee for drinking wine you brought yourself.
  • cormorant/ˈkɔːməɹənt/nounC1A dark diving bird that stands with its wings spread to dry.
  • corn/ˈkɔːn/nounA12 meaningsA tall cereal plant with large yellow seeds on a cob.