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

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  • charismatic/ˌkæɹɪzˈmætɪk/adjectiveC12 meaningsDrawing people in with magnetic personal charm.
  • charteredadjectiveC12 meaningsHolding formal professional status in a field.
  • chaste/t͡ʃeɪst/adjectiveC12 meaningsRefraining from sex.
  • cheap/ˈt͡ʃiːp/adjectiveA13 meaningsCosting little money.
  • cheeky/ˈt͡ʃiːki/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsBoldly rude in an amusing, forgivable way.
  • chestnut/ˈt͡ʃɛs(t)nʌt/
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nounB1+3 meanings
A shiny brown edible nut, or the tree that produces it.
  • chiselledadjectiveC1Sharply and cleanly cut, said of features.
  • chivalrous/ˈʃɪv.əl.ɹəs/adjectiveC1Courteous and protective in an old-fashioned way.
  • choice/tʃɔɪs/nounA24 meaningsThe act of picking one thing rather than another.
  • choreographicadjectiveC1To do with the arranging of dance steps.
  • circumspect/ˈsɜː.kəm.spɛkt/adjectiveC1Careful to look at every risk before acting.
  • circumstantial/səɹ.kəmˈstænʃəl/adjectiveC1Based on details that point to a conclusion without proving it.
  • citrusy/ˈsɪtɹəsi/adjectiveC1Bright and sharp with the note of oranges or lemons.
  • civic/ˈsɪvɪk/adjectiveC1To do with a town and the duties of its people.
  • civil/ˈsɪv.əl/adjectiveB22 meaningsTo do with ordinary citizens rather than the army or the church.
  • clad/klæd/adjectiveC1Dressed or covered in something.
  • clammy/ˈklæmi/adjectiveC1Damp and cold in an unpleasant way.
  • clandestine/klænˈdɛst(a)ɪn/adjectiveC1Kept secret because it would not be allowed.
  • classy/ˈklɑːsi/adjectiveC1Stylish and of evident quality.
  • claustrophobicadjectiveC1Terrified of closed spaces, or making you feel so.
  • cleft/ˈklɛft/nounC12 meaningsA split or a deep narrow opening.
  • climactic/ˌklaɪˈmæk.tɪk/adjectiveC1Forming the most intense point of a story or an event.
  • clinical/ˈklɪn.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveB23 meaningsRelating to the treatment of patients.
  • close-croppedadjectiveC1Cut very short.
  • close-knit/kləʊs ˈnɪt/adjectiveC1Bound together tightly by affection.
  • closet/ˈklɒzɪt/nounA22 meaningsThe built-in space where clothes hang, in American use.
  • clovenadjectiveC1Split into two parts.
  • cloying/ˈklɔɪ.ɪŋ/adjectiveC1Sweet to the point of being unpleasant.
  • clutch/ˈklʌt͡ʃ/verbB25 meaningsTo hold something tightly, especially out of fear.
  • coarse/kɔːs/adjectiveB22 meaningsRough in texture, made of large particles.
  • coastal/ˈkəʊstəl/adjectiveC1Beside or belonging to the coast.
  • cognitive/ˈkɒɡ.nɪ.tɪv/adjectiveC1To do with knowing, thinking and remembering.
  • coincidental/ˈkəʊ.ɪn.sɪˌdɛn.tl̩/adjectiveC1Resulting from chance rather than from any connection.
  • collaborative/kəˈlæb.ə.ɹə.tɪv/adjectiveC1Done by several people working together.
  • 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.
  • colonial/kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/adjectiveC1Belonging to the period of European rule over distant lands.
  • commemorativeadjectiveC1Made to keep the memory of a person or event.
  • communist/ˈkɒm.jʊ.nɪst/adjectiveC1Believing property should be owned in common.
  • compact/ˈkɒmˌpækt/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsNeatly small, with nothing wasted.
  • comparable/ˈkɒmpəɹəbəl/adjectiveC1Similar enough to be measured against.
  • compatible/kəmˈpæt.ə.bəl/adjectiveB23 meaningsAble to exist or work together without conflict.
  • compelling/kəmˈpɛlɪŋ/adjectiveC12 meaningsSo convincing it is hard to argue with.
  • competent/ˈkɒmpətənt/adjectiveC13 meaningsHaving the skill or knowledge to do something properly.
  • complacent/kəmˈpleɪsənt/adjectiveC1So satisfied with yourself that you stop trying.
  • complementary/ˌkɒmplɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/adjectiveC1Sitting opposite on the colour wheel.
  • compliant/kəmˈplʌɪənt/adjectiveC12 meaningsWilling to do as you are told.
  • complicit/kəmˈplɪs.ɪt/adjectiveC1Involved with others in something wrong.
  • complimentary/ˌkɒmplɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/adjectiveC12 meaningsGiven free as part of the service.
  • compound/ˈkɒmpaʊnd/nounB24 meaningsA substance made of two or more elements chemically joined.
  • compromisedadjectiveC12 meaningsNo longer secret, and therefore no longer safe.
  • computational/ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃənəl/adjectiveC1To do with calculation by machine.
  • concave/ˈkɒn.keɪv/adjectiveC1Curving inward, like the inside of a bowl.
  • conceited/kənˈsiː.tɪd/adjectiveC1Far too proud of yourself.
  • concurrent/kəŋˈkʌɹənt/adjectiveC1Happening at the same time as something else.
  • conditional/kənˈdɪʃ.ə.nəl/adjectiveC1Depending on something else being met first.
  • congenial/kənˈd͡ʒiːniəl/adjectiveC1Pleasant and suited to your own taste.
  • congressional/kəŋˈɡɹɛ.ʃə.nəl/adjectiveC1To do with a national law-making assembly.
  • conscientious/ˌkɒn.ʃiˈɛn.ʃəs/adjectiveC1Careful and thorough in doing what is required.
  • consecutive/kənˈsɛkjʊtɪv/adjectiveC1Following one after another without a break.