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

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  • crease/kɹiːs/nounB25 meaningsA line made in cloth or paper by folding or crushing it.
  • creep/kɹiːp/verbB13 meaningsTo move slowly and quietly so as not to be noticed.
  • crescendo/kɹɪˈʃɛn.dəʊ/nounB2+3 meaningsA passage of music that grows steadily louder.
  • crest/kɹɛst/nounB24 meaningsA tuft of feathers, fur or skin on the top of an animal's head.
  • crib/kɹɪb/nounB15 meaningsA baby's bed with high barred sides. British English calls it a cot.
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cringe
/ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒ/
verbB2+2 meanings
To pull back in embarrassment or distaste.
  • cripple/ˈkɹɪp(ə)l/verbB22 meaningsTo leave somebody or something unable to work properly.
  • critique/kɹɪˈtiːk/nounB2+3 meaningsA detailed, reasoned judgement of a piece of work, an idea or a policy.
  • crop/kɹɒp/nounB16 meaningsA plant grown in large amounts to be harvested.
  • cross-examineverbC1To question the other side's witness to test their story.
  • cross-sellverbC1To sell something extra alongside the main purchase.
  • crow/kɹəʊ/nounB12 meaningsA big all-black bird with a harsh call.
  • crowbar/ˈkɹoʊˌbɑɹ/nounB22 meaningsA long iron or steel bar with a flattened, usually split end, used as a lever to force things open or pull out nails.
  • crucify/ˈkɹuːsɪfaɪ/verbB22 meaningsTo put to death on a cross.
  • crunch/kɹʌnt͡ʃ/verbB22 meaningsTo make the sound of something hard being crushed.
  • culminate/ˈkʌl.mɪ.neɪt/verbC1To reach a highest or final point.
  • cultivate/ˈkʌltɪveɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo grow crops with care.
  • curdle/ˈkɜː.dəl/verbC1To separate into lumps, as sour milk does.
  • cure/kjɔː/verbB25 meaningsTo make a sick person well, or to end a disease completely.
  • curtail/kɜːˈteɪl/verbC1To cut something short before its natural end.
  • curtsyverbC12 meaningsTo bend the knees briefly as a mark of respect.
  • dabble/ˈdæb.əl/verbC12 meaningsTo try something casually, without committing.
  • damage/ˈdæmɪd͡ʒ/verbA23 meaningsTo harm something so it works or looks worse.
  • dampen/ˈdæmpən/verbC22 meaningsTo make slightly wet.
  • dangle/ˈdæŋ.ɡəl/verbB22 meaningsTo hold or hang something so that it swings loose.
  • daresay/ˌdɛəˈseɪ/verbC1To suppose that something is probably so.
  • darn/dɑɹn/verbB24 meaningsTo mend a hole in cloth or knitting by weaving thread back and forth across the gap.
  • dart/dɑːt/verbB25 meaningsTo move suddenly and quickly in one direction.
  • dash/ˈdæʃ/nounB26 meaningsA very small amount of a liquid or powder added to food.
  • daunt/dɔːnt/verbC1To make somebody lose their nerve.
  • debase/dɪˈbeɪs/verbC1To lower the quality or worth of something.
  • debilitate/dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt/verbC1To weaken somebody badly.
  • debunk/diːˈbʌŋk/verbC1To show publicly that a claim is nonsense.
  • decant/dəˈkænt/verbC1To pour liquid gently from one vessel to another.
  • decimate/ˈdɛsɪmeɪt/verbC1To destroy a large part of something.
  • decipher/dɪˈsaɪfə(ɹ)/verbC1To work out the meaning of a code or unclear writing.
  • declare/dɪˈklɛə/verbB23 meaningsTo say something openly and officially.
  • declassify/diːˈklæsɪfaɪ/verbC1To release something from official secrecy.
  • declutter/diːˈklʌtə(ɹ)/verbC1To get rid of everything you do not need.
  • decorate/ˈdɛkəɹeɪt/verbB12 meaningsTo make something more beautiful with added touches.
  • deduce/dɪˈdʒuːs/verbB2+2 meaningsTo reach a conclusion by reasoning from what is known.
  • deem/diːm/verbC1To formally judge or consider something to be so.
  • default/dɪˈfɒlt/verbC12 meaningsTo fail to make the repayments you agreed to.
  • defect/ˈdiːfɛkt/nounB22 meaningsA fault in something, present from the time it was made.
  • defer/dɪˈfɜː/verbB2+2 meaningsTo put off until later.
  • defile/dɪˈfaɪl/verbC12 meaningsTo make something sacred or clean unfit.
  • defy/dɪˈfaɪ/verbC12 meaningsTo openly refuse to obey a greater power.
  • degrade/dɪˈɡɹeɪd/verbC1To lower in quality, or to treat with contempt.
  • degreaseverbC1To remove thick fat from a surface.
  • delegate/ˈdɛlɪɡət/verbC13 meaningsTo give a task, and the authority to carry it out, to someone who works under you.
  • deliberate/dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət/adjectiveB23 meaningsDone on purpose, with full intention.
  • demean/dɪˈmiːn/verbC1To lower somebody's dignity.
  • denigrate/ˈdɛn.ɪ.ɡɹeɪ̯t/verbC1To run somebody's reputation down unfairly.
  • denounce/diˈnaʊns/verbC12 meaningsTo publicly declare something to be wrong or evil.
  • deny/dɪˈnaɪ/verbB23 meaningsTo say that something is not true.
  • deodoriseverbC1To take a bad smell away.
  • depart/dɪˈpɑːt/verbB22 meaningsTo go away from a place.
  • depict/dɪˈpɪkt/verbC1To show or describe something in a picture or words.
  • deplore/dɪˈploɹ/verbC1To feel and express strong disapproval.
  • deploy/dɪˈplɔɪ/verbC12 meaningsTo put new code where real users will meet it.