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

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3,753 words · showing 481–540

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  • carburettornounC1The old part that mixed fuel with air before injection.
  • cardboard/ˈkɑːdbɔːd/nounB22 meaningsStiff thick paper used for boxes and packaging.
  • care/kɛə/verbA26 meaningsTo feel that someone or something matters to you.
  • career/kəˈɹɪə/nounB12 meaningsThe series of jobs a person does through their working life, seen as a whole.
  • caretaker/ˈkɛɹˌteɪ.kɚ/nounB1+2 meaningsThe person who looks after a building.
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/ˈkɑː.nɪdʒ/
nounB2+2 meanings
The killing of very many people.
  • carp/ˈkɑːp/nounB1+2 meaningsA big freshwater fish kept in ponds.
  • carpentry/ˈkɑː.pɪn.tri/nounC1The trade of making things from timber.
  • carriage/ˈkæɹɪd͡ʒ/nounB24 meaningsOne of the separate sections of a passenger train.
  • carrier/ˈkæɹi.ə/nounC12 meaningsA company that transports goods or people.
  • carrion/ˈkæɹ.ɪ.ən/nounC1The rotting flesh of dead animals.
  • cartography/kɐː(ɹ)ˈtɔɡɹəfɪi̯/nounC1The making of maps.
  • carver/ˈkɑɹvɚ/nounB2+2 meaningsSomebody who cuts shapes from wood or stone.
  • casanova/kæsəˈnoʊvə/nounC1A man famous for his many love affairs.
  • cascade/kæsˈkeɪd/nounB2+2 meaningsA small waterfall, or a series of them.
  • cassette/kəˈsɛt/nounC12 meaningsThe cluster of sprockets on a bicycle's rear wheel.
  • casting/ˈkæstɪŋ/nounC12 meaningsAn object made by pouring metal into a mould.
  • castle/ˈkɑːsəl/nounA22 meaningsA fortified building where lords once lived.
  • castling/ˈkɑːstlɪŋ/nounC1A special move that tucks the king behind a tower.
  • castration/kæˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/nounC1The removal of the male reproductive organs.
  • casualty/ˈkaʒʊ.əlti/nounC12 meaningsA person hurt or killed in an accident or war.
  • catalogue/ˈkæt.əˌlɒɡ/nounC12 meaningsThe organised list of everything a collection holds.
  • catapult/ˈkæ.tə.pʌlt/nounB2+4 meaningsA Y-shaped stick with elastic stretched between its prongs, used for shooting small stones.
  • catfishingnounC1Pretending online to be somebody you are not.
  • catharsis/kəˈθɑːsɪs/nounC1The relief that comes from letting strong feeling out.
  • caucus/ˈkɔːkəs/nounC1A meeting of a party's members to decide policy.
  • cauldron/ˈkɔːl.dɹən/nounB2+2 meaningsA great pot for boiling over a fire.
  • causation/kɔːˈzeɪ.ʃən/nounC12 meaningsThe relationship in which one thing genuinely brings another about.
  • causeway/ˈkɔːz.weɪ/nounC1A raised road across wet ground or water.
  • caution/ˈkɔːʃ(ə)n/verbC12 meaningsTo advise care before acting.
  • cavalry/ˈkæ.vəl.ɹi/nounB22 meaningsSoldiers who fought on horseback.
  • caveat/ˈkævɪæt/nounC1A warning about a limit or condition.
  • celibacy/ˈsɛləbəsi/nounC1The state of living without sex or marriage.
  • cellar/ˈsɛlə/nounB13 meaningsAn underground room below a house, used for storage.
  • cement/səˈmɛnt/nounB12 meaningsA grey powder that hardens when mixed with water and binds other materials.
  • censorship boardnounC1The body that decides what the public may not see.
  • censure/ˈsɛn.ʃə/nounC1Strong formal disapproval.
  • census/ˈsɛnsəs/nounB2+3 meaningsAn official count of the people living in a country, with details about them.
  • centenary/sɛnˈtiːnəɹi/nounC1The hundredth anniversary of something.
  • centerfold/ˈsɛntɚfoʊld/nounC1The picture printed across the two middle pages.
  • centre controlnounC1Command of the middle squares of the board.
  • centrifuge/ˈsɛntɹɪˌfjuːdʒ/nounC1A machine that spins samples fast to separate them.
  • cessation/sɛˈseɪʃən/nounC1A stopping of something.
  • cesspit/ˈsɛspɪt/nounC1A pit for household waste and sewage.
  • chaff/t͡ʃæf/nounC1The light husks blown away from the grain.
  • chain of commandnounC1The order of who answers to whom.
  • chainring/ˈt͡ʃeɪnɹɪŋ/nounC1The toothed wheel the chain runs over at the front.
  • chainstaynounC1The tube running from the pedals to the rear wheel.
  • chalice/ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪs/nounC1A large ornamental cup, often used in ceremony.
  • chance/t͡ʃɑːns/ [t͡ʃʰɑːns]nounA25 meaningsA moment when something becomes possible for you.
  • chant/t͡ʃɑːnt/nounB23 meaningsA short phrase repeated in a rhythmic, half-sung voice by a group of people.
  • chaos/ˈkeɪɒs/nounB23 meaningsComplete disorder, in which nothing works as it should and no one is in control.
  • chapel/ˈt͡ʃæp.əl/nounB12 meaningsA small building or room used for worship.
  • chaperone/ˈʃæ.pəˌɹoʊn/nounC1Somebody who accompanies a young person to keep them proper.
  • chaplain/ˈt͡ʃæp.lɪn/nounC1A clergyman serving a school, a hospital or the forces.
  • character arcnounC1The way a character changes across a story.
  • chargebacknounC1Reversing a card payment after a dispute.
  • charisma/kəˈɹɪzmə/nounC1The magnetic personal power that draws people to a leader.
  • charity/ˈtʃæɹɪti/nounA2+3 meaningsAn organisation that collects money to help people in need.
  • charlestonnounC1A fast dance of the 1920s.