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

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  • churn/tʃɜːn/verbC16 meaningsTo stir or move something violently in circles.
  • cinch/sɪntʃ/nounC22 meaningsThe strap that holds a saddle on.
  • cinematographernounC2The person responsible for how the film looks.
  • cinematography/ˌsɪn.ə.məˈtɒɡ.ɹə.fiː/nounC2The art of shooting and lighting a film.
  • clangour/ˈklæŋ(ɡ)ə/nounC2A loud continuous ringing din.
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A region considered by its weather.
  • clink/klɪŋk/verbB2+2 meaningsTo make a light ringing sound of glass or metal.
  • clobber/ˈklɒb.ə(ɹ)/verbC12 meaningsTo hit somebody very hard.
  • clod/klɒd/nounC12 meaningsA lump of earth.
  • cloister/ˈklɔɪstə/nounC2A covered walk in a monastery, or a sheltered life.
  • coaster/ˈkəʊ̯s.tə/nounB1+3 meaningsA small mat that a drink stands on to protect the surface underneath.
  • cockatrice/ˈkɒkətɹaɪs/nounC2A legendary beast said to kill with its glance.
  • codpiece/ˈkɒdˌpiːs/nounC2A padded pouch worn at the front of old men's hose.
  • cog/kɒɡ/nounC2A broad medieval trading vessel.
  • coif/kwɑf/nounC2A close-fitting cloth head covering tied under the chin, worn by medieval women or beneath a helmet.
  • colic/ˈkɒl.ɪk/nounC12 meaningsLong unexplained crying in a small baby.
  • colloquium/kəˈləʊkwiəm/nounC2An academic meeting for discussing a subject.
  • commissar/ˌkɒmɪˈsɑː/nounC2A political official in a communist state or army.
  • compere/ˈkɒmpɛː(ɹ)/nounC2Somebody who introduces the acts at an entertainment.
  • conceit/kənˈsiːt/nounB2+2 meaningsToo high an opinion of yourself.
  • concert/kənˈsɜːt/nounA2+2 meaningsA live performance where musicians play for a crowd.
  • conciliationnounC2The bringing of two hostile sides back to friendly terms.
  • concordance/kənˈkɔːdəns/nounC2An index of every word used in a work.
  • concurrence/kənˈkʌɹ.əns/nounC2Agreement, or the happening of things at the same time.
  • conduit/ˈkɒnd(j)ʊɪt/nounC22 meaningsA tube that protects cables or carries water.
  • confection/kənˈfɛkʃən/nounC2A sweet dish, or something elaborately put together.
  • confinement/kənˈfaɪnmənt/nounC12 meaningsBeing kept within limits or shut in.
  • conflagration/ˌkɒnfləˈɡɹeɪʃən/nounC2A huge destructive blaze.
  • conglomerate/kənˈɡlɒm.(ə.)ɹɪt/nounC2A large company made of many different businesses.
  • conjecture/kənˈd͡ʒɛkt͡ʃə/nounC22 meaningsA guess formed on incomplete evidence.
  • connivance/kəˈnaɪvəns/nounC2Willing co-operation in something wrong.
  • connotation/ˌkɒnəˈteɪʃən/nounC2The feeling a word carries beyond its plain sense.
  • consecration/ˌkɒnsɪˈkɹeɪʃən/nounC2The setting apart of something as sacred.
  • conservatory/kənˈsɜː.və.tɹi/nounC12 meaningsA glass room built onto a house.
  • consignment/kənˈsaɪnmənt/nounC2A batch of goods sent to one destination.
  • consort/ˈkɒnsɔːt/nounC12 meaningsThe husband or wife of a ruler.
  • consternation/ˌkɒn.stəˈneɪ.ʃən/nounC2Dismay and confusion at something unexpected.
  • constitutional/ˌkɒn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃ(ə)n.(ə)l/adjectiveC12 meaningsTo do with the basic laws of a state.
  • constructive dismissalnounC2Being forced to resign by intolerable treatment.
  • consummationnounC2The bringing of something to its perfect finish.
  • consumption/kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsThe using up of resources, goods or food.
  • contagion/kənˈteɪd͡ʒən/nounC2The spreading of disease or of feeling by contact.
  • continuance/kənˈtɪnjuəns/nounC22 meaningsThe act of going on.
  • contrition/kənˈtɹɪʃən/nounC2Deep sorrow for having done wrong.
  • copingnounB1+2 meaningsManaging to deal with something hard.
  • coprolite/ˈkɒprəˌlaɪt/nounC2The fossilised droppings of an ancient animal.
  • copse/kɒps/nounC2A small group of trees.
  • coracle/ˈkɒɹəkəl/nounC2A small round boat of hide over a frame.
  • cord/ˈkɔːd/nounB12 meaningsThin rope, or a length of it.
  • cordwainernounC2A shoemaker who works in fine leather.
  • cornucopia/ˌkɔː.njəˈkəʊ.pi.ə/nounC2An overflowing supply of good things.
  • corollary/kɒˈɹɒləɹi/nounC2Something that follows immediately from what is proved.
  • corps de balletnounC2The dancers who perform as a group rather than as soloists.
  • corpus/ˈkɔːpəs/nounC2A large collected body of writing or of data.
  • corruption/kəˈɹʌpʃən/nounC14 meaningsThe use of power or public office for private gain, especially through bribes.
  • corsair/kɔːɹsɛəɹ/nounC2A pirate, especially of the Mediterranean.
  • cortege/kɔɹˈtɛʒ/nounC2A solemn procession, especially at a funeral.
  • costermongernounC2A street trader selling fruit and vegetables.
  • counterchangenounC2A pattern where colours swap across a dividing line.
  • courser/ˈkɜːsə/nounC2A swift horse used in war or hunting.