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

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  • critical/ˈkɹɪt.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveB23 meaningsExtremely important at this exact moment.
  • cross/kɹɒs/nounA27 meaningsA shape made of two lines cutting through each other, used as a mark.
  • cross-eyedadjectiveC1Having eyes that turn inward towards each other.
  • crowded/ˈkɹaʊdɪd/adjectiveA2+3 meaningsFull of people, with little room to move.
  • crowning/ˈkɹaʊnɪŋ/adjectiveC12 meaningsStanding at the top of a life's achievements.
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adjectiveC13 meanings
Rough and unfinished.
  • cruel/ˈkɹuːəl/adjectiveB12 meaningsDeliberately causing pain and not caring.
  • cruelty-freeadjectiveB2Made without testing on animals.
  • crumblyadjectiveB2+Falling apart into little dry pieces.
  • crunchy/ˈkɹʌnt͡ʃi/adjectiveA2+Making a loud crackling sound between the teeth.
  • crusty/ˈkɹʌsti/adjectiveB22 meaningsHaving a hard dry outer layer.
  • cryptic/ˈkɹɪptɪk/adjectiveC1Deliberately hard to understand.
  • crystal/ˈkɹɪstəl/nounB13 meaningsA solid whose atoms are arranged in a regular repeating pattern.
  • cubic/ˈkjuː.bɪk/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsMeasured in units of volume, in three dimensions.
  • cuddly/ˈkʌdli/adjectiveB1+Soft and pleasant to hold close.
  • culinary/ˈkʌlɪn(ə)ɹi/adjectiveC1To do with cooking and the kitchen.
  • culpable/ˈkʌlpəbəl/adjectiveC1Deserving the blame.
  • cultural/ˈkʌl.tʃ(ʊ.)ɹəl/adjectiveB1+To do with the arts and customs of a people.
  • cumbersome/ˈkʌmbəsəm/adjectiveC1So big and awkward it is hard to carry or use.
  • cunning/ˈkʌnɪŋ/adjectiveB22 meaningsClever in a sly, scheming way.
  • cured/kjʊəd/adjectiveB22 meaningsPreserved with salt, smoke or time.
  • curious/ˈkjʊə.ɹi.əs/adjectiveB12 meaningsEager to know or learn something.
  • curly/ˈkɜːli/adjectiveA2+Growing or lying in rings and waves.
  • current/ˈkʌɹənt/adjectiveB14 meaningsBelonging to the present moment; in force now.
  • cursory/ˈkɜː.sə.ɹi/adjectiveC12 meaningsHasty and without attention to detail.
  • curt/kɝt/adjectiveC1Noticeably brief to the point of rudeness.
  • curved/kɜːvd/adjectiveB2Bending smoothly like part of a circle.
  • custom/ˈkʌstəm/nounB12 meaningsA traditional and widely accepted way of behaving in a society.
  • customary/ˈkʌs.tə.m(ə.)ɹi/adjectiveC1Usual, according to long practice.
  • cute/kjuːt/adjectiveA23 meaningsSweet and charming to look at.
  • cutting/ˈkʌtɪŋ/nounC14 meaningsA passage dug through high ground to carry a railway or road.
  • cutting-edgeadjectiveC1At the very front of what is currently possible.
  • cylindrical/sɪˈlɪndɹɪkəl/adjectiveB2Shaped like a cylinder, a round tube with flat ends.
  • cynical/ˈsɪnɪkəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsBelieving that people act only out of self-interest.
  • daft/dɑːft/adjectiveB2+Silly in a harmless way.
  • daily/ˈdeɪli/adjectiveA23 meaningsHappening or done every day.
  • dainty/ˈdeɪnti/adjectiveB2Small, delicate and pretty.
  • dairy-freeadjectiveB1Made without milk or anything from it.
  • damp/ˈdæmp/adjectiveB13 meaningsSlightly wet, in a way that feels unpleasant.
  • dangerous/ˈdeɪn.ʒ(ə.)ɹəs/adjectiveA12 meaningsAble to cause harm or injury.
  • dank/ˈdæŋk/adjectiveC1Unpleasantly damp and cold.
  • dappled[ˈdæpəɫd]adjectiveC1Marked with soft spots of light and shade.
  • daring/ˈdɛə.ɹɪŋ/adjectiveB22 meaningsBravely willing to take big risks.
  • dark/dɑːk/adjectiveA14 meaningsWith little or no light.
  • darn/dɑɹn/verbB24 meaningsTo mend a hole in cloth or knitting by weaving thread back and forth across the gap.
  • dashing/ˈdæʃɪŋ(ɡ)/adjectiveB22 meaningsStylish, spirited and attractive.
  • daunting/ˈdɔːntɪŋ/adjectiveC1Frightening because it looks so difficult.
  • day-to-dayadjectiveB2Happening as part of ordinary daily life.
  • dazed/deɪzd/adjectiveB2+Stunned and unable to think clearly.
  • dead/dɛd/adjectiveA13 meaningsNo longer living.
  • deaf/dɛf/adjectiveB12 meaningsUnable to hear.
  • deafening/ˈdɛfənɪŋ(ɡ)/adjectiveB2+Extremely loud.
  • debatable[dɪˈbeɪtəbəɫ]adjectiveB2+Open to argument either way.
  • debonair/ˌdɛbəˈneə(ɹ)/adjectiveC2Confident, stylish and charming.
  • decadent/ˈdɛkədənt/adjectiveC1Luxuriously rich to the point of excess.
  • deceitful/dɪˈsiːtfʊl/adjectiveB2+In the habit of lying to get what you want.
  • decent/ˈdiː.sənt/adjectiveB24 meaningsGood enough; of a reasonable standard.
  • deceptive/dɪˈsɛp.tɪv/adjectiveB2+Giving an impression that is not the truth.
  • decimal/ˈdɛs.ɪ.məl/nounB1+2 meaningsA number written with a point and digits after it.
  • decisive/dɪˈsaɪsɪv/adjectiveC12 meaningsAble to make choices quickly and firmly.