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

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  • city/ˈsɪti/nounA12 meaningsA very large town with many thousands of people.
  • cityscapenounB2+The view of a city as a whole.
  • civic centrenounC1The group of buildings holding a town's public offices.
  • civil rightsnounB2The freedoms every citizen is entitled to.
  • civil servantnounB2A permanent official who serves whatever government is elected.
  • civil servicenounB2The permanent staff who run a country's departments.
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  • civilian/sɪˈvɪl.jən/nounB2Somebody not in the armed forces or the police.
  • civility/sɪˈvɪl.ɪ.ti/nounC1Basic politeness in dealing with people.
  • civilization/ˌsɪv.ɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/nounB2A society with developed cities, arts and government.
  • claim/kleɪm/verbB14 meaningsTo state something as true, with a hint that it may not be.
  • claimant/ˈkleɪ.mənt/nounC1Somebody who says they have a right to something.
  • clam/klæm/nounB2A shellfish living inside two hinged shells.
  • clamp/ˈklæmp/nounB1+2 meaningsA device that holds things tightly together.
  • clan/klæn/nounB22 meaningsA group of families claiming a common ancestor.
  • clang/ˈklæŋ/verbC12 meaningsTo make a loud ringing metallic sound.
  • clangour/ˈklæŋ(ɡ)ə/nounC2A loud continuous ringing din.
  • clap/klæp/verbA24 meaningsTo hit your hands together repeatedly to show that you liked something.
  • clarification/ˌklæɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/nounB2+An explanation making something clearer.
  • clarinet/ˌklæɹɪˈnɛt/nounB2A woodwind instrument with a single reed.
  • clarity/ˈklæɹ.ɪ.ti/nounC13 meaningsThe quality of being easy to understand.
  • clash/ˈklæʃ/nounC1A violent meeting, or a jarring difference.
  • clasp/klɑːsp/verbB23 meaningsTo hold something firmly in your hand or in your arms.
  • class/klɑːs/nounA13 meaningsA period of teaching, or the group of students taught together.
  • classic/ˈklæsɪk/adjectiveB13 meaningsSo good and typical of its kind that it never dates.
  • classical music/ˈklæːsəkəl mjuːzɪk/nounA2Serious music in the European tradition of Bach and Mozart.
  • classicsnounC1The study of ancient Greece and Rome.
  • classification/ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/nounC1The sorting of things into groups by type.
  • classified adnounB2A small text advertisement grouped with others by subject.
  • classmate/ˈklɑːs.meɪt/nounA2+2 meaningsA person who is in the same class as you at school or college.
  • classroom/ˈklɑːsɹʊm/nounA1The room where a teacher and pupils have lessons.
  • clatter/ˈklætəː/verbB22 meaningsTo make a rattling noise of hard things knocking together.
  • clause/klɔːz/nounC12 meaningsA separate numbered part of a contract, treaty or law.
  • claustrophobia/ˌklɒs.trəˈfəʊ.bi.ə/nounC1A dread of being shut in small spaces.
  • claw/klɔ/nounB14 meaningsA sharp curved nail on the foot of an animal or bird.
  • clay/kleɪ/nounB12 meaningsHeavy sticky earth used for making pots and bricks.
  • clay soilnounB2Heavy sticky ground that holds water and sets hard.
  • cleaner/ˈkliː.nə/nounA2+4 meaningsA person whose job is cleaning offices, homes or other buildings.
  • cleansing balmnounC1A soft solid that melts to remove make-up.
  • clear skynounA2A sky with no cloud in it at all.
  • clearance/ˈklɪə̯.ɹəns/nounB22 meaningsA sale at reduced prices to empty old stock.
  • clearing/ˈklɪɹɪŋ/nounB2An open space within a wood.
  • cleat/kliːt/nounC1The fitting that locks a shoe to a pedal.
  • cleavage/ˈkliːvɪd͡ʒ/nounC1The way a mineral splits along flat planes.
  • cleaver/ˈklivɚ/nounB2+A heavy square blade for chopping through bone.
  • clef/klɛf/nounB2+The sign at the start of a staff that fixes the pitches.
  • cleft/ˈklɛft/nounC12 meaningsA split or a deep narrow opening.
  • clemency/ˈklɛ.mən.si/nounC1Mercy shown by reducing a punishment.
  • clergy/ˈklɜːdʒi/nounB2+The priests and ministers of a church taken together.
  • clerk/klɑːk/nounB23 meaningsAn office worker who handles records and paperwork.
  • cleverness/ˈklɛvɚnəs/nounC1Quickness of mind and skill at working things out.
  • cliche/kliˈʃeɪ/nounB2+A phrase so overused it no longer says anything.
  • click/klɪk/verbB14 meaningsTo press the button on a mouse to choose something on a screen.
  • click-through ratenounB2What share of viewers clicked.
  • clickbait/ˈklɪkbeɪt/nounB22 meaningsA headline written only to make you press it.
  • clicker/ˈklɪkə/nounB2+A small device used to mark good behaviour.
  • client/ˈklaɪ.ənt/nounB13 meaningsA person or company that pays a professional or a firm for work or advice.
  • clientele[klaɪ.n̩ˈtɛl]nounC1All the customers of a business taken together.
  • cliff/klɪf/nounB2A high steep wall of rock.
  • cliffhanger/ˌklɪfˈhæŋ.ə(ɹ)/nounB2+2 meaningsAn ending that stops at the worst moment.
  • climate/ˈklaɪ.mɪt/nounB1+2 meaningsThe usual weather of a place over many years.