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

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19,295 words · showing 2,281–2,340

  • by-product/ˈbaɪ.pɹɒ.dʌkt/nounB2Something extra produced while making the main thing.
  • bye/baɪ/interjectionA13 meaningsGoodbye, said quickly at the end of a conversation.
  • byelawnounC2A rule made by a local authority.
  • bygone/ˈbaɪɡɒn/adjectiveC1Belonging to a time now long past.
  • bylaw/ˈbaɪ.lɔː/nounC1A local rule made by a council or organisation.
  • byline/ˈbaɪlaɪn/
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The line naming who wrote the article.
  • bypass/ˈbaɪpæs/verbC1To go round something instead of through it.
  • byproductnounB2+Something produced incidentally while making something else.
  • byre/ˈbaɪə/nounC2A shed for cattle.
  • bystander/ˈbaɪˌstænd.ə(ɹ)/nounB2+A person present at an event without taking part.
  • byte/baɪt/nounB1+A unit of computer storage, eight bits.
  • byword/ˈbaɪ.wə(ɹ)d/nounC2A name that stands for a quality in everyone's mind.
  • cabal/kəˈbɑːl/nounC2A small secret group plotting together.
  • cabaret/kæbəˈɹeɪ/nounB2+A series of acts performed at a club while people dine.
  • cabbage/ˈkæbɪd͡ʒ/nounB1A hard ball of tightly packed green leaves.
  • cabin/ˈkæbɪn/nounB13 meaningsThe part of an aircraft or ship where people sit or sleep.
  • cabin crewnounB2The staff who look after passengers in flight.
  • cabin pressurenounB2The air pressure kept inside an aircraft.
  • cabinet/ˈkæb.ɪ.nɪt/nounB22 meaningsThe group of senior ministers who direct a government.
  • cable/ˈkeɪ.bəl/nounB22 meaningsA thick insulated wire carrying electricity or signals.
  • cable car/ˈkeɪ.bəl ˌkɑːɹ/nounB1A car hauled up a slope on a moving rope.
  • cabochon/ˌkæbəˈʃɒn/nounC2A stone polished round rather than cut into faces.
  • cache/kæʃ/nounB2+2 meaningsA nearby copy kept so data need not be fetched twice.
  • cackle/ˈkækəl/verbB2+To laugh in a harsh broken way.
  • cacophony/kəˈkɒfəni/nounC2A harsh mixture of loud unpleasant sounds.
  • cactus/ˈkæktəs/nounA2+A desert plant covered in spines that needs almost no water.
  • cadaver/kəˈdæv.ə(ɹ)/nounC1A dead body, especially one used for study.
  • caddie/ˈkædi/nounB2+The person who carries a golfer's clubs and advises them.
  • caddy/ˈkædi/nounC1A small container for keeping tea in.
  • cadence/ˈkeɪ̯dəns/nounC12 meaningsThe rise and fall of a voice or a tune.
  • caesareannounB2+A birth by an operation through the abdomen.
  • cafe/ˌkæˈfeɪ/nounA1A small place serving coffee and light food.
  • cafe terracenounB1Tables set outside on the pavement.
  • caffeine/ˈkæfiːn/nounB1+The stimulant found in coffee and tea.
  • cage/keɪd͡ʒ/nounB12 meaningsA box of bars for keeping a creature in.
  • cairn/kɛən/nounC1A pile of stones built to mark a route or a summit.
  • cajole/kəˈdʒəʊl/verbC1To coax somebody with flattery.
  • cake/keɪk/nounA13 meaningsA sweet baked food made from flour, sugar, eggs and fat.
  • calamitous/kəˈlæmɪtəs/adjectiveC2Bringing disaster.
  • calamity/kəˈlæmɪti/nounC2A disaster that brings great distress.
  • calcium/ˈkælsi.əm/nounB1+A chemical element that forms bones, teeth and shells.
  • calculate/ˈkælkjʊleɪt/verbB23 meaningsTo work out an amount or an answer using numbers.
  • calculation/ˌkælkjuˈleɪʃn̩/nounC1Working something out with numbers, or a cold self-serving plan.
  • calculator/ˈkæl.kjə.leɪ.tə(ɹ)/nounB1+A device that works out sums.
  • calculus/ˈkæl.kjʊ.ləs/nounB2+2 meaningsThe mathematics of change and of areas under curves.
  • calendar/ˈkæl.ən.də/nounA2+A chart of the days and months of the year.
  • calf/kɑːf/nounB13 meaningsThe thick muscle at the back of the lower leg, below the knee.
  • calibrate/ˈkæl.ɪ.bɹeɪ̯t/verbC1To set an instrument so its readings are true.
  • calibration/ˌkæl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/nounB2+The setting of an instrument so it reads correctly.
  • calibre/ˈkæl.ɪ.bə(ɹ)/nounC12 meaningsThe width of a gun barrel and its round.
  • call/kɔːl/verbA18 meaningsTo telephone someone.
  • call backphraseB1To phone someone again who called you first.
  • call it a dayphraseB2To stop working for the day, or to end something for good.
  • call numbernounB2The number that fixes a book's place on the shelves.
  • call offphraseB2To decide a planned event will not happen.
  • call outphraseB12 meaningsTo shout in order to be heard.
  • call to actionnounB2The line telling the reader exactly what to do next.
  • caller/ˈkɔːlə/nounB12 meaningsSomebody who telephones.
  • callipersnounC1A tool with two arms that measures thickness exactly.
  • callous/ˈkæləs/adjectiveC2Hard-hearted and unfeeling.