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

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  • conqueror/ˈkɑŋˌkɚ.ɚ/nounB2+Somebody who takes a country by force.
  • conquest/ˈkɒŋkwɛst/nounB2The taking of a country by force.
  • conscience/ˈkɒn.ʃəns/nounB2The inner sense of right and wrong.
  • conscientious objector/ˌkɑnʃiˈɛnʃəs əbˈd͡ʒɛktɚ/nounC1Somebody who refuses to fight on moral grounds.
  • consciousness/ˈkɒnʃəsnəs/nounB2Being awake and aware of what is around you.
  • conscript/ˈkɒnskɹɪpt/
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Somebody made to serve by law rather than choice.
  • consecration/ˌkɒnsɪˈkɹeɪʃən/nounC2The setting apart of something as sacred.
  • consensus/kənˈsɛnsəs/nounC12 meaningsGeneral agreement among the members of a group.
  • consent/kənˈsɛnt/verbB22 meaningsTo give permission for something formally, or agree to it.
  • consequence/ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwəns/nounB1+2 meaningsA result that follows from an action or a situation.
  • conservation/ˌkɑnsə(ɹ)ˈveɪʃən/nounB2+4 meaningsThe work of protecting wild places, animals and plants from damage and from being used up.
  • conservation areanounB2A district where changes to buildings are controlled.
  • conservatory/kənˈsɜː.və.tɹi/nounC12 meaningsA glass room built onto a house.
  • consideration/kənˌsɪd.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/nounB22 meaningsCareful thought.
  • consignment/kənˈsaɪnmənt/nounC2A batch of goods sent to one destination.
  • consistency/kənˈsɪs.tən.si/nounC12 meaningsBeing free of contradiction.
  • consolation/ˌkɑn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/nounB2Comfort given after a loss or a disappointment.
  • console/ˈkɒn.səʊl/verbB24 meaningsTo comfort someone who is unhappy or disappointed.
  • consolidation/kənˌsɒlɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/nounC1The joining or strengthening of separate parts.
  • consonant/ˈkɒn.sə.nənt/nounB1+A speech sound made by obstructing the airflow, or the letter representing it.
  • consort/ˈkɒnsɔːt/nounC12 meaningsThe husband or wife of a ruler.
  • consortium/kənˈsɔː.ti.əm/nounC1A group of companies acting together on one project.
  • conspiracy/kənˈspɪɹəsi/nounB2A secret plan by several people to do something wrong.
  • conspirator/kənˈspɪɹətə/nounB2One of a group secretly planning something unlawful or harmful.
  • constant/ˈkɒnstənt/adjectiveB25 meaningsHappening all the time; never stopping.
  • constellation/ˌkɒn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/nounB2+A named group of stars in the night sky.
  • consternation/ˌkɒn.stəˈneɪ.ʃən/nounC2Dismay and confusion at something unexpected.
  • constituency/kənˈstɪt͡ʃu.ənsi/nounC1The area one representative is elected to speak for.
  • constitution/ˌkɒn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃ(ə)n/nounC12 meaningsThe founding document setting out a country's deepest rules.
  • constitutional/ˌkɒn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃ(ə)n.(ə)l/adjectiveC12 meaningsTo do with the basic laws of a state.
  • constraint/kənˈstɹeɪnt/nounC1A limit that stops you doing as you wish.
  • construction/kənˈstɹʌkʃən/nounB22 meaningsThe process or industry of building things.
  • construction setnounB2A boxed kit of parts for building models.
  • constructive dismissalnounC2Being forced to resign by intolerable treatment.
  • consulate/ˈkɒnsjʊlət/nounB2+The office of a country's representative in a foreign city.
  • consultancy/kənˈsʌl.tən.si/nounC1A firm that sells expert advice.
  • consultant/kənˈsʌl.tənt/nounB2+2 meaningsAn outside expert paid to give professional advice to a business or client.
  • consultation/ˌkɒnsəlˈteɪʃən/nounC12 meaningsA meeting to obtain professional advice.
  • consumer/kənˈsjuːmə/nounB2+A person who buys and uses goods and services.
  • consumer electronicsnounB2Electrical goods made for ordinary household use.
  • consumer rightsnounB2The protections the law gives to buyers.
  • consummationnounC2The bringing of something to its perfect finish.
  • consumption/kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsThe using up of resources, goods or food.
  • contact/ˈkɑntækt/nounA22 meaningsCommunication with somebody.
  • contagion/kənˈteɪd͡ʒən/nounC2The spreading of disease or of feeling by contact.
  • container/kənˈteɪ.nə/nounB12 meaningsA large standard steel box for transporting goods.
  • container shipnounB2A vessel that carries goods in stacked metal boxes.
  • container terminalnounB2Where metal boxes move between trains and lorries.
  • containment/kənˈteɪnmənt/nounC1Keeping a danger inside a limited area.
  • contaminant/kənˈtamɪnənt/nounC1Something present that should not be there.
  • contamination/kənˌtæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/nounB2+The spoiling of something by an unwanted substance.
  • contemplation/ˌkɒntəmˈpleɪʃən/nounB2+Long quiet thought about something.
  • contemporary dancenounB2A modern style that breaks classical rules.
  • contempt/kənˈtɛmpt/nounC12 meaningsThe feeling that someone or something is worthless and beneath you.
  • contender/kənˈtɛn.dɚ/nounC1Somebody with a real chance of winning.
  • content/kənˈtɛnt/adjectiveB24 meaningsQuietly satisfied with what you have and how things are.
  • contention/kənˈtɛnʃən/nounC1A point argued for, or a state of disagreement.
  • contentment/kənˈtɛntmənt/nounC1The quiet satisfied feeling of wanting nothing more.
  • contest/ˈkɒn.tɛst/nounB12 meaningsA competition to decide who is best.
  • context/ˈkɒn.tɛkst/nounB2The surrounding facts that make something make sense.