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

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19,295 words · showing 2,341–2,400

  • callousedadjectiveC1Hardened by rubbing.
  • calloutnounC1A visit by a repairer to where the fault is.
  • callow/ˈkæləʊ/adjectiveC2Young and lacking any experience.
  • callsignnounC1The name a pilot uses on the radio.
  • callus/ˈkæləs/nounB2+A patch of skin hardened by rubbing.
  • calm/kɑm/adjectiveA24 meaningsNot worried or excited.
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calm downphraseA2To become or make someone become less angry or agitated.
  • calmness/ˈkɑ(l)mnəs/nounB2+The quality of being untroubled and free from agitation, named with the noun ending -ness.
  • calorie/ˈkæləɹi/nounC1The unit that measures how much energy a food gives you.
  • calorific/ˌkæləˈɹɪf.ɪk/adjectiveC2Containing a great deal of energy as food.
  • caltrop/ˈkæltɹəp/nounC2A spiked device thrown down to lame horses.
  • calumny/ˈkæləmni/nounC2A false statement made to damage a reputation.
  • camaraderie/ˌkæməˈɹɑːdəɹi/nounC1The warm trust between people who share hard work.
  • cambodianounB1+A country in Southeast Asia.
  • camel/ˈkæml̩/nounB1A humped desert animal.
  • cameo/ˈkæm.iː.əʊ/nounC1A raised figure carved on a stone of two colours.
  • camera/ˈkæməɹə/nounA1The device that captures pictures and video.
  • cameroonnounB2+The Central African country often called Africa in miniature.
  • camouflage/ˈkæ.məˌflɑːʒ/nounB1+2 meaningsColours and patterns that hide something in its background.
  • camp/ˈkæmp/nounA22 meaningsA place where people stay in tents or huts for a while.
  • campaign/kæmˈpeɪn/nounB1+4 meaningsA planned series of actions over time to win support or reach a goal.
  • campfire/ˈkæmpˌfaɪ̯ɚ/nounB1An open fire built at a camp.
  • campfire bannounB2A rule forbidding open fires because of fire risk.
  • camping/ˈkæmp.ɪŋ/nounA2+Staying outdoors overnight in a tent.
  • campsite/ˈkæmpˌsaɪt/nounB1+The place where tents are pitched.
  • campsite pitchnounB2The marked plot where you may put up a tent.
  • campus/ˈkæmpəs/nounB1+The grounds and buildings of a college.
  • can't complainphraseB2A cheerful way of saying life is going well enough.
  • canada/kəˈnɑːdə/nounA2+The large North American country north of the United States.
  • canal/kəˈnæl/nounB22 meaningsA waterway cut by people for boats or drainage.
  • canary/kəˈnɛəɹi/nounB1A small yellow cage bird kept for its song.
  • cancel/ˈkæn.sl̩/verbA23 meaningsTo decide that something already arranged will not happen.
  • cancel outphraseB2To have an opposite effect that leaves nothing gained.
  • cancellation/kænsəˈleɪʃən/nounB1+A service called off before it runs.
  • cancellation feenounB2A charge for ending an agreement early.
  • cancellation policynounB2The rules about changing or dropping a booking.
  • cancelledadjectiveA2+2 meaningsCalled off and not going ahead.
  • cancer/ˈkænsə/nounB13 meaningsA disease in which cells grow uncontrollably.
  • cancerous/ˈkænsəɹəs/adjectiveB2+Being or caused by a growth that spreads through the body.
  • candelabranounB2+A branched stand holding several candles.
  • candid/ˈkæn.dɪd/adjectiveC12 meaningsHonest and direct, even about uncomfortable things.
  • candidate/ˈkæn.dɪ.dət/nounB1+4 meaningsA person competing to be chosen for a job or a public office.
  • candle/ˈkæn.dəl/nounA2A stick of wax with a wick through the middle, burned to give light or scent.
  • candlelight/ˈkæn.dl̩ˌlaɪt/nounB2The soft light of burning candles.
  • candlelit/ˈkæn.dl̩ˌlɪt/adjectiveB2+Lit only by candles.
  • candournounC1Honest plain speaking.
  • candy/ˈkæn.di/nounA1Small sugary treats, in American use.
  • candyflossnounB1+Spun sugar sold on a stick.
  • cane/keɪn/verbB22 meaningsTo beat somebody with a stick.
  • canister/ˈkænɪstɚ/nounB22 meaningsA sealed metal cylinder holding gas or liquid, often under pressure.
  • canned/kænd/adjectiveB1Preserved and sealed in a metal container.
  • cannibal/ˈkænɪbəl/nounB2Somebody who eats the flesh of their own kind.
  • cannibalism/ˈkanɪbəlɪz(ə)m/nounB2+The eating of the flesh of your own kind.
  • cannonball/ˈkænənˌbɔːl/nounB2The heavy iron ball an old gun fired.
  • canoe/kəˈnuː/nounC1A narrow light boat moved with a paddle.
  • canoeing/kəˈnuɪŋ/nounB1+Paddling a light narrow boat.
  • canon/ˈkæn.ən/nounB2+The body of works accepted as genuine or authoritative.
  • canopy/ˈkæ.nə.pi/nounB22 meaningsThe green roof formed by treetops meeting.
  • canopy roofnounB2A small roof projecting over an entrance.
  • cantankerous/kænˈtæŋkəɹəs/adjectiveC2Bad-tempered and quick to argue.