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

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19,295 words · showing 2,521–2,580

  • case/keɪs/nounB13 meaningsOne example of a situation, or the situation itself.
  • case study/ˈkeɪs ˌstʌdi/nounB2A deep detailed study of one single example.
  • cash/ˈkæʃ/nounA22 meaningsPaper money and coins rather than a card.
  • cash flownounB2The movement of money in and out over time.
  • cashbacknounB2Money returned to you after a purchase.
  • cashew/ˈkæʃuː/noun
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A curved, buttery, kidney-shaped nut.
  • cashier/kəˈʃɪə/nounB1Somebody who takes payment at a till or bank counter.
  • cashpointnounB1The machine in a wall that gives out banknotes.
  • casino/kəˈsiːnəʊ/nounB1A place where people gamble at cards and machines.
  • cask/kɑːsk/nounB2+A wooden barrel, especially for beer or wine.
  • casket/ˈkæs.kɪt/nounB22 meaningsA small ornamental box for jewels or valuables.
  • casserole/ˈkæs.əˌɹoʊl/nounB1+A deep dish, and the slow-baked meal cooked in it.
  • casserole dishnounB2A deep oven dish with a lid.
  • cassette/kəˈsɛt/nounC12 meaningsThe cluster of sprockets on a bicycle's rear wheel.
  • cast/kɑːst/verbB14 meaningsTo throw something out and away from you, aiming it.
  • cast ironnounB2Hard brittle iron poured into a mould.
  • cast off/kæst ɒf/phraseC1To finish knitting by securing the last row.
  • cast onphraseC1To make the first row of loops on a knitting needle.
  • castaway/ˈkæs.tə.weɪ/nounB2+A shipwreck survivor stranded on a shore.
  • caste/kɑːst/nounB2+A fixed social class you are born into.
  • castellan/ˈkæstələn/nounC2The governor in charge of a castle.
  • castigate/ˈkæs.tɪ.ɡeɪt/verbC2To criticise somebody severely.
  • casting/ˈkæstɪŋ/nounC12 meaningsAn object made by pouring metal into a mould.
  • castle/ˈkɑːsəl/nounA22 meaningsA fortified building where lords once lived.
  • castling/ˈkɑːstlɪŋ/nounC1A special move that tucks the king behind a tower.
  • castrate/kæsˈtɹeɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo remove the male reproductive organs.
  • castration/kæˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/nounC1The removal of the male reproductive organs.
  • casual/ˈkaʒ(uː)əl/adjectiveB23 meaningsComfortable and informal, of clothes or occasions.
  • casualty/ˈkaʒʊ.əlti/nounC12 meaningsA person hurt or killed in an accident or war.
  • cat/ˈkæt/nounA1A soft pet that meows and hunts mice.
  • cataclysm/ˈkætəˌklɪzm̩/nounC2A violent upheaval that changes everything.
  • catalogue/ˈkæt.əˌlɒɡ/nounC12 meaningsThe organised list of everything a collection holds.
  • catalogue raisonnenounC2A complete listed record of an artist's works.
  • catalyst/ˈkæt.ɪ.lɪst/nounB2+2 meaningsA substance that speeds a reaction without being used up.
  • catamaran/ˌkæ.tə.məˈɹæn/nounB2+A boat with two hulls side by side.
  • catapult/ˈkæ.tə.pʌlt/nounB2+4 meaningsA Y-shaped stick with elastic stretched between its prongs, used for shooting small stones.
  • cataract/ˈkætəɹækt/nounB2+2 meaningsA clouding of the eye's lens causing blurred vision.
  • catastrophe/kəˈtæstɹəfi/nounB23 meaningsA sudden event that causes great damage or suffering.
  • catastrophic/kætəˈstɹɒfɪk/adjectiveB2+Bringing sudden and very great damage.
  • catastrophicallyadverbC2To a disastrous degree.
  • catastrophisingnounC2Assuming the worst possible outcome.
  • catch/kæt͡ʃ/verbA29 meaningsTo take hold of something moving through the air.
  • catch a glimpsephraseB2To see something for only a moment.
  • catch firephraseB12 meaningsTo start burning.
  • catch on/kæt͡ʃ ˈɒn/phraseB22 meaningsTo come to understand something.
  • catch sight ofphraseB2To see something briefly and unexpectedly.
  • catch somebody's driftphraseC1To grasp the general point somebody is making.
  • catch somebody's eyephraseB2To attract somebody's notice.
  • catch upphraseB12 meaningsTo reach someone who is ahead of you.
  • catch you laterphraseB1A very casual way of saying goodbye.
  • catchphrasenounB2+A line repeated so often by a character or performer that it becomes well known.
  • catchy/ˈkæt͡ʃi/adjectiveB2So memorable you cannot stop humming it.
  • categorical/ˌkætəˈɡɒɹɪk(ə)l/adjectiveC1Stated absolutely, leaving no room for doubt.
  • categorically/kæt.əˈɡɒ.ɹɪk.(ə.)li/adverbC1Absolutely and with no room for doubt.
  • categoriseverbB2+To place things into named groups.
  • category/ˈkæt.ɪ.ɡ(ə.)ɹi/nounB1A named group that similar things are sorted into.
  • cater/ˈkeɪtə/verbC12 meaningsTo supply food for an event.
  • caterer/ˈkeɪtəɹɚ/nounB2+Somebody who supplies food for an event.
  • catering/ˈkeɪt(ə)ɹɪŋ/nounB2The business of supplying food for an event.
  • caterpillar/ˈkætəˌpɪlə/nounA2+The creeping larva of a butterfly or moth.