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

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19,295 words · showing 2,581–2,640

  • catfishingnounC1Pretending online to be somebody you are not.
  • catgut/ˈkætˌɡʌt/nounC2Tough cord made from animal gut, used for strings.
  • catharsis/kəˈθɑːsɪs/nounC1The relief that comes from letting strong feeling out.
  • cathedral/kəˈθiːdɹəl/nounB2The main church of a diocese, containing a bishop's seat.
  • cation/ˈkætˌaɪ.ən/nounC2An ion carrying a positive charge.
  • catkinnounC2
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A soft hanging spike of tiny flowers on a spring tree.
  • catspawnounC2Somebody used by another to do their dirty work.
  • cattery/ˈkætəɹi/nounB2+A place where cats are boarded.
  • cattle/ˈkætəl/nounB1Cows and bulls kept for milk or meat.
  • catwalknounB2+The long raised stage models walk along.
  • caucus/ˈkɔːkəs/nounC1A meeting of a party's members to decide policy.
  • caught red-handedphraseC1Discovered in the very act of doing wrong.
  • caul/kɔːl/nounC2A membrane a baby is occasionally born wearing.
  • cauldron/ˈkɔːl.dɹən/nounB2+2 meaningsA great pot for boiling over a fire.
  • cauliflower/ˈkɒl.i.flaʊ.ə/nounB1+A pale head of tight white florets.
  • caulk/kɔːk/verbC1To seal a join with a waterproof filler.
  • causal/ˈkɔːzəl/adjectiveC1To do with one thing bringing another about.
  • causation/kɔːˈzeɪ.ʃən/nounC12 meaningsThe relationship in which one thing genuinely brings another about.
  • cause/kɔːz/verbA24 meaningsTo make something happen.
  • causeway/ˈkɔːz.weɪ/nounC1A raised road across wet ground or water.
  • caustic/ˈkɔːstɪk/adjectiveC1Burning to the skin, or bitingly sarcastic.
  • caution/ˈkɔːʃ(ə)n/verbC12 meaningsTo advise care before acting.
  • cautionary/ˈkɔːʃənəɹi/adjectiveB2+Meant to serve as a warning.
  • cavalcade/ˈkæv.əlˌkeɪd/nounC2A procession of riders or vehicles.
  • cavalier/ˌkævəˈlɪɚ/adjectiveC1Offhand about matters that deserve care.
  • cavalry/ˈkæ.vəl.ɹi/nounB22 meaningsSoldiers who fought on horseback.
  • cave/keɪv/nounB12 meaningsA natural hole going deep into rock.
  • caveat/ˈkævɪæt/nounC1A warning about a limit or condition.
  • caveman/ˈkeɪvˌmæn/nounB1+A person of prehistoric times who lived in caves.
  • cavern/ˈkav.ən/nounB2A large cave.
  • cavernous/ˈkav.ən.əs/adjectiveC1Very large, hollow and echoing.
  • caviar/ˈkæv.iˌɑɹ/nounB2+Salted fish eggs eaten as a luxury.
  • cavity/ˈkæv.ɪt.i/nounB22 meaningsA hollow space inside something.
  • cavort/kəˈvɔːt/verbC1To leap about in a lively excited way.
  • caw/kɔː/verbC1To make the harsh cry of a crow.
  • cc/siːˈsiː/verbB1+To send somebody a copy of a message as well.
  • cease/sis/verbB2To end an activity.
  • ceasefirenounB2+An agreement to stop fighting.
  • ceaseless/ˈsiːsləs/adjectiveC1Going on and on without any pause.
  • ceaselesslyadverbC1Without ever stopping.
  • cedar/ˈsiː.də/nounB2A great spreading evergreen with fragrant timber.
  • cede/siːd/verbC1To give up territory or a right to another.
  • ceilidh/ˈkeɪli/nounC2A social evening of traditional music and dancing.
  • ceiling/ˈsiːlɪŋ/nounB12 meaningsThe upper interior surface of a room.
  • celebrate/ˈsɛl.ɪ.bɹeɪt/verbA22 meaningsTo do something enjoyable to mark an occasion.
  • celebration/ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/nounB1An occasion marked with enjoyment and ceremony.
  • celebrity/sɪˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ti/nounB1A person famous enough to be recognised on the street.
  • celery/ˈsɛləɹi/nounB1A vegetable of long pale crunchy stalks.
  • celestial/sɪˈlɛs.ti.əl/adjectiveC1To do with the sky and the heavens.
  • celibacy/ˈsɛləbəsi/nounC1The state of living without sex or marriage.
  • celibate/ˈsɛləbət/adjectiveC1Choosing to live without sex or marriage.
  • cell/sɛl/nounB12 meaningsThe smallest living building block of plants and animals.
  • cell blocknounB2One wing of locked rooms inside a prison.
  • cellar/ˈsɛlə/nounB13 meaningsAn underground room below a house, used for storage.
  • cellist/ˈt͡ʃɛlɪst/nounB2+Somebody who plays the large deep-toned string instrument.
  • cello/ˈtʃɛləʊ/nounB2+A large deep-voiced string instrument played sitting down.
  • cellular/ˈsɛl.ju.lə/adjectiveB2+Made up of tiny units, or working through a network of them.
  • celsiusnounA2+The temperature scale where water freezes at zero.
  • cement/səˈmɛnt/nounB12 meaningsA grey powder that hardens when mixed with water and binds other materials.
  • cemetery/ˈsɛm.ɪˌtɹi/nounB2Ground where the dead are buried.