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

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19,295 words · showing 2,941–3,000

  • civil servicenounB2The permanent staff who run a country's departments.
  • civilian/sɪˈvɪl.jən/nounB2Somebody not in the armed forces or the police.
  • civilised/ˈsɪv.ɪ.laɪzd/adjectiveB2+Having a developed culture and humane customs.
  • civility/sɪˈvɪl.ɪ.ti/nounC1Basic politeness in dealing with people.
  • civilization/ˌsɪv.ɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/nounB2A society with developed cities, arts and government.
  • clack/klæk/
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To make a short sharp sound of hard things striking.
  • clad/klæd/adjectiveC1Dressed or covered in something.
  • claim/kleɪm/verbB14 meaningsTo state something as true, with a hint that it may not be.
  • claimant/ˈkleɪ.mənt/nounC1Somebody who says they have a right to something.
  • clam/klæm/nounB2A shellfish living inside two hinged shells.
  • clamber/ˈklæmbə/verbC1To climb awkwardly using hands and feet.
  • clammy/ˈklæmi/adjectiveC1Damp and cold in an unpleasant way.
  • clamp/ˈklæmp/nounB1+2 meaningsA device that holds things tightly together.
  • clan/klæn/nounB22 meaningsA group of families claiming a common ancestor.
  • clandestine/klænˈdɛst(a)ɪn/adjectiveC1Kept secret because it would not be allowed.
  • clang/ˈklæŋ/verbC12 meaningsTo make a loud ringing metallic sound.
  • clangour/ˈklæŋ(ɡ)ə/nounC2A loud continuous ringing din.
  • clank/klænk/verbC1To make a heavy dull metallic sound.
  • clap/klæp/verbA24 meaningsTo hit your hands together repeatedly to show that you liked something.
  • clap your handsphraseA2To strike the palms together in praise.
  • clarification/ˌklæɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/nounB2+An explanation making something clearer.
  • clarify/ˈklæɹ.ɪ.faɪ/verbB22 meaningsTo make something easier to understand by explaining it further.
  • clarinet/ˌklæɹɪˈnɛt/nounB2A woodwind instrument with a single reed.
  • clarity/ˈklæɹ.ɪ.ti/nounC13 meaningsThe quality of being easy to understand.
  • clash/ˈklæʃ/nounC1A violent meeting, or a jarring difference.
  • clasp/klɑːsp/verbB23 meaningsTo hold something firmly in your hand or in your arms.
  • class/klɑːs/nounA13 meaningsA period of teaching, or the group of students taught together.
  • classic/ˈklæsɪk/adjectiveB13 meaningsSo good and typical of its kind that it never dates.
  • classical/ˈklæs.ɪ.k(ə)l/adjectiveB22 meaningsBelonging to an established formal tradition.
  • classical music/ˈklæːsəkəl mjuːzɪk/nounA2Serious music in the European tradition of Bach and Mozart.
  • classicsnounC1The study of ancient Greece and Rome.
  • classification/ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/nounC1The sorting of things into groups by type.
  • classified/ˈklæsəfaɪd/adjectiveB22 meaningsOfficially secret, with access limited by clearance.
  • classified adnounB2A small text advertisement grouped with others by subject.
  • classify/ˈklæs.ɪ.faɪ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo sort things into named groups.
  • classmate/ˈklɑːs.meɪt/nounA2+2 meaningsA person who is in the same class as you at school or college.
  • classroom/ˈklɑːsɹʊm/nounA1The room where a teacher and pupils have lessons.
  • classy/ˈklɑːsi/adjectiveC1Stylish and of evident quality.
  • clatter/ˈklætəː/verbB22 meaningsTo make a rattling noise of hard things knocking together.
  • clause/klɔːz/nounC12 meaningsA separate numbered part of a contract, treaty or law.
  • claustrophobia/ˌklɒs.trəˈfəʊ.bi.ə/nounC1A dread of being shut in small spaces.
  • claustrophobicadjectiveC1Terrified of closed spaces, or making you feel so.
  • claw/klɔ/nounB14 meaningsA sharp curved nail on the foot of an animal or bird.
  • clay/kleɪ/nounB12 meaningsHeavy sticky earth used for making pots and bricks.
  • clay soilnounB2Heavy sticky ground that holds water and sets hard.
  • clean/kliːn/adjectiveA14 meaningsWith no dirt or marks on it.
  • clean as a whistlephraseC1Perfectly clean, or completely free of blame.
  • clean slatephraseC1A fresh start with all past mistakes wiped away.
  • clean-shavenadjectiveB2Having no beard or moustache at all.
  • cleaner/ˈkliː.nə/nounA2+4 meaningsA person whose job is cleaning offices, homes or other buildings.
  • cleanse/klɛnz/verbB22 meaningsTo wash the skin or a wound thoroughly.
  • cleansing balmnounC1A soft solid that melts to remove make-up.
  • clear skynounA2A sky with no cloud in it at all.
  • clear the airphraseB2To talk openly and remove bad feeling.
  • clear up/klɪəˈɹʌp/phraseB12 meaningsTo tidy a place or put things away.
  • clear-cutadjectiveB2Sharply defined and leaving no doubt.
  • clearance/ˈklɪə̯.ɹəns/nounB22 meaningsA sale at reduced prices to empty old stock.
  • clearing/ˈklɪɹɪŋ/nounB2An open space within a wood.
  • clearly/ˈklɪɚli/adverbA22 meaningsIn a way that is easy to see or understand.
  • cleat/kliːt/nounC1The fitting that locks a shoe to a pedal.