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

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19,295 words · showing 3,721–3,780

  • cornucopia/ˌkɔː.njəˈkəʊ.pi.ə/nounC2An overflowing supply of good things.
  • corny/ˈkɔːni/adjectiveB2So sentimental or obvious that it makes you wince.
  • corollary/kɒˈɹɒləɹi/nounC2Something that follows immediately from what is proved.
  • coronary/ˈkɔɹənɛɹi/nounC1A blockage of an artery supplying the heart.
  • coronation/kɒɹəˈneɪʃn̩/nounB2+The ceremony at which a monarch is crowned.
  • coroner/ˈkɒ.ɹə.nə(ɹ)/
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The official who investigates a sudden or unexplained death.
  • coronet/ˈkɒɹənɪt/nounC1A small crown worn by a noble.
  • corporal/ˈkɔːp(ə)ɹəl/nounB2A rank in the army just below a sergeant.
  • corporate/ˈkɔː.pə.ɹət/adjectiveB2Belonging to a large company.
  • corporation/ˌkɔː.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/nounB2A large company treated in law as a body.
  • corps/kɔː/nounB2An organised body of people.
  • corps de balletnounC2The dancers who perform as a group rather than as soloists.
  • corpse/kɔːps/nounB2A dead human body.
  • corpus/ˈkɔːpəs/nounC2A large collected body of writing or of data.
  • corral/kəˈɹæl/nounB22 meaningsA fenced pen for horses or cattle.
  • correct/kəˈɹɛkt/adjectiveA13 meaningsHaving no mistakes.
  • correction/kəˈɹɛkʃən/nounC12 meaningsA notice putting right an earlier mistake.
  • correctionaladjectiveC1To do with the punishment and reform of offenders.
  • correctnessnounB2+Freedom from error.
  • correlate/ˈkɒɹəleɪt/verbC1To move together in a way that suggests a link.
  • correlation/ˌkɒɹ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsA link between two things such that changes in one go together with changes in the other.
  • correspond/ˌkɒɹɪˈspɒnd/verbB22 meaningsTo match up with something.
  • correspondence/ˌkɒɹ.ɪˈspɒn.dəns/nounC13 meaningsLetters, emails and other messages exchanged between people; the exchanging of them.
  • correspondent/ˌkɒɹ.ɪˈspɒn.dənt/nounC12 meaningsA reporter based in a distant place.
  • corresponding/ˌkɔɹəˈspɑndɪŋ/adjectiveC1Matching another in kind or position.
  • correspondingly/ˌkɔ.ɹəˈspɑn.dɪŋ.li/adverbB2+In a matching way.
  • corridor/ˈkɒɹɪdɔː/nounB23 meaningsThe long passage inside a building, with rooms opening off it on either side.
  • corroborate/kəˈɹɒbəɹeɪ̯t/verbC1To support a statement or a finding with evidence from another, independent source.
  • corroborationnounC1Independent confirmation that something is true.
  • corrosion/kəˈɹəʊʒən/nounB2+The slow chemical destruction of a metal surface.
  • corrosive/kəˈɹəʊsɪv/adjectiveB2+Able to eat away skin or metal.
  • corrugatedadjectiveC2Shaped into parallel ridges and grooves for strength.
  • corrupt/kəˈɹʌpt/adjectiveB22 meaningsWilling to act dishonestly for money or favours.
  • corruption/kəˈɹʌpʃən/nounC14 meaningsThe use of power or public office for private gain, especially through bribes.
  • corsair/kɔːɹsɛəɹ/nounC2A pirate, especially of the Mediterranean.
  • corset/ˈkɔː(ɹ).sɪt/nounB2+A stiff close-fitting undergarment that shapes the waist.
  • cortege/kɔɹˈtɛʒ/nounC2A solemn procession, especially at a funeral.
  • cosmetic/kɒzˈmɛtɪk/nounB1+A product put on the face or body to improve the look.
  • cosmic/ˈkɒz.mɪk/adjectiveB2To do with the universe, or vast beyond measure.
  • cosmology/kɑzˈmɑləd͡ʒi/nounC1The study of how the universe is made and began.
  • cost an arm and a legphraseB2To be terribly expensive.
  • cost of livingnounB2How much it takes to pay for everyday needs.
  • cost the earthphraseB2To be outrageously expensive.
  • cost-effectiveadjectiveC1Giving good value for what it costs.
  • costa ricaphraseB1The peaceful Central American country of rainforests, with no army at all.
  • costermongernounC2A street trader selling fruit and vegetables.
  • costly/ˈkɒst.li/adjectiveC1Expensive, or damaging in what it takes from you.
  • costume/ˈkɒs.tjuːm/nounB13 meaningsClothes worn to look like someone or something else.
  • cot/kɒt/nounB1+2 meanings(British) a baby's bed with high barred sides.
  • cottage/ˈkɒt.ɪd͡ʒ/nounB1+A small simple house, usually in the country.
  • cottage cheesenounB1A lumpy fresh white cheese, low in fat.
  • cotton/ˈkɒt.n̩/nounB1The soft natural fibre from the cotton plant.
  • cotton budnounB1A small stick with cotton on each end.
  • cotton onphraseC1To finally understand what is going on.
  • cotton wool/ˈkɒtən wʊl/nounB1Soft fluffy cotton used for cleaning skin.
  • cottonwoodnounC1A poplar whose seeds carry white fluffy tufts.
  • couch potato/ˈkaʊtʃ pəˌteɪtəʊ/phraseB2A person who lies on the sofa watching TV all day.
  • cougar/ˈkuːɡə/nounB2A large tawny American wild cat.
  • cough/kɒf/verbA23 meaningsTo push air out of your throat with a sudden sharp noise.
  • council/ˈkaʊn.səl/nounB22 meaningsAn elected body that governs a town or district.