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

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19,295 words · showing 3,841–3,900

  • cover/ˈkʌvɚ/verbA26 meaningsTo put something over a thing to hide or protect it.
  • cover all the basesphraseC1To prepare for every possibility.
  • cover letternounB2The one-page letter sent with your CV to sell yourself.
  • cover storynounB22 meaningsThe main article of a magazine, announced on the front.
  • cover your mouthphraseB1To put a hand over the lips in shock.
  • cover your tracksphraseC1To remove the signs that you were there.
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  • cover-up/ˈkʌvɚˌʌp/nounB2An organised effort to hide a scandal.
  • coverage/ˈkʌv.(ə.)ɹɪdʒ/nounB22 meaningsThe amount and kind of reporting a subject gets.
  • covering letternounB2The letter sent with an application explaining yourself.
  • covers/ˈkʌvɚz/nounC12 meaningsThe number of guests a restaurant serves in a sitting.
  • covert/ˈkəʊvɜːt/adjectiveC13 meaningsKept secret and hidden from anyone not part of it.
  • covet/ˈkʌvɪt/verbC1To want badly something that belongs to another.
  • covetous/ˈkʌvətəs/adjectiveC1Longing to possess what belongs to somebody else.
  • cow/kaʊ/nounA12 meaningsA farm animal kept for milk and meat.
  • coward/ˈkaʊəd/nounB1Somebody with too little courage to face danger.
  • cowardice/ˈkaʊədɪs/nounB2+A lack of courage when courage is needed.
  • cowardly/ˈkaʊədli/adjectiveB2Running from anything frightening.
  • cower/ˈkaʊɚ/verbC1To crouch down in fear.
  • cowherdnounC1Somebody whose job is looking after cattle.
  • cowl/kaʊl/nounC2A hood attached to a monk's robe.
  • cowlick/ˈkaʊˌlɪk/nounC1A tuft of hair that will not lie flat.
  • coxcomb/ˈkɒks.koʊm/nounC2A vain man who fusses over his appearance.
  • cozen/ˈkəʊzən/verbC2To cheat somebody by clever persuasion.
  • cozyadjectiveB12 meaningsWarm, comfortable and pleasant.
  • cprnounB2Pressing the chest and breathing for someone whose heart stopped.
  • crab/kɹæb/nounB2A sea animal with a hard shell and claws.
  • crabbed/kɹæbd/adjectiveC2Bad-tempered, or cramped and hard to read.
  • crack/kɹæk/verbA25 meaningsTo break something open with a sharp knock.
  • crack down onphraseB2To start dealing with something far more strictly.
  • crackdown/ˈkɹækdaʊn/nounB2+A sudden severe effort to stop something.
  • cracker/ˈkɹækə(ɹ)/nounA2+2 meaningsA thin dry biscuit eaten with cheese.
  • crackle/ˈkɹækəl/verbB23 meaningsTo make a rapid series of small sharp sounds.
  • crackpot/ˈkɹæk.pɒt/nounC1Somebody with wild and eccentric ideas.
  • cradle/ˈkɹeɪdəl/nounB13 meaningsA small rocking bed for a baby.
  • craft/ˈkɹɑːft/verbB22 meaningsTo make something skilfully by hand.
  • craftsman/ˈkɹɑːftsmən/nounB2A skilled worker who makes things well by hand.
  • crag/ˈkɹæɡ/nounC1A steep rugged mass of rock.
  • craggy/ˈkɹæɡ.i/adjectiveC1Full of steep rough rock.
  • cram/kɹæm/verbB23 meaningsTo force too many things or people into a space.
  • crammingnounB2+Trying to learn a great deal at the last minute.
  • cramp/kɹæmp/nounB1+2 meaningsA sudden painful tightening of a muscle.
  • cramped/kɹæmpt/adjectiveB2+So small that there is no room to move.
  • cranberry/ˈkræn.b(ə).ri/nounB1A sharp red berry eaten with meat or as juice.
  • crane/kɹeɪn/nounB23 meaningsA tall machine with a long arm for lifting and moving heavy loads.
  • crane trucknounB2A vehicle with an arm for lifting heavy loads.
  • crank/kɹænk/nounB23 meaningsThe arm that carries a pedal or converts motion to rotation.
  • crankshaftnounC1The shaft that turns up-and-down movement into spinning.
  • cranky/kɹænki/adjectiveB22 meaningsIn a bad temper over small things.
  • crannog/ˈkɹænəɡ/nounC2An ancient dwelling built on an island in a lake.
  • cranny/ˈkɹæni/nounC1A small narrow gap in a wall or rock.
  • crash/ˈkɹæʃ/nounB14 meaningsA violent collision — vehicles hitting each other, or hitting the ground.
  • crass/kɹæs/adjectiveC2Stupidly insensitive and lacking in taste.
  • crate/kɹeɪt/nounB1+2 meaningsA strong open box for carrying goods.
  • crater/ˈkɹeɪ.tə(ɹ)/nounB2A round hollow left by a volcano or an impact.
  • crave/kɹeɪv/verbC1To want something so badly the body asks for it.
  • craven/ˈkɹeɪ.vən/adjectiveC2Shamefully lacking in courage.
  • craving/ˈkɹeɪ.vɪŋ/nounC1A powerful urge that overrides intention.
  • crawl/kɹɔːl/verbB16 meaningsTo move forward on hands and knees, close to the ground.
  • crayon/ˈkɹeɪ̯.ɒn/nounB1A stick of coloured wax used for drawing.
  • crazed/kɹeɪzd/adjectiveC1Driven frantic by rage, grief, or pain.