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

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19,295 words · showing 4,141–4,200

  • cut backphraseB2To reduce the amount of something.
  • cut cornersphraseC1To do a job cheaply and carelessly to save time or money.
  • cut downphraseB12 meaningsTo reduce the amount of something you use or do.
  • cut it outphraseB2What you snap at someone to make them stop annoying you.
  • cut off/ˌkʌt ˈɔf/ [ˌkɐɾ ˈɔf]phraseB2To separate or disconnect — a phone line, power, or a village by snow.
  • cut your lossesphraseB2To stop before a bad situation gets worse.
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  • cute/kjuːt/adjectiveA23 meaningsSweet and charming to look at.
  • cuticle/ˈkjuːtɪkəl/nounB2+The skin at the base of a nail.
  • cutlery/ˈkʌt.lə.ɹi/nounA2+Knives, forks and spoons taken together.
  • cutpurse/ˈkʌtˌpɜːs/nounC2A thief who cuts money bags from belts.
  • cutting/ˈkʌtɪŋ/nounC14 meaningsA passage dug through high ground to carry a railway or road.
  • cutting board/ˈkʰʌɾɪŋ bɔɹd/phraseB1The flat wooden board you chop vegetables on.
  • cutting-edgeadjectiveC1At the very front of what is currently possible.
  • cuttlefish/ˈkʌtl̩fɪʃ/nounB2+A soft sea creature that changes colour and squirts ink.
  • cybercrimenounB2Crime committed through computers and networks.
  • cyberspace/ˈsaɪ.bəˌspeɪs/nounB2+The imagined space in which online communication happens.
  • cycle/ˈsaɪ.kəl/verbA2+2 meaningsTo ride a bicycle.
  • cycle lanenounB1The marked strip of road reserved for bicycles.
  • cycle pathnounB1A route set aside for riders away from traffic.
  • cycling/ˈsaɪk(ə)lɪŋ/nounA2+The sport of riding a bicycle fast and far.
  • cyclist/ˈsaɪ.klɪst/nounB2+Somebody who rides a pedal vehicle.
  • cyclocross/ˈsaɪkləʊˌkɹɒs/nounC1Racing over mixed ground, carrying the cycle at times.
  • cyclone/ˈsaɪ.kloʊn/nounB2+A huge spinning storm system.
  • cyclops/ˈsaɪˌklɑps/nounB2+2 meaningsIn Greek myth, a giant with a single eye in the middle of its forehead.
  • cylinder/ˈsɪlɪndə(ɹ)/nounB1+3 meaningsA solid shape with matching circular ends and straight sides.
  • cylindrical/sɪˈlɪndɹɪkəl/adjectiveB2Shaped like a cylinder, a round tube with flat ends.
  • cymbal/ˈsɪmbəl/nounB2+A round metal plate that crashes when struck.
  • cynic/ˈsɪnɪk/nounC1Somebody who assumes people always act from self-interest.
  • cynical/ˈsɪnɪkəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsBelieving that people act only out of self-interest.
  • cynicism/ˈsɪn.ɪˌsɪzəm/nounC1The belief that people act only from selfish motives.
  • cypress/ˈsaɪ.pɹəs/nounB2+A dark narrow evergreen tree.
  • cyprusnounB1+An eastern Mediterranean island country.
  • czechianounB1The central European country of Prague and famous beer.
  • d-locknounB2A rigid metal lock shaped like a letter.
  • dab/dæb/verbB2+2 meaningsTo touch lightly and repeatedly with something soft.
  • dabble/ˈdæb.əl/verbC12 meaningsTo try something casually, without committing.
  • daffodil/ˈdæfəˌdɪl/nounA2+A yellow spring flower with a trumpet in the middle.
  • daft/dɑːft/adjectiveB2+Silly in a harmless way.
  • dagger/ˈdæɡə/nounB1+A short pointed knife used as a weapon.
  • dahlia/ˈdeɪ.li.ə/nounC1A tall garden plant with one large many-petalled bloom on each stem.
  • daily/ˈdeɪli/adjectiveA23 meaningsHappening or done every day.
  • dainty/ˈdeɪnti/adjectiveB2Small, delicate and pretty.
  • dairy/ˈdɛə.ɹi/nounB2A place where milk is handled and processed.
  • dairy-freeadjectiveB1Made without milk or anything from it.
  • dais/ˈdeɪ.ɪs/nounC2A low platform for a throne or a high table.
  • daisy/ˈdeɪ.zi/nounB1A small white flower with a yellow middle.
  • dale/deu/nounC1A broad open valley.
  • dalliance/ˈdælɪəns/nounC2A brief light-hearted romance, or idle delay.
  • dam/ˈdæm/nounB1+A wall built across a river to hold the water back.
  • damage/ˈdæmɪd͡ʒ/verbA23 meaningsTo harm something so it works or looks worse.
  • damages/ˈdæmɪd͡ʒɪz/nounB2Money paid to make up for harm done.
  • damask/ˈdæm.əsk/nounC2A rich patterned cloth woven in one colour.
  • damnation/dæmˈneɪʃən/nounC1Condemnation to eternal punishment.
  • damp/ˈdæmp/adjectiveB13 meaningsSlightly wet, in a way that feels unpleasant.
  • damp coursenounC2The barrier that stops wet rising up a wall.
  • dampen/ˈdæmpən/verbC22 meaningsTo make slightly wet.
  • damsel/ˈdæm.zəl/nounC12 meaningsA young noblewoman, in old stories.
  • dance/dɑːns/verbA12 meaningsTo move your body in rhythm with music.
  • dance floornounB1The area set aside for dancing.
  • dancer/ˈdɑːnsə(ɹ)/nounA2+A person who performs by moving their body to music.