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

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  • check/t͡ʃɛk/verbA27 meaningsTo look at something to make sure it is correct, safe or working.
  • cheer/t͡ʃɪə/verbB13 meaningsTo shout in approval or encouragement.
  • cherish/ˈt͡ʃɛɹɪʃ/verbB13 meaningsTo love someone deeply and take care of them.
  • chevy/ˈt͡ʃɛvi/verbC2British informal: to keep at somebody to hurry up, chasing and nagging them along.
  • chew/tʃuː/verbB14 meaningsTo break food into small pieces with your teeth.
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verbC2
To tell somebody off mildly.
  • chill/tʃɪl/verbB13 meaningsTo make something cold without freezing it.
  • chime/tʃaɪm/verbB23 meaningsTo ring with clear musical notes.
  • chip/t͡ʃɪp/nounA26 meaningsA long thick piece of potato fried in hot fat.
  • chirp/t͡ʃɜːp/verbB1+2 meaningsTo make the short high sound of a small bird.
  • chirrup/ˈt͡ʃɪɹəp/verbC2To make a short repeated chirping sound.
  • chitter/ˈtʃɪtə/verbC2To make a rapid high chattering sound.
  • choke/t͡ʃəʊk/verbB12 meaningsTo be unable to breathe because something blocks the throat.
  • choose/t͡ʃuːz/verbA12 meaningsTo take one thing from several possibilities.
  • chop/t͡ʃɒp/verbA24 meaningsTo cut something into pieces with short heavy strokes of a knife or axe.
  • chortle/ˈt͡ʃɔɹtəl/verbC1To laugh with a gleeful chuckle.
  • chuck/t͡ʃʌk/verbB13 meaningsTo throw something casually.
  • chuckle/ˈt͡ʃʌkəl/verbB1+2 meaningsTo laugh quietly to yourself.
  • churn/tʃɜːn/verbC16 meaningsTo stir or move something violently in circles.
  • circle/ˈsɜɹkəl/nounA24 meaningsA perfectly round flat shape.
  • circulate/ˈsɜː.kjʊˌleɪt/verbC1To pass around from one place or person to another.
  • circumnavigate/ˌsə.kəmˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/verbC2To sail or fly all the way round something.
  • circumvent/səːkəmˈvɛnt/verbC1To get around a rule or an obstacle.
  • cite/saɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo formally name the source of an idea or quotation.
  • clack/klæk/verbB2+To make a short sharp sound of hard things striking.
  • claim/kleɪm/verbB14 meaningsTo state something as true, with a hint that it may not be.
  • clamber/ˈklæmbə/verbC1To climb awkwardly using hands and feet.
  • clamp/ˈklæmp/nounB1+2 meaningsA device that holds things tightly together.
  • clang/ˈklæŋ/verbC12 meaningsTo make a loud ringing metallic sound.
  • clank/klænk/verbC1To make a heavy dull metallic sound.
  • clap/klæp/verbA24 meaningsTo hit your hands together repeatedly to show that you liked something.
  • clarify/ˈklæɹ.ɪ.faɪ/verbB22 meaningsTo make something easier to understand by explaining it further.
  • clasp/klɑːsp/verbB23 meaningsTo hold something firmly in your hand or in your arms.
  • classify/ˈklæs.ɪ.faɪ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo sort things into named groups.
  • clatter/ˈklætəː/verbB22 meaningsTo make a rattling noise of hard things knocking together.
  • claw/klɔ/nounB14 meaningsA sharp curved nail on the foot of an animal or bird.
  • clean/kliːn/adjectiveA14 meaningsWith no dirt or marks on it.
  • cleanse/klɛnz/verbB22 meaningsTo wash the skin or a wound thoroughly.
  • cleave/ˈkliːv/verbC2To split apart, or to cling faithfully to.
  • clench/klɛnt͡ʃ/verbC1To close the hand or jaw tightly, especially in tension.
  • click/klɪk/verbB14 meaningsTo press the button on a mouse to choose something on a screen.
  • climb/ˈklaɪ̯m/verbB14 meaningsTo go up something, using the hands and feet.
  • clinch/klɪnt͡ʃ/verbC12 meaningsTo settle something conclusively.
  • cling/ˈklɪŋ/verbC12 meaningsTo hold on and refuse to let go.
  • clink/klɪŋk/verbB2+2 meaningsTo make a light ringing sound of glass or metal.
  • clipnounB14 meaningsA small device that holds things together by gripping them.
  • clobber/ˈklɒb.ə(ɹ)/verbC12 meaningsTo hit somebody very hard.
  • clock/klɒk/nounA14 meaningsA device fixed to a wall or standing on a surface that shows the time.
  • clog/klɒɡ/verbB22 meaningsTo block something gradually so nothing can pass.
  • clone/kloʊn/verbB2To make an exact genetic copy of a living thing.
  • clop/klɒp/verbC1To make the sound of a hoof on hard ground.
  • close/ˈkləʊz/verbA16 meaningsTo move a door, lid or window so that the opening is blocked.
  • clot/klɒt/nounB2+2 meaningsA thick mass formed when blood thickens and sets.
  • cloud/ˈklaʊ̯d/nounA24 meaningsA white or grey mass of water floating in the sky.
  • clown/ˈklaʊ̯n/nounA24 meaningsA circus or party performer with a painted face and silly clothes, who makes people laugh by falling over and playing tricks.
  • cloy/klɔɪ/verbC2To become sickening through being too sweet.
  • club/klʌb/nounA14 meaningsA group of people who meet because they share an interest, and the place they meet.
  • cluck/klʌk/verbB24 meaningsOf a hen: to make short, repeated clicking sounds.
  • clue/kluː/nounB13 meaningsA small piece of information that helps you find an answer or solve a mystery.
  • clump/klʌmp/nounB2+2 meaningsA tight group of plants or things growing together.