English words: C

1959 words under C; 1301–1400 on this page.

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• consolidate verb…
  To consolidate is to make something stronger, firmer or more secure: «consolidate your learning».
• consolidation noun (consolidation, uncountable; a consolidation)
  Making something stronger, firmer or more settled (consolidation of learning).
• consonant noun (a consonant, consonants); adjective…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A letter of the alphabet that is not a vowel, such as b, c, d, f, g.
• consonantal adjective
  Consonantal means to do with consonants, or made of consonants.
• consort noun (consorts); verb (consorts, consorted, consorting)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A consort is a husband or wife, especially the partner of a king or queen.
• conspicuous adjective…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Very easy to see or notice; standing out.
• conspicuously adverb (more conspicuously, most conspicuously)
  In a way that is easy to see; plainly, so that everyone notices.
• conspiracy noun (a conspiracy, conspiracies; also uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A secret plan made by a group of people to do something harmful or illegal: «a conspiracy to rob the bank».
• conspirator noun (conspirators)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A person who joins with others in secret to plan something bad, such as overthrowing a ruler.
• conspire verb (conspire, conspires, conspired, conspiring)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To plan secretly with other people to do something bad or against the law.
• constable noun (a constable, constables); a name (John Constable)
  A police officer of the lowest rank; often written PC (police constable), as in «PC Smith».
• constabulary noun (a constabulary, constabularies)
  A constabulary is the police force of an area.
• constancy noun (no plural in this sense)
  Being faithful and steady; keeping to your word or your love and not changing.
• constant adjective (constant); noun (a constant, constants)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Constant means happening all the time or again and again: "constant noise".
• constantinople noun (Constantinople, a name of a city)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Constantinople was the old name of the great city on the Bosphorus strait that is now called Istanbul, in Turkey.
• constantly adverb (constantly)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Constantly means all the time, again and again, without stopping.
• constellation noun (a constellation, constellations)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A constellation is a group of stars that people see as a pattern or picture in the night sky and give a name to.
• consternation noun (no plural)
  A sudden feeling of shock and worry, when people are upset and do not know what to do.
• constipated adjective (constipated); verb form of constipate (rare)
  Constipated means unable to empty your bowels easily; your poo is hard, dry or does not come for days.
• constipation noun (constipation — uncountable)
  Constipation is when you can't poo easily or often, because your poo is hard and dry.
• constituency noun (a constituency, constituencies)
  An area of a country whose voters elect one or more members to parliament.
• constituent noun (a constituent, constituents); adjective (constituent)
  A constituent is one of the parts that make up a whole: «Flour is a constituent of bread.».
• constitute verb (constitute, constitutes, constituted, constituting)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To make up or form something; to be the parts of a whole.
• constituted verb…
  Constituted means made up, formed: «The class is constituted of 30 pupils.».
• constitution noun (a constitution, constitutions)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A constitution is the set of basic laws and rules that says how a country or group is governed.
• constitutional adjective (constitutional); adverb constitutionally; noun…
  To do with a country's constitution, the main set of laws that says how the country is governed and what rights people have.
• constitutionally adverb (constitutionally)
  In a way that follows or is allowed by a country's constitution (its main set of laws and rules).
• constrained verbJewish tradition
  urged strongly or pressed someone to do something.
• constraint noun (a constraint, constraints; constraint uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Something that limits or controls what you can do (time constraints, money constraints).
• constrict verb (constrict, constricts, constricted, constricting)
  To make something narrower or tighter by squeezing it: «The snake constricted its prey».
• constrictor noun (a constrictor, constrictors)
  A snake that kills its prey by wrapping its body around it and squeezing until the animal cannot breathe, such as a boa constrictor or a…
• construct verb (construct, constructs, constructed, constructing)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To build or make something, such as a house, bridge or model.
• construction noun…
  Construction is the work of building things such as houses, roads and bridges.
• constructive adjective (constructive)
  Helpful and useful, aiming to improve something: constructive criticism.
• consul noun (consul, consuls)
  A consul is an official sent by a country to live in a foreign city to help its own citizens there and to look after trade.
• consult verb (consult, consults, consulted, consulting)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To go to someone for advice or information: consult a doctor.
• consultant noun (a consultant, consultants)
  A person whose job is to give expert advice to businesses or people.
• consultation noun (consultation, consultations)
  A meeting with an expert, such as a doctor or lawyer, to get advice.
• consulteth verb, old form of «consults» (he, she, it)
  «consulteth» means «consults», a form of «consult»: To go to someone for advice or information: consult a doctor.
• consume verb (consume, consumes, consumed, consuming)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To eat or drink something.
• consumer noun (a consumer, consumers)
  A consumer is a person who buys or uses goods and services.
• consumeth verb, old form of «consumes» (he, she, it)
  «consumeth» means «consumes», a form of «consume»: (formal) To eat or drink something.
• consummate adjective (consummate); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Showing very great skill; perfect at something: «a consummate musician».
• consummation NounJewish tradition
  The final completing or perfecting of something.
• consumption noun (consumption, uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The amount of something that is used up, such as energy, water or food (fuel consumption).
• contact noun (contact, uncountable; a contact, contacts); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Contact is touching: two things in contact are touching each other.
• contagious adjective (contagious; more contagious)
  A contagious disease is one that spreads from person to person by touching or being close, such as a cold, flu or chickenpox.
• contain verb (contain, contains, contained, containing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To contain means to have something inside.
• container noun (container, containers)
  A container is anything you can keep or carry things in, such as a box, jar, bottle, tin or tub.
• contaminant noun (a contaminant, contaminants)
  A substance that makes something dirty, impure, harmful or poisonous, such as germs, chemicals or dirt in water, food, air or soil.
• contaminate verb…
  To make something dirty, impure or harmful by adding something bad to it, such as germs, poison or chemicals.
• contaminated adjective (contaminated); verb…
  Made dirty, impure or harmful by something mixed in, such as germs, poison or chemicals.
• contamination noun (contamination, uncountable)
  The state of being made dirty, impure or harmful by something unwanted (water contamination).
• contemn verb (contemns, contemned, contemning) old useeveryday · Jewish tradition
  To look down on something as worthless; to scorn or despise it.
• contemplate verb (contemplates, contemplated, contemplating)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To look at something quietly for a long time and think about it.
• contemplation noun (no plural)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Quiet, long thinking; looking at something and thinking about it deeply.
• contemporaneous adjective (contemporaneous)
  Existing or happening at the same time as something else: «contemporaneous accounts of the battle».
• contemporaneously adverb (contemporaneously — formal)
  At the same time as something else happened, or during the same period.
• contemporary adjective (contemporary); noun…
  Contemporary means modern, belonging to the present time: «contemporary art».
• contempt noun (contempt — uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Contempt is the feeling that someone or something is worthless and does not deserve any respect.
• contemptible adjective (more contemptible, most contemptible)everyday · Jewish tradition
  So mean or bad that people despise it and deserve scorn.
• contemptuous adjective (more contemptuous, most contemptuous)
  Showing that you think someone or something is worthless or beneath you; scornful.
• contemptuously adverbeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Contemptuously means in a way that shows you think someone or something is worthless or does not deserve respect.
• contend verb (contend, contends, contended, contending)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Contend with: to have to deal with a problem or difficulty: «Farmers have to contend with drought».
• content noun (CON-tent: content, contents); adjective…everyday · Jewish tradition
  The contents of a box, bag or bottle are the things inside it.
• contentedly adverb (no comparative in common use)
  In a happy, calm way, feeling pleased with what you have.
• contention noun (contentions)everyday · Jewish tradition
  An argument or quarrel between people, often about who is right.
• contentious adjectiveJewish tradition
  fond of quarreling or arguing.
• contentment noun (contentment — uncountable)
  A calm, happy feeling of being satisfied with what you have, without wanting more.
• contest noun (contest, contests); verb…
  A contest is a game, race or competition where people try to win, such as a spelling contest.
• contestant noun (a contestant, contestants)
  A person who takes part in a competition, quiz or game show and tries to win.
• context noun (a context, contexts; also uncountable: context)
  The context of a word or sentence is the words and sentences around it that help you understand what it means.
• contiguous adjective (contiguous; not compared)
  Contiguous things touch each other or share a border, with no gap between them.
• continent noun (a continent, continents)
  A continent is one of the very large areas of land on Earth.
• continental adjective (continental); noun (a Continental — UK, old)
  Continental means to do with a continent, one of the world's large land masses: «continental shelf», «continental climate».
• contingent adjective (contingent on/upon); noun…
  Depending on something else happening first: «The trip is contingent on good weather.».
• continual adjective (continual; more continual — rare)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Continual means happening again and again, often in an annoying way, with short breaks in between.
• continually adverbeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Continually means again and again, very often, with short breaks in between.
• continuance noun (continuance) — formaleveryday · Jewish tradition
  The state of going on or lasting; continuing: «the continuance of the old custom».
• continuation noun (a continuation, continuations)
  A continuation is something that continues or carries on from something before, like the next part of a story.
• continue verb (continue, continues, continued, continuing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To keep doing something without stopping.
• continuity noun (no plural)
  Being unbroken; carrying on without a break, so that things stay linked from one time to the next.
• continuous adjective (continuous)
  Going on without stopping or breaking: continuous rain.
• continuously adverb (continuously)
  Continuously means without stopping or without a break.
• contour noun (a contour, contours); adjective (contour lines); verb…
  A contour is the outline or shape of something, especially its curves, like the contour of a face or a coastline.
• contract noun (a contract, contracts); verb…
  noun: A contract is a written or spoken agreement between people or companies that the law can make them keep.
• contracted verb past form of contract…
  Became smaller or shorter (The metal contracted as it cooled).
• contraction noun (a contraction, contractions)
  In grammar, a contraction is a short form made by joining two words with an apostrophe, like «don't» (do not) or «I'm» (I am).
• contractor noun (a contractor, contractors)
  A contractor is a person or company paid to do a particular job, especially building or repair work, under an agreement.
• contradict verb (contradict, contradicts, contradicted, contradicting)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To contradict someone means to say the opposite of what they have said, showing you think they are wrong.
• contradiction noun (a contradiction, contradictions; also uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A situation in which two statements or facts cannot both be true: «There is a contradiction between his two stories».
• contradictory adjective…
  Contradictory statements or ideas cannot both be true because they say opposite things.
• contradistinction noun…
  Contradistinction is telling two things apart by showing how they are opposite or different.
• contrary adjective (contrary); noun (the contrary); also «on the…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Contrary means opposite or very different: «contrary opinions».
• contrast noun (a contrast, contrasts — also uncountable); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  noun A clear difference between two things when you put them side by side.
• contravene verb (contravene, contravenes, contravened, contravening)…
  To break a law, rule or agreement.
• contribute verb (contribute, contributes, contributed, contributing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To contribute is to give money, time or help together with other people.
• contribution noun (a contribution, contributions)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A contribution is something you give, especially money, to help pay for something or to help a group.
• contributor noun (a contributor, contributors)
  A person who gives money, help or ideas to something together with others: contributors to the charity.
• contrite adjectiveJewish tradition
  feeling deep sorrow for wrongdoing.

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