English words: C

1959 words under C; 1401–1500 on this page.

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• contrition nounJewish tradition
  deep sorrow and regret for wrongdoing.
• contrivance noun (contrivances)
  A clever device or plan, often made with ingenious thinking.
• contrive verb (contrives, contrived, contriving)
  To manage, by some clever means, to do something or bring a result about.
• contrived adjective (contrived; more contrived); verb form…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Seeming false and planned, not natural or believable: «The ending of the film felt contrived».
• control verb (control, controls, controlled, controlling); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To control something means to make it do what you want, like steering a toy car.
• controlled verb, past tense and past participle of «control»…
  Controlled is the past form of «control»: made something or someone do what you want, or kept it in order.
• controller noun (a controller, controllers)
  A hand-held device with buttons and sticks used to play video games or work a machine such as a toy car or drone.
• controlling adjective (controlling, more controlling); also the -ing…
  As a verb form, controlling means being in charge of something or making it do what you want: «He is controlling the drone».
• controversy noun (controversies)Jewish tradition
  A controversy is a long, heated argument in which people strongly disagree about something.
• contumely nounJewish tradition
  insulting, rude and scornful treatment.
• contusion noun (a contusion, contusions)
  A contusion is a bruise: an injury where the skin is not broken but blood leaks under it, making a dark mark.
• convalescence noun (convalescence — usually uncountable; a convalescence)
  Convalescence is the time when someone slowly gets their strength back after an illness or operation.
• convection noun (convection — uncountable)
  Convection is the way heat moves through a liquid or a gas: the warm part rises and the cooler part sinks, making a current that goes round.
• convene verb (convene, convenes, convened, convening)
  To come together for a meeting.
• convenience noun (convenience, uncountable; a convenience, conveniences)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Convenience is being easy, useful or quick for you, so it saves time or trouble: "for convenience, we eat at school".
• convenient adjective (convenient, more convenient, most convenient)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Easy to use, reach or do; saving time and trouble.
• conveniently adverb (conveniently; more conveniently, most conveniently)everyday · Jewish tradition
  In a way that is easy, useful or suitable for someone: «The shop is conveniently close.».
• convent noun (a convent, convents)
  A building where nuns live, pray and work together.
• convention noun (a convention, conventions; convention, uncountable)
  The usual or accepted way of doing something; a custom or rule people follow.
• conventional adjective (conventional, more conventional); adverb…
  Conventional means usual, ordinary and done the way most people have done it for a long time.
• conventionally adverbeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Conventionally means in the usual, normal, accepted way that most people do things.
• converge verb (converge, converges, converged, converging)
  When lines, roads or rivers converge, they move towards each other and meet at one point.
• convergence noun (convergence, convergences; usually uncountable)
  Convergence is when lines, roads, paths or things come together and meet at one point.
• conversation noun (a conversation, conversations)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A conversation is a talk between two or more people in which they share ideas, news or feelings.
• conversational adjective (conversational); adverb (conversationally)
  To do with conversation, or like ordinary friendly talk.
• converse verb (converse, converses, conversed, conversing); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To converse is to talk with someone, have a conversation.
• conversion noun (a conversion, conversions)
  A conversion is changing something from one form, unit or use to another.
• convert verb (convert, converts, converted, converting) — said…
  To convert means to change something into a different form or use: "they converted the barn into a house".
• converter noun (a converter, converters)
  A converter is a machine or device that changes something from one form into another, such as electricity, signals or files.
• convey verb (convey, conveys, conveyed, conveying)
  To make an idea, feeling or message known to someone.
• conveyance noun (a conveyance, conveyances; conveyance, uncountable)
  A conveyance is a vehicle or any way of carrying people or things: "a horse-drawn conveyance".
• conveyor noun (a conveyor, conveyors; also conveyer)
  A conveyor (conveyor belt) is a long moving belt or line of rollers that carries things from one place to another, as in factories…
• convict verb…
  To convict someone is for a court to decide officially that they are guilty of a crime.
• conviction noun (a conviction, convictions; also uncountable)
  A strong belief or opinion: «She has a deep conviction that animals should be treated kindly».
• convince verb (convince, convinces, convinced, convincing)
  To convince someone is to make them believe that something is true.
• convinced adjective (convinced); past form of the verb convince…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Completely sure that something is true: «I'm convinced the cat ate my sandwich.».
• convincing adjective (convincing, more convincing, most convincing)…
  Convincing means making you believe something is true or right: «a convincing argument».
• convincingly adverb (convincingly, more convincingly, most convincingly)
  Convincingly means in a way that makes people believe something is true or real.
• convocation nounJewish tradition
  A formal gathering of people called together for a special purpose.
• convolvulus noun (convolvuluses or convolvuli)
  A convolvulus is a climbing plant with trumpet-shaped flowers, such as bindweed or morning glory.
• convulse verbJewish tradition
  to shake violently.
• convulsion noun (convulsions)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A convulsion is a sudden, violent shaking of the body that you cannot control.
• convulsive adjective (convulsive; more convulsive)
  Convulsive movements are sudden, violent shakes of the body that a person cannot control.
• convulsively adverb
  In a sudden, jerky way that you cannot control, with a shake or a grip.
• cony nounJewish tradition
  a small furry animal that lives among rocks, often called a rock badger or hyrax.
• coo verb (coo, coos, cooed, cooing); noun (a coo, coos)…
  For a pigeon or dove to make its soft, low, round sound.
• cook verb (cook, cooks, cooked, cooking); noun (a cook, cooks)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To cook is to make food ready to eat by heating it: boil, fry, bake, roast.
• cookbook noun (a cookbook, cookbooks)
  A cookbook is a book of recipes and instructions for cooking.
• cooked adjective (cooked); verb form (cook, cooks, cooked, cooking)
  Cooked means made ready to eat by heating, like boiled, baked or fried food.
• cooker noun (a cooker, cookers)
  A large kitchen machine with an oven and hot plates or burners for cooking food; US: stove or range.
• cookery noun (cookery, uncountable)
  Cookery is the skill or activity of preparing and cooking food.
• cookie noun (cookie, cookies)
  A cookie is a small sweet baked biscuit, often round, sometimes with chocolate chips.
• cooking noun (cooking, uncountable); verb form…
  Cooking is making food ready to eat by heating it, for example by baking, boiling or frying.
• cool adjective (cool, cooler, coolest); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A little cold, pleasantly not warm: "a cool breeze".
• cooler noun (a cooler, coolers); adjective…
  Cooler means more cool: a little colder, or (slang) more stylish or exciting.
• cooling verb form (-ing of cool: cooling); adjective (cooling)…
  Cooling means becoming cooler or making something cooler.
• coolly adverb
  In a calm way, without showing worry, fear or excitement.
• coolness noun (coolness, uncountable)
  Coolness is being a little cold in a pleasant way.
• coop noun (a coop, coops); verb (coop up, coops, cooped, cooping)
  A coop is a cage or small house where chickens or other birds are kept.
• cooperation noun (cooperation — uncountable)
  Cooperation is working together with other people to reach the same goal.
• cooperative adjective…
  If you are cooperative, you are willing to help and work together with others and do what is asked.
• coordinate noun (a coordinate, coordinates); verb…
  Coordinates are a pair of numbers, like (3, 5), that show exactly where a point is on a grid or graph.
• coordinated adjective (coordinated; also co-ordinated); verb…
  Able to move different parts of your body together well and smoothly.
• coot noun (a coot, coots)
  A coot is a black water bird with a white beak and a white patch on its forehead.
• cop noun (a cop, cops); verb (cop, cops, copped, copping)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A cop is a police officer.
• cope verb (cope, copes, coped, coping)
  To cope means to deal well with a hard problem or situation, and to keep going.
• copepod noun (a copepod, copepods)
  A copepod is a tiny animal with a hard shell and many legs, a relative of crabs and shrimps, that lives in the sea and in fresh water.
• copier noun (a copier, copiers)
  A copier is a machine that makes paper copies of documents and pictures; it is also called a photocopier.
• copious adjective (copious; more copious)
  In large amounts; more than enough: «copious notes», «copious amounts of food».
• copiously adverb
  Copiously means in very large amounts, much more than usual.
• copper noun…
  Copper is a reddish-brown metal that conducts electricity and heat very well.
• coppersmith noun (coppersmiths)
  A coppersmith is a person who makes or mends things from copper.
• coppery adjective (coppery)
  Coppery means having the colour of copper: a shiny reddish-brown or orange-brown.
• coprolite noun (coprolite, coprolites)
  A coprolite is fossilised poo (dung) from an animal that lived long ago, such as a dinosaur, that has slowly turned to stone.
• copse noun (a copse, copses)
  A small group of trees growing close together; a little wood.
• copy noun (copy, copies); verb (copy, copies, copied, copying)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A copy is a thing made to be the same as another one, like a copy of a page or a photo.
• copycat noun (a copycat, copycats); adjective (copycat)
  A person who copies what someone else does, says or wears.
• copyist nounJewish tradition
  A person whose job is to copy writings by hand.
• copyright noun (copyright, copyrights; usually uncountable); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Copyright is the legal right of the person who made a book, song, picture, film or program to decide who can copy, sell or use it.
• coracle noun (coracles)
  A coracle is a small, round boat made of a frame covered with skin or cloth, used on rivers.
• coral noun (coral, uncountable; a coral, corals); adjective…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Coral is a hard, stony material made by tiny sea animals; over many years it builds up into reefs in warm, shallow seas.
• cord noun (cord, cords)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A cord is a thin rope or a thick string.
• cordial noun (cordial, cordials); adjective (cordial)
  A sweet concentrated fruit drink that you mix with water: lime cordial, elderflower cordial.
• cordiality noun (no plural)
  Warm, friendly manners when you greet or welcome people.
• cordially adverb
  In a warm, friendly way, showing that you are pleased to see someone.
• cordless adjective (cordless; not compared)
  A cordless device works without being plugged into the wall by a wire, usually because it has a battery.
• cordoba noun, a name (Córdoba — a city; a córdoba, córdobas — money)
  Córdoba is a historic city in southern Spain, famous for its great mosque-cathedral (the Mezquita).
• core noun (core, cores); adjective (core — most important); verb…
  The core is the hard middle part of an apple or pear, with the seeds.
• corgi noun (a corgi, corgis)
  A corgi is a small dog with short legs, a long body, pointed ears and a fox-like face, first bred in Wales to herd cattle.
• coriander nounJewish tradition
  A plant whose small round seeds and leaves are used to flavor food.
• corinthian adjective
  Of or from Corinth, an old city in Greece.
• cork noun…
  A light, soft, springy material made from the thick bark of the cork oak tree.
• corkscrew noun (corkscrews)
  A corkscrew is a tool with a spiral metal point for pulling corks out of bottles.
• cormorant noun (cormorant, cormorants)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A large dark sea bird with a long neck and hooked beak that dives underwater to catch fish.
• corn noun (corn; uncountable; a corncob, ears of corn)everyday · Jewish tradition
  In the USA, Canada and Australia, corn is a tall plant with yellow seeds on a cob, also called maize or sweetcorn.
• cornbread noun…
  A sweet or savoury bread made from cornmeal (ground maize), often baked in a pan or skillet; it is a traditional food of the southern…
• cornea noun (a cornea, corneas)
  The clear, curved, dome-shaped layer at the front of the eye that covers the iris and pupil and helps focus light.
• corner noun (corner, corners); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A corner is the point where two sides or edges meet.
• cornet noun (cornets)
  A cornet is a brass musical instrument like a small trumpet.
• cornfield noun (cornfield, cornfields)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A cornfield is a field where corn (grain such as wheat or maize) grows.

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