English words: C

1959 words under C; 1501–1600 on this page.

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• cornflour noun (cornflour — uncountable) — UK, Ireland, Australia…
  Cornflour is a fine white powder made from maize (corn), used in cooking to make sauces, soups and gravy thicker.
• cornice noun (cornice, cornices)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A cornice is a decorated strip of wood, plaster or stone that runs along the top of a wall, just under the ceiling or roof.
• cornish adjective (Cornish); noun (Cornish, the language)
  From or to do with Cornwall, a county in the far south-west of England.
• cornucopia noun (cornucopia, cornucopias)
  A cornucopia is a horn-shaped basket filled with fruit, grain and flowers, a picture of plenty.
• corny adjective (corny, cornier, corniest)
  Old-fashioned, silly or used too many times to be funny or moving, but often in a sweet way: «a corny joke».
• corona noun (corona, coronas or coronae); noun…
  The hot outer layer of gas around the Sun, seen as a glowing ring during a total solar eclipse.
• coronal adjective (coronal); noun (a coronal, rare)
  Of the corona, the outer layer of the Sun's atmosphere: «a coronal mass ejection» is a huge burst of hot gas and magnetism thrown out from…
• coronation noun (a coronation, coronations)
  A coronation is the ceremony when a king or queen is crowned and officially becomes ruler.
• coronavirus noun (a coronavirus, coronaviruses; the coronavirus)
  One of a family of viruses that can cause illnesses in people and animals, from a common cold to serious illnesses.
• coronet noun (coronet, coronets)
  A coronet is a small crown worn by a noble, such as a count or a duke; it is less grand than a king's crown.
• corporal noun (a corporal, corporals); adjective (corporal)
  A corporal is a soldier with a low rank, above a private, who is in charge of a small group of soldiers.
• corporate adjective (corporate)
  Corporate means to do with a large company or business: «a corporate office», «corporate logo».
• corporation noun (a corporation, corporations)
  A corporation is a large company or group of companies that is treated by law as one body.
• corporeal adjectiveJewish tradition
  Having to do with the body, or made of physical matter rather than spirit.
• corps noun (a corps, corps — same spelling for plural)
  A part of an army with a special job, like the medical corps or the Marine Corps.
• corpse noun (a corpse, corpses)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The dead body of a person, and sometimes of an animal.
• corpulence noun (corpulence, uncountable)
  Corpulence is being very fat or heavy in the body.
• correct adjective; verb (correct, corrects, corrected, correcting)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Correct means right, true, or without mistakes.
• correction noun (a correction, corrections)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A correction is a change that makes something right that was wrong.
• correctional adjective (correctional)
  Correctional describes places and work that deal with punishing people who broke the law and helping them change, such as prisons.
• correctly adverb (correctly, more correctly)
  Correctly means in the right way, without mistakes.
• correctness noun (correctness — uncountable)
  Correctness is the quality of being right or true, with no mistakes.
• correlated adjective (correlated); verb form…
  When two things are correlated, they tend to change together: when one goes up, the other usually goes up (or down) too: «Height and shoe…
• correlation noun (a correlation, correlations); verb correlate
  A connection or relationship between two things, where they change together.
• correspond verb (correspond, corresponds, corresponded, corresponding)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To match or be the same as something, or to fit together: «The numbers correspond to the pictures.».
• correspondence noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Correspondence is letters, emails or messages sent between people: "she reads her correspondence every morning".
• correspondent noun (a correspondent, correspondents)
  A reporter who sends news to a newspaper, radio or TV station from a particular place or about a particular subject, such as a war…
• corresponding adjective (corresponding); present participle of correspondeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Matching or connected with something else: «Write each word next to its corresponding picture.».
• corridor noun (corridor, corridors)
  A corridor is a long passage in a building with doors to rooms.
• corroboration noun (corroboration — uncountable)
  Corroboration is extra evidence or information that shows that a statement or idea is true.
• corrode verb (corrode, corrodes, corroded, corroding)everyday · Jewish tradition
  When metal corrodes, or something corrodes it, it is slowly damaged and eaten away by chemical action, such as rust from water and air or…
• corrosion noun (corrosion — uncountable)
  Corrosion is the slow damage of metal or stone by water, air or chemicals, such as iron turning to rust.
• corrosive adjective (corrosive, more corrosive); noun…
  Corrosive describes a substance, like a strong acid, that can slowly damage or eat away metal, skin or other materials.
• corrugated adjective (corrugated); also the past form of the rare verb…
  Shaped into a row of ridges and grooves, like waves, so the material is stronger; corrugated iron and corrugated cardboard are made this…
• corrupt adjective (corrupt, corrupter, corruptest); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Corrupt means dishonest or wicked.
• corrupted adjective (corrupted); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A corrupted file or piece of data has been damaged, so it cannot open or works wrongly.
• corruption noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Dishonest or illegal behaviour by people with power, such as taking bribes or using public money for themselves.
• corruptly adverbJewish tradition
  In a spoiled, wicked way.
• corsair noun (a corsair, corsairs)
  A corsair was a pirate, especially one from North Africa (the Barbary corsairs) who attacked ships in the Mediterranean.
• corselet noun (a corselet, corselets)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A corselet was a piece of armour that covered the body, chest and back.
• cortege noun (cortege, corteges)
  A cortege is a slow procession of people, often for a funeral or a grand occasion, moving in order.
• cortina noun (a Cortina, Cortinas; a cortina, cortinas); proper…
  The Ford Cortina, a very popular family car in Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand from 1962 to 1982.
• cortisol noun (cortisol — uncountable)
  Cortisol is a hormone, a chemical messenger made by the body, that helps it deal with stress and controls energy, sleep and waking.
• corundum noun (corundum — uncountable)
  Corundum is a very hard natural mineral made of aluminium oxide; rubies and sapphires are coloured kinds of corundum.
• coruscation nounJewish tradition
  A flash or sparkle of light.
• cos conjunction (informal spoken form of "because"); also…
  A short spoken form of "because", also written 'cause or coz.
• cosily adverb (cosily; in American spelling cozily)
  In a warm, safe and comfortable way.
• cosmetic adjective (cosmetic); noun (cosmetics — usually plural)
  Cosmetics are things like make-up, face cream and lipstick that people put on to look nicer.
• cosmic adjective (cosmic; more cosmic)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Of or from the universe or outer space beyond the Earth: «cosmic rays», «cosmic dust».
• cosmogony nounJewish tradition
  A story or theory about how the universe began.
• cosmology nounJewish tradition
  The study or theory of the universe and how it is arranged.
• cosmonaut noun (a cosmonaut, cosmonauts)
  A cosmonaut is an astronaut from Russia or, in the past, from the Soviet Union.
• cosmos nounJewish tradition
  The universe seen as an orderly and harmonious whole.
• cossack noun (a Cossack, Cossacks); adjective (Cossack)
  The Cossacks were communities of free, self-ruling warriors and farmers on the steppes of what is now Ukraine and southern Russia, famous…
• cost verb (cost, costs, cost, costing); noun (a cost, costs)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To cost is to have a price: what you must pay to buy something.
• costa noun (Costa; a name); noun (costa, costae — science, rare)
  Costa Coffee, a big chain of coffee shops in the UK and Ireland; people say «Let's go to Costa».
• costless adjective (costless) — formal, rare
  Costing no money; free.
• costly adjective (costly, costlier, costliest)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Costly means costing a lot of money; expensive.
• costume noun (costume, costumes); adjective use (costume party)
  A costume is a set of special clothes worn to look like someone or something else: a pirate costume, a Halloween costume.
• cosy adjective (cosy, cosier, cosiest; US cozy); noun…
  Cosy means warm, comfortable and safe, making you feel relaxed.
• cot noun (a cot, cots)
  A small bed with high sides for a baby or young child; American «crib».
• cote noun (cote, cotes)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A cote is a small shed or house for birds, such as doves or pigeons.
• cotswold noun…
  The Cotswolds are a range of gentle hills and pretty villages in south-central England, famous for honey-coloured stone houses and sheep.
• cottage noun (a cottage, cottages)
  A small house, usually in the countryside or a village, often old and cosy.
• cottager noun (cottager, cottagers)
  A cottager is a person who lives in a cottage, usually a poor country person with a small house and garden.
• cotton noun (cotton — uncountable; cottons — kinds or threads)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Cotton is a soft white fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant.
• couch noun (a couch, couches); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A long comfortable seat for two or more people to sit on; a sofa.
• cougar noun (a cougar, cougars)
  A cougar is a large wild cat of North and South America, with brown fur and a long tail; it is also called a puma or mountain lion.
• cough verb (cough, coughs, coughed, coughing); noun…
  To cough is to push air out of your lungs suddenly with a loud noise, often because something is in your throat or you are ill.
• couldest verb, past tense of can, with thou
  Was able to, with "thou" as the subject.
• couldst verb, past tense of can, with thou
  Was able to, with "thou" as the subject.
• coulter nounJewish tradition
  an iron blade on a plow that cuts the earth.
• council noun (a council, councils)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A council is a group of people chosen to make decisions or give advice, for example to run a town or city.
• councillor noun (councillor, councillors)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A person elected to sit on a council, especially a town, city or local council, to make decisions for the area.
• counsel noun (counsel, uncountable; counsel = lawyer); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Counsel is advice.
• counselling noun (counselling, uncountable); US spelling counseling…
  Help and advice from a trained person who listens to someone with problems or worries and helps them think things through.
• counsellor noun (counsellor, counsellors; US counselor)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A counsellor is a person trained to listen to people and help them with their problems and feelings.
• counselor noun (a counselor, counselors; UK spelling counsellor)
  A trained person whose job is to listen to people and help them with personal problems, worries or feelings: «a school counselor».
• count verb (count, counts, counted, counting); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To count is to say numbers in order: count to ten.
• countable adjective (countable); noun (countables — rare)
  A countable noun is a noun that can have a number in front of it and a plural form, like «one apple, two apples»; also called a «count…
• countdown noun (a countdown, countdowns)
  A countdown is counting backwards to zero, usually before something starts, like a rocket launch.
• countenance noun (a countenance, countenances); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A person's face, or the look on it.
• counter noun (counter, counters); verb…
  A counter is a long flat top in a kitchen, or the long table in a shop where you pay.
• counteract verb (counteract, counteracts, counteracted, counteracting)
  To act against something so that it has less effect or no effect: «Exercise helps counteract sitting all day».
• counterbalance noun (a counterbalance, counterbalances); verb…
  A weight that balances another weight.
• counterexample noun (a counterexample, counterexamples)
  A counterexample is one example that shows a general statement is false.
• counterfeit adjective (counterfeit); noun…
  Made to look exactly like something real in order to trick people; fake, like counterfeit money.
• counterpane noun (counterpane, counterpanes)
  A counterpane is a decorated cover laid over a bed, on top of the sheets and blankets.
• counterpart noun (a counterpart, counterparts)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A counterpart is a person or thing that has the same job or place as another, but in a different group, country or situation.
• counterweight noun (a counterweight, counterweights); verb…
  A counterweight is a heavy weight used to balance another weight, so that something heavy is easier to lift or does not tip over.
• countess noun (countess, countesses)
  A countess is a noble lady, the wife of a count, or a woman who holds the rank of count.
• counting nounJewish tradition
  The act of numbering or reckoning things.
• countless adjective (countless)
  Countless means so many that they cannot be counted, or very, very many.
• country noun (country, countries); adjective…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A land with its own government, borders and people: "Canada is a big country.".
• countryman noun (countryman, countrymen)
  A countryman is a man who lives in the country, on a farm or in a village; he is often plain and hard-working.
• countryside noun (the countryside; uncountable)
  The countryside is land outside towns and cities, with fields, farms, woods, hills and small villages.
• county noun (county, counties)
  A county is a part of a state or country with its own name, towns and local government.
• coup noun (a coup, coups)
  A sudden, often violent, illegal taking of power in a country, usually by the army; also called a coup d'état.
• couple noun (couple, couples); verb (couple, coupled — to join)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A couple is 2 people who are together, like a married pair.
• couplet noun (a couplet, couplets)
  A couplet is a pair of lines of poetry that go together, usually rhyming and with the same rhythm.

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