C
- chameleon noun (a chameleon, chameleons)
1) A chameleon is a kind of lizard that can change the colour of its skin, has eyes that move separately, and catches insects with a very… - champion noun (a champion, champions); verb (champion, champions, championed, championing); adjective (champion, UK informal); noun: championship
A champion is a person or team that has won a competition, especially the most important one: «the world champion». - chance noun (a chance, chances); verb (chance, chances, chanced, chancing — chance it); adjective (chance — a chance meeting)
A chance is a time when you can do something; an opportunity. - change noun (change, a change, changes; change = coins — uncountable); verb (change, changes, changed, changing)
To change is to make something different, or to become different. - channel noun (a channel, channels); verb (channel, channels, channelled/channeled, channelling/channeling)
A channel is a TV or radio station, or a stream of online videos: a cartoon channel, a YouTube channel. - chaos noun (chaos — uncountable)
Chaos is a state of complete confusion and disorder, where nothing is organised. - chap noun (a chap, chaps); verb (chap, chaps, chapped, chapping)
1) (UK, informal, a bit old-fashioned) A chap is a man or boy, a fellow. 2) Chaps are leather leg coverings worn by cowboys over their… - chaplet noun (chaplet, chaplets)
A chaplet is a wreath or circle worn on the head, made of flowers, leaves or stars. - chapter noun (chapter, chapters)
A chapter is one part of a book; a book is divided into chapters. - character noun (character, characters)
A character is a person or animal in a story, film or play. - charge verb (charge, charges, charged, charging); noun (a charge, charges)
1) To charge is to ask money for something. A charge is the price or fee. 2) To charge a phone or battery is to fill it with electric… - chariot noun (a chariot, chariots)
1) A two-wheeled cart pulled by horses, used in ancient times for war and racing. 2) (literary) Any grand carriage. - charm noun (charm, uncountable; a charm, charms); verb (charm, charms, charmed, charming)
The power to please or attract people (He has lots of charm). - charmer noun (a charmer, charmers)
A person who is very pleasant and attractive and makes people like them easily, sometimes to get what they want. - chase verb (chase, chases, chased, chasing); noun (a chase, chases)
To chase is to run after someone or something to catch it. - chasm noun (chasm, chasms)
A chasm is a deep, wide crack or gap in the ground, rock or ice. - chasten verb
To correct someone by punishing them so that they learn. - chastening noun
Correction or punishment that is meant to teach someone. - chastise verb (chastise, chastises, chastised, chastising)
To chastise someone is to punish them, often by scolding or beating them (old use). - chastisement noun (chastisement, chastisements)
A chastisement is a punishment, given for doing wrong (old use). - chatter verb (chatter, chatters, chattered, chattering); noun (chatter — uncountable)
To chatter is to talk quickly and a lot about small, unimportant things. - cheapen verb
To make something less valuable, or to treat it as of little worth. - check verb (check, checks, checked, checking); noun (a check, checks; British «cheque» for money, «tick» for the mark)
To check is to look at something to see if it is right, safe or ready. - cheek noun (a cheek, cheeks; cheek — uncountable, rudeness); verb (cheek someone — British, informal)
Your cheeks are the soft sides of your face below your eyes. - cheer verb (cheer, cheers, cheered, cheering); noun (a cheer, cheers; cheer — uncountable)
To cheer is to shout loudly to show you are pleased or to encourage someone. - cheerful adjective (cheerful, more cheerful, most cheerful)
A cheerful person is happy and in a good mood, and shows it with smiles and a friendly manner. - cheese noun (cheese, uncountable; a cheese, cheeses for types or whole ones)
Cheese is a food made from milk, usually yellow or white, that can be soft or hard. - chequer noun
A pattern of squares, or a work woven in such a pattern. - cherish verb (cherishes, cherished, cherishing)
1) To cherish someone or something is to love it and take great care of it. - cherub noun (cherubs)
1) A cherub is a kind of angel, often shown as a chubby child with small wings. 2) A cherub can also mean a sweet, rosy-cheeked young child. - chest noun (a chest, chests)
Your chest is the front of your body between your neck and your tummy. - chew verb (chew, chews, chewed, chewing); noun (a chew, chews)
To chew is to break up food in your mouth with your teeth before you swallow it. - chewing verb form (chew, chews, chewed, chewing); noun (chewing); adjective (chewing, as in chewing gum)
Chewing means crushing food with your teeth to make it soft enough to swallow. - chi noun (chi — the Greek letter; chi or qi — Chinese idea); (Mandarin, pinyin) chī, "to eat"
The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet, written χ, said "kye" (rhymes with "sky"). - chide verb
To scold or quarrel with someone angrily. - chief noun (a chief, chiefs); adjective (chief)
The leader or head of a group, such as a tribe, organisation or police force (the fire chief). - chiefly adverb (chiefly)
1) Chiefly means mainly or mostly. 2) Chiefly means above all, more than anything else. - child noun (child, children; casual: kid, kids)
1) A child is a young boy or girl. 2) A child is someone's son or daughter, at any age: Grandma has three children. Children means more… - childhood noun (childhood, a childhood, childhoods)
Childhood is the time of a person's life when they are a child. - childless adjective
1) Childless means having no children. - childlessness noun
the state of having no children - chinese adjective (Chinese); noun (Chinese — the language; the Chinese — the people)
1) Chinese means from China or about China. 2) Chinese is the language spoken in China; Mandarin is its main kind. 3) The Chinese are the… - chips noun (chips — plural of chip)
In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, chips are long pieces of fried potato, called «fries» or «French fries» in the USA. - chirp verb (chirp, chirps, chirped, chirping); noun (a chirp, chirps)
To chirp means to make a short, high sound, like a small bird or a cricket. - chisel noun (a chisel, chisels); verb (chisel, chisels, chiselled, chiselling; US chiseled, chiseling)
A tool with a flat, sharp metal end, used with a hammer or mallet to cut or shape wood, stone or metal. - chislev noun
The ninth month of the Hebrew calendar, around November and December. - choice noun (a choice, choices); adjective (choice — high quality, rare)
A choice is a decision to pick one thing or action from several. - choler noun
Anger or bad temper, from an old idea that a body fluid called bile caused rage. - choose verb (choose, chooses, chose, chosen, choosing)
1) To choose is to pick one from several: choose a book. 2) To choose is to decide to do something: She chose to walk home. - chop verb (chop, chops, chopped, chopping); noun (a chop, chops)
To chop means to cut something into pieces with a knife or an axe. - chosen verb form (past participle of choose: chosen); adjective
Chosen means picked from a group as the one you want. - christ noun, proper name (Christ)
Christ is a title given to Jesus by Christians; it means «the chosen one». - christian adjective (Christian); noun (a Christian, Christians); name (Christian)
A Christian is a person who believes in Jesus Christ and follows the religion of Christianity. - chronicle noun (a chronicle, chronicles); verb (chronicle, chronicles, chronicled, chronicling)
A chronicle is a written record of events in the order they happened. - church noun (a church, churches)
A church is a building where Christians go to pray and worship. - churl noun (churls) (old use, in fairy tales)
A rude, mean, rough man who is unkind and will not do what is fair or good. - churlish adjective (churlisher, churlishest)
Rude, grumpy and unkind in the way one behaves or speaks. - churn verb (churn, churns, churned, churning); noun (a churn, churns)
A churn is a container in which cream or milk is shaken or stirred to make butter. - ci abbreviation and fragment (CI; ci)
CI often means «Chief Inspector», a senior police officer in the UK. - cinnamon noun (cinnamon, uncountable); adjective (cinnamon-coloured)
Cinnamon is a sweet, warm-tasting brown spice made from the dried bark of a tree, used in cakes, buns and drinks. - cipher noun (cipher, ciphers; also spelled cypher, UK); verb (cipher, ciphers, ciphered, ciphering — rare)
A secret code in which letters are swapped or mixed up by a rule so that only people who know the rule can read the message. - circle noun (circle, circles); verb (circle, circles, circled, circling)
1) A circle is a round flat shape. Every point on its edge is the same distance from the middle (the centre). 2) A circle of people or… - circlet noun (circlets)
A thin ring or band, often of gold, worn on the head like a small crown. - circuit noun (a circuit, circuits)
An electrical circuit is a complete loop of wires and parts that electricity flows round, from the power source and back again. - circumcision noun
the act of cutting off the foreskin of a boy or man - cistern noun (cistern, cisterns)
The tank above or behind a toilet that holds water for flushing. - cite verb (cite, cites, cited, citing)
To cite something is to mention it as an example or reason. - city noun (city, cities)
A city is a very large town where many people live and work. - clad adjective (clad); verb form (clad as an old past form of clothe; clad, clads, cladding — to cover a building)
Wearing a certain kind of clothes («clad in armour», «a black-clad figure»). - claim verb (claim, claims, claimed, claiming); noun (a claim, claims)
To say that something is true, even though others may not believe it or it is not proven. - clairvoyant adjective
able to see things hidden from ordinary sight, as if by a special power - clanging verb (clang, clangs, clanged, clanging) — -ing form; adjective (clanging); noun (the clanging)
Clanging is making a loud ringing sound of metal hitting metal, like a bell, a pan or a gate. - clap verb (clap, claps, clapped, clapping); noun (a clap, claps)
To hit your hands together, usually again and again, to show you like something, to keep a beat or to get attention. - clash noun (a clash, clashes); verb (clash, clashes, clashed, clashing)
A clash is a fight or strong argument between people or groups: «a clash between fans». - clasp verb (clasp, clasps, clasped, clasping); noun (a clasp, clasps)
To hold something tightly in your hand or arms: «She clasped her teddy». - class noun (class, classes); verb (class, classed — to put into a group); adjective (casual: class — excellent)
A class is a group of students who learn together. - classic adjective (classic, more classic); noun (a classic, classics; Classics)
A classic is a book, film, song or other work that is very good and has been admired by people for a long time. - classification noun (classification, classifications)
Sorting things into groups or classes by what they have in common: the classification of animals. - claw noun (a claw, claws); verb (claw, claws, clawed, clawing)
A claw is a sharp curved nail on the foot of an animal or bird, like a cat's, eagle's or bear's. - clay noun (clay — uncountable)
Clay is soft, sticky earth that you can shape with your hands and then bake or dry so it goes hard. - clean adjective (clean, cleaner, cleanest); verb (clean, cleans, cleaned, cleaning); adverb (clean)
1) Clean means not dirty. 2) To clean means to take the dirt away, by washing, wiping or sweeping. 3) Clean also means fresh and unused: a… - cleanness noun
The state of being clean, pure or free from guilt. - cleanse verb (cleanse, cleanses, cleansed, cleansing)
To clean something thoroughly, especially skin or a wound: «Cleanse the cut with water.». - cleansing noun (cleansing); verb, -ing form of cleanse (cleanse, cleanses, cleansed, cleansing); adjective (cleansing)
Making something very clean, especially skin or a wound: cleansing a cut. - clear adjective (clear, clearer, clearest); verb (clear, clears, cleared, clearing; clear up, clear away); adverb (clearly; stay clear of)
Easy to understand, see or hear: clear instructions, a clear voice. - clearly adverb (clearly, more clearly, most clearly)
Clearly means in a way that is easy to see, hear or understand: «Speak clearly». - clearness noun
the quality of being clear or see-through - cleave verb (cleaves, cleaved or cleft, cleaved or cleft, cleaving) (old use)
To split or cut right through something with a heavy blow: cleave the wood with an axe. - cleft noun (clefts); adjective (old use, split)
1) A cleft is a narrow crack or split in rock or ground, often deep. 2) (old use) Split open, as in a cleft stick. - click noun (a click, clicks); verb (click, clicks, clicked, clicking)
A click is a short, sharp sound, like a door shutting or fingers snapping. - cliff noun (a cliff, cliffs)
A cliff is a high, steep wall of rock or earth, often at the edge of the sea. - climate noun (a climate, climates; climate, uncountable)
The climate of a place is its usual weather over many years, such as hot and dry or cold and wet. - climb verb (climb, climbs, climbed, climbing); noun (a climb, climbs)
To climb is to go up something, like stairs, a tree, a ladder or a mountain, often using hands and feet. - cling verb (cling, clings, clung, clinging)
To cling to something is to hold on to it very tightly. - clipped verb, past of clip (clip, clips, clipped, clipping); adjective (clipped)
Clipped is the past form of «clip»: cut something short or neat with scissors or clippers (clipped the hedge, clipped his nails). - cloak noun (a cloak, cloaks); verb (cloak, cloaks, cloaked, cloaking)
A loose coat without sleeves that hangs from the shoulders and is fastened at the neck. - clod noun (clods)
A lump of earth or soil, often large and hard: a clod of earth. - close verb (close, closes, closed, closing); adjective (close, closer, closest); adverb (close)
To close is to shut, like a door, a book or your eyes. - closely adverb (closely, more closely, most closely)
1) Closely means carefully and with attention. 2) Closely means near in space or time. 3) Closely means in a strong or near way, like… - closer adjective (comparative of close: close, closer, closest); adverb (closer); noun (a closer — someone or something that closes, rare)
1) Nearer in distance: «Come closer». 2) Nearer in time: «Closer to bedtime». 3) More friendly or connected: «They became closer friends».…
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