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- contribution noun (a contribution, contributions)
A contribution is something you give, especially money, to help pay for something or to help a group. - contrite adjective
feeling deep sorrow for wrongdoing - contrition noun
deep sorrow and regret for wrongdoing - contrived adjective (contrived; more contrived); verb form (past of contrive: contrived)
Seeming false and planned, not natural or believable: «The ending of the film felt contrived». - control verb (control, controls, controlled, controlling); noun (control, controls; in control)
To control something means to make it do what you want, like steering a toy car. - controversy noun (controversies)
1) A controversy is a long, heated argument in which people strongly disagree about something. - contumely noun
insulting, rude and scornful treatment - convenience noun (convenience, uncountable; a convenience, conveniences)
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); adverb conveniently; noun convenience
1) Easy to use, reach or do; saving time and trouble. 2) Suitable for someone's plans or time. 3) Near and easy to get to. - conveniently adverb (conveniently; more conveniently, most conveniently)
In a way that is easy, useful or suitable for someone: «The shop is conveniently close.». - conventionally adverb
Conventionally means in the usual, normal, accepted way that most people do things. - converse verb (converse, converses, conversed, conversing); noun (the converse); adjective (converse)
To converse is to talk with someone, have a conversation. - convinced adjective (convinced); past form of the verb convince (convince, convinces, convinced, convincing)
Completely sure that something is true: «I'm convinced the cat ate my sandwich.». - convocation noun
A formal gathering of people called together for a special purpose. - convulse verb
to shake violently - convulsion noun (convulsions)
A convulsion is a sudden, violent shaking of the body that you cannot control. - cony noun
a small furry animal that lives among rocks, often called a rock badger or hyrax - cook verb (cook, cooks, cooked, cooking); noun (a cook, cooks)
To cook is to make food ready to eat by heating it: boil, fry, bake, roast. - cool adjective (cool, cooler, coolest); verb (cool, cools, cooled, cooling); noun (the cool; keep your cool); interjection (Cool!)
A little cold, pleasantly not warm: "a cool breeze". - cop noun (a cop, cops); verb (cop, cops, copped, copping)
1) (informal) A cop is a police officer. 2) (UK slang) To cop something is to get or receive it, usually something bad: «You'll cop it for… - copy noun (copy, copies); verb (copy, copies, copied, copying)
A copy is a thing made to be the same as another one, like a copy of a page or a photo. - copyist noun
A person whose job is to copy writings by hand. - copyright noun (copyright, copyrights; usually uncountable); verb (copyright, copyrights, copyrighted, copyrighting); adjective (copyright)
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. - coral noun (coral, uncountable; a coral, corals); adjective (coral pink)
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)
1) A cord is a thin rope or a thick string. 2) A cord is the covered wire that joins a machine to the plug, like a phone charger cord. 3)… - coriander noun
A plant whose small round seeds and leaves are used to flavor food. - cormorant noun (cormorant, cormorants)
1) 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)
In the USA, Canada and Australia, corn is a tall plant with yellow seeds on a cob, also called maize or sweetcorn. - corner noun (corner, corners); verb (corner, corners, cornered — to trap)
A corner is the point where two sides or edges meet. - cornfield noun (cornfield, cornfields)
A cornfield is a field where corn (grain such as wheat or maize) grows. - cornice noun (cornice, cornices)
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. - corporeal adjective
Having to do with the body, or made of physical matter rather than spirit. - corpse noun (a corpse, corpses)
The dead body of a person, and sometimes of an animal. - correct adjective; verb (correct, corrects, corrected, correcting)
Correct means right, true, or without mistakes. - correction noun (a correction, corrections)
A correction is a change that makes something right that was wrong. - correspond verb (correspond, corresponds, corresponded, corresponding)
To match or be the same as something, or to fit together: «The numbers correspond to the pictures.». - correspondence noun (correspondence, uncountable; a correspondence, correspondences)
Correspondence is letters, emails or messages sent between people: "she reads her correspondence every morning". - corresponding adjective (corresponding); present participle of correspond
Matching or connected with something else: «Write each word next to its corresponding picture.». - corrode verb (corrode, corrodes, corroded, corroding)
1) When metal corrodes, or something corrodes it, it is slowly damaged and eaten away by chemical action, such as rust from water and air… - corrupt adjective (corrupt, corrupter, corruptest); verb (corrupt, corrupts, corrupted, corrupting)
1) Corrupt means dishonest or wicked. 2) Corrupt can mean rotten or gone bad, as food does. 3) To corrupt is to make someone bad or… - corrupted adjective (corrupted); verb (corrupt, corrupts, corrupted, corrupting — corrupted is the past form)
A corrupted file or piece of data has been damaged, so it cannot open or works wrongly. - corruption noun (corruption — usually uncountable; a corruption of something)
Dishonest or illegal behaviour by people with power, such as taking bribes or using public money for themselves. - corruptly adverb
In a spoiled, wicked way. - corselet noun (a corselet, corselets)
A corselet was a piece of armour that covered the body, chest and back. - coruscation noun
A flash or sparkle of light. - cosmic adjective (cosmic; more cosmic)
Of or from the universe or outer space beyond the Earth: «cosmic rays», «cosmic dust». - cosmogony noun
A story or theory about how the universe began. - cosmology noun
The study or theory of the universe and how it is arranged. - cosmos noun
The universe seen as an orderly and harmonious whole. - cost verb (cost, costs, cost, costing); noun (a cost, costs)
To cost is to have a price: what you must pay to buy something. - costly adjective (costly, costlier, costliest)
1) Costly means costing a lot of money; expensive. 2) Costly means causing a big loss or harm: «a costly mistake». - cote noun (cote, cotes)
A cote is a small shed or house for birds, such as doves or pigeons. - cotton noun (cotton — uncountable; cottons — kinds or threads); adjective (cotton)
Cotton is a soft white fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant. - couch noun (a couch, couches); verb (couch, couches, couched, couching)
A long comfortable seat for two or more people to sit on; a sofa. - coulter noun
an iron blade on a plow that cuts the earth - council noun (a council, councils)
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)
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 (counsel, counsels, counselled/counseled, counselling/counseling)
1) (formal) Counsel is advice. 2) To counsel someone is to give them advice, especially about a problem or feelings. 3) (law) Counsel is a… - counsellor noun (counsellor, counsellors; US counselor)
A counsellor is a person trained to listen to people and help them with their problems and feelings. - count verb (count, counts, counted, counting); noun (count, counts)
To count is to say numbers in order: count to ten. - countenance noun (a countenance, countenances); verb (countenance, countenances, countenanced, countenancing — formal)
1) (formal, old-fashioned) A person's face, or the look on it. 2) (verb, formal) To allow or approve of something, usually used in «not… - counterpart noun (a counterpart, counterparts)
1) A counterpart is a person or thing that has the same job or place as another, but in a different group, country or situation. - counting noun
The act of numbering or reckoning things. - country noun (country, countries); adjective (country — of the countryside)
A land with its own government, borders and people: "Canada is a big country.". - couple noun (couple, couples); verb (couple, coupled — to join)
A couple is 2 people who are together, like a married pair. - coupling noun
a part that joins things together - courage noun (courage — uncountable)
Courage is the ability to do something that frightens you or is difficult, even when you feel afraid: bravery. - courageous adjective (courageous, more courageous, most courageous)
1) Courageous means brave: willing to do something frightening, difficult or dangerous because it is right. - courageously adverb
In a brave way, without giving in to fear. - course noun (a course, courses); adverb phrase «of course»; verb (course, courses, coursed, coursing — rare, of liquids)
A course is a set of lessons on a subject: «a swimming course». - court noun (a court, courts); verb (court, courts, courted, courting — old or formal)
A place where a judge decides legal cases; also the judge and people there. - courtesy noun (courtesy, courtesies); adjective use (courtesy bus, courtesy call)
Courtesy is polite, kind and respectful behaviour towards other people. - coven noun
A broken piece of the word "covenant" made when the word was split across two lines in a printed book. - covenant noun (a covenant, covenants)
1) (Bible) A covenant is a solemn promise or agreement between God and people, such as God's covenant with Noah (the rainbow), with… - cover verb (cover, covers, covered, covering); noun (a cover, covers; cover — shelter)
To cover is to put something over another thing to hide or protect it. - covered adjective (covered); verb (cover, covers, covered, covering)
Covered means having something over it or on it. - covering noun (a covering, coverings); verb form (covering — the -ing form of cover)
A covering is a layer of something that lies on or over something else. - coverlet noun (coverlet, coverlets)
A coverlet is the top cover on a bed, laid over the blankets to keep you warm. - covert adjective (covert); noun (a covert, coverts)
1) Covert means secret or hidden, done so that people do not notice. 2) A covert is a thick bush or small wood where wild animals hide. - covet verb (covet, covets, coveted, coveting)
To covet something is to want very much something that belongs to someone else. - covetous adjective (more covetous, most covetous)
1) Covetous means wanting very much to have what belongs to someone else, or wanting more and more of something such as gold. - covetousness noun (no plural)
A strong greedy wish to have what other people have, or to keep getting more. - cow noun (cow, cows); verb (cow — to frighten, rare)
A cow is a big farm animal that gives milk and says «moo». - coyly adverb
In a shy or teasing way, as if holding back. - crab noun (a crab, crabs; crab — the food); verb (crab — rare)
A crab is a sea or shore animal with a hard shell, eight legs and two big claws (pincers), which often walks sideways. - crack noun (a crack, cracks); verb (crack, cracks, cracked, cracking)
A crack is a thin line where something has broken but not fallen apart. - crackle verb (crackle, crackles, crackled, crackling); noun (a crackle, crackles)
To crackle is to make a lot of short, sharp, small sounds, like a fire burning or paper being crushed. - craft noun (a craft, crafts; craft also plural for boats); verb (craft, crafts, crafted, crafting)
An activity where you make things by hand, such as painting, sewing, cutting and gluing. - craftily adverb (more craftily, most craftily)
In a clever, sly way, often to trick someone or to get something without being noticed. - craftiness noun (no plural)
Cleverness used in a sly way, especially for tricking people. - craftsman noun (a craftsman, craftsmen)
1) A person, traditionally a man, who is skilled at making things by hand, such as furniture, pots, jewellery or stone carvings: «a… - crafty adjective (crafty, craftier, craftiest)
Crafty means clever at getting what you want by tricks and secret plans; sly. - crag noun (a crag, crags); adjective craggy
1) A steep, rough, rocky cliff or high rock sticking out from a hill or mountain. - crane noun (a crane, cranes); verb (crane, cranes, craned, craning)
A crane is a very tall machine with a long arm used to lift and move heavy things, especially on building sites and at ports. - crashing noun (crashing, crashings); also the -ing form of the verb «crash»
1) A loud noise of things smashing, breaking or falling. 2) The sound of heavy bodies bursting through things, such as trees or branches. - craunch verb
An old word meaning to crunch or chew noisily. - crave verb (crave, craves, craved, craving)
To crave something is to want it very strongly, so that it is hard to think about anything else. - craving noun (a craving, cravings); form of verb (crave, craves, craved, craving)
A craving is a very strong wish for something, especially a food or drink. - craw noun
The first stomach pouch of a bird, where food is stored. In some texts it is the throat or the crop. - crawl verb (crawl, crawls, crawled, crawling); noun (a crawl; the crawl — swimming)
To crawl is to move on your hands and knees, as babies do.
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