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- cicada noun (a cicada, cicadas)
1) A cicada is a large insect with clear wings and big eyes that lives in warm places; male cicadas make a very loud buzzing or clicking… - cider noun (cider, ciders; usually uncountable)
An alcoholic drink made from the juice of crushed apples, a bit like beer in strength. - cigar noun (a cigar, cigars)
1) A thick roll of dried tobacco leaves that people light and smoke. - cigarette noun (cigarette, cigarettes)
1) A cigarette is a thin paper tube filled with dried tobacco that people light and smoke. - cinchona noun (a cinchona, cinchonas; cinchona bark)
A cinchona is a tree or shrub from the Andes mountains of South America whose bark contains quinine. - cinder noun (cinders)
A small piece of burnt coal or wood that is left after a fire has gone out; grey ash. - cinderella proper noun (Cinderella — a story character); noun (a Cinderella — something or someone ignored, figurative)
1) Cinderella is the girl in a famous fairy tale who is treated badly by her stepmother and stepsisters, goes to the prince's ball with… - cinema noun (cinema, cinemas; the cinema)
A cinema is a building where people watch films on a big screen. - cinematic adjective (cinematic)
1) To do with films and the cinema. 2) Looking or feeling like a film, exciting and grand, with big scenes and music. - 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. - circadian adjective (circadian)
1) To do with the body's natural daily clock, a cycle of about 24 hours that controls when we sleep, wake and feel hungry. - 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. - circular adjective (circular); noun (a circular, circulars)
Circular means shaped like a circle, round: "a circular table". - circulate verb (circulate, circulates, circulated, circulating)
To move round and round inside something and come back, like blood around the body. - circulation noun (circulation, uncountable; a circulation of a newspaper)
Circulation is the movement of blood around your body, pumped by the heart. - circulatory adjective (circulatory)
To do with circulation, especially the movement of blood around the body by the heart, arteries, veins and capillaries. - circumference noun (a circumference, circumferences)
The distance all the way around the edge of a circle; the perimeter of a circle. - circumflex noun (a circumflex, circumflexes); adjective (circumflex accent)
A small mark like a little roof (^) written over a vowel in some languages, for example French «â, ê, î, ô, û» as in «forêt» or «hôpital». - circumlocution noun (circumlocution, uncountable; a circumlocution, circumlocutions)
Circumlocution is using many words to say something that could be said simply, often to avoid saying it directly. - circumnavigate verb (circumnavigate, circumnavigates, circumnavigated, circumnavigating)
1) To sail, fly or travel all the way around something, especially the world or an island. 2) To find a way around a problem or obstacle. - circumnavigation noun (a circumnavigation, circumnavigations)
1) A journey all the way around something, especially around the world by sea or air. - circumpolar adjective (circumpolar)
Found around the North Pole or South Pole, or living in the regions near them. - circumscribed verb (circumscribe, circumscribes, circumscribed, circumscribing); adjective (circumscribed)
Limited or restricted: «a circumscribed life» is one with narrow limits. - circumstance noun (a circumstance, circumstances)
Circumstances are the facts or conditions around an event that affect what happens. - circumstances noun (plural of «circumstance»: a circumstance, circumstances)
The facts or conditions that affect a situation or an event. - circumvent verb (circumvent, circumvents, circumvented, circumventing)
To find a clever way to avoid a rule, problem or difficulty, often in a way that is not quite fair. - circus noun (a circus, circuses)
A circus is a travelling show, often in a big tent, with acrobats, clowns, jugglers and sometimes trained animals. - cirrus noun (cirrus, cirrus clouds; plural cirri)
Cirrus is a thin, wispy, white cloud high up in the sky, made of tiny ice crystals. - cistern noun (cistern, cisterns)
The tank above or behind a toilet that holds water for flushing. - citadel noun (citadels)
A strong fortress built on high ground above a town, to guard it against attack. - citation noun (a citation, citations; citation uncountable)
A line of words quoted from a book, speech or writer (a quotation). - cite verb (cite, cites, cited, citing)
To cite something is to mention it as an example or reason. - citizen noun (a citizen, citizens)
A citizen is a person who legally belongs to a country and has its rights and duties. - citizenry noun (the citizenry, uncountable, formal)
1) (formal) All the citizens of a country, town or place, thought of as one group. - citizenship noun (citizenship, uncountable; also a school subject)
Citizenship is being a legal member of a country, with its rights and duties: «British citizenship». - citric adjective (citric)
To do with or coming from citrus fruits such as lemons, limes and oranges. - citron noun (a citron, citrons)
A large, lemon-like citrus fruit with a very thick, bumpy rind, often candied and used in cakes. - citrus noun (citrus, citruses); adjective (citrus)
1) A group of fruit trees, and their juicy fruits with thick peel, such as oranges, lemons, limes and grapefruit. - city noun (city, cities)
A city is a very large town where many people live and work. - civic adjective (civic)
To do with a town or city and its official life, like a civic centre or civic building. - civil adjective (civil)
Polite in a formal way, but not especially friendly: he gave a civil reply. - civilian noun (a civilian, civilians); adjective (civilian)
A person who is not in the army, navy, air force or police. - civilisation noun (civilisation, civilisations; US spelling civilization)
A civilisation is a large, organised society with cities, government, writing, laws and culture, such as ancient Egypt or the Maya. - civilised adjective (more civilised, most civilised) (British spelling of civilized)
Living in an organised society with laws, good manners, towns and government, not wild or rough. - civility noun (no plural)
Polite behaviour and good manners towards others. - civilization noun (civilization, civilizations; UK also civilisation)
A large, organised society with cities, government, laws, writing, art and trade: «the ancient Egyptian civilization». - civilized adjective (more civilized, most civilized) (American spelling of civilised)
Living in an organised society with laws, good manners, towns and government, not wild or rough. - civilly adverb (civilly, more civilly)
In a polite, respectful way; to speak civilly is to be well-mannered, even when cross or when in charge. - cl abbreviation (cl)
Cl is a short way to write centilitre, a small unit for measuring liquid. - clack verb (clack, clacks, clacked, clacking); noun (a clack, clacks)
To make a short, sharp sound like two hard things hitting each other. - 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. - claimant noun (a claimant, claimants)
A claimant is a person who says they have a right to something, such as money, land or a benefit, and asks for it officially. - clam noun (a clam, clams); verb (clam up, clams up, clammed up, clamming up)
A clam is a sea or river animal with a soft body inside two hard shells joined by a hinge; it lives buried in sand or mud. - clamber verb (clambers, clambered, clambering)
To climb up or over something using hands and feet, often with effort or clumsily: clamber up a wall, over rocks. - clammy adjective (clammy, clammier, clammiest)
1) Unpleasantly damp, cold and sticky to touch, especially skin. 2) (weather) Damp and heavy, warm and sticky (clammy air). - clamour noun (clamours); verb (clamours, clamoured, clamouring)
1) A clamour is a loud noise made by many voices shouting together. 2) To clamour is to shout or demand something loudly: clamour for food. - clamp noun (a clamp, clamps); verb (clamp, clamps, clamped, clamping)
A tool that holds two things tightly together or holds something firmly in place, often by turning a screw. - clams noun plural (clams; singular a clam); verb (clam up, clams up, clammed up)
Clams are shellfish with two hard shells joined by a hinge, which live in sand or mud. - clan noun (a clan, clans)
A clan is a large group of families who share the same ancestor, especially in Scotland and Ireland. - clang verb (clang, clangs, clanged, clanging); noun (a clang, clangs)
To make a loud, ringing sound like metal being hit. - clanger noun (a clanger, clangers) — informal, mainly UK, Australia, New Zealand
A clanger is a silly, embarrassing mistake, especially something you say that you should not have said. - 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. - clangorous adjective (clangorous; more clangorous, most clangorous — literary)
1) (literary) Making a loud, ringing, clanging noise, like bells or metal being struck. 2) Full of harsh, repeated loud sounds. - clank verb (clanks, clanked, clanking); noun (clanks)
To clank is to make a short, loud metal sound, like iron or glasses touching: the sword clanked against his leg. - clanking verb form (present participle of clank); adjective; noun (the clanking)
Making a loud metal sound, like swords or chains knocking together: the clanking of armour. - 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. - clapperboard noun (a clapperboard, clapperboards)
1) A board with a hinged stick on top that is clapped shut in front of the camera at the start of each shot of a film, showing the scene… - clappers noun (clappers, plural; a clapper, singular)
The metal tongue or ball hanging inside a bell that hits it to make it ring (a clapper). - clapping noun (clapping — uncountable); verb form (clap, claps, clapped, clapping)
Clapping is hitting your hands together again and again to make a sound, to show you liked something or to cheer. - claret noun (no plural in common use)
A dark red wine, mostly from France; in old stories it is served at feasts and grand dinners. - clarification noun (clarification, uncountable; a clarification, clarifications)
An explanation that makes something clearer or easier to understand. - clarifying present participle and adjective of clarify (clarify, clarifies, clarified, clarifying)
Making something clearer or easier to understand, by explaining it more. - clarinet noun (a clarinet, clarinets)
1) (music) A woodwind instrument shaped like a long black tube with keys and a single reed in the mouthpiece; it makes a smooth, warm sound. - clarity noun (clarity; uncountable)
1) Being clear and easy to understand. 2) Being clear to see through or see well, like clean water or a sharp picture. 3) Clear thinking… - 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. - classical adjective (classical)
To do with ancient Greece and Rome, their languages, art and ideas: classical history, classical languages. - classification noun (classification, classifications)
Sorting things into groups or classes by what they have in common: the classification of animals. - classified adjective (classified); verb, past form of classify (classify, classifies, classified, classifying)
Sorted into groups or classes: the rocks were classified by colour. - classifier noun (classifier, classifiers)
A person or thing that sorts things into groups. - classify verb (classify, classifies, classified, classifying)
To classify things is to sort them into groups or categories by what they have in common. - classmate noun (classmate, classmates)
1) A classmate is a person in the same class as you at school. - classroom noun (classroom, classrooms)
1) A classroom is a room in a school where pupils have lessons. - classy adjective (classy, classier, classiest — informal)
Stylish, elegant and of good quality, often looking expensive. - clatter verb (clatter, clatters, clattered, clattering); noun (a clatter — usually singular)
To clatter is to make a loud, rattling noise as hard things bang against each other, like falling pans or shoes on stairs. - clause noun (a clause, clauses)
In grammar, a clause is a group of words that has a verb and usually a subject: «when the bell rang» and «we went outside» are clauses. - claustrophobia noun (claustrophobia, uncountable)
A strong fear of being in small, closed or crowded spaces, such as lifts, tunnels or cupboards. - clavicle noun (a clavicle, clavicles)
1) (science) The collarbone: the long, thin bone between the top of the breastbone and the shoulder; you have one on each side. - 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. - clayey adjective (clayey, clayier, clayiest)
Made of or full of clay, the sticky soil that is wet and hard when dry: clayey soil. - 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… - cleaners noun plural (cleaners, of cleaner); also «the cleaner's» (a dry-cleaning shop)
Cleaners are people whose job is to clean buildings, like schools, offices or homes. - cleanliness noun (cleanliness; uncountable)
1) Being clean or keeping things clean. 2) The habit of keeping yourself and your home clean.
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