caliber
Diameter of the bore of a firearm, typically measured between opposite lands.
Dictionary · English 929
Vocabulary ranked by real-world frequency — start with the 1,000 most common words. Definitions adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), review in progress.
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cellphone
To make a call to (someone) on a cellphone.
chord
A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.
Clare
Synonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare.
concessions
A concessions stand.
contracting
Getting smaller; drawing itself together into a smaller area.
courtyard
An area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings.
crafted
manufactured
crest
The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
crowned
Wearing a crown.
camel
A mammalian beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.
catering
The business of providing food and related services; foodservice.
charger
A device that charges or recharges.
checkout
The process of checking out of a hotel, or the latest time to vacate a room in one.
coca
Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America.
cocoa
The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made.
comet
A small Solar System body consisting mainly of volatile ice, dust and particles of rock whose very eccentric solar orbit periodically brings it close enough to the Sun that the ice vaporises to form an atmosphere, or coma, which may be blown by the solar wind to produce a visible tail.
compartment
A room, or section, or chamber, typically within a vehicle.
conditioned
determined or dependent on some condition
cooled
Brought to a lower temperature.
corpus
A collection of written or spoken texts.
culturally
In a cultural way.
cache
A store, protected and often hidden in some way, of things that may be required in the future, such that they can be retrieved rapidly. — Such a store of physical supplies, placed by humans or other animals for practical reasons.
chewing
The act by which something is chewed on; mastication.
coherent
Unified; sticking together; making up a whole.
comfy
Comfortable.
conflicting
Fighting; contending; in conflict.
criticize
To find fault (with something).
cultivation
The art or act of cultivating (improvement of land for or by agriculture), as: — Tillage: plowing, sowing and raising crops.
chanting
Singing, especially as a chant is sung.
Chevrolet
A vehicle of this make.
clive
To climb; ascend.
compressed
Pressed tightly together.
comprise
To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).
computational
Of or relating to computation.
conceptual
Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception.
caller
The person who makes a telephone call.
casualty
Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.
cavity
A hole or hollow depression in a solid object. — A hollow area within the body.
comforting
Giving comfort, especially in the sense of soothing distress.
courthouse
A public building housing courts of law.
CV
aircraft carrier (“Cruiser Voler”), a diesel-powered warship launching and landing heavier than air flying vehicles (a nuclear-powered one is a CVN)
calculus
Calculation; computation.
careless
Not concerned or worried (about).
caste
Any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies or similar found historically in other cultures.
cerebral
Of or relating to the brain, cerebrum, or cerebral cortex.
chant
To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.
cheerful
Noticeably happy and optimistic.
cinematic
Of or relating to the cinema.
climax
A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in ascending order.
clippers
A tool for clipping something.
cockpit
A pit or other enclosure for cockfighting.
colon
The punctuation mark ⟨:⟩.
communion
A joining together of minds or spirits; a mental connection.
condom
A flexible sleeve made of latex or other impermeable material such as polyurethane or sheepskin, worn over an erect penis during sexual intercourse as a contraceptive or as a way to prevent the spread of STIs during PIV, anal, or oral.
consul
Either of the two heads of government and state of the Roman Republic or the equivalent nominal post under the Roman and Byzantine Empires.
contender
Someone who competes with one or more other people.
crimson
A deep, slightly bluish red.
crypto
A secret supporter or follower.
cultivated
Of a person, cultured, refined, educated.