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Celsius
NOUN a scale for measuring temperature in which water freezes at 0 degrees (0 °C) and boils at 100 degrees (100 °C)
[named after Anders Celsius (1701–1744) who invented it]
cement
NOUN a grey powder that is mixed with sand and water to make concrete
cemetery cemeteries
NOUN an area of land where dead people are buried
census censuses
NOUN an official survey of the population of a country
cent cents
NOUN In some countries a cent is a unit of currency.
centenary centenaries
NOUN the hundredth anniversary of something
centigrade
NOUN another word for Celsius
centimetre centimetres
NOUN a unit of length (cm). One centimetre is equal to ten millimetres (mm).
centipede centipedes
NOUN a long, thin creature with many pairs of legs
[from Latin centum + pedes meaning a hundred feet]
central
ADJECTIVE 1 Something central is in the middle.
2 An idea that is central is the main idea.
central heating
NOUN a heating system in which water or air is heated and passed round a building through pipes and radiators
centre centres
NOUN 1 the middle of an object or area
2 a building where people go for activities, meetings, or help • We played badminton at the sports centre.
century centuries
NOUN a period of one hundred years
ceramic ceramics
Said “ser-ram-ic” NOUN 1 a hard material made by baking clay at very high temperatures
PLURAL NOUN 2 Ceramics is the art of making objects out of clay.
cereal cereals
NOUN 1 a food made from grain, often eaten with milk for breakfast
2 a plant that produces edible grain, such as wheat, oats, barley and rye
ceremony ceremonies
NOUN a formal event such as a wedding or prizegiving
certain
ADJECTIVE 1 If you are certain about something, you are sure it is true. • She is certain she wants to be a vet.
2 You use certain to refer to a particular person, place or thing. • I like certain animals, for example cats and dogs.
certainly
ADVERB without any doubt • “Will you be at the party?” “I certainly will.”
certificate certificates
NOUN an official piece of paper that proves that something took place • a birth certificate
chaffinch chaffinches
NOUN a small European bird with black and white wings
chain chains
NOUN 1 a number of metal rings linked together in a line
2 a number of things in a series or connected to each other • a chain of shops • a chain of events
chair chairs
NOUN a seat for one person to sit on, with a back and four legs
chalet chalets
NOUN a small wooden house with a sloping roof, especially found in mountain areas or holiday camps
chalk
NOUN a soft, white rock. Small sticks of chalk are used for writing or drawing on a blackboard.
chalky ADJECTIVE
challenge challenges, challenging, challenged
NOUN 1 something new and exciting that needs a lot of effort • Learning how to cook is a new challenge for me.
VERB 2 If someone challenges you, they suggest that you compete with them. • She challenged me to a game of table tennis.
challenging
ADJECTIVE If you find something challenging, you find it quite difficult.
chameleon chameleons
NOUN a lizard that is able to change the colour of its skin to match the colour of its surroundings
[from Greek khamai + leon meaning ground lion]
champagne champagnes
NOUN a sparkling white wine made in France
champion champions
NOUN a person who wins a competition
championship championships
NOUN a competition to find the best player or players of a particular sport
chance chances
NOUN 1 how possible or likely something is • I think we’ve got a good chance of winning.
2 an opportunity to do something • This is your chance to be a TV star!
3 a possibility that something dangerous or unpleasant may happen
PHRASE 4 Something that happens by chance happens unexpectedly, without being planned.
chancellor chancellors
NOUN the head of government in some European countries
Chancellor of the Exchequer
NOUN the government minister in charge of finance and taxes in Britain
change changes, changing, changed
NOUN 1 money you get back when you pay for something with more money than it costs
VERB 2 When something changes, or you change it, it becomes different. • The wind changed direction.
channel channels
NOUN 1 a wavelength on which television programmes are broadcast. It can also be the television station itself.
2 a passage for water or other liquid
3 The Channel, or the English Channel, is the stretch of sea between England and France.
chaos
NOUN a state of complete disorder • The demonstration ended in chaos.
chaotic ADJECTIVE
chapel chapels
NOUN 1 a section of a church or cathedral with its own altar
2 a type of small church
chapter chapters
NOUN one of the parts into which a book is divided
character characters
NOUN 1 all the qualities that make a person or a place special • She has a gentle character.
2 The characters in a film, play or book are the people in it.
characteristic characteristics
NOUN 1 a special quality about a person, place or thing
