| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| contents | what is contained in something |
| continual | keeping on; frequent |
| continue | to go on doing something, or to begin doing something again |
| continuous | keeping on without stopping |
| contract | to become smaller. The same word also means an agreement |
| contradict | to disagree entirely; to say that something someone has said is not true |
| contradiction | opposition, denial, inconsistency |
| control | to guide or check something, such as a vehicle or a machine. The same word also means to be in command of other people |
| convenience | comfort, ease, advantage |
| convenient | easy to use or reach |
| convent | a building for nuns to live in |
| convention | general consent, union, formal assembly |
| conversation | talk between tow or more people |
| convict | someone who has been sent to prison |
| conviction | firm belief, state of being sure |
| convince | to persuade someone that you are right |
| cook | to heat food and make it ready for eating |
| cooker | a tove on which food is cooked |
| cookery | the art or practice of cooking |
| cool | not quite cold |
| copper | a reddish-brown metal. The same word also means a copper-coloured coin |
| copy | to make or do something exactly the same as something else |
| coral | a hard, stony pink or white materiel made from millions or piled-up skeletons of tiny sea animals, sometimes used to make jewellery |
| corduroy | cotton clothe with ridges in it |
| core | the middle part of something, like th epart where the seeds are in an apple or pear |
| corgi | a small dog with short legs |
| cork | a topper put in the top of a bottle to keep the liquid from spilling out |
| corn | the seeds of grain plants, like wheat, barley and oats. The same word also means a hard lump of skin on your toe, that hurts when you shoe is too tight |
| corner | where two walls or roads meet |
| cornet | a musical instrument like a trumpet. The same word also means an ice cream in a kind of biscuit shaped like a cone |
| cornflakes | a breakfast cereal eaten cold with milk and sugar |
| cornflower | a bright blue summer flower |
| coronation | the crowning of a king or queen |
| corporal | pertaining to body, meterial |
| corporation | a group of people who run the business of a town |
| correct | right; true; with no mistakes |
| corridor | a long narrow passage with rooms leading off it |
| cosmonaut | someone who travels in space |
| cost | what you have to pay for something |
| costly | expensive; not cheap |
| costume | style of clothing worn at different times in history. The same word also means clothes worn by actors on the stage |
| cosy | comfortable; snug and warm |
| cot | a bed for a small child |
| cottage | a small house in the country |
| cotton | thread or cloth made from the cotton plant |
| cottonwool | the fluffy part of the cotton plant |
| couch | a long soft seat where more than one person can sit |
| cough | the loud noise you make when you choke or when you have a sore throat or bronchitis |
| council | a group of people who meet to talk and decide about problems to do with controlling a town or city |
| counsel | consultation, advice, plan |
What are idioms?
Idioms can be defined as a group of words having a meaning different from the individual meanings of each word in the group.