Collins Dictionaries - Collins First Dictionary

1 A cartoon is a funny drawing.

2 A cartoon is also a film that uses drawings, not real people or things.

case noun cases

A case is a container that is used to hold or carry something.

He put the camera in its case.

castle noun castles

A castle is a large building with very thick, high walls. Most castles were built a long time ago to keep the people inside safe from their enemies.

cat noun cats

A cat is an animal that is covered with fur and has a long tail. People often keep small cats as pets. Large cats, for example lions and tigers, are wild.

catch verb catches, catching, caught

1 If you catch something that is moving, you take hold of it while it is in the air.

I tried to catch the ball.

2 If you catch a bus or a train, you get on it.

We caught the bus to school.

3 If you catch an illness, you become ill with it.

He caught measles.

caterpillar noun caterpillars

A caterpillar is a small animal that looks like a worm with lots of short legs. Caterpillars turn into butterflies or moths.

cattle noun

Cattle are cows and bulls.

There were cattle in the field.

caught

Look at catch.

I jumped and caught the ball.

cauliflower noun cauliflowers

A cauliflower is a big, round, white vegetable with green leaves.

cave noun caves

A cave is a big hole in the side of a hill or a mountain, or beneath the ground.

CD noun CDs

CD is short for compact disc.

I bought the band’s new CD.

ceiling noun ceilings

A ceiling is the part of a room that is above your head.

centimetre noun centimetres

A centimetre is used for measuring the length of something. There are ten millimetres in a centimetre, and one hundred centimetres in a metre.

centre noun centres

The centre of something is the middle of it.

She stood in the centre of the room.

cereal noun cereals

1 A cereal is a food made from grains that you eat with milk for breakfast.

2 A cereal is also a kind of plant, for example wheat or rice. The seeds of cereals are used for food.

chain noun chains

A chain is a row of rings made of metal that are joined together in a line.

chair noun chairs

A chair is a seat with a back and four legs, for one person.

He suddenly got up from his chair.

chalk noun

Chalk is a kind of soft rock. You use small sticks of chalk to write or draw on a blackboard.

change verb changes, changing, changed

1 When you change something, or when it changes, it becomes different.

The caterpillar changed into a butterfly.

2 When you change, you put on different clothes.

He changed to go to the party.

change noun

Change is the money that you get back when you pay too much for something.

chapter noun chapters

A chapter is a part of a book.

This book has ten chapters.

character noun characters

1 Your character is the kind of person you are.

2 A character is also a person in a story or a film.

charge verb charges, charging, charged

If someone charges you an amount of money for something, they ask you to pay that amount for it.

They charged us too much for our meal.

chase verb chases, chasing, chased

If you chase someone, you run after them and try to catch them.

The dog chased the cat.

cheap adjective cheaper, cheapest

If something is cheap, you do not have to pay a lot of money for it.

Milk is very cheap in this shop.

check verb checks, checking, checked

If you check something, you make sure that it is right.

The teacher checked my homework.

cheek noun cheeks

Your cheeks are the sides of your face below your eyes.

My cheeks were red.

cheer verb cheers, cheering, cheered

When people cheer, they shout to show that they like something.

We all cheered when he won the race.

cheerful adjective

Someone who is cheerful is happy.

cheese noun

Cheese is a solid food that is made from milk.

cheetah noun cheetahs

A cheetah is a big wild cat with yellow fur and black spots.

cherry noun cherries

A cherry is a small, round fruit with a hard stone in the middle. Cherries are red, black, or yellow.

chew verb chews, chewing, chewed

When you chew food, you use your teeth to break it up in your mouth before you swallow it.

chick noun chicks

A chick is a very young bird.

chicken noun chickens

1 A chicken is a bird that is kept on a farm for its eggs and meat.

2 Chicken is also the meat that comes from chickens.

child noun children

A child is a young boy or girl.

chimney noun chimneys

A chimney is a long pipe above a fire. Smoke from the fire goes up the chimney and out of the building.

chimpanzee noun chimpanzees

A chimpanzee is a kind of small ape with dark fur.

chin noun chins

Your chin is the part of your face below your mouth.

A black beard covered his chin.

chip noun chips

Chips or potato chips are thin pieces of potato fried in hot oil.

chip verb chips, chipping, chipped

If you chip something, you break a small piece off it by accident.

I chipped my tooth when I fell.

chocolate noun chocolates

Chocolate is a sweet brown food that is used to make sweets, cakes, and drinks.

choose verb chooses, choosing, chose, chosen

If you choose something, you decide to have it.

You can choose any book you want.

chop verb chops, chopping, chopped

If you chop something, you cut it into pieces with a knife or an axe.

He chopped some wood for the fire.

chose

Look at choose.

She chose a dress to wear.

chosen

Look at choose.