English words: C

1959 words under C; 301–400 on this page.

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• cave noun (cave, caves); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A cave is a large hole in the side of a hill or cliff or under the ground.
• caveman noun (caveman, cavemen; cavewoman, cavewomen)
  A person from very long ago, in the Stone Age, who is imagined as living in caves.
• cavern noun (a cavern, caverns); adjective cavernous
  A large cave, often deep under the ground.
• cavernous adjective (cavernous, no comparative)
  Cavernous means very large and hollow, like a cave.
• cavity noun (a cavity, cavities)
  A cavity is a hollow space inside something solid.
• caw verb (caw, caws, cawed, cawing); noun (a caw, caws)
  The loud harsh cry of a crow, rook or raven.
• cayuga noun, a name (the Cayuga, Cayuga people; Cayuga Lake)
  The Cayuga are a Native American (First Nations) people, one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, from what is…
• cbc abbreviation (CBC)
  The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canada's public radio and TV broadcaster (in French: Radio-Canada).
• cc nounJewish tradition
  It is a short form of "cubic centimetre", or of "carbon copy".
• cd abbreviation (CD, CDs; cd)
  A CD (compact disc) is a thin, shiny, round plastic disc that stores music or computer data, read by a laser.
• ce French pronoun and determiner (ce, cet, cette, ces)…
  «Ce» means «this» or «that» or «it»: «ce livre» = this book, «c'est» = it is.
• cease verb (cease, ceases, ceased, ceasing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To stop happening, or to stop doing something.
• ceaseless adjective (ceaseless, no comparative)
  Ceaseless means never stopping; going on and on.
• cedar noun (a cedar, cedars; cedar — the wood, uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A tall evergreen tree with needle-like leaves and cones, such as the cedar of Lebanon.
• cede verb (cede, cedes, ceded, ceding) — formal
  To give up land, power or rights to someone else, often because you have to, for example after a war or a deal.
• ceiling noun (a ceiling, ceilings)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The inside surface at the top of a room, above your head.
• celebrant noun (a celebrant, celebrants)
  A celebrant is a person who leads a ceremony, such as a wedding, a naming day or a funeral.
• celebrate verb (celebrate, celebrates, celebrated, celebrating)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To do something special and enjoyable because of a happy event or a special day, like a birthday, a festival or a win.
• celebration noun (a celebration, celebrations; also uncountable)
  A special event, like a party, held because something good has happened or for a special day.
• celebratory adjective (celebratory)
  Done or made to celebrate something happy, like a birthday or a win.
• celebrity noun…
  A celebrity is a famous person, especially in films, music, sport or TV.
• celery noun (celery — uncountable; a stick of celery)
  Celery is a vegetable with long pale-green crunchy stalks and leafy tops, eaten raw or cooked.
• celestial adjective (celestial)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To do with the sky or outer space, as in «celestial bodies» like stars, planets and moons.
• celibacy noun (no plural)
  Celibacy is the state of not marrying and not having a husband or wife, often by choice and often for religious reasons.
• cell noun (a cell, cells)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A cell is the smallest living part of a plant or animal; all living things are made of cells.
• cellar noun (a cellar, cellars)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A cellar is a room under a house or building, below the ground, often used for storage.
• cello noun (a cello, cellos)
  A cello is a large musical instrument with four strings, played with a bow while sitting down with the cello held between the knees.
• cellophane noun (cellophane — uncountable; a cellophane wrapper)
  A thin, clear, shiny sheet material that is used for wrapping things such as flowers, sweets, gifts and food.
• celtic adjective (Celtic); noun (Celtic — the group of languages)
  Celtic describes the Celts, ancient peoples of Europe, and the peoples and cultures of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, the Isle of Man…
• cement noun (cement, uncountable); verb…
  A grey powder mixed with water, sand and stones to make concrete or mortar; it becomes hard when dry.
• cemetery noun (a cemetery, cemeteries)
  A cemetery is a large area of land, often with grass and trees, where dead people are buried in graves.
• cenotaph noun…
  A cenotaph is a monument built to remember people, especially soldiers, who died somewhere else and are buried elsewhere.
• censer noun (censers)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A censer is a metal container, often hung on chains, that holds burning incense; it is swung in church to fill the air with sweet smoke.
• censor nounJewish tradition
  A spelling variant of "censer", a pan for burning incense.
• censure noun (censure, uncountable; a censure); verb…
  Censure is strong, official criticism or disapproval.
• census noun (a census, censuses)
  An official count of all the people in a country, with facts such as their ages and jobs.
• cent noun (cent, cents)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A cent is a small coin or amount of money; a hundred cents make a dollar or a euro.
• centaur noun (centaurs)
  A centaur is a creature in Greek myths with the top half of a man and the body and legs of a horse.
• centenarian noun (a centenarian, centenarians)
  A person who is 100 years old or older.
• centilitre noun (centilitre, centilitres; US spelling centiliter)
  A centilitre is a small unit for measuring liquid.
• centime noun (a centime, centimes)
  A small coin and unit of money worth one hundredth of a franc, used in France before the euro, and still used in Switzerland (one…
• centimeter noun (centimeter, centimeters; cm — American spelling)
  A centimeter is a small unit of length in the metric system, about the width of a fingernail.
• centimetre noun (centimetre, centimetres; cm — British spelling)
  Centimetre is the British, Irish, Australian, New Zealand and Canadian way to spell centimeter, a small unit of length about the width of…
• centipede noun (a centipede, centipedes)
  A centipede is a small long thin creature with a flat body divided into many parts, each with one pair of legs.
• central adjective (central, more central, most central)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Central means in the middle or centre of something: central London, the central square.
• centre noun (a centre, centres); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  The centre is the middle point or part of something.
• centurion noun (a centurion, centurions)
  An officer in the army of ancient Rome, in charge of about 80 to 100 soldiers (a century).
• century noun (a century, centuries)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A century is a period of one hundred years.
• ceo abbreviation (CEO, CEOs) — noun
  Chief Executive Officer: the most important manager of a company or organisation, who makes the big decisions and leads the other managers.
• ceramic noun (a ceramic, ceramics; ceramics — the craft); adjective…
  Ceramic is a hard material made by shaping clay and baking it at a very high heat, used for pots, plates, tiles and mugs.
• cere noun (a cere, ceres)
  The soft, waxy, often brightly coloured patch of skin at the top of a bird's beak, around the nostrils, found in birds such as parrots…
• cereal noun (cereal, cereals; uncountable for the breakfast food)
  A breakfast food made from grains, such as cornflakes, oats or puffed rice, often eaten with milk.
• cerebellum noun (the cerebellum; plural cerebellums or cerebella)
  The part of the brain at the back, under the big main part, that controls balance, smooth movement and coordination.
• cerebral adjective (cerebral)
  To do with the brain, especially the main part of it called the cerebrum.
• ceremonial adjective (ceremonial); adverb ceremonially; noun ceremony
  Used in or connected with a ceremony, an official or special event (a ceremonial sword).
• ceremoniously adverb
  In a very formal, grand way, following the proper rules of an occasion.
• ceremony noun (a ceremony, ceremonies)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A ceremony is a formal event held to mark something important, such as a wedding, a graduation or a prize-giving.
• cerise adjective (cerise); noun (cerise, uncountable — the colour)
  A bright deep pinkish-red colour, like cherries.
• certain adjective (certain); determiner (a certain, certain)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Certain means sure, with no doubt: «I am certain».
• certainly adverb (certainly)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Certainly means without any doubt; surely.
• certainty noun (certainty — uncountable; a certainty, certainties)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Certainty is the feeling of being completely sure about something.
• certificate noun (a certificate, certificates)
  A certificate is an official paper that proves something is true, like a birth certificate, a certificate of baptism, or a certificate for…
• certification noun…
  The act of officially proving that someone has passed a test or that something meets a standard.
• certified adjective (certified); past form of verb certify…
  Officially shown to have passed a test or to meet a standard (a certified teacher, certified organic).
• certify verb (certify, certifies, certified, certifying)
  To say officially, often in writing, that something is true or correct: «The doctor certified that he was ill.».
• cervical adjective (cervical)
  Cervical means to do with the neck, as in «cervical vertebrae», the bones in your neck.
• cessation noun (cessation, cessations — formal)
  Cessation is the stopping or ending of something.
• cession noun (a cession, cessions; cession, uncountable)
  The act of giving up land or rights to another country or person, often after a war or by a treaty.
• cetacean noun (a cetacean, cetaceans); adjective (cetacean)
  Any member of the group of sea mammals that includes whales, dolphins and porpoises.
• cf abbreviation (cf. — written only)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Short for the Latin word «confer», meaning «compare»; it tells the reader to look at another thing and compare it with this one.
• chad proper noun (Chad); noun (a chad, chads); slang (a Chad)
  Chad is a large country in north-central Africa; its capital is N'Djamena and much of the north is Sahara desert.
• chafed verb (chafe, chafes, chafed, chafing)
  To chafe is to rub the skin until it becomes sore or raw.
• chaff noun (chaff — uncountable); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  The dry husks (outer cases) of grain such as wheat, separated from the seeds when farmers thresh it.
• chaffinch noun (chaffinches)
  A chaffinch is a small songbird with a bright, colourful breast, common in Britain and Europe.
• chagrin noun (no plural)
  Chagrin is a feeling of being annoyed and disappointed because something has not gone the way you wanted.
• chain noun (chain, chains); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A chain is a row of metal rings, called links, joined together.
• chainsaw noun (a chainsaw, chainsaws); verb…
  A chainsaw is a powerful handheld saw with a motor that drives a loop of sharp teeth (a chain) round a metal bar, used to cut down trees…
• chair noun (chair, chairs); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A chair is a seat for one person, with a back and usually four legs.
• chairman noun (a chairman, chairmen); also chair, chairperson…
  A person who leads a meeting or a committee and keeps order, deciding who speaks.
• chairmanship noun…
  The job of being the chair (chairman or chairwoman) of a meeting, committee or company.
• chaise noun (a chaise, chaises)
  In old times, a light carriage with two or four wheels, pulled by one horse, often with a folding hood.
• chaldean nounJewish tradition
  A person from Chaldea, the land in southern Babylonia, or a member of the people who ruled Babylon.
• chaldee nounJewish tradition
  The ancient language of Chaldea, or Babylonia, also called Aramaic; a person from Chaldea.
• chalk noun (chalk, chalks, a piece of chalk); verb…
  Chalk is a soft white rock made from tiny shells of sea creatures.
• chalkstone nounJewish tradition
  A piece of soft white limestone, chalk, that crumbles easily.
• chalky adjective (chalky, chalkier, chalkiest)
  Containing chalk or made of chalk, as in «chalky soil» or «chalky cliffs».
• challenge noun (challenge, challenges); verb…
  A challenge is a hard task or contest that tests how good or strong you are.
• challenger noun (a challenger, challengers)
  A person or team that tries to beat the champion or winner in a competition.
• challenging adjective (challenging; more challenging, most challenging)
  hard, needing effort or skill (a challenging puzzle).
• chamber noun (a chamber, chambers)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A room, especially a large one used for a special purpose (council chamber).
• chamberlain noun (chamberlains)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A chamberlain was an officer in charge of the rooms and household business of a king, queen or lord in old times.
• chambermaid noun (chambermaids)
  A chambermaid is a female servant who cleans and tidies the bedrooms in a large house or hotel.
• chameleon noun (a chameleon, chameleons)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A chameleon is a kind of lizard that can change the colour of its skin, has eyes that move separately, and catches insects with a very…
• chamois noun (plural chamois)
  A chamois is a small wild animal like a goat, with short horns, that lives high in mountains.
• champ noun (a champ, champs — informal); verb…
  Short for champion, a winner.
• champagne noun…
  A sparkling (fizzy) white or pink wine made in the Champagne area of France, drunk at celebrations.
• champion noun (a champion, champions); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A champion is a person or team that has won a competition, especially the most important one: «the world champion».
• championship noun (a championship, championships)
  A competition to find the best player or team in a sport or game: «the world championship».
• chance noun (a chance, chances); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A chance is a time when you can do something; an opportunity.
• chancellor noun (chancellors)
  A chancellor is the chief adviser or minister of a king, queen or government.

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