Words beginning with C
The letter C
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The Continental equivalent of the English pica: a measure of 12 Didot points (4.51368 mm or about 0.178 in.) or a body of type in th…
cicerone
A guide who accompanies visitors and sightseers to museums, galleries, etc., and explains matters of archaeological, antiquarian, hi…
cichlid
Any of many tropical fish, of the family Cichlidae, popular as aquarium fish.
cielo
A surname.
cienfuegos
A city on the southern coast of Cuba.
cilantro
The stems and leaves of the coriander plant, Coriandrum sativum, used as a seasoning and garnish in cooking.
cilicia
An ancient region in southeastern Asia Minor in modern Turkey, famed for cilice, i.e. haircloth made from the hair of Cilician goats…
Cillian
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Cillian Murphy
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cinch
A simple saddle girth used in Mexico.
cinchona
A tree or shrub of the genus Cinchona, native to the Andes in South America but since widely cultivated in Indonesia and India as we…
cincinnati
A 7–9 or 8–10 split (result of a first throw).
Cinco de Mayo
A national celebration in Mexico, commemorating the victory of Mexican forces led by General Ignacio Zaragoza over the French expedi…
Cinder Block
A lightweight building block made from cinders and concrete.
cinderella
Alternative letter-case form of Cinderella.
Cindy McCain
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cinema
A movie theatre, a movie house.
cinematographer
A photographer who oversees the operations of the cameras and lighting when making a film. The cinematographer may also double as th…
cinquain
A five-line poetic form which consists of 2, 4, 6, 8 then 2 syllables.
Cinque Terre
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cioppino
An Italian-American shellfish and tomato stew.
ciprofloxacin
A broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone antibiotic C₁₇H₁₈FN₃O₃ that is often administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₇H₁₈FN₃O₃·HCl …
circa
Synonym of around, about, approximately, particularly used with historical dating.
Circadian Rhythm
The internal body clock that regulates the roughly 24-hour cycle of biological processes in animals and plants.
circe
An enchantress who turned Odysseus's men into pigs.
circuit
The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution
circuitous
Not direct or to the point.
circulate
To move in circles or through a circuit.
circulation
The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.
Ciro
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