Words beginning with C

Of or pertaining to correction; serving to correct.

In a correct manner.

To compare things and bring them into a relation having corresponding characteristics.

A reciprocal, parallel or complementary relationship between two or more comparable objects.

Corresponding; suitable; adapted; congruous.

A female given name from Ancient Greek. Variant of Corinne.

Strengthened; confirmed; rendered more certain.

Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes.

The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity…

A woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust.

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Any of a group of steroid hormones, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in a large range of physiological systems.

In a modern navy, a lightly armed and armoured blue water warship, smaller than a frigate, capable of transoceanic duty.

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The Sicilian Mafia.

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Synonym of rib.

A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Costa Rica.

Of high cost; expensive.

A benign inflammation of the costal cartilage, causing pain between the ribs.

Alternative spelling of Côte d'Ivoire.

A hard, dry cheese from Mexico.

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The de facto capital of Benin.

A soft, fibrous, usually white substance consisting of fine hairs, especially the substance around the seeds of a plant of genus Gos…

To realize; come to understand.

A city, the county seat of La Salle County, Texas, United States.

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Alternative letter-case form of COTY.

Each of the patches of villi on the foetal chorion in the placenta of ruminants and some other mammals.