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- CHEWTo crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.
- CHIEFThe leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group.
- CHIEFTAINA leader of a clan or tribe.
- CHILDA person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).
- CHILDESA person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).
- CHILLA moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.
- CHIMBThe projecting edge of a cask or barrel, formed by the joined ends of the staves.
- CHIMERAAlternative letter-case form of Chimera, a supposed monster in Lycia with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a dragon or serpent, killed by the hero Bellerophon.
- CHINThe bottom of a face, the typically jutting jawline below the mouth.
- CHIPA small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
- CHITTERLINGSSmall intestine, cleaned and defatted, usually of a pig. Sometimes prepared with hog maws.
- CHOLERICSenses relating to choler or yellow bile (“one of the four humours formerly believed to be secreted by the liver”). Of or relating to choler. Of a person: having an excess of chole
- CHOOSETo pick; to make the choice of; to select.
- CHOREA task, especially a regularly needed task for the upkeep of a home or similar, such as housecleaning or preparing meals.
- CHURCHA Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place.
- CHURLA free peasant (as opposed to a serf) of the lowest rank, below an earl and a thane; a freeman; also , a person without royal or noble status; a commoner. A bondman or serf.
- CINDERPartially or mostly burnt material that results from incomplete combustion of coal or wood etc.; it often rides the rising smoke column into the air, and it can pose a fire hazard
- CIRCUSA traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent.
- CIRQUEA Roman circus.
- CISALPINEOn this side of the Alps (chiefly the south side where Rome is located).
- CITYA large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.
- CIVILHaving to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.
- CLADsimple past and past participle of clothe
- CLAIMA demand of ownership made for something.
- CLARIONA medieval brass instrument chiefly used as a battle signal; related to the trumpet, it had a narrow, straight pipe and a high-pitched, piercing sound.
- CLAVIFORMLarger at the tip than at the base; club-shaped.
- CLAYA mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.
- CLEANFree of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled.
- CLEATA strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.
- CLEAVETo split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument.
- CLEGa blood-sucking fly of the family Tabanidae: gadfly, horsefly, deer fly, blind-fly, tabanid
- CLEPETo give a call; cry out; appeal.
- CLEVEA room; chamber.
- CLEWA roughly spherical mass or body.
- CLIMBTo traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending).
- CLIPTo grip tightly.
- CLIPEDTo grip tightly.
- CLIPESTo grip tightly.
- CLIPINGTo grip tightly.
- CLOAMClay.
- CLOSETo remove or block an opening, gap or passage through. To move a thing, or part of a thing, nearer to another so that the gap or opening between the two is removed.
- CLOTHA fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes, woven fabric specifically
- CLOTHETo adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.
- CLOUDA visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.
- CLOUGHA narrow valley; a cleft in a hillside; a ravine, glen, or gorge.
- CLOUTInfluence or effectiveness, especially political.
- CLOWNA slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig.
- CLUEA strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide.
- CLUMPA cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.
- CLUSTERA bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.
- CLUTCHTo seize, as though with claws.
- COALA black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.
- COATAn outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
- COIFA hairdo.
- COKESolid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven; used principally as a fuel and in the production of steel and formerly as a domestic fuel.
- COLDHaving a low temperature.
- COLLECTIONA set of items or amount of material procured, gathered or presented together.
- COLONYA geographical area under the remote control of a country; especially to extract resources or exploit labor from that area.
- COLTA young male horse.
- COLUMNISTA regular writer of a column, such as in a magazine or newspaper.
- COMBA toothed implement: A toothed implement for grooming the hair or (formerly) for keeping it in place. A machine used in separating choice cotton fibers from worsted cloth fibers. T
- COMBEA valley, often wooded and often with no river
- COMETo move nearer to the point of perspective.
- COMELYAttractive; visually pleasing; good-looking. Of a person: attractive or pleasing to look at; beautiful, handsome; also, attractive but not particularly beautiful or handsome.
- COMESTIBLESuitable to be eaten; edible.
- COMPELLATIONAn act of addressing a person by a certain name or title.
- COMPLETETo finish; to make done; to reach the end.
- COMPLYTo yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree, consent; to adapt oneself, to conform.
- CONDOLEFollowed by with: to express condolence to, or sympathetic sorrow with, someone; to lament in sympathy with someone.
- CONGERAny of several scaleless marine eels, of the genus Conger, found in coastal waters
- CONGLOBETo collect (something) into a round mass; to conglobate.
- CONGLOMERATEA cluster of heterogeneous things.
- CONSUMETo use up.
- CONTRACTIONSenses relating to becoming involved with or entering into, especially entering into a contract. An act of incurring debt; also , an act of acquiring something (generally negative)
- CONTRIBUTETo give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
- COOKA person who prepares food.
- COOLOf a mildly low temperature.
- COOMBA tub or vat, especially used in brewing.
- CORDA long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fibre (a rope, for example).
- CORGIEllipsis of Welsh corgi (“a type of herding dog originating from Wales, having a small body, short legs, and fox-like features such as large ears; two separate breeds are recognize
- CORNAny cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a country or region.
- CORONAA large, round, pendent chandelier, with spikes around its upper rim to hold candles or lamps, usually hung from the roof of a church.
- CORPSEA dead body, especially that of a human as opposed to an animal.
- CORYPHAEUSThe conductor or leader of the chorus of a drama.
- COUNCILA committee that leads or governs (e.g. city council, student council). A local authority.
- COURAGEThe quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate.
- COURSEA sequence of events.
- COUSINChiefly with a qualifying word: Any relation (especially a distant one) who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of a person's extended family; a kinsman or kinswoman. P
- COUTHFamiliar, known; well-known, renowned.
- COVEYA brood or family of partridges (family Phasianidae), which includes game birds such as grouse (tribe Tetraonini) and ptarmigans (tribe Tetraonini, genus Lagopus).
- COWERTo crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear.
- COXAThe basal segment of a limb of various arthropods (insects and spiders, for example).
- CRABAny crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.
- CRAGA rocky outcrop; a rugged steep cliff or rock.
- CRAKEAny of several birds of the family Rallidae that have short bills.
- CRAMTo press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.
- CRANEAny bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.
- CRATEA large open box or basket, used especially to transport fragile goods.
- CRAWThe stomach of an animal.
- CRAYFISHAny of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily Astacoidea or Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller. A freshwater crustacean (family