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- CREAKThe sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking.
- CREAMThe butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.
- CREEDThat which is believed; accepted doctrine, especially religious doctrine; a particular set of beliefs; any summary of principles or opinions professed or adhered to.
- CREEKA small inlet, often saltwater, leading to the sea or to the main channel of a river, especially a river estuary.
- CREEPTo move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.
- CRESCENTThe figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter and the new moon, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.
- CRIBA baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.
- CRINGETo cower, flinch, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear.
- CRINKLETo fold, crease, crumple, or wad.
- CROAKA faint, harsh sound made in the throat.
- CROCHETA form of needlework that is made by looping thread with a hooked needle.
- CROFTAn enclosed piece of land, usually small and arable and used for small-scale food production, and often with a dwelling next to it; in particular, such a piece of land rented to a
- CROOKA bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.
- CROONTo hum or sing (a song or tune), or to speak (words), softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; specifically, to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice.
- CROPA plant, grown for it, or its fruits or seeds, to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose.
- CROUCHTo bend down; to stoop low; to stand close to the ground with legs bent, like an animal when waiting for prey, or someone in fear.
- CROUPThe top of the rump of a horse or other quadruped.
- CROWDTo press forward; to advance by pushing.
- CRUDEIn a natural, untreated state.
- CRUIVEA kind of weir or dam for trapping salmon.
- CRUSTA more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or boundary.
- CRUXThe basic, central, or essential point or feature.
- CRYSTALA solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions.
- CUDGELA short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.
- CUISSEDefensive armour (especially of plate) for the thigh.
- CULMINATEOf a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.
- CULTUREThe arts, customs, lifestyles, background, and habits that characterize humankind, or a particular society or nation.
- CUNETTEA trench dug in a moat to allow for drainage, or as an extra obstacle for attackers.
- CURTILAGEA small piece of land, such as a garth or yard with the buildings and structures on it, immediately surrounding a dwelling house and legally regarded as part of its property; origi
- CURVEBent without angles; crooked; curved.
- CUSHIONA soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support. A throw pillow. A thin, flat pad used on hard chairs and sometimes toilet seats.
- CUTTLESynonym of cuttlefish.
- CUTTLEBONESynonym of cuttlefish bone (“the calcareous, oval-shaped internal shell of a cuttlefish (order Sepiida), originally used in powdered form as an antacid and for absorbing moisture o
- CUTTLEDSynonym of cuttlefish.
- CUTTLINGSynonym of cuttlefish.
- DAPPERNeat, trim.
- DARETo have enough courage (to do something).
- DARKHaving an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
- DARLINGOften used as an affectionate term of address: a person who is very dear to one.
- DARTA pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin.
- DATUMSomething known or assumed as fact, and is made the basis of reasoning or inference which an intellectual system of any sort (such as knowledge or theoretical framework) is constru
- DAUGHTEROne’s female offspring.
- DAUNTTo discourage, intimidate.
- DEAFUnable (or partially able) to hear.
- DEALA division, a portion, a share, a part, a piece.
- DEARHigh in price; expensive.
- DEATHThe cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.
- DEBACLEAn event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences.
- DEBAUCHAn individual act of debauchery.
- DEBRISRubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed.
- DEBUTA performer's first performance to the public, in sport, the arts or some other area.
- DECENTAppropriate; suitable for the circumstances.
- DECLINE: Downward movement, fall.
- DECLIVITYThe downward slope of a curve.
- DEDUCETo reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts.
- DEEDAn action or act; something that is done.
- DEEMTo hold in belief or estimation; to adjudge as a conclusion; to regard as being; to evaluate according to one's beliefs; to account.
- DEEPExtending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards. Extending far down from the top, or surface, to the bottom, literally or figuratively.
- DEERA ruminant mammal with hooves and often antlers, of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla, such as the musk deer or
- DEFENDTo ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard. To ward off attacks against (something or someone). To ward off attacks from (something or someone).
- DEFILETo make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil.
- DEHORTTo dissuade.
- DEIGNTo consider it appropriate or worthy to do or give (something), often when it is seen as beneath one's dignity; to condescend, to vouchsafe. To consider it appropriate or worthy to
- DELAYA period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
- DELVETo dig into the ground, especially with a shovel.
- DEMIURGEThe (usually benevolent) being that created the universe out of primal matter.
- DEMURChiefly followed by to, and sometimes by at or on: to object or be reluctant; to balk, to take exception.
- DENSEHaving relatively high density.
- DENTALIUMAny of various tooth shells of the genus Dentalium.
- DENYTo disallow or reject.
- DEREHurt; harm; injury.
- DERELICTGiven up by the guardian or owner; abandoned, forsaken.
- DERIDETo laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
- DERISIBLEDeserving derision (“treatment with disdain or contempt”).
- DESCENDSenses relating to moving from a higher to a lower position. To pass from a higher to a lower part of (something, such as a flight of stairs or a slope); to go down along or upon.
- DETONATETo explode, blow up
- DEVELOPTo discover, find out; to uncover.
- DIAERESISA separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong, that is, beginning with one sound and ending with another) into two distinct syllables; distraction.
- DICTIONChoice and use of words, especially with regard to effective communication.
- DIGHTAdorned, decorated, or furnished (with); dressed, arrayed, or decked out.
- DIGNITYThe state of being dignified or worthy of esteem: elevation of mind or character.
- DIMPLEA small depression or indentation in a surface.
- DINGVery minor damage caused by being struck; a small dent or chip.
- DINTEspecially in by dint of: force, power.
- DIRTSoil or earth.
- DISASTERAn unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural en
- DISMAYTo cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of energy.
- DISPARATEComposed of inherently different or distinct elements; incongruous.
- DISPORTTo amuse oneself divertingly or playfully; in particular, to cavort or gambol.
- DISTANCEAn amount of space between points (often geographical points), usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
- DISTURBto confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.
- DITCHA trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.
- DIVAAny female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress.
- DIVERSEConsisting of different elements; various.
- DOCKAny of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially bitter dock (Rumex obtusifolius), and used as potherbs and in folk medicine,
- DOFFTo remove or take off (something worn on the body such as armour or clothing, or something carried).
- DOLEDistribution; dealing; apportionment. Distribution of alms or gifts.
- DOLOURAnguish, grief, misery, or sorrow.
- DOMINICALOf or pertaining to Jesus Christ as Lord.
- DOOMDestiny, especially terrible.