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Words starting with C

Words that start with C

Cute cats crawl carelessly past carefully cultivated canola.

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Photo of a chair
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Cis forChair

A chair is a piece of furniture that you sit on. A chair is only supposed to fit one person, a chair that fits more is usually called a bench. Most chairs are made out of wood. The chair in the photo is made from metal.
Chalet.
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A chalet is a house with overhanging eaves designed to clear snow off the roof. Chalets are often found in the Swiss alps.

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Chalk is a soft, white rock that can be used to draw with on rough surfaces. Chalk is usually sold in small coloured sticks, for drawing on blackboards and sidewalks.
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Scientific name: family: chamaeleonidae
Chameleons are a distinctive-looking family of lizards. The most famous chameleons change colour to camouflage against their surroundings, but not all chameleons can do this. Chameleons eat insects, catching them with their extremely long tongues. Chameleons can move their eyes independantly, and point them in two different directions at once.
Champagne is a kind of white, bubby or sparkling wine produced in the Champagne region of France. In some countries, champagne can be used to mean any kind of sparkling white wine.
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A chandelier is a decorative light fitting you often find in houses. There can be a huge variety of styles and shapes of chandelier. Some are held up with chains, others are decorated with crystals.
A changing table, or change table, is a small table that you change a baby's soiled diaper on. They have a padded top and raised edges to keep the baby comfortable and stop them from rolling off onto the floor. Some change tables can be converted to nursery furniture later, and have drawers underneath them.
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A channel is a waterway, or a path that has been worn by water. Channels can be so large you can't see the other side, or quite small, like a gutter by the side of a road. The picture is of a channel that has been worn into the rock by the waves of the sea.
Photo of a cowboy wearing chaps
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Chaps are a leather garment worn over pants. They only cover the legs, and have no bottom or crotch. They are usually worn by cowboys, to protect them from rope burn or being scratched while riding through thorny bushes. Chaps are usually made from leather, and modern chaps as seen at rodeos can be very bright and colorful.
A chapter.
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A chapter is a section of a book that usually has a number or a title. Chapters organize books into parts.