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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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Cis forCheap

Something is cheap if you pay less than you expect to buy it. Cheap is relative, so a cheap wedding dress can cost a lot more than an expensive meal.
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Cis forCheck

Check means to restrain or hold back. It can also mean to inspect something. The man in the picture is checking in his bag to see if he has forgotten anything. It might also mean a kind of repeating pattern. Check is also another spelling of cheque.
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A check pattern is made up of a grid of two different colours of squares, so that no two squares the same colour are next to each other. The check pattern in the picture is made up from paving stones and grass.

Cis forCheek

Your cheeks are on either side of your face. They are usually round and rosy. The bone you can feel near the top of your cheek is called your cheekbone.
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Cis forCheese

Cheese is a type of food made from the solids found in milk. Milk is first curdled so the solids can be separated out, and then left to mature. Some cheeses can be eaten fresh, other cheeses take years to mature. Many cheeses get their flavour from mold that grows on the cheese.

Cis forCheetah

Scientific name: acinonyx jubatus
The cheetah is the only cat that cannot climb trees. The cheetah also can run much faster than any other kind of cat. Cheetahs eat mainly small antelopes and the young of larger animals like baby zebras and baby wildebeast. The cheetah is the fastest land animal, reaching speeds between 112 and 120 km/h (70 and 75 mph) in short bursts covering distances up to 460 metres (1,500 feet), and has the ability to accelerate from 0 to 110 km/h (68 mph) in three seconds, faster than most supercars.
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Cis forChef

A chef is someone who cooks food in a restaurant for a living.
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Cis forCheque

A cheque, also spelt check in some countries, is a special piece of paper that represents an amount of money. It has information on it saying which bank account the money comes from, who owns the account and how much money it represents.
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Cis forCherry

Scientific name: prunus avium
Cherries are a small, red fruit with a single stony seed. The cherry is related to almonds, peaches, plums and apricots. You can eat cherries fresh, or use them cooked in cakes and pies.
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Cis forChess

Chess is a game for two people, using a chequered board and pieces of two different colours. There are rules for how far and which way the different chess pieces can move. The object of the game is to capture or check your opponent's king.