Words that start with C

A computer mouse is a small hand-held device used to control a pointer, called a cursor, on a computer screen. When you move the mouse across a desk or mouse pad, the cursor moves in the same direction. It usually has two buttons and a small wheel, and the wheel helps you scroll up and down faster.

Something is concealed if it is hidden or kept secret. The cat in the picture is concealed by the plants.

A group of things are concentric if they all have the same center. The circles in the picture all have the same central point. Any shape can be concentric - triangles, squares, or even three dimensional shapes like spheres.

A concha is a Mexican sweet bread made from wheat flour, sugar, butter, eggs, and yeast. It is round and soft, with a sweet, crumbly topping marked with lines like a seashell.

Conchas are part of Mexico's traditional pan dulce, or sweet bread. They are usually eaten for breakfast or as a snack, often with a warm drink.

Condensation forms when water vapour hits a cool surface and turns back into water. You often see condensation on a cold drink bottle, or on the inside of your windows on a cold morning. Condensation outside is often called dew.

Condors are a type of vulture found in the Andes and the Californian mountains. They are one of the largest birds in the world. They can live to 50 years old in the wild, and have a wingspan of up to 3 metres.
They spend a lot of their time soaring through the air looking for large dead animals to eat.

A cone is a shape with a round bottom that gets smaller as it goes until it reaches a point. If you cut a slice through a cone parallel to the bottom, it will be the same shape as the bottom. If you cut a slice through the cone vertically going through the top point, you will get a triangle.
Many things are cone shaped. volcanos tend to be cone-shaped, pinecones and pine trees like the ones in the picture are cone-shaped, and of course traffic cones are cone shaped.

Conifers are a large group of plants, with around 630 species. They are mostly trees but some conifers are shrubs. Conifers typically have needle-like leaves and their seeds form in cones.
Some examples of conifers are pine trees, firs, cedars, cypresses, junipers and yews.

Connecticut, abbreviated to CT, is a state in the north east of the United States of America. The capital of Connecticut is Hartford.

A console is an electronic device used to play video games. It connects to a television or monitor and lets a person control games with a handheld controller. Many consoles can also play videos, play music, or connect to the internet.

The word console can also mean a control panel for operating equipment, such as the controls in a theater or recording studio.