Words that start with C

Cis forCinema

A cinema, or movie theater, is a place where lots of people can go at once to watch movies on a really, really big screen. While you are at the cinema you can buy drinks, candy and popcorn to eat while you are watching.

Places

Photo by FotoosVanRobin

Cis forCinnamon

Scientific name: cinnamomum aromaticum

Cinnamon is made from the bark of a small tree native to Sri Lanka. The smell and taste comes from an oil that the plant makes. Cinnamon is usually sold as a powder in shops, and is simply the bark of the tree ground into powder. Cinnamon is used in a lot of cooking, mostly in sweet desserts like chocolate dishes, apple pie and many cakes and cookies. Cinnamon is used with sugar on cinnamon donuts.

Herbs & Spices

Photo by JnL

Cis forCircle

A circle is a shape with one long, curved edge that is the same size in all directions. Things that are like a circle are often called round. The circle in this picture is a pot, with a cat asleep in it.

Shapes

Photo by Bellafaye

Cis forCirclet

A circlet is a circle-shaped ornament, usually worn on your head.

Jewelry

Photo by psiho.child

Cis forCircus

A circus is a travelling show. It usually has acrobats, jugglers, clowns, and performing animals. The main performances of a circus usually take place inside a really big tent called the big top.

Places

Photo by cobalt123

Cis forCitrine

Citrine is quartz containing iron impurities, which gives it a yellow colour. Amethyst will turn into citrine if it is heated.

Stones

Photo by Ronnie Macdonald

Cis forCitrus

Citrus are any trees, or the fruit of any trees in the citrus genus. This includes such trees as oranges, lemons, grapefruit and limes.

Plants

Photo by François Rejeté

Cis forCity

A city is a place where there is a very large number of buildings and houses close together. A city may have many millions of people living in it. The city in the picture is in Japan, and is called Tokyo.

Civilization

Photo by Phil Kirkpatrick

Cis forClam

A clam is related to the snail. Clams have shells in two halves with a hinge joining the halves. Clams don't have eyes or brains.

Molluscs

Photo by Lisa Yarost

Cis forClamp

A clamp is a device that is used to hold something tightly. Clamps can be used to hold things such as two pieces of wood together so that they can be worked on without them slipping apart. You often clamp materials together after they are glued, to stop any movement before the glue has completely dried. Clamping generally means something means holding it so that it cannot move.

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