Words that start with C

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Cis forCorn

Scientific name: zea mays

Corn, or maize, is a type of grass. It grows taller than an adult man. Its seeds grow in a cluster, known as an ear or cob of corn. Corn can be cooked and eaten by itself, or ground into flour.

Food, Grains

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Cis forCorner

Corners are where two or more surfaces or lines meet, usually at right angles. A square has four corners, a cube has six, and a circle has none. The frogs are hiding in the corner of their tank.

Shapes, Parts, Placements

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Normal cats have three layers of hair. Cornish Rex cats only have the undercoat, which is very short, soft and silky. They also have curly hair. Cornish Rex's are a slim, friendly cat suitable for shy children. Because of their thin coat they are best kept as an indoor cat.

Cats

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Cis forCornrow

Cornrows are a type of braid where your hair is braided into thin rows close to your scalp.

Hairstyles

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Cis forCoronet

A coronet is a small crown, worn by nobles. A coronet is similar to a tiara or a circlet.

Headgear, Jewelry

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Cis forCorridor

A corridor is a long part of a building that is used to connect two places. A corridor usually has many doors that open onto it. Corridors are found in all kinds of buildings, when they are in a small building like a house they are usually called a hallway.

Structures

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Cis forCorrode

Corroding is the process by which something becomes corroded. Metals usually corrode by a slow chemical reaction.

Verbs, Damage

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Cis forCorroded

Something is corroded if it is showing damage from being slowly eaten away. Many metals become corroded over time by a slow chemical reaction. Iron becomes rusted as it corrodes.

Adjectives, Damage

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Cis forCorrosion

Corrosion is what appears on something that is corroded, or the process of something becoming corroded.

Damage

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Cis forCorrugated

Something is corrugated if it has been bent or folded into evenly spaced ridges. Two things that are commonly corrugated are iron sheets and cardboard.

Adjectives