Words that start with C

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Cis forCrane (bird)

Scientific name: family: gruidae

Cranes are tall, graceful birds with long necks and long legs. They usually live near water, and build their nests on floating platforms. Cranes can live for several decades. There are many different kinds of crane, and they are found all over the world except Antarctica. Cranes are often the subject of origami sculptures.

Birds

Photo by Erik Söderström

Cis forCrane (machine)

A crane is a machine that is used for lifting things. Cranes can be very small and used for moving things around in a backyard, or they can be very big and used for lifting things to the top of very tall buildings.

Devices

Photo by Lemoncat1

Cis forCrash (rhinos)

In Kenya, a group of rhinoceros is called a crash.

Collective

Photo by Beverley Goodwin

Cis forCrash (sound)

A crash is a loud noise, usually made when something hits something else. You might drop saucepans to the floor with a crash. Cars can crash into things. The photo is of a wave crashing into the shore.

Sounds

Photo by Parée

Cis forCrate

Crates are square wooden or plastic boxes that are used to store things in. They are mainly used for transporting goods in.

Containers

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Cis forCrater

A crater is a large, circular hole in the ground that could have been caused by several different things. Craters can be many kilometers wide and very deep. Craters are found on top of volcanoes, and they can be caused by meteors hitting the Earth. They are sometimes caused when the ground collapses above a large underground chamber like an old mine or a cave.

Landscape, Holes

Photo by Flintlocker

Cis forCravat

A cravat is a type of necktie that predates the modern tie and bow tie. It is simply a piece of cloth tied around your neck in a knot or bow, and arranged to sit nicely. Cravats originated in Croatia.

Accessories

Photo by Peter Dutton

Cis forCrawl

Crawling is moving along on your hands and knees. It is easier to keep your balance on all fours than it is to walk on two legs, so babies almost always learn to crawl before they learn to walk.

Motion, Verbs

Photo by Stacey.d

Cis forCrayfish

Crayfish look like a small lobster and are found in fresh water like lakes, streams and rivers. There are many different varieties of crayfish. Crayfish are also called crawfish, crawdad or yabbies. They can be eaten in the same way as lobsters.

Crustaceans

Photo by John Morgan

Cis forCrayon

Crayons are sticks of colored wax that are used for drawing with. Crayons are usually shorter than pencils and can be quite thick. Crayons are usually associated with very young children, and are often given to children as their first tool to draw with.

Art supplies