Words that start with C

Cis forCrunch

A crunch is a crackling noise that some things make as you break it. If you step on loose snow it will crunch under your feet. Many breakfast cereals make a crunch noise as you eat them.

Sounds

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Cis forCrush

You crush something when you put so much pressure on it that it changes shape or breaks. Some things that are often crushed are garlic cloves, old cars and soda cans, like in the picture.

Verbs

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Cis forCrust

The crust of a baked product like bread is the harder, outer layer. The term crust can be applied to the hard outer layer of many other things, for example a crust of ice on top of snow.

Food

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Cis forCrustacean

Crustaceans are a kind of arthropod that include crabs, lobsters, krill and barnacles. Most crustaceans live in the sea, but some like the woodlouse live on land.

Crustaceans

Photo of a boy on crutches ... and a skateboard

Photo by Sister72

Crutches are pieces of wood with padded handles that you use to help you walk. You tuck the ends of the crutches under your arms. People usually use crutches when they have a broken leg or sprained ankle. If you can't walk at all, you will need a wheelchair.

Medical

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Cis forCry

You cry when you are very sad, upset, or you have hurt yourself. Babies cry when they are tired or hungry.

Emotions

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Cis forCrypt

A crypt is a room built into the ground that is used as a burial place, similar to a grave.

Structures, Death

Photo by Piotr W?odarczyk

Cis forCrystal

A crystal is any solid that is made up of tiny parts called molecules, aranged in a regular geometric pattern in all three dimensions. Many rocks are crystalline, and can be very pretty. The crystals in the picture are salt crystals.

Stones

Photo by Valerie Everett

Cis forCrystal Ball

A crystal ball is thought to aid people in telling the future. Gazing in to a crystal ball is supposed to reveal images that may be used to help tell someone's fortune.

Devices