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Words starting with C

Words that start with C

Cute cats crawl carelessly past carefully cultivated canola.

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Photo of a cubby house
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A cubby house or wendy house is a small building for children to play in. They are usually built in people's backyards out of wood.
Photo of some cubes
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A cube is a three dimensional shape that is square on every side. A cube has six sides, or faces. There are many cubes around you every day. Can you see some now?
Photo of cucumbers
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Scientific name: cucumis sativus
Cucumbers are in the same family as watermelons. They grow on a vine, and are technically a fruit but are usually treated as a vegetable. Cucumbers have an extremely mild flavour and are usually used in salads and sandwiches. Cucumbers can be pickled; pickled cucumbers are called gherkins.
Photo of a cow chewing its cud.
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Cud is partly-digested food that ruminant animals put back in their mouths to chew again. The cow in the picture is chewing its cud.
Photo of some shirt cuffs
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A cuff is a part of your clothing or a piece of jewelry or a restraint that goes around your wrist.
Photo of some silver cufflinks.
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Cis forCufflink

Cufflinks are used to hold closed the cuffs of dress shirts. Shirts that are designed to be used for cufflinks have two buttonholes. Cufflinks are effectively two buttons, held together with a short piece of chain or a short rod. Today, shirts that need cufflinks are usually only worn on special occasions.
Japanese cuisine.
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Cuisine describes food cooked in a certain way. Many countries have their own cuisine.

Cis forCumin

Scientific name: cuminum cyminum
Cumin is a plant native to the Mediterranean and India, and is related to parsley. It is grown for its seeds, which are ground into a powder. Cumin is one of the main ingredients of curry.

Cis forCup

A cup or mug is very similar to a glass. All three are used to drink from. Glasses are transparent so you can see what is inside, and mugs have a handle on the side to help hold them. People usually drink hot drinks from cups with handles.

Cis forCupboard

A cupboard is a piece of furniture that you store things in. It has shelves to put things on, and has doors to close to keep the things inside safe.