Words that start with C

Cis forCello

A cello (with the c pronounced as ch) is a large string instrument that you play with a bow. It is the second largest of the violin family.

Musical words

Generated image of a gift basket wrapped in cellophane

Photographic Dictionary / Generated Illustration

Cis forCellophane

Cellophane is a transparent sheet of plastic that can come in a variety of colors. Some kinds of cellophane are used to wrap food to keep it fresh, other kinds are just decorative.

Art & crafts

Photo of a young woman using a cellphone

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Cis forCellphone

A cellphone is another name for a mobile telephone, a small phone that doesn't need to be plugged into a fixed telephone line and can be carried virtually anywhere.

List of devices

Generated image of a woman with cellulite

Photographic Dictionary / Generated Illustration

Cellulite is a distinctive dimpling in the skin, somewhat resembling the texture of orange peel. It is usually seen on the thighs and bottom of adult women. Cellulite is caused by fat under the skin being textured by connective tissue.

Body parts

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Cis forCement

Cement is a binding material. It will set on its own by a chemical reaction. Cement is mixed in with other things to bind them together. Most people are familiar with concrete, which is made from cement, sand and an aggregate like gravel.

Materials

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Cis forCemetery

A cemetery is a place where dead people are buried. People mark the place a member of their family is buried with a gravestone.

List of locations, Death

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Cis forCent

A cent, also called a penny in some countries, is one hundredth (1/100th) of a dollar.

Financial

Photo of a vase at the centre of a table

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Cis forCenter

The center of something is the midpoint, equally distant from all the edges. The decorative vase is in the center of the table.

Placements

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Cis forCentipede

Scientific name: class: Chilopoda

Centipedes are crawling creatures with many pairs of legs. They are most active at night time, and hide under things during the day. Centipedes can move very fast, and eat insects. Their bite is poisonous and can be very painful, but isn't strong enough to kill a person. Centipedes are often confused with millipedes.

Arthropods

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Cis forCentury

A century is a period of one hundred years. A century may also describe one hundred of something else, like a score in a sports game. The building in the picture was built more than a century ago.

Units of time