Words that start with C

Cute cats crawl carelessly past carefully cultivated canola.

Cis forColorado

Colorado, abbreviated to CO, is a state in the central United States of America. The capital of Colorado is Denver.

Cis forColorful

Something is colorful if it is a very bright color, or if it has a lot of different colors on it. The houses in the picture are very colorful. The opposite of colorful is dull or drab.

Cis forColt

A colt is a young male horse, generally one under four years old. The colt in the picture is one year old.

Cis forColumn

A column is a tall, straight pillar that is typically made of stone used to support a building or other heavy structure.

Cis forComb

A comb is something with many fine teeth all pointing the same way. You use it to straighten your hair so it is neat and tidy.
A combine harvester is a large machine that harvests grains such as wheat, oats and barley. The combine not only removes the grain heads from the stalks, but it also separates the individual grains themselves from the heads. The combine harvester was invented in the United States in 1834, but a commercial version was invented in Australia in 1885.

Cis forCome

You come to someone or somewhere when you leave the place you are now and move to the other person. The dog in the picture is coming to his owner. The opposite of come is go. The past tense of come is came.

Cis forComet

Comets are lumps of rock and ice that travel around the sun. They are usually a few kilometers across. When they get close to the sun, they develop a tail. The tail of the comet always points away from the sun.
Something is comfortable if it feels nice to use. You are comfortable if you feel good and at ease while doing something. The dog in the picture is in a very comfortable chair.

Cis forCommute

To commute is to travel between your home and the place you work on a regular basis.