Words that start with C

Cute cats crawl carelessly past carefully cultivated canola.

Cis forCud

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.

Cis forCuff

A cuff is a part of your clothing or a piece of jewelry or a restraint that goes around your wrist.

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.

Cis forCuisine

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.

Cis forCupid

Cupid is a cherub. Cupid carries a bow and arrow, and when he shoots people they become passionate and full of love.

Cis forCupped

Something is cupped if it is in the shape of a cup. The man in the picture is holding a frog in his cupped hands.

Cis forCurd

Curd is any substance that resembles milk curds and is made in a similar way, by clotting a liquid. Bean curd, also called tofu, is made by curdling soy milk.