Words that start with C

A cone is a shape with a round bottom that gets smaller as it goes until it reaches a point. If you cut a slice through a cone parallel to the bottom, it will be the same shape as the bottom. If you cut a slice through the cone vertically going through the top point, you will get a triangle. Many things are cone shaped. volcanos tend to be cone-shaped, pinecones and pine trees like the ones in the picture are cone-shaped, and of course traffic cones are cone shaped.

Construction is the process of building or constructing something, or used to describe the result of this process. For example, "That is a fine construction".

You contain something by keeping it inside something else. The bucket in the picture contains a cat.

Something is contented if they are happy with what they have, and don't want more. The cat in the picture is contentedly sleeping on a woman's lap. Content is also the word for everything that is inside a container.

A contortionist is someone who can bend their body into positions that most people cannot do. Contortionists are often part of a circus act, or perform on the street for money.