Words that start with C

A classroom is a room in a school where students come to learn things.

Clay is a special kind of mud that is just the right texture to make things out of. You can make sculptures, bricks and pavers out of clay, but most people make cups, vases and plates out of clay. Someone who makes plates out of clay for a living is called a potter.

Something is clear if you can see through it. The sky is clear if it is free of clouds and haze.

You cleave something when you split it along a natural grain by hitting it with a forceful blow.
The man in the picture has cleaved some wood.

A cleft is a hole between two parts of something, similar to a cleavage. The man in the picture has a cleft chin.

Climbing is a way of getting up something that is too high or too steep to just walk up. Things that people usually climb are cliffs, mountains or trees.
Adults usually climb cliffs, mountains or rock faces, and children usually climb trees or playground equipment. But you can climb lots of other things too.

A clink is the light, high-pitched ringing noise that is made when you lightly hit glass or thin pieces of metal.
Clink can also be used as a verb; the people in the picture are clinking their glasses together.

Clipped is the past tense of clip.

A clock is something you can use to tell the time on. It is useful to know the time, so you know when to go to school, or have dinner, or watch your favourite TV show.
A small clock that you wear on your wrist is called a watch.

Traditional clogs are wooden shoes usually associated with the Netherlands and surrounding countries. They were worn as protective footwear in industries like mining and in factories.
Modern clogs are just slip-on shoes, usually made with wooden soles and a leather upper.