Words that start with C

Condensation forms when water vapour hits a cool surface and turns back into water. You often see condensation on a cold drink bottle, or on the inside of your windows on a cold morning. Condensation outside is often called dew.

Condors are a type of vulture found in the Andes and the Californian mountains. They are one of the largest birds in the world. They can live to 50 years old in the wild, and have a wingspan of up to 3 metres.
They spend a lot of their time soaring through the air looking for large dead animals to eat.

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.

Conifers are a large group of plants, with around 630 species. They are mostly trees but some conifers are shrubs. Conifers typically have needle-like leaves and their seeds form in cones.
Some examples of conifers are pine trees, firs, cedars, cypresses, junipers and yews.

A constellation is a group of stars that form a pattern in the night sky.

Constellations help people to navigate. Many constellations are named after myths or gods.

Contact lenses are small pieces of soft plastic gel that can be worn directly on your eyes instead of glasses.

A container is something you can put other things inside, to transport or store them.

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.

Contrast is a way of describing the differences between two things, for example "contrast the living conditions in Africa and Switzerland". It can be used to talk about any two things that are different.
The beetle and leaf in the foreground are in strong contrast against the red background.