Words that start with C

Cute cats crawl carelessly past carefully cultivated canola.

Cis forClasp

A clasp is a small device used to hold things together. Clasps are usually made from metal, and are most often found on jewelry. Holding your hands or someone else's hand in yours in a tight grip is also called clasping.

Cis forClass

A group of students is called a class. A class of students can usually be found in a classroom.
A classroom is a room in a school where students come to learn things.

Cis forClaw

A claw is something hard and pointed that is found on the end of the toes of most animals and birds. People do not have claws - we have fingernails instead. Claws help animals to climb trees, scratch other animals, or grip the ground so they can run faster.

Cis forClay

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.

Cis forClean

Something is clean if it has no dirt or marks to spoil its looks, and it is neat and tidy. The opposite of clean is messy or dirty.

Cis forCleavage

A cleavage is the hole left after you cleave something. More commonly though, a cleavage is the space between a woman's breasts.

Cis forCleave

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.

Cis forCleaver

A cleaver is a type of knife with a large, rectangular blade. It is mainly used to cut through bone or other hard foods, but can also be used to dice food and to crush things like garlic.

Cis forCleft

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