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C is for Crunch

A crunch is a crackling noise that some things make as you break it. If you step on loose snow it will crunch under your feet. Many breakfast cereals make a crunch noise as you eat them.

C is for Crunchy

Something, particularly a food, is described as crunchy if it breaks with a crackling noise as you chew it. Many breakfast cereals are crunchy.
The opposite of crunchy is soft or soggy.

C is for Crush

You crush something when you put so much pressure on it that it changes shape or breaks.
Some things that are often crushed are garlic cloves, old cars and soda cans.

The car in the picture has been crushed by a falling art exhibition.

C is for Crust

The crust of a baked product like bread is the harder, outer layer. The term crust can be applied to the hard outer layer of many other things, for example a crust of ice on top of snow.

C is for Crustacean

Crustaceans are a kind of arthropod that include crabs, lobsters, krill and barnacles. Most crustaceans live in the sea, but some like the woodlouse live on land.

C is for Crutches

Crutches are pieces of wood with padded handles that you use to help you walk. You tuck the ends of the crutches under your arms.
People usually use crutches when they have a broken leg or sprained ankle. If you can't walk at all, you will need a wheelchair.

C is for Cry

You cry when you are very sad, upset, or you have hurt yourself. Babies cry when they are tired or hungry.

C is for Crypt

A crypt is a room built into the ground that is used as a burial place, similar to a grave.

C is for Crystal

A crystal is any solid that is made up of tiny parts called molecules, aranged in a regular geometric pattern in all three dimensions. Many rocks are crystalline, and can be very pretty.
The crystals in the picture are salt crystals.
A crystal ball is thought to aid people in telling the future. Gazing in to a crystal ball is supposed to reveal images that may be used to help tell someone's fortune.

C is for Cub

A baby bear, lion or tiger is called a cub.

C is for Cubby house

A cubby house or wendy house is a small building for children to play in. They are usually built in people's backyards out of wood.

C is for Cube

A cube is a three dimensional shape that is square on every side. A cube has six sides, or faces. There are many cubes around you every day. Can you see some now?

C is for Cuckoo

The cuckoo is a medium-sized bird that lives in many parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa. The male cuckoo has a distinctive call, but the species is most famous for laying its eggs in other bird's nests and letting other birds raise its chicks.

C is for Cucumber

Cucumbers are in the same family as watermelons. They grow on a vine, and are technically a fruit but are usually treated as a vegetable.
Cucumbers have an extremely mild flavour and are usually used in salads and sandwiches. Cucumbers can be pickled; pickled cucumbers are called gherkins.

C is for Cud

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.

C is for Cuff

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

C is for Cufflink

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.

C is for Cuisine

Cuisine describes food cooked in a certain way. Many countries have their own cuisine.

C is for Cumin

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.