Words that start with C

Charcoal is a soft black substance that is left after something is burnt. You can use charcoal to draw with, like in the picture. Charcoal is messy, and you have to be careful not to get black fingerprints on everything when you are working with it.
Charcoal is also used as the name for a color that is very dark grey, almost black.

lan A chariot is a kind of horse drawn vehicle with two or more wheels that people once used to travel and fight.

Chariots were used in battles and for racing in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome.

Something is charred if it has been blackened a little by heat, usually from being cooked. The picture is of some charred peppers.

Chartreuse is a bright yellow-green color, named after a liqueur also called chartreuse.

A chasm is an extremely deep hole or fissure in the ground. Chasms are usually very large, big enough for a person to fall into.

A chauffeur, or just driver, is someone who drives cars around for a living. A chauffeur is usually someone that drives a more "fancy" kind of car, like a limousine.

Check means to restrain or hold back.
It can also mean to inspect something. The man in the picture is checking in his bag to see if he has forgotten anything.
It might also mean a kind of repeating pattern.
Check is also another spelling of cheque.

Checkers is another word for the game of draughts.

Your cheeks are on either side of your face. They are usually round and rosy. The bone you can feel near the top of your cheek is called your cheekbone.

The cheetah is the only cat that cannot climb trees. The cheetah also can run much faster than any other kind of cat. Cheetahs eat mainly small antelopes and the young of larger animals like baby zebras and baby wildebeast.
The cheetah is the fastest land animal, reaching speeds between 112 and 120 km/h (70 and 75 mph) in short bursts covering distances up to 460 metres (1,500 feet), and has the ability to accelerate from 0 to 110 km/h (68 mph) in three seconds, faster than most supercars.