Words about words

Linguistic and grammatical words.

Subcategories: Abstract Nouns (107), Adjectives (889), Adverbs (35), Conjunctions (33), Interjections (11), Past tense (211), Plural (48), Prepositions (56), Pronouns (65), Verbs (794)

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C is for Cool

Something is cool if it is comfortably cold. The picture is of a cool drink.
Something that is popular, particularly with young people, can also be described as cool.

C is for Corrode

Corroding is the process by which something becomes corroded. Metals usually corrode by a slow chemical reaction.

C is for Corroded

Something is corroded if it is showing damage from being slowly eaten away. Many metals become corroded over time by a slow chemical reaction. Iron becomes rusted as it corrodes.

C is for Corrugated

Something is corrugated if it has been bent or folded into evenly spaced ridges.
Two things that are commonly corrugated are iron sheets and cardboard.

C is for Count

You count things so you know how many of them you have. The child in the picture is counting a handful of pebbles.

C is for Cower

You cower when you crouch in fear.
The dog is cowering under a Christmas tree.

C is for Cozy

Something is cozy if it is small, but not too small, and warm and comfortable, like a cozy little house.
A similar word to cozy is snug.

C is for Cracked

Something that has cracks in it is said to be cracked. The picture is of some dry, cracked ground.

C is for Crawl

Crawling is moving along on your hands and knees. It is easier to keep your balance on all fours than it is to walk on two legs, so babies almost always learn to crawl before they learn to walk.

C is for Cries

Cries is the plural of cry, for example "I heard the cries of the baby next door."

C is for Crimson

Crimson is a deep red at the purple end of the red spectrum. People usually just use crimson as another word for red.

C is for Crisp

A food is crisp if it is fairly hard, brittle and easily broken. Very fresh vegetables are crisp and thinly sliced, cooked potatoes are so crisp they are actually called potato crisps!

C is for Crocheted

Something is crocheted if it has been made by the process of crocheting.

C is for Cross-eyed

Cross-eyed means your eyes look in different directions. One eye may look straight ahead while the other looks to the side. It most commonly means both eyes look inwards, like the cat in the picture.

C is for Crowded

A place is crowded means if it has a lot of people or things in it, too close together.

You might use the word crowded to describe a train, a shopping center, the teeth in your mouth or too many plants in a part of your garden.

C is for Crumpled

Crumpled means squished into many small folds or wrinkles. Something crumpled is not smooth or flat anymore. People often crumple up paper when they throw it away.

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 Cupped

Something is cupped if it is in the shape of a cup.

The person in the picture is holding a tadpole in their cupped hands.

C is for Curious

You are curious if you want to learn more about something or someone.