Words about words

Linguistic and grammatical words.

Subcategories: Abstract Nouns (106), Adjectives (889), Adverbs (35), Conjunctions (33), Interjections (11), Past tense (211), Plural (48), Prepositions (56), Pronouns (65), Verbs (794)

Showing 161-180 of 1128

1 word is below your SafeSearch level and not shown.

C is for Chinese

Chinese is the language spoken in China, anything to do with China or people from China.

C is for Choose

You choose something when you pick it from several different options.

The toddler in the picture is thinking about whether to choose carrot, potato or broccoli.

C is for Chop

You chop something up by cutting it into pieces with something sharp like a knife or axe.

C is for Churn

Churning is the process of constantly stirring cream to turn it into butter. The container that you use to churn in is also called a churn.

C is for Cinch

A cinch is a strap that holds on a saddle. It is also a word for pulling anything else in tightly. For example, a corset cinches in your waist.

C is for Clap

Clapping is when you bring your hands together to make a loud noise. People often clap after a performance to show that they liked it.

C is for Clean

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.

C is for Clear

Something is clear if you can see through it. The sky is clear if it is free of clouds and haze.

C is for Cleave

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.

C is for Climb

Climbing is a way of getting up something that is too high or too steep to just walk up. Things that people usually climb are cliffs, mountains or trees.
Adults usually climb cliffs, mountains or rock faces, and children usually climb trees or playground equipment. But you can climb lots of other things too.

C is for Clink

A clink is the light, high-pitched ringing noise that is made when you lightly hit glass or thin pieces of metal.
Clink can also be used as a verb; the people in the picture are clinking their glasses together.

C is for Clip

You clip something when you cut a small amount off it, for example you clip a hedge or your toenails.
Another word for clip is trim.

C is for Clipped

Clipped is the past tense of clip.

C is for Clockwise

Clockwise is a circular direction around a central point, the same way the hands on a clock turn. Clockwise goes towards the right.
Close is another word for near, and is the opposite of distant or far. The airplanes in the picture are flying very close together.
Close means to shut something.

Close is the opposite of open.

C is for Closed

Something is closed if you cannot get into it or through it. The door in the picture is closed. The opposite of closed is open. Another word for closed is shut.

C is for Clot

A clot is a soft lump, usually formed in a liquid. When you cut yourself, your blood clots so you stop bleeding. The picture is of clots forming in milk as it curdles.

C is for Clothe

You clothe someone (or yourself!) by either providing them with clothes, or dressing them.

C is for Clothes

Clothes is another plural word for garments. You have one piece of clothing, but two clothes. Clothe is not the singular of clothes.