Words Starting With C

loud confusing disagreeable sounds

influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear

young and inexperienced

a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions

the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force

large in capacity

surrender under agreed conditions

determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason

tending to find and call attention to faults

walk as if unable to control one's movements

marked by the appetites and passions of the body

the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised

inflict severe punishment on

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

(chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected

relating to or included in a category or categories

purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels

of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

a procession of people traveling on horseback

a royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War

an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections

the state of being excommunicated

involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct

cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes

characterized by great caution and wariness

censure severely

the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

censure severely or angrily

produced by a wildly fanciful imagination; - Douglas Bush

easily moved to anger; - H.G.Wells

being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering

record in chronological order; make a historical record

having a bad disposition; surly; - Shakespeare

marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct

a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things

heedful of potential consequences

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

a trite or obvious remark

mix together different elements

to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :

powerfully persuasive

use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments

(sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception

marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts

work together on a common enterprise of project

characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

agreement on a secret plot

corresponding in size or degree or extent

a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work

contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions

showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others

disposed or willing to comply

a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)

give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

making or willing to make concessions

expressing much in few words

be in accord; be in agreement

debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way

excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with

tending to bring about; being partly responsible for

a very intense and uncontrolled fire

a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)

be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

become gelatinous

(used of plants) capable of cross-fertilization or of being grafted

corresponding in character or kind

a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)

an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts

give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole

give over to another for care or safekeeping

a scientific instrument consisting of displays and an input device that an operator can use to monitor and control a system (especially a computer system)

a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant

without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious

fear resulting from the awareness of danger

hold back

make sense of; assign a meaning to

a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body

inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits

connecting without a break; within a common boundary

uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances; - George Eliot

feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

a difficult problem

meet formally

occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company

practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive

the practice of cooperating

large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)

strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal

(logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition

affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit

support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm

composed of people from or at home in many parts of the world; especially not provincial in attitudes or interests; - T.B. Macaulay

the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)

secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed

wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person)

show submission or fear

(of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility

lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful; ; ; - Spenser

the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true

showing a lack of judgment or experience

(music) a gradual increase in loudness

having a secret or hidden meaning; ; ; - John Gunther

deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious

difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight

extreme greed for material wealth

hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough

terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent

believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others