Words Starting With C

loud confusing disagreeable sounds

(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring

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

showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others

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

a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)

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

attract; cause to be enamored

walk as if unable to control one's movements

marked by the appetites and passions of the body

revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party

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

a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things

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

change by catalysis or cause to catalyze

relating to or included in a category or categories

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

a closed political meeting

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

play boisterously

the state of being excommunicated

involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct

cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

a state of extreme confusion and disorder

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

characterized by great caution and wariness

censure severely

be fond of; be attached to

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

a show involving artistic dancing

being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering

record in chronological order; make a historical record

relating to or arranged according to temporal order

having a bad disposition; surly; - Shakespeare

marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct

a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things

draw a line around

heedful of potential consequences

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

someone who has the power of clairvoyance

a loud harsh or strident noise

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

in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity)

a trite or obvious remark

supply or feed to surfeit

change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state

mix together different elements

a person who makes or repairs shoes

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

a security pledged for the repayment of a loan

characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

agreement on a secret plot

someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful

a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light

an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement

corresponding in size or degree or extent

to feel or express sympathy or compassion

large and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense)

force somebody to do something

a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work

adjust for

the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself

contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions

showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others

a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction

disposed or willing to comply

a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration

a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts

an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge

a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)

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

make a concoction (of) by mixing

an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another

capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river

be in accord; be in agreement

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

an expression of sympathy with another's grief

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

tending to bring about; being partly responsible for

a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass

a food rich in sugar

someone to whom private matters are confided

a very intense and uncontrolled fire

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

someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters)

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

a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church

corresponding in character or kind

the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate

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

encourage or assent to illegally or criminally

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

someone who is drafted into military service

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

the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment

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

an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system

hold back

make sense of; assign a meaning to

fulfill sexually

the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

occurring in the same period of time

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

go against, as of rules and laws

feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

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

an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration

a difficult problem

meet formally

a large formal assembly

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

the ceremony of installing a new monarch

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

the property of excessive fatness

support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm

a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)

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)

act in opposition to

a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force

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

affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way

(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

tendency to believe readily

showing a lack of judgment or experience

(music) a gradual increase in loudness

a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

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

a final climactic stage

deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious

foster the growth of

difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight

increasing by successive addition

shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

extreme greed for material wealth

hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough

marked by rude or peremptory shortness

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