8-letter words starting with C
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter C. This section showcases how C at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with C, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| children | 14 | - | - |
| continue | 10 | continue a certain state, condition, or activity | We continued to work into the night |
| computer | 14 | a machine for performing calculations automatically | - |
| complete | 14 | without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers | a complete coward |
| consider | 11 | show consideration for; take into account | You must consider her age |
| criminal | 12 | someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime | - |
| contract | 12 | become smaller or draw together | - |
| confused | 14 | lacking orderly continuity | a confused set of instructions |
| cheering | 14 | providing freedom from worry | - |
| changing | 15 | marked by continuous change or effective action | - |
| cleaning | 11 | the act of making something clean | he gave his shoes a good cleaning |
| carrying | 14 | - | - |
| champion | 17 | someone who has won first place in a competition | - |
| cheating | 14 | violating accepted standards or rules | - |
| creature | 10 | a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else | - |
| counting | 11 | the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order | the counting continued for several hours |
| customer | 12 | someone who pays for goods or services | - |
| charming | 16 | possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers | charming incantations |
| convince | 15 | make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something | He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product |
| ceremony | 15 | a formal event performed on a special occasion | a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor |
| complain | 14 | express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness | My mother complains all day |
| campaign | 15 | several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints) | - |
| chairman | 15 | act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university | - |
| creative | 13 | having the ability or power to create | a creative imagination |
| compared | 15 | - | - |
| creating | 11 | - | - |
| catholic | 15 | a member of a Catholic church | - |
| chemical | 17 | relating to or used in chemistry | chemical engineer |
| crossing | 11 | a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other | - |
| captured | 13 | - | - |
| cemetery | 15 | a tract of land used for burials | - |
| catching | 16 | (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection | - |
| critical | 12 | forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis | a critical point in the campaign |
| coughing | 15 | a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis | - |
| contrary | 13 | in an opposing direction | a contrary wind |
| creation | 10 | the human act of creating | - |
| collapse | 12 | suffer a nervous breakdown | - |
| clothing | 14 | a covering designed to be worn on a person's body | - |
| conflict | 15 | go against, as of rules and laws | This behavior conflicts with our rules |
| congress | 11 | the social act of assembling for some common purpose | the lovers met discreetly for the purposes of sexual congress |
| covering | 14 | the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it | - |
| constant | 10 | uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing | in constant pain |
| concrete | 12 | a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water | - |
| climbing | 15 | an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) | - |
| cultural | 10 | denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people | influenced by ethnic and cultural ties |
| capacity | 17 | the amount that can be contained | the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons |
| chanting | 14 | the act of singing in a monotonous tone | - |
| corridor | 11 | an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it | - |
| chatting | 14 | - | - |
| crawling | 14 | a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body | - |
| civilian | 13 | a nonmilitary citizen | - |
| cocktail | 16 | an appetizer served as a first course at a meal | - |
| curtains | 10 | - | - |
| childish | 17 | indicating a lack of maturity | childish tantrums |
| corporal | 12 | possessing or existing in bodily form | what seemed corporal melted as breath into the wind |
| crashing | 14 | informal intensifiers | a crashing bore |
| cracking | 17 | a sudden sharp noise | he heard the cracking of the ice |
| calendar | 11 | a list or register of events (appointments or social events or court cases etc) | I have you on my calendar for next Monday |
| clearing | 11 | the act of removing solid particles from a liquid | - |
| chambers | 17 | English architect (1723-1796) | - |
| combined | 15 | made or joined or united into one | - |
| courtesy | 13 | a courteous manner | - |
| coverage | 14 | the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television | they accused the paper of biased coverage of race relations |
| charging | 15 | - | - |
| cannabis | 12 | any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs | - |
| channels | 13 | official routes of communication | you have to go through channels |
| clarence | 12 | a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers | - |
| currency | 15 | the property of belonging to the present time | the currency of a slang term |
| carriage | 11 | characteristic way of bearing one's body | - |
| carnival | 13 | a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment | the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere |
| creaking | 15 | a squeaking sound | - |
| canceled | 13 | - | - |
| compound | 15 | make more intense, stronger, or more marked | - |
| cheerful | 16 | pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic | - |
| confront | 13 | oppose, as in hostility or a competition | You must confront your opponent |
| careless | 10 | (usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration | careless of the consequences |
| comedian | 13 | a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts | - |
| countess | 10 | female equivalent of a count or earl | - |
| cardinal | 11 | crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male | - |
| cellular | 10 | characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization) | the cellular construction of a beehive |
| cupboard | 15 | a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space | - |
| clapping | 15 | a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together | - |
| cautious | 10 | people who are fearful and cautious | - |
| category | 14 | a collection of things sharing a common attribute | - |
| consumed | 13 | - | - |
| contents | 10 | a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start | - |
| colorful | 13 | striking in variety and interest | a colorful period of history |
| congrats | 11 | - | - |
| crippled | 15 | disabled in the feet or legs | a crippled soldier |
| crackers | 16 | informal or slang terms for mentally irregular | - |
| comeback | 20 | a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) | - |
| colorado | 11 | a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains | - |
| cleaners | 10 | shop where dry cleaning is done | - |
| contempt | 14 | a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous | - |
| coaching | 16 | the job of a professional coach | - |
| commerce | 16 | the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913 | - |
| consumer | 12 | a person who uses goods or services | - |
| cowardly | 17 | lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted | cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then |
| composed | 15 | serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress | the performer seemed completely composed as she stepped onto the stage |
| conclude | 13 | come to a close | - |
| cassette | 10 | a container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video | - |
| commence | 16 | get off the ground | - |
| crushing | 14 | forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority | - |
| confined | 14 | being in captivity | - |
| cucumber | 16 | a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit | - |
| clinical | 12 | scientifically detached; unemotional | he spoke in the clipped clinical monotones typical of police testimony |
| composer | 14 | someone who composes music as a profession | - |
| charcoal | 15 | a very dark grey color | - |
| chopping | 18 | - | - |
| contrast | 10 | the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared | in contrast to |
| christie | 13 | prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976) | - |
| cinnamon | 12 | tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon | - |
| chandler | 14 | United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959) | - |
| catering | 11 | providing food and services | - |
| cerebral | 12 | involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct | a cerebral approach to the problem |
| chilling | 14 | provoking fear terror | - |
| colonies | 10 | - | - |
| cornered | 11 | forced to turn and face attackers | she had me cornered between the porch and her car |
| creeping | 13 | a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body | - |
| clanging | 12 | having a loud resonant metallic sound | a clanging gong |
| checkers | 19 | a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces | - |
| credible | 13 | capable of being believed | completely credible testimony |
| carefree | 13 | cheerfully irresponsible | carefree with his money |
| centered | 11 | being or placed in the center | - |
| clueless | 10 | totally uninformed about what is going on; not having even a clue from which to infer what is occurring | - |
| classics | 12 | study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome | - |
| commando | 15 | a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids | - |
| cremated | 13 | - | - |
| covenant | 13 | a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action | - |
| coloured | 11 | favoring one person or side over another | - |
| cannibal | 12 | a person who eats human flesh | - |
| casualty | 13 | someone injured or killed in an accident | - |
| charisma | 15 | a personal attractiveness or interestingness that enables you to influence others | - |
| caffeine | 16 | a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects | - |
| cruising | 11 | - | - |
| conceive | 15 | judge or regard; look upon; judge | The racist conceives such people to be inferior |
| calamari | 12 | (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food | - |
| casually | 13 | in an unconcerned manner | glanced casually at the headlines |
| colonial | 10 | composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony | coral is a colonial organism |
| circular | 12 | having the shape or form of a circle | - |
| clitoris | 10 | a female sexual organ homologous to the penis | - |
| conquest | 19 | an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone | - |
| courting | 11 | a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage) | - |
| commonly | 17 | under normal conditions | - |
| cylinder | 14 | a chamber within which piston moves | - |
| colossal | 10 | so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe | colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple |
| craziest | 19 | - | - |
| criteria | 10 | - | - |
| chainsaw | 16 | portable power saw; teeth linked to form an endless chain | - |
| chestnut | 13 | any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur | - |
| calamity | 15 | an event resulting in great loss and misfortune | the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity |
| clanking | 15 | having a hard nonresonant metallic sound | clanking chains |
| clinging | 12 | - | - |
| clubbing | 15 | a condition in which the ends of toes and fingers become wide and thick; a symptom of heart or lung disease | - |
| chastity | 16 | abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows) | - |
| crescent | 12 | resembling the new moon in shape | - |
| cultured | 11 | marked by refinement in taste and manners | cultured Bostonians |
| clarinet | 10 | a single-reed instrument with a straight tube | - |
| couscous | 12 | a pasta made in northern Africa of crushed and steamed semolina | - |
| chipping | 18 | the act of chipping something | - |
| comforts | 15 | things that make you comfortable and at ease | all the comforts of home |
| campfire | 17 | a small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking (as at a camp) | - |
| communal | 14 | for or by a group rather than individuals | dipping each his bread into a communal dish of stew |
| clucking | 17 | the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks) | - |
| conserve | 13 | fruit preserved by cooking with sugar | - |
| chlorine | 13 | a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water) | - |
| clinking | 15 | like the light sharp ringing sound of glasses being tapped | - |
| culinary | 13 | of or relating to or used in cooking | - |
| campsite | 14 | a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent | - |
| chinaman | 15 | (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent | - |
| crucifix | 22 | representation of the cross on which Jesus died | - |
| canister | 10 | metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour | - |
| clutches | 15 | the act of grasping | - |
| cosmetic | 14 | serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose | cosmetic fenders on cars |
| cleavage | 14 | (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum | - |
| coloring | 11 | a digestible substance used to give color to food | - |
| chipmunk | 21 | a burrowing ground squirrel of western America and Asia; has cheek pouches and a light and dark stripe running down the body | - |
| checkout | 19 | the act of inspecting or verifying | - |
| coherent | 13 | sticking together | two coherent sheets |
| coincide | 13 | go with, fall together | - |
| coronary | 13 | obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus) | - |
| chitchat | 18 | light informal conversation for social occasions | - |
| clippers | 14 | - | - |
| converse | 13 | carry on a conversation | - |
| collided | 12 | - | - |
| castrate | 10 | deprive of strength or vigor | - |
| censored | 11 | suppressed or subject to censorship | the censored press in some countries |
| choppers | 17 | - | - |
| coliseum | 12 | an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held | - |
| concerto | 12 | a composition for orchestra and a soloist | - |
| crowning | 14 | forming or providing a crown or summit | the crowning star on a Christmas tree |
| cynicism | 17 | a cynical feeling of distrust | - |
| calculus | 12 | a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body | - |
| castrato | 10 | a male singer who was castrated before puberty and retains a soprano or alto voice | - |
| chaplain | 15 | a clergyman ministering to some institution | - |
| celibate | 12 | abstaining from sexual intercourse | celibate priests |
| carousel | 10 | a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement | - |
| cesspool | 12 | a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it | - |
| chivalry | 19 | courtesy towards women | - |
| compadre | 15 | - | - |
| cashmere | 15 | an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India | - |
| clowning | 14 | a comic incident or series of incidents | - |
| charades | 14 | guessing game in which one player pantomimes a word or phrase for others to guess | - |
| celibacy | 17 | abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows) | - |
| chloride | 14 | any compound containing a chlorine atom | - |
| comatose | 12 | in a state of deep and usually prolonged unconsciousness; unable to respond to external stimuli | a comatose patient |
| compiled | 15 | - | - |
| confided | 15 | - | - |
| corvette | 13 | a highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer | - |
| cookbook | 20 | a book of recipes and cooking directions | - |
| catalyst | 13 | (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected | - |
| catapult | 12 | hurl as if with a sling | - |
| commoner | 14 | a person who holds no title | - |
| confetti | 13 | small pieces or streamers of colored paper that are thrown around on festive occasions (as at a wedding) | - |
| chugging | 16 | - | - |
| churning | 14 | moving with or producing or produced by vigorous agitation | winds whipped the piled leaves into churning masses |
| cauldron | 11 | a very large pot that is used for boiling | - |
| conspire | 12 | engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together | They conspired to overthrow the government |
| crucible | 14 | a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions | - |
| critique | 19 | an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play) | - |
| competed | 15 | - | - |
| clenched | 16 | closed or squeezed together tightly | a clenched fist |
| classify | 16 | arrange or order by classes or categories | How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric? |
| crumpled | 15 | of metal e.g. | a car with a crumpled front end |
| catheter | 13 | a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open | - |
| clipping | 15 | an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine | he searched through piles of letters and clippings |
| calmness | 12 | steadiness of mind under stress | - |
| cervical | 15 | of or relating to the cervix of the uterus | cervical cancer |
| coldness | 11 | the absence of heat | the coldness made our breath visible |
| crackpot | 18 | a whimsically eccentric person | - |
| cabernet | 12 | superior Bordeaux type of red wine | - |
| cleverly | 16 | in a clever manner | they were cleverly arranged |
| cuddling | 13 | affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) | - |
| crapping | 15 | - | - |
| credited | 12 | (usually followed by `to') given credit for | an invention credited to Edison |
| croaking | 15 | a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog) | - |
| clerical | 12 | appropriate for or engaged in office work | clerical skills |
| citation | 10 | a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage | the student's essay failed to list several important citations |
| converge | 14 | be adjacent or come together | The lines converge at this point |
| canaries | 10 | a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces | - |
| conveyor | 16 | a person who conveys (carries or transmits) | - |
| callback | 18 | a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair) | - |
| christen | 13 | administer baptism to | - |
| confines | 13 | a bounded scope | he stayed within the confines of the city |
| compress | 14 | make more compact by or as if by pressing | compress the data |
| colossus | 10 | a person of exceptional importance and reputation | - |
| crowding | 15 | a situation in which people or things are crowded together | he didn't like the crowding on the beach |
| chomping | 18 | the act of chewing noisily | - |
| coolness | 10 | calm and unruffled self-assurance | he performed with all the coolness of a veteran |
| ceramics | 14 | the art of making and decorating pottery | - |
| chromium | 17 | a hard brittle multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing | - |
| collagen | 11 | a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling | - |
| crusader | 11 | a disputant who advocates reform | - |
| crossbow | 15 | a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel) | - |
| cavalier | 13 | a gallant or courtly gentleman | - |
| coachman | 17 | a man who drives a coach (or carriage) | - |
| consoled | 11 | - | - |
| cardigan | 12 | slightly bowlegged variety of corgi having rounded ears and a long tail | - |
| commuter | 14 | a passenger train that is ridden primarily by passengers who travel regularly from one place to another | - |
| conjugal | 18 | of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband | conjugal visits |
| coursing | 11 | hunting with dogs (usually greyhounds) that are trained to chase game (such as hares) by sight instead of by scent | - |
| capsized | 22 | - | - |
| convened | 14 | - | - |
| corpsman | 14 | - | - |
| causeway | 16 | a road that is raised above water or marshland or sand | - |
| clemency | 17 | leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice | - |
| cobblers | 14 | a man's testicles (from Cockney rhyming slang: cobbler's awl rhymes with ball) | - |
| coercion | 12 | using force to cause something to occur | they didn't have to use coercion |
| colonize | 19 | settle as colonists or establish a colony (in) | The British colonized the East Coast |
| conjured | 18 | - | - |
| crayfish | 19 | tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly | - |
| commuted | 15 | - | - |
| cortical | 12 | of or relating to a cortex | - |
| credence | 13 | a kind of sideboard or buffet | - |
| cataract | 12 | a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice | - |
| clocking | 17 | the time taken to traverse a measured course | it was a world record clocking |
| corroded | 12 | eaten away as by acid or oxidation | - |
| cheerios | 13 | - | - |
| civility | 16 | the act of showing regard for others | - |
| clogging | 13 | preventing movement | the clogging crowds of revelers overflowing into the street |
| climatic | 14 | of or relating to a climate | climatic changes |
| coleslaw | 13 | basically shredded cabbage | - |
| crawfish | 19 | tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly | - |
| citywide | 17 | occurring or extending throughout a city | citywide bussing |
| complied | 15 | - | - |
| conceded | 14 | - | - |
| cramming | 15 | - | - |
| calluses | 10 | - | - |
| camomile | 14 | Eurasian plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis | - |
| castaway | 16 | a shipwrecked person | - |
| chlorate | 13 | any salt of chloric acid | - |
| claymore | 15 | an antipersonnel land mine whose blast is aimed at the oncoming enemy | - |
| clavicle | 15 | bone linking the scapula and sternum | - |
| circuses | 12 | - | - |
| conclave | 15 | a confidential or secret meeting | - |
| cohesion | 13 | the state of cohering or sticking together | - |
| culpable | 14 | deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious | culpable negligence |
| caboodle | 13 | any collection in its entirety | she bought the whole caboodle |
| chaperon | 15 | one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people | - |
| chatroom | 15 | a site on the internet where a number of users can communicate in real time (typically one dedicated to a particular topic) | - |
| confound | 14 | be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly | - |
| copulate | 12 | engage in sexual intercourse | - |
| coupling | 13 | the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes | the casual couplings of adolescents |
| crockery | 19 | tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively | - |
| croupier | 12 | someone who collects and pays bets at a gaming table | - |
| cyclical | 17 | recurring in cycles | - |
| cakewalk | 21 | an easy accomplishment | winning the tournament was a cakewalk for him |
| chutzpah | 27 | (Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity | - |
| condense | 11 | make more concise | condense the contents of a book into a summary |
| costumed | 13 | dressed in clothing characteristic of a period, country, or class | - |
| cesarean | 10 | the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) | - |
| chiseled | 14 | having a clean and distinct outline as if precisely cut along the edges | a finely chiseled nose |
| chickpea | 21 | large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried | - |
| clitoral | 10 | of or relating to the clitoris | - |
| clouding | 12 | the process whereby water particles become visible in the sky | - |
| corduroy | 14 | a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton | - |
| candidly | 15 | (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that | candidly, I think she doesn't have a conscience |
| camellia | 12 | any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers | - |
| centrist | 10 | a person who takes a position in the political center | - |
| choirboy | 18 | a boy who sings in a choir | - |
| claptrap | 14 | pompous or pretentious talk or writing | - |
| cleanser | 10 | a preparation used in cleaning something | - |
| cockerel | 16 | a young domestic cock; not older than one year | - |
| clotting | 11 | the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid | - |
| comprise | 14 | form or compose | These few men comprise his entire army |
| contessa | 10 | - | - |
| creditor | 11 | a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists | - |
| courtier | 10 | an attendant at the court of a sovereign | - |
| campuses | 14 | - | - |
| clashing | 14 | sharply and harshly discordant | clashing interests of loggers and conservationists |
| cloister | 10 | residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery) | - |
| copybook | 21 | a book containing models of good penmanship; used in teaching penmanship | - |
| coquette | 19 | talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions | - |
| crevasse | 13 | a deep fissure | - |
| cardamom | 15 | aromatic seeds used as seasoning like cinnamon and cloves especially in pickles and barbecue sauces | - |
| cerebrum | 14 | anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans | - |
| cheshire | 16 | - | - |
| cockeyed | 20 | very drunk | - |
| clunking | 15 | the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface | - |
| covertly | 16 | in a covert manner | he did it covertly |
| canoeing | 11 | - | - |
| censured | 11 | - | - |
| chenille | 13 | a soft tufted cord used in embroidery | - |
| classier | 10 | - | - |
| cilantro | 10 | parsley-like herb used as seasoning or garnish | - |
| cradling | 12 | - | - |
| crossbar | 12 | a horizontal bar that goes across something | - |
| chastise | 13 | censure severely | She chastised him for his insensitive remarks |
| civilize | 22 | teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment | - |
| computed | 15 | - | - |
| cascades | 13 | a mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California; a part of the Coast Range | - |
| catacomb | 16 | an underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome) | - |
| caroling | 11 | singing joyful religious songs (especially at Christmas) | - |
| cockatoo | 16 | white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds | - |
| clinched | 16 | closed or squeezed together tightly | his clenched (or clinched) teeth |
| clumsily | 15 | in a clumsy manner | he snatched the bills clumsily |
| collider | 11 | an accelerator in which two beams of particles are forced to collide head on | - |
| cordless | 11 | not having a cord | cordless telephone |
| contrite | 10 | feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses | - |
| cryonics | 15 | the freezing of a seriously ill or recently deceased person to stop tissues from decomposing; the body is preserved until new medical cures are developed that might bring the person back to life | cryonics is more science fiction than serious science |
| cuteness | 10 | the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman) | - |
| calvados | 14 | dry apple brandy made in Normandy | - |
| catfight | 17 | - | - |
| coercive | 15 | serving or intended to coerce | authority is directional instead of coercive |
| cohesive | 16 | causing cohesion | a cohesive agent |
| contused | 11 | - | - |
| contrive | 13 | come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort | - |
| calender | 11 | a machine that smooths or glazes paper or cloth by pressing it between plates or passing it through rollers | - |
| catamite | 12 | a boy who submits to a sexual relationship with a man | - |
| carotene | 10 | an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver | - |
| chiseler | 13 | a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud | - |
| chitlins | 13 | small intestines of hogs prepared as food | - |
| cherubim | 17 | - | - |
| clincher | 15 | an argument that is conclusive | - |
| comedown | 16 | decline to a lower status or level | - |
| cornmeal | 12 | coarsely ground corn | - |
| coonskin | 14 | a raccoon cap with the tail hanging down the back | - |
| creamery | 15 | a workplace where dairy products (butter and cheese etc.) are produced or sold | - |
| cystitis | 13 | inflammation of the urinary bladder and ureters | - |
| chauffer | 19 | - | - |
| condoned | 12 | - | - |
| colluded | 12 | - | - |
| cortisol | 10 | an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism | - |
| cremator | 12 | - | - |
| creepier | 12 | - | - |
| cropping | 15 | - | - |
| cybersex | 22 | sexual arousal involving communication on the internet | - |
| calliope | 12 | a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard | - |
| carbolic | 14 | - | - |
| cabstand | 13 | a place where taxis park while awaiting customers | - |
| cerulean | 10 | a light shade of blue | - |
| cinerary | 13 | containing or used for ashes of the cremated dead | a cinerary urn |
| cobbling | 15 | the shoemaker's trade | - |
| codified | 15 | enacted by a legislative body | codified written laws |
| coalesce | 12 | mix together different elements | - |
| coiffure | 16 | the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) | - |
| colander | 11 | bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods | - |
| colonist | 10 | a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country | - |
| consular | 10 | having to do with a consul or his office or duties | - |
| cookware | 17 | a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking | - |
| credenza | 20 | a kind of sideboard or buffet | - |
| couching | 16 | - | - |
| cruzeiro | 19 | - | - |
| curative | 13 | a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain | - |
| cribbing | 15 | - | - |
| cyanotic | 15 | - | - |
| caseload | 11 | - | - |
| cathouse | 13 | a building where prostitutes are available | - |
| capuchin | 17 | monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl | - |
| carpeted | 13 | covered with or as if with carpeting or with carpeting as specified; often used in combination | the carpeted hallway |
| champers | 17 | - | - |
| caudillo | 11 | - | - |
| cenotaph | 15 | a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered | - |
| clearway | 16 | a road on which you are not allowed to stop (unless you have a breakdown) | - |
| churlish | 16 | having a bad disposition; surly | churlish as a bear |
| compiler | 14 | (computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program | - |
| coiffeur | 16 | a man hairdresser | - |
| colorist | 10 | a painter able to achieve special effects with color | - |
| cornball | 12 | - | - |
| convulse | 13 | move or stir about violently | - |
| conveyer | 16 | a person who conveys (carries or transmits) | the conveyer of good tidings |
| cufflink | 20 | jewelry consisting of one of a pair of linked buttons used to fasten the cuffs of a shirt | - |
| cartload | 11 | the quantity that a cart holds | - |
| chirring | 14 | - | - |
| chateaus | 13 | - | - |
| chattery | 16 | - | - |
| claimant | 12 | someone who claims a benefit or right or title | claimants of unemployment compensation |
| clambake | 18 | a cookout at the seashore where clams and fish and other foods are cooked--usually on heated stones covered with seaweed | - |
| cleavers | 13 | annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia | - |
| cleaving | 14 | - | - |
| coalmine | 12 | - | - |
| coatroom | 12 | a room where coats and other articles can be left temporarily | - |
| coercing | 13 | - | - |
| cornetto | 10 | - | - |
| conjurer | 17 | a witch doctor who practices conjury | - |
| coxswain | 20 | the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew | - |
| costumer | 12 | someone who designs or supplies costumes (as for a play or masquerade) | - |
| crinkled | 15 | uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves | - |
| crooning | 11 | singing in a soft low tone | her crooning soon put the child to sleep |
| curdling | 12 | the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid | - |
| camshaft | 18 | an engine shaft with cams attached to it | - |
| calamine | 12 | a white mineral; a common ore of zinc | - |
| calfskin | 17 | fine leather from the skin of a calf | - |
| casework | 17 | close sociological study of a maladjusted person or family for diagnosis and treatment | - |
| cascaded | 14 | - | - |
| capybara | 17 | pig-sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with partly webbed feet; largest living rodent | - |
| capstone | 12 | a stone that forms the top of wall or building | - |
| caddying | 16 | - | - |
| cactuses | 12 | - | - |
| chancery | 18 | a court with jurisdiction in equity | - |
| cheerier | 13 | - | - |
| chewable | 18 | able to be chewed or cut | - |
| chubbier | 17 | - | - |
| cicerone | 12 | a guide who conducts and informs sightseers | - |
| clothier | 13 | a merchant who sells men's clothing | - |
| cloudier | 11 | - | - |
| clumping | 15 | the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface | - |
| collards | 11 | kale that has smooth leaves | - |
| collated | 11 | - | - |
| colliery | 13 | a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it | - |
| cometary | 15 | of or relating to or resembling a comet | - |
| cordwood | 15 | firewood cut and stacked in cords; wood sold by the cord | - |
| corsetry | 13 | - | - |
| crabmeat | 14 | the edible flesh of any of various crabs | - |
| coziness | 19 | a state of warm snug comfort | - |
| cottager | 11 | someone who lives in a cottage | - |
| covetous | 13 | showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages | he was never covetous before he met her |
| cringing | 12 | totally submissive | - |
| cribbage | 15 | a card game (usually for two players) in which each player is dealt six cards and discards one or two | - |
| cytokine | 17 | any of various protein molecules secreted by cells of the immune system that serve to regulate the immune system | - |
| cyanosis | 13 | a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes | - |
| cajoling | 18 | - | - |
| carbonic | 14 | relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon | - |
| carillon | 10 | playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower | - |
| cetacean | 12 | of or relating to whales and dolphins etc | - |
| charring | 14 | - | - |
| chapatti | 15 | flat pancake-like bread cooked on a griddle | - |
| ceramist | 12 | a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln | - |
| choruses | 13 | - | - |
| chequers | 22 | - | - |
| clasping | 13 | - | - |
| chumming | 18 | - | - |
| chuckled | 20 | - | - |
| codpiece | 15 | (15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breeches | - |
| clubfoot | 15 | congenital deformity of the foot usually marked by a curled shape or twisted position of the ankle and heel and toes | - |
| coquetry | 22 | playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest | - |
| construe | 10 | make sense of; assign a meaning to | - |
| consomme | 14 | clear soup usually of beef or veal or chicken | - |
| continua | 10 | - | - |
| cresting | 11 | - | - |
| cytology | 17 | the branch of biology that studies the structure and function of cells | - |
| cytosine | 13 | a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine | - |
| cushiony | 16 | softened by the addition of cushions or padding | - |
| curbside | 13 | the side of a sidewalk that is bordered by a curb | policemen stood at intervals along the curbside |
| cyclonic | 17 | of or relating to or characteristic of the atmosphere around a low pressure center | cyclonic cloud pattern |
| camisole | 12 | a short sleeveless undergarment for women | - |
| canonize | 19 | declare (a dead person) to be a saint | After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized |
| casemate | 12 | - | - |
| capsicum | 16 | chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits: sweet and hot peppers | - |
| centaury | 13 | any of various plants of the genus Centaurium | - |
