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# English words: C

[A](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/a/) · [B](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/b/) · **C** · [D](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/d/) · [E](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/e/) · [F](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/f/) · [G](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/g/) · [H](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/h/) · [I](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/i/) · [J](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/j/) · [K](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/k/) · [L](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/l/) · [M](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/m/) · [N](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/n/) · [O](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/o/) · [P](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/p/) · [Q](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/q/) · [R](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/r/) · [S](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/s/) · [T](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/t/) · [U](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/u/) · [V](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/v/) · [W](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/w/) · [X](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/x/) · [Y](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/y/) · [Z](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/z/)

1959 words under C; 1801–1900 on this page.

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- [crucial](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/crucial/) — Extremely important, because something else depends on it: «Sleep is crucial for growing children».
- [crucible](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/crucible/) — A crucible is a strong pot that can stand great heat, used for melting metal or other things. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [crucifixion](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/crucifixion/) — The Crucifixion is the death of Jesus on a cross, which Christians remember on Good Friday.
- [crucify](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/crucify/) — To kill someone by nailing or tying them to a cross and leaving them to die — a cruel punishment used in ancient times, especially by the…
- [crud](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/crud/) — Crud is dirt, grime or a sticky mess.
- [crude](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/crude/) — In a natural state, not yet made pure or processed: crude oil.
- [cruel](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cruel/) — Cruel means causing pain or suffering to people or animals on purpose, or not caring when they suffer. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [cruelly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cruelly/) — Cruelly means in a cruel way, causing pain or suffering on purpose or without caring. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [cruelty](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cruelty/) — Cruelty is behaviour that causes pain or suffering to people or animals on purpose, or without caring.
- [cruise](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cruise/) — A holiday on a large ship that visits several places: a cruise around the Mediterranean.
- [crumb](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/crumb/) — A very small piece of bread, cake or biscuit. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [crumble](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/crumble/) — To crumble is to break into small pieces. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [crumbly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/crumbly/) — Something crumbly breaks easily into small pieces called crumbs.
- [crumple](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/crumple/) — To crumple paper or cloth is to squeeze it so that it becomes full of creases.
- [crunch](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/crunch/) — To crunch means to bite or press something hard so it makes a loud cracking sound.
- [crupper](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/crupper/) — A crupper is a strap on a horse's harness that runs under its tail to stop the saddle sliding forward.
- [crusade](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/crusade/) — The Crusades were wars from about 1095 to 1291 in which Christian armies from Europe fought mainly to take control of Jerusalem and the…
- [cruse](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cruse/) — A small jar or flask for holding water or oil. — Jewish tradition
- [crush](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/crush/) — To crush means to press something so hard that it breaks, bends or loses its shape. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [crushingly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/crushingly/) — Crushingly means very strongly or in a way that is overwhelming, so you feel defeated or flattened.
- [crust](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/crust/) — The hard outer part of a loaf or slice of bread.
- [crustacean](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/crustacean/) — A crustacean is an animal with a hard outer shell, jointed legs and no backbone, which usually lives in water, such as a crab, lobster…
- [crusty](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/crusty/) — Crusty means having a hard, crisp outside, like fresh bread.
- [crutch](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/crutch/) — A crutch is a long stick with a support for under the arm or a handle, used to help someone walk when a leg or foot is injured.
- [crux](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/crux/) — The most important or difficult part of a problem, question or argument: «The crux of the matter is that we don't have enough money».
- [cry](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cry/) — To cry is to have tears come from your eyes because you are sad, hurt, or very happy. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [crybaby](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/crybaby/) — A crybaby is someone, especially a child, who cries or complains easily over small things.
- [crying](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/crying/) — Crying means having tears coming from your eyes, usually because you are sad, hurt or scared. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [cryptocurrency](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cryptocurrency/) — A kind of digital money that exists only on computers, uses special codes to keep it secure, and is not issued by a government or bank…
- [cryptogram](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cryptogram/) — A message written in a secret code or cipher. — Jewish tradition
- [crystal](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/crystal/) — A crystal is a solid with a regular shape, flat sides and sharp edges, formed naturally when some substances become solid, like salt… — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [crystalline](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/crystalline/) — Made of crystals or having the regular, repeating structure of a crystal: «Salt is a crystalline solid».
- [crystallisation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/crystallisation/) — The process of crystals forming, for example when a salty or sugary solution cools or the water evaporates.
- [crystallise](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/crystallise/) — When a substance crystallises, it forms crystals, usually as a liquid cools or water evaporates: «Salt crystallises as the water dries».
- [crystallised](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/crystallised/) — Turned into crystals: a liquid or a solution formed solid pieces with flat, regular faces.
- [crystallization](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/crystallization/) — The process by which something becomes firm and fixed, like a crystal. — Jewish tradition
- [crystallize](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/crystallize/) — To become clear, firm and fixed in shape, like a crystal. — Jewish tradition
- [crystallized](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/crystallized/) — Crystallized means covered in sugar or made into hard, sweet, shiny crystals, as in crystallized fruit.
- [ct](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ct/) — ct: short for «carat», the unit for the weight of diamonds and gems (1 carat = 0.2 grams), and also for «karat» (in the US), the measure…
- [cub](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cub/) — A cub is a baby animal, such as a young bear, lion, tiger, fox or wolf. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [cuban](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cuban/) — Cuban means from Cuba, an island country in the Caribbean Sea, south of Florida.
- [cube](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cube/) — A cube is a solid shape with 6 square faces that are all the same size, like a dice.
- [cubic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cubic/) — Cubic tells that something is measured in cubes, to show how much space a thing fills.
- [cubical](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cubical/) — Shaped like a cube, with six equal square faces (a cubical box).
- [cubism](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cubism/) — A style of painting and sculpture begun around 1907–1908 by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, in which people and objects are shown as…
- [cubit](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cubit/) — A cubit is an old unit of length, the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, about 45 cm. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [cuckoo](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cuckoo/) — A cuckoo is a grey bird whose call sounds like «cuck-oo».
- [cucumber](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cucumber/) — A long, thin, green vegetable with a cool, watery inside, eaten raw in salads or sandwiches. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [cud](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cud/) — Cud is food that a cow, sheep, goat or deer has swallowed and then brings back up from its stomach into its mouth to chew again. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [cuddle](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cuddle/) — To cuddle someone is to hold them close in your arms to show love or to comfort them.
- [cuddly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cuddly/) — Cuddly means soft, warm and nice to hug.
- [cudgel](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cudgel/) — A short thick stick used as a weapon; a club.
- [cue](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cue/) — A signal, word or action that tells someone it is time to do something, especially an actor to speak or come on stage.
- [cuff](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cuff/) — A cuff is the end part of a sleeve, around the wrist.
- [cuisine](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cuisine/) — Cuisine is a style of cooking from a certain country or region, such as Italian cuisine or Indian cuisine.
- [culinary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/culinary/) — To do with cooking or the kitchen.
- [cull](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cull/) — To cull animals means to kill some of them on purpose, to keep the group small or healthy.
- [culled](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/culled/) — killed a number of animals to reduce their numbers, or because they are ill.
- [culminate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/culminate/) — To culminate is to reach the highest or final point of something, often after a long time or many steps.
- [culpability](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/culpability/) — Culpability is being to blame for something wrong or bad.
- [culpable](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/culpable/) — Deserving blame for something wrong or bad: «He was culpable for the accident».
- [culprit](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/culprit/) — A culprit is the person who has done something wrong or committed a crime.
- [cult](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cult/) — A small religious group with unusual beliefs, often controlled by one strong leader; often used as a negative word.
- [cultivate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cultivate/) — To prepare and use land for growing crops: to dig, plant and look after it.
- [cultivated](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cultivated/) — Cultivated land has been dug, planted and looked after for growing crops.
- [cultivation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cultivation/) — Preparing land and growing crops or plants on it.
- [cultivator](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cultivator/) — A cultivator is a person who grows crops and works the land, a farmer.
- [cultural](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cultural/) — To do with the customs, beliefs, art, food and way of life of a group of people.
- [culture](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/culture/) — The way of life of a group of people: their language, food, clothes, beliefs, customs, festivals, music and art. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [cultus](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cultus/) — The worship of a god, with its rites and ceremonies.
- [culvert](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/culvert/) — A culvert is a tunnel or large pipe that carries a stream or rainwater under a road, railway or path.
- [cum](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cum/) — Combined with; also being used as: «a kitchen-cum-dining room» is one room that is both a kitchen and a dining room; «a shed-cum-workshop». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [cumulative](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cumulative/) — Cumulative means increasing by adding one amount to another over time, so the total keeps growing.
- [cumulatively](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cumulatively/) — Cumulatively means taken all together, with each new amount added to the ones before.
- [cumulonimbus](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cumulonimbus/) — A cumulonimbus is a very tall, heavy, dark cloud that brings thunderstorms, heavy rain, hail or lightning.
- [cumulus](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cumulus/) — Cumulus is a type of white, puffy cloud with a flat bottom and a rounded top, like cotton wool.
- [cuneiform](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cuneiform/) — Cuneiform is one of the oldest kinds of writing in the world, made of small wedge-shaped marks pressed into wet clay with a reed, first… — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [cunning](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cunning/) — Cunning means clever at tricking people or getting what you want, often in a sly or dishonest way. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [cunningly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cunningly/) — In a clever way that tricks or fools someone.
- [cup](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cup/) — A cup is a small container with a handle that you drink from. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [cupbearer](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cupbearer/) — In old royal courts, a trusted servant whose job was to pour and serve wine to the king, and often to taste it first to check it was not… — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [cupboard](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cupboard/) — A cupboard is a piece of furniture or a space in a wall with doors and shelves, where you keep cups, plates, food or clothes.
- [cupcake](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cupcake/) — A cupcake is a small cake baked in a paper or foil cup, often with icing on top.
- [cupful](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cupful/) — The amount that a cup holds.
- [cupola](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cupola/) — A small rounded dome on top of a roof or tower.
- [cuppa](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cuppa/) — A cup of tea.
- [cupping](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cupping/) — Holding your hands in a curved shape like a cup: «cupping water in her hands», «cupping his ear to hear».
- [cur](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cur/) — A cur is a dog of no special breed, especially a bad-tempered or dirty one.
- [curable](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/curable/) — Able to be cured or made completely better.
- [curative](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/curative/) — Able to cure an illness or make someone healthy again.
- [curb](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/curb/) — To curb something is to hold it back or keep it under control: curb your temper. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [curd](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/curd/) — Curds are the thick white lumps that form when milk goes sour or is made to separate; they are used to make cheese. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [curdled](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/curdled/) — Turned into soft lumps, as milk does when it thickens. — Jewish tradition
- [cure](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cure/) — A cure is a medicine or treatment that makes an illness go away completely. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [curfew](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/curfew/) — A curfew is a rule that says people must be indoors or at home by a certain time, especially at night.
- [curie](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/curie/) — Marie Curie was a scientist born in Poland who worked in France; she discovered the elements radium and polonium, studied radioactivity…
- [curiosity](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/curiosity/) — A strong wish to know or learn about something. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [curious](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/curious/) — Wanting to know or learn about something; eager to find out.
- [curiously](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/curiously/) — In a way that shows you want to know or learn about something: «The cat sniffed the box curiously.». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [curl](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/curl/) — A curl is a piece of hair that grows or is shaped in a round twist. — everyday · Jewish tradition