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Four Letter Words Starting with a "C"

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  1. cafe
    a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
  2. caff
    informal British term for a cafe
  3. cage
    an enclosure made of wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
  4. cagy
    characterized by great caution and wariness
  5. cake
    baked good based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat
  6. calf
    young of domestic cattle
  7. calk
    a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping
  8. call
    utter a sudden loud cry
  9. calm
    not agitated; without losing self-possession
  10. calx
    a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
  11. camo
    fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background
  12. camp
    temporary lodgings in the country for travelers
  13. cane
    a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane
  14. cant
    a slope in the turn of a road or track
  15. cape
    a sleeveless garment worn over the shoulders
  16. capo
    the head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate
  17. card
    thin cardboard, usually rectangular
  18. care
    providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
  19. cark
    disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
  20. carp
    any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae
  21. cart
    a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
  22. case
    an occurrence of something
  23. cash
    money in the form of bills or coins
  24. cask
    a cylindrical container that holds liquids
  25. cast
    put or send forth
  26. caul
    the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates
  27. cave
    a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
  28. cavy
    short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent
  29. cede
    give over
  30. cedi
    the basic unit of money in Ghana
  31. cell
    the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
  32. cent
    a fractional monetary unit of several countries
  33. cere
    wrap up in a cerecloth
  34. cero
    large mackerel with long pointed snout
  35. cert
    an absolute certainty
  36. chad
    small piece of paper removed when a hole is punched in paper
  37. chap
    a boy or man
  38. char
    burn to charcoal
  39. chat
    talk socially without exchanging too much information
  40. chaw
    a wad of something chewable as tobacco
  41. chef
    a professional cook
  42. chew
    chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
  43. chic
    elegant and stylish
  44. chin
    the protruding part of the lower jaw
  45. chip
    a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
  46. chit
    the bill in a restaurant
  47. choc
    colloquial British abbreviation
  48. chon
    100 chon equal 1 won in South Korea
  49. chop
    cut with a hacking tool
  50. chou
    puff filled with cream or custard
  51. chow
    informal terms for a meal
  52. chub
    European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body
  53. chug
    make a dull, explosive sound
  54. chum
    a close friend
  55. ciao
    an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye
  56. cite
    make reference to
  57. city
    a large and densely populated urban area
  58. cive
    perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
  59. clad
    having an outer covering especially of thin metal
  60. clam
    burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud
  61. clan
    group of people related by blood or marriage
  62. clap
    strike one's hands together
  63. claw
    sharp curved horny process on the toe of some animals
  64. clay
    water-soaked soil; soft, wet earth
  65. clef
    a musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it
  66. cleg
    large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals
  67. clew
    a ball of yarn or cord or thread
  68. clip
    a small fastener used to hold loose articles together
  69. clit
    a female sexual organ homologous to the penis
  70. clod
    a compact mass
  71. clog
    any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction
  72. clon
    a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction
  73. clop
    the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface
  74. clot
    a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid
  75. cloy
    become sickeningly sweet or excessive
  76. club
    a formal association of people with similar interests
  77. clue
    evidence that helps to solve a problem
  78. coal
    fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter
  79. coat
    an outer garment that covers the body from shoulder down
  80. coax
    influence or persuade by gentle and persistent urging
  81. coca
    a South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes; a source of cocaine
  82. cock
    adult male chicken
  83. coco
    tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits
  84. coda
    the closing section of a musical composition
  85. code
    a set of rules or principles or laws
  86. coho
    small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes
  87. coif
    the arrangement of the hair
  88. coil
    a round shape formed by a series of connected loops
  89. coin
    a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
  90. coir
    stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconut
  91. coke
    carbon fuel produced by distillation of coal
  92. cola
    carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts
  93. cold
    having a low or inadequate temperature
  94. cole
    a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
  95. colt
    a young male horse under the age of four
  96. coma
    a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness
  97. comb
    a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge
  98. come
    move toward, travel toward
  99. comp
    an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge
  100. cone
    a shape with a circular base and sides tapering to a point
  101. conk
    hit, especially on the head
  102. conn
    conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane
  103. cony
    any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
  104. cook
    transform by heating
  105. cool
    neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
  106. coon
    North American raccoon
  107. coop
    an enclosure made of wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
  108. coot
    slate-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks
  109. cope
    come to terms with
  110. copy
    a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing
  111. cord
    a line made of twisted fibers or threads
  112. core
    the center of an object
  113. cork
    outer bark of the cork oak
  114. corm
    solid swollen underground bulb-shaped stem or stem base and serving as a reproductive structure
  115. corn
    tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
  116. corp
    a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
  117. cosh
    a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle
  118. coss
    (in India) a unit of length having different values in different localities
  119. cost
    be priced at
  120. cosy
    enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space
  121. cote
    a small shelter for domestic animals (as sheep or pigeons)
  122. coup
    a sudden and decisive change of government by force
  123. cove
    a small inlet
  124. cowl
    a loose hood or hooded robe
  125. cows
    domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
  126. coxa
    the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
  127. cozy
    enjoying or providing comforting warmth and shelter
  128. crab
    decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
  129. crag
    a steep rugged rock or cliff
  130. cram
    crowd or pack to capacity
  131. cran
    a capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring
  132. crap
    obscene terms for feces
  133. craw
    a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food
  134. cred
    credibility among young fashionable urban individuals
  135. crew
    an organized group of workers
  136. crib
    baby bed with high sides made of slats
  137. crop
    a cultivated plant that is grown commercially
  138. crow
    a black bird having a raucous call
  139. crud
    any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant
  140. crus
    the leg from the knee to foot
  141. crux
    the most important point
  142. Cuba
    the largest island in the West Indies
  143. cube
    a three-dimensional figure with six equal squares as faces
  144. cuff
    a shackle that can be locked around the wrist
  145. cuke
    cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
  146. cull
    remove something that has been rejected
  147. culm
    stem of plants of the Gramineae
  148. cult
    a system of religious beliefs and rituals
  149. curb
    the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
  150. curd
    coagulated milk; used to make cheese
  151. cure
    a medicine or therapy that treats disease or relieves pain
  152. curl
    form a curl, curve, or kink
  153. curt
    brief and to the point
  154. cusk
    large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters
  155. cusp
    the point of transition when something happens or changes
  156. cuss
    utter obscenities or profanities
  157. cute
    attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness
  158. cyan
    a primary subtractive color for light
  159. cyma
    a molding for a cornice; in profile it is shaped like an S
  160. cyme
    more or less flat-topped cluster of flowers in which the central or terminal flower opens first
  161. cyst
    a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure
  162. czar
    a male monarch or emperor
Created on Fri Mar 01 10:24:47 EST 2013

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