7-Letter Words Starting with C: page 2

All 1,068 seven-letter words that start with C: page 2 of 3

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• chingon13n. A 64-dimensional hypercomplex number that is an extension of a...
• chinned13adj. Having some specific type of chin or number of chins.
• chinois12n. A fine-meshed conical strainer.
• chinook16n. The descending, warm, dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky...
• chintzy24adj. Of or decorated with chintz.
• chinwag16n. An informal conversation, usually about everyday matters; a chat, a...
• chipped17adj. Having one or more chips (small pieces) missing.
• chipper16adj. Exhibiting a lively optimism; in high spirits, cheerful.
• chippie16n. An officer of the California Highway Patrol.
• chipset14n. A group of integrated circuits that are designed to work together, and...
• chirrup14v. To make a series of chirps, clicks, or clucks.
• chitlin12n. Chitlins; chitterlings.
• chitter12v. To make a series of high-pitched sounds; to twitter, chirp or chatter.
• chlamys17n. A short poncho-like cloak caught up on the shoulder, worn by hunters...
• chloral12n. A colourless narcotic liquid, trichloroacetaldehyde, CCl₃CHO, obtained...
• chloric14adj. Of a compound, containing chlorine with a higher oxidation number than...
• chocker18adj. Tightly packed, especially with people.
• choking17n. The process in which a person's airway becomes blocked, resulting in...
• cholent12n. A meat and/or bean stew traditionally served on the Sabbath by Jews.
• cholera12n. Any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic...
• choline12n. A hydroxy quaternary ammonium compound with formula (CH₃)₃N⁺CH₂CH₂OHX⁻....
• chomper16n. A tooth.
• chooser12n. One who chooses something.
• chopped17adj. Cut or diced into small pieces.
• chopper16n. A tool for chopping wood; an axe/ax.
• chorale12n. A form of Lutheran or Protestant hymn tune.
• chordal13adj. Of, pertaining to, or consisting of chords.
• chorded14adj. Through which input is supplied by pressing a relatively small number...
• chorine12n. A female chorus line dancer; a chorus girl.
• chorion12n. The protective and nutritive membrane in higher vertebrates that...
• chorizo21n. A spicy Spanish sausage flavoured with paprika, often crumbled for use...
• choroid13adj. Resembling the chorion, particularly in containing many blood vessels.
• chorten12n. A Tibetan stupa, typically spindle-shaped and white.
• chortle12n. A joyful, somewhat muffled laugh, rather like a snorting chuckle.
• chowder16n. A thick, creamy soup or stew.
• chromia14n. Chromium(III) oxide.
• chromic16adj. Of, relating to, or containing chromium, especially in oxidation state...
• chromis14n. Any of the genus Chromis of damselfish.
• chronal12adj. Of or pertaining to time.
• chronic14adj. Being problematic over an extended period of time.
• chronos12n. A steady, quantifiable beat or rhythm; measured or objective time.
• chubbed17adj. Chubby.
• chucker18n. One who chucks; a thrower.
• chuckle18n. A quiet laugh.
• chuffed19adj. Very pleased or satisfied; delighted.
• chugger14n. One who chugs a drink, especially an alcoholic drink.
• chukker20n. Any of the six playing periods, each 7½ minutes long, of a game of polo.
• chunder13n. Vomit.
• chunked17adj. Divided into chunks.
• chuppah19n. The canopy over a Jewish couple during their marriage ceremony.
• churchy20adj. Resembling a church.
• churner12n. The vessel in which cream is churned to make butter.
• chutney15n. A sweet or savory but usually spicy condiment, originally from eastern...
• chytrid16n. Any fungus of the phylum Chytridiomycota.

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• cichlid15n. Any of many tropical fish, of the family Cichlidae, popular as aquarium...
• cienega10n. A marshy spring where groundwater bubbles to the surface.
• cigaret10n. Dated spelling of cigarette.
• ciliary12adj. Of, pertaining to or involving cilia.
• ciliate9adj. Ciliated, having cilia.
• cincher14n. Something that cinches as in holds and fastens, such as a belt or...
• cinders10n. Fragments of lava; scoria.
• cineole9n. The monoterpenoid ether eucalyptol.
• cinerea9n. The grey matter of the brain.
• circled12adj. Marked with a surrounding circle or ellipse; ringed.
• circlet11n. A small circle.
• circuit11n. The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a...
• cistern9n. A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and...
• citable11adj. Capable of being, or appropriate to be, cited.
• citadel10n. A strong fortress that sits high above a city.
• cithara12n. An ancient Greek stringed instrument, which could be considered a...
• citizen18n. A resident of a city or town, especially one with legally recognized...
• citrate9n. Any salt or ester of citric acid.
• citrine9n. A goldish-yellow colour, like that of a lemon.
• citrusy12adj. Resembling a citrus fruit in taste or aroma.
• cittern9n. A stringed instrument (chordophone), played with a plectrum (a pick)...
• civilly15adv. In a civil manner; politely.
• civitas12n. The social body of the citizens united by law.
• civvies15n. Civilian clothes.

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• clabber13n. Sour or curdled milk.
• clachan14n. A small village or hamlet, especially in the Highlands or Western...
• clacker15n. A percussion instrument that makes a clacking noise.
• claimer11n. A person who makes a claim; a claimant.
• clairon9n. The second register of a clarinet.
• clamato11n. A beverage made from clam juice and tomato juice (especially this...
• clamber13v. To climb (something) with some difficulty, or in a haphazard fashion.
• clammer13n. One who digs for clams.
• clamour11n. UK and Canada standard spelling of clamor.
• clamped14adj. Having clamps.
• clamper13n. One who, or that which, clamps.
• clanger10n. Something that clangs; an alarm bell.
• clapped14adj. Extremely ugly; physically unattractive.
• clapper13n. One who claps; a person who applauds by clapping the hands.
• clarify15v. To make or become clear or bright by freeing from impurities or...
• clarion9n. A medieval brass instrument chiefly used as a battle signal; related to...
• clarity12n. The state or measure of being clear, either in appearance, thought or...
• clarkia13n. Any of several annual flowering plants, of the genus Clarkia, native to...
• clasper11n. Anything that clasps.
• classed10adj. Marked in terms of or connected with socioeconomic class.
• classer9n. One who classes or classifies.
• classic11adj. Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or...
• classis9n. An ecclesiastical body or judicatory in certain churches, such as the...
• clastic11adj. Made up of parts that are easily removable.
• clatter9v. To make a rattling sound.
• claudin10n. Any of a family of proteins that control the flow of molecules through...
• clausal9adj. Of, pertaining to, or constructed using clauses.
• clavate12adj. Resembling a club, becoming increasingly wide from the base to the...
• clavier12n. The keyboard of an organ, pianoforte, or harmonium.
• clawing13n. A scratch with the claws.
• clayman14n. A man who works in a clay pit.
• claypot14n. A round lidded pot made of clay mixed with sand, glazed on the inside...
• cleaned10adj. Having been made clean.
• cleaner9n. A person whose occupation is to clean things, especially rooms, floors...
• cleanly12adj. Being habitually clean, practising good hygiene.
• cleanse9v. To free from dirt; to clean, to purify.
• cleanup11n. The act of cleaning or tidying something.
• clearer9n. Someone who or something which clears.
• clearly12adv. In a clear manner.
• cleaved13adj. Cleft or cloven.
• cleaver12n. A squarish, heavy knife used by butchers for hacking through bones, etc.
• clement11adj. Lenient or merciful; charitable.
• clerisy12n. An elite group of intellectuals; learned people, the literati.
• clerkly16adj. Of clerks; befitting a clerk.
• clethra12n. Any of the genus Clethra of flowering shrubs or small trees bearing...
• clicker15n. The remote-control device used to change settings on a television set...
• cliffed16adj. Formed by cliffs.
• climate11n. The long-term manifestations of weather and other atmospheric...
• climber13n. Someone or something that climbs (such as a mountain climber).
• clinger10n. One who clings.
• clinker13n. A very hard brick used for paving customarily made in the Netherlands.
• clipped14adj. Having an end cut off; trimmed or cut back.
• clipper13n. Anything or anyone that clips.
• cliquey21adj. Having the characteristics of a clique.
• cloacal11adj. Of or pertaining to the cloaca.
• cloaked14adj. Wearing a cloak.
• clobber13v. To hit or bash severely; to seriously harm or damage.
• clocked16adj. Embroidered with clocks (i.e. figured decorations, not timepieces).
• clocker15n. A person who clocks (illegally winds back the milometer of) a motor car.
• clogged12adj. Having an obstructed flow; blocked.
• clogger11n. One who, or that which, clogs.
• cloning10n. The production of an exact copy of an object.
• clootie9n. A piece of rag.
• clopper13n. One who clops; a horse.
• closely12adv. In a close manner.
• closing10n. The act by which something is closed.
• closure9n. An event or occurrence that signifies an ending.
• clothed13adj. Wearing clothes or clothing.
• clothes12n. Items of clothing; apparel.
• clotted10adj. Containing clots.
• cloture9n. In legislative assemblies that permit unlimited debate (that is, a...
• clouded11adj. Filled with clouds; cloudy.
• clouted10adj. Clotted; coagulated.
• clovers12n. The suit of clubs; primarily childish.
• clowder13n. A group of cats or other small felines.
• cloying13adj. Unpleasantly excessive.
• clubbed14adj. Shaped like a club; grasped like, or used as, a club.
• clubber13n. One who partakes in clubbing: one who frequents nightclubs.
• clubman13n. A man who attends a social club.
• clubmen13n. One of several apolitical local militias formed for protection (from...
• clumped14adj. Forming, or containing, clumps.
• clunker13n. A decrepit motor car.
• cluster9n. A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.
• clutter9n. A confused disordered jumble of things.
• clypeus14n. The shield-shaped front part of an insect's head or a spider's...

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• coachee14n. One who is coached (receives training).
• coaling10n. The supplying of a ship or steam locomotive with coal.
• coalman11n. Someone who delivers coal.
• coaming12n. On a boat, the vertical side of above-deck structures, such as the...
• coastal9adj. Relating to the coast; on or near the coast; longshore.
• coaster9n. A person who originates from or inhabits a coastal area.
• coating10n. A thin outer layer.
• coaxial16adj. Having a common central axis.
• coaxing17n. The act of one who coaxes.
• cobbing14n. An unofficial form of punishment among the crew or prisoners involving...
• cobbled14adj. Laid with cobbles.
• cobbler13n. A person who repairs, and sometimes makes, shoes.
• cobuild12v. To build with another person or people.
• coccoid14adj. Spherical, shaped like a coccus.
• cochair14n. Someone who serves as the chair of a meeting or organization together...
• cochlea14n. The complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear of higher...
• coconut11n. A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a...
• cocotte11n. Small casserole (pot) for individual portions, similar to a Dutch oven.
• cocoyam16n. New cocoyam: Xanthosoma, particularly Xanthosoma sagittifolium, or the...
• cocycle16n. A cochain that is in the kernel of a coboundary map.
• codding12n. Cod fishing.
• coddled12adj. Pampered; overprotected and/or overindulged.
• codeine10n. An addictive alkaloid narcotic derived from opium and used as a...
• codfish16n. A cod (any of various fish, especially the Atlantic cod).
• codicil12n. An addition or supplement that explains, modifies, or revokes a will or...
• codling11n. A young small cod.
• coeliac11adj. Relating to the abdomen, or to the cavity of the abdomen.
• coequal18adj. Equal to each other in size, rank or position.
• coexist16v. To exist contemporaneously or in the same area.
• coffret15n. A small box or chest; casket.
• cofilin12n. Any of a class of proteins which disassemble actin filaments.
• cogency15n. The state of being cogent; the characteristic or quality of being...
• cognate10adj. Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (law) related on the...
• cognize19v. To know, perceive, or become aware of.
• cohabit14v. To live together with someone else, especially in a romantic and sexual...
• coherer12n. A detector of radio waves used in very early radio receivers.
• cohesin12n. Any of a class of proteins responsible for binding the sister...
• coiling10n. The pattern or motion of something that coils.
• coinage10n. The process of coining money.
• coining10n. A form of alternative medicine from Southeast Asia where a coin is...
• coition9n. Sexual intercourse.
• colicky18adj. Of, pertaining to, or suffering from colic.
• colimit11n. The dual of a limit; the cocone of a diagram through which any other...
• colitis9n. Inflammation of the colon.
• collabo11n. A collaboration with another artist, in urban contemporary music.
• collage10n. A picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface or juxtaposing...
• collard10n. A Mediterranean variety of kale, Brassica oleracea var. acephala.
• collate9v. To examine diverse documents and so on, to discover similarities and...
• collect11v. To gather together; amass.
• colleen9n. A girl.
• college10n. A specialized division of a university.
• collide10v. To make a direct impact, especially if violent.
• collier9n. A person who produces (e.g., digs, mines, gathers) or sells coal (the...
• colline9n. A small hill or mount.
• colling10n. The act of colling; hugging or embracing.
• collins9n. Any of various alcoholic drinks made with lemon juice, sugar, and...
• colloid10adj. Glue-like; gelatinous.
• collude10v. To act in concert with; to conspire.
• colobus11n. Any of several African monkeys of the genera Colobus, Piliocolobus, and...
• cologne10n. A type of perfume consisting of 2–5% essential oils, 70–90% alcohol and...
• colonel9n. A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the...
• colonia9n. A slum or shantytown near the US-Mexican border, generally without...
• colonic11adj. Of, relating to, affecting, or within the colon.
• colonus9n. A sharecropping tenant farmer of the late Roman Empire and Early Middle...
• colored10adj. Having a color.
• colours9n. Flag denoting the nationality of a vessel, flown from the stern.
• coltish12adj. Lively, playful and undisciplined (often in a manner judged to be...
• columns11n. Pattern which involves throwing props in the air alternately.
• comarca13n. A traditional region or local administrative division found in parts of...
• combine13v. To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite.
• combing14n. The act by which something is combed.
• combust13v. To burn up, to burn away, to consume with fire.
• comedic14adj. Relating to comedy.
• comeout11n. The initial roll of the dice in craps.
• comfort14n. Contentment, ease.
• comfrey17n. Any of several species of perennial herbs of the genus Symphytum, often...
• comical13adj. Funny, whimsically amusing.
• comique20n. A comic actor or singer.
• comitia11n. A popular legislative assembly in ancient Rome.
• command14n. An order to do something.
• commend14v. To congratulate or reward.
• comment13n. A spoken or written remark.
• commish16n. A commissioner.
• commode14n. A low chest of drawers on short legs.
• commons13n. A public area, especially a dining hall, at a college or university; a...
• commune13n. A small community, often rural, whose members share in the ownership of...
• commute13v. To exchange substantially; to abate but not abolish completely, a...
• compact15n. An agreement or contract.
• company16n. A team; a group of people who work together for a common purpose.
• compare13v. To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things...
• compass13n. A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal...
• compeer13v. To be equal with; to match.
• compere13n. A master of ceremonies, especially for a television, variety, or quiz...
• compete13v. To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing...
• compile13v. To make by gathering pieces from various sources.
• comping14n. The practice of entering many competitions in order to win as many...
• complex20adj. Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.
• complot13n. A plot (involving more than one person), conspiracy.
• compony16adj. Divided into a line of squares of alternating tinctures.
• comport13v. To be in agreement (with); to be of an accord.
• compose13v. To make something by merging parts.
• compost13n. The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural...
• compote13n. A dessert made of fruit cooked in sugary syrup.
• compter13n. A prison attached to a city court; a counter.
• compute13v. To reckon, calculate.
• comrade12n. A mate, companion, or associate.
• comtech16n. Communications technology.
• conatus9n. An effort, an endeavour, a striving.
• concave14adj. Curved like the inner surface of a sphere or bowl.
• conceal11v. To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep...
• concede12v. To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant.
• conceit11n. The faculty of conceiving ideas; mental faculty; apprehension.
• concent11n. Harmony.
• concept13n. An abstract and general idea; an abstraction.
• concern11n. That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to...
• concert11v. To plan together; to settle or adjust by conference, agreement, or...
• conchal14adj. Pertaining to the concha, or external ear.
• concise11adj. Brief, yet including all important information.
• concoct13v. To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to...
• concord12n. A state of agreement; harmony; union.
• concuss11v. To injure the brain of, usually temporarily, by violent impact.
• condemn12v. To strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate.
• condign11adj. Fitting, appropriate, deserved, especially denoting punishment.
• condole10v. Followed by with: to express condolence to, or sympathetic sorrow with...
• condone10v. To forgive, excuse or overlook (something that is considered morally...
• conduce12v. To contribute or lead to a specific result.
• conduct12n. The act or method of controlling or directing.
• conduit10n. A pipe or channel for conveying water, etc.
• condyle13n. A smooth prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone.
• confect14v. To make up, prepare, or compound; to produce by combining ingredients...
• confess12v. To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes...
• confide13v. To take (someone) into one's confidence; to speak in secret with.
• confine12v. To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to...
• confirm14v. To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.
• conflux19n. A merger of rivers, or the place where rivers merge.
• conform14v. To adapt to something by more closely matching it, especially something...
• confuse12v. To puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being...
• confute12v. To show (something or someone) to be false or wrong; to disprove or...
• congeal10v. To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to...
• congest10n. A farmer whose lands do not support him adequately.
• conical11adj. Of or relating to a cone or cones.
• conifer12n. A plant belonging to the order Coniferales; a cone-bearing seed plant...
• coniine9n. A poisonous alkaloid found in poison hemlock and the yellow pitcher...
• conjoin16v. To join together; to unite; to combine.
• conjure16v. To perform magic tricks.
• conkers13n. A game for two players in which the participants each have a...
• conlang10v. To create or work on a conlang (constructed language).
• connate9adj. Of the same or a similar nature; proceeding from the same stock or root.
• connect11v. To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or...
• conning10n. Reckoning.
• connive12v. To secretly cooperate with other people in order to commit a crime or...
• connote9v. To signify beyond its literal or principal meaning.
• conquer18v. To defeat in combat; to subjugate.
• consent9v. To express willingness, to give permission.
• consign10v. To transfer to the custody of, usually for sale, transport, or...
• consist9n. A lineup or sequence of railroad carriages or cars, with or without a...
• console9n. A stand-alone cabinet designed to stand on the floor; especially, one...
• consort9n. The spouse of a monarch.
• consult9n. A visit to consult somebody, such as a doctor; a consultation.
• consume11v. To use up.
• contact11n. The act of touching physically; being in close association.
• contain9v. To hold inside.
• contend10v. To be in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to...
• content9adj. Satisfied, pleased, contented.
• contest9n. Controversy; debate.
• context16n. The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings...
• contort9v. To twist in a violent manner.
• contour9n. An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape.
• control9v. To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.
• convene12v. To come together; to meet; to unite.
• convent12n. A religious community whose members live under strict observation of...
• convert12v. To transform or change (something) into another form, substance, state...
• convict14v. To find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or (informal) in a...
• convoke16v. To convene, to cause to assemble for a meeting.
• coochie14n. The vagina or vulva.
• cookery16n. The art and practice of preparing food for consumption, especially by...
• cookies13n. Referring to a steal in basketball. Rarely used in the singular (most...
• cooking14n. The process of preparing food by using heat.
• cookout13n. A gathering for a meal that is cooked and eaten outside; either a...
• cooktop15n. One designed to fit onto a surface such as the top of a table.
• coolant9n. A medium, usually fluid, used to draw heat from an object.
• cooling10adj. That cools.
• coolish12adj. Quite cool.
• cooning10n. Racoon hunting.
• cooping12n. The practice of forcing unwilling participants to vote, often several...
• copaiba13n. Any of several South American trees of the genus Copaifera.
• copeman13n. A tradesman; a dealer; a merchant.
• copepod14n. Any of very many small crustaceans of the subclass Copepoda; they are...
• copilot11n. A backup or assistant pilot of an aircraft.
• copious11adj. Vast in quantity or number, profuse, abundant; taking place on a large...
• copland12n. The world of police officers and police activity.
• coppery16adj. Resembling the metal copper, especially in color.
• coppice15n. A grove of small growth; a thicket of brushwood; a wood cut at certain...
• coprime13adj. Having no positive integer factors in common, aside from 1.
• copular11adj. Being or relating to a copula.
• copycat16n. A criminal who imitates the crimes of another; specifically, a criminal...
• copying15n. An instance of the making of a copy.
• copyist14n. A person who makes manual copies of works such as manuscripts or...
• coquina18n. Any of several small marine clams, of the species Donax variabilis...
• coquito18n. A traditional Puerto Rican alcoholic eggnog made with coconut.
• coracle11n. A small circular or oblong boat made of wickerwork and made watertight...
• corbeau11n. The black vulture, Coragyps atratus.
• corbeil11n. A decorative basket for the display of flowers or fruits.
• cordage11n. Cord (of any type) when viewed as a mass or commodity.
• cordate10adj. Heart-shaped, with a point at the apex and a notch at the base.
• cordial10adj. Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate.
• cording11n. Decorative cord, often wrapped in colored fabric or foil.
• cordite10n. A smokeless propellant made by combining two high explosives...
• corella9n. Any of several species of white cockatoo of the subgenus Licmetis...
• corinne9n. Cocaine.
• corinth12n. A small fruit; a currant.
• corkage14n. A fee charged by a restaurant to serve wine that a diner has provided.
• corking14adj. Splendid, enjoyable, bang-up.
• corncob13n. The central cylindrical core of an ear of corn (maize) on which the...
• corneal9adj. Of or pertaining to the cornea.
• cornett9n. An early horn wind instrument used in European music of the medieval...
• corneum11n. The outermost layer of the skin.
• cornfed13adj. Fed on corn.
• cornice11n. A horizontal architectural element of a building, projecting forward...
• cornick15n. Corn nuts.
• cornish12n. One of several decorative rings around the barrel of a cannon; the next...
• cornrow12n. One of a set of rows of tightly braided hair close to the scalp...
• corolla9n. The outermost-but-one whorl of a flower, composed of petals, when it is...
• coronal9adj. Relating to a crown or coronation.
• coroner9n. A public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths...
• coronet9n. A small crown, such as is worn by a noble.
• coronis9n. A device, curved stroke, or flourish formed with a pen, coming at the...
• correct11adj. Free from error; true; accurate.
• corrida10n. A bullfight.
• corrido10n. A Mexican or Mexican-American ballad or folk song.
• corrode10v. To eat away bit by bit; to wear away or diminish by gradually...
• corrupt11adj. Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes.
• corsage10n. A small bouquet of flowers, originally worn attached to the bodice of a...
• corsair9n. A French privateer, especially from the port of Saint-Malo.
• cortado10n. A cup of espresso served with warm milk.
• cortege10n. A ceremonial procession, especially for a wedding or funeral or...
• cortile9n. An internal courtyard, surrounded by walls but open to the sky.

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