7-Letter Words Starting with C: page 3

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

CO

• cortina9n. A cobweb-like annulus on certain types of mushroom.
• corvina12n. Any of various fish, including Cilus gilberti, Larimichthys polyactis...
• cosplay14n. The art or practice of costuming oneself as a (usually fictional)...
• costain9v. To stain with two or more stains.
• costard10n. A large cooking apple.
• costate9adj. Having ribs, or the appearance of ribs.
• costing10n. The estimation of the cost of a process or product.
• costume11n. A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle...
• coterie9n. A circle of individuals who associate with one another for a common...
• cotinga10n. Any of the neotropical passerine birds of the family Cotingidae.
• cottage10n. A small house.
• cottier9n. Someone who lives in a cot or cottage; a cottager.
• cottony12adj. Having some characteristics of cotton; soft and fluffy.
• couched15adj. Of a chevron, issuing from the side rather than from the bottom or top...
• coucher14n. One who couches.
• couleur9n. A suit of cards, in certain French card games.
• couloir9n. A steep gorge along a mountainside.
• coulomb13n. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electric...
• coulter9n. A cutter, consisting of a blade in either knife form or disk form...
• council11n. A committee that leads or governs (e.g. city council, student council).
• counsel9n. The exchange of opinions and advice especially in legal issues...
• counter9n. One who counts.
• country12n. The territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once...
• coupler11n. Anything that serves to couple things together; but especially a device...
• couplet11n. A pair of lines, typically with rhyming end words.
• courage10n. The quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but...
• courant9n. A piece of music in triple time.
• courier9n. A person who delivers messages.
• coursed10adj. Laid out in courses or rows.
• courser9n. A dog used for coursing.
• courses9n. Menses.
• coursey12n. A space in the galley; a part of the hatches.
• courted10adj. Romantically pursued; wooed.
• courter9n. One who courts; one who plays the lover, or solicits in marriage.
• courtly12adj. Befitting of a royal court; reflecting the manners or behaviour of...
• cousins9n. The American intelligence services (from a British perspective) or the...
• couteau9n. A knife; a dagger.
• couture9n. The production of high-end, custom-made clothing.
• couvade13n. A practice among some peoples, such as the Basques, of the husband of a...
• couvert12n. Cover charge.
• covered13adj. Overlaid (with) or enclosed (within something).
• coveted13adj. Highly sought-after.
• covfefe18n. A notional representation of the success, discourse, or ideas of Donald...
• cowbell14n. A bell worn by cows; sometimes with an ornate strap.
• cowbird15n. Any bird of the genus Molothrus. The cowbirds are brood parasites.
• cowboys17n. A pair of kings as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.
• cowdung14n. The excrement of a cow.
• cowfish18n. Any of genera Acanthostracion and Lactoria, of the boxfish family...
• cowgirl13n. A woman who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.
• cowhand16n. One who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.
• cowherd16n. One who herds cattle; a cowboy.
• cowhide16n. A hide of a cow.
• cowlick18n. An unruly lock or section of hair that sticks straight out from the...
• cowling13n. A young or little cow; calf.
• cowpoke18n. A cowhand (one who tends free-range cattle).
• cowshed16n. A shed for keeping cows.
• cowskin16n. Leather made from the hide of a cow or similar animal.
• cowslip14n. A low-growing plant, Primula veris, with yellow flowers.
• cowtown15n. A small town, a hick or backwards town.
• coxcomb22n. The cap of a court jester, adorned with a red stripe.
• coxless16adj. Not having a cox.
• coyness12n. The property of being coy.

CR

• crabbed14adj. Bad-tempered or cantankerous.
• crabber13n. A person who catches crabs.
• cracked16adj. Broken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface.
• cracker15n. A dry, thin, crispy baked bread (usually salty or savoury, but...
• crackle15n. A prolonged, frequent cracking sound; a fizzing, popping sound.
• crackly18adj. Involving or producing a crackle.
• crackup17n. A crash or wreck, generally involving a car or airplane.
• crafted13adj. Manufactured.
• crafter12n. Someone who participates in a particular handicraft, either as a hobby...
• craftsy15adj. Suggesting traditional handicraft.
• crammer13n. One who crams or stuffs.
• cramped14adj. Uncomfortably restricted in size or space, or financially.
• crampon13n. An attachment to a shoe or boot that provides traction by means of...
• cranage10n. The use of a crane to hoist goods.
• cranial9adj. Of or relating to the cranium, or to the skull.
• craning10n. The act of one who cranes.
• cranium11n. That part of the skull consisting of the bones enclosing the brain, but...
• cranked14adj. Formed with, or having, a bend or crank.
• crannog10n. An artificial island, used in prehistoric and medieval times in...
• crapola11n. Items or material of poor quality or little importance.
• crapper13n. A half-glass of whiskey.
• crappie13n. A member of either of two species of North American sunfish of the...
• crasher12n. One who crashes.
• crassly12adv. In a crass manner.
• craving13n. A strong desire; yearning.
• crawdad14n. Synonym of crayfish.
• crawler12n. A child who is able to creep using its hands and knees but is not able...
• crazily21adv. In a crazy manner.
• crazing19n. A covering of fine cracks on a hard smooth surface such as a glazed...
• creamed12adj. Prepared with cream.
• creamer11n. A jug for holding cream.
• creased10adj. Having a crease or creases.
• creaser9n. A tool, person, or device for making creases.
• created10adj. Brought into existence by making.
• creator9n. Something or someone which creates or makes something.
• creedal10adj. Of or pertaining to a creed.
• creeper11n. A person or a thing that crawls or creeps.
• cremate11v. To burn something to ashes.
• crenate9adj. Having round or blunt teeth on its margin; scalloped.
• cresset9n. A metal cup, suspended from or attached to the top of a pole and filled...
• crested10adj. Having a crest, or ornamental tuft (on an animal) or plume (on a...
• crevice14n. A narrow crack or fissure, as in a rock or wall.
• crewman14n. A member of a crew, especially the crew of a ship.
• cribbed14adj. Placed in a crib.
• cricket15n. An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that...
• cricoid12adj. Of, relating to, or being a cricoid cartilage.
• crimini11n. A dark brown edible mushroom, Agaricus bisporus, that has a rounded...
• criminy14interj. Expressing surprise or impatience.
• crimped14adj. With a crimp in it; crushed shut.
• crimper13n. A small climbing hold that can only be held with the tips of a person's...
• crimson11n. A deep, slightly bluish red.
• cringer10n. A person who cringes or shies away.
• cringey13adj. Characterised by causing feelings of embarrassment; embarrassing.
• cringle10n. A short piece of rope, arranged as a grommet around a metal ring, used...
• crinkle13v. To fold, crease, crumple, or wad.
• crinkly16adj. That crinkles.
• crinoid10n. One of the numerous animals that make up the class Crinoidea; the...
• criolla9n. A genre of Cuban music.
• cripple13n. A person who is severely impaired or deficient in some non-physical way.
• crispen11v. To make crisp.
• crisper11n. A cooled food storage container, used to cool items that do not require...
• crisply14adv. In a crisp manner.
• cristal9adj. Relating to a crest.
• critter9n. A creature, and specifically, an animal or something animal-like.
• croaker13n. Someone who or something that makes a croaking sound.
• crochet14n. A form of needlework that is made by looping thread with a hooked...
• crocked16adj. Injured (of a person).
• crocker15n. A potter.
• crocket15n. Any of a series of hook-shaped decorative floral elements used in...
• crofter12n. One who has the tenure of a croft, usually also the occupant and user.
• crontab11n. A table of commands to be executed periodically.
• crooked14adj. Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.
• crooner9n. One who croons; a singer, usually male, especially of popular music.
• cropped14adj. Cut short; cut very short.
• cropper13n. A fall, a tumble; a decided failure.
• croquet18n. A game played on a lawn, in which players use mallets to drive balls...
• croquis18n. A quick and sketchy drawing, often of a live model. Croquis drawings...
• crosier9n. A staff with a hooked end similar to a shepherd's crook, or with a...
• crossed10adj. Marked by a line drawn crosswise, often denoting cancellation.
• crosser9n. Someone who crosses; agent noun of cross.
• crossly12adv. In a cross manner; angrily.
• crouchy17adj. Tending to crouch; hunched over.
• crouton9n. A small, often seasoned, piece of dry or fried bread.
• crowbar14n. An iron or steel bar, often with a flattened end which may also be...
• crowded14adj. Containing a dense pack or mass of something; teeming.
• crowder13n. One who crowds or pushes.
• crowdie13n. Gruel or thin porridge.
• crowing13n. A cry of joy or pleasure.
• crowler12n. A large can used to hold craft beer.
• crowned13adj. Wearing a crown.
• crowner12n. One who, or that which, crowns.
• croydon13n. A kind of cotton sheeting.
• crucial11adj. Essential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of...
• crucian11n. A small greenish-brown carp, Carassius carassius, farmed in parts of...
• crucify17v. To execute (a person) by nailing to a cross.
• crudely13adv. In a crude manner.
• crudity13n. The state of being crude.
• cruelly12adv. In a cruel manner; with cruelty.
• cruelty12n. An indifference to suffering or pleasure in inflicting suffering.
• cruiser9n. A frigate or other vessel, detached from the fleet, to cruise...
• cruller9n. A donut in the form of a twisted ring.
• crumble13v. To fall apart; to disintegrate.
• crumbly16adj. Easy to break into small fragments; brittle or friable.
• crumpet13n. A type of savoury cake, typically flat and round, made from batter and...
• crumple13n. A crease, wrinkle, or irregular fold.
• crunchy17adj. Likely to crunch, especially with reference to food when it is eaten.
• crupper13n. A strap, looped under a horse's tail, used to stop a saddle from...
• crusade10n. Any of the Papally-endorsed military expeditions undertaken by the...
• crushed13adj. Pulverized, rendered into small, disconnected fragments.
• crusher12n. Someone or something that crushes.
• crustal9adj. Of, pertaining to, or forming a crust, especially the crust of the...
• crusted10adj. Having or consisting of a crust.
• cruzado19n. The monetary unit of Brazil from 1986 to 1990.
• crybaby19n. A baby who cries excessively.
• cryogen13n. A cryogenic liquid (that boils below about -160°C) used as a...
• cryonic14adj. Of or pertaining to cryonics.
• crypsis14n. The ability of an organism to avoid observation.
• cryptex21n. A puzzle box solved with a passcode.
• cryptic16adj. Having hidden (unapparent) meaning.
• cryptid15n. A creature known only from folklore or legend, the existence of which...
• crypton14n. Synonym of mitosome.
• crystal12n. A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing...

CT

• ctenoid10adj. Having a toothed margin, usually fish scales.

CU

• cubbing14n. The activities of Cub Scouts.
• cubical13adj. Of or pertaining to a cube; cubic.
• cubicle13n. A small separate part or one of the compartments of a room, especially...
• cubital11adj. Of or pertaining to the cubit or ulna.
• cubitus11n. One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the media and the...
• cuckold16n. A man married to an adulterous spouse, especially when he is unaware or...
• cuddler11n. Someone or something cuddly, who cuddles.
• cuffing16n. The act by which somebody is cuffed or struck.
• cuirass9n. A piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the...
• cuisine9n. A characteristic manner or style of preparing food, often associated...
• culling10n. The act by which things are culled; the process of selecting for...
• culprit11n. The person or thing at fault for a problem or crime.
• cultism11n. The system or practice of a cult.
• cultist9n. A member of a cult.
• culture9n. The arts, customs, lifestyles, background, and habits that characterize...
• culvert12n. A channel crossing under a road or railway for the draining of water.
• cumulus11n. A heap or mound.
• cuneate9adj. Wedge-shaped.
• cunning10adj. Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
• cupcake17n. A small cake baked in a usually paper container shaped like a cup...
• cuphead15n. A hemispherical head on a rivet.
• cupping14n. Fire cupping, a traditional therapeutic treatment called in which...
• cuprate11n. Any of several non-stoichiometric compounds, of general formula...
• cuprous11adj. Of, or of the nature of, copper.
• curable11adj. Capable of being cured.
• curated10adj. Produced by curatorial process; reviewed by a curator.
• curator9n. A person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either...
• curbing12n. A row of curbstones; the material used to construct such a curb.
• curcuma13n. Any plant of the genus Curcuma.
• curdled11adj. Containing curds.
• curette9n. A hand-held surgical instrument, often with a scoop or hook at its tip...
• curiosa9n. Curiosities, especially erotic or pornographic books or articles.
• curious9adj. Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate...
• curlies9n. Locks of curly hair.
• curling10n. The action or motion of something that curls or is curled.
• currant9n. A small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape.
• current9n. The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.
• curried10adj. Cooked or flavoured with curry.
• currier9n. A specialist in the leather processing industry, who dresses the...
• cursing10n. The act of one who curses.
• cursive12adj. Running; flowing.
• cursory12adj. Hasty or superficial.
• curtail9v. To shorten or abridge the duration of; to bring an end to; to truncate.
• curtain9n. A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep...
• curtesy12n. The tenure that a man is entitled to over the property of his deceased...
• curtsey12n. A small bow, generally performed by a woman or a girl, where she...
• curving13n. A shape or motion that curves.
• cushion12n. A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or...
• cussing10n. The act of one who cusses, or uses bad language.
• custard10n. A type of sauce made from milk and eggs (and usually sugar, and...
• custode10n. A custodian.
• custody13n. The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially...
• customs11n. The duties or taxes imposed on imported or exported goods.
• cutaway15n. A men's coat with the front cut back away from the waist, as worn on...
• cutback17n. A reduction of some sort in an existing program or service.
• cutdown13n. An emergency medical procedure in which the vein is exposed and a...
• cuticle11n. The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or...
• cutlass9n. A short sword with a curved blade, and a convex edge; once used by...
• cutlery12n. Sharp cutting utensils.
• cutline9n. In production, a hypothetical line that separates items that will be...
• cutoffs15n. Trousers (most often jeans) that have been shortened by cutting off...
• cutover12adj. Having been cleared of valuable timber.
• cutting10n. The action of the verb to cut.
• cutwork16n. A form of embroidery in which intervening fabric is cut away.
• cutworm14n. The larva of any of the many moths of the family Noctuidae, considered...
• cuvette12n. A pot, bucket, or basin, in which molten plate glass is carried from...

CY

• cyanate12n. Any salt or ester of cyanic acid.
• cyanide13n. Any compound containing the -C≡N group or the CN⁻ anion.
• cyanine12n. Any of a family of synthetic polymethine blue dyes used in photography...
• cyclase14n. Any enzyme that catalyzes the cyclization of a compound.
• cyclery17n. A bicycle shop.
• cycling15n. The activity of riding cycles, especially bicycles (for transport...
• cyclist14n. A person who rides a cycle, especially a bicycle, or who habitually...
• cycloid15n. The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls...
• cyclone14n. Any weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around...
• cyclops16n. A one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman mythology.
• cynical14adj. Of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated only or...
• cyperus14n. Any sedge of genus Cyperus.
• cypress14n. An evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small...
• cystine12n. A nonessential amino acid formed by the oxidation of cysteine; it...
• cystoid13adj. Resembling a cyst or bladder.
• cytisus12n. Any flowering plant in the genus Cytisus.
• cytosol12n. The aqueous solution of a cell's cytoplasm, consisting of water...

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