English Wordbook/C

Staff C of the English Wordbook.

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cabinet n cupboard cable n wire, rope calculate vb reckon calculator n reckoner calligraphy n handwriting, handwritingcraft capacity n holdth, heldth capital1 n wherewithal capital (city)2 n head town capital 3 adj head capsize vb wemmel, keel captain n leader capture vb take, kidnap, steal, swipe, nab car n wain carpenter n woodwright, woodcraftsman carpentry n woodwork, woodcraft carry vb bear case, in conj lest, for fear that castle n stronghold, stronghouse castrate vb geld catholic adj broad cattle n cows, livestock cause vb make, begin, start cautious adj wary, canny cavalry n horsemen cave n hollow, hole cavity n hollow, hole, wame cease vb stop, halt cell n room cemetary n graveyard cent n penny central adj main, middle, midland centre n middle century n one hundred years certain adj known, know, sicker certainly adv forsooth chair n seat, stool challenge n ordeal, dare, becall chamber n room, bedroom chance n opening, hap change n shift, makeover change vb shift, make over changeable adj wankle charge vb load, fill cheer n gladness, glee cheer vb gladden chef d'oeuvre n masterwork, masterpiece chief n head, leader cider n applewine cigarette n smoke, fag cinema n filmhouse circa prep about circle n & vb ring, trundle, trendle circumference n girth circumvention n workaround circumvent vb work around city n town, borough clarify vb clearen class n layer, kind clock n timekeeper close vb shut close adj near, narrow clichèd adj hackneyed cohabit vb live/bide/dwell together collapse vb infall, fall down, swoon collect vb gather colour n cast, light wavelength, hue, huecast column n upright coupling, train\carriage(etc) n thill comet n shooting star command vb bid commerce n business common adj shared, rife, mean, widespread companion n helpmate compare vb liken comparison n likening compassion n ruth compassionate adj ruthful complain vb bellyache complicate vb ravel complete adj whole, all, fulfilled complete vb fulfill, finish completely adv wholly comprehend vb understand compute vb reckon, withreckon, linkreckon computer n withreckoner, linkreckoner, reckoner, manchester computer, electric n manchester, thundermighty manchester conceal vb hide concieve vb foreseed conclude vb end conclusion n end(say) condition n fettle conduct vb lead, undertake confectionary n sweets, sweet-shop confession n shrift confuse vb ravel, bewilder, ablend conjunction n linking word, linkword, bindword connect vb link, fit, forbind connection n link conquer vb overwin conscious adj aware conscience n inwit conscript vb draft consecrate vb hallow consent n leave consequently adv thereby consists (of) vb is made up of consonant n withloud construct vb build constitution n makeup construction n building contain vb hold contemporary adj today's content adj happy, glad continent n mainland, landstretch continue vb go on, abide, keep on, ongo continuous adj unbroken, ongoing contort vb wry contradict vb gainsay contrary adv against conundrum n riddle conurbation n towncluster convey vb bear, send co-operate vb work together courageous adj doughty core n heart corpse n body, lich corpor(e)al adj bodily corpus n body correct adj right corridor n hallway corrugated adj wrizzled coronation n crowning cottage n cote council n folkmoot counsel vb rede counsellor n alderman, redeman count vb reckon counterpart n match country n land, kith county n shire, earldom county council n shiremoot coup de grace n masterstroke court n deemhall, lawhouse cover vb overlay, hide covert adj hidden, shrouded, stealthy, under wraps cream n salve crease n & vb wrinkle create vb make, build, shape creation n shaping creator n wright (also as suffix), maker creature n wight credence n belief, trustworthiness credibility n beliefworthiness credible adj beliefworthy crepuscular adj twilight criminal n lawbreaker cross n rood crucifix n rood cry vb weep, shout, wail, yell, howl, sob cub n whelp cuckoo n gowk cultivate vb grow, till, farm culture n kithdom current adj today's curtail vb foreshorten curve n bow custom adj thew, bespoke cutaneous adj skin cygnet n swanling