English Wordbook/C

Staff C of the English Wordbook.

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caballine adj horse-like, horsely cabinet n cupboard cable n wire, rope calculate vb reckon calculator n reckoner, hand 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 horseless, 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 catch vb snare, snarl catholic adj broad catkin n bloomtail 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, crossmiddle century n one hundred years, hundredyear 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 chase vb follow 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 circumcise vb cut around, umcut circumcision n around-cutting, umcutting circumference n girth circumflex n stavehat circumvention n workaround circumvent vb work around citizen n incast, burgher city n town, borough civilisation1 n kemptliving, tameliving, tamefolkhood, settledhood civilisation2 n folkset clarify vb clearen class n layer, kind clock n timekeeper close vb shut close adj near, narrow clichèd adj hackneyed cognate n kinword cognizant adj aware 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 n behest command vb bid commence vb begin, start commentary n input, feedback commerce n business commit vb betake common adj shared, rife, mean, widespread common law n & adj folkright, folklaw companion n helpmate comparative anatomy n crosslikening bodylore compare vb liken, crossliken comparison n likening, crosslikening 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, upthinker computer, electric n manchester, thundermighty manchester conceivable adj thoughtworthy conceal vb hide, shroud concentric adj middlesharing concern vb worry concern n worry concieve vb foreseed conclude vb end conclusion n end(say) condescend vb stoop 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 consider vb think about, umbethink, heed consists (of) vb is made up of consonant n withloud construct vb build constructed language (conlang) n madeup speech constructed language maker (conlanger) n speechmaker constitution n makeup construction n building contain vb hold, inhold 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 writhe contradict vb gainsay contrary adv against conundrum n riddle conurbation n towncluster convey vb bear, send co-operate vb work together, work with courageous adj doughty, bold core n heart, yolk corpse n body, lich corpor(e)al adj bodily corpus n body correct adj right corridor n hallway corrugated adj wrizzled coronation n crowning corslet n byrnie cottage n cote cotton n treewool, wortwool 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 courage n boldness, fearlessness court n deemhall, lawhouse, hof cover vb overlay, hide covert adj hidden, shrouded, stealthy, under wraps cream n salve crease n & vb wrinkle, rumple, rimple, runkle create vb make, build, shape, to craft creation n making, building, crafting, 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 cup n mug current adj today's curse vb beshrew curtail vb foreshorten curve n bow, bend custom adj thew, bespoke cutaneous adj skin cygnet n swanling