5 Letter Words That Start With C

creep

Verb : (intransitive) To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.

Verb : (intransitive, of plants) To grow across a surface rather than upwards.

Verb : (intransitive) To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.

check

Noun : An inspection or examination.

Noun : A control; a limit or stop.

Noun : (chess) A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.

clear

Adjective : Transparent in colour.

Adjective : Bright; luminous; not dark or obscured.

Adjective : Free of obstacles.

catch

Noun : (countable) The act of seizing or capturing.

Noun : (countable) The act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball.

Noun : (countable) The act of noticing, understanding or hearing.

cling

Noun : Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.

Noun : adherence; attachment; devotion

Noun : An ornament that clings to a window so as to be seen from outside.

court

Noun : An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.

Noun : (Australia, US) A street with no outlet, a cul-de-sac.

Noun : (Hong Kong, only used in names) A housing estate under the House Ownership Scheme.

cloud

Noun : (obsolete) A rock; boulder; a hill.

Noun : A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.

Noun : Any mass of dust, steam or smoke resembling such a mass.

class

Noun : (countable) A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.

Noun : (sociology, countable) A social grouping, based on job, wealth, etc. In Britain, society is commonly split into three main classes: upper class, middle class and working class.

Noun : (uncountable) The division of society into classes.

cross

Noun : A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.

Noun : (heraldry) Any geometric figure having this or a similar shape, such as a cross of Lorraine or a Maltese cross.

Noun : A wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used (especially in the Roman Empire) to execute criminals (by crucifixion).

claim

Noun : A demand of ownership made for something.

Noun : The thing claimed.

Noun : The right or ground of demanding.

chair

Noun : An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person. Compare stool, couch, sofa, settee, loveseat and bench.

Noun : (music) The seating position of a particular musician in an orchestra.

Noun : (rail transport) An iron block used on railways to support the rails and secure them to the sleepers, and similar devices.

cause

Noun : (countable, often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.

Noun : (uncountable, especially with for and a bare noun) Sufficient reason.

Noun : (countable) A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.

cycle

Noun : An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed.

Noun : A complete rotation of anything.

Noun : A process that returns to its beginning and then repeats itself in the same sequence.

cover

Noun : A lid.

Noun : (uncountable) Area or situation which screens a person or thing from view.

Noun : The front and back of a book, magazine, CD package, etc.

cleet

color

Noun : (uncountable) The spectral composition of visible light.

Noun : A subset thereof:

Noun : (countable) A particular set of visible spectral compositions, perceived or named as a class.

chain

Noun : A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.

Noun : A series of interconnected things.

Noun : A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name.

civil

Adjective : (not comparable) Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.

Adjective : (comparable) Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner; avoiding displays of hostility.

Adjective : (archaic) In a peaceful and well-ordered state.

close

Verb : (physical) To remove a gap.

Verb : (transitive, intransitive) To move a thing, or part of a thing, nearer to another so that the gap or opening between the two is removed.

Verb : To obstruct or block.

craft

Noun : (uncountable, obsolete) Strength; power; might; force .

Noun : (uncountable) Intellectual power; skill; art.

Noun : Ability, skilfulness, especially skill in making plans and carrying them into execution; dexterity in managing affairs, adroitness, practical cunning; ingenuity in constructing, dexterity .

crack

Verb : (intransitive) To form cracks.

Verb : (intransitive) To break apart under force, stress, or pressure.

Verb : (intransitive) To become debilitated by psychological pressure.

cream

Noun : The butterfat/milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.

Noun : (standards of identity, US) The liquid separated from milk, possibly with certain other milk products added, and with at least eighteen percent of it milkfat.

Noun : (standards of identity, UK) The liquid separated from milk containing at least 18 percent milkfat (48% for double cream).

cache

Noun : A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way.

Noun : (computing) A fast temporary storage where recently or frequently used information is stored to avoid having to reload it from a slower storage medium.

Noun : (geocaching) A container containing treasure in a global treasure-hunt game.

clean

Adjective : (physical) Free of dirt or impurities.

Adjective : Not dirty, filthy, or soiled.

Adjective : In an unmarked condition.

count

Verb : (intransitive) To recite numbers in sequence.

Verb : (transitive) To determine the number of (objects in a group).

Verb : (intransitive) To amount to, to number in total.

crain

Noun : A surname.

canon

Noun : A generally accepted principle; a rule.

Noun : a formally codified set of criteria deemed mandatory for a particular artistic style of figurative art.

Noun : A group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field.

curve

Adjective : (obsolete) Bent without angles; crooked; curved.

Noun : A gentle bend, such as in a road.

Noun : A simple figure containing no straight portions and no angles; a curved line.

chart

Noun : A map.

Noun : A map illustrating the geography of a specific phenomenon.

Noun : A navigator's map.

clock

Noun : A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day.

Noun : (attributive) A common noun relating to an instrument that measures or keeps track of time.

Noun : (Britain) The odometer of a motor vehicle.

chase

Noun : The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.

Noun : A hunt; the act of hunting; the pursuit of game.

Noun : (uncountable) A children's game where one player chases another.

canal

Noun : An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.

Noun : (anatomy) A tubular channel within the body.

Noun : (astronomy) One of the faint, hazy markings resembling straight lines on early telescopic images of the surface of Mars; see Martian canals

coach

Noun : A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power.

Noun : (rail transport, UK, Australia) A passenger car, either drawn by a locomotive or part of a multiple unit.

Noun : (originally Oxford University slang) A trainer or instructor.

chaos

Noun : The unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony.

Noun : Any state of disorder; a confused or amorphous mixture or conglomeration.

Noun : (mathematics) A behaviour of iterative non-linear systems in which arbitrarily small variations in initial conditions become magnified over time.

crash

Noun : A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.

Noun : An automobile, airplane, or other vehicle accident.

Noun : (computing) A malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to shut down or become partially or totally inoperable.

creed

Noun : That which is believed; accepted doctrine, especially religious doctrine; a particular set of beliefs; any summary of principles or opinions professed or adhered to.

Noun : (specifically, religion) A reading or statement of belief that summarizes the faith it represents; a confession of faith for public use, especially one which is brief and comprehensive.

Noun : (rare) The fact of believing; belief, faith.

crush

Noun : A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.

Noun : Violent pressure, as of a moving crowd.

Noun : A violent crowding.

child

Noun : (broadly) A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).

Noun : (pediatrics, sometimes, in a stricter sense) A kid aged 1 to 11 years, whereas neonates are aged 0 to 1 month, infants are aged 1 month to 12 months, and adolescents are aged 12 years to 18 years.

Noun : (with possessive) One's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; one's offspring; a son or daughter.

carry

Verb : (transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.

Verb : (transitive) To notionally transfer from one place (such as a country, book, or column) to another.

Verb : (transitive) To convey by extension or continuance; to extend.

cloth

Noun : (countable, uncountable) A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use.

Noun : Specifically, a tablecloth, especially as spread before a meal or removed afterwards.

Noun : (countable) A piece of cloth used for a particular purpose.

cabal

Noun : A secret political clique or faction.

Noun : (derogatory) A putative, secret organization of individuals gathered for a political purpose.

Noun : A secret plot.

colon

Noun : The punctuation mark ⟨:⟩.

Noun : (rare) The triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon).

Noun : (rhetoric) A rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete.

cadre

Noun : A frame or framework.

Noun : (military) The framework or skeleton upon which a new regiment is to be formed; the officers of a regiment forming the staff.

Noun : (chiefly in communism) The core of a managing group, or a member of such a group.

coast

Noun : The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake.

Noun : (obsolete) The side or edge of something.

Noun : (obsolete) A region of land; a district or country.

candy

Noun : (uncountable, chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors.

Noun : (countable, chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) A piece of confectionery of this kind.

Noun : (slang, chiefly US) crack cocaine.

crass

Adjective : Coarse; crude; unrefined or insensitive; lacking discrimination (in the third sense of the word).

Adjective : Materialistic.

Adjective : Dense.

crown

Noun : A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.

Noun : A wreath or band for the head, especially one given as reward of victory or a mark of honor.

Noun : (by extension) Any reward of victory or mark of honor.

crest

Noun : The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.

Noun : A tuft, or other natural ornament, growing on an animal's head, for example the comb of a cockerel, the swelling on the head of a snake, the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc.

Noun : The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on or displayed on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet.

couch

Noun : (Canada, US, Australia, Ireland) An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a sofa.

Noun : A bed, a resting-place.

Noun : The den of an otter.

charm

Noun : An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation).

Noun : (often in the plural) The ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration.

Noun : A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc., traditionally supposed to confer luck upon the wearer.

crook

Noun : A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.

Noun : A bending of the knee; a genuflection.

Noun : A bent or curved part; a curving piece or portion (of anything).

cusid

crazy

Adjective : Of unsound mind; insane; demented.

Adjective : Out of control.

Adjective : Very excited or enthusiastic.

covet

Verb : (transitive) To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.

Verb : (transitive) To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden).

Verb : (intransitive) To yearn; to have or indulge an inordinate desire, especially for another's possession.

cavil

Verb : (intransitive) To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons.

Noun : A petty or trivial objection or criticism.

crude

Adjective : In a natural, untreated state.

Adjective : Characterized by simplicity, especially something not carefully or expertly made.

Adjective : Lacking concealing elements.

churn

Verb : (transitive) To agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir with a rowing or rocking motion; generally applies to liquids, notably cream.

Verb : (transitive, figuratively) To produce excessive and sometimes undesirable or unproductive activity or motion.

Verb : (intransitive) To move rapidly and repetitively with a rocking motion; to tumble, mix or shake.

china

Noun : A nation or civilization occupying the country around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers in East Asia, taken as a whole under its various dynasties.

Noun : The principal state in this country, including (historical) an empire under various dynasties and (since 1949) the People's Republic of China.

Noun : Synonym of mainland China.

crime

Noun : (countable) A specific act committed in violation of the law.

Noun : (countable) Any great sin or wickedness; iniquity.

Noun : (countable, obsolete) That which occasions crime.

chide

Verb : (transitive) To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily.

Verb : (intransitive, obsolete) To utter words of disapprobation and displeasure; to find fault; to contend angrily.

Verb : (transitive, intransitive) To make a clamorous noise; to chafe.

chief

Noun : A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.

Noun : (heraldry) The top part of a shield or escutcheon; more specifically, an ordinary consisting of the upper part of the field cut off by a horizontal line, generally occupying the top third.

Noun : The principal part or top of anything.

cease

Verb : (formal, intransitive) To stop.

Verb : (formal, transitive) To stop doing (something).

Verb : (obsolete, intransitive) To be wanting; to fail; to pass away, perish.

clout

Noun : (informal) Influence or effectiveness, especially political.

Noun : (regional, informal) A blow with the hand.

Noun : (baseball, informal) A home run.

chill

Noun : A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.

Noun : A sudden penetrating sense of cold, especially one that causes a brief trembling nerve response through the body; the trembling response itself; often associated with illness: fevers and chills, or susceptibility to illness.

Noun : An uncomfortable and numbing sense of fear, dread, anxiety, or alarm, often one that is sudden and usually accompanied by a trembling nerve response resembling the body's response to biting cold.

choke

Verb : (intransitive) To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).

Verb : (transitive) To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe.

Verb : (transitive) To obstruct (a passage, etc.) by filling it up or clogging it.

crisp

Adjective : (of something seen or heard) Sharp, clearly defined.

Adjective : Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture.

Adjective : Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness.

clash

Noun : (onomatopoeia) A loud sound, like the crashing together of metal objects.

Noun : A skirmish, a hostile encounter.

Noun : (sports) match; a game between two sides.

chest

Noun : A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.

Noun : (obsolete) A coffin.

Noun : The place in which public money is kept; a treasury.

clerk

Noun : One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker.

Noun : A salesclerk; a person who serves customers in a store or market.

Noun : A law clerk.

curse

Noun : A supernatural detriment or hindrance; a bane.

Noun : A prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone.

Noun : The cause of great harm, evil, or misfortune; that which brings evil or severe affliction; torment.

chaff

Noun : The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.

Noun : Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.

Noun : (figurative) Any excess or unwanted material, resource, or person; anything worthless.

chasm

Noun : (geology, planetology) A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.

Noun : (by extension) A large difference of opinion.

crowd

Verb : (intransitive) To press forward; to advance by pushing.

Verb : (intransitive) To press together or collect in numbers

Verb : (transitive) To press or drive together, especially into a small space; to cram.

cobby

Adjective : (of an animal) Stocky.

Adjective : (of a plant) Compact with short bushy leaves.

Adjective : Stout; hearty; lively.

cable

Noun : (material) A long object used to make a physical connection.

Noun : A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope.

Noun : An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropes.

chose

Noun : (law) A thing; personal property.

Noun : (management) Acronym of confidence, hope, optimism, subjective well-being, and emotional intelligence. [Self-assurance.]

coral

Noun : (countable) Any of many species of marine invertebrates in the class Anthozoa, most of which build hard calcium carbonate skeletons and form colonies, or a colony belonging to one of those species.

Noun : (uncountable) A hard substance made of the skeletons of these organisms.

Noun : (countable) A somewhat yellowish orange-pink colour; the colour of red coral (Corallium rubrum) of the Mediterranean Sea, commonly used as an ornament or gem.

circa

Noun : A surname.

crane

Noun : Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.

Noun : (US, dialect) Ardea herodias, the great blue heron.

Noun : A mechanical lifting machine or device, often used for lifting heavy loads for industrial or construction purposes.

cheer

Noun : (uncountable) A cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive mood.

Noun : (now uncountable) That which promotes good spirits or cheerfulness, especially food and entertainment prepared for a festive occasion.

Noun : (countable) A cry expressing joy, approval or support, such as "hurrah".

caper

Noun : A playful leap or jump.

Noun : A jump while dancing.

Noun : A prank or practical joke.

chord

Noun : (music) A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.

Noun : (geometry) A line segment between two points of a curve.

Noun : (engineering) A horizontal member of a truss.

cater

Verb : To provide

Verb : (transitive, intransitive) To provide with food, especially for a special occasion as a professional service.

Verb : (intransitive, figurative, with 'to') To provide anything required or desired, often (derogatory) to pander.

clamp

Noun : A brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things together.

Noun : (medicine) An instrument used to temporarily shut off blood vessels, etc.

Noun : (UK) A parking enforcement device used to immobilise a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp.

corps

Noun : (military) A battlefield formation composed of two or more divisions.

Noun : An organized group of people united by a common purpose.

Noun : Obsolete spelling of corpse. [A dead body.]

crave

Verb : (transitive, intransitive) To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.

Verb : (transitive) To ask for earnestly; to beg; to claim.

Verb : (transitive, obsolete) To call for; to require as a course of action.

cyber

Adjective : Of, or having to do with, the Internet; alternative spelling of cyber-

Adjective : (informal) Cybergoth.

Verb : (slang) To engage in cybersex.

cinch

Noun : A simple saddle girth used in Mexico.

Noun : (informal) Something that is very easy to do.

Noun : (informal) Something that is obvious or certain to occur; a sure thing.

crawl

Verb : (intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.

Verb : (intransitive) To move forward slowly, with frequent stops.

Verb : (intransitive) To act in a servile manner.

cruel

Adjective : Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.

Adjective : Harsh; severe.

Adjective : (slang) Cool; awesome; neat.

cameo

Noun : A piece of jewelry, etc., carved in relief.

Noun : A single very brief appearance, especially by a prominent celebrity in a movie or song.

Verb : To appear in a cameo role.

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cheap

Noun : (obsolete) Trade; traffic; chaffer; chaffering.

Noun : (obsolete) A market; marketplace.

Noun : Price.

creek

Noun : (Britain) A small inlet or bay, often saltwater, narrower and extending farther into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river; the inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats.

Noun : (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US) A stream of water (often freshwater) smaller than a river and larger than a brook; in Australia, also used of river-sized bodies of water.

Noun : Any turn or winding.

crank

Adjective : (slang) Strange, weird, odd.

Adjective : Sick; unwell.

Adjective : (nautical, of a ship) Liable to capsize because of poorly stowed cargo or insufficient ballast.

chism

Noun : A surname.

chuck

Noun : (cooking) Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.

Noun : (US, slang, dated) Food.

Noun : (mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder.

corny

Adjective : Boring and unoriginal.

Adjective : Hackneyed or excessively sentimental.

Adjective : (African-American Vernacular, slang) Uncool, stupid, lame.

credo

Noun : A statement of a belief or a summary statement of a whole belief system; also (metonymically) the belief or belief system itself.

Noun : (Christianity) The liturgical creed (usually the Nicene Creed), or a musical arrangement of it for use in church services.

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