5 Letter Words That Start With C

crude

Adjective : In a natural, untreated state.

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

Adjective : Lacking concealing elements.

croon

Verb : (transitive)

Verb : To hum or sing (a song or tune), or to speak (words), softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; specifically, to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice.

Verb : To soothe (a person or an animal) by singing softly.

chuff

Adjective : (British) Surly; annoyed; displeased; disgruntled.

Adjective : (UK, dialect) stupid; churlish; loutish.

Verb : In a chuff manner.

close

Verb : (physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.

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

Verb : (transitive) To obstruct or block.

clear

Adjective : Transparent in colour.

Adjective : Bright; luminous; not dark or obscured.

Adjective : Free of obstacles.

crack

Verb : (intransitive) To form cracks.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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 : (ambitransitive) To make a clamorous noise; to chafe.

croak

Noun : A faint, harsh sound made in the throat.

Noun : The call of a frog or toad.

Noun : The harsh call of various birds, such as the raven or corncrake, or other creatures.

chasm

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

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

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 .

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.

clasp

Noun : (countable) A device with interlocking parts used for fastening things together, such as a fastener or a holder.

Noun : (countable) A bar or insignia on a medal ribbon, to either indicate an additional award of the medal, or the action or service for which it was awarded.

Noun : (uncountable) An embrace, a grasp, or handshake.

cynic

Noun : A person whose outlook is scornfully negative.

Noun : A person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness.

Adjective : cynical (in all senses)

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.

clump

Noun : A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.

Noun : A thick group or bunch, especially of bushes or hair.

Noun : A dull thud.

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.

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 Home Ownership Scheme.

chafe

Noun : Heat excited by friction.

Noun : Injury or wear caused by friction.

Noun : Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.

caper

Noun : A playful leap or jump.

Noun : A jump while dancing.

Noun : A prank or practical joke.

crown

Noun : (clothing, monarchy) 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.

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.

crypt

Noun : (now rare) A cave or cavern.

Noun : An underground vault, especially one beneath a church that is used as a burial place.

Noun : (anatomy) A small pit or cavity in the surface of an organ or other structure.

copse

Noun : A coppice: an area of woodland managed by coppicing (periodic cutting near stump level).

Noun : Any thicket of small trees or shrubs, coppiced or not.

Noun : Any woodland or woodlot.

crass

Adjective : Coarse; crude; unrefined or insensitive; lacking discrimination or taste.

Adjective : Materialistic.

Adjective : Physically dense or thick.

churl

Noun : (feudalism, obsolete except historical)

Noun : A free peasant (as opposed to a serf) of the lowest rank, below an earl and a thane; a freeman; also (more generally), a person without royal or noble status; a commoner.

Noun : A bondman or serf.

couth

Adjective : (obsolete) Familiar, known; well-known, renowned.

Adjective : (Scotland) Variant of couthie.

Adjective : Agreeable, friendly, pleasant.

cache

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

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.

crush

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

Noun : Violent pressure, as of a moving crowd.

Noun : A violent crowding.

chink

Noun : A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.

Noun : A narrow beam or patch of light admitted by such an opening.

Noun : A chip or dent in something metallic.

crave

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

Verb : (transitive, archaic or literary) To ask for earnestly; to beg or demand, as from a figure of authority.

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

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.

chary

Adjective : Careful, cautious, shy, wary.

Adjective : Excessively particular or fussy about details; fastidious.

Adjective : Not disposed to give freely; not lavish; frugal, sparing.

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.

crank

Adjective : (dialectal) Hard; difficult.

Adjective : (informal) Strange; weird; odd.

Adjective : (dialectal) Bent; twisted; crooked; distorted; out of repair.

cabal

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

Noun : A secret plot.

Noun : An identifiable group within the tradition of Discordianism.

cocky

Adjective : Overly confident; arrogant and boastful.

Noun : (chiefly British, Ireland, Newfoundland, colloquial, dated) Used as a term of endearment, originally for a person of either sex, but later primarily for a man.

Noun : (informal) A familiar name for a cockatoo.

cream

Noun : The butterfat or 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).

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.

cagey

Adjective : Wary, careful, shrewd.

Adjective : Uncommunicative; unwilling or hesitant to give information.

carom

Noun : (countable, cue sports, especially billiards) A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball.

Noun : (uncountable) A billiard-like Indian game in which players take turns flicking checker-like pieces into one of four goals on the corners of a board measuring one meter by one meter.

Verb : (intransitive) To make a carom (shot in billiards).

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).

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.

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.

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.

chime

Noun : (music) A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes.

Noun : An individual ringing component of such a set.

Noun : A small bell or other ringing or tone-making device as a component of some other device.

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.

cleft

Noun : An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.

Noun : A piece made by splitting.

Noun : A disease of horses; a crack on the band of the pastern.

coyly

Verb : In a coy manner.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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".

cavil

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

Noun : A petty or trivial objection or criticism.

clean

Adjective : Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled.

Adjective : (of metal) Having relatively few impurities.

Adjective : Free of contamination, (unwanted) germs, infection, or disease.

coach

Noun : A wheeled vehicle, generally pulled by a horse.

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.

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.

cruel

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

Adjective : Harsh; severe.

Adjective : (slang) Cool; awesome; neat.

craze

Noun : A strong habitual desire or fancy.

Noun : A temporary passion or infatuation, as for some new amusement, pursuit, or fashion; a fad.

Noun : (ceramics) A crack in the glaze or enamel caused by exposure of the pottery to great or irregular heat.

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.

clout

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

Noun : A blow with the hand.

Noun : (baseball, informal) A home run.

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.

cloak

Noun : A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood.

Noun : A blanket-like covering, often metaphorical.

Noun : (figurative) That which conceals; a disguise or pretext.

clack

Noun : An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk.

Noun : Anything that causes a clacking noise, such as the clapper of a mill, or a clack valve.

Noun : Chatter; prattle.

cholo

Noun : (derogatory) A Mexican or Hispanic gang member, or somebody perceived to embody similar characteristics.

chief

Noun : The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group.

Noun : (uncountable, only with "in") Headship, the status of being a chief or leader.

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.

cabin

Noun : (US) A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by professional builders, but by those who meant to live in it.

Noun : (informal) A chalet or lodge, especially one that can hold large groups of people.

Noun : A private room on a ship.

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.

crazy

Adjective : Of unsound mind; insane; demented.

Adjective : Out of control.

Adjective : Very excited or enthusiastic.

crone

Noun : (archaic) An old woman.

Noun : An archetypal figure, a wise woman.

Noun : An ugly, evil-looking, or frightening old woman; a hag.

curio

Noun : A strange and interesting object; something that evokes curiosity.

curst

Adjective : Archaic spelling of cursed. [Under some divine harm, malady, or other curse.]

Verb : Archaic spelling of cursed: simple past and past participle of curse

chimo

Noun : (US, prison slang) A child molester.

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.

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.

crimp

Adjective : (obsolete) Easily crumbled; friable; brittle.

Adjective : (obsolete) Weak; inconsistent; contradictory.

Noun : A fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts.

chunk

Noun : A part of something that has been separated.

Noun : A representative portion of a substance, often large and irregular.

Noun : (linguistics, education) A sequence of two or more words that occur in language with high frequency but are not idiomatic; a bundle or cluster.

crick

Noun : A painful muscular cramp or spasm of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, making it difficult to move the part affected.

Noun : A small jackscrew.

Verb : To develop a crick (cramp, spasm).

crony

Noun : (informal, originally Cambridge University) A close friend.

Noun : (informal) A trusted companion or partner in a criminal organization.

Noun : (obsolete) An old woman; a crone.

croft

Noun : An enclosed piece of land, usually small and arable and used for small-scale food production, and often with a dwelling next to it; in particular, such a piece of land rented to a farmer (a crofter), especially in Scotland, together with a right to use separate pastureland shared by other crofters.

Verb : (intransitive) To do agricultural work on one or more crofts.

Verb : (transitive, archaic) To place (cloth, etc.) on the ground in the open air in order to sun and bleach it.

canny

Adjective : Careful, prudent, cautious.

Adjective : Knowing, shrewd, astute.

Adjective : Frugal, thrifty.

covey

Noun : A brood or family of partridges (family Phasianidae), which includes game birds such as grouse (tribe Tetraonini) and ptarmigans (tribe Tetraonini, genus Lagopus).

Noun : (by extension)

Noun : A group of other birds, such as quail (superfamily Phasianoidea).

curia

Noun : (historical) Any of the subdivisions of a tribe in ancient Rome

Noun : (historical) The Roman senate during the republic

Noun : (historical) Any of several medieval councils or courts of justice

cushy

Adjective : (informal) Making few demands; comfortable, easy.

Adjective : (chiefly US) Comfortable, often in a way that will suit a person's body; ergonomic.

cowed

Adjective : Frightened into submission.

chomo

Noun : (US, prison slang) A child molester.

claim

Noun : A demand of ownership made for something.

Noun : The thing claimed.

Noun : The right or ground of demanding.

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.

cheek

Noun : (anatomy) The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.

Noun : (anatomy, informal, usually in the plural) The lower part of the buttocks that is often exposed beneath very brief underwear, swimwear, or extremely short shorts.

Noun : (figurative, informal, uncountable) Impudence.

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.

chore

Noun : A task, especially a regularly needed task for the upkeep of a home or similar, such as cleaning or preparing meals.

Noun : A task that is a difficult, unpleasant, or tediously routine.

Verb : (US, dated) To do chores.

chine

Noun : The top of a ridge.

Noun : The spine of an animal.

Noun : A piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking.

coven

Noun : A nunnery, a convent

Noun : A confederacy or band of people (obsolete)

Noun : A formal group or assembly of witches.

cower

Verb : (intransitive) To crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear.

Verb : (intransitive, archaic) To crouch in general.

Verb : (transitive) To cause to cower; to frighten into submission.

clang

Noun : A loud, ringing sound, like that made by free-hanging metal objects striking each other.

Noun : Quality of tone.

Noun : The cry of some birds, including the crane and the goose.

cavel

Noun : (obsolete) A gag.

Noun : (dialectal) A horse's bit.

Noun : (obsolete or dialectal) The stick or runestaff used in casting lots; a lot.

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.

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