5 Letter Words Starting With C
All 665 5-letter words that start with C, most common first, with pronunciation and meaning.
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- could/ˈkʊd/
- crazy/ˈkɹeɪzi/someone deranged and possibly dangerous
- check/ˈtʃɛk/the act of inspecting or verifying
- close/ˈkɫoʊs/the concluding part of any performance
- comes/ˈkəmz/
- child/ˈtʃaɪɫd/a young person of either sex
- clear/ˈkɫɪɹ/a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
- cause/ˈkɑz/any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
- catch/ˈkætʃ/the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
- clean/ˈkɫin/a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
- chief/ˈtʃif/a person who exercises control over workers
- class/ˈkɫæs/education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
- court/ˈkɔɹt/respectful deference
- crime/ˈkɹaɪm/(criminal law) an act punishable by law
- count/ˈkaʊnt/the act of counting
- cover/ˈkəvɝ/fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations
- calls/ˈkɔɫz/
- carry/ˈkæɹi/the act of carrying something
- cross/ˈkɹɔs/(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
- crowd/ˈkɹaʊd/a large number of things or people considered together
- color/ˈkəɫɝ/the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
- coach/ˈkoʊtʃ/a vehicle carrying many passengers
- chair/ˈtʃɛɹ/the position of professor
- cards/ˈkɑɹdz/a game played with playing cards
- cream/ˈkɹim/toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin
- cares/ˈkɛɹz/
- chest/ˈtʃɛst/box with a lid
- cases/ˈkeɪsəz/
- clock/ˈkɫɑk/a timepiece that shows the time of day
- crash/ˈkɹæʃ/the act of colliding with something
- cheap/ˈtʃip/relatively low in price or charging low prices
- china/ˈtʃaɪnə/high quality porcelain originally made only in China
- chase/ˈtʃeɪs/the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
- crack/ˈkɹæk/the act of cracking something
- chose/ˈtʃoʊz/
- candy/ˈkændi/a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
- claim/ˈkɫeɪm/demand for something as rightful or due
- chuck/ˈtʃək/a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill
- coast/ˈkoʊst/the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
- chain/ˈtʃeɪn/a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
- curse/ˈkɝs/profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
- climb/ˈkɫaɪm/the act of climbing something
- chick/ˈtʃɪk/young bird especially of domestic fowl
- crown/ˈkɹaʊn/the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head
- carol/ˈkæɹəɫ/a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ)
- cruel/ˈkɹuəɫ/(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
- couch/ˈkaʊtʃ/a narrow bed on which a patient lies during psychiatric or psychoanalytic treatment
- cheer/ˈtʃɪɹ/the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
- civil/ˈsɪvəɫ/of or in a condition of social order
- costs/ˈkɑsts/pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation
- crush/ˈkɹəʃ/the act of crushing
- cheat/ˈtʃit/a deception for profit to yourself
- cabin/ˈkæbən/the enclosed compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft where passengers are carried
- cells/ˈsɛɫz/
- chill/ˈtʃɪɫ/coldness due to a cold environment
- cliff/ˈkɫɪf/a steep high face of rock
- cried/ˈkɹaɪd/
- cloud/ˈkɫaʊd/a group of many things in the air or on the ground
- charm/ˈtʃɑɹm/something believed to bring good luck
- clown/ˈkɫaʊn/a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
- chaos/ˈkeɪɑs/(physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions
- chips/ˈtʃɪps/strips of potato fried in deep fat
- cared/ˈkɛɹd/
- cries/ˈkɹaɪz/
- crane/ˈkɹeɪn/large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world
- cable/ˈkeɪbəɫ/a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire
- cents/ˈsɛns/
- colin/ˈkoʊɫɪn/
- click/ˈkɫɪk/depression of a button on a computer mouse
- clubs/ˈkɫəbz/
- chess/ˈtʃɛs/a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules
- cargo/ˈkɑɹˌɡoʊ/goods carried by a large vehicle
- comic/ˈkɑmɪk/a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
- cycle/ˈsaɪkəɫ/a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
- clerk/ˈkɫɝk/an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
- crawl/ˈkɹɔɫ/a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
- creep/ˈkɹip/a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
- coins/ˈkɔɪnz/
- clues/ˈkɫuz/
- champ/ˈtʃæmp/someone who has won first place in a competition
- cured/ˈkjʊɹd/(used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)
- cheek/ˈtʃik/impudent aggressiveness
- chang/ˈtʃæŋ/the longest river of Asia
- cough/ˈkɑf/a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages
- cloth/ˈkɫɔθ/artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
- corps/ˈkɔɹ/an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support
- creek/ˈkɹik/a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
- cakes/ˈkeɪks/
- choir/ˈkwaɪɝ/the area occupied by singers
- cease/ˈsis/(`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
- cigar/sɪˈɡɑɹ/a roll of tobacco for smoking
- canal/kəˈnæɫ/long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
- craft/ˈkɹæft/the skilled practice of a practical occupation
- chart/ˈtʃɑɹt/a map designed to assist navigation by air or sea
- codes/ˈkoʊdz/
- choke/ˈtʃoʊk/a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
- cocks/ˈkɑks/
- chili/ˈtʃɪɫi/very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
- curry/ˈkəɹi/(East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice
- crook/ˈkɹʊk/a long staff with one end being hook shaped
5-letter words starting with C
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There are 665 5-letter words starting with C in our dictionary.