7 Letter Words That Start With C

capital

Noun : (uncountable, economics) Already-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production, such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures).

Noun : (uncountable, business, finance, insurance) Money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.

Noun : (countable) A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.

control

Verb : (transitive) To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.

Verb : (transitive, statistics) (construed with for) To design (an experiment) so that the effects of one or more variables are reduced or eliminated.

Verb : (transitive, archaic) To verify the accuracy of (something or someone, especially a financial account) by comparison with another account.

company

Noun : A team; a group of people who work together professionally.

Noun : A group of individuals who work together for a common purpose.

Noun : (military) A unit of approximately sixty to one hundred and twenty soldiers, typically consisting of two or three platoons and forming part of a battalion.

culture

Noun : The arts, customs, lifestyles, background, and habits that characterize humankind, or a particular society or nation.

Noun : The beliefs, values, behaviour and material objects that constitute a people's way of life.

Noun : The conventional conducts and ideologies of a community; the system comprising the accepted norms and values of a society.

comment

Noun : A spoken or written remark.

Noun : (uncountable) The act of commenting.

Noun : (linguistics) The part of a sentence that provides new information regarding the current theme.

complex

Adjective : Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.

Adjective : Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.

Adjective : (mathematics, of a number) Having the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is (by definition) the imaginary square root of −1.

concern

Noun : That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone.

Noun : The placement of interest or worry on a subject.

Noun : A worry; a sense that something may be wrong; an identification of a possible problem.

content

Adjective : Satisfied, pleased, contented.

Noun : Satisfaction, contentment; pleasure.

Noun : (obsolete) Acquiescence without examination.

current

Noun : The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.

Noun : The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) short for ocean current.

Noun : (electricity) the amount of electric charge flowing in each unit of time.

context

Noun : The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.

Noun : (linguistics) The text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning.

Noun : (archaeology) The surroundings and environment in which an artifact is found and which may provide important clues about the artifact's function and/or cultural meaning.

conduct

Noun : The act or method of controlling or directing.

Noun : Skillful guidance or management.

Noun : Behaviour; the manner of behaving.

circuit

Noun : The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution

Noun : The circumference of, or distance around, any space; the measure of a line around an area.

Noun : That which encircles anything, as a ring or crown.

concept

Noun : An abstract and general idea; an abstraction.

Noun : Understanding retained in the mind, from experience, reasoning and imagination; a generalization (generic, basic form), or abstraction (mental impression), of a particular set of instances or occurrences (specific, though different, recorded manifestations of the concept).

Noun : (generic programming) A description of supported operations on a type, including their syntax and semantics.

condemn

Verb : (transitive) To strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate the perpetrators of.

Verb : (transitive) To judicially pronounce (someone) guilty.

Verb : (transitive) To judicially announce a verdict upon a finding of guilt; To sentence

channel

Noun : The physical confine of a river or slough, consisting of a bed and banks.

Noun : The natural or man-made deeper course through a reef, bar, bay, or any shallow body of water.

Noun : The navigable part of a river.

cadence

Noun : The act or state of declining or sinking.

Noun : The measure or beat of movement.

Noun : Balanced, rhythmic flow.

console

Noun : A stand-alone cabinet designed to stand on the floor; especially, one integrated with home entertainment equipment, such as a TV or stereo system.

Noun : A desk-like cabinet, table, or stand upon which controls, instruments, and displays are mounted.

Noun : An instrument with displays and an input device that is used to monitor and control an electronic system.

chimera

Noun : (mythology, art) Any fantastic creature combining parts from different animals.

Noun : (figurative) A foolish, incongruous, or vain thought or product of the imagination.

Noun : (figurative) Anything composed of very disparate parts.

counsel

Noun : The exchange of opinions and advice especially in legal issues; consultation.

Noun : Exercise of judgment; prudence.

Noun : Advice; guidance.

country

Noun : The territory of a nation, especially an independent nation state or formerly independent nation; a political entity asserting ultimate authority over a geographical area; a sovereign state.

Noun : A set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits, especially inhabited by members of the same race, speakers of the same language etc., or associated with a given person, occupation, species etc.

Noun : (uncountable, usually preceded by “the”) A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside.

counter

Noun : One who counts.

Noun : A reckoner; someone who collects data by counting; an enumerator.

Noun : An object (now especially a small disc) used in counting or keeping count, or as a marker in games, etc.

concede

Verb : To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant

Verb : To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of.

Verb : To admit or agree to be true; to acknowledge.

consent

Verb : (intransitive) To express willingness, to give permission.

Verb : (transitive, medicine) To cause to sign a consent form.

Verb : (transitive, obsolete) To grant; to allow; to assent to.

cynical

Adjective : Of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.

Adjective : Skeptical of the integrity, sincerity, or motives of others.

Adjective : Bitterly or jadedly distrustful or contemptuous; mocking.

contact

Noun : The act of touching physically; being in close association.

Noun : The establishment of communication (with).

Noun : The situation of being within sight of something; visual contact.

chamber

Noun : A room or set of rooms

Noun : The private room of an individual, especially of someone wealthy or noble.

Noun : A bedroom.

command

Noun : An order to do something.

Noun : The right or authority to order, control or dispose of; the right to be obeyed or to compel obedience.

Noun : power of control, direction or disposal; mastery.

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concise

Adjective : Brief, yet including all important information

Adjective : (obsolete) Physically short or truncated

Verb : (India, transitive) To make concise; to abridge or summarize.

council

Noun : A committee that leads or governs (e.g. city council, student council).

Noun : Discussion or deliberation.

Noun : A surname.

confirm

Verb : To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.

Verb : (transitive, Christianity) To administer the sacrament of confirmation on (someone).

Verb : To assure the accuracy of previous statements.

cuckold

Noun : A man married to an unfaithful wife, especially when he is unaware or unaccepting of the fact.

Noun : A man who is paraphilically attracted to or aroused by the sexual infidelity of a partner.

Noun : A West Indian plectognath fish, Rhinesomus triqueter.

connect

Verb : (intransitive, of an object) To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.

Verb : (intransitive, of two objects) To join: to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to each other.

Verb : (intransitive, of a blow) To arrive at an intended target; to land.

contend

Verb : (intransitive) To be in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.

Verb : (intransitive) To struggle or exert oneself to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend.

Verb : (intransitive) To be in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.

compass

Noun : A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north).

Noun : A pair of compasses (a device used to draw an arc or circle).

Noun : (music) The range of notes of a musical instrument or voice.

capture

Noun : An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.

Noun : The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.

Noun : Something that has been captured; a captive.

carrier

Noun : A person or object that carries someone or something else.

Noun : (science fiction, by extension) A starship designed to carry starfighters

Noun : A carrier pigeon.

chagrin

Noun : Distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, want of appreciation, mistakes etc; vexation or mortification.

Noun : A type of leather or skin with a rough surface.

Verb : (transitive) To bother or vex; to mortify.

courage

Noun : The quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate.

Noun : The ability to overcome one's fear, do or live things which one finds frightening.

Noun : The ability to maintain one's will or intent despite either the experience of fear, frailty, or frustration; or the occurrence of adversity, difficulty, defeat or reversal. Moral fortitude.

crucial

Adjective : Essential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important; vital.

Adjective : (archaic) Cruciform or cruciate; cross-shaped.

Adjective : (slang, especially Jamaica, Bermuda) Very good; excellent; particularly applied to reggae music.

cunning

Adjective : Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.

Adjective : (obsolete) Skillful, artful.

Adjective : (obsolete) Wrought with, or exhibiting, skill or ingenuity; ingenious.

college

Noun : (obsolete) A corporate group; a group of colleagues.

Noun : (in some proper nouns) A group sharing common purposes or goals.

Noun : (politics) An electoral college.

cherish

Verb : To treat with affection, care, and tenderness; to nurture or protect with care.

Verb : To have a deep appreciation of; to hold dear.

Verb : (obsolete) To cheer, to gladden.

classic

Adjective : Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.

Adjective : Exemplary of a particular style; defining a class/category; typical.

Adjective : Exhibiting timeless quality and excellence.

condone

Verb : (transitive) To forgive, excuse or overlook (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked).

Verb : (transitive) To allow, accept or permit (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked).

Verb : (transitive, law) To forgive (marital infidelity or other marital offense).

callous

Adjective : (figurative) Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.

Adjective : (literal) Having calluses, or relating to calluses.

Noun : Alternative form of callus [A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use.]

comfort

Noun : Contentment, ease.

Noun : Something that offers comfort.

Noun : A consolation; something relieving suffering or worry.

cognate

Adjective : Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (law) related on the mother's side.

Adjective : Of the same or a similar nature; of the same family; proceeding from the same stock or root.

Adjective : (linguistics) Descended from the same source lexemes (same etymons) of an ancestor language.

curious

Adjective : Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.

Adjective : Caused by curiosity.

Adjective : Leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual.

certain

Adjective : Sure in one's mind, positive; absolutely confident in the truth of something.

Adjective : Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact.

Adjective : Sure to happen, inevitable; assured.

cabinet

Noun : A storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall.

Noun : A cupboard.

Noun : (figuratively) A source of valuable things; a storehouse.

conform

Verb : (intransitive, of persons, often followed by to) To act in accordance with expectations; to behave in the manner of others, especially as a result of social pressure.

Verb : (intransitive, of things, situations, etc.) To be in accordance with a set of specifications or regulations, or with a policy or guideline.

Verb : (transitive) To make similar in form or nature; to make suitable for a purpose; to adapt.

creeple

Noun : (obsolete, UK, dialect) A creeping creature; a reptile.

Noun : Obsolete form of cripple. [(sometimes offensive) A person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body.]

cordial

Adjective : Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate.

Adjective : Radiating warmth and friendliness; genial.

Adjective : (rare) Tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate; giving strength or spirits.

calumny

Noun : (countable) A false accusation or charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing.

Noun : (uncountable) Falsifications or misrepresentations intended to disparage or discredit another.

Verb : (transitive, formal) To make false accusations or levy false charges against a person with the intent to tarnish that person's reputation or standing; to calumniate.

clothes

Noun : (plural only) Items of clothing; apparel.

Noun : The covering of a bed; bedclothes.

Noun : Laundry (hung on a clothesline).

chronic

Adjective : Of a problem, that continues over an extended period of time.

Adjective : (medicine) Prolonged or slow to heal.

Adjective : Of a person, suffering from an affliction that is prolonged or slow to heal.

clarify

Verb : (of liquids, such as wine or syrup) To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter.

Verb : To make clear or easily understood; to explain in order to remove doubt or obscurity.

Verb : (ergative) To grow or become clear or transparent; to become free from feculent impurities, as wine or other liquid under clarification.

collate

Verb : (transitive) To examine diverse documents and so on, to discover similarities and differences.

Verb : (transitive) To assemble something in a logical sequence.

Verb : (transitive) To sort multiple copies of printed documents into sequences of individual page order, one sequence for each copy, especially before binding.

charter

Noun : A document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges.

Noun : A similar document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.

Noun : A contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel, or space on a vessel.

correct

Adjective : Free from error; true; accurate; astute.

Adjective : With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.

Noun : A correct response.

censure

Noun : The act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension.

Noun : An official reprimand.

Noun : Judicial or ecclesiastical sentence or reprimand; condemnatory judgment.

contest

Noun : (uncountable) Controversy; debate.

Noun : (uncountable) Struggle for superiority; combat.

Noun : (countable) A competition.

conceit

Noun : (obsolete) Something conceived in the mind; an idea, a thought.

Noun : The faculty of conceiving ideas; mental faculty; apprehension.

Noun : Quickness of apprehension; active imagination; lively fancy.

conduit

Noun : A pipe or channel for conveying water, etc.

Noun : A duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled; a type of raceway.

Noun : (figurative) A means by which something is transmitted.

cascade

Noun : A waterfall or series of small waterfalls.

Noun : (figuratively) A stream or sequence of a thing or things occurring as if falling like a cascade.

Noun : A series of electrical (or other types of) components, the output of any one being connected to the input of the next.

compare

Verb : (transitive) To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.

Verb : (transitive) To declare two things to be similar in some respect ["to compare X to Y"].

Verb : (transitive, grammar) To form the three degrees of comparison of (an adjective).

corrupt

Adjective : Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes.

Adjective : In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.

Adjective : Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; in an invalid state.

commute

Verb : To exchange substantially; to abate but not abolish completely, a penalty, obligation, or payment in return for a great, single thing or an aggregate; to cash in; to lessen

Verb : (transitive, finance, law) To pay, or arrange to pay, in advance, in a lump sum instead of part by part.

Verb : (transitive, law, criminology) To reduce the sentence previously given for a criminal offense.

chicken

Noun : (countable) A domesticated species of junglefowl (usually, Gallus gallus; sometimes, Gallus gallus domesticus or Gallus domesticus), especially so-called when young.

Noun : (uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food.

Noun : (archaic) The young of any bird; a chick.

commend

Verb : (transitive) To congratulate or reward.

Verb : (transitive) To praise or acclaim.

Verb : (transitive) To entrust or commit to the care of someone else.

cluster

Noun : A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.

Noun : (astronomy) A group of galaxies, nebulae, or stars that appear to the naked eye to be near each other.

Noun : (chemistry) An ensemble of bound atoms (especially of a metal) or molecules, intermediate in size between a molecule and a bulk solid.

closure

Noun : An event or occurrence that signifies an ending.

Noun : A feeling of completeness; the experience of an emotional conclusion, usually to a difficult period.

Noun : A device to facilitate temporary and repeatable opening and closing.

consult

Noun : (US, countable) A visit to consult somebody, such as a doctor; a consultation.

Noun : (obsolete) The act of consulting or deliberating; consultation

Noun : (obsolete) the result of consultation; determination; decision.

cushion

Noun : A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support.

Noun : (Commonwealth) A throw pillow.

Noun : A thin, flat pad used on hard chairs and sometimes toilet seats.

convert

Verb : (transitive) To transform or change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product.

Verb : (transitive) To change (something) from one use, function, or purpose to another.

Verb : (transitive) To induce (someone) to adopt a particular religion, faith, ideology or belief (see also sense 11).

cursory

Adjective : Hasty or superficial.

Adjective : Careless or desultory.

Adjective : (obsolete) Running about; not stationary.

conjure

Verb : (intransitive) To perform magic tricks.

Verb : (transitive) To summon (a devil, etc.) using supernatural power.

Verb : (intransitive, archaic) To practice black magic.

curtail

Verb : (transitive, obsolete) To cut short the tail of an animal

Verb : (transitive) To shorten or abridge the duration of something; to truncate.

Verb : (transitive, figuratively) To limit or restrict, keep in check.

couture

Noun : (fashion) The production of high-end, custom-made clothing.

Noun : A surname.

compose

Verb : (transitive) To make something by merging parts.

Verb : (transitive) To make up the whole; to constitute.

Verb : (transitive, nonstandard) To comprise.

conquer

Verb : To defeat in combat; to subjugate.

Verb : To acquire by force of arms, win in war; to become ruler of; to subjugate.

Verb : To overcome an abstract obstacle.

consist

Verb : (obsolete, copulative) To be.

Verb : (obsolete, intransitive) To exist.

Verb : (intransitive, with in) To comprise or contain.

ceiling

Noun : The overhead closure of a room.

Noun : The upper limit of an object or action.

Noun : (aviation) The highest altitude at which an aircraft can safely maintain flight.

convene

Verb : (intransitive) To come together; to meet; to unite.

Verb : (intransitive) To come together, as in one body or for a public purpose; to meet; to assemble.

Verb : (transitive) To cause to assemble; to call together; to convoke.

contain

Verb : (transitive) To hold inside.

Verb : (transitive) To include as a part.

Verb : (transitive) To put constraints upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.

cuisine

Noun : (countable, uncountable) A characteristic style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin.

Noun : (uncountable) Synonym of culinary art: The art of preparing food, generally.

Noun : (countable, dated) A kitchen or cooking department.

consume

Verb : (transitive) To use up.

Verb : (transitive) To eat.

Verb : (transitive) To completely occupy the thoughts or attention of.

contour

Noun : An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape.

Noun : A line on a map or chart delineating those points which have the same altitude or other plotted quantity: a contour line or isopleth.

Noun : (linguistics) a speech sound which behaves as a single segment, but which makes an internal transition from one quality, place, or manner to another.

copious

Adjective : Vast in quantity or number, profuse, abundant; taking place on a large scale.

Adjective : Having an abundant supply.

Adjective : Full of thought, information, or matter; exuberant in words, expression, or style.

coterie

Noun : A circle of people who associate with one another for a common purpose.

Noun : A communal burrow of prairie dogs.

culprit

Noun : The person or thing at fault for a problem or crime.

Noun : (UK, law) A prisoner accused but not yet tried.

caravan

Noun : A convoy or procession of travellers, their cargo and vehicles, and any pack animals, especially camels crossing a desert.

Noun : (Australia, Britain, New Zealand, South Africa) A furnished vehicle towed behind a car, etc., and used as a dwelling when stationary.

Verb : To travel in a caravan (procession).

charity

Noun : (countable) An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.

Noun : (countable) The goods or money given to those in need.

Noun : (uncountable) Benevolence to others less fortunate than ourselves; the providing of goods or money to those in need.

combine

Verb : (transitive) To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite.

Verb : (transitive) To have two or more things or properties that function together.

Verb : (intransitive) To come together; to unite.

crusade

Noun : (historical) Any of the Papally-endorsed military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Latin Europe in the 11th to 13th centuries to reconquer the Levant from the Muslims, as well as expeditions along the Baltic Sea and against the Cathars.

Noun : Any war instigated and blessed by the Church for alleged religious ends, (especially) papal-sanctioned military campaigns against infidels or heretics.

Noun : (figuratively) A grand concerted effort toward some purportedly worthy cause.

curator

Noun : A person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo.

Noun : One appointed to act as guardian of the estate of a person not legally competent to manage it, or of an absentee; a trustee.

Noun : A member of a curatorium, a board for electing university professors, etc.

compile

Verb : (transitive) To make by gathering pieces from various sources.

Verb : (obsolete) To construct; to build.

Verb : (transitive, snooker) To achieve (a break) by making a sequence of shots.

courier

Noun : (uncountable, typography) A monospace font that resembles the characters produced by a typewriter.

Noun : (countable) A surname originating as an occupation.

Noun : A person who delivers messages.

consort

Noun : The spouse of a monarch.

Noun : A husband, wife, companion or partner.

Noun : (euphemistic, sometimes humorous) An informal, usually well-publicized sexual companion of a monarch, aristocrat, celebrity, etc.

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