7 Letter Words That Start With C

chortle

Verb : (intransitive) To laugh with a chortle or chortles.

Noun : A joyful, somewhat muffled laugh, rather like a snorting chuckle.

Noun : A similar sounding vocalisation of various birds.

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.]

chuckle

Noun : A quiet laugh.

Verb : To laugh quietly or inwardly.

Verb : (transitive) To communicate through chuckling.

crucial

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

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

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

cordial

Adjective : Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate.

Adjective : Radiating warmth and friendliness; genial.

Noun : (UK, Australia, New Zealand) A concentrated non-carbonated soft drink which is diluted with water before drinking.

cunning

Adjective : Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.

Noun : The disposition to employ one's skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful.

Noun : Practical skill employed in a secret or crafty manner; craft; artifice; skillful deceit; art or magic.

contend

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

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

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

caustic

Adjective : Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue.

Adjective : (of language, etc.) Sharp, bitter, cutting, biting, and sarcastic in a scathing way.

Noun : Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic.

content

Adjective : Satisfied, pleased, contented.

Noun : Satisfaction, contentment; pleasure.

Noun : That which contents or satisfies; that which if attained would make one happy.

consort

Noun : A husband, wife, companion or partner.

Noun : The spouse of a monarch.

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

chagrin

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

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

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

conceit

Noun : (uncountable) Overly high self-esteem; vain pride; hubris.

Noun : (countable) A novel or fanciful idea; a whim.

Noun : (countable, rhetoric, literature) An ingenious expression or metaphorical idea, especially in extended form or used as a literary or rhetorical device.

concede

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

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

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

cynical

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

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

Adjective : Bitterly or jadedly distrustful or contemptuous; mocking.

control

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

Verb : (transitive) To hold in check, to curb, to restrain.

Noun : (countable, uncountable) An influence or authority over something.

concord

Noun : A state of agreement; harmony; union.

Verb : (intransitive) To agree; to act together.

Noun : (probably influenced by chord, music) An agreeable combination of tones simultaneously heard; a consonant chord; a consonance; a harmony.

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).

Verb : To conceive; to dream up.

carmine

Noun : A purplish-red colour, resembling that pigment.

Noun : A purplish-red pigment, made from dye obtained from the cochineal beetle; carminic acid or any of its derivatives.

Adjective : Of the purplish red colour shade carmine.

carnage

Noun : Death and destruction.

Noun : The corpses, gore, etc. that remain after a massacre.

Noun : (figurative, sports) Any great loss by a team; a game in which one team wins overwhelmingly.

cryptic

Adjective : Having hidden (unapparent) meaning.

Adjective : Mystified or of an obscure nature; not easy to perceive.

Adjective : Involving use of a code or cipher.

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.

cursory

Adjective : Hasty or superficial.

Adjective : Careless or desultory.

Adjective : (obsolete) Running about; not stationary.

concern

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

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

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

conduct

Noun : Behaviour; the manner of behaving.

Noun : The act or method of controlling or directing.

Noun : Skillful guidance or management.

cloying

Adjective : Excessively sweet.

Adjective : Unpleasantly excessive.

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.

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.

citadel

Noun : A strong fortress that sits high above a city.

Noun : (sometimes figurative) A stronghold or fortified place.

Noun : An armoured portion of a warship, housing important equipment.

clamber

Verb : (ambitransitive) To climb (something) with some difficulty, or in a haphazard fashion.

Noun : The act of clambering; a difficult or haphazard climb.

concise

Adjective : Brief, yet including all important information.

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

Adjective : (obsolete) Physically short or truncated.

condemn

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

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

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

coterie

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

Noun : A communal burrow of prairie dogs.

conjure

Verb : (transitive) To evoke.

Verb : (intransitive) To perform magic tricks.

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

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.

Verb : (intransitive) To fall as a waterfall or series of small waterfalls.

compose

Verb : (transitive or intransitive) To construct by mental labor; to think up; particularly, to produce or create a literary or musical work.

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

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

cluster

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

Noun : A number of individuals (animals or people) collected in one place or grouped together; a crowd, a mob, a swarm.

Noun : (computing) A group of computers that work together.

curious

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

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

Adjective : Caused by curiosity.

current

Adjective : Existing or occurring at the moment.

Adjective : Generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment; having currency.

Noun : (by extension, South Asia) electricity, power in general.

censure

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

Noun : Official reprimand.

Verb : (transitive) To criticize harshly.

crooked

Adjective : Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.

Adjective : Set at an angle; not vertical or square.

Adjective : (figuratively) Dishonest or illegal; corrupt.

caprice

Noun : An impulsive, seemingly unmotivated action, change of mind, or notion.

Noun : An unpredictable or sudden condition, change, or series of changes.

Noun : A disposition to be impulsive.

channel

Noun : Something through which another thing passes; a means of conveying or transmitting.

Noun : (business, marketing) A distribution channel.

Noun : (broadcasting) A specific radio frequency or band of frequencies, usually in conjunction with a predetermined letter, number, or codeword, and allocated by international agreement.

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.

cadence

Noun : Balanced, rhythmic flow.

Noun : The measure or beat of movement.

Noun : The general inflection or modulation of the voice, or of any sound.

compact

Adjective : Closely packed or densely constituted; having much material in a small volume.

Noun : An agreement or contract.

Verb : (intransitive) To form an agreement or contract.

clement

Adjective : Mild (said of weather and similar circumstances).

Adjective : Lenient or merciful; charitable.

Noun : A male given name from Latin, borne by an early pope and by several saints.

chamber

Noun : A room or set of rooms, particularly:

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

Noun : A bedroom.

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 12).

clarify

Verb : (by extension) To make or become clear or easily understood; to explain or resolve in order to remove doubt or obscurity.

Verb : (ergative, of liquids, such as wine or syrup) To make or become clear or bright by freeing from impurities or turbidity.

Verb : (obsolete) To glorify.

coerced

Verb : (transitive) To use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in an attempt to compel one to act against their will.

Verb : (transitive) To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.

Verb : (transitive, computing) To force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type.

cadaver

Noun : (literary, medicine) A dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected.

charade

Noun : A deception or pretense, originally an absurdly obvious one but now in general use.

Verb : To act out a charade (of); to gesture; to pretend.

Noun : (uncommon) A single round of the game charades, an acted form of the earlier riddles.

chaotic

Adjective : Filled with chaos.

Adjective : Extremely disorganized or in disarray.

Adjective : (mathematics) Highly sensitive to starting conditions, so that a small change to them may yield a very different outcome.

connote

Verb : (transitive) To signify beyond its literal or principal meaning.

Verb : (intransitive) To express without overt reference; to imply.

Verb : (transitive) To possess an inseparable related condition; to imply as a logical consequence.

comfort

Noun : Contentment, ease.

Noun : A consolation; something relieving suffering or worry.

Verb : (transitive) To relieve the distress or suffering of; to provide comfort to.

clarity

Noun : The state or measure of being clear, either in appearance, thought or style; lucidity.

Noun : The ability to be easily understood.

Noun : The ability to think clearly and rationally.

cognate

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

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

Noun : One of a number of things allied in origin or nature.

corrupt

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

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

Verb : (transitive) To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.

crimson

Noun : A deep, slightly bluish red.

Adjective : Having a deep red colour.

Verb : (intransitive) To become crimson or deep red; to blush.

crusade

Noun : (figuratively, sometimes ironically) A grand, concerted effort towards some purportedly worthy cause.

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

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.

commend

Verb : (transitive) To praise or acclaim.

Verb : (transitive) To recommend.

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

charnel

Noun : A repository for dead bodies.

Adjective : Of or relating to a charnel, deathlike, sepulchral.

Noun : A chapel attached to a mortuary.

console

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

Noun : The keyboard and screen of a computer or other electronic device.

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.

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.

chuffed

Adjective : (UK, Ireland, informal) Very pleased or satisfied; delighted.

Adjective : (UK, Ireland, dialect) Displeased; gruff.

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.

comrade

Noun : A mate, companion, or associate.

Noun : A companion in battle; fellow soldier.

Noun : (communism, by extension) A fellow socialist, communist or other similarly politically aligned person.

contemn

Verb : (transitive, dated) To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt.

Verb : (law) To commit an offence of contempt, such as contempt of court; to unlawfully flout (e.g. a ruling).

candent

Adjective : (now rare) Glowing as a result of its high temperature; incandescent, glowing with heat.

conduit

Noun : A channel or pathway through which something is conducted, carried, etc.

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

Noun : A duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled: electrical conduit.

counsel

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

Noun : Advice; guidance.

Verb : (transitive) To give advice, especially professional advice, to (somebody).

chipper

Adjective : Exhibiting a lively optimism; in high spirits, cheerful.

Noun : Someone who or something which chips (e.g. wood).

Noun : (in particular, US) A machine that reduces organic matter to compost; depending on size, whole tree trunks are reduced to sawdust; a woodchipper.

chemise

Noun : A short nightdress, or similar piece of lingerie.

Noun : A woman's dress that fits loosely; a chemise dress.

Noun : (historical) A loose shirtlike undergarment, especially for women.

comical

Adjective : Funny, whimsically amusing.

Adjective : Laughable; ridiculous.

Adjective : (archaic) Originally, relating to comedy.

capital

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.

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

courier

Noun : A person who delivers messages.

Noun : A company that delivers messages.

Noun : A company that transports goods.

conform

Verb : (transitive, intransitive) To adapt to something by more closely matching it, especially something normative.

Verb : (transitive, intransitive, often followed by to) To change to more closely match typical characteristics or behavior.

Verb : (intransitive, of things or procedures) To be as required or recommended by a specification, regulation, or policy.

crevice

Noun : A narrow crack or fissure, as in a rock or wall.

Noun : (slang) The vagina.

Verb : To crack; to flaw.

coveted

Adjective : Highly sought-after.

connect

Verb : (transitive, of an object) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to be a link between two objects, thereby attaching them to each other.

Verb : (transitive, of a person) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to take one object and attach it to another.

Verb : To associate; to establish a relation between.

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.

compeer

Verb : To be equal with; to match.

Noun : (obsolete) The equal or peer of someone else; a close companion or associate.

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.

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.

confirm

Verb : To assure the accuracy of previous statements.

Verb : To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.

Verb : (transitive) To approve a proposal or nomination.

capable

Adjective : Able and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to something.

Adjective : (obsolete) Of sufficient capacity or size for holding, containing, receiving or taking in; accessible to. Construed with of, for or an infinitive.

careful

Adjective : Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.

Adjective : Conscientious and painstaking; meticulous.

Adjective : (obsolete) Full of cares or anxiety; worried, troubled.

contact

Noun : The establishment of communication (with).

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

Noun : Someone who can be contacted, or with whom one is in communication.

capture

Verb : (transitive) To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.

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

Noun : Something that has been captured; a captive.

consent

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

Noun : Voluntary agreement or permission.

Verb : (intransitive) To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur.

contest

Noun : (countable) A competition.

Noun : (uncountable) Struggle for superiority; combat.

Noun : (uncountable) Controversy; debate.

curtail

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

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

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

chicane

Noun : (motor racing) A sharp double bend on a racecourse, designed to prevent unsafe speeds; an obstacle creating a curve.

Noun : (road transport) A raised area or other obstacle around which vehicles must drive, especially designed to reduce speed.

Noun : A quibble, a pedantic or dishonest objection; an act of deception.

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).

conceal

Verb : (transitive) To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret.

connive

Verb : (intransitive) To secretly cooperate with other people in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing; to collude, to conspire.

Verb : (intransitive, obsolete) Often followed by at: to pretend to be ignorant of something in order to escape blame; to ignore or overlook a fault deliberately.

Verb : (intransitive, botany, rare) Of parts of a plant: to be converging or in close contact; to be connivent.

clatter

Verb : (intransitive) To make a rattling sound.

Noun : A rattling noise; a repetition of abrupt, sharp sounds.

Verb : (intransitive) To chatter noisily or rapidly.

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.

cyprian

Noun : (Christianity) Saint Cyprian, a 3rd-century bishop of Carthage, theologian, martyr, and saint

Noun : (Christianity) Cyprian, a saint figure celebrated alongside Justina in the Coptic and Eastern Orthodox Churches (and formerly in the Roman Catholic Church)

Noun : (archaic) Cypriot

conjoin

Verb : (transitive) To join together; to unite; to combine.

Verb : (transitive) To marry.

Verb : (intransitive) To unite, to join, to league.

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