Words Starting with “C”

Any spherical or ovoid bacterium.

To take a short, light sleep; to nap or doze off briefly.

The practice of alternating between two or more languages, dialects, or linguistic styles in conversation, depending on the social context or interlocutor.

Arranged into a systematic collection or code, especially of laws, rules, or procedures.

The action of thinking deeply about something; contemplation or meditation.

Relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering.

Arranged in a series of loops, rings, or spirals.

Happening by chance without causal connection; occurring together purely by coincidence.

The action of working with someone to produce or create something.

The extended period of political instability, civil wars, and social upheaval that led to the end of the Roman Republic's representative government and the establishment of the Roman Empire.

Having fallen down or caved in; broken down completely in structure or function.

A person with whom one works in a profession or business.

A small metal container with a slit in the top, used for gathering monetary donations for a charity or cause.

A type of particle accelerator in which two beams of particles are accelerated in opposite directions and made to collide with each other.

Blackened, darkened, or begrimed, as if with coal dust or soot.

A person who settles in a new region or country, often to cultivate land or establish a colony.

To apply color to something; to paint, dye, or tint a surface or object.

Having no color; transparent or achromatic.