Words Starting with “C”

Expressed the past tense and past participle of clang; made a loud, resonant, metallic sound.

To make a statement or situation less confused and more comprehensible.

The quality of being coherent, easily understood, and free from obscurity or ambiguity.

To grasp, hold, or embrace something tightly with one's hand or arms.

To arrange or organize persons or things into groups or categories according to shared qualities or characteristics.

Informal plural term for people who are clean, sober, or free from illicit substances, or items that have been thoroughly cleaned.

Superlative form of cleanly: most free from dirt, stain, or impurities; maintaining the highest standards of neatness and hygiene.

Easy to perceive, understand, or interpret; transparent or unclouded.

An unobstructed line of sight, free from visual interference or obstacles.

The quality of being easy to see, hear, or understand; transparency or lucidity.

Quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent and showing mental agility.

The face, steep slope, or immediate area alongside a cliff.

A habitational surname or a geographic place name of Old English origin, typically denoting a settlement near a cliff or steep slope.

Any spherical or ovoid bacterium.

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

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

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

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