Words Starting with “C”

A narrow opening or crack, especially in a rock wall or similar surface.

A principle or standard by which something may be judged, decided, or evaluated.

Intoxicated or drunk.

Relating to, involving, or spanning different social or economic classes.

Extremely important; decisive or critical to the success or outcome of something.

To deform, cause to break, or compress violently and forcefully into a smaller space.

Any chiefly aquatic arthropod of the class Crustacea, typically having a hard exoskeleton and jointed appendages, including lobsters, crabs, shrimp, and barnacles.

To shed tears as an expression of pain, sorrow, distress, or sometimes happiness.

The action or process of preparing and using land for crops or gardening.

A strong desire to know or learn something.

A system of money in general use in a particular country.

At the present time; now.

A dish of meat, vegetables, or legumes cooked in a sauce flavored with a complex combination of spices, typically including turmeric, cumin, coriander, and chilies.

An organized series of lessons or lectures on a particular subject; a course of study.

According to the customs or usual practices associated with a particular society, place, or set of circumstances.

To skip, leap, or dance about in a playful, lively, or mischievous manner.

A fictional or hypothetical person whose physical abilities are extended beyond normal human limitations by mechanical elements built into the body.