4-letter words - C Flashcards
(3rd.) to call.
CAAS
/
(Fr.) a woman’s work-basket
CABA
/LS
CABAS, CABAL
(3rd.) to take or drive a taxi
CABS
S/
SCABS
(Sl.) excrement
CACA
/OS
CACAS, CACAO
Faeces, rubbish; (verb) to defecate
CACK
/SY
CACKS, CACKING, CACKED; CACKY
A Mediterranean medicinal shrub
CADE
/EST
CADES, CADEE, CADET
(Arabic) a civil judge in a Muslim country
CADI
/ES
CADIS, CADIE. [Arabic qadi, a judge]. Also KADI, QADI. Cf. CAID, KAID, QAID
(Pl.) a dishonourable man.
CADS
ES/
ECADS, SCADS
A coffee house or a small, inexpensive restaurant
CAFE
/S
CAFES
(Sl.) cafe
CAFF
S/S
CAFFS, SCAFF
(Pl.) a cafe.
CAFS
/
A compartment or enclosure, usu made from bars and wires; (verb) to enclose in such a place
CAGE
/DRSY
CAGES, CAGED, CAGER, CAGEY
(Pl.) garments for protecting against rain
CAGS
S/
SCAGS
Normally has 5 letters
Cautious, wary
CAGY
/
CAGIER, CAGIEST; CAGILY. Also CAGEY.
(Arabic) a North African chief
CAID
-/S
CAIDS. Also KAID, QAID. cf. CADI, KADI, QADI
(Gaelic) a tenanted farm rent paid in kind
CAIN
/S
CAINS. Also KAIN, KANE
A breadlike composition enriched with additions such as sugar, eggs, spices, currants, peel, etc.; (verb) to take on the consistency of such a mixture
CAKE
/DSY
CAKES, CAKING, CAKED. CAKEY
With the consistency of cake
CAKY
/
CAKIER, CAKIEST. Also CAKEY.
- a young cow 2. the skin of a calf, calfskin
CALF
/S
CALFS, CALVES
A pointed piece on a horseshoe to prevent slipping; (verb) to provide with such a thing
CALK
/S
CALKS, CALKING, CALKED. Also CALKIN, CALKER, CAULKER, CAWKER
To summon
CALL
S/AS
CALLA, CALLS; SCALL
Not disturbed; (verb) to pacify
CALM
/SY
CALMER, CALMEST; CALMLY; CALMS, CALMING, CALMED; CALMY
(Ital.) (abbrev. of) CALANDO, slowing with gradually lowering volume; (noun) a Spanish argot used by chicano youths
CALO
/S
CALOS
In Ireland, a dark shaly limestone
CALP
S/AS
CALPA, CALPS; SCALP
(Pl.) calorie.
CALS
/
(Lat.) the substance of a metal or mineral that remains after strong heating
CALX
/
CALCES or CALXES. [L. calx, lime].
The hybrid offspring of a camel and a llama
CAMA
/NS
CAMAN, CAMAS
common pt
(Noun) a lead rod for framing a pane in a leaded or stained glass window
CAME
/LOS
CAMEL, CAMEO, CAMES
(Short for) camisole
CAMI
/S
CAMIS
Camouflage
CAMO
/S
CAMOS
Effeminately homosexual; (verb) to live in a tent
CAMP
S/IOSY
CAMPER, CAMPEST; CAMPLY; CAMPS, CAMPING, CAMPED. CAMPI, CAMPO, CAMPY; SCAMP
(3rd.) to whiten with camstone.
CAMS
S/
SCAMS
To beat with a rod
CANE
/DHRS
CANED, CANEH, CANER, CANES
(Port.) a wooden collar used to punish criminals in China
CANG
/S
CANGS. Also CANGUE.
To direct the steering of
CANN
/ASY
CANNS, CANNING, CANNED. Also CON, CONN. CANNA, CANNY
(3rd.) to store in a tin.
CANS
S/OT
CANSO, CANST; SCANS
(Adj.) affectedly moral or religious; (verb) to tilt, slope
CANT
S/OSY
CANTER, CANTEST; CANTS, CANTING, CANTED. CANTO, CANTY; SCANT
Like cane, abounding in cane
CANY
/
CANIER, CANIEST.
(Spanish) a Spanish cloak
CAPA
S/S
CAPAS; SCAPA
(Verb, naut.) to keep a course towards a headland
CAPE
S/DRSX
CAPES, CAPING, CAPED. CAPER, CAPEX; SCAPE
(Hebrew) a Hebrew letter
CAPH
/S
CAPHS. Also KAPH, KHAPH, KHAF, KAF.
(Pl.) heads of a branch of the Mafia.
CAPI
S/Z
plural of CAPO, no -S; CAPIZ; SCAPI
(Ital.) the head of a branch of the Mafia
CAPO
/NST
CAPOS or CAPI. CAPON, CAPOT
(Pl.) to put a cap on something.
CAPS
/
(Abbr.) carburettor
CARB
/OSY
CARBS. CARBO, CARBY.
To provide with a stiff piece of paper
CARD
/ISY
CARDS, CARDING, CARDED. CARDI, CARDY
To be concerned or interested
CARE
S/DRSTX
CARED, CARER, CARES, CARET, CAREX; SCARE
Think: a place near Grange
Worry; trouble, distress; (verb) to worry
CARK
/S
CARKS, CARKING, CARKED. [L. carricare, to load].
A rude, rustic man; a churl
CARL
/ES
CARLS. Also CARLE, CARLOT.
Think CAIRN with one letter removed
A mound of stone set up as a memorial
CARN
/SY
CARNS. Also CAIRN, KARN. CARNY
(Verb) to criticise, complain; also, a fish
CARP
S/IS
CARPS, CARPING, CARPED. CARPI; SCARP
(ON) an alder wood
CARR
/SY
CARRS, CARRY
(Pl.) self-propelled wheeled vehicle.
CARS
S/E
CARSE; SCARS
To convey in a two-wheeled vehicle
CART
S/AES
CARTS, CARTING, CARTED. CARTA, CARTE. SCART
(Ital.) a house, a mansion
CASA
/S
CASAS
To put in a container or receptacle
CASE
/DS
CASES, CASING, CASED.
A small Eastern coin; (verb) to convert into notes and coins
CASH
/
CASHES, CASHING, CASHED.
A hollow round container for holding liquor, made of wooden staves bound with hoops; (verb) to put into such a vessel
CASK
/SY
CASKS, CASKING, CASKED. CASKY
To throw with force
CAST
/ES
CASTS, CASTING, CAST or (obs.) CASTED. CASTE
(Obs.) a dainty or choice food
CATE
/RS
CATES, CATER
(3rd.) to vomit. Also (pl. noun) felines.
CATS
S/
CATTED, CATTING. SCATS
A coal-miner’s basket
CAUF
/
No -S. CAUVES. Also CORF
An opaque, compact variety of BARITE, or heavy spar (lower-scoring variant)
CAUK
/S
CAUKS. Also CAWK.
A foetal membrane covering the head
CAUL
/DKS
CAULS, CAULD, CAULK
(Scots) pale bluish-grey clay; (verb) to whiten with this
CAUM
/S
CAUMS, CAUMING, CAUMED. Also CAM, CALM.
Think: cup
(Scots) a two-handed drinking bowl
CAUP
S/S
CAUPS. SCAUP
(Spanish) a sparkling wine
CAVA
/S
CAVAS
To hollow out
CAVE
/DLRS
CAVES, CAVING, CAVED. CAVEL, CAVER
A kind of South American rodent
CAVY
/
CAVIES. No -S
An opaque, compact variety of BARITE, or heavy spar (higher-scoring variant)
CAWK
/S
CAWKS. Also CAUK.
(3rd.) to cry as a crow.
CAWS
S/
SCAWS
(Pl.) low islet.
CAYS
/
(Sl.) casual.
CAZH
/
(Shakesp.) enough said.
CEAS
/E
Also CAESE, SESE, SESEY, SESSA. CEASE
(Pl.) CECUM, the blind gut.
CECA
/L
CECAL
To yield or surrender something, such as a territory
CEDE
/DRS
CEDES, CEDING, CEDED. CEDER
(Fante) a Ghanaian monetary unit, equal to 100 PESEWAS
CEDI
/S
CEDIS
(Pl.) the letter C.
CEES
/
To provide with a ceiling
CEIL
/IS
CEILS, CEILING, CEILED. Also CIEL. CEILI
(Verb) to store in a honeycomb
CELL
/AIOS
CELLS, CELLING, CELLED. CELLA, CELLI, CELLO
(Pl.) celluloid.
CELS
/
A prehistoric stone tool, such as an axehead
CELT
/S
CELTS
(Fr.) a nominal annual payment given to the owner of an estate or property in recognition of his or her title.
CENS
/E
CENSE
A coin worth 1/100th of a dollar
CENT
S/OSU
CENTS. CENTO, CENTU. SCENT
A kind of edible mushroom
CEPE
/S
CEPES. Also CEP.
(Pl.) kind of edible mushroom.
CEPS
/
Wax; a wax-like protuberance at base of upper part of bird’s bill; (verb) to cover with wax
CERE
/DS
CERES, CERING, CERED.
Think Honda
(Spanish) a large spiny-finned food fish
CERO
/CS
CEROS. [Sp. sierra, saw]. CEROC
(Abbr.) certainty
CERT
/SY
CERTS. CERTY
Think of a pool or pit
A tax, a local rate; (verb) to impose a tax
CESS
/E
CESSES, CESSING, CESSED. Also SESS. CESSE
A badger’s home
CETE
/S
CETES. Also SETT.
A bit of paper punched out of paper tape or cards
CHAD
/OS
CHADS. CHADO
(Romany) fem. of CHAL, a fellow, a person
CHAI
/NRS
CHAIS. CHAIN, CHAIR
(Romany) a fellow, a person
CHAL
/KS
CHALS. The feminine is CHAI. CHALK
(Turkish) a prince or chief; a governor
CHAM
/PS
CHAMS. Also KHAN. CHAMP
(Vietnamese) a monetary unit of Vietnam
CHAO
/S
CHAOS. Also HAO.
To roughen; also (noun) a fellow
CHAP
/EST
CHAPS, CHAPPING, CHAPPED or CHAPT. CHAPE
To burn slightly
CHAR
A/ADEKMRSTY
CHARS, CHARRING, CHARRED. CHARA, CHARD, CHARE, CHARK, CHARM, CHART, CHARY. ACHAR
(Pl.) tea.
CHAS
/EM
CHASE, CHASM
To converse informally
CHAT
/S
CHATS, CHATTING, CHATTED.
(Coll.) derogatory word for a young working class person who wears casual sports clothes
CHAV
S/ES
CHAVS. CHAVE. SCHAV
Not CHEW, but almost
To grind with the teeth; to masticate
CHAW
/KS
CHAWS, CHAWING, CHAWED. CHAWK
(Tamil) an Indian plant of the madder family whose root yields a red dye
CHAY
/AS
CHAYS. Also CHAYA, SHAYA. CHAYROOT
(Verb) to work as a head cook
CHEF
/S
CHEFS, CHEFING or CHEFFING, CHEFED or CHEFFED.
(Short for) a chemistry class or course
CHEM
/OS
CHEMS, CHEMO
(Fr.) dear.
CHER
O/ET
CHERE, CHERT. OCHER
To crush or grind with the teeth
CHEW
/SY
CHEWS, CHEWING, CHEWED. CHEWY
Fr.) at the home of.
CHEZ
/
A Mexican herb
CHIA
/OS
CHIAS, CHIAO
(Scots) a sharp weapon such as a knife or razor; (verb) to slash with a sharp weapon
CHIB
/S
CHIBS, CHIBBING, CHIBBED
(Noun) style, elegance; (adj.) having style, elegant
CHIC
/AHKOS
CHICS; CHICER, CHICEST; CHICLY. CHICA, CHICH, CHICK, CHICO
(Pt.) to scold.
CHID
/E
CHIDE
(Hindi) a slatted blind
CHIK
/S
CHIKS
Part of the face below the mouth; (verb) to hold with this part
CHIN
/AEGKOS
CHINS, CHINNING, CHINNED nb CHYND. CHINA, CHINE, CHING, CHINK, CHINO
To break a small piece from
CHIP
/S
CHIPS, CHIPPING, CHIPPED
(Pl.) Greek letter.
CHIS
/
Think scrap of paper
(Dial.) a shoot; (verb) to sprout
CHIT
/S
CHITS, CHITTING, CHITTED
(Slang) a knife; (verb) to cut with a knife
CHIV
/ESY
CHIVS, CHIVING or CHIVVING, CHIVED/CHIVVED. CHIVE, CHIVY. Cf CHIB
(Sl.) a cheat, a swizz; (verb) to swindle
CHIZ
/Z
CHIZZES, CHIZZING, CHIZZED. CHIZZ
(Coll.) A usually brown sweet substance
CHOC
/KOS
CHOCS. CHOCK, CHOCO
(Dial.) the core of a piece of fruit
CHOG
/S
CHOGS
(Korean) a Korean monetary unit.
CHON
/S
CHONS. Also JUN.
To sever with a sharp tool
CHOP
/S
CHOPS, CHOPPING, CHOPPED.
-/2
(Fr.) a cabbage; an ornamental soft rosette; a cream bun
CHOU
/TX
CHOUT, CHOUX
(Verb) to eat
CHOW
/KS
CHOWS, CHOWING, CHOWED. CHOWK
A species of fresh-water fish of the Cyprinidae or Carp family, aka CHEVEN
CHUB
/S
CHUBS
To move with a dull explosive noise, as a locomotive
CHUG
/S
CHUGS, CHUGGING, CHUGGED.
(Verb) to become a friend
CHUM
/PS
CHUMS, CHUMMING, CHUMMED. CHUMP
(NZ) an informal expression of agreement.
CHUR
/LNR
No -S. CHURL, CHURN, CHURR
(Fr.) to utter an expression of impatience.
CHUT
/ES
CHUTE, CHUTS
(Ital.) goodbye.
CIAO
/
(Obs.) to decide
CIDE
/DRS
CIDES, CIDING, CIDED. CIDER
(Pl.) champion.
CIDS
A/
ACIDS
To provide with a ceiling (variant sp.)
CIEL
/S
CIELS, CIELING, CIELED. Also CEIL.
(Pl.) cigarette.
CIGS
/
A sill
CILL
/S
CILLS
A motion picture
CINE
/S
CINES
(French) the number five
CINQ
/S
CINQS
A detached piece of a plant capable of propagating, esp by grafting; a young member of a family
CION
S/S
CIONS. Also SCION
(Fr.) a fabric with a waxed finish (the e is accented)
CIRE
/S
CIRES
A species of bunting
CIRL
/S
CIRLS
A tomb consisting of stone chest covered with stone slabs
CIST
/S
CISTS
To quote as an authority or example
CITE
/DRS
CITED, CITER, CITES
(Lat.) quickly.
CITO
/
No -S
(Pl.) term of contempt for someone who is not a gentleman.
CITS
/
A large town
CITY
/
CITIES, CITIED.
A herb of the onion family.
CIVE
/ST
CIVES. Also CHIVE. CIVET
To cover one material with another
CLAD
Y/ES
CLADS, CLADDING, CLADDED. CLADE. YCLAD
To stick
CLAG
/S
CLAGS, CLAGGING, CLAGGED.
(Verb) to dig for a type of shellfish
CLAM
/EPS
CLAMS, CLAMMING, CLAMMED. CLAME, CLAMP
A united group of families
CLAN
/GKS
CLANS. CLANG, CLANK
To bring the hands together smartly
CLAP
/ST
CLAPS, CLAPPING, CLAPPED or CLAPT.
(Scots) something scraped together, a lump; (verb) to scratch, scrape
CLAT
E/S
CLATS, CLATTING, CLATTED. Also CLAUT. ECLAT
To scratch with sharp, curved toenails
CLAW
-/S
CLAWS, CLAWING, CLAWED.
(Verb) to purify (e.g. sugar) with this substance from the ground
CLAY
/S
CLAYS, CLAYING, CLAYED
A character placed on the stave by which the absolute pitch of the following notes is fixed
CLEF
/ST
CLEFS
A horse-fly
CLEG
/S
CLEG
To starve
CLEM
/S
CLEMS, CLEMMING, CLEMMED
A corner of a sail with hole to attach ropes; (verb) to attach a rope thus
CLEW
/S
CLEWS, CLEWING, CLEWED.
To cut e.g. hair
CLIP
/EST
CLIPS, CLIPPING, CLIPPED or CLIPT
(Sl.) a clitoris
CLIT
/S
CLITS
A lump or mass, especially of earth, turf, or clay; (verb) to pelt with such a lump
CLOD
/S
CLODS, CLODDING, CLODDED.
A wooden shoe; a shoe with a wooden sole; (verb) to choke with an impediment
CLOG
/S
CLOGS, CLOGGING, CLOGGED
A group of asexually derived organisms
CLON
/EKS
CLONS; CLONE, CLONK
To make the sound of a hoof striking pavement
CLOP
/S
CLOPS, CLOPPING, CLOPPED.
To form into a thick mass
CLOT
/EHS
CLOTS, CLOTTING, CLOTTED
(Fr.) the main point of interest; a dominant idea
CLOU
/DRST
CLOUS
(Scots) = CLOVE
CLOW
/NS
CLOWS
To gratify beyond desire
CLOY
/ES
CLOYS, CLOYING, CLOYED
A heavy staff of wood, usually tapering, and wielded in the hand; (verb) to strike with such a staff
CLUB
/S
CLUBS, CLUBBING, CLUBBED
(Verb) to furnish with a hint
CLUE
/DSY
CLUES, CLUING or CLUEING, CLUED, CLUEY
(Verb) to dig for a solid black fuel
COAL
/ASY
COALS, COALING, COALED. nb COALA, COALY
An outer garment with sleeves; an overcoat; (verb) to cover with such a garment
COAT
/EIS
COATS, COATING, COATED. NB COATE, COATI
To cajole
COAX
/
COAXES, COAXING, COAXED
A gull, esp. the great black-backed gull
COBB
/SY
COBBS. Also COB
Think of male swan
(3rd.) to strike, thump on the buttocks.
COBS
/
COBBING, COBBED
(Quechua) the dried leaf of a South American shrub
COCA
/S
COCAS
(Obs.) a coach
COCH
/
COCHES
A male bird; (verb) to draw back (of a gun)
COCK
A/SY
COCKS, COCKING, COCKED. NB ACOCK, COCKY
The coconut palm
COCO
/AS
COCOS. NB COCOA
(Ital.) an end-piece
CODA
/S
CODAS
To convert into symbols
CODE
/CDNRSX
CODES, CODING, CODED. NB CODEC, CODEN, CODER, CODEX
(3rd.) to trick, deceive.
CODS
/
CODDING, CODDED
A girl student at a coeducational institution
COED
/S
COEDS
(Scots) to buy (think: cough up)
COFF
S/S
COFFS, COFFING, COFFED or COFT. NB SCOFF
(Scots) pt. to buy.
COFT
/
think sprocket
(3rd.) to cheat, dissemble.
COGS
S/
COGGED, COGGING. NB SCOGS
A Pacific salmon
COHO
/EGS
COHOS or COHOES. Also COHOE. NB COHOG
A covering for the head, esp the close-fitting cap of white lawn or silk originally worn by serjeants-at-law; (verb) to put the hair into such a cap
COIF
/S
COIFS, COIFING, COIFED. Also COIFFE, QUOIF.
To wind in even rings
COIL
/S
COILS, COILING, COILED.
To make metal currency
COIN
/S
COINS, COINING, COINED.
A material for cordage, matting, etc., consisting of the prepared fiber of the outer husk of the cocoanut
COIR
/S
COIRS. Also KYAR.
(Aust. sl.) the buttocks, the backside
COIT
/S
COITS
(Verb) to make into, or to become like heated coal
COKE
/DS
COKES, COKING, COKED.
Resembling coke
COKY
/
COKIER, COKIEST.
(Temne) a genus of W. African trees producing nuts used in drugs and for flavouring soft drinks
COLA
/S
COLAS. Also KOLA.
Not hot
COLD
AS/S
COLDER, COLDEST; COLDLY; COLDS
A plant of the Brassica or Cabbage genus; esp. that form of B. oleracea called rape and coleseed
COLE
/DSY
COLES, COLED, COLEY
(Obs.) to embrace, hug
COLL
/SY
COLLS, COLLING, COLLED.
(Pl.) a pass over mountains.
COLS
/
A young male horse; (verb) to frisk like such a horse, to defraud
COLT
/S
COLTS, COLTING, COLTED
Add a letter to make a white fish
An African bird
COLY
/
COLIES.
(Lat.) a spherical cloud of material surrounding the head of a comet; a state of unconsciousness
COMA
/ELS
COMAE or COMAS, COMAL
To arrange or clean with a toothed instrument
COMB
/EIOSY
COMBS, COMBING, COMBED. COMBE, COMBI, COMBO, COMBY
To move toward something or someone
COME
/RST
COMES, COMETH, COMING, CAME. COMER, COMET
As in a _ badge, a small wearable badge-shaped radio transmitter
COMM
/AOSY
COMMS. COMMA, COMMO, COMMY
(Coll.) a compositor; (verb) to work as a compositor
COMP
/OST
COMPS, COMPING, COMPED. COMPO, COMPT
(Abbr.) combinations.
COMS
/
No *COM
(Pt.) to know, study.
COND
Y/O
YCOND, CONDO
(Verb) to bear coniferous fruit
CONE
S/DSY
CONES, CONING, CONED. SCONE, CONEY+
An online conference
CONF
/S
CONFS
(Pl.) CONUS, a type of ventricle in mammals
CONI
/ACN
CONIA, CONIC, CONIN
To fail, break down
CONK
/SY
CONKS, CONKING, CONKED. Also KONK. CONKY
Think US state
To direct the steering of
CONN
/ES
CONNS, CONNING, CONNED. Also CON. CONNE
(3rd.) trick, or persuade by dishonest means.
CONS
I/
A rabbit
CONY
/
CONIES. Also CONEY.
(Scots) a lout, a dolt
COOF
/S
COOFS. Also CUIF.
To prepare food by heating
COOK
/SY
COOKS, COOKING, COOKED. COOKY
Moderately cold; (verb) to make less warm
COOL
/S
COOLER, COOLEST; COOLLY; COOLS, COOLING, COOLED.
Soot; coal dust; refuse matter; (verb) to begrime
COOM
/BSY
COOMS, COOMING, COOMED. COOMB, COOMY
A raccoon
COON
/S
COONS
To confine
COOP
S/ST
COOPS, COOPING, COOPED. COOPT
(3rd.) to make a sound like a dove.
COOS
/T
COOED, COOING. COOST
A water bird, black with a white frontal shield
COOT
S/S
COOTS. SCOOT
To contend or strive; to manage
COPE
S/DNRS
COPES, COPING, COPED. COPEN, COPER
(3rd.) to capture.
COPS
S/EY
SCOPS, COPSE, COPSY
To imitate
COPY
/
COPIES, COPYING, COPIED.
(Verb) to bind with a rope
CORD
/S
CORDS, CORDING, CORDED.
To remove the central part of
CORE
S/DRSY
CORES, CORING, CORED. CORER, COREY
A coal-miner’s basket
CORF
/
CORVES. Also CAUF
The outer bark of the cork tree, a species of oak; (verb) to stop up with a cork
CORK
/SY
CORKS, CORKING, CORKED. CORKY
The swollen subterranean part of a stem
CORM
/S
CORMS
To preserve with salt; a cereal grain
CORN
AS/IOSUY
CORNS, CORNING, CORNED. ACORN, SCORN/CORNI, CORNO, CORNU, CORNY
(Pl.) Hebrew measure
CORS
/EO
CORSE, CORSO
Think Conservative Tory
(Romany) (vulg.) the penis
CORY
/
CORIES. [Romany kori, thorn]. Also COREY.
To make oneself cosy
COSE
/CDSTY
COSES, COSING, COSED. COSEC, COSET, COSEY
A bludgeon, truncheon, lead-pipe, piece of flexible tubing filled with metal, or the like, used as a weapon; (verb) to strike with such a weapon
COSH
/
COSHES, COSHING, COSHED.
A waste of good letters
(Hindi) a measure of distance
COSS
/
COSSES. Also KOSS, KOS.
To estimate a price for production of
COST
/AES
COSTS, COSTING, COST or COSTED. COSTA, COSTE
Snug; (noun) a cover for a teapot, (Verb) to make cosy, snuggle
COSY
/
COSIER, COSIEST; COSILY; Also COSEY, COSIE, COZEY, COZIE, COZY. COSIES, COSYING, COSIED
think du rhône
To pass by; to outstrip (as one dog another)
COTE
/DS
COTES, COTING, COTED.
(Abbr.) hyperbolic cotangent
COTH
/S
COTHS
(Pl.) small bed for a young child.
COTS
S/
(Spenser) a small boat
COTT
/AS
COTTS. COTTA
(Scots) to overturn, turn up; (Noun) a sudden seizure of power
COUP
S/ES
COUPS, COUPING, COUPED. Also COWP. COUPE
(Obs.) to cover
COUR
S/BDEST
COURS, COURING, COURED or COURD. COURB, COURE, COURT
(Verb) to form or provide with an architectural cove
COVE
/DNRSTY
COVES, COVING, COVED. COVEN, COVER, COVET, COVEY
(Dial.) to retch, feel nauseated
COWK
/S
COWKS, COWKING, COWKED.
A large loose hood, esp of a kind worn by a monk; (verb) to cover with such a hood
COWL
S/S
COWLS, COWLING, COWLED. SCOWL
(Scots) to overturn, turn up (high-scoring variant)
COWP
S/S
COWPS, COWPING, COWPED. Also COUP.
(3rd) to subdue. Bovine animals
COWS
S/
COWING, COWED. SCOWS
Suggestive of a cow
COWY
/
COWIER, COWIEST.
(Lat.) the first joint of the leg of an insect or crustacean
COXA
/EL
COXAE, COXAL; anagram of COAX
Bumptious, self-assured
COXY
/
COXIER, COXIEST. Also COCKY, COCKSY.
Come On You Spurs
(3rd.) COY, to caress.
COYS
/
COYING, COYED
To chat
COZE
/DNSY
COZES, COZING, COZED. COZEN, COZEY
(Noun) a cover for a teapot. (Adj.) cosy; (verb) to cuddle up (higher-scoring variant)
COZY
/
COZIER, COZIEST; COZILY. Also COSY, COSEY, COSIE, COZIE, COZEY. COZYING, COZIED.
A marine crustacean; (verb) to obstruct, frustrate
CRAB
S/S
CRABS, CRABBING, CRABBED. SCRAB
A rough steep rock
CRAG
S/S
CRAGS. Also CRAIG. SCRAG
To fill or pack tightly
CRAM
S/EPS
CRAMS, CRAMMING, CRAMMED. SCRAM, CRAME, CRAMP
A measure of capacity for herrings just landed
CRAN
S/EKS
CRANS. SCRAN. CRANE, CRANK
To throw a 2, 3, or 12 in a dice game
CRAP
S/ESY
CRAPS, CRAPPING, CRAPPED. SCRAP, CRAPE, CRAPY
The stomach of an animal
CRAW
S/LS
CRAWS. SCRAW. CRAWL
(Aust.) a CRAYFISH
CRAY
S/S
CRAYS. SCRAY
(Abbr. of) credibility
CRED
A/OS
CREDS. ACRED. CREDO
Of grain, to soften by boiling or soaking
CREE
S/DKLPS
CREES, CREEING, CREED. SCREE. CREEK, CREEL, CREEP
A crematorium
CREM
/ES
CREMS. CREME
To serve aboard a ship
CREW
S/ES
CREWS, CREWING, CREWED. SCREW. CREWE
Think Spanish offspring
The offspring of a llama
CRIA
/S
CRIAS
Think child’s bed
To confine closely
CRIB
/S
CRIBS, CRIBBING, CRIBBED.
(Abbr.) criminal
CRIM
S/EPS
CRIMS. SCRIM. CRIME, CRIMP
(Malay) a dagger or short sword used by the Malays, commonly having a serpentine blade.
CRIS
/EP
Also KRIS, CREESE, KREESE. CRISE, CRISP
(Abbr.) criticism
CRIT
/HS
CRITS. CRITH
(Abbr.) crocodile
CROC
/IKS
CROCS. CROCI, CROCK
(Dial.) to ride a bicycle as a passenger
CROG
S/S
CROGS. SCROG
in computing, a command used to schedule a job that is executed at a certain time, or periodically
CRON
/EKSY
CRONS. CRONE, CRONK, CRONY
To cut off short
CROP
/S
CROPS, CROPPING, CROPPED.
Any of several large black birds of the genus Corvus; (verb) to gloat, exult
CROW
S/DNS
CROWS, CROWING, CROWED. SCROW. CROWD, CROWN
Anything dirty, filthy; (verb) to encrust with dirt
CRUD
/EOSY
CRUDS, CRUDDING, CRUDDED. CRUDE, CRUDO, CRUDY
(Milton) crew
CRUE
/LST
CRUES. CRUEL, CRUET
(Lat.) a part of a leg, the shank
CRUS
E/EHTY
CRURA. CRUSE, CRUSH, CRUST, CRUSY
(Lat.) the nub, the crucial point
CRUX
/
CRUCES or CRUXES
To form into a cube (a regular solid)
CUBE
/BDRS
CUBES, CUBING, CUBED. CUBEB, CUBER
(3rd.) to produce cubs.
CUBS
/
CUBBING, CUBBED
(Pl.) portion of food to be chewed again.
CUDS
S/
(Pt.) to give a cue as a signal.
CUED
/
(3rd.) to give a cue as a signal.
CUES
/
The end of the sleeve near the wrist; a covering for the wrist; (verb) to strike esp. round the head
CUFF
S/OS
CUFFS, CUFFING, CUFFED. CUFFO
Think QUIFF
(Scots) a lout, a dolt
CUIF
/S
CUIFS. Also COOF.
(Scots) the ankle
CUIT
/S
CUITS. Also CUTE, COOT.
(Sl.) a cucumber
CUKE
/S
CUKES
To select from others
CULL
S/SY
CULLS, CULLING, CULLED. SCULL. CULLY
The stem of grass or sedge; (verb) to form such a stem
CULM
/S
CULMS, CULMING, CULMED
A religious society
CULT
/ISY
CULTI, CULTS, CULTY
(Pl.) ejaculated sperm
CUMS
S/
SCUMS
The female pudendum
CUNT
/S
CUNTS
(3rd.) to form into a cup shape.
CUPS
S/
SCUPS
To restrain
CURB
/S
CURBS, CURBING, CURBED.
(Verb) to curdle
CURD
/SY
CURDS, CURDING, CURDED. CURDY
To restore to health
CURE
/DRST
CURES, CURING, CURED. CURER, CURET
An incision made by a cutting tool
CURF
S/S
CURFS. SCURF. Also KERF.
To form into ringlets
CURL
/ISY
CURLS, CURLING, CURLED. CURLI, CURLY
Think CORN
(Scots) a grain, a small quantity
CURN
/SY
CURNS. Also CURRAN. CURNY
To make a purring sound
CURR
/SY
CURRS, CURRING, CURRED. CURRY
(Pl.) a mongrel dog.
CURS
S/EIT
SCURS. CURSE, CURSI, CURST
Abrupt
CURT
/
CURTER, CURTEST; CURTLY.
The cushion in billiards
CUSH
/Y
CUSHES. CUSHY
A kind of fish, aka TORSK or BURBOT
CUSK
/S
CUSKS
A point; the point or horn of the moon; a toothlike meeting of two branches of a curve
CUSP
/SY
CUSPS, CUSPED. CUSPY
A waste of good letters
(Coll.) to curse
CUSS
/O
CUSSES, CUSSING, CUSSED. CUSSO
Pleasingly attractive
CUTE
AS/RSY
CUTER, CUTEST; CUTELY. ACUTE, SCUTE. CUTES, CUTEY
(3rd.) to make an incision in.
CUTS
S/
SCUTS
(Pl.) a bowl-shaped valley or hollow in (Welsh) mountains.
CWMS
/
A greenish-blue colour
CYAN
/OS
CYANS, CYANO
Think Macys
(Lat.) an ogee moulding of the cornice
CYMA
/ERS
CYMAE or CYMAS. CYMAR
A flower cluster in which each growing point ends in a flower, the oldest flowers being at the top or centre of the cluster
CYME
/S
CYMES
A sac
CYST
/S
CYSTS
Think oocyte
In biology, a cell
CYTE
/S
CYTES
(Russian) ruler, emperor
CZAR
/S
CZARS. Also TSAR, TZAR.
