4-letter words - C Flashcards
1
Q
(3rd.) to call.
A
CAAS
/
2
Q
(Fr.) a woman’s work-basket
A
CABA
/LS
CABAS, CABAL
3
Q
(3rd.) to take or drive a taxi
A
CABS
S/
SCABS
4
Q
(Sl.) excrement
A
CACA
/OS
CACAS, CACAO
5
Q
Faeces, rubbish; (verb) to defecate
A
CACK
/SY
CACKS, CACKING, CACKED; CACKY
6
Q
A Mediterranean medicinal shrub
A
CADE
/EST
CADES, CADEE, CADET
7
Q
(Arabic) a civil judge in a Muslim country
A
CADI
/ES
CADIS, CADIE. [Arabic qadi, a judge]. Also KADI, QADI. Cf. CAID, KAID, QAID
8
Q
(Pl.) a dishonourable man.
A
CADS
ES/
ECADS, SCADS
9
Q
A coffee house or a small, inexpensive restaurant
A
CAFE
/S
CAFES
10
Q
(Sl.) cafe
A
CAFF
S/S
CAFFS, SCAFF
11
Q
(Pl.) a cafe.
A
CAFS
/
12
Q
A compartment or enclosure, usu made from bars and wires; (verb) to enclose in such a place
A
CAGE
/DRSY
CAGES, CAGED, CAGER, CAGEY
13
Q
(Pl.) garments for protecting against rain
A
CAGS
S/
SCAGS
14
Q
Normally has 5 letters
Cautious, wary
A
CAGY
/
CAGIER, CAGIEST; CAGILY. Also CAGEY.
15
Q
(Arabic) a North African chief
A
CAID
-/S
CAIDS. Also KAID, QAID. cf. CADI, KADI, QADI
16
Q
(Gaelic) a tenanted farm rent paid in kind
A
CAIN
/S
CAINS. Also KAIN, KANE
17
Q
A breadlike composition enriched with additions such as sugar, eggs, spices, currants, peel, etc.; (verb) to take on the consistency of such a mixture
A
CAKE
/DSY
CAKES, CAKING, CAKED. CAKEY
18
Q
With the consistency of cake
A
CAKY
/
CAKIER, CAKIEST. Also CAKEY.
19
Q
- a young cow 2. the skin of a calf, calfskin
A
CALF
/S
CALFS, CALVES
20
Q
A pointed piece on a horseshoe to prevent slipping; (verb) to provide with such a thing
A
CALK
/S
CALKS, CALKING, CALKED. Also CALKIN, CALKER, CAULKER, CAWKER
21
Q
To summon
A
CALL
S/AS
CALLA, CALLS; SCALL
22
Q
Not disturbed; (verb) to pacify
A
CALM
/SY
CALMER, CALMEST; CALMLY; CALMS, CALMING, CALMED; CALMY
23
Q
(Ital.) (abbrev. of) CALANDO, slowing with gradually lowering volume; (noun) a Spanish argot used by chicano youths
A
CALO
/S
CALOS
24
Q
In Ireland, a dark shaly limestone
A
CALP
S/AS
CALPA, CALPS; SCALP
25
(Pl.) calorie.
CALS
| /
26
(Lat.) the substance of a metal or mineral that remains after strong heating
CALX
| /
## Footnote
CALCES or CALXES. [L. calx, lime].
27
The hybrid offspring of a camel and a llama
CAMA
| /NS
## Footnote
CAMAN, CAMAS
28
# common pt
(Noun) a lead rod for framing a pane in a leaded or stained glass window
CAME
| /LOS
## Footnote
CAMEL, CAMEO, CAMES
29
(Short for) camisole
CAMI
| /S
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CAMIS
30
Camouflage
CAMO
| /S
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CAMOS
31
Effeminately homosexual; (verb) to live in a tent
CAMP
| S/IOSY
## Footnote
CAMPER, CAMPEST; CAMPLY; CAMPS, CAMPING, CAMPED. CAMPI, CAMPO, CAMPY; SCAMP
32
(3rd.) to whiten with camstone.
CAMS
| S/
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SCAMS
33
To beat with a rod
CANE
| /DHRS
## Footnote
CANED, CANEH, CANER, CANES
34
(Port.) a wooden collar used to punish criminals in China
CANG
| /S
## Footnote
CANGS. Also CANGUE.
35
To direct the steering of
CANN
| /ASY
## Footnote
CANNS, CANNING, CANNED. Also CON, CONN. CANNA, CANNY
36
(3rd.) to store in a tin.
CANS
| S/OT
## Footnote
CANSO, CANST; SCANS
37
(Adj.) affectedly moral or religious; (verb) to tilt, slope
CANT
| S/OSY
## Footnote
CANTER, CANTEST; CANTS, CANTING, CANTED. CANTO, CANTY; SCANT
38
Like cane, abounding in cane
CANY
| /
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CANIER, CANIEST.
39
(Spanish) a Spanish cloak
CAPA
| S/S
## Footnote
CAPAS; SCAPA
40
(Verb, naut.) to keep a course towards a headland
CAPE
| S/DRSX
## Footnote
CAPES, CAPING, CAPED. CAPER, CAPEX; SCAPE
41
(Hebrew) a Hebrew letter
CAPH
| /S
## Footnote
CAPHS. Also KAPH, KHAPH, KHAF, KAF.
42
(Pl.) heads of a branch of the Mafia.
CAPI
| S/Z
## Footnote
plural of CAPO, no -S; CAPIZ; SCAPI
43
(Ital.) the head of a branch of the Mafia
CAPO
| /NST
## Footnote
CAPOS or CAPI. CAPON, CAPOT
44
(Pl.) to put a cap on something.
CAPS
| /
45
(Abbr.) carburettor
CARB
| /OSY
## Footnote
CARBS. CARBO, CARBY.
46
To provide with a stiff piece of paper
CARD
| /ISY
## Footnote
CARDS, CARDING, CARDED. CARDI, CARDY
47
To be concerned or interested
CARE
| S/DRSTX
## Footnote
CARED, CARER, CARES, CARET, CAREX; SCARE
48
# Think: a place near Grange
Worry; trouble, distress; (verb) to worry
CARK
| /S
## Footnote
CARKS, CARKING, CARKED. [L. carricare, to load].
49
A rude, rustic man; a churl
CARL
| /ES
## Footnote
CARLS. Also CARLE, CARLOT.
50
# Think CAIRN with one letter removed
A mound of stone set up as a memorial
CARN
| /SY
## Footnote
CARNS. Also CAIRN, KARN. CARNY
51
(Verb) to criticise, complain; also, a fish
CARP
| S/IS
## Footnote
CARPS, CARPING, CARPED. CARPI; SCARP
52
(ON) an alder wood
CARR
| /SY
## Footnote
CARRS, CARRY
53
(Pl.) self-propelled wheeled vehicle.
CARS
| S/E
## Footnote
CARSE; SCARS
54
To convey in a two-wheeled vehicle
CART
| S/AES
## Footnote
CARTS, CARTING, CARTED. CARTA, CARTE. SCART
55
(Ital.) a house, a mansion
CASA
| /S
## Footnote
CASAS
56
To put in a container or receptacle
CASE
| /DS
## Footnote
CASES, CASING, CASED.
57
A small Eastern coin; (verb) to convert into notes and coins
CASH
| /
## Footnote
CASHES, CASHING, CASHED.
58
A hollow round container for holding liquor, made of wooden staves bound with hoops; (verb) to put into such a vessel
CASK
| /SY
## Footnote
CASKS, CASKING, CASKED. CASKY
59
To throw with force
CAST
| /ES
## Footnote
CASTS, CASTING, CAST or (obs.) CASTED. CASTE
60
(Obs.) a dainty or choice food
CATE
| /RS
## Footnote
CATES, CATER
61
(3rd.) to vomit. Also (pl. noun) felines.
CATS
| S/
## Footnote
CATTED, CATTING. SCATS
62
A coal-miner's basket
CAUF
| /
## Footnote
No -S. CAUVES. Also CORF
63
An opaque, compact variety of BARITE, or heavy spar (lower-scoring variant)
CAUK
| /S
## Footnote
CAUKS. Also CAWK.
64
A foetal membrane covering the head
CAUL
| /DKS
## Footnote
CAULS, CAULD, CAULK
65
(Scots) pale bluish-grey clay; (verb) to whiten with this
CAUM
| /S
## Footnote
CAUMS, CAUMING, CAUMED. Also CAM, CALM.
66
# Think: cup
(Scots) a two-handed drinking bowl
CAUP
| S/S
## Footnote
CAUPS. SCAUP
67
(Spanish) a sparkling wine
CAVA
| /S
## Footnote
CAVAS
68
To hollow out
CAVE
| /DLRS
## Footnote
CAVES, CAVING, CAVED. CAVEL, CAVER
69
A kind of South American rodent
CAVY
| /
## Footnote
CAVIES. No -S
70
An opaque, compact variety of BARITE, or heavy spar (higher-scoring variant)
CAWK
| /S
## Footnote
CAWKS. Also CAUK.
71
(3rd.) to cry as a crow.
CAWS
| S/
## Footnote
SCAWS
72
(Pl.) low islet.
CAYS
| /
73
(Sl.) casual.
CAZH
| /
74
(Shakesp.) enough said.
CEAS
| /E
## Footnote
Also CAESE, SESE, SESEY, SESSA. CEASE
75
(Pl.) CECUM, the blind gut.
CECA
| /L
## Footnote
CECAL
76
To yield or surrender something, such as a territory
CEDE
| /DRS
## Footnote
CEDES, CEDING, CEDED. CEDER
77
(Fante) a Ghanaian monetary unit, equal to 100 PESEWAS
CEDI
| /S
## Footnote
CEDIS
78
(Pl.) the letter C.
CEES
| /
79
To provide with a ceiling
CEIL
| /IS
## Footnote
CEILS, CEILING, CEILED. Also CIEL. CEILI
80
(Verb) to store in a honeycomb
CELL
| /AIOS
## Footnote
CELLS, CELLING, CELLED. CELLA, CELLI, CELLO
81
(Pl.) celluloid.
CELS
| /
82
A prehistoric stone tool, such as an axehead
CELT
| /S
## Footnote
CELTS
83
(Fr.) a nominal annual payment given to the owner of an estate or property in recognition of his or her title.
CENS
| /E
## Footnote
CENSE
84
A coin worth 1/100th of a dollar
CENT
| S/OSU
## Footnote
CENTS. CENTO, CENTU. SCENT
85
A kind of edible mushroom
CEPE
| /S
## Footnote
CEPES. Also CEP.
86
(Pl.) kind of edible mushroom.
CEPS
| /
87
Wax; a wax-like protuberance at base of upper part of bird's bill; (verb) to cover with wax
CERE
| /DS
## Footnote
CERES, CERING, CERED.
88
# Think Honda
(Spanish) a large spiny-finned food fish
CERO
| /CS
## Footnote
CEROS. [Sp. sierra, saw]. CEROC
89
(Abbr.) certainty
CERT
| /SY
## Footnote
CERTS. CERTY
90
# Think of a pool or pit
A tax, a local rate; (verb) to impose a tax
CESS
| /E
## Footnote
CESSES, CESSING, CESSED. Also SESS. CESSE
91
A badger's home
CETE
| /S
## Footnote
CETES. Also SETT.
92
A bit of paper punched out of paper tape or cards
CHAD
| /OS
## Footnote
CHADS. CHADO
93
(Romany) fem. of CHAL, a fellow, a person
CHAI
| /NRS
## Footnote
CHAIS. CHAIN, CHAIR
94
(Romany) a fellow, a person
CHAL
| /KS
## Footnote
CHALS. The feminine is CHAI. CHALK
95
(Turkish) a prince or chief; a governor
CHAM
| /PS
## Footnote
CHAMS. Also KHAN. CHAMP
96
(Vietnamese) a monetary unit of Vietnam
CHAO
| /S
## Footnote
CHAOS. Also HAO.
97
To roughen; also (noun) a fellow
CHAP
| /EST
## Footnote
CHAPS, CHAPPING, CHAPPED or CHAPT. CHAPE
98
To burn slightly
CHAR
| A/ADEKMRSTY
## Footnote
CHARS, CHARRING, CHARRED. CHARA, CHARD, CHARE, CHARK, CHARM, CHART, CHARY. ACHAR
99
(Pl.) tea.
CHAS
| /EM
## Footnote
CHASE, CHASM
100
To converse informally
CHAT
| /S
## Footnote
CHATS, CHATTING, CHATTED.
101
(Coll.) derogatory word for a young working class person who wears casual sports clothes
CHAV
| S/ES
## Footnote
CHAVS. CHAVE. SCHAV
102
# Not CHEW, but almost
To grind with the teeth; to masticate
CHAW
| /KS
## Footnote
CHAWS, CHAWING, CHAWED. CHAWK
103
(Tamil) an Indian plant of the madder family whose root yields a red dye
CHAY
| /AS
## Footnote
CHAYS. Also CHAYA, SHAYA. CHAYROOT
104
(Verb) to work as a head cook
CHEF
| /S
## Footnote
CHEFS, CHEFING or CHEFFING, CHEFED or CHEFFED.
105
(Short for) a chemistry class or course
CHEM
| /OS
## Footnote
CHEMS, CHEMO
106
(Fr.) dear.
CHER
| O/ET
## Footnote
CHERE, CHERT. OCHER
107
To crush or grind with the teeth
CHEW
| /SY
## Footnote
CHEWS, CHEWING, CHEWED. CHEWY
108
Fr.) at the home of.
CHEZ
| /
109
A Mexican herb
CHIA
| /OS
## Footnote
CHIAS, CHIAO
110
(Scots) a sharp weapon such as a knife or razor; (verb) to slash with a sharp weapon
CHIB
| /S
## Footnote
CHIBS, CHIBBING, CHIBBED
111
(Noun) style, elegance; (adj.) having style, elegant
CHIC
| /AHKOS
## Footnote
CHICS; CHICER, CHICEST; CHICLY. CHICA, CHICH, CHICK, CHICO
112
(Pt.) to scold.
CHID
| /E
## Footnote
CHIDE
113
(Hindi) a slatted blind
CHIK
| /S
## Footnote
CHIKS
114
Part of the face below the mouth; (verb) to hold with this part
CHIN
| /AEGKOS
## Footnote
CHINS, CHINNING, CHINNED nb CHYND. CHINA, CHINE, CHING, CHINK, CHINO
115
To break a small piece from
CHIP
| /S
## Footnote
CHIPS, CHIPPING, CHIPPED
116
(Pl.) Greek letter.
CHIS
| /
117
# Think scrap of paper
(Dial.) a shoot; (verb) to sprout
CHIT
| /S
## Footnote
CHITS, CHITTING, CHITTED
118
(Slang) a knife; (verb) to cut with a knife
CHIV
| /ESY
## Footnote
CHIVS, CHIVING or CHIVVING, CHIVED/CHIVVED. CHIVE, CHIVY. Cf CHIB
119
(Sl.) a cheat, a swizz; (verb) to swindle
CHIZ
| /Z
## Footnote
CHIZZES, CHIZZING, CHIZZED. CHIZZ
119
(Coll.) A usually brown sweet substance
CHOC
| /KOS
## Footnote
CHOCS. CHOCK, CHOCO
120
(Dial.) the core of a piece of fruit
CHOG
| /S
## Footnote
CHOGS
121
(Korean) a Korean monetary unit.
CHON
| /S
## Footnote
CHONS. Also JUN.
122
To sever with a sharp tool
CHOP
| /S
## Footnote
CHOPS, CHOPPING, CHOPPED.
123
# -/2
(Fr.) a cabbage; an ornamental soft rosette; a cream bun
CHOU
| /TX
## Footnote
CHOUT, CHOUX
124
(Verb) to eat
CHOW
| /KS
## Footnote
CHOWS, CHOWING, CHOWED. CHOWK
125
A species of fresh-water fish of the Cyprinidae or Carp family, aka CHEVEN
CHUB
| /S
## Footnote
CHUBS
126
To move with a dull explosive noise, as a locomotive
CHUG
| /S
## Footnote
CHUGS, CHUGGING, CHUGGED.
127
(Verb) to become a friend
CHUM
| /PS
## Footnote
CHUMS, CHUMMING, CHUMMED. CHUMP
128
(NZ) an informal expression of agreement.
CHUR
| /LNR
## Footnote
No -S. CHURL, CHURN, CHURR
129
(Fr.) to utter an expression of impatience.
CHUT
| /ES
## Footnote
CHUTE, CHUTS
130
(Ital.) goodbye.
CIAO
| /
131
(Obs.) to decide
CIDE
| /DRS
## Footnote
CIDES, CIDING, CIDED. CIDER
132
(Pl.) champion.
CIDS
| A/
## Footnote
ACIDS
133
To provide with a ceiling (variant sp.)
CIEL
| /S
## Footnote
CIELS, CIELING, CIELED. Also CEIL.
134
(Pl.) cigarette.
CIGS
| /
135
A sill
CILL
| /S
## Footnote
CILLS
136
A motion picture
CINE
| /S
## Footnote
CINES
137
(French) the number five
CINQ
| /S
## Footnote
CINQS
138
A detached piece of a plant capable of propagating, esp by grafting; a young member of a family
CION
| S/S
## Footnote
CIONS. Also SCION
139
(Fr.) a fabric with a waxed finish (the e is accented)
CIRE
| /S
## Footnote
CIRES
140
A species of bunting
CIRL
| /S
## Footnote
CIRLS
141
A tomb consisting of stone chest covered with stone slabs
CIST
| /S
## Footnote
CISTS
142
To quote as an authority or example
CITE
| /DRS
## Footnote
CITED, CITER, CITES
143
(Lat.) quickly.
CITO
| /
## Footnote
No -S
144
(Pl.) term of contempt for someone who is not a gentleman.
CITS
| /
145
A large town
CITY
| /
## Footnote
CITIES, CITIED.
146
A herb of the onion family.
CIVE
| /ST
## Footnote
CIVES. Also CHIVE. CIVET
147
To cover one material with another
CLAD
| Y/ES
## Footnote
CLADS, CLADDING, CLADDED. CLADE. YCLAD
148
To stick
CLAG
| /S
## Footnote
CLAGS, CLAGGING, CLAGGED.
149
(Verb) to dig for a type of shellfish
CLAM
| /EPS
## Footnote
CLAMS, CLAMMING, CLAMMED. CLAME, CLAMP
150
A united group of families
CLAN
| /GKS
## Footnote
CLANS. CLANG, CLANK
151
To bring the hands together smartly
CLAP
| /ST
## Footnote
CLAPS, CLAPPING, CLAPPED or CLAPT.
152
(Scots) something scraped together, a lump; (verb) to scratch, scrape
CLAT
| E/S
## Footnote
CLATS, CLATTING, CLATTED. Also CLAUT. ECLAT
153
To scratch with sharp, curved toenails
CLAW
| -/S
## Footnote
CLAWS, CLAWING, CLAWED.
154
(Verb) to purify (e.g. sugar) with this substance from the ground
CLAY
| /S
## Footnote
CLAYS, CLAYING, CLAYED
155
A character placed on the stave by which the absolute pitch of the following notes is fixed
CLEF
| /ST
## Footnote
CLEFS
156
A horse-fly
CLEG
| /S
## Footnote
CLEG
157
To starve
CLEM
| /S
## Footnote
CLEMS, CLEMMING, CLEMMED
158
A corner of a sail with hole to attach ropes; (verb) to attach a rope thus
CLEW
| /S
## Footnote
CLEWS, CLEWING, CLEWED.
159
To cut e.g. hair
CLIP
| /EST
## Footnote
CLIPS, CLIPPING, CLIPPED or CLIPT
160
(Sl.) a clitoris
CLIT
| /S
## Footnote
CLITS
161
A lump or mass, especially of earth, turf, or clay; (verb) to pelt with such a lump
CLOD
| /S
## Footnote
CLODS, CLODDING, CLODDED.
162
A wooden shoe; a shoe with a wooden sole; (verb) to choke with an impediment
CLOG
| /S
## Footnote
CLOGS, CLOGGING, CLOGGED
163
A group of asexually derived organisms
CLON
| /EKS
## Footnote
CLONS; CLONE, CLONK
164
To make the sound of a hoof striking pavement
CLOP
| /S
## Footnote
CLOPS, CLOPPING, CLOPPED.
165
To form into a thick mass
CLOT
| /EHS
## Footnote
CLOTS, CLOTTING, CLOTTED
166
(Fr.) the main point of interest; a dominant idea
CLOU
| /DRST
## Footnote
CLOUS
167
(Scots) = CLOVE
CLOW
| /NS
## Footnote
CLOWS
168
To gratify beyond desire
CLOY
| /ES
## Footnote
CLOYS, CLOYING, CLOYED
169
A heavy staff of wood, usually tapering, and wielded in the hand; (verb) to strike with such a staff
CLUB
| /S
## Footnote
CLUBS, CLUBBING, CLUBBED
170
(Verb) to furnish with a hint
CLUE
| /DSY
## Footnote
CLUES, CLUING or CLUEING, CLUED, CLUEY
171
(Verb) to dig for a solid black fuel
COAL
| /ASY
## Footnote
COALS, COALING, COALED. nb COALA, COALY
172
An outer garment with sleeves; an overcoat; (verb) to cover with such a garment
COAT
| /EIS
## Footnote
COATS, COATING, COATED. NB COATE, COATI
173
To cajole
COAX
| /
## Footnote
COAXES, COAXING, COAXED
174
A gull, esp. the great black-backed gull
COBB
| /SY
## Footnote
COBBS. Also COB
175
# Think of male swan
(3rd.) to strike, thump on the buttocks.
COBS
| /
## Footnote
COBBING, COBBED
176
(Quechua) the dried leaf of a South American shrub
COCA
| /S
## Footnote
COCAS
177
(Obs.) a coach
COCH
| /
## Footnote
COCHES
178
A male bird; (verb) to draw back (of a gun)
COCK
| A/SY
## Footnote
COCKS, COCKING, COCKED. NB ACOCK, COCKY
179
The coconut palm
COCO
| /AS
## Footnote
COCOS. NB COCOA
180
(Ital.) an end-piece
CODA
| /S
## Footnote
CODAS
181
To convert into symbols
CODE
| /CDNRSX
## Footnote
CODES, CODING, CODED. NB CODEC, CODEN, CODER, CODEX
182
(3rd.) to trick, deceive.
CODS
| /
## Footnote
CODDING, CODDED
183
A girl student at a coeducational institution
COED
| /S
## Footnote
COEDS
184
(Scots) to buy (think: cough up)
COFF
| S/S
## Footnote
COFFS, COFFING, COFFED or COFT. NB SCOFF
185
(Scots) pt. to buy.
COFT
| /
186
# think sprocket
(3rd.) to cheat, dissemble.
COGS
| S/
## Footnote
COGGED, COGGING. NB SCOGS
187
A Pacific salmon
COHO
| /EGS
## Footnote
COHOS or COHOES. Also COHOE. NB COHOG
188
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
## Footnote
COIFS, COIFING, COIFED. Also COIFFE, QUOIF.
189
To wind in even rings
COIL
| /S
## Footnote
COILS, COILING, COILED.
190
To make metal currency
COIN
| /S
## Footnote
COINS, COINING, COINED.
191
A material for cordage, matting, etc., consisting of the prepared fiber of the outer husk of the cocoanut
COIR
| /S
## Footnote
COIRS. Also KYAR.
192
(Aust. sl.) the buttocks, the backside
COIT
| /S
## Footnote
COITS
193
(Verb) to make into, or to become like heated coal
COKE
| /DS
## Footnote
COKES, COKING, COKED.
194
Resembling coke
COKY
| /
## Footnote
COKIER, COKIEST.
195
(Temne) a genus of W. African trees producing nuts used in drugs and for flavouring soft drinks
COLA
| /S
## Footnote
COLAS. Also KOLA.
196
Not hot
COLD
| AS/S
## Footnote
COLDER, COLDEST; COLDLY; COLDS
197
A plant of the Brassica or Cabbage genus; esp. that form of B. oleracea called rape and coleseed
COLE
| /DSY
## Footnote
COLES, COLED, COLEY
198
(Obs.) to embrace, hug
COLL
| /SY
## Footnote
COLLS, COLLING, COLLED.
199
(Pl.) a pass over mountains.
COLS
| /
200
A young male horse; (verb) to frisk like such a horse, to defraud
COLT
| /S
## Footnote
COLTS, COLTING, COLTED
201
# Add a letter to make a white fish
An African bird
COLY
| /
## Footnote
COLIES.
202
(Lat.) a spherical cloud of material surrounding the head of a comet; a state of unconsciousness
COMA
| /ELS
## Footnote
COMAE or COMAS, COMAL
203
To arrange or clean with a toothed instrument
COMB
| /EIOSY
## Footnote
COMBS, COMBING, COMBED. COMBE, COMBI, COMBO, COMBY
204
To move toward something or someone
COME
| /RST
## Footnote
COMES, COMETH, COMING, CAME. COMER, COMET
205
As in a _ badge, a small wearable badge-shaped radio transmitter
COMM
| /AOSY
## Footnote
COMMS. COMMA, COMMO, COMMY
206
(Coll.) a compositor; (verb) to work as a compositor
COMP
| /OST
## Footnote
COMPS, COMPING, COMPED. COMPO, COMPT
207
(Abbr.) combinations.
COMS
| /
## Footnote
No *COM
208
(Pt.) to know, study.
COND
| Y/O
## Footnote
YCOND, CONDO
209
(Verb) to bear coniferous fruit
CONE
| S/DSY
## Footnote
CONES, CONING, CONED. SCONE, CONEY+
210
An online conference
CONF
| /S
## Footnote
CONFS
211
(Pl.) CONUS, a type of ventricle in mammals
CONI
| /ACN
## Footnote
CONIA, CONIC, CONIN
212
To fail, break down
CONK
| /SY
## Footnote
CONKS, CONKING, CONKED. Also KONK. CONKY
213
# Think US state
To direct the steering of
CONN
| /ES
## Footnote
CONNS, CONNING, CONNED. Also CON. CONNE
214
(3rd.) trick, or persuade by dishonest means.
CONS
| I/
215
A rabbit
CONY
| /
## Footnote
CONIES. Also CONEY.
216
(Scots) a lout, a dolt
COOF
| /S
## Footnote
COOFS. Also CUIF.
217
To prepare food by heating
COOK
| /SY
## Footnote
COOKS, COOKING, COOKED. COOKY
218
Moderately cold; (verb) to make less warm
COOL
| /S
## Footnote
COOLER, COOLEST; COOLLY; COOLS, COOLING, COOLED.
219
Soot; coal dust; refuse matter; (verb) to begrime
COOM
| /BSY
## Footnote
COOMS, COOMING, COOMED. COOMB, COOMY
220
A raccoon
COON
| /S
## Footnote
COONS
221
To confine
COOP
| S/ST
## Footnote
COOPS, COOPING, COOPED. COOPT
222
(3rd.) to make a sound like a dove.
COOS
| /T
## Footnote
COOED, COOING. COOST
223
A water bird, black with a white frontal shield
COOT
| S/S
## Footnote
COOTS. SCOOT
224
To contend or strive; to manage
COPE
| S/DNRS
## Footnote
COPES, COPING, COPED. COPEN, COPER
225
(3rd.) to capture.
COPS
| S/EY
## Footnote
SCOPS, COPSE, COPSY
226
To imitate
COPY
| /
## Footnote
COPIES, COPYING, COPIED.
227
(Verb) to bind with a rope
CORD
| /S
## Footnote
CORDS, CORDING, CORDED.
228
To remove the central part of
CORE
| S/DRSY
## Footnote
CORES, CORING, CORED. CORER, COREY
229
A coal-miner's basket
CORF
| /
## Footnote
CORVES. Also CAUF
230
The outer bark of the cork tree, a species of oak; (verb) to stop up with a cork
CORK
| /SY
## Footnote
CORKS, CORKING, CORKED. CORKY
231
The swollen subterranean part of a stem
CORM
| /S
## Footnote
CORMS
232
To preserve with salt; a cereal grain
CORN
| AS/IOSUY
## Footnote
CORNS, CORNING, CORNED. ACORN, SCORN/CORNI, CORNO, CORNU, CORNY
233
(Pl.) Hebrew measure
CORS
| /EO
## Footnote
CORSE, CORSO
234
# Think Conservative Tory
(Romany) (vulg.) the penis
CORY
| /
## Footnote
CORIES. [Romany kori, thorn]. Also COREY.
235
To make oneself cosy
COSE
| /CDSTY
## Footnote
COSES, COSING, COSED. COSEC, COSET, COSEY
236
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
| /
## Footnote
COSHES, COSHING, COSHED.
237
# A waste of good letters
(Hindi) a measure of distance
COSS
| /
## Footnote
COSSES. Also KOSS, KOS.
238
To estimate a price for production of
COST
| /AES
## Footnote
COSTS, COSTING, COST or COSTED. COSTA, COSTE
239
Snug; (noun) a cover for a teapot, (Verb) to make cosy, snuggle
COSY
| /
## Footnote
COSIER, COSIEST; COSILY; Also COSEY, COSIE, COZEY, COZIE, COZY. COSIES, COSYING, COSIED
240
# think du rhône
To pass by; to outstrip (as one dog another)
COTE
| /DS
## Footnote
COTES, COTING, COTED.
241
(Abbr.) hyperbolic cotangent
COTH
| /S
## Footnote
COTHS
242
(Pl.) small bed for a young child.
COTS
| S/
243
(Spenser) a small boat
COTT
| /AS
## Footnote
COTTS. COTTA
244
(Scots) to overturn, turn up; (Noun) a sudden seizure of power
COUP
| S/ES
## Footnote
COUPS, COUPING, COUPED. Also COWP. COUPE
245
(Obs.) to cover
COUR
| S/BDEST
## Footnote
COURS, COURING, COURED or COURD. COURB, COURE, COURT
246
(Verb) to form or provide with an architectural cove
COVE
| /DNRSTY
## Footnote
COVES, COVING, COVED. COVEN, COVER, COVET, COVEY
247
(Dial.) to retch, feel nauseated
COWK
| /S
## Footnote
COWKS, COWKING, COWKED.
248
A large loose hood, esp of a kind worn by a monk; (verb) to cover with such a hood
COWL
| S/S
## Footnote
COWLS, COWLING, COWLED. SCOWL
249
(Scots) to overturn, turn up (high-scoring variant)
COWP
| S/S
## Footnote
COWPS, COWPING, COWPED. Also COUP.
250
(3rd) to subdue. Bovine animals
COWS
| S/
## Footnote
COWING, COWED. SCOWS
251
Suggestive of a cow
COWY
| /
## Footnote
COWIER, COWIEST.
252
(Lat.) the first joint of the leg of an insect or crustacean
COXA
| /EL
## Footnote
COXAE, COXAL; anagram of COAX
253
Bumptious, self-assured
COXY
| /
## Footnote
COXIER, COXIEST. Also COCKY, COCKSY.
254
# Come On You Spurs
(3rd.) COY, to caress.
COYS
| /
## Footnote
COYING, COYED
255
To chat
COZE
| /DNSY
## Footnote
COZES, COZING, COZED. COZEN, COZEY
256
(Noun) a cover for a teapot. (Adj.) cosy; (verb) to cuddle up (higher-scoring variant)
COZY
| /
## Footnote
COZIER, COZIEST; COZILY. Also COSY, COSEY, COSIE, COZIE, COZEY. COZYING, COZIED.
257
A marine crustacean; (verb) to obstruct, frustrate
CRAB
| S/S
## Footnote
CRABS, CRABBING, CRABBED. SCRAB
258
A rough steep rock
CRAG
| S/S
## Footnote
CRAGS. Also CRAIG. SCRAG
259
To fill or pack tightly
CRAM
| S/EPS
## Footnote
CRAMS, CRAMMING, CRAMMED. SCRAM, CRAME, CRAMP
260
A measure of capacity for herrings just landed
CRAN
| S/EKS
## Footnote
CRANS. SCRAN. CRANE, CRANK
261
To throw a 2, 3, or 12 in a dice game
CRAP
| S/ESY
## Footnote
CRAPS, CRAPPING, CRAPPED. SCRAP, CRAPE, CRAPY
262
The stomach of an animal
CRAW
| S/LS
## Footnote
CRAWS. SCRAW. CRAWL
263
(Aust.) a CRAYFISH
CRAY
| S/S
## Footnote
CRAYS. SCRAY
264
(Abbr. of) credibility
CRED
| A/OS
## Footnote
CREDS. ACRED. CREDO
265
Of grain, to soften by boiling or soaking
CREE
| S/DKLPS
## Footnote
CREES, CREEING, CREED. SCREE. CREEK, CREEL, CREEP
266
A crematorium
CREM
| /ES
## Footnote
CREMS. CREME
267
To serve aboard a ship
CREW
| S/ES
## Footnote
CREWS, CREWING, CREWED. SCREW. CREWE
268
# Think Spanish offspring
The offspring of a llama
CRIA
| /S
## Footnote
CRIAS
269
# Think child's bed
To confine closely
CRIB
| /S
## Footnote
CRIBS, CRIBBING, CRIBBED.
270
(Abbr.) criminal
CRIM
| S/EPS
## Footnote
CRIMS. SCRIM. CRIME, CRIMP
271
(Malay) a dagger or short sword used by the Malays, commonly having a serpentine blade.
CRIS
| /EP
## Footnote
Also KRIS, CREESE, KREESE. CRISE, CRISP
272
(Abbr.) criticism
CRIT
| /HS
## Footnote
CRITS. CRITH
273
(Abbr.) crocodile
CROC
| /IKS
## Footnote
CROCS. CROCI, CROCK
274
(Dial.) to ride a bicycle as a passenger
CROG
| S/S
## Footnote
CROGS. SCROG
275
in computing, a command used to schedule a job that is executed at a certain time, or periodically
CRON
| /EKSY
## Footnote
CRONS. CRONE, CRONK, CRONY
276
To cut off short
CROP
| /S
## Footnote
CROPS, CROPPING, CROPPED.
277
Any of several large black birds of the genus Corvus; (verb) to gloat, exult
CROW
| S/DNS
## Footnote
CROWS, CROWING, CROWED. SCROW. CROWD, CROWN
278
Anything dirty, filthy; (verb) to encrust with dirt
CRUD
| /EOSY
## Footnote
CRUDS, CRUDDING, CRUDDED. CRUDE, CRUDO, CRUDY
279
(Milton) crew
CRUE
| /LST
## Footnote
CRUES. CRUEL, CRUET
280
(Lat.) a part of a leg, the shank
CRUS
| E/EHTY
## Footnote
CRURA. CRUSE, CRUSH, CRUST, CRUSY
281
(Lat.) the nub, the crucial point
CRUX
| /
## Footnote
CRUCES or CRUXES
282
To form into a cube (a regular solid)
CUBE
| /BDRS
## Footnote
CUBES, CUBING, CUBED. CUBEB, CUBER
283
(3rd.) to produce cubs.
CUBS
| /
## Footnote
CUBBING, CUBBED
284
(Pl.) portion of food to be chewed again.
CUDS
| S/
285
(Pt.) to give a cue as a signal.
CUED
| /
286
(3rd.) to give a cue as a signal.
CUES
| /
287
The end of the sleeve near the wrist; a covering for the wrist; (verb) to strike esp. round the head
CUFF
| S/OS
## Footnote
CUFFS, CUFFING, CUFFED. CUFFO
288
# Think QUIFF
(Scots) a lout, a dolt
CUIF
| /S
## Footnote
CUIFS. Also COOF.
289
(Scots) the ankle
CUIT
| /S
## Footnote
CUITS. Also CUTE, COOT.
290
(Sl.) a cucumber
CUKE
| /S
## Footnote
CUKES
291
To select from others
CULL
| S/SY
## Footnote
CULLS, CULLING, CULLED. SCULL. CULLY
292
The stem of grass or sedge; (verb) to form such a stem
CULM
| /S
## Footnote
CULMS, CULMING, CULMED
293
A religious society
CULT
| /ISY
## Footnote
CULTI, CULTS, CULTY
294
(Pl.) ejaculated sperm
CUMS
| S/
## Footnote
SCUMS
295
The female pudendum
CUNT
| /S
## Footnote
CUNTS
296
(3rd.) to form into a cup shape.
CUPS
| S/
## Footnote
SCUPS
297
To restrain
CURB
| /S
## Footnote
CURBS, CURBING, CURBED.
298
(Verb) to curdle
CURD
| /SY
## Footnote
CURDS, CURDING, CURDED. CURDY
299
To restore to health
CURE
| /DRST
## Footnote
CURES, CURING, CURED. CURER, CURET
300
An incision made by a cutting tool
CURF
| S/S
## Footnote
CURFS. SCURF. Also KERF.
301
To form into ringlets
CURL
| /ISY
## Footnote
CURLS, CURLING, CURLED. CURLI, CURLY
302
# Think CORN
(Scots) a grain, a small quantity
CURN
| /SY
## Footnote
CURNS. Also CURRAN. CURNY
303
To make a purring sound
CURR
| /SY
## Footnote
CURRS, CURRING, CURRED. CURRY
304
(Pl.) a mongrel dog.
CURS
| S/EIT
## Footnote
SCURS. CURSE, CURSI, CURST
305
Abrupt
CURT
| /
## Footnote
CURTER, CURTEST; CURTLY.
306
The cushion in billiards
CUSH
| /Y
## Footnote
CUSHES. CUSHY
307
A kind of fish, aka TORSK or BURBOT
CUSK
| /S
## Footnote
CUSKS
308
A point; the point or horn of the moon; a toothlike meeting of two branches of a curve
CUSP
| /SY
## Footnote
CUSPS, CUSPED. CUSPY
309
# A waste of good letters
(Coll.) to curse
CUSS
| /O
## Footnote
CUSSES, CUSSING, CUSSED. CUSSO
310
Pleasingly attractive
CUTE
| AS/RSY
## Footnote
CUTER, CUTEST; CUTELY. ACUTE, SCUTE. CUTES, CUTEY
311
(3rd.) to make an incision in.
CUTS
| S/
## Footnote
SCUTS
312
(Pl.) a bowl-shaped valley or hollow in (Welsh) mountains.
CWMS
| /
313
A greenish-blue colour
CYAN
| /OS
## Footnote
CYANS, CYANO
314
# Think Macys
(Lat.) an ogee moulding of the cornice
CYMA
| /ERS
## Footnote
CYMAE or CYMAS. CYMAR
315
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
## Footnote
CYMES
316
A sac
CYST
| /S
## Footnote
CYSTS
317
# Think oocyte
In biology, a cell
CYTE
| /S
## Footnote
CYTES
318
(Russian) ruler, emperor
CZAR
| /S
## Footnote
CZARS. Also TSAR, TZAR.
