English Words Starting With C

• custard apple

  nounLow
  /ˈkʌst.əd ˌæp.əl/A tropical fruit with sweet, creamy, custard-like flesh, belonging to the genus Annona.
• custard cream

  nounC1
  /ˈkʌs.təd kriːm/A sweet biscuit (cookie), consisting of a layer of custard-flavoured cream sandwiched between two plain, rectangular biscuits.
• custard cup

  nounLow
  /ˈkʌs.təd ˌkʌp/A small, heatproof cup or dish, typically ceramic or porcelain, used for baking individual portions of custard or other desserts.
• custard powder

  nounC1
  /ˈkʌs.təd ˌpaʊ.dər/A dried, sweetened mixture of cornflour and flavourings, used as a convenient base for making custard sauce when mixed with milk and heated.
• custard-pie

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈkʌst.əd ˌpaɪ/A dessert pie made with a filling of sweetened custard, typically in a pastry shell.
• custer

  nounLow
  /ˈkʌstə/A proper noun referring to George Armstrong Custer, a 19th-century United States Army officer and cavalry commander who died at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
• custodes

  nounC2
  /kʌˈstəʊdiːz/Plural form of 'custos', a Latin word for a guard, keeper, or warden. In English, it primarily refers to a ceremonial or official guardian, often in legal, academic, or religious contexts.
• custodial

  adjectivenounC1
  /kʌˈstəʊdiəl/Relating to the care, custody, or guardianship of a person, property, or assets.
• custodian

  nounC1
  /kʌˈstəʊ.di.ən/A person who is responsible for the care, maintenance, and protection of something or someone, such as a building, valuable assets, or a child.
• custody

  nounC1
  /ˈkʌstədi/The protective care, guardianship, or legal responsibility for someone or something.
• custom

  adjectivenounB1
  /ˈkʌstəm/A traditional or habitual practice or way of doing things, typically one that is specific to a society, place, or time.
• custom house

  nounLow
  /ˌkʌstəm ˈhaʊs/A government building or office where duties on imports and exports are collected and where related regulatory matters are handled.
• custom-build

  verb-transitiveB2
  /ˌkʌs.təm ˈbɪld/To construct or create something according to a specific customer's requirements, rather than from a standard design.
• custom-made

  adjectivenounB2
  /ˌkʌstəm ˈmeɪd/Made to a specific individual order or requirement, not mass-produced.
• custom-make

  verb-transitiveC1-C2
  /ˌkʌstəm ˈmeɪk/To produce an item specifically according to a customer's individual requirements.
• custom-order

  verb-transitiveB2
  /ˌkʌstəm ˈɔːdə/To request or commission the production of a product made to individual specifications rather than choosing from standard options.
• custom-tailor

  verb-transitiveC1
  /ˌkʌs.təm ˈteɪ.lər/To make, alter, or adapt something (originally clothing) to meet the specific requirements, measurements, or preferences of a particular person.
• customary

  adjectivenounC1
  ˈkʌstəməriBased on or established by custom; usual or habitual in a particular context.
• customer

  nounC1
  /ˈkʌstəmə(r)/A person or organisation that buys goods or services from a shop or business.
• customer relationship management

  nounC2
  /ˌkʌstəmə rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp ˈmænɪdʒmənt/A company's strategy, processes, and technologies for managing and analyzing customer interactions and data throughout the customer lifecycle.

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