English Words Starting With C

• cuttyhunk

  nounVery low
  /ˌkʌtiˈhʌŋk/A place name for islands in Massachusetts, USA, most notably the westernmost island in the Elizabeth Islands chain.
• cutup

  nounLow
  /ˈkʌtʌp/A person who behaves in a clownish or mischievous way; a joker or prankster.
• cutware

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈkʌt.wɛər/Ready-made software code, often generated by an automated system, that is designed to be integrated into a larger project.
• cutwater

  nounC2
  /ˈkʌtˌwɔːtə/The forward edge of a ship's bow or prow that divides the water.
• cutwork

  nounC2
  /ˈkʌtwɜːk/A type of embroidery or lacework where portions of the base fabric are cut away and the remaining edges are secured with decorative stitching, forming an openwork pattern.
• cutworm

  nounLow
  /ˈkʌtwɜːm/The larval stage of certain moths that feeds on and severs the stems of young plants at ground level.
• cuve

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency - Technical/Limited Domain)
  /kjuːv/A large container, typically a vat or tank, used for holding liquids, especially during fermentation or storage.
• cuvee

  nounLow (C2)
  /ˈkuːveɪ/A specific blend or batch of wine, typically of high quality, often from selected vats.
• cuvette

  nounC2 / Specialized / Technical
  /kjuːˈvɛt/A small, transparent vessel or container, typically tube-shaped, used in laboratories to hold samples for analysis.
• cuvier

  nounVery Low / Obscure
  /ˈkuːvɪeɪ/ or /kjuːˈvjeɪ/The surname of Georges Cuvier, a highly influential French naturalist and zoologist (1769-1832), a founder of comparative anatomy and vertebrate paleontology. The word is almost exclusively used as a proper noun referring to him or things named after him.
• cuxhaven

  nounVery Low
  /ˈkʊksˌhɑːvən/A port city and district in northern Germany, located on the mouth of the River Elbe where it meets the North Sea.
• cuyaba

  nounVery Low
  /ˌkwiːəˈbɑː/The capital city of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso.
• cuyahoga falls

  nounVery Low
  /ˌkaɪ.əˌhəʊ.ɡə ˈfɔːlz/A specific city in Ohio, United States, named after both the Cuyahoga River and its waterfalls.
• cuyp

  nounVery Low (C2/Art Historical)
  /kaɪp/A proper noun referring to the surname of a prominent family of Dutch painters from the 17th century.
• cuz

  nounHigh
  /kəz/Informal contraction of 'because'.
• cuzco

  nounC2
  /ˈkʊskəʊ/The capital city of the Cusco Region in southeastern Peru, historically the capital of the Inca Empire.
• cuzzie

  nounVery low (highly regional/slang)
  /ˈkʌz.i/A slang term for a friend, mate, or cousin.
• cw

  abbreviationnounC1/C2
  /ˌsiː ˈdʌb.l̩.juː/An informal abbreviation, primarily for 'clockwise', indicating the direction of rotation that follows the movement of a clock's hands. It also functions as an initialism in various specialized contexts (e.g., Content Warning, Continuous Wave).
• cwm

  nounC2
  /kuːm/A steep-sided, hollow valley on the side of a mountain, typically formed by glacial erosion; a cirque.
• cwmbran

  nounVery low / Extremely rare (Place name only; not a general vocabulary word)
  /kʊmˈbrɑːn/A proper noun referring to a specific town in Wales, United Kingdom.

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