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cable(material) A long object used to make a physical connection.cabreAlternative spelling of cabré.cacheA store, protected and often hidden in some way, of things that may be required in the future, such that they can be retrieved rapidly.cadge(transitive, obsolete) To tie, fasten.cadie(historical) Alternative spelling of caddie (“a gentleman who joined the military without a commission as a career; a young man; a person engaged to run errands such as carrying goods and messages; specifically, a member of an organized group of such persons working in large Scottish towns in the early 18th century”).cadreA frame or framework.caffeAlternative spelling of caffè (“Italian café”).caireObsolete form of coir (“coconut husk fibre”).calmeObsolete spelling of calm.calve(intransitive) To give birth to a calf.canneObsolete spelling of can.canoe(gambling) Any of the deflectors positioned around a roulette wheel, shaped like upside-down boats.caple(obsolete or dialect) A horse.careeOne who is cared for; one who receives care.carle(chiefly Scotland) peasant; fellowcarse(Scotland) Low, fertile land; a river valley.carteA bill of fare; a menu.carveTo cut meat in order to serve it.casseA fault in wine, caused by an enzyme, making it turn from red to brown, or white to yellow, on exposure to air.casteAny of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies or similar found historically in other cultures.catteArchaic spelling of cat.cause(uncountable, especially with for and a bare noun) Sufficient reason.cavie(UK, dialect) A chicken coop.cazeeObsolete form of qadi.cease(formal, intransitive) To stop.ceazeObsolete form of seize.censeTo perfume with incense.ceque(historical) Among the ancient Incas, a ceremonial processional line or route.cergeObsolete form of cierge.cezveAlternative form of jezve.chaceObsolete spelling of chase.chafeHeat excited by friction.chapeThe lower metallic cap at the end of a sword's scabbard.chare(Northern England) A narrow lane or passage between houses in a town.chaseThe act of one who chases another; a pursuit.chate(Scotland) To cheat.chave(West Country, obsolete) I havechaweObsolete spelling of chaw (“jaw”).chete(MLE, slang) knife, especially one used as a weapon.cheve(intransitive, obsolete, dialect) To come to an issue; to turn out; to succeed.chide(transitive) To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily.chile(US, regional) Alternative spelling of chili.chimeAn individual ringing component of such a set.chineThe top of a ridge.chiveA perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion.chodeAlternative spelling of choad.choke(transitive) To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe.chole(Indian cooking) Chickpeas, or a curry consisting mainly of chickpeas.chone(zoology) An inhalant or exhalant canal in a sponge; a pore sieve.chope(transitive, informal, Singapore) To reserve (a place), such as a seat in a fast food restaurant, sometimes by placing a packet of tissue paper on it.choreA task, especially a regularly needed task for the upkeep of a home or similar, such as cleaning or preparing meals.chosesimple past of choosechuke(US, slang) Clipping of pachuco (“Mexican American, especially juvenile delinquent”).chupeA stew containing meat and potatoes, part of Chilean and Peruvian cuisine.chuseArchaic spelling of choose.chuteA waterfall or rapid.chyleA digestive fluid containing fatty droplets, found in the small intestine.chymeThe thick semifluid mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum.citeeOne who is cited, or receives a citation.citieObsolete spelling of city.civieAlternative spelling of civvy.cizye(historical) Synonym of jizya (“Islamic poll tax”).clade(systematics) A group of animals or other organisms derived from a common ancestor species.clakeAlternative form of claik (the barnacle goose)clanePronunciation spelling of clean.clapeA bird, the northern flicker.clavesingular of clavesclayeObsolete spelling of clay.clepe(intransitive, archaic or dialectal) To give a call; cry out; appeal.cleve(now chiefly dialectal) A room; chamber.climeA particular region defined by its weather or climate.cline(systematics, evolution, biogeography) A gradation in a character or phenotype within a species, deme, or other systematic group.clive(intransitive) To climb; ascend.clokeArchaic spelling of cloak.clomeAlternative form of cloam.cloneA living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.close(physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.cloteThe yellow waterlily.clove(uncountable or countable) A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.cloyeObsolete form of cloy.cloze(education) A form of written examination in which candidates are required to provide words that have been omitted from sentences, thereby demonstrating their knowledge and comprehension of the text.cluseA defile or narrow gorge, especially one that cuts transversely through the rock of an otherwise continuous ridge.clyteSynonym of cloit.cmene(grammar) A proper name, or proper noun, respelled according to Lojban rules; reckoned as a part of speech separate from brivla (content words) and cmavo (function words).coaleObsolete form of coal.coateObsolete form of coat.coble(nautical) A small flat-bottomed fishing boat suitable for launching from a beach, found on the north-east coast of England and in Scotland.cockeObsolete spelling of cock.codge(transitive) To patch or cobble together; to make hastily and carelessly.codleObsolete form of coddle.cogue(chiefly Scotland) A small round wooden vessel for holding milk.cohoeAlternative spelling of coho.coileObsolete form of coal.coineObsolete spelling of coin.coldeArchaic spelling of cold.colleObsolete form of coal.comaeplural of coma (“cometary nuclear dust cloud”)combeA valley, often wooded and often with no rivercomteA French count.condeThe duty of directing a ship, usually used with the verb to have or to take and accompanied by the article "the."conge(architecture) Alternative form of congé: an apophyge or cavetto.conteAn Italian count.cooee(Australia, informal, onomatopoeia) A long, loud call used to attract attention when at a distance, mainly done in the Australian bush.cooleObsolete form of cool.cooze(slang, vulgar) Pussy, vagina.coppe(archaic, UK, regional) A spider.copseA coppice: an area of woodland managed by coppicing (periodic cutting near stump level).coqueA small loop or bow of ribbon used in making hats, boas, etc.corbe(obsolete) crookedcorfe(mining) Obsolete form of corf.corle(India, obsolete) A district or province.corneObsolete spelling of corn.corse(obsolete) A (living) body.corveAlternative form of corf.cosie(Scotland) Cosy.cotheAlternative form of coath.coupeA shallow glass or glass dish, usually with a stem, in which sparkling wine or desserts are served.coureObsolete form of cower.covie(intransitive) Alternative spelling of covey (“to gather into a group”).cowie(British, Northumbria) A pill, especially of the drug ecstasy.cowleObsolete spelling of cowl.coxaeplural of coxacoxie(Canada, slang) A coxswain.coyneObsolete spelling of coin.cozieArchaic spelling of cosy.crakeAny of several birds of the family Rallidae that have short bills.crameArchaic spelling of cram.craneAny bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.crapeMourning garments, especially an armband or hatband.crareA slow unwieldy trading vessel.craseEarly Modern spelling of craze (“break into pieces, crack”).crateA large open box or basket, used especially to transport fragile goods.crave(ambitransitive) To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.crayeA type of vessel, which was notably used in Denmark and SwedencrazeA strong habitual desire or fancy.cremeAlternative spelling of crème.crepeA flat round pancake-like pastry from Lower Brittany, made with wheat.creseArchaic form of kris.creweA group of people, especially in Louisiana, who support a Mardi Gras float in parades, as well as other charity work.crike(medicine, informal) Clipping of cricothyrotomy.crile(Scotland) A small person or creature; a dwarf or runt.crime(countable) A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law.crine(intransitive, Scotland) To wither, wilt, shrivel.crome(UK, East Anglia) To use a crome.croneAn archetypal figure, a wise woman.crope(obsolete) simple past of creepcrore(India, Pakistan) ten million (10⁷): 10,000,000, that is, with Indian digit grouping, 1,00,00,000.crozeA groove at the ends of the staves of a barrel into which the edge of the head is fitted.crudeIn a natural, untreated state.cruse(religion, heraldry or archaic) A small jar used to hold liquid, such as oil or water.cruveAlternative form of cruive.cruze(rare) Alternative spelling of cruse.ctene(zoology) A band of fused cilia on the bodies of ctenophores, used for locomotion.ctteeAbbreviation of committee.cubie(Rubik's Cube) One of the smaller cubes making up a Rubik's cube.culpe(obsolete) blameworthiness; faultcurie3.7×10¹⁰ decays per second, as a unit of radioactivity. Symbol Ci.curseA supernatural detriment or hindrance; a bane.curveA gentle bend, such as in a road.cutieA cute person or animal.cuveeAlternative form of cuvée.cycleAn interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed.cyteeObsolete spelling of city.