| calling | (noun) the particular occupation for which you are trained | Synonyms: career, vocation |
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| calming | (noun) the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of) | Synonyms: appeasement |
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| calving | (noun) giving birth to a calf | - |
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| campaigning | (noun) the campaign of a candidate to be elected | Synonyms: candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign |
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| camping | (noun) the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp | Synonyms: bivouacking, encampment, tenting |
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| campong | (noun) a native malay village | Synonyms: kampong |
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| cangue | (noun) an instrument of punishment formerly used in China for petty criminals; consists of a heavy wooden collar enclosing the neck and arms | - |
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| caning | (noun) work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches) | Synonyms: wicker, wickerwork |
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| canvassing | (noun) persuasion of voters in a political campaign | Synonyms: bell ringing, electioneering |
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| capsizing | (noun) (nautical) the event of a boat accidentally turning over in the water | - |
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| carangid | (noun) a percoid fish of the family Carangidae | Synonyms: carangid fish |
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| caravanning | (noun) the practice of taking holidays in a caravan | - |
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| caressing | (noun) affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) | Synonyms: cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing, necking, petting, smooching, snuggling |
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| caring | (noun) a loving feeling | Synonyms: lovingness |
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| carjacking | (noun) the violent theft of an occupied car | - |
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| caroling | (noun) singing joyful religious songs (especially at Christmas) | - |
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| carpeting | (noun) floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile) | Synonyms: carpet, rug |
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| carping | (noun) persistent petty and unjustified criticism | Synonyms: faultfinding |
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| carting | (noun) the work of taking something away in a cart or truck and disposing of it | Synonyms: cartage |
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| carving | (noun) creating figures or designs in three dimensions | Synonyms: sculpture |
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| (noun) removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape | Synonyms: cutting |
| (noun) a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape | - |
| casing | (noun) the enclosing frame around a door or window opening | Synonyms: case |
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| (noun) the housing or outer covering of something | Synonyms: case, shell |
| (noun) the outermost covering of a pneumatic tire | - |
| casting | (noun) the act of creating something by casting it in a mold | Synonyms: molding |
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| (noun) the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel | Synonyms: cast |
| (noun) the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie | - |
| (noun) object formed by a mold | Synonyms: cast |
| castling | (noun) interchanging the positions of the king and a rook | Synonyms: castle |
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| catching | (noun) (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team | - |
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| (noun) the act of detecting something; catching sight of something | Synonyms: detection, espial, spotting, spying |
| (noun) becoming infected | Synonyms: contracting |
| catering | (noun) providing food and services | - |
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| catling | (noun) a long double-edged knife used for amputations | - |
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| caulking | (noun) a waterproof filler and sealant that is used in building and repair to make watertight | Synonyms: caulk |
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| causing | (noun) the act of causing something to happen | Synonyms: causation |
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| ceding | (noun) the act of ceding | Synonyms: cession |
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| ceiling | (noun) the overhead upper surface of a covered space | - |
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| (noun) (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds | - |
| (noun) maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions) | - |
| (noun) an upper limit on what is allowed | Synonyms: cap, roof |
| censoring | (noun) deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances | Synonyms: censorship |
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| (noun) counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy | Synonyms: censorship, security review |
| centering | (noun) (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back | Synonyms: centring, snap |
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| (noun) the concentration of attention or energy on something | Synonyms: centring, direction, focal point, focus, focusing, focussing |
| centring | (noun) (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back | Synonyms: centering, snap |
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| (noun) the concentration of attention or energy on something | Synonyms: centering, direction, focal point, focus, focusing, focussing |
| cerebromeningitis | (noun) inflammation of the brain and spinal cord and their meninges | Synonyms: encephalomeningitis, meningoencephalitis |
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| chafing | (noun) soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction | - |
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| challenge | (noun) a call to engage in a contest or fight | - |
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| (noun) questioning a statement and demanding an explanation | - |
| (noun) a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror | - |
| (noun) a demand by a sentry for a password or identification | - |
| (noun) a demanding or stimulating situation | - |
| challenger | (noun) the contestant you hope to defeat | Synonyms: competition, competitor, contender, rival |
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| change | (noun) the action of changing something | - |
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| (noun) a different or fresh set of clothes | - |
| (noun) a thing that is different | - |
| (noun) a difference that is usually pleasant | Synonyms: variety |
| (noun) an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another | Synonyms: alteration, modification |
| (noun) the result of alteration or modification | - |
| (noun) coins of small denomination regarded collectively | - |
| (noun) the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due | - |
| (noun) money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency | - |
| (noun) a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event | - |
| changeability | (noun) the quality of being changeable; having a marked tendency to change | Synonyms: changeableness |
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| changeableness | (noun) the quality of being changeable; having a marked tendency to change | Synonyms: changeability |
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| changefulness | (noun) the quality of being changeable and variable | Synonyms: inconstancy |
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| changelessness | (noun) the quality of being unchangeable; having a marked tendency to remain unchanged | Synonyms: unchangeability, unchangeableness, unchangingness |
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| (noun) the property of remaining unchanged | - |
| changeling | (noun) a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy | - |
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| (noun) a person of subnormal intelligence | Synonyms: cretin, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, moron, retard |
| changeover | (noun) an event that results in a transformation | Synonyms: conversion, transition |
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| changer | (noun) an automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention | Synonyms: auto-changer, record changer |
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| (noun) a person who changes something | Synonyms: modifier |
| chanting | (noun) the act of singing in a monotonous tone | Synonyms: intonation |
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| chastening | (noun) a rebuke for making a mistake | Synonyms: chastisement, correction |
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| chattering | (noun) the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys) | Synonyms: chatter |
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| (noun) the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine | Synonyms: chatter |
| cheating | (noun) a deception for profit to yourself | Synonyms: cheat |
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| cheering | (noun) encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators | Synonyms: shouting |
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| cheesemonger | (noun) someone who sells cheese | - |
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| cheesing | (noun) To play a game or sport in a manner that is effective but requires little skill | - |
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| chewing | (noun) biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow | Synonyms: chew, manduction, mastication |
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| chiding | (noun) rebuking a person harshly | Synonyms: objurgation, scolding, tongue-lashing |
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| childbearing | (noun) the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child | Synonyms: accouchement, childbirth, vaginal birth |
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| chilling | (noun) the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature | Synonyms: cooling, temperature reduction |
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| chipping | (noun) the act of chipping something | Synonyms: chip, splintering |
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| chitlings | (noun) small intestines of hogs prepared as food | Synonyms: chitlins, chitterlings |
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| chitterlings | (noun) small intestines of hogs prepared as food | Synonyms: chitlings, chitlins |
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| choking | (noun) the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe | Synonyms: strangling, strangulation, throttling |
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| (noun) a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx) | - |
| cholangiography | (noun) roentgenographic examination of the bile ducts after a contrast medium has been injected | - |
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| cholangitis | (noun) inflammation of the bile ducts | - |
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| chomping | (noun) the act of chewing noisily | - |
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| choriomeningitis | (noun) a cerebral meningitis with cellular infiltration of the meninges | - |
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| christening | (noun) giving a Christian name at baptism | - |
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| chunga | (noun) Argentinian Cariama | Synonyms: Chunga burmeisteri, seriema |
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| chunking | (noun) (psychology) the configuration of smaller units of information into large coordinated units | Synonyms: unitisation, unitization |
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| cingulum | (noun) (anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth) | - |
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| citrange | (noun) more aromatic and acid tasting than oranges; used in beverages and marmalade | - |
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| (noun) more aromatic and acidic than oranges | Synonyms: citrange tree, Citroncirus webberi |
| cladding | (noun) a protective covering that protects the outside of a building | Synonyms: facing |
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| clamoring | (noun) loud and persistent outcry from many people | Synonyms: clamor, clamour, clamouring, hue and cry |
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| clamouring | (noun) loud and persistent outcry from many people | Synonyms: clamor, clamoring, clamour, hue and cry |
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| clang | (noun) a loud resonant repeating noise | Synonyms: clangor, clangoring, clangour, clank, clash, crash |
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| clanger | (noun) a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate | - |
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| clangor | (noun) a loud resonant repeating noise | Synonyms: clang, clangoring, clangour, clank, clash, crash |
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| clangoring | (noun) a loud resonant repeating noise | Synonyms: clang, clangor, clangour, clank, clash, crash |
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| clangour | (noun) a loud resonant repeating noise | Synonyms: clang, clangor, clangoring, clank, clash, crash |
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| clapping | (noun) a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together | Synonyms: applause, hand clapping |
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| cleaning | (noun) the act of making something clean | Synonyms: cleansing, cleanup |
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| cleansing | (noun) the act of making something clean | Synonyms: cleaning, cleanup |
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| clearing | (noun) the act of freeing from suspicion | - |
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| (noun) the act of removing solid particles from a liquid | Synonyms: clarification |
| (noun) a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area | Synonyms: glade |
| clerking | (noun) the activity of recording business transactions | Synonyms: bookkeeping |
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| cliffhanger | (noun) an episode that ends in suspense | - |
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| (noun) a contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end | - |
| climbing | (noun) an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) | Synonyms: climb, mounting |
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| cling | (noun) fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit | Synonyms: clingstone |
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| clingfilm | (noun) a thin plastic film made of saran (trade name Saran Wrap) that sticks to itself; used for wrapping food | Synonyms: cling film, Saran Wrap |
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| clingfish | (noun) very small (to 3 inches) flattened marine fish with a sucking disc on the abdomen for clinging to rocks etc. | - |
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| clingstone | (noun) fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit | Synonyms: cling |
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| clipping | (noun) the act of clipping or snipping | Synonyms: clip, snip |
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| (noun) cutting down to the desired size or shape | Synonyms: trim, trimming |
| (noun) an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine | Synonyms: cutting, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting |
| clocking | (noun) the time taken to traverse a measured course | - |
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| cloning | (noun) a general term for the research activity that creates a copy of some biological entity (a gene or organism or cell) | - |
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| clopping | (noun) the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface | Synonyms: clip-clop, clippety-clop, clop, clumping, clunking |
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| closing | (noun) termination of operations | Synonyms: closedown, closure, shutdown |
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| (noun) the act of closing something | Synonyms: shutting |
| (noun) a concluding action | Synonyms: completion, culmination, mop up, windup |
| (noun) approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap | Synonyms: closure |
| (noun) the last section of a communication | Synonyms: close, conclusion, end, ending |
| clothing | (noun) a covering designed to be worn on a person's body | Synonyms: article of clothing, habiliment, vesture, wear, wearable |
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| clotting | (noun) the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid | Synonyms: coagulation, curdling |
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| clouding | (noun) the process whereby water particles become visible in the sky | Synonyms: clouding up |
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| clowning | (noun) acting like a clown or buffoon | Synonyms: buffoonery, frivolity, harlequinade, japery, prank |
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| (noun) a comic incident or series of incidents | Synonyms: comedy, drollery, funniness |
| clubbing | (noun) a condition in which the ends of toes and fingers become wide and thick; a symptom of heart or lung disease | - |
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| clucking | (noun) the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks) | Synonyms: cluck |
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| clumping | (noun) the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface | Synonyms: clip-clop, clippety-clop, clop, clopping, clunking |
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