5-letter words starting with C

100 words · most common first (shown in gold) · meaning + pronunciation for each

1. CABIN/ˈkæbən/small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
2. CABLE/ˈkeɪbəl/a telegram sent abroad
3. CACHE/kæʃ/a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
4. CAKES/keɪks/(CAKE) a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
5. CALLS/kɔlz/(CALL) assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
6. CAMEL/ˈkæməl/cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
7. CAMPS/kæmps/(CAMP) temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
8. CANAL/kəˈnæl/(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now…
9. CANDY/ˈkændi/a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
10. CANON/ˈkænən/a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field…
11. CARDS/kɑɹdz/a game played with playing cards
12. CARGO/ˈkɑˌɹɡoʊ/goods carried by a large vehicle
13. CAROL/ˈkæɹəl/joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
14. CARRY/ˈkæɹi/move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
15. CASES/ˈkeɪsəz/(CASE) an occurrence of something
16. CATCH/kætʃ/discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a…
17. CAUSE/kɑz/give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
18. CEDAR/ˈsidɚ/any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
19. CELLS/sɛlz/(CELL) any small compartment
20. CENTS/sɛnts/(CENT) a fractional monetary unit of several countries
21. CHAIN/tʃeɪn/a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
22. CHAIR/tʃɛɹ/a seat for one person, with a support for the back
23. CHAOS/ˈkeɪɑs/a state of extreme confusion and disorder
24. CHARM/tʃɑɹm/attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
25. CHART/tʃɑɹt/a visual display of information
26. CHASE/tʃeɪs/go after with the intent to catch
27. CHEAP/tʃip/relatively low in price or charging low prices
28. CHEAT/tʃit/defeat someone through trickery or deceit
29. CHECK/tʃɛk/examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
30. CHESS/tʃɛs/weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
31. CHEST/tʃɛst/the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
32. CHEVY/ˈʃɛˌvi/annoy continually or chronically
33. CHICK/tʃɪk/young bird especially of domestic fowl
34. CHIEF/tʃif/most important element
35. CHILD/tʃaɪld/a young person of either sex
36. CHILE/ˈtʃɪli/a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast
37. CHINA/ˈtʃaɪnə/a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
38. CHIPS/tʃɪps/strips of potato fried in deep fat
39. CHOIR/ˈkwaɪɚ/a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
40. CHOSE/tʃoʊz/A thing; personal property
41. CHUCK/tʃʌk/throw carelessly
42. CISCO/ˈsɪˌskoʊ/cold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northward
43. CITED/ˈsaɪtəd/(CITE) make reference to
44. CIVIC/ˈsɪvɪk/of or relating or belonging to a city
45. CIVIL/ˈsɪvəl/applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
46. CLAIM/kleɪm/assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
47. CLARK/klɑɹk/United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the…
48. CLASS/klæs/a collection of things sharing a common attribute
49. CLEAN/klin/free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
50. CLEAR/klɪɹ/readily apparent to the mind
51. CLERK/klɝk/an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
52. CLICK/klɪk/move or strike with a noise
53. CLIFF/klɪf/a steep high face of rock
54. CLIMB/klaɪm/go upward with gradual or continuous progress
55. CLIPS/klɪps/(CLIP) a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
56. CLOCK/klɑk/a timepiece that shows the time of day
57. CLONE/kloʊn/a person who is almost identical to another
58. CLOSE/kloʊs/at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
59. CLOTH/klɔθ/artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
60. CLOUD/klaʊd/any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
61. CLUBS/klʌbz/(CLUB) a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
62. COACH/koʊtʃ/(sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team
63. COAST/koʊst/the shore of a sea or ocean
64. CODES/koʊdz/(CODE) a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
65. COINS/kɔɪnz/(COIN) a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
66. COLIN/ˈkoʊlɪn/The American quail or bobwhite
67. COLON/ˈkoʊlən/the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues…
68. COLOR/ˈkʌlɚ/a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
69. COMBO/ˈkɑˌmboʊ/a small band of jazz musicians
70. COMES/kʌmz/The answer to the theme (dux) in a fugue
71. COMIC/ˈkɑmɪk/arousing or provoking laughter
72. CONDO/ˈkɑndoʊ/one of the dwelling units in a condominium
73. CONGO/ˈkɑŋɡoʊ/a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960
74. CORAL/ˈkɔɹəl/a variable color averaging a deep pink
75. CORPS/kɔɹ/an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support
76. COSTA/ˈkɔstɑ/a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing)
77. COSTS/kɑsts/pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation
78. COULD/kʊd/Was, should be, or would be, able, capable, or susceptible
79. COUNT/kaʊnt/determine the number or amount of
80. COURT/kɔɹt/an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
81. COVER/ˈkʌvɚ/provide with a covering or cause to be covered
82. CRACK/kɹæk/become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
83. CRAFT/kɹæft/the skilled practice of a practical occupation
84. CRAPS/kɹæps/expressions used when when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot
85. CRASH/kɹæʃ/a loud resonant repeating noise
86. CRAZY/ˈkɹeɪzi/affected with madness or insanity
87. CREAM/kɹim/the best people or things in a group
88. CREEK/kɹik/a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
89. CREST/kɹɛst/the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
90. CRIME/kɹaɪm/(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
91. CROPS/kɹɑps/(CROP) the yield from plants in a single growing season
92. CROSS/kɹɔs/travel across or pass over
93. CROWD/kɹaʊd/a large number of things or people considered together
94. CROWN/kɹaʊn/be the culminating event
95. CRUDE/kɹud/not carefully or expertly made
96. CUBIC/ˈkjubɪk/having three dimensions
97. CURVE/kɝv/the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
98. CYCLE/ˈsaɪkəl/an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
99. CZECH/tʃɛk/a native of inhabitant of the Czech Republic
100. CAABA/kˈɑbə/(Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim…