churn |
a container in which cream or milk is beaten or shaken to form butter. [4 definitions] |
chute1 |
a passage down which things may slide in order to be moved from one area to another. |
cicada |
a large insect with a stout body and two pairs of thin, clear wings. The male cicada makes a loud, shrill noise. |
cider |
the juice pressed out of apples, used for drinking. |
cigar |
a thin, tight roll of tobacco leaves prepared for smoking. |
cigarette |
a short, narrow tube of thin paper that contains cut tobacco for smoking. |
cinder |
a small piece of partly burned wood or coal that can continue to burn but without a flame. |
cinema |
the art or business of making movies. [2 definitions] |
cinnamon |
a spice made from the dried bark of a tropical Asian tree. [2 definitions] |
circle |
a closed curve made up of points that are all the same distance from a fixed center point. [5 definitions] |
circuit |
a line or route around an area. [4 definitions] |
circuit breaker |
a switch or other device that automatically breaks an electric circuit when too much electricity flows through it. |
circular |
having the shape of a circle; round. [3 definitions] |
circulate |
to move or flow along a closed path or system. [2 definitions] |
circulation |
the movement or passage of something, such as money or news, from person to person or place to place. [3 definitions] |
circulatory |
of or pertaining to the circulatory system, the system of bodily organs, including the heart, arteries, and veins, that send blood and lymph throughout the body and return it to the heart. |
circulatory system |
a system in the body made up of the heart, blood vessels, blood, and lymph vessels that carries blood and lymph around the body. |
circumference |
the line that forms the outside edge of a circle or other round figure or area. [2 definitions] |
circumstance |
a condition or fact connected with or having an effect on an event or situation. [3 definitions] |
circus |
a traveling show with clowns, acrobats, and other acts. Some circuses have trained animals also. [2 definitions] |
cirrus |
a type of cloud that usually appears in the form of strings or threads. |