Words Starting With CI
Here's the list of all the 797 Words Starting With CI in the English Language.
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| city | 1. a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts 2. an incorporated administrative district established by state charter More Definitions → |
| civil | 1. not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others 2. of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state More Definitions → |
| cisco | 1. cold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northward 2. important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America More Definitions → |
| circuit | 1. make a circuit 2. an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow More Definitions → |
| circle | 1. travel around something 2. move in a circular path above (someone or something) More Definitions → |
| circumstances | 1. your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) 2. a person's financial situation (good or bad) More Definitions → |
| cinema | 1. a medium that disseminates moving pictures 2. a theater where films are shown More Definitions → |
| citizen | 1. a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community More Definitions → |
| civic | 1. of or relating or belonging to a city 2. of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals More Definitions → |
| citation | 1. an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement 2. (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.) More Definitions → |
| ciao | 1. an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian) More Definitions → |
| circulation | 1. the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines) 2. movement through a circuit; especially the movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels More Definitions → |
| circular | 1. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution 2. describing a circle; moving in a circle More Definitions → |
| cite | 1. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage 2. make reference to More Definitions → |
| cigarette | 1. finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking More Definitions → |
| civilian | 1. a nonmilitary citizen 2. associated with civil life or performed by persons who are not active members of the military More Definitions → |
| citizenship | 1. the status of a citizen with rights and duties 2. conduct as a citizen More Definitions → |
| civilization | 1. a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations) 2. the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization More Definitions → |
| circus | 1. a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals 2. a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals More Definitions → |
| cigar | 1. a roll of tobacco for smoking More Definitions → |
| citrus | 1. any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions 2. any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds More Definitions → |
| cinnamon | 1. aromatic bark used as a spice 2. tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon More Definitions → |
| circumstance | 1. a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity 2. the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event More Definitions → |
| circulating | 1. passing from one to another More Definitions → |
| cider | 1. a beverage made from juice pressed from apples More Definitions → |
| citadel | 1. a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle More Definitions → |
| cirque | 1. a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake More Definitions → |
| citrate | 1. a salt or ester of citric acid 2. cause to form a salt or ester of citric acid More Definitions → |
| circuitry | 1. electronic equipment consisting of a system of circuits More Definitions → |
| cinematic | 1. of or pertaining to or characteristic of the cinema More Definitions → |
| cipher | 1. a message written in a secret code 2. a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number More Definitions → |
| civilized | 1. having a high state of culture and development both social and technological 2. marked by refinement in taste and manners More Definitions → |
| cicero | 1. a linear unit of the size of type slightly larger than an em More Definitions → |
| circulate | 1. become widely known and passed on 2. cause to become widely known More Definitions → |
| citrine | 1. semiprecious yellow quartz resembling topaz More Definitions → |
| circumcision | 1. the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite 2. the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males More Definitions → |
| circumference | 1. the size of something as given by the distance around it 2. the boundary line encompassing an area or object More Definitions → |
| cirrus | 1. usually coiled 2. a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles) More Definitions → |
| cinematography | 1. the act of making a film More Definitions → |
| civilisation | 1. the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization 2. a particular society at a particular time and place More Definitions → |
| cirrhosis | 1. a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism More Definitions → |
| circulatory | 1. of or relating to circulation 2. relating to circulatory system or to circulation of the blood More Definitions → |
| circumvent | 1. surround so as to force to give up 2. beat through cleverness and wit More Definitions → |
| cinematographer | 1. a photographer who operates a movie camera More Definitions → |
| citywide | 1. occurring or extending throughout a city More Definitions → |
| cilantro | 1. Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley 2. parsley-like herb used as seasoning or garnish More Definitions → |
| civics | 1. the social science of civic affairs More Definitions → |
| circadian | 1. of or relating to biological processes occurring at 24-hour intervals More Definitions → |
| cityscape | 1. a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area 2. painting depicting a city or urban area More Definitions → |
| ciprofloxacin | 1. an oral antibiotic (trade name Cipro) used against serious bacterial infections of the skin or respiratory tract or urinary tract or bones or joints More Definitions → |
| civility | 1. formal or perfunctory politeness 2. the act of showing regard for others More Definitions → |
| citizenry | 1. the body of citizens of a state or country More Definitions → |
| cinch | 1. any undertaking that is easy to do 2. stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place More Definitions → |
| citric | 1. of or related to citric acid More Definitions → |
| cinder | 1. a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire More Definitions → |
| cinque | 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one More Definitions → |
| circumstantial | 1. fully detailed and specific about particulars More Definitions → |
| civilised | 1. marked by refinement in taste and manners 2. having a high state of culture and development both social and technological More Definitions → |
| citron | 1. large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved 2. thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind More Definitions → |
| circumvention | 1. the act of evading by going around More Definitions → |
| cistern | 1. a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid 2. a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet More Definitions → |
| cimetidine | 1. a drug (trade name Tagamet) used to treat peptic ulcers by decreasing the secretion of stomach acid More Definitions → |
| cicada | 1. stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone More Definitions → |
| circumscribed | 1. subject to limits or subjected to limits More Definitions → |
| cichlid | 1. freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariums More Definitions → |
| circumflex | 1. a diacritical mark (^) placed above a vowel in some languages to indicate a special phonetic quality More Definitions → |
| ciliary | 1. relating to the ciliary body and associated structures of the eye 2. of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell More Definitions → |
| circumferential | 1. lying around or just outside the edges or outskirts More Definitions → |
| cilia | 1. a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms 2. any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids More Definitions → |
| cinnabar | 1. a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury 2. large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort More Definitions → |
| circumpolar | 1. (of a celestial body) continually visible above the horizon during the entire 360 degrees of daily travel 2. located or found throughout a polar region More Definitions → |
| cistron | 1. (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity More Definitions → |
| ciliate | 1. of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell 2. of or relating to the human eyelash More Definitions → |
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