3-Letter Nouns Starting With C
Here's the list of all the 41 3-Letter Nouns Starting With C in the English Language.
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| can | 1. airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. 2. the quantity contained in a can More Definitions → |
| car | 1. a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine 2. a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad More Definitions → |
| cut | 1. a share of the profits 2. (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next More Definitions → |
| cat | 1. feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats 2. an informal term for a youth or man More Definitions → |
| cup | 1. a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle 2. the quantity a cup will hold More Definitions → |
| con | 1. an argument opposed to a proposal 2. a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison More Definitions → |
| cap | 1. a tight-fitting headdress 2. a top (as for a bottle) More Definitions → |
| cam | 1. a rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion More Definitions → |
| cry | 1. a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition 2. a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate) More Definitions → |
| cad | 1. someone who is morally reprehensible More Definitions → |
| chi | 1. the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health 2. the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet More Definitions → |
| cod | 1. the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves) 2. lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached More Definitions → |
| cox | 1. the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew More Definitions → |
| cab | 1. a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits 2. small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood More Definitions → |
| cow | 1. female of domestic cattle: 2. mature female of mammals of which the male is called `bull' More Definitions → |
| col | 1. a pass between mountain peaks; geomorphological term for the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks More Definitions → |
| cos | 1. ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle 2. lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head More Definitions → |
| cop | 1. uncomplimentary terms for a policeman More Definitions → |
| cue | 1. an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech 2. evidence that helps to solve a problem More Definitions → |
| cur | 1. an inferior dog or one of mixed breed 2. a cowardly or contemptible person More Definitions → |
| cub | 1. an awkward and inexperienced youth 2. a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy) More Definitions → |
| cot | 1. a sheath worn to protect a finger 2. baby bed with high sides made of slats More Definitions → |
| coo | 1. the sound made by a pigeon More Definitions → |
| cog | 1. a subordinate who performs an important but routine function 2. tooth on the rim of gear wheel More Definitions → |
| cob | 1. nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus 2. stocky short-legged harness horse More Definitions → |
| cay | 1. a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida More Definitions → |
| cwm | 1. a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake More Definitions → |
| cud | 1. food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again 2. a wad of something chewable as tobacco More Definitions → |
| caw | 1. the sound made by corvine birds More Definitions → |