3-Letter Words Starting With C
Here's the list of all the 47 3-Letter Words Starting With C in the English Language.
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can | 1. preserve in a can or tin 2. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position 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. lie at the top of 2. restrict the number or amount of More Definitions → |
cam | 1. a rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion More Definitions → |
cry | 1. utter a sudden loud cry 2. shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain 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. act as the coxswain, in a boat race 2. the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew More Definitions → |
cab | 1. ride in a taxicab 2. a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits 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. take by theft 2. take into custody 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 2. speak softly or lovingly More Definitions → |
cog | 1. roll steel ingots 2. join pieces of wood with cogs 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 → |
coy | 1. affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way 2. showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement 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 2. utter a cry, characteristic of crows, rooks, or ravens More Definitions → |