Nouns starting with C

• corncrake — Noun – English ～ common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields
• corncrib — Noun – English ～ a crib for storing and drying ears of corn
• cornea — Noun – English ～ the transparent dome-shaped anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye; it covers the iris and pupil and is continuous with the sclera
• corned beef — Noun – English ～ beef cured or pickled in brine
• corneille — Noun – English ～ French tragic dramatist whose plays treat grand moral themes in elegant verse (1606-1684)
• cornel — Noun – English ～ a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers
• cornelian — Noun – English ～ a translucent red or orange variety of chalcedony
• cornelian cherry — Noun – English ～ deciduous European shrub or small tree having bright red fruit
• cornell — Noun – English ～ United States actress noted for her performances in Broadway plays (1893-1974)
• Cornell — Noun – English ～ United States businessman who unified the telegraph system in the United States and who in 1865 (with Andrew D. White) founded Cornell University (1807-1874)
• corner — Noun – English ～ a place off to the side of an area; "he tripled to the rightfield corner"; "the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean"
• corner — Noun – English ～ a small concavity
• corner — Noun – English ～ a projecting part where two sides or edges meet; "he knocked off the corners"
• corner — Noun – English ～ (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
• corner — Noun – English ～ the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"
• corner — Noun – English ～ the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect; "the corners of a cube"
• corner — Noun – English ～ a remote area; "in many corners of the world they still practice slavery"
• corner — Noun – English ～ an interior angle formed by two meeting walls; "a piano was in one corner of the room"
• corner — Noun – English ～ a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner"
• corner — Noun – English ～ the point where two lines meet or intersect; "the corners of a rectangle"

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