Nouns starting with C

• Chiang Kai-shek — Noun – English ～ Chinese military and political figure; in the Chinese civil war that followed World War II he was defeated by the Chinese communists and in 1949 was forced to withdraw to Taiwan where he served as president of Nationalist China until his death (1897-1975)
• continental shelf — Noun – English ～ the relatively shallow (up to 200 meters) seabed surrounding a continent
• coat-of-mail shell — Noun – English ～ primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates
• collapsible shelter — Noun – English ～ a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs); "he pitched his tent near the creek"
• Clarence Shepard Day Jr. — Noun – English ～ United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935)
• Canadian Shield — Noun – English ～ a large plateau that occupies more than 40% of the land area of Canada; it extends from the Great Lakes northward to the Arctic Ocean
• common shiner — Noun – English ～ the common North American shiner
• combat ship — Noun – English ～ a government ship that is available for waging war
• clipper ship — Noun – English ～ a fast sailing ship used in former times
• cargo ship — Noun – English ～ a ship designed to carry cargo
• capital ship — Noun – English ～ a warship of the first rank in size and armament
• cruise ship — Noun – English ～ a passenger ship used commercially for pleasure cruises
• container ship — Noun – English ～ a cargo ship designed to hold containerized cargoes; "the weight of the documentation of all the consignments on board a contemporary container ship can exceed 90 pounds"
• cargo ships — Noun – English ～ conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry
• cardiogenic shock — Noun – English ～ shock caused by cardiac arrest
• culture shock — Noun – English ～ a condition of disorientation affecting someone who is suddenly exposed to an unfamiliar culture or way of life or set of attitudes
• congress shoe — Noun – English ～ an ankle high shoe with elastic gussets in the sides
• crap-shooter — Noun – English ～ a gambler who throws dice in the game of craps
• crap shooting — Noun – English ～ playing craps
• closed shop — Noun – English ～ a company that hires only union members

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