Nouns starting with C

• cross-stitch — Noun – English ～ two stitches forming a cross or X
• classified stock — Noun – English ～ common stock classified as A or B where A has certain advantages (e.g., voting power) that B does not
• chicken stock — Noun – English ～ a stock made with chicken
• capital stock — Noun – English ～ the maximum number of shares authorized under the terms of a corporation's articles of incorporation
• capital stock — Noun – English ～ the book value of the outstanding shares of a corporation
• control stock — Noun – English ～ shares owned by shareholders who have a controlling interest
• cumulative preferred stock — Noun – English ～ preferred stock whose dividends if omitted accumulate until paid out
• common stock — Noun – English ～ stock other than preferred stock; entitles the owner to a share of the corporation's profits and a share of the voting power in shareholder elections; "over 40 million Americans invest in common stocks"
• common stock equivalent — Noun – English ～ preferred stock or convertible bonds or warrants that can be converted into common stock
• Christmas stocking — Noun – English ～ a stocking that is filled with small Christmas presents
• Cheyne-Stokes respiration — Noun – English ～ abnormal respiration in which periods of shallow and deep breathing alternate
• Cornus stolonifera — Noun – English ～ common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and white flowers
• cherry stone — Noun – English ～ the stone seed of a cherry
• china stone — Noun – English ～ a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper)
• cinnamon stone — Noun – English ～ a garnet ranging in color from yellow to brown
• coping stone — Noun – English ～ a stone that forms the top of wall or building
• cutty stool — Noun – English ～ a low stool; formerly in Scotland, a seat in a church where an offender was publicly rebuked
• cucking stool — Noun – English ～ an instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which offenders were ducked in water
• conversation stopper — Noun – English ～ a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply
• cold storage — Noun – English ～ in a state of abeyance or postponement

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