Nouns in english starting with C

• common St John's wort — Noun – English ～ deciduous bushy Eurasian shrub with golden yellow flowers and reddish-purple fruits from which a soothing salve is made in Spain
• Charles Frederick Worth — Noun – English ～ French couturier (born in England) regarded as the founder of Parisian haute couture; noted for introducing the bustle (1825-1895)
• Carolina wren — Noun – English ～ large United States wren with a musical call
• cactus wren — Noun – English ～ large harsh-voiced American wren of arid regions of the United States southwest and Mexico
• carriage wrench — Noun – English ～ a wrench designed for use with carriage bolts
• chain wrench — Noun – English ～ another name for chain tongs
• crescent wrench — Noun – English ～ an adjustable wrench designed to fit hexagonal nuts with the adjusting screw built into the head of the wrench
• compact disc write-once — Noun – English ～ a compact disc on which you can write only once and thereafter is read-only memory
• committal to writing — Noun – English ～ the activity of putting something in written form; "she did the thinking while he did the writing"
• civil wrong — Noun – English ～ (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
• capital of Wyoming — Noun – English ～ the capital and largest city of Wyoming; located in the southeastern corner of the state
• cellulose xanthate — Noun – English ～ a cellulose ester obtained by treating cellulose with caustic soda
• class Xanthophyceae — Noun – English ～ yellow-green algae
• Clement XI — Noun – English ～ Italian pope from 1700 to 1721 who condemned Jansenist ideas on papal infallibility
• Clement XIV — Noun – English ～ Italian pope from 1769 to 1774 who lost whatever support remained of Catholic Europe, causing the church to fall into the hands of secular princes (1705-1774)
• Carl XVI Gustav — Noun – English ～ king of Sweden since 1973 (born 1946)
• Carl XVI Gustaf — Noun – English ～ king of Sweden since 1973 (born 1946)
• Chinese yam — Noun – English ～ hardy Chinese vine naturalized in United States and cultivated as an ornamental climber for its glossy heart-shaped cinnamon-scented leaves and in the tropics for its edible tubers
• Chen N. Yang — Noun – English ～ United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Tsung Dao Lee in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1922)
• Charlestown Navy Yard — Noun – English ～ the navy yard in Boston where the frigate `Constitution' is anchored

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