Words in english starting with C

• Celastrus orbiculatus — Noun – English ～ ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America
• celestial orbit — Noun – English ～ the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another; "he plotted the orbit of the moon"
• cranial orbit — Noun – English ～ the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
• chamber orchestra — Noun – English ～ small orchestra; usually plays classical music
• Carthusian order — Noun – English ～ an austere contemplative Roman Catholic order founded by St. Bruno in 1084
• close order — Noun – English ～ a military formation for drill or marching
• close-order drill — Noun – English ～ (military) military drill of troops in standard marching (shoulder-to-shoulder)
• Corinthian order — Noun – English ～ the last Greek order; similar to the Ionic order except the capital is decorated with carvings of acanthus leaves
• Carmelite order — Noun – English ～ a Roman Catholic mendicant order founded in the 12th century
• cease and desist order — Noun – English ～ (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity; "injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order"
• civil order — Noun – English ～ the form of government of a social organization
• credit order — Noun – English ～ an order that is received without payment; requires billing at a later date
• court order — Noun – English ～ a writ issued by a court of law requiring a person to do something or to refrain from doing something
• Composite order — Noun – English ～ a Roman order that combines the Corinthian acanthus leaves with the spiral scrolls of the Ionic order
• court-ordered — Adjective – English ～ ordered by a court of law
• co-ordinate — Noun – English ～ a number that identifies a position relative to an axis
• co-ordinated — Adjective – English ～ intentionally matched; "curtains and walls were color coordinated"
• co-ordinated — Adjective – English ～ being dexterous in the use of more than one set of muscle movements; "she was usually good with her hands and well coordinated"- Mary McCarthy
• co-ordinated — Adjective – English ～ operating as a unit; "a unified utility system"; "a coordinated program"
• co-ordinator — Noun – English ～ someone whose task is to see that work goes harmoniously

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