Words in english starting with C

• cy pres doctrine — Noun – English ～ a rule that when literal compliance is impossible the intention of a donor or testator should be carried out as nearly as possible
• cy pres — Noun – English ～ a rule that when literal compliance is impossible the intention of a donor or testator should be carried out as nearly as possible
• clear and present danger — Noun – English ～ a standard for judging when freedom of speech can be abridged; "no one has a right to shout `fire' in a crowded theater when there is no fire because such an action would pose a clear and present danger to public safety"
• Christmas present — Noun – English ～ a present given at Christmas time
• cylinder press — Noun – English ～ a printing press where the type is carried on a flat bed under a cylinder that holds paper and rolls over the type
• cheese press — Noun – English ～ a press for shaping cheese curd
• compartment pressure — Noun – English ～ the air pressure maintained in an air-tight compartment (as in an aircraft)
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention — Noun – English ～ a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services; located in Atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases)
• Centre for International Crime Prevention — Noun – English ～ the United Nations office responsible for crime prevention and criminal justice and law reform
• cut-price — Adjective – English ～ costing less than standard price; "buying bargain-priced clothes for the children"; "cut-rate goods"
• cut price — Noun – English ～ a price below the standard price
• cash price — Noun – English ～ the current delivery price of a commodity traded in the spot market
• closing price — Noun – English ～ (stock market) the price of the last transaction completed during a day's trading session
• consumer price index — Noun – English ～ an index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer
• civic pride — Noun – English ～ pride in your city
• closed primary — Noun – English ～ a primary in which only registered members of a particular political party can vote; "closed primaries strengthen party unity"
• common evening primrose — Noun – English ～ a coarse biennial of eastern North America with yellow flowers that open in the evening; naturalized in Europe
• Chinese primrose — Noun – English ～ cultivated Asiatic primrose
• Cape primrose — Noun – English ～ any of various African plants of the genus Streptocarpus widely cultivated especially as houseplants for their showy blue or purple flowers
• crown prince — Noun – English ～ a male heir apparent to a throne

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