A crumb is a very small piece of dry food such as bread or biscuit.
crumble crumbles, crumbling, crumbled VERB
If you crumble something that is soft, it breaks into lots of little pieces.
crunch crunches, crunching, crunched VERB
If you crunch something, you crush it noisily, for example between your teeth or under your feet.
crush crushes, crushing, crushed VERB
To crush something is to destroy its shape by squeezing it.
crust crusts NOUN
The crust is a hard layer on the outside of something such as bread.
cry cries, crying, cried
VERB 1 When you cry, tears come from your eyes.
NOUN 2 A cry is a sudden sound that you make when you are surprised or hurt.
crystal crystals NOUN
A crystal is a mineral that has formed into a regular shape.
cub cubs NOUN
A cub is a young wild animal such as a lion, fox or bear.
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cube cubes NOUN
A cube is a solid shape with six square faces all the same size.
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cuckoo cuckoos NOUN
A cuckoo is a grey bird. Cuckoos lay their eggs in other birds’ nests.
cucumber cucumbers NOUN
A cucumber is a long, thin, dark green vegetable, eaten raw.
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cuddle cuddles, cuddling, cuddled VERB
When you cuddle someone, you put your arms round them.
culprit culprits NOUN
A culprit is someone who has done something harmful or wrong.
cunning ADJECTIVE
Someone who is cunning plans to get what they want, often by tricking other people.
cup cups
NOUN 1 A cup is a small container with a handle, which you drink out of.
NOUN 2 A cup is also a prize for the winner of a game or competition.
cupboard cupboards NOUN
A cupboard is a piece of furniture with doors and shelves.
cure cures, curing, cured
NOUN 1 A cure is something that makes people better when they have been ill.
VERB 2 If someone or something cures a person, they make them well again.
curiosity NOUN
Curiosity is wanting to know about things.
curious
ADJECTIVE 1 Someone who is curious wants to know more about something.
ADJECTIVE 2 Something that is curious is unusual and hard to explain.
curl curls, curling, curled
VERB 1 If an animal curls up, it makes itself into a rounded shape.
NOUN 2 Curls are pieces of hair shaped in curves and circles.
curly ADJECTIVE
currant currants NOUN
Currants are small dried grapes.