Celsius
NOUN a scale for measuring temperature in which water freezes at 0 degrees (0 °C) and boils at 100 degrees (100 °C)
[named after Anders Celsius (1701–1744) who invented it]
cement
NOUN a grey powder that is mixed with sand and water to make concrete
cemetery cemeteries
NOUN an area of land where dead people are buried
census censuses
NOUN an official survey of the population of a country
cent cents
NOUN In some countries a cent is a unit of currency.
centenary centenaries
NOUN the hundredth anniversary of something
centigrade
NOUN another word for Celsius
centimetre centimetres
NOUN a unit of length (cm). One centimetre is equal to ten millimetres (mm).
centipede centipedes
NOUN a long, thin creature with many pairs of legs
[from Latin centum + pedes meaning a hundred feet]
central
ADJECTIVE 1 Something central is in the middle.
2 An idea that is central is the main idea.
central heating
NOUN a heating system in which water or air is heated and passed round a building through pipes and radiators
centre centres
NOUN 1 the middle of an object or area
2 a building where people go for activities, meetings, or help • We played badminton at the sports centre.
century centuries
NOUN a period of one hundred years
ceramic ceramics
Said “ser-ram-ic” NOUN 1 a hard material made by baking clay at very high temperatures
PLURAL NOUN 2 Ceramics is the art of making objects out of clay.
cereal cereals
NOUN 1 a food made from grain, often eaten with milk for breakfast
2 a plant that produces edible grain, such as wheat, oats, barley and rye
ceremony ceremonies
NOUN a formal event such as a wedding or prizegiving
certain
ADJECTIVE 1 If you are certain about something, you are sure it is true. • She is certain she wants to be a vet.
2 You use certain to refer to a particular person, place or thing. • I like certain animals, for example cats and dogs.
certainly
ADVERB without any doubt • “Will you be at the party?” “I certainly will.”
certificate certificates
NOUN an official piece of paper that proves that something took place • a birth certificate
chaffinch chaffinches
NOUN a small European bird with black and white wings
chain chains
NOUN 1 a number of metal rings linked together in a line
2 a number of things in a series or connected to each other • a chain of shops • a chain of events