c2
+ carbon, C
+ circa, c.
+ middle C
+ plan C
+ an antiscorbutic, vitamin C
+ 1932, Szent-Gyorgyi and vitamin C
+ log cabin
+ pressurized cabin
+ members of an opposition party in UK, Shadow Cabinet
+ prime minister and the cabinet
+ president and the cabinet
+ coaxial cable
+ the hen cackles(sound)
+ a symbol of healing, caduceus
+ 1902, US Army Medical Corps and the caduceus
+ a CNS stimulant present in coffee and tea, caffeine
+ 1819, Runge and caffeine
- a sparrow in a golden cage
+ have been to Cairo
+ knew how to bake a cake
+ birthday cake
+ blowing out three candles on the birthday cake
+ fish cake
+ Black Forest cake
+ 1915, Keller and the Black Forest cake
+ hot cake
+ layer cake
+ a slice of cake
+ green onion cake
+ China and green onion cake
+ sponge cake
+ upside-down cake
+ wedding cake
+ to sell like hot cakes
+ pocket calculator
+ the mathematics dealing with rates of variation, calculus
+ c. 1665, I. Newton, Leibniz, and calculus
+ no leap years in 1700, 1800 and 1900, Gregorian calendar
+ 1582, Pope Gregory XIII and the Gregorian calendar
+ adding Feb. 29th as a leap day every fourth year, Julian calendar
+ 45 BC, Caesar and the Julian calendar
+ lunar calendar
+ Chinese lunar calendar
+ in calf
+ met him en route from Vancouver to Calgary
+ to need a person of my caliber
+ curtain call
+ local call
+ long-distance call
+ port of call
+ on call
+ a collect phone call
+ roll call
+ to call 911
+ within call
+ a band of nerves between two hemispheres of the brain, corpus callosum
- empty calorie
+ cow and calves
+ camera
- candid camera
+ digital camera
+ 1975, Sasson and the digital camera
+ in camera
+ instant camera
+ 1948, Land and the instant camera
+ miniature camera
+ movie camera
+ 1845, Ronalds and the movie camera
+ pinhole camera
+ single-lens reflex camera
+ 1948, Rectaflex and the single-lens reflex camera
+ the eye and the camera
+ 1839, Giroux and the camera
+ the concealment of oneself, camouflage
+ chameleon and camouflage
+ boot camp
- concentration camp
- nudist camp
- prison camp
+ summer camp
+ trailer camp
+ an advertising campaign
+ launched a multimedia campaign
+ to go camping
- to have a foot in both camps
+ I can
+ sprinkling can
+ watering can
+ in Canada
+ 2nd Mon. of Oct., Thanksgiving Day in Canada
+ settled in Canada
+ the national anthem of Canada, O Canada
+ 1980, Weir, Lavallee, and O Canada
+ O Canada, the national anthem of Canada
+ Maple Leaf, the flag of Canada
+ 1965, Stanley and the flag of Canada
+ Governor General, Senate and House of Commons; the Govt. of Canada
+ Panama Canal
+ 1914, Wallace, Stevens, Goethals, and the Panama Canal
+ the Suez Canal
+ 1869, de Lesseps and the Suez Canal
+ a stage dance, can-can
+ 1840s, France and the can-can
- smoking and lung cancer
+ 1951, Doll, Hill, and smoking and lung cancer
+ Tropic of Cancer
- terminal cancer
+ a strong candidate
- the most unlikely candidate
+ sucking a candy
- to eat candy's paper wrapper and candy
+ to eat candy's rice paper wrapper and candy
+ cotton candy
+ 1897, W. Morrison, Wharton, and cotton candy
+ to eat candy
+ hard candy
+ soft candy
+ sugar cane
+ used for riot control, water cannon
+ early 1930s, Germany and the water cannon
- the teachings of Buddhism in Pali language, Pali Canon
- 29 BC, Sri Lanka and the Pali Canon
+ Grand Canyon
+ Arizona and the Grand Canyon
- fool's cap
+ ice cap
+ 2000, 8 GB USB photo capacity
+ working at full capacity
+ 1800, 8 GB USB music capacity
+ in his official capacity
+ large capital
+ small capital
+ venture capital
+ working capital
+ Tropic of Capricorn
+ time capsule
+ to rent a car
+ an armored car
+ bumper car
+ Levand and the bumper car
+ cable car
+ 1866, Ritter and the cable car
+ cattle car
+ compact car
+ dining car
+ hybrid car
+ the lead car
+ model car
+ a muscle car
+ police car
+ slot car
+ sports car
+ squad car
- squeezed six people into the car
+ the deluxe version of this car
+ toy car
+ electric trolley car
+ 1888, Sprague and the electric trolley car
+ C, carbon
+ blue carbuncle
+ carburetor
+ 1876, Daimler and the carburetor
+ business card
+ Christmas card
+ 1843, Horsley, Cole, and Christmas card
+ credit card
+ to pay by credit card
+ debit card
+ to pay by debit card
+ flash card
+ greeting card
+ ID card
+ invitation card
+ camera and memory card
+ report card
+ trump card
+ red for cardiology
+ playing cards
+ c. 1780 France and playing cards
+ palliative care
+ left the child in her sister's care
+ to take care
- with unnecessary care
+ with the utmost care
+ to handle with care
+ planned with care
+ at the peak of her career
+ no need to be unnecessarily careful
+ a novel, A Christmas Carol
+ 1843, Dickens and A Christmas Carol
+ an amusement ride, carousel
+ 1870, Savage and the carousel
+ to lay a carpet
+ flying carpet
+ magic carpet
+ red carpet
+ gun carriage
+ aircraft carrier
+ letter carrier
+ a sign of the zodiac, the Water Carrier
+ cash and carry
+ golf cart
+ tape cartridge
+ to turn cartwheels
+ in any case
- hopeless case
+ lower case
- a murder case
+ test case
+ upper case
+ a cosmetics case, vanity case
+ to pay by cash
- hard cash
+ accepted a check in lieu of cash
+ petty cash
+ do not flash your cash
+ video cassette
+ fiberglass cast
+ plaster of Paris cast
+ 1851, Mathijsen and plaster of Paris cast
- to lose caste
- ice castle
- sand castle
+ a pet, cat
- alley cat
+ a figured pattern cat, calico cat
+ a breed of cats that has short pale fur with a darker face, ears, tail, and feet; Siamese cat
+ tiger cat
+ a good catch
+ safety catch
+ a protective charm, dream catcher
+ North American Indians and dream catchers
+ butterfly and caterpillar
+ moth and caterpillar
+ a member of the Catholic Church, Catholic
+ the great cats
+ a hornless breed of beef cattle, usually black; Angus cattle
+ Scotland and Angus cattle
+ a high-producing, black and white dairy cow; Holstein cattle
+ thirty head of cattle
+ pedigree cattle
+ a good cause
+ pleading my cause
+ trying to relate these effects to a possible cause
+ the ultimate cause
+ a worthy cause
+ died of natural causes
+ to advocate caution
- dental cavities
+ fluoride toothpaste and dental cavities
+ the crow caws(sound)
+ the rook caws(sound)
+ an imaging semiconductor circuit, CCD
+ charged couple device, CCD
+ 1969, Boyle, Smith, and CCD
+ compact disc, CD
+ 1982, Philips, Sony, and the CD
+ 700 MB of data per disc, CD
+ Central Daylight Time, CDT
+ cathedral ceiling
+ wage ceilings
+ an antibody-producing cell, memory B cell
+ red blood cell
+ white blood cell
+ fuel cell
+ 1839, Grove and the fuel cell
+ germ cell
+ confined to my cell
+ nerve cell
+ padded cell
+ solar cell
+ 1954, Chapin, Fuller, Pearson, and the solar cell
+ somatic cell
+ an undifferentiated biological cell, stem cell
+ an infection-fighting cell, memory T cell
+ wine cellar
+ 1963, McCulloch, Till, and stem cells
+ used in making table tennis balls, musical instruments, and guitar picks; celluloid
+ the first thermoplastic, celluloid
+ 1870, Hyatt and celluloid
+ Portland cement
+ 1824, Aspdin and Portland cement
+ rubber cement
- deleted by the censor
+ located in the city center
+ community center
- detention center
+ nerve center
+ pressure center
+ recreation center
+ a shopping center
- storm center
- 2001, destroyed by Al-Qaeda-affiliated hijackers using 2 Boeing 767 jets, World Trade Center
+ 1973-2001, New York City and the World Trade Center
+ chief executive officer, CEO
+ to coordinate movement and maintain balance, cerebellum
+ located behind and below the cerebrum, cerebellum
- mystic ceremonies
+ master of ceremonies
+ inaugural ceremony
+ attended the ceremony
+ performed the ceremony
- by no means certain
+ moral certainty
+ birth certificate
- death certificate
+ gift certificate
+ etc.; et cetera
- chlorofluorocarbon, CFC
- a refrigerant, CFC
- 1930, Midgley and CFC
+ food chain
+ mountain chain
+ easy chair
- an empty chair
+ folding chair
+ sat in my chair
+ potty chair
+ rocking chair
+ 1725, UK and the rocking chair
+ mounted on two poles and carried by two bearers, sedan chair
+ swivel chair
+ to take the chair
+ Mr. Chairman
+ the new chairman
+ to hold the chairmanship
+ table and chairs
+ a game of elimination, musical chairs
- 1986, exploded 73 seconds into its flight, Challenger
+ a space shuttle, Challenger
+ USA and the Challenger
+ decompression chamber
- gas chamber
+ a small lizard, chameleon
- dreamed of being champion
+ an open championship
+ to take a chance
+ by chance
+/- even chance
+/- a fifty-fifty chance
+ fighting chance
+ games of chance
- off chance
+ to watch your chance
- destroyed our chances
+ to take our chances
+ for a change
+/- quite a change
+ a dramatic change
+ sex change
+ small change
+ spare change
+ to keep the change
+ to accept the proposed changes
+ radical changes
+ English Channel
+ to swim the English Channel
+ to go to the chapel
+ in character
- blackened my character
- out of character
+ secondary sex characteristic
+ hereditary characteristics
- cover charge
+ in charge
+ service charge
+ the bull charges
+ to reverse the charges
+ snake charmer
+ a temperature chart
+ a weather chart
+ the charts
- wild-goose chase
- a gaping chasm
+ the monkey chatters
+ got it cheap
+ a clear case of cheating
- to call that cheating
+ to write a check
+ to pay by check
+ to keep in check
+ rain check
+ spot check
+ Chinese checkers
+ 1892, Germany and Chinese checkers
- with tongue in cheek
+ roses in her cheeks
- hollow cheeks
- sunken cheeks
+ good cheer
+ to give three cheers
+ blue cheese
+ cottage cheese
+ cream cheese
+ ripe cheese
+ a cheese with holes inside, Swiss cheese
+ master chef
+ the chemistry of 118 elements, inorganic chemistry
+ the chemistry of C and H, N, O, P or S; organic chemistry
+ ring and straight line; patterns in organic chemistry
+ pitted cherries
+ a two-player strategy board game, chess
+ c. 500s, India and chess
+ good at chess
+ to play chess
+ cedar chest
+ horse chestnut
+ water chestnut
- to bite off more than I can chew
+ a martial art, tai chi
+ 1600s, Chen and tai chi
- egg and chicken
+ spring chicken
+ hen and chickens
+ no longer a child
+ mother and child
+ foster child
+ a model child
- to abandon my child
- to abort my child
- to beat my child
- a refractory child
- a willful child
+ heavy with child
+ natural childbirth
+ memories of childhood
- forsook my wife and children
+ bought shoes for children
- to leave a wife and three children
- a receding chin
+ bone china
+ PRC, People's Republic of China
+ 1500s, the Great Wall of China
+ Red China
+ a semantic language, Chinese
+ the language of squares, Chinese
+ silicon chip
+ fish and chips
+ laterality, chirality

+ 1848, Pasteur and chirality
+ the robin chirps(sound)
+ the sparrow chirps(sound)
+ chocolate
+ 1900 BC, Mesoamericans and chocolate
+ milk chocolate
+ assorted chocolates
- cannot resist chocolates
+ multiple choice
- have no choice
+ a random choice
+ male voice choir
+ a fatty substance in blood, blood cholesterol
- high blood cholesterol
- low blood cholesterol
+ to pick and choose
+ chopsticks
+ 300 BC, China and chopsticks
+ the correct way to hold the chopsticks
+ a combination of notes sounded together in harmony, chord
+ PVC, polyvinyl chloride
+ CFC, chlorofluorocarbon
+ in chorus
+ a person who believes in Christianity, Christian
+ was converted to Christianity
+ an expression, "Merry Christmas"
+ 1843, Dickens and "Merry Christmas"
+ white Christmas
+ genes found in the nucleus of a cell, chromosome
- an abnormal chromosome, ring chromosome
+ 1926, L. Morgan and ring chromosome
+ sex chromosome
+ Y chromosome, sex-determining chromosome
+ 46, not 48; the number of human chromosomes
+ 1956, Tjio and the number of human chromosomes
+ 1905, Stevens, Wilson, and the sex-determining chromosomes
+ to see you after church
+ the one true church founded by Jesus Christ, Catholic Church
+ RC Church, Roman Catholic Church
+ 0s, Romans and the Catholic Church
- Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FLDS Church
+ saw her in church
- the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mormon Church
+ mother church
+ Roman Catholic Church, RC Church
+ dedicated to church
+ 1947, Central Intelligence Agency, CIA
- cigarette
+ to stub out a cigarette
- electronic cigarette
- 2003, Hon and electronic cigarette
+ 800s, Mesoamericans and cigarettes
+ a fairy tale, Cinderella
+ 1812, Brothers Grimm and Cinderella
+ cinema
+ 1895, Lumière brothers and cinema
- a fungal disease, not done by aliens, crop circle
+ family circle
- to come full circle
+ a perfect circle
+ traffic circle
+ circle of Willis and traffic circle
- vicious circle
+ in business circles
+ concentric circles
- to go around in circles
+ integrated circuit
+ 1958, Kilby and the integrated circuit
+ printed circuit
- short circuit
+ in circulation
- under no circumstances
- a victim of circumstances
- reduced circumstances
+ in the circumstances
+ under the circumstances
- second-class citizen (informal)
+ senior citizen
+ prominent citizens
+ worthy citizens
+ capital city
+ a cosmopolitan city
+ Holy City
+ inner city
+ contemplating a visit to New York City
+ the city where the Pope lives, Vatican City
+ the cradle of civilization
+ the dawn of civilization
- to dispute a claim
+ insurance claim
- disallowed the claim
+ razor clam
+ tie clasp
- cabin class
- economy class
- first class
+ gym class
- lower class
+ middle class
- second class
- to cut the class
- far behind the rest of the class
- third class
+ upper class
+ the working class
+ open classroom
+ a legendary figure, Santa Claus
+ a defense, clawing
+ cat and clawing
- feet of clay
+ to keep it clean
+ to wipe the slate clean
+ street cleaner
+ electric vaccum cleaner
+ 1907, Spangler and the electric vacuum cleaner
+ cleanroom
+ 1960, Whitfield and the cleanroom
+ all clear
+ crystal clear
+ to stand clear
+ in the clear
+ room clerk
+ an experiment, the Visual Cliff
+ 1960, E. Gibson and the Visual Cliff
+ a congenial climate
+ genial climate
+ the monkey climbs
+ birth control clinic
+ 1916, Sanger and birth control clinic
+ prenatal clinic
+ speech clinic
+ walk-in clinic
+ paper clip
+ early 1870s, Gem and the paper clip
+ tie clip
+ nail clipper
+ 1896, H. Cook and the nail clipper
+ press clipping
+ 12-hour clock
+ 24-hour clock
+ 1884, Rutherfurd and the 24-hour clock
+ atomic clock
+ 1955, Essen and the atomic clock
- cuckoo clock
+ digital clock
+ grandfather clock
+ mechanical clock
+ 725, Yi and the mechanical clock
+ to adjust my clock
+ pendulum clock
+ 1657, Huygens and the pendulum clock
+/- around the clock
+ time clock
+ like clockwork
+ to open and close
+/- to open or close
+ a walk-in closet
+ emery cloth
+ monk's cloth
- suede cloth
+ casual clothes
+ new clothes
+ to pack a change of clothes
+ seven sets of clothes
+ work clothes
- wolf in sheep's clothing
- under a cloud
- formed after a nuclear explosion, mushroom cloud
- war clouds
+ billy club
+ country club
+ elite club
+ fan club
+ golf club
- a chain of nightclubs and resorts, Playboy Club
+ 1960, Hefner and the Playboy Club
+ a service club, Rotary Club
+ 1905, Harris and the Rotary Club
+ a social club
+ the hen clucks(sound)
+ central nervous system, CNS
+ a live coal
+ soft coal
- disrupted the coalition
+ a country in West Africa, the Ivory Coast
+ the scenic road along the coast
+ to live on the coast
+ roller coaster
+ 1784, Russia and the roller coaster
+ an indented coastline
+ a rugged coastline
+ to get my coat
+ sports coat
+ a thick coat
+ trench coat
+ corn on the cob
- a poisonous snake, cobra
- spitting cobra
+ a local anesthetic, cocaine
+ 1859, Niemann and cocaine
- at half cock
+ fruit cocktail
+ grapefruit cocktail
- a bottle bomb, Molotov cocktail
+ 1939, Finland and Molotov cocktail
+ shrimp cocktail
+ color code
+ dress code
+ genetic code
+ written in code
+ a code used in signalling, Morse code
+ 1836, Morse and the Morse code
+ penal code
+ universal product code
+ 1974, Wrigley's chewing gum and the universal product code
+ peaceful coexistence
+ coffee
+ mid-1400s, Yemen and coffee
+ black coffee
+ to drink coffee
+ hot coffee, and Irish whiskey with sugar and whipped cream, Irish coffee
+ strong and sweet black coffee, Turkish coffee
+ copper coffin
+ glass coffin
+ 5-cent coin
+ 10-cent coin
+ 25-cent coin
+ 1-dollar coin
+ 2-dollar coin
+ to spin a coin
+ commemorative coin
- base coins
+ a number of coins
- caught a cold
- extreme cold
- to feel cold
+ served cold
- to leave out in the cold
- numb with cold
- susceptible to colds
+ clerical collar
+ Mandarin collar
- hot under the collar
+ stamp collecting
+ the gem of the collection
+ went to a business college
+ teachers college
+ in color
- have no color
- off color
+ primary colors
+ secondary colors
+ in its true colors
+ personal column
+ spinal column
+ a spinal column, vertebral column
+ to comb your hair with a comb
- spontaneous combustion
+ for several years to come
+ tragedy and comedy
- black comedy
+ musical comedy
+ all comers
+ the first comers
+ a comet that will return approximately every 76 years, Halley's comet
+ 1682, Halley and Halley's comet
- war comforter
+ the comics
+ high command
+ in command
- second in command
+ Ten Commandments
+ c. 1300 BC, Moses and the Ten Commandments
+ to obey the Commandments
+ to obey the commands
+ highly commended
- made incisive comments
+ in commission
- out of commission
+ selling goods on commission
+ to appoint a committee
+ to form a committee
+ an advisory committee
+ a consultative committee
+ grievance committee
+ select committee
+ standing committee
+ steering committee
+ to inject some new ideas into the committee
+ in common
+ House of Commons
+ the Commons
+ fiber-optic communication
+ 1966, Kao and fiber-optic communication
+ radio communication
+ 1902, Marconi and radio communication
+ Holy Communion
- turned Communist
+ a defense, community
+ man and community
+ a congenial companion
+ inseparable companions
- fell into bad company
+ finance company
+ the parent company
+ sought to recover damages from the company
+ beyond compare
+ beyond comparison
+ compass
+ magnetic compass
+ c. 100s, China and the compass
- cutthroat competition
- to have strong foreign competition
- keen competition
- always complaining
+ an antineuritic, antiberi-beri, antianemic; vitamin B complex
+ 1916, McCollum and vitamin B complex
- Inferiority Complex
+ 1907, Adler and Inferiority Complex
- sexual feelings toward one's parents, Oedipus Complex
+ 1897, S. Freud and the Oedipus Complex
- a delusion, persecution complex
+ paid them a compliment
+ electronic computer
+ 1948, F. Williams and the electronic computer
+ sharing computer processing resources and data on the Internet, Cloud computing
+ 2006, Amazon and Cloud computing
+ for and against, pros and cons
+ as far as I am concerned
+ in concert
+ an oil concession
+ to draw a conclusion
+ reached a conclusion
+ in conclusion
- to jump to conclusions
+ an index of the important words used in a book, concordance
+ concrete
+ 300 BC, Romans and concrete
+ reinforced concrete
+ 1892, Hennebique and reinforced concrete
+ to keep it in good condition
- have a heart condition
+ in mint condition
+ air conditioning
+ 1902, Carrier and air conditioning
+/- working conditions
+ condom
+ 1564, Falloppio and the condom
+ safe conduct
+ an ice-cream cone
+ 1907, Doumar and the ice cream cone
+ nose cone
+ a traffic cone
+ 1943, Scanlon and the traffic cone
+ press conference
+ summit conference
+ I confess
+ won his confidence
- to lack confidence
- to lose confidence
- solitary confinement
- to refuse to conform
+ conjunction, conj.
+ conj., conjunction
+ acted in conjunction
+ legal connections
+ political connections
+ to divide and conquer
+ to weigh the pros and cons
+ a clear conscience
+ to search your conscience
+ a voluntary consent, informed consent
+ 1947, the Nuremberg Code of medical ethics and informed consent
+ age of consent
+ in consequence
- of no consequence
+ a person of consequence
- to suffer the consequences
+ to take the consequences
+ a nature conservancy
+ an importance consideration
+ to take into consideration
- on no consideration
+ under consideration
+ all things considered
+ vowels and consonants
- to point to conspiracy
+ to have a strong constitution
+ the Constitution
+ 1787, Washington and the US Constitution
+ in direct contact
- to microwave my food in a tin-foil container
+ shipping containers
+ 1955, McLean and shipping containers
- fell into contempt
- to have a high fat content
+ to my heart's content
+ table of contents
+ an intramural contest
- unequal contest
+ in context
- out of context
+ the Continent
+ space-time continuum
- to sever a contract
- lost the contract
- on the contrary
+ no evidence to the contrary
+ birth control
+ dual control
+ in control
- out of control
+ quality control
+ infrared TV remote control
+ 1980, Viewstar and the infrared TV remote control
- thought control
+ under control
- tight controls
+ at your earliest convenience
+ at your convenience
+ the Geneva Convention
+ engaged her in conversation
+ quashed the conviction
+ to have a vacancy for a cook
+ short-order cook
- half cooked
+ ready cooked
+ pressure cooker
+ 1679, Papin and the pressure cooker
+ rice cooker
+ 1956, Yoshitada and the rice cooker
+/- a small tracking software, HTTP cookie
+ 1995, Montulli, Giannandrea, and HTTP cookies
+ water cooler
- to take things coolly
+ the pigeon coos(sound)
+ to do two copies
- pilot and copilot
+ carbon copy
+ hard copy
+ spinal cord
+ umbilical cord
+ vocal cords
+ magnetic core
+ to pull the cork
+ edible, cooked corn
+ to raise corn
+ standing corn
+ not edible, uncooked corn
- the woody core of an ear of corn, corncob
- inedible, corncob
+ to turn the corner
- in a tight corner
- to cut corners
+ square corners
+ to square the corners
+ a technology company, Intel Corp.
+ 1968, Noyce, Moore, Grove, and Intel Corp.
+ a technology company, Microsoft Corp.
+ 1975, P. Allen, Gates, and Microsoft Corp.
+ a software company, Symantec Corp.
+ 1982, Hendrix and Symantec Corp.
+ nonprofit corporation
+ concluded that they were correct
+ house of correction
+ war correspondent
+ one of the main hormones produced by the adrenal gland when under stress, cortisone
+ 1936, Kendall, Mason, and cortisone
+ at all costs
+ brownish-red unglazed pottery, terra cotta
+ wrinkle-free cotton
+ 1950s, Benerito and wrinkle-free cotton
+ S. Freud's psychoanalytic couch
+ 1890, Benvenisti and S. Freud's psychoanalytic couch
- a dry cough
- whooping cough
+ pollen count
+ check-out counter
+ Geiger counter
+ 1908, Geiger and the Geiger counter
+ the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg; Low Countries
- to divide a country
+ developing country
- a dry country
- hill country
- seduced into betraying his country
+ served his country
+ an industrial country
+ old country
+ mother country
- nominal ruler of that country
- fled the country
+ subject to the law of the country
+ underdeveloped country
+ a challenge, "ask what you can do for your country."
+ 1961, President Kennedy and "Ask what you can do for your country."
+ found guilty on all counts
+ an engaged couple
- lacking in courage
+ moral courage
+ to rally my courage
+ in due course
+ golf course
- a noncredit course
+ obstacle course
+ of course
+ a matter of course
- off course
+ refresher course
+ to stay the course
+ extension courses
+ basketball court
+ hard court
+ the High Court
+ a law students' court, moot court
- contempt of court
+ settled the case out of court
+ Supreme Court
+ tennis court
- custody by order of the court
+ World Court
+ 1945, The Hague and the World Court
- with exaggerated courtesy
- a distant cousin
+ first cousin
+ second cousin
+ dust cover
- no cover
+ under separate cover
+ bull(cattle) and cow
+ bull(elephant) and cow
+ bull(seal) and cow
+ bull(whale) and cow
+ sacred cow
- stigmatized as a coward
+ Hinduism and sacred cows
+ cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR
+ 1956, Safar and CPR
+ airway, breathing, and circulation; ABC's of CPR
+ Central Processing Unit, CPU
+ a ten-footed shellfish, crab
+ fiddler crab
+ hermit crab
+ king crab
+ horseshoe crab
+ spider crab
+ a sign of the zodiac, the Crab
+ soda cracker
+ cat's cradle
+ an educational toy, Newton's cradle
+ 1967, Prebble and the Newton's cradle
+ landing craft
+ tower crane
+ 1949, Liebherr and the tower crane
- whooping crane
- at a crawl
+ the beetle crawls
+ cold cream
+ to mix it to the consistency of heavy cream
+ ice cream
+ shaving cream
+ sour cream
+ to separate the cream
- Evolution and Creation
+ God and Creation
+ order of God's Creation
+ to buy on credit
+ to share the credit
+ a Christian belief, Apostles' Creed
+ 390, Ambrose and the Apostles' Creed
- to make my flesh creep
+ the camera crew
+ ground crew
+ full moon and crime
- hate crime
- organized crime
- the scene of the crime
- war crime
- white-collar crime
- born criminals, insane criminals, and physical defects; 3 types of criminals
+ 1876, Lombroso and 3 types of criminals
- consorting with criminals
- a constitutional crisis
- energy crisis
- identity crisis
+ expert criticism
+ made constructive criticisms
- could not forebear criticizing
- could not forebear from criticizing
+ the frog croaks(sound)
- by hook and by crook
+ a bumper crop
+ cash crop
- a poor crop
+ a record crop
+ root crops
+ Blue Cross
+ a symbol of Christianity, Christian Cross
+ 500s, a Latin cross, Christian Cross
+ all arms of equal length, Greek cross
+ do not cross
+ Red Cross
+ 1863, Dunant and the Red Cross
+ the Distinguished Service Cross
+ the Cross
- skull and crossbones
+ to keep my fingers crossed
+ pedestrian crossing
+ had a smooth crossing
+ crosswalk
+ 1948, Callaghan and the crosswalk
+ to yield to people in crosswalks
+ to do a crossword
+ an African American, Jim Crow
- dense crowds
+ the Crown
+ the rooster crows
+ the Crucifixion
- liable to crumble
+ bread crumbs
- energy crunch
+ would share the last crust
+ battle cry
- to have a good cry
+ war cry
+ liquid crystals
+ 1888, Reinitzer, Lehmann, and liquid crystals
+ Central Standard Time, CST
+ ice cube
+ a toy, Rubik's cube
+ 1974, Rubik and Rubik's cube
+ sugar cube
+ 1872, Tate and the sugar cube
+ depicting a subject from a multitude of viewpoints, Cubism
+ 1909-1919, Picasso and Cubism
+ lioness and cubs
+ she-bear and cubs
+ she-wolf and cubs
+ tigress and cubs
+ cuckoo cuckoos(sound)
+ chewing the cud
+ fusion cuisine
+ appendix and cul-de-sac
+ arts and culture
+ physical culture
+ coffee and cup
- goodbye Cupid
+ cupping
+ parking curb
+ bean curd
+ cannot guarantee a cure
+ faith cure
- no real cure
- devoured by curiosity
+ AC, alternating current
+ DC, direct current
+ to carry electric current
- no longer current
- the Communist boundaries in East Asia, Bamboo Curtain
- 1966-1976, China and the Bamboo Curtain
- the Communist boundaries in Europe, Iron Curtain
- 1940s-1990s, USSR and the Iron Curtain
+ to draw the curtains
- a blind curve
+ in safe custody
- an ugly customer
+ prospective customers
+ regular customers
+ to demonstrate the machine to customers
+ to keep up old customs
+ to clear goods through customs
+ crew cut
- a deep cut
+ to get my hair cut
+ to have my hair cut
+ star cut
+ a tax cut
+ cold cuts
+ cookie cutter
+ wire cutter
+ life cycle
+ nitrogen cycle
+ 1837, Boussingault and the nitrogen cycle
+ an immunosuppressant, cyclosporine
+ 1983, Stahelin, Borel, and cyclosporine
+ a particle accelerator, cyclotron
+ 1929, Lawrence and the cyclotron