Words starting with C
Most people store their seldom used leisure activity gadgets like skis, snowboards and kites in the ____________ .
cellar
Something that is not real can be _______ .
fake
I swear, I didn't do anything! I'm ___________ .
innocent
When you exercise, your body produces _________ to cool itself down.
sweat
When you go back packing, you often spend the night in a ...
youth hostel
We cut vegetables on a _____________ _______.
chopping board.
The animals on Animal Farm had so little to eat, the situation could almost be described as a ____________ .
famine
Something that is not real but we think it is there is called an _____________ .
Another word for "handing in" (e.g. an exam)
to submit
A word for a big, often luxurious ship
a yacht
In a war there will always be civilian ___________. Sometimes aggressors even target the civilians on purpose in order to weaken the spirit of its enemy.
casualties
When someone uses a point in an argument, which is not obviously connected to the issue at hand, the point is ___ - ________ .
far-fetched.
You can't eat the inside of avocados. It is _________ .
inedible
Says one motorist to an other: "It isn't the speed that will harm you, it is suddenly becoming ______________ ."
stationary
When you are tired you do this action with your mouth.
yawning / to yawn
A more intense form of "interesting" is ___________.
captivating
There is an English idiom or figure of speech to describe someone sporty and in good health. "Just look at Jim. He's as fit as a ______________ ."
fiddle
A person who has not had the chance to learn to read and write is called _____________ .
illiterate
Replace the underlined words with one word: Chloe looks very attractive in that outfit.
stunning
When you really want something, you ______ for it.
yearn