The relationship between a node in a parse tree and its sibling nodes (usually meaning the children of the first branching node that dominates the node) and all the sibling nodes' children.

C-cuppernoun

Someone with C-cup sized breasts.

c-decaynoun

The discredited theory that the speed of light has decreased over time, proposed by creationists in order to support the belief that the universe is a few thousand years old even though there are objects visible today that are billions of light years away (whereas a constant speed of light would indicate that the universe is billions of years old and so contradict this belief).

C-dramanoun

A Chinese television drama.

C-flat majornoun

A major key with the notes C♭, D♭, E♭, F♭, G♭, A♭, B♭, the key signature of which has seven flats

C-gradeadj

Not very good; mediocre, mid.

C-levelnoun

The highest-ranking executives of an organization, who have the word chief in their titles: CEO, COO, CFO, etc.

C-listnoun

An informal list of people in any of several categories, but especially in the entertainment industry, with lesser fame than the B-list, sometimes interpreted as an "easy-to-remember" but "hard-to-name" character actor.

C-listernoun

Someone on a C-list.

C-lownoun

Alternative form of cee-lo.

c-notenoun

A one-hundred dollar ($100) banknote.

C-popnoun

Chinese pop music influenced by western genres.

C-reactive proteinnoun

A protein found in the blood, whose plasma concentrations are raised in patients with infection or inflammation.

C-sectionnoun

Synonym of Caesarean section.

C-sharp majornoun

A key with the notes C♯, D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯, A♯, and B♯, the key signature of which has seven sharps

C-sharp minornoun

a minor key with the notes C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G♯, A, B

C-spinenoun

A neckbrace.

C-spotnoun

The cervix, especially as an erogenous zone during penetration.

C-stringnoun

A woman's scanty undergarment resembling a G-string but having a curved (C-shaped) wire that runs between the buttocks.

C-style commentnoun

A (possibly multiline) comment enclosed by the symbol sequences /* and */.

C-style stringnoun

A string which uses a null value to mark its own end.

C-suitenoun

The group of officers of a business organization who have the word chief in their titles.

C-type conflictnoun

A type of disagreement that occurs when members of a team have differing opinions on issues or ideas.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter C contains 43,570 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 872 pages, and you are currently viewing page 1. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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