Compound Words: c로 시작하는 복합어 영영풀이

[Compound Words: c로 시작하는 복합어 영영풀이]

 

cannot verb : can not

chalkboard noun : a large board used for writing on with chalk

classroom noun : a room in a school where classes meet

cowboy noun : a man who rides a horse and tends cattle and horses on a ranch, usually in the Americas

cross out verb : to cancel something that is wrong, such as a word, by drawing a line through it

cut out verb : to separate into shapes or parts with a sharp tool

 

cable car noun : a transportation system that uses cables to move vehicles; a vehicle moved by a cable

cakewalk noun : something very easy to do

campfire noun : an outdoor fire at a camp that is used for cooking and gathering around

can opener noun : a complex machine made up of a cutting wedge, a lever, and a wheel and axle; used to open tin cans

cardboard noun : stiff, thick paper

cardboard adjective : made of stiff, thick paper

carefree adjective : free of worries or concerns

cartwheel noun : a handspring done to the side with straight arms and legs

castaway noun : a shipwrecked person who is stranded on an island or in another isolated place

catfish noun : a bottom-dwelling bony fish that has whiskerlike growths around its mouth

cattail noun : a tall marsh plant with long leaves and a long brown flower cluster

cell phone noun : a portable telephone that functions without a wire

cent sign noun : a symbol put before a number to show that it stands for an amount of cents; ¢

Central America noun : the middle section of the western hemisphere that forms a link between North and South America

chairman noun : the person who is in charge of a meeting, committee, or event

checkmate noun : a move in chess in which a player loses because that player's king is in a position where escape is impossible

checkout noun : an area where people pay for items in a store or other business

chestnut noun : a tree that has simple toothed leaves and large, sweet nuts that can be eaten

chile pepper noun : the fruit of the pepper plant, which is often used to make spicy seasonings

chopsticks noun : a pair of thin sticks held in one hand and used in eastern Asia to eat food

city council noun : the group that makes decisions and rules for a town or city

city hall noun : the main government building of a town or city

civil rights noun : legal, social, and economic rights that guarantee freedom and equality for all citizens

Civil War noun : the war between the Northern and Southern states of the United States of America (1861-1865)

clean-shaven adjective : having the beard, mustache, or other hair shaved off; having recently shaved

cleanup noun : the act of making something clean or neat

clockwork noun : the system and parts that make a clock or other mechanism move

clothespin noun : a wooden or plastic clip used to fasten wet clothing or other items to a clothesline while they dry

clubhouse noun : a place where a club, team, or social group meets

cobblestone noun : a round stone, about the size of a fist, used for paving streets

coffee table noun : a long, low table that is usually placed in front of a couch

cold front noun : the front edge of a moving mass of cold air

cold-blooded adjective : having an internal body temperature that changes with the temperature of the surroundings

comeback noun : a quick reply to a remark or question, especially a clever or sharp one

common denominator noun : any common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions

common name noun : the name by which a living thing is known to the general public and is called in everyday speech

commonplace adjective : ordinary

commonwealth noun : the people of a nation or state; an area that is governed by the people

complex machine noun : any device made up of more than one simple machine; a compound machine

congressman noun : a member of Congress who is male, especially one in the House of Representatives

congresswoman noun : a member of Congress who is female, especially one in the House of Representatives

construction paper noun : a thick paper that comes in many colors

Continental Divide noun : a chain of mountains in North America that separates the rivers that flow east into the Atlantic Ocean and the rivers that flow west into the Pacific Ocean

control tower noun : a tall airport building from which air and runway traffic is directed

cookbook noun : book containing recipes and directions for cooking food

cookout noun : a get-together in which food is cooked and eaten outdoors

cooktop noun : a set of kitchen burners on top of an oven or cabinet

cornhusks noun : the leafy parts on the outside of an ear of corn

cottontail noun : a rabbit that has a brownish coat and a short tail that is white on the underside

cottonwood noun : a type of poplar tree that has seeds thickly covered with cottony hairs

countertop noun : a flat working surface in a kitchen

countryside noun : the land and scenery of an area out in the country

cowhand noun : a person who works on a cattle ranch

cowslip noun : a wild plant with fragrant yellow flowers

crab cakes noun : a mixture of crabmeat, egg, spices, and breadcrumbs formed into patties and cooked

craftsman noun : a person who is skilled at making things by hand

credit card noun : a card issued by a bank or business that allows a person to purchase goods and services, and pay for them later

crime scene noun : a place where a crime has been committed and where investigators look for evidence to solve it

crossroads noun : an intersection where two or more roads meet

crosswind noun : a wind that blows across the direction of travel

crossword noun : a puzzle made of a grid of numbered squares in which words are filled in based on clues with corresponding numbers

crowbar noun : a curved metal bar with a flat end, used for prying things open or apart

cubbyhole noun : a small space or room

cupboard noun : a storage closet, usually with shelves

cupcake noun : a small cake that is baked in a cup-shaped container

cutline noun : a line of text that describes the illustration, drawing, or photograph next to it or above it

 

cable television noun : a system in which television programs are transmitted to the sets of subscribers by cable rather than by a broadcast signal

calcium phosphate noun : a mineral that helps keep bones strong

camera obscura noun : a darkened closet space in which images from the outside are projected through a small lens onto a facing surface

canopic jar noun : in ancient Egypt, a jar that held a mummy's internal organs

carbon dating noun : a test used to determine age that analyzes the amount of certain kinds of carbon in something very old that was once alive

cardiac muscle noun : the type of muscle found in the heart

cardinal number noun : a number used to show quantity, not order

carrying capacity noun : the greatest population that an environment can support indefinitely

catcall noun : an insult that is yelled or whistled

caudal fin noun : the tail fin of a fish, whale, or other aquatic animal

cell membrane noun : the outside covering of an animal cell; also, the inside wall of a plant cell

cell wall noun : the firm outside covering of a plant cell

chain mail noun : flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings

chamber music noun : instrumental music played by a small ensemble, or group, with only one player to a part

check-out line noun : the place in a grocery store or supermarket where people pay for the items they want

chuck wagon noun : a wagon carrying food, cooking equipment, and supplies

cinder cone noun : a volcano that forms when airborne lava cools and settles to the ground in the shape of a cone

city-state noun : a city or urban area that acts as an independent country

civil disobedience noun : the act of peacefully breaking laws because they are considered unjust

clear-cutting noun : a kind of deforestation where every tree in an area is cut down to use the timber

clipper ship noun : a fast sailing ship used in the nineteenth century that had more than one mast

cloud seeding noun : any change made by humans to natural cloud development, usually to increase moisture

Cold War noun : the state of hostility between the USA and the former USSR that did not involve direct armed conflict (1945-1991)

compass rose noun : a pointed symbol used to show directions on a map or chart

compound eyes noun : eyes made up of many lenses, found in most insects and some crustaceans

computer operator noun : a person who is responsible for monitoring and maintaining a computer system

concentration camp noun : a camp where people are held against their will, usually in harsh conditions, because they are members of an ethnic, minority, or political group

Continental Congress noun : the main governing body of the American colonies before, during, and after the American Revolution

continental drift noun : the slow process of Earth's continents moving as Earth's plates shift

continental shelf noun : the descending area of land around the edges of each continent

continental slope noun : the steeply declining area at the outer edge of a continent located between the continental shelf and the ocean floor

copyright noun : the legal right to publish and sell a work, usually indicated by a date when the right was granted

corpus callosum noun : the group of nerve fibers in the middle part of the brain in some mammals; connects and allows communication between the two hemispheres

counterpart noun : a person or thing that is similar to another and has the same function

coup d'état noun : the sudden overthrow of a government, usually by a small group

cross-examination noun : the questioning of a witness by the opposing side's lawyer in a court of law

crossbill noun : any of three birds in the finch family with a beak crossed like an "X"

Curtiss Jenny noun : a type of biplane from the early 1900s

cyberbullying noun : the bullying of a person through the electronic posting of harmful messages about them

cyberspace noun : a computer network, especially the Internet