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C Vocabulary Words Quiz #2

Guess these vocabulary words that start with the letter C.
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Definition
Word
Unit of soldiers on horseback
Cavalry
Pertaining to dogs
Canine
Person who steers a rowing vessel
Coxswain
Part of the brain that controls higher functions
Cerebrum
Type of delicate, high altitude cloud
Cirrus
Student at a military academy
Cadet
Squid, as food
Calamari
Diameter of a firearm's bore
Caliber
To make into a saint
Canonize
Pile of stones that marks a trail
Cairn
Type of cup also known as a goblet
Chalice
Motor vehicle frame
Chassis
Commander of 99 Roman soldiers
Centurion
Water storage tank
Cistern
Person who makes and repairs shoes
Cobbler
Pilot's compartment
Cockpit
Communist style of address
Comrade
Constricting body-control garment
Corset
A deep red color
Crimson
Christian holy war
Crusade
Sound made by a dove
Coo
Russian monarch
Czar
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68 Comments
TheRealXboxNerd
+6
Level 69
Jun 27, 2012
'Czar' starts with a 'T', not a 'C'
RobNobody
+26
Level 80
Jan 13, 2019
No, "Tsar" starts with a "T". "Czar" starts with a "C".
roleybob
+24
Level 73
Jan 14, 2019
Handy tip - you can tell by looking at the first letter of the word
Somequiztaker
+2
Level 79
Jan 14, 2019
They mean the exact same thing. The Tsar variety of the word though just better represents the Slavic language
tom88
+4
Level 77
Jan 14, 2019
but the "Czar" variety better represents the purpose of this quiz
quantummidget
+3
Level 36
Apr 6, 2022
Unfortunately I instantly thought "Tsar", but then realised that it started with a T. Didn't register the other spelling.
Tomtrific
+3
Level 80
Apr 16, 2019
How about canteen for water storage tank--albeit a small tank?
cledun2
+1
Level 95
Feb 8, 2022
A canteen is a flask, not a tank
kalbahamut
+3
Level 79
Sep 23, 2022
Czar, Tsar, or царь, first made its way into English in the 1500s, and was first transliterated as Czar. By the late 1800s, it was decided that Tsar was a more accurate transliteration, but by then the Cz- spelling had already caught on as a widely-used loan word in the Anglophone world, and persisted well into 20th century. When I was a kid I'm sure that "Czar" was much more commonly used. But I started noticing "Tsar" more often probably around 2005-2010 or so. In fact "Czar" is still used, often, to refer colloquially to, for example, people put in charge of some task force or oversee an agency in American politics (famously Nixon had a "Drug Czar"). But when referring to Russian emperors Tsar has become the favored and more common spelling. It's the same word, though, transliterated differently.
THobbes1651
+4
Level 53
Jul 17, 2012
Person who steers a vessel could be captain, and the pilot's compartment in a commuter plane is also called the cabin.
TheWombat
+12
Level 72
Mar 25, 2014
The cabin is the bit where the passengers sit and the cabin crew work.
gravyfury
+2
Level 22
Jul 17, 2012
carriage should be approved for the motor vehicle frame. IE: when you go to the car wash you specifically purchase an "under carriage" option.
EcceHomo
+1
Level 85
Nov 24, 2021
Undercarriage is a single word.
cledun2
+2
Level 95
Feb 8, 2022
It's meaning is also more restricted than chassis
TheShadow
+2
Level 7
Dec 22, 2012
You should accept "Cox" for "Coxswain" since that's the standard abbreviation and what most people in the sport would call the Coxswain.
pksairish
+2
Level 67
Dec 14, 2013
Seconded, Cox should really be accepted
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Dec 22, 2014
Okay
Nyneve922
+4
Level 40
Feb 15, 2013
Sheesh. If it doesn't take the answer you think it is, people, just try something else, for pete's sake. It's supposed to be a brainteaser, after all, not a giveaway. Except for "cox". That one should definitely be accepted, as TheShadow noted.
BlackLab
+1
Level 66
Sep 13, 2013
Constricting body-control garment : Cincher
kalbahamut
+2
Level 79
Jul 9, 2015
control-top panythose, too. :D or chastity belt.
Thorvald
+3
Level 73
Jul 9, 2015
Chastity belt definitely should be accepted! :)
jmellor13
+2
Level 68
Jan 13, 2019
I tried "cup." Didn't work...
Arp2600
+2
Level 89
May 19, 2014
What about carmine for crimson?
Jerry928
+1
Level 76
Aug 19, 2014
Carmine and cerise are both deep red, so I agree with arp2600 and raise him/her one!
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Dec 22, 2014
Carmine and Cardinal will work for that now.
Roger77024
+2
Level 56
Jul 9, 2015
Cerise also, please. And how about cherry?
Simsy84
+3
Level 77
Mar 31, 2015
Claret for deep red?
Roger77024
+2
Level 56
Jul 9, 2015
Every Burnley fan agrees with you! (Plus West Ham, Aston Villa and Scunthorpe).
EdPsycho
+1
Level 54
Jul 9, 2015
constricting body garment: codpiece.
Bobcat108
+2
Level 69
Jul 9, 2015
Actually, I thought that a codpiece was the opposite of constricting... ; )
williamthered70
+3
Level 14
Jul 9, 2015
I accidentally put "Crusad3" and now I'm wondering why there isn't a series of Crusade-based movies just to make Crusad3
ander217
+2
Level 74
Jul 9, 2015
For Russian monarch I tried Catherine and Catherine the Great, but finally got the correct answer.
JohnMG123
+1
Level 38
Jul 9, 2015
Another deep red color would be Claret.
jmellor13
+2
Level 68
Jul 10, 2015
Claret, cardinal, and cherry are all deep red colors. Seems aribitrary to just pick crimson. Maybe you should add something to the clue. Like "the red in the University of Alabama's uniforms" or something.
davemcarlson
+1
Level 54
Sep 17, 2015
Great quiz. You could definitely accept "cortex" and "cerebral cortex" for the brain clue.
cjkfutball
+1
Level 99
Oct 18, 2016
Should be a "Christian" holy war
DonTheLamplighter
+1
Level 87
Sep 3, 2017
There was nothing Christian about the Crusades.
RobNobody
+11
Level 80
Feb 3, 2018
Except that they were fought by Christians, in the name of Christianity, and officially sanctioned by the Christian church.
POOCH
+2
Level 71
Oct 19, 2018
I think Don may be referring to the principles of Christianity and if so, his statement is entirely accurate.
RobNobody
+7
Level 80
Jan 13, 2019
That depends entirely on your interpretation of "Christian principles." There are many interpretations, backed by scripture, that sanction religious war.
LyRiKH
+1
Level 51
Nov 18, 2016
Enjoyed this one, 2.36 left
ingriddurden
+1
Level 59
Oct 3, 2017
calamares ? I ate the Spanish version
Kesa1979
+1
Level 92
Jun 5, 2018
11/22 not good.
IHateJoeBuck
+3
Level 87
Jul 24, 2018
For water storage tank, please consider adding 'canteen', 'cask', or 'cauldron', or consider changing the clue to "rain water storage tank"
KWOrpheus
+1
Level 79
Jan 2, 2019
Couldn't get my mind off of canteen either once I had thought of it haha
ander217
+1
Level 74
Jan 15, 2019
My brain was going the other way and all I could think of was cooler.
scherre
+1
Level 57
Mar 30, 2020
Canteen and cask were what I thought of too. Turns out there are apparently a lot of water containers that start with C.
RondoNo2
+1
Level 49
Mar 21, 2026
Please consider learning the correct word. Cauldron? That is comically wrong. But, hey, it begins with C.
pensta
+1
Level 67
Jan 13, 2019
Tzar. Czar is Polish.
blizzrd33
+3
Level 81
Jan 13, 2019
There is a Polish czar, but it is pronounced like English char and means 'charm' or 'spell'. The Polish equivalent of Russian tsar is spelled car—Polish c is pronounced ts.
kitshef
+2
Level 88
Jan 13, 2019
I agree that an argument can be made for canteen, as the definition for 'tank' indicates that it is 'usually' large, meaning it can sometimes be small. But I'm OK if you don't want to add that.

Cerise, on the other hand, has to be added. Or, given the surprising number of deep red colors beginning with 'c', change the question.

DRussett
+3
Level 30
Jan 14, 2019
A centurion didn't command 99 men
DavidR
+2
Level 34
Jan 14, 2019
I think cerebral cortex should be an acceptable answer,as well as cerise for red. Cerise kept coming to mind,I couldn't think of crimson to save my life! LOL!
TimFed
+1
Level 76
Jan 14, 2019
cooler is also a water holder
Tomtrific
+1
Level 80
Apr 16, 2019
You mean a tank doesn't hold water?
Gobochul
+1
Level 63
May 24, 2019
The Cerebellum does not control higher brain functions. It helps to fine-tune movement. if you had your Cerebellum removed, you would survive with your personality intact
TurkeyCookTime
+1
Level 85
Mar 3, 2020
Technically, it's called the Cerebral Cortex, so Cortex should be allowed
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Dec 11, 2019
What I tried Czar with an S and who even spells it like that, usually starts with a T.
martay
+1
Level 69
May 27, 2021
Both spellings are common and mostly interchangeable, but only one spelling fits this quiz. They're both trying to take a Russian word spelled in Cyrillic and make it fit the Latin alphabet. Personally, I tend to favor "tsar" when talking about Russian leaders. When it comes to a political appointee heading up a policy specific task force, I go for "czar" --- as in a "drug czar".
mistaman422
+1
Level 35
Mar 9, 2020
I believe cabin should be an answer to pilot's compartment.
swilkes
+1
Level 63
Aug 1, 2021
Cabin is where the passengers sit.
ucferret
+2
Level 76
Mar 24, 2020
I'm so dumb. I read "firearm's bore" and thought it meant some tool a fireman used. *facepalm*
meemthedream
+2
Level 58
Mar 24, 2020
I read "firearm's bore" as forearm's bone. I was so confused!
bb11145
+1
Level 46
Sep 12, 2021
Crimson? How about cadmium, cardinal, carmine, claret, carnelian? All can be deeper red than crimson.
PoetsCorner
+2
Level 87
Jul 18, 2022
Barely remembered the one about the cup / goblet in time. Why?

The pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle.

If you know, you know.

luxwoodflowerpod
+1
Level 32
Aug 6, 2022
Please take cerebral cortex for 'Cerebrum'. Thanks always love x
Azerk
+1
Level 64
Jan 22, 2023
Canteen for water storage tank?

Crutch for body-control garment?

Hapelet
+1
Level 53
May 8, 2025
Can chalis be accepted for chalice? It's a variant spelling.
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