| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| count | to name numbers in their proper order. The same word also means a nobleman |
| countdown | the counting backwards of seconds of time before a rocket is fired |
| counter | a kind of long table in a shop or cafe |
| counteract | to defeat, hinder, neutralize |
| country | the land outside a town. Another country means another part of the world |
| county | a part or section of a country |
| couple | two of anything; a pair |
| coupon | a printed piece of paper which can be exchanged for something else |
| courage | without fear even when there is danger; bravery |
| course | the direction in which anything goes. The same word also means a number of lessons on one special subject |
| court | the place where a king or a judge does his work |
| courtyard | an enclosed space near or within a building |
| cousin | the child of your aunt or uncle |
| cover | to put one thing over another so as to hide it |
| cow | the female of cattle |
| coward | someone who is not brave |
| cowardice | want of courage, timidness |
| cowboy | a man on a ranch who looks after cattle |
| cowshed | a farm building where cattle are kept |
| crab | a water animal with a hard shell and big claws |
| crack | a split or long thin opening in something. The same word also means a sharp, sudden noise |
| cracker | a small firework. The same word also means a thin crisp biscuit |
| crackle | a crisp sound,, like the sound made by the word when you say it. Dry twigs crackle on a fire |
| cradle | a baby’s bed with rockers instead of legs |
| craftsman | someone who is good at making things with his hands |
| crafty | artful; cunning |
| crane | a machine for lifting heavy things. The same word also means a long-legged bird |
| crash | a loud smashing noise |
| crate | a container for packing vegetables, eggs, fruit and bottles. It is made of thin pieces of wood fastened together |
| crawl | to move forward on your hands and knees. The same word means a stroke used in swimming |
| crayon | a soft kind of pencil that you use to colour a picture |
| crazy | silly; mad |
| cream | the rich fatty part of milk |
| creamery | a place where butter and cheese are made of sold |
| crease | a mark made by folding or doubling something like paper of cloth |
| create | to make or bring into being |
| creator | maker or producer |
| creature | a living thing, such as a brid, insect or other animal |
| creek | a small stream or part of a river |
| creep | to move slowly and quietly, sometimes on your hands and knees |
| crescent | anything shaped like the new moon |
| crew | people who work on a ship or aeroplane |
| crib | a small bed with bars to keep a young child from falling out |
| cricket | a game played with a bat and ball and several players. The same word means an insect something like grasshopper, which makes a chirping sound |
| crime | something wrong that can be punished by law |
| crimson | a deep red colour with some blue in it |
| crinkle | to wrinkle something by squeezing it tightly |
| cripple | a person who is lame or whole arms or legs have been damaged in some way |
| crisp | hard and dry; easily broken, like a potato crisp or a piece of toast |
| crisscross | straight lines crossing over each other |
Non-defining relative clause
Non-defining relative clauses are placed after nouns which are definite already.
The adjective clause which does not define the noun before it but gives additional information about the noun is called the non-defining relative clause.