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| cavernous |
resembling or suggesting a cavern in shape, size, or depth. [1/2 definitions] |
| chamber orchestra |
a small orchestra that plays pieces suited to its size. |
| cherry tomato |
a red or yellow tomato about the size of a cherry, often used in salads. |
| cobblestone |
a naturally rounded stone, about the size of a fist, formerly used in paving streets or the like. |
| color |
the visible aspect of an object, other than form or size, that depends on the hue, chroma, or brightness of light that it reflects or emits. [1/12 definitions] |
| colossal |
extremely large in size, magnitude, or effect; enormous; gigantic; huge. |
| colossus |
anything colossal or gigantic in size or importance. [2/3 definitions] |
| commanding |
leading or dominating in size or position. [1/3 definitions] |
| concert grand |
the largest size of grand piano, used esp. for concert performances. |
| congruent |
in geometry, exactly the same in shape and size. [1/2 definitions] |
| considerable |
large in size, number, extent, or proportion. [1/2 definitions] |
| cozy |
comfortably warm and snug, or giving one a warm emotional feeling, often by being small in size yet pleasant. [1/5 definitions] |
| cram |
to force (something) into a space of insufficient size; stuff (usu. fol. by "inside," "into," "down," or the like). [1/8 definitions] |
| craniology |
the scientific study of characteristics of the human skull, such as size and shape. |
| crazy quilt |
a patchwork quilt in which pieces of varying color, shape, and size are put together in no specific pattern. [1/2 definitions] |
| crescent |
increasing, as the moon increases in apparent size in its first quarter. [1/5 definitions] |
| crowd |
a particular social group of an undetermined size, bound together by common interests or activities. [1/9 definitions] |
| cube1 |
a rectangular solid with six square faces all of the same size. [1/5 definitions] |
| cull |
to reduce the size of (a group of animals) by killing. [1/5 definitions] |
| cumbersome |
awkward or unmanageable because of size, shape, or weight. [1/2 definitions] |
| cupcake |
a little cake baked in a mold roughly the size and shape of a cup. |
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