--- title: C — The Early Modern English dictionary with trees and pragmatics description: The 40 words of the Early Modern English dictionary under C, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/) / C # C — The Early Modern English dictionary The words of the Early Modern English dictionary under C: 40 words, every meaning and example parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/D/) · [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/E/) · [F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/F/) · [G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/G/) · [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/H/) · [I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/I/) · [J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/J/) · [K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/K/) · [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/L/) · [M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/M/) · [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/N/) · [O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/O/) · [P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/P/) · [Q](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/Q/) · [R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/R/) · [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/S/) · [T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/T/) · [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/U/) · [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/V/) · [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/W/) · [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/Y/) - [camest](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/camest/) — «camest» means «you came», a form of «come»: To come is to move towards here, to the person speaking. — 6 sentences - [canst](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/canst/) — Are able to, used with thou. — 4 sentences - [carbuncle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/carbuncle/) — A dark red precious stone. — 4 sentences - [careth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/careth/) — «careth» means «cares», a form of «care»: To care is to feel that someone or something matters to you: «I care about my friends». — 2 sentences - [carriage](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/carriage/) — A wheeled vehicle pulled by horses, used to carry people. — 4 sentences - [carriest](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/carriest/) — «carriest» means «you carry», a form of «carry». — 3 sentences - [carrieth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/carrieth/) — «carrieth» means «carries», a form of «carry». — 3 sentences - [cattle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/cattle/) — Animals kept on a farm, such as cows, sheep, goats or camels, and sometimes wealth. — 4 sentences - [causest](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/causest/) — «causest» means «you cause», a form of «cause»: What makes something happen. — 3 sentences - [causeth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/causeth/) — «causeth» means «causes», a form of «cause»: What makes something happen. — 5 sentences - [charity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/charity/) — Goodwill toward others, or a kind act done freely for someone in need. — 5 sentences - [cheweth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/cheweth/) — «cheweth» means «chews», a form of «chew». — 5 sentences - [clave](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/clave/) — Either stuck fast to something, or split apart. — 1 sentences - [clomb](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/clomb/) — Went up something, using hands and feet. — 4 sentences - [cocking](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/cocking/) — Lifting or holding something up, such as a tail, or turning one eye to look sideways at someone. — 3 sentences - [comest](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/comest/) — «comest» means «you come», a form of «come»: To come is to move towards here, to the person speaking. — 5 sentences - [cometh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/cometh/) — «cometh» means «comes», a form of «come»: To come is to move towards here, to the person speaking. — 5 sentences - [commandeth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/commandeth/) — «commandeth» means «commands», a form of «command». — 4 sentences - [commandment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/commandment/) — A firm order or law given by God or by a ruler, which people must obey. — 4 sentences - [committeth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/committeth/) — «committeth» means «commits», a form of «commit»: To commit a crime or a wrong act is to do it: «commit a crime», «commit a sin». — 2 sentences - [confirmeth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/confirmeth/) — «confirmeth» means «confirms», a form of «confirm». — 3 sentences - [consecrate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/consecrate/) — To make something holy, or set it apart for God, often by a ceremony. — 4 sentences - [considerest](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/considerest/) — «considerest» means «you consider», a form of «consider»: To consider something is to think about it carefully, especially before deciding… — 1 sentences - [consulteth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/consulteth/) — «consulteth» means «consults», a form of «consult»: To go to someone for advice or information: consult a doctor. — 2 sentences - [consumeth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/consumeth/) — «consumeth» means «consumes», a form of «consume»: (formal) To eat or drink something. — 2 sentences - [conversation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/conversation/) — Talk between two or more people. — 4 sentences - [corn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/corn/) — The seeds of grain plants, used as food for people and animals. — 4 sentences - [couldest](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/couldest/) — Was able to, with "thou" as the subject. — 2 sentences - [couldst](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/couldst/) — Was able to, with "thou" as the subject. — 4 sentences - [countenance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/countenance/) — A person's face, or the look on it. — 4 sentences - [coverest](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/coverest/) — «coverest» means «you cover», a form of «cover». — 3 sentences - [covereth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/covereth/) — «covereth» means «covers», a form of «cover». — 5 sentences - [craw](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/craw/) — The first stomach of a bird, where food is stored; in one sentence it is the sound of crows calling. — 4 sentences - [cretin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/cretin/) — A person born with a serious illness that stops the body and mind growing properly. — 3 sentences - [criest](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/criest/) — «criest» means «you cry», a form of «cry». — 3 sentences - [crieth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/crieth/) — «crieth» means «cries», a form of «cry». — 4 sentences - [crossway](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/crossway/) — A place where two or more roads meet. — 4 sentences - [crown](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/crown/) — A ring of gold or jewels worn on the head by a king or queen; in the Sefer Yetzirah sentence it means the highest point of a list. — 4 sentences - [cubit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/cubit/) — An old unit of length, the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger. — 4 sentences - [cunning](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/cunning/) — Clever with the hands or mind, or clever at tricking people. — 4 sentences - ← previous: [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/B/) - next →: [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/D/) - ↑ back to [The Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/)