English words starting with C

c and w

1. noun: a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States; usually played on stringed instruments

c battery

1. noun: battery used to maintain the grid potential in a vacuum tube

c clef

1. noun: a movable clef that puts middle C on one of the lines of a staff

c compiler

1. noun: a compiler for programs written in C

c horizon

1. noun: beneath the B-horizon and above the bedrock; consisting of weathered rock

c major

1. noun: (music) the major scale having no sharps or flats

c major scale

1. noun: (music) the major scale having no sharps or flats

c program

1. noun: a program written in C

c-clamp

1. noun: a clamp in the shape of the letter C

c-horizon

1. noun: beneath the B-horizon and above the bedrock; consisting of weathered rock

c-note

1. noun: a United States bill worth 100 dollars

c-ration

1. noun: a canned field ration issued by the United States Army

c-reactive protein

1. noun: a byproduct of inflammation; a globulin that is found in the blood in some cases of acute inflammation

c-section

1. noun: the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)

c'mon

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ca

1. noun: a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals
2. noun: a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes

ca-ca

1. verb: have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds"

caaba

1. noun: (Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine; believed to have been given by Gabriel to Abraham; Muslims turn in its direction when praying

cab

1. noun: a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
2. noun: small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood

cab fare

1. noun: the fare charged for riding in a taxicab

cabal

1. noun: a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
2. noun: a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)

cabala

1. noun: an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret
2. noun: an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries

cabalism

1. noun: the doctrines of the Kabbalah
2. noun: adherence to some extreme traditional theological concept or interpretation

cabalist

1. noun: a member of a cabal
2. noun: an expert who is highly skilled in obscure or difficult or esoteric matters

cabalistic

1. adjective: having a secret or hidden meaning; "cabalistic symbols engraved in stone"; "cryptic writings"; "thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements"- John Gunther

caballero

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caballeros

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cabals

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cabana

1. noun: a small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a swimming pool

cabanas

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cabaret

1. noun: a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink; "don't expect a good meal at a cabaret"; "the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night"; "he played the drums at a jazz club"
2. noun: a series of acts at a night club

cabarets

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cabasset

1. noun: a metal helmet worn by common soldiers in the 16th century

cabassous

1. noun: naked-tailed armadillo of tropical South America

cabassous unicinctus

1. noun: naked-tailed armadillo of tropical South America

cabbage

1. noun: any of various types of cabbage
2. noun: informal terms for money

cabbage bark

1. noun: tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a purgative and vermifuge and narcotic

cabbage butterfly

1. noun: white butterfly whose larvae (cabbageworms) feed on cabbage

cabbage palm

1. noun: low-growing fan-leaved palm of coastal southern United States having edible leaf buds
2. noun: West Indian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young

cabbage palmetto

1. noun: low-growing fan-leaved palm of coastal southern United States having edible leaf buds

cabbage tree

1. noun: Australian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young
2. noun: tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a purgative and vermifuge and narcotic

cabbage-bark tree

1. noun: tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a purgative and vermifuge and narcotic

cabbages

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cabbageworm

1. noun: toxic green larva of a cabbage butterfly

cabbala

1. noun: an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret
2. noun: an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries

cabbalah

1. noun: an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret
2. noun: an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries

cabbed

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cabbies

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cabbing

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cabby

1. noun: someone who drives a taxi for a living

cabdriver

1. noun: someone who drives a taxi for a living

cabdrivers

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cabell

1. noun: United States writer of satirical novels (1879-1958)

caber

1. noun: a heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) that is tossed as a test of strength (in the Highlands of northern Scotland)

cabernet

1. noun: superior Bordeaux type of red wine

cabernet sauvignon

1. noun: superior Bordeaux type of red wine

cabernet sauvignon grape

1. noun: superior red wine grapes grown especially in the Bordeaux region of France and northern California

cabers

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cabg

1. noun: open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart

cabin

1. noun: small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
2. noun: a small house built of wood; usually in a wooded area

cabin boy

1. noun: a young man acting as a servant on a ship

cabin car

1. noun: a car on a freight train for use of the train crew; usually the last car on the train

cabin class

1. noun: a class of accommodations on a ship or train or plane that are less expensive than first class accommodations

cabin cruiser

1. noun: a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board

cabin liner

1. noun: a liner with cabins for passengers

cabinet

1. noun: a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display
2. noun: persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers

cabinet minister

1. noun: a person who is a member of the cabinet
2. noun: the job of a senior minister who is a member of the cabinet

cabinet wood

1. noun: moderately dense wood used for cabinetwork; "teak and other heavy cabinet wood"

cabinetmaker

1. noun: a woodworker who specializes in making furniture

cabinetmakers

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cabinetmaking

1. noun: the craft of a joiner

cabinetry

1. noun: the craft of making furniture (especially furniture of high quality)

cabinets

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cabinetwork

1. noun: woodwork finished by hand by a cabinetmaker
2. noun: the craft of making furniture (especially furniture of high quality)

cabins

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cable

1. noun: a telegram sent abroad
2. noun: a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power

cable car

1. noun: a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway; "they took a cable car to the top of the mountain"

cable length

1. noun: a nautical unit of depth

cable railway

1. noun: a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars

cable system

1. noun: a television system that transmits over cables

cable television

1. noun: television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver
2. noun: a television system that transmits over cables

cable television service

1. noun: a television system that transmits over cables

cable tramway

1. noun: a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers

cable's length

1. noun: a nautical unit of depth

cablecast

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cablecasting

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cablecasts

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cabled

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cablegram

1. noun: a telegram sent abroad

cablegrams

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cables

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cabling

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cabman

1. noun: someone who drives a taxi for a living

cabochon

1. noun: a highly polished gem that is cut convexly but without facets

cabochons

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cabomba

1. noun: alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae; a small genus of American aquatic plants

cabomba caroliniana

1. noun: common aquatic plant of eastern North America having floating and submerged leaves and white yellow-spotted flowers

cabombaceae

1. noun: in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia

caboodle

1. noun: any collection in its entirety; "she bought the whole caboodle"

caboose

1. noun: the area for food preparation on a ship
2. noun: a car on a freight train for use of the train crew; usually the last car on the train

cabooses

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cabot

1. noun: son of John Cabot who was born in Italy and who led an English expedition in search of the Northwest Passage and a Spanish expedition that explored the La Plata region of Brazil; in 1544 he published a map of the world (1476-1557)
2. noun: Italian explorer who led the English expedition in 1497 that discovered the mainland of North America and explored the coast from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland (ca. 1450-1498)

cabotage

1. noun: the exclusive right of a country to control the air traffic within its borders
2. noun: navigation in coastal waters

cabriolet

1. noun: small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood

cabriolets

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cabs

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cabstand

1. noun: a place where taxis park while awaiting customers; "in England the place where taxis wait to be hired is called a `taxi rank'"

cabstands

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cacajao

1. noun: uakaris

cacalia

1. noun: genus of tall smooth herbs of forested mountains of Europe and Asia minor; in some classifications includes many plants usually placed in genus Emilia

cacalia javanica

1. noun: tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Cacalia

cacalia lutea

1. noun: tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Cacalia

cacao

1. noun: tropical American tree producing cacao beans

cacao bean

1. noun: seed of the cacao tree; ground roasted beans are source of chocolate

cacao moth

1. noun: small moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant products

cacao tree

1. noun: tropical American tree producing cacao beans

cacaos

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cacatua

1. noun: a genus of Psittacidae

cacatua galerita

1. noun: white cockatoo with a yellow erectile crest

cachalot

1. noun: large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris