English words: c to cabécou
300 English words, part 1 of 202 of the words starting with C, A to Z. 16 have a page of their own.
English words c to cabécou
- c adjective, adverb, letter, interfix, noun, number, prefix, preposition, symbol, verb /siː/: The third letter of the English alphabet, called cee and written in the Latin script.
- C-1 symbol: A class of canoe for a single kneeling person.
- C-17 noun: Ellipsis of Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, a military transport aircraft.
- C-2 symbol: A class of canoe for two kneeling people.
- C-47 noun: A standard wooden clothespin with a metal spring, used to hold gels to the barn doors of cinema lights.
- C&A noun: Alternative form of CA (“chartered accountant”).
- C.A.A.F. noun: Abbreviation of United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
- c-ANCA noun: Acronym of cytoplasmic anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody.
- C and B torture noun: Abbreviation of cock and ball torture.
- c&b adjective, noun: Initialism of Caught and bowled.
- C. B. D. noun: Alternative form of CBD.
- C. B. N. noun: Alternative form of CBN.
- C & B torture noun: Alternative form of C and B torture.
- C-bander noun: A person who uses a C-band television receive-only (TVRO) system for viewing television.
- c-bomb noun /ˈsiːbɒm/: Abbreviation of cobalt bomb: A type of nuclear bomb encased in cobalt.
- C.Bon. noun: Abbreviation of contrabassoon.
- C.Bssn. noun: Abbreviation of contrabassoon.
- c.c. noun: Initialism of command and control.
- C.C.P.A. noun: Abbreviation of Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.
- C-channel noun: A structural framing member with a cross section shaped like a squared-off letter C.
- c*ck noun: Censored spelling of cock.
- c*cksucker noun: Censored spelling of cocksucker.
- C-clamp noun: A type of clamp used to temporarily fasten two objects together in carpentry and other crafts.
- C clef noun: A clef, 𝄡, indicating the position of one-lined C on a staff.
- C-clip noun: A circlip.
- c-command noun, verb: The relationship between a node in a parse tree and its sibling nodes (usually meaning the children of the first branching node that dominates the node) and...
- C corp. noun: Abbreviation of C corporation.
- C corporation noun: Any corporation that is taxed separately from its owners.
- cæcum noun: Dated spelling of caecum.
- C-cupper noun: Someone with C-cup sized breasts.
- C&D noun: Alternative form of CD.
- c-decay noun: The discredited theory that the speed of light has decreased over time, proposed by creationists in order to support the belief that the universe is a few...
- C. diff noun /ˈsiː ˈdɪf/: Clostridium difficile, a species of bacteria.
- C. difficile noun: Clostridium difficile, a species of bacteria.
- C-DNA noun: One of the many possible double helical conformations of DNA, induced to take this form in particular conditions such as relatively low humidity and the...
- C-Drama noun: A Chinese television drama.
- C++'er noun: One who uses the C++ programming language.
- c'est la vie phrase /ˌseɪ.læˈviː/: An expression of acceptance of misfortune in life; that's life; such is life; so it goes
- c.f. noun: Abbreviation of cantus firmus.
- C family noun: Any one of the several programming languages which share significant features of the C programming language.
- C fiber noun: The slowest of the nerve fibers, unique in being unmyelinated
- c flat noun: A tone one semitone lower than a C, denoted C♭.
- C-flat major noun /ˈsiː flæt ˈmeɪ.dʒə(ɹ)/: A major key with the notes C♭, D♭, E♭, F♭, G♭, A♭, B♭, the key signature of which has seven flats
- c. ft. noun: Abbreviation of cubic foot
- c. g. noun: Initialism of center of gravity.
- C-grade adjective: Not very good; mediocre, mid.
- c-hole noun: A sound hole, shaped like a lower-case c, through the top surface of a string instrument.
- C&I adjective: Initialism of commercial and industrial (lending, waste, etc.).
- C.I.E. noun: Initialism of companion of the Order of the Indian Empire
- c.i.f.c.i. noun: Initialism of cost, insurance, freight, commission and interest.
- C-in-C noun: Abbreviation of commander-in-chief.
- C instrument noun: an instrument that either does not transpose, or transposes by an octave or multiple octaves.
- C.J. noun: Abbreviation of chief judge.
- c.l. noun: Initialism of confidence level.
- C language noun: A language that a translator or interpreter knows passively only, i.e. from which they are able to translate or interpret into their active languages, but...
- C-level noun: The highest-ranking executives of an organization, who have the word chief in their titles: CEO, COO, CFO, etc.
- cœlia noun: Cavity of an abdomen.
- cœliac adjective: Dated spelling of coeliac.
- c’link noun: An abbreviation of copinglink.
- cœliotomy noun: Alternative spelling of coeliotomy.
- C-list noun: An informal list of people in any of several categories, but especially in the entertainment industry, with lesser fame than the B-list, sometimes...
- C-lister noun: Someone on a C-list.
- cœlo- prefix /ˈsiːloʊ-/: Alternative spelling of coelo- (with ligature œ)
- cœlodont noun: Alternative form of coelodont.
- cœlom noun: Dated form of coelom.
- cœloma noun /siːˈləʊmə/: Dated form of coelom.
- cœlomate adjective, noun: A group of animals possessing a fluid-filled cavity within which the digestive system is suspended.
- C-low noun: Alternative form of cee-lo.
- C.M.A. noun: Abbreviation of Court of Military Appeals.
- c'm'ere contraction: Alternative form of c'mere.
- c'm'on contraction: Alternative form of c'mon.
- C.M.R. noun: Abbreviation of Court of Military Review.
- c'maan contraction: Pronunciation spelling of c'mon
- c-machine noun: Abbreviation of choice machine.
- C major noun /ˈsiː ˈmeɪ.dʒə(ɹ)/: The major key with C as its tonic, and no sharps or flats, having the notes C, D, E, F, G, A, and B.
- C-man noun: A man who works for customs.
- C melody noun: A kind of saxophone, larger than an alto and smaller than a tenor, pitched in the key of C one whole tone above the common B-flat tenor saxophone.
- c'mere contraction /kəˈmɪɹ/: Come here.
- cœmeterium noun: An ancient cemetery, churchyard, or burial ground.
- c'min contraction: Come in.
- C minor noun /ˈsiː ˈmaɪ.nə(ɹ)/: a minor key with the notes C, D, E♭, F, G, A♭, B♭/B
- c'mon contraction /kəˈmɒn/: Contraction of come on.
- c'n noun, verb: Initialism of credit note.
- cœnæsthetic adjective: Pertaining to cœnæsthesia.
- cænogenesis noun: Alternative spelling of caenogenesis.
- c note noun: A one-hundred dollar ($100) banknote.
- c*nt noun: Censored spelling of cunt.
- C-nucleoside noun: Any nucleoside that has a direct C-C bond between the carbohydrate and the heterocycle
- c/o noun, preposition: Abbreviation of care of, used to identify an intermediary who is responsible for transferring a piece of mail between the postal system and the final addressee.
- C.O.D. noun: Alternative form of COD.
- c. o. g. noun: Initialism of center of gravity.
- C.O.T.S. adjective: Alternative form of COTS.
- C of A noun: Initialism of certificate of airworthiness.
- C of W noun: Alternative form of CoW.
- c.p. adverb: Abbreviation of ceteris paribus.
- C-peptide noun: The inactive polypeptide excised from proinsulin during its conversion to insulin, containing 31 amino acid residues and secreted in equimolar amounts to...
- C-pillar noun: The vertical support dividing a car's rear window from its rear windscreen, or, if the car has an additional window and D-pillar, the support dividing the...
- C-Pop noun /ˈsiːˌpɒp/: Chinese pop music influenced by western genres.
- C-post noun: A C-pillar.
- C-PTSD noun: Initialism of complex post-traumatic stress disorder.
- C-rat noun: Clipping of C-ration.
- C-ration noun: An individual canned, precooked, or prepared wet ration formerly issued to land forces in the US military.
- C-reactive protein noun: A protein found in the blood, whose plasma concentrations are raised in patients with infection or inflammation.
- cæremony noun: Early Modern form of ceremony.
- cærimony noun: Early Modern form of ceremony.
- cærulean adjective: Alternative spelling of cerulean.
- c's adjective, noun: Initialism of culture and sensitivity (urine tests).
- C.S.C.S. noun: Initialism of certified strength and conditioning specialist
- Cæsar noun: Alternative spelling of Caesar.
- cæsarean adjective: Alternative form of Caesarean.
- cæsarian adjective: Alternative form of Caesarian.
- C-sec noun: Clipping of C-section.
- C-section noun: Synonym of Caesarean section.
- c-selection noun: Abbreviation of category selection.
- C-shaped adjective: Shaped like the capital letter "C".
- c sharp noun: Alternative spelling of C-sharp.
- C-sharp major noun /ˈsiː ʃɑːp ˈmeɪ.dʒə/: A key with the notes C♯, D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯, A♯, and B♯, the key signature of which has seven sharps
- C-sharp minor noun /ˈsiː ʃɑːp ˈmaɪ.nə/: a minor key with the notes C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G♯, A, B
- cæsious adjective: Alternative spelling of caesious.
- cæsium noun: Dated spelling of caesium.
- C-spine noun, verb: A neckbrace.
- C-spot noun: The clitoris or cervix, especially as an erogenous zone during penetration.
- C spring noun: Alternative form of cee spring.
- c-store noun: Abbreviation of convenience store.
- C-string noun: A woman's scanty undergarment resembling a G-string but having a curved (C-shaped) wire that runs between the buttocks.
- C-style comment noun: A (possibly multiline) comment enclosed by the symbol sequences /* and */.
- C-style string noun: A string which uses a null value to mark its own end.
- C-suite noun: The group of officers of a business organization who have the word chief in their titles.
- C-suiter noun: One who works in the C-suite.
- c**t noun, verb: Censored spelling of cunt.
- cæteris paribus adverb: Alternative spelling of ceteris paribus.
- C-terminal noun: Alternative spelling of C-terminus.
- C-terminus noun: The end of a polypeptide chain that consists of an amino acid with a free carboxyl group.
- C-type conflict noun: A type of disagreement that occurs when members of a team have differing opinions on issues or ideas.
- c u l8r interjection: Alternative spelling of cul8r.
- C-UAS noun: Initialism of counter unmanned air system.
- C-value noun: The amount of DNA (in picograms) in a haploid nucleus (a measure of the genome size)
- C-value paradox noun: The observation that the C-value of an organism is not dependent on its complexity (presumed number of genes)
- C`vert`N`gt`K interjection: Coffee through nose to keyboard: suggesting that the user is laughing hard while reading a posted message.
- c/w noun, preposition: Abbreviation of comes with,coupled with,combined with; commonly used with 45 RPM singles, referring to the flip side (B-side) of the record.
- c'waam noun /t͡ʃwɑm/: Deltistes luxatus, the Lost River sucker
- C-walk noun, verb: Alternative form of Crip walk
- c'we contraction: Contraction of can + we.
- C wire noun: Abbreviation of common wire.
- c-word noun: The word cunt, regarded as vulgar and a swear word.
- c00l adjective: Leetspeak spelling of cool.
- C12 symbol: the 1100s or twelfth century.
- C13 symbol: the 1200s or thirteenth century.
- C14 symbol: the 1300s or 14th century.
- c14n noun /kəˌnɒnɪk(ə)laɪ̯ˈzeɪ̯ʃən/: Abbreviation of canonicalization.
- C15 symbol: the 1400s or 15th century; the quattrocento
- c15n noun: Abbreviation of contextualization.
- C16 symbol: the 1500s or 16th century.
- C17 symbol: the 1600s or 17th century.
- C18 symbol: the 1700s or 18th century.
- C19 noun: The nineteenth century; the 1800s.
- C2 noun: Initialism of command and control
- C2A phrase: Credits to all.
- C2C adjective, noun /siː tuː siː/: Abbreviation of customer-to-customer.
- c3 noun: Initialism of command, control, and communications.
- C3CM noun: Initialism of command, control, and communications countermeasures.
- C3G noun: Abbreviation of cyanidin-3-glucoside, a.k.a. chrysanthemin.
- C3I noun: Initialism of command, control, communications and intelligence.
- C3ISTAR noun: Abbreviation of command, control, communications, intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance.
- c4 noun: A 501(c)(4), an organization that conforms to the United States Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)4
- C4ISR noun: Command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
- C64 noun: The Commodore 64, a home computer of the 1980s.
- C86 noun: A genre of British rock music most prominent in the late eighties and early nineties, with a lo-fi aesthetic, unconventional instrumentation and romantic...
- C9 noun, verb: To lose a winnable game by forgetting about the objective or getting distracted from it.
- ca noun, preposition: Initialism of cellular automaton.
- ca canny noun, verb: To go carefully or slowly; to take care.
- ca' cannyism noun: Synonym of ca' canny (“policy of caution and taking one's time, in industrial disputes”).
- ca-ching interjection: Alternative form of cha-ching.
- ca'ing whale noun: Alternative form of caaing whale.
- Ca-montmorillonite noun: Alternative form of calcium-montmorillonite.
- CA-MRSA noun: Community-associated MRSA
- ca. sa. noun: Abbreviation of capias ad satisfaciendam.
- ca'tridge noun: Alternative form of catridge.
- CA19-9 noun: Initialism of carbohydrate antigen 19-9, a tumor marker for colon and pancreatic cancer also found in non-malignant conditions.
- CAA noun: Initialism of court-appointed attorney.
- CAAC noun: Initialism of cyclic alkyl-amino carbene.
- caaing whale noun: pilot whale
- caaming noun: Synonym of sleying.
- caapeba noun: A South American plant, Piper umbellatum (formerly Pothomorphe umbellata), with medicinal roots.
- caapi noun: A hallucinogen, obtained from the South American vine, Banisteriopsis caapi, used medicinally by the indigenous peoples of the Amazon.
- caatinga noun /kɑːˈtɪŋɡə/: A sparse, thorny wooded biome of northeastern Brazil containing drought-resistant trees.
- cab noun, verb /kæb/: A compartment at the front of a truck or train for the driver.
- cab driver noun: Alternative spelling of cabdriver.
- cab forward noun: a design of steam locomotive with the cab at the front, mainly built for the Southern Pacific Railroad, which at one time had a large fleet of oil-fired...
- cab off the rank noun: Something fitting or occurring at a specified point in a series.
- cab rank noun: Synonym of taxi rank.
- cab sav noun: Cabernet Sauvignon (wine)
- cab signal noun: A device in the cab of a locomotive or train which displays the status of signals along the track.
- cab signaling noun: Alternative form of cab signalling.
- cab signalling noun: A rail safety system installed in the driving cab of a train, which gives information to the train driver on track status and condition.
- cab unit noun: A diesel or electric locomotive with a full-width body for its entire length.
- caba noun: A cabas, or lady's bag.
- cabal noun, verb /kəˈbɑːl/: A putative, secret organization of individuals gathered for a political purpose.
- cabal glass noun: Any of a range of calcium boroaluminate glasses that have specialist technical uses.
- cabaletta noun /kæbəˈlɛtə/: A short, rhythmically repetitive aria.
- cabalette noun: Alternative form of cabaletta.
- cabalic adjective: Of or relating to a cabal.
- cabalism noun: The study of the Jewish Kabbalah.
- cabalist noun: A member of a cabal.
- cabalistic adjective: Of or relating to a cabal; secretive and cliquish.
- cabalistical adjective: Cabalistic.
- cabalistically adverb: in a cabalistic manner
- cabalize verb /kəˈbɑːlaɪz/: To study and interpret the Kabbalah.
- caballada noun: A herd of horses.
- caballard noun: Alternative form of cavallard.
- caballer noun /kəˈbælɚ/: Someone who cabals; a plotter or intriguer.
- caballeria noun: A medieval Spanish land tenure equivalent to a knight's fee, held under an obligation for military service.
- Caballerial noun /ˌkæbəˈlɛɹiəl/: A 360-degree ollie while riding fakie.
- caballero noun: A horseman, particularly in the Latin American context
- caballine adjective: Of, or pertaining to, a horse.
- caballine aloes noun: An inferior, impure kind of aloes formerly used in veterinary medicine.
- caballing noun, verb: Alternative form of cabbeling.
- caballito noun: A traditional Peruvian boat made from reeds.
- caballo noun: A horse.
- caballoid adjective: Relating to modern domestic horses (of the species Equus caballus)
- cabalzarite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
- cabamiquine noun: An antimalarial medication (still investigational as of 2026) that inhibits the protist Plasmodium falciparum, thus relieving or preventing malaria.
- caban noun: A grain measure equal to 3.47 cubic feet, used in the Philippine Islands.
- cabana noun /kəˈbænə/: A cabin or hut for relaxing.
- cabana boy noun: A male attendant providing services to the guests of a hotel or large estate, operating from a nearby cabana, notably on a beach.
- cabana set noun: A matched two-piece clothing set for men, comprising short-sleeved shirt and shorts.
- cabana shirt noun: Synonym of camp shirt.
- Cabanatuan proper noun /kɐ.bɐ.nɐˈtu.ʔɐn/: The largest city, the former provincial capital of Nueva Ecija, Central Luzon, Philippines.
- cabane noun: The tripod, pylon, or struts usually at the centre-section of a biplane or high-winged monoplane.
- Cabaniss proper noun: A surname.
- cabanossi noun: A kind of spicy smoked Australian sausage.
- cabaret noun /kæbəˈɹeɪ/: Live entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub; the genre of music associated with this form of entertainment, especially in early 20th century Europe.
- cabaretist noun: A stand-up comedian.
- cabarettist noun: Alternative form of cabaretist.
- Cabarita proper noun: A suburb of Sydney in the Canada Bay council area, New South Wales, Australia.
- Cabarrus proper noun: A surname from French.
- cabas noun: A flat workbasket, reticule, or handbag, usually used by women.
- cabasa noun: A percussion instrument constructed with loops of steel ball chain wrapped around a wooden cylinder, fixed to a long handle, and producing a metallic...
- cabasset noun /ˌkæbəˈsɛt/: An Italian helmet with a stalk-like projection on the top resembling a pear.
- cabassou noun /ˈkæbəsuː/: The southern naked-tailed armadillo, a type of large armadillo native to South America, with five toes and enormous claws (Cabassous unicinctus).
- cabastine noun: A histamine 1 receptor antagonist.
- cabaya noun: A long Muslim cotton over-gown.
- cabazitaxel noun: A semisynthetic derivative of a natural taxoid, used to treat prostate cancer.
- Cabazon noun: A member of the Cabazon Band of Cahuilla Indians.
- cabbage noun, verb /ˈkæbɪd͡ʒ/: An edible plant (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) having a head of green leaves.
- cabbage aphid noun: An aphid of species Brevicoryne brassicae, that only feeds on plants of family Brassicaceae.
- cabbage-bark noun: An angelim or worm bark tree (Andira inermis).
- cabbage butterfly noun: A very common butterfly whose caterpillars feed on cabbage and other crucifers, a large white (Pieris brassicae)
- cabbage fly noun: Delia radicum, a fly that is a pest on cabbages and other crops.
- cabbage gum noun: Eucalyptus amplifolia, a tree of Australia.
- cabbage head noun: Head of cabbage
- cabbage lettuce noun: Any of various kinds of lettuce with shorter, flatter heads than romaine, such as crisphead or Boston lettuce.
- cabbage looper noun: Trichoplusia ni, a widespread noctuid moth which in its caterpillar stage is an important crop pest.
- cabbage moth noun: The common white and black butterfly, Pieris brassicae, of the family Pieridae.
- cabbage on a stick noun: The Hawaiian lobelioid Brighamia insignis.
- cabbage palm noun: Any of several palms of the genera Corypha and Livistona of northeastern and central Australia.
- cabbage palmetto noun: The cabbage palm Sabal palmetto
- cabbage patch noun: A type of dance which involves extending one's arms out while making fists with each hand and moving the arms in a horizontal, circular motion.
- cabbage roll noun: A dish consisting of cooked cabbage leaves wrapped around a variety of fillings.
- cabbage root fly noun: A species of fly, Delia radicum
- cabbage rose noun: A plant of a hybrid rose species with large numbers of petals, Rosa × centifolia.
- cabbage salad noun: malfouf salad
- cabbage tree noun: Cordyline australis, a hardy, widely branched monocot tree endemic to New Zealand, a traditional source of food and fiber.
- cabbage white noun: Any of various largely white butterflies with dark markings in the family Pieridae, especially the species Pieris brassicae, Pieris canidia, and Pieris rapae.
- cabbage worm noun: A small white (Pieris rapae), found in most temperate regions.
- cabbageball noun: mushball
- cabbaged adjective, verb: Very drunk.
- cabbagehead noun: A head of cabbage.
- cabbageless adjective: Without cabbages.
- cabbagelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a cabbage.
- Cabbagetown proper noun: A neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, filled with semi-detached Victorian houses.
- cabbagewood noun: The tree Ceodes umbellifera.
- cabbageworm noun: Alternative form of cabbage worm.
- cabbagey adjective: Alternative spelling of cabbagy.
- cabbaging noun, verb: Being lazy or in a state of boredom.
- cabbagy adjective: Resembling or characteristic of cabbage.
- cabbalic adjective: Alternative form of Kabbalic.
- cabbaling noun: Alternative spelling of cabbeling.
- cabbalise verb: Alternative form of cabbalize.
- cabbalism noun: Alternative spelling of cabalism.
- cabbalist noun: Alternative spelling of cabalist.
- cabbalistic adjective: Alternative spelling of cabalistic.
- cabbalistical adjective: cabalistic
- cabbalistically adverb: Alternative spelling of cabalistically.
- cabbalize verb: To study or be influenced by the Kabbalah.
- cabbeling noun /kəˈbɛlɪŋ/: The process by which two masses of water with different temperatures and salinities mix to form a new water mass with a density higher than the density of...
- Cabbeljaw noun: Alternative form of Kabeljauw (“member of Dutch faction”)
- cabbelling noun: Alternative form of cabbeling.
- cabber noun: A horse that draws a cab.
- cabbie noun /ˈkæ.bi/: A cabdriver; someone who drives a taxi.
- cabbing noun, verb /ˈkæbɪŋ/: The profession of a cabbie, especially one who drives a black cab.
- Cabbiri noun: Alternative form of Cabeiri.
- cabbit noun /ˈkæbɪt/: A fictional hybrid of a cat and a rabbit.
- cabbling noun: The process of breaking up the flat masses into which wrought iron is first hammered, so that the pieces can be reheated and wrought into bar iron.
- cabby noun: Alternative form of cabbie (“taxi driver”).
- cabdriver noun: One who drives a taxi for a living.
- cabdriving noun: The trade of a cabdriver.
- Cabe proper noun: A surname.
- Cabécar noun: A member of an indigenous people of the remote Talamanca region of eastern Costa Rica.
- cabécou noun: A soft goat cheese from the Midi-Pyrénées in France.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under C: 60,525 words, in 202 parts.