English words: Cabeiri to cack-handedly

300 English words, part 2 of 202 of the words starting with C, A to Z. 27 have a page of their own.

English words Cabeiri to cack-handedly

Cabeiri noun: A group of enigmatic chthonic deities worshipped by a mystery cult closely associated with that of Hephaestus.
cabeliau noun: Alternative form of kabbelow (“kind of salted cod”).
Cabell proper noun: A surname.
Cabellian adjective: Of or pertaining to James Branch Cabell (1879–1958), American author of fantasy fiction and belles lettres.
Cabello proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
caber noun /ˈkeɪbə/: A long, thick log held upright at one end and tossed in the Highland games.
cabergoline noun: A potent dopamine receptor agonist, used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
cabernet noun: Cabernet Sauvignon, a wine.
cabernet franc noun: A variety of grape that is a parent variety to Cabernet Sauvignon, known for its medium to full body and aromatic qualities
cabernet sauvignon noun /kæbə(ɹ)ˈneɪ səʊvɪˈnjɒn/: A variety of red grape used principally in wine-making.
cabesse noun: The finest kind of silk received from India.
cabestro noun: A trained steer used in bullfighting.
cabeza noun: Beef cheek or similar meat, especially in Mexican cooking
Cabezas proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
cabezon noun: A California fish (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus), allied to the sculpin.
cabezone noun: Alternative spelling of cabezon.
CABG noun /ˈkæbɪd͡ʒ/: Initialism of coronary artery bypass grafting.
câbi noun: In the Ottoman Empire, one who collected taxes or revenues.
Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa matrix noun: In the Standard Model, a unitary matrix that specifies the mismatch of quantum states of quarks when they propagate freely and when they take part in the...
cabildo noun /kəˈbɪldoʊ/: A local government council in some Spanish-speaking communities.
cabilliau noun: Alternative form of kabbelow (“kind of salted cod”).
cabin noun, verb /ˈkæbɪn/: A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by professional builders, but by...
cabin attendant noun: Synonym of flight attendant.
cabin bed noun: platform bed
cabin boy noun: A boy or young man who is employed to serve as an attendant for passengers or crew members on a ship.
cabin car noun: The caboose of a train.
cabin class adjective, noun: The class of seating or accommodation one can choose on an airplane, ship, or train.
cabin compass noun: Synonym of telltale compass.
cabin crew noun: The members of staff aboard a commercial aircraft, employed to ensure the safety and comfort of their passengers.
cabin cruiser noun: A motorboat which has enclosed living quarters, especially a privately owned pleasure craft.
cabin fever noun: A condition of restlessness and irritability caused by being in a confined space.
cabin-fevered adjective: Having or characterized by cabin fever; restless and irritable as a result of being in a confined space.
cabin hook noun: A short metal rod that ends in a hook, used as a latch to keep a door or window closed
cabinboy noun: Alternative form of cabin boy.
Cabinda proper noun: An exclave and province of Angola, claimed by some factions as a republic.
Cabindan adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to Cabinda.
cabined adjective, verb: Confined at close quarters
cabinesque adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a cabin.
cabinet noun /ˈkæb.ɪ.nɪt/: A storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall.
cabinet agency noun: Synonym of cabinet (“a cabinet-level agency in the executive branch”).
cabinet card noun: A style of photograph widely used for portraiture in the late 19th century, mounted on a card typically measuring 108 by 165 mm (4 1⁄4 by 6 1⁄2 inches).
cabinet control key noun: Synonym of utility key
cabinet department noun: Synonym of cabinet (“a cabinet-level agency in the executive branch”).
cabinet edition noun: An edition of a book that is smaller and cheaper than a library edition, but still elegant in format.
cabinet file noun: A compressed library archive file.
cabinet maker noun: Alternative form of cabinetmaker.
cabinet making noun: Alternative spelling of cabinetmaking.
cabinet minister noun: A member of the executive branch of a government who has been appointed to the cabinet, the group of leading policy makers, advisers, and overseers of...
cabinet noir noun: A government intelligence-gathering office, usually within a postal service, where correspondence was covertly opened and read before being forwarded to its...
cabinet of curiosities noun: Synonym of Wunderkammer.
cabinet particulier noun: A small private room, occasionally booth, set apart within a restaurant that may be hired by clientele wishing not to be disturbed.
cabinet piano noun: Synonym of upright piano.
cabinet pianoforte noun: Synonym of upright piano.
cabinet pudding noun: A traditional English steamed pudding made from some combination of bread or sponge cake or similar ingredients, with dried fruits such as raisins, served...
cabinet saw noun: A kind of powerful table saw, driven by several belts, with an enclosed base stand.
cabinet window noun: A projecting shop window, usually with curved sides, common in the 19th century.
cabinetable adjective: Able to be appointed to a cabinet position of government without arousing controversy.
cabineted adjective: Alternative form of cabinetted.
cabineteer noun: A member of a cabinet.
cabinetful noun: As much as a cabinet will hold.
cabinetisation noun: The process of decentralising the telecommunication infrastructure by installing roadside cabinets that act as miniature telephone exchanges.
cabinetlike adjective: Resembling a cabinet
cabinetmaker noun: A skilled woodworker who makes high-quality wooden cabinets and furniture.
cabinetmaking noun: The art of the cabinetmaker.
cabinetry noun: Synonym of cabinetmaking (“fine woodworking to produce cabinets”).
cabinette noun: A small cabin.
cabinetted adjective: Furnished with a cabinet or cabinets.
cabinetwork noun: Cabinets and furniture made by a cabinetmaker.
cabinetworker noun: One who makes cabinets; a practitioner of cabinetwork.
cabinetworking noun: cabinetmaking
cabinful noun: The amount that fits in a cabin.
cabinless adjective: Without a cabin.
cabinlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a cabin.
cabinmate noun: One who shares a cabin on board a ship.
Cabirean adjective: Of or relating to the Cabeiri.
Cabiri noun: Alternative form of Cabeiri.
Cabirian adjective: Relating to the Cabeiri; Cabiric.
Cabiric adjective: Of or relating to the Cabeiri, or to their mystical worship.
Cabiritic adjective: Of or relating to the Cabeiri, or to their mystical worship.
cable noun, verb /ˈkeɪ.bəl/: A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope.
cable-actuated adjective: Using cables to transmit force or motion in order to operate a mechanism.
cable box noun: A set top box connecting a house to its cable service.
cable buoy noun: An empty cask employed to buoy up the cable in rocky anchorage.
cable car noun /ˈkeɪ.bəl ˌkɑːɹ/: A streetcar moved by gripping to rotating loop of cable running along the track.
cable core noun: Central part or the innermost part of a power cable which carries electric current and is surrounded by various layers of insulation.
cable drum noun: A cable reel, on which (electrical) cable is wound for transport and ultimate use.
cable ferry noun: a type of ferry which propels itself by means of one or more steel cables laid across a body of water.
cable gland noun: A connector that holds the end of a cable in place
cable guy noun: A man who works for the cable television service and installs cable television.
cable harness noun: Synonym of wiring harness.
cable internet noun: Internet connectivity received through coaxial cables, usually via the same medium as cable television.
cable jack noun: A jack on a wall used to connect a television to the cable television service.
cable joint noun: Connection between two power cables with proper insulation and mechanical protection.
cable jointing noun: The process of creating cable joints.
cable knit adjective: Alternative form of cable knit.
cable knitting noun: A style of knitting in which textures of crossing layers are achieved by permuting stitches.
cable lacing noun: A technique for bundling and securing wire harnesses using waxed cord or flat tape, creating neat, flexible, and durable cable looms, especially in...
cable-laid adjective: Consisting of three or four hawser-laid ropes twisted together left-handed (turning in an anticlockwise direction).
cable-laid rope noun: A very thick rope used for tasks such as towing, made by twisting together three ordinary hawser-laid ropes.
cable length noun: One tenth of a nautical mile.
cable man noun: A man that works for the cable television service and installs cable television.
cable modem noun: A modem that provides data communication via radio frequency channels over any of a variety of cable types to establish a cable internet connection.
cable moulding noun: A bead or moulding carved in imitation of a thick rope.
cable needle noun: a type of knitting needle used to temporarily hold stitches, allowing them to be interchanged
cable puller noun: An employee responsible for the management and setup of cables.
cable radio noun: Radio received through coaxial cables.
cable-ready adjective: Of a television set or receiver: able to receive cable television without additional hardware such as a set-top box.
cable release noun: A sheathed wire plunger used to activate the shutter of a camera without accidentally moving it.
cable ship noun: a vessel fitted for laying and repairing submarine cables; it has a large roller built over the bows for paying out cable.
cable spaghetti noun: Complicatedly tangled cables of electronic devices.
cable station noun: A building in which messages are received and/or transmitted using telegraphic cables.
cable-stayed bridge noun: A bridge where the deck is supported by cables (wire ropes) attached directly to pillars.
cable stitch noun: A fancy type of knitting stitch that creates the effect of a braided or twisted rope.
cable stripper noun: Synonym of wire stripper.
cable television noun: Television received through coaxial cables; specifically, a TV service that provides reception to suburbs or other residential areas through utility lines...
cable terminal noun: A fixture designed to be installed in the end of a cable or a conductor in order to facilitate the connection.
cable theory noun: The use of mathematical models to calculate the electric current and accompanying voltage along passive neurites, particularly the dendrites that receive...
cable tidy noun: A device for keeping cables together while plugged in, to prevent them from tangling or causing a trip hazard.
cable tie noun: A type of fastener, especially for binding several electronic cables or wires together.
cable tramway noun: Synonym of cable car (any sense)
cable tray noun: A rigid structure to support electric cables; a type of raceway, normally having the appearance of a ladder and open at the top to facilitate changes.
cable TV noun: Alternative form of cable television.
cable up verb: To connect by inserting or installing a cable.
cablecar noun: Alternative spelling of cable car.
cablecast adjective, noun, verb: A telecast via cable television.
cablecaster noun: One who cablecasts.
cableco noun: A company that offers cable services (television, Internet, etc.).
cabled adjective, verb: Containing cables.
cablegami noun /ˌkeɪbəlˈɡɑːmɪ/: A technique used in the building of computer systems that involves the complex folding of flat ribbon cables as if they were origami, or the routing and...
Cablegate proper noun /ˈkeɪbəlˌɡeɪt/: The leak of a large number of US embassy and consulate documents to the public on November 28 2010 by the website WikiLeaks, and the scandal surrounding the...
cablegram noun, verb: A telegram transmitted via a submarine cable.
cablelaid adjective: Alternative form of cable-laid
cableless adjective: Without a cable.
cablelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a cable.
cableman noun: A man employed to manufacture or install cabling.
cabler noun: Someone who cables, who puts together or fixes cables.
cablese noun: The terse jargon used in telegrams, often with unconventional grammar.
cabless adjective: Without a cab and driver, and therefore a remotely controlled vehicle (driver's compartment in a truck or train).
cablessness noun: Absence of cabs (the means of transport).
cablet noun: A slender or small cable.
cabletie noun: Alternative form of cable tie.
cablevision noun /ˈkeɪbəlˌvɪʒən/: cable television
cableway noun: A system of suspended cables from which cable cars are hung.
cablework noun: Cables generally; cabling.
cablike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a taxi cab.
Cablinasian adjective, noun /kæblɪˈneɪʒ(i)ən/: Caucasian, Black, American Indian and Asian.
cabling noun, verb: A collection of cables.
cablish noun: Wind-blown fallen wood.
cabman noun: The driver of a hackney cab.
cabnt mkr noun: Abbreviation of cabinet maker.
Cabo Verdean adjective, noun: Synonym of Cape Verdean.
cabobbed adjective: kebabbed
cabobble verb: To mystify or deceive.
caboc noun: A Scottish cream cheese rolled in toasted pinhead oatmeal, dating from the fifteenth century.
caboceer noun: A native African official responsible for supplying slaves to slave traders.
caboched adjective: Alternative form of caboshed.
Cabochien adjective: Relating to Simon Caboche or to the revolt of 1413 in which he was a leader.
cabochon noun /ˌkæbəˈʃɒn/: A precious stone which has only been polished, not cut into facets.
caboclo noun: A person of mixed Brazilian Indian and European or African descent.
cabomba noun: fanwort
cabombaceous adjective: Belonging to the family Cabombaceae of aquatic plants.
caboodle noun: Any large collection of things or people.
cabook noun: Laterite.
Cabool proper noun: Obsolete form of Kabul.
caboose noun /kəˈbuːs/: A small galley or cookhouse on the deck of a small vessel.
cabosh noun, verb: Alternative form of kibosh Only used in put the cabosh on.
caboshed adjective /kəˈbɒt͡ʃ/: Shown face-on, showing the full face, but cut off immediately behind the ears and hence showing nothing of the neck.
cabossed adjective: Alternative form of caboshed.
cabosside noun: The fruit or pod of the cocoa plant
Cabot proper noun /ˈkæbət/: A surname from French.
Cabot Cove syndrome noun: The situation where, in order to create storylines for a detective drama, the protagonist encounters far more murders than is plausible.
Cabot's tern noun: The bird Thalasseus acuflavidus.
cabotage noun /ˈkæbətɪd͡ʒ/: The transport of goods or passengers between two points in the same country.
cabotegravir noun: An integrase inhibitor used to treat HIV infection.
cabotinage noun: overacting; hamming
Cabourg proper noun: A coastal commune in Calvados department, Normandy, France.
cabover noun: A style of truck, bus, or van that has a vertical front or "flat face", with the cab of the truck sitting above (or forward of) the front axle.
Caboverdean adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of Cabo Verdean.
Caboverdian adjective, noun: Alternative form of Cape Verdean.
cabowner noun: The owner of a cab.
cabozantinib noun: An experimental drug, so far shown to reduce tumour growth, metastasis, and angiogenesis.
Cabra proper noun: Cabramatta, a suburb in New South Wales.
cabralealactone noun: Any of a group of tetracyclic triterpenoid lactones present in the Chinese tree Aglaia abbreviata
cabrales noun: A moderately hard blue cheese, from Spain, made from goat or sheep milk
Cabramatta proper noun: A suburb of Sydney in the Fairfield council area, New South Wales, Australia.
cabre adjective, noun /kəˈbɹeɪ/: Alternative spelling of cabré.
cabrée noun: The pronghorn antelope.
Cabrera proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
cabrerite noun: A form of annabergite with some of the nickel replaced by magnesium.
cabresto noun: A halter (headpiece for animal).
cabretta noun: A kind of leather made from sheep hair (not wool).
cabreuva noun: The flowering plant Myrocarpus frondosus.
cabrewing noun: The practice of consuming alcohol while canoeing.
cabri noun: A pronghorn.
cabriite noun: A grey-white mineral with the chemical formula Pd₂SnCu.
cabrilla noun: Epinephelus analogus (spotted grouper), of the eastern Pacific.
cabriole noun /ˈkæbɹɪˌəʊl/: A type of furniture leg used in certain ornate styles of furniture such as Queen Anne, having a double curve resembling the leg of an animal.
Cabriole leg noun /ˈkæb.ɹi.oʊl/: In furniture design, a curved leg with outcurved knee and incurved ankle. A signature design element of the Queen Anne style of furniture, the cabriole...
cabriolet noun /kæ.bɹi.əˈleɪ/: An automobile with a retractable top.
cabrit noun: Dated form of cabrée (“pronghorn antelope”).
cabrito noun: Meat from a young goat; kid.
cabruca noun: A form of the cacao tree when planted in the shade of larger trees
cabside noun: The side of a railway engine cab.
cabstand noun: A place where taxis wait for passengers; a taxi rank.
cabulance noun: A taxicab used as an ambulance.
cabuloside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
cabureiba noun: Synonym of quinquino (“tree of genus Myroxylon”).
cabwoman noun: A female driver of a hackney cab or taxi.
cac noun /kæk/: A white (Caucasian) person.
caca noun /ˈkɑːkə/: Excrement; feces.
Cacace proper noun: A surname from Italian.
cacafogo noun: Alternative form of cacafuego.
cacafuego noun: A spitfire.
cacahuananche noun: A tree of the American tropics from Mexico to Brazil, Licania arborea, whose nuts produce an oil used for soap, candles, etc.
cacaine noun: The essential principle of cacao, now called theobromine.
cacajão noun: Alternative form of Cacajao h
cacao noun /kəˈkaʊ/: A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.
cacao bean noun: A raw, unroasted seed harvested from the Theobroma cacao tree.
cacao butter noun: Alternative form of cocoa butter.
cacaoidin noun: A glycosylated lantibiotic present in Streptomyces cacaoi
Cacaopera noun: A group of people indigenous to El Salvador and Nicaragua
cacation noun: excretion
cacatory adjective: Accompanied by diarrhea
cacatuid noun: Any bird in the family Cacatuidae, the cockatoos.
cacaxte noun: A wooden frame carried on a person's back to transport pottery.
cacciatora noun: A style of cooking in which meat is cooked in a sauce containing mushrooms, shallots, tomatoes, white wine and herbs.
cacciatore adjective, noun /ˌkætʃ.əˈtɔːɹ.i/: Prepared in an Italian style with wine, mushrooms, spices and tomatoes.
Caccinian adjective: Of or relating to Giulio Caccini (1551–1618), Florentine composer and significant innovator of the early Baroque era.
Cacciola proper noun: A surname.
Caccioppoli set noun: A set whose boundary is measurable and has (at least locally) finite measure.
Cáceres proper noun: A province of Extremadura, Spain.
cachable adjective: Alternative spelling of cacheable.
cachaça noun /kəˈʃɑː.sə/: A type of distilled spirit made from fermented sugar cane juice, popular in Brazil, used as one of the ingredients of a caipirinha.
cachaemia noun /kæˈkiːmiə/: A degenerated or poisoned condition of the blood.
cachaemic adjective /kæˈkiːmɪk/: Of or relating to cachaemia.
cachalot noun /ˈkaʃəlɒt/: The sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus.
cachalote noun: Alternative form of cachalot.
Cachan proper noun: A commune in Val-de-Marne department, Île-de-France, France.
Cachar proper noun: A district of Assam, India.
cachavirus noun: Any parvovirus of the genus Cachavirus
cachaza noun: A by-product of pressing sugar cane, traditionally mixed with other materials and used in construction.
cache noun, verb /kæʃ/: Such a store of physical supplies, placed by humans or other animals for practical reasons.
cache buster noun: A tag or value included in a request (such as a URL) purely to differentiate it from previous requests and thus avoid receiving a cached response.
cache busting noun: The practice of serving a file with modified URLs to prevent browsers from confusing it with locally cached files.
cache language model noun: A type of statistical language model that assigns probabilities to word sequences based on a probability distribution.
cache-oblivious adjective: Designed to take advantage of a processor cache without having the size of the cache (or the length of the cache lines, etc.) as an explicit parameter.
cache-obliviousness noun: The condition of being cache-oblivious.
cache-sexe noun /ˈkaʃˌsɛks/: An article of clothing sufficient to cover the genitalia, primarily as used by an exotic dancer or in certain aboriginal cultures.
cache stampede noun: A cascading failure that may occur when massively parallel systems with caching mechanisms come under very high load, leading to multiple threads of...
cacheability noun: The quality of being cacheable.
cacheable adjective: Suitable for caching.
cachectic adjective /kəˈkɛktɪk/: Having cachexia; wasting away from a disease or chronic illness.
cachectical adjective: Alternative form of cachectic.
cachectin noun: The polypeptide hormone cachexin or tumor necrosis factor.
cacheing noun, verb: Alternative form of caching.
cacheless adjective: Without a cache.
cachemia noun: Alternative form of cachaemia.
cachemic adjective: Alternative form of cachaemic.
cachepot noun: An ornamental container for a flowerpot.
cacher noun: One who caches.
cacher box noun: A triangular iron trough lined with wood and used for holding worked glass pieces while they await the lehr.
cachet noun, verb /kæˈʃeɪ/: A seal, as of a letter.
cachette noun: A hidden nook; a hiding place.
cachexia noun /kəˈkɛksɪə/: A systemic wasting of muscle tissue, with or without loss of fat mass, that accompanies a chronic disease.
cachexia Africana noun: A morbid impulse to eat dirt.
cachexic adjective: Relating to cachexia.
cachexin noun: Alternative form of cachectin.
cachexy noun: Cachexia.
cachibou noun: The tree Bursera simaruba.
cachinatory adjective: Alternative form of cachinnatory.
caching noun, verb: The act or process of caching.
caching proxy noun: A proxy that provides temporary storage for results of operations that are expensive.
cachinnate verb /ˈkækɪneɪt/: To laugh immoderately, loudly, or too often.
cachinnating adjective, verb: Cackling, laughing.
cachinnation noun /kækɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/: Loud, convulsive laughter.
cachinnator noun: One who laughs loudly and immoderately.
cachinnatory adjective /ˈkakɪnəˌtəɹi/: Pertaining to loud or immoderate laughter.
cachiri noun: Alternative form of caxiri (“an alcoholic drink made from manioc or cassava”).
cacholong noun: An opaque or milk-white chalcedony, a variety of quartz.
cacholote noun: Any of several species of passerine birds in the genus Pseudoseisura, found in South America.
cachopo noun: An Asturian dish consisting of two deep-fried breaded cutlets of meat (normally veal or beef but sometimes chicken) filled with serrano ham and cheese,...
cachou noun /ˈkæʃuː/: A sweet eaten to sweeten the breath.
cachou de Laval noun: A forerunner of sulfur dyes, prepared by treating products with lignin (like sawdust or straw) with sulfide sources (like sodium hydroxide or sulfide mixed...
cachua noun: A Latin-American baroque dance form found mainly in Peru.
cachucha noun: A dance, in triple time and related to the flamenco and fandango, from Andalusia
cachumber noun: Alternative form of kachumber.
cachupa noun: A slow-cooked stew of hominy, beans, cassava, sweet potato, and fish or meat, a traditional dish of Cape Verde.
cacicazgo noun: A Taino chieftainship, ruled by a cacique.
cacik noun: A Turkish dish made from yoghurt, salt, olive oil, crushed garlic, chopped cucumber, and mint.
cacio e pepe noun: A pasta dish made from tonnarelli, pici, spaghetti, or other pasta with finely grated pecorino and pepper.
caciocavallo noun /ˌkɑːtʃəʊkəˈvɑːləʊ/: An Italian cheese, similar to provolone, originally from Sicily and the South.
Cacioppo proper noun: A surname from Italian.
cacique noun /kəˈsiːk/: A tribal chief in the Spanish West Indies.
caciqueship noun: The role or status of cacique.
caciquism noun: The political influence of caciques in Latin America.
caciquismo noun: Synonym of caciquism.
cacistocracy noun: Alternative spelling of kakistocracy.
cack noun, verb /kæk/: A squawk.
cack-handed adjective: Clumsy; inept.
cack-handedly adverb: In a cack-handed manner.

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.