English words: catatorulin to catenarian

English words catatorulin to catenarian

1. catatorulin noun: Designating a certain test for thiamine levels in brain tissue, involving pyruvic acid.
2. catatricrotism noun: Quality of being catatricrotic.
3. Catatumbo proper noun: A river in northern Colombia.
4. Catatumbo lightning noun: An atmospheric phenomenon over and around Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, involving very frequent and numerous lightning flashes, typically over a boggy area...
5. catawampous adjective: Alternative form of catawampus.
6. catawampously adverb: Alternative form of catawampusly.
7. catawamptious adjective: Alternative form of catawampus.
8. catawamptiously adverb: Alternative form of catawampusly.
9. catawampus adjective, adverb, noun /ˌkætəˈwɑmpəs/: Out of alignment, in disarray or disorder: crooked, askew.
10. catawampusly adverb: In a catawampus manner.
11. catawba noun /kəˈtɔː.bə/: A member of a Native American people who inhabit the Carolinas: the Iswa.
12. Catawban adjective, noun: Of or relating to the Catawba people, culture or language.
13. catawbas noun: plural of Catawba
14. catazine noun: A type of catalogue with a magazine-like style.
15. catazonal adjective: Relating to a catazone
16. catazone noun: A very deep geological zone, typically below a depth of 11 kilometres.
17. catback noun: The totality of components which exhaust gases flow through after exiting a vehicle's catalytic converter.
18. catball noun: old cat (sport)
19. Catbalogan proper noun: A city in Samar, Philippines.
20. catbath noun /ˈkæt.bæθ/: A session of grooming in which a cat cleans its own fur or that of another cat using its tongue.
21. catbird noun /ˈkatbɜːd/: An American passerine bird of the genera Dumetella and Melanoptila.
22. catbird grape noun: Synonym of Missouri grape.
23. catbird seat noun: An enviable position, often one of great advantage.
24. catblogging noun: The practice of posting pictures of cats on one's weblog.
25. catboat noun: A sailing boat with a single sail, usually rigged on a gaff spar, used for fishing in New England and later adapted for racing and cruising. It has a single...
26. catboater noun: Someone who sails in a catboat
27. catbox noun: Alternative spelling of cat box.
28. catboy noun /ˈkætˌbɔɪ/: A boy or man who wears a cat costume and plays the role of a cat.
29. catbriar noun: The woody vine Smilax glauca.
30. catbrier noun: Synonym of greenbrier.
31. catbutt noun: The backside of a cat.
32. catcall noun, verb /ˈkætkɔl/: A shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from a crowd or audience; a jeer, a boo.
33. catcallee noun: One who gets catcalled.
34. catcaller noun: One who catcalls.
35. catcalling noun, verb: The act of giving a catcall.
36. catcatcher noun: a person who catches stray cats
37. catcentric adjective: Focused on or from the point of view of cats.
38. catch noun, verb /kæt͡ʃ/: The act of seizing or capturing.
39. catch-22 noun /ˌkætʃ ˌtwɛnti ˈtuː/: A difficult situation from which there is no escape because it involves mutually conflicting or dependent conditions.
40. CATCH 22 syndrome noun: Synonym of DiGeorge syndrome.
41. catch a body verb: to kill, to murder
42. catch a break verb: To experience the minimal amount of good luck or a favorable outcome.
43. catch a buzz verb: To become slightly inebriated, but not yet quite drunk.
44. catch a case verb: To be infected with a disease; used with of.
45. catch a cold verb: To contract a cold.
46. catch a crab verb: To strike the blade of the oar against the water when moving the oar back between power strokes.
47. catch a date verb: Of a prostitute, to secure a client who is willing to pay for services.
48. catch a fade verb: To get knocked out (struck and rendered unconscious).
49. catch a falling knife verb: To buy a financial instrument whose price is falling rapidly.
50. catch a packet verb: To be fired upon.
51. catch a ride verb: to take or receive transportation somewhere with another.
52. catch a square verb: To prepare to fight; to square up.
53. catch a stray verb: To be unexpectedly and casually insulted in a seemingly unrelated discussion or argument.
54. catch a Tartar verb: To discover someone is much stronger, much more dangerous, or much more violent than they appeared at first, especially after laying hands on them
55. catch a wave verb: To mount one's surfboard at a distance from shore, turn it toward land, and control it for a successful, satisfying ride on inrushing water.
56. catch air verb: To make a jump.
57. catch-all noun: Any place or repository where things are placed indiscriminately or without careful thought.
58. catch-all party noun: A political party that appeals to a diverse range of people and viewpoints.
59. catch-all phrase noun: Synonym of catch-all term.
60. catch-all term noun: A broad, general word or category that includes many different things, used when grouping diverse items or concepts without being specific.
61. catch-all word noun: Synonym of catch-all term.
62. catch-allism noun: A position that lacks strong commitments or ideology.
63. catch and kill noun: The media technique of suppressing a story by buying the exclusive rights to it, with a legally enforceable non-disclosure agreement, and then refusing to...
64. catch and kiss noun: Synonym of kiss chase (“children's game”).
65. catch and release noun /kætʃ ənd ɹəˈliːs/: A variety of angling where the fish are released after capture, as a conservation measure.
66. catch as catch can adjective, adverb, verb: Only when possible or when the opportunity presents itself; intermittent.
67. catch-ball noun: A children's toss-and-catch game.
68. catch basin noun: A cistern or vault at the point where a street gutter discharges into a sewer, to catch bulky matter that would not pass readily through the sewer.
69. catch bet noun: A bet made for the purpose of entrapping the unwary by subterfuge.
70. catch big air verb: (Extreme sports) Superlative of catch air; make a big jump high off the ground
71. catch breath noun: A pause to take a breath.
72. catch cold verb: Alternative form of catch a cold.
73. catch-coldy adjective: Prone to catching colds or particularly susceptible to illness during cold weather.
74. catch colt noun: Synonym of woods colt.
75. catch crop noun: Any crop grown between the rows of another crop or intermediate between two crops in ordinary rotation in point of time.
76. catch cry noun: Alternative form of catchcry.
77. catch-dog noun: A hunting dog, especially in boar-hunting, trained to latch onto the quarry.
78. catch dust verb: To be rarely used.
79. catch-'em-alive-O noun: A live-trap (trap designed to catch animals without killing them).
80. catch feelings verb: To suddenly begin to feel romantic attraction (towards).
81. catch fence noun: A fence designed to catch falling or flying debris, or otherwise absorb its impact
82. catch fire verb: To become engulfed in flames, to go up in flames.
83. catch flies verb: To have one's mouth wide open for a prolonged period.
84. catch hands verb: To take a punch; to get hit, especially with the hand or fist.
85. catch heat verb: To get into trouble with somebody; to be scolded or chastised.
86. catch hell verb: To be severely reprimanded, punished, or beaten.
87. catch hold verb: Synonym of grab hold.
88. catch in 4k verb: To catch (someone) doing something objectionable with exceptionally clear evidence, such as a high-resolution image or a public social media post.
89. catch in possession verb: To be forced to relinquish the ball, which one can only keep in possession for a limited time, when there is no one from one's own team to pass it to.
90. catch it verb: To be severely reprimanded, punished, or beaten.
91. catch it in the neck verb: Alternative form of get it in the neck.
92. catch lacking verb: To catch off guard, unprepared, or in an embarrassing situation.
93. catch me interjection: There is not the remotest possibility of one carrying out the deed or action suggested.
94. catch-meadow noun: An irrigation system in which a meadow receives water from a spring or stream on the side of a hill.
95. catch napping verb: To surprise; to take advantage of the lack of watchfulness of.
96. catch no ball phrase /ˈkɛt͡ʃ no bɔː(l)/: To fail to understand something; be unable to comprehend what others are saying.
97. catch no balls phrase: Alternative form of catch no ball.
98. catch of the day noun: A type of fish or other seafood which has been caught and brought to the market within the last twenty-four hours.
99. catch on verb /kæt͡ʃ ˈɒn/: Chiefly in the form catch oneself on: to cause (oneself) to get or regain a proper appreciation of a situation; to behave in the expected, sensible way; to...
100. catch one's breath verb: to take a break, or rest while doing a strenuous activity, so that one's breathing becomes easier
101. catch one's death verb: To contract a serious illness, especially a nasty cold or other respiratory ailment and especially as a result of exposure to wet or chilly weather.
102. catch oneself on phrase /ˌkæt͡ʃ ˌwʌnsɛlf ˈɒn/: To cause (oneself) to get or regain a proper appreciation of a situation; to behave in the expected, sensible way; to stop fooling around or being silly.
103. catch out verb: To discover or expose as fake, insincere, or inaccurate.
104. catch phrase noun: Alternative form of catchphrase.
105. catch pit noun: Alternative form of catchpit.
106. catch plate noun: A rectangular piece of metal with one or more holes into which a pin or tenon (of a lock or other mechanism) fits
107. catch points noun: A set of points provided to derail rail vehicles out of control on a steep gradient.
108. catch-pole noun: Alternative form of catchpole (“an implement formerly used for seizing and securing a person who would otherwise be out of reach”)
109. catch print verb: To estimate a man's penis size by judging the outline of the front of his pants.
110. catch red-handed verb: To discover or capture someone in the act of committing a crime.
111. catch rope noun: The rope that a cowboy uses to rope animals, having a loop on one end with which to capture the animal.
112. catch sight of verb: to see for a brief period; to get a glimpse of
113. catch some rays verb: To sunbathe.
114. catch some z's verb: To sleep.
115. catch some zs verb: Alternative form of catch some z's.
116. catch someone at their own game verb: Alternative form of beat someone at their own game.
117. catch someone napping verb: To take advantage of someone's inattention.
118. catch someone's drift verb: To understand the meaning or implications of someone’s pronouncement.
119. catch someone's eye verb: To capture someone's attention.
120. catch someone's fancy verb: Synonym of strike someone's fancy.
121. catch someone with their pants down verb: Alternative form of caught with one's pants down
122. catch step noun, verb: To match the pace (of another person or a beat).
123. catch strays verb: Alternative form of catch a stray
124. catch the bus verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see catch, the, bus.
125. catch the eye verb: To attract the attention
126. catch the last chopper out of 'Nam verb: to make a last-minute escape
127. catch the light verb: To shine or reflect in the light.
128. catch the queer noun: smear the queer
129. catch the sun verb: To sunbathe.
130. catch the ten noun: An 18th-century point-trick ace–ten card game played with a pack of 36 cards, the fives and below being omitted. In the trump suit, the jack is the highest...
131. catch title noun: A short expressive title used for abbreviated book lists, etc.
132. catch up noun, verb /ˈkæt͡ʃ.ʌp/: To pick up suddenly.
133. catch-up effect noun: The hypothesis that poorer economies will tend to have faster rates of economic growth than richer ones.
134. catch weight noun: Alternative form of catchweight.
135. catch wind of verb: Alternative form of get wind of.
136. catch wreck verb: To gain respect.
137. catch you later phrase: An informal farewell.
138. catch you on the flip side phrase: Goodbye; farewell.
139. catch Z's verb: Alternative form of catch some z's.
140. catchability noun: The quality of being catchable.
141. catchable adjective: That can be caught.
142. catchall noun: Alternative form of catch-all.
143. catchball noun: newcomb
144. catchbasin noun: Alternative form of catch-basin.
145. catchbreath noun: Alternative form of catch-breath.
146. catchcry noun: A slogan, particularly one intended for mass repetition.
147. catchdrain noun: A ditch or drain along the side of a hill or canal, to catch the surface water as it runs off.
148. catcher noun /ˈkæt͡ʃə/: Someone or something that catches.
149. catcher interference noun: An instance of a hitter being awarded first bases, due to the catcher touching the batter's bat during his or her time at bat.
150. catcher's box noun: The rectangle where a catcher must remain during certain periods of play in a game of baseball.
151. catcher's interference noun: A form of interference in which a catcher intentionally or inadvertently physically hinders a batter from the opportunity to legally swing at a pitched...
152. catcher's mask noun: A piece of protective equipment worn by the catcher to guard the face and head from injury.
153. catcher's mitt noun: A large protective glove used by a catcher when playing baseball.
154. catcher-upper noun: Someone who catches up
155. catchfence noun: Alternative form of catch fence.
156. catchfly noun /ˈkæt͡ʃ.flaɪ/: Any of several plants, mostly in tribe Sileneae, that have sticky leaves on which flies become stuck; especially, the silenes or campions.
157. catchily adverb: In a catchy way.
158. catchin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of catching.
159. catchiness noun: The state or quality of being catchy.
160. catching adjective, noun, verb /ˈkæt͡ʃɪŋ/: Infectious, contagious.
161. catching bargain noun: A bargain made with an heir expectant for the purchase of his expectancy at an inadequate price.
162. catchingly adverb: In a catchy or alluring manner.
163. catchingness noun: The quality of being catching.
164. catchlight noun: A gleam of reflected light in a subject's eye.
165. catchline noun: A short line of text designed to catch the eye, especially one used as an advertising slogan.
166. catchmark noun: An annotation or footnote (especially in a manuscript or a catalogue entry), or a marginal mark that points to a footnote
167. catchment noun, verb /ˈkatʃmənt/: Any structure or land feature which catches and holds water; the collection of such water.
168. catchment area noun: An area from which water drains into a particular lake, river, etc.; the catchment area of a large river includes its tributaries.
169. catchment basin noun: A topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet.
170. catchoo noun: Alternative form of catechu.
171. catchpenny noun: A cheap item designed to attract purchasers of other goods.
172. catchphrase noun: A repeated expression, often originating in popular culture.
173. catchpit noun: A chamber in a drainage system designed to catch sediment and debris.
174. catchplate noun: Alternative form of catch plate.
175. catchpoints noun: Alternative form of catch points.
176. catchpole noun /ˈkatʃpəʊl/: A taxman, one who gathers taxes.
177. catchpoll noun: Alternative form of catchpole.
178. catchrope noun: Alternative form of catch-rope.
179. catchstitch noun: A stitch used in bookbinding to hold a sheet of paper to the next one.
180. catchup noun: Alternative form of ketchup.
181. catchwater noun: A device which captures surface runoff for use as a water supply.
182. catchweed noun: A plant, cleavers (Galium aparine)
183. catchweed bedstraw noun: A plant, cleavers (Galium aparine)
184. catchweight adjective, adverb, noun: Without any weight restrictions; without being handicapped.
185. catchword noun /ˈkat͡ʃwɜːd/: A word at the end of a book page that repeats the first word from the following page. (Such words served as aids to the bookbinder (to check rapidly for...
186. catchwording noun: The use of catchwords
187. catchwork noun: A simple irrigation system, used on sloping land, in which water from a stream or spring is fed in at the top and allowed to trickle down over a number of...
188. catchy adjective /ˈkæt͡ʃi/: Instantly appealing and memorable.
189. catclaw noun: An acacia, specifically Acacia greggii, now Senegalia greggii, native to most of the border region of the US and Mexico.
190. catcon noun: Syllabic abbreviation of catalytic converter.
191. catdom noun: The state or essence of being a cat.
192. cate noun /keɪt/: A delicacy or item of food.
193. catechase noun: catechol dioxygenase
194. catechectics noun: Synonym of catechesis.
195. catechesis noun /ˌkætəˈkiːsɪs/: Religious instruction given orally to catechumens.
196. catechetic adjective /ˌkatiːˈkiːtɪk/: Of or pertaining to catechesis.
197. catechetical adjective: Of or pertaining to catechesis.
198. catechetically adverb: In a catechetical manner; by catechesis
199. catechetics noun: Religious teaching, especially that given to children before confirmation.
200. catechical adjective: catechetical
201. catechin noun /ˈkatɪt͡ʃɪn/: A flavanol derived from catechol (2R,3S)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene-3,5,7-triol
202. catechine noun: A polyphenolic antioxidant plant metabolite.
203. catechinic adjective: Related to, or derived from catechin
204. catechisation noun: Alternative spelling of catechization
205. catechise verb: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of catechize.
206. catechiser noun: Someone who catechises.
207. catechising noun, verb: catechism
208. catechism noun /ˈkætɪˌkɪzəm/: A book, in question and answer form, summarizing the basic principles of Christianity.
209. catechismal adjective: Of or pertaining to a catechism; having the form of questions and answers; catechical.
210. catechist noun: One who practices catechesis, i.e., catechizes catechumens; a teacher who instructs students in the doctrines of a particular Christian denomination...
211. catechistic adjective: Pertaining to a catechism.
212. catechistical adjective: Pertaining to a catechism.
213. catechistically adverb: Synonym of catechetically.
214. catechizable adjective: Able or fit to be catechized.
215. catechization noun: The act of catechizing.
216. catechize verb /ˈkætɪˌkaɪz/: To give oral instruction, especially of religion; (specifically) by the formal question-and-answer method; in the Church of England and Roman Catholic...
217. catechizer noun: One who catechizes.
218. catechizing noun, verb: catechism
219. catechol noun /ˈkæt.ɪt͡ʃ.ɒl/: The biologically important diphenol ortho-dihydroxy benzene; isomeric with hydroquinone and resorcinol.
220. catechol-o-methyltransferase noun /ˌkætəˌkɔːl oʊ ˌmɛθəlˈtrænsfɚˌeɪs/: An enzyme that breaks down neurotransmitters such as dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine, helping regulate their levels in the brain and body.
221. catechol oxidase noun: An enzyme, similar to tyrosinase, that catalyses the oxidation of phenols such as catechol.
222. catecholamide noun: catechol carbamate
223. catecholamine noun /katəˈkəʊləmiːn/: Any of a class of aromatic amines derived from pyrocatechol that are hormones produced by the adrenal gland.
224. catecholaminergic adjective: That is activated by, or that secretes catecholamines.
225. catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia noun: An inherited genetic disorder that predisposes those affected to potentially life-threatening abnormal heart rhythms or arrhythmias.
226. catecholaminic adjective: Relating to, or caused by catecholamines
227. catecholase noun: catechol oxidase
228. catecholate noun: Any salt (phenolate) of catechol
229. catecholation noun: Conversion to, or reaction with a catecholate
230. catecholborane noun: An organoboron compound derived from catechol and a borane, useful in organic synthesis.
231. catecholergic adjective: Alternative form of catecholaminergic.
232. catecholestrogen noun: Any of several estrogen metabolites that contain a catechol group
233. catecholic adjective: Relating to, or derived from a catechol
234. catecholoxidase noun: Alternative form of catechol oxidase.
235. catechu noun /ˈkæt.ɪt͡ʃ.uː/: A gummy extract of any of several species of Acacieae, but especially Senegalia catechu, produced by boiling the wood of the tree in water and evaporating...
236. catechuic adjective: Relating to catechu or its derivatives.
237. catechumen noun /ˌkæt.ɪˈkjuː.mɛn/: A student of Christian doctrine who studies it for the purpose of adopting it: either a convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism or a young...
238. catechumenal adjective: Of or pertaining to a catechumen, or to the process and preparation for baptism.
239. catechumenate noun /ˌkætɪˈkjuːməneɪt/: The state or condition of a catechumen, or the time during which one is a catechumen.
240. catechumenical adjective: Alternative form of catechumenal (“of or pertaining to catechumens”).
241. catechumenism noun: The religious instruction given to a catechumen.
242. catechumenist noun: A catechumen.
243. catechumenship noun: The state or condition of a catechumen.
244. catechutannic acid noun: An acid and powerful tanning agent produced by heating catechin.
245. categise verb: Thrash (verbally or physically).
246. categize verb: Alternative spelling of categise.
247. categorem noun: A categorematic word.
248. categorematic adjective: Capable of being employed alone as a term.
249. categorematical adjective: Alternative form of categorematic.
250. categorematically adverb: In a categorematic fashion.
251. categoria noun: Exposure of an opponent's secret wickedness, especially in the opponent's presence.
252. categorial adjective: categorical, absolute, without exception
253. categorial grammar noun: A type of formal grammar of natural language syntax, according to which syntactic constituents combine as functions and arguments.
254. categorially adverb /ˈkæ.tə.ɡɒ.ɹɪə.li/: In a categorial manner.
255. categoric adjective: categorical
256. categorical adjective, noun /ˌkætəˈɡɒɹɪk(ə)l/: Absolute; having no exception.
257. categorical dual noun: For a given category C, its dual category Cᵒᵖ is obtained by reversing the direction of each one of the arrows of C.
258. categorical imperative noun: A fundamental ethical principle intended as a guide for determining whether any contemplated action is morally right, based on the concept that an action is...
259. categorical product noun: The limit of two (or more) objects, considered without regard to any arrows between them.
260. categorical proposition noun: A proposition that asserts or denies that members of one category (the subject term) belong to another (the predicate term). There are four types: "all S...
261. categorical variable noun: A nominal variable.
262. categorically adverb /kæt.əˈɡɒ.ɹɪk.(ə.)li/: By the use of categories; defining a category; defined by, or corollary to, a category.
263. categoricalness noun: The quality of being categorical, absolute, or positive.
264. categoricity noun: The quality of being categorical.
265. categorification noun: A procedure that defines theorems in terms of category theory by mapping concepts from set theory to category theory.
266. categorify verb: To define a theorem in terms of category theory
267. categorisability noun: The condition of being categorisable
268. categorisable adjective: Alternative spelling of categorizable.
269. categorisation noun: Alternative form of categorization.
270. categorise verb: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of categorize.
271. categoriser noun: Alternative spelling of categorizer.
272. categorist noun: Someone who categorizes.
273. categorizability noun: The condition of being categorizable
274. categorizable adjective: Capable of being categorized.
275. categorization noun /ˌkæt.ə.ɡə.ɹaɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/: A group of things arranged by category.
276. categorizational adjective: Of or pertaining to categorization.
277. categorize verb /ˈkætɪɡəˌɹaɪz/: To assign a category; to divide into classes.
278. categorized adjective, verb: The characteristic of having been placed or sorted in a category or categories.
279. categorizer noun: One who, or that which, categorizes.
280. category noun /ˈkæt.ɪ.ɡ(ə.)ɹi/: A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria.
281. category error noun: Synonym of category mistake.
282. category five noun: Very serious, extreme.
283. category fraud noun: The practice of misclassifying individuals or entities within certain categories, often to gain an unfair advantage or mislead stakeholders.
284. category killer noun: A retailer that offers a wider selection of merchandise in a category than existing retailers, at lower prices, thereby gaining substantial share of the...
285. category mistake noun: A semantic or ontological error by which a property (or category) is ascribed to a thing that could not possibly have that property.
286. category reference noun: A reference that specifies within some taxonomy or text typology one or more defined categories into which the referenced article, computer file etc. belongs.
287. category theory noun: A branch of mathematics which deals with spaces and maps between them in abstraction, taking similar theorems from various disparate more concrete branches...
288. categoryless adjective: Without a category or categories.
289. categorylessness noun: Absence of categories.
290. Catel-Manzke syndrome noun: A rare genetic disorder characterized by distinctive abnormalities of the index fingers; joint stiffness; scoliosis; and short stature.
291. catelectrode noun: The negative electrode or pole of a voltaic battery.
292. catelectrotonic adjective: Relating to, or characterized by, catelectrotonus.
293. catelectrotonus noun: The condition of increased irritability of a nerve in the region of the cathode or negative electrode when a current is passed through it.
294. Catembe noun: A cocktail of red wine and cola.
295. catena noun /kəˈtiːnə/: A series of related items.
296. catena compound noun: Any compound having two or more rings interconnected like the links of a chain, without a covalent bond.
297. catenaccio noun: A system of defensive play focused on nullifying opponents' attacks and preventing goal-scoring opportunities, typically using a libero.
298. catenal adjective: Relating to a catena
299. catenane noun: Any compound, especially a hydrocarbon, having two or more rings interconnected like the links of a chain, without a covalent bond.
300. catenarian adjective /ˌkætɪˈnɛə.ɹi.ən/: catenary; like a chain

Part 34 · Part 36 · English words: C

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.