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English words: caudillismo to cavalierish

300 English words, part 38 of 202 of the words starting with C, A to Z. 36 have a page of their own.

English words caudillismo to cavalierish

  1. caudillismo noun /ˌkaʊdiːlˈjiːzməʊ/: The type of government ruled by a caudillo.
  2. caudillo noun /kɔˈdiː(j)oʊ/: A leader.
  3. caudilloism noun: Rule by a caudillo.
  4. caudilloship noun: A specific government of a caudillo.
  5. Caudine adjective: Of or pertaining to Caudium.
  6. caudinid noun: Any sea cucumber in the family Caudinidae.
  7. caudipterid noun: Any of the †Caudipteridae, a family of oviraptorosaurian dinosaurs.
  8. caudle noun, verb /ˈkɔːdəl/: A drink given to the sick, consisting of ale or wine, bread, and eggs.
  9. caudle cup noun: A two-handled cup, often with a cover.
  10. caudo- prefix: Of or relating to the tail, or anything tail-shaped.
  11. caudocentral adjective: caudal and central
  12. caudocephalad adjective: In a direction from the tail toward the head
  13. caudocephalic adjective: Going from the tail to the head.
  14. caudocranial adjective: Between head and tail.
  15. caudocranially adverb: In a caudocranial manner.
  16. caudodistal adjective: distal from the tail or posterior
  17. caudodistally adverb: In a caudodistal manner or direction
  18. caudodorsal adjective: Near the back of the tail
  19. caudodorsal cell hormone noun: Any of a class of neuropeptides present in the cerebral ganglia of certain freshwater snails
  20. caudodorsally adverb: Towards the back of the tail
  21. caudodorsolateral adjective: caudal and dorsolateral
  22. caudofemoral adjective: caudal and femoral
  23. caudofemoralis noun: A muscle present in the pelvic limb of most animals that possess a tail
  24. caudogenin noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
  25. caudolateral adjective: Of or pertaining to the tail and the side of an organ etc.
  26. caudolaterale adjective: caudolateral
  27. caudolaterally adverb: In a caudolateral fashion.
  28. caudomedial adjective: Of or pertaining to the tail and the inside (nearest the middle) of an organ etc
  29. caudomedially adverb: In a caudomedial fashion.
  30. caudomedian adjective: caudal and median
  31. caudomesopallium noun: caudal mesopallium
  32. caudoproximal adjective: caudal and proximal
  33. caudoputamen noun: The corpus striatum in rodents
  34. caudorostral adjective: caudal and rostral
  35. caudorostrally adverb: In a caudorostral manner or direction
  36. caudosacral noun: A sacral (bone) at the base of a tail
  37. caudoside noun: A naturally occurring compound, C₃₀H₄₄O₉, found in Cauda equina (A South African succulant) and other plants, known for its antioxidant and...
  38. caudothalamic adjective: Of, pertaining to, or connecting the caudate nucleus and the thalamus
  39. caudothoracic adjective: caudal and thoracic
  40. caudoventral adjective: Relating to the underside of an animal, near the tail
  41. caudoventrally adverb: In a caudoventral direction
  42. caudoventrolateral adjective: caudal and ventrolateral
  43. caudoventrolaterally adverb: In a caudoventrolateral manner or direction
  44. caudoversion noun: a bending in a caudal direction
  45. Caudwell proper noun: A surname.
  46. cauf noun /kɔːf/: A chest with holes for keeping fish alive in water.
  47. Caufield proper noun: A surname.
  48. Caughey proper noun /ˈkɑ.heɪ/: A surname from Irish.
  49. caught adjective, verb /kɔːt/: Of the method of being out in which the striker hits the ball and a fielder catches it.
  50. caught and bowled adjective: Out by being caught by the bowler.
  51. caught behind adverb, noun: Out by being caught by the wicketkeeper.
  52. caught between two stools phrase: Unable to fit into either of two conflicting categories, and as a result likely to fail.
  53. caught looking adjective: out on a third strike after not attempting to hit a pitch
  54. caught on the hop adjective: In a situation for which one is unprepared.
  55. caught short adjective: Needing to use the toilet at a point where no toilet facilities are available.
  56. caught stealing adjective: Thrown out (i.e. put out) while attempting to steal a base.
  57. caught up verb: simple past and past participle of catch up
  58. caught with one's pants down adjective: Caught off guard, unprepared, or in an embarrassing situation.
  59. cauim noun: An alcoholic beverage of Tupian origin, made by the fermentation of manioc, cashews, or maize.
  60. cauk noun /kɔːk/: An opaque, earthy variety of barite, or heavy spar.
  61. caul noun /kɔːl/: A style of close-fitting circular cap worn by women in the sixteenth century and later, often made of linen.
  62. caul fat noun: The fatty, transparent serous membrane that covers the intestines of cows, sheep, and pigs, often used as a casing for sausages and other meat dishes.
  63. Caulder proper noun: A surname.
  64. cauldron noun /ˈkɔːl.dɹən/: A large bowl-shaped pot used for boiling over an open flame.
  65. cauldron battle noun: battle of encirclement
  66. cauldron bottom noun: A large, round mass in a coal seam that forms part of the roof of a coal mine passage (usually being a fossilized root or stump); considered a hazard due to...
  67. cauldronful noun: As much as a cauldron will hold.
  68. cauldronlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a cauldron.
  69. Cauldwell proper noun: A surname.
  70. caulerpa noun: Any seaweed of the genus Caulerpa.
  71. caulerpenyne noun: The acetylenic toxin [(1E,3Z,4S,6E)-4-acetyloxy-3-(acetyloxymethylidene)-7,11-dimethyldodeca-1,6,10-trien-8-ynyl] acetate present in the green alga Caulerpa...
  72. caulerpicin noun: A mixture of toxic ceramides present in green alga of the genus Caulerpa.
  73. caulerpin noun: A bisindole alkaloid present in a green alga of the genus Caulerpa.
  74. caulescence noun: The degree to which something, such as a plant or neuron, has a well-formed main stem.
  75. caulescent adjective: having a well-developed stem above ground; with a trunk
  76. Cauley proper noun: A surname.
  77. Caulfield proper noun: A surname.
  78. cauli noun /ˈkɒli/: Clipping of cauliflower.
  79. caulicle noun: A small stalk or stem, especially the rudimentary stalk of a seed embryo
  80. caulicole noun: Synonym of cauliculus.
  81. caulicolous adjective: That grows parasitically on the stems of other plants
  82. cauliculus noun: In the Corinthian capital, any of the eight stalks rising out of the lower leafage and terminating in leaves which seem to support the volutes.
  83. caulidium noun: The stem-like axis of a bryophyte.
  84. caulie noun: Alternative form of cauli (“cauliflower”).
  85. cauliferous adjective: Giving rise to a stalk or stem
  86. caulifloret noun: A single floret of cauliflower.
  87. cauliflorous adjective: Having flowers on the stem.
  88. cauliflory noun: The quality of being cauliflorous.
  89. cauliflower noun, verb /ˈkɒl.i.flaʊ.ə/: Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
  90. cauliflower cheese noun: A British dish of boiled cauliflower served with a cheese sauce.
  91. cauliflower coral noun: A coral of the genus Pocillopora.
  92. cauliflower ear noun: An ear swollen and deformed by repeated blows, common among boxers and rugby players.
  93. cauliflower fungus noun: Any mushroom of genus Sparassis, especially of species Sparassis crispa.
  94. cauliflower mushroom noun: Any member of the genus Sparassis of parasitic and saprobic mushrooms.
  95. cauliflower rice noun: A rice-like food prepared from cauliflower.
  96. cauliflowered adjective, verb: Swollen up into a cauliflower ear.
  97. caulifloweret noun: A single floret of cauliflower.
  98. cauliflowerlike adjective: Characteristic of a cauliflower
  99. cauliflowery adjective: Resembling or characteristic of cauliflower.
  100. cauliform adjective: Having the form of a caulis.
  101. cauligenous adjective: Originating from the stem of a plant.
  102. cauligerous adjective: cauligenous
  103. caulimoviral adjective: Relating to caulimoviruses.
  104. caulimovirid adjective, noun: Relating to the caulimoviruses
  105. caulimovirus noun: Any virus of the genus Caulimovirus.
  106. caulinar adjective: Synonym of cauline.
  107. caulinary adjective: Synonym of cauline.
  108. cauline adjective: Growing immediately on a caulis, the main stem of a plant; of or pertaining to a caulis.
  109. caulini noun /kɒlˈiːni/: A hybridized cultivar of Brassica oleracea (broccoli) exhibiting features which resemble both cauliflower and broccolini.
  110. caulirosulate adjective: Arranged in rose-like clusters at the end of the stem.
  111. caulis noun /ˈkɔːlɪs/: Each of the main stalks which support the volutes and helices of a Corinthian capital.
  112. caulk noun, verb /kɔːk/: Caulking.
  113. caulk off verb: To go to sleep; to sleep instead of working.
  114. caulkable adjective: Able to be caulked.
  115. caulked adjective, verb: Having cracks or crevices stopped-up with a filler.
  116. caulken noun: Alternative spelling of calkin.
  117. caulker noun: A person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping.
  118. caulkhead noun: Someone from the Isle of Wight
  119. caulkin noun: Alternative spelling of calkin.
  120. caulking noun, verb: A sealing material used to seal joints between heterogeneous materials in many kinds of construction and manufacture.
  121. caulking gun noun: A tool for applying sealant, adhesives, etc., consisting of a metal skeleton with spring-loaded trigger into which a tube of sealant, caulk, etc., is fitted.
  122. caulking iron noun: a tool, rather like a chisel, used to caulk a ship, tighten seams in ironwork and other things
  123. caulklike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of caulk.
  124. caulky adjective: Of or pertaining to caulk.
  125. caulobacter noun: Any of the bacteria of the genus Caulobacter.
  126. caulocarpous adjective: Bearing flowers and fruit on the stem or branches from year to year (as ordinary shrubs and trees)
  127. caulocystidial adjective: Relating to the caulocystidium.
  128. caulocystidium noun: A relatively large cell found on the stipe of a basidiomycete.
  129. caulode noun: A portion of a thallophyte that simulates a stem.
  130. caulohymenium noun: A fruiting layer in some fungi
  131. cauloid adjective: Resembling a stem
  132. caulome noun /ˈkɔːləʊ̯m/: A stem structure or stem axis of a plant, viewed as a whole.
  133. caulomer noun: A secondary axis in a sympodium.
  134. caulomic adjective: Relating to a caulome.
  135. caulonema noun: A filamentous, pigmented growth in a bryophyte
  136. caulonemal adjective: Related to or composed of caulonemata.
  137. caulophrynid noun: Any fish in the family Caulophrynidae of fanfins or hairy anglerfish.
  138. caulophylline noun: Synonym of methylcytisine.
  139. caulosphere noun: A phyllosphere of stems
  140. caulotaxis noun: The order of branches upon a stem.
  141. caum verb: To whiten with camstone.
  142. cauma noun /ˈkaʊmə/: Great heat, as of the body in fever.
  143. caumstone noun: Alternative form of camstone.
  144. caunch noun: Alternative form of canch.
  145. caunse noun: A paved road or causeway.
  146. caup noun: Cup.
  147. cauponize verb: To sell wine or victuals.
  148. cauri noun /ˈkaʊɹi/: A former monetary subdivision, equivalent to one hundredth of a Guinean syli.
  149. caus- prefix: Heat; fever.
  150. causa proxima noun: proximate cause
  151. causa remota noun: An indirect cause.
  152. causa sui noun: Something that is generated within itself, or assigns itself a purpose.
  153. causability noun: The condition of being causable
  154. causable adjective: That may be caused
  155. causal adjective, noun /ˈkɔːzəl/: Of, relating to, or being a cause of something; causing.
  156. causal-final adjective, noun: Pertaining to any case that indicates the intention of achieving a specific final result.
  157. causal loop noun: A system or sequence of cause and effect relationships where variables influence one another in a circular, feedback pattern.
  158. causal loop paradox noun: Synonym of bootstrap paradox
  159. causal ontology noun: Language or other descriptive system which restricts that which can be described to that which can be.
  160. causal set noun: A set of spacetimes that have a causality relationship
  161. causal verb noun: Synonym of causative verb.
  162. causalgia noun: A disorder with intense burning pain, type 2 of two types of complex regional pain syndrome.
  163. causalgic adjective: Relating to causalgia.
  164. causalgiform adjective: Of or relating to pain disorders or behaviors that are similar in nature or appearance to causalgia.
  165. causalism noun: The doctrine that actions have a direct cause, especially that people's actions are caused by their mental state at the time.
  166. causalist noun: A proponent of causalism
  167. causality noun /kɔːˈzæl.ɪ.tɪ/: The agency of a cause; the action or power of a cause, in producing its effect.
  168. causally adverb: In a causal manner.
  169. causate adjective, noun, verb: The effect of a cause.
  170. causation noun /kɔːˈzeɪ.ʃən/: The act of causing.
  171. causational adjective: pertaining to causation
  172. causationism noun: Belief in a first cause.
  173. causationist adjective, noun: One who believes in a first cause.
  174. causative adjective, noun /ˈkɔːzətɪv/: Acting as a cause.
  175. causative verb noun: A verb that shows the manner in which something occurred by indicating that another person or object caused it.
  176. causatively adverb: In a causative manner
  177. causativeness noun: The quality of being causative.
  178. causativity noun: The property of being causative.
  179. causativization noun: The process of causativizing.
  180. causativize verb: To make or become causative.
  181. causator noun /kɔːˈzeɪtə(ɹ)/: Someone or something that causes something; a causer.
  182. cause conjunction, noun, verb /kɔːz/: The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
  183. cause a stir verb: To cause controversy, or raise a disturbance.
  184. cause and effect noun: Causation; causality; the process whereby a cause leads to an effect.
  185. cause celebre noun /ˈkɔːz sɛˈlɛbɹ(ə)/: An issue or incident (originally, a legal case) arousing widespread controversy or public debate.
  186. cause of action noun: A condition under which one party would be entitled to sue another.
  187. cause of death noun: The official cause of a human death as typically determined by a coroner during an autopsy and included on the death certificate of a deceased person.
  188. causedness noun: The state or quality of being caused.
  189. causee noun: The agent of the caused event in a causative construction.
  190. causeful adjective: Having a cause
  191. causeless adjective /ˈkɔːzləs/: Having no obvious cause; fortuitous or inexplicable.
  192. causelessly adverb: Without cause; in a causeless manner.
  193. causelessness noun: The state or quality of being causeless; absence of a cause.
  194. causely adverb: In a causal manner.
  195. causer noun: someone or something that causes or produces an effect.
  196. causerie noun: An informal conversation, or casual short written article, especially on a serious topic.
  197. causet noun: causal set
  198. causeuse noun: A sofa for two people; a love seat or tête-à-tête.
  199. causeway noun, verb /ˈkɔːz.weɪ/: A road that is raised so as to be above water, marshland, and similar low-lying obstacles, which in some cases may flood periodically (e.g. due to tides)....
  200. causewayed adjective: Having a causeway
  201. causewayman noun: A man employed to build a causeway.
  202. causey noun /ˈkɔːzi/: An embankment holding in water; a dam.
  203. causeyed adjective: Having a causey.
  204. causeymaker noun: A person who lays cobblestones.
  205. causeyman noun: Alternative form of causewayman.
  206. causiaroside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
  207. causidical adjective: Relating to an advocate (lawyer), or to the maintenance and defence of lawsuits.
  208. causimomancy noun: Divination by studying the behaviour of objects placed in a fire. Related to empyromancy and pyromancy.
  209. causingness noun: The quality or characteristic of being the cause of something.
  210. Causley proper noun: A surname.
  211. Caussade proper noun: A commune in Tarn-et-Garonne department, Occitania, France.
  212. caustic adjective, noun /ˈkɔːstɪk/: Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue.
  213. caustic alkali noun: The hydrate of potassium (called caustic potash) or sodium (caustic soda).
  214. caustic ammonia noun: Ammonia as a gas, or in solution.
  215. caustic barley noun: Synonym of sabadilla.
  216. caustic curve noun: A curve to which the ray of light, reflected or refracted by another curve, are tangents, the reflecting or refracting curve and the luminous point being in...
  217. caustic lime noun: Synonym of quicklime.
  218. caustic marine alkali noun: sodium hydroxide.
  219. caustic pencil noun: A device for applying topical medication containing silver nitrate and potassium nitrate, used for chemical cauterization of the skin.
  220. caustic potash noun: Potassium hydroxide.
  221. caustic soda noun /ˌkɔːstɪk ˈsəʊdə/: sodium hydroxide (NaOH), a strong alkaline substance used in the manufacture of paint, soap and detergents, or as a drain cleaner.
  222. caustic sulphite caramel noun: A material manufactured by heating sugars with a sulphite and, normally, caustic soda.
  223. caustic surface noun: A surface to which rays reflected or refracted by another surface are tangents.
  224. caustic volatile alkali noun: ammonium hydroxide
  225. caustic wood alkali noun: Potassium hydroxide.
  226. caustically adverb: In a caustic manner.
  227. causticate verb: To treat with a caustic substance.
  228. causticise verb: Alternative spelling of causticize.
  229. causticiser noun: Alternative form of causticizer.
  230. causticism noun: A caustic attitude or utterance.
  231. causticity noun /kɔːˈstɪsɪti/: The quality of being physically caustic; burning, corrosive.
  232. causticization noun: The process of making something caustic.
  233. causticize verb: To make caustic.
  234. causticizer noun: A device that causticizes.
  235. causticness noun: The state or quality of being caustic.
  236. Causticum noun: A homeopathic remedy based on diluted potassium hydrate.
  237. caustification noun: The production of caustic soda (or caustic potash) by treatment of sodium carbonate (or potassium carbonate) with quicklime
  238. caustobiolith noun: caustic (from the destruction of organic tissue) biolith
  239. Causton proper noun: A surname.
  240. caut verb /kɔːt/: To emit the characteristic call of a panther.
  241. cautel noun /ˈkɔːtəl/: deceit
  242. cautelous adjective: Skillful in trickery or deception; cunning, wily.
  243. cautelously adverb: In a cautelous manner.
  244. cautelousness noun: The state or quality of being cautelous.
  245. cauter noun: A hot iron for searing or cauterizing.
  246. cauterant noun: Any substance that cauterizes
  247. cauterisation noun: Alternative form of cauterization.
  248. cauterise verb: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of cauterize.
  249. cauteriser noun: Alternative spelling of cauterizer.
  250. cauterism noun: The use or application of a caustic; cautery.
  251. cauterization noun /ˌkɔːtəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/: The act of searing organic tissue by the application of a cautery or caustic; also, the effect of such application.
  252. cauterize verb /ˈkɔːtəɹaɪz/: To burn and hence seal open tissue using a heated article or caustic agent so as to stop bleeding or minimise the risk of infection.
  253. cauterizer noun: One who, or that which, cauterizes.
  254. cauterizing stone noun: Lunar caustic; silver nitrate used for cauterizing.
  255. cautery noun /ˈkɔːtəɹi/: The use of either extreme heat or extreme cold to either cut or seal body tissue.
  256. Cauthen proper noun: A surname.
  257. CAUTI noun: Initialism of catheter-associated urinary tract infection.
  258. caution noun, verb /ˈkɔːʃ(ə)n/: Prudence when faced with, or when expecting to face, danger; care taken in order to avoid risk or harm.
  259. caution fatigue noun: A natural reaction to prolonged stress that causes one to experience exhaustion and renders one less motivated to adhere to safety guidelines.
  260. caution money noun: deposit (money deposited as a guarantee)
  261. caution - slippery when wet phrase: Warning, often in the form of a sign, that people should pay attention when walking on a wet and slippery floor not to fall down and get injured.
  262. caution to snakes noun: Something bizarre or astonishing.
  263. cautionable adjective /ˈkɔːʃ(ə)n.ə.b(ə)l/: Able to be cautioned or warned; susceptible to being given a caution.
  264. cautional adjective: Synonym of cautionary.
  265. cautionally adverb: In a cautional manner
  266. cautionaries noun: Those who air on the side of caution regarding military engagement.
  267. cautionary adjective /ˈkɔːʃənəɹi/: Serving to caution or warn; admonitory
  268. cautionary block noun: A block in which two or more trains are permitted to travel, with certain restrictions.
  269. cautionary tale noun: A story, originally told in folklore, to warn its audience of a certain danger.
  270. cautioned adjective, verb: That has received a caution (typically from the police)
  271. cautioner noun: A person who cautions.
  272. cautioning noun, verb: The act of giving a warning.
  273. cautionist noun: A cautious person.
  274. cautionry noun: suretyship
  275. cautious adjective /ˈkɔːʃəs/: Using or exercising caution; careful; tentative
  276. cautiously adverb /ˈkɔːʃəsli/: In a cautious manner.
  277. cautiousness noun: The state of being cautious; wariness
  278. cauzee noun: A judge, a qazi
  279. cav noun: Alternative form of cav
  280. cava noun /ˈkɑː.və/: Alternative letter-case form of Cava, a Catalan white sparkling wine.
  281. Cavachon noun: A breed of dog that is a cross between a Bichon Frisé and a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
  282. cavaedium noun /kəˈviː.di.əm/: The central hall or court within an Ancient Roman house.
  283. cavagnole noun: A game of chance similar to roulette, played for low stakes on a board on which the numbers 1 to 70 are marked.
  284. cavagram noun: Alternative form of cavogram.
  285. caval adjective /ˈkeɪ.vəl/: Relating to the vena cava.
  286. cavalcade noun, verb /ˈkæv.əlˌkeɪd/: A procession of riders, vehicles, ships, etc.
  287. Cavalera proper noun: A surname from Portuguese.
  288. cavalero noun: A cavalier.
  289. cavalery noun: cavalier, courtly gentleman
  290. cavaletto noun: Alternative form of cavalletto.
  291. cavalier adjective, noun, verb /ˌkævəˈlɪɚ/: Lacking the proper care or concern for something important, reckless, rash, high-handed.
  292. Cavalier King Charles Spaniel noun: A small breed of spaniel having a flat head, short muzzle, long ears, and long silky coat of various colors.
  293. Cavaliere proper noun: A surname.
  294. cavaliere servente noun: In Italy, a man who attends a lady, especially one who is married, with fantastical devotion; a cicisbeo.
  295. Cavalieri proper noun: A surname.
  296. cavalierish adjective: Somewhat like a cavalier.

Part 37 · Part 39 · 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.