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English words: cavalierishness to Cayubaba

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English words cavalierishness to Cayubaba

  1. cavalierishness noun: The quality of being cavalierish.
  2. cavalierism noun: The practice or principles of cavaliers; cavalier behaviour
  3. cavalierly adverb /kævəˈliːɚli/: In a cavalier manner.
  4. cavalierness noun: The state or condition of being cavalier.
  5. cavaliero noun: A cavalier, gallant, or libertine.
  6. cavaliership noun: The role or status of a cavalier.
  7. cavalla noun: Any of several fishes in the families Carangidae and Scombridae.
  8. cavallard noun: A group of horses or mules.
  9. Cavallaro proper noun: A surname from Italian.
  10. Cavallero proper noun: A surname from Italian.
  11. cavalletto noun: A specialized gantry crane for loading and unloading cargo ships that attaches to and moves along guides on the ship's hatchway.
  12. Cavalli proper noun: A surname.
  13. cavallo noun: Alternative form of caballo.
  14. cavally noun: a carangoid fish of species Caranx hippos, of the Atlantic coast.
  15. cavalry noun /ˈkæ.vəl.ɹi/: The military arm of service that fights while riding horses.
  16. cavalry bone noun: Synonym of rider's bone.
  17. cavalry moustache noun: A fairly long, full moustache, often either drooping or waxed to a point at either end.
  18. cavalry mustache noun: Alternative form of cavalry moustache.
  19. cavalryman noun /ˈkævəlɹi.mən/: A soldier in the cavalry.
  20. cavalrywoman noun: A female soldier in the cavalry.
  21. cavan noun: A unit of dry capacity approximately equivalent to 2.3 US bushels.
  22. Cavanagh proper noun: A surname.
  23. Cavanaugh proper noun: A surname from Irish.
  24. Cavandoli noun: A style of macramé used to form geometric and freeform patterns like weaving, and mainly using the double half-hitch knot.
  25. cavansite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and vanadium.
  26. Cavapoo noun: Synonym of Cavoodle (“type of dog”).
  27. cavaquinho noun /kavaˈkiːnjuː/: A small guitar-string instrument of Portuguese origin, with four wire or gut strings, played with a plectrum.
  28. cavass noun: Alternative form of kavass.
  29. cavatappi noun: A type of pasta in the form of spiral macaroni.
  30. cavate noun /ˈkeɪ.veɪt/: A cliffside dwelling made in the living rock by humans.
  31. cavatelli noun: A type of pasta, with rolled edges.
  32. cavatina noun: An operatic song in slow tempo, either complete in itself or (e.g., in Bellini and Verdi) followed by a faster, more resolute section: hence
  33. cavatine noun: Alternative form of cavatina.
  34. cavayard noun: Alternative form of cavallard.
  35. Cavazos proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
  36. cave interjection, noun, verb /keɪv/: A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.
  37. cave art noun: Cave paintings.
  38. cave bat noun: Synonym of cave myotis.
  39. cave bear noun: A large extinct species of bear, †Ursus spelaeus.
  40. cave cricket noun: Any cricket of the family Rhaphidophoridae.
  41. cave disease noun: histoplasmosis
  42. cave diver noun: Someone who takes part in cave diving
  43. cave diving noun, verb: The extreme sport of exploring underwater caves.
  44. cave dweller noun: A prehistoric human who lived in caves; a caveman or cavewoman.
  45. cave flier noun: Alternative form of cave flyer.
  46. cave flyer noun: A style of video game involving the maneuvering of a spaceship or other entity within an enclosed two-dimensional space such as a cavern, often under...
  47. cave formation noun: Synonym of speleothem.
  48. cave guest noun: A trogloxene.
  49. cave hyena noun: An extinct subspecies of spotted hyena (†Crocuta crocuta spelaea), which lived in Eurasia during the Pleistocene.
  50. cave in noun, verb: To collapse inward or downward.
  51. cave line noun: distance line
  52. cave lion noun: An extinct subspecies of lion, Panthera leo spelaea, known from fossils and multiple examples of prehistoric art.
  53. cave myotis noun: A vesper bat of species Myotis velifer.
  54. Cave of Adullam noun: A place or group in which people who have met failure or defeat in some way are said to congregate.
  55. cave out verb: To form a cave or cave-like shape.
  56. cave painting noun /ˈkeɪv ˈpeɪntɪŋ/: The activity of applying pigments to the interior surfaces of caves to create images, especially when carried out in prehistoric times.
  57. cave pearl noun: A kind of speleothem, formed as calcite crystallizes on a nucleus such as a grain of sand, in much the same way that a biological pearl forms within a mollusc.
  58. cave physa noun: Physella spelunca (or Physa spelunca), a freshwater snail endemic to Lower Cane Cave in Wyoming, United States.
  59. cave popcorn noun: Coralloids.
  60. cave salamander noun: Any of several species of salamander that inhabit caves, chiefly of the family Plethodontidae, but also including the olm, Proteus anguinus, often showing...
  61. cave swallow noun: A medium-sized, squarish-tailed swallow (Petrochelidon fulva).
  62. cave swiftlet noun: The swiftlet Collocalia linchi.
  63. cavea noun: The seating section of a Greek or Roman theatre or amphitheatre.
  64. caveach noun, verb /kəˈviːtʃ/: A fillet of fish, typically mackerel, pickled in vinegar.
  65. caveat noun, verb /ˈkævɪæt/: A warning.
  66. caveat emptor phrase /ˈkeɪ.viˌæt ˈɛmp.tɔ(ɹ)/: Used as a warning to anyone purchasing something that there may be unforeseen problems or faults with the item that is purchased.
  67. caveat lector proverb: Reader beware.
  68. caveat loan noun: Synonym of bridge loan.
  69. caveating noun, verb: Shifting the sword from one side of an adversary's sword to the other.
  70. caveator noun: Someone who enters a caveat.
  71. caveboy noun: A young caveman.
  72. cavefish noun: Any of various fish, typically blind and lacking pigment, that inhabit subterranean waters.
  73. caveful noun: The amount that fits in a cave.
  74. cavegirl noun: A young cavewoman.
  75. cavel noun: A gag.
  76. caveless adjective: Without caves.
  77. cavelet noun: A little cave.
  78. cavelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a cave
  79. Cavell proper noun: A surname.
  80. Cavellian adjective: Of or relating to Stanley Cavell (1926–2018), American philosopher.
  81. caveman noun /ˈkeɪvˌmæn/: An early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves.
  82. caveman diet noun: Synonym of Paleo diet.
  83. caveman drums noun: A percussion style suggestive of the imagined drumming of cavemen, characterised by heavy, straightforward rhythms.
  84. caveman's club noun: A variety of bottle gourd
  85. caveman stage noun: The early or primitive developmental stage.
  86. cavemanish adjective: Alternative form of cavemannish.
  87. cavemanlike adjective: Resembling or relating to cavemen.
  88. cavemanly adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a caveman.
  89. cavemannish adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a caveman.
  90. cavemanny adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a caveman.
  91. cavemate noun: One who shares the same cave.
  92. cavemouth noun: The mouth or entrance of a cave.
  93. cavemovirus noun: Any virus of the genus Cavemovirus
  94. Caven proper noun: A surname.
  95. Cavender proper noun: A surname.
  96. cavendish noun /ˈkævəndɪʃ/: The most commonly sold banana; one of the triploid (AAA) cultivars of Musa acuminata.
  97. Cavendish banana noun: A banana of the triploid (AAA) cultivars of Musa acuminata.
  98. cavendishia noun: Any of the genus Cavendishia of woody perennial plants.
  99. cavendishioid adjective: Resembling the woody perennial plants of the genus Cavendishia.
  100. caveogenesis noun: The formation and development of caveolas
  101. caveola noun: A small (50–100 nanometer) invagination of the plasma membrane in many vertebrate cell types.
  102. caveolar adjective: Of or pertaining to the caveolae.
  103. caveolated adjective: Having caveolae
  104. caveoli noun: Alternative form of caveolae.
  105. caveolin noun: Any of a family of proteins associated with caveolae membranes
  106. caveolinopathy noun: Any disease associated with mutated forms of caveolin
  107. caveosomal adjective: Relating to caveosomes
  108. caveosome noun: A proposed membrane-bound organelle associated with caveolae
  109. caveperson noun: A caveman or cavewoman.
  110. caver noun /ˈkeɪvɚ/: A person who explores caves.
  111. Caverly proper noun: A surname.
  112. cavern noun, verb /ˈkav.ən/: A large cave.
  113. cavernal adjective: Synonym of cavernous.
  114. caverned adjective: Pitted or hollowed out with caverns.
  115. cavernful noun: Enough to fill a cavern.
  116. cavernicole noun: A cavernicolous organism
  117. cavernicolous adjective: That inhabits caverns or caves.
  118. cavernitis noun: Inflammation of the corpus cavernosum.
  119. cavernlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a cavern.
  120. cavernolide noun: A sesquiterpenoid lactone present in the sponge Fasciospongia cavernosa
  121. cavernoma noun: cavernous hemangioma: a vascular tumor with large blood-filled spaces
  122. cavernomatosis noun: The presence of cavernomata
  123. cavernomatous adjective: Relating to a cavernoma
  124. cavernosal adjective: Of or pertaining to the corpus cavernosum
  125. cavernositis noun: Alternative form of cavernitis.
  126. cavernosography noun: radiography of the corpus cavernosum
  127. cavernosometry noun: The measurement of blood pressure in the penis
  128. cavernostomy noun: incision and subsequent drainage of a cavity
  129. cavernous adjective /ˈkav.ən.əs/: Resembling a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere.
  130. cavernous body noun: The corpus cavernosum.
  131. cavernous nerve noun: Any of a group of nerves, in the penis and clitoris, that facilitate erection.
  132. cavernous sinus noun: Either of a pair of large venous sinuses situated in a groove at the side of the body of the sphenoid bone in the cranial cavity and opening behind into the...
  133. cavernously adverb: In a cavernous manner; like a cavern.
  134. cavernula noun: A small hollow or cavity.
  135. cavernulous adjective: Full of small cavities.
  136. Caversham proper noun: A suburb of Reading, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU7175).
  137. cavescape noun: A cave landscape.
  138. caveson noun: Alternative form of cavesson.
  139. cavesson noun /ˈkæv.ə.sən/: A part of a horse's bridle that consists of a headstall with a noseband. When a martingale is used, it is attached to the horse's head at the cavesson.
  140. Cavett proper noun: A surname.
  141. cavetto noun /kəˈvɛtəʊ/: A concave moulding with a regular curved profile that is part of a circle.
  142. cavewoman noun: A female cave dweller
  143. cavex rake noun: Synonym of thatch rake.
  144. cavey adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a cave.
  145. cavezon noun: Alternative form of cavesson.
  146. caviar noun /ˈkæv.iˌɑɹ/: Roe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy.
  147. caviar lime noun: A thorny understorey shrub or small tree, Citrus australasica, of lowland subtropical forest and rainforest of eastern Australia.
  148. caviar spoon noun: A small shallow spoon made from inert materials (such as gold, horn, or wood) rather than typical metals, intended for eating caviar.
  149. caviar to the general noun: Something of quality unbefitting to those who possess it.
  150. caviare noun: Alternative spelling of caviar.
  151. caviarlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of caviar.
  152. caviary noun: A place where guinea pigs are raised by humans.
  153. cavibelonian adjective, noun /ˌkævɪbəˈləʊ.ni.ən/: Of or relating to the Cavibelonia, a taxonomic order of solenogasters.
  154. cavicapture noun: The temporary capture of a small molecule in a cavity of a biological macromolecule.
  155. caviconchal adjective: Relating to a cavity in the concha
  156. cavicorn adjective, noun: Having hollow horns
  157. cavie noun: A chicken coop.
  158. caviid noun: Any member of the family Caviidae of guinea pigs and similar rodents.
  159. caviine noun: Any guinea pig or similar animal of the subfamily Caviinae
  160. cavil noun, verb /ˈkæv.əl/: To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons.
  161. cavilation noun: Alternative spelling of cavillation.
  162. caviler noun: A person who cavils; a faultfinder, quibbler or nitpicker
  163. caviling noun, verb: cavilation
  164. cavilingly adverb: With petty criticism.
  165. Cavill proper noun: A surname.
  166. cavillation noun: The act of cavilling.
  167. caviller noun: Alternative spelling of caviler.
  168. cavilling noun, verb: cavillation
  169. cavillous adjective: prone to caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbling, bickering.
  170. cavimorph noun: Alternative form of caviomorph.
  171. cavin noun: A hollow route, adapted to cover troops and facilitate their approach to a place.
  172. caving noun, verb /ˈkeɪvɪŋ/: The recreational sport of exploring caves.
  173. cavioid noun: Any rodent of the superfamily Cavioidea
  174. caviomorph noun: Any rodent of the infraorder (sometimes parvorder) Caviomorpha, that unites all South American hystricognaths.
  175. -cavir suffix /kə.vɪə/: Used to form names of carbocyclic nucleosides used as antivirals.
  176. Cavit proper noun: A barangay of Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.
  177. cavital adjective: Pertaining to a pit or cavity.
  178. cavitand noun: Any of several classes of macrocycle that have a shape containing a cavity in which a guest molecule or ion may fit.
  179. cavitary adjective: Of or pertaining to a (body) cavity.
  180. cavitate verb /ˈkæ.vɪ.teɪt/: To form vapour bubbles in a flowing liquid in a region where the pressure of the liquid falls below its vapour pressure.
  181. cavitation noun /ˌkævɪˈteɪʃən/: The formation of pits on a surface.
  182. cavitational adjective: That produces cavitation
  183. cavitationally adverb: By means of or in terms of cavitation.
  184. cavitatory adjective: Relating to cavitation
  185. Cavite proper noun /kɐˈvi.tɛ/: A province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Trece Martires (de facto); Imus (de jure). Largest city: Dasmariñas.
  186. Caviteño adjective, noun: Of, or pertaining to Cavite.
  187. cavitied adjective: Having cavities.
  188. cavitis noun: inflammation of the vena cava
  189. cavitron noun: An ultrasonic device used for the descaling of teeth
  190. cavity noun /ˈkæv.ɪt.i/: A hollow area within the body.
  191. cavity magnetron noun: A high-power vacuum tube used in early radar systems and subsequently in microwave ovens and in linear particle accelerators.
  192. cavity QED noun: Abbreviation of cavity quantum electrodynamics.
  193. cavity quantum electrodynamics noun: The coupled interaction between matter and an electromagnetic field within a resonating structure
  194. cavity resonator noun: A form of waveguide, closed at each end, used to create an intense electromagnetic wave.
  195. cavity wall noun: A double wall of masonry connected by an air space.
  196. cavityless adjective: Without a cavity or cavities.
  197. cavitylike adjective: Resembling a cavity.
  198. cavo- prefix: Related to a cavity.
  199. cavo-atrial junction noun: Alternative spelling of cavoatrial junction.
  200. cavo-relievo noun: Alternative form of cavo-rilievo.
  201. cavo-rilievo noun /ˌkɑːvəʊ ɹɪlˈjeɪvəʊ/: Sculpture in sunken relief, such that no part of it projects beyond the surrounding surface. An example is in wood carving.
  202. cavoatrial adjective: Of or pertaining to both the vena cava and the atrium of the heart
  203. cavoatrial junction noun: The point at which the superior vena cava meets and melds into the cardiac right atrium.
  204. cavogram noun: An angiogram of the vena cava
  205. cavography noun: radiography of the vena cava
  206. cavoite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal colorless mineral containing calcium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and vanadium.
  207. CAVOK phrase /kævˌoʊˈkeɪ/: Acronym of ceiling (or clouds) and visibility [are] OK, a weather term, specific to an airport, used when conditions at the airport include visibility of at...
  208. cavoliniid noun: Any sea butterfly in the family Cavoliniidae.
  209. cavolo nero noun /ˌkavələʊ ˈnɛːɹəʊ/: A cultivar of kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) with dark blue-green leaves, traditionally used in Tuscan cuisine.
  210. Cavoodle noun: A crossbreed dog, the offspring of a poodle and a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
  211. cavopulmonary adjective: Relating to the vena cava and the pulmonary artery
  212. cavorite noun: A hypothetical substance with anti-gravity effects.
  213. cavort verb /kəˈvɔːt/: To prance, frolic, gambol.
  214. cavorter noun: One who cavorts.
  215. cavortin noun: A plasma protein found in the Pacific oyster (Magallana gigas).
  216. cavorting noun, verb: The action of the verb to cavort
  217. cavortingly adverb: With a cavorting motion or manner.
  218. cavosteliid noun: Any slime mold of the family Cavosteliidae.
  219. cavosurface noun: The surface of a cavity
  220. cavotricuspid adjective: Relating to the vena cava and the tricuspid valve of the heart.
  221. Cavourian adjective: Of or relating to Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810–1861), Italian statesman and a leading figure in the Italian unification movement.
  222. cavs noun: Abbreviation of cavaliers.
  223. CAVU phrase: Acronym of ceiling and visibility unrestricted, indicating a ceiling of at least 10,000 feet and visibility of at least 10 miles: ideal flying conditions.
  224. cavum noun /ˈkɑv.əm/: The lower part of the concha of the ear adjoining the origin of the helix.
  225. cavus noun /ˈkeɪ.vəs/: In planetary geology, an irregular steep-sided depression that does not seem to be an impact crater.
  226. cavvy noun: Synonym of cavyard (“herd or group of horses on a ranch”).
  227. cavvyard noun: Alternative form of cavyard.
  228. cavy adjective, noun /ˈkeɪ.vi/: Synonym of domestic guinea pig.
  229. cavyard noun: A herd or group of horses on a ranch.
  230. cavyyard noun: Alternative form of cavallard.
  231. caw interjection, noun, verb /kɔː/: The harsh cry of a crow.
  232. Cawdor proper noun: A village and castle in Highland council area, Scotland, traditionally in Nairnshire (OS grid ref NH8449).
  233. cawer noun: One who caws, such as or like a bird.
  234. cawing noun, verb: The act of producing a caw sound.
  235. cawk noun: Alternative form of cauk.
  236. cawker noun: Alternative form of calker.
  237. Cawkwell proper noun: A hamlet in Scamblesby parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2879).
  238. cawky adjective: Resembling or relating to cauk.
  239. cawl noun /kaʊl/: A traditional Welsh soup, typically made with beef, lamb, or salted bacon with carrot, leeks, potatoes, swedes, and other seasonal vegetables.
  240. Cawley proper noun: A surname.
  241. CAWN noun: Abbreviation of child abduction warning notice.
  242. cawney noun: Alternative form of cawnie.
  243. cawnie noun: A measure of land equal to 57,600 square feet or 1.3225 acres, formerly used in India.
  244. Cawnpore proper noun /ˈkɔːnpɔː/: Former name of Kanpur: a city in Uttar Pradesh, India.
  245. cawny noun: Alternative form of cawnie.
  246. Cawood proper noun: A surname.
  247. cawquaw noun: A Canadian porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum).
  248. Cawston proper noun: A village and civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG136312).
  249. Cawthon proper noun: A surname.
  250. Cawthorn proper noun: A surname.
  251. Cawthorne proper noun: A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2807).
  252. CAX noun: Abbreviation of central axis.
  253. caxiri noun: An intoxicating alcoholic drink prepared from manioc (cassava), consumed in some South American Indian cultures, especially in Suriname and Guyana.
  254. caxirola noun: A Brazilian percussion instrument consisting of a closed plastic basket with a flat bottom filled with small synthetic particles. It is based on the caxixi.
  255. caxixi noun /kaˈʃiʃi/: A small, indirectly struck idiophone filled with seeds, commonly used in Brazil.
  256. caxon noun: A kind of wig.
  257. Caxton noun /ˈkæk.stən/: Any book printed by William Caxton, the first English printer.
  258. Caxtonian adjective /kækˈstəʊ.ni.ən/: Of or relating to William Caxton (c. 1422 – c. 1491), who introduced the printing press into England.
  259. cay noun /kiː/: A small, low island largely made of sand or coral.
  260. Caya proper noun: A surname from French.
  261. Cayapa noun: A member of the Chachi ethnic group of Ecuador.
  262. Cayapo noun: Alternative form of Kayapo.
  263. caycay noun: A layered biscuit rolled in toasted peanuts and honey or sugar syrup.
  264. Cayce proper noun: A surname.
  265. Caycean adjective: Of or pertaining to Edgar Cayce (1877–1945), American spiritualist and claimed psychic.
  266. Cayden proper noun: A male given name originating as a coinage.
  267. cayenne noun /kaɪˈɛn/: Ellipsis of cayenne pepper.
  268. Cayenne cherry noun: The pitanga (Eugenia uniflora).
  269. cayenne pepper noun: Any of several very hot chilli peppers.
  270. Cayenne porterweed noun: Synonym of blue snakeweed.
  271. Cayenne snakeweed noun: Synonym of blue snakeweed.
  272. Cayenne vervain noun: Synonym of blue snakeweed.
  273. cayenned adjective: Spiced with cayenne.
  274. Cayey proper noun: A mountain town and municipality in central Puerto Rico.
  275. caygotte noun: a coyote
  276. Caylee proper noun: A female given name.
  277. Cayler cardiofacial syndrome noun: Synonym of asymmetric crying facies.
  278. Cayler syndrome noun: Synonym of asymmetric crying facies.
  279. Cayley proper noun: A surname from Old French of Norman origin from a place name Cailly in France.
  280. Cayley complex noun: A 2-dimensional CW complex encoding information about a group and its presentation.
  281. Cayley graph noun: A graph (collection of vertices and edges) encoding information about a group and its generators.
  282. Cayley's formula noun: A formula for the number of spanning trees of a complete graph of n vertices: nⁿ⁻².
  283. Cayley table noun: The analogue for a group of a multiplication table.
  284. Cayley tree noun: A type of tree graph in which every nonleaf vertex (node) has the same constant number of branches.
  285. Cayleyan adjective, noun: Of or relating to Arthur Cayley (1821–1895), British mathematician.
  286. Caylor proper noun: A surname.
  287. cayman adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of caiman.
  288. Cayman ataxia noun: A form of cerebellar ataxia characterised by psychomotor retardation, hypotonia and cerebellar dysfunctions
  289. Cayman Islander noun: A native or inhabitant of the Cayman Islands.
  290. Caymanian adjective, noun: Of, from, or pertaining to the Cayman Islands, or the Caymanian people.
  291. caymanite noun: An uncommon variety of dolomite.
  292. caymanostellid noun: Any sea star of the family Caymanostellidae
  293. cayo noun: A small island or ledge of rock in the water; a key.
  294. cayolaque noun: Synonym of lakawood.
  295. caytaxin noun: A protein, mutations of which cause a variety of cerebellar diseases such as Cayman ataxia
  296. Cayton proper noun: A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref TA0583).
  297. caytoniaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Caytoniaceae.
  298. caytonialean noun: Any seed-bearing, fernlike plant of the order Caytoniales
  299. Cayubaba noun: A member of an ethnic group in the Beni Department of Bolivia.

Part 38 · Part 40 · 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.