English Words: C

43,570 words · Page 10 of 872

Capellaname

A bright double star in the constellation Auriga; Alpha (α) Aurigae.

capernoun

A playful leap or jump.

Capernaumname

An ancient town in Galilee, Israel, a biblical and archaeological site.

capesnoun

plural of cape

Capetownname

A locality in Humboldt County, California, United States.

capillaryadj

Resembling or pertaining to hair, especially in slenderness or fineness.

Capistranoname

The city of San Juan Capistrano, California, known for its cliff swallows.

capitanoun

person

capitainenoun

A captain.

capitalnoun

Money and wealth: the means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.

capitalisationnoun

The act or process of capitalising.

capitaliseverb

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of capitalize.

capitalismnoun

A socio-economic system based on private ownership of resources or capital.

capitalistadj

Of, or pertaining to, capitalism.

capitalisticadj

Of or pertaining to capitalism or to capitalists.

capitalizationnoun

American and Oxford British English standard spelling of capitalisation.

capitalizeverb

In writing or editing, to write (something: either an entire word or text, or just the initial letter(s) thereof) in capital letters, in upper case.

capitannoun

Captain (in Spanish-speaking contexts).

Capitoname

A surname.

capitolnoun

Any building or complex of buildings in which a legislature meets.

capitulateverb

To surrender on stipulated terms, end all resistance, give up, go along with or comply.

capitulationnoun

A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement.

Caplanname

A surname.

caponoun

A movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar and used to raise the pitch of all strings.

capoeiranoun

A martial art developed in Brazil, involving complex acrobatic maneuvers and flowing movements.

caponnoun

A cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table.

Caponename

A surname from Italian.

capotenoun

A long coat or cloak with a hood.

Cappadocianame

A historical region and ancient kingdom in central Asia Minor, in present-day Turkey.

cappedadj

Having a cap (various senses).

Cappellaname

A surname from Italian.

cappernoun

A device or person that applies caps, as to bullets or bottles.

cappingverb

present participle and gerund of cap

cappuccinonoun

An Italian coffee-based beverage made from espresso to which milk that has been steamed and/or frothed is added; (countable) a cup of this beverage.

cappyadj

Having, resembling, or relating to a cap (headwear).

capreseadj

Characteristic of Capri.

Capriname

An island in the Bay of Naples; part of Campania.

capricenoun

An impulsive, seemingly unmotivated action, change of mind, or notion.

capriciousadj

Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.

Capricornname

Synonym of Capricornus (constellation).

Caprioname

A surname from Italian.

capsnoun

plural of cap

capsaicinnoun

A chemical compound found in chilli peppers, which is responsible for their piquancy.

capsicumnoun

Any of various tropical American plants, of the genus Capsicum, principally the species Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens, that are cultivated as edible peppers.

capsidnoun

The outer protein shell of a virus.

capsizeverb

To overturn.

capstannoun

A vertical cylindrical machine that revolves on a spindle, typically surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for levers for turning it; used to apply force to cables, ropes, etc.

capstonenoun

Any of the stones making up the top layer of a wall; a coping stone.

capsularadj

Of, pertaining to, or resembling a capsule.

capsulenoun

A membranous envelope.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter C contains 43,570 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 872 pages, and you are currently viewing page 10. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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