English Words: C
43,570 words · Page 108 of 872
A plant disorder, resulting in misshapen fruits, caused by abnormal development of the ovule-bearing part of the flower in angiosperms.
A person skilled at carpentry, the trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures.
Any of several large ants, of the genus Camponotus, found in North America and northern China, that build nests in dead wood.
A very rare autosomal recessive congenital disorder characterized by craniofacial malformations, obesity, and syndactyly.
The trade of manipulating materials in order to construct, install, and/or repair buildings or other structures.
A village in Carperby-cum-Thoresby parish, Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0089).
A tool for beating dust out of carpets, cushions, etc., used in housecleaning before the invention of the vacuum cleaner.
To bomb (an area) in such a manner that the ordnance covers the entire area without gaps.
One made a knight during a time of peace and therefore for some reason other than military distinction or service.
A traveling bag made from scraps of carpet and widely used in the United States (and elsewhere) in the 19ᵗʰ century.
A migrant from the Northern to the Southern States after the American Civil War of 1861–5, especially one who went South to gain political influence.
The practice of a person coming to a place or organisation with which they have no previous connection, with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.
A game, similar to pool and played with pool balls, played in a long, high-walled table. Each player gets five balls to arrange however they want at their end of the table, and they take turns trying to knock each other's balls into troughs at each end of the table. The player who knocks down all five of the other player's balls first is the winner.
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 108. 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.
On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.
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