English Words: C
43,570 words · Page 11 of 872
A part of a piece of music, such as a concerto, that is very decorative and is played by a single musician.
Synonym of cadet branch (“house (dynasty) descended from one of the patriarch's younger sons”).
Alternative spelling of caddie (“a gentleman who joined the military without a commission as a career; a young man; a person engaged to run errands such as carrying goods and messages; specifically, a member of an organized group of such persons working in large Scottish towns in the early 18th century”).
A brand of luxury automobile (founded as an independent but since 1909 a marque of General Motors).
Synonym of catalytic converter (“chamber containing a finely divided platinum catalyst in which carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons from vehicle exhaust are oxidized to carbon dioxide”).
The excise tax levied on particularly expensive private health insurance plans, so-called Cadillac plans.
Of or relating to Cadmus, a mythical prince of Thebes, said to have introduced the Phoenician alphabet into Greece.
An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing cadmium, germanium, indium, iron, sulfur, and zinc.
Of a compound, containing cadmium with an oxidation number of 1, however most have been proved to not exist.
A Phoenician prince, son of king Agenor of Tyre. Was sent by his royal parents to seek and return his sister Europa after being abducted from Phoenicia by Zeus. Credited with founding Greek city of Thebes and inventing Greek alphabet.
A suburb of Barry, Vale of Glamorgan borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1269).
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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 11. 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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