English Words: C

43,570 words · Page 110 of 872

carpsuckernoun

Any of various fish of the genus Carpiodes.

carpulenoun

A type of ampule or cartridge, distributed by Kulzer Dental GmbH, former Heraeus Kulzer GmbH , that contains liquid medication to be inserted using a syringe. It is often a tube with a puncturable cap on one end and a sliding plug on the other end.

carpusnoun

The group of bones that make up the wrist.

carputernoun

A form of personal computer or similar device designed to be installed in the dashboard of a car

carrnoun

Any marsh; marshy ground, swampland.

Carraname

A surname.

carracknoun

A large European sailing vessel of the 14th to 17th centuries similar to a caravel but square-rigged on the foremast and mainmast and lateen-rigged on the mizzenmast.

carractnoun

Obsolete form of carrack.

carrageennoun

Irish moss (Chondrus crispus)

carrageenannoun

A food additive made from a purified extract of red seaweed, commonly used as a thickening agent.

carrageenasenoun

Any enzyme that hydrolyses a carrageenan.

carrageenophytenoun

Any red alga of the genus Kappaphycus

Carrahername

A surname from Irish.

carranchanoun

The Brazilian kite (Polyborus brasiliensis).

Carranzaname

A surname.

carraonoun

The limpkin, a bird.

Carraraname

A surname from Italian.

carraraitenoun

A hexagonal milky white mineral containing calcium, carbon, germanium, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.

Carrasconame

A surname from Spanish.

Carrauntoohilname

A mountain in Macgillycuddy's Reeks, County Kerry, and the highest peak in Ireland.

Carrazconame

A surname from Spanish.

Carrboroname

A town in Orange County, North Carolina.

carrboyditenoun

A hexagonal mineral containing aluminum, carbon, copper, hydrogen, nickel, oxygen, and sulfur.

Carrbridgename

A village in Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH9022).

Carrename

A surname from French.

carreaunoun

A Haitian unit of land, 100 square pas: roughly 1.3 hectares or 3.2 acres.

carrelnoun

Alternative spelling of carol (“a small closet or enclosure built against the inner side of a window of a monastery's cloister, to sit in for study”).

Carrellname

A surname.

Carreonname

A surname from Spanish, an anglicization of Carreón

Carreraname

A surname from Spanish

Carrera Islandname

An island of Trinidad and Tobago.

carretelanoun

A light horse-drawn carriage or calash.

Carreuname

A valley in Catalonia.

Carreyesqueadj

Reminiscent of Jim Carrey (born 1962), Canadian-American actor known for his energetic slapstick performances.

carriableadj

Able to be carried; portable.

Carriacouname

An island of Grenada.

Carriacou and Petite Martiniquename

A dependency of Grenada.

Carriacouanadj

Of or relating to Carriacou, an island in the Caribbean.

carriagenoun

The act of conveying; carrying.

carriage clocknoun

A small clock with a carrying handle, originally designed for travelling.

carriage housenoun

A building for keeping a horse and carriage when not in use, separate from the house.

carriage returnnoun

On a typewriter or computer printer, the action that returns it to the beginning of the next line.

carriageableadj

Capable of being conveyed in carriages.

carriagebuildernoun

A manufacturer of carriages.

carriagebuildingnoun

The construction of carriages.

carriagefulnoun

The amount that can fit in a carriage.

carriagelessadj

Without a carriage (in various senses).

carriagelikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a carriage (vehicle).

carriagemakernoun

A manufacturer of carriages.

carriagemakingnoun

The construction of carriages.

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