English Words: C

43,570 words · Page 119 of 872

cascatellinoun

A type of pasta consisting of one flat piece joined at right angles to two ruffle-shaped pieces.

caschromnoun

The crooked spade; an implement of tillage peculiar to the Highlands, used for turning the ground where a plough cannot work because of stones.

Cascianoname

A surname from Italian.

Casciatoname

A surname from Italian.

Cascio tracksname

A set of twelve tracks which were allegedly recorded by the American dancer and singer-songwriter Michael Jackson at the home of his friend Eddie Cascio in 2007.

casconoun

A flat-bottomed, square-ended boat once used in the Philippines as a lighter to ferry goods between ship and shore

cascodenoun

A two-stage amplifier consisting of a common-emitter stage feeding into a common-base stage.

Casconename

A surname from Italian.

cascromnoun

A type of foot plough with a crooked spade component, used in the Scottish Highlands.

casenoun

An actual event, situation, or fact.

case and pointnoun

Misconstruction of case in point.

case citationnoun

A combination of numbers and abbreviations used in common law countries to identify an opinion of a court, including the names of the parties, case reporter, name of the court, and year of the decision, and sometimes the page of the opinion that is cited.

case closedphrase

Expressing finality, that that preceding material is meant as final, not subject to amendation or variation.

case endingnoun

A suffix-like element which indicates a word’s grammatical case, number, and gender.

case fatality ratenoun

A percentage derived by the division of the number of fatalities by the number of confirmed (diagnosed) cases (sufferers) of a disease.

case filenoun

A file detailing a legal or medical case.

case grammarnoun

Any of a class of grammars that focus on the link between the valence of a verb and the grammatical context it requires.

case historynoun

The details of the history of some case (often medical).

case in pointnoun

An example that illustrates a point.

case knifenoun

A knife carried in a sheath or case.

case notenoun

A note about a case by a doctor, lawyer, therapist, or similar professional.

case of the Mondaysnoun

An instance of "the Mondays", a fictitious disorder associated with the tiredness, irritability, or distractedness that comes from returning to work after the weekend.

case outverb

Synonym of case (to survey (a building or other location) surreptitiously, as in preparation for a robbery)

case pickingnoun

An order picking method where goods are picked up in cases.

case upverb

To place (something) in cases (a box that contains or can contain a number of identical items of manufacture); to be covered in a case (a box, sheath, or covering generally); to enclose or seal as if by a case.

case-by-caseadj

Separate and distinct from others of the same kind; treated individually.

case-hardenedadj

Of metal: harder at its surface, due to a case hardening process.

caseasenoun

An exoenzyme that hydrolyzes casein.

caseatenoun

Synonym of caseinate.

caseationnoun

A necrotic degeneration of tissue to a cheese-like condition.

casebacknoun

The back part of a watch (i.e. not the display)

casebearernoun

Any casebearing moth.

casebearingadj

That constructs a protective silken case.

Casebeername

A surname from German.

casebooknoun

A kind of book, used in law schools, containing the text of court opinions in legal cases accompanied by analysis and related materials.

caseboundadj

hardcover (attributive)

casedverb

simple past and past participle of case

caseficnoun

A fanfic, typically based on a mystery or procedural franchise, which focuses on the solving of a case.

casefulnoun

As much as a case will hold.

casefyverb

To make or become cheeselike.

casehardenverb

To harden the surface of iron or steel by infusing carbon into the surface layer.

caseicadj

Of, pertaining to, or resembling cheese.

caseificationnoun

The formation of caseous tissue

caseinnoun

A protein present in both milk and in the seeds of leguminous plants.

caseinasenoun

An enzyme produced by the human body to help break down milk.

caseinatenoun

Any of several salts derived from casein via the coagulation of milk protein

caseinogennoun

uncoagulated casein

caseinolysisnoun

The enzymatic breakdown of casein

caseinolyticadj

That breaks down casein.

casekeepernoun

An employee at a gambling establishment who assists the players and prevents dealer cheating by counting cards using an abacus-like device with counters on spindles.

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 119. 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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