English Words: C

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castellanonoun

A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 4.8 g.

castellanshipnoun

The position or status of castellan.

castellanusnoun

A cloud species which shows vertical formations giving a crenellated appearance, associated with cirrus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus, and stratocumulus genera.

castellanynoun

The office of a castellan, the lordship of a castle.

castellaradj

Somewhat like a castle.

castellateadj

castle-like: built or shaped like a castle.

castellatedadj

Castle-like: built or shaped like a castle; usually, specifically, having castellations (crenellations).

castellated nutnoun

A type of nut (internally threaded fastener) with castellations, typically to hold a retaining pin that is passed through a cross-drilled hole, such as a cotter pin.

castellernoun

A person who participates in building castells.

Castelletname

A commune of Var department, Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

Castellitenoun

A religious group in western North Carolina during the late 19th century. Mormon missionaries encountered them and found that they were enemies, not converts.

Castellnouname

A number of towns or other places in Catalonia, Spain.

castellonoun

A municipality of San Marino.

castellologistnoun

Someone who practices castellology.

castellologynoun

The study of castles.

Castellucciname

A surname from Italian.

castellumnoun

A small Roman detached fort or fortlet used as a watch tower or signal station.

Castelnauname

A road and neighbourhood in Barnes, borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2277).

Castelnaudaryname

A commune in Aude department, Occitania, France.

Castelo Branconame

A district in central Portugal.

castematenoun

A member of the same caste.

Castenedaname

A surname from Spanish.

Casteníname

An academic neologism that can be used to refer to a mostly Spanish-based Jopara

casternoun

Someone or something that casts.

casterlessadj

That does not have casters

castethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of cast

castewiseadj

In terms of caste.

castfulnoun

A group of people making up a theatrical cast.

castigableadj

Able or worthy to be punished.

castigantnoun

One who is castigated.

castigateverb

To punish or reprimand someone severely.

castigatestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of castigate

castigatethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of castigate

castigationnoun

Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof

castigatornoun

One who castigates.

castigatorynoun

An instrument formerly used to punish and correct women whose behavior was considered unseemly; the ducking stool or trebucket.

Castigliano's methodname

A method for determining the displacements of a linear-elastic system based on the partial derivatives of the energy.

Castiglionename

A surname from Italian.

Castilename

A medieval kingdom and former county in the Iberian Peninsula; the nucleus of modern Spain.

Castile soapnoun

A kind of fine, hard, white or mottled soap, originally made with olive oil.

Castilianname

The Castilian dialect of Spanish, often (especially historically) considered the prestige dialect of Spanish.

Castilianismnoun

Hispanicism; the use of a characteristic trait of Castilian Spanish in another language.

Castiliannessnoun

The quality of being Castilian.

Castillname

Obsolete spelling of Castile.

Castillejoname

A surname from Spanish.

Castilloname

A habitational surname from Spanish, from Spanish castillo (“castle”).

castingverb

present participle and gerund of cast

casting couchnoun

The now illegal practice of soliciting sexual favors from a job applicant in exchange for employment, particularly in the entertainment industry.

casting votenoun

A vote made by the leader or chair of a group, in the event of a deadlock

castironadj

Alternative form of cast iron.

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