English Words: C
43,570 words · Page 128 of 872
The bitter exudate of the castor sacs of mature beavers, used as a scent mark, and as a tincture in some perfumes.
A white crystalline substance supposedly obtained from castoreum. Perhaps synonymous with castoramine.
The literal or metaphorical fear of emasculation; associated with the early psychoanalytic theories of Sigmund Freud.
A male who has been castrated, especially a male whose testicles have been removed before puberty in order to retain his boyish voice.
A supporter of Fidel Castro (1926-2016), Cuban communist revolutionary and politician who was the self-appointed dictator of Cuba from 1959 to 2008.
A gay man having a fashion style, popular in the 1970s and 1980s, that reflects a manly, working-class aesthetic.
A supporter or admirer, especially a foreign one, of Fidel Castro or the Castro regime.
Among the Ancient Romans, a building or plot of land used as a military defensive position.
Sexual activity that is undertaken without commitment, emotional attachment or personal familiarity between the participants involved.
The section of a workhouse where tramps and itinerants could be accommodated for one night.
The process by which employment shifts from a preponderance of full-time and permanent or contract positions to higher levels of casual positions.
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 128. 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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