English Words: C

Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.

An excessively large amount of backtracking that occurs with certain regular expressions, due to an exponentially large number of possible matching paths to check.

In a catastrophic manner, or to a catastrophic extent; disastrously.

Any of a group of proteins which cause destabilization in microtubules.

Alternative form of catastrophization.

Alternative form of catastrophizer.

The doctrine that sudden catastrophes, rather than continuous change, cause the main features of the Earth's crust.

Of, having, or being a theory that explains a situation by positing one or more catastrophic events, as opposed to gradual changes.

The act or process of catastrophizing.

To regard a bad situation as if it were disastrous or catastrophic.

simple past and past participle of catastrophize

One who catastrophizes.

Misspelling of catastrophe.

A catastrophe

A confusion between hierarchical levels; a two-way dependency relation, such as that between a subject and a finite verb.

Downstep or downdrift, particularly in non-tonal languages such as Japanese and English.

Groaning while falling asleep or while sleeping.

A severe psychiatric condition, often associated with schizophrenia, characterized by a tendency to remain in a rigid state of stupor for long periods which give way to short periods of extreme agitation.

Of, relating to, or suffering from catatonia; having a tendency to remain in a rigid state of stupor for long periods which give way to short periods of extreme agitation.

With, or as if with, catatonia; rigidly, mechanically

catatonia; rigidity of the body

Designating a certain test for thiamine levels in brain tissue, involving pyruvic acid.

Out of alignment, in disarray or disorder: crooked, askew.

In a catawampus manner.

A member of a Native American people who inhabit the Carolinas: the Iswa.

One of 100 counties in North Carolina, United States. County seat: Newton.

Of or relating to the Catawba people, culture or language.

A type of catalogue with a magazine-like style.

Relating to a catazone

A very deep geological zone, typically below a depth of 11 kilometres.

The totality of components which exhaust gases flow through after exiting a vehicle's catalytic converter.

A session of grooming, in which a cat cleans its own fur or that of another cat using its tongue.

An American passerine bird of the genera Dumetella and Melanoptila.

An enviable position, often one of great advantage.

The practice of posting pictures of cats on one's weblog.

A sailing boat with a single sail, usually rigged on a gaff spar, used for fishing in New England and later adapted for racing and cruising. It has a single mast set near to the bow and a long boom which may extend over the stern.

Someone who sails in a catboat

Alternative spelling of cat box.

A boy or man who wears a cat costume and plays the role of a cat.

The woody vine Smilax glauca.

The backside of a cat.

A shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from a crowd or audience; a jeer, a boo.

One who gets catcalled.

One who catcalls.

The act of giving a catcall.

a person who catches stray cats

Focused on or from the point of view of cats.

The act of seizing or capturing.

Synonym of DiGeorge syndrome.

to kill, to murder