English Words: C
43,570 words · Page 138 of 872
A word under the right-hand side of the last line on a book page that repeats the first word from the following page. Such words served as aids to the bookbinder (to check rapidly for correct placement of leaves) and were also viewed by some readers as aids to smooth reading.
A simple irrigation system, used on sloping land, in which water from a stream or spring is fed in at the top and allowed to trickle down over a number of artificial terraces.
An acacia, specifically Acacia greggii, now Senegalia greggii, native to most of the border region of the US and Mexico.
A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4288).
A flavanol derived from catechol (2R,3S)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene-3,5,7-triol
Of or pertaining to a catechism; having the form of questions and answers; catechical.
One who practices catechesis, i.e., catechizes catechumens; a teacher who instructs students in the doctrines of a particular Christian denomination typically in preparation for confirmation.
To give oral instruction, especially of religion; (specifically) by the formal question-and-answer method; in the Church of England and Roman Catholic Church, to teach the catechism as preparation for confirmation.
The biologically important diphenol ortho-dihydroxy benzene; isomeric with hydroquinone and resorcinol.
Any of a class of aromatic amines derived from pyrocatechol that are hormones produced by the adrenal gland.
An organoboron compound derived from catechol and a borane, useful in organic synthesis.
A gummy extract of any of several species of Acacieae, but especially Senegalia catechu, produced by boiling the wood of the tree in water and evaporating the resulting liquid.
A convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism; a young or recent Christian preparing for confirmation.
The state or condition of a catechumen, or the time during which one is a catechumen.
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 138. 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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