English Words: C

43,570 words · Page 145 of 872

catsitternoun

One who acts as babysitter for a cat in the owner's absence.

Catskillname

Catskill Creek.

Catskill Mountainsname

An upland area in the north of the state of New York, mainly in Greene County and Ulster County.

Catskillsname

The Catskill Mountains

catskinnoun

the skin of a cat, or leather made therefrom

catskinnernoun

One who drives (or operates) a tracked vehicle.

catslaughternoun

The killing of a cat, the slaughter of cats.

catslidenoun

Synonym of catslide roof.

catsonoun

A dishonest person; a rogue; a cheat.

catsonanoun

An original character, such as a fursona, that is a cat or other feline.

Catsourasname

A surname.

catspeaknoun

The language supposedly used by cats.

catstailnoun

timothy grass (Phleum pratense)

catstepnoun

Synonym of terracette.

catsticknoun

A stick or club used in the game of tipcat.

catstitchverb

To fold and sew down the edge of with a coarse zigzag stitch.

catsuitnoun

A tight-fitting one-piece women's garment, covering the legs, arms and torso.

catsuitedadj

Dressed in a catsuit.

catsupnoun

Alternative form of ketchup.

catsuppedadj

Alternative form of ketchupped.

catsuppyadj

Alternative form of ketchuppy.

catswortnoun

catnip; catmint

cattabunoun

An animal that is a cross between the zebu and American cattle.

cattailnoun

Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Typha, that have long flat leaves, and grow in marshy places.

cattalonoun

Alternative form of cattelo.

cattelnoun

Obsolete form of cattle.

cattellnoun

Obsolete spelling of cattle.

Cattellianadj

Of or pertaining to Raymond Cattell (1905–1998), influential British and American psychologist.

cattelonoun

A cross between domestic cattle and buffalo.

Catterallname

A village and civil parish in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4942).

Catterickname

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE2497).

Cattersonname

A surname.

catterynoun

A place where cats board when their owners are on holiday.

cattessnoun

Alternative spelling of catess.

cattieritenoun

An isometric-diploidal white mineral containing cobalt and sulfur.

Cattigaraname

Óc Eo (archeological site in modern-day Vietnam)

cattiitenoun

A triclinic-pinacoidal colorless mineral containing hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and phosphorus.

cattilyadv

In a catty manner.

cattinessnoun

The quality of being catty; cattishness

cattishadj

catlike; in the manner of a cat

cattishlyadv

In a cattish manner.

cattishnessnoun

The property of being cattish.

cattitudenoun

The attitude of a cat.

cattlenoun

Domesticated animal of the species Bos taurus (cows, bulls, steers, oxen etc), and other hoofed mammals of the genus Bos.

cattle beastnoun

An individual domesticated bovine animal; a singular form of the generalised plural cattle.

cattle callnoun

An audition which is open to the public and thus draws a large number of applicants, many of whom are inexperienced.

cattle classnoun

Economy class.

cattle docknoun

A pen on a platform in a railway goods yard for cattle travelling by rail.

cattle drivenoun

The process of transporting a herd of bovine animals (such as bulls, cows, or steers) by compelling them to walk across a significant distance of countryside, under the escort of drovers on horseback and often over a period of days.

cattle drovernoun

Synonym of cattle driver.

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