English Words: C
43,570 words · Page 153 of 872
An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and vanadium.
A small guitar-string instrument of Portuguese origin, with four wire or gut strings, played with a plectrum.
An operatic song in slow tempo, either complete in itself or (e.g., in Bellini and Verdi) followed by a faster, more resolute section: hence
A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.
An extinct subspecies of spotted hyena (†Crocuta crocuta spelaea), which lived in Eurasia during the Pleistocene.
An extinct subspecies of lion, Panthera leo spelaea, known from fossils and multiple examples of prehistoric art.
A place or group in which people who have met failure or defeat in some way are said to congregate.
The activity of applying pigments to the interior surfaces of caves to create images, especially when carried out in prehistoric times.
Any of several species of salamander that inhabit caves, chiefly of the family Plethodontidae, but also including the olm, Proteus anguinus, often showing adaptations to living in such a lightless environment.
Used as a warning to anyone purchasing something that there may be unforeseen problems or faults with the item that is purchased.
Any of various fish, typically blind and lacking pigment, that inhabit subterranean waters.
A percussion style suggestive of the imagined drumming of cavemen, characterised by heavy, straightforward rhythms.
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 153. 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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