English Words: C

43,570 words · Page 157 of 872

Cazcanname

A partly nomadic indigenous people of Mexico.

Cazeauname

A surname from French.

cazhadj

Casual, laid-back; casually pleasant.

cazo processnoun

An old method for amalgamating metal ores by first boiling in a solution of salt.

caïquejeenoun

A person who rows a caique.

Caïssaname

A Thracian dryad who is portrayed as the goddess of chess

Cañarname

A province in the Andean region of Southern Ecuador.

Cașinname

A commune and village in Bacău County, Romania.

CBadj

confined to barracks (a punishment in the army).

CBAname

Initialism of County Bar Association.

CBAOname

Acronym of City Buildings and Architecture Office

CBCname

Initialism of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

CBDnoun

Initialism of case-based discussion.

CBD'snoun

plural of CBD

CBEadj

can't be everywhere

CBernoun

A user of CB radio.

CBFverb

Initialism of can't be fucked

CBJname

Abbreviation of Columbus Blue Jackets.

CBLnoun

Initialism of competency-based learning.

CBOname

Initialism of Congressional Budget Office.

CBORname

Initialism of concise binary object representation: a binary data serialization format loosely based on JSON.

CBPname

Initialism of Customs and Border Protection.

CBPPname

Initialism of Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

CBSname

Initialism of Columbia Broadcasting System: a U.S. television and radio network, now officially known as CBS Broadcasting.

CBTnoun

Initialism of cognitive behavioral therapy.

CBT-Inoun

Initialism of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia.

CCnoun

Initialism of carbon copy.

CC boynoun

An effeminate male homosexual.

cc'dverb

simple past and past participle of cc

cc'ingverb

present participle and gerund of cc

CC0name

Abbreviation of Creative Commons Zero, a license for relinquishing copyright and release material into the public domain.

CC2Cname

Abbreviation of Chandni Chowk to China (a 2009 Hindi film).

CCAnoun

Initialism of controller of certifying/certification authorities.

CCAVname

China Central Television (CCTV).

CCCname

Initialism of Climate Change Committee.

CCCPname

USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)

CCDHname

Initialism of Center for Countering Digital Hate.

CCEnoun

Initialism of character and citizenship education.

CCIname

Initialism of Center for Copyright Information.

CCITTname

Former name of ITU-T.

CCITT High Level Languagename

a procedural programming language of the CCITT designed for use in telecommunication switches and still in use for legacy systems in some telecommunication companies and for signal box programming.

CCKergicadj

Cholecystokininergic.

CCLCname

Ellipsis of 21st CCLC; initialism of Century Community Learning Centers.

CCNOT gatenoun

Toffoli gate

CCPname

Initialism of Chinese Communist Party.

CCP virusnoun

COVID-19 virus.

CCPsnoun

plural of CCP

CCRUname

Initialism of Cybernetic Culture Research Unit.

CCSnoun

Initialism of casualty clearing station.

CCS1name

The industry promulgated standard for DC fast charging, in North America, a combination of the Type 1 AC charging standard connector, additional DC conductor pins, and the CCS protocol.

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