English Words: C

43,570 words · Page 21 of 872

calamarinoun

Squid as food, especially cooked in the form of calamari rings.

calamarynoun

A squid.

calamatanoun

A kalamata olive.

Calambaname

A city in Laguna, Philippines.

calambacnoun

A fragrant wood; agalloch.

calambournoun

A species of agalloch (unknown which species) found in the Philippines.

Calamename

A surname from French.

Calamianame

A surname from Italian.

calamiferousadj

Having or producing reeds.

calaminenoun

Synonym of smithsonite, a pink form of zinc oxide (mainly zinc carbonate ZnCO₃) formed as a byproduct of zinc sublimation, now used in skin lotions.

calamintnoun

Any species of aromatic garden herb of the genus Calamintha, now often included in Clinopodium.

calamistrateverb

To curl (the hair).

calamistratedadj

curled or frizzed

calamistrumnoun

A comb-like structure on the metatarsus of the hind legs of cribellate spiders (Ciniflonidae), used to comb out fine bands of silk in the construction of their webs.

calamitaceousadj

Of or relating to the Calamitaceae.

calamiticadj

Rod-shaped; long and thin.

calamitistnoun

An extreme pessimist or doomsayer.

calamitoidadj

Resembling a calamite.

calamitousadj

Causing or involving calamity; disastrous.

calamitouslyadv

In a calamitous manner.

calamitousnessnoun

The state or quality of being calamitous.

calamitynoun

An event resulting in great loss.

Calamity Janename

The queen of spades.

calamondinnoun

A small decorative evergreen citrus tree, of the hybrid Citrus × microcarpa (syn. ×Citrofortunella mitis), sometimes cultivated for its fruit.

calamosaurnoun

Any small theropod dinosaur of the genus †Calamosaurus

calamusnoun

Sweet flag (Acorus calamus).

Caland systemname

A system which describes how certain Proto-Indo-European words are derived from one another.

calandernoun

The weevil Phlyctinus callosus.

calandranoun

A calandra lark (Melanocorypha spp., especially Melanocorypha calandra).

calandrianoun

A form of heat exchanger in which steam is forced past tubes which contain water to be boiled.

calanthenoun

Any orchid of the genus Calanthe.

Calapanname

A city, the provincial capital of Oriental Mindoro, Mimaropa, Philippines.

Calarconame

A surname from Italian.

Calarename

An electoral division in New South Wales, Australia.

CalArtsname

The California Institute of the Arts, a private arts university located in Santa Clarita, California.

CalArts stylenoun

A popular aesthetic in the animated cartoons from the 2010s onward, with oversimplified character designs, huge bug eyes and tiny beady eyes with only blacked irises, bean-shaped mouths with rounded teeths and with prominent lips, letter-shaped noses, thinner outlines, and flat regions of plain bright color.

calasnoun

Dumplings made with a deep-fried batter of rice, yeast, sugar, eggs, and flour, part of Creole cuisine.

calashnoun

Alternative form of calèche (“type of carriage with low wheels”).

calasirisnoun

long Egyptian garment, with tassels or fringe at the bottom

Calataganname

A municipality of Batangas, Philippines.

Calatayudname

A town and municipality of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain.

calatheanoun

Any of the genus Calathea of plants belonging to the family Marantaceae.

calathiformadj

Basket-shaped.

calathosnoun

A basket-like ornament in Ancient Greek architecture.

calathusnoun

A vase-shaped basket made from reeds or twigs, used in Ancient Greece.

Calatravanadj

Of or relating to the Order of Calatrava, a Spanish military order founded in Castile.

Calauanname

A city in Laguna, Philippines.

calavancenoun

Any bean, but especially the hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus).

calaveranoun

sugar skull

Calaverasname

A community in Wilson County, Texas, United States.

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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 21. 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.

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