English Words: C

43,570 words · Page 26 of 872

calculusnoun

Calculation; computation.

calculus of variationsnoun

The form of calculus that deals with the maxima and minima of definite integrals of functions of many variables.

calcurmolitenoun

A monoclinic honey yellow mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, molybdenum, oxygen, and uranium.

Calcuttname

A village in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE343557).

Calcuttaname

Former name of Kolkata: the capital and largest city of West Bengal, India.

Calcutta Cupnoun

A trophy won by the winner of the match between England and Scotland in the Six Nations competition.

Calcuttanadj

Of or pertaining to Calcutta.

Caldarisename

A surname.

caldariumnoun

In Roman baths, the hottest room, with a plunge-pool. It preceded the tepidarium and frigidarium.

Caldbeckname

A village and civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY3239).

Caldecotename

A number of places in England:

Caldecottname

A former civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England, now part of Shocklach Oviatt and District civil parish.

Caldername

A number of rivers:

Calder Grovename

A suburban village near Crigglestone, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3016).

calderanoun

A large crater formed by collapse of the cone or edifice of a volcano.

Calderbrookname

A village in in Rochdale borough, Greater Manchester, England.

Calderdalename

A metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England, created in 1974.

Calderinname

A surname from Spanish.

calderitenoun

A garnet mineral.

calderonitenoun

A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing copper, hydrogen, iron, lead, oxygen, and vanadium.

Calderwoodname

A placename:

caldesmonnoun

A particular calmodulin-binding protein.

Caldey Islandname

An island in Tenby community, on the coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SS1496).

Caldicotname

A market town and community with a town council in Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref ST4888).

Caldwellname

A locality in Cardston County, Alberta, Canada.

Caldwell Parishname

One of 64 parishes in Louisiana, United States, the equivalent of a county in other US states. Parish seat: Columbia.

Caldwell-Lucnoun

Pertaining to the Caldwell-Luc surgery.

Caldwell-Luc surgerynoun

An operation to remove irreversibly damaged mucosa of the maxillary sinus when maxillary sinusitis is not cured by medication or other non-invasive technique.

caleannoun

A Persian oriental tobacco pipe with a flexible tube.

Calebname

Caleb the son of Jephunneh, an Israelite who entered Canaan with Joshua.

Caleb Quotemnoun

A parish clerk.

calebinnoun

Any of a series of derivatives of ferulic acid that have been investigated as prodrugs

Calebsname

plural of Caleb

Caledonname

A town in Ontario, Canada.

Caledonianame

Scotland, the northern part of the island of Great Britain.

Caledonia Countyname

One of 14 counties in Vermont, United States. Shire town: St. Johnsbury.

Caledonia Islandname

An island of Trinidad and Tobago.

Caledonianadj

In or from Caledonia; (jocularly) Scottish.

caledonitenoun

A basic carbonate / sulfate mineral of copper and lead

calefactionnoun

The act of warming or heating.

calefactoryadj

warming

calefarenoun

An extra (actor playing a minor role)

calembournoun

A pun.

calendnoun

Synonym of calends.

calendaladj

calendrical; relating to a calendar

calendarnoun

Any system by which time is divided into days, weeks, months, and years.

calendar daynoun

A timespan of exactly 24 hours, measured from one midnight to the next.

calendar monthnoun

The period of duration from the first date of one month to the last date of the same month, which can thus vary from 28 to 31 days in length.

calendar yearnoun

The length of time between the beginning and end of a year as marked on a calendar, such as from 0:00 January 1 to 24:00 December 31 in the Gregorian calendar.

calendaredverb

simple past and past participle of calendar

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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 26. 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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