English Words: C

43,570 words · Page 28 of 872

calfmeatnoun

Synonym of calfflesh (“veal”).

calfskinnoun

A fine leather made from the hide of a calf.

calfyadj

Resembling or characteristic of a calf (young cow).

Calgarianadj

Of, from or relating to the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Calgaryname

The largest city in Alberta, Canada.

Calheta de São Miguelname

A city in northeastern Santiago, Cape Verde.

Calhounname

A surname from Irish or Scottish.

Calhoun Countyname

One of 67 counties in Alabama, United States. County seat: Anniston.

Calhounianadj

Of or relating to John C. Calhoun (1782–1850), American statesman and political theorist, best remembered for his defense of slavery and for advancing the concept of minority rights in politics, in the context of defending Southern values from perceived Northern threats.

Calhounismnoun

Support for John C. Calhoun (1782–1850), American statesman and political theorist, best remembered for his defense of slavery and for advancing the concept of minority rights in politics, in the context of defending Southern values from perceived Northern threats.

Calhounistnoun

A proponent of Calhounism.

Caliname

Nickname for California: a state of the United States.

Cali or bustphrase

Expressing a desire to work for a company in Silicon Valley, California (especially a FAANG company).

Calibanname

A moon of Uranus.

Calibanianadj

Of or relating to the Shakespearean character Caliban.

Calibanicadj

Of or relating to the monster Caliban in Shakespeare's play The Tempest.

calibernoun

Diameter of the bore of a firearm, typically measured between opposite lands.

caliberedadj

Having the specified caliber.

calibrachoanoun

Any of the solanaceous plants of genus Calibrachoa.

calibratableadj

Capable of being calibrated.

calibrateverb

To check or adjust by comparison with a standard.

calibrationnoun

The act of calibrating something.

calibrationlessadj

Lacking calibration

calibratornoun

A person or device that calibrates.

calibrenoun

Alternative form of caliber.

calic-prefix

Cup, cup-like.

Calicaname

A surname.

calicectasisnoun

Alternative form of caliectasis.

calichenoun

A crude form of sodium nitrate from South America; used as a fertilizer.

caliciaceousadj

Of or relating to the Caliciaceae.

caliciformadj

Having the shape of a cup or calyx.

calicioidnoun

Any lichen-forming fungus of the family Caliciaceae.

caliciviridnoun

Any virus of the family Caliciviridae

caliclenoun

Any cup-shaped depression.

caliconoun

A kind of rough cloth made from unbleached and not fully processed cotton, often printed with a bright pattern.

calicoblastnoun

A primary cell of the calicodermis.

calicoedadj

Infected by Tobacco mosaic virus.

calicularadj

Relating to, or resembling, a cup.

caliculateadj

calicular; resembling a cup.

caliculusnoun

Alternative spelling of calyculus.

Calicutname

Former name of Kozhikode: a city in Kerala, India.

calidadj

Warm, hot.

calidariumnoun

Synonym of caldarium.

caliditynoun

Heat.

Caliename

A female given name.

caliectasisnoun

dilatation of a calix of the kidney

Calientename

An unincorporated community in Kern County, California, United States.

Calif.name

Abbreviation of California: a state of the United States.

Califanoname

A surname from Italian.

Califfname

A surname.

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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 28. 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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