English Words: C
43,570 words · Page 5 of 872
A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use.
A non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to 4.184 kilojoules, that can raise the temperature of a kilogram of water by one degree Celsius. This is the unit normally used in food labeling.
An apparatus for measuring the heat generated or absorbed by either a chemical reaction, change of phase or some other physical change.
The science of measuring the heat absorbed or evolved during the course of a chemical reaction or change of state.
The hill outside Jerusalem which is traditionally held to be the location of the crucifixion of Jesus.
A surname from French or Spanish, notably borne by John Calvin, French Protestant theologian.
The Christian religious tradition based upon the doctrines and forms of Christian practice of several Protestant reformers, especially John Calvin, in contrast to Catholicism, Lutheranism, Anabaptism, and Arminianism. One distinctive trait of the system is its Augustinian doctrine of predestination, which teaches that God has elected some for salvation, apart from anything they do or believe.
A style of Afro-Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago during the early to the mid-19th century and spread to the rest of the Caribbean Antilles and Venezuela by the mid-20th century.
The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.
A baked Italian turnover made of pizza dough and stuffed with tomato, cheese and other toppings.
A turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it.
A slight convexity, arching or curvature of a surface of a road, beam, roof, ship's deck etc., so that liquids will flow off the sides.
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 5. 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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