English Words: C

43,570 words · Page 52 of 872

Canareseadj

Of or relating to Canara, a region in coastal Karnataka, India.

Canarianadj

Of, from or relating to the Canary Islands, Spain.

Canariesname

The Canary Islands: An archipelago and autonomous community of Spain, off the coast of northwestern Africa, near Morocco.

canaries in a coal minenoun

plural of canary in a coal mine

canaries in the coal minenoun

plural of canary in the coal mine

canariumnoun

Any of the genus Canarium of about 100 species of tropical and subtropical evergreen trees, many yielding edible nuts, native or naturalized from Eastern Africa to Polynesia.

Canarsiename

A neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.

canarynoun

A small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to the Canary Islands.

canary fitnoun

A highly emotional state of distress, anger, etc.

canary girlnoun

A female worker making TNT shells during World War I.

canary in a coal minenoun

Something whose sensitivity to adverse conditions makes it a useful early indicator of such conditions; something which warns of the coming of a greater danger or trouble by a deterioration in its health or welfare.

canary in the coal minenoun

Alternative form of canary in a coal mine.

Canary Islandnoun

An island of the Canary Islands.

Canary Islandernoun

A native or inhabitant of the Canary Islands, Spain.

Canary Islandsname

An archipelago and autonomous community of Spain, off the coast of northwestern Africa, near Morocco.

Canary Wharfname

A business district on the Isle of Dogs, borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3780).

canarylikeadj

Resembling a canary or having some aspect of one, such as its song or yellow colour.

canarypoxnoun

A viral disease of birds.

canarywoodnoun

The dark timber of two lauraceous trees of the Azores and Madeira, Persea indica and Apollonias barbujana (formerly known as Persea canariensis).

canasitenoun

A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.

canastanoun

A card game similar to rummy and played using two packs, where the object is to meld groups of the same rank.

canasternoun

Coarse, dried tobacco leaves.

canasteronoun

Any of a number of species of small passerine birds of South America, in the genera Asthenes and Pseudasthenes. The genus Asthenes also comprises thistletails and Itatiaia spinebird.

Canavanname

A surname from Irish.

Canavan diseasenoun

A degenerative disorder that causes progressive damage to nerve cells in the brain.

canavaninenoun

A toxic, non-proteinogenic amino acid found in certain leguminous plants.

Canaveralname

Ellipsis of Cape Canaveral.

canavesitenoun

A monoclinic-prismatic white mineral containing boron, carbon, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.

Canberraname

The capital city of Australia; located in the Australian Capital Territory.

Canberranadj

Of, from or relating to Canberra.

Canby paxistimanoun

Synonym of Canby's mountain lover.

Canby's mountain lovernoun

Paxistima canbyi, a small broadleaf evergreen shrub.

cancannoun

A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.

cancaneusenoun

A female cancan dancer.

cancelverb

To cross out something with lines etc.

cancel culturenoun

The cultural phenomenon of publicly shaming, rejecting, and ceasing to provide support to people, companies, stores, etc. that are deemed unacceptable, and calling on others to boycott them.

cancel outverb

To neutralize the effect of.

cancel-worthyadj

Fit, deserving, or deemed worthy of cancellation.

cancelabilitynoun

Alternative spelling of cancellability.

cancelbombnoun

An act of cancelbombing.

cancelbombernoun

A person who engages in cancelbombing.

cancelbombingnoun

A malicious technique whereby a large number of cancel messages are sent out to one or more Usenet newsgroups.

cancelbotnoun

A bot that sends messages to Usenet newsgroups to remove certain postings, especially spam.

cancelernoun

Agent noun of cancel: something that, or someone who cancels something; specifically an electronic device that cancels a signal.

cancelierverb

To turn in flight.

cancellabilitynoun

The quality of being cancellable.

cancellableadj

Which can be cancelled.

cancellarialadj

Pertaining to a chancellor.

cancellarianadj

Synonym of cancellarial.

cancellariidnoun

Any member of the Cancellariidae, or nutmeg snails.

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