English Words: C

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canonlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a canon in music.

canonrynoun

The office of a canon; a benefice or prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church.

canonshipnoun

The rank or office of canon.

canoodleverb

To caress, fondle, or pet (someone); also, to have sexual intercourse with (someone); to make love with.

canoodlernoun

One who canoodles.

canoodlingnoun

Amorous pettings or caresses.

canophilenoun

Synonym of cynophile.

canophilianoun

Synonym of cynophilia (“the love of dogs”).

canophilistnoun

Synonym of cynophile (“a person who is fond of dogs”).

canophobianoun

Synonym of cynophobia.

canopicadj

Relating to a forest canopy.

canopic jarnoun

An Egyptian pottery container in which the entrails of a mummy have been placed.

canopiedadj

covered overhead with (or as if with) a canopy.

Canopusname

A white bright giant, visually the second brightest star in the night sky, a part of the southern constellation of Carina.

canopynoun

A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed.

canopylessadj

Without a canopy.

canopylikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a canopy.

canorousadj

melodious

canorouslyadv

In a canorous manner.

canorousnessnoun

The quality of being musical; melodiousness.

Canosanadj

Of or relating to Canosa di Puglia in southern Italy.

Canossaname

A comune and castle town in the Province of Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, famed as the site where the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV did penance in 1077, standing three days bare-headed in the snow, in order to reverse his excommunication by Pope Gregory VII.

Canossanadj

Of or relating to Canossa.

Canossiannoun

a member of one of the religious orders that traces its origin to St. Magdalene of Canossa

Canouanname

An island in the Grenadines, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Canoyname

A surname.

canrenoatenoun

Any salt or ester of canrenoic acid.

canrenoic acidnoun

A steroid acid.

canrenonenoun

An aldosterone antagonist with additional antiandrogen properties, used as a diuretic.

cansnoun

plural of can

Cansfieldname

A surname.

canslawnoun

Pieces of shredded aluminium cans that may trigger a metal detector.

Cansoname

A community in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada.

canstverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of can

cansticknoun

A candlestick (candle holder).

cantnoun

An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.

cant railnoun

Alternative form of cantrail.

Cantabnoun

A graduate of the University of Cambridge.

cantabanknoun

A strolling singer.

cantabilenoun

A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a lyrical manner

cantabilitynoun

The state of quality of being cantabile.

Cantabrianame

An autonomous community and province in northern Spain. Capital: Santander.

Cantabrianadj

From, or pertaining to, Cantabria

Cantabricadj

Of or relating to Cantabria in Spain.

Cantabrigianadj

Of, pertaining to or characteristic of Cambridge or its university

Cantalnoun

A type of cheese originally made in the south of France.

cantaloupenoun

Cucumis melo Cantalupensis Group, a cultivar group melon with sweet aromatic orange flesh, including two main types:

cantaloupeyadj

Resembling cantaloupes, cantaloupe-like.

cantankerositynoun

The quality of being cantankerous.

cantankerousadj

Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.

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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 63. 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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