English Words: C

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canthopexynoun

The surgical repositioning of the corners of the eyes.

canthoplastynoun

The operation of reshaping or reforming a canthus.

canthorrhaphynoun

The suturing of the outer canthus to shorten the palpebral fissure.

canthotomynoun

The surgical division of the canthus, usually the outer canthus.

canthusnoun

Either corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet.

canticlenoun

A chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text.

Canticle of Canticlesname

Synonym of Song of Songs, a canonical book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament.

Canticlesname

Synonym of Song of Songs, a canonical book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament.

canticonoun

A sacred ceremony of the Algonquin tribe that involved dancing in a circle, at which colonists were not welcome.

canticoynoun

A social gathering, usually for dancing.

canticularadj

Relating to canticles.

canticumnoun

A canticle.

cantiganoun

A medieval monophonic song, sometimes religious, characteristic of the Galician-Portuguese lyric.

cantilnoun

Any of various snakes of the species Agkistrodon bilineatus.

cantilenanoun

A vocal melody or instrumental passage in a smooth, lyrical style.

cantilevernoun

A beam anchored at one end and projecting into space, such as a long bracket projecting from a wall to support a balcony.

cantileverableadj

Able to be operated by means of a cantilever.

cantileveredverb

simple past and past participle of cantilever

cantillateverb

To chant, or to recite musically (especially in a synagogue).

cantillationnoun

The intonation of a sentence, especially in Hebrew script, codified by marks which are read as sequences of musical pitches.

cantillationaladj

Associated with cantillation.

cantillatoryadj

Relating to cantillation or chanting.

Cantillon effectnoun

Relative inflation; a disproportionate rise in prices among different goods in an economy.

cantilyadv

In a canty manner.

cantinanoun

A drinking establishment, often specifically of the type found in Latin America.

cantinessnoun

The state or quality of being canty.

cantingverb

present participle and gerund of cant

cantinglyadv

In a canting manner; with jargon or religious affectation.

cantingnessnoun

The quality of being canting.

cantinièrenoun

A woman who carries a canteen for soldiers; a vivandière.

cantionnoun

A song, poem or incantation.

cantishadj

canting; preaching falsely

cantitruncationnoun

The simultaneous state of cantellation and truncation.

cantlenoun

A splinter, slice, or sliver broken off something.

cantletnoun

A piece; a fragment; a corner.

Cantlie linenoun

An imaginary line, extending from the left side of the inferior vena cava to the middle of the gallbladder, which divides the liver into two planes and is used when performing a hepatectomy.

cantlyadv

With the use of cant (slang, jargon).

cantonoun

One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book.

canto fermonoun

Alternative form of cantus firmus.

cantonnoun

A division of a political unit.

Canton flannelnoun

A type of soft cotton fabric.

Canton Jargonname

Chinese pidgin English.

Canton's phosphorusnoun

A poorly-characterized phosphorescent substance obtained by calcining oyster-shells and sulfur.

cantonaladj

Of, pertaining to, or divided into cantons.

cantonalismnoun

A Spanish insurrectionary movement of the late 19th and early 20th century, aiming to divide the nation state into almost independent cantons.

cantonalistnoun

A supporter of cantonalism.

Cantonename

A surname from Italian.

cantonedadj

Having a charge in each of the four corners; said of a cross on a shield, and also of the shield itself.

cantonernoun

An inhabitant of a canton.

Cantoneseadj

Relating to the city of Guangzhou (Canton) or the province of Guangdong.

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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 65. 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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