English Words: C

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Canupname

A surname from German.

Canuppname

A surname.

Canutename

A male given name from the Germanic languages used in England from the eleventh to the thirteenth century.

Canutianadj

Synonym of Canutish.

Canutishadj

Futilely attempting to stop the unstoppable.

Canutismnoun

Futile efforts to stop the unstoppable.

Canutoname

A surname.

Canuxploitationnoun

A genre of low-budget films produced in Canada, chiefly during the 1970s and 1980s.

canvasnoun

A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp (traditionally) or from cotton and polyesters, useful for making sails, tents, and overcoats or as a surface for paintings.

canvasbacknoun

A North American wild duck, Aythya valisineria, popular as a game bird.

canvasboardnoun

A material consisting of canvas laminated onto a board, used for artworks.

canvasfulnoun

The contents of a canvas; the content of a painting on a canvas.

canvaslessadj

Without canvas.

canvaslikeadj

Resembling canvas (the fabric).

canvasmannoun

One of the workers who erect a circus tent.

canvassverb

To thoroughly examine or investigate (something) physically or by discussion; to debate, to gather opinion, to scrutinize.

canvassableadj

Suitable to be canvassed.

canvassernoun

Someone who goes through a region soliciting votes in an election, or conducting a public opinion poll.

canvassingnoun

The act of one who canvasses or solicits.

canvassyadj

Resembling or characteristic of canvas (the fabric).

Canvastownname

A small settlement in Marlborough, New Zealand.

canvasworknoun

Embroidery upon cloth over which canvas has been laid to guide the stitches.

canvasyadj

Alternative form of canvassy.

Canwellname

A surname from Old English.

Canwoodname

A village and rural municipality (Rural Municipality of Canwood No. 494) in north-central Saskatchewan, Canada.

canyadj

Of or relating to cane (the plant) or canes.

canyonnoun

A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.

Canyon Countyname

One of 44 counties in Idaho, United States. County seat: Caldwell.

Canyon Diabloname

A canyon in Northern Arizona.

canyonedadj

Containing canyons.

canyoneernoun

A person who explores canyons.

canyonernoun

One who takes part in the sport of canyoning.

canyoningnoun

A hybrid sport in which participants travel along a canyon using a variety of techniques that may include walking, climbing, jumping, abseiling, or swimming.

canyonlandnoun

A land full of canyons.

Canyonlandsname

Canyonlands National Park, a national park in Utah

canyonlessadj

Without a canyon.

canyonlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a canyon.

canzonnoun

A song.

canzonanoun

A type of instrumental composition based on multipart vocal settings of canzoni, produced chiefly in the 16th and 17th centuries

canzonenoun

An Italian or Provençal song or ballad.

canzonetnoun

A short song, now especially one which is light and breezy.

canzonettanoun

A style of popular Italian secular vocal composition which originated around 1560, or a piece composed in this style

Caoname

A state of ancient China during the Zhou dynasty.

Cao Bằngname

A province of Vietnam.

Cao Dainame

A syncretic monotheistic religion founded in the 20th century in Vietnam, which worships a deity of the same name.

caobanoun

Synonym of mahogany (“wood”).

Caodaiistnoun

Somebody who adheres to Caodaism.

Caodaismname

A syncretic monotheistic religion founded in the 20th century in Vietnam.

Caolanname

A male given name from Irish.

Caoliname

An urban village in Shimen district, New Taipei City, Taiwan.

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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 67. 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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