English Words: C

43,570 words · Page 69 of 872

capacitronnoun

A kind of mercury pool tube.

capacitynoun

The ability to hold, receive, or absorb.

capacity crowdnoun

The maximum number of people possible to watch an event in a venue.

capacochanoun

A child sacrificed in a religious ritual in some pre-Columbian cultures.

capadenoun

An exhibition or event, usually for entertainment.

capaholicnoun

A person who lies a lot; a serial liar.

Capaldoname

A surname from Italian.

capanganoun

A thug or bodyguard in Brazil.

Capanoname

A surname from Italian.

caparisonnoun

The often ornamental coverings for an animal, especially a horse or an elephant.

caparisonedadj

Having a richly ornamented harness.

caparronoun

A large South American monkey (Lagothrix lagotricha), with a prehensile tail.

Capassoname

A surname from Italian.

capataznoun

boss, foreman, overseer

capaxordernoun

grandorder.

capcasenoun

A handheld case such as one to carry documents or hats.

capcodenoun

The address of a specific pager in a paging network

CAPCOMnoun

Clipping of capsule communicator; a NASA position, the liaison between an in-space crew and mission control.

capenoun

A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.

Cape Annname

A rocky cape in northeastern Massachusetts.

Cape Barren goosenoun

An Australian species of goose, Cereopsis novaehollandiae.

Cape Breton Countyname

A county of Nova Scotia, Canada.

Cape Breton Islandname

An island on the Atlantic coast of Canada, part of the province of Nova Scotia.

Cape Bretonernoun

A native or inhabitant of Cape Breton.

Cape Broylename

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Cape Canaveralname

A cape in Florida, United States.

Cape Capensisname

Any of various species of fish in the genus Merluccius, especially Merluccius capensis, shallow-water Cape hake and Merluccius paradoxus, deep-water Cape hake.

Cape Clear Islandname

An island off the south coast of County Cork, the southernmost inhabited island in Ireland.

Cape Coastname

A city and port in Cape Coast district, in the Central Region of Ghana, site of the Cape Coast Castle World Heritage site.

Cape Codname

A geographic cape extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern corner of mainland Massachusetts in the northeastern United States.

Cape Cod bermnoun

A low asphalt berm with sloped face at the edge of a paved area.

Cape Cod Reubennoun

A sandwich similar to a Reuben with fried fish instead of corned beef.

Cape Coddernoun

Someone from Cape Cod.

Cape Coddyadj

Characteristic of Cape Cod.

Cape Comorinname

Synonym of Kanyakumari.

Cape Coralname

A city in Lee County, Florida, United States, on the west coast of Florida peninsula, on the Gulf of Mexico.

Cape D'Aguilarname

A cape in Shek O, Southern district, Hong Kong.

Cape Doctorname

The strong, often dry or fair south-easterly wind (southeaster) that blows on the South African coast, especially around the Cape Peninsula.

Cape Filchnername

An ice-covered cape near Adams Island, Antarctica.

Cape Flatteryname

The northwesternmost point of the contiguous United States, in Clallam County, Washington on the Olympic Peninsula, where the Strait of Juan de Fuca joins the Pacific Ocean.

Cape Girardeauname

A city in Cape Girardeau County and Scott County, Missouri, United States.

Cape Hatterasname

A cape on Hatteras Island in North Carolina, United States.

Cape Hornname

The southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile.

Cape Hornernoun

A ship that sails around Cape Horn

Cape hyraxnoun

The Procavia capensis (“P. capensis”). A mammal with a rodent-like appearance, but not closely related, related instead to the elephant, found in Africa and the Middle East.

Cape jasminenoun

Gardenia jasminoides, a fragrant flowering plant native to eastern and southeastern Asia.

Cape Kennedyname

Former name of Cape Canaveral: a cape in Florida, United States.

Cape Mayname

a peninsula and island at the southern tip of New Jersey, USA.

Cape May Countyname

One of 21 counties in New Jersey, United States. County seat: Cape May Court House.

Cape of Good Hopename

A headland in southwestern South Africa, near Cape Town.

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 69. 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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