English Words: C

43,570 words · Page 7 of 872

campervannoun

A vehicle that provides both transport and sleeping accommodation.

campfirenoun

A fire at a campground or on a camping trip, often used for cooking, to provide light and heat, to drive away bugs, and as a focal point for sitting around in the evening and talking, telling stories, and singing.

campgroundnoun

An area where tents are pitched.

camphornoun

A white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone, 1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one, with a strong pungent odour, used in pharmacy, also known as laurel camphor or common/ordinary camphor.

campingverb

present participle and gerund of camp

campionnoun

Some flowering plants of the genus Lychnis.

camponoun

A police officer assigned to a university campus.

campsnoun

plural of camp

campsitenoun

A place where one or more tents may be pitched for an overnight stay in an outdoor area.

campusnoun

The grounds or property of a school, college, university, business, church, or hospital, often understood to include buildings and other structures.

campyadj

Characterized by camp or kitsch, especially when deliberate or intentional.

campylobacternoun

Any bacteria of the genus Campylobacter; a principal cause of food poisoning.

Camraname

Alternative letter-case form of CAMRA.

camshaftnoun

A shaft fitted with cams; especially one in a piston engine that activates the valves.

Camusname

A surname from French.

canverb

To know how to.

can'tverb

Cannot (negative auxiliary); be unable to; not have the ability to (whether due to lacking relevant strength or skill or knowledge or supplies, or due to logical impossibility, etc).

Cananame

The site where Jesus miraculously turned water into wine.

Canaanname

A historic region of the Middle East, roughly equivalent to Palestine/Israel.

Canaanitename

A subfamily of the Semitic languages, which were spoken by the ancient peoples of the Canaan region, including Canaanites, Israelites and Phoenicians.

Canadaname

A country in North America. Capital: Ottawa. Largest city: Toronto.

Canadianadj

Of, belonging to, or relating to Canada, its culture, or people.

Canadiansnoun

plural of Canadian

Canadiensnoun

plural of Canadien

canalnoun

An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.

Canalesname

A surname from Spanish.

canardnoun

A false or misleading report or story, especially if deliberately so.

Canariesname

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

canarynoun

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

Canavanname

A surname from Irish.

Canaveralname

Ellipsis of Cape Canaveral.

Canberraname

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

cancelverb

To cross out something with lines etc.

cancellationnoun

The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.

cancelledverb

simple past and past participle of cancel

cancernoun

A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation.

cancerousadj

Relating to or affected with cancer.

Cancúnname

A resort city in Quintana Roo, in southeastern Mexico, on the coast of the Yucatán Peninsula.

Candacename

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

candelanoun

In the International System of Units, the base unit of luminous intensity; the luminous intensity, in a given direction, of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 × 10¹² hertz and that has a radiant intensity in that direction of 1/683 watt per steradian. Symbol: cd

candelabranoun

A single candelabrum.

Candelarianame

A ranchería in Tasquillo municipality, Hidalgo, Mexico.

Candiname

A diminutive of the female given name Candace.

Candianame

The Mediterranean island of Crete.

Candicename

A female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Candace.

candidadj

Impartial and free from prejudice.

candidanoun

A yeast of the genus Candida, usually specifically Candida albicans

candidacynoun

The state of being a candidate; candidateship.

candidatenoun

A person who seeks to be elected or appointed to a position or privilege.

candidaturenoun

The condition of becoming a candidate; candidateship.

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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 7. 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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