English Words: C

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Cape Penckname

An ice-covered point on the West Ice Shelf, Antarctica.

Cape planenoun

Ochna arborea, an African tree.

Cape Prince of Walesname

The westernmost mainland point of the Americas.

Cape quincenoun

Cryptocarya woodii, a shrub or small forest tree, native to southern and eastern Africa.

Cape rock 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 sorrelnoun

Any of species Oxalis pes-caprae of yellow-flowered sorrels, native to parts of the Middle East, naturalized elsewhere.

Cape St. Georgename

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Cape Townname

The legislative capital of South Africa.

Cape trianglenoun

One of several denominations of triangular postage stamps issued by the Cape of Good Hope during the period 1853-1864.

Cape Tribulationname

A headland and coastal locality in the Shire of Douglas, northern Queensland, Australia.

Cape Verdename

An archipelago and country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Cabo Verde.

Cape Verdeanadj

Of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, the Cape Verdean people or the Cape Verdean language.

Cape Wrathname

A headland in the Durness parish of the county of Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NC2574).

Cape yellowwoodnoun

A South African tree with yellowish wood, Podocarpus latifolius, or the wood from this tree.

capeanoun

An event in which small bulls or heifers are released into the arena and members of the audience can interact with them.

capeadornoun

A person who aids a bullfighter by distracting the bull with his cape.

capecitabinenoun

An antineoplastic drug C₁₅H₂₂FN₃O₆ (trademark Xeloda) that is converted in the body to fluorouracil and is administered orally to treat colorectal cancers and often in conjunction with docetaxel to treat metastatic breast cancer.

capedadj

Wearing a cape or capes.

caped crusadername

The superhero Batman.

Capekname

A surname from Czech.

capekinonoun

Superhero movies, especially those of high cinematic quality.

capelnoun

Alternative spelling of caple (horse)

Capel Bangorname

A small village in Melindwr community, Ceredigion, Wales (OS grid ref SN6580).

Capel Curigname

A small village and community in Conwy borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SH7257).

capelessadj

Without a cape (item of clothing).

capeletnoun

A small cape worn over the shoulders by women.

capelikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a cape (item of clothing).

capelinnoun

A fish of species Mallotus villosus, a type of smelt found in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans.

capelinenoun

A steel skullcap formerly worn by members of the military.

Capellaname

A bright double star in the constellation Auriga; Alpha (α) Aurigae.

Capella Islandname

An island of the United States Virgin Islands.

capellanenoun

Obsolete spelling of chaplain.

capellenoun

The private orchestra or band of a prince or church.

Capelle aan den IJsselname

A town and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

capelletnoun

A swelling, like a wen, on the point of the elbow (or the heel of the hock) of a horse.

capelli d'angelonoun

Synonym of angel hair (“type of pasta”).

Capelli's identityname

An analog of the formula det(AB) = det(A) det(B), for certain matrices with noncommuting entries, related to the representation theory of the Lie algebra glₙ. It can be used to relate an invariant ƒ to the invariant Ωƒ, where Ω is Cayley's Ω process.

capellininoun

Synonym of angel hair (“type of pasta”).

capernoun

A playful leap or jump.

caper spurgenoun

An erect, biennial spurge native to southern Europe, northern Africa, and southwest Asia into central Asia, of species Euphorbia lathyris.

caperberrynoun

Capparis spinosa, a perennial winter-deciduous plant that bears rounded, fleshy leaves and large white to pinkish-white flowers, often eaten as pickled buds (capers).

capercaillienoun

A large, black grouse of the genus Tetrao in the bird family Phasianidae, especially the western capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus.

caperernoun

One who capers, leaps, and skips about, or dances.

caperingnoun

The motion of one who capers.

caperinglyadv

in a capering manner

Capernaitenoun

A believer in transubstantiation.

Capernaiticadj

Of or relating to the Capernaites.

Capernaiticallyadv

In the manner of the Capernaites.

Capernaitishadj

Of or relating to the Capernaites.

Capernaumname

An ancient town in Galilee, Israel, a biblical and archaeological site.

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