English Words: C

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Capinitanname

A barangay of Sabangan, Mountain Province, Philippines.

capirotadanoun

A type of bread pudding, originating from Mexico

capisceintj

Used by a listener to confirm that they have understood something said to them: I got it, I heard you, I understand.

capishcanoun

A genre of Andean dance music, from Ecuador, especially in the provinces of Chimborazo and Azuay.

Capistranoname

The city of San Juan Capistrano, California, known for its cliff swallows.

capistrateadj

Hooded, cowled.

capistratonenoun

The xanthone 2,5,7-trichloro-3-O-methylnorlichexanthone

capistrumnoun

Synonym of phorbeia.

capitanoun

person

capitainenoun

A captain.

capitalnoun

Money and wealth: the means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.

capital citynoun

A city that is a seat of government.

capital expenditurenoun

Funds that are spent by a company to acquire or upgrade a long-term asset.

capital goodnoun

A durable item that is used in the production of other goods or services.

capital messuagenoun

A house together with its yard, outbuildings, and land.

capital punishmentnoun

The practice of putting a person to death as a punishment for a crime.

capital warnoun

A state of intense economic conflict or geopolitical competition centered on the control, restriction, or redirection of financial capital, investment flows, and market access.

capital-G gamernoun

A person who plays video games (a gamer), especially one who is characterised by misogynistic or generally antisocial behaviour.

capital-intensiveadj

Needing a relatively large expenditure on capital, especially when compared to that spent on labour.

capitaldomnoun

The condition of being a capital city.

Capitale-Nationalename

A region of Quebec, Canada.

capitaledadj

Possessing capital or wealth.

capitalisableadj

Alternative spelling of capitalizable.

capitalisationnoun

The act or process of capitalising.

capitaliseverb

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of capitalize.

capitalismnoun

A socio-economic system based on private ownership of resources or capital.

capitalistadj

Of, or pertaining to, capitalism.

capitalist realismnoun

A short-lived German pop art movement of the 1960s.

capitalist roadernoun

One (especially a Chinese Communist Party official) who bows to pressure from bourgeois forces and attempts to pull the Cultural Revolution in a capitalist direction.

capitalist roadismnoun

The alleged political beliefs of a capitalist roader: one (especially a Chinese Communist Party official) who bows to pressure from bourgeois forces and attempts to pull the Cultural Revolution in a capitalist direction.

capitalist roadistadj

Relating to capitalist roaders or their alleged political beliefs, capitalist roadism.

capitalisticadj

Of or pertaining to capitalism or to capitalists.

capitalisticallyadv

In a capitalistic manner.

capitalitisnoun

The tendency to use capital letters gratuitously.

capitalizableadj

Capable of being converted into capital.

capitalizationnoun

American and Oxford British English standard spelling of capitalisation.

capitalizeverb

In writing or editing, to write (something: either an entire word or text, or just the initial letter(s) thereof) in capital letters, in upper case.

capitalizernoun

One who capitalizes.

capitallyadv

Chiefly; principally.

capitalnessnoun

The state or quality of being capital.

capitannoun

Captain (in Spanish-speaking contexts).

Capitan Chinanoun

A Chinese official, boss, or headman, who had authority over Chinese workers in a foreign nation.

capitanianoun

Synonym of captaincy (“former division of Spanish and Portuguese empires”).

capitanonoun

A head man.

capitateadj

Having a distinct globular tip.

capitatedadj

Of or related to a capitation payment system for health care providers.

capitatelyadv

In a capitate manner.

capitatimadj

per head

capitationnoun

Performing a headcount; the counting of people.

capitenoun

An ancient English tenure, abolished in 1660, by which either person or land was held immediately of the king, or of his crown, by either knight service or socage.

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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 72. 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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