English Words: C
43,570 words · Page 74 of 872
A medical instrument that measures carbon dioxide levels in the exhaled air of patients on ventilators or under anesthesia
A microorganism that requires or grows best in presence of high concentrations of carbon dioxide.
The inflation of the peritoneal cavity with carbon dioxide, typically as a prelude to laparoscopy
A movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar and used to raise the pitch of all strings.
Boss of all the bosses, especially in the mafia, Cosa Nostra etc. Often used by law enforcement, the media and the public in general to describe a Mafia boss who exerts significant influence on how the Mafia should run.
A martial art developed in Brazil, involving complex acrobatic maneuvers and flowing movements.
a member of the racial classification of humanity composed of the Khoi and San people of Southern Africa.
The study or science of salary caps, the rules regulating the total amount of player compensation.
A Sicilian dish of baked aubergines with capers, olives, pine nuts etc, normally served cold.
A work made across or in a ditch, to protect it from the enemy (as fire from it could cover the ditch), or to serve as a covered passageway (e.g. to outworks).
A high-ranking member of a crime family in the Mafia who heads a "crew" of soldiers and has significant social status and influence in the organization.
A tall-crowned, narrow-brimmed, slightly conical sugarloaf hat, worn from the 1590s to the 1700s in Europe and England; eventually depicted with a buckle beginning in the 19th century.
A device, placed across the strings of a fretted instrument such as a guitar, to shorten the strings and thus allow upward transposition without altered fingering
A voluminous mantle worn by clergymen: in the Roman Catholic church, bishops wear violet, cardinals wear red.
a misappropriation of government property; embezzlement or fraud carried out in the management of a ship.
Belonging to the family Capparidaceae (preferred: Capparaceae) of capers and close relatives.
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 74. 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.
On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.
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