English Words: C

A novel by Voltaire (in which the protagonist shares his moniker with the title.)

A fungal infection due to any species of yeasts in the genus Candida or those that were formerly classified in the genus Candida but are now classified in the genus Candidozyma.

in a candid manner; frankly.

simple past and past participle of candy

A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.

The light emitted by a candle.

Lit by a candle or candles.

A person who makes candles; a chandler.

plural of candle

A holder with a socket or spike for a candle.

The state of being sincere and open in speech; honesty in expression.

Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup.

A male confectioner.

A plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem thereof:

simple past and past participle of cane

plural of cane

A surname.

Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.

present participle and gerund of cane

A cylindrical or rectangular container usually of lightweight metal, plastic, or laminated pasteboard used for holding a dry product (as tea, crackers, flour, matches).

A plant disease marked by gradual decay.

A town in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada.

Obsolete spelling of can (“container”).

Any member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers.

A nonintoxicating cannabinoid found in the hemp plant Cannabis sativa.

Substance that is structurally related to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a psychoactive compound present in cannabis, or that bind to cannabinoid receptors.

A tall annual dioecious plant (Cannabis, especially Cannabis sativa), native to central Asia and having alternate, palmately divided leaves and tough bast fibers.

A village in the Apulia region of south east Italy, known as the site of a battle in 216 B.C. in which the Carthaginians under Hannibal defeated the Romans

Preserved in cans.

Someone or something which cans.

A factory that produces canned goods.

A city in Alpes-Maritimes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, southeastern France.

An organism which eats others of its own or similar species or kind, especially a human or other human-like creature such as a zombie who consumes human flesh.

The act of eating another of one's own species.

Tending toward cannibalism.

Alternative form of cannibalise.

Patched together from pieces taken from elsewhere.

present participle and gerund of can (“to be able to”)

A town in and the administrative centre of Cannock Chase district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9810).

A tube of fried pastry, typical of Sicily, filled with ricotta or similar cream cheese, and flavorings, eaten as a dessert.

A complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or base cap, which is a component of a gun, howitzer or mortar, which may include muzzle appendages.

A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon.

Can not; be unable to (whether due to physical inability, logical impossibility, etc).

A tube inserted into the body to drain or inject fluid.

Careful, prudent, cautious.

A small long and narrow boat, propelled by one or more people (depending on the size of canoe), using single-bladed paddles. The paddlers face in the direction of travel, in either a seated position, or kneeling on the bottom of the boat. Canoes are open on top, and pointed at both ends.

A water sport involving travelling or racing in canoes or kayaks.

plural of canoe

Rapeseed oil; canola oil.

A generally accepted principle; a rule.