English Words: C

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carcinomicadj

Relating to carcinoma.

carcinomorphicadj

Having the form of a crab

carcinophobianoun

Inordinate dread of contracting cancer.

carcinophobicadj

Having or relating to carcinophobia.

carcinoprotectiveadj

That protects against cancer

carcinosarcomanoun

Any malignant neoplasm that has characteristics of both a carcinoma and a sarcoma

carcinosesnoun

plural of carcinosis

carcinosisnoun

carcinomatosis

carcinosomatoidnoun

Synonym of carcinosomatid.

carcinosomatoidsnoun

plural of carcinosomatoid

carcinostaticadj

That stops, or slows, the growth of a cancer

carcinovirusnoun

Any virus whose presence leads to cancer

carcoatnoun

A short coat to be worn in a car.

Carcoforoname

A village in Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy.

carcoonverb

To treat a car as an extension of one's home and work environment, attempting to maximize comfort and productivity by using it to do things commonly done off the road, such as eating, making phone calls, and consuming entertainment.

cardnoun

A playing card.

card assemblynoun

A social event, sometimes organized regularly, at which guests play card games.

card cataloguenoun

A collection of cards, arranged alphabetically or numerically, listing and describing materials, such as (especially) books and periodicals in a library's collections or the stock and equipment of some businesses.

card clashnoun

The situation where two or more contactless payment cards are simultaneously detected by a card reader, possibly resulting in the incorrect card, or more than one card, being charged.

card housenoun

Alternative form of cardhouse.

card indexnoun

Any index formed with index cards, as was common in many businesses before the microcomputer revolution.

card mechanicnoun

A cardsharp.

card of introductionnoun

A small printed card which introduces the bearer, identified by another person who recommends that bearer.

card of tennoun

A bold front, an instance of standing one's ground.

card sharpnoun

Alternative form of cardsharp.

card stuntnoun

A planned, coordinated sequence of actions performed by an audience, whose members raise cards that, in the aggregate, create a recognizable image

card tablenoun

A small table that can be folded away.

card-carryingadj

Enrolled as a member of an organization, and having a card to prove it; loyal to that organization or the cause it supports.

card-readernoun

Alternative form of card reader.

card-roomnoun

A room set aside for playing card games in.

cardaminenoun

Any plant of the genus Cardamine; a bittercress.

cardamomnoun

An herb, native to India (Elettaria cardamomum).

Cardamom Khmername

Synonym of Western Khmer.

Cardamom Mountainsname

A mountain range in southwest Cambodia and eastern Thailand.

Cardamonename

A surname from Italian.

Cardan grillenoun

A sheet of card or thin metal, etc., used in composing secret messages. The words of the message are written through a number of holes cut arbitrarily in the sheet, and the remaining paper is then filled with irrelevant words to disguise it.

cardan shaftnoun

A driveshaft with a universal joint at one or both ends.

Cardarelliname

A surname from Italian.

cardbearernoun

One who holds a membership card.

cardboardnoun

A wood-based material resembling heavy paper, used in the manufacture of boxes, cartons and signs.

cardboard boxnoun

An industrially prefabricated box made from cardboard, primarily used for packaging goods or materials and often recycled.

cardboard cutoutnoun

Alternative form of cardboard cut-out.

cardboard-boxyadj

Resembling or characteristic of a cardboard box.

cardboardedadj

Covered or strengthened with cardboard.

cardboardingnoun

The flat appearance of objects in a scene in the absence of proper depth perception.

cardboardyadj

Resembling cardboard.

cardboxnoun

A collection of virtual flashcards sorted into groups based on the Leitner system of spaced repetition.

cardcasenoun

A case for visiting cards

cardecunoun

A silver French coin worth a quarter of an écu.

cardecuenoun

An old French coin worth one quarter of an écu.

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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 89. 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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