English words: C

1959 words under C; 1–100 on this page.

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• ca abbreviation (ca, ca., Ca, CA); also French word (ça)
  ca.
• cab noun (a cab, cabs)
  A cab is a taxi, a car with a driver you pay to take you somewhere.
• cabala nounJewish tradition
  A Jewish tradition of mystical teaching about God, the world, and the hidden meaning of the Torah.
• cabbage noun (a cabbage, cabbages; cabbage — uncountable as food)
  A cabbage is a round vegetable made of tightly packed green, white or purple leaves.
• cabin noun (a cabin, cabins)
  A small wooden house, usually in the country, woods or mountains: a log cabin.
• cabinet noun (a cabinet, cabinets; the Cabinet)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A cabinet is a cupboard with shelves or drawers and usually doors, used to store or show things: a kitchen cabinet, a bathroom cabinet.
• cable noun (cable, cables); verb (cable — old: send a telegram)
  A cable is a thick, strong wire or rope.
• cacao noun (cacao — uncountable; a cacao tree, cacao beans)
  Cacao is a tropical tree whose seeds, called cacao beans or cocoa beans, are used to make chocolate and cocoa.
• cache noun (a cache, caches); verb…
  A cache is a hidden store of things, such as food, weapons or treasure.
• cackle verb (cackle, cackles, cackled, cackling); noun…
  The loud, harsh sound a hen or goose makes.
• cactus noun (a cactus, cacti or cactuses)
  A cactus is a plant that grows in hot, dry places such as deserts, with a thick stem that stores water and usually sharp spines instead of…
• caddy noun (a caddy, caddies); verb…
  A caddy (also caddie) is a person who carries a golfer's clubs and gives them advice during a game.
• cadet noun (a cadet, cadets)
  A cadet is a young person training to be an officer in the army, navy, air force or police.
• caduceus noun (caduceus, plural caducei)
  A staff with two snakes twined around it and wings at the top, carried by the messenger of the gods in old Greek stories.
• caesium noun (caesium — uncountable)
  Caesium is a soft, silvery-gold metal, a chemical element (symbol Cs) that reacts violently with water.
• cafe noun (cafe, cafes; also café, cafés)
  A cafe is a small restaurant where people buy drinks like tea, coffee and juice and simple meals like sandwiches and cakes.
• caff noun (a caff, caffs) — informal, UK
  A small, simple, cheap café, often serving fried breakfasts, tea and sandwiches.
• caffeine noun (caffeine)
  Caffeine is a natural chemical in coffee, tea, cola, energy drinks and chocolate that makes people feel more awake and alert.
• caftan noun (caftan, caftans)
  A long, loose robe with wide sleeves, worn in parts of the Middle East and North Africa.
• cage noun (cage, cages); verb (cage, cages, caged, caging)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A cage is a box or room made of bars or wire that keeps animals or birds inside.
• caiman noun (a caiman, caimans)
  A caiman is a reptile of the alligator family that lives in the rivers, lakes and swamps of Central and South America.
• cairn noun (cairn, cairns)
  A heap of stones piled up, often to mark a grave or a path on a hill.
• cajole verb (cajole, cajoles, cajoled, cajoling)
  To cajole someone is to coax or persuade them to do something, often with soft words or flattery.
• cake noun (cake, cakes); verb (cake, caked — covered thickly)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A cake is a sweet baked food made of flour, eggs, sugar and butter, often for birthdays and parties.
• calabash noun (calabash, calabashes)
  A large gourd with a hard shell, or a bowl or flask made from one.
• calamine noun (calamine, uncountable)
  A pink powder made from zinc oxide with a little iron oxide, used in a lotion to soothe itchy or sore skin.
• calamity noun (a calamity, calamities)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A terrible event that causes great damage, loss or suffering, like an earthquake or a flood.
• calamus noun (calamus, calamuses)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A sweet-smelling water plant with a long root that was once used as medicine.
• calcium noun (calcium)
  Calcium is a mineral that our bodies need for strong bones and teeth.
• calculate verb (calculate, calculates, calculated, calculating); noun…
  To work out an amount or answer using numbers, in your head, on paper or with a calculator.
• calculated adjective (calculated); verb form…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Past form of «calculate»: worked out using numbers: «We calculated the area.».
• calculating adjective (calculating); verb form…
  The -ing form of «calculate»: working something out with numbers: «I'm calculating the total.».
• calculation noun (a calculation, calculations)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A calculation is working out an answer using numbers, such as adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing.
• calculator noun (a calculator, calculators)
  A calculator is a small electronic machine for doing sums and other maths quickly.
• calculus noun (calculus — uncountable; calculi — for stones)
  A branch of advanced maths that studies how things change and how to add up endless tiny pieces, used for speed, curves, areas and motion.
• caldera noun (caldera, calderas)
  A large bowl-shaped hollow formed when the top of a volcano collapses after a huge eruption.
• caldron noun (caldron, caldrons)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A large, heavy pot for cooking over a fire; a spelling variant of cauldron.
• calendar noun (calendar, calendars)
  A calendar is a chart that shows the days, weeks and months of the year.
• calender noun (calender, calenders)
  A wandering holy man who shaved his head and begged for alms, as in the Arabian tales.
• calf noun (a calf, calves)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A calf is a young cow or bull.
• calibrated verb, past form of calibrate…
  Checked and adjusted so that it measures exactly right.
• calico noun (calico — uncountable); adjective (calico — US)
  A plain, cheap cotton cloth, usually cream or white and not dyed.
• caliph noun (caliph, caliphs)
  The ruler of a Muslim empire in old times, who was seen as a successor of the Prophet.
• call verb (call, calls, called, calling); noun (a call, calls)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To call is to phone someone.
• caller noun (caller, callers)
  A caller is a person who makes a telephone call.
• callous adjective (callous; more callous, most callous)
  Cruel and not caring at all about other people's feelings or pain.
• callus noun (a callus, calluses); verb (callus, callused — rare)
  A callus is a patch of hard, thick skin on your hands or feet, made by rubbing or pressing again and again.
• calm adjective (calm, calmer, calmest); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Not worried, angry or excited; peaceful: "Stay calm.".
• calmly adverb (calmly, more calmly, most calmly)
  Calmly means in a quiet, peaceful way, without getting angry, upset, excited or frightened.
• calmness noun (calmness, uncountable)
  Calmness is the state of being quiet, peaceful and not worried, angry or excited.
• caloric nounJewish tradition
  An old word for heat thought of as a kind of invisible fluid.
• calorie noun (a calorie, calories)
  A calorie is a unit used to measure how much energy food gives your body.
• calque nounJewish tradition
  A word or phrase made by translating each part of a word from another language.
• calve verb (calve, calves, calved, calving)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To give birth to a calf.
• calving noun (calving — uncountable); verb form…
  The birth of a calf, especially on a farm.
• calyx noun (calyx, calyces or calyxes)
  The ring of green leaves (sepals) that wraps around the bud of a flower.
• cambrian adjective (Cambrian); noun (the Cambrian)
  The Cambrian was a period of Earth's history about 540 to 485 million years ago, when many kinds of animals with hard shells first…
• camel noun (camel, camels)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A camel is a large animal with a long neck and one or two humps on its back, which lives in deserts.
• camellia noun (a camellia, camellias)
  A bush with shiny dark green leaves and large flowers like roses, usually pink, red or white, that bloom in late winter or spring.
• camera noun (a camera, cameras)
  A camera is a device for taking photographs or making videos.
• cameraman noun (a cameraman, cameramen)
  A person whose job is to operate a camera for films or television.
• camest verb, old form used with thou (past)
  «camest» means «you came», a form of «come»: To come is to move towards here, to the person speaking: Come here!
• camion noun (a camion, camions)
  A low, strong truck or cart used to carry heavy things, especially in the army.
• camo noun (camo, uncountable, informal); adjective (camo)
  Short for camouflage: clothes or patterns in greens and browns that help you blend into the background.
• camomile noun (camomile — uncountable; also spelled chamomile)
  A small plant with flowers like tiny daisies, white petals around a yellow middle, which has a sweet apple-like smell.
• camouflage noun (camouflage — uncountable); verb…
  Camouflage is colours, patterns or shapes that help an animal or thing blend into its surroundings so it is hard to see.
• camp noun (camp, camps); verb (camp, camps, camped, camping)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A camp is a place where people stay in tents or cabins, often outdoors.
• campaign noun (a campaign, campaigns); verb…
  A campaign is a planned series of actions to get something done, such as winning an election or changing a rule.
• campaigner noun (a campaigner, campaigners)
  A person who works hard to change something in society or politics, for example to protect the environment or to change a law.
• camper noun (camper, campers)
  A camper is a person who stays at a camp, often in a tent, or goes camping.
• campfire noun (a campfire, campfires)
  An outdoor fire made at a camp, used for warmth, light and cooking.
• camphor noun (camphor, uncountable)
  A white, waxy substance with a strong, sharp smell, taken from the wood of the camphor tree or made in factories; it is used in some…
• camping noun (camping); verb (camp: camping)
  Camping is staying outdoors in a tent or a camper van for fun.
• campsite noun (a campsite, campsites; US also campground)
  A place where people camp in tents, caravans or campervans, often with toilets, showers and water taps.
• campus noun (campus, campuses)
  The grounds of a university or college, with its buildings and fields.
• can modal verb (can, cannot, can't, could); noun (can, cans)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Can means is able to: I can swim.
• canaanite nounJewish tradition
  A person of the land of Canaan, the people who lived there before the Israelites.
• canadian adjective (Canadian); noun (a Canadian, Canadians)
  Canadian means from or about Canada, the big country north of the USA.
• canal noun (a canal, canals)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A long, narrow waterway dug by people so boats can travel or water can flow, for example across a country.
• canard noun (a canard, canards)
  A canard is a false story or rumour that many people repeat and believe, especially one spread on purpose.
• canary noun (a canary, canaries); adjective canary yellow
  A small yellow songbird often kept as a pet.
• cancel verb (cancel, cancels, cancelled, cancelling); noun…
  To decide that a planned event will not happen.
• cancellation noun (a cancellation, cancellations)
  The act of calling off something that was planned, such as a match, flight or appointment.
• cancelled verb form…
  Cancelled means stopped or called off, so that a planned thing will not happen: the match was cancelled.
• cancer noun (cancer, cancers); proper noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Cancer is a serious illness in which some cells in the body grow out of control and can spread.
• candelabra noun (candelabra, candelabras)
  A branched holder with several arms for candles or lamps, often made of brass or silver.
• candid adjective (candid)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Honest and open, saying what you really think even if it is hard to hear: a candid answer.
• candidacy noun (a candidacy, candidacies)
  Being a candidate in an election, or trying to be chosen for a job or position.
• candidate noun (a candidate, candidates)
  A candidate is a person who is trying to be chosen for something, such as a job, a prize or a place in government.
• candidly adverb
  In an honest, open way, saying what you really think.
• candied adjective (candied); verb, past form of candy…
  Cooked in sugar syrup to preserve it and make it sweet: candied peel, candied fruit.
• candle noun (a candle, candles)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A candle is a stick of wax with a string (a wick) in the middle that you light to give a small flame and light.
• candlelight noun (candlelight, uncountable)
  The soft light from a candle or candles.
• candlestick noun (a candlestick, candlesticks)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A holder for a candle, with a hole or spike on top.
• candour noun (candour, uncountable)
  The quality of being honest, open and saying what you really think, even if it is not nice to hear.
• candy noun (candy, candies)
  Candy is a sweet food made with sugar, like a lollipop or a toffee.
• candyfloss noun…
  Candyfloss is a fluffy pink or white sweet made of spun sugar, wound onto a stick, sold at fairs and the seaside.
• cane noun (a cane, canes); verb (cane, canes, caned, caning)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A cane is a stick that people use to help them walk; a white cane helps blind people.
• canine adjective (canine); noun (a canine, canines)
  Canine means to do with dogs or the dog family: canine behaviour, a canine friend.
• canker nounJewish tradition
  A grub or caterpillar-like insect that eats plants.

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