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- CALMESTsuperlative form of calm: most calm
- CALMIESTtranquil; calm
- CALMINGSPeaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
- CALMYtranquil; calm
- CALORIEA non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to 4.184 kilojoules, that can raise the temperature of a kilogram of water by one degree Celsius. This is the unit normally used in food labelin
- CALOTYPEA talbotype.
- CALOYERA reclusive monk of the Greek Orthodox Church.
- CALQUEA word or phrase in a language formed by word-for-word or morpheme-by-morpheme translation of a word in another language.
- CALTROPA metal object, usually small, with spikes arranged so that, when thrown onto the ground, one always faces up as a threat to pedestrians, horses, and vehicles (also used as a heral
- CALUMETA clay tobacco pipe used by Native Americans, especially as a symbol of truce or peace.
- CALUMNIATETo make hurtful untrue comments about.
- CALUMNIATORA person who calumniates (slanders, or makes personal attacks upon, others).
- CALUMNIOUSPossessing the traits of calumny.
- CALUMNYA false accusation or charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing.
- CALUTRONA form of mass spectrometer used to separate the isotopes of uranium.
- CALVADOSAn apple brandy made in Normandy, France.
- CALVARIUMThe upper, domelike portion of the skull (without the lower jaw).
- CALVARYA life-size representation of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on a piece of raised ground.
- CALVETo give birth to a calf.
- CALVERA cow that produces young.
- CALVITIESBaldness, the condition of being bald.
- CALXThe substance which remains after a metal or mineral has been thoroughly burnt, once seen as being the essential substance left after the expulsion of phlogiston, but now recognise
- CALYPSOA style of Afro-Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago during the early to the mid-19th century and spread to the rest of the Caribbean Antilles and Venezuela by th
- CALYPTEREither of two rounded lobes at the posterior base of the wing in many true flies.
- CALYPTRAIn bryophytes, a thin hood of tissue that forms from the archegonium and covers the developing sporophyte and is shed as it ripens.
- CALYPTROGENrootcap
- CALYXThe outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.
- CALZONEA baked Italian turnover made of pizza dough and stuffed with tomato, cheese and other toppings.
- CAMAA hybrid animal produced by breeding a camel and a llama.
- CAMAIEUA style of painting in a small range of monochrome colours.
- CAMAILA piece of chainmail worn to protect the neck and shoulders, replacing the whole-head coif.
- CAMAILEDFitted with a camail.
- CAMANSynonym of shinty (“stick used to hit the ball in the game of shinty”).
- CAMASAny of the North American flowering plants of the genus Camassia.
- CAMBERA slight convexity, arching or curvature of a surface of a road, beam, roof, ship's deck etc., so that liquids will flow off the sides.
- CAMBEREDHaving camber.
- CAMBISTA banker; a money changer or broker; one who deals in bills of exchange, or who is skilled in the science of exchange.
- CAMBISTRYThe science of exchange, weight, measures, etc. in regard to trade and commerce, especially concerning foreign currency exchange.
- CAMEsimple past of come
- CAMELA mammalian beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.
- CAMELEERSynonym of camel rider.
- CAMELEOPARDAlternative spelling of camelopard.
- CAMELINEOf or pertaining to camels.
- CAMELISHResembling or characteristic of a camel.
- CAMELOIDLike a camel, or as found in a camel.
- CAMELOPARDSynonym of giraffe.
- CAMELRYA military arm of service that fights while riding camels.
- CAMEOA piece of jewelry, etc., carved in relief.
- CAMERAA device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs.
- CAMERALRelating to a chamber, especially to a judicial or legislative one
- CAMERATIONA vaulting or arching over.
- CAMERATIONSA vaulting or arching over.
- CAMERLENGOThe cardinal who administers the Roman Catholic Church in the interregnum between Popes.
- CAMIA camisole.
- CAMIONA truck or wagon, especially one used to transport ordnance.
- CAMISADEAlternative form of camisado.
- CAMISADOA nocturnal ambush or surprising act of aggression.
- CAMISIAAn ancient kind of shirt or nightgown.
- CAMISOLEA short, sleeveless undergarment worn by women underneath a blouse, or as a form of short négligée.
- CAMLETA fine fabric made from wool (originally camel, but later goat) and silk.
- CAMOA pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.
- CAMOGIEA women's stick-and-ball sport from Ireland, almost identical to hurling.
- CAMOODIA boa constrictor or other constricting snake.
- CAMOTEsweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
- CAMOUFLAGEA disguise or covering up.
- CAMOUFLETThe resulting cavity in a deep underground burst when there is no rupture of the surface.
- CAMPAn outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other simple structures.
- CAMPAIGNA series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.
- CAMPAIGNERA person who has served in a military campaign.
- CAMPANILEA bell tower (especially one that is freestanding), often associated with a church or other public building, especially in Italy.
- CAMPANOLOGISTA person who studies campanology.
- CAMPANOLOGYThe study of bells and their casting, tuning, and ringing.
- CAMPEADORA warrior, in Spanish contexts.
- CAMPERA person who camps, especially in a tent etc.
- CAMPESINOAn agricultural worker in Latin America.
- CAMPESTRALRelating to open fields or uncultivated land.
- CAMPFIREA fire at a campground or on a camping trip, often used for cooking, to provide light and heat, to drive away bugs, and as a focal point for sitting around in the evening and talki
- CAMPGROUNDAn area where tents are pitched.
- CAMPHENEBicyclic monoterpene, a minor constituent of many essential oils.
- CAMPHINERectified oil of turpentine, once used for burning in oil lamps and as a solvent in varnishes.
- CAMPHIRECamphor.
- CAMPHOLborneol
- CAMPHORA white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone, 1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one, with a strong pungent odour, used in pharmacy, also known as laurel camphor or co
- CAMPHORATEAny salt of camphoric acid.
- CAMPILYIn a campy manner.
- CAMPIONSome flowering plants of the genus Lychnis.
- CAMPLYIn a camp manner.
- CAMPOA police officer assigned to a university campus.
- CAMPOREEA gathering of Scouts at which accommodation is in tents.
- CAMPOUTA gathering or event at which people sleep outdoors or camp.
- CAMPSITEA place where one or more tents may be pitched for an overnight stay in an outdoor area.
- CAMPUSThe grounds or property of a school, college, university, business, church, or hospital, often understood to include buildings and other structures.
- CAMPYCharacterized by camp or kitsch, especially when deliberate or intentional.
- CAMSHAFTA shaft fitted with cams; especially one in a piston engine that activates the valves.
- CAMWOODAn African hardwood tree, Baphia nitida, that is a form of sandalwood.
- CANAIGRERumex hymenosepalus, a species of dock native to southwestern North America with edible red stems and taproots containing tannin.
- CANAIGRESRumex hymenosepalus, a species of dock native to southwestern North America with edible red stems and taproots containing tannin.
- CANALAn artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.
- CANALISETo convert (a river or other waterway) into a canal.
- CANARDA false or misleading report or story, especially if deliberately so.