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- CANARYA small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to the Canary Islands.
- CANCANA high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France. "Galop Infernal", a movement from Jacques Offenbach's opera Orpheus in the Underworld, commonly associated with and called t
- CANCERA disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (often rapid) proliferation.
- CANCEREDAfflicted with cancer.
- CANCRINEOf or pertaining to crabs.
- CANDELAIn the International System of Units, the base unit of luminous intensity; the luminous intensity, in a given direction, of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency
- CANDELABRUMA candle holder with branches to hold more than one candle.
- CANDENTGlowing as a result of its high temperature; incandescent, glowing with heat.
- CANDESCENTGlowing with heat; white-hot, incandescent.
- CANDIDImpartial and free from prejudice.
- CANDIDAA yeast of the genus Candida, usually specifically Candida albicans
- CANDIDACYThe state of being a candidate; candidateship.
- CANDIDNESSThe quality of being candid.
- CANDIRUA small parasitic catfish, Vandellia cirrhosa, native to the Amazon river, rumored to swim up male urethras.
- CANDLEA light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.
- CANDLEFISHAn oily edible fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, from the northern Pacific, that was once dried and used as a candle or torch by the Chinook Indians.
- CANDLELIGHTERA person who lights candles.
- CANDLELITLit by a candle or candles.
- CANDLEPOWERA unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
- CANDLERA person who makes candles; a chandler.
- CANDORThe state of being sincere and open in speech; honesty in expression.
- CANDYCrystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup.
- CANDYGRAMA box of confectionery, delivered with a greeting or other prepared message, often used for Valentine's Day dances.
- CANEA plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem thereof: The slender, flexible main stem of a plant such as bamboo, including many species in the grass family Gra
- CANEBRAKEA dense thicket of sugarcane, bamboo or similar plants.
- CANEPHORAA caryatid supporting a basket on her head.
- CANEROne who canes.
- CANESCENTTurning white or gray.
- CANFULAs much as a can will hold.
- CANGUEA heavy wooden collar or yoke borne on the shoulders and enclosing the neck and arms, formerly used in East Asia to punish thieves and other criminals.
- CANIDAny member of the family Canidae, including canines (dogs, wolves, coyotes and jackals) and vulpines (foxes).
- CANIEROf or relating to cane (the plant) or canes.
- CANIESTOf or relating to cane (the plant) or canes.
- CANINEOf, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.
- CANINITYThe state of being canine.
- CANISTELA tropical tree, Lucuma campechiana, from Central America and the Caribbean, that bears a sweet oval fruit.
- CANISTERA cylindrical or rectangular container usually of lightweight metal, plastic, or laminated pasteboard used for holding a dry product (as tea, crackers, flour, matches).
- CANITIESThe condition of having gray hair.
- CANKERA plant disease marked by gradual decay.
- CANKEREDInfected with a canker or having a cankerous part.
- CANKEROUSInfected with canker; ulcerous.
- CANKERYFull of canker (plant disease); diseased and decaying.
- CANKLEAn obese or otherwise swollen ankle that blends into the calf without clear demarcation.
- CANNAAny member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers.
- CANNABICPertaining to hemp or cannabis.
- CANNERYA factory that produces canned goods.
- CANNYCareful, prudent, cautious.
- CANOEA 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
- CANOEISTA person who travels by canoe.
- CANOEROne who travels by canoe.
- CANOLAAny of a number of cultivars of rapeseed (Brassica napus) and closely related field mustard (Brassica rapa), which have a lower erucic acid and glucosinolate content than tradition
- CANONA generally accepted principle; a rule.
- CANONICcanonical
- CANOODLETo caress, fondle, or pet (someone); also, to have sexual intercourse with (someone); to make love with.
- CANOODLEROne who canoodles.
- CANOPHILESynonym of cynophile.
- CANOPHILIASynonym of cynophilia (“the love of dogs”).
- CANOPHILIASSynonym of cynophilia (“the love of dogs”).
- CANOPHILISTSynonym of cynophile (“a person who is fond of dogs”).
- CANOPHOBIASynonym of cynophobia.
- CANOPHOBIASSynonym of cynophobia.
- CANOPIEDcovered overhead with (or as if with) a canopy.
- CANOPYA high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed.
- CANOROUSmelodious
- CANOROUSLYIn a canorous manner.
- CANSOA love song sung by a troubadour
- CANTAn argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
- CANTABILEA tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a lyrical manner
- CANTALOUPECucumis melo Cantalupensis Group, a cultivar group melon with sweet aromatic orange flesh, including two main types: Cantalupensis Group sensu stricto, with non- or slightly netted
- CANTEENA water bottle, flask, or other vessel, typically used by a soldier or camper as a bottle for carrying water or liquor for drink.
- CANTERA gait of a horse between a trot and a gallop, consisting of three beats and a "suspension" phase, where there are no feet on the ground. Also describing this gait on other four-le
- CANTHALAny of the scales along the upper surface of the canthus rostralis in snakes, located behind the level of the prenasal/postnasal suture and before the supraocular.
- CANTHARISsingular of cantharides
- CANTHARUSA large drinking cup with two handles.
- CANTHUSEither corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet.
- CANTICOA sacred ceremony of the Algonquin tribe that involved dancing in a circle, at which colonists were not welcome.
- CANTICOYA social gathering, usually for dancing.
- CANTILEVERA beam anchored at one end and projecting into space, such as a long bracket projecting from a wall to support a balcony.
- CANTILYIn a canty manner.
- CANTINAA drinking establishment, often specifically of the type found in Latin America.
- CANTLEA splinter, slice, or sliver broken off something.
- CANTOOne of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book.
- CANTONA division of a political unit. One of the states comprising the Swiss Confederation. An administrative division within a department in France, often being a subdivision of an arro
- CANTORA singer, especially someone who takes a special role of singing or song leading at a ceremony.
- CANTORIALOf, pertaining to, or in the fashion of a cantor
- CANTORISOf the side of the chancel, apse, altar or choir on which the cantor's (later precentor's) stall is placed (the left hand side to a person facing the altar);
- CANTREDAlternative form of cantref.
- CANTREFA mediaeval land division in Wales.
- CANTRIPA spell or incantation; a trifling magic trick.
- CANTUSSynonym of superius.
- CANTYlively; cheerful; merry; brisk
- CANVASA type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp (traditionally) or from cotton and polyesters, useful for making sails, tents, and overcoats or as a surface for paintings.
- CANVASLIKEResembling canvas (the fabric).
- CANYOf or relating to cane (the plant) or canes.
- CANYONA valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.
- CAPAA Spanish cloak.
- CAPABILITYThe power or ability to generate an outcome.
- CAPABLEAble and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to something.
- CAPABLYIn a capable manner.
- CAPACITYThe ability to hold, receive, or absorb.