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- CARTESA penis.
- CARTFULAs much as a cart will hold.
- CARTILAGEA usually translucent and somewhat elastic, dense, nonvascular connective tissue found in various forms in the larynx and respiratory tract, in structures such as the external ear,
- CARTILAGINOUSComprising soft cartilage rather than bone. Related to or resembling cartilage. Having a skeleton of cartilage.
- CARTINGpresent participle and gerund of cart
- CARTONAn inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.
- CARTOONA humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings.
- CARTOONISHExaggerated or caricatured, in the manner of a cartoon.
- CARTOONISHLYIn a cartoonish manner; thus, in a comical or exaggerated way.
- CARTOONLIKEResembling a cartoon.
- CARTOONYHaving the style of a cartoon.
- CARTOPHILEA person with an interest in maps.
- CARTOPHILYthe hobby of collecting trade cards, especially cigarette cards
- CARTWHEELThe wheel of a cart.
- CARVETo cut.
- CARVENMade by carving, especially when intricately or artistically done.
- CARYATIDA sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head.
- CASAhouse
- CASBAHThe fortress in a city in North Africa or the Middle East.
- CASEAn actual event, situation, or fact.
- CASEATIONA necrotic degeneration of tissue to a cheese-like condition.
- CASEINA protein present in both milk and in the seeds of leguminous plants.
- CASEINATEAny of several salts derived from casein via the coagulation of milk protein
- CASELOADThe workload of a person or group that handles cases; the relative volume of cases expected to be worked upon.
- CASEMATEA bombproof chamber, usually of masonry, in which cannon may be placed, to be fired through embrasures; or one capable of being used as a magazine, or for quartering troops.
- CASEOUSResembling cheese.
- CASERNA lodging for soldiers in a garrison town (formerly usually near the rampart); a barracks.
- CASEWORKAny type of work done on an individual case, such as a legal case or a client case in social services.
- CASHMoney in the form of notes or bills and coins, as opposed to checks, credit or electronic transactions.
- CASHBOXA box for holding cash.
- CASHEWAny tree of the genus Anacardium.
- CASHIERTo dismiss (someone, especially military personnel) from service.
- CASHMEREFine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat.
- CASINOA public building or room for gambling.
- CASITAA small, attached but self-contained house or apartment.
- CASKA large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks. (See a diagram of cask sizes.)
- CASKETA little box, e.g. for jewellery.
- CASQUEA helmet.
- CASQUEDHaving a casque
- CASSETTEA small flat case containing magnetic tape on two reels, used to record and play back audio and video material.
- CASSINGLEA small cassette containing a single track of popular music on each side
- CASTTo move, or be moved, away. To throw.
- CASTABLEAble to be cast. In particular: Capable of or suitable for being assigned a role in a play, film, etc. Capable of being performed and brought forth (as a spell or magic). Capable o
- CASTEAny of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies or similar found historically in other cultures.
- CASTEDSet in a cast.
- CASTEISMDiscrimination based on a person's caste.
- CASTERSomeone or something that casts.
- CASTINGpresent participle and gerund of cast
- CASTLEA large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or mansion with some of
- CASTLINGAn abortion, or a premature birth.
- CASTORA hat made from the fur of the beaver.
- CASTOREUMThe bitter exudate of the castor sacs of mature beavers, used as a scent mark, and as a tincture in some perfumes.
- CASTORYAn extract from the glands of a beaver, reputed to have medicinal value.
- CASUALHappening by chance.
- CASUALTYSomething that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.
- CASUISTA person who resolves cases of conscience or moral duty.
- CASUISTICOf or related to casuistry, attempting to solve moral dilemmas by application of general rules.
- CASUISTRYThe process of answering practical questions by means of interpretation of rules, or of cases that illustrate such rules, especially in ethics; case-based reasoning.
- CATABOLISMDestructive (lytic) metabolism or metabolization, usually including the release of energy and breakdown of materials.
- CATABOLIZETo undergo catabolism.
- CATADROMOUSLiving in fresh water as an adult, but breeding in the sea.
- CATALEPSYA severe bodily condition, described in psychiatric pathology, marked by sudden rigidity, fixation of posture, and loss of contact with environmental conditions.
- CATALOAlternative form of cattelo.
- CATALOGISEAlternative spelling of catalogize.
- CATALOGUEA systematic list of books, names, pictures, etc.
- CATALOGUEROne who catalogues.
- CATALOGUISEAlternative form of catalogize.
- CATALYZERThat which catalyzes.
- CATAPHORSemicoma.
- CATAPLEXYAn abrupt loss of muscle tone, sometimes associated with narcolepsy.
- CATBIRDAn American passerine bird of the genera Dumetella and Melanoptila.
- CATBOATA sailing boat with a single sail, usually rigged on a gaff spar, used for fishing in New England and later adapted for racing and cruising. It has a single mast set near to the bo
- CATCHThe act of seizing or capturing.
- CATCHUPAlternative form of ketchup.
- CATCHYInstantly appealing and memorable.
- CATEA delicacy or item of food.
- CATEGORISENon-Oxford British English standard spelling of categorize.
- CATEGORIZETo assign a category; to divide into classes.
- CATEGORYA group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria.
- CATENAA series of related items.
- CATENARYRelating to a chain; like a chain.
- CATENOIDA three-dimensional surface formed by rotation of a catenary
- CATERTo provide, particularly: To provide with food, especially for a special occasion as a professional service.
- CATERERA person employed to obtain and maintain the storage of provisions, especially food.
- CATERINGThe business of providing food and related services; foodservice.
- CATERWAULTo cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh, offensive noise.
- CATERWAULINGgerund of caterwaul: a sound that caterwauls.
- CATESProvisions; food; viands; especially, luxurious food; delicacies; dainties.
- CATFISHAny fish of the order Siluriformes, mainly found in fresh water, lacking scales, and having barbels like whiskers around the mouth.
- CATGUTA cord of great toughness made from the intestines of animals, especially of sheep, used for strings of musical instruments, racquets, sutures etc.
- CATHEADA heavy piece of timber projecting somewhat horizontally from each side of the bow of a ship on which an anchor is raised or lowered, and secured when not used, from its stock end.
- CATHEDRAThe chair or throne of a bishop.
- CATHEDRALRelating to the office of a bishop or an archbishop.
- CATHEPSINAny of a family of proteases primarily active within lysosomes.
- CATHETERA small tube inserted into a body cavity to administer a drug, create an opening, distend a passageway, or remove fluid.
- CATHEXISThe concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea.
- CATHODALAttracted towards a cathode
- CATHODEAn electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows outwards (and thus, electrons flow inwards). It can have eithe
- CATHODICProceeding from a nerve centre; efferent.
- CATHOLEA small pit, dug in the earth by hikers etc. in order to bury feces.