The wood of Cinnamomum camphora, an evergreen tree whose leaves have a smell of camphor when crushed.
camptown
camptown
noun
A South Korean town whose livelihood relies on a United States Forces Korea military base. Camptowns are associated especially with prostitution.
campwood
camwood
camwood
noun
An African hardwood tree, Baphia nitida, that is a form of sandalwood.
cancerwort
cancerwort
noun
(obsolete) A species of the speedwell plant (Veronica sp.).
Kickxia elatine (harpleaf cancerwort)
Kickxia spuria (roundleaf cancerwort)
Linaria vulgaris, the common toadflax.
candlepower
candlepower
noun
(dated) A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
candlepowers
candlepowers
noun
plural of candlepower
candlewood
candlewood
noun
Dacryodes excelsa, a tree native to Puerto Rico.
Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus, a medium-sized evergreen tree indigenous to South Africa.
candlewoods
candlewoods
noun
plural of candlewood
canework
canework
noun
Objects made from canes (slender, flexible plant stems).
cankerflower
cankerworm
cankerworm
noun
(figurative) A corrupting or destructive force.
Either of two caterpillars, the larvae of geometrid moths, that are destructive to fruit, buds and leaves.
cankerworms
cankerworms
noun
plural of cankerworm
cankerwort
cankerwort
noun
The plant Taraxacum officinale.
canoewood
canoewood
noun
The wood of the tree Liriodendron tulipifera.
caperwort
caperwort
noun
Any plant of the family Capparaceae
capetown
capework
capework
noun
The use of a cape, in bullfighting, to distract the bull
capeworks
carassow
carassow
noun
Archaic form of curassow.
carassows
carassows
noun
plural of carassow
careworn
careworn
adj
Worn down by cares: showing the signs of long-term stress, tired and haggard due to prolonged worry.
careywood
carlow
carlow
Proper noun
A county in the Republic of Ireland
A town in the county of Carlow, Ireland.
carpenterworm
carpenterworm
noun
The larva of the moth Prionoxystus robinae
carpetwork
carpetwork
noun
carpeting generally
carpetwoven
carrolltown
carrotweed
carrotweed
noun
The ragweed Ambrosia elatior
carrotwood
carrotwood
noun
An Australian soapberry tree, Cupaniopsis anacardioides
carrow
carrow
noun
(archaic) A strolling gamester in Ireland.
carryforward
carryforward
noun
(accounting, taxation) An income tax loss or credit not usable in the current year that can be applied to offset income or taxes paid, respectively, in subsequent tax years.
casewood
casework
casework
noun
The work required to deal with cases in any profession where a "case" has a specific definition (e.g. legal, social work, planning, etc.).
caseworker
caseworker
noun
a social worker
caseworkers
caseworkers
noun
plural of caseworker
caseworks
caseworm
caseworm
noun
A worm or grub that makes a case for itself.
caseworms
caseworms
noun
plural of caseworm
cashtown
cassowaries
cassowaries
noun
plural of cassowary
cassowary
cassowary
noun
A large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius that is native to Australia and New Guinea, has a characteristic bony crest on its head, and can be very dangerous.
casstown
castlewood
castlewood
Proper noun
Any of a number of towns in USA or Canada
catalowne
catawampous
catawampously
catawamptious
catawamptious
adj
Alternative form of catawampus
catawamptiously
catawamptiously
adv
Alternative form of catawampusly
catchword
catchword
noun
(printing, historical) A word under the right-hand side of the last line on a book page that repeats the first word on the following page.
(theater) The last word of a speech, serving as a cue for the next speaker.
A word or expression repeated until it becomes representative of a party, school, business, or point of view.
catchwords
catchwords
noun
plural of catchword
catchwork
catchwork
noun
A simple irrigation system, used on sloping land, in which water from a stream or spring is fed in at the top and allowed to trickle down over a number of artificial terraces.
catercornerways
catherwood
catwood
catwort
catwort
noun
Synonym of catnip (plant)
cauliflower
cauliflower
noun
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.
The swelling of a cauliflower ear.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) swell up like a cauliflower ear.
cauliflowers
cauliflowers
noun
plural of cauliflower
cavetown
cawnpore
cawood
cedartown
cedarwood
cedarwood
noun
The wood of the cedar tree.
cellarwoman
cellarwoman
noun
A female cellarman.
cementwork
chainwork
chainwork
noun
Work looped or linked after the manner of a chain.
chairwoman
chairwoman
noun
(obsolete) A charwoman
A female chairperson
chairwomen
chairwomen
noun
plural of chairwoman
chalkworker
chamberfellow
chamberwoman
chamberwoman
noun
Synonym of chambermaid
changchiakow
changchow
changchowfu
chaochow
chaochowfu
chappow
chapwoman
chapwoman
noun
(chiefly Britain, archaic) A woman who buys and sells; a female trader.
chariotway
chariotway
noun
A road for chariots.
charlestown
charlesworth
charlottetown
charlottetown
Proper noun
Provincial capital of Prince Edward Island (Canada).
charwoman
charwoman
noun
(chiefly Britain) A woman employed to do housework, traditionally coming and going on a daily basis and paid weekly wages.
charwomen
charwomen
noun
plural of charwoman
chatsworth
chatsworth
Proper noun
a civil parish in and around district, Derbyshire, England.
a town near Queensland, Australia.
a township and village in Ontario, Canada.
a township in South Africa.
a settlement in province, South Africa.
a small settlement in provice, Zimbabwe.
a neighbourhood in the San Fernando Valley, California, USA.
a city in Georgia, USA
an incorporated town in Illinois, USA.
a small city in Iowa, USA.
an unincorporated community in New Jersey, USA.
chatwood
chatwood
noun
Little sticks; twigs for burning; firewood.
chawbacon
chawbacon
noun
(archaic) An uncultured rustic person.
chawbone
chawdron
chawdron
noun
(now historical) A sauce made from chopped entrails.
(obsolete) Entrails, intestines (of animals as food)
chaworth
checkerwork
checkerwork
noun
(figuratively) Any aggregate of varied vicissitudes.
Work consisting of or showing checkers, varied alternately by colour or material.
checkrow
checkrow
verb
(agriculture) To plant seeds at the intersections of a criss-cross pattern previously marked out on the ground.
checkrowed
checkrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkrow
checkrower
checkrower
noun
(agriculture) A device for checkrowing.
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
checkrows
checkrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checkrow
checkwork
checkwork
noun
Anything made so as to form alternate squares like those of a checkerboard.