A tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to northeastern Brazil, now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts and cashew apples.
cashews
cashews
noun
plural of cashew
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
castaway
castaway
adj
Cast adrift or ashore; marooned.
Cast out; rejected or excluded from a group.
Shipwrecked.
noun
(nautical) A shipwrecked sailor.
A discarded person or thing.
An outcast; someone cast out of a group or society.
castaways
castaways
noun
plural of castaway
castleward
castleward
noun
Alternative form of castle-guard
castlewards
castlewards
noun
plural of castleward
castlewise
castlewise
adv
Like a castle; in a fortified manner.
castlewood
castlewood
Proper noun
Any of a number of towns in USA or Canada
caswell
caswell
Proper noun
A village on the Gower Peninsula in Wales.
caswellite
caswellite
noun
(mineralogy) A resinous form of biotite
cataractwise
catawampous
catawampously
catawamptious
catawamptious
adj
Alternative form of catawampus
catawamptiously
catawamptiously
adv
Alternative form of catawampusly
catawampus
catawampus
adj
(US) Fierce, destructive.
(US) Out of alignment, in disarray or disorder: crooked, askew.
adv
(US) Diagonally.
(US) Utterly.
noun
(US) A fierce imaginary animal, a bogeyman.
catawbas
catawbas
noun
plural of catawba
catawissa
catchwords
catchwords
noun
plural of catchword
catercornerways
caterwauls
caterwauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caterwaul
cathedralwise
catspaw
catspaw
noun
Alternative spelling of cat's-paw
catspaws
catspaws
noun
plural of catspaw
catwalks
catwalks
noun
plural of catwalk
catwise
catwise
adv
In the manner of a cat.
cauliflowers
cauliflowers
noun
plural of cauliflower
causeway
causeway
noun
A road that is raised so as to be above water, marshland, and similar low-lying obstacles. Originally causeways were much like dykes, generally pierced to let water through, whereas many modern causeways are more like bridges or viaducts.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To pave, to cobble.
causewayed
causewayed
adj
Having a causeway
causewaying
causewaying
verb
present participle of causeway
causewayman
causewayman
noun
A man employed to build a causeway.
causeways
causeways
noun
plural of causeway
caws
caws
noun
plural of caw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caw
ccws
ceilingwards
ceilingwards
adv
Towards the ceiling.
centerwise
chadwicks
chainsawing
chainsawing
verb
present participle of chainsaw
chainwheels
chainwheels
noun
plural of chainwheel
chancewise
chancewise
adv
By chance; at random.
channelwards
channelwards
adv
Towards a channel.
charlestown
charlesworth
charmwise
chasteweed
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.
chawers
chawers
noun
plural of chawer
chaws
chaws
noun
plural of chaw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaw
chawstick
chawstick
noun
Alternative form of chewstick (“plant”)
checkerwise
checkerwise
adj
Alternative spelling of chequerwise
checkrows
checkrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checkrow
Nauclea orientalis (Leichhardt tree, yellow cheesewood, Canary cheesewood).
Pittosporum species.
chequerwise
chequerwise
adj
Arranged in staggered rows, like the squares of a chequerboard.
chestertown
cheswick
cheswick
Proper noun
A village on the northern border of Bristol, England
cheswold
chevronwise
chevronwise
adv
(heraldry) Synonym of chevrony: chevron-like, in the manner of a chevron.
chewers
chewers
noun
plural of chewer
chewiest
chewiest
adj
superlative form of chewy: most chewy
chewinesses
chewinks
chewinks
noun
plural of chewink
chews
chews
noun
plural of chew
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chew
chewstick
chewstick
noun
A twig with a frayed end, used for cleaning the teeth.
Any of various plants in the genus Gouania used for oral hygiene, especieally Gouania lupuloides, of the Caribbean.
chewsville
chickasaw
chickasaws
chickweeds
chickweeds
noun
plural of chickweed
chippewas
chippeways
chmielewski
choctaws
choirwise
choirwise
adv
in the manner of a choir; antiphonally
chowchows
chowchows
noun
plural of chowchow
chowderheadedness
chowderheads
chowderheads
noun
plural of chowderhead
chowders
chowders
noun
plural of chowder
chowries
chowries
noun
plural of chowry
chows
chows
noun
plural of chow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chow
chowse
chowse
verb
(transitive) Obsolete spelling of chouse (“to cheat, to swindle”)
chowsed
chowsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chowse
chowses
chowses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chowse
chowsing
chowsing
verb
present participle of chowse
chowtimes
christward
chuckawallas
chuckawallas
noun
plural of chuckawalla
chuckwallas
chuckwallas
noun
plural of chuckwalla
churchwardenism
churchwardens
churchwardens
noun
plural of churchwarden
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
churchwards
churchwards
noun
plural of churchward
churchwise
chwas
circlewise
circlewise
adj
In a circular pattern or motion.
circularwise
circularwise
adv
In a circular manner.
citywards
citywards
adv
Towards a city
ciwies
clamworms
clamworms
noun
plural of clamworm
clanswoman
clanswoman
noun
a female member of a clan.
clanswomen
clanswomen
noun
plural of clanswoman
clapperclaws
clapperclaws
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clapperclaw
classfellow
classfellow
noun
(dated or India) classmate
classwise
classwise
adj
(chiefly India) In terms of class (category, social class, school group, etc.).
classwork
classwork
noun
That part of a scholar's work that is done in class.
clausewitz
clawers
clawers
noun
plural of clawer
clawless
clawless
adj
Having no claws.
claws
claws
noun
plural of claw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of claw
clawsick
clawson
claywares
claywares
noun
plural of clayware
clerihews
clerihews
noun
plural of clerihew.
clewiston
clews
clews
noun
plural of clew
cloakwise
cloakwise
adv
In the manner of a cloak.
clockwise
clockwise
adj
Moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock.
adv
In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.
clockworks
clockworks
noun
plural of clockwork
cloisterwise
closedown
closedown
noun
(radio, television) The point when a radio or television station shuts down transmission and goes off the air for a predetermined period, as used to happen overnight.
closewing
cloudwards
cloudwards
adv
Towards the clouds; upwards
clowders
clowders
noun
plural of clowder
clowneries
clowneries
noun
plural of clownery
clownish
clownish
adj
(now rare) Pertaining to peasants; rustic.
(now rare) Uncultured, boorish; rough, coarse.
Resembling or characteristic of a circus clown; comical, ridiculous.
clownishly
clownishly
adv
In a clownish, undignified, or foolish manner; absurdly, ridiculously.
clownishness
clownishness
noun
the state of being clownish
clownishnesses
clownishnesses
noun
plural of clownishness
clowns
clowns
noun
plural of clown
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clown
clownship
clownship
noun
The role or art of a clown.
coachwise
coastwaiter
coastwaiter
noun
A landwaiter who deals with coastal shipping
coastward
coastward
adj
towards the coast
coastwards
coastwards
adv
Towards the coast.
coastways
coastways
adv
Alternative form of coastwise
coastwise
coastwise
adj
Along the coast.
coatsworth
coawareness
coawareness
noun
Joint awareness; the condition of being aware with, or of, somebody else.
cobwebbiest
cobwebbiest
adj
superlative form of cobwebby: most cobwebby
cobwebs
cobwebs
noun
plural of cobweb
cocashweed
cocashweed
noun
A form of ragwort
cockcrows
cockcrows
noun
plural of cockcrow
cocksparrow
cockswain
cockswain
noun
Alternative spelling of coxswain
cocuswood
cocuswood
noun
The dense hardwood of Brya ebenus, a Caribbean flowering tree.
codewords
codewords
noun
plural of codeword
codswallop
codswallop
intj
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang) Used to express disbelief: nonsense!; rubbish!
noun
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang) Senseless talk or writing; nonsense; rubbish.