(zoology) Any dipluran arthropod of the family Campodeidae.
camporees
camporees
noun
plural of camporee
campsites
campsites
noun
plural of campsite
campusses
campylite
campylite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of mimetite.
candlepin
candlepin
noun
(bowling) A kind of cylindrical tenpin used in a North American regional form of bowling.
canephora
canephora
noun
(architecture) A caryatid supporting a basket on her head.
canephore
canephore
noun
Alternative form of canephora
canephori
canephors
canephors
noun
plural of canephor
canephroi
capablest
capablest
adj
(nonstandard) superlative form of capable: most capable
capataces
capataces
noun
plural of capataz
capeadors
capeadors
noun
plural of capeador
capellane
capellane
noun
(obsolete) The curate of a chapel; a chaplain.
capelline
capelline
noun
Alternative form of capeline
caperbush
caperbush
noun
Alternative form of caper bush
capernaum
capersome
capersome
adj
Full of capers; frolicsome.
caperwort
caperwort
noun
Any plant of the family Capparaceae
capeskins
capeskins
noun
plural of capeskin
capeville
capeworks
capillose
capillose
adj
hairy
capitaled
capitaled
adj
(architecture) Bearing a capital.
Possessing capital or wealth.
capitated
capitated
adj
Of or related to a capitation payment system for health care providers.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capitate
capiteaux
capitella
capitella
noun
plural of capitellum
capmakers
capmakers
noun
plural of capmaker
capnoides
caponette
caponette
noun
A capon produced by chemical castration (typically by the use of diethylstilbestrol)
caponiere
caponiere
noun
(military, historical) A work made across or in the ditch, to protect it from the enemy, or to serve as a covered passageway.
caponiers
caponiers
noun
plural of caponier
caponised
caponised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caponise
caponiser
caponized
caponized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caponize
caponizer
caponizer
noun
A person or device that caponizes
caponizes
caponizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caponize
caporetto
capouches
capouches
noun
plural of capouch
cappadine
cappadine
noun
A floss or waste obtained from the cocoon after the silk has been reeled off, used for shag.
capreolar
capreolus
caprifole
caprifole
noun
(obsolete) The woodbine or honeysuckle.
caprioled
caprioled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capriole
caprioles
caprioles
noun
plural of capriole
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of capriole
capripede
capripede
adj
Alternative form of capriped
caprylate
caprylate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of caprylic acid
caprylene
caprylone
capsomere
capsomere
noun
Any of the individual protein subunits of a viral capsid
capsomers
capsomers
noun
plural of capsomer
capstones
capstones
noun
plural of capstone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of capstone
capsulate
capsulate
adj
encased, closed in by a capsule
capsulize
capsulize
verb
(figurative) To make into a concise form; to encapsulate.
To enclose (a medication etc) in a capsule.
captained
captained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of captain
captioned
captioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caption
captivate
captivate
verb
(obsolete) To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue.
To attract and hold (someone's) interest and attention; to charm.
capturers
capturers
noun
plural of capturer
carapaced
carapaced
adj
Having a carapace.
carapaces
carapaces
noun
plural of carapace
carapache
carapaxes
carapaxes
noun
plural of carapax
carapidae
carpellum
carpellum
noun
Synonym of carpel
carpenter
carpenter
noun
(Canada, Britain, regional) A woodlouse.
(nautical) A senior rating in ships responsible for all the woodwork onboard; in the days of sail, a warrant officer responsible for the hull, masts, spars and boats of a ship, and whose responsibility was to sound the well to see if the ship was making water.
(zoology) A carpenter bee.
A person skilled at carpentry, the trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures.
A two-wheeled carriage.
verb
To work as a carpenter, cutting and joining timber.
carpentry
carpentry
noun
(countable) A carpenter's workshop.
(uncountable) A collection of timber connected by being framed together, as the pieces of a roof, floor, etc.; work done by a carpenter.
(uncountable) The trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures; woodworking.
carpetbag
carpetbag
adj
(chiefly US) Having the characteristics of carpetbaggers.
noun
A traveling bag made from scraps of carpet and widely used in the United States (and elsewhere) in the 19ᵗʰ century.
verb
(chiefly US) To come to a place or organisation with which one has no previous connection with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.
carpeting
carpeting
noun
(informal) A severe reprimand or telling-off.
Carpet or a piece of carpet, especially when speaking of installation or removal.
Cloth or materials for carpets.
verb
present participle of carpet
carpetweb
carpiodes
carpocace
carpogone
carpoidea
carpolite
carpolite
noun
(dated) A fossil fruit, nut, or seed.
cartopper
cartopper
noun
A boat designed to be attached to the top of an automobile for transportation.
carvoepra
caryopses
caryopses
noun
plural of caryopsis
cassareep
cassareep
noun
A thick black liquid made from cassava root and spices, used medicinally and as a flavouring and preservative.
cassiepea
cassiopea
catalepsy
catalepsy
noun
(pathology) A severe bodily condition, described in psychiatric pathology, marked by sudden rigidity, fixation of posture, and loss of contact with environmental conditions.
cataplane
cataplexy
cataplexy
noun
(medicine) An abrupt loss of muscle tone, sometimes associated with narcolepsy.
catchpole
catchpole
noun
(historical) An implement formerly used for seizing and securing a man who would otherwise be out of reach.
(obsolete) A taxman, one who gathers taxes.
A sheriff’s officer, usually one who arrests debtors.
cathepsin
cathepsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteases primarily active within lysosomes.
catheptic
catnapers
catnapers
noun
plural of catnaper
catnapped
catnapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catnap
catnapper
catnapper
noun
One who catnaps; agent noun of catnap.
cauponate
cauponize
cauponize
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To sell wine or victuals.
cavascope
cecograph
cellepora
cellepore
celoscope
celtophil
cenotaphs
cenotaphs
noun
plural of cenotaph
cenotaphy
cenotaphy
noun
(obsolete) A cenotaph.
centipede
centipede
noun
Any arthropod of class Chilopoda, which have a segmented body with one pair of legs per segment and from about 20 to 300 legs in total.
centupled
centupled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centuple
centuples
centuples
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of centuple
cepaceous
cepaceous
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an onion.
cephaelis
cephalata
cephalate
cephalate
adj
(zoology) Having a head.
cephalina
cephaline
cephaline
adj
Relating to protozoans of the suborder Cephalina
noun
Archaic form of cephalin.
cephalins
cephalins
noun
plural of cephalin
cephalism
cephalism
noun
(biology, obsolete) An instance of the development of a head or head-like structure.
cephaloid
cephaloid
adj
Shaped like the head or the brain.
cephalous
cephalous
adj
(zoology) Having a head; applied chiefly to the Cephalata, a division of mollusks.
cepolidae
cerograph
cerograph
noun
A writing on wax.
ceroplast
cerotypes
cerotypes
noun
plural of cerotype
cespitose
cespitose
adj
(botany) Having the form of a piece of turf, i.e. many stems from one rootstock or from many entangled rootstocks or roots.
cesspools
cesspools
noun
plural of cesspool
chaetopod
chaetopod
noun
(zoology, obsolete) Any of the Chaetopoda, an invertebrate phylum (more or less equivalent to the modern Annelida) made up of groups characterized by lateral bundles of bristles called chaetae used for locomotion.
chalciope
champagne
champagne
adj
Of a very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne.
champagne:
noun
(countable) A glass of champagne.
(countable) A very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne.
(countable, uncountable) A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne, France, by the méthode champenoise.
(countable, uncountable, informal) Any sparkling white wine.
(countable, uncountable, informal) Any sparkling wine made by the méthode champenoise.
verb
(intransitive) To drink champagne.
(transitive) To ply or treat with champagne.
champerty
champerty
noun
(law) The investing of money into an individual's lawsuit.
champleve
chapapote
chapaties
chapeless
chapeless
adj
Without a chape.
chapeling
chapelize
chapelled
chapelled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chapel
chapelman
chapelman
noun
A clergyman; an official from a chapel.
chaperone
chaperone
noun
(UK, business) An employee sent by a British company to the European Union to work with a client there, to circumvent restrictions imposed after Brexit.
(biochemistry) A protein that assists the non-covalent folding/unfolding and the assembly/disassembly of other macromolecular structures, but does not occur in these structures when the latter are performing their normal biological functions.
An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman.
verb
(UK, business) To work as a chaperone.
To act as a chaperone.
chaperons
chaperons
noun
plural of chaperon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaperon
chapiters
chapiters
noun
plural of chapiter
chapleted
chapleted
adj
Adorned with or having a chaplet.
chappelka
chappells
chappells
noun
plural of chappell
chapteral
chaptered
chaptered
adj
Having chapters of a specified number or kind.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chapter
chassepot
chassepot
noun
(military) A kind of breechloading, centre-fire rifle.
chautemps
cheapened
cheapened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cheapen
cheapener
cheapener
noun
One who cheapens.
cheapjack
cheapjack
adj
shabby
noun
A peddler, a travelling hawker.
cheapness
cheapness
noun
The state of being cheap.
cheapside
cheapside
Proper noun
any of several streets in English towns and cities that were originally marketplaces
a street, and surrounding district, in the City; links Newgate Street, Cornhill, Threadneedle Street, Poultry and Lomboard Street (and others)
checkrope
cheepiest
cheepiest
adj
superlative form of cheepy: most cheepy
cheeselep
cheeselep
noun
A bag in which rennet is kept.
Rennet.
The dried stomach of a calf, used for curdling milk for cheese.
cheeselip
cheeselip
noun
Alternative form of cheeselep
cheiropod
chelaship
chelaship
noun
The role or status of chela (pupil or disciple).
chemitype
chemitype
noun
(dated) Any of a number of processes by which an impression from an engraved plate is obtained in relief, to be used for printing on an ordinary printing press.
chemitypy
chemitypy
noun
(historical) A process for obtaining casts in relief from an engraved zinc plate. A fusible metal is heated so that it melts and fills the hollows of the engraving, which is then destroyed using hydrochloric acid.