Nouns

camarilla

noun

a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through int...

cambium

noun

a formative one-cell layer of tissue between xylem and phloe...

cambric

noun

a finely woven white linen

camelhair

noun

a soft tan cloth made with the hair of a camel

cambria

noun

one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of...

camlet

noun

a fabric of Asian origin; originally made of silk and camel'...

campanula

noun

any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or...

campeche

noun

a Mexican city on the Bay of Campeche

camphorweed

noun

aromatic plant of western United States

campong

noun

a native village in Malaysia

camwood

noun

small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood...

cangue

noun

an instrument of punishment formerly used in China for petty...

canebrake

noun

a dense growth of cane (especially giant cane)

canaliculus

noun

a small canal or duct as in some bones and parts of plants

cancroid

noun

the most common form of skin cancer

candidness

noun

the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude...

candleberry

noun

deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-...

candlemaker

noun

a person who makes or sells candles

candlenut

noun

large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil u...

candlepower

noun

luminous intensity measured in candelas

candlepin

noun

a bowling pin that is thin by comparison with a tenpin

candlewick

noun

loops of soft yarn are cut to give a tufted pattern

candlepins

noun

a bowling game using slender bowling pins

canfield

noun

a form of solitaire that involves gambling

candlewood

noun

any of several resinous trees or shrubs often burned for lig...

canful

noun

the quantity contained in a can

candytuft

noun

any of various flowering plants of the genus Iberis cultivat...

cankerworm

noun

green caterpillar of a geometrid moth; pest of various fruit...

cannabin

noun

a resin obtained from the hemp plant; thought to be the acti...

cannikin

noun

a small can

cannonade

noun

intense and continuous artillery fire

cannoneer

noun

a serviceman in the artillery

cannulation

noun

the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ

cannula

noun

a small flexible tube inserted into a body cavity for draini...

canonist

noun

a specialist in canon law

cantabrigian

noun

a resident of Cambridge

cantaloup

noun

the fruit of a cantaloup vine; small to medium-sized melon w...

cantala

noun

hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agav...

canthus

noun

either of the corners of the eye where the upper and lower e...

cantillation

noun

liturgical chanting

cantle

noun

the back of a saddle seat

canticle

noun

a hymn derived from the Bible

canvasback

noun

North American wild duck valued for sport and food

canvasser

noun

someone who examines votes at an election

caoutchouc

noun

an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (es...

capercailzie

noun

large black Old World grouse

capillarity

noun

a phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting i...

capful

noun

the quantity that a cap will hold

capibara

noun

pig-sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with par...

capelin

noun

very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine ma...