Nouns

carambola

noun

East Indian tree bearing deeply ridged yellow-brown fruit

carangid

noun

a percoid fish of the family Carangidae

caracara

noun

any of various long-legged carrion-eating hawks of South Ame...

careerism

noun

the practice of advancing your career at the expense of your...

carissa

noun

a shrub of the genus Carissa having fragrant white flowers a...

caroche

noun

a luxurious carriage suitable for nobility in the 16th and 1...

carotenoid

noun

any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments...

caribe

noun

small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South Ame...

carothers

noun

United States chemist who developed nylon (1896-1937)

carouser

noun

someone who enjoys riotous drinking

carousal

noun

revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party

casern

noun

military barracks in a garrison town

catalpa

noun

tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flower...

catabolism

noun

breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances int...

catalysis

noun

acceleration of a chemical reaction induced the presence of...

catawba

noun

a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Carolin...

catena

noun

a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arrange...

cathexis

noun

(psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea...

cathedra

noun

a throne that is the official chair of a bishop

catholicon

noun

hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by...

catoptrics

noun

branch of optics dealing with formation of images by mirrors

catholicos

noun

the ecclesiastical title of the leaders of the Nestorian and...

cavetto

noun

a concave molding shaped like a quarter circle in cross sect...

cavalla

noun

large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and g...

cavum

noun

(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

cavy

noun

short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent

cazique

noun

black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tr...

cayuga

noun

a member of an Iroquoian people formerly living around Cayug...

ceaselessness

noun

the quality of something that continues without end or inter...

ceiba

noun

tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and s...

ceibo

noun

small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarle...

celebes

noun

a mountainous island in eastern Indonesia

celandine

noun

perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow f...

celebrant

noun

a person who is celebrating

celestite

noun

a mineral consisting of strontium sulphate

celebrater

noun

a person who is celebrating

celebrator

noun

a person who is celebrating

cellini

noun

Italian sculptor (1500-1571)

cellaret

noun

sideboard with compartments for holding bottles

cellularity

noun

the state of having cells

cembalo

noun

a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted o...

cellulosic

noun

a plastic made from cellulose (or a derivative of cellulose)

centner

noun

a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms

celtuce

noun

lettuce valued especially for its edible stems

cental

noun

a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds

centas

noun

100 centas equal 1 litas in Lithuania

centaurus

noun

a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near...

centare

noun

a centare is 1/100th of an are

centerboard

noun

a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting...

centerline

noun

a line that bisects a plane figure