| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| caaba | noun | The small and nearly cubical stone building, toward which all Mohammedans must pray. |
| cabal | noun | Tradition; occult doctrine. See Cabala, A secret., A number of persons united in some close design, usually to promote their private views and interests in church or state by intrigue; a secret association composed of a few designing persons; a junto., The secret artifices or machinations of a few persons united in a close design; intrigue., To unite in a small party to promote private views and interests by intrigue; to intrigue; to plot. |
| cabas | noun | A flat basket or frail for figs, etc.; hence, a lady’s flat workbasket, reticule, or hand bag; — often written caba. |
| caber | noun | A pole or beam used in Scottish games for tossing as a trial of strength. |
| cabin | noun | A cottage or small house; a hut., A small room; an inclosed place., A room in ship for officers or passengers., To live in, or as in, a cabin; to lodge., To confine in, or as in, a cabin. |
| cable | noun | A large, strong rope or chain, of considerable length, used to retain a vessel at anchor, and for other purposes. It is made of hemp, of steel wire, or of iron links., A rope of steel wire, or copper wire, usually covered with some protecting or insulating substance; as, the cable of a suspension bridge; a telegraphic cable., A molding, shaft of a column, or any other member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope; — called also cable molding., To fasten with a cable., To ornament with cabling. See Cabling., To telegraph by a submarine cable |
| cabob | noun | A small piece of mutton or other meat roasted on a skewer; — so called in Turkey and Persia., A leg of mutton roasted, stuffed with white herrings and sweet herbs., To roast, as a cabob. |
| cacao | noun | A small evergreen tree (Theobroma Cacao) of South America and the West Indies. Its fruit contains an edible pulp, inclosing seeds about the size of an almond, from which cocoa, chocolate, and broma are prepared. |
| cache | noun | A hole in the ground, or hiding place, for concealing and preserving provisions which it is inconvenient to carry. |
| cacti | plural | of Cactus |
| caddy | noun | A small box, can, or chest to keep tea in. |
| cader | noun | See Cadre. |
| cadet | noun | The younger of two brothers; a younger brother or son; the youngest son., A gentleman who carries arms in a regiment, as a volunteer, with a view of acquiring military skill and obtaining a commission., A young man in training for military or naval service; esp. a pupil in a military or naval school, as at West Point, Annapolis, or Woolwich. |
| cadew | noun | Alt. of Cadeworm |
| cadge | verb t. & i. | To carry, as a burden., To hawk or peddle, as fish, poultry, etc., To intrude or live on another meanly; to beg., A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale. |
| cadgy | adjective | Cheerful or mirthful, as after good eating or drinking; also, wanton. |
| cadie | noun | Alt. of Caddie |
| cadis | noun | A kind of coarse serge. |
| cadre | noun | The framework or skeleton upon which a regiment is to be formed; the officers of a regiment forming the staff. |
| caeca | noun pl. | See Caecum., of Caecum |
| caged | imp. & past participle | of Cage, Confined in, or as in, a cage; like a cage or prison. |
| cagit | noun | A kind of parrot, of a beautiful green color, found in the Philippine Islands. |
| cagot | noun | One of a race inhabiting the valleys of the Pyrenees, who until 1793 were political and social outcasts (Christian Pariahs). They are supposed to be a remnant of the Visigoths. |
| caird | noun | A traveling tinker; also a tramp or sturdy beggar. |
| cairn | noun | A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument., A pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, or to arrest attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an exploring party, etc. |
| caked | imp. & past participle | of Cake |
| calid | adjective | Hot; burning; ardent. |
| calif | noun | Alt. of Califate |
| calin | noun | An alloy of lead and tin, of which the Chinese make tea canisters. |
| calix | noun | A cup. See Calyx. |
| calla | noun | A genus of plants, of the order Araceae. |
| calle | noun | A kind of head covering; a caul. |
| calmy | noun | Tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| calve | verb i. | To bring forth a calf., To bring forth young; to produce offspring. |
| calyx | noun | The covering of a flower. See Flower., A cuplike division of the pelvis of the kidney, which surrounds one or more of the renal papillae. |
| camel | noun | A large ruminant used in Asia and Africa for carrying burdens and for riding. The camel is remarkable for its ability to go a long time without drinking. Its hoofs are small, and situated at the extremities of the toes, and the weight of the animal rests on the callous. The dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) has one bunch on the back, while the Bactrian camel (C. Bactrianus) has two. The llama, alpaca, and vicua, of South America, belong to a related genus (Auchenia)., A water-tight structure (as a large box or boxes) used to assist a vessel in passing over a shoal or bar or in navigating shallow water. By admitting water, the camel or camels may be sunk and attached beneath or at the sides of a vessel, and when the water is pumped out the vessel is lifted. |
| cameo | noun | A carving in relief, esp. one on a small scale used as a jewel for personal adornment, or like. |
| camis | noun | A light, loose dress or robe. |
| camus | noun | See Camis. |
| canal | noun | An artificial channel filled with water and designed for navigation, or for irrigating land, etc., A tube or duct; as, the alimentary canal; the semicircular canals of the ear. |
| candy | verb t. | To conserve or boil in sugar; as, to candy fruits; to candy ginger., To make sugar crystals of or in; to form into a mass resembling candy; as, to candy sirup., To incrust with sugar or with candy, or with that which resembles sugar or candy., To have sugar crystals form in or on; as, fruits preserved in sugar candy after a time., To be formed into candy; to solidify in a candylike form or mass., A more or less solid article of confectionery made by boiling sugar or molasses to the desired consistency, and than crystallizing, molding, or working in the required shape. It is often flavored or colored, and sometimes contains fruit, nuts, etc., A weight, at Madras 500 pounds, at Bombay 560 pounds. |
| caned | imp. & past participle | of Cane, Filled with white flakes; mothery; — said vinegar when containing mother. |
| canes | plural | of Canis |
| canis | noun | A genus of carnivorous mammals, of the family Canidae, including the dogs and wolves. |
| canna | noun | A measure of length in Italy, varying from six to seven feet. See Cane, 4., A genus of tropical plants, with large leaves and often with showy flowers. The Indian shot (C. Indica) is found in gardens of the northern United States. |
| canny | adjective | Alt. of Cannei |
| canoe | noun | A boat used by rude nations, formed of trunk of a tree, excavated, by cutting of burning, into a suitable shape. It is propelled by a paddle or paddles, or sometimes by sail, and has no rudder., A boat made of bark or skins, used by savages., A light pleasure boat, especially designed for use by one who goes alone upon long excursions, including portage. It it propelled by a paddle, or by a small sail attached to a temporary mast., To manage a canoe, or voyage in a canoe. |
| canon | noun | A law or rule., A law, or rule of doctrine or discipline, enacted by a council and confirmed by the pope or the sovereign; a decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by ecclesiastical authority., The collection of books received as genuine Holy Scriptures, called the sacred canon, or general rule of moral and religious duty, given by inspiration; the Bible; also, any one of the canonical Scriptures. See Canonical books, under Canonical, a., In monasteries, a book containing the rules of a religious order., A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church., A member of a cathedral chapter; a person who possesses a prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church., A musical composition in which the voices begin one after another, at regular intervals, successively taking up the same subject. It either winds up with a coda (tailpiece), or, as each voice finishes, commences anew, thus forming a perpetual fugue or round. It is the strictest form of imitation. See Imitation., The largest size of type having a specific name; — so called from having been used for printing the canons of the church., The part of a bell by which it is suspended; — called also ear and shank., See Carom. |
| caon | noun | A deep gorge, ravine, or gulch, between high and steep banks, worn by water courses. |
| can’t | A colloquial contraction for can not. | |
| canto | noun | One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book., The highest vocal part; the air or melody in choral music; anciently the tenor, now the soprano. |
| canty | adjective | Cheerful; sprightly; lively; merry. |
| capel | noun | Alt. of Caple, A composite stone (quartz, schorl, and hornblende) in the walls of tin and copper lodes. |
| caple | noun | A horse; a nag., See Capel. |
| caper | verb i. | To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance., A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank., A vessel formerly used by the Dutch, privateer., The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), much used for pickles., A plant of the genus Capparis; — called also caper bush, caper tree. |
| capoc | noun | A sort of cotton so short and fine that it can not be spun, used in the East Indies to line palanquins, to make mattresses, etc. |
| capon | noun | A castrated cock, esp. when fattened; a male chicken gelded to improve his flesh for the table., To castrate; to make a capon of. |
| capot | noun | A winning of all the tricks at the game of piquet. It counts for forty points., To win all the tricks from, in playing at piquet. |
| capra | noun | A genus of ruminants, including the common goat. |
| caput | noun | The head; also, a knoblike protuberance or capitulum., The top or superior part of a thing., The council or ruling body of the University of Cambridge prior to the constitution of 1856. |
| carac | noun | See Carack. |
| carat | noun | The weight by which precious stones and pearls are weighed., A twenty-fourth part; — a term used in estimating the proportionate fineness of gold. |
| cardo | noun | The basal joint of the maxilla in insects., The hinge of a bivalve shell. |
| cared | imp. & past participle | of Care |
| caret | noun | A mark [^] used by writers and proof readers to indicate that something is interlined above, or inserted in the margin, which belongs in the place marked by the caret., The hawkbill turtle. See Hawkbill. |
| carex | noun | A numerous and widely distributed genus of perennial herbaceous plants of the order Cypreaceae; the sedges. |
| cargo | noun | The lading or freight of a ship or other vessel; the goods, merchandise, or whatever is conveyed in a vessel or boat; load; freight. |
| carib | noun | A native of the Caribbee islands or the coasts of the Caribbean sea; esp., one of a tribe of Indians inhabiting a region of South America, north of the Amazon, and formerly most of the West India islands. |
| carob | noun | An evergreen leguminous tree (Ceratania Siliqua) found in the countries bordering the Mediterranean; the St. John’s bread; — called also carob tree., One of the long, sweet, succulent, pods of the carob tree, which are used as food for animals and sometimes eaten by man; — called also St. John’s bread, carob bean, and algaroba bean. |
| carol | noun | A round dance., A song of joy, exultation, or mirth; a lay., A song of praise of devotion; as, a Christmas or Easter carol., Joyful music, as of a song., To praise or celebrate in song., To sing, especially with joyful notes., To sing; esp. to sing joyfully; to warble., Alt. of Carrol |
| carom | noun | A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player’s ball. In England it is called cannon., To make a carom. |
| carps | plural | of Carp |
| carpi | plural | of Carpus |
| carry | verb t. | To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; — often with away or off., To have or hold as a burden, while moving from place to place; to have upon or about one’s person; to bear; as, to carry a wound; to carry an unborn child., To move; to convey by force; to impel; to conduct; to lead or guide., To transfer from one place (as a country, book, or column) to another; as, to carry the war from Greece into Asia; to carry an account to the ledger; to carry a number in adding figures., To convey by extension or continuance; to extend; as, to carry the chimney through the roof; to carry a road ten miles farther., To bear or uphold successfully through conflict, as a leader or principle; hence, to succeed in, as in a contest; to bring to a successful issue; to win; as, to carry an election., To get possession of by force; to capture., To contain; to comprise; to bear the aspect of ; to show or exhibit; to imply., To bear (one’s self); to behave, to conduct or demean; — with the reflexive pronouns., To bear the charges or burden of holding or having, as stocks, merchandise, etc., from one time to another; as, a merchant is carrying a large stock; a farm carries a mortgage; a broker carries stock for a customer; to carry a life insurance., To act as a bearer; to convey anything; as, to fetch and carry., To have propulsive power; to propel; as, a gun or mortar carries well., To hold the head; — said of a horse; as, to carry well i. e., to hold the head high, with arching neck., To have earth or frost stick to the feet when running, as a hare., A tract of land, over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a carrying place; a portage. |
| carse | noun | Low, fertile land; a river valley. |
| carte | noun | Bill of fare., Short for Carte de visite., Alt. of Quarte |
| carus | noun | Coma with complete insensibility; deep lethargy. |
| carve | verb t. | To cut., To cut, as wood, stone, or other material, in an artistic or decorative manner; to sculpture; to engrave., To make or shape by cutting, sculpturing, or engraving; to form; as, to carve a name on a tree., To cut into small pieces or slices, as meat at table; to divide for distribution or apportionment; to apportion., To cut: to hew; to mark as if by cutting., To take or make, as by cutting; to provide., To lay out; to contrive; to design; to plan., To exercise the trade of a sculptor or carver; to engrave or cut figures., To cut up meat; as, to carve for all the guests., A carucate. |
| casal | adjective | Of or pertaining to case; as, a casal ending. |
| cased | imp. & past participle | of Case |
| caste | noun | One of the hereditary classes into which the Hindoos are divided according to the laws of Brahmanism., A separate and fixed order or class of persons in society who chiefly hold intercourse among themselves. |
| casus | noun | An event; an occurrence; an occasion; a combination of circumstances; a case; an act of God. See the Note under Accident. |
| catch | verb t. | To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding; as, to catch a ball., To seize after pursuing; to arrest; as, to catch a thief., To take captive, as in a snare or net, or on a hook; as, to catch a bird or fish., Hence: To insnare; to entangle., To seize with the senses or the mind; to apprehend; as, to catch a melody., To communicate to; to fasten upon; as, the fire caught the adjoining building., To engage and attach; to please; to charm., To get possession of; to attain., To take or receive; esp. to take by sympathy, contagion, infection, or exposure; as, to catch the spirit of an occasion; to catch the measles or smallpox; to catch cold; the house caught fire., To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to catch one in the act of stealing., To reach in time; to come up with; as, to catch a train., To attain possession., To be held or impeded by entanglement or a light obstruction; as, a kite catches in a tree; a door catches so as not to open., To take hold; as, the bolt does not catch., To spread by, or as by, infecting; to communicate., Act of seizing; a grasp., That by which anything is caught or temporarily fastened; as, the catch of a gate., The posture of seizing; a state of preparation to lay hold of, or of watching he opportunity to seize; as, to lie on the catch., That which is caught or taken; profit; gain; especially, the whole quantity caught or taken at one time; as, a good catch of fish., Something desirable to be caught, esp. a husband or wife in matrimony., Passing opportunities seized; snatches., A slight remembrance; a trace., A humorous canon or round, so contrived that the singers catch up each other’s words. |
| catel | noun | Property; — often used by Chaucer in contrast with rent, or income. |
| cater | noun | A provider; a purveyor; a caterer., To provide food; to buy, procure, or prepare provisions., By extension: To supply what is needed or desired, at theatrical or musical entertainments; — followed by for or to., The four of cards or dice., To cut diagonally. |
| cates | noun | Provisions; food; viands; especially, luxurious food; delicacies; dainties. |
| catso | noun | A base fellow; a rogue; a cheat. |
| catty | noun | An East Indian Weight of 1 1/3 pounds. |
| caulk | verb t. & noun | See Calk. |
| cauma | noun | Great heat, as of the body in fever. |
| cause | verb | That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist., That which is the occasion of an action or state; ground; reason; motive; as, cause for rejoicing., Sake; interest; advantage., A suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action., Any subject of discussion or debate; matter; question; affair in general., The side of a question, which is espoused, advocated, and upheld by a person or party; a principle which is advocated; that which a person or party seeks to attain., To effect as an agent; to produce; to be the occasion of; to bring about; to bring into existence; to make; — usually followed by an infinitive, sometimes by that with a finite verb., To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse., Abbreviation of Because. |
| caved | imp. & past participle | of Cave |
| cavil | verb i. | To raise captious and frivolous objections; to find fault without good reason., To cavil at., A captious or frivolous objection. |
| cavin | noun | A hollow way, adapted to cover troops, and facilitate their aproach to a place. |
| cawed | imp. & past participle | of Caw |
| cawky | adjective | Of or pertaining to cawk; like cawk. |
| caxon | noun | A kind of wig. |
| cazic | noun | A chief or petty king among some tribes of Indians in America. |