| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| catacomb | noun | A cave, grotto, or subterraneous place of large extent used for the burial of the dead; — commonly in the plural. |
| catalyse | plural | of Catalysis |
| catamite | noun | A boy kept for unnatural purposes. |
| catapasm | noun | A compound medicinal powder, used by the ancients to sprinkle on ulcers, to absorb perspiration, etc. |
| catapuce | noun | Spurge. |
| catapult | noun | An engine somewhat resembling a massive crossbow, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for throwing stones, arrows, spears, etc., A forked stick with elastic band for throwing small stones, etc. |
| cataract | noun | A great fall of water over a precipice; a large waterfall., An opacity of the crystalline lens, or of its capsule, which prevents the passage of the rays of light and impairs or destroys the sight., A kind of hydraulic brake for regulating the action of pumping engines and other machines; — sometimes called dashpot. |
| catawbas | noun pl. | An Appalachian tribe of Indians which originally inhabited the regions near the Catawba river and the head waters of the Santee. |
| catching | present participle & vb. noun | of Catch, Infectious; contagious., Captivating; alluring., The act of seizing or taking hold of. |
| catchfly | noun | A plant with the joints of the stem, and sometimes other parts, covered with a viscid secretion to which small insects adhere. The species of Silene are examples of the catchfly. |
| catechin | noun | One of the tannic acids, extracted from catechu as a white, crystalline substance; — called also catechuic acid, and catechuin. |
| category | noun | One of the highest classes to which the objects of knowledge or thought can be reduced, and by which they can be arranged in a system; an ultimate or undecomposable conception; a predicament., Class; also, state, condition, or predicament; as, we are both in the same category. |
| catenary | adjective | Alt. of Catenarian, The curve formed by a rope or chain of uniform density and perfect flexibility, hanging freely between two points of suspension, not in the same vertical line. |
| catenate | verb t. | To connect, in a series of links or ties; to chain. |
| catering | present participle & vb. noun | of Cater |
| cateress | noun | A woman who caters. |
| cat-eyed | adjective | Having eyes like a cat; hence, able to see in the dark. |
| cathedra | noun | The official chair or throne of a bishop, or of any person in high authority. |
| catheter | noun | The name of various instruments for passing along mucous canals, esp. applied to a tubular instrument to be introduced into the bladder through the urethra to draw off the urine. |
| cathetus | noun | One line or radius falling perpendicularly on another; as, the catheti of a right-angled triangle, that is, the two sides that include the right angle. |
| cathodic | adjective | A term applied to the centrifugal, or efferent, course of the nervous influence. |
| cat-hole | noun | One of two small holes astern, above the gunroom ports, through which hawsers may be passed. |
| catholic | adjective | Universal or general; as, the catholic faith., Not narrow-minded, partial, or bigoted; liberal; as, catholic tastes., Of or pertaining to, or affecting the Roman Catholics; as, the Catholic emancipation act., A person who accepts the creeds which are received in common by all parts of the orthodox Christian church., An adherent of the Roman Catholic church; a Roman Catholic. |
| catonian | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the stern old Roman, Cato the Censor; severe; inflexible. |
| catopter | noun | Alt. of Catoptron |
| catopron | noun | See Catopter. |
| cat-salt | noun | A sort of salt, finely granulated, formed out of the bittern or leach brine. |
| catstick | noun | A stick or club employed in the game of ball called cat or tipcat. |
| cat-tail | noun | A tall rush or flag (Typha latifolia) growing in marshes, with long, flat leaves, and having its flowers in a close cylindrical spike at the top of the stem. The leaves are frequently used for seating chairs, making mats, etc. See Catkin. |