5-letter words containing a, c, e
- cadie — a person in a large town or city in the 18th century who was on the lookout for chance employment, for example, as a messenger
- cadre — A cadre is a small group of people who have been specially chosen, trained, and organized for a particular purpose.
- caeca — cecum.
- caese — a Shakespearean interjection of uncertain meaning
- cafes — Plural form of cafe.
- caged — A caged bird or animal is inside a cage.
- cager — a basketball player
- cages — Plural form of cage.
- cagey — If you say that someone is being cagey about something, you mean that you think they are deliberately not giving you much information or expressing an opinion about it.
- caine — Sir Michael. real name Maurice Micklewhite. born 1933, British film actor. His films include The Ipcress File (1965), Get Carter (1971), Educating Rita (1983), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), and The Cider House Rules (1999)
- caise — Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering.
- caked — If something is caked with mud, blood, or dirt, it is covered with a thick dry layer of it.
- cakes — Plural form of cake.
- cakey — a sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring.
- caleb — a masculine name
- calpe — Rock of Gibraltar
- calve — When a cow calves, it gives birth to a calf.
- camel — A camel is a large animal that lives in deserts and is used for carrying goods and people. Camels have long necks and one or two lumps on their backs called humps.
- cameo — A cameo is a short description or piece of acting which expresses cleverly and neatly the nature of a situation, event, or person's character.
- cames — a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- canea — the chief port of Crete, on the NW coast. Pop: 55 838 (2001)
- caned — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- caneh — a Hebrew unit of length, consisting of 6 cubits
- caner — a person who regularly indulges in excessive drinking or drug-taking
- canes — Plural form of cane.
- canne — Obsolete spelling of can.
- canoe — A canoe is a small, narrow boat that you move through the water using a stick with a wide end called a paddle.
- caped — wearing a cape
- capek — Karel (ˈkarɛl). 1890–1938, Czech dramatist and novelist; author of R.U.R. (1921), which introduced the word "robot", and (with his brother Josef) The Insect Play (1921)
- capel — A horse.
- caper — Capers are the small green buds of caper plants. They are usually sold preserved in vinegar.
- capes — Plural form of cape.
- capet — Hugh or Hugues (yg). ?938–996 ad, king of France (987–96); founder of the Capetian dynasty
- caple — a horse
- cared — a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.
- caren — a female given name.
- carer — A carer is someone who is responsible for looking after another person, for example, a person who has a disability, or is ill or very young.
- cares — a private organization for the collection of funds, goods, etc., for distribution to the needy in foreign countries.
- caret — a symbol (‸) used to indicate the place in written or printed matter at which something is to be inserted
- carew — Thomas. ?1595–?1639, English Cavalier poet
- carex — any sedge of the genus Carex.
- carey — George (Leonard). born 1935, Archbishop of Canterbury (1991–2002)
- carie — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- carle — Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- carme — a nymph who was one of Diana's attendants and mother of Britomaris by Jupiter
- carne — Marcel (marsɛl). 1906–96, French film director. His films include Le Jour se lève (1939), Les Portes de la nuit (1946), and La Bible (1976)
- carse — a riverside area of flat fertile alluvium
- carte — ˈRichard D'Oyly (ˈdɔɪli ) ; doiˈlē) 1844-1901; Eng. producer of Gilbert & Sullivan operas
- carve — If you carve an object, you make it by cutting it out of a substance such as wood or stone. If you carve something such as wood or stone into an object, you make the object by cutting it out.
- cased — an often small or portable container for enclosing something, as for carrying or safekeeping; receptacle: a jewel case.