5-letter words containing a, c, i
- calix — a cup; chalice
- calli — Irregular plural form of callus.
- camil — Computer Assisted/Managed Instructional Language. A language used for CAI at Lowry AFB, CO.
- camis — a light robe
- campi — (nonstandard) Irregular plural form of campus.
- canid — any animal of the dog family
- capiz — the bivalve shell of a mollusc (Placuna placenta) found esp in the Philippines and having a smooth translucent shiny interior: used in jewellery, ornaments, lampshades, etc
- capri — an island off W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: resort since Roman times. Pop: 12 200 (2002 est). Area: about 13 sq km (5 sq miles)
- cardi — Alternative spelling of cardie.
- caria — an ancient region of SW Asia Minor, on the Aegean Sea: chief cities were Halicarnassus and Cnidus: corresponds to the present-day Turkish districts of S Aydin and W Muğla
- carib — a member of a group of American Indian peoples of NE South America and the Lesser Antilles
- carid — (zoology) Any member of the Caridae.
- carie — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- carin — a female given name.
- carpi — of carpus
- catia — (tool, product) A CAD/CAM system produced by Dassault Systemes and sold by IBM. CATIA is used heavily in the car and aerospace industries. It runs on various Unix platforms and Windows NT.
- catio — An outdoor enclosure for cats.
- cauri — a monetary unit of Guinea, the 100th part of a syli.
- cavie — a hen coop
- cavil — If you say that someone cavils at something, you mean that they make criticisms of it that you think are unimportant or unnecessary.
- cavin — (military) A hollow route, adapted to cover troops and facilitate their approach to a place.
- ceiba — any bombacaceous tropical tree of the genus Ceiba, such as the silk-cotton tree
- celia — a feminine name
- ceria — cerium dioxide, CeO2, a white compound used as in ceramics
- chain — A chain consists of metal rings connected together in a line.
- chair — A chair is a piece of furniture for one person to sit on. Chairs have a back and four legs.
- chais — a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- chari — a river in N central Africa, rising in the N Central African Republic and flowing north to Lake Chad. Length: about 2250 km (1400 miles)
- chiai — a city on W Taiwan.
- chian — of or relating to Chios
- chiao — a Chinese monetary unit equal to one-tenth of a yuan
- chias — a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- chiba — an industrial city in central Japan, in SE Honshu on Tokyo Bay. Pop: 880 164 (2002 est)
- chica — a red dye used for colouring the skin produced from the plant Bignonia chica, indigenous to Colombia and Guyana
- china — China is a hard white substance made from clay. It is used to make things such as cups, bowls, plates, and ornaments.
- chita — an industrial city in SE Russia, on the Trans-Siberian railway. Pop: 309 000 (2005 est)
- ciano — Galeazzo, full name Conte Galeazzo Ciano di Cortellazzo. 1903–44, Italian fascist politician; minister of foreign affairs (1936–43) and son-in-law of Mussolini, whose supporters shot him
- cigar — Cigars are rolls of dried tobacco leaves which people smoke.
- cigfa — wife of Pryderi.
- cilia — the eyelashes
- cilla — a sister of Priam who, with her infant son, was slain by Priam because it had been prophesied that a mother and child of the royal house would cause the destruction of Troy.
- cinna — Lucius Cornelius (ˈluːsɪəs kɔːˈniːlɪəs). died 84 bc, Roman patrician; an opponent of Sulla
- circa — Circa is used in front of a particular year to say that this is the approximate date when something happened or was made.
- cital — a court summons
- citta — the intellect or cognitive facility.
- claim — If you say that someone claims that something is true, you mean they say that it is true but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth.
- clair — René (rəne), real name René Chomette. 1898–1981, French film director; noted for his comedies including An Italian Straw Hat (1928) and pioneering sound films such as Sous les toits de Paris (1930); later films include Les Belles de nuit (1952)
- clavi — Psychiatry. an intense headache in which the pain is likened to one that would be produced by a sharp object driven into the skull.
- cnida — a nematocyst
- coati — any omnivorous mammal of the genera Nasua and Nasuella, of Central and South America: family Procyonidae, order Carnivora (carnivores). They are related to but larger than the raccoons, having a long flexible snout and a brindled coat