6-letter words containing a, c
- cabiri — a group of gods, probably of Eastern origin, worshiped in mysteries in various parts of ancient Greece, the cult centers being at Samothrace and Thebes.
- cabled — Simple past tense and past participle of cable.
- cabler — a cable broadcasting company
- cables — Plural form of cable.
- cablet — a small cable, esp a cable-laid rope that has a circumference of less than 25 centimetres (ten inches)
- cabman — the driver of a cab
- cabmen — Plural form of cabman.
- cabral — Pedro Álvares (ˈpɛːdru ˈɑlvərəʃ). ?1460–?1526, Portuguese navigator: discovered and took possession of Brazil for Portugal in 1500
- cabrie — a ruminant mammal, Antilocapra americana, that inhabits rocky deserts of North America and has small branched horns
- cabuya — Mauritius hemp.
- cacaos — Plural form of cacao.
- caccia — a 14th-century Italian vocal form for two voices in canon plus an independent tenor, with a text describing the hunt or the cries and noises of village life.
- cached — Simple past tense and past participle of cache.
- cacher — One who caches.
- caches — Plural form of cache.
- cachet — an official seal on a document, letter, etc
- cacheu — a port in NW Guinea-Bissau.
- cachou — a lozenge eaten to sweeten the breath
- cacked — Simple past tense and past participle of cack.
- cackle — If someone cackles, they laugh in a loud unpleasant way, often at something bad that happens to someone else.
- cackly — Resembling or characterised by cackling.
- cacoon — the large bean of a tropical climber, Entada scandens, that is used for making purses, spoons, snuffboxes, and other items
- cactus — A cactus is a thick fleshy plant that grows in many hot, dry parts of the world. Cacti have no leaves and many of them are covered in prickles.
- cadaga — a eucalyptus tree, E. torelliana, of tropical and subtropical Australia, having a smooth green trunk
- cadcam — computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacture
- caddid — (zoology) Any member of the Caddidae.
- caddie — In golf, a caddie is a person who carries golf clubs and other equipment for a player.
- caddis — a type of coarse woollen yarn, braid, or fabric
- cadeau — a present
- cadent — having cadence; rhythmic
- cadets — Plural form of cadet.
- cadged — Simple past tense and past participle of cadge.
- cadger — a person who cadges
- cadmic — relating to, containing, or derived from cadmium
- cadmus — a Phoenician prince who killed a dragon and planted its teeth, from which sprang a multitude of warriors who fought among themselves until only five remained, who joined Cadmus to found Thebes
- cadres — Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- caduac — a windfall
- caecal — cecum.
- caecum — any structure or part that ends in a blind sac or pouch, esp the pouch that marks the beginning of the large intestine
- caelum — a small faint constellation in the S hemisphere close to Eridanus
- caeoma — an aecium in some rust fungi that has no surrounding membrane
- caesar — Gaius Julius (ˈɡaɪəs ˈdʒuːlɪəs). 100–44 bc, Roman general, statesman, and historian. He formed the first triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus (60), conquered Gaul (58–50), invaded Britain (55–54), mastered Italy (49), and defeated Pompey (46). As dictator of the Roman Empire (49–44) he destroyed the power of the corrupt Roman nobility. He also introduced the Julian calendar and planned further reforms, but fear of his sovereign power led to his assassination (44) by conspirators led by Marcus Brutus and Cassius Longinus
- cafard — a feeling of severe depression
- caffer — Lb pejorative obsolete spelling of kaffir.
- cafila — A caravan of travellers or supplies.
- cafone — an uncouth person; lowlife.
- caftan — A caftan is a long loose garment with long sleeves. Caftans are worn by men in Arab countries, and by women in America and Europe.
- cagers — Plural form of cager.
- cagier — cagey.
- cagily — cautious, wary, or shrewd: a cagey reply to the probing question.