6-letter words containing a, c
- caging — a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- cagmag — done shoddily; left incomplete
- cagney — James. 1899–1986, US film actor, esp in gangster roles; his films include The Public Enemy (1931), Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), The Roaring Twenties (1939), and Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) for which he won an Oscar
- caguas — city in EC Puerto Rico: pop. 141,000
- cahaba — a river in N central Alabama, flowing S to the Alabama River. 191 miles (307 km) long.
- cahier — a notebook
- cahill — an artificial fly having a quill body, golden tag, tan-spotted wings and tail, and gray hackle.
- cahoot — a business partnership
- cahows — Plural form of cahow.
- caille — (in cookery) a quail
- caiman — any of a genus (Caiman) of Central and South American crocodilian reptiles similar to alligators
- caique — long narrow light rowing skiff used on the Bosporus
- cairns — a port in NE Australia, in Queensland. Pop: 98 981 (2001)
- cairny — covered with cairns
- cais-a — Common APSE Interface Set A DoD-STD-1838A.
- cajole — If you cajole someone into doing something, you get them to do it after persuading them for some time.
- cakery — A cake shop.
- caking — Present participle of cake.
- calaba — a tree, Calophyllum brasiliense, of the West Indies and Central and South America, having leathery leaves and fragrant white flowers.
- calais — a port in N France, on the Strait of Dover: the nearest French port to England; belonged to England 1347–1558. Pop: 75 790 (2006)
- calalu — the edible leaves of various plants, used as greens or in making thick soups
- calama — a city in N Chile.
- calami — Plural form of calamus.
- calash — a horse-drawn carriage with low wheels and a folding top
- calcar — a spur or spurlike process, as on the leg of a bird or the corolla of a flower
- calced — wearing shoes
- calces — calx
- calci- — indicating lime or calcium
- calcic — of, containing, or concerned with lime or calcium
- calder — Alexander. 1898–1976, US sculptor, who originated mobiles and stabiles (moving or static abstract sculptures, generally suspended from wire)
- calefy — to make or become warm
- calesa — a horse drawn buggy, once common in the Philippines but now mainly used as a tourist attraction
- calgon — a chemical compound, sodium hexametaphosphate, with water-softening properties, used in detergents
- calice — Obsolete form of chalice.
- calico — Calico is plain white fabric made from cotton.
- caligo — a speck on the cornea causing poor vision
- calima — a dust storm in the Canary Islands region, originating from the Sahara desert
- caliph — A Caliph was a Muslim ruler.
- calked — Simple past tense and past participle of calk.
- calker — a person who caulks the seams of boats or the like.
- calkin — calk2 (def 1).
- callan — a lad; boy.
- callao — a port in W Peru, near Lima, on Callao Bay: chief import centre of Peru. Pop: 813 264 (2005 est)
- callas — Maria, real name Maria Anna Cecilia Kalageropoulos. 1923–77, Greek operatic soprano, born in the US
- called — having the name
- callee — a routine that is called by another routine
- caller — A caller is a person who is making a telephone call.
- calles — Plutarco Elías [ploo-tahr-kaw e-lee-ahs] /pluˈtɑr kɔ ɛˈli ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1877–1945, Mexican general and statesman: president of Mexico 1924–28.
- callet — a scold
- calli- — beautiful