9-letter words containing a, c
- calimocho — a cocktail popular in Spanish-speaking countries, consisting of a mixture of cola and red wine
- caliology — the study of birds' nests
- calipered — Simple past tense and past participle of caliper.
- caliphate — the office, jurisdiction, or reign of a caliph
- calixtine — a member of a body of Hussites in the 15th century holding that the chalice as well as the bread should be received by the laity in the Eucharist.
- call back — If you call someone back, you telephone them again or in return for a telephone call that they have made to you.
- call down — to request or invoke
- call girl — A call girl is a prostitute who makes appointments by telephone.
- call loan — a loan that is repayable on demand
- call rate — the interest rate on a call loan
- call sign — A call sign is the letters and numbers which identify a person, vehicle, or organization that is broadcasting on the radio or sending messages by radio.
- call slip — a form for requesting a library book by title and call number
- call time — to suspend play temporarily
- call unix — (communications, tool) (cu) The original Unix virtual terminal utility. cu allows a user on one computer to log in to another connected via Ethernet, direct serial line or modem. It shares some configuration files with UUCP in order to be able to use the same connections without conflict.
- call upon — to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home.
- call-down — to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home.
- call-over — a preliminary hearing
- callaghan — (Leonard) James, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff. 1912–2005, British Labour statesman; prime minister (1976–79)
- callaloos — Plural form of callaloo.
- callbacks — Plural form of callback.
- callboard — a notice board listing opportunities for performers
- caller id — A telephone that has caller ID displays the telephone number and name of the person who is calling you.
- callidity — cunning or slyness
- calligram — a poem in which words are positioned so as to create a visual image of the subject on the page
- calliopes — Plural form of calliope.
- callipash — the part of a turtle next to the upper shield, consisting of a greenish gelatinous substance, considered a delicacy.
- callipers — an instrument for measuring internal or external dimensions, consisting of two steel legs hinged together
- callippus — flourished 4th century b.c, Greek astronomer.
- callosity — hardheartedness
- calloused — A foot or hand that is calloused is covered in calluses.
- callouses — made hard; hardened.
- callously — made hard; hardened.
- callowest — Superlative form of callow.
- callusing — Pathology, Physiology. a hardened or thickened part of the skin; a callosity. a new growth of osseous matter at the ends of a fractured bone, serving to unite them.
- calm down — If you calm down, or if someone calms you down, you become less angry, upset, or excited.
- calmative — (of a remedy or agent) sedative
- calmingly — in a calming manner
- calor gas — Calor gas is gas in liquid form which is sold in special containers so that people can use it in places which are not connected to the gas supply, such as tents or caravans.
- calorific — The calorific value of something, or its calorific content, is the number of calories it contains.
- calotypes — Plural form of calotype.
- calpurnia — flourished 1st century b.c, third wife of Julius Caesar 59–44. Compare Cornelia (def 2), Pompeia.
- calumnies — Plural form of calumny.
- calvarial — relating to or belonging to the calvaria
- calvarian — calvarial
- calvaries — Plural form of calvary.
- calvarium — the upper, domed part of the skull
- calvinism — the theological system of John Calvin and his followers, characterized by emphasis on the doctrines of predestination, the irresistibility of grace, and justification by faith
- calvinist — Calvinist means belonging or relating to a strict Protestant church started by John Calvin.
- calvities — baldness
- calyculus — a small, cuplike part, as a taste bud, or a cuplike depression, as in a coral skeleton