3-letter words containing a, c
- cap — A cap is a soft, flat hat with a curved part at the front which is called a peak. Caps are usually worn by men and boys.
- car — a self-propelled road vehicle designed to carry passengers, esp one with four wheels that is powered by an internal-combustion engine
- cas — Court of Arbitration for Sport
- cat — A cat is a furry animal that has a long tail and sharp claws. Cats are often kept as pets.
- cav — Curia advisari vult: used in English law to indicate that a court has decided to consider a case privately before giving judgment, as when time is needed to consider arguments or submissions made to it
- caw — When a bird such as a crow or a rook caws, it makes a loud harsh sound.
- cax — (sciences) central axis.
- cay — a small low island or bank composed of sand and coral fragments, esp in the Caribbean area
- cba — can't be arsed
- cca — Circuit Court of Appeals
- cda — 1. (file format) Compound Document Architecture. 2. (legal) Communications Decency Act.
- cea — carcinoembryonic antigen
- cga — colour graphics adaptor
- cha — tea
- cia — The CIA is the government organization in the United States that collects secret information about other countries. CIA is an abbreviation for 'Central Intelligence Agency'.
- cja — Criminal Justice Act
- cma — certified medical assistant
- cna — Central News Agency, a national stationery chain
- coa — coenzyme A
- cpa — CPA is an abbreviation for certified public accountant.
- csa — Child Support Agency
- cua — Common User Access
- cva — cerebrovascular accident
- cwa — Country Women's Association
- cya — CYA is the written abbreviation for 'see you', mainly used in text messages and e-mails.
- dac — Digital to Analog Converter
- dca — 1. Defense Communications Agency. See DISA. 2. Document Content Architecture from IBM.
- fac — A large ornamental letter formerly used at the start of a chapter or section of a book.
- fca — Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
- gac — The Southeast Asian fruit Momordica cochinchinensis, a reddish spiny gourd with high lycopene content.
- gca — ground control approach
- hac — Honourable Artillery Company
- ica — Independent Computing Architecture
- jac — jacket.
- lac — (in prescriptions) milk.
- mac — a male given name.
- mca — Micro Channel Architecture
- oca — a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- pac — Also, pack. a soft, flexible, heelless shoe worn as a liner inside a boot or overshoe.
- pca — (tool, programming) A dynamic analyser from DEC giving information on run-time performance and code use.
- qca — Quantum-dot Cellular Automata
- rac — Royal Automobile Club
- rca — (formerly) Radio Corporation of America
- sac — Strategic Air Command.
- sca — Single Connection Attach
- tac — 1. Translator Assembler-Compiler. For Philco 2000. 2. Terminal Access Controller.
- vac — vacuum cleaner.
- wac — a member of the Women's Army Corps, formerly an auxiliary of the U.S. Army.
- zac — (Australia slang) A sixpence; (sometimes, after decimalisation) a five-cent coin.