11-letter words containing c, a, p
- carpet tile — a tile made of carpeting material that is used for flooring.
- carpet-bomb — to drop many bombs on (an area) to prepare for advancing ground forces
- carpetmaker — One who manufactures carpets.
- carpinteria — a town in SW California.
- carpogonium — the female sex organ of red algae, consisting of a swollen base containing the ovum and a long neck down which the male gametes pass
- carpophores — Plural form of carpophore.
- carpophorus — an epithet of both Demeter and her daughter, Persephone, meaning “fruit-bearer.”.
- carpospores — Plural form of carpospore.
- cartography — Cartography is the art or activity of drawing maps and geographical charts.
- cartophilic — relating to cartophily
- caryopteris — any of various shrubs with small blue or white flowers of the genus Caryopteris, all found in S and E Asia
- caspian sea — a salt lake between SE Europe and Asia: the largest inland sea in the world; fed mainly by the River Volga. Area: 394 299 sq km (152 239 sq miles)
- castle peak — highest peak in the Elk Mountain range, in W central Colorado. 14,265 feet (4352 meters).
- catabaptist — a person who is opposed to baptism.
- cataphonics — catacoustics
- cataplectic — Pathology. a condition characterized by sudden, brief attacks of muscle weakness sometimes causing the body to fall helplessly, that is usually triggered by strong emotion: often associated with narcolepsy.
- catapultier — a person who fires a catapult
- catapulting — Present participle of catapult.
- catastrophe — A catastrophe is an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage.
- catastrophy — Alternative form of catastrophe.
- catch up on — to engage in more (work, sleep, etc.) so as to compensate for earlier neglect
- catchphrase — A catchphrase is a sentence or phrase which becomes popular or well-known, often because it is frequently used by a famous person.
- caterpillar — A caterpillar is a small, worm-like animal that feeds on plants and eventually develops into a butterfly or moth.
- caterpiller — Archaic spelling of caterpillar.
- cattle prod — A cattle prod is an object shaped like a long stick. Farmers make cattle move in a particular direction by pushing the cattle prod against the bodies of the animals.
- cattle-stop — a grid of metal bars covering a hollow or hole dug in a roadway, intended to prevent the passage of livestock while allowing vehicles, etc, to pass unhindered
- cattywampus — catawampus
- cebocephaly — A developmental anomaly of the head, characterized by a monkey-like head with a defective small, flattened nose with a single nostril or absent nose and closely set eyes.
- cedar apple — a brown gall on the branches of the juniper, produced by several rust fungi of the genus Gymnosporangium.
- centre pass — a push or hit made in any direction to start the game or to restart the game after a goal has been scored
- centripetal — acting, moving, or tending to move towards a centre
- cephalalgia — headache (def 1).
- cephalalgic — relating to or affected by headache
- cephalocele — a protrusion of the brain or cranial matter through an opening in the skull
- cephalogram — An X-ray of the craniofacial area.
- cephalopode — Archaic form of cephalopod.
- cephalopods — Plural form of cephalopod.
- cephalothin — a cephalosporin antibiotic often used in the treatment of bacterial infections
- cephalotomy — the dissection of the head
- ceratopsian — resembling or belonging to the Ceratopsia, a suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs characterized by their parrot-like beaks, horns, and neck frills
- ceroplastic — relating to wax modelling
- cgi program — Common Gateway Interface
- chain plate — any of the metal plates secured to the hull of a sailing vessel or elsewhere to hold shrouds and backstays at their lower ends.
- chainplates — Plural form of chainplate.
- chairpeople — a person who presides over a meeting, committee, board, etc.
- chairperson — The chairperson of a meeting, committee, or organization is the person in charge of it.
- chalcophile — (of a chemical element in the earth) having an affinity for sulfur.
- chalkstripe — clothing with a pattern of thin white stripes on a dark background
- chamaephyte — a plant whose buds are close to the ground
- chamber pop — pop music that incorporates orchestral arrangements