9-letter words containing c, a, t, p
- capotasto — capo1 .
- caprylate — a salt of caprylic acid
- capstones — Plural form of capstone.
- capsulate — within or formed into a capsule
- captaincy — The captaincy of a team is the position of being captain.
- captained — Simple past tense and past participle of captain.
- captainry — captainship
- captative — (linguistics) Describing a verb (in some languages) that has a specific ending or other marker to indicate a hunting or catching function.
- captioned — Simple past tense and past participle of caption.
- captivate — If you are captivated by someone or something, you find them fascinating and attractive.
- captively — In a captive manner.
- captivity — Captivity is the state of being kept imprisoned or enclosed.
- captopril — an ACE inhibitor used to treat high blood pressure and congestive heart failure
- capturers — to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize: The police captured the burglar.
- capturing — Present participle of capture.
- carpenter — A carpenter is a person whose job is making and repairing wooden things.
- carpentry — Carpentry is the activity of making and repairing wooden things.
- carpetbag — a travelling bag originally made of carpeting
- carpeting — You use carpeting to refer to a carpet, or to the type of material that is used to make carpets.
- cartopper — an object, esp a small boat, designed to be transported on top of a vehicle
- cashpoint — A cashpoint is the same as a cash dispenser.
- cat's paw — a person used to serve the purposes of another; tool.
- cat's-paw — a person used by another as a tool; dupe
- catalepsy — a state of prolonged rigid posture, occurring for example in schizophrenia or in hypnotic trances
- cataphora — the use of a word such as a pronoun that has the same reference as a word used subsequently in the same discourse
- cataphyll — a simplified form of plant leaf, such as a scale leaf or cotyledon
- cataplane — an aircraft designed to be launched by a catapult.
- cataplasm — a poultice, often medicated
- cataplexy — sudden temporary paralysis, brought on by severe shock
- catapults — Plural form of catapult.
- catch pit — a pit in a drainage system in which matter that might otherwise block a sewer is collected so that it may periodically be removed
- catch-ups — an effort to reach or pass a norm, especially after a period of delay: After the slowdown there was a catch-up in production.
- catchpole — (in medieval England) a sheriff's officer who arrested debtors
- catchpoll — (formerly) a petty officer of justice, especially one arresting persons for debt.
- cathepsin — a proteolytic enzyme responsible for the autolysis of cells after death
- catheptic — of or relating to enzymes that catalyze autolysis in death or pathological conditions
- catnapped — Simple past tense and past participle of catnap.
- catnapper — a person who catnaps
- catoptric — the branch of optics dealing with the formation of images by mirrors.
- cenotaphs — Plural form of cenotaph.
- cephalate — (of living organisms) possessing a head or headlike feature
- chaetopod — any annelid worm of the classes Oligochaeta or Polychaeta
- chalkpits — Plural form of chalkpit.
- champerty — (formerly) an illegal bargain between a party to litigation and an outsider whereby the latter agrees to pay for the action and thereby share in any proceeds recovered
- chapattis — Plural form of chapatti.
- chapiters — Plural form of chapiter.
- chapleted — wearing a wreath or garland on the head
- chapstick — a cylinder of a substance for preventing or soothing chapped lips
- chapter 7 — the statute regarding liquidation proceedings that empowers a court to appoint a trustee to operate a failing business to prevent further loss
- chapteral — of or pertaining to a chapter