9-letter words containing e, c, a, t
- catcaller — a shrill, whistlelike sound or loud raucous shout made to express disapproval at a theater, meeting, etc.
- catchable — to seize or capture, especially after pursuit: to catch a criminal; to catch a runaway horse.
- catchiest — Superlative form of catchy.
- catchline — a slogan, esp one used in a political or advertising campaign
- catchment — In geography, catchment is the process of collecting water, in particular the process of water flowing from the ground and collecting in a river. Catchment is also the water that is collected in this way.
- catchpole — (in medieval England) a sheriff's officer who arrested debtors
- catchweed — a weedy plant with a prickly stem
- catechise — to instruct orally by means of questions and answers, especially in Christian doctrine.
- catechism — In a Catholic, Episcopal, or Orthodox Church, the catechism is a series of questions and answers about religious beliefs, which has to be learned by people before they can become full members of that Church.
- catechist — a person who catechizes, esp. one who instructs catechumens
- catechize — to teach or examine by means of questions and answers
- categoric — Categoric means the same as categorical.
- catenated — Connected in a chain or series.
- catenates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of catenate.
- caterwaul — If a person or animal caterwauls, they make a loud, high, unpleasant noise like the noise that cats make when they fight.
- catfished — Simple past tense and past participle of catfish.
- catfishes — Plural form of catfish.
- catfooted — having feet resembling those of a cat.
- catharise — purify
- catharize — to purify or make clean
- catharses — Plural form of catharsis.
- cathected — to invest emotion or feeling in (an idea, object, or another person).
- cathectic — of or relating to cathexis
- cathedral — A cathedral is a very large and important church which has a bishop in charge of it.
- 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
- catherine — Saint. died 307 ad, legendary Christian martyr of Alexandria, who was tortured on a spiked wheel and beheaded
- catheters — Plural form of catheter.
- cathinone — (organic compound) The aromatic amine 2-amino-1-phenyl-1-propanone that is the active ingredient of khat.
- cathouses — Plural form of cathouse.
- catkinate — like a catkin
- catnapped — Simple past tense and past participle of catnap.
- catnapper — a person who catnaps
- catterick — a village in N England, in North Yorkshire on the River Swale: site of an important army garrison and a racecourse
- catteries — Plural form of cattery.
- cattiness — catlike; feline.
- cattleman — A cattleman is a man who looks after or owns cattle, especially in North America or Australia.
- cattlemen — Plural form of cattleman.
- cattleyas — Plural form of cattleya.
- causative — Causative factors are ones which are responsible for causing something.
- cautelous — crafty or cunning
- cauterant — caustic; cauterizing
- cauteries — Plural form of cautery.
- cauterise — to burn with a hot iron, electric current, fire, or a caustic, especially for curative purposes; treat with a cautery.
- cauterism — the application of burning, searing, or cautery
- cauterize — If a doctor cauterizes a wound, he or she burns it with heat or with a chemical in order to close it up and prevent it from becoming infected.
- cautioned — alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness: Landslides ahead—proceed with caution.
- cautioner — A person who cautions.
- cavaletti — bars supported on low stands used in dressage and horse jumping
- cavatelli — a shell-like pasta with ridged surfaces.