5-letter words containing e, c
- canea — the chief port of Crete, on the NW coast. Pop: 55 838 (2001)
- caned — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- caneh — a Hebrew unit of length, consisting of 6 cubits
- caner — a person who regularly indulges in excessive drinking or drug-taking
- canes — Plural form of cane.
- canne — Obsolete spelling of can.
- canoe — A canoe is a small, narrow boat that you move through the water using a stick with a wide end called a paddle.
- caped — wearing a cape
- capek — Karel (ˈkarɛl). 1890–1938, Czech dramatist and novelist; author of R.U.R. (1921), which introduced the word "robot", and (with his brother Josef) The Insect Play (1921)
- capel — A horse.
- caper — Capers are the small green buds of caper plants. They are usually sold preserved in vinegar.
- capes — Plural form of cape.
- capet — Hugh or Hugues (yg). ?938–996 ad, king of France (987–96); founder of the Capetian dynasty
- caple — a horse
- cared — a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.
- caren — a female given name.
- carer — A carer is someone who is responsible for looking after another person, for example, a person who has a disability, or is ill or very young.
- cares — a private organization for the collection of funds, goods, etc., for distribution to the needy in foreign countries.
- caret — a symbol (‸) used to indicate the place in written or printed matter at which something is to be inserted
- carew — Thomas. ?1595–?1639, English Cavalier poet
- carex — any sedge of the genus Carex.
- carey — George (Leonard). born 1935, Archbishop of Canterbury (1991–2002)
- carie — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- carle — Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- carme — a nymph who was one of Diana's attendants and mother of Britomaris by Jupiter
- carne — Marcel (marsɛl). 1906–96, French film director. His films include Le Jour se lève (1939), Les Portes de la nuit (1946), and La Bible (1976)
- carse — a riverside area of flat fertile alluvium
- carte — ˈRichard D'Oyly (ˈdɔɪli ) ; doiˈlē) 1844-1901; Eng. producer of Gilbert & Sullivan operas
- carve — If you carve an object, you make it by cutting it out of a substance such as wood or stone. If you carve something such as wood or stone into an object, you make the object by cutting it out.
- cased — an often small or portable container for enclosing something, as for carrying or safekeeping; receptacle: a jewel case.
- cases — Plural form of case.
- casey — Charles Dillon ("Casey") 1891–1975, U.S. baseball player and manager.
- cashe — (spelling) It's spelled "cache".
- caste — A caste is one of the traditional social classes into which people are divided in a Hindu society.
- catel — (obsolete) property, as distinguished from rent or income.
- cater — In British English, to cater for a group of people means to provide all the things that they need or want. In American English, you say you cater to a person or group of people.
- cates — choice dainty food; delicacies
- cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- caved — Past participle of cave.
- cavel — a drawing of lots among miners for an easy and profitable place at the coalface
- caver — A caver is someone who goes into underground caves as a sport.
- caves — Plural form of cave.
- cavie — a hen coop
- cawed — Simple past tense and past participle of caw.
- cayce — a town in central South Carolina.
- cayes — a seaport on the SW coast of Haiti.
- cayey — a city in central Puerto Rico.
- cc'ed — to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to: I always cc my boss when I write a memo to my staff.
- ceara — a state of NE Brazil: sandy coastal plain, rising to a high plateau. Capital: Fortaleza. Pop: 7 654 535 (2002). Area: 150 630 sq km (58 746 sq miles)
- cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.