3-letter words containing a
- cab — A cab is a taxi.
- cad — CAD refers to the use of computer software in the design of things such as cars, buildings, and machines. CAD is an abbreviation for 'computer aided design'.
- cae — computer-aided engineering
- caf — cost and freight
- cag — (obsolete) keg.
- cai — computer-aided instruction
- cal — Cals are units of measurement for the energy value of food. Cal is an abbreviation for 'calorie'.
- cam — a slider or roller attached to a rotating shaft to give a particular type of reciprocating motion to a part in contact with its profile
- can — You use can when you are mentioning a quality or fact about something which people may make use of if they want to.
- 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.
- d/a — deposit account
- daa — Distributed Application Architecture: under design by Hewlett-Packard and Sun. A distributed object management environment that will allow applications to be developed independent of operating system, network or windowing system.
- dab — DAB is the transmission of digital stereo over conventional radio channels. DAB is an abbreviation for 'digital audio broadcasting'.
- dac — Digital to Analog Converter
- dad — Your dad is your father. You can call your dad 'Dad'.
- dae — Dictionary of American English
- dag — to cut the daglock away from (a sheep)
- dah — the long sound used in combination with the short sound dit, in the spoken representation of Morse and other telegraphic codes
- dai — (chiefly North India, Pakistan, Bangladesh) A wet nurse; a midwife. (from 18th c.).
- dak — a system of mail delivery or passenger transport by relays of bearers or horses stationed at intervals along a route
- dal — Dal is an Indian dish made from pulses such as chick peas or lentils.
- dam — A dam is a wall that is built across a river in order to stop the water flowing and to make a lake.
- dan — a small buoy used as a marker at sea
- dap — to fish with a natural or artificial fly on a floss silk line so that the wind makes the fly bob on and off the surface of the water
- dar — Daughters of the American Revolution
- das — hyrax.