4-letter words containing ca
- cavy — any small South American hystricomorph rodent of the family Caviidae, esp any of the genus Cavia, having a thickset body and very small tail
- caws — Plural form of caw.
- cayo — Lb Latin America A small island or ledge of rock in the water; a key.
- cays — Plural form of cay.
- caza — A Turkish provincial subdivision.
- caze — Obsolete spelling of because.
- ceca — a cul-de-sac, especially that in which the large intestine begins.
- cica — Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority
- coca — Coca is a plant which contains cocaine. The dried leaves of the plant are sometimes chewed for their stimulating effect.
- dcac — Domestic Communications Assistance Center
- ecad — An organism that is modified by its environment.
- esca — (ichthyology) fleshy growth from an anglerfish's head that acts as a lure.
- euca — European Union Control Association
- fcap — foolscap
- fcca — Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants
- fica — Federal Insurance Contributions Act
- gcal — (text, tool) The Cambridge Phoenix equivalent of troff. So called because all Cambridge utilities were named after birds, GCAL was a "run off" equivalent, and Geococcyx californianus is the Latin name of the roadrunner. GCAL was eventually obsoleted by TeX. It is believed that even more obscure puns lurked in the depths of Phoenix. Perhaps it is better they stayed there.
- icao — International Civil Aviation Organization
- inca — a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- kcal — kilocalorie
- loca — a plural of locus.
- maca — Multiple Access with Colision Avoidance
- mcad — Microsoft Certified Application Developer
- mcat — Medical College Admissions Test
- mica — any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- mrca — multirole combat aircraft
- ncaa — National Collegiate Athletic Association
- nica — Nicaragua
- ocal — On-Line Cryptanalytic Aid Language.
- ocam — Organisation commune africaine et malgache: an association of the 14 principal Francophone states of Africa, established in 1965 to further political cooperation and economic and social development
- ocas — a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- orca — the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- paca — a large, white-spotted, almost tailless rodent, Agouti paca, of Central and South America, having features resembling a guinea pig and rabbit: valued as food.
- pica — an abnormal appetite or craving for substances that are not fit to eat, as chalk or clay, common in malnutrition, pregnancy, etc.
- ptca — percutaneous translumenal coronary angioplasty, a technique for inserting a catheter into an artery to prevent congestive heart disease
- puca — (in folklore) an Irish spirit, mischievous but not malevolent, corresponding to the English Puck.
- raca — a biblical word meaning 'worthless' or 'empty'
- rcaf — Royal Canadian Air Force
- roca — Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- scab — the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- scad — any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- scag — heroin.
- scam — a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- scan — to glance at or over or read hastily: to scan a page.
- scar — a precipitous, rocky place; cliff.
- scat — to sing by making full or partial use of the technique of scat singing.
- scaw — (in Shetland) a headland or promontory
- sica — Vittorio [vi-tawr-ee-oh,, -tohr-;; Italian veet-taw-ryaw] /vɪˈtɔr iˌoʊ,, -ˈtoʊr-;; Italian vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1901–74, Italian motion-picture director, producer, and actor.
- soca — a style of Caribbean dance music derived from calypso and American soul music and having a pounding beat.
- spca — Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals