7-letter words containing ca
- caetano — Marcello (marˈselu). 1906–80, prime minister of Portugal from 1968 until he was replaced by an army coup in 1974
- caffein — a white, crystalline, bitter alkaloid, C 8 H 10 N 4 O 2 , usually derived from coffee or tea: used in medicine chiefly as a nervous system stimulant.
- caffila — a caravan train
- cafileh — Alternative form of cafila.
- caftans — Plural form of caftan.
- caganer — a figure of a squatting defecating person, a traditional character in Catalan Christmas crèche scenes
- cageful — an amount which fills a cage to capacity
- cagmags — Plural form of cagmag.
- cagoule — a lightweight usually knee-length type of anorak
- cahokia — a city in SW Illinois.
- cahoots — partnership; league (esp in the phrases go in cahoots with, go cahoot)
- caimans — Plural form of caiman.
- cainism — the first son of Adam and Eve, who murdered his brother Abel. Gen. 4.
- cainite — a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- cairene — a person born or living in Cairo, Egypt
- cairned — marked by a cairn
- caisson — a watertight chamber open at the bottom and containing air under pressure, used to carry out construction work under water
- caitiff — a cowardly or base person
- caitive — a captive
- caitlin — a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- cajeput — cajuput
- cajoled — Persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.
- cajoler — A person who cajoles; a flatterer.
- cajoles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cajole.
- cajuput — a small myrtaceous tree or shrub, Melaleuca leucadendron, native to the East Indies and Australia, with whitish flowers and leaves
- cakeage — a charge levied in a restaurant for serving cake (such as a birthday cake) brought in from outside the premises
- cakeman — A man who sells cakes.
- calabar — a port in SE Nigeria, capital of Cross River state. Pop: 418 000 (2005 est)
- calaloo — Alternative spelling of callaloo.
- calamar — a squid
- calamus — any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus, some species of which are a source of rattan and canes
- calando — (to be performed) with gradually decreasing tone and speed
- calapan — a seaport on NE Mindoro, in the central Philippines.
- calchas — a soothsayer who assisted the Greeks in the Trojan War
- calcify — to convert or be converted into lime
- calcine — to heat (a substance) so that it is oxidized, reduced, or loses water
- calcite — a colourless or white mineral (occasionally tinged with impurities), found in sedimentary and metamorphic rocks, in veins, in limestone, and in stalagmites and stalactites. It is used in the manufacture of cement, plaster, paint, glass, and fertilizer. Composition: calcium carbonate. Formula: CaCO3. Crystal structure: hexagonal (rhombohedral)
- calcium — Calcium is a soft white element which is found in bones and teeth, and also in limestone, chalk, and marble.
- calculi — Mathematics. a method of calculation, especially one of several highly systematic methods of treating problems by a special system of algebraic notations, as differential or integral calculus.
- caldera — a large basin-shaped crater at the top of a volcano, formed by the collapse or explosion of the cone
- caldron — a large kettle or boiler
- caleche — calash
- caledon — a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, near Toronto.
- calends — the first day of each month in the ancient Roman calendar
- calgary — a city in Canada, in S Alberta: centre of a large agricultural region; oilfields. Pop: 879 277 (2001)
- calhoun — John Caldwell1782-1850; U.S. statesman: vice president (1825-32)
- caliban — a brutish or brutalized man
- caliber — the size of a bullet or shell as measured by its diameter
- calibre — The calibre of a person is the quality or standard of their ability or intelligence, especially when this is high.
- calices — calix