11-letter words starting with c
- cataplectic — Pathology. a condition characterized by sudden, brief attacks of muscle weakness sometimes causing the body to fall helplessly, that is usually triggered by strong emotion: often associated with narcolepsy.
- catapultier — a person who fires a catapult
- catapulting — Present participle of catapult.
- cataractous — of or relating to cataracts
- catarrhally — in a manner relating to the inflammation of a mucous membrane
- catarrhines — Plural form of catarrhine.
- catastrophe — A catastrophe is an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage.
- catastrophy — Alternative form of catastrophe.
- catch basin — a pit in a drainage system in which matter that might otherwise block a sewer is collected so that it may periodically be removed
- catch flies — any of various plants, especially of the genera Silene and Lychnis, having a viscid secretion on the stem and calyx in which small insects are sometimes caught.
- catch up on — to engage in more (work, sleep, etc.) so as to compensate for earlier neglect
- catchphrase — A catchphrase is a sentence or phrase which becomes popular or well-known, often because it is frequently used by a famous person.
- catchweight — of or relating to a contest in which normal weight categories have been waived by agreement
- catechetics — the branch of theology that deals with catechesis
- catechising — Present participle of catechise.
- catechismal — Of or pertaining to a catechism; having the form of questions and answers; catechical.
- catechistic — a person who catechizes.
- catechizing — Present participle of catechize.
- catechumens — Plural form of catechumen.
- categorical — If you are categorical about something, you state your views very definitely and firmly.
- categorised — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- categorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- categorizes — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- catercorner — diagonal.
- caterpillar — A caterpillar is a small, worm-like animal that feeds on plants and eventually develops into a butterfly or moth.
- caterpiller — Archaic spelling of caterpillar.
- caterwauled — Simple past tense and past participle of caterwaul.
- caterwauler — to utter long wailing cries, as cats in rutting time.
- cathartical — Cathartic.
- cathedratic — relating to the seat of the bishop
- catherine i — ?1684–1727, second wife of Peter the Great, whom she succeeded as empress of Russia (1725–27)
- catheterize — to insert a catheter into
- cathode ray — a flow of electrons emanating from a cathode in a vacuum tube and focused into a narrow beam.
- catholicate — the legal power of the leader of an Armenian church
- catholicism — Catholicism is the traditions, the behaviour, and the set of Christian beliefs that are held by Catholics.
- catholicity — a wide range of interests, tastes, etc; liberality
- catholicize — to make or become catholic
- catonsville — a town in central Maryland, near Baltimore.
- cattishness — The property of being cattish.
- cattle call — an audition that is open to any interested actor or performer
- cattle farm — a farm on which cattle are raised
- cattle grid — A cattle grid is a set of metal bars in the surface of a road which prevents cattle and sheep from walking along the road, but allows people and vehicles to pass.
- cattle grub — the larva or adult of a warble fly, especially Hypoderma lineatum, a common pest of cattle in North America.
- cattle prod — A cattle prod is an object shaped like a long stick. Farmers make cattle move in a particular direction by pushing the cattle prod against the bodies of the animals.
- cattle shed — a shed for cattle
- cattle show — a competitive event at which farmers show their best cattle
- cattle tick — a dark brown tick, Boophilus annulatus, that infests cattle and is a vector for parasitic diseases of cattle, as babesiosis.
- cattle-cake — concentrated food for cattle in the form of cakes
- cattle-stop — a grid of metal bars covering a hollow or hole dug in a roadway, intended to prevent the passage of livestock while allowing vehicles, etc, to pass unhindered
- cattlewoman — A woman who raises or tends cattle.