5-letter words starting with c
- carey — George (Leonard). born 1935, Archbishop of Canterbury (1991–2002)
- cargo — The cargo of a ship or plane is the goods that it is carrying.
- caria — an ancient region of SW Asia Minor, on the Aegean Sea: chief cities were Halicarnassus and Cnidus: corresponds to the present-day Turkish districts of S Aydin and W Muğla
- carib — a member of a group of American Indian peoples of NE South America and the Lesser Antilles
- carid — (zoology) Any member of the Caridae.
- carie — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- carin — a female given name.
- carks — Plural form of cark.
- carky — Obsolete spelling of khaki (19th century).
- carla — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- carle — Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- carls — Plural form of carl.
- 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)
- carny — to coax or cajole
- carob — A carob or carob tree is a Mediterranean tree that stays green all year round. It has dark-brown fruit that tastes similar to chocolate.
- carol — Carols are Christian religious songs that are sung at Christmas.
- carom — a shot in which the cue ball is caused to contact one object ball after another
- caron — an inverted circumflex
- carpi — of carpus
- carpo — an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae.
- carps — Plural form of carp.
- carry — If you carry something, you take it with you, holding it so that it does not touch the ground.
- carse — a riverside area of flat fertile alluvium
- carta — a charter
- carte — ˈRichard D'Oyly (ˈdɔɪli ) ; doiˈlē) 1844-1901; Eng. producer of Gilbert & Sullivan operas
- carts — Plural form of cart.
- carus — (medicine) coma with complete insensibility; deep lethargy.
- 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.
- carvy — a caraway seed, esp one that is covered in sugar
- caryl — a male or female given name.
- caryn — a female given name.
- casal — (grammar) Of or relating to case.
- casas — Bartolomé de [bahr-taw-law-me th e] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1566, Spanish Dominican missionary and historian in the Americas.
- casco — an Argentinian homestead
- 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".
- casks — Plural form of cask.
- casky — (of wine) having a musty smell due to resting too long in the cask
- caste — A caste is one of the traditional social classes into which people are divided in a Hindu society.
- casts — Assign a part in a play, movie, or other production to (an actor).
- casus — an event, situation or occurrence
- cat 3 — Category 3
- cat 5 — Category 5
- cata- — down; downwards; lower in position
- catch — If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device.
- 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.