6-letter words starting with c
- cadcam — computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacture
- caddid — (zoology) Any member of the Caddidae.
- caddie — In golf, a caddie is a person who carries golf clubs and other equipment for a player.
- caddis — a type of coarse woollen yarn, braid, or fabric
- cadeau — a present
- cadent — having cadence; rhythmic
- cadets — Plural form of cadet.
- cadged — Simple past tense and past participle of cadge.
- cadger — a person who cadges
- cadmic — relating to, containing, or derived from cadmium
- cadmus — a Phoenician prince who killed a dragon and planted its teeth, from which sprang a multitude of warriors who fought among themselves until only five remained, who joined Cadmus to found Thebes
- cadres — Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- caduac — a windfall
- caecal — cecum.
- caecum — any structure or part that ends in a blind sac or pouch, esp the pouch that marks the beginning of the large intestine
- caelum — a small faint constellation in the S hemisphere close to Eridanus
- caeoma — an aecium in some rust fungi that has no surrounding membrane
- caesar — Gaius Julius (ˈɡaɪəs ˈdʒuːlɪəs). 100–44 bc, Roman general, statesman, and historian. He formed the first triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus (60), conquered Gaul (58–50), invaded Britain (55–54), mastered Italy (49), and defeated Pompey (46). As dictator of the Roman Empire (49–44) he destroyed the power of the corrupt Roman nobility. He also introduced the Julian calendar and planned further reforms, but fear of his sovereign power led to his assassination (44) by conspirators led by Marcus Brutus and Cassius Longinus
- cafard — a feeling of severe depression
- caffer — Lb pejorative obsolete spelling of kaffir.
- cafila — A caravan of travellers or supplies.
- cafone — an uncouth person; lowlife.
- caftan — A caftan is a long loose garment with long sleeves. Caftans are worn by men in Arab countries, and by women in America and Europe.
- cagers — Plural form of cager.
- cagier — cagey.
- cagily — cautious, wary, or shrewd: a cagey reply to the probing question.
- caging — a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- cagmag — done shoddily; left incomplete
- cagney — James. 1899–1986, US film actor, esp in gangster roles; his films include The Public Enemy (1931), Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), The Roaring Twenties (1939), and Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) for which he won an Oscar
- caguas — city in EC Puerto Rico: pop. 141,000
- cahaba — a river in N central Alabama, flowing S to the Alabama River. 191 miles (307 km) long.
- cahier — a notebook
- cahill — an artificial fly having a quill body, golden tag, tan-spotted wings and tail, and gray hackle.
- cahoot — a business partnership
- cahows — Plural form of cahow.
- caille — (in cookery) a quail
- caiman — any of a genus (Caiman) of Central and South American crocodilian reptiles similar to alligators
- caique — long narrow light rowing skiff used on the Bosporus
- cairns — a port in NE Australia, in Queensland. Pop: 98 981 (2001)
- cairny — covered with cairns
- cais-a — Common APSE Interface Set A DoD-STD-1838A.
- cajole — If you cajole someone into doing something, you get them to do it after persuading them for some time.
- cakery — A cake shop.
- caking — Present participle of cake.
- calaba — a tree, Calophyllum brasiliense, of the West Indies and Central and South America, having leathery leaves and fragrant white flowers.
- calais — a port in N France, on the Strait of Dover: the nearest French port to England; belonged to England 1347–1558. Pop: 75 790 (2006)
- calalu — the edible leaves of various plants, used as greens or in making thick soups
- calama — a city in N Chile.
- calami — Plural form of calamus.
- calash — a horse-drawn carriage with low wheels and a folding top