6-letter words starting with c
- caring — If someone is caring, they are affectionate, helpful, and sympathetic.
- carlin — an old woman.
- carlos — Don. full name Carlos María Isidro de Borbón. 1788–1855, second son of Charles IV: pretender to the Spanish throne and leader of the Carlists
- carlot — a boor or churl
- carlow — a county of SE Republic of Ireland, in Leinster: mostly flat, with barren mountains in the southeast. County town: Carlow. Pop: 46 014 (2002). Area: 896 sq km (346 sq miles)
- carman — a man who drives a car or cart; carter
- carmel — Mountmountain ridge in NW Israel, extending as a promontory into the Mediterranean: highest point, c. 1,800 ft (549 m)
- carmen — an opera (1875) by Georges Bizet.
- carnac — a village in NW France: noted for its many megalithic monuments, including alignments of stone menhirs
- carnal — Carnal feelings and desires are sexual and physical, without any spiritual element.
- carnap — Rudolf. 1891–1970, US logical positivist philosopher, born in Germany: attempted to construct a formal language for the empirical sciences that would eliminate ambiguity
- carnet — a customs licence authorizing the temporary importation of a motor vehicle
- carney — Mark (Joseph). born 1965, Canadian banker; governor of the Bank of Canada (2008–2013); governor of the Bank of England from 2013
- carnie — Alternative spelling of carny.
- carnot — Lazare (Nicolas Marguerite) (lazar), known as the Organizer of Victory. 1753–1823, French military engineer and administrator: organized the French Revolutionary army (1793–95)
- carnyx — a bronze Celtic war trumpet
- carobs — Plural form of carob.
- carola — a female given name, form of Carol.
- carole — a female given name.
- carols — Plural form of carol.
- caroms — Plural form of carom.
- caroni — a river in SE Venezuela, flowing N to the Orinoco River. 550 miles (885 km) long.
- caroon — (UK, obsolete slang) A crown coin; its value, 5 shillings.
- carpal — any bone of the wrist
- carped — to find fault or complain querulously or unreasonably; be niggling in criticizing; cavil: to carp at minor errors.
- carpel — the female reproductive organ of flowering plants, consisting of an ovary, style (sometimes absent), and stigma. The carpels are separate or fused to form a single pistil
- carper — to find fault or complain querulously or unreasonably; be niggling in criticizing; cavil: to carp at minor errors.
- carpet — A carpet is a thick covering of soft material which is laid over a floor or a staircase.
- carpo- — (in botany) indicating fruit or a reproductive structure that develops into part of the fruit
- carpus — the eight small bones of the human wrist that form the joint between the arm and the hand
- carrao — Limpkin.
- carrel — A carrel is a desk with low walls on three sides, at which a student can work in private, especially in a library.
- carrer — left-handed.
- carrey — Jim. born 1962, Canadian-born Hollywood actor noted for his comedy roles; films include Ace Ventura, Pet Detective (1994), Liar Liar (1997), The Truman Show (1998), The Majestic (2001), and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
- carrie — a feminine name
- carrol — (architecture) A small closet or enclosure built against a window on the inner side, to sit in for study.
- carrom — carom
- carrot — Carrots are long, thin, orange-coloured vegetables. They grow under the ground, and have green shoots above the ground.
- carrow — A strolling gamester in Ireland.
- carrys — a male given name, form of Carew.
- carson — Christopher, known as Kit Carson. 1809–68, US frontiersman, trapper, scout, and Indian agent
- carted — Convey or put in a cart or similar vehicle.
- cartel — A cartel is an association of similar companies or businesses that have grouped together in order to prevent competition and to control prices.
- carter — Angela. 1940–92, British novelist and writer; her novels include The Magic Toyshop (1967) and Nights at the Circus (1984)
- cartes — Plural form of carte.
- carton — A carton is a plastic or cardboard container in which food or drink is sold.
- cartop — designed to be transported on top of an automobile
- caruso — Enrico (enˈriːko). 1873–1921, an outstanding Italian operatic tenor; one of the first to make gramophone records
- carved — to cut (a solid material) so as to form something: to carve a piece of pine.
- carvel — caravel