7-letter words starting with c
- casaque — a loose-fitting blouse for women.
- casbahs — Plural form of casbah.
- cascade — If you refer to a cascade of something, you mean that there is a large amount of it.
- cascara — a shrub or small tree, Rhamnus purshiana of NW North America, whose bark is a source of cascara sagrada: family Rhamnaceae
- casease — a proteolytic enzyme formed by certain bacteria that activates the solution of albumin and casein in milk and cheese
- caseate — to undergo caseation
- casebox — a device, similar to an abacus, for recording the cards as they are drawn from the dealing box.
- caseman — a person who sets and corrects type from which books are printed
- casemix — the varied types of patients treated by a hospital or medical unit
- caseose — a peptide produced by the peptic digestion of casein
- caseous — of or like cheese
- caserns — Plural form of casern.
- caserta — a town in S Italy, in Campania: centre of Garibaldi's campaigns for the unification of Italy (1860); Allied headquarters in World War II. Pop: 75 208 (2001)
- casette — Dated form of cassette.
- casevac — to evacuate (a casualty) from a combat zone, usually by air
- cash in — If you say that someone cashes in on a situation, you are criticizing them for using it to gain an advantage, often in an unfair or dishonest way.
- cash up — (of cashiers, shopkeepers, etc) to add up the money taken, esp at the end of a working day
- cash-in — redemption, as of mutual-fund shares.
- cashbox — a strongbox for holding cash, esp in a business or financial institution
- cashers — Plural form of casher.
- cashews — Plural form of cashew.
- cashier — A cashier is a person who customers pay money to or get money from in places such as shops or banks.
- cashing — money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- casings — Plural form of casing.
- casinos — Plural form of casino.
- casitas — a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- caskets — Plural form of casket.
- casking — a container made and shaped like a barrel, especially one larger and stronger, for holding liquids.
- caspase — a type of enzyme that is involved in apoptosis and necrosis
- caspian — of or relating to the Caspian Sea
- casques — Plural form of casque.
- cassaba — casaba
- cassada — Alternative form of cassava.
- cassata — an ice cream, originating in Italy, usually containing nuts and candied fruit
- cassate — (obsolete) To render void or useless; to vacate or annul.
- cassatt — Mary. 1845–1926, US impressionist painter, who lived in France
- cassava — Cassava is a South American plant with thick roots. It is grown for food.
- cassena — dahoon.
- cassias — Plural form of cassia.
- cassina — an evergreen shrub from the Southern US with dark leaves
- cassini — Giovanni Domenico. 1625–1712, French astronomer, born in Italy. He discovered (1675) Cassini's division, the gap that divides Saturn's rings into two parts, and four of Saturn's moons
- cassino — a card game for two to four players in which players pair cards from their hands with others exposed on the table
- cassite — a member of an ancient people related to the Elamites, who ruled Babylonia from c1650 to c1100 b.c.
- cassius — a male given name.
- cassock — A cassock is a long piece of clothing, often black, that is worn by members of the clergy in some churches.
- cassone — a highly-decorated, Italian dowry chest
- casspir — an armoured military vehicle
- cast on — to form (the first row of stitches) in knitting and weaving
- cast up — (of the sea) to cast ashore
- castell — A human tower formed in festivals in Catalonia.