7-letter words starting with c
- cathect — to invest mental or emotional energy in
- cathode — A cathode is the negative electrode in a cell such as a battery. Compare anode.
- cathole — one of a pair of holes in the after part of a ship through which hawsers are passed for steadying the ship or heaving astern
- cathood — the state of being a cat
- cations — Plural form of cation.
- catjang — a thickly-branched tropical shrub native to Africa
- catkins — Plural form of catkin.
- catlike — like a cat or cat's; noiseless, stealthy, etc.
- catling — a long double-edged surgical knife for amputations
- catmill — An apparatus with several beams protruding from a central rotating pole, used to train fighting dogs by having them chase a cat or other small animal in circles.
- catmint — a Eurasian plant, Nepeta cataria, having spikes of purple-spotted white flowers and scented leaves of which cats are fond: family Lamiaeae (labiates)
- catnaps — Plural form of catnap.
- catouse — New England. a noisy disturbance; commotion.
- catseye — a glass reflector set into a small fixture, placed at intervals along roads to indicate traffic lanes at night
- catskin — the skin or fur of a cat
- catspaw — a person used to serve the purposes of another; tool.
- catsuit — A catsuit is a piece of women's clothing that is made in one piece and fits tightly over the body and legs.
- cattabu — a cross between common cattle and a zebu
- cattail — any of a genus (Typha) of the cattail family with reedlike leaves and long, brown, fuzzy, cylindrical flower spikes; esp., either of two species (T. latifolia and T. angustifolia) whose long, flat leaves are used in making baskets and matting
- cattalo — a hardy breed of cattle developed by crossing the American bison with domestic cattle
- cattell — James McKeen [muh-keen] /məˈkin/ (Show IPA), 1860–1944, U.S. psychologist, educator, and editor.
- cattelo — A cross between domestic cattle and buffalo.
- cattery — A cattery is a place where you can leave your cat to be looked after when you go on holiday.
- cattier — Comparative form of catty.
- cattily — In a catty manner.
- catting — Present participle of cat.
- cattish — like a cat; feline
- catwalk — At a fashion show, the catwalk is a narrow platform that models walk along to display clothes.
- catworm — an active carnivorous polychaete worm, Nephthys hombergii, that is about 10cm (4in) long, having a pearly sheen to its body: often dug for bait
- caudate — having a tail or a tail-like appendage
- cauline — relating to or growing from a plant stem
- caulked — Simple past tense and past participle of caulk.
- caulker — a person who caulks the seams of boats or the like.
- caulome — the stem structure of a plant considered as a whole
- causals — Plural form of causal.
- causate — (philosophy) The effect of a cause.
- causers — Plural form of causer.
- causeth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cause.
- causing — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- causist — a person who supports or defends a cause, especially a social cause.
- caustic — Caustic chemical substances are very powerful and can dissolve other substances.
- cautery — the coagulation of blood or destruction of body tissue by cauterizing
- caution — Caution is great care which you take in order to avoid possible danger.
- cauvery — a river in S India, rising in the Western Ghats and flowing southeast to the Bay of Bengal. Length: 765 km (475 miles)
- cavalla — any of various tropical carangid fishes, such as Gnathanodon speciosus (golden cavalla)
- cavally — Caranx hippos, a carangoid fish of the Atlantic coast.
- cavalry — The cavalry is the part of an army that uses armoured vehicles for fighting.
- cave in — If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- cave-in — a collapse, as of anything hollow: the worst cave-in in the history of mining.
- caveats — Plural form of caveat.