7-letter words starting with c
- cajuput — a small myrtaceous tree or shrub, Melaleuca leucadendron, native to the East Indies and Australia, with whitish flowers and leaves
- cakeage — a charge levied in a restaurant for serving cake (such as a birthday cake) brought in from outside the premises
- cakeman — A man who sells cakes.
- calabar — a port in SE Nigeria, capital of Cross River state. Pop: 418 000 (2005 est)
- calaloo — Alternative spelling of callaloo.
- calamar — a squid
- calamus — any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus, some species of which are a source of rattan and canes
- calando — (to be performed) with gradually decreasing tone and speed
- calapan — a seaport on NE Mindoro, in the central Philippines.
- calchas — a soothsayer who assisted the Greeks in the Trojan War
- calcify — to convert or be converted into lime
- calcine — to heat (a substance) so that it is oxidized, reduced, or loses water
- calcite — a colourless or white mineral (occasionally tinged with impurities), found in sedimentary and metamorphic rocks, in veins, in limestone, and in stalagmites and stalactites. It is used in the manufacture of cement, plaster, paint, glass, and fertilizer. Composition: calcium carbonate. Formula: CaCO3. Crystal structure: hexagonal (rhombohedral)
- calcium — Calcium is a soft white element which is found in bones and teeth, and also in limestone, chalk, and marble.
- calculi — Mathematics. a method of calculation, especially one of several highly systematic methods of treating problems by a special system of algebraic notations, as differential or integral calculus.
- caldera — a large basin-shaped crater at the top of a volcano, formed by the collapse or explosion of the cone
- caldron — a large kettle or boiler
- caleche — calash
- caledon — a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, near Toronto.
- calends — the first day of each month in the ancient Roman calendar
- calgary — a city in Canada, in S Alberta: centre of a large agricultural region; oilfields. Pop: 879 277 (2001)
- calhoun — John Caldwell1782-1850; U.S. statesman: vice president (1825-32)
- caliban — a brutish or brutalized man
- caliber — the size of a bullet or shell as measured by its diameter
- calibre — The calibre of a person is the quality or standard of their ability or intelligence, especially when this is high.
- calices — calix
- caliche — a bed of sand or clay in arid regions cemented by calcium carbonate, sodium chloride, and other soluble minerals
- calicle — calyculus
- calicut — seaport in SW India, on the Arabian Sea: pop. 420,000
- calipee — the yellow glutinous edible part of the turtle found next to the lower shell, considered a delicacy
- caliper — Calipers are an instrument consisting of two long, thin pieces of metal joined together at one end, and are used to measure the size of things.
- caliphs — Plural form of caliph.
- caliver — a light musket introduced in the early 16th century
- calking — Present participle of calk.
- call in — If you call someone in, you ask them to come and help you or do something for you.
- call on — If you call on someone to do something or call upon them to do it, you say publicly that you want them to do it.
- call up — If you call someone up, you telephone them.
- call-in — a program in which listeners or viewers phone in comments or questions to the host or a person being interviewed.
- call-up — an order to report for active military service.
- callais — a green stone found as beads and ornaments in the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age of W Europe
- callant — a youth; lad
- callboy — a person who notifies actors when it is time to go on stage
- callers — Plural form of caller.
- callest — Archaic second-person singular form of call.
- calling — A calling is a profession or career which someone is strongly attracted to, especially one which involves helping other people.
- callins — a program in which listeners or viewers phone in comments or questions to the host or a person being interviewed.
- callose — a carbohydrate, a polymer of glucose, found in plants, esp in the sieve tubes
- callous — A callous person or action is very cruel and shows no concern for other people or their feelings.
- callout — (communication) Outward bound telephone calls.
- callows — Plural form of callow.