7-letter words starting with c
- cardiff — the capital of Wales, situated in the southeast, in Cardiff county borough: formerly an important port; seat of the Welsh assembly (1999); university (1883). Pop: 346 100 (2011)
- carding — the process of preparing the fibres of cotton, wool, etc, for spinning
- cardio- — heart
- cardoon — a thistle-like S European plant, Cynara cardunculus, closely related to the artichoke, with spiny leaves, purple flowers, and a leafstalk that may be blanched and eaten: family Asteraceae (composites)
- cardoso — Fernando Henrique. born 1931, Brazilian statesman; president (1995–2002)
- cardozo — Benjamin Nathan1870-1938; U.S. jurist: associate justice, Supreme Court (1932-38)
- carduus — a thistle, esp the species Carduus benedictus
- care of — at the address of: written on envelopes
- careens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of careen.
- careers — Plural form of career.
- careful — If you are careful, you give serious attention to what you are doing, in order to avoid harm, damage, or mistakes. If you are careful to do something, you make sure that you do it.
- carfare — the fare that a passenger is charged for a ride on a bus, etc
- cargoes — the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- carhops — Plural form of carhop.
- cariama — seriema.
- caribes — Plural form of caribe.
- caribou — A caribou is a large north American deer.
- caricom — Caribbean Community and Common Market
- carifta — Caribbean Free Trade Area
- carinal — resembling or relating to a carina
- carioca — a Brazilian dance similar to the samba
- cariole — a small open two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle
- carious — (of teeth or bone) affected with caries; decayed
- caritas — charity
- carjack — to attack (a driver in a car) in order to rob the driver or to steal the car for another crime
- carking — distressful.
- carleen — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- carless — having no car
- carline — a Eurasian thistle-like plant, Carlina vulgaris, having spiny leaves and flower heads surrounded by raylike whitish bracts: family Asteraceae (composites)
- carling — a fore-and-aft beam in a vessel, used for supporting the deck, esp around a hatchway or other opening
- carlish — churlish or coarse
- carlist — (in Spain) a supporter of Don Carlos or his descendants as the rightful kings of Spain
- carlita — a female given name.
- carload — A carload of people or things is as many people or things as a car can carry.
- carlock — a type of Russian isinglass made from the bladder of a sturgeon
- carlota — original name Marie Charlotte Amélie Augustine Victoire Clémentine Léopoldine. 1840–1927, wife of Maximilian; empress of Mexico (1864–67)
- carlson — Chester1906-68; U.S. inventor; developed xerography
- carlton — a town in N central England, in S Nottinghamshire. Pop: 48 493 (2001)
- carlyle — Robert. born 1961, Scottish actor; his work includes the television series Cracker and Hamish Macbeth and the films Trainspotting (1996), The Full Monty (1997), The Beach (2000), and 28 Weeks Later (2007)
- carmela — a female given name, form of Carmel.
- carmine — Carmine is a deep bright-red colour.
- carnage — Carnage is the violent killing of large numbers of people, especially in a war.
- carnate — Invested with, or embodied in, flesh.
- carnets — Plural form of carnet.
- carnies — Plural form of carny.
- carnify — (esp of lung tissue, as the result of pneumonia) to be altered so as to resemble skeletal muscle
- carnose — fleshy
- carnous — carnose.
- caroche — a stately ceremonial carriage used in the 16th and 17th centuries
- caroled — Simple past tense and past participle of carol.