6-letter words starting with c
- cathed — Past participle of cath.
- cather — Willa (Sibert). 1873–1947, US novelist, whose works include O Pioneers! (1913) and My Ántonia (1918)
- cathie — a female given name, form of Catherine.
- cation — a positively charged ion; an ion that is attracted to the cathode during electrolysis
- catios — Plural form of catio.
- catkin — A catkin is a long, thin, soft flower that hangs on some trees, for example birch trees and hazel trees.
- catlin — George1796-1872; U.S. ethnologist & artist
- catnap — A catnap is a short sleep, usually one which you have during the day.
- catnip — Catnip is an herb with scented leaves, which cats are fond of.
- catsup — ketchup
- catted — Simple past tense and past participle of cat.
- cattie — Archaic form of catty qual Chinese unit of weight.
- cattle — Cattle are cows and bulls.
- catton — Eleanor. born 1985, Canadian-born New Zealand writer; her books include The Rehearsal (2008) and the Booker-prizewinning The Luminaries (2013)
- caucho — rubber obtained from the latex of any of several tropical American trees of the genus Castilla, especially C. elastica, of Central America.
- cauchy — Augustin Louis (oɡystɛ̃ lwi), Baron Cauchy. 1789–1857, French mathematician, noted for his work on the theory of functions and the wave theory of light
- caucus — A caucus is a group of people within an organization who share similar aims and interests or who have a lot of influence.
- caudad — towards the tail or posterior part
- caudal — of or towards the posterior part of the body
- caudex — the thickened persistent stem base of some herbaceous perennial plants
- caudle — a hot spiced wine drink made with gruel, formerly used medicinally
- caught — Caught is the past tense and past participle of catch.
- caulis — the main stem of a plant
- caulks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caulk.
- causal — If there is a causal relationship between two things, one thing is responsible for causing the other thing.
- caused — 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?
- causee — (linguistics) The agent of the caused event in a causative construction.
- causer — 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?
- causes — 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?
- causey — a cobbled street
- cautel — craftiness; skilful deceit
- cauter — an ironlike instrument used for cauterizing and searing organic tissue
- cauzee — (India, historical) A judge.
- cavafy — Constantine. Greek name Kavafis.1863–1933, Greek poet of Alexandria in Egypt
- cavass — a Turkish armed police officer
- cavate — hollowed out, as a space excavated from rock: cavate cliff dwellings.
- caveat — A caveat is a warning of a specific limitation of something such as information or an agreement.
- cavein — a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- cavell — Edith Louisa. 1865–1915, English nurse: executed by the Germans in World War I for helping Allied prisoners to escape
- cavern — A cavern is a large deep cave.
- cavers — Plural form of caver.
- caviar — Caviar is the salted eggs of a fish called a sturgeon.
- cavies — Plural form of cavy.
- cavill — Frederick, 1839–1927, Australian swimmer and coach, born in England: developed the Australian crawl.
- cavils — to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily (usually followed by at or about): He finds something to cavil at in everything I say.
- caving — the sport of climbing in and exploring caves
- cavite — a port in the N Philippines, in S Luzon on Manila Bay: a former US naval base. Pop: 109 000 (2005 est)
- cavity — A cavity is a space or hole in something such as a solid object or a person's body.
- cavort — When people cavort, they leap about in a noisy and excited way.
- cavour — Conte Camillo Benso di (kaˈmillo ˈbɛnzo di).1810–61, Italian statesman and premier of Piedmont-Sardinia (1852–59; 1860–61): a leader of the movement for the unification of Italy