10-letter words starting with ca
- carchemish — an ancient city in Syria on the Euphrates, lying on major trade routes; site of a victory of the Babylonians over the Egyptians (605 bc)
- carcinogen — A carcinogen is a substance which can cause cancer.
- carcinoids — Plural form of carcinoid.
- carcinomas — Plural form of carcinoma.
- card creep — chip creep
- card index — A card index is a number of cards with information written on them which are arranged in a particular order, usually alphabetical, so that you can find the information you want easily.
- card punch — keypunch (def 1).
- card shark — an expert card player
- card table — A card table is a small light table which can be folded up and which is sometimes used for playing games of cards on.
- card trick — an illusory feat performed with playing cards
- card-punch — Also, key punch. Also called card punch. a machine, operated by a keyboard, for coding information by punching holes in cards or paper tape in specified patterns.
- cardboards — Plural form of cardboard.
- cardboardy — like cardboard, esp in stiffness, texture, or taste
- cardcastle — a tower built with playing cards
- cardholder — A cardholder is someone who has a bank card or credit card.
- cardialgia — pain in or near the heart
- cardinally — of prime importance; chief; principal: of cardinal significance.
- cardiogram — electrocardiogram
- cardiology — Cardiology is the study of the heart and its diseases.
- cardiotomy — (surgery) The procedure of making an incision in the heart.
- cardmember — a person authorized to use a particular credit card.
- cardphones — Plural form of cardphone.
- cardplayer — a person who plays cards
- cardsharps — Plural form of cardsharp.
- cardueline — of or relating to the passerine subfamily Carduelinae, including the goldfinches, siskins, canaries and crossbills.
- care label — a label attached to a garment providing information on how to wash, dry, and iron the garment
- care order — an order by a magistrate that places a child in the care of a local authority
- care-taker — a person who is in charge of the maintenance of a building, estate, etc.; superintendent.
- careerists — Plural form of careerist.
- careership — An approach to career-related decision-making, combining rationality, interactions with others, and responses to sometimes unpredictable events.
- caregivers — Plural form of caregiver.
- caregiving — the practice of providing care for a vulnerable neighbour or relative
- carelessly — If someone does something carelessly, they do it without much thought or effort.
- caressable — an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- caretakers — Plural form of caretaker.
- caretaking — a person who is in charge of the maintenance of a building, estate, etc.; superintendent.
- cargo cult — a religious movement of the SW Pacific, characterized by expectation of the return of spirits in ships or aircraft carrying goods that will provide for the needs of the followers
- cargo ship — a ship carrying cargo
- carhopping — the practice of serving customers at a drive-in restaurant
- caricatura — a caricature
- caricature — A caricature of someone is a drawing or description of them that exaggerates their appearance or behaviour in a humorous or critical way.
- caringness — The quality of being caring.
- cariogenic — (of a substance) producing caries, esp in the teeth
- caritative — charity.
- carjackers — Plural form of carjacker.
- carjacking — A carjacking is an attack on a person who is driving their own car during which things may be stolen or they may be harmed physically.
- carl lewis — Carl (Frederick Carlton Lewis) born 1961, U.S. track and field athlete.
- carmagnole — a dance and song popular during the French Revolution
- carmarthen — a market town in S Wales, the administrative centre of Carmarthenshire: Norman castle. Pop: 14 648 (2001)
- carmichael — Hoaglund Howard (ˈhəʊɡlənd), known as Hoagy. 1899–1981, US pianist, singer, and composer of such standards as "Star Dust" (1929)