8-letter words starting with ca
- cakiness — the state of being cakey
- calabash — a tropical American evergreen tree, Crescentia cujete, that produces large round gourds: family Bignoniaceae
- calabaza — any of several species of gourd of the genus Cucurbita
- calabria — a region of SW Italy: mostly mountainous and subject to earthquakes. Chief town: Reggio di Calabria. Pop: 2 007 392 (2003 est). Area: 15 080 sq km (5822 sq miles)
- caladium — any of various tropical plants of the aroid genus Caladium, which are widely cultivated as potted plants for their colourful variegated foliage
- calakmul — a ruined Mayan city in SE Mexico.
- calamari — Calamari is squid that has been prepared for eating, usually by cutting it into rings, dipping it in a mixture of flour, milk and eggs, and frying it.
- calamary — a squid: so called from its pen-shaped skeleton
- calamine — Calamine is a liquid that you can put on your skin when it is sore or itchy.
- calamint — any aromatic Eurasian plant of the genus Satureja (or Calamintha), having clusters of purple or pink flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
- calamite — any extinct treelike plant of the genus Calamites, of Carboniferous times, related to the horsetails
- calamity — A calamity is an event that causes a great deal of damage, destruction, or personal distress.
- calandra — A large Eurasian lark with a stout bill and a black patch on each side of the neck.
- calanthe — any of various orchids of the genus Calanthe of the family Orchidaceae, found in tropical areas and having long-lasting yellow, white, or pink flowers
- calathea — any plant of the S. American perennial genus Calathea, many species of which are grown as greenhouse or house plants for their decorative variegated leaves, esp the zebra plant (C. zebrina), the leaves of which are purplish below and dark green with lighter stripes above: family Marantaceae
- calathus — a vase-shaped basket represented in ancient Greek art, used as a symbol of fruitfulness
- calbayog — a city in the Philippines, on NW Samar.
- calcanei — Plural form of calcaneus.
- calceate — to shoe
- calcific — forming or causing to form lime or chalk
- calcined — to convert into calx by heating or burning.
- calciner — a person or thing that calcines.
- calcitic — Pertaining to, resembling, or composed of calcite.
- calcrete — A sedimentary rock, a hardened deposit of calcium carbonate, capable of cementing together with other materials.
- calcspar — calcite
- calcular — relating to calculus
- calculus — Calculus is a branch of advanced mathematics which deals with variable quantities.
- calcutta — Kolkata
- caldaria — Plural form of caldarium.
- calderas — Plural form of caldera.
- caldrons — Plural form of caldron (Alternative spelling of cauldrons).
- caldwell — Erskine (ˈɜːskɪn). 1903–87, US novelist whose works include Tobacco Road (1933)
- calebite — a member of a tribe descended from Caleb.
- calendal — relating to the calends
- calendar — A calendar is a chart or device which displays the date and the day of the week, and often the whole of a particular year divided up into months, weeks, and days.
- calender — a machine in which paper or cloth is glazed or smoothed by passing between rollers
- calendry — a place where calendering is carried out
- calexico — a town in S California.
- calfless — (of a cow) having no calves
- calflike — resembling a calf
- calfskin — Calfskin shoes and clothing are made from the skin of a calf.
- calibers — Plural form of caliber.
- calibres — Plural form of calibre.
- caliceal — (botany) Relating to a calyx.
- caliches — Plural form of caliche.
- calicoed — dressed in calico.
- calicoes — Plural form of calico.
- calidity — warmth
- caliduct — a pipe or duct for conveying a heating medium, as hot air or steam.
- califate — the rank, jurisdiction, or government of a caliph.