7-letter words starting with ca
- caddish — like or characteristic of a cad; ungentlemanly
- caddoan — a family of Native American languages, including Pawnee, formerly spoken in a wide area of the Midwest, and probably distantly related to Siouan
- cadelle — a widely distributed beetle, Tenebroides mauritanicus, that feeds on flour, grain, and other stored foods, as well as on other insects: family Trogositidae
- cadence — The cadence of someone's voice is the way their voice gets higher and lower as they speak.
- cadency — the line of descent from a younger member of a family
- cadenza — In classical music, a cadenza is a long and difficult solo passage in a piece for soloist and orchestra.
- cadette — a member of the division of the Girl Scouts for girls twelve to fourteen years of age
- cadgers — Plural form of cadger.
- cadging — Present participle of cadge.
- cadmean — of or like Cadmus
- cadmium — Cadmium is a soft bluish-white metal that is used in the production of nuclear energy.
- cadrans — an instrument which measures the angles of gems and is used during the cutting process
- caducei — Plural form of caduceus.
- caedmon — fl. a.d. c670, Anglo-Saxon religious poet.
- caelian — the southeasternmost of the Seven Hills of Rome
- caesars — Plural form of caesar.
- caesium — a ductile silvery-white element of the alkali metal group that is the most electropositive metal. It occurs in pollucite and lepidolite and is used in photocells. The radioisotope caesium-137, with a half-life of 30.2 years, is used in radiotherapy. Symbol: Cs; atomic no: 55; atomic wt: 132.90543; valency: 1; relative density: 1.873; melting pt: 28.39±0.01°C; boiling pt: 671°C
- caesura — (in modern prosody) a pause, esp for sense, usually near the middle of a verse line
- caetano — Marcello (marˈselu). 1906–80, prime minister of Portugal from 1968 until he was replaced by an army coup in 1974
- caffein — a white, crystalline, bitter alkaloid, C 8 H 10 N 4 O 2 , usually derived from coffee or tea: used in medicine chiefly as a nervous system stimulant.
- caffila — a caravan train
- cafileh — Alternative form of cafila.
- caftans — Plural form of caftan.
- caganer — a figure of a squatting defecating person, a traditional character in Catalan Christmas crèche scenes
- cageful — an amount which fills a cage to capacity
- cagmags — Plural form of cagmag.
- cagoule — a lightweight usually knee-length type of anorak
- cahokia — a city in SW Illinois.
- cahoots — partnership; league (esp in the phrases go in cahoots with, go cahoot)
- caimans — Plural form of caiman.
- cainism — the first son of Adam and Eve, who murdered his brother Abel. Gen. 4.
- cainite — a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- cairene — a person born or living in Cairo, Egypt
- cairned — marked by a cairn
- caisson — a watertight chamber open at the bottom and containing air under pressure, used to carry out construction work under water
- caitiff — a cowardly or base person
- caitive — a captive
- caitlin — a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- cajeput — cajuput
- cajoled — Persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.
- cajoler — A person who cajoles; a flatterer.
- cajoles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cajole.
- 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