13-letter words starting with can
- can't hack it — If you say that someone can't hack it or couldn't hack it, you mean that they do not or did not have the qualities needed to do a task or cope with a situation.
- canada balsam — a yellow transparent resin obtained from the balsam fir. Because its refractive index is similar to that of glass, it is used as an adhesive in optical devices and as a mounting medium for microscope specimens
- canal du midi — a canal in S France, extending from the River Garonne at Toulouse to the Mediterranean at Sète and providing a link between the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts: built between 1666 and 1681. Length: 181 km (150 miles)
- canaliculated — Canaliculate.
- canary yellow — Something that is canary yellow is a light yellow in colour.
- cancellariate — the office of chancellor
- cancellations — Plural form of cancellation.
- cancerophobia — a morbid dread of being afflicted by cancer
- candid camera — a small camera that may be used to take informal photographs of people, usually without their knowledge
- candidate key — (database) One of several possible attributes or combinations of attributes which can be used to uniquely identify a body of information (a "record"). The chosen candidate key is called the primary key.
- candidateship — candidature
- candle grease — the wax which is used in the manufacture of candles
- candleberries — Plural form of candleberry.
- candleholders — Plural form of candleholder.
- candlelighter — a person whose task it is to light candles
- candlesnuffer — an implement, or person, that extinguishes candle flames
- candlewicking — a kind of embroidery used for a bedspread, tablecloth, or pillow cover, patterned with French knots of candlewick embroidery thread or yarn
- candy striper — a volunteer worker in a hospital
- candy-striped — (esp of clothing fabric) having narrow coloured stripes on a white background
- candy-striper — a person, often a teenager, who works as a volunteer in a hospital.
- cannel (coal) — a compact variety of bituminous coal that was formed chiefly from spores and burns with a bright, steady flame
- cannibalistic — Cannibalistic people and practices are connected with cannibalism.
- cannibalizing — Present participle of cannibalize.
- canning basin — an arid basin in NW Western Australia, largely unexplored. Area: 400 000 sq km (150 000 sq miles)
- cannon fodder — If someone in authority regards people they are in charge of as cannon fodder, they do not care if these people are harmed or lost in the course of their work.
- cannonballing — Present participle of cannonball.
- canon regular — a clergyman of certain religious communities following a monastic rule
- canonical age — the age specified by canon law when a person becomes eligible to participate in a certain rite or hold a certain office.
- canthaxanthin — an orange carotenoid, C40H52O2, that is put in feed for poultry and feed for farmed salmon and trout
- cantilevering — Present participle of cantilever.
- canton enamel — Chinese enamelware similar to Limoges.
- canton ginger — preserved or crystallized ginger of fine quality.
- cantonization — the process of dividing into cantons
- cantus firmus — an existing melody used as the basis for a new polyphonic composition
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