7-letter words starting with ce
- central — Something that is central is in the middle of a place or area.
- centred — If an industry or event is centred in a place, it takes place to the greatest extent there.
- centres — Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- centrex — a telephone system for businesses, large organizations, etc. in which outside calls can be made directly to, or from, any extension
- centri- — centro-
- centric — being central or having a centre
- centro- — denoting a centre
- centrum — the main part or body of a vertebra
- century — A century is a period of a hundred years that is used when stating a date. For example, the 19th century was the period from 1801 to 1900.
- cephal- — cephalo-
- cephala — the head, especially of an arthropod.
- cepheid — a type of variable star with a regular cycle of variations in luminosity
- cepheus — a faint constellation in the N hemisphere near Cassiopeia and the Pole Star
- cepstra — cepstrum
- ceramal — cermet
- ceramic — Ceramic is clay that has been heated to a very high temperature so that it becomes hard.
- cerasin — an insoluble amorphous gum from the cherry and other trees, known also as meta-arabinic acid
- cerated — (of certain birds, such as the falcon) having a cere
- cerato- — denoting horn or a hornlike part
- cerberi — Also, Kerberos. Classical Mythology. a dog, usually represented as having three heads, that guarded the entrance of the infernal regions.
- cereals — Cereals are foods made from grain. They are mixed with milk and eaten for breakfast.
- cerebel — Archaic form of cerebellum.
- cerebr- — cerebro-
- cerebra — cerebrum
- cereous — resembling wax; wax-like
- ceresin — a white wax extracted from ozocerite
- ceriman — a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- cermets — Plural form of cermet.
- cernlib — (library) The CERN Program Library.
- cernuda — Luis (lwiʃ). 1902–63, Spanish poet. His major work is the autobiographical Reality and Desire (1936–64)
- cerosin — (organic compound) A waxy substance obtained from the bark of the sugar cane.
- cerotic — designating or of either of two fatty acids, C26H52O2 or C27H54O2, esters of which are found in beeswax and other waxes and oils
- cerrado — a vast area of tropical savanna in Brazil
- cerredo — Tor·re de [taw-rey duh;; Spanish taw-re th e] /ˈtɔ reɪ də;; Spanish ˈtɔ rɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), Torre de Cerredo.
- cerrial — of or relating to the cerris tree
- certain — If you are certain about something, you firmly believe it is true and have no doubt about it. If you are not certain about something, you do not have definite knowledge about it.
- certify — If someone in an official position certifies something, they officially state that it is true.
- cerumen — the soft brownish-yellow wax secreted by glands in the auditory canal of the external ear
- cervena — a trademarked set of quality standards for farm-produced venison
- cerveza — beer
- cervine — resembling or relating to a deer
- cesaire — Aimé Fernand [e-mey fer-nahn] /ɛˈmeɪ fɛrˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1913–2008, West Indian poet, playwright, and politician.
- cessant — (obsolete) inactive; dormant.
- cessing — British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- cession — the act of ceding, esp of ceding rights, property, or territory
- cesspit — A cesspit is a hole or tank in the ground into which waste water and sewage flow.
- cestode — any parasitic flatworm of the class Cestoda, which includes the tapeworms
- cestoid — (esp of tapeworms and similar animals) ribbon-like in form
- cetacea — An order of marine mammals that comprises the whales, dolphins, and porpoises. These have a streamlined hairless body, no hindlimbs, a horizontal tail fin, and a blowhole on top of the head for breathing.
- cetinje — a town in Montenegro, in the SW: former capital of Montenegro (until 1945); palace and fortified monastery, residences of Montenegrin prince-bishops. Pop: 15 137 (2003 est)