9-Letter Nouns Starting With C
Here's the list of all the 2479 9-Letter Nouns Starting With C in the English Language.
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| copyright | 1. a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work More Definitions → |
| community | 1. a group of people living in a particular local area 2. a group of people having a religion, ethnic, profession, or other particular characteristic in common More Definitions → |
| committee | 1. a special group delegated to consider some matter 2. a self-constituted organization to promote something More Definitions → |
| corporate | More Definitions → |
| condition | 1. a state at a particular time 2. an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else More Definitions → |
| christian | More Definitions → |
| character | 1. an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story) 2. a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something More Definitions → |
| component | 1. an abstract part of something 2. something determined in relation to something that includes it More Definitions → |
| challenge | 1. a demanding or stimulating situation 2. a call to engage in a contest or fight More Definitions → |
| computing | 1. the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures 2. the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods More Definitions → |
| classical | 1. traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste More Definitions → |
| chemistry | 1. the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions 2. the chemical composition and properties of a substance or object More Definitions → |
| celebrity | 1. a widely known person 2. the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed More Definitions → |
| chocolate | 1. a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot 2. a food made from roasted ground cacao beans More Definitions → |
| clearance | 1. the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them 2. vertical space available to allow easy passage under something More Definitions → |
| converter | 1. a device for changing one substance or form or state into another More Definitions → |
| candidate | 1. a politician who is running for public office 2. someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.) More Definitions → |
| catalogue | 1. a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically 2. a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things More Definitions → |
| classroom | 1. a room in a school where lessons take place More Definitions → |
| charlotte | 1. a mold lined with cake or crumbs and filled with fruit or whipped cream or custard More Definitions → |
| calculate | More Definitions → |
| cartridge | 1. ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun 2. a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required More Definitions → |
| configure | More Definitions → |
| customize | More Definitions → |
| complaint | 1. an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining 2. (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow More Definitions → |
| camcorder | 1. a portable television camera and videocassette recorder More Definitions → |
| childhood | 1. the time of person's life when they are a child 2. the state of a child between infancy and adolescence More Definitions → |
| coalition | 1. an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty 2. the state of being combined into one body More Definitions → |
| collector | 1. a person who collects things 2. a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes) More Definitions → |
| container | 1. any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) More Definitions → |
| criticism | 1. disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings 2. a serious examination and judgment of something More Definitions → |
| connector | 1. an instrumentality that connects More Definitions → |
| commander | 1. an officer in command of a military unit 2. someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others More Definitions → |
| composite | 1. a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts 2. considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers More Definitions → |
| celebrate | More Definitions → |
| companion | 1. a friend who is frequently in the company of another 2. a traveler who accompanies you More Definitions → |
| construct | 1. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances More Definitions → |
| consensus | 1. agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole More Definitions → |
| comparing | 1. the act of examining resemblances More Definitions → |
| confusion | 1. disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably 2. a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior More Definitions → |
| confident | More Definitions → |
| chronicle | 1. a record or narrative description of past events More Definitions → |
| cigarette | 1. finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking More Definitions → |
| combining | 1. an occurrence that results in things being united 2. the act of combining things to form a new whole More Definitions → |
| commodity | 1. a raw material that is sold in large quantities, usually to other businesses for manufacturing or production purposes More Definitions → |
| checklist | 1. a list of items (names or tasks etc.) to be checked or consulted More Definitions → |
| criterion | 1. a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated 2. the ideal in terms of which something can be judged More Definitions → |
| conscious | More Definitions → |
| champagne | 1. a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there More Definitions → |
| customise | More Definitions → |
| cathedral | 1. any large and important church 2. the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese More Definitions → |
| colleague | 1. an associate that one works with 2. a person who is member of one's class or profession More Definitions → |
| communist | 1. a socialist who advocates communism More Definitions → |
| crossword | 1. a puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues are to be found and written in to squares in the puzzle More Definitions → |
| continent | 1. one of the large landmasses of the earth More Definitions → |
| consuming | More Definitions → |
| courtyard | 1. an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings More Definitions → |
| carpenter | 1. a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects More Definitions → |
| counselor | 1. someone who gives advice about problems 2. someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp More Definitions → |
| collision | 1. (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together 2. an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object More Definitions → |
| childcare | 1. a service involving care for other people's children More Definitions → |
| compiling | 1. the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list) More Definitions → |
| conductor | 1. the person who leads a musical group 2. a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat More Definitions → |
| corrosion | 1. a state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action 2. erosion by chemical action More Definitions → |
| columnist | 1. a journalist who writes editorials More Definitions → |
| carcinoma | 1. any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer More Definitions → |
| clipboard | 1. a small writing board with a clip at the top for holding papers More Definitions → |
| cooperate | More Definitions → |
| countdown | 1. counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle) More Definitions → |
| continuum | 1. a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct or distinguishable from adjacent parts More Definitions → |
| cleansing | 1. the act of making something clean More Definitions → |
| communion | 1. sharing thoughts and feelings 2. (Christianity) a group of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites More Definitions → |
| cellphone | 1. a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver More Definitions → |
| champaign | 1. extensive tract of level open land More Definitions → |
| curiosity | 1. a state in which you want to learn more about something 2. something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting More Definitions → |
| crossover | 1. the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis 2. a voter who is registered as a member of one political party but who votes in the primary of another party More Definitions → |
| certainty | 1. the state of being certain 2. something that is certain More Definitions → |
| cardboard | 1. a stiff moderately thick paper More Definitions → |
| catalytic | More Definitions → |
| commodore | 1. a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral More Definitions → |
| celestial | More Definitions → |
| cranberry | 1. any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries 2. very tart red berry used for sauce or juice More Definitions → |
| communism | 1. a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership 2. a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society More Definitions → |
| cessation | 1. a stopping More Definitions → |
| comforter | 1. a person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune 2. a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies More Definitions → |
| curricula | 1. an integrated course of academic studies More Definitions → |
| cognition | 1. the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning More Definitions → |
| canonical | More Definitions → |
| custodian | 1. one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals More Definitions → |
| concierge | 1. a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter More Definitions → |
| cafeteria | 1. a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier More Definitions → |
| customary | More Definitions → |
| craftsman | 1. a professional whose work is consistently of high quality 2. a creator of great skill in the manual arts More Definitions → |
| capacitor | 1. an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge More Definitions → |
| consulate | 1. diplomatic building that serves as the residence or workplace of a consul More Definitions → |
| casserole | 1. food cooked and served in a casserole 2. large deep dish in which food can be cooked and served More Definitions → |
| clubhouse | 1. a building that is occupied by a social club More Definitions → |
| courtroom | 1. a room in which a law court sits More Definitions → |
| carbonate | 1. a salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3) More Definitions → |
| crocodile | 1. large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters More Definitions → |
| catchment | 1. a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area) More Definitions → |
| coastline | 1. the outline of a coast More Definitions → |
| coherence | 1. the state of cohering or sticking together 2. logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts More Definitions → |
| caregiver | 1. a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability 2. a person who is responsible for attending to the needs of a child or dependent adult More Definitions → |
| custodial | More Definitions → |
| constable | 1. a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff 2. a police officer of the lowest rank More Definitions → |
| curvature | 1. (medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal 2. the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve More Definitions → |
| crossfire | 1. a lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions 2. fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross More Definitions → |
| cartilage | 1. tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults More Definitions → |
| circuitry | 1. electronic equipment consisting of a system of circuits More Definitions → |
| condenser | 1. an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge 2. an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid More Definitions → |
| commuting | 1. the travel of a commuter More Definitions → |
| chameleon | 1. a changeable or inconstant person 2. lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue More Definitions → |
| corollary | 1. a practical consequence that follows naturally 2. (logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition More Definitions → |
| carpentry | 1. the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood More Definitions → |
| criticize | More Definitions → |
| cosmology | 1. the metaphysical study of the origin and nature of the universe 2. the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe More Definitions → |
| composing | 1. the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole 2. musical creation More Definitions → |
| clientele | 1. customers collectively More Definitions → |
| capillary | 1. a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action 2. any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules More Definitions → |
| cellulose | 1. a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers More Definitions → |
| cultivate | More Definitions → |
| contender | 1. the contestant you hope to defeat More Definitions → |
| correlate | 1. either of two or more related or complementary variables More Definitions → |
| centenary | 1. the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it) More Definitions → |
| conjugate | 1. a mixture of two partially miscible liquids A and B produces two conjugate solutions: one of A in B and another of B in A More Definitions → |
| candidacy | 1. the campaign of a candidate to be elected More Definitions → |
| circulate | More Definitions → |
| clinician | 1. a practitioner (of medicine or psychology) who does clinical work instead of laboratory experiments More Definitions → |
| conveying | 1. act of transferring property title from one person to another More Definitions → |
| convertor | 1. a device for changing one substance or form or state into another More Definitions → |
| crackdown | 1. severely repressive actions More Definitions → |
| captivity | 1. the state of being imprisoned 2. the state of being a slave More Definitions → |
| centurion | 1. (ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers More Definitions → |
| cabriolet | 1. small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood More Definitions → |
| cryogenic | More Definitions → |
| chlamydia | 1. a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia 2. coccoid rickettsia infesting birds and mammals; cause infections of eyes and lungs and genitourinary tract More Definitions → |
| cremation | 1. the incineration of a dead body More Definitions → |
| corrosive | 1. a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali) More Definitions → |
| chromatin | 1. the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosomes More Definitions → |
| chauffeur | 1. a man paid to drive a privately owned car More Definitions → |
| cellulite | 1. lumpy deposits of body fat especially on women's thighs etc. More Definitions → |
| colouring | 1. a digestible substance used to give color to food 2. a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect More Definitions → |
| cirrhosis | 1. a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism More Definitions → |
| connexion | 1. a connecting shape 2. a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it) More Definitions → |
| cytoplasm | 1. the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism More Definitions → |
| clockwork | 1. any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock More Definitions → |
| centering | 1. the concentration of attention or energy on something 2. (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back More Definitions → |
| caretaker | 1. a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person) 2. an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily More Definitions → |
| constrain | More Definitions → |
| columbine | 1. a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains More Definitions → |
| carpeting | 1. floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile) More Definitions → |
| causation | 1. the act of causing something to happen More Definitions → |
| checkbook | 1. a book issued to holders of checking accounts More Definitions → |
| chromatic | More Definitions → |
| causality | 1. the relation between causes and effects More Definitions → |
| catalysis | 1. acceleration of a chemical reaction induced by the presence of material that is chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction More Definitions → |
| chevalier | 1. a gallant or courtly gentleman More Definitions → |
| calibrate | More Definitions → |
| carnation | 1. Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors 2. a pink or reddish-pink color More Definitions → |
| commotion | 1. a disorderly outburst or tumult 2. the act of making a noisy disturbance More Definitions → |
| consonant | 1. a speech sound that is not a vowel 2. a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant More Definitions → |
| consortia | 1. an association of companies for some definite purpose More Definitions → |
| corkscrew | 1. a bottle opener that pulls corks More Definitions → |
| concourse | 1. a large gathering of people 2. a wide hallway in a building where people can walk More Definitions → |
| coriander | 1. Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley 2. dried coriander seeds used whole or ground More Definitions → |
| collusion | 1. secret agreement 2. agreement on a secret plot More Definitions → |
| conqueror | 1. someone who is victorious by force of arms More Definitions → |
| chamomile | 1. Eurasian plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis More Definitions → |
| classmate | 1. an acquaintance that you go to school with More Definitions → |
| catechism | 1. a series of questions put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views 2. an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers More Definitions → |
| chaparral | 1. dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes More Definitions → |
| cameraman | 1. a photographer who operates a movie camera More Definitions → |
| courtship | 1. a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage) More Definitions → |
| catamaran | 1. a boat with two parallel hulls held together by single deck More Definitions → |
| cyberpunk | 1. a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism 2. a writer of science fiction set in a lawless subculture of an oppressive society dominated by computer technology More Definitions → |
| campanile | 1. a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building More Definitions → |
| closeness | 1. a feeling of being intimate and belonging together 2. the quality of being close and poorly ventilated More Definitions → |
| cabinetry | 1. the craft of making furniture (especially furniture of high quality) More Definitions → |
| conundrum | 1. a difficult problem More Definitions → |
| convening | 1. the act of convening More Definitions → |
| clamshell | 1. the shell of a clam 2. a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam More Definitions → |
| combatant | 1. someone who fights (or is fighting) More Definitions → |
| cityscape | 1. a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area 2. painting depicting a city or urban area More Definitions → |
| crosswalk | 1. a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other More Definitions → |
| crippling | More Definitions → |
| chieftain | 1. the leader of a group of people 2. the head of a tribe or clan More Definitions → |
| crosstalk | 1. the presence of an unwanted signal via an accidental coupling More Definitions → |
| citizenry | 1. the body of citizens of a state or country More Definitions → |
| celluloid | 1. highly flammable substance made from cellulose nitrate and camphor; used in e.g. motion-picture and X-ray film; its use has decreased with the development of nonflammable thermoplastics 2. a medium that disseminates moving pictures More Definitions → |
| collation | 1. a light informal meal 2. assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence More Definitions → |
| chrysalis | 1. pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon More Definitions → |
| copolymer | 1. a polymer consisting of two or more different monomers More Definitions → |
| crescendo | 1. (music) a gradual increase in loudness More Definitions → |
| cricketer | 1. an athlete who plays cricket More Definitions → |
| chaperone | 1. one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people More Definitions → |
| composure | 1. steadiness of mind under stress More Definitions → |
| criticise | More Definitions → |
| colostrum | 1. milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after parturition More Definitions → |
| cutthroat | 1. someone who murders by cutting the victim's throat More Definitions → |
| clergyman | 1. a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church More Definitions → |
| carnivore | 1. a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal 2. any animal that feeds on flesh More Definitions → |
| cowardice | 1. the trait of lacking courage More Definitions → |
| censoring | 1. counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy 2. deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances More Definitions → |
| consignee | 1. the person to whom merchandise is delivered over More Definitions → |
| carnelian | 1. a translucent red or orange variety of chalcedony More Definitions → |
| causative | More Definitions → |
| checkmate | 1. complete victory 2. a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king More Definitions → |
| cockroach | 1. any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests More Definitions → |
| colloquia | 1. an academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting 2. an address to an academic meeting or seminar More Definitions → |
| cornbread | 1. bread made primarily of cornmeal More Definitions → |
| cyclotron | 1. an accelerator that imparts energies of several million electron-volts to rapidly moving particles More Definitions → |
| contagion | 1. any disease easily transmitted by contact 2. an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted More Definitions → |
| chelation | 1. (medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning 2. the process of forming a ring by forming one or more hydrogen bonds More Definitions → |
| captivate | More Definitions → |
| clerkship | 1. the job of clerk More Definitions → |
| constancy | 1. the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation 2. (psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation More Definitions → |
| chandlery | 1. candles and other commodities sold by a chandler 2. a storeroom where candles are kept More Definitions → |
| condiment | 1. a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment More Definitions → |
| cormorant | 1. large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish More Definitions → |
| caressing | 1. affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) More Definitions → |
| calendula | 1. any of numerous chiefly annual herbs of the genus Calendula widely cultivated for their yellow or orange flowers; often used for medicinal and culinary purposes More Definitions → |
| crackling | 1. the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered 2. the sharp sound of snapping noises More Definitions → |
| clonidine | 1. an antihypertensive (trade name Catapres) that can be administered orally or via transdermal patches More Definitions → |
| cloisonne | 1. enamelware in which colored areas are separated by thin metal strips More Definitions → |
| craziness | 1. informal terms for insanity 2. the quality of being rash and foolish More Definitions → |
| carabiner | 1. an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes More Definitions → |
| crossroad | 1. a junction where one street or road crosses another More Definitions → |
| culminate | More Definitions → |
| cartouche | 1. a cartridge (usually with paper casing) More Definitions → |
| chickadee | 1. any of various small grey-and-black songbirds of North America More Definitions → |
| colonnade | 1. structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns 2. a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns More Definitions → |
| carrefour | 1. a junction where one street or road crosses another More Definitions → |
| casuarina | 1. any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Casuarina having jointed stems and whorls of scalelike leaves; some yield heavy hardwood More Definitions → |
| centipede | 1. chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors More Definitions → |
| chlorella | 1. any alga of the genus Chlorella More Definitions → |
| covariant | More Definitions → |
| celebrant | 1. a person who is celebrating 2. an officiating priest celebrating the Eucharist More Definitions → |
| cortisone | 1. a corticosteroid hormone (trade name Cortone Acetate) normally produced by the adrenal cortex; is converted to hydrocortisone More Definitions → |
| conceding | 1. the act of conceding or yielding More Definitions → |
| caesarean | 1. the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) More Definitions → |
| cloakroom | 1. a private lounge off of a legislative chamber 2. a room where coats and other articles can be left temporarily More Definitions → |
| couturier | 1. someone who designs clothing More Definitions → |
| collegian | 1. a student (or former student) at a college or university More Definitions → |
| confessor | 1. a priest who hears confession and gives absolution 2. someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves) More Definitions → |
| convexity | 1. the property possessed by a convex shape 2. a shape that curves or bulges outward More Definitions → |
| croissant | 1. very rich flaky crescent-shaped roll More Definitions → |
| corporeal | More Definitions → |
| cacophony | 1. a loud harsh or strident noise 2. loud confusing disagreeable sounds More Definitions → |
| cuneiform | 1. an ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia More Definitions → |
| cosponsor | More Definitions → |
| celecoxib | 1. a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Celebrex) that relieves pain and inflammation without harming the digestive tract More Definitions → |
| catharsis | 1. (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions 2. purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels More Definitions → |
| captopril | 1. a drug (trade name Capoten) that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidneys resulting in vasodilation; used in the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure More Definitions → |
| coonhound | 1. any of several breeds of hound developed for hunting raccoons More Definitions → |
| cathartic | 1. a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels More Definitions → |
| caliphate | 1. the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph 2. the office of a caliph More Definitions → |
| crankcase | 1. housing for a crankshaft More Definitions → |
| confidant | 1. someone to whom private matters are confided More Definitions → |
| cavalcade | 1. a procession of people traveling on horseback More Definitions → |
| capsaicin | 1. colorless pungent crystalline compound derived from capsicum; source of the hotness of hot peppers of the genus Capsicum such as chili and cayenne and jalapeno More Definitions → |
| crematory | 1. a mortuary where corpses are cremated 2. a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes More Definitions → |
| cockatiel | 1. small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested head More Definitions → |
| clozapine | 1. an antipsychotic drug (trade name Clozaril) used as a sedative and for treatment-resistant schizophrenia; known to have few side effects More Definitions → |
| consignor | 1. the person who delivers over or commits merchandise More Definitions → |
| committal | 1. the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital) 2. the act of committing a crime More Definitions → |
| cotillion | 1. a ball at which young ladies are presented to society 2. a lively dance originating in France in the 18th century More Definitions → |
| cornfield | 1. a field planted with corn More Definitions → |
| criterium | 1. a bicycle race held on a short course (usually less than 5 km or 3 miles) More Definitions → |
| conserves | 1. fruit preserved by cooking with sugar More Definitions → |
| clamoring | 1. loud and persistent outcry from many people More Definitions → |
| chipboard | 1. a cheap hard material made from wood chips that are pressed together and bound with synthetic resin More Definitions → |
| carcinoid | 1. a small tumor (benign or malignant) arising from the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract; usually associated with excessive secretion of serotonin More Definitions → |
| conjuring | 1. calling up a spirit or devil More Definitions → |
| concubine | 1. a woman who cohabits with an important man More Definitions → |
| cedarwood | 1. durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests More Definitions → |
| cosmonaut | 1. a person trained to travel in a spacecraft More Definitions → |
| crabgrass | 1. grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns More Definitions → |
| crosstown | More Definitions → |
| confluent | 1. a branch that flows into the main stream More Definitions → |
| cofounder | 1. one of a group of founders More Definitions → |
| coherency | 1. the state of cohering or sticking together 2. logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts More Definitions → |
| chickweed | 1. any of various plants of the genus Stellaria 2. any of various plants related to the common chickweed More Definitions → |
| clearness | 1. free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression 2. the quality of clear water More Definitions → |
| cataclysm | 1. a sudden violent change in the earth's surface 2. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune More Definitions → |
| colostomy | 1. a surgical operation that creates an opening from the colon to the surface of the body to function as an anus More Definitions → |
| commissar | 1. an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit More Definitions → |
| cybercafe | 1. a cafe whose customers sit at computer terminals and log on to the internet while they eat and drink More Definitions → |
| classwork | 1. the part of a student's work that is done in the classroom More Definitions → |
| capriccio | 1. an instrumental composition that doesn't adhere to rules for any specific musical form and is played with improvisation More Definitions → |
| cataloger | 1. a librarian who classifies publications according to a categorial system More Definitions → |
| courtesan | 1. a woman who cohabits with an important man More Definitions → |
| claystone | 1. fine-grained rock consisting of compacted clay particles More Definitions → |
| credulity | 1. tendency to believe readily More Definitions → |
| churchman | 1. a clergyman or other person in religious orders More Definitions → |
| conscript | 1. someone who is drafted into military service More Definitions → |
| clampdown | 1. sudden restriction on an activity More Definitions → |
| campanula | 1. any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers More Definitions → |
| captaincy | 1. the post of captain More Definitions → |
| chopstick | 1. one of a pair of slender sticks used as oriental tableware to eat food with More Definitions → |