5-Letter Words Starting With CA
Here's the list of all the 166 5-Letter Words Starting With CA in the English Language.
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| cards | 1. a game played with playing cards More Definitions → |
| cable | 1. send cables, wires, or telegrams 2. fasten with a cable More Definitions → |
| cause | 1. events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something 2. a justification for something existing or happening More Definitions → |
| canon | 1. a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy 2. a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter More Definitions → |
| carry | 1. move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body 2. have with oneself; have on one's person More Definitions → |
| catch | 1. discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state 2. perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily More Definitions → |
| cache | 1. save up as for future use 2. a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons) More Definitions → |
| candy | 1. a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts 2. coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze More Definitions → |
| carol | 1. joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ 2. a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ) More Definitions → |
| camel | 1. cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions More Definitions → |
| cargo | 1. goods carried by a large vehicle More Definitions → |
| canal | 1. (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion 2. a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance More Definitions → |
| cabin | 1. confine to a small space, such as a cabin 2. small room on a ship or boat where people sleep More Definitions → |
| canoe | 1. travel by canoe 2. small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle More Definitions → |
| carat | 1. a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg 2. the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold More Definitions → |
| carte | 1. a list of dishes available at a restaurant More Definitions → |
| cater | 1. give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance 2. supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets More Definitions → |
| cadet | 1. a military trainee (as at a military academy) More Definitions → |
| cameo | 1. engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring) More Definitions → |
| caste | 1. social status or position conferred by a system based on class 2. (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity More Definitions → |
| caddy | 1. act as a caddie and carry clubs for a player 2. a can for storing tea More Definitions → |
| carve | 1. form by carving 2. engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface More Definitions → |
| cadre | 1. a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement 2. a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion More Definitions → |
| calif | 1. the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth More Definitions → |
| cairn | 1. a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path 2. small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland More Definitions → |
| canto | 1. the highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music 2. a major division of a long poem More Definitions → |
| canna | 1. any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers More Definitions → |
| calla | 1. South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix More Definitions → |
| cabal | 1. a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue 2. a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot) More Definitions → |
| caper | 1. any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis 2. pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces More Definitions → |
| cacti | 1. any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines More Definitions → |
| cased | 1. covered or protected with or as if with a case 2. enclosed in a case More Definitions → |
| camas | 1. any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America More Definitions → |
| cacao | 1. tropical American tree producing cacao beans More Definitions → |
| caret | 1. a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text More Definitions → |
| campy | 1. providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities More Definitions → |
| calyx | 1. (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green More Definitions → |
| causa | 1. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy More Definitions → |
| caulk | 1. seal with caulking 2. a waterproof filler and sealant that is used in building and repair to make watertight More Definitions → |
| canny | 1. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others More Definitions → |
| carob | 1. long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute 2. evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob More Definitions → |
| cauda | 1. any taillike structure More Definitions → |
| capon | 1. flesh of a castrated male chicken 2. castrated male chicken More Definitions → |
| canty | 1. lively and brisk More Definitions → |
| catty | 1. any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams) 2. marked by or arising from malice More Definitions → |
| caput | 1. a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure 2. the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains More Definitions → |