6-Letter Words Starting With CA
Here's the list of all the 366 6-Letter Words Starting With CA in the English Language.
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| camera | 1. equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other) 2. television equipment consisting of a lens system that focuses an image on a photosensitive mosaic that is scanned by an electron beam More Definitions → |
| casino | 1. a public building for gambling and entertainment 2. a card game in which cards face up on the table are taken with eligible cards in the hand More Definitions → |
| career | 1. move headlong at high speed 2. the particular occupation for which you are trained More Definitions → |
| cancer | 1. any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream More Definitions → |
| campus | 1. a field on which the buildings of a university are situated More Definitions → |
| cancel | 1. postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled 2. make up for More Definitions → |
| carbon | 1. an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds 2. a thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance (often containing carbon); used to transfer characters from the original to an under sheet of paper More Definitions → |
| castle | 1. a large and stately mansion 2. a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack More Definitions → |
| caught | 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 → |
| casual | 1. marked by blithe unconcern 2. without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand More Definitions → |
| carter | 1. someone whose work is driving carts More Definitions → |
| carpet | 1. form a carpet-like cover (over) 2. cover completely, as if with a carpet More Definitions → |
| canyon | 1. a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall More Definitions → |
| canvas | 1. a heavy, closely woven fabric 2. an oil painting on canvas fabric More Definitions → |
| candle | 1. examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light 2. stick of wax with a wick in the middle More Definitions → |
| cattle | 1. domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age More Definitions → |
| caring | 1. feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others 2. a loving feeling More Definitions → |
| cayman | 1. a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly More Definitions → |
| cannon | 1. a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels 2. heavy gun fired from a tank More Definitions → |
| caller | 1. a social or business visitor 2. an investor who buys a call option More Definitions → |
| capita | 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 → |
| canton | 1. provide housing for (military personnel) 2. divide into cantons, of a country More Definitions → |
| carved | 1. made for or formed by carving (`carven' is archaic or literary) More Definitions → |
| canopy | 1. cover with a canopy 2. the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit More Definitions → |
| candid | 1. characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion 2. informal or natural; especially caught off guard or unprepared More Definitions → |
| cavity | 1. a sizeable hole (usually in the ground) 2. space that is surrounded by something More Definitions → |
| canned | 1. preserve in a can or tin 2. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position More Definitions → |
| canary | 1. someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police 2. a female singer More Definitions → |
| cactus | 1. any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines More Definitions → |
| canine | 1. of or relating to a pointed conical tooth 2. of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae More Definitions → |
| camper | 1. someone living temporarily in a tent or lodge for recreation 2. a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling More Definitions → |
| carton | 1. the quantity contained in a carton 2. a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top More Definitions → |
| causal | 1. involving or constituting a cause; causing More Definitions → |
| carrot | 1. deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant 2. perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions More Definitions → |
| caucus | 1. meet to select a candidate or promote a policy 2. a closed political meeting More Definitions → |
| cation | 1. a positively charged ion More Definitions → |
| capped | 1. lie at the top of 2. restrict the number or amount of More Definitions → |
| carver | 1. makes decorative wooden panels 2. an artist who creates sculptures More Definitions → |
| casing | 1. the housing or outer covering of something 2. the outermost covering of a pneumatic tire More Definitions → |
| cavern | 1. hollow out as if making a cavern 2. any large dark enclosed space More Definitions → |
| caviar | 1. salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d'oeuvre More Definitions → |
| calves | 1. young of domestic cattle 2. the muscular back part of the shank More Definitions → |
| catchy | 1. having concealed difficulty 2. likely to attract attention More Definitions → |
| caveat | 1. a warning against certain acts 2. (law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing More Definitions → |
| castor | 1. a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered sugar 2. a pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture or trucks or portable machines to make them movable More Definitions → |
| caster | 1. a worker who casts molten metal into finished products 2. a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered sugar More Definitions → |
| cartel | 1. a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service More Definitions → |
| carpal | 1. of or relating to the wrist 2. any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates More Definitions → |
| calmly | 1. with self-possession (especially in times of stress) 2. in a sedate manner More Definitions → |
| cantor | 1. the musical director of a choir 2. the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos More Definitions → |
| calico | 1. made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned 2. having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly More Definitions → |
| casket | 1. enclose in a casket 2. box in which a corpse is buried or cremated More Definitions → |
| canola | 1. vegetable oil made from rapeseed; it is high in monounsaturated fatty acids More Definitions → |
| caribe | 1. small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals More Definitions → |
| capote | 1. a long overcoat with a hood that can be pulled over the head 2. a long cloak with a hood that can be pulled over the head More Definitions → |
| caress | 1. a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it) 2. touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner More Definitions → |
| cabana | 1. a small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a swimming pool More Definitions → |
| carnal | 1. of or relating to the body or flesh 2. marked by the appetites and passions of the body More Definitions → |
| carina | 1. any of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that on the breastbone of a bird or that formed by the fused petals of a pea blossom More Definitions → |
| caries | 1. soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth More Definitions → |
| casein | 1. a milk protein used in making e.g. plastics and adhesives 2. a water-base paint made with a protein precipitated from milk More Definitions → |
| catnip | 1. hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats More Definitions → |
| candor | 1. ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty 2. the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech More Definitions → |
| cashew | 1. tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts that are edible only when roasted 2. kidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted More Definitions → |
| camber | 1. curve upward in the middle 2. a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road) More Definitions → |
| canter | 1. ride at a canter 2. go at a canter, of horses More Definitions → |
| cashed | 1. for which money has been paid More Definitions → |
| carafe | 1. a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water More Definitions → |
| canker | 1. a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark 2. an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth) More Definitions → |
| captor | 1. a person who captures and holds people or animals More Definitions → |
| cassia | 1. any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Cassia having pinnately compound leaves and usually yellow flowers followed by long seedpods 2. Chinese tree with aromatic bark; yields a less desirable cinnamon than Ceylon cinnamon More Definitions → |
| caudal | 1. constituting or relating to a tail 2. resembling a tail More Definitions → |
| cachet | 1. an indication of approved or superior status 2. a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal More Definitions → |
| caddie | 1. an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player 2. act as a caddie and carry clubs for a player More Definitions → |
| caliph | 1. the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth More Definitions → |
| capsid | 1. a variety of leaf bug 2. the outer covering of protein surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus More Definitions → |
| caning | 1. work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches) More Definitions → |
| callus | 1. an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot) 2. bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone More Definitions → |
| canard | 1. a deliberately misleading fabrication More Definitions → |
| callow | 1. young and inexperienced More Definitions → |
| carper | 1. someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way More Definitions → |
| caiman | 1. a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly More Definitions → |
| carven | 1. made for or formed by carving (`carven' is archaic or literary) More Definitions → |
| casbah | 1. an older or native quarter of many cities in northern Africa; the quarter in which the citadel is located More Definitions → |
| cahoot | 1. collusion More Definitions → |
| catena | 1. a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma) More Definitions → |
| cayuse | 1. a small native range horse More Definitions → |