7-Letter Words Starting With CA
Here's the list of all the 633 7-Letter Words Starting With CA in the English Language.
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| capital | 1. assets available for use in the production of further assets 2. wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value More Definitions → |
| catalog | 1. a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things 2. a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically More Definitions → |
| calling | 1. the particular occupation for which you are trained More Definitions → |
| carried | 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 → |
| carrier | 1. someone whose employment involves carrying something 2. a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something More Definitions → |
| cartoon | 1. a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine 2. a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence More Definitions → |
| capture | 1. the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property 2. a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field More Definitions → |
| camping | 1. the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp More Definitions → |
| captain | 1. be the captain of a sports team 2. an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant More Definitions → |
| capable | 1. (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability 2. (followed by `of') having the temperament or inclination for More Definitions → |
| cabinet | 1. a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display 2. persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers More Definitions → |
| careful | 1. exercising caution or showing care or attention 2. cautiously attentive More Definitions → |
| causing | 1. the act of causing something to happen More Definitions → |
| calcium | 1. a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals More Definitions → |
| casting | 1. object formed by a mold 2. the act of creating something by casting it in a mold More Definitions → |
| capitol | 1. a building occupied by a state legislature More Definitions → |
| caution | 1. the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger 2. a warning against certain acts More Definitions → |
| cardiac | 1. of or relating to the heart More Definitions → |
| caravan | 1. travel in a caravan 2. a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file More Definitions → |
| caption | 1. taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument 2. translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen More Definitions → |
| cascade | 1. rush down in big quantities, like a cascade 2. arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible More Definitions → |
| capsule | 1. enclose in a capsule 2. put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume More Definitions → |
| cashier | 1. discard or do away with 2. discharge with dishonor, as in the army More Definitions → |
| calorie | 1. unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure More Definitions → |
| carving | 1. a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape 2. removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape More Definitions → |
| captive | 1. a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war 2. an animal that is confined More Definitions → |
| cabbage | 1. any of various types of cabbage 2. informal terms for money More Definitions → |
| cavalry | 1. troops trained to fight on horseback 2. a highly mobile army unit More Definitions → |
| catcher | 1. (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher 2. the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws More Definitions → |
| caliber | 1. a degree or grade of excellence or worth 2. diameter of a tube or gun barrel More Definitions → |
| cabaret | 1. a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink 2. a series of acts at a night club More Definitions → |
| catfish | 1. flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed 2. large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins More Definitions → |
| caramel | 1. firm chewy candy made from caramelized sugar and butter and milk 2. burnt sugar; used to color and flavor food More Definitions → |
| carbide | 1. a binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element More Definitions → |
| cadmium | 1. a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores More Definitions → |
| candida | 1. any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Candida More Definitions → |
| calypso | 1. rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf More Definitions → |
| canning | 1. preserve in a can or tin 2. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position More Definitions → |
| cadence | 1. (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse 2. the close of a musical section More Definitions → |
| cathode | 1. a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device 2. the positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current More Definitions → |
| caribou | 1. Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called `reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North America More Definitions → |
| calming | 1. the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of) More Definitions → |
| caterer | 1. someone who provides food and service (as for a party) More Definitions → |
| cayenne | 1. plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red 2. ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum More Definitions → |
| calvary | 1. any experience that causes intense suffering More Definitions → |
| calumet | 1. a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace) More Definitions → |
| carotid | 1. of or relating to either of the two major arteries supplying blood to the head and neck More Definitions → |
| carnage | 1. the savage and excessive killing of many people More Definitions → |
| caprice | 1. a sudden desire More Definitions → |
| carcass | 1. the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food More Definitions → |
| caliper | 1. measure the diameter of something with calipers 2. an instrument for measuring the distance between two points More Definitions → |
| calibre | 1. a degree or grade of excellence or worth 2. diameter of a tube or gun barrel More Definitions → |
| canteen | 1. a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers 2. sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution or school or camp etc. More Definitions → |
| caldera | 1. a large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that collapses into a depression More Definitions → |
| capping | 1. lie at the top of 2. restrict the number or amount of More Definitions → |
| caustic | 1. harsh or corrosive in tone 2. of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action More Definitions → |
| catwalk | 1. narrow platform extending out into an auditorium 2. narrow pathway high in the air (as above a stage or between parts of a building or along a bridge) More Definitions → |
| caspase | 1. any of a group of proteases that mediate apoptosis More Definitions → |
| caloric | 1. relating to or associated with heat 2. of or relating to calories in food More Definitions → |
| carmine | 1. a variable color averaging a vivid red 2. of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies More Definitions → |
| carbine | 1. light automatic rifle More Definitions → |
| caveman | 1. someone who lives in a cave More Definitions → |
| calcite | 1. a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone More Definitions → |
| carport | 1. garage for one or two cars consisting of a flat roof supported on poles More Definitions → |
| campion | 1. any plant of the genus Silene More Definitions → |
| cassava | 1. a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics 2. cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca More Definitions → |
| carrion | 1. the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food More Definitions → |
| canvass | 1. the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account 2. an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people More Definitions → |
| cadaver | 1. the dead body of a human being More Definitions → |
| caboose | 1. the area for food preparation on a ship 2. a car on a freight train for use of the train crew; usually the last car on the train More Definitions → |
| callous | 1. emotionally hardened 2. having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear More Definitions → |
| caddies | 1. act as a caddie and carry clubs for a player 2. act as a caddie and carry clubs for a player More Definitions → |
| cantata | 1. a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text More Definitions → |
| calving | 1. giving birth to a calf More Definitions → |
| canasta | 1. a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank More Definitions → |
| candied | 1. coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze 2. encrusted with sugar or syrup More Definitions → |
| calculi | 1. a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body 2. an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums More Definitions → |
| cannery | 1. a factory where food is canned More Definitions → |
| cargoes | 1. goods carried by a large vehicle More Definitions → |
| candela | 1. the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin More Definitions → |
| caraway | 1. a Eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway seed 2. leaves used sparingly in soups and stews More Definitions → |
| camphor | 1. a resin obtained from the camphor tree; used in making celluloid and liniment More Definitions → |
| cannula | 1. a small flexible tube inserted into a body cavity for draining off fluid or introducing medication More Definitions → |
| campana | 1. the shape of a bell More Definitions → |
| cassino | 1. a card game in which cards face up on the table are taken with eligible cards in the hand More Definitions → |
| calamus | 1. any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes 2. the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally More Definitions → |
| cattail | 1. tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes More Definitions → |
| caudate | 1. a tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain 2. amphibians that resemble lizards More Definitions → |
| carting | 1. the work of taking something away in a cart or truck and disposing of it More Definitions → |