9-Letter Words Starting With CA
Here's the list of all the 846 9-Letter Words Starting With CA in the English Language.
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| 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 → |
| calculate | 1. make a mathematical calculation or computation 2. judge to be probable More Definitions → |
| carefully | 1. taking care or paying attention 2. as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact 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 → |
| camcorder | 1. a portable television camera and videocassette recorder More Definitions → |
| cathedral | 1. relating to or containing or issuing from a bishop's office or throne 2. any large and important church More Definitions → |
| cancelled | 1. postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled 2. make up for More Definitions → |
| carpenter | 1. work as a carpenter 2. a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects More Definitions → |
| carcinoma | 1. any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer More Definitions → |
| cardboard | 1. without substance 2. a stiff moderately thick paper More Definitions → |
| catalytic | 1. relating to or causing or involving catalysis More Definitions → |
| canonical | 1. appearing in a biblical canon 2. of or relating to or required by canon law More Definitions → |
| cafeteria | 1. a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier More Definitions → |
| capacitor | 1. an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge 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 → |
| carbonate | 1. turn into a carbonate 2. treat with carbon dioxide More Definitions → |
| catchment | 1. a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area) 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 → |
| cartilage | 1. tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults More Definitions → |
| carpentry | 1. the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood More Definitions → |
| capillary | 1. of or relating to hair 2. a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action More Definitions → |
| candidacy | 1. the campaign of a candidate to be elected More Definitions → |
| captivity | 1. the state of being imprisoned 2. the state of being a slave More Definitions → |
| cabriolet | 1. small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood 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 → |
| 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 → |
| 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 → |
| calibrate | 1. make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring 2. mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units 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 → |
| 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 → |
| cameraman | 1. a photographer who operates a movie camera More Definitions → |
| catamaran | 1. a boat with two parallel hulls held together by single deck More Definitions → |
| campanile | 1. a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building More Definitions → |
| cabinetry | 1. the craft of making furniture (especially furniture of high quality) More Definitions → |
| cancerous | 1. relating to or affected with cancer 2. like a cancer; an evil that grows and spreads More Definitions → |
| carnivore | 1. a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal 2. any animal that feeds on flesh More Definitions → |
| carnelian | 1. a translucent red or orange variety of chalcedony More Definitions → |
| causative | 1. producing an effect More Definitions → |
| captivate | 1. attract; cause to be enamored 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 → |
| cavernous | 1. being or suggesting a cavern 2. filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood 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 → |
| cartouche | 1. a cartridge (usually with paper casing) 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 → |
| caesarean | 1. relating to abdominal delivery 2. 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 → |
| cadastral | 1. of or relating to the records of a cadastre More Definitions → |
| cacophony | 1. a loud harsh or strident noise 2. loud confusing disagreeable sounds 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 → |
| cathartic | 1. emotionally purging 2. emotionally purging (of e.g. art) More Definitions → |
| caliphate | 1. the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph 2. the office of a caliph 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 → |
| 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 → |
| castrated | 1. deprived of sexual capacity or sexual attributes More Definitions → |
| cataclysm | 1. a sudden violent change in the earth's surface 2. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune More Definitions → |
| catabolic | 1. relating to or characterized by catabolism 2. characterized by destructive metabolism 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 → |
| campanula | 1. any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers More Definitions → |
| calcified | 1. become impregnated with calcium salts 2. become inflexible and unchanging More Definitions → |
| captaincy | 1. the post of captain More Definitions → |