English Words Starting With C

• cadmium yellow

  nounC1
  /ˈkædmiəm ˈjeləʊ/A strong, bright yellow pigment originally made from cadmium sulfide, used primarily in art and industry.
• cadmus

  nounExtremely Low/Very Rare
  /ˈkad.məs/A proper noun referring to the legendary founder and first king of Thebes in Greek mythology.
• cadogan teapot

  nounRare
  /kəˈdʊɡən ˈtiːpɒt/A type of teapot characterised by a hollow, spherical handle and a short, inverted spout that emerges from the lid. The lid is not removable as it is attached to the body.
• cadre

  nounC1
  /ˈkɑː.də(r)/A small, core group of specially trained personnel who form the organizational skeleton of a larger group.
• cadreman

  nounVery Low
  /ˈkɑːdrəmən/A member or employee of a cadre (a small, permanent group of personnel, especially in political, military, or organizational contexts).
• caduceus

  nounC2
  /kəˈdjuːsɪəs/A herald's staff, especially the winged staff with two snakes entwined around it, carried by Hermes/Mercury in classical mythology.
• caducity

  nounVery Low (Literary/Technical)
  /kəˈdjuːsɪti/The condition of being impermanent, transient, or decaying; perishableness; specifically, the infirmity of old age.
• cadwalader

  nounVery low / Archaic / Proper name
  /ˌkædwəˈlædə/A rare, chiefly literary term for a man who is both a leader and a battlefield warrior; a heroic commander. It originates from Welsh legend and history.
• cadwallader

  nounVery Low
  /kædˈwɒlədə/A rare surname of Welsh origin, also used as a given name or for humorous/formal effect.
• caecilian

  adjectivenounVery Low (C2+/Specialist)
  /sɪˈsɪlɪən/A legless, worm-like amphibian that lives primarily underground.
• caecum

  nounRare
  /ˈsiːkəm/A pouch-like structure forming the beginning of the large intestine where the small intestine joins it.
• caelian

  nounC2 (Highly technical/specialized)
  /iːˈəʊlɪən/Relating to the wind or the winds.
• caelum

  nounVery Low
  /ˈkiːləm/(Latin) 'sky' or 'heaven'. In English, primarily encountered as a Latin loanword or proper noun, notably in scientific contexts or astronomy.
• caen

  nounVery Low
  /keɪn/An uncommon, primarily historical or regional English verb meaning to know, to be able to, or to owe.
• caen stone

  nounLow
  /ˌkɑːn ˈstəʊn/A creamy-yellow limestone quarried near Caen in Normandy, France, used historically in British architecture.
• caenogenesis

  nounC2 / Very Low Frequency
  /ˌsiːnə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/The development of embryonic structures or features that are new, not inherited from ancestral forms, and adaptive to embryonic or larval life.
• caeoma

  nounExtremely Rare (Technical)
  /siːˈəʊmə/A type of blister-like fungal fruiting body, particularly in certain rust fungi (Uredinales), lacking a peridium.
• caeremoniale episcoporum

  nounVery Low
  /ˌsɪərɪˌməʊnɪˈɑːleɪ ɛˌpɪskəˈpɔːrəm/A liturgical book in the Roman Catholic Church containing the rites and ceremonies to be performed by bishops.
• caerleon

  nounVery Low
  /kɑːˈliːən/A historic town and community in South Wales, on the River Usk, known for its Roman fortress and archaeological remains.
• caernarfon

  nounC2
  /kərˈnɑːvən/A town and community in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, historically the county town of Caernarfonshire.

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