English Words Starting With C

• camarilla

  nounC2/Rare
  /ˌkæməˈrɪlə/A small group of secret, often scheming, advisers to a powerful person, especially a ruler or politician.
• camarillo

  nounVery Low
  /ˌkæməˈrɪləʊ/A proper noun referring to a city in Ventura County, California, USA.
• camass

  nounLow
  /ˈkæməs/A North American plant of the lily family, with blue or white star-shaped flowers and an edible bulb.
• camauro

  nounVery Low
  /kəˈmaʊrəʊ/A traditional red cap worn by the Pope, often made of wool or velvet and trimmed with white ermine.
• cambay

  nounVery Low / Obsolete
  /kæmˈbeɪ/A type of fine, lightweight cotton fabric, originally from the Cambay region of India.
• camber

  nounverbverb-ambitransitiveC1
  /ˈkæmbə(r)/A slight, deliberate upward curve or arch in a surface, especially in roads, wings, or beams.
• camber piece

  nounLow
  /ˈkæmbə piːs/A structural component, typically in automotive or engineering contexts, that has a slight convex curve or arch.
• camberwell

  nounLow
  /ˈkæmbəwəl/A district in South London, England.
• camberwell beauty

  nounVery Low
  /ˌkæmbəwel ˈbjuːti/A species of butterfly, *Nymphalis antiopa*, characterised by dark wings with a creamy-yellow border.
• camberwell carrot

  nounVery Low (Specialist/Slang)
  /ˌkæmbəwel ˈkærət/A very large, hand-rolled cannabis joint, typically conical in shape.
• cambiata

  nounVery Low (C2)
  /ˌkæmbiˈɑːtə/A melodic ornament or a non-harmonic tone in Western classical music, specifically an unprepared escape tone that resolves by leap in the opposite direction.
• cambio

  nounC1
  /ˈkæmbiəʊ/The system of gears in a vehicle that allows the selection of different gear ratios for different speeds and conditions.
• cambist

  nounC2/Rare
  /ˈkæmbɪst/A dealer in or expert on foreign exchange or currencies.
• cambium

  nounLow / Specialised
  /ˈkambɪəm/A cellular layer in the stems and roots of vascular plants, capable of producing new xylem and phloem tissue (secondary growth).
• cambodia

  nounC1
  /kæmˈbəʊ.di.ə/A country in Southeast Asia, officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia.
• cambodian

  adjectivenounB1
  /kæmˈbəʊ.di.ən/A person from Cambodia; the official language of Cambodia; relating to Cambodia or its people.
• cambogia

  nounC1
  /kæmˈbəʊdʒə/A common name for Garcinia gummi-gutta, a tropical fruit tree whose dried rind is used as a sour condiment and in traditional medicine.
• camboose

  nounObsolete / Archaic
  kæmˈbuːsA cooking stove or an open fireplace, traditionally used in a ship's galley or a lumber camp.
• camborne-redruth

  nounVery Low (A1-C2)
  /ˈkæmbɔːn ˈrɛdruːθ/A single civil parish and administrative area formed from the merger of the neighbouring towns of Camborne and Redruth in Cornwall, England.
• cambrai

  nounLow
  /ˈkæmbreɪ/A historic city in northern France.

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