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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Campestraladjectiveof fields or open countrycandidateMay 18, 2026
Camphoraceousadjectivebeing or having the properties of camphorcandidateMay 18, 2026
Camphoratedadjectiveimpregnated with camphorcandidateMay 18, 2026
Camphoricadjectiverelating to or derived from or containing camphorcandidateMay 18, 2026
Campyadjectiveproviding sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualitiescandidateMay 18, 2026
Campylotropousadjective(of a plant ovule) curved with the micropyle near the base almost touching its stalkcandidateMay 18, 2026
Can-Doadjectivemarked by a willingness to tackle a job and get it donecandidateMay 18, 2026
Canadianadjectiveof or relating to Canada or its peoplecandidateMay 18, 2026
Canalicularadjectiverelating to or like or having a canaliculuscandidateMay 18, 2026
Canaliculateadjectivehaving thin parallel channelscandidateMay 18, 2026
Canaryadjectivehaving the color of a canarycandidateMay 18, 2026
Canary-Yellowadjectivehaving the color of a canarycandidateMay 18, 2026
Cancellateadjectivehaving a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windowscandidateMay 18, 2026
Cancellatedadjectivehaving a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windowscandidateMay 18, 2026
Cancelledadjectivean event, occasion or practice that was initially intended to take place, but has since been removed from the planscandidateMay 18, 2026
Cancellousadjectivehaving an open or latticed or porous structurecandidateMay 18, 2026
Cancerousadjectiverelating to or affected with cancercandidateMay 18, 2026
Cancroidadjectiveof or relating to a cancroidcandidateMay 18, 2026
Candentadjectiveemitting light as a result of being heatedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Candescentadjectiveglowing from great heatcandidateMay 18, 2026
Candidadjectiveopenly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretivenesscandidateMay 18, 2026
Candiedadjective(used especially of fruits) preserved by coating with or allowing to absorb sugarcandidateMay 18, 2026
Candy-Likeadjectiveresembling candycandidateMay 18, 2026
Candy-Scentedadjectivesmelling of candycandidateMay 18, 2026
Canescentadjectivecovered with fine whitish hairs or downcandidateMay 18, 2026
Canicularadjectiverelating to or especially immediately preceding or following the heliacal rising of Canicula (the Dog Star)candidateMay 18, 2026
Canineadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of members of the family CanidaecandidateMay 18, 2026
Cankerousadjectivehaving an ulcer or cankercandidateMay 18, 2026
Cannedadjectivesealed in a can or jarcandidateMay 18, 2026
Cannibalicadjectivemarked by barbarity suggestive of a cannibalcandidateMay 18, 2026
Cannibalisticadjectivecharacteristic of cannibals or exhibiting cannibalismcandidateMay 18, 2026
Cannularadjectiveconstituting a tubecandidateMay 18, 2026
Cannyadjectiveshowing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with otherscandidateMay 18, 2026
Canonicadjectivereduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generalitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Canonicaladjectivereduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generalitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Canonisedadjectiveaccorded sacrosanct or authoritative standingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Canonistadjectivepertaining to or characteristic of a body of rules and principles accepted as axiomaticcandidateMay 18, 2026
Canonizedadjectiveaccorded sacrosanct or authoritative standingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Canopiedadjectivecovered with or as with a canopycandidateMay 18, 2026
Canorousadjectiverichly melodiouscandidateMay 18, 2026
Cantabileadjectivesmooth and flowingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Cantankerousadjectivestubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperatecandidateMay 18, 2026
Cantedadjectivedeparting or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontalcandidateMay 18, 2026
Canteringadjectiveriding at a gait between a trot and a gallopcandidateMay 18, 2026
Cantonaladjectiveof or relating to a cantoncandidateMay 18, 2026
Cantyadjectivelively and briskcandidateMay 18, 2026
Capableadjectivehaving the temperament or inclination for, when followed by 'of'candidateMay 18, 2026
Capaciousadjectivelarge in capacitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Capacitiveadjectiveof or relating to capacitancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Caparisonedadjectiveclothed in finery (especially a horse in ornamental trappings)candidateMay 18, 2026
Capetianadjectiveof or relating to the French dynasty founded by Hugh CapetcandidateMay 18, 2026
Capillaryadjectivelong and slender with a very small internal diametercandidateMay 18, 2026
Capitaladjectiveof primary importancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Capitalistadjectiveof or relating to capitalism or capitalistscandidateMay 18, 2026
Capitalisticadjectiveof or relating to capitalism or capitalistscandidateMay 18, 2026
Capitateadjectivebeing abruptly enlarged and globose at the tipcandidateMay 18, 2026
Capitularadjectiveof or pertaining to an ecclesiastical chaptercandidateMay 18, 2026
Capitularyadjectiveof or pertaining to an ecclesiastical chaptercandidateMay 18, 2026
Cappadocianadjectiveof or pertaining to Cappadocia or its people or culturecandidateMay 18, 2026
Cappedadjectivecovered as if with a cap or crown especially of a specified kindcandidateMay 18, 2026
Capriciousadjectivedetermined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reasoncandidateMay 18, 2026
Caprineadjectivebeing or pertaining to or resembling a goat or goatscandidateMay 18, 2026
Capsularadjectiveof or relating to a capsulecandidateMay 18, 2026
Capsulateadjectiveused of seeds or spores that are enclosed in a capsulecandidateMay 18, 2026
Capsulatedadjectiveused of seeds or spores that are enclosed in a capsulecandidateMay 18, 2026
Captiousadjectivetending to find and call attention to faultscandidateMay 18, 2026
Captivatedadjectivefilled with wonder and delightcandidateMay 18, 2026
Captivatingadjectivecapturing interest as if by a spellcandidateMay 18, 2026
Captiveadjectivegiving or marked by complete attention tocandidateMay 18, 2026
Carameladjectivehaving the color of caramelcandidateMay 18, 2026
Caramel BrownadjectiveMWEhaving the color of caramelcandidateMay 18, 2026
Carangidadjectiveof or relating to fish of the family CarangidaecandidateMay 18, 2026
Carbocyclicadjectivehaving or relating to or characterized by a ring composed of carbon atomscandidateMay 18, 2026
Carbolatedadjectivecontaining or treated with carbolic acidcandidateMay 18, 2026
Carbonaceousadjectiverelating to or consisting of or yielding carboncandidateMay 18, 2026
Carbonatedadjectivehaving carbonation (especially artificially carbonated)candidateMay 18, 2026
Carbonicadjectiverelating to or consisting of or yielding carboncandidateMay 18, 2026
Carboniferousadjectiveof or relating to the Carboniferous geologic eracandidateMay 18, 2026
Carbonousadjectiverelating to or consisting of or yielding carboncandidateMay 18, 2026
Carbonyladjectiverelating to or containing the carbonyl groupcandidateMay 18, 2026
Carbonylicadjectiverelating to or containing the carbonyl groupcandidateMay 18, 2026
Carboxyladjectiverelating to or containing the carboxyl group or carboxyl radicalcandidateMay 18, 2026
Carboxylicadjectiverelating to or containing the carboxyl group or carboxyl radicalcandidateMay 18, 2026
Carbuncledadjectiveafflicted with or resembling a carbunclecandidateMay 18, 2026
Carbuncularadjectiveafflicted with or resembling a carbunclecandidateMay 18, 2026
Carcinogenicadjectivecausing or tending to cause cancercandidateMay 18, 2026
Carcinomatousadjectivebeing or relating to carcinomacandidateMay 18, 2026
Card-Playingadjectivepreoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Cardboardadjectivewithout substancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Cardiacadjectiveof or relating to the heartcandidateMay 18, 2026
Cardinaladjectivebeing or denoting a numerical quantity but not ordercandidateMay 18, 2026
Cardiographicadjectiveof or relating to a cardiographcandidateMay 18, 2026
Cardiologicadjectiveof or relating to or used in or practicing cardiologycandidateMay 18, 2026
Cardiopulmonaryadjectiveof or pertaining to or affecting both the heart and the lungs and their functionscandidateMay 18, 2026
Cardiorespiratoryadjectiveof or pertaining to or affecting both the heart and the lungs and their functionscandidateMay 18, 2026
Cardiovascularadjectiveof or pertaining to or involving the heart and blood vesselscandidateMay 18, 2026
Care-Ladenadjectiveburdened by carescandidateMay 18, 2026
Cared-Foradjectivehaving needed care and attentioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Carefreeadjectivefree of trouble and worry and carecandidateMay 18, 2026
Carefuladjectiveexercising caution or showing care or attentioncandidateMay 18, 2026