browse search

Comprehensive
Dictionary Suite
Help
Help
Help
 
A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z
cassiterite a mineral ore, tin dioxide, that is the principal source of tin.
Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. birth name of Muhammad Ali, U.S. boxer and international political activist who won the world heavyweight championship three times.
cassock an ankle-length gown worn by clergymen and other participants in Christian church services.
cassowary any of several very large flightless birds of Australia and New Guinea that have a bony projection on the top of the head and face.
cast to throw or fling. [18 definitions]
castable combined form of cast.
castanet one of a pair of slightly concave wooden or ivory instruments, held in the hand and clicked together to provide rhythmic accompaniment, esp. to certain Spanish dances.
castaway one who has been shipwrecked. [2 definitions]
caste one of the four hereditary classes into which Hindu society is divided. [4 definitions]
castellated constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. [2 definitions]
caster someone or something that casts. [3 definitions]
caste system a social structure in which one's class in society is determined by heredity.
castigate to punish or rebuke, as with severe public criticism; chastise.
castigation the act of rebuking, severely criticizing, or punishing, especially in a public forum.
Castile a former kingdom that in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries occupied most of modern Spain. [2 definitions]
Castile soap a fine white hard unscented soap made of olive oil and sodium hydroxide.
Castilian the dialect of Castile, now the standard form of Spanish in Spain. [4 definitions]
casting the act or process of forming a cast or mold. [4 definitions]
casting vote the deciding vote cast by the presiding officer to break a tie, as in a legislative body.
cast iron an alloy of iron, carbon, silicon, and other elements that ranges from hard and brittle to soft and strong depending on its composition.
cast-iron made of cast iron. [2 definitions]