Nouns in english starting with C

• catachresis — Noun – English ～ strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths')
• cataclysm — Noun – English ～ an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"
• cataclysm — Noun – English ～ a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
• catacomb — Noun – English ～ an underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome)
• catafalque — Noun – English ～ a decorated bier on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral
• cataflam — Noun – English ～ a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Cataflam)
• catalan — Noun – English ～ a native or inhabitant of Catalonia
• Catalan — Noun – English ～ the Romance language spoken in Catalonia in eastern Spain (related to Spanish and Occitan)
• catalase — Noun – English ～ enzyme found in most plant and animal cells that functions as an oxidative catalyst; decomposes hydrogen peroxide into oxygen and water
• catalectic — Noun – English ～ (prosody) a line of verse that lacks a syllable in the last metrical foot
• catalepsy — Noun – English ～ a trancelike state with loss of voluntary motion and failure to react to stimuli
• cataleptic — Noun – English ～ a person suffering from catalepsy
• catalexis — Noun – English ～ the absence of a syllable in the last foot of a line or verse
• catalog buying — Noun – English ～ buying goods to be shipped through the mail
• catalog — Noun – English ～ a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically; "it does not pretend to be a catalog of his achievements"
• catalog — Noun – English ～ a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things; "he found it in the Sears catalog"
• card catalog — Noun – English ～ an alphabetical listing of items (e.g., books in a library) with a separate card for each item
• card catalog — Noun – English ～ a library catalog in which each publication is described on a separate file card
• cataloger — Noun – English ～ a librarian who classifies publications according to a categorial system
• catalogue — Noun – English ～ a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things; "he found it in the Sears catalog"

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