Nouns starting with C

• catastrophe — Noun – English ～ a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
• catatonia — Noun – English ～ extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia
• catatonia — Noun – English ～ a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia may give way to short periods of extreme excitement
• Catawba — Noun – English ～ slipskin grape; a reddish American table grape
• Catawba — Noun – English ～ the Siouan language spoken by the Catawba
• catawba — Noun – English ～ a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Carolinas
• catbird — Noun – English ～ any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females
• catbird — Noun – English ～ North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing
• catboat — Noun – English ～ a sailboat with a single mast set far forward
• catbrier — Noun – English ～ a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries
• catcall — Noun – English ～ a cry expressing disapproval
• catch — Noun – English ～ a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident; "it sounds good but what's the catch?"
• catch — Noun – English ～ anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching); "he shared his catch with the others"
• catch — Noun – English ～ a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
• catch — Noun – English ～ a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth; "he played catch with his son in the backyard"
• catch — Noun – English ～ a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window
• catch — Noun – English ～ a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)
• catch — Noun – English ～ the quantity that was caught; "the catch was only 10 fish"
• catch — Noun – English ～ the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion"
• catch — Noun – English ～ the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"

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