| ACANTHAS | • acanthas n. Plural of acantha. • ACANTHA n. (Greek) a sharp spiny part or structure, such as the spinous process of a vertebra. |
| ALCATRAS | • alcatras n. (Obsolete) Any of various large ocean birds, such as the pelican, gannet, frigatebird, or albatross. • ALCATRAS n. (Arabic) a kind of large water bird. |
| ATAMASCO | • atamasco n. Short for Atamasco lily. • ATAMASCO n. a plant of the southeastern US, bearing a single white lilylike flower. |
| BACHATAS | • BACHATA n. (Spanish) a type of Latin American music played with guitar and percussion; a dance performed to this music. |
| CANASTAS | • canastas n. Plural of canasta. • CANASTA n. (Spanish) a card game similar to rummy. |
| CANTALAS | • cantalas n. Plural of cantala. • CANTALA n. a coarse fibre used in making strong thread or twine. |
| CANTATAS | • cantatas n. Plural of cantata. • CANTATA n. (Italian) a kind of vocal composition with instrumental accompaniment. |
| CASSATAS | • cassatas n. Plural of cassata. • Cassatas prop.n. Plural of Cassata. • CASSATA n. (Italian) an ice-cream containing candied fruit and nuts. |
| CASTAWAY | • castaway adj. Cast adrift or ashore; marooned. • castaway adj. Shipwrecked. • castaway adj. Cast out; rejected or excluded from a group. |
| CATALASE | • catalase n. An enzyme found in the liver that catalyses the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen. • CATALASE n. an enzyme that reduces hydrogen peroxide. |
| CATALPAS | • catalpas n. Plural of catalpa. • CATALPA n. a tree of the genus Catalpa, of the bignonia family, with heart-shaped leaves, trumpet-shaped flowers, and long pods. |
| CATAPANS | • catapans n. Plural of catapan. • CATAPAN n. (Greek) the governor of Calabria and Apulia for the Byzantine emperor. |
| CATASTAS | • CATASTA n. (Latin) a scaffold or stage for torture or selling slaves. |
| CATAWBAS | • catawbas n. Plural of catawba. • Catawbas n. Plural of Catawba. • CATAWBA n. a well known light red variety of American grape; a red wine made from it. |
| NACARATS | • nacarats n. Plural of nacarat. • NACARAT n. (French) a bright orange-red; a fabric so coloured. |