| CAILLEACH | • cailleach n. (Scotland) An old woman. • CAILLEACH n. (Gaelic) an old woman, also CAILLACH, CAILLIACH. |
| CALCANEAL | • calcaneal adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the calcaneus (heel bone). • CALCANEAL adj. pertaining to the calcaneum, one of the bones of the tarsus, also CALCANEAN. |
| CALCICOLE | • calcicole n. Any plant that thrives in a soil rich in lime or chalk, but cannot tolerate acidic conditions. • CALCICOLE n. a plant thriving on limy soil. |
| CALCULATE | • calculate v. (Transitive, mathematics) To determine the value of something or the solution to something by a mathematical process. • calculate v. (Intransitive, mathematics) To determine values or solutions by a mathematical process; reckon. • calculate v. (Intransitive, US, dialect) To plan; to expect; to think. |
| CALCULOSE | • calculose adj. Stony; gritty. • CALCULOSE adj. of or pertaining to calculi, stonelike concretions that form in certain vessels of the body, also CALCULARY, CALCULOUS. |
| CALYCULES | • calycules n. Plural of calycule. • CALYCULE n. a cuplike structure. |
| CANCELLED | • cancelled v. Simple past tense and past participle of cancel. • cancelled adj. No longer planned or scheduled. • cancelled adj. (Of a mail item) Marked over the stamp, to show that the stamp has been used. |
| CANCELLER | • canceller n. Alternative form of canceler. • CANCELLER n. one who cancels, also CANCELER. |
| CATCALLED | • catcalled v. Simple past tense and past participle of catcall. • CATCALL v. to deride by making shrill sounds. |
| CATCALLER | • catcaller n. One who catcalls. • CATCALLER n. one who catcalls. |
| CAULICLES | • caulicles n. Plural of caulicle. • CAULICLE n. a short caulis or stem. |
| CLAVICLES | • clavicles n. Plural of clavicle. • CLAVICLE n. a shoulder bone. |
| CLEARCOLE | • clearcole n. A primer (for paint) containing white lead. • clearcole n. A coating to which gold leaf is applied. • clearcole v. To coat or paint with clearcole. |
| CLERICALS | • clericals n. Plural of clerical. • CLERICAL n. a member of the clergy, also CLERIC. |
| CLICKABLE | • clickable adj. (Entertainment) That establishes rapport with an audience. • clickable adj. (Manufacturing, of a rigid plastic foam) That retains its shape after being cut by a blade or punched by a die. • clickable adj. (Computing) Causing some action to occur when clicked with a mouse or other pointing device. |
| COLLOCATE | • collocate v. (Linguistics, translation studies) (said of certain words) To be often used together, form a collocation;… • collocate v. To arrange or occur side by side. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • collocate v. (Obsolete, transitive) To set or place; to station. |
| CUCULLATE | • cucullate adj. Cucullated. • CUCULLATE adj. hooded; hood-shaped, also CUCULLATED. |
| ECCLESIAL | • ecclesial adj. Alternative form of ecclesiastical. • ECCLESIAL adj. ecclesiastical. |
| ECHOLALIC | • echolalic adj. (Clinical psychology) Of or pertaining to echolalia. • echolalic n. An individual who exhibits echolalia. • ECHOLALIC adj. of or like echolalia, the often pathological repetition of what is said by other people as if echoing them. |
| LACCOLITE | • laccolite n. Alternative form of laccolith. • LACCOLITE n. a mass of igneous rock intruded between two sedimentary beds, also LACCOLITH. |