Mots commençant par C — 1 957 entrées

Les 1 957 mots du dictionnaire qui commencent par la lettre C, dans l'ordre alphabétique, chacun avec sa première définition. Les accents ne changent pas le classement : une initiale accentuée se range sous sa lettre de base.

• c3 sensThe third letter of the English alphabet, called cee and written in the Latin script.
• C12 sensThe third letter of the English alphabet, called cee and written in the Latin script.
• C.1 sensCentury.
• cab8 sensA compartment at the front of a truck or train for the driver.
• Cab1 sensA type of aerial spin; a switch frontside rotation.
• CAB1 sensThe station code of Causeway Bay in Hong Kong.
• cabaret3 sensLive entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub; the genre of music associated with this form of entertainment, especially in early 20th century…
• cabbage16 sensAn edible plant (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) having a head of green leaves.
• cabbie1 sensA cabdriver; someone who drives a taxi.
• Cabe1 sensA surname.
• cabin12 sensA small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by professional builders, but…
• cabinet14 sensA storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall.
• cable18 sensA long object used to make a physical connection. A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope.
• Cable5 sensA surname from Anglo-Norman.
• Cabot4 sensA surname from French.
• Cabs1 sensCabaret Voltaire, an English music group formed in Sheffield in 1973.
• cackling1 sensA sound that cackles.
• cactus3 sensAny member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate.
• Cactus2 sensA city in Texas.
• cadaver1 sensA dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected.
• caddy6 sensA small box or tin (can) with a lid for holding dried tea leaves used to brew tea.
• Caddy2 sensA diminutive of the female given name Caroline.
• cade5 sensabandoned by its mother and reared by hand
• Cade6 sensA surname
• cadet6 sensA student at a military school who is training to be an officer.
• Cadet1 sensA surname from French.
• Cadillac10 sensA brand of luxury automobile (founded as an independent but since 1909 a marque of General Motors).
• caesar3 sensAn emperor of Ancient Rome.
• Caesar5 sensAn ancient Roman family name, notably that of Julius Caesar.
• cafe1 sensA convenience store, originally one that sold coffee and similar basic items.
• café2 sensA coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them…
• cafeteria2 sensA restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat.
• caffeine1 sensAn alkaloid, C₈H₁₀N₄O₂, found naturally in tea and coffee plants, which acts as a mild stimulant on the central nervous system.
• Caffrey1 sensA surname from Irish.
• cage19 sensAn enclosure made of spaced bars, normally to hold animals while providing some ventilation.
• Cage1 sensA surname from French.
• caged4 sensConfined in a cage.
• CAGED1 sensThe barre chords C, A, G, E, and D.
• Cahill1 sensA surname from Irish.
• Cain3 sensThe son of Adam and Eve who killed his brother Abel.
• Caine1 sensA surname.
• Cairo18 sensThe capital city of Egypt.
• Caitlin1 sensA female given name from Irish Caitlín, equivalent to English Catherine.
• Caitlyn1 sensA female given name from Irish, one of the modern spelling variants of Caitlin.
• cake12 sensA rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.
• cal2 sensCalcium hydroxide (slaked lime).
• Cal5 sensA short form of the male given names Caleb, Calum or Calvin.
• calamity2 sensAn event resulting in great loss.
• calcium2 sensThe chemical element (symbol Ca) with atomic number 20: a soft, silvery-white alkaline earth metal which occurs naturally as carbonate in limestone…
• calculate6 sensTo determine the value of something or the solution to something by a mathematical process.
• calculated3 sensArrived at or determined by mathematical calculation; ascertained mathematically.
• calculating2 sensHaving the ability to calculate.
• calculation5 sensThe act or process of calculating.
• calculator4 sensA mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations; (now usually) an electronic one specifically.
• calculus6 sensAny formal system in which symbolic expressions are manipulated according to fixed rules.
• calcutta1 sensA form of auction in which people invest in a player's success
• Calcutta2 sensFormer name of Kolkata: the capital and largest city of West Bengal, India.
• Caldwell18 sensA locality in Cardston County, Alberta, Canada.
• Caleb2 sensCaleb the son of Jephunneh, an Israelite who entered Canaan with Joshua.
• calendar7 sensAny system by which time is divided into days, weeks, months, and years.
• calf9 sensA young cow or bull of any bovid, such as domestic cattle or buffalo.
• caliber8 sensDiameter of the bore of a firearm, typically measured between opposite lands.
• California27 sensThe most populous state of the United States. Capital: Sacramento. Largest city: Los Angeles.
• call56 sensTo reach out with one's voice. To request, summon, or beckon.
• Call1 sensA surname.
• Callahan5 sensA surname from Irish.
• called1 sensHaving been called.
• Callen2 sensA surname from Irish.
• caller6 sensThe person who makes a telephone call.
• Callie1 sensA female given name.
• calling2 sensA strong urge (to do some particular thing with or in one's life, for example to become religious, to help the poor, or to be an entertainer).
• calm10 sensPeaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
• calmed1 sensHaving been made calmer.
• calming2 sensThat calms; soothing, relaxing
• calmly1 sensIn a calm manner; coolly.
• Calvin2 sensA surname from French or Spanish, notably borne by John Calvin, French Protestant theologian.
• cam7 sensA turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it.
• Cam4 sensA river in Cambridgeshire, England, which passes through Cambridge and joins the Great Ouse.
• Cambodia1 sensA country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Cambodia. Capital: Phnom Penh.
• Cambridge14 sensA city and local government district with borough status in Cambridgeshire, England, famous for its university.
• Camden27 sensAn English habitational surname from Old English.
• came2 sensUsed to indicate that the following event, period, or change in state occurred in the past, after a time of waiting, enduring, or anticipation
• Came2 sensA surname.
• camel7 sensA mammalian beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.
• Camel2 sensA river in Cornwall, England, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Padstow.
• Camelot2 sensA mythical location in England and the stronghold of King Arthur in the Arthurian legend.
• camera4 sensA device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs.
• Camera1 sensA surname.
• cameraman1 sensSomebody who operates a movie camera or television camera.
• Cameron25 sensA Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
• Camilla3 sensA warrior queen of the Volscians according to Virgil's Aeneid.
• Camille2 sensA unisex given name from French.
• camouflage7 sensA disguise or covering up.
• camp30 sensAn outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other simple structures.
• Camp4 sensA diminutive of the male given name Campbell.
• campaign8 sensA series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.
• Campbell19 sensA characteristical surname from Scottish Gaelic.
• camper4 sensA person who camps, especially in a tent etc.
• Camper1 sensA surname.
• campfire1 sensA fire at a campground or on a camping trip, often used for cooking, to provide light and heat, to drive away bugs, and as a focal point for sitting…
• camping2 sensThe recreational or educational activity of temporarily living in a tent or similar accommodation.
• Camps1 sensA surname.
• campsite1 sensA place where one or more tents may be pitched for an overnight stay in an outdoor area.
• campus4 sensThe grounds or property of a school, college, university, business, church, or hospital, often understood to include buildings and other structures.
• can34 sensTo know how to.
• Can2 sensA river in Essex, England, which joins the River Chelmer in Chelmsford; in full, the River Can.
• CAN2 sensceric ammonium nitrate
• canada1 sensA traditional Portuguese unit of liquid volume equal to 1.7–2.1 liters depending on the area of Portugal, used particularly for wine.
• Canada5 sensA country in North America. Capital: Ottawa. Largest city: Toronto.
• Canadian12 sensOf, belonging to, or relating to Canada, its culture, or people.
• canal5 sensAn artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.
• Canal1 sensA surname.
• canary19 sensA small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to the Canary Islands.
• Canary2 sensSomeone connected with Norwich City Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
• cancel16 sensTo cross out something with lines etc.
• Cancel1 sensA surname.
• cancelled3 sensNo longer planned or scheduled.
• cancer3 sensA disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (often rapid) proliferation.
• Cancer3 sensA constellation of the zodiac traditionally figured in the shape of a crab.
• candace1 sensTitle of any Nubian (Kush) queen or queen mother.
• Candace1 sensA female given name from Ancient Greek.
• Candice1 sensA female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Candace.
• candid5 sensImpartial and free from prejudice.
• candidate10 sensA person who seeks to be elected or appointed to a position or privilege.
• candle8 sensA light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.
• candlelight2 sensThe light emitted by a candle.
• candy9 sensCrystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup.
• Candy5 sensA pet form of the female given name Candace or Candice.
• cane18 sensA plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem thereof: The slender, flexible main stem of a plant such as bamboo, including many…
• Cane1 sensA surname.
• canine8 sensOf, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.
• canister8 sensA cylindrical or rectangular container usually of lightweight metal, plastic, or laminated pasteboard used for holding a dry product (as tea,…
• cannabis3 sensA tall annual dioecious plant (Cannabis, especially Cannabis sativa), native to central Asia and having alternate, palmately divided leaves and tough…
• canned5 sensPreserved in cans.
• Cannes1 sensA city in Alpes-Maritimes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, southeastern France.
• cannibal1 sensAn organism which eats others of its own species or kind, especially a human who consumes human flesh.
• cannon17 sensA complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or base cap, which is a component of a gun, howitzer or…
• Cannon1 sensA surname.
• cannonball7 sensA spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon.
• cannot4 sensCan not; be unable to (whether due to physical inability, logical impossibility, etc.).
• canoe5 sensA small long and narrow boat, propelled by one or more people (depending on the size of canoe), using single-bladed paddles. The paddlers face in the…
• Canoe4 sensA place name: A community in the city of Salmon Arm, Regional District of Columbia-Shuswap, British Columbia, Canada.
• canon15 sensA generally accepted principle; a rule.
• Canon3 sensA surname.
• canopy7 sensA high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed.
• cans2 sensbreasts
• cant30 sensAn argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
• Cant1 sensA surname.
• canteen7 sensA water bottle, flask, or other vessel, typically used by a soldier or camper as a bottle for carrying water or liquor for drink.
• Cantonese7 sensRelating to the city of Guangzhou (Canton) or the province of Guangdong.
• canvas10 sensA type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp (traditionally) or from cotton and polyesters, useful for making sails, tents, and overcoats or as a surface…
• canvass16 sensTo thoroughly examine or investigate (something) physically or by discussion; to debate, to gather opinion, to scrutinize.
• canyon2 sensA valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.
• Canyon9 sensAn unincorporated community in Algoma district, in north-eastern Ontario, Canada.
• Cao3 sensA county in Heze Prefecture, Shandong, China.
• cap47 sensA close-fitting hat, either brimless or peaked.
• Cap2 sensA nickname for the captain of a team, ship, etc.
• capability2 sensThe power or ability to generate an outcome.
• capable2 sensAble and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to…
• capacity12 sensThe ability to hold, receive, or absorb.
• cape8 sensA piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.
• Cape1 sensA surname.
• capital17 sensMoney and wealth: the means to acquire or produce goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
• Capital2 sensThe Capital Airlines, which operated as a trunk carrier in the United States before merging with United Airlines in 1961.
• capitalism3 sensA socio-economic system based on private ownership of resources, and capital and their exploitation for profit.
• capitalist6 sensOf, or pertaining to, capitalism.
• capitol2 sensAny building or complex of buildings in which a legislature meets.
• Capitol4 sensAny particular capitol The town hall of Toulouse, France.
• Capone1 sensA surname from Italian.
• cappuccino4 sensAn Italian coffee-based beverage made from espresso to which milk that has been steamed or frothed is added.
• capri2 sensA deep shade of sky blue between cyan and azure.
• Capri2 sensAn island in the Bay of Naples; part of Campania.
• caps1 sensCapital letters; capitals.
• capsule15 sensA membranous envelope.
• captain13 sensA chief or leader.
• Captain3 sensThe honorific of a captain, especially a ship's captain or a person with the military rank of captain.
• captioned1 sensContaining captions.
• captioning1 sensThe act of assigning a caption.
• captive8 sensOne who has been captured or is otherwise confined.
• captivity3 sensThe state of being captive.
• capture10 sensAn act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.
• captured1 sensThat has been captured.
• car17 sensA wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal…
• Car2 sensThe most widespread of the Nicobarese languages spoken in the Nicobar Islands of India (ISO 839-3 code "caq").
• Cara2 sensA female given name originating as a coinage.
• caramel5 sensA smooth, chewy, sticky confection made by heating sugar and other ingredients until the sugars polymerize and become sticky.
• Caramel1 sensA surname from Occitan.
• caravan5 sensA convoy or procession of travellers, their cargo and vehicles, and any pack animals, especially camels crossing a desert.
• carbon10 sensThe chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6. It can be found in pure form for example as graphite, a black, shiny and very soft…
• Carbon6 sensA surname.
• carcass6 sensThe body of a dead animal, especially a vertebrate or other animal having flesh.
• card38 sensA playing card.
• Card1 sensA surname originating as an occupation for a carder of wool.
• cardboard5 sensA wood-based material resembling heavy paper, used in the manufacture of boxes, cartons and signs.
• cardiac5 sensPertaining to the heart.
• cardinal10 sensOf fundamental importance; crucial, pivotal.
• Cardinal5 sensA player on the St. Louis Cardinals team.
• cards1 sensCard games.
• care12 sensClose attention; concern; responsibility.
• Care1 sensA surname.