How many words contain the sequence 'c'?

There are 802 words in our dictionary that contain the exact sequence 'c'. You can browse them all using the list above.

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Some common words containing 'c' include Aaronic, Aaronical, Aaronitic. These words are frequently used in everyday English communication.

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All Words Containing 'c'

Aaronic Adjective Aaronical Adjective Aaronitic Adjective Abac Adverb (Archaic) Abaca Noun Abacas Noun Abacate Noun Abacaxi Noun Abacay Proper Noun Abaci Noun (Plural) Abacinate Verb Abacination Noun Abacisci Noun Abaciscus Noun Abacist Noun Aback Adverb Abacli Noun (Plural) Abacot Noun Abacterial Adjective Abactinal Adjective Abactinally Adverb Abaction Noun Abactor Noun Abaculi Noun (plural) Abaculus Noun (singular) Abacus Noun Abacuses Noun (plural) Abaisance Noun Abanic Adjective Abbacy Noun Abdicate Verb Abduce Verb Abduct Verb Abduction Noun Abductor Noun Baalitical Adjective Babacoote Noun Babasco Noun Babcock Proper Noun Babelic Adjective Babiche Noun Babiches Noun (plural) Bachelor Noun Background Noun, Adjective, Verb Caaba Proper Noun Caam Proper Noun Caama Noun Caaming Verb Caapeba Noun Caatinga Noun Cab Noun, Verb Caba Noun Cabaa Proper Noun Cabaan Noun Caback Verb Cabaho Noun Cabal Noun Cabala Noun Cabalas Noun Cabalassou Noun Cabaletta Noun Cabalic Adjective Cabalism Noun Cabalisms Noun (Plural) Cabalist Noun Cabalistic Adjective Cabalistical Adjective Cabalistically Adverb Cabalists Noun (Plural) Caball Noun, Verb (Archaic) Caballed Verb Caballer Noun Caballeria Noun Caballero Noun Caballeros Noun (Plural) Caballine Adjective Caballo Noun Caballos Noun (Plural) Cabals Noun (Plural) Caban Noun Cabana Noun Cabanas Noun (Plural) Cabane Noun Cabaret Noun Cabaretier Noun Cabarets Noun (Plural) Cabas Noun Cabasa Noun Cabasset Noun Cabassou Noun Cabbage Noun, Verb Cabbaged Adjective (Slang); also past tense of the verb 'cabbage' Cabbagehead Noun Cabbageheaded Adjective Cabbageheadedness Noun Cabbagelike Adjective Cabbages Plural Noun; also verb form Cabbagetown Proper Noun Cabbagewood Noun Cabbageworm Noun

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Words Starting With

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Words Ending With

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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1. Alfonso Bialetti patented the best-known macchinetta, the Moka Express, in which year?

1899 1908 1933 1971

2. Which sentence confuses 'jackaroos' with 'jackals'?

The jackaroos rode out at dawn. The jackaroos fixed the bore. The jackaroos circled the camp at dusk, howling. The jackaroos competed in the young handlers comp.

3. Why is the plural the everyday form?

Boots come in pairs English has no singular It is shorter It is a brand

4. Which sentence uses 'Sabbathaic' correctly?

She felt Sabbathaicly calm. The Sabbathaic is holy. A Sabbathaic hush filled the chapel. They Sabbathaic every Sunday.

5. Which sentence is grammatically correct?

The finch shows xanthochroism. The finch is a xanthochroism. We counted three xanthochroisms. The xanthochroism flew south.

6. Which language did Wace write in?

Latin Old English Anglo-Norman French Middle English

7. How many syllables does the word 'cab' have?

One Two Three Four

8. How does a dace typically move in the water?

It floats slowly It darts quickly It crawls on the bottom It walks on land

9. Which plural form is correct?

Dacryocelia Dacryoceli Dacryoceliae Dacryoceles

10. What is the proper capitalization of 'yachtsmanlike'?

Always lowercase Always capitalized Capitalized only at sentence start Lowercase except in proper names

11. Which syllable is stressed in the word 'experience'?

First syllable Second syllable Third syllable Fourth syllable

12. Which is the most respectful way to refer to a specific people today?

Use the nation's own name, like Dakota or Lakota Use any old catalog label Avoid naming them Invent a new adjective

13. Which article normally precedes 'quackiest' in a full sentence?

a an the no article

14. Which of the following is a common mistake when using 'abacination'?

Using it as a verb Pluralizing it Using it for general blindness All of the above

15. Which preposition correctly completes: 'She has experience ___ teaching.'

with on in at

16. Which sentence uses the plural correctly?

Three cabfulls arrived. Three cabsful arrived. Three cabfuls of fans arrived. Three cabful of fans arrived.

17. What does the word 'macabre' primarily describe?

Something brightly colored Something related to death and horror Something extremely fast Something funny

18. Which word is the closest common modern replacement for 'pacative'?

Inflammatory Combative Loud Soothing

19. Which sentence uses the term appropriately?

He underwent xanthocyanopsy yesterday. The 1886 ledger spells the condition xanthocyanopsy. Buy xanthocyanopsy at the pharmacy. The sunset was pure xanthocyanopsy.

20. What does dactylate mean?

Heart-shaped Feather-like division Divided into finger-like lobes Smooth and entire

21. How does modern anthropology view the term?

As a growing research program As an obsolete category it has rejected As the official census label As a medical diagnosis

22. Which word is the closest synonym to 'care' in a medical context?

Treatment Caution Worry Love

23. How is the word 'caballer' pronounced in American English?

CAB-uh-ler kuh-BAL-er kav-uh-LEER ka-buh-YAIR-oh

24. Which symptom typically accompanies dacryolithiasis?

Hearing loss Persistent watering of one eye Double vision Color blindness

25. What does 'vacated' mean?

Currently occupied Able to be canceled later Already left or already erased Never used

26. What is the plural of jacitara when counting individual plants?

Jacitaras Jacitarae Jacitara's Jacitarii

27. Which part of speech does 'quackishly' primarily modify?

Nouns Verbs Prepositions Conjunctions

28. Where does the word 'kacha' originate from?

Spanish Hindi and Urdu Native American languages Russian

29. Where does the stress fall in 'facetious'?

First syllable Last syllable Second syllable No stress

30. Which word is the closest synonym of 'oariopathic'?

Oophoropathic Cardiopathic Neuropathic Hepatopathic

31. What art form is created using abacisci?

Fresco Sculpture Mosaic Tapestry

32. Where does the primary stress fall?

Second syllable Fourth syllable Fifth syllable Seventh syllable

33. Which sentence is grammatically correct?

I need to stretch my calves muscle. I need to stretch my calf muscle. I need to stretch my calf's muscle. I need to stretch my calve muscle.

34. Which ending distinguishes 'habitacule' from 'habitacle' in speech?

A silent 'e' A 'y' glide before the 'oo' A doubled 'c' A final 's'

35. Which word is commonly confused with 'caballo' due to similar spelling?

Cabello Bacalao Caballero Cabaña

36. In what context would you most likely use 'abac' today?

A business email A text message to a friend Historical fiction or a word game A scientific research paper

37. What does the word 'caatinga' literally mean in the Tupi language?

Green jungle White forest Dry river Thorny bush

38. What does the prefix 'iatro-' in 'iatrophysics' mean?

Machine Body Physician Bone

39. Where does the stress fall in the pronunciation muhk-BETH?

On the second syllable On the first syllable On both syllables equally Nowhere; it is unstressed

40. Where do the Jacaltec people primarily live?

Southern Mexico Western Guatemala Eastern Honduras Northern Belize

41. What is the common modern equivalent?

Oral Uterine Cardiac Ovarian

42. Which spelling is correct?

Macclesfeild Macclesfield Macclesfeld MacClesfield

43. Where does the word mostly live today?

Traffic reports Cookbooks Unabridged dictionaries and quoted Victorian prose Sports commentary

44. Which phrase follows the strongest compound pattern?

A facaded of glass tower A facade tower glass A tower glass facaded it A glass-facaded tower

45. Which sentence uses 'habitacle' appropriately?

My habitacle has great Wi-Fi. They habitacled the meeting. She is a habitacle hostess. The hermit's habitacle leaned against the abbey wall.

46. Where does an earcap go?

Inside the ear canal Over the outer ear On top of the head Around the neck

47. Choose the correct word: The 1870s case notes recorded a mild ______, a yellow cast with no illness behind it.

xanthochromia xanthochroism xanthochroia xanthosis

48. In the Spanish Civil War, 'nacionalistas' named...

The Republican government Franco's Nationalist side Foreign volunteers Basque separatists

49. Pachisi is a traditional game from which country?

India Japan Egypt Mexico

50. Which professional basketball team is named the Pacers?

Indiana Pacers Los Angeles Pacers Chicago Pacers New York Pacers