Name Report For First Name CERA:
CERA
First name CERA's origin is French. CERA means "colorful". You can find other first names and English words that rhymes with CERA below. Ryhme list involves the matching sounds according to the first letters, last letters and first&last letters of cera.(Brown names are of the same origin (French) with CERA and Red names are first names with English/Anglo-Saxon origin)
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First Names Rhyming CERA
FIRST NAMES WHICH INCLUDES CERA AS A WHOLE:
NAMES RHYMING WITH CERA (According to last letters):
Rhyming Names According to Last 3 Letters (era) - Names That Ends with era:
azmera japera dendera abdera cythera hemera hera thera yera chimera alvera amiera andera atera chera ciera devera diera elvera javiera jiera kera kiera lera primavera tamera xaviera xevera ameera basheera zera sameera musheera muneera baheera averaRhyming Names According to Last 2 Letters (ra) - Names That Ends with ra:
asura aurora chinara efra iyangura katura nadra sanura tandra zuhura estra moira soumra adra aludra alzubra badra bahira bushra johara nasira noura samira thara' yusra gadara adora chamorra senora thora kakra mukamutara mukantagara sagira shukura subira zahra azura ceara aethra aldara ara astra calandra cassandra cleopatra clytemnestra cynara cyra deianira dora electra fedora hilaeira hydra hypermnestra isadora isaura kleopatra lysandra madora marmara metanira musidoraNAMES RHYMING WITH CERA (According to first letters):
Rhyming Names According to First 3 Letters (cer) - Names That Begins with cer:
cerberus cercyon cerdic cerelia cerella ceres ceri ceria cerin cerise cermak cermaka cernyRhyming Names According to First 2 Letters (ce) - Names That Begins with ce:
ceallach ceallachan ceannfhionn ceapmann cearbhall ceard ceardach cearnach cearo ceasario ceaster ceastun ceawlin cebriones cecelia cecile cecilia cecilio cecilius cecille cecrops cedd cedra cedric cedrica cedrina cedro ceileachan cein ceire ceit celaeno celandina celandine celdtun celena celene celesse celesta celeste celestia celestiel celestina celestine celestyna celeus celidon celidone celie celina celine celosia celsus celyddon cendrillon cenehard ceneward cenewig cenewyg cenobia cenon centehua cenwalh ceolbeorht ceolfrith ceolwulf cephalus cepheus cesar cesara cesare cesario cesaro cestmir cestus cetewin cetewind ceto cetus cevanah ceyx cezarNAMES BOTH FIRST AND LAST LETTERS RHYMING WITH CERA:
First Names which starts with 'c' and ends with 'a':
cacia cadda cadena cadencia cadenza cadha cadhla cadyna caedwalla caersewiella caffara caffaria cahira caira cairistiona cala calandria calantha caldwiella caliana calida calinda calissa calista calleigha callia calliegha calligenia callista calvina calynda calysta camara cambria camelia camella camellia camila camilla camraya candida candra cantara capeka caprina capucina cara caressa carilla carina carisa carissa carla carlaisa carletta carlita carlota carlotta carma carmela carmelina carmelita carmella carmencita carmia carmina carmita carmya carola caroliana carolina carona carressa carrola cartimandua casandra casimira cassiopeia cassondra casta castalia catalina catarina caterina cathenna cathia catia catriona cavana caylona cha cha'kwaina cha'risa cha'tima chaba chafulumisa chaga chaitra chaka chakierraEnglish Words Rhyming CERA
ENGLISH WORDS WHICH INCLUDES CERA AS A WHOLE:
| acerate | noun (n.) A combination of aceric acid with a salifiable base. |
| adjective (a.) Acerose; needle-shaped. |
| acroceraunian | adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the high mountain range of "thunder-smitten" peaks (now Kimara), between Epirus and Macedonia. |
| adipoceration | noun (n.) The act or process of changing into adipocere. |
| brachyceral | adjective (a.) Having short antennae, as certain insects. |
| canceration | noun (n.) The act or state of becoming cancerous or growing into a cancer. |
| carceral | adjective (a.) Belonging to a prison. |
| ceraceous | adjective (a.) Having the texture and color of new wax; like wax; waxy. |
| cerago | noun (n.) Beebread. |
| ceramic | adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings. |
| ceramics | noun (n.) The art of making things of baked clay; as pottery, tiles, etc. |
| noun (n.) Work formed of clay in whole or in part, and baked; as, vases, urns, etc. |
| cerargyrite | noun (n.) Native silver chloride, a mineral of a white to pale yellow or gray color, darkening on exposure to the light. It may be cut by a knife, like lead or horn (hence called horn silver). |
| cerasin | noun (n.) A white amorphous substance, the insoluble part of cherry gum; -- called also meta-arabinic acid. |
| noun (n.) A gummy mucilaginous substance; -- called also bassorin, tragacanthin, etc. |
| cerasinous | adjective (a.) Pertaining to, or containing, cerasin. |
| adjective (a.) Of a cherry color. |
| cerastes | noun (n.) A genus of poisonous African serpents, with a horny scale over each eye; the horned viper. |
| cerate | noun (n.) An unctuous preparation for external application, of a consistence intermediate between that of an ointment and a plaster, so that it can be spread upon cloth without the use of heat, but does not melt when applied to the skin. |
| cerated | adjective (p. a.) Covered with wax. |
| ceratine | adjective (a.) Sophistical. |
| ceratobranchia | noun (n. pl.) A group of nudibranchiate Mollusca having on the back papilliform or branched organs serving as gills. |
| ceratobranchial | noun (n.) A ceratobranchial bone, or cartilage. |
| adjective (a.) Pertaining to the bone, or cartilage, below the epibranchial in a branchial arch. |
| ceratodus | noun (n.) A genus of ganoid fishes, of the order Dipnoi, first known as Mesozoic fossil fishes; but recently two living species have been discovered in Australian rivers. They have lungs so well developed that they can leave the water and breathe in air. In Australia they are called salmon and baramunda. See Dipnoi, and Archipterygium. |
| ceratohyal | noun (n.) A ceratohyal bone, or cartilage, which, in man, forms one of the small horns of the hyoid. |
| adjective (a.) Pertaining to the bone, or cartilage, below the epihyal in the hyoid arch. |
| ceratosaurus | noun (n.) A carnivorous American Jurassic dinosaur allied to the European Megalosaurus. The animal was nearly twenty feet in length, and the skull bears a bony horn core on the united nasal bones. See Illustration in Appendix. |
| ceratospongiae | noun (n. pl.) An order of sponges in which the skeleton consists of horny fibers. It includes all the commercial sponges. |
| ceraunics | noun (n.) That branch of physics which treats of heat and electricity. |
| ceraunoscope | noun (n.) An instrument or apparatus employed in the ancient mysteries to imitate thunder and lightning. |
| chelicera | noun (n.) One of the anterior pair of mouth organs, terminated by a pincherlike claw, in scorpions and allied Arachnida. They are homologous with the falcers of spiders, and probably with the mandibles of insects. |
| cladocera | noun (n. pl.) An order of the Entomostraca. |
| decacerata | noun (n. pl.) The division of Cephalopoda which includes the squids, cuttlefishes, and others having ten arms or tentacles; -- called also Decapoda. [Written also Decacera.] See Dibranchiata. |
| deinoceras | noun (n.) See Dinoceras. |
| delaceration | noun (n.) A tearing in pieces. |
| dilacerating | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dilacerate |
| dilaceration | noun (n.) The act of rending asunder. |
| dinoceras | noun (n.) A genus of large extinct Eocene mammals from Wyoming; -- called also Uintatherium. See Illustration in Appendix. |
| emaceration | noun (n.) Emaciation. |
| epicerastic | adjective (a.) Lenient; assuaging. |
| eviscerating | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Eviscerate |
| evisceration | adjective (a.) A disemboweling. |
| exulcerate | adjective (a.) Very sore; ulcerated. |
| verb (v. t. & i.) To ulcerate. | |
| verb (v. t. & i.) To corrode; to fret; to chafe; to inflame. |
| exulceration | noun (n.) Ulceration. |
| noun (n.) A fretting; a festering; soreness. |
| exulcerative | adjective (a.) Tending to cause ulcers; exulceratory. |
| exulceratory | adjective (a.) Having a tendency to form ulcers; rendering ulcerous. |
| glycerate | noun (n.) A salt of glyceric acid. |
| heterocera | noun (n. pl.) A division of Lepidoptera, including the moths, and hawk moths, which have the antennae variable in form. |
| illacerable | adjective (a.) Not lacerable; incapable of being torn or rent. |
| incarcerating | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Incarcerate |
| incarcerate | adjective (a.) Imprisoned. |
| verb (v. t.) To imprison; to confine in a jail or prison. | |
| verb (v. t.) To confine; to shut up or inclose; to hem in. |
| incarceration | noun (n.) The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment. |
| noun (n.) Formerly, strangulation, as in hernia. | |
| noun (n.) A constriction of the hernial sac, rendering it irreducible, but not great enough to cause strangulation. |
| incarcerator | noun (n.) One who incarcerates. |
| inceration | noun (n.) The act of smearing or covering with wax. |
ENGLISH WORDS RHYMING WITH CERA (According to last letters):
Rhyming Words According to Last 3 Letters (era) - English Words That Ends with era:
| acetabulifera | noun (n. pl.) The division of Cephalopoda in which the arms are furnished with cup-shaped suckers, as the cuttlefishes, squids, and octopus; the Dibranchiata. See Cephalopoda. |
| aphaniptera | noun (n. pl.) A group of wingless insects, of which the flea in the type. See Flea. |
| aptera | noun (n. pl.) Insects without wings, constituting the seventh Linnaen order of insects, an artificial group, which included Crustacea, spiders, centipeds, and even worms. These animals are now placed in several distinct classes and orders. |
| brachyptera | noun (n. pl.) A group of Coleoptera having short wings; the rove beetles. |
| camera | noun (n.) A chamber, or instrument having a chamber. Specifically: The camera obscura when used in photography. See Camera, and Camera obscura. |
| cephaloptera | noun (n.) One of the generic names of the gigantic ray (Manta birostris), known as devilfish and sea devil. It is common on the coasts of South Carolina, Florida, and farther south. Some of them grow to enormous size, becoming twenty feet of more across the body, and weighing more than a ton. |
| cheiroptera | noun (n. pl.) An order of mammalia, including the bats, having four toes of each of the anterior limbs elongated and connected by a web, so that they can be used like wings in flying. See Bat. |
| chimaera | noun (n.) A cartilaginous fish of several species, belonging to the order Holocephali. The teeth are few and large. The head is furnished with appendages, and the tail terminates in a point. |
| chimera | noun (n.) A monster represented as vomiting flames, and as having the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a dragon. |
| noun (n.) A vain, foolish, or incongruous fancy, or creature of the imagination; as, the chimera of an author. |
| cholera | noun (n.) One of several diseases affecting the digestive and intestinal tract and more or less dangerous to life, esp. the one commonly called Asiatic cholera. |
| coelentera | noun (n. pl.) Alt. of Coelenterata |
| coleoptera | noun (n. pl.) An order of insects having the anterior pair of wings (elytra) hard and horny, and serving as coverings for the posterior pair, which are membranous, and folded transversely under the others when not in use. The mouth parts form two pairs of jaws (mandibles and maxillae) adapted for chewing. Most of the Coleoptera are known as beetles and weevils. |
| colera | noun (n.) Bile; choler. |
| conchifera | noun (n. pl.) That class of Mollusca which includes the bivalve shells; the Lamellibranchiata. See Mollusca. |
| cordillera | noun (n.) A mountain ridge or chain. |
| dermaptera | noun (n.) Alt. of Dermapteran |
| dermoptera | noun (n. pl.) The division of insects which includes the earwigs (Forticulidae). |
| noun (n. pl.) A group of lemuroid mammals having a parachutelike web of skin between the fore and hind legs, of which the colugo (Galeopithecus) is the type. See Colugo. | |
| noun (n. pl.) An order of Mammalia; the Cheiroptera. |
| dimera | noun (n. pl.) A division of Coleoptera, having two joints to the tarsi. |
| noun (n. pl.) A division of the Hemiptera, including the aphids. |
| diptera | noun (n. pl.) An extensive order of insects having only two functional wings and two balancers, as the house fly, mosquito, etc. They have a suctorial proboscis, often including two pairs of sharp organs (mandibles and maxillae) with which they pierce the skin of animals. They undergo a complete metamorphosis, their larvae (called maggots) being usually without feet. |
| drosera | noun (n.) A genus of low perennial or biennial plants, the leaves of which are beset with gland-tipped bristles. See Sundew. |
| ephemera | noun (n.) A fever of one day's continuance only. |
| noun (n.) A genus of insects including the day flies, or ephemeral flies. See Ephemeral fly, under Ephemeral. | |
| (pl. ) of Ephemeron |
| epimera | noun (n. pl.) See Epimeron. |
| (pl. ) of Epimeron |
| era | noun (n.) A fixed point of time, usually an epoch, from which a series of years is reckoned. |
| noun (n.) A period of time reckoned from some particular date or epoch; a succession of years dating from some important event; as, the era of Alexander; the era of Christ, or the Christian era (see under Christian). | |
| noun (n.) A period of time in which a new order of things prevails; a signal stage of history; an epoch. |
| euplexoptera | noun (n. pl.) An order of insects, including the earwig. The anterior wings are short, in the form of elytra, while the posterior wings fold up beneath them. See Earwig. |
| foraminifera | noun (n. pl.) An extensive order of rhizopods which generally have a chambered calcareous shell formed by several united zooids. Many of them have perforated walls, whence the name. Some species are covered with sand. See Rhizophoda. |
| genera | noun (n. pl.) See Genus. |
| (pl. ) of Genus |
| hemiptera | noun (n. pl.) An order of hexapod insects having a jointed proboscis, including four sharp stylets (mandibles and maxillae), for piercing. In many of the species (Heteroptera) the front wings are partially coriaceous, and different from the others. |
| heteromera | noun (n. pl.) A division of Coleoptera, having heteromerous tarsi. |
| heteroptera | noun (n. pl.) A suborder of Hemiptera, in which the base of the anterior wings is thickened. See Hemiptera. |
| hijera | noun (n.) Alt. of Hijra |
| homoptera | noun (n. pl.) A suborder of Hemiptera, in which both pairs of wings are similar in texture, and do not overlap when folded, as in the cicada. See Hemiptera. |
| hymenoptera | noun (n. pl.) An extensive order of insects, including the bees, ants, ichneumons, sawflies, etc. |
| hetaera | noun (n.) Alt. of Hetaira |
| indigofera | noun (n.) A genus of leguminous plants having many species, mostly in tropical countries, several of them yielding indigo, esp. Indigofera tinctoria, and I. Anil. |
| lepidoptera | noun (n. pl.) An order of insects, which includes the butterflies and moths. They have broad wings, covered with minute overlapping scales, usually brightly colored. |
| microlepidoptera | noun (n. pl.) A tribe of Lepidoptera, including a vast number of minute species, as the plume moth, clothes moth, etc. |
| monera | noun (n. pl.) The lowest division of rhizopods, including those which resemble the amoebas, but are destitute of a nucleus. |
| (pl. ) of Moneron |
| nematocera | noun (n. pl.) A suborder of dipterous insects, having long antennae, as the mosquito, gnat, and crane fly; -- called also Nemocera. |
| neuroptera | noun (n. pl.) An order of hexapod insects having two pairs of large, membranous, net-veined wings. The mouth organs are adapted for chewing. They feed upon other insects, and undergo a complete metamorphosis. The ant-lion, hellgamite, and lacewing fly are examples. Formerly, the name was given to a much more extensive group, including the true Neuroptera and the Pseudoneuroptera. |
| octocera | noun (n.pl.) Octocerata. |
| opera | noun (n.) A drama, either tragic or comic, of which music forms an essential part; a drama wholly or mostly sung, consisting of recitative, arials, choruses, duets, trios, etc., with orchestral accompaniment, preludes, and interludes, together with appropriate costumes, scenery, and action; a lyric drama. |
| noun (n.) The score of a musical drama, either written or in print; a play set to music. | |
| noun (n.) The house where operas are exhibited. | |
| (pl. ) of Opus |
| orthoptera | noun (n. pl.) An order of mandibulate insects including grasshoppers, locusts, cockroaches, etc. See Illust. under Insect. |
| patera | noun (n.) A saucerlike vessel of earthenware or metal, used by the Greeks and Romans in libations and sacrificies. |
| noun (n.) A circular ornament, resembling a dish, often worked in relief on friezes, and the like. |
| pentamera | noun (n. pl.) An extensive division of Coleoptera, including those that normally have five-jointed tarsi. It embraces about half of all the known species of the Coleoptera. |
| phylloxera | noun (n.) A small hemipterous insect (Phylloxera vastatrix) allied to the aphids. It attacks the roots and leaves of the grapevine, doing great damage, especially in Europe. |
| noun (n.) The diseased condition of a vine caused by the insect just described. |
| pilifera | noun (n. pl.) Same as Mammalia. |
| platyptera | noun (n. pl.) A division of Pseudoneuroptera including the species which have four broad, flat wings, as the termites, or white-ants, and the stone flies (Perla). |
| pleuroptera | noun (n. pl) A group of Isectivora, including the colugo. |
| polypifera | noun (n. pl.) The Anthozoa. |
| porifera | noun (n. pl.) A grand division of the Invertebrata, including the sponges; -- called also Spongiae, Spongida, and Spongiozoa. The principal divisions are Calcispongiae, Keratosa or Fibrospongiae, and Silicea. |
ENGLISH WORDS RHYMING WITH CERA (According to first letters):
Rhyming Words According to First 3 Letters (cer) - Words That Begins with cer:
| cerberean | adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to, or resembling, Cerberus. |
| cerberus | noun (n.) A monster, in the shape of a three-headed dog, guarding the entrance into the infernal regions, Hence: Any vigilant custodian or guardian, esp. if surly. |
| noun (n.) A genus of East Indian serpents, allied to the pythons; the bokadam. |
| cercal | adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the tail. |
| cercaria | noun (n.) The larval form of a trematode worm having the shape of a tadpole, with its body terminated by a tail-like appendage. |
| cercarian | noun (n.) One of the Cercariae. |
| adjective (a.) Of, like, or pertaining to, the Cercariae. |
| cercopod | noun (n.) One of the jointed antenniform appendages of the posterior somites of certain insects. |
| cercus | noun (n.) See Cercopod. |
| cere | noun (n.) The soft naked sheath at the base of the beak of birds of prey, parrots, and some other birds. See Beak. |
| verb (v. t.) To wax; to cover or close with wax. |
| cering | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cere |
| cereal | noun (n.) Any grass cultivated for its edible grain, or the grain itself; -- usually in the plural. |
| adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the grasses which are cultivated for their edible seeds (as wheat, maize, rice, etc.), or to their seeds or grain. |
| cerealia | noun (n. pl.) Public festivals in honor of Ceres. |
| noun (n. pl.) The cereals. |
| cerealin | noun (n.) A nitrogenous substance closely resembling diastase, obtained from bran, and possessing the power of converting starch into dextrin, sugar, and lactic acid. |
| cerebel | noun (n.) The cerebellum. |
| cerebellar | adjective (a.) Alt. of Cerebellous |
| cerebellous | adjective (a.) Pertaining to the cerebellum. |
| cerebellum | noun (n.) The large lobe of the hind brain in front of and above the medulla; the little brain. It controls combined muscular action. See Brain. |
| cerebral | noun (n.) One of a class of lingual consonants in the East Indian languages. See Lingual, n. |
| adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the cerebrum. |
| cerebralism | noun (n.) The doctrine or theory that psychical phenomena are functions or products of the brain only. |
| cerebralist | noun (n.) One who accepts cerebralism. |
| cerebration | noun (n.) Action of the brain, whether conscious or unconscious. |
| cerebric | adjective (a.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the brain. |
| cerebricity | noun (n.) Brain power. |
| cerebriform | adjective (a.) Like the brain in form or substance. |
| cerebrifugal | adjective (a.) Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the brain to the spinal cord, and so transfer cerebral impulses (centrifugal impressions) outwards. |
| cerebrin | noun (n.) A nonphosphorized, nitrogenous substance, obtained from brain and nerve tissue by extraction with boiling alcohol. It is uncertain whether it exists as such in nerve tissue, or is a product of the decomposition of some more complex substance. |
| cerebripetal | adjective (a.) Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the spinal cord to the brain and so transfer sensations (centripetal impressions) from the exterior inwards. |
| cerebritis | noun (n.) Inflammation of the cerebrum. |
| cerebroid | adjective (a.) Resembling, or analogous to, the cerebrum or brain. |
| cerebrology | noun (n.) The science which treats of the cerebrum or brain. |
| cerebropathy | noun (n.) A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed; -- called also brain fag. |
| cerebroscopy | noun (n.) Examination of the brain for the diagnosis of disease; esp., the act or process of diagnosticating the condition of the brain by examination of the interior of the eye (as with an ophthalmoscope). |
| cerebrose | noun (n.) A sugarlike body obtained by the decomposition of the nitrogenous non-phosphorized principles of the brain. |
| cerebrum | noun (n.) The anterior, and in man the larger, division of the brain; the seat of the reasoning faculties and the will. See Brain. |
| cerecloth | noun (n.) A cloth smeared with melted wax, or with some gummy or glutinous matter. |
| cerement | noun (n.) A cerecloth used for the special purpose of enveloping a dead body when embalmed. |
| noun (n.) Any shroud or wrapping for the dead. |
| ceremonial | noun (n.) A system of rules and ceremonies, enjoined by law, or established by custom, in religious worship, social intercourse, or the courts of princes; outward form. |
| noun (n.) The order for rites and forms in the Roman Catholic church, or the book containing the rules prescribed to be observed on solemn occasions. | |
| adjective (a.) Relating to ceremony, or external rite; ritual; according to the forms of established rites. | |
| adjective (a.) Observant of forms; ceremonious. [In this sense ceremonious is now preferred.] |
| ceremonialism | noun (n.) Adherence to external rites; fondness for ceremony. |
| ceremonialness | noun (n.) Quality of being ceremonial. |
| ceremonious | adjective (a.) Consisting of outward forms and rites; ceremonial. [In this sense ceremonial is now preferred.] |
| adjective (a.) According to prescribed or customary rules and forms; devoted to forms and ceremonies; formally respectful; punctilious. |
| ceremoniousness | noun (n.) The quality, or practice, of being ceremonious. |
| ceremony | noun (n.) Ar act or series of acts, often of a symbolical character, prescribed by law, custom, or authority, in the conduct of important matters, as in the performance of religious duties, the transaction of affairs of state, and the celebration of notable events; as, the ceremony of crowning a sovereign; the ceremonies observed in consecrating a church; marriage and baptismal ceremonies. |
| noun (n.) Behavior regulated by strict etiquette; a formal method of performing acts of civility; forms of civility prescribed by custom or authority. | |
| noun (n.) A ceremonial symbols; an emblem, as a crown, scepter, garland, etc. | |
| noun (n.) A sign or prodigy; a portent. |
| cereous | adjective (a.) Waxen; like wax. |
| ceres | noun (n.) The daughter of Saturn and Ops or Rhea, the goddess of corn and tillage. |
| noun (n.) The first discovered asteroid. |
| ceresin | noun (n.) A white wax, made by bleaching and purifying ozocerite, and used as a substitute for beeswax. |
| cereus | noun (n.) A genus of plants of the Cactus family. They are natives of America, from California to Chili. |
| cerial | adjective (a.) Same as Cerrial. |
| ceriferous | adjective (a.) Producing wax. |
| cerin | noun (n.) A waxy substance extracted by alcohol or ether from cork; sometimes applied also to the portion of beeswax which is soluble in alcohol. |
| noun (n.) A variety of the mineral allanite. |
| cerinthian | noun (n.) One of an ancient religious sect, so called from Cerinthus, a Jew, who attempted to unite the doctrines of Christ with the opinions of the Jews and Gnostics. |
| ceriph | noun (n.) One of the fine lines of a letter, esp. one of the fine cross strokes at the top and bottom of letters. |
ENGLISH WORDS BOTH FIRST AND LAST LETTERS RHYMING WITH CERA:
English Words which starts with 'c' and ends with 'a':
| caaba | noun (n.) The small and nearly cubical stone building, toward which all Mohammedans must pray. |
| cabala | noun (n.) A kind of occult theosophy or traditional interpretation of the Scriptures among Jewish rabbis and certain mediaeval Christians, which treats of the nature of god and the mystery of human existence. It assumes that every letter, word, number, and accent of Scripture contains a hidden sense; and it teaches the methods of interpretation for ascertaining these occult meanings. The cabalists pretend even to foretell events by this means. |
| noun (n.) Secret science in general; mystic art; mystery. |
| cabeca | noun (n.) Alt. of Cabesse |
| cabrilla | noun (n.) A name applied to various species of edible fishes of the genus Serranus, and related genera, inhabiting the Meditarranean, the coast of California, etc. In California, some of them are also called rock bass and kelp salmon. |
| cacaemia | noun (n.) Alt. of Cachaemia |
| cachaemia | noun (n.) A degenerated or poisoned condition of the blood. |
| noun (n.) Alt. of Cachemia |
| cachexia | noun (n.) Alt. of Cachexy |
| cachucha | noun (n.) An Andalusian dance in three-four time, resembling the bolero. |
| cacochymia | noun (n.) Alt. of Cacochymy |
| noun (n.) A vitiated state of the humors, or fluids, of the body, esp. of the blood. |
| cadenza | noun (n.) A parenthetic flourish or flight of ornament in the course of a piece, commonly just before the final cadence. |
| cadmia | noun (n.) An oxide of zinc which collects on the sides of furnaces where zinc is sublimed. Formerly applied to the mineral calamine. |
| caeca | noun (n. pl.) See Caecum. |
| (pl. ) of Caecum |
| caesura | noun (n.) A metrical break in a verse, occurring in the middle of a foot and commonly near the middle of the verse; a sense pause in the middle of a foot. Also, a long syllable on which the caesural accent rests, or which is used as a foot. |
| caffila | noun (n.) See Cafila. |
| cafila | noun (n.) Alt. of Cafileh |
| calcavella | noun (n.) A sweet wine from Portugal; -- so called from the district of Carcavelhos. |
| calceolaria | noun (n.) A genus of showy herbaceous or shrubby plants, brought from South America; slipperwort. It has a yellow or purple flower, often spotted or striped, the shape of which suggests its name. |
| caledonia | noun (n.) The ancient Latin name of Scotland; -- still used in poetry. |
| calendula | noun (n.) A genus of composite herbaceous plants. One species, Calendula officinalis, is the common marigold, and was supposed to blossom on the calends of every month, whence the name. |
| calla | noun (n.) A genus of plants, of the order Araceae. |
| calumba | noun (n.) The root of a plant (Jateorrhiza Calumba, and probably Cocculus palmatus), indigenous in Mozambique. It has an unpleasantly bitter taste, and is used as a tonic and antiseptic. |
| calvaria | noun (n.) The bones of the cranium; more especially, the bones of the domelike upper portion. |
| calycozoa | noun (n. pl.) A group of acalephs of which Lucernaria is the type. The body is cup-shaped with eight marginal lobes bearing clavate tentacles. An aboral sucker serves for attachment. The interior is divided into four large compartments. See Lucernarida. |
| calyptra | noun (n.) A little hood or veil, resembling an extinguisher in form and position, covering each of the small flasklike capsules which contain the spores of mosses; also, any similar covering body. |
| camarilla | noun (n.) The private audience chamber of a king. |
| noun (n.) A company of secret and irresponsible advisers, as of a king; a cabal or clique. |
| cambria | noun (n.) The ancient Latin name of Wales. It is used by modern poets. |
| camellia | noun (n.) An Asiatic genus of small shrubs, often with shining leaves and showy flowers. Camellia Japonica is much cultivated for ornament, and C. Sassanqua and C. oleifera are grown in China for the oil which is pressed from their seeds. The tea plant is now referred to this genus under the name of Camellia Thea. |
| noun (n.) An ornamental greenhouse shrub (Thea japonica) with glossy evergreen leaves and roselike red or white double flowers. |
| campagna | noun (n.) An open level tract of country; especially "Campagna di Roma." The extensive undulating plain which surrounds Rome. |
| campana | noun (n.) A church bell. |
| noun (n.) The pasque flower. | |
| noun (n.) Same as Gutta. |
| campania | noun (n.) Open country. |
| campanula | noun (n.) A large genus of plants bearing bell-shaped flowers, often of great beauty; -- also called bellflower. |
| ca–ada | noun (n.) A small ca–on; a narrow valley or glen; also, but less frequently, an open valley. |
| canada | noun (n.) A British province in North America, giving its name to various plants and animals. |
| canella | noun (n.) A genus of trees of the order Canellaceae, growing in the West Indies. |
| cannicula | noun (n.) The Dog Star; Sirius. |
| canna | noun (n.) A measure of length in Italy, varying from six to seven feet. See Cane, 4. |
| noun (n.) A genus of tropical plants, with large leaves and often with showy flowers. The Indian shot (C. Indica) is found in gardens of the northern United States. |
| cannula | noun (n.) A small tube of metal, wood, or India rubber, used for various purposes, esp. for injecting or withdrawing fluids. It is usually associated with a trocar. |
| cantata | noun (n.) A poem set to music; a musical composition comprising choruses, solos, interludes, etc., arranged in a somewhat dramatic manner; originally, a composition for a single noise, consisting of both recitative and melody. |
| cantilena | noun (n.) See Cantabile. |
| canula | adjective (a.) Alt. of Canulated |
| capella | noun (n.) A brilliant star in the constellation Auriga. |
| capibara | noun (n.) See Capybara. |
| capitibranchiata | noun (n. pl.) A division of annelids in which the gills arise from or near the head. See Tubicola. |
| capitula | noun (n. pl.) See Capitulum. |
| cappella | noun (n.) See A cappella. |
| capra | noun (n.) A genus of ruminants, including the common goat. |
| capybara | noun (n.) A large South American rodent (Hydrochaerus capybara) Living on the margins of lakes and rivers. It is the largest extant rodent, being about three feet long, and half that in height. It somewhat resembles the Guinea pig, to which it is related; -- called also cabiai and water hog. |
| caracara | noun (n.) A south American bird of several species and genera, resembling both the eagles and the vultures. The caracaras act as scavengers, and are also called carrion buzzards. |
| caracora | noun (n.) A light vessel or proa used by the people of Borneo, etc., and by the Dutch in the East Indies. |
| carambola | noun (n.) An East Indian tree (Averrhoa Carambola), and its acid, juicy fruit; called also Coromandel gooseberry. |
| carcinoma | noun (n.) A cancer. By some medical writers, the term is applied to an indolent tumor. See Cancer. |
| cardia | noun (n.) The heart. |
| noun (n.) The anterior or cardiac orifice of the stomach, where the esophagus enters it. |
| cardialgla | noun (n.) Alt. of Cardialgy |
| cariama | noun (n.) A large, long-legged South American bird (Dicholophus cristatus) which preys upon snakes, etc. See Seriema. |
| carina | noun (n.) A keel |
| noun (n.) That part of a papilionaceous flower, consisting of two petals, commonly united, which incloses the organs of fructification | |
| noun (n.) A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat. | |
| noun (n.) The keel of the breastbone of birds. |
| carinaria | noun (n.) A genus of oceanic heteropod Mollusca, having a thin, glassy, bonnet-shaped shell, which covers only the nucleus and gills. |
| carnauba | noun (n.) The Brazilian wax palm. See Wax palm. |
| carnivora | noun (n. pl.) An order of Mammallia including the lion, tiger, wolf bear, seal, etc. They are adapted by their structure to feed upon flesh, though some of them, as the bears, also eat vegetable food. The teeth are large and sharp, suitable for cutting flesh, and the jaws powerful. |
| carrancha | noun (n.) The Brazilian kite (Polyborus Brasiliensis); -- so called in imitation of its notes. |
| caruncula | noun (n.) A small fleshy prominence or excrescence; especially the small, reddish body, the caruncula lacrymalis, in the inner angle of the eye. |
| noun (n.) An excrescence or appendage surrounding or near the hilum of a seed. | |
| noun (n.) A naked, flesh appendage, on the head of a bird, as the wattles of a turkey, etc. |
| cascarilla | noun (n.) A euphorbiaceous West Indian shrub (Croton Eleutheria); also, its aromatic bark. |
| cassada | noun (n.) See Cassava. |
| cassava | noun (n.) A shrubby euphorbiaceous plant of the genus Manihot, with fleshy rootstocks yielding an edible starch; -- called also manioc. |
| noun (n.) A nutritious starch obtained from the rootstocks of the cassava plant, used as food and in making tapioca. |
| cassia | noun (n.) A genus of leguminous plants (herbs, shrubs, or trees) of many species, most of which have purgative qualities. The leaves of several species furnish the senna used in medicine. |
| noun (n.) The bark of several species of Cinnamomum grown in China, etc.; Chinese cinnamon. It is imported as cassia, but commonly sold as cinnamon, from which it differs more or less in strength and flavor, and the amount of outer bark attached. |
| cassiopeia | noun (n.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere, situated between Cepheus and Perseus; -- so called in honor of the wife of Cepheus, a fabulous king of Ethiopia. |
| castanea | noun (n.) A genus of nut-bearing trees or shrubs including the chestnut and chinquapin. |
| casuarina | noun (n.) A genus of leafless trees or shrubs, with drooping branchlets of a rushlike appearance, mostly natives of Australia. Some of them are large, producing hard and heavy timber of excellent quality, called beefwood from its color. |
| catallacta | noun (n. pl.) A division of Protozoa, of which Magosphaera is the type. They exist both in a myxopod state, with branched pseudopodia, and in the form of ciliated bodies united in free, spherical colonies. |
| catalpa | noun (n.) A genus of American and East Indian trees, of which the best know species are the Catalpa bignonioides, a large, ornamental North American tree, with spotted white flowers and long cylindrical pods, and the C. speciosa, of the Mississipi valley; -- called also Indian bean. |
| catamenia | noun (n. pl.) The monthly courses of women; menstrual discharges; menses. |
| catawba | noun (n.) A well known light red variety of American grape. |
| noun (n.) A light-colored, sprightly American wine from the Catawba grape. |
| catena | noun (n.) A chain or series of things connected with each other. |
| cathedra | noun (n.) The official chair or throne of a bishop, or of any person in high authority. |
| caudata | noun (n. pl.) See Urodela. |
| caudicula | noun (n.) A slender, elastic process, to which the masses of pollen in orchidaceous plants are attached. |
| cauma | noun (n.) Great heat, as of the body in fever. |
| cavatina | noun (n.) Originally, a melody of simpler form than the aria; a song without a second part and a da capo; -- a term now variously and vaguely used. |
| cavicornia | noun (n. pl.) A group of ruminants whose horns are hollow, and planted on a bony process of the front, as the ox. |
| cecidomyia | noun (n.) A genus of small dipterous files, including several very injurious species, as the Hessian fly. See Hessian fly. |
| cedilla | noun (n.) A mark placed under the letter c [thus, c], to show that it is to be sounded like s, as in facade. |
| cella | noun (n.) The part inclosed within the walls of an ancient temple, as distinguished from the open porticoes. |
| centaurea | noun (n.) A large genus of composite plants, related to the thistles and including the cornflower or bluebottle (Centaurea Cyanus) and the star thistle (C. Calcitrapa). |
| cephalalgia | noun (n.) Alt. of Cephalalgy |
| noun (n.) Headache. |
| cephalata | noun (n. pl.) A large division of Mollusca, including all except the bivalves; -- so called because the head is distinctly developed. See Illustration in Appendix. |
| cephalophora | noun (n. pl.) The cephalata. |
| cephalopoda | noun (n. pl.) The highest class of Mollusca. |
| cephalotrocha | noun (n.) A kind of annelid larva with a circle of cilia around the head. |
| ceroma | noun (n.) The unguent (a composition of oil and wax) with which wrestlers were anointed among the ancient Romans. |
| noun (n.) That part of the baths and gymnasia in which bathers and wrestlers anointed themselves. | |
| noun (n.) The cere of birds. |
| cestoidea | noun (n. pl.) A class of parasitic worms (Platelminthes) of which the tapeworms are the most common examples. The body is flattened, and usually but not always long, and composed of numerous joints or segments, each of which may contain a complete set of male and female reproductive organs. They have neither mouth nor intestine. See Tapeworm. |
| cesura | noun (n.) See Caesura. |
| cetacea | noun (n. pl.) An order of marine mammals, including the whales. Like ordinary mammals they breathe by means of lungs, and bring forth living young which they suckle for some time. The anterior limbs are changed to paddles; the tail flukes are horizontal. There are two living suborders: |
| chachalaca | noun (n.) The Texan guan (Ortalis vetula). |
| chacma | noun (n.) A large species of African baboon (Cynocephalus porcarius); -- called also ursine baboon. [See Illust. of Baboon.] |
| chaetognatha | noun (n. pl.) An order of free-swimming marine worms, of which the genus Sagitta is the type. They have groups of curved spines on each side of the head. |
| chaetopoda | noun (n. pl.) A very extensive order of Annelida, characterized by the presence of lateral setae, or spines, on most or all of the segments. They are divided into two principal groups: Oligochaeta, including the earthworms and allied forms, and Polychaeta, including most of the marine species. |
| chaja | noun (n.) The crested screamer of Brazil (Palamedea, / Chauna, chavaria), so called in imitation of its notes; -- called also chauna, and faithful kamichi. It is often domesticated and is useful in guarding other poultry. See Kamichi. |
| chalaza | noun (n.) The place on an ovule, or seed, where its outer coats cohere with each other and the nucleus. |
| noun (n.) A spiral band of thickened albuminous substance which exists in the white of the bird's egg, and serves to maintain the yolk in its position; the treadle. |
| chara | noun (n.) A genus of flowerless plants, having articulated stems and whorled branches. They flourish in wet places. |
| charta | noun (n.) Material on which instruments, books, etc., are written; parchment or paper. |
| noun (n.) A charter or deed; a writing by which a grant is made. See Magna Charta. |
| cheilopoda | noun (n.) See Ch/lopoda. |
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