Index of English words, starting with "ca"

(1) - Captaincy (n.) The rank, post, or commission of a captain.

(1) - Captainship (n.) Military skill; as, to show good captainship.
(2) - Captainship (n.) The condition, rank, post, or authority of a captain or chief commander.

(1) - Captation (n.) A courting of favor or applause, by flattery or address; a captivating quality; an attraction.

(1) - Caption (n.) The heading of a chapter, section, or page.
(2) - Caption (n.) That part of a legal instrument, as a commission, indictment, etc., which shows where, when, and by what authority, it was taken, found, or executed.
(3) - Caption (n.) The act of taking or arresting a person by judicial process.
(4) - Caption (n.) A caviling; a sophism.

(1) - Captious (a.) Fitted to harass, perplex, or insnare; insidious; troublesome.
(2) - Captious (a.) Apt to catch at faults; disposed to find fault or to cavil; eager to object; difficult to please.