Index of English words, starting with "ca"

(1) - Captive (v. t.) To take prisoner; to capture.
(2) - Captive (a.) Of or pertaining to bondage or confinement; serving to confine; as, captive chains; captive hours.
(3) - Captive (a.) Subdued by love; charmed; captivated.
(4) - Captive (a.) Made prisoner, especially in war; held in bondage or in confinement.
(5) - Captive (n.) One charmed or subdued by beaty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.
(6) - Captive (n.) A prisoner taken by force or stratagem, esp., by an enemy, in war; one kept in bondage or in the power of another.

(1) - Captivity (n.) A state of being under control; subjection of the will or affections; bondage.
(2) - Captivity (n.) The state of being a captive or a prisoner.

(1) - Captor (n.) One who captures any person or thing, as a prisoner or a prize.

(1) - Capture (v. t.) To seize or take possession of by force, surprise, or stratagem; to overcome and hold; to secure by effort.
(2) - Capture (n.) The thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem; a prize; prey.
(3) - Capture (n.) The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
(4) - Capture (n.) The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal.