Index of English words, starting with "ca"

(1) - Catamaran (n.) A quarrelsome woman; a scold.
(2) - Catamaran (n.) A kind of fire raft or torpedo bat.
(3) - Catamaran (n.) Any vessel with twin hulls, whether propelled by sails or by steam; esp., one of a class of double-hulled pleasure boats remarkable for speed.
(4) - Catamaran (n.) A kind of raft or float, consisting of two or more logs or pieces of wood lashed together, and moved by paddles or sail; -- used as a surf boat and for other purposes on the coasts of the East and West Indies and South America. Modified forms are much used in the lumber regions of North America, and at life-saving stations.

(1) - Catamite (n.) A boy kept for unnatural purposes.

(1) - Catamount (n.) The cougar. Applied also, in some parts of the United States, to the lynx.