Index of English words, starting with "ca"

(1) - Canine (n.) A canine tooth.
(2) - Canine (a.) Of or pertaining to the pointed tooth on each side the incisors.
(3) - Canine (a.) Of or pertaining to the family Canidae, or dogs and wolves; having the nature or qualities of a dog; like that or those of a dog.

(1) - Caning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cane

(1) - Canister (n.) A kind of case shot for cannon, in which a number of lead or iron balls in layers are inclosed in a case fitting the gun; -- called also canister shot.
(2) - Canister (n.) A small box or case for holding tea, coffee, etc.
(3) - Canister (n.) A small basket of rushes, reeds, or willow twigs, etc.

(1) - Canker (v. i.) To be or become diseased, or as if diseased, with canker; to grow corrupt; to become venomous.
(2) - Canker (v. i.) To waste away, grow rusty, or be oxidized, as a mineral.
(3) - Canker (v. t.) To infect or pollute; to corrupt.
(4) - Canker (v. t.) To affect as a canker; to eat away; to corrode; to consume.
(5) - Canker (n.) A kind of wild, worthless rose; the dog-rose.
(6) - Canker (n.) An obstinate and often incurable disease of a horse's foot, characterized by separation of the horny portion and the development of fungoid growths; -- usually resulting from neglected thrush.
(7) - Canker (n.) A disease incident to trees, causing the bark to rot and fall off.
(8) - Canker (n.) Anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroy.
(9) - Canker (n.) A corroding or sloughing ulcer; esp. a spreading gangrenous ulcer or collection of ulcers in or about the mouth; -- called also water canker, canker of the mouth, and noma.