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| CAROLINGIAN | | —adj. Of the frankish dynasty founded by charlemagne. —n. Member of this dynasty. [latin carolus charles] | |
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| CARRIAGEWAY | | n. The part of a road intended for vehicles. | |
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| CARTOGRAPHY | | n. Map-drawing. cartographer n. Cartographic adj. [french carte map] | |
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| CARVELBUILT | | adj. (of a boat) made with planks flush, not overlapping. | |
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| CASTELLATED | | adj. - having battlements.
- castle-like. castellation n. [medieval latin: related to *castle] | |
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| CATACHRESIS | | n. (pl. -chreses) incorrect use of words. catachrestic adj. [greek khraomai use] | |
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| CATASTROPHE | | n. - great and usu. Sudden disaster.
- denouement of a drama. catastrophic adj. Catastrophically adv. [greek strepho turn] | |
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| CATCHPHRASE | | n. Phrase in frequent use. | |
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| CATCHWEIGHT | | —adj. Unrestricted as regards weight. —n. Unrestricted weight category in sports. | |
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| CATEGORICAL | | adj. Unconditional, absolute; explicit. categorically adv. [related to *category] | |
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