Word Collection

canter

1. To move at an easy pace.

Canterbury or canterbury

A rack with open top and slatted partitions for magazines, sheet music, documents, etc.

Canterbury tale

A story that is long, tedious, or absurdly implausible.

canthus

cantrip

capacious

Having a lot of space; roomy.

capacitate

To make capable.

Capuan

Luxurious.

carapace

Carnaby

Fashionable or stylish.

carny or carney or carnie

Carthaginian peace

Peace or settlement in which very harsh terms are imposed on the defeated side.

castaneous

Deep reddish-brown.

casuist

One who employs deceptive or excessively subtle reasoning, especially on moral issues.

catchall

caterwaul

1. To make a shrill sound as if of a cat in heat or of cats quarreling.

Cathay

cat’s pajamas (or pyjamas)

Something or someone truly excellent.

cavalcade

central casting

Stereotypical.

central casting

Stereotypical.

ceraceous

Waxy.

cernuous

Drooping, nodding, or bending forward.

certes

Certainly.

cerulean

Sky blue.

Chadband

An oily, hypocritical person.

chaebol

A large conglomerate of businesses, tightly controlled by a person or a family.

chain reaction

chalk line

chamber of horrors

A collection of horrifying things, ideas, people, etc.

charientism

An insult disguised as a jest or a compliment.

charisma

A personal charm or appeal that inspires devotion, loyalty, enthusiasm, etc.

cheeseparing

1. The act of saving by using extremely frugal measures.

chef’s kiss

Chekhov’s gun

cherub

A person, especially a child, with a sweet innocent appearance.

cherubic

Having a sweet, innocent appearance.

chevachee

An expedition, raid, or campaign.

chevalier

A chivalrous man, one having qualities of courtesy, honor, bravery, gallantry, etc.

chicken feed

A small amount of something, especially money.

Chicken Licken

Someone who is a pessimist and alarmist, always warning others of impending calamities.

chicken-livered

Cowardly; easily frightened.

child’s play

Something trivial; a task easily accomplished.

chiliad

chimeric

chimerize

To form something from parts that are very different.

chirk

To cheer.

chivalrous

Having qualities of chivalry, such as courtesy, honor, bravery, gallantry, etc.

chivalry

chopped liver

Something or someone treated as unimportant.