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catamaran a boat, usu. a sailboat, with parallel twin hulls.
catapult an ancient military machine used to hurl missiles such as large stones, esp. at fortifications. [5 definitions]
cataract a large waterfall. [3 definitions]
catastrophe a calamity with widespread effects; disaster. [3 definitions]
catastrophic causing destruction, devastation, or very great distress; ruinous; disastrous. [2 definitions]
catbird a dark gray North American songbird having one call that sounds like the mewing of a cat.
catch to capture or grab, usu. after pursuit. [18 definitions]
catcher one that catches. [2 definitions]
catch fire to start to burn.
catching tending to infect or be taken up by another. [2 definitions]
catch someone's eye to get the attention of someone.
catchup a variant of ketchup.
catch up to reach the same distance or level as another or others who are further ahead (usu. fol. by "to" or "with"). [3 definitions]
category a specific class or group in a classification system.
cater to supply food, service, or entertainment, esp. off the main business premises. [3 definitions]
caterpillar a butterfly or moth larva, resembling a worm and often brightly colored. [2 definitions]
catfish any of several chiefly freshwater fish with large heads, long feelers around the mouth resembling a cat's whiskers, and no scales.
cathedral the principal church of a bishop's diocese, containing his official throne. [5 definitions]
catholic all-encompassing or wide-ranging. [3 definitions]
CAT scan a cross-sectional image formed by a computerized combination of x-rays taken along a selected axis of the body, used as a diagnostic tool in medical treatment; computerized axial tomography scan.
catsup a variant of ketchup.