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Showing words for CAUTION using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Caution

auction, caution

6 Letter Words for Caution

action, anicut, atonic, cation, cautio, nautic, noctua, toucan, tunica, uncoat

5 Letter Words for Caution

acoin, actin, acton, antic, canto, cauon, citua, coati, conia, conta, cotan, count, cunit, cutin, inact, incut, niota, octan, oncia, ontic, taino, tauon, tinca, tonic, tuina, tunca, tunic, unact, uncia, uniat, utica

4 Letter Words for Caution

actu, aint, ainu, aion, aitu, anti, antu, atoc, aunt, auto, cain, cant, caon, ciao, cion, cito, coat, coin, coit, coni, cont, coua, cuit, cunt, cuon, icao, icon, inca, inta, into, iota, naio, naoi, nato, natu, naut, nito, nota, nout, octa, oint, onca, otic, outa, taco, tain, taun, tiao, tinc, toun, tuan, tuna, tuno, unai, unca, unci, unco, unct, unio, unit, unta, unto, utai

3 Letter Words for Caution

act, ain, ait, anc, ant, anu, cai, can, cat, cia, cit, con, cot, ctn, cto, cun, cut, iao, inc, int, ion, iou, ita, nat, nco, nit, noa, not, nut, oat, oca, oct, ona, oni, ont, otc, oui, out, tai, tan, tao, tau, tic, tin, tiu, toa, toc, toi, ton, tou, tua, tui, tun, uca, uit, una, unc, uni, uta, utc, uti

Definitions for Caution

[1] alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness: Landslides ahead—proceed with caution.
[2] a warning against danger or evil; anything serving as a warning: By way of caution, he told me the difficulties I would face.
[3] Informal . a person or thing that astonishes or causes mild apprehension: She's a caution. The way he challenges your remarks is a caution.
[4] to give warning to; advise or urge to take heed.
[5] to warn or advise: The newspapers caution against overoptimism.
[6] care, forethought, or prudence, esp in the face of danger; wariness
[7] something intended or serving as a warning; admonition
[8] law , mainly British a formal warning given to a person suspected or accused of an offence that his words will be taken down and may be used in evidence
[9] a notice entered on the register of title to land that prevents a proprietor from disposing of his or her land without a notice to the person who entered the caution
[10] informal an amusing or surprising person or thing she's a real caution
[11] (tr) to urge or warn (a person) to be careful
[12] (tr) law , mainly British to give a caution to (a person)
[13] (intr) to warn, urge, or advise he cautioned against optimism

Words related to Caution

attention, prudence, foresight, discretion, vigilance, care, advice, urge, forewarn, exhort, admonish, alert, circumspection, deliberation, providence, forethought, heed, watchfulness, discreetness, tip-off

Words nearby Caution

caustic soda, caustic surface, cauterant, cauterize, cautery, caution, caution money, cautionary, cautious, cauvery, cav

Origin of Caution

1250–1300; Middle English caucion < Latin cautiōn- (stem of cautiō ) a taking care, equivalent to caut(us ), past participle of cavēre to guard against (cau- take care, guard + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn- -ion

Other words from Caution

cau·tion·er , noun
o·ver·cau·tion , noun, verb (used with object)
re·cau·tion , verb (used with object)
su·per·cau·tion , noun
un·cau·tioned , adjective
well-cau·tioned , adjective

Word origin for Caution

C13: from Old French, from Latin cautiō, from cavēre to beware

Synonyms for Caution

attention, care, discretion, foresight, prudence, vigilance, circumspection, deliberation, discreetness, forethought, heed, heedfulness, providence, watchfulness, Fabian policy, canniness