C — The school dictionary · page 31 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19carriageA carriage is one car of a train (UK); in the USA it is usually called a car.13 sentencescarriagewayThe part of a road that vehicles drive on.9 sentencescarrierA carrier is a person, animal, vehicle or company that carries or delivers things or people: a mail carrier, an aircraft carrier.12 sentencescarrionCarrion is the dead and rotting flesh of animals.10 sentencescarrotA carrot is a long orange vegetable; it is the root of a plant that grows under the ground.13 sentencescarryTo carry is to hold something and take it with you.14 sentencescarsickCarsick means feeling sick, dizzy or wanting to vomit when travelling in a car or bus.7 sentencescartA cart is a vehicle with two or four wheels, pulled by a horse or other animal or pushed by hand, used to carry things.13 sentencescartilageCartilage is a strong, bendy material in the body, softer than bone, found in the ears, the end of the nose and between bones in joints.8 sentencescartilaginousMade of cartilage, the tough, bendy tissue found in your ears, nose and the ends of bones.8 sentencescartloadA cartload is as much as a cart can carry, so a large heap of something.4 sentencescartonA carton is a box made of cardboard or plastic, like an egg carton or a milk carton.12 sentencescartoonA film or TV show made from drawings or computer pictures that move, usually funny.10 sentencescartoonistA person who draws cartoons: funny or simple drawings, comic strips, or animated films.8 sentencescartridgeA cartridge is a small container that holds something and fits into a machine or tool, like an ink cartridge for a pen or printer.11 sentencescartwheelA cartwheel is a gymnastics move where you put your hands on the ground one after the other and swing your legs over your head in a circle…9 sentencescarveTo carve is to cut wood, stone, ice or another hard material carefully to make a shape or pattern.14 sentencescarvenCarven means carved, cut into a shape out of wood or stone.4 sentencescarverA carver is a person who cuts wood or stone into shapes.5 sentencescarvingA carving is an object or pattern made by cutting wood, stone or another material.11 sentencescascadeA cascade is a small waterfall, or a series of small waterfalls going down rocks.11 sentencescaseA case is a container or box for keeping or carrying things: a pencil case, a suitcase, a phone case.16 sentencescasementA casement is a window that opens outwards on hinges, like a little door, as in old houses.4 sentencescashCash is money in coins and notes, not on a card.12 sentencescashewA cashew is a curved, kidney-shaped nut that grows at the bottom of a fruit called the cashew apple on a tropical tree.8 sentencescashierA cashier is a person in a shop, bank or café who takes the money and gives back change.9 sentencescasinoA building where people play games of chance, such as cards and roulette, for money.8 sentencescaskA large wooden barrel, made of strips of wood held by metal hoops, used for holding wine, beer, water or other liquids.9 sentencescasketA casket is a small box, often fine and valuable, for holding jewels or other precious things.4 sentencescasqueAn old word for a helmet, especially a knight's or soldier's metal helmet.9 sentencescasquetA casquet is an old spelling of «casket», a small box for jewels or treasure.9 sentencescasseroleA casserole is a dish of meat, vegetables or beans cooked slowly in the oven in liquid.8 sentencescassetteA small plastic box with magnetic tape inside, used to record and play music or sound, popular from the 1970s to the 1990s.9 sentencescassiaA spice made from the bark of a tree; it tastes and smells like cinnamon and is often sold as cinnamon.10 sentencescassockA cassock is a long robe worn by priests and church helpers.4 sentencescassowaryA cassowary is a very large flightless bird from the rainforests of north-eastern Australia and New Guinea, with black feathers, a bright…9 sentencescastTo throw something, such as a fishing line or a net.19 sentencescastanetsA small musical instrument of two shell-shaped pieces of hard wood (or plastic), held in the hand and clicked together to make a sharp rhy…8 sentencescasteA group in a society into which people are born, which in the past decided what work they did and whom they could marry; best known from t…11 sentencescastleA large, strong building with thick walls and towers, built long ago to protect a king, queen or lord from enemies.11 sentencescastorA small wheel fixed under a chair, bed, trolley or piece of furniture so it can be moved easily (also spelled "caster").12 sentencescasualCasual clothes are relaxed, comfortable everyday clothes, not smart or formal ones.14 sentencescasuallyIn a relaxed, easy way, without seeming worried or careful.12 sentencescasualtyA casualty is a person who is hurt or killed in an accident, war or disaster.9 sentencescatA cat is a small furry animal that people keep as a pet; it has whiskers, claws and a long tail.13 sentencescatalogueA catalogue is a list of things, often with pictures and details, such as goods in a shop or books in a library.12 sentencescatalystA substance that makes a chemical reaction go faster without being used up itself.9 sentencescatalyticSpeeding up a chemical reaction without being used up; working as a catalyst.7 sentencescatapultA catapult is an old war machine that throws heavy stones or objects a long way.10 sentencescataractA cataract is a cloudy patch in the lens of the eye that makes things look blurry; it is common in older people and can be fixed by an ope…10 sentencescatastropheA sudden terrible event that causes great damage or suffering, like an earthquake or flood.9 sentencescatastrophicCatastrophic means causing terrible damage, harm or suffering; a disaster.8 sentencescatastrophicallyIn a way that causes terrible damage or disaster.9 sentencescatchTo catch is to take and hold something that moves, like a ball or a fish.17 sentencescatcherA person or thing that catches something.10 sentencescatchyA catchy tune, song or slogan is easy to remember and stays in your head.8 sentencescatechismA summary of the main beliefs of a Christian church, set out as questions and answers, used to teach the faith.10 sentencescategoricalVery clear and certain, with no doubt at all («a categorical no»).9 sentencescategoryA category is a group of things or people that are alike in some way: «Put the animals into categories».8 sentencescaterTo provide food and drinks for an event, such as a party or wedding.9 sentencescatererA person or company whose job is to provide food and drinks for events such as parties, weddings and meetings.7 sentencescateringProviding food and drink for an event or a group of people, as a job.8 sentencescaterpillarA caterpillar is the long, soft, worm-like larva of a butterfly or moth, with many legs.9 sentencescatfishA catfish is a fish with long whiskers around its mouth, like a cat's.9 sentencescathedralA cathedral is a very large and important Christian church, the main church of an area led by a bishop.8 sentencescatholicBelonging to the Roman Catholic Church, the Christian church led by the Pope: a Catholic school.9 sentencescatkinA long, thin, soft hanging cluster of tiny flowers on trees such as willow, hazel and birch.7 sentencescattleCattle are large farm animals such as cows, bulls and steers, kept for milk, meat or leather.12 sentencescaucusA meeting of members of a political party or group to choose candidates or decide what to do, especially in the USA.9 sentencescauldronA very large, deep metal pot for cooking over a fire, often shown in stories with witches.11 sentencescauliflowerA cauliflower is a vegetable with a large, firm white head made of tiny flower buds, surrounded by green leaves.10 sentencescausationThe process of one thing making another thing happen; cause and effect.7 sentencescausativeCausing something, acting as its cause («a causative factor», «the causative virus»).9 sentencescauseWhat makes something happen.16 sentencescauselessCauseless means having no good reason or cause.4 sentencescausewayA raised road or path across wet ground, marshes or shallow water.9 sentencescausticAble to burn or eat away skin and other materials by a chemical action, as in «caustic soda».9 sentencescautionGreat care to avoid danger or mistakes.13 sentencescautiousCareful to avoid danger, risks or mistakes.10 sentencescautiouslyCarefully, so as to avoid danger or mistakes.11 sentencescavalierA cavalier is a mounted soldier or a fine gentleman who rides on horseback.5 sentencescavalryCavalry are soldiers who fight on horses.4 sentencescaveA cave is a large hole in the side of a hill or cliff or under the ground.11 sentencescavemanA person from very long ago, in the Stone Age, who is imagined as living in caves.8 sentencescavernA large cave, often deep under the ground.9 sentencescavernousCavernous means very large and hollow, like a cave.4 sentencescavityA cavity is a hollow space inside something solid.12 sentencescawThe loud harsh cry of a crow, rook or raven.10 sentencescayugaThe Cayuga are a Native American (First Nations) people, one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, from what is…9 sentencescbcThe Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canada's public radio and TV broadcaster (in French: Radio-Canada).9 sentencescdA CD (compact disc) is a thin, shiny, round plastic disc that stores music or computer data, read by a laser.11 sentencesce«Ce» means «this» or «that» or «it»: «ce livre» = this book, «c'est» = it is. It sounds like «suh» and is not an English word.11 sentencesceaseTo stop happening, or to stop doing something.8 sentencesceaselessCeaseless means never stopping; going on and on.4 sentencescedarA tall evergreen tree with needle-like leaves and cones, such as the cedar of Lebanon.10 sentencescedeTo give up land, power or rights to someone else, often because you have to, for example after a war or a deal.8 sentencesceilingThe inside surface at the top of a room, above your head.12 sentencescelebrantA celebrant is a person who leads a ceremony, such as a wedding, a naming day or a funeral.10 sentencescelebrateTo do something special and enjoyable because of a happy event or a special day, like a birthday, a festival or a win.12 sentencescelebrationA special event, like a party, held because something good has happened or for a special day.11 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/3/