C
- ca abbreviation (ca, ca., Ca, CA); also French word (ça)
1) ca. or c. (from Latin «circa») means «about» or «around», used with dates and numbers: ca. 1500. 2) Ca (science) the chemical symbol… - cab noun (a cab, cabs)
A cab is a taxi, a car with a driver you pay to take you somewhere. - cabbage noun (a cabbage, cabbages; cabbage — uncountable as food)
A cabbage is a round vegetable made of tightly packed green, white or purple leaves. - cabin noun (a cabin, cabins)
A small wooden house, usually in the country, woods or mountains: a log cabin. - cabinet noun (a cabinet, cabinets; the Cabinet)
A cabinet is a cupboard with shelves or drawers and usually doors, used to store or show things: a kitchen cabinet, a bathroom cabinet. - cable noun (cable, cables); verb (cable — old: send a telegram)
1) A cable is a thick, strong wire or rope. Cables hold up bridges and pull lifts. 2) A cable is also a set of wires inside a cover that… - cacao noun (cacao — uncountable; a cacao tree, cacao beans)
Cacao is a tropical tree whose seeds, called cacao beans or cocoa beans, are used to make chocolate and cocoa. - cache noun (a cache, caches); verb (cache, caches, cached, caching)
A cache is a hidden store of things, such as food, weapons or treasure. - cackle verb (cackle, cackles, cackled, cackling); noun (a cackle, cackles)
1) The loud, harsh sound a hen or goose makes. 2) (verb) To laugh in a loud, harsh, high way, often unpleasantly. 3) (noun) Such a laugh.… - cactus noun (a cactus, cacti or cactuses)
1) A cactus is a plant that grows in hot, dry places such as deserts, with a thick stem that stores water and usually sharp spines instead… - caddy noun (a caddy, caddies); verb (caddy, caddies, caddied, caddying)
A caddy (also caddie) is a person who carries a golfer's clubs and gives them advice during a game. - cadet noun (a cadet, cadets)
A cadet is a young person training to be an officer in the army, navy, air force or police. - caduceus noun (caduceus, plural caducei)
1) A staff with two snakes twined around it and wings at the top, carried by the messenger of the gods in old Greek stories. - caesium noun (caesium — uncountable)
Caesium is a soft, silvery-gold metal, a chemical element (symbol Cs) that reacts violently with water. - cafe noun (cafe, cafes; also café, cafés)
A cafe is a small restaurant where people buy drinks like tea, coffee and juice and simple meals like sandwiches and cakes. - caff noun (a caff, caffs) — informal, UK
1) (UK, informal) A small, simple, cheap café, often serving fried breakfasts, tea and sandwiches. It is a short form of "café". - caffeine noun (caffeine)
1) Caffeine is a natural chemical in coffee, tea, cola, energy drinks and chocolate that makes people feel more awake and alert. - caftan noun (caftan, caftans)
1) A long, loose robe with wide sleeves, worn in parts of the Middle East and North Africa. - cage noun (cage, cages); verb (cage, cages, caged, caging)
A cage is a box or room made of bars or wire that keeps animals or birds inside. - caiman noun (a caiman, caimans)
A caiman is a reptile of the alligator family that lives in the rivers, lakes and swamps of Central and South America. - cairn noun (cairn, cairns)
1) A heap of stones piled up, often to mark a grave or a path on a hill. - cajole verb (cajole, cajoles, cajoled, cajoling)
1) To cajole someone is to coax or persuade them to do something, often with soft words or flattery. - cake noun (cake, cakes); verb (cake, caked — covered thickly)
A cake is a sweet baked food made of flour, eggs, sugar and butter, often for birthdays and parties. - calabash noun (calabash, calabashes)
1) A large gourd with a hard shell, or a bowl or flask made from one. - calamine noun (calamine, uncountable)
A pink powder made from zinc oxide with a little iron oxide, used in a lotion to soothe itchy or sore skin. - calamity noun (a calamity, calamities)
A terrible event that causes great damage, loss or suffering, like an earthquake or a flood. - calamus noun (calamus, calamuses)
1) A sweet-smelling water plant with a long root that was once used as medicine. - calcium noun (calcium)
Calcium is a mineral that our bodies need for strong bones and teeth. - calculate verb (calculate, calculates, calculated, calculating); noun calculation; adjective calculated, calculating
To work out an amount or answer using numbers, in your head, on paper or with a calculator. - calculated adjective (calculated); verb form (calculate, calculates, calculated, calculating)
Past form of «calculate»: worked out using numbers: «We calculated the area.». - calculating adjective (calculating); verb form (calculate, calculates, calculated, calculating)
The -ing form of «calculate»: working something out with numbers: «I'm calculating the total.». - calculation noun (a calculation, calculations)
A calculation is working out an answer using numbers, such as adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing. - calculator noun (a calculator, calculators)
A calculator is a small electronic machine for doing sums and other maths quickly. - calculus noun (calculus — uncountable; calculi — for stones)
A branch of advanced maths that studies how things change and how to add up endless tiny pieces, used for speed, curves, areas and motion. - caldera noun (caldera, calderas)
1) A large bowl-shaped hollow formed when the top of a volcano collapses after a huge eruption. - caldron noun (caldron, caldrons)
1) A large, heavy pot for cooking over a fire; a spelling variant of cauldron. - calendar noun (calendar, calendars)
A calendar is a chart that shows the days, weeks and months of the year. - calender noun (calender, calenders)
1) (old use, in fairy tales) A wandering holy man who shaved his head and begged for alms, as in the Arabian tales. - calf noun (a calf, calves)
1) A calf is a young cow or bull. 2) A calf is the young of some other large animals, like elephants, whales, giraffes and deer. 3) Your… - calibrated verb, past form of calibrate (calibrate, calibrates, calibrated, calibrating); adjective (calibrated)
Checked and adjusted so that it measures exactly right. - calico noun (calico — uncountable); adjective (calico — US)
A plain, cheap cotton cloth, usually cream or white and not dyed. - caliph noun (caliph, caliphs)
1) (old use) The ruler of a Muslim empire in old times, who was seen as a successor of the Prophet. - call verb (call, calls, called, calling); noun (a call, calls)
1) To call is to phone someone. 2) To call is to shout or say loudly so someone hears. 3) To call is to give a name: «We call him Max». 4)… - caller noun (caller, callers)
A caller is a person who makes a telephone call. - callous adjective (callous; more callous, most callous)
1) Cruel and not caring at all about other people's feelings or pain. 2) Showing no pity: «a callous remark». - callus noun (a callus, calluses); verb (callus, callused — rare)
A callus is a patch of hard, thick skin on your hands or feet, made by rubbing or pressing again and again. - calm adjective (calm, calmer, calmest); verb (calm, calms, calmed, calming); noun (calm)
Not worried, angry or excited; peaceful: "Stay calm.". - calmly adverb (calmly, more calmly, most calmly)
1) Calmly means in a quiet, peaceful way, without getting angry, upset, excited or frightened. - calmness noun (calmness, uncountable)
Calmness is the state of being quiet, peaceful and not worried, angry or excited. - calorie noun (a calorie, calories)
1) A calorie is a unit used to measure how much energy food gives your body. 2) In science, a calorie is a small unit of heat energy. - calve verb (calve, calves, calved, calving)
1) (of a cow, whale, elephant and some other animals) To give birth to a calf. 2) (of a glacier or iceberg) To have a big piece of ice… - calving noun (calving — uncountable); verb form (calve, calves, calved, calving)
1) The birth of a calf, especially on a farm. 2) The breaking off of ice from the edge of a glacier or ice sheet into the sea, making… - calyx noun (calyx, calyces or calyxes)
1) The ring of green leaves (sepals) that wraps around the bud of a flower. - cambrian adjective (Cambrian); noun (the Cambrian)
1) (science) The Cambrian was a period of Earth's history about 540 to 485 million years ago, when many kinds of animals with hard shells… - camel noun (camel, camels)
1) A camel is a large animal with a long neck and one or two humps on its back, which lives in deserts. 2) Camel is a light brown colour. - camellia noun (a camellia, camellias)
A bush with shiny dark green leaves and large flowers like roses, usually pink, red or white, that bloom in late winter or spring. - camera noun (a camera, cameras)
A camera is a device for taking photographs or making videos. - cameraman noun (a cameraman, cameramen)
1) A person whose job is to operate a camera for films or television. - camion noun (a camion, camions)
A low, strong truck or cart used to carry heavy things, especially in the army. - camo noun (camo, uncountable, informal); adjective (camo)
Short for camouflage: clothes or patterns in greens and browns that help you blend into the background. - camomile noun (camomile — uncountable; also spelled chamomile)
A small plant with flowers like tiny daisies, white petals around a yellow middle, which has a sweet apple-like smell. - camouflage noun (camouflage — uncountable); verb (camouflage, camouflages, camouflaged, camouflaging)
Camouflage is colours, patterns or shapes that help an animal or thing blend into its surroundings so it is hard to see. - camp noun (camp, camps); verb (camp, camps, camped, camping)
A camp is a place where people stay in tents or cabins, often outdoors. - campaign noun (a campaign, campaigns); verb (campaign, campaigns, campaigned, campaigning)
A campaign is a planned series of actions to get something done, such as winning an election or changing a rule. - campaigner noun (a campaigner, campaigners)
A person who works hard to change something in society or politics, for example to protect the environment or to change a law. - camper noun (camper, campers)
A camper is a person who stays at a camp, often in a tent, or goes camping. - campfire noun (a campfire, campfires)
1) An outdoor fire made at a camp, used for warmth, light and cooking. 2) A gathering around such a fire, with stories and songs. - camphor noun (camphor, uncountable)
1) A white, waxy substance with a strong, sharp smell, taken from the wood of the camphor tree or made in factories; it is used in some… - camping noun (camping); verb (camp: camping)
1) Camping is staying outdoors in a tent or a camper van for fun. 2) Camping is the -ing form of camp: «We are camping». - campsite noun (a campsite, campsites; US also campground)
A place where people camp in tents, caravans or campervans, often with toilets, showers and water taps. - campus noun (campus, campuses)
1) The grounds of a university or college, with its buildings and fields. - can modal verb (can, cannot, can't, could); noun (can, cans); verb (can, cans, canned — to put in cans)
1) Can means is able to: I can swim. 2) Can means is allowed to: You can go out now. 3) Can is used to ask politely: Can I have some… - canadian adjective (Canadian); noun (a Canadian, Canadians)
1) Canadian means from or about Canada, the big country north of the USA. 2) A Canadian is a person from Canada. - canal noun (a canal, canals)
A long, narrow waterway dug by people so boats can travel or water can flow, for example across a country. - canard noun (a canard, canards)
A canard is a false story or rumour that many people repeat and believe, especially one spread on purpose. - canary noun (a canary, canaries); adjective canary yellow
1) A small yellow songbird often kept as a pet. 2) A bright yellow colour (canary yellow). 3) Something that gives an early warning of… - cancel verb (cancel, cancels, cancelled, cancelling); noun (a cancel — rare)
To decide that a planned event will not happen. - cancellation noun (a cancellation, cancellations)
The act of calling off something that was planned, such as a match, flight or appointment. - cancelled verb form (past and past participle of cancel: cancel, cancels, cancelled, cancelling — UK; canceled, canceling — US); adjective (a cancelled match)
Cancelled means stopped or called off, so that a planned thing will not happen: the match was cancelled. - cancer noun (cancer, cancers); proper noun (Cancer — a star sign and constellation)
Cancer is a serious illness in which some cells in the body grow out of control and can spread. - candelabra noun (candelabra, candelabras)
1) A branched holder with several arms for candles or lamps, often made of brass or silver. - candid adjective (candid)
Honest and open, saying what you really think even if it is hard to hear: a candid answer. - candidacy noun (a candidacy, candidacies)
1) (formal) Being a candidate in an election, or trying to be chosen for a job or position. - candidate noun (a candidate, candidates)
A candidate is a person who is trying to be chosen for something, such as a job, a prize or a place in government. - candidly adverb
1) In an honest, open way, saying what you really think. - candied adjective (candied); verb, past form of candy (candy, candies, candied, candying)
1) Cooked in sugar syrup to preserve it and make it sweet: candied peel, candied fruit. 2) (rare) Too sweet or flattering in words. - candle noun (a candle, candles)
A candle is a stick of wax with a string (a wick) in the middle that you light to give a small flame and light. - candlelight noun (candlelight, uncountable)
1) The soft light from a candle or candles. - candlestick noun (a candlestick, candlesticks)
A holder for a candle, with a hole or spike on top. - candour noun (candour, uncountable)
1) The quality of being honest, open and saying what you really think, even if it is not nice to hear. - candy noun (candy, candies)
Candy is a sweet food made with sugar, like a lollipop or a toffee. - candyfloss noun (candyfloss, uncountable; a candyfloss = one portion, informal)
Candyfloss is a fluffy pink or white sweet made of spun sugar, wound onto a stick, sold at fairs and the seaside. - cane noun (a cane, canes); verb (cane, canes, caned, caning)
A cane is a stick that people use to help them walk; a white cane helps blind people. - canine adjective (canine); noun (a canine, canines)
Canine means to do with dogs or the dog family: canine behaviour, a canine friend. - canned adjective (canned); verb past form of can (can, cans, canned, canning — to put into tins)
Kept in a sealed metal can or tin, like canned beans. - cannibal noun (cannibals)
A cannibal is a person or creature that eats other people. - cannon noun (a cannon, cannon or cannons); verb (cannon, cannons, cannoned, cannoning — rare)
A cannon is a big, heavy gun, usually on wheels or on a ship, that fires large metal balls or shells. - cannonball noun (a cannonball, cannonballs); verb (informal: cannonball, cannonballed)
A cannonball is a heavy round metal or stone ball that used to be fired from a cannon. - cannula noun (a cannula, cannulas or cannulae)
A thin tube put into a vein or into the body by a doctor or nurse, so that medicine or fluid can go in, or fluid can come out. - canny adjective (canny, cannier, canniest); adverb (cannily)
Canny means clever and careful, especially with money or in business; hard to trick: «a canny shopper».
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