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- carriage noun (carriage, carriages)
A carriage is one car of a train (UK); in the USA it is usually called a car. - carriageway noun (a carriageway, carriageways) — mainly UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ
1) The part of a road that vehicles drive on. 2) One side of a big road; a dual carriageway has two lanes each way with a strip in the… - carrier noun (a carrier, carriers)
A carrier is a person, animal, vehicle or company that carries or delivers things or people: a mail carrier, an aircraft carrier. - carrion noun (carrion, uncountable)
1) Carrion is the dead and rotting flesh of animals. 2) (adjective use) Carrion animals, such as a carrion crow, eat dead animals. - carrot noun (carrot, carrots)
A carrot is a long orange vegetable; it is the root of a plant that grows under the ground. - carry verb (carry, carries, carried, carrying)
To carry is to hold something and take it with you. - carsick adjective (carsick); noun carsickness
1) Carsick means feeling sick, dizzy or wanting to vomit when travelling in a car or bus. - cart noun (a cart, carts); verb (cart, carts, carted, carting)
A cart is a vehicle with two or four wheels, pulled by a horse or other animal or pushed by hand, used to carry things. - cartilage noun (cartilage, uncountable; a cartilage, cartilages)
Cartilage 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. - cartilaginous adjective (cartilaginous)
Made of cartilage, the tough, bendy tissue found in your ears, nose and the ends of bones. - cartload noun (cartload, cartloads)
1) A cartload is as much as a cart can carry, so a large heap of something. - carton noun (carton, cartons)
A carton is a box made of cardboard or plastic, like an egg carton or a milk carton. - cartoon noun (a cartoon, cartoons)
A film or TV show made from drawings or computer pictures that move, usually funny. - cartoonist noun (a cartoonist, cartoonists)
A person who draws cartoons: funny or simple drawings, comic strips, or animated films. - cartridge noun (a cartridge, cartridges)
A cartridge is a small container that holds something and fits into a machine or tool, like an ink cartridge for a pen or printer. - cartwheel noun (a cartwheel, cartwheels); verb (cartwheel, cartwheels, cartwheeled, cartwheeling)
1) A 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… - carve verb (carve, carves, carved, carving)
To carve is to cut wood, stone, ice or another hard material carefully to make a shape or pattern. - carven adjective (old use; past form of carve, no comparative)
1) Carven means carved, cut into a shape out of wood or stone. - carver noun (carver, carvers)
1) A carver is a person who cuts wood or stone into shapes. 2) A carver is also the person who cuts up the meat at a meal. - carving noun (a carving, carvings; carving — the activity); verb form (carve, carves, carved, carving)
A carving is an object or pattern made by cutting wood, stone or another material. - cascade noun (a cascade, cascades); verb (cascade, cascades, cascaded, cascading)
A cascade is a small waterfall, or a series of small waterfalls going down rocks. - case noun (a case, cases)
A case is a container or box for keeping or carrying things: a pencil case, a suitcase, a phone case. - casement noun (casement, casements)
1) A casement is a window that opens outwards on hinges, like a little door, as in old houses. - cash noun (cash); verb (cash, cashes, cashed, cashing)
1) Cash is money in coins and notes, not on a card. 2) Cash can mean money in general. 3) To cash a cheque is to change it into money. - cashew noun (a cashew, cashews)
A cashew is a curved, kidney-shaped nut that grows at the bottom of a fruit called the cashew apple on a tropical tree. - cashier noun (cashier, cashiers)
1) A cashier is a person in a shop, bank or café who takes the money and gives back change. - casino noun (a casino, casinos)
1) A building where people play games of chance, such as cards and roulette, for money. 2) A card game (also spelt cassino). - cask noun (a cask, casks)
A large wooden barrel, made of strips of wood held by metal hoops, used for holding wine, beer, water or other liquids. - casket noun (casket, caskets)
1) A casket is a small box, often fine and valuable, for holding jewels or other precious things. - casque noun (a casque, casques)
An old word for a helmet, especially a knight's or soldier's metal helmet. - casquet noun (a casquet, casquets) — rare, old
A casquet is an old spelling of «casket», a small box for jewels or treasure. - casserole noun (a casserole, casseroles); verb (casserole — rare)
A casserole is a dish of meat, vegetables or beans cooked slowly in the oven in liquid. - cassette noun (a cassette, cassettes)
A small plastic box with magnetic tape inside, used to record and play music or sound, popular from the 1970s to the 1990s. - cassia noun (cassia, uncountable as a spice; a cassia, cassias as a plant)
A spice made from the bark of a tree; it tastes and smells like cinnamon and is often sold as cinnamon. - cassock noun (cassock, cassocks)
1) A cassock is a long robe worn by priests and church helpers. - cassowary noun (a cassowary, cassowaries)
1) A cassowary is a very large flightless bird from the rainforests of north-eastern Australia and New Guinea, with black feathers, a… - cast verb (cast, casts, cast, casting — the past is also cast); noun (a cast, casts)
To throw something, such as a fishing line or a net. - castanets noun, usually plural (castanets; one castanet)
1) A small musical instrument of two shell-shaped pieces of hard wood (or plastic), held in the hand and clicked together to make a sharp… - caste noun (a caste, castes)
1) A 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… - castle noun (a castle, castles); verb (castle, castles, castled, castling — in chess)
A large, strong building with thick walls and towers, built long ago to protect a king, queen or lord from enemies. - castor noun (a castor, castors; castor — uncountable in "castor oil"); name (Castor)
A small wheel fixed under a chair, bed, trolley or piece of furniture so it can be moved easily (also spelled "caster"). - casual adjective (casual; more casual, most casual); noun (a casual, casuals — a casual worker, informal)
Casual clothes are relaxed, comfortable everyday clothes, not smart or formal ones. - casually adverb (casually; comparative more casually)
In a relaxed, easy way, without seeming worried or careful. - casualty noun (a casualty, casualties; Casualty = the hospital department in the UK)
A casualty is a person who is hurt or killed in an accident, war or disaster. - cat noun (cat, cats)
A cat is a small furry animal that people keep as a pet; it has whiskers, claws and a long tail. - catalogue noun (a catalogue, catalogues); verb (catalogue, catalogues, catalogued, cataloguing); US spelling also catalog
A catalogue is a list of things, often with pictures and details, such as goods in a shop or books in a library. - catalyst noun (a catalyst, catalysts)
A substance that makes a chemical reaction go faster without being used up itself. - catalytic adjective (catalytic); noun catalyst
1) Speeding up a chemical reaction without being used up; working as a catalyst. 2) Causing important changes to happen. - catapult noun (a catapult, catapults); verb (catapult, catapults, catapulted, catapulting)
A catapult is an old war machine that throws heavy stones or objects a long way. - cataract noun (a cataract, cataracts)
1) A 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… - catastrophe noun (a catastrophe, catastrophes); adjective catastrophic
A sudden terrible event that causes great damage or suffering, like an earthquake or flood. - catastrophic adjective (catastrophic, more catastrophic)
Catastrophic means causing terrible damage, harm or suffering; a disaster. - catastrophically adverb (catastrophically)
1) In a way that causes terrible damage or disaster. 2) (everyday, exaggerating) Extremely badly, as when a plan goes completely wrong. - catch verb (catch, catches, caught, catching); noun (a catch, catches)
To catch is to take and hold something that moves, like a ball or a fish. - catcher noun (a catcher, catchers)
1) A person or thing that catches something. 2) (baseball, softball) The player who crouches behind the batter and catches the balls the… - catchy adjective (catchy, catchier, catchiest)
A catchy tune, song or slogan is easy to remember and stays in your head. - catechism noun (a catechism, catechisms)
A summary of the main beliefs of a Christian church, set out as questions and answers, used to teach the faith. - categorical adjective (categorical; more categorical)
Very clear and certain, with no doubt at all («a categorical no»). - category noun (a category, categories)
A category is a group of things or people that are alike in some way: «Put the animals into categories». - cater verb (cater, caters, catered, catering); noun catering, caterer
To provide food and drinks for an event, such as a party or wedding. - caterer noun (a caterer, caterers); verb cater
1) A person or company whose job is to provide food and drinks for events such as parties, weddings and meetings. - catering noun (catering — uncountable); verb form (present participle of cater: cater, caters, catered, catering)
Providing food and drink for an event or a group of people, as a job. - caterpillar noun (a caterpillar, caterpillars)
A caterpillar is the long, soft, worm-like larva of a butterfly or moth, with many legs. - catfish noun (a catfish, catfish); verb (catfish, catfishes, catfished, catfishing — slang)
A catfish is a fish with long whiskers around its mouth, like a cat's. - cathedral noun (a cathedral, cathedrals)
1) A cathedral is a very large and important Christian church, the main church of an area led by a bishop. - catholic adjective (Catholic; catholic); noun (a Catholic, Catholics)
Belonging to the Roman Catholic Church, the Christian church led by the Pope: a Catholic school. - catkin noun (catkin, catkins)
1) A long, thin, soft hanging cluster of tiny flowers on trees such as willow, hazel and birch. - cattle noun, plural only (cattle — no singular form; one animal is «a cow», «a bull» or «a head of cattle»)
Cattle are large farm animals such as cows, bulls and steers, kept for milk, meat or leather. - caucus noun (a caucus, caucuses); verb (caucus, caucuses, caucused, caucusing)
A meeting of members of a political party or group to choose candidates or decide what to do, especially in the USA. - cauldron noun (a cauldron, cauldrons); US also caldron
A very large, deep metal pot for cooking over a fire, often shown in stories with witches. - cauliflower noun (a cauliflower, cauliflowers; cauliflower, uncountable as food)
A cauliflower is a vegetable with a large, firm white head made of tiny flower buds, surrounded by green leaves. - causation noun (causation, uncountable)
The process of one thing making another thing happen; cause and effect. - causative adjective (causative); noun (a causative — grammar)
Causing something, acting as its cause («a causative factor», «the causative virus»). - cause noun (cause, causes); verb (cause, causes, caused, causing)
What makes something happen: "The cause of the fire was a candle.". - causeless adjective (causeless, no comparative)
1) Causeless means having no good reason or cause. - causeway noun (a causeway, causeways)
A raised road or path across wet ground, marshes or shallow water. - caustic adjective (caustic; more caustic, most caustic)
Able to burn or eat away skin and other materials by a chemical action, as in «caustic soda». - caution noun (caution; a caution, cautions); verb (caution, cautions, cautioned, cautioning)
1) Great care to avoid danger or mistakes. 2) A warning, like a sign saying "Caution: wet floor". 3) (law, UK) An official warning from… - cautious adjective (cautious; more cautious, most cautious)
1) Careful to avoid danger, risks or mistakes. 2) Slow to decide or to trust, as in «cautious about strangers». - cautiously adverb (cautiously; more cautiously)
1) Carefully, so as to avoid danger or mistakes. 2) Slowly and not fully trusting something yet («cautiously hopeful»). - cavalier noun (cavalier, cavaliers); adjective (cavalier, no comparative)
A cavalier is a mounted soldier or a fine gentleman who rides on horseback. - cavalry noun (cavalry)
1) Cavalry are soldiers who fight on horses. - cave noun (cave, caves); verb (cave in, caves in, caved in, caving in)
A cave is a large hole in the side of a hill or cliff or under the ground. - caveman noun (caveman, cavemen; cavewoman, cavewomen)
A person from very long ago, in the Stone Age, who is imagined as living in caves. - cavern noun (a cavern, caverns); adjective cavernous
1) A large cave, often deep under the ground. 2) Any large, dark, empty space that feels like a cave. - cavernous adjective (cavernous, no comparative)
1) Cavernous means very large and hollow, like a cave. - cavity noun (a cavity, cavities)
A cavity is a hollow space inside something solid. - caw verb (caw, caws, cawed, cawing); noun (a caw, caws)
1) The loud harsh cry of a crow, rook or raven. 2) To make this sound. - cayuga noun, a name (the Cayuga, Cayuga people; Cayuga Lake)
1) (a name) The Cayuga are a Native American (First Nations) people, one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy… - cbc abbreviation (CBC)
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canada's public radio and TV broadcaster (in French: Radio-Canada). - cd abbreviation (CD, CDs; cd)
A CD (compact disc) is a thin, shiny, round plastic disc that stores music or computer data, read by a laser. - ce French pronoun and determiner (ce, cet, cette, ces); English abbreviation CE
«Ce» means «this» or «that» or «it»: «ce livre» = this book, «c'est» = it is. - cease verb (cease, ceases, ceased, ceasing)
1) (formal) To stop happening, or to stop doing something. - ceaseless adjective (ceaseless, no comparative)
1) Ceaseless means never stopping; going on and on. - cedar noun (a cedar, cedars; cedar — the wood, uncountable)
A tall evergreen tree with needle-like leaves and cones, such as the cedar of Lebanon. - cede verb (cede, cedes, ceded, ceding) — formal
To give up land, power or rights to someone else, often because you have to, for example after a war or a deal. - ceiling noun (a ceiling, ceilings)
The inside surface at the top of a room, above your head. - celebrant noun (a celebrant, celebrants)
A celebrant is a person who leads a ceremony, such as a wedding, a naming day or a funeral. - celebrate verb (celebrate, celebrates, celebrated, celebrating)
To do something special and enjoyable because of a happy event or a special day, like a birthday, a festival or a win. - celebration noun (a celebration, celebrations; also uncountable)
A special event, like a party, held because something good has happened or for a special day.
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