| call for |
to stop by for; fetch; pick up. [3 definitions] |
| call it a day |
to end the day's work. |
| call number |
a series of numbers or numbers and letters used to locate a book in a library. |
| call off |
to cancel (an appointment, action, event, or the like). |
| callous |
insensitive; unfeeling; hardhearted. [4 definitions] |
| callus |
a thickened, toughened area of skin or other tissue, such as bone or bark. [3 definitions] |
| calm |
without or almost without motion; still; unmoving. [6 definitions] |
| calorie |
a unit of heat equal to the amount necessary to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree Celsius; gram calorie; small calorie. (abbr.: cal.) [3 definitions] |
| calves |
pl. of calf. |
| Cambodia |
a Southeast Asian country between Vietnam and Thailand; Kampuchea. |
| camcorder |
a portable video recording device that includes a camera and an audio recorder in one unit. |
| came1 |
past tense of come. |
| camel |
either of two species of large, long-necked, humped mammals of Africa and Asia, often domesticated for riding and carrying loads. (Cf. Bactrian camel, dromedary.) |
| cameo |
a method of carving a gemstone so as to leave a slightly raised image of one color and a background of another. [3 definitions] |
| camera |
a device with a shutter and lens that produces photographs by recording images on a light-sensitive film or plate. [2 definitions] |
| Cameroon |
a West African country on the Atlantic coast south of Nigeria. |
| camouflage |
a method of concealing something such as a person, vehicle, or building, esp. from an enemy military force, by covering it or coloring it so as to imitate its surroundings. [5 definitions] |
| camp1 |
an outdoor place where tents or temporary shelters are set up. [9 definitions] |
| campaign |
a military operation organized to achieve specific objectives. [4 definitions] |
| camp bed |
(chiefly British) a small portable bed, esp. one that folds up; cot. |
| camper |
a person who stays at a camp or participates in camping. [2 definitions] |