| category |
a specific class or group in a classification system. |
| cater |
to supply food, service, or entertainment, esp. off the main business premises. [3 definitions] |
| caterpillar |
a butterfly or moth larva, resembling a worm and often brightly colored. [2 definitions] |
| catfish |
any of several chiefly freshwater fish with large heads, long feelers around the mouth resembling a cat's whiskers, and no scales. |
| cathedral |
the principal church of a bishop's diocese, containing his official throne. [5 definitions] |
| catholic |
all-encompassing or wide-ranging. [3 definitions] |
| CAT scan |
a cross-sectional image formed by a computerized combination of x-rays taken along a selected axis of the body, used as a diagnostic tool in medical treatment; computerized axial tomography scan. |
| catsup |
a variant of ketchup. |
| cattail |
any of several tall, reedlike marsh plants with tiny brown flowers growing in dense rows on a cylindrical spike. |
| cattle |
large, four-legged, plant-eating animals, including cows, bulls, and other domestic bovines, kept for milk or meat. |
| cattleman |
a person, such as a rancher or farmer, who tends, feeds, or raises cattle, esp. for the market. |
| caught |
past tense and past participle of catch. |
| cauldron |
a round metal pot that is hung or placed over a fire, used for boiling liquids. |
| cauliflower |
a cultivated vegetable related to cabbage that bears a large, dense head of edible, crunchy, usu. white flowers. |
| caulk |
to seal against leakage of water or air, esp. by filling in cracks, as in the seams of a boat or the joints of a pipe. |
| cause |
something or someone that produces a result or effect. [5 definitions] |
| causeway |
a raised road or walkway across water or wetlands. |
| caution |
attentiveness and prudence; wariness. [5 definitions] |
| cautious |
displaying or inclined to show caution; wary; careful. |
| cavalry |
troops mounted on horseback or in armored carriers or helicopters, or the branch of military service composed of such troops. |
| cave |
a natural hollow or series of hollows in the earth, esp. one with an opening in a hillside or cliff. [4 definitions] |