| cameo |
a stone carved so as to leave a slightly raised image of one color and a background of another, often worn as jewelry. [2 definitions] |
| camera |
a device for taking photographs. A camera is a closed box with a small hole that allows light to reach the film inside. The light makes images on the film. |
| Cameroon |
a country in West Africa. Yaounde is the capital of Cameroon. |
| camouflage |
a way of hiding something by covering or coloring it so that it looks like its surroundings. The military uses camouflage to hide people, buildings, or vehicles from the enemy. [2 definitions] |
| camp1 |
an outdoor area where tents or rough shelters are set up to live in or sleep in for a time. [5 definitions] |
| campaign |
a series of planned actions carried out in order to reach a particular goal. [2 definitions] |
| camp bed |
the British word for a small portable bed that folds up. "Camp bed" has the same meaning as "cot." |
| camper |
a person who stays at a camp or goes camping. [2 definitions] |
| campfire |
an outdoor fire used for cooking or warmth while camping. |
| campground |
an area for camping, such as a park. |
| camphor |
a white substance with a very strong smell that is taken from the camphor tree. A form of camphor can also be made by people. Camphor is used in making some kinds of medicine and plastic. |
| camping |
the activity of staying for a while in an outdoor place and sleeping in a tent, or sleeping in another type of shelter made for staying overnight in natural places. |
| campsite |
a place where one sets up a tent or camper for camping, usually within a campground. [2 definitions] |
| campus |
the grounds of a school, college, or university. |
| can1 |
to be able to; have the ability to. [4 definitions] |
| can2 |
a metal container for food or other products, made in the shape of a cylinder. [3 definitions] |
| Canada |
a country in northern North America. Ottawa is the capital of Canada. |
| Canada Day |
a Canadian holiday on July 1. It celebrates the day in 1867 when Canada was formed by four provinces joining together. |
| Canadian |
of or having to do with Canada or its people or culture. [2 definitions] |
| canal |
a channel of water made by humans for boat transportation or for bringing water to crops. [2 definitions] |
| canary |
a small yellow or greenish bird often kept as a pet. Canaries are native to the Canary Islands and are a kind of finch. [2 definitions] |