| C1 |
abbreviation of "Celsius," or "Centigrade," of, pertaining to, or designating a temperature scale on which zero degrees is the freezing point and one hundred degrees is the boiling point of water. |
| C2 |
symbol of the chemical element carbon. |
| c1 |
the third letter of the English alphabet. [5 definitions] |
| Ca |
symbol of the chemical element calcium. |
| CA |
an abbreviation of "California," a U.S. state on the Pacific coast. |
| cab1 |
a taxicab. [3 definitions] |
| cabbage |
a vegetable with large green or purple leaves that overlap tightly to form a round head. [3 definitions] |
| cabin |
a small dwelling, usu. rough and simple in style and construction. [4 definitions] |
| cabinet |
a piece of furniture with shelves, compartments, or drawers, and usually covered by a door or doors. [6 definitions] |
| cable |
a thick, strong rope made of fiber or steel. [11 definitions] |
| cable car |
an enclosed passenger vehicle either on rails or suspended on a cable and pulled back and forth by a moving cable, esp. up and down a steep incline or across a chasm. |
| caboose |
a car at the rear of a freight train, used by the crew as a place for eating and sleeping. |
| cacao |
a South American tree bearing yellowish flowers and reddishbrown seeds. [2 definitions] |
| cackle |
to make the sharp, broken cry of a hen. [5 definitions] |
| cactus |
a leafless, fleshy-stemmed, often prickly plant that grows in hot, dry regions of America. |
| cadet |
a student in a military academy; person training to be a military officer. |
| café |
an informal restaurant, coffee shop, or barroom that usually specializes in simple meals, coffees, and desserts. |
| cafeteria |
a dining hall or restaurant in which customers select or are served their food at a counter and carry it on trays to their tables. |
| caffeine |
a bitter substance that occurs naturally in coffee, tea, chocolate, and certain other substances and has stimulant and diuretic effects. |
| cage |
a boxlike enclosure having some sections covered by wire or bars and used to confine and often to display animals or birds. [4 definitions] |
| caiman |
any of several tropical American reptiles similar to crocodiles or alligators. |