| cabin |
a small house, usually built in a simple or rough way. [2 definitions] |
| cabinet |
a piece of furniture with shelves, compartments, or drawers and usually covered by a door or doors. Cabinets are used to store or hold objects. [2 definitions] |
| cable |
a thick, strong rope made of steel or fiber. [5 definitions] |
| cable car |
an enclosed vehicle either on rails or hanging from a cable that is pulled back and forth by a moving cable. A cable car carries people up and down a steep slope or across a chasm. |
| caboose |
a car at the rear of a freight train, used by the train's crew as a place for eating, sleeping, and observation of the tracks. |
| cacao |
a South American tree with yellowish flowers and reddish brown seeds. [2 definitions] |
| cackle |
to make the sharp, broken cry of a hen. [4 definitions] |
| cactus |
a thick-stemmed, often prickly plant without conventional leaves that grows in hot, dry areas of America. |
| cadet |
a student in a military school; person training to be a military officer. |
| café |
an informal, often small, restaurant that usually specializes in coffees, simple meals, and desserts. |
| cafeteria |
a dining hall or restaurant in which customers choose or are served their food at a counter. The customers then carry the food on trays to their tables. |
| caffeine |
a bitter substance found in coffee, tea, chocolate, and some sodas. Caffeine stimulates the heart and nervous system and can cause a person to stay awake and alert. |
| cage |
a box or space closed in by wire or bars, used to keep and display animals or birds. [4 definitions] |
| caiman |
a large reptile that is related to the crocodile and alligator. Caimans live in tropical areas of North and South America. |
| Cairo |
the capital city of Egypt, on the Nile River. |
| Cajun |
a person of French Canadian descent, now usually native to Louisiana. [2 definitions] |
| cake |
a sweet, baked food made of flour, eggs, sugar, and flavoring. Cakes can be made in the form of a loaf or layers. [4 definitions] |
| Cal.1 |
abbreviation of "large calorie," or "large calories"; the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water one degree Celsius. |
| Cal.2 |
an abbreviation of "California," a U.S. state on the west coast. |
| calamity |
an event causing great harm, pain, or destruction; disaster. |
| calcium |
a soft, silver-white substance that is one of the chemical elements. Calcium is found in many kinds of rocks. It is used by the body for building healthy bones and teeth. (symbol: Ca) |