| 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) |
| calculate |
to find out by using arithmetic; compute. [3 definitions] |
| calculation |
the process of getting an answer to a number question by adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing. The answer that is reached at the end of this process can also be called a calculation. |
| calculator |
a machine or computer application used in calculating or computing numbers. |
| Calcutta |
the capital city of a state in India. Calcutta is on the eastern coast. |
| calendar |
a chart of the days, weeks, and months of one or more years. [2 definitions] |
| calf1 |
a young cow or bull. A young whale, seal, or elephant is also known as a calf. [2 definitions] |
| calf2 |
the rounded back part of a human's leg below the knee. |
| calico |
a woven cotton cloth with a bright printed pattern. [3 definitions] |