| Caracas |
the capital of Venezuela. |
| caramel |
sugar that is heated until it liquefies and turns brown, used to color and flavor foods. [2 definitions] |
| carat |
a unit of weight for gems, equal to two hundred milligrams. [2 definitions] |
| caravan |
a band of people traveling together for safety, esp. across a desert. [4 definitions] |
| carbohydrate |
any of a class of organic compounds including sugars, starches, and celluloses that are formed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen and that are important in plants and necessary to animal and human nutrition. [2 definitions] |
| carbon |
a chemical element that has six protons in each nucleus and that occurs in pure forms as diamond and graphite, or in a large variety of compounds such as carbon dioxide, carbohydrates, and petroleum hydrocarbons. (symbol: C) [7 definitions] |
| carbon dioxide |
a colorless, odorless, incombustible gas that is produced naturally in breathing, combustion, and decomposition, and commercially for use in dry ice, fire extinguishers, and carbonated beverages. |
| carbon monoxide |
a colorless, odorless, combustible, and very poisonous gas, produced by the incomplete combustion of material containing carbon, such as gasoline, because of insufficient air. |
| carburetor |
a device in an internal-combustion engine that produces a combustible mixture of vaporized fuel and air. |
| carcass |
a dead body, esp. of an animal. [3 definitions] |
| card1 |
a small piece of thick paper, cardboard, or plastic printed with personal data such as name and address and used as identification. [4 definitions] |
| cardboard |
a rigid material made of layers of paper and used in packaging, signs, and the like. |
| cardinal |
in the Roman Catholic Church, an official appointed by the pope and second in rank to him. [4 definitions] |
| cardinal number |
any number used to express quantity but not order. (Cf. ordinal number.) |
| care |
concentrated focus or attention. [12 definitions] |
| career |
the course or development of one's life, or a phase in one's life, usually in connection with one's occupation. [5 definitions] |
| carefree |
having no concerns or responsibility; without worry; lighthearted. |
| careful |
cautious and watchful in one's actions. [3 definitions] |
| carefully |
in a careful or cautious manner; with care. |
| caregiver |
a person, such as a family member or foster parent, who is responsible for the care of a child or dependent adult. [2 definitions] |
| careless |
not cautious or attentive enough; negligent (often fol. by "with," "about," or "in"). [5 definitions] |