| cabbage |
A cabbage is a vegetable made of thick leaves that form a tight ball. Cabbages are light green or dark purple. |
| cabin |
A cabin is a small, simple house usually made of rough wood. You most often see a cabin in a woods or somewhere far from the city. |
| cabinet |
A cabinet is a piece of furniture that people keep things in. A cabinet usually has shelves inside, and the front of the cabinet has a door or doors. A kitchen usually has cabinets for keeping food, plates, glasses, and other things. |
| cacao |
Cacao is the seed from a certain kind of tree. Cacao is used in making chocolate and cocoa. This seed comes from a tree that grows in warm parts of the world, especially in Africa and South America. |
| cactus |
A cactus is a plant with sharp needles and no soft leaves. It is a very strong plant and can grow with very little water. |
| café |
A café is a kind of restaurant that serves simple meals. It is usually small, and it is a place where you can feel relaxed. Cafés are especially popular as places for breakfast and lunch. Some adults just like to sit in a cafe and drink coffee and eat a pastry. |
| cafeteria |
A cafeteria is a place where people buy and eat food. In a cafeteria, people walk along a long counter and choose their own food. Then they carry it to a table. |
| cage |
A cage is a container in which people might keep birds or other kinds of animals. A cage usually has metal bars. |
| cake |
A cake is a soft, sweet food that is baked in an oven. A cake is made with flour, eggs, and sugar. [3 definitions] |
| calculate |
When you do things with numbers to find an answer, you are calculating. For example, we are calculating when we add two numbers together, or when we take away one number amount from another. [2 definitions] |
| calculator |
A calculator is a machine that helps you do things with numbers. A calculator can help you add numbers together or subtract them or do many other things. Sometimes a calculator is very small and you can hold it in your hand. Sometimes a calculator is big or part of a computer. |
| calendar |
A calendar is something that shows the days of the week and the weeks and months of the year. When you don't know what day it is, you can find out by looking at a calendar. |
| calf1 |
A calf is the baby of a cow. |
| California |
California is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write California is CA. |
| call |
When you call someone, you use the telephone to talk to them. [7 definitions] |
| calm |
When you are calm, you are not upset or excited. [2 definitions] |
| calves |
Calves is the word we use when we are talking about more than one calf. |
| Cambodia |
Cambodia is a country in Asia. It lies between the countries of Thailand and Vietnam. Part of Cambodia lies along a sea coast. Many people come to Cambodia to see its ancient temples and to relax on its beaches. People in Cambodia speak a language called Khmer. |
| camel |
A camel is a large animal with a long neck, long legs, and smooth hair. Camels have hoofs on their feet, and they have a large hump, or two humps, on their back. Camels live in northern Africa, the Middle East, and central Asia. People sometimes ride camels when they travel in a desert. People ride camels in the desert because camels don't need to drink water very often, and deserts are very dry. |
| camera |
A camera is a small machine that takes photographs. |
| Cameroon |
Cameroon is a country in Africa. It is next to Nigeria and the Central African Republic. It also lies along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Cameroon has many kinds of climate and land. It has deserts, plains, mountains, beaches, and rainforests. |