| cabretta |
a soft strong kidlike leather made from the skins of certain sheep. |
| cabriolet |
a light, one-horse carriage designed for two passengers and having two wheels and a folding hood. [2 definitions] |
| cabstand |
a place, usu. designated by a municipality, where taxicabs line up and wait to be hired. |
| cacao |
a South American tree bearing yellowish flowers and reddishbrown seeds. [2 definitions] |
| cacciatore |
cooked in a covered pot with olive oil, tomato paste, onions, wine, herbs, and other ingredients. |
| cachalot |
a sperm whale. |
| cache |
a hiding place for treasures or supplies, esp. in the ground. [3 definitions] |
| cachepot |
an ornamental container into which the plain pot of a houseplant is set and thus concealed from view. |
| cachet |
an official seal on a document or letter. [4 definitions] |
| cachinnate |
to laugh very loudly or excessively. |
| cacique |
in Spain and Latin America, a local political boss. [3 definitions] |
| cackle |
to make the sharp, broken cry of a hen. [5 definitions] |
| caco- |
bad; harsh. |
| cacography |
bad handwriting. [2 definitions] |
| cacophonous |
characterized by a discordant, sometimes unpleasant, mixture of sounds |
| cacophony |
a mixture of discordant and usually unpleasant sounds. [2 definitions] |
| cactus |
a leafless, fleshy-stemmed, often prickly plant that grows in hot, dry regions of America. |
| CAD |
acronym of "computer-aided design." |
| cad |
a person who behaves crudely or dishonorably. |
| cadaver |
a corpse, esp. one used for dissection. |
| cadaverous |
of or resembling a corpse; pale and thin or emaciated. [2 definitions] |