| Canadian |
of or pertaining to Canada or its people, culture, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| Canadian bacon |
a cured, boneless strip of pork loin having a hamlike taste, usu. packaged in a cylindrical piece to be sliced. |
| Canadianism |
a custom, quality, or word use that originates in Canada or is peculiar to Canada. |
| canaille |
the common masses of people, regarded unfavorably; riffraff; rabble. |
| canal |
a man-made waterway for transportation or irrigation. [3 definitions] |
| canalboat |
a long narrow vessel used to transport freight along canals and riverways. |
| canaliculus |
a small bodily channel or tubular passage, such as a tear duct, or a tiny groove, as in a bone. |
| canalize |
to furnish with or convert into a canal or canals. [3 definitions] |
| Canal Zone |
a strip on either side of the Panama Canal that will be under U.S. control until 1999. |
| canapé |
a cracker or small piece of bread or toast spread with cheese, meat, or other appealing food and served as an appetizer. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usu. defamatory to someone. |
| canary |
a small greenish to yellow finch native to the Canary Islands, often kept as a singing cage bird. [3 definitions] |
| Canary Islands |
a group of islands off the northwest coast of Africa that comprises two Spanish provinces; Canaries. |
| canary yellow |
see "canary." |
| canasta |
a card game for two to six players, similar to rummy and using two decks of cards. |
| Canberra |
the capital of Australia. |
| cancan |
a vigorous stage dance including high kicking, performed by women in long skirts and petticoats. |
| cancel |
to do away with, nullify, or eliminate, as an appointment or reservation. [5 definitions] |
| cancelable |
combined form of cancel. |
| cancellation |
the act of omission, deletion, or invalidation. [3 definitions] |
| cancer |
any of various diseases characterized by malignant tumors or other tissue degeneration that can spread locally or through the lymph or blood systems. [5 definitions] |