| candy-striped |
having diagonal stripes in alternating colors, resembling those on a candy cane or the like. |
| candy striper |
a teenage female volunteer at a hospital. |
| candytuft |
any of several annual plants that bear tufted flowers of white, red, or purple. |
| cane |
a wooden or metal stick, usu. with a handle, used for support in walking; walking stick. [7 definitions] |
| canebrake |
an area thickly grown with sugar cane, bamboo, or the like. |
| cane sugar |
sugar made from the sugar cane. |
| canine |
of, related to, or similar to dogs, foxes, and wolves. [4 definitions] |
| Canis Major |
a winter constellation in the northern sky, located below Monoceros and containing the brightest of all stars, Sirius; Big Dog. |
| Canis Minor |
a winter constellation in the northern sky, located between Monoceros and Gemini and containing the bright star Procyon; Little Dog. |
| canister |
a small, usu. metal container for dry substances such as flour or coffee. [2 definitions] |
| canker |
an ulcerous sore, esp. inside the mouth. [7 definitions] |
| cankerworm |
any of several moth larvae that feed on fruit and foliage often destroying fruit and shade trees. |
| canna |
any of various broad-leaved tropical plants with large colorful flowers. |
| cannabis |
the dried flowering tops of the Indian hemp plant, or the plant itself; marijuana; hashish. |
| canned |
sealed within a can or jar. [2 definitions] |
| cannel |
a variety of highly volatile, oily coal that burns readily and brightly; cannel coal. |
| cannel coal |
see cannel. |
| cannelloni |
(usu. used with a sing. verb) large tubes of pasta which are usu. boiled, stuffed with meat or cheese, and baked in a sauce. |
| cannery |
a factory for canning food. |
| cannibal |
a person who eats human flesh. [3 definitions] |
| cannibalize |
to take apart (a vehicle or other machine) so as to use the parts in other vehicles or machines. [4 definitions] |