| Cab Calloway |
U.S. jazz singer, performer, and bandleader (b.1907--d.1994). |
| cabdriver |
the driver of a taxicab or horse-drawn carriage for public hire. |
| caber |
a long wooden pole, resembling a telephone pole, that is hoisted at one end and then thrown end over end to demonstrate strength, esp. in Scottish Highland games. |
| cabernet |
a type of dry, full-bodied red wine made in California. |
| cabin |
a small dwelling, usu. rough and simple in style and construction. [4 definitions] |
| cabin boy |
a boy or man hired to wait on the officers and passengers aboard a ship. |
| cabin cruiser |
a power-driven boat with a cabin so equipped that passengers can wash, cook, and sleep on board. |
| cabinet |
a piece of furniture with shelves, compartments, or drawers, and usually covered by a door or doors. [6 definitions] |
| cabinetmaker |
a woodworker who specializes in making cabinets, chests, and other fine furniture. |
| cabinetwork |
fine wooden furniture made by a cabinetmaker. [2 definitions] |
| cabin fever |
anxiety caused by being confined to a small space or isolated from other people for a length of time, as during winter. |
| cable |
a thick, strong rope made of fiber or steel. [11 definitions] |
| cable car |
an enclosed passenger vehicle either on rails or suspended on a cable and pulled back and forth by a moving cable, esp. up and down a steep incline or across a chasm. |
| cablecast |
a broadcast transmitted through cable television. [3 definitions] |
| cablegram |
a telegraph message sent by underwater cable. |
| cable length |
a unit of nautical length equal to 720 feet or 219.6 meters in the United States. |
| cable railway |
a system of transportation in which enclosed passenger cars, pulled by a continuously moving underground cable, roll along rails. |
| cable television |
a form of television in which the sound and picture signals from distant stations are received by a master antenna and then delivered by electrical cable. Cable television typically provides clear reception, access to a large number of channels, and a relatively wide range of programming, whereas conventional television is limited to the reception of signals from local stations. |
| cablevision |
cable television. |
| cabochon |
a polished gemstone, usu. in the form of a circle or ellipse, without facets. [2 definitions] |
| caboodle |
(informal) group of things or people; bunch; lot. |