candlepower |
in optics, intensity of light as measured in candelas. |
candlestick |
a holder with sockets or spikes for one or more candles. |
candlewick |
the soft bundled or braided fibers at the center of a candle, which draw up melted wax to be burned. [2 definitions] |
can-do |
reflecting an eagerness to take on something combined with the belief in one's ability to accomplish it. |
candor |
the quality of openness, honesty, and straightforwardness in expression. [2 definitions] |
candy |
a confection made with sugar or other sweetener, usu. with flavorings such as chocolate or peppermint and fillings such as nuts. [5 definitions] |
candy bar |
a sweet in the form of a bar, often made of chocolate or of chocolate along with other ingredients such as caramel, nougat, nuts, and the like, eaten as a snack. |
candy floss |
(chiefly British) a candy consisting of melted sugar spun into a fluffy mass around a stick or paper cone; cotton candy. |
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. |
canid |
any member of an animal family (Canidae) that includes wolves, coyotes, dogs, foxes, and the like. |
canine |
of, related to, or similar to dogs, foxes, and wolves. [4 definitions] |
caning |
the practice of using a thin, somewhat flexible stick to strike a person as a form of punishment. |
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] |