| candlenut |
a tree of tropical Asia and the South Seas that bears oily fruit or nuts, which are used by natives as candles and are processed for commercial use in paints and varnishes. [2 definitions] |
| candlepin |
a candlelike pin used in a bowling game similar to tenpins. [2 definitions] |
| 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. |