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] |
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. |