carve |
to form or inscribe by cutting. [5 definitions] |
carvel |
variant of caravel. |
carving |
the act or product of carving in wood, stone, or the like. |
carving knife |
a long knife used to carve meat. |
carwash |
a commercial establishment equipped to wash car exteriors and often to perform related services such as waxing and interior cleaning. [2 definitions] |
caryatid |
a sculptured female figure, usu. in flowing Grecian robes, used as a supporting architectural column. |
casaba |
a variety of winter muskmelon with a yellow rind and sweet, white flesh. |
Casanova |
Giovanni Jacopo, an Italian adventurer and writer (1725-98). [2 definitions] |
Casbah |
(sometimes l.c.) the old, crowded native quarter of any of several North African cities, esp. Algiers. [2 definitions] |
cascade |
a steep waterfall or series of small waterfalls. [5 definitions] |
cascara |
a North American buckthorn tree, from the bark of which a laxative, cascara sagrada, is derived. |
case1 |
an instance or example of something. [9 definitions] |
case2 |
a receptacle for holding or carrying; container. [5 definitions] |
casefy |
to make or become like cheese. |
caseharden |
to form a hard thin surface on (an alloy of iron) by bonding with carbon under heat. [2 definitions] |
case history |
a record of pertinent facts and changes, usu. in a client or research subject undergoing medical, psychiatric, or similar treatment or study. |
casein |
a protein derived from milk, used in making cheese and certain plastics. [2 definitions] |
case knife |
a knife carried in a sheath or case. [2 definitions] |
case law |
law based on precedents set in particular cases rather than on statute. |
caseload |
the number of cases assigned, as to a social worker or parole officer, or handled, as by a court or welfare agency, at one time or during a specified period. |
casemate |
an armored enclosure or compartment, as in a warship or fortress, with openings for guns or artillery. |