cashmere |
the very fine soft wool growing at the roots of the hair of Kashmir goats. [2 definitions] |
cash register |
a business machine, equipped with one or more drawers for storing bills and coins, that records, displays, and keeps a running total of sales and tax receipts, used esp. in retail stores. |
casing |
a covering or wrapping. [4 definitions] |
casino |
a room or building for public assembly or entertainment, esp. gambling games. [3 definitions] |
cask |
a large, strong barrel used esp. for storing wine, sherry, and similar alcoholic beverages. [3 definitions] |
casket |
a box in which a dead person is buried; coffin. [3 definitions] |
Caspar Milquetoast |
a timid, easily dominated character in the early twentieth-century comic strip The Timid Soul by H. T. Webster. [2 definitions] |
Caspian Sea |
a large inland sea surrounded by Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan. |
casque |
armor for the head, esp. a conical, medieval helmet with a nose guard. [2 definitions] |
cassaba |
variant of casaba. |
Cassandra |
in The Iliad, an ancient Greek epic poem, a woman who saw the future accurately, but who was fated never to be believed. [2 definitions] |
cassava |
any of several tropical American plants with a tuberous root that yields a nutritive starch. [2 definitions] |
casserole |
a dish, often deep and covered, in which food can be baked and served. [3 definitions] |
cassette |
a compact case for film, or audio or video tape, used to facilitate leading a camera or recorder. |
cassia |
a tropical Asian tree or its bark which yields a variety of cinnamon. [2 definitions] |
cassimere |
a twilled or plain wool worsted, used for men's suits. |
cassino |
a game of cards in which cards that are face up on the table can be claimed by players with matching cards in their hands. |
Cassiopeia |
a circumpolar constellation in the northern sky, located between Perseus and Cepheus. [2 definitions] |
cassiterite |
a mineral ore, tin dioxide, that is the principal source of tin. |
Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. |
birth name of Muhammad Ali, U.S. boxer and international political activist who won the world heavyweight championship three times. |
cassock |
an ankle-length gown worn by clergymen and other participants in Christian church services. |