| Cayuse |
a member of a tribe of Indians that formerly lived in northeast Oregon. [3 definitions] |
| CB |
abbreviation of "citizens band," a series of short wave frequencies set aside by the federal government for private use. |
| CBC |
abbreviation of "Canadian Broadcasting Corporation." |
| CBS |
abbreviation of "Columbia Broadcasting System." |
| cc2 |
abbreviation of "carbon copy," originally referring to a copy of a document, letter, or the like that is made by using carbon paper, now designating a copy or duplicate that is made through any means. |
| cc1 |
abbreviation of "cubic centimeter" or "cubic centimeters." |
| CCC |
abbreviation of "Civilian Conservation Corps," the New Deal program in the U.S. (1933-42) that provided conservation work for the unemployed during the Great Depression, through activities such as constructing and maintaining buildings and trails for state and national parks. |
| C clef |
a sign on a musical staff that shows the position of middle C. |
| CD2 |
abbreviation of "certificate of deposit," a document issued by a savings institution stating that the named person has a specified sum of money on deposit. |
| CD1 |
abbreviation of "compact disk," a palm-sized disk on which music, data, or the like has been digitally encoded, that is read by laser and transmitted to a playback device; optical disk. |
| Cd |
symbol of the chemical element cadmium. |
| CD-ROM |
an abbreviation for "compact disk, read only memory." |
| CDT |
abbreviation of "Central Daylight Time." |
| Ce |
symbol of the chemical element cerium. |
| C.E. |
abbreviation of Common Era or Christian Era. |
| ceanothus |
any tree or shrub of the genus Ceanothus, having clusters of blue or white flowers. |
| cease |
to stop or come to an end. [3 definitions] |
| cease-fire |
a temporary suspension of hostilities; truce. [2 definitions] |
| ceaseless |
continuous and unending. |
| cecropia moth |
(sometimes cap.) a very large North American moth that has wide brown wings with crescent-shaped red and black markings. |
| cecum |
a cavity opening at only one end, esp. the pouch at the head of the large intestine. |