| canalize |
to furnish with or convert into a canal or canals. [3 definitions] |
| Canal Zone |
a strip on either side of the Panama Canal that will be under U.S. control until 1999. |
| canapé |
a cracker or small piece of bread or toast spread with cheese, meat, or other appealing food and served as an appetizer. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usu. defamatory to someone. |
| canary |
a small greenish to yellow finch native to the Canary Islands, often kept as a singing cage bird. [3 definitions] |
| Canary Islands |
a group of islands off the northwest coast of Africa that comprises two Spanish provinces; Canaries. |
| canary yellow |
see "canary." |
| canasta |
a card game for two to six players, similar to rummy and using two decks of cards. |
| Canberra |
the capital of Australia. |
| cancan |
a vigorous stage dance including high kicking, performed by women in long skirts and petticoats. |
| cancel |
to do away with, nullify, or eliminate, as an appointment or reservation. [5 definitions] |
| cancelable |
combined form of cancel. |
| cancellation |
the act of omission, deletion, or invalidation. [3 definitions] |
| cancer |
any of various diseases characterized by malignant tumors or other tissue degeneration that can spread locally or through the lymph or blood systems. [5 definitions] |
| cancerous |
pertaining to or affected with the disease of cancer. [2 definitions] |
| Cancún |
a popular Mexican resort town, part of which is island, located on the northeastern, Caribbean coast of the Yucatan peninsula. |
| candela |
the basic unit of intensity of light, equal to one sixtieth of the intensity of one square centimeter of a radiating body at the temperature of solidification of platinum; new candle. |
| candelabrum |
a large decorative candle holder with branches for several candles. |
| candescent |
giving off white light; glowing hotly. (Cf. incandescent.) |
| candid |
without deception or concealment; honest; forthright. [4 definitions] |
| candida |
any fungus of the genus Candida that commonly causes infections, esp. of the mouth and vagina. |