| 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. |
| casement |
a hinged window sash that opens like a door. [3 definitions] |
| caseous |
of or like cheese; cheesy. |
| casern |
a military barracks within a fortification. |