| cavalry |
troops mounted on horseback or in armored carriers or helicopters, or the branch of military service composed of such troops. |
| cave |
a natural hollow or series of hollows in the earth, esp. one with an opening in a hillside or cliff. [4 definitions] |
| caveat |
a warning or caution, esp. with regard to the limits or stipulations of an agreement. [3 definitions] |
| caveat emptor |
the principle that one who buys something does so at his or her own risk. |
| cave dweller |
a human being who lives or lived in a cave. |
| cave in |
to collapse inward. [2 definitions] |
| cave-in |
a collapse inward, as of the walls of an underground mine. |
| cave man |
one who lives in a cave, esp. a prehistoric human being; cave dweller. [2 definitions] |
| cavern |
a large cave. [3 definitions] |
| cavernous |
containing a number of caverns. [2 definitions] |
| caviar |
sturgeon eggs, salted and eaten as a delicacy. |
| cavil |
to make petty criticisms or objections; carp (usu. fol. by "at" or "about"). [3 definitions] |
| cavity |
a hollow or hollowed-out place. |
| cavort |
to prance about; romp; caper. |
| cavy |
any of a number of tailless or short-tailed rodents originally of South America, including the guinea pig, capybara, and agouti. |
| caw |
the cry of the crow or raven, or any harsh sound resembling this cry. [2 definitions] |
| cay |
a small, low-lying island or reef; key. |
| cayenne |
any of various pepper plants bearing usu. red pods, some varieties of which are very hot and spicy. [3 definitions] |
| cayman |
variant of caiman. |
| Cayuga |
a member of a tribe of North American Indians that formerly lived near Cayuga and Seneca Lakes in upstate New York, and that belongs to the Six Nations. [2 definitions] |
| Cayuse |
a member of a tribe of Indians that formerly lived in northeast Oregon. [3 definitions] |