| cartridge clip |
a metal container or frame used to hold and load cartridges into an automatic rifle or pistol; clip. |
| cartwheel |
a sideways somersault with the arms and legs extended like wheel spokes. [2 definitions] |
| carve |
to form or inscribe by cutting. [5 definitions] |
| carvel |
variant of caravel. |
| carving |
the act or product of carving in wood, stone, or the like. |
| 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. |