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cupboard, hutch, locker, sideboard; also bookcase, secretary; shelving; console

cab·i·net·mak·er noun : a woodworker who makes fine furniture

— cab·i·net·mak·ing noun

cab·i·net·work noun : the finished work of a cabinetmaker

1cable noun 1 : a very strong rope, wire, or chain

2 : a bundle of insulated wires usu. twisted around a central core

3 : CABLEGRAM

4 : CABLE TELEVISION

Synonyms

cord, lace, line, rope, string, wire—more at CORD

2cable verb ca·bled; ca·bling : to telegraph by cable

cable car noun : a vehicle moved by an endless cable

ca·ble·cast noun : a cable television transmission

— cablecast verb

ca·ble·gram noun : a message sent by a submarine telegraph cable

cable modem noun : a modem for connecting a computer to a network over a cable television line

cable television noun : a system of television reception in which signals from distant stations are sent by cable to the receivers of paying subscribers

cab·o·chon noun : a gem or bead cut in convex form and highly polished but not given facets; also : this style of cutting

— cabochon adverb

ca·boose noun : a car usu. at the rear of a freight train for the use of the train crew and railroad workers

cab·ri·o·let noun [ORIGIN: F]

1 : a light 2-wheeled one-horse carriage

2 : a convertible coupe

cab·stand noun : a place where cabs wait for passengers

ca·cao noun, plural cacaos [ORIGIN: Sp, fr. Nahuatl cacahuatl]

: a So. American tree whose seeds (cacao beans) are the source of cocoa and chocolate; also : its dried fatty seeds

cac·cia·to·re adjective [ORIGIN: It]

: cooked with tomatoes and herbs

1cache noun [ORIGIN: F]

1 : a hiding place esp. for preserving provisions

2 : something hidden or stored in a cache

Synonyms

deposit, hoard, reserve, stash, stockpile, store—more at STORE

2cache verb : to place, hide, or store in a cache

ca·chet noun [ORIGIN: F]

1 : a seal used esp. as a mark of official approval

2 : a feature or quality conferring prestige; also : PRESTIGE

3 : a design, inscription, or advertisement printed or stamped on mail

1cackle verb cack·led; cack·ling 1 : to make the sharp broken cry characteristic of a hen

2 : to laugh or chatter noisily

2cackle noun : the action or noise of cackling

Synonyms

chortle, laugh, laughter, snicker, titter—more at LAUGH

cack·ler noun : one that cackles

ca·coph·o·ny noun, plural -nies : harsh or discordant sound

— ca·coph·o·nous adjective

Synonyms

bluster, clamor, din, noise, racket, roar—more at NOISE

cac·tus noun, plural cac·ti or cac·tus·es also cactus : any of a large family of drought-resistant flowering plants with succulent stems and with leaves replaced by scales or prickles

cad noun : a man who deliberately disregards another's feelings

— cad·dish adjective

— cad·dish·ly adverb

— cad·dish·ness noun

ca·dav·er noun : a dead body esp. of a human being

Synonyms

corpse, remains—more at CORPSE

ca·dav·er·ous adjective : suggesting a corpse esp. in gauntness or pallor

— ca·dav·er·ous·ly adverb

Synonyms

ashen, livid, lurid, pale, pasty, peaked—more at PALE

gaunt, haggard, skeletal, wasted

cad·die or cad·dy noun, plural caddies [ORIGIN: Sc, errand boy, modif. of F cadet military cadet]

: a person who assists a golfer esp. by carrying the clubs

— caddie or caddy verb

cad·dy noun, plural caddies [ORIGIN: Malay kati a unit of weight]

: a small box, can, or chest; especially : one to keep tea in

Synonyms

box, case, casket, chest, locker, trunk—more at CHEST

ca·dence noun : the measure or beat of a rhythmical flow : RHYTHM

Synonyms

beat, measure, meter, rhythm—more at RHYTHM

ca·denced adjective : marked by cadence

Synonyms

measured, metrical, rhythmic—more at RHYTHMIC

ca·den·za noun [ORIGIN: It]

: a brilliant sometimes improvised passage usu. toward the close of a musical composition

ca·det noun [ORIGIN: F, fr. Occitan (Gascony) capdet chief, fr. L capitellum, fr. L caput head]

1 : a younger son or brother

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