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2 : a student in a service academy

Ca·dette noun : a member of a Girl Scout program for girls in sixth through ninth grades

cadge verb cadged; cadg·ing : SPONGE, BEG <~ a free meal>

— cadg·er noun

cad·mi·um noun : a bluish-white metallic chemical element used esp. in protective platings

cad·re noun [ORIGIN: F]

1 : FRAMEWORK

2 : a central unit esp. of trained personnel able to assume control and train others

3 : a group of indoctrinated leaders active in promoting the interests of a revolutionary party

ca·du·ceus noun, plural -cei [ORIGIN: L]

1 : the staff of a herald; especially : a representation of a staff with two entwined snakes and two wings at the top

2 : an insignia bearing a caduceus and symbolizing a physician

cae·cum variant of CECUM

Cae·sar noun 1 : any of the Roman emperors succeeding Augustus Caesar — used as a title

2 often not cap : a powerful ruler : AUTOCRAT, DICTATOR; also : the civil or temporal power

caesarean variant of CESAREAN

cae·sura noun, plural -suras or -su·rae : a break in the flow of sound usu. in the middle of a line of verse

ca·fé noun [ORIGIN: F, lit., coffee]

1 : a usu. small and informal establishment serving various refreshments (as coffee) : RESTAURANT

2 : a room or establishment whose main feature is a bar for the sale of liquor : BARROOM

3 : a place of entertainment open at night usu. serving food and liquor and providing music and space for dancing and often having a floor show : NIGHTCLUB

Synonyms

[2] bar, barroom, pub, public house, saloon, tavern—more at BARROOM

[3] disco, discotheque, nightclub—more at NIGHTCLUB

ca·fé au lait noun : coffee with hot milk in about equal parts

caf·e·te·ria noun [ORIGIN: AmerSp cafetería coffeehouse]

: a restaurant in which the customers serve themselves or are served at a counter

caf·feine noun : a stimulating alkaloid found esp. in coffee and tea

caf·fein·at·ed adjective 1 : stimulated by or as if by caffeine

2 : containing caffeine

caf·fe lat·te noun [ORIGIN: It]

: espresso mixed with hot or steamed milk

caf·tan noun [ORIGIN: Russ kaftan, fr. Turk, fr. Pers qaftān]

: an ankle-length garment with long sleeves worn in countries of the eastern Mediterranean

1cage noun 1 : an openwork enclosure for confining an animal

2 : something resembling a cage

Synonyms

coop, corral, pen, pound; also fence; cote, fold; aquarium, terrarium

2cage verb caged; cag·ing : to put or keep in or as if in a cage

ca·gey also ca·gy adjective ca·gi·er; -est 1 : wary of being trapped or deceived : SHREWD

2 : marked by cleverness

— ca·gi·ly adverb

Synonyms

artful, crafty, cunning, devious, foxy, guileful, slick, sly, subtle, wily—more at ARTFUL

ca·gi·ness noun : skill in devising or using indirect or subtle methods

Synonyms

artfulness, artifice, canniness, craft, craftiness, cunning, guile, slyness, wiliness—more at CUNNING

CAGS abbreviation Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study

ca·hoot noun : PARTNERSHIP, LEAGUE — usu. used in pl.

cai·man noun : any of several Central and So. American reptiles closely related to alligators and crocodiles

cairn noun : a heap of stones serving as a memorial or a landmark

cais·son noun 1 : a usu. 2-wheeled vehicle for artillery ammunition

2 : a watertight chamber used in underwater construction work or as a foundation

caisson disease noun : 2BEND 3

cai·tiff adjective [ORIGIN: ME caitif, fr. AF caitif, chaitif wretched, despicable, fr. L captivus captive]

: being base, cowardly, or despicable

— caitiff noun

ca·jole verb ca·joled; ca·jol·ing [ORIGIN: F cajoler]

: to persuade or coax esp. with flattery or false promises

— ca·jole·ment noun

— ca·jol·ery noun

Synonyms

coax, wheedle—more at COAX

Ca·jun noun : a Louisianian descended from French-speaking immigrants from Acadia (Nova Scotia)

— Cajun adjective

1cake noun 1 : a baked or fried breadlike food usu. in a small flat shape

2 : a sweet baked food made from batter