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3 : a small cafeteria or counter at which snacks are served

can·ter noun : a horse's 3-beat gait resembling but smoother and slower than a gallop

— canter verb

Can·ter·bury bell noun : any of several plants related to the bluebell that are cultivated for their showy flowers

can·ti·cle noun 1 : SONG

2 : any of several liturgical songs taken from the Bible

Synonyms

anthem, carol, chorale, hymn, psalm, spiritual—more at HYMN

Canticle of Canticles noun : SONG OF SONGS

1cantilever noun : a projecting beam or structure supported only at one end; also : either of a pair of such structures projecting toward each other so that when joined they form a bridge

2cantilever verb 1 : to support by a cantilever

2 : to build as a cantilever

3 : to project as a cantilever

can·tle noun : the upwardly projecting rear part of a saddle

can·to noun, plural cantos [ORIGIN: It, fr. L cantus song]

: one of the major divisions of a long poem

can·ton noun : a small territorial division of a country; especially : one of the political divisions of Switzerland

— can·ton·al adjective

can·ton·ment noun : usu. temporary quarters for troops

can·tor noun 1 : a choir leader

2 : a synagogue official who sings liturgical music and leads the congregation in prayer

can·vas also can·vass noun 1 : a strong cloth formerly much used for making tents and sails

2 : a set of sails

3 : a group of tents

4 : a piece of cloth prepared as a surface for painting; also : a painting on this surface

5 : the canvas-covered floor of a boxing or wrestling ring

can·vas·back noun : a No. American wild duck with red head and gray back

1canvass also can·vas verb can·vassed; can·vas·sing : to go through (a district) or to (persons) to solicit votes or orders for goods or to determine public opinion or sentiment

— can·vass·er noun

Synonyms

poll, solicit, survey; also interrogate, interview, question; feel (out), sound (out)

2canvass noun : an act or instance of canvassing

can·yon noun : a deep narrow valley with high steep sides

Synonyms

defile, flume, gap, gorge, gulch, gulf, notch, pass, ravine; also abyss, chasm, cirque, cleft, crevasse, crevice, fissure; dale, glen, hollow, vale, valley; basin, floodplain, plain; arroyo, coulee, gully, gutter

1cap noun 1 : a covering for the head esp. with a visor and no brim

2 : something that serves as a cover or protection esp. for a tip, knob, or end

3 : a container holding an explosive charge

4 : an upper limit (as on expenditures)

Synonyms

[1] hat, headgear—more at HAT

[2] cover, lid, top—more at COVER

2cap verb capped; cap·ping 1 : to provide or protect with a cap

2 : to form a cap over : CROWN

3 : OUTDO, SURPASS

4 : CLIMAX

3cap abbreviation 1 capacity

2 capital

3 capitalize; capitalized

CAP abbreviation Civil Air Patrol

ca·pa·bil·i·ty noun 1 : the quality or state of being capable physically, intellectually, morally, or legally

2 : natural talent or acquired proficiency esp. in a particular work or activity

Synonyms

[1] ability, capacity, competence, faculty—more at ABILITY

[2] credentials, qualification, stuff—more at QUALIFICATION

ca·pa·ble adjective : having ability, capacity, or power to do something : ABLE, COMPETENT

Synonyms

able, competent, fit, good, qualified, suitable—more at COMPETENT

ca·pa·bly adverb : in a capable manner

Synonyms

ably, adeptly, expertly, masterfully, proficiently, skillfully, well—more at WELL

ca·pa·cious adjective : able to contain much

— ca·pa·cious·ly adverb

— ca·pa·cious·ness noun

Synonyms

ample, commodious, roomy, spacious—more at SPACIOUS

ca·pac·i·tance noun : the property of an electric nonconductor that permits the storage of energy

ca·pac·i·tor noun : an electronic circuit device for temporary storage of electrical energy

1capacity noun, plural -ties 1 : legal qualification or fitness

2 : the ability to contain, receive, or accommodate