--- title: C — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics description: The 1959 words of the English dictionary under C, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / C # C — The English dictionary The words of the English dictionary under C: 1959 words, every meaning and example parsed by Mova; the ↗ after a sentence leads to the word's page, with every sentence's syntax tree and pragmatics. [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) · [F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) · [G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/) · [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/) · [I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/) · [J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/) · [K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/) · [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/) · [M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) · [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/) · [O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/) · [P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) · [Q](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Q/) · [R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) · [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) · [T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/) · [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/) · [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) · [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/) · [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/X/) · [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Y/) · [Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Z/) **1** [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/4/) … [99](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/99/) **ca** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* ca. or c. (from Latin «circa») means «about» or «around», used with dates and numbers: ca.[↗](ca/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") 1500.[↗](ca/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Ca (science) the chemical symbol for calcium.[↗](ca/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* CA (USA) short for California; also for Canada in internet addresses (.ca).[↗](ca/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (French) «ça» means «that» or «it», as in «Ça va?»[↗](ca/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") (How are you?); English speakers hear it as «sa».[↗](ca/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") Not an English word.[↗](ca/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The vase was made ca.[↗](ca/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") 300 BC.[↗](ca/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Ca is the symbol for calcium on the periodic table.[↗](ca/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Her address was Los Angeles, CA.[↗](ca/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Canadian websites end with .ca.[↗](ca/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · "Ça va?" "[↗](ca/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") Ça va bien, merci!"[↗](ca/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The castle was built ca.[↗](ca/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") 1200.[↗](ca/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **cab** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cab is a taxi, a car with a driver you pay to take you somewhere.[↗](cab/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A cab is the part of a lorry, truck, train or crane where the driver sits.[↗](cab/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We took a cab to the station.[↗](cab/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cab costs 3 dollars plus 2 dollars per mile; how much is a 5-mile trip?[↗](cab/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum hailed a black cab in London.[↗](cab/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The truck driver climbed into the cab.[↗](cab/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The cab driver helped us with our bags.[↗](cab/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Never get into a cab with a stranger who isn't a real taxi driver.[↗](cab/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A crowd had followed the cab out of the town; now they reached the scene of the "State Function"--and they all cried out: "Fair play--play fair\![↗](cab/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **cabala** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A Jewish tradition of mystical teaching about God, the world, and the hidden meaning of the Torah.[↗](cabala/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* D., remarked very truly in his German preface to the book "Yezirah," published in Leipzig, 1830: "This book is for two reasons highly important: in the first place, that the real Cabala, or mystical (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](cabala/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **cabbage** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cabbage is a round vegetable made of tightly packed green, white or purple leaves.[↗](cabbage/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Cabbage is the leaves of this plant eaten as food.[↗](cabbage/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (rude, UK slang) Calling someone a cabbage means they seem dull or unable to think or move.[↗](cabbage/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We grew cabbages in the school garden.[↗](cabbage/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Red cabbage juice turns pink in vinegar.[↗](cabbage/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Coleslaw is made with cabbage and carrot.[↗](cabbage/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Caterpillars made holes in the cabbage leaves.[↗](cabbage/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Nan cooked cabbage with the roast.[↗](cabbage/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A cabbage weighs about a kilogram.[↗](cabbage/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · (rude) «Stop sitting there like a cabbage!»[↗](cabbage/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · See these lovely cabbages and these fresh herbs\![↗](cabbage/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **cabin** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A small wooden house, usually in the country, woods or mountains: a log cabin.[↗](cabin/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A small room for sleeping on a ship.[↗](cabin/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The part of an aircraft where passengers sit, or where the pilots sit (the cockpit).[↗](cabin/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (cabin crew) The flight attendants on a plane.[↗](cabin/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We stayed in a log cabin by the lake.[↗](cabin/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The ship's cabin had two bunk beds.[↗](cabin/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Cabin crew showed us how to use the life jacket.[↗](cabin/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Your cabin bag must fit under the seat.[↗](cabin/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · After a week of rain, we all had cabin fever.[↗](cabin/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The cabin was heated by a wood stove.[↗](cabin/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · “Fetch the cat, Jukes,” said Hook; “it’s in the cabin.”[↗](cabin/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **cabinet** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cabinet is a cupboard with shelves or drawers and usually doors, used to store or show things: a kitchen cabinet, a bathroom cabinet.[↗](cabinet/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The Cabinet is the group of the most important ministers who help lead a government and make big decisions.[↗](cabinet/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A display cabinet is a glass cupboard for showing precious things.[↗](cabinet/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A cabinet can also be a small private room, often one filled with mirrors or treasures.[↗](cabinet/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The plates are in the kitchen cabinet.[↗](cabinet/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep medicines in a locked cabinet.[↗](cabinet/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad keeps papers in a metal filing cabinet.[↗](cabinet/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The trophy is in the glass cabinet at school.[↗](cabinet/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Prime Minister met the Cabinet today.[↗](cabinet/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The bathroom cabinet has a mirror on its door.[↗](cabinet/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Close the cabinet doors so you don't bump your head.[↗](cabinet/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A Cabinet minister is in charge of schools.[↗](cabinet/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The tiny door swung back, and a soft crimson light gleamed over the whole cabinet.[↗](cabinet/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Now when he was gone out, his servants came; and they saw, and, behold, the doors of the upper chamber were locked; and they said: 'Surely he is covering his feet in the cabinet of the cool chamber.'[↗](cabinet/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JDG.3.24, JPS 1917)[↗](cabinet/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **cable** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cable is a thick, strong wire or rope.[↗](cable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") Cables hold up bridges and pull lifts.[↗](cable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A cable is also a set of wires inside a cover that carries electricity, telephone calls, TV or internet.[↗](cable/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Cable TV is television that comes through cables.[↗](cable/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A cable is 12 m long.[↗](cable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He cuts the cable into 4 equal pieces.[↗](cable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Each cable costs $6.[↗](cable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The bridge is held by 40 cables.[↗](cable/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My phone needs a charging cable.[↗](cable/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We rode a cable car up the mountain.[↗](cable/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Never pull a plug out by its cable.[↗](cable/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The internet cable runs under the sea between countries.[↗](cable/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The cable was about as thick as packthread, and the bars of the length and size of a knitting-needle.[↗](cable/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **cacao** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Cacao is a tropical tree whose seeds, called cacao beans or cocoa beans, are used to make chocolate and cocoa.[↗](cacao/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Cacao also means those beans or the raw powder made from them before much processing.[↗](cacao/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Chocolate is made from cacao beans.[↗](cacao/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cacao tree grows pods on its trunk.[↗](cacao/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Ghana and Ivory Coast grow lots of cacao.[↗](cacao/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Aztecs drank bitter cacao with chilli.[↗](cacao/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Cacao beans are dried in the sun.[↗](cacao/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · This bar has seventy per cent cacao.[↗](cacao/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Each cacao pod holds about forty beans.[↗](cacao/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **cache** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cache is a hidden store of things, such as food, weapons or treasure.[↗](cache/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (computers) A cache is a place in a computer or phone where data is kept for a while so it can be found quickly next time.[↗](cache/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To cache something is to store it in a cache, hidden or for quick use.[↗](cache/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The squirrel buried a cache of acorns.[↗](cache/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Police found a cache of stolen phones.[↗](cache/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Clear your browser's cache if the page won't load.[↗](cache/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The phone caches photos so they load faster.[↗](cache/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We found a geocache hidden under a log.[↗](cache/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The explorers left a cache of food for the way back.[↗](cache/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **cackle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The loud, harsh sound a hen or goose makes.[↗](cackle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) To laugh in a loud, harsh, high way, often unpleasantly.[↗](cackle/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (noun) Such a laugh.[↗](cackle/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (UK, informal) Silly talk: «cut the cackle» means stop chatting and get to the point.[↗](cackle/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The witch gave a wicked cackle.[↗](cackle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The hens cackled in the farmyard.[↗](cackle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The villain cackled with delight.[↗](cackle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My aunt has a loud cackle of a laugh.[↗](cackle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Cut the cackle and get on with your work\![↗](cackle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The goose cackled at us as we walked past.[↗](cackle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Many an anxious minute his brothers and sisters had looking for him, while his mother ran to and fro cackling in fear and dismay.[↗](cackle/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **cactus** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cactus is a plant that grows in hot, dry places such as deserts, with a thick stem that stores water and usually sharp spines instead of leaves.[↗](cactus/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A cactus can live in the desert for a long time without rain.[↗](cactus/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't touch the cactus; it's prickly\![↗](cactus/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My grandma has a cactus on her windowsill.[↗](cactus/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Some cacti have beautiful flowers.[↗](cactus/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The cactus stores water in its thick stem.[↗](cactus/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Camels can eat some cactus plants.[↗](cactus/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The tall saguaro cactus grows in Arizona.[↗](cactus/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **caddy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A caddy (also caddie) is a person who carries a golfer's clubs and gives them advice during a game.[↗](caddy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A tea caddy is a small box or tin for keeping tea leaves.[↗](caddy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A caddy is a small container or holder that keeps things tidy, such as a pencil caddy or a cleaning caddy.[↗](caddy/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To caddy (caddie) is to work as a golfer's caddy.[↗](caddy/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The caddy carried the golfer's heavy bag.[↗](caddy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma keeps tea in a pretty tin caddy.[↗](caddy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Put the pencils back in the caddy on your table.[↗](caddy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My uncle caddied at the golf club in summer.[↗](caddy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We put vegetable peelings in the food caddy.[↗](caddy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The shower caddy holds shampoo and soap.[↗](caddy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Each group has a caddy of glue sticks and scissors.[↗](caddy/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The caddy told her which club to use.[↗](caddy/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **cadet** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cadet is a young person training to be an officer in the army, navy, air force or police.[↗](cadet/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A cadet is a child or teenager in a youth club linked to the armed forces, such as Air Cadets or Sea Cadets, which teaches skills, drill and teamwork.[↗](cadet/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My brother joined the Air Cadets when he was twelve.[↗](cadet/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cadets marched in the parade.[↗](cadet/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She is a police cadet and wants to be a detective.[↗](cadet/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Sea Cadets learn to sail and tie knots.[↗](cadet/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The young cadet saluted the officer.[↗](cadet/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Cadets wear a uniform and polish their boots.[↗](cadet/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The cadet camp taught first aid and map reading.[↗](cadet/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The blue violets represent little naval cadets, and dance with hyacinths and crocuses which they call young ladies.[↗](cadet/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **caduceus** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A staff with two snakes twined around it and wings at the top, carried by the messenger of the gods in old Greek stories.[↗](caduceus/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The messenger of the gods carried a caduceus.[↗](caduceus/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Its two snakes curled round the staff.[↗](caduceus/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Heralds carried it to show they came in peace.[↗](caduceus/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **caesium** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Caesium is a soft, silvery-gold metal, a chemical element (symbol Cs) that reacts violently with water.[↗](caesium/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Caesium is used in atomic clocks, the most accurate clocks there are.[↗](caesium/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Caesium explodes if you drop it into water.[↗](caesium/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Atomic clocks use caesium to keep perfect time.[↗](caesium/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Caesium's symbol is Cs.[↗](caesium/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Caesium melts on a very hot day.[↗](caesium/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Radioactive caesium spread after the nuclear accident.[↗](caesium/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **cafe** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cafe is a small restaurant where people buy drinks like tea, coffee and juice and simple meals like sandwiches and cakes.[↗](cafe/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An internet cafe is a place where people pay to use computers.[↗](cafe/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A cup of tea at the cafe costs 2 dollars.[↗](cafe/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cafe sold 60 cakes today.[↗](cafe/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · There are 12 tables in the cafe with 4 chairs each.[↗](cafe/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How much did they spend at the cafe?[↗](cafe/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We had hot chocolate at the cafe after swimming.[↗](cafe/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The cafe on the corner opens early.[↗](cafe/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum bought me a muffin at the cafe.[↗](cafe/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The beach cafe sells ice cream in summer.[↗](cafe/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Here a sea of light streamed forth from the gas-flames of the lamps, the shops and the cafes.[↗](cafe/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **caff** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (UK, informal) A small, simple, cheap café, often serving fried breakfasts, tea and sandwiches.[↗](caff/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") It is a short form of "café".[↗](caff/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We had egg and chips at the local caff.[↗](caff/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The builders always stop at the caff for a cuppa.[↗](caff/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Meet you at the caff on the corner.[↗](caff/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The caff opens at six for breakfast.[↗](caff/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The old caff by the station has steamed-up windows.[↗](caff/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **caffeine** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Caffeine is a natural chemical in coffee, tea, cola, energy drinks and chocolate that makes people feel more awake and alert.[↗](caffeine/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Coffee has caffeine in it.[↗](caffeine/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Caffeine can stop you sleeping.[↗](caffeine/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Energy drinks are not for children because of the caffeine.[↗](caffeine/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum drinks caffeine-free tea at night.[↗](caffeine/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Cola contains some caffeine.[↗](caffeine/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Dark chocolate has a little caffeine.[↗](caffeine/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Too much caffeine can make your heart race.[↗](caffeine/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Check the label to see how much caffeine is in it.[↗](caffeine/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **caftan** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A long, loose robe with wide sleeves, worn in parts of the Middle East and North Africa.[↗](caftan/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The king sent a red caftan to the boy.[↗](caftan/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Her caftan swept the floor as she walked.[↗](caftan/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He wore a long blue caftan.[↗](caftan/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **cage** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cage is a box or room made of bars or wire that keeps animals or birds inside.[↗](cage/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To cage an animal is to put it or keep it in a cage.[↗](cage/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The rib cage is the set of bones round your chest that protects your heart and lungs.[↗](cage/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There are 4 birds in each cage.[↗](cage/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The pet shop has 9 cages.[↗](cage/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · 20 rabbits are put in 5 cages.[↗](cage/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many cages are needed for 30 mice?[↗](cage/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Clean the hamster's cage every week.[↗](cage/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The parrot flew out of its open cage.[↗](cage/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Your rib cage protects your heart and lungs.[↗](cage/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Zoos now use big open spaces instead of small cages.[↗](cage/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And beside the beautiful cage was the cage of gold.[↗](cage/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit; therefore they are become great, and waxen rich; (Prophets JER.5.27, JPS 1917)[↗](cage/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And they put him in a cage with hooks, and brought him to the king of Babylon; that they might bring him into strongholds, so that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel.[↗](cage/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.19.9, JPS 1917)[↗](cage/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **caiman** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A caiman is a reptile of the alligator family that lives in the rivers, lakes and swamps of Central and South America.[↗](caiman/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Caimans have long jaws, tough scaly skin and are usually smaller than alligators and crocodiles, although the black caiman can grow very large.[↗](caiman/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A caiman floated in the river with only its eyes showing.[↗](caiman/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Caimans live in South America.[↗](caiman/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The jaguar caught a caiman on the riverbank.[↗](caiman/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The spectacled caiman has a ridge between its eyes like glasses.[↗](caiman/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A caiman is a relative of the alligator.[↗](caiman/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Caimans lay their eggs in nests of leaves.[↗](caiman/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The black caiman is the biggest caiman.[↗](caiman/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **cairn** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A heap of stones piled up, often to mark a grave or a path on a hill.[↗](cairn/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* They built a cairn over the grave.[↗](cairn/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We followed the cairns across the moor.[↗](cairn/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The old stones were piled into a cairn.[↗](cairn/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **1** [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/4/) … [99](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/99/) - ← previous: [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) - next →: [page 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/2/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)