--- title: C — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 15 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/page/15/) [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 · page 15 [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/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* A cauliflower is a vegetable with a large, firm white head made of tiny flower buds, surrounded by green leaves.[↗](../../cauliflower/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (as food) Cauliflower is the vegetable cooked or raw.[↗](../../cauliflower/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dad made cauliflower cheese for tea.[↗](../../cauliflower/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A cauliflower is really a bunch of tiny flower buds.[↗](../../cauliflower/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Cauliflower can be white, orange, green or purple.[↗](../../cauliflower/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Romanesco cauliflower makes spiral fractal shapes.[↗](../../cauliflower/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We grew a cauliflower in the school garden.[↗](../../cauliflower/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Cauliflower rice is made by chopping it very finely.[↗](../../cauliflower/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A rugby player can get «cauliflower ear» from bumps to the ear.[↗](../../cauliflower/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · “And after the cauliflower, some cake and jam.”[↗](../../cauliflower/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **causation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The process of one thing making another thing happen; cause and effect.[↗](../../causation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) The link showing that one event was really caused by another.[↗](../../causation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Scientists did tests to prove causation.[↗](../../causation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Ice cream sales and sunburn rise together, but that is not causation; the sun causes both.[↗](../../causation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Historians study the causation of wars.[↗](../../causation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Correlation does not mean causation.[↗](../../causation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We looked at causation in our science experiment.[↗](../../causation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **causative** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Causing something, acting as its cause («a causative factor», «the causative virus»).[↗](../../causative/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (grammar) A form of a verb or sentence that shows someone makes something happen or has it done, like «I had my hair cut» or «She made him laugh».[↗](../../causative/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Scientists found the causative virus of the illness.[↗](../../causative/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Smoking is a causative factor in many lung diseases.[↗](../../causative/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · "I had my bike repaired" is a causative sentence.[↗](../../causative/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In the causative, the person doing the work is often not named.[↗](../../causative/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · "Make" is a causative verb in "Mum made me tidy my room".[↗](../../causative/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor explained the causative link between sugar and tooth decay.[↗](../../causative/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We practised causatives: "I got my hair cut", "She had her eyes tested".[↗](../../causative/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **cause** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* What makes something happen.[↗](../../cause/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "The cause of the fire was a candle."[↗](../../cause/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* As a verb, to make something happen.[↗](../../cause/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "Ice can cause accidents."[↗](../../cause/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A goal or idea that people support.[↗](../../cause/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "a good cause".[↗](../../cause/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A cause can also be a reason to feel or do something, as in "cause for worry".[↗](../../cause/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* What was the cause of the accident?[↗](../../cause/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Heat causes ice to melt.[↗](../../cause/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Germs cause many illnesses.[↗](../../cause/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Running in the corridor can cause accidents.[↗](../../cause/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We raised money for a good cause.[↗](../../cause/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The storm caused a lot of damage.[↗](../../cause/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Cause and effect: rain causes puddles.[↗](../../cause/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't cause trouble.[↗](../../cause/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The Beasts, too, had cause for fight.[↗](../../cause/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And Moses brought their cause before the LORD.[↗](../../cause/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.27.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cause/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · neither shalt thou favour a poor man in his cause.[↗](../../cause/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.23.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cause/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.[↗](../../cause/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.23.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cause/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · 'Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations, (Prophets EZK.16.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cause/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.[↗](../../cause/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings LAM.3.36, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cause/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · O LORD, Thou hast seen my wrong; judge Thou my cause.[↗](../../cause/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings LAM.3.59, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cause/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **causeless** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Causeless means having no good reason or cause.[↗](../../causeless/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The causeless attack shocked everyone.[↗](../../causeless/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He was angry for no reason, a causeless quarrel.[↗](../../causeless/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · That was a causeless blow.[↗](../../causeless/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · As the wandering sparrow, as the flying swallow, so the curse that is causeless shall come home.[↗](../../causeless/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.26.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../causeless/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **causest** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* «causest» means «you cause», a form of «cause»: What makes something happen.[↗](../../causest/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "The cause of the fire was a candle."[↗](../../causest/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Spite of thy charms, thou causest often pain And sore regret, of which we daily find A thousand instances attend mankind: For thou--O may it not displease the fair-- A fleeting pleasure art, but lasting care.[↗](../../causest/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault) **causeth** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* «causeth» means «causes», a form of «cause»: What makes something happen.[↗](../../causeth/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "The cause of the fire was a candle."[↗](../../causeth/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* And he shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that causeth the curse; and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her and become bitter.[↗](../../causeth/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.5.24, JPS 1917) · and this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, and make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to fall away'; and the woman shall say: 'Amen, Amen.'[↗](../../causeth/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.5.22, JPS 1917) · Thou shalt prepare thee the way, and divide the borders of thy land, which the LORD thy God causeth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every manslayer may flee thither.[↗](../../causeth/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.19.3, JPS 1917) **causeway** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A raised road or path across wet ground, marshes or shallow water.[↗](../../causeway/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The Giant's Causeway: a famous place in Northern Ireland with about 40,000 six-sided rock columns.[↗](../../causeway/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We walked across the causeway to the island.[↗](../../causeway/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Check the tide times before driving over the causeway.[↗](../../causeway/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The causeway disappears under the sea at high tide.[↗](../../causeway/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Giant's Causeway has hexagonal columns.[↗](../../causeway/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Legend says the giant Finn McCool built the causeway.[↗](../../causeway/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A long causeway crosses the marsh.[↗](../../causeway/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · As for water, I am sinking a pump, and, plase goodness, as soon as the Causeway's made, I intend to finish it."[↗](../../causeway/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · For the Precinct westward, four at the causeway, and two at the Precinct.[↗](../../causeway/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.26.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../causeway/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · To Shuppim and Hosah westward, by the gate of Shallecheth, at the causeway that goeth up, ward against ward.[↗](../../causeway/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.26.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../causeway/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **caustic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Able to burn or eat away skin and other materials by a chemical action, as in «caustic soda».[↗](../../caustic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Cruel and sharp in a clever, sarcastic way, as in «a caustic remark».[↗](../../caustic/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Caustic soda can burn your skin.[↗](../../caustic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The drain cleaner bottle had a caustic warning sign.[↗](../../caustic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Wear gloves and goggles with caustic chemicals.[↗](../../caustic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She made a caustic remark about his drawing.[↗](../../caustic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The critic wrote a caustic review of the film.[↗](../../caustic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep caustic cleaners out of children's reach.[↗](../../caustic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · His caustic jokes hurt people's feelings.[↗](../../caustic/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **caution** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Great care to avoid danger or mistakes.[↗](../../caution/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A warning, like a sign saying "Caution: wet floor".[↗](../../caution/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (law, UK) An official warning from the police instead of a charge.[↗](../../caution/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (verb) To warn someone to be careful or not to do something again.[↗](../../caution/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A caution can also be an informal word for something or someone surprising, funny or remarkable.[↗](../../caution/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Use caution when crossing the road.[↗](../../caution/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The sign said "Caution: wet floor."[↗](../../caution/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Handle the glass beakers with caution.[↗](../../caution/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The police gave him a caution for shouting in the street.[↗](../../caution/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher cautioned us not to run in the corridor.[↗](../../caution/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She threw caution to the wind and jumped into the lake.[↗](../../caution/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · It's best to err on the side of caution and take a coat.[↗](../../caution/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · I 'clar' ter grashus ef dat jug ain't a caution!"[↗](../../caution/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The author of the Sefer Yetzirah apparently cautioned against the very errors and mistakes into which all writers on Hebrew grammar have fallen.[↗](../../caution/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../caution/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **cautious** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Careful to avoid danger, risks or mistakes.[↗](../../cautious/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Slow to decide or to trust, as in «cautious about strangers».[↗](../../cautious/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Be cautious when crossing a busy road.[↗](../../cautious/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat was cautious around the new puppy.[↗](../../cautious/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She is cautious about talking to strangers online.[↗](../../cautious/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He took a cautious step onto the ice.[↗](../../cautious/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The cautious driver slowed down in the fog.[↗](../../cautious/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists were cautious about the early results.[↗](../../cautious/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · My cautious guess is about 50 sweets in the jar.[↗](../../cautious/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The Fox came too, but he was very cautious about it.[↗](../../cautious/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **cautiously** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Carefully, so as to avoid danger or mistakes.[↗](../../cautiously/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Slowly and not fully trusting something yet («cautiously hopeful»).[↗](../../cautiously/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We crossed the busy road cautiously, looking both ways.[↗](../../cautiously/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat cautiously sniffed the new food.[↗](../../cautiously/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She cautiously opened the creaky door.[↗](../../cautiously/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Hold the scissors cautiously, with the points down.[↗](../../cautiously/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctors are cautiously hopeful that he will get better.[↗](../../cautiously/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He stepped cautiously onto the frozen pond — a dangerous idea.[↗](../../cautiously/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The deer moved cautiously out of the trees.[↗](../../cautiously/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Cautiously, I lifted the lid of the mystery box.[↗](../../cautiously/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · “What kind of adventure?” he asked cautiously.[↗](../../cautiously/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **cavalier** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old use) A cavalier is a mounted soldier or a fine gentleman who rides on horseback.[↗](../../cavalier/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Cavalier means careless or offhand, showing little care for other people's feelings.[↗](../../cavalier/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cavalier rode up to the castle gate.[↗](../../cavalier/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He gave a cavalier wave and walked off.[↗](../../cavalier/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · «I have never heard of her,» said the cavalier.[↗](../../cavalier/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **cavalry** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Cavalry are soldiers who fight on horses.[↗](../../cavalry/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cavalry rode over the hill at dawn.[↗](../../cavalry/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The king's cavalry pranced in armour.[↗](../../cavalry/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The cavalry had little time to move aside.[↗](../../cavalry/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **cave** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cave is a large hole in the side of a hill or cliff or under the ground.[↗](../../cave/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To cave in is to fall down inwards, like a roof.[↗](../../cave/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To cave in can also mean to stop arguing and agree because of pressure.[↗](../../cave/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Bats sleep in the cave.[↗](../../cave/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Early people painted animals on cave walls.[↗](../../cave/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Water made this cave over thousands of years.[↗](../../cave/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't go into caves without a guide.[↗](../../cave/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The roof of the old mine caved in.[↗](../../cave/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We used torches to explore the cave.[↗](../../cave/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · After an hour of begging, Dad caved in and bought the ice cream.[↗](../../cave/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He strode resolutely into the cave.[↗](../../cave/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the children of Heth.'[↗](../../cave/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.49.32, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cave/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a burying-place by the children of Heth.[↗](../../cave/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.23.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cave/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre; (Torah GEN.25.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cave/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Maschil of David, when he was in the cave; a Prayer.[↗](../../cave/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.142.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cave/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And these five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.[↗](../../cave/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JOS.10.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cave/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.[↗](../../cave/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.24.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cave/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **caveman** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A person from very long ago, in the Stone Age, who is imagined as living in caves.[↗](../../caveman/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) A rough or old-fashioned man with rude manners.[↗](../../caveman/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Cavemen painted animals on the walls.[↗](../../caveman/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The caveman made a spear from flint.[↗](../../caveman/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In the cartoon, a caveman rode a dinosaur.[↗](../../caveman/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Stone Age people did not all live in caves.[↗](../../caveman/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Stop eating like a caveman\![↗](../../caveman/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We built a caveman shelter in the woods.[↗](../../caveman/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **cavern** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A large cave, often deep under the ground.[↗](../../cavern/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Any large, dark, empty space that feels like a cave.[↗](../../cavern/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The explorers found a huge cavern under the hill.[↗](../../cavern/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Stalactites hung from the cavern ceiling.[↗](../../cavern/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The dragon slept in a dark cavern.[↗](../../cavern/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Water carved out the cavern over thousands of years.[↗](../../cavern/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Never explore caverns without an adult and a guide.[↗](../../cavern/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The empty hall felt like a cavern.[↗](../../cavern/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In the cavern sat an old woman spinning.[↗](../../cavern/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **cavernous** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Cavernous means very large and hollow, like a cave.[↗](../../cavernous/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cavernous hall echoed with every step.[↗](../../cavernous/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The monster opened its cavernous mouth.[↗](../../cavernous/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The old well had a cavernous sound.[↗](../../cavernous/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **cavity** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cavity is a hollow space inside something solid.[↗](../../cavity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A cavity is a small hole in a tooth caused by decay.[↗](../../cavity/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A body cavity is a space inside the body, such as the chest or the mouth.[↗](../../cavity/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The dentist found a cavity in my back tooth.[↗](../../cavity/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Brushing twice a day helps stop cavities.[↗](../../cavity/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Sweets and fizzy drinks can cause cavities.[↗](../../cavity/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The heart and lungs sit in the chest cavity.[↗](../../cavity/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The house has cavity walls filled with insulation.[↗](../../cavity/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Water had worn a cavity in the rock.[↗](../../cavity/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A bird nested in a cavity in the old tree.[↗](../../cavity/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · No cavities this time — well done\![↗](../../cavity/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Within the cavity lay a sword, with a golden hilt, and a pair of sandals.[↗](../../cavity/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **caw** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The loud harsh cry of a crow, rook or raven.[↗](../../caw/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To make this sound.[↗](../../caw/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The crow cawed from the rooftop.[↗](../../caw/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We heard the caw of a raven.[↗](../../caw/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Rooks caw loudly in the evening.[↗](../../caw/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «Caw\![↗](../../caw/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") Caw!» went the crow.[↗](../../caw/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The birds cawed when the cat came near.[↗](../../caw/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A single caw broke the silence.[↗](../../caw/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Caw! caw! a crow flew up from the ditch.[↗](../../caw/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **cayuga** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (a name) The Cayuga are a Native American (First Nations) people, one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, from what is now New York State and Ontario.[↗](../../cayuga/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (a name) The Cayuga language spoken by that people.[↗](../../cayuga/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (a name) Cayuga Lake, one of the Finger Lakes in New York State, and places named after it.[↗](../../cayuga/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Cayuga are one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee.[↗](../../cayuga/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Many Cayuga people live today in Ontario, Canada, and in New York State.[↗](../../cayuga/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Cayuga Lake is one of the long, thin Finger Lakes.[↗](../../cayuga/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Only a few people still speak the Cayuga language fluently.[↗](../../cayuga/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We read how the Cayuga joined the confederacy for peace.[↗](../../cayuga/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our map showed Cayuga Lake south of Lake Ontario.[↗](../../cayuga/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **cbc** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canada's public radio and TV broadcaster (in French: Radio-Canada).[↗](../../cbc/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (medicine) A complete blood count, a common blood test that counts the different kinds of cells in your blood.[↗](../../cbc/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We watched the news on CBC.[↗](../../cbc/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Canada)[↗](../../cbc/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · CBC Kids has lots of cartoons.[↗](../../cbc/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor ordered a CBC blood test.[↗](../../cbc/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · CBC is Canada's public broadcaster, like the BBC.[↗](../../cbc/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My aunt works for CBC radio in Toronto.[↗](../../cbc/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A CBC counts red cells, white cells and platelets.[↗](../../cbc/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) … [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/14/) **15** [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/16/) … [99](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/99/) - ← previous: [page 14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/14/) - next →: [page 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