--- title: C — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 3 description: The 1851 words of the school 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/school/C/page/3/) [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/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / C # C — The school dictionary · page 3 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/2/) **3** [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/9/) [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/10/) [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/11/) [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/12/) [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/13/) [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/14/) [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/15/) [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/16/) [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/17/) [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/18/) [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/19/) - [carriage](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carriage/) — A carriage is one car of a train (UK); in the USA it is usually called a car. — 13 sentences - [carriageway](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carriageway/) — The part of a road that vehicles drive on. — 9 sentences - [carrier](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carrier/) — A carrier is a person, animal, vehicle or company that carries or delivers things or people: a mail carrier, an aircraft carrier. — 12 sentences - [carrion](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carrion/) — Carrion is the dead and rotting flesh of animals. — 10 sentences - [carrot](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carrot/) — A carrot is a long orange vegetable; it is the root of a plant that grows under the ground. — 13 sentences - [carry](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carry/) — To carry is to hold something and take it with you. — 14 sentences - [carsick](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carsick/) — Carsick means feeling sick, dizzy or wanting to vomit when travelling in a car or bus. — 7 sentences - [cart](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cart/) — A cart is a vehicle with two or four wheels, pulled by a horse or other animal or pushed by hand, used to carry things. — 13 sentences - [cartilage](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cartilage/) — Cartilage is a strong, bendy material in the body, softer than bone, found in the ears, the end of the nose and between bones in joints. — 8 sentences - [cartilaginous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cartilaginous/) — Made of cartilage, the tough, bendy tissue found in your ears, nose and the ends of bones. — 8 sentences - [cartload](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cartload/) — A cartload is as much as a cart can carry, so a large heap of something. — 4 sentences - [carton](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carton/) — A carton is a box made of cardboard or plastic, like an egg carton or a milk carton. — 12 sentences - [cartoon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cartoon/) — A film or TV show made from drawings or computer pictures that move, usually funny. — 10 sentences - [cartoonist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cartoonist/) — A person who draws cartoons: funny or simple drawings, comic strips, or animated films. — 8 sentences - [cartridge](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cartridge/) — A cartridge is a small container that holds something and fits into a machine or tool, like an ink cartridge for a pen or printer. — 11 sentences - [cartwheel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cartwheel/) — A cartwheel is a gymnastics move where you put your hands on the ground one after the other and swing your legs over your head in a circle… — 9 sentences - [carve](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carve/) — To carve is to cut wood, stone, ice or another hard material carefully to make a shape or pattern. — 14 sentences - [carven](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carven/) — Carven means carved, cut into a shape out of wood or stone. — 4 sentences - [carver](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carver/) — A carver is a person who cuts wood or stone into shapes. — 5 sentences - [carving](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carving/) — A carving is an object or pattern made by cutting wood, stone or another material. — 11 sentences - [cascade](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cascade/) — A cascade is a small waterfall, or a series of small waterfalls going down rocks. — 11 sentences - [case](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/case/) — A case is a container or box for keeping or carrying things: a pencil case, a suitcase, a phone case. — 16 sentences - [casement](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casement/) — A casement is a window that opens outwards on hinges, like a little door, as in old houses. — 4 sentences - [cash](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cash/) — Cash is money in coins and notes, not on a card. — 12 sentences - [cashew](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cashew/) — A cashew is a curved, kidney-shaped nut that grows at the bottom of a fruit called the cashew apple on a tropical tree. — 8 sentences - [cashier](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cashier/) — A cashier is a person in a shop, bank or café who takes the money and gives back change. — 9 sentences - [casino](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casino/) — A building where people play games of chance, such as cards and roulette, for money. — 8 sentences - [cask](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cask/) — A large wooden barrel, made of strips of wood held by metal hoops, used for holding wine, beer, water or other liquids. — 9 sentences - [casket](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casket/) — A casket is a small box, often fine and valuable, for holding jewels or other precious things. — 4 sentences - [casque](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casque/) — An old word for a helmet, especially a knight's or soldier's metal helmet. — 9 sentences - [casquet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casquet/) — A casquet is an old spelling of «casket», a small box for jewels or treasure. — 9 sentences - [casserole](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casserole/) — A casserole is a dish of meat, vegetables or beans cooked slowly in the oven in liquid. — 8 sentences - [cassette](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cassette/) — A small plastic box with magnetic tape inside, used to record and play music or sound, popular from the 1970s to the 1990s. — 9 sentences - [cassia](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cassia/) — A spice made from the bark of a tree; it tastes and smells like cinnamon and is often sold as cinnamon. — 10 sentences - [cassock](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cassock/) — A cassock is a long robe worn by priests and church helpers. — 4 sentences - [cassowary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cassowary/) — A cassowary is a very large flightless bird from the rainforests of north-eastern Australia and New Guinea, with black feathers, a bright… — 9 sentences - [cast](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cast/) — To throw something, such as a fishing line or a net. — 19 sentences - [castanets](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/castanets/) — A small musical instrument of two shell-shaped pieces of hard wood (or plastic), held in the hand and clicked together to make a sharp rhy… — 8 sentences - [caste](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caste/) — A group in a society into which people are born, which in the past decided what work they did and whom they could marry; best known from t… — 11 sentences - [castle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/castle/) — A large, strong building with thick walls and towers, built long ago to protect a king, queen or lord from enemies. — 11 sentences - [castor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/castor/) — A small wheel fixed under a chair, bed, trolley or piece of furniture so it can be moved easily (also spelled "caster"). — 12 sentences - [casual](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casual/) — Casual clothes are relaxed, comfortable everyday clothes, not smart or formal ones. — 14 sentences - [casually](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casually/) — In a relaxed, easy way, without seeming worried or careful. — 12 sentences - [casualty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casualty/) — A casualty is a person who is hurt or killed in an accident, war or disaster. — 9 sentences - [cat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cat/) — A cat is a small furry animal that people keep as a pet; it has whiskers, claws and a long tail. — 13 sentences - [catalogue](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catalogue/) — A catalogue is a list of things, often with pictures and details, such as goods in a shop or books in a library. — 12 sentences - [catalyst](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catalyst/) — A substance that makes a chemical reaction go faster without being used up itself. — 9 sentences - [catalytic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catalytic/) — Speeding up a chemical reaction without being used up; working as a catalyst. — 7 sentences - [catapult](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catapult/) — A catapult is an old war machine that throws heavy stones or objects a long way. — 10 sentences - [cataract](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cataract/) — A cataract is a cloudy patch in the lens of the eye that makes things look blurry; it is common in older people and can be fixed by an ope… — 10 sentences - [catastrophe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catastrophe/) — A sudden terrible event that causes great damage or suffering, like an earthquake or flood. — 9 sentences - [catastrophic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catastrophic/) — Catastrophic means causing terrible damage, harm or suffering; a disaster. — 8 sentences - [catastrophically](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catastrophically/) — In a way that causes terrible damage or disaster. — 9 sentences - [catch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catch/) — To catch is to take and hold something that moves, like a ball or a fish. — 17 sentences - [catcher](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catcher/) — A person or thing that catches something. — 10 sentences - [catchy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catchy/) — A catchy tune, song or slogan is easy to remember and stays in your head. — 8 sentences - [catechism](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catechism/) — A summary of the main beliefs of a Christian church, set out as questions and answers, used to teach the faith. — 10 sentences - [categorical](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/categorical/) — Very clear and certain, with no doubt at all («a categorical no»). — 9 sentences - [category](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/category/) — A category is a group of things or people that are alike in some way: «Put the animals into categories». — 8 sentences - [cater](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cater/) — To provide food and drinks for an event, such as a party or wedding. — 9 sentences - [caterer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caterer/) — A person or company whose job is to provide food and drinks for events such as parties, weddings and meetings. — 7 sentences - [catering](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catering/) — Providing food and drink for an event or a group of people, as a job. — 8 sentences - [caterpillar](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caterpillar/) — A caterpillar is the long, soft, worm-like larva of a butterfly or moth, with many legs. — 9 sentences - [catfish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catfish/) — A catfish is a fish with long whiskers around its mouth, like a cat's. — 9 sentences - [cathedral](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cathedral/) — A cathedral is a very large and important Christian church, the main church of an area led by a bishop. — 8 sentences - [catholic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catholic/) — Belonging to the Roman Catholic Church, the Christian church led by the Pope: a Catholic school. — 9 sentences - [catkin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catkin/) — A long, thin, soft hanging cluster of tiny flowers on trees such as willow, hazel and birch. — 7 sentences - [cattle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cattle/) — Cattle are large farm animals such as cows, bulls and steers, kept for milk, meat or leather. — 12 sentences - [caucus](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caucus/) — A meeting of members of a political party or group to choose candidates or decide what to do, especially in the USA. — 9 sentences - [cauldron](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cauldron/) — A very large, deep metal pot for cooking over a fire, often shown in stories with witches. — 11 sentences - [cauliflower](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cauliflower/) — A cauliflower is a vegetable with a large, firm white head made of tiny flower buds, surrounded by green leaves. — 10 sentences - [causation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/causation/) — The process of one thing making another thing happen; cause and effect. — 7 sentences - [causative](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/causative/) — Causing something, acting as its cause («a causative factor», «the causative virus»). — 9 sentences - [cause](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cause/) — What makes something happen. — 16 sentences - [causeless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/causeless/) — Causeless means having no good reason or cause. — 4 sentences - [causeway](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/causeway/) — A raised road or path across wet ground, marshes or shallow water. — 9 sentences - [caustic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caustic/) — Able to burn or eat away skin and other materials by a chemical action, as in «caustic soda». — 9 sentences - [caution](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caution/) — Great care to avoid danger or mistakes. — 13 sentences - [cautious](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cautious/) — Careful to avoid danger, risks or mistakes. — 10 sentences - [cautiously](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cautiously/) — Carefully, so as to avoid danger or mistakes. — 11 sentences - [cavalier](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cavalier/) — A cavalier is a mounted soldier or a fine gentleman who rides on horseback. — 5 sentences - [cavalry](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cavalry/) — Cavalry are soldiers who fight on horses. — 4 sentences - [cave](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cave/) — A cave is a large hole in the side of a hill or cliff or under the ground. — 11 sentences - [caveman](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caveman/) — A person from very long ago, in the Stone Age, who is imagined as living in caves. — 8 sentences - [cavern](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cavern/) — A large cave, often deep under the ground. — 9 sentences - [cavernous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cavernous/) — Cavernous means very large and hollow, like a cave. — 4 sentences - [cavity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cavity/) — A cavity is a hollow space inside something solid. — 12 sentences - [caw](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caw/) — The loud harsh cry of a crow, rook or raven. — 10 sentences - [cayuga](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cayuga/) — The Cayuga are a Native American (First Nations) people, one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, from what is… — 9 sentences - [cbc](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cbc/) — The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canada's public radio and TV broadcaster (in French: Radio-Canada). — 9 sentences - [cd](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cd/) — A CD (compact disc) is a thin, shiny, round plastic disc that stores music or computer data, read by a laser. — 11 sentences - [ce](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/ce/) — «Ce» means «this» or «that» or «it»: «ce livre» = this book, «c'est» = it is. It sounds like «suh» and is not an English word. — 11 sentences - [cease](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cease/) — To stop happening, or to stop doing something. — 8 sentences - [ceaseless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/ceaseless/) — Ceaseless means never stopping; going on and on. — 4 sentences - [cedar](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cedar/) — A tall evergreen tree with needle-like leaves and cones, such as the cedar of Lebanon. — 10 sentences - [cede](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cede/) — To give up land, power or rights to someone else, often because you have to, for example after a war or a deal. — 8 sentences - [ceiling](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/ceiling/) — The inside surface at the top of a room, above your head. — 12 sentences - [celebrant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebrant/) — A celebrant is a person who leads a ceremony, such as a wedding, a naming day or a funeral. — 10 sentences - [celebrate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebrate/) — To do something special and enjoyable because of a happy event or a special day, like a birthday, a festival or a win. — 12 sentences - [celebration](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebration/) — A special event, like a party, held because something good has happened or for a special day. — 11 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/2/) **3** [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/9/) [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/10/) [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/11/) [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/12/) [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/13/) [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/14/) [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/15/) [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/16/) [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/17/) [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/18/) [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/19/)