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1. [**ca**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ca.md) abbreviation (ca, ca., Ca, CA); also French word (ça) 1) ca. or c. (from Latin «circa») means «about» or «around», used with dates and numbers: ca. 1500. 2) Ca (science) the chemical symbol…
2. [**cab**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cab.md) noun (a cab, cabs) A cab is a taxi, a car with a driver you pay to take you somewhere.
3. [**cabbage**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cabbage.md) noun (a cabbage, cabbages; cabbage — uncountable as food) A cabbage is a round vegetable made of tightly packed green, white or purple leaves.
4. [**cabin**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cabin.md) noun (a cabin, cabins) A small wooden house, usually in the country, woods or mountains: a log cabin.
5. [**cabinet**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cabinet.md) noun (a cabinet, cabinets; the Cabinet) A cabinet is a cupboard with shelves or drawers and usually doors, used to store or show things: a kitchen cabinet, a bathroom cabinet.
6. [**cable**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cable.md) noun (cable, cables); verb (cable — old: send a telegram) 1) A cable is a thick, strong wire or rope. Cables hold up bridges and pull lifts. 2) A cable is also a set of wires inside a cover that…
7. [**cacao**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cacao.md) noun (cacao — uncountable; a cacao tree, cacao beans) Cacao is a tropical tree whose seeds, called cacao beans or cocoa beans, are used to make chocolate and cocoa.
8. [**cache**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cache.md) noun (a cache, caches); verb (cache, caches, cached, caching) A cache is a hidden store of things, such as food, weapons or treasure.
9. [**cackle**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cackle.md) verb (cackle, cackles, cackled, cackling); noun (a cackle, cackles) 1) The loud, harsh sound a hen or goose makes. 2) (verb) To laugh in a loud, harsh, high way, often unpleasantly. 3) (noun) Such a laugh.…
10. [**cactus**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cactus.md) noun (a cactus, cacti or cactuses) 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…
11. [**caddy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/caddy.md) noun (a caddy, caddies); verb (caddy, caddies, caddied, caddying) A caddy (also caddie) is a person who carries a golfer's clubs and gives them advice during a game.
12. [**cadet**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cadet.md) noun (a cadet, cadets) A cadet is a young person training to be an officer in the army, navy, air force or police.
13. [**caduceus**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/caduceus.md) noun (caduceus, plural caducei) 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.
14. [**caesium**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/caesium.md) noun (caesium — uncountable) Caesium is a soft, silvery-gold metal, a chemical element (symbol Cs) that reacts violently with water.
15. [**cafe**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cafe.md) noun (cafe, cafes; also café, cafés) A cafe is a small restaurant where people buy drinks like tea, coffee and juice and simple meals like sandwiches and cakes.
16. [**caff**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/caff.md) noun (a caff, caffs) — informal, UK 1) (UK, informal) A small, simple, cheap café, often serving fried breakfasts, tea and sandwiches. It is a short form of "café".
17. [**caffeine**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/caffeine.md) noun (caffeine) 1) Caffeine is a natural chemical in coffee, tea, cola, energy drinks and chocolate that makes people feel more awake and alert.
18. [**caftan**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/caftan.md) noun (caftan, caftans) 1) A long, loose robe with wide sleeves, worn in parts of the Middle East and North Africa.
19. [**cage**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cage.md) noun (cage, cages); verb (cage, cages, caged, caging) A cage is a box or room made of bars or wire that keeps animals or birds inside.
20. [**caiman**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/caiman.md) noun (a caiman, caimans) A caiman is a reptile of the alligator family that lives in the rivers, lakes and swamps of Central and South America.
21. [**cairn**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cairn.md) noun (cairn, cairns) 1) A heap of stones piled up, often to mark a grave or a path on a hill.
22. [**cajole**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cajole.md) verb (cajole, cajoles, cajoled, cajoling) 1) To cajole someone is to coax or persuade them to do something, often with soft words or flattery.
23. [**cake**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cake.md) noun (cake, cakes); verb (cake, caked — covered thickly) A cake is a sweet baked food made of flour, eggs, sugar and butter, often for birthdays and parties.
24. [**calabash**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/calabash.md) noun (calabash, calabashes) 1) A large gourd with a hard shell, or a bowl or flask made from one.
25. [**calamine**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/calamine.md) noun (calamine, uncountable) A pink powder made from zinc oxide with a little iron oxide, used in a lotion to soothe itchy or sore skin.
26. [**calamity**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/calamity.md) noun (a calamity, calamities) A terrible event that causes great damage, loss or suffering, like an earthquake or a flood.
27. [**calamus**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/calamus.md) noun (calamus, calamuses) 1) A sweet-smelling water plant with a long root that was once used as medicine.
28. [**calcium**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/calcium.md) noun (calcium) Calcium is a mineral that our bodies need for strong bones and teeth.
29. [**calculate**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/calculate.md) verb (calculate, calculates, calculated, calculating); noun calculation; adjective calculated, calculating To work out an amount or answer using numbers, in your head, on paper or with a calculator.
30. [**calculated**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/calculated.md) adjective (calculated); verb form (calculate, calculates, calculated, calculating) Past form of «calculate»: worked out using numbers: «We calculated the area.».
31. [**calculating**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/calculating.md) adjective (calculating); verb form (calculate, calculates, calculated, calculating) The -ing form of «calculate»: working something out with numbers: «I'm calculating the total.».
32. [**calculation**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/calculation.md) noun (a calculation, calculations) A calculation is working out an answer using numbers, such as adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing.
33. [**calculator**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/calculator.md) noun (a calculator, calculators) A calculator is a small electronic machine for doing sums and other maths quickly.
34. [**calculus**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/calculus.md) noun (calculus — uncountable; calculi — for stones) A branch of advanced maths that studies how things change and how to add up endless tiny pieces, used for speed, curves, areas and motion.
35. [**caldera**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/caldera.md) noun (caldera, calderas) 1) A large bowl-shaped hollow formed when the top of a volcano collapses after a huge eruption.
36. [**caldron**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/caldron.md) noun (caldron, caldrons) 1) A large, heavy pot for cooking over a fire; a spelling variant of cauldron.
37. [**calendar**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/calendar.md) noun (calendar, calendars) A calendar is a chart that shows the days, weeks and months of the year.
38. [**calender**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/calender.md) noun (calender, calenders) 1) (old use, in fairy tales) A wandering holy man who shaved his head and begged for alms, as in the Arabian tales.
39. [**calf**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/calf.md) noun (a calf, calves) 1) A calf is a young cow or bull. 2) A calf is the young of some other large animals, like elephants, whales, giraffes and deer. 3) Your…
40. [**calibrated**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/calibrated.md) verb, past form of calibrate (calibrate, calibrates, calibrated, calibrating); adjective (calibrated) Checked and adjusted so that it measures exactly right.
41. [**calico**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/calico.md) noun (calico — uncountable); adjective (calico — US) A plain, cheap cotton cloth, usually cream or white and not dyed.
42. [**caliph**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/caliph.md) noun (caliph, caliphs) 1) (old use) The ruler of a Muslim empire in old times, who was seen as a successor of the Prophet.
43. [**call**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/call.md) verb (call, calls, called, calling); noun (a call, calls) 1) To call is to phone someone. 2) To call is to shout or say loudly so someone hears. 3) To call is to give a name: «We call him Max». 4)…
44. [**caller**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/caller.md) noun (caller, callers) A caller is a person who makes a telephone call.
45. [**callous**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/callous.md) adjective (callous; more callous, most callous) 1) Cruel and not caring at all about other people's feelings or pain. 2) Showing no pity: «a callous remark».
46. [**callus**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/callus.md) noun (a callus, calluses); verb (callus, callused — rare) A callus is a patch of hard, thick skin on your hands or feet, made by rubbing or pressing again and again.
47. [**calm**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/calm.md) adjective (calm, calmer, calmest); verb (calm, calms, calmed, calming); noun (calm) Not worried, angry or excited; peaceful: "Stay calm.".
48. [**calmly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/calmly.md) adverb (calmly, more calmly, most calmly) 1) Calmly means in a quiet, peaceful way, without getting angry, upset, excited or frightened.
49. [**calmness**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/calmness.md) noun (calmness, uncountable) Calmness is the state of being quiet, peaceful and not worried, angry or excited.
50. [**calorie**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/calorie.md) noun (a calorie, calories) 1) A calorie is a unit used to measure how much energy food gives your body. 2) In science, a calorie is a small unit of heat energy.
51. [**calve**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/calve.md) verb (calve, calves, calved, calving) 1) (of a cow, whale, elephant and some other animals) To give birth to a calf. 2) (of a glacier or iceberg) To have a big piece of ice…
52. [**calving**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/calving.md) noun (calving — uncountable); verb form (calve, calves, calved, calving) 1) The birth of a calf, especially on a farm. 2) The breaking off of ice from the edge of a glacier or ice sheet into the sea, making…
53. [**calyx**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/calyx.md) noun (calyx, calyces or calyxes) 1) The ring of green leaves (sepals) that wraps around the bud of a flower.
54. [**cambrian**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cambrian.md) adjective (Cambrian); noun (the Cambrian) 1) (science) The Cambrian was a period of Earth's history about 540 to 485 million years ago, when many kinds of animals with hard shells…
55. [**camel**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/camel.md) noun (camel, camels) 1) A camel is a large animal with a long neck and one or two humps on its back, which lives in deserts. 2) Camel is a light brown colour.
56. [**camellia**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/camellia.md) noun (a camellia, camellias) A bush with shiny dark green leaves and large flowers like roses, usually pink, red or white, that bloom in late winter or spring.
57. [**camera**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/camera.md) noun (a camera, cameras) A camera is a device for taking photographs or making videos.
58. [**cameraman**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cameraman.md) noun (a cameraman, cameramen) 1) A person whose job is to operate a camera for films or television.
59. [**camion**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/camion.md) noun (a camion, camions) A low, strong truck or cart used to carry heavy things, especially in the army.
60. [**camo**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/camo.md) noun (camo, uncountable, informal); adjective (camo) Short for camouflage: clothes or patterns in greens and browns that help you blend into the background.
61. [**camomile**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/camomile.md) noun (camomile — uncountable; also spelled chamomile) A small plant with flowers like tiny daisies, white petals around a yellow middle, which has a sweet apple-like smell.
62. [**camouflage**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/camouflage.md) noun (camouflage — uncountable); verb (camouflage, camouflages, camouflaged, camouflaging) Camouflage is colours, patterns or shapes that help an animal or thing blend into its surroundings so it is hard to see.
63. [**camp**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/camp.md) noun (camp, camps); verb (camp, camps, camped, camping) A camp is a place where people stay in tents or cabins, often outdoors.
64. [**campaign**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/campaign.md) noun (a campaign, campaigns); verb (campaign, campaigns, campaigned, campaigning) A campaign is a planned series of actions to get something done, such as winning an election or changing a rule.
65. [**campaigner**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/campaigner.md) noun (a campaigner, campaigners) A person who works hard to change something in society or politics, for example to protect the environment or to change a law.
66. [**camper**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/camper.md) noun (camper, campers) A camper is a person who stays at a camp, often in a tent, or goes camping.
67. [**campfire**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/campfire.md) noun (a campfire, campfires) 1) An outdoor fire made at a camp, used for warmth, light and cooking. 2) A gathering around such a fire, with stories and songs.
68. [**camphor**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/camphor.md) noun (camphor, uncountable) 1) A white, waxy substance with a strong, sharp smell, taken from the wood of the camphor tree or made in factories; it is used in some…
69. [**camping**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/camping.md) noun (camping); verb (camp: camping) 1) Camping is staying outdoors in a tent or a camper van for fun. 2) Camping is the -ing form of camp: «We are camping».
70. [**campsite**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/campsite.md) noun (a campsite, campsites; US also campground) A place where people camp in tents, caravans or campervans, often with toilets, showers and water taps.
71. [**campus**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/campus.md) noun (campus, campuses) 1) The grounds of a university or college, with its buildings and fields.
72. [**can**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/can.md) modal verb (can, cannot, can't, could); noun (can, cans); verb (can, cans, canned — to put in cans) 1) Can means is able to: I can swim. 2) Can means is allowed to: You can go out now. 3) Can is used to ask politely: Can I have some…
73. [**canadian**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/canadian.md) adjective (Canadian); noun (a Canadian, Canadians) 1) Canadian means from or about Canada, the big country north of the USA. 2) A Canadian is a person from Canada.
74. [**canal**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/canal.md) noun (a canal, canals) A long, narrow waterway dug by people so boats can travel or water can flow, for example across a country.
75. [**canard**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/canard.md) noun (a canard, canards) A canard is a false story or rumour that many people repeat and believe, especially one spread on purpose.
76. [**canary**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/canary.md) noun (a canary, canaries); adjective canary yellow 1) A small yellow songbird often kept as a pet. 2) A bright yellow colour (canary yellow). 3) Something that gives an early warning of…
77. [**cancel**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cancel.md) verb (cancel, cancels, cancelled, cancelling); noun (a cancel — rare) To decide that a planned event will not happen.
78. [**cancellation**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cancellation.md) noun (a cancellation, cancellations) The act of calling off something that was planned, such as a match, flight or appointment.
79. [**cancelled**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cancelled.md) verb form (past and past participle of cancel: cancel, cancels, cancelled, cancelling — UK; canceled, canceling — US); adjective (a cancelled match) Cancelled means stopped or called off, so that a planned thing will not happen: the match was cancelled.
80. [**cancer**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cancer.md) noun (cancer, cancers); proper noun (Cancer — a star sign and constellation) Cancer is a serious illness in which some cells in the body grow out of control and can spread.
81. [**candelabra**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/candelabra.md) noun (candelabra, candelabras) 1) A branched holder with several arms for candles or lamps, often made of brass or silver.
82. [**candid**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/candid.md) adjective (candid) Honest and open, saying what you really think even if it is hard to hear: a candid answer.
83. [**candidacy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/candidacy.md) noun (a candidacy, candidacies) 1) (formal) Being a candidate in an election, or trying to be chosen for a job or position.
84. [**candidate**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/candidate.md) noun (a candidate, candidates) A candidate is a person who is trying to be chosen for something, such as a job, a prize or a place in government.
85. [**candidly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/candidly.md) adverb 1) In an honest, open way, saying what you really think.
86. [**candied**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/candied.md) adjective (candied); verb, past form of candy (candy, candies, candied, candying) 1) Cooked in sugar syrup to preserve it and make it sweet: candied peel, candied fruit. 2) (rare) Too sweet or flattering in words.
87. [**candle**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/candle.md) noun (a candle, candles) A candle is a stick of wax with a string (a wick) in the middle that you light to give a small flame and light.
88. [**candlelight**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/candlelight.md) noun (candlelight, uncountable) 1) The soft light from a candle or candles.
89. [**candlestick**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/candlestick.md) noun (a candlestick, candlesticks) A holder for a candle, with a hole or spike on top.
90. [**candour**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/candour.md) noun (candour, uncountable) 1) The quality of being honest, open and saying what you really think, even if it is not nice to hear.
91. [**candy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/candy.md) noun (candy, candies) Candy is a sweet food made with sugar, like a lollipop or a toffee.
92. [**candyfloss**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/candyfloss.md) noun (candyfloss, uncountable; a candyfloss = one portion, informal) Candyfloss is a fluffy pink or white sweet made of spun sugar, wound onto a stick, sold at fairs and the seaside.
93. [**cane**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cane.md) noun (a cane, canes); verb (cane, canes, caned, caning) A cane is a stick that people use to help them walk; a white cane helps blind people.
94. [**canine**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/canine.md) adjective (canine); noun (a canine, canines) Canine means to do with dogs or the dog family: canine behaviour, a canine friend.
95. [**canned**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/canned.md) adjective (canned); verb past form of can (can, cans, canned, canning — to put into tins) Kept in a sealed metal can or tin, like canned beans.
96. [**cannibal**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cannibal.md) noun (cannibals) A cannibal is a person or creature that eats other people.
97. [**cannon**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cannon.md) noun (a cannon, cannon or cannons); verb (cannon, cannons, cannoned, cannoning — rare) A cannon is a big, heavy gun, usually on wheels or on a ship, that fires large metal balls or shells.
98. [**cannonball**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cannonball.md) noun (a cannonball, cannonballs); verb (informal: cannonball, cannonballed) A cannonball is a heavy round metal or stone ball that used to be fired from a cannon.
99. [**cannula**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cannula.md) noun (a cannula, cannulas or cannulae) A thin tube put into a vein or into the body by a doctor or nurse, so that medicine or fluid can go in, or fluid can come out.
100. [**canny**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/canny.md) adjective (canny, cannier, canniest); adverb (cannily) Canny means clever and careful, especially with money or in business; hard to trick: «a canny shopper».

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