cardiorespiratory
adjective · of or pertaining to or affecting both the heart and the lungs and their functions
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cared-for
adjective · having needed care and attention
Example: well-cared-for childrencarmelite
adjective · of or relating to the Carmelite friars
Example: Carmelite monasteriescarnalise
verb · debase through carnal gratification
carnalize
verb · debase through carnal gratification
carpetbag
adjective · presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality
Example: a carpetbag strangercarpetbagging
adjective · presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality
Example: a carpetbag strangercart away
verb · take away by means of a vehicle
Example: They carted off the old furniturecarve out
verb · remove from a larger whole
Example: the new start-up company carved out a large chunk of the market within a yearcasals
noun · an outstanding Spanish cellist noted for his interpretation of Bach's cello suites (1876-1973)
cash on delivery
adverb · collecting the charges upon delivery
Example: mail a package C.O.D.cassius marcellus clay
noun · United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
cast aside
verb · throw or cast away
Example: Put away your worriescastilleja chromosa
noun · most common paintbrush of western United States dry lands; having erect stems ending in dense spikes of bright orange to red flowers
catalina cherry
noun · evergreen shrub or small tree found on Catalina Island (California)
catalytic
adjective · relating to or causing or involving catalysis
Example: catalytic reactionscatastrophically
adverb · with unfortunate consequences
Example: catastrophically complexcatch out
verb · trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act
Example: He was caught outcatch sight
verb · see something for a brief time
catch up with
verb · catch up with and possibly overtake
Example: The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit rampcatchy
adjective · likely to attract attention
Example: a catchy title for a moviecatclaw
noun · erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds; West Indies and Florida
categoric
adjective · not modified or restricted by reservations
Example: a categorical denialcathartic
adjective · strongly laxative
cathodic
adjective · of or at or pertaining to a cathode
Example: cathodic deposition of metalscatholic
adjective · free from provincial prejudices or attachments
Example: catholic in one's tastescaucasian
adjective · of or relating to Caucasian people
causally
adverb · in a causal fashion
Example: causally efficacious powerscaustically
adverb · in a caustic vitriolic manner
Example: he addressed her causticallycauterisation
noun · the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
cauterize
verb · make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals
cautiously
adverb · as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
Example: she ventured cautiously downstairscavalierly
adverb · in a proud and domineering manner
Example: he treated his staff cavalierlycaviidae
noun · a family of Hystricomorpha
cayuga lake
noun · a glacial lake in central New York; the longest of the Finger Lakes
ccc
adjective · being one hundred more than two hundred
ceaselessly
adverb · with unflagging resolve
Example: dance inspires him ceaselessly to strive higher and higher toward the shining pinnacle of perfection that is the goal of every artistecelebrator
noun · a person who is celebrating
cell phone
verb · call up by using a cellular phone
Example: If the train is late, I will cell phone youcell-free
adjective · lacking cells
Example: cell-free systemscementitious
adjective · like or relevant to or having the properties of cement
Example: the adhesion of cementitious materialscentralise
verb · make central
Example: The Russian government centralized the distribution of foodcentralising
adjective · tending to draw to a central point
centrally
adverb · in or near or toward a center or according to a central role or function
Example: The theater is centrally locatedcercopithecus talapoin
noun · smallest guenon monkey; of swampy central and west African forests
cereal
adjective · made of grain or relating to grain or the plants that produce it
Example: a cereal beveragecerebrally
adverb · in the brain
Example: bleeding cerebrallyceremoniously
adverb · in a ceremonious manner
Example: my mother advised her children ceremoniouslycertainly
adverb · definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')
Example: the results are surely encouragingcertifiable
adjective · capable of being guaranteed or certified
Example: a certifiable factcertify
verb · provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
Example: His high fever attested to his illnesscetoniidae
noun · considered a separate family in some classification systems
cf
adverb · compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text)
chadar
noun · a cloth used as a head covering (and veil and shawl) by Muslim and Hindu women
chadian
adjective · of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language
Example: the Chadian desertchambered
adjective · having compartmental chambers
Example: a spiral chambered seashellchance on
verb · find unexpectedly
Example: the archeologists chanced upon an old tombchance upon
verb · find unexpectedly
Example: the archeologists chanced upon an old tombchange
noun · the action of changing something
Example: the change of government had no impact on the economychange over
verb · make a shift in or exchange of
Example: First Joe led; then we switched