cairn

small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland ; a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path ;

cairn terrier

small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland ;

cairngorm

a smoky yellow or brown quartz ;

cairo

the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a major port just south of the Nile delta; formerly the home of the Pharaohs ; a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers ;

caisson

large watertight chamber used for construction under water ; a chest to hold ammunition ; a two-wheeled military vehicle carrying artillery ammunition ; an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome ;

caisson disease

pain resulting from rapid change in pressure ;

caitiff

a cowardly and despicable person ;

caitra

the first Hindu calendar month (corresponding to March in the Gregorian calendar) ;

cajan pea

small highly nutritious seed of the tropical pigeon-pea plant ; tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics ;

cajanus

erect densely branched shrubby perennials of Old World tropics; naturalized in other warm regions ;

cajanus cajan

tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics ;

cajolery

flattery intended to persuade ;

cajun

a Louisianian descended from Acadian immigrants from Nova Scotia (`Cajun' comes from `Acadian') ;

cakchiquel

the Mayan language spoken by the Cakchiquel ; a member of the Mayan people living in south central Guatemala ;

cake

a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); "a bar of chocolate" ; made from or based on a mixture of flour and sugar and eggs ; small flat mass of chopped food ;

cake mix

a commercial mix for making a cake ;

cakehole

informal terms for the mouth ;

cakewalk

an easy accomplishment; "winning the tournament was a cakewalk for him"; "invading Iraq won't be a cakewalk" ; a strutting dance based on a march; was performed in minstrel shows; originated as a competition among Black dancers to win a cake ;

cakile

small genus of succulent annual herbs found on sandy shores of North America and Europe ;

cakile maritima

salt-tolerant seashore annual grown for its fragrant rose or violet flowers and fleshy grey-green foliage ;

calaba

West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice ;

calabar-bean vine

tropical African woody vine yielding calabar beans ;

calabar bean

dark brown highly poisonous seed of the calabar-bean vine; source of physostigmine and used in native witchcraft ;

calabash

a pipe for smoking; has a curved stem and a large bowl made from a calabash gourd ; bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd ; Old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-shaped gourds as fruits ; tropical American evergreen that produces large round gourds ; round gourd of the calabash tree ;

calabash pipe

a pipe for smoking; has a curved stem and a large bowl made from a calabash gourd ;

calabash tree

tropical American evergreen that produces large round gourds ;

calabazilla

perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit ;

calabria

a region of southern Italy (forming the toe of the Italian `boot') ;

calabur tree

a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves ;

calabura

a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves ;

caladenia

any of various orchids of the genus Caladenia ;

caladenia cairnsiana

orchid with reddish linear leaves and panicle of purple-marked pale-yellow flowers with deep red or purple lip; southwestern Australia ;

caladium

any plant of the genus Caladium cultivated for their ornamental foliage variously patterned in white or pink or red ;

caladium bicolor

most popular caladium; cultivated in many varieties since the late 19th century ;

calais

a town in northern France on the Strait of Dover that serves as a ferry port to England; in 1347 it was captured by the English king Edward III after a long siege and remained in English hands until it was recaptured by the French king Henry II in 1558 ;

calamagrostic quadriseta

tall Australian reedlike grass sometimes used for hay ;

calamagrostis

reed grass ;

calamagrostis acutiflora

a variety of reed grass ;

calamari

(Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food ;

calamary

(Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food ;