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Calico BushnounMWEa North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowersverified
Calico CrabnounMWEbrightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United Statesverified
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)nounMWEA bill that enhances privacy rights and consumer protection for residents of the state of California. The bill became effective Jan. 1, 2020.candidate
Call Admission ControlnounMWEThe inspection and control all inbound and outbound voice network activity by a voice firewall based on user-defined policies.verified
Call BacknounMWEProcedure for identifying and authenticating a remote information system terminal, whereby the host system disconnects the terminal and reestablishes contact.verified
Call CenternounMWEa center equipped to handle a large volume of telephone calls (especially for taking orders or serving customers)verified
Call CentrenounMWEa center equipped to handle a large volume of telephone calls (especially for taking orders or serving customers)verified
Call FirenounMWEfire delivered on a specific target in response to a request from the supported unitverified
Call ForwardingnounMWElets you transfer your incoming calls to any telephone that you can dial directverified
Call OptionnounMWEthe option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given dateverified
Call TreenounMWEA documented list of employees and external entities that should be contacted in the event of an emergency declaration.verified
Call WaitingnounMWEa way of letting you know that someone else is calling when you are using your telephoneverified
Calla LilynounMWESouth African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadixverified
Caller IdnounMWEa small display that will show you the telephone number of the party calling youverified
Calling CardnounMWEa printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visitedverified
Calque FormationnounMWEan expression introduced into one language by translating it from another languageverified
Calyx TubenounMWEthe cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in Rosaceae)verified
Cam StrokenounMWEthe maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a camverified
Camber ArchnounMWEan arch with a straight horizontal extrados and a slightly arched intradosverified
Cambric TeanounMWEa beverage for children containing hot water and milk and sugar and a small amount of teaverified
Camera LucidanounMWEan optical device consisting of an attachment that enables an observer to view simultaneously the image and a drawing surface for sketching itverified
Camera ObscuranounMWEa darkened enclosure in which images of outside objects are projected through a small aperture or lens onto a facing surfaceverified
Camp MeetingnounMWEreligious (usually evangelistic) meeting held in a large tent or outdoors and lasting several daysverified
Camphor BallnounMWEa small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothingverified
Camphor DaisynounMWEannual of southern United States and Mexico having bristly leaves and pale yellow flowersverified
can't evenverbMWEto expresses the feeling of being overwhelmed to the point of speechlessness, often followed by withcandidate
Canal of SchlemmnounMWEa circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary veinsverified