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Cabalanounan esoteric or occult matter resembling the mystical Jewish teachings, based on esoteric writings, that is traditionally secretverified
Cabalahnounan esoteric or occult matter resembling the mystical Jewish teachings, based on esoteric writings, that is traditionally secretverified
Cabaretnouna spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drinkverified
Cabbage BarknounMWEtree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable woodverified
Cabbage PalmnounMWElow-growing fan-leaved palm of coastal southern United States having edible leaf budsverified
Cabbage PalmettonounMWElow-growing fan-leaved palm of coastal southern United States having edible leaf budsverified
Cabbage TreenounMWEelegant tree having either a single trunk or a branching trunk each with terminal clusters of long narrow leaves and large panicles of fragrant white, yellow or red flowersverified
Cabbage-Bark TreenounMWEtree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable woodverified
Cabbalanounan esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secretverified
Cabbalahnounan esoteric or occult matter resembling the mystical Jewish teachings, based on esoteric writings, that is traditionally secretverified
Cabernouna heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) that is tossed as a test of strength (in the Highlands of northern Scotland)verified
Cabin ClassnounMWEa class of accommodations on a ship or train or plane that are less expensive than first class accommodationsverified
Cabin CruisernounMWEa large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on boardverified
Cabinetnounpersons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisersverified
cablenounA wire or group of wires covered in a protective casing used for transmitting electricity or telecommunication signals.Physical
Cable RailwaynounMWEa railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending carsverified
Cable TramwaynounMWEa conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towersverified
Cachalotnounlarge whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil, also known as the sperm whaleverified
CachenounPronounced cash, a special high-speed storage mechanism. It can be either a reserved section of main memory or an independent high-speed storage device. Two types of caching are commonly used in personal computers: memory caching and disk caching.System
Cache CrammingnounMWECache Cramming is the technique of tricking a browser to run cached Java code from the local disk, instead of the internet zone, so it runs with less restrictive permissions.Threat
Cache PoisoningnounMWEMalicious or misleading data from a remote name server is saved [cached] by another name server. Typically used with DNS cache poisoning attacks.Threat
Cachetnouna warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his sealverified
Cachexianounany general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic diseaseverified
Cachexynounany general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic diseaseverified
Cachounouna scented lozenge used to sweeten the breath (e.g. to conceal the odor of tobacco)verified
Cacogenicsnounthe study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring producedverified
Cacomistlenounraccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white ringsverified
Cacomixlenounraccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white ringsverified
Cactusnounany succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spinesverified
Cactus EuphorbianounMWEsmall tree of dry open parts of southern Africa having erect angled branches suggesting candelabraverified
Cactus WrennounMWElarge harsh-voiced American wren of arid regions of the United States southwest and Mexicoverified
Cadaverinenouna colorless toxic ptomaine with an unpleasant odor formed during the putrefaction of animal tissueverified
Caddice FlynounMWEsmall moth-like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous wings and aquatic larvaeverified
Caddis FlynounMWEsmall moth-like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous wings and aquatic larvaeverified
Cadmium YellownounMWEpigment of cadmium sulfide and barium sulfate varying in hue from lemon yellow to orangeverified