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Carib WoodnounMWEsmall Dominican tree bearing masses of large crimson flowers before the fine pinnate foliage emergesverified
Caribenounsmall voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animalsverified
Caricature PlantnounMWEtropical Old World shrub having purple or red tubular flowers and leaf markings resembling the profile of a human faceverified
Carinanounany of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that on the breastbone of a bird or that formed by the fused petals of a pea blossomverified
Carissanouna shrub of the genus Carissa having fragrant white flowers and plumlike red to purple-black fruitsverified
Carnal AbusenounMWEsexual intercourse with a person (girl or boy) who has not reached the age of consent (even if both parties participate willingly)verified
Carnallitenouna white or reddish mineral consisting of hydrous chlorides of potassium and magnesiumverified
Carnation FamilynounMWElarge family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes)verified
Carnaubanounhard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishesverified
Carnauba WaxnounMWEhard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishesverified
Carnivalnouna frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainmentverified
Carnivorous PlantnounMWEplants adapted to attract and capture and digest primarily insects but also other small animalsverified
Carotenoidnounany of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animalsverified
Carpal TunnelnounMWEa passageway in the wrist through which nerves and the flexor muscles of the hands passverified
Carpal Tunnel SyndromenounMWEa painful disorder caused by compression of a nerve in the carpal tunnelverified
Carpenter AntnounMWEant that nests in decaying wood in which it bores tunnels for depositing eggsverified
Carpenter BeenounMWElarge solitary bee that lays eggs in tunnels bored into wood or plant stemsverified
Carpenter's MalletnounMWEa short-handled mallet with a wooden head used to strike a chisel or wedgeverified
Carpenter's PlanenounMWEa carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping woodverified
CarpenterianounCalifornia evergreen shrub having glossy opposite leaves and terminal clusters of a few fragrant white flowersverified
Carpet BombingnounMWEan extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large targetverified
Carpet GrassnounMWEgrass native to West Indies but common in southern United States having tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark fungusverified
Carpet KnightnounMWEa knight who spends his time in luxury and idleness (knighted on the carpet at court rather than on the field of battle)verified
Carpet SweepernounMWEa cleaning implement with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the implement is pushed over a carpetverified
Carpetingnounfloor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)verified
Carpetweednounannual prostrate mat-forming weed having whorled leaves and small greenish-white flowersverified
Carpetweed FamilynounMWEsucculent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweedsverified