cafeteria facility
1: (usually plural) facilities for providing food for employees or visitors
caff
1: informal British term for a cafe
caffe latte
1: strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk [syn: {latte}]
caffein
1: a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects [syn: {caffeine}]
caffein addict
1: someone addicted to caffeine [syn: {caffeine addict}]
caffeine
1: a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects [syn: {caffein}]
caffeinism
1: poisoning resulting from excessive intake of caffeine containing products [syn: {caffiene intoxication}]
caffer
1: an offensive term for any Black African [syn: {kaffir}, {kafir}, {caffre}]
caffer cat
1: widely distributed wildcat of Africa and Asia Minor [syn: {kaffir cat}, {Felis ocreata}]
caffiene intoxication
1: poisoning resulting from excessive intake of caffeine containing products [syn: {caffeinism}]
caffre
1: an offensive term for any Black African [syn: {kaffir}, {kafir}, {caffer}]
caftan
1: a woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East [syn: {kaftan}] 2: a (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in...
cage
1: an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept [syn: {coop}] 2: something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement 3: United States composer of avant-garde mu...
cage in
1: confine in a cage; "The animal was caged" [syn: {cage}]
cager
1: an athlete who plays basketball [syn: {basketball player}, {basketeer}]
cagey
1: showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound" [syn: {cagy}, {canny}, {clever}] 2: characterized by great cautious and wariness; "a cagey av...
cagily
1: in a cagey manner; "`I don't know yet,' he answered cagily" [syn: {circumspectly}]
Cagliostro
1: Italian who was famous as a magician and alchemist (1743-1795) [syn: {Count Alessandro di Cagliostro}, {Giuseppe Balsamo}]
Cagney
1: United States film actor known for his portrayals of tough characters (1899-1986) [syn: {Jimmy Cagney}, {James Cagney}]
cagoule
1: lightweight parka; waterproof
cagy
1: showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound" [syn: {cagey}, {canny}, {clever}] 2: characterized by great cautious and wariness; "a cagey a...
Cahita
1: a member of the Taracahitian people of central Mexico 2: the Uto-Aztecan language of the Cahita people
cahoots
1: collusion; "in cahoots with"
caiman
1: an alligator-like reptile of Central America and South America having a more heavily armored belly [syn: {cayman}]
caiman lizard
1: crocodile-like lizard of South America having powerful jaws for crushing snails and mussels
Caiman sclerops
1: caiman with bony ridges about the eyes; found from southern Mexico to Argentina [syn: {spectacled caiman}]
caimitillo
1: tropical American timber tree with dark hard heavy wood and small plumlike purple fruit [syn: {satinleaf}, {satin leaf}, {damson plum}, {Chrysophyllum oliviforme}]
caimito
1: evergreen tree of West Indies and Central America having edible purple fruit star-shaped in cross section and dark green leaves with golden silky undersides [syn: {star apple}, {Chrysophyllum caini...
Cain
1: (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God
cainogenesis
1: introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (as addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution) [s...
Cairene
1: a native or inhabitant of Cairo
Cairina
1: a genus of Anatidae [syn: {genus Cairina}]
Cairina moschata
1: large crested wild duck of Central America and South America; widely domesticated [syn: {muscovy duck}, {musk duck}]
cairn
1: a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path 2: small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland [syn: {cairn terrier}]
cairn terrier
1: small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland [syn: {cairn}]
cairngorm
1: a smoky yellow or brown quartz [syn: {smoky quartz}]
Cairo
1: a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers 2: the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a major port just south of the Nile delta; former...
caisson
1: an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome [syn: {coffer}, {lacuna}] 2: a two-wheeled military vehicle carrying artillery ammunition 3: a chest to hold ammunition [syn: {ammunition chest}] 4: ...
caisson disease
1: pain resulting from rapid change in pressure [syn: {decompression sickness}, {aeroembolism}, {air embolism}, {gas embolism}, {bends}]
caitiff
1: despicably mean and cowardly n : a cowardly and despicable person
Caitra
1: the first Hindu calendar month (corresponding to March in the Gregorian calendar) [syn: {Chait}]
cajan pea
1: tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics [syn: {pigeon pea}, {pigeon-pea plant}, {catjang pea}, {red gram}, {dhal}, {dahl}, {Cajanus cajan}] 2: sm...
Cajanus
1: erect densely branched shrubby perennials of Old World tropics; naturalized in other warm regions [syn: {genus Cajanus}]
Cajanus cajan
1: tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics [syn: {pigeon pea}, {pigeon-pea plant}, {cajan pea}, {catjang pea}, {red gram}, {dhal}, {dahl}]
cajole
1: influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along" [syn: {wheedle}, {palaver}, {blarney}, {coax}, {sweet-talk}, {inveigle}]
cajolery
1: flattery intended to persuade [syn: {blandishment}, {palaver}]
cajolingly
1: in a cajoling manner; "`Come here,' she said coaxingly" [syn: {coaxingly}]
Cajun
1: a Louisianian descended from Acadian immigrants from Nova Scotia (`Cajun' comes from `Acadian')
Cakchiquel
1: a member of the Mayan people living in south central Guatemala 2: the Mayan language spoken by the Cakchiquel people
cake
1: a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); "a bar of chocolate" [syn: {bar}] 2: small flat mass of chopped food [syn: {patty}] 3: made from or based on a mixture of flour and sugar and eggs ...
cake mix
1: a commercial mix for making a cake
cakehole
1: informal terms for the mouth [syn: {trap}, {hole}, {maw}, {yap}, {gob}]
cakewalk
1: a strutting dance based on a march; was performed in minstrel shows; originated as a competition among Black dancers to win a cake 2: an easy accomplishment; "winning the tournament was a cakewalk ...
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Cakile
1: small genus of succulent annual herbs found on sandy shores of North America and Europe [syn: {genus Cakile}]
Cakile maritima
1: salt-tolerant seashore annual grown for its fragrant rose or violet flowers and fleshy gray-green foliage [syn: {sea-rocket}]
calaba
1: West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice [syn: {Santa Maria tree}, {Calophyllum calaba}]
calabar bean
1: dark brown highly poisonous seed of the calabar-bean vine; source of physostigmine and used in native witchcraft [syn: {ordeal bean}]
calabar-bean vine
1: tropical African woody vine yielding calabar beans [syn: {Physostigma venenosum}]
calabash
1: round gourd of the calabash tree 2: tropical American evergreen that produces large round gourds [syn: {calabash tree}, {Crescentia cujete}] 3: Old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-sha...
calabash pipe
1: a pipe for smoking; has a curved stem and a large bowl made from a calabash gourd [syn: {calabash}]
calabash tree
1: tropical American evergreen that produces large round gourds [syn: {calabash}, {Crescentia cujete}]
calabazilla
1: perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit [syn: {prairie gourd}, {prairie gourd vine}, {Missouri gourd}, {wild ...
Calabria
1: a region of southern Italy (forming the toe of the Italian `boot')
calabur tree
1: 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 [syn: {Jamaican cherry}, {ca...
calabura
1: 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 [syn: {Jamaican cherry}, {ca...
caladenia
1: any of various orchids of the genus Caladenia
Caladenia cairnsiana
1: orchid with red-tinged linear leaves and panicle of purple-marked pale-yellow flowers with deep red or purple lip; southwestern Australia [syn: {zebra orchid}]
caladium
1: any plant of the genus Caladium cultivated for their ornamental foliage variously patterned in white or pink or red
Caladium bicolor
1: most popular caladium; cultivated in many varieties since the late 19th century
Calais
1: 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 unti...
calamari
1: (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food [syn: {squid}, {calamary}]
calamary
1: (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food [syn: {squid}, {calamari}]
calamine
1: a white mineral; a common ore of zinc [syn: {hemimorphite}]
calamine lotion
1: a lotion consisting of a liquid preparation containing calamine; used to treat itching or mild skin irritations
calamint
1: perennial aromatic herbs growing in hedgerows or scrub or open woodlands from western Europe to central Asia and in North America
Calamintha grandiflora
1: aromatic herb with large pink flowers; southern and southeastern Europe; Anatolia; northern Iran [syn: {large-flowered calamint}, {Clinopodium grandiflorum}, {Satureja grandiflora}]
Calamintha nepeta
1: low-growing strongly aromatic perennial herb of southern Europe to GB naturalized in United States [syn: {lesser calamint}, {field balm}, {Calamintha nepeta glantulosa}, {Satureja nepeta}, {Saturej...
Calamintha nepeta glantulosa
1: low-growing strongly aromatic perennial herb of southern Europe to GB naturalized in United States [syn: {lesser calamint}, {field balm}, {Calamintha nepeta}, {Satureja nepeta}, {Satureja calaminth...
Calamintha sylvatica
1: mint-scented perennial of central and southern Europe [syn: {common calamint}, {Satureja calamintha officinalis}]
calamitous
1: (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin; "the stock market crashed on Black Friday"; "a calamitous defeat"; "the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous cam...
calamity
1: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster" [syn: {catastrophe}, {disaster}, {tragedy}, {cataclysm}]
Calamity Jane
1: United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903) [syn: {Burk}, {Martha Jane Burk}, {Burke}, {Martha Jane Burke}]
calamus
1: any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes 2: the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally 3: perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves...
Calamus australis
1: tall scrambling spiny palm of northeastern Queensland, Australia [syn: {lawyer cane}]
calamus oil
1: carcinogenic oil from calamus root used as a perfume
Calamus penna
1: from Florida and Bahamas to Brazil [syn: {sheepshead porgy}]
Calamus rotang
1: climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for Malacca canes [syn: {rattan}, {rattan palm}]
Calan
1: a drug (trade names Calan and Isoptin) used as an oral or parenteral calcium blocker in cases of hypertension or congestive heart failure or angina or migraine [syn: {verapamil}, {Isoptin}]
calando
1: gradually decreasing in tempo and volume
Calandrinia
1: large genus of low-growing herbs; widespread throughout tropical and warm temperate regions having usually basal leaves and panicles of purplish ephemeral flowers [syn: {genus Calandrinia}]
Calandrinia ciliata
1: succulent carpet-forming plant having small brilliant reddish-pink flowers; southwestern United States [syn: {red maids}, {redmaids}]
calanthe
1: any of various showy orchids of the genus Calanthe having white or yellow or rose-colored flowers and broad leaves folded lengthwise
Calapooya
1: a member of the North American Indian people of Oregon [syn: {Kalapooia}, {Kalapuya}, {Calapuya}]
Calapuya
1: a member of the North American Indian people of Oregon [syn: {Kalapooia}, {Kalapuya}, {Calapooya}]
calash
1: a woman's large folded hooped hood; worn in the 18th century [syn: {caleche}] 2: the folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage [syn: {caleche}, {calash top}]
calash top
1: the folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage [syn: {calash}, {caleche}]
calathian violet
1: perennial Eurasian gentian with sky-blue funnel-shaped flowers of damp open heaths [syn: {marsh gentian}, {Gentiana pneumonanthe}]
calc-tufa
1: a soft porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate deposited from springs rich in lime [syn: {tufa}]
calcaneal
1: relating to the heel bone or heel
calcaneus
1: the largest tarsal bone; forms the human heel [syn: {heelbone}, {os tarsi fibulare}]
calcareous
1: composed of or containing or resembling calcium carbonate or calcite or chalk [syn: {chalky}]
calcarine fissure
1: a sulcus in the mesial surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum [syn: {calcarine sulcus}]
calcarine sulcus
1: a sulcus in the mesial surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum [syn: {calcarine fissure}]
calced
1: used of certain religious orders who wear shoes [syn: {shod}] [ant: {discalced}]
calcedony
1: a milky or grayish translucent to transparent quartz [syn: {chalcedony}]
calceiform
1: slipper-shaped; "the calceiform lip of certain orchids" [syn: {calceolate}]
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