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- CARDINALOf fundamental importance; crucial, pivotal.
- CARDINALITYThe number of elements a given set contains.
- CARDINALLYIn a cardinal manner; fundamentally.
- CARDINALSHIPThe office (or term of office) of a cardinal
- CARDIOCardiovascular; pertaining to the health of the circulatory and respiratory systems.
- CARDIOLOGISTA physician who specializes in medical problems related to the heart.
- CARDIOLOGYThe study of the structure, function, and disorders of the heart.
- CARDIOPATHYAny disease or disorder of the heart.
- CARDITISinflammation of the heart (any or all parts of it).
- CARDONAny of several large columnar cacti mostly of the genus Cereus.
- CARDOONAny member of the species Cynara cardunculus of prickly perennial plants which has leaf stalks eaten as a vegetable, related to the artichoke.
- CAREClose attention; concern; responsibility.
- CAREENTo heave a ship down on one side so as to expose the other, in order to clean it of barnacles and weed, or to repair it below the water line.
- CAREEROne’s calling in life; one's working occupation or profession, especially when pursued seriously or over a long period of time.
- CAREFULTaking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.
- CAREFULLYSorrowfully.
- CARELINEA helpline provided for customers by the manufacturer of a product.
- CARESSAn act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness.
- CARESSEROne who caresses.
- CARETA mark ⟨ ‸ ⟩ used by writers and proofreaders to indicate that something is to be inserted at that point.
- CARETAKINGThe act of taking care or taking charge of something.
- CAREXAny member of the genus Carex of sedges.
- CARFAXA junction of four roads.
- CARFULAs much as a car will hold. (Usually with reference to an automobile; sometimes with reference to a railroad car, especially in 19th-century texts.)
- CARGOFreight carried by a ship, aircraft, or motor vehicle.
- CARGOOSEA species of grebe (Podiceps cristatus); the great crested grebe.
- CARHOPA waiter or waitress who serves customers, especially in their vehicles, at a drive-in restaurant, sometimes on rollerskates.
- CARIBEpiranha fish
- CARIBOUAny of several North American subspecies Rangifer tarandus of the reindeer.
- CARIESThe progressive destruction of bone or tooth by decay. Ellipsis of dental caries (“tooth decay”).
- CARILLONA set of bells, often in a bell tower, sometimes operated by means of a keyboard (manual or pedal), originating from the Low Countries.
- CARINAA longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.
- CARINALRelating to a carina
- CARINATEShaped like a boat's keel.
- CARINGKind, sensitive, or empathetic.
- CARINGLYIn a caring manner.
- CARIOLEA small, light, open one-horse carriage.
- CARIOUSHaving caries (bone or tooth decay); decayed, rotten.
- CARKTo be filled with worry, solicitude, or troubles.
- CARLA rude, rustic man; a churl.
- CARLEpeasant; fellow
- CARLIKEResembling or characteristic of a car (road vehicle).
- CARLINEA woman; also, a hag or witch.
- CARLINGAlternative form of carline (“old woman”).
- CARMAGNOLEA popular Red Republican song and dance, of the time of the first French Revolution.
- CARMANA person who transported goods, usually with a horse and cart.
- CARMINATIVERelieving the discomfort of gas in the digestive tract, either by reducing its production (by the gut microbiota) or by inducing its expulsion (whether as belches [upper GI action]
- CARMINEA purplish-red pigment, made from dye obtained from the cochineal beetle; carminic acid or any of its derivatives.
- CARNAGEDeath and destruction.
- CARNALRelating to the physical and especially sexual appetites or activities.
- CARNALISMThe state of being carnal; carnality; sensualism.
- CARNALISTA sensualist, a hedonist.
- CARNALITYThe state of being carnal.
- CARNALIZETo make physical or materialistic, as opposed to spiritual
- CARNALSRelating to the physical and especially sexual appetites or activities.
- CARNAPTIOUSbad-tempered, quarrelsome, snappy
- CARNATIONA type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers. originally, Dianthus caryophyllus other members of genus Dianthus and hybrids
- CARNEOUSA pale pink or beige color; peach or flesh-tone.
- CARNETA ticket book, a collection of tickets in the form of a booklet often sold at a discount to single tickets.
- CARNEYAlternative spelling of carny.
- CARNIEAlternative spelling of carny.
- CARNIESTA person who works in a carnival (often one who uses exaggerated showmanship or fraud).
- CARNIFEXAn executioner.
- CARNIFYTo form flesh; to become like flesh.
- CARNITINEA betaine, 3-hydroxy-4-trimethylammonio-butanoate, that is found in the liver and has a function in fatty acid transport.
- CARNIVALAny of a number of festivals held just before the beginning of Lent.
- CARNOSITYFleshiness.
- CARNOTITEA yellow mineral that is a potassium uranyl vanadate that is a major ore of uranium, with the chemical formula K2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O.
- CARNYA person who works in a carnival (often one who uses exaggerated showmanship or fraud).
- CARNYXA bronze wind instrument used by Iron Age Celts (c. 200 B.C.E. – 200 C.E.) as a type of battle trumpet; held vertically when played, it was shaped like an elongated S with a mouthp
- CAROBAn evergreen shrub or tree, Ceratonia siliqua, native to the Mediterranean region.
- CAROLA round dance accompanied by singing.
- CAROMA shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball.
- CARONháček
- CAROTENEA class of tetraterpene plant pigments; they vary in colour from yellow, through orange to red, this colour originating in a chain of alternating single and double bonds.
- CAROTENOIDAny of a class of yellow to red organic pigments including the carotenes and xanthophylls.
- CAROTIDEither of the two main arteries that supply blood to the head of which the left in humans arises from the arch of the aorta and the right by bifurcation of the brachiocephalic arte
- CAROTIDALOf or relating to the carotid arteries.
- CAROTINOIDDated form of carotenoid.
- CAROUSALThe state of carousing; (drunken) revelry; an instance of this; a noisy social gathering, often with much alcohol consumption.
- CAROUSETo engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering.
- CAROUSELA pleasure ride, typically found at amusement parks and fairs and accompanied by music, consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats, frequen
- CAROUSINGLYin a carousing manner
- CARPAny of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.
- CARPALAny of the eight bones of the wrist (carpus).
- CARPELA constituent part of a flower pistil: the female reproductive organs in a flower. A carpel is composed of an ovary, a style, and a stigma, although some flowers have carpels witho
- CARPETA fabric used as a complete floor covering.
- CARPETBAGA traveling bag made from scraps of carpet and widely used in the United States (and elsewhere) in the 19 century.
- CARPHONEAlternative form of car phone.
- CARPINGLYin a carping manner; with complaints.
- CARPOLOGIESthe study of the structure of seeds and fruit
- CARPOLOGYthe study of the structure of seeds and fruit
- CARPOOLAn arrangement whereby several people travel together in the same car in order to save costs, reduce pollution etc.
- CARPUSThe group of bones that make up the wrist.
- CARTA small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, often with two wheels on one axle, more often used for transporting goods than passengers.
- CARTABLEAble to be carted or carried.
- CARTAGEThe transport of goods by cart.
- CARTEA bill of fare; a menu.
- CARTELA group of businesses or nations that collude to limit competition within an industry or market.
- CARTELIZEOf an industry, to be subjected to the control of a cartel.