Cæsura, n. Pause (in a verse), break.
Cæteris paribus, [L.] Other things being equal, in like circumstances.
Café, n. [Fr.] Restaurant, coffee-house.
Caitiff, n. Villain, wretch, miscreant, coward, sneak, traitor, knave, rascal, scoundrel, mean fellow, vagabond, bezonian.
Cajole, v. a.
- 1. Coax, wheedle, flatter, fawn upon, blandish.
- 2. Deceive (by flattery), delude, beguile, inveigle, entrap, impose upon.
Cajolery, n.
- 1. Flattery, wheedling, fawning, coaxing, adulation, blandishment, blarney.
- 2. Deceit, deception, imposture, imposition.
Cake, v. n. Harden, solidify, concrete, become firm or solid.
Calamar, Calamary, n. Decapod, cuttle-fish, squid, sea-sleeve, preke, pen-fish.
Calambour, n. Mottled aloes-wood.
Calamine, n. Silicate of zinc (in a mineral state).
Calamitous, a. Disastrous, unlucky, unfortunate, adverse, untoward, unhappy, unprosperous, hapless, ill-fated, ill-starred, deplorable, ruinous, miserable, wretched, dreadful, distressful, distressing, baleful, severe, afflictive, sad, grievous.
Calamity, n. Disaster, misfortune, catastrophe, mishap, mischance, reverse, visitation, trial, blow, stroke, trouble, affliction, adversity, distress, misery, evil, ill, hardship, casualty, ill-luck, ill fortune.
Calcareous, a. Limy.
Calcareous spar. Iceland spar, Iceland crystal, crystallized carbonate of lime.
Calcine, v. a. Burn, reduce to ashes, powder.
Calculable, a. Computable.
Calculate, v. a.
- 1. Compute, reckon, estimate, count, rate, cast.
- 2. Adjust, adapt, fit, suit.