Caution, v. a. Warn, admonish, forewarn, put on one’s guard.
Cautious, a. Prudent, wary, careful, heedful, chary, circumspect, discreet, watchful, vigilant.
Cavalcade, n. Procession (of mounted men).
Cavalier, n.
- 1. Knight, equestrian, horseman, chevalier, horse-soldier.
- 2. Partisan of Charles I., royalist.
- 3. Beau, attendant (on a lady), partner (in a dance).
Cavalier, a. Disdainful, haughty, arrogant, supercilious, scornful, insolent, curt.
Cavalry, n. Horse-soldiers, horse, mounted soldiers, mounted men.
Cave, n. Cavern, den, grotto, grot.
Cavern, n. Grotto, cave, den, grot.
Cavernous, a. Hollow.
Cavil, n.
- 1. Frivolous objection, captious criticism, unwarranted censure, carping, censoriousness, wilful censure,
objection for objection’s sake.
- 2. Specious objection, specious controversion, specious disputation, sophistry, special pleading.
Cavil at. Censure captiously, carp at, wilfully find fault with, pick flaws in, raise frivolous objection to.
Caviller, n.
- 1. Carper, censurer, captious disputant, frivolous censor.
- 2. Special pleader, specious objector, sophistical disputer.
Cavilling, a.
- 1. Captious, censorious, carping, critical, hypercritical, disposed to cavil, given to fault-finding.
- 2. Specious, sophistical, plausible, tricky.
Cavity, n. Hollow, empty space, void, vacant place.
Cayenne pepper, n. Capsicum, red pepper.