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  • canopy roofnounB2A small roof projecting over an entrance.
  • canvas/ˈkæn.vəs/nounC13 meaningsThe strong cloth a painter works on.
  • cap/kæp/nounB15 meaningsA soft hat with a stiff peak at the front.
  • capacity/kəˈpæsɪti/nounB24 meaningsThe amount that something can hold.
  • capital/ˈkæpɪtəl/nounA2+5 meaningsThe city where a country's or region's government is based.
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nounA24 meanings
The player who leads a sports team.
  • captchanounB2The little online puzzle that checks you are human, not a robot.
  • caption/ˈkæp.ʃən/nounB2The line of text under a photo saying what it shows.
  • captive/ˈkæptɪv/nounB22 meaningsSomebody being held prisoner.
  • captivity/kæpˈtɪvɪti/nounB2The state of being imprisoned or confined.
  • car boot salenounB2A market where people sell from their vehicles.
  • carat/ˈkæ.ɹət/nounB2+2 meaningsThe unit by which gems are weighed.
  • caravan/ˈkæɹəvæn/nounB22 meaningsA home on wheels towed behind a car.
  • carbon/ˈkɑɹ.bən/nounB2The chemical element that living things are built around.
  • carbon datingnounB2Measuring age by the decay of a substance in remains.
  • carbon dioxide/ˌkɑː.bən daɪˈɒk.saɪd/nounB2The gas we breathe out, and the main one that traps heat.
  • carbon fibrenounB2A very light, very strong woven material of fine black threads.
  • carbon footprintnounB2The total warming gas one person or thing causes.
  • carbon monoxidenounB2A poisonous gas given off by burning fuel.
  • cardboard/ˈkɑːdbɔːd/nounB22 meaningsStiff thick paper used for boxes and packaging.
  • care/kɛə/verbA26 meaningsTo feel that someone or something matters to you.
  • career breaknounB2A planned period away from working life.
  • career laddernounB2The series of steps upward through a profession.
  • carer/ˈkɛəɹə/nounB1+2 meaningsA person who looks after someone unable to manage alone through age, illness or disability.
  • caress/kəˈɹɛs/verbB2+2 meaningsTo touch or stroke gently and lovingly.
  • cargo/ˈkɑːɡəʊ/nounB2The goods carried by a ship, plane or lorry.
  • cargo holdnounB2The space below deck where freight is carried.
  • cargo planenounB2An aircraft built to carry freight.
  • carnival/ˈkɑːnɪvəl/nounB22 meaningsA public festival with costumes, music and processions.
  • carol/ˈkæɹəl/nounB12 meaningsA joyful religious song, especially at Christmas.
  • carousel/ˌkærəˈsɛl/nounB1+2 meaningsA fairground ride of painted horses that spins.
  • carpenter/ˈkɑː.pən.tə/nounB2A person whose job is building and repairing things made of wood.
  • carriage/ˈkæɹɪd͡ʒ/nounB24 meaningsOne of the separate sections of a passenger train.
  • carriage windownounB2The glass you watch the country pass through.
  • carthorsenounB2A heavy horse bred to pull loads.
  • cartridge/ˈkɑːtɹɪd͡ʒ/nounB2+2 meaningsA sealed container that slots into a machine.
  • case/keɪs/nounB13 meaningsOne example of a situation, or the situation itself.
  • case study/ˈkeɪs ˌstʌdi/nounB2A deep detailed study of one single example.
  • cash/ˈkæʃ/nounA22 meaningsPaper money and coins rather than a card.
  • cash flownounB2The movement of money in and out over time.
  • cashbacknounB2Money returned to you after a purchase.
  • casket/ˈkæs.kɪt/nounB22 meaningsA small ornamental box for jewels or valuables.
  • casserole dishnounB2A deep oven dish with a lid.
  • cast/kɑːst/verbB14 meaningsTo throw something out and away from you, aiming it.
  • cast ironnounB2Hard brittle iron poured into a mould.
  • casting/ˈkæstɪŋ/nounC12 meaningsAn object made by pouring metal into a mould.
  • catalyst/ˈkæt.ɪ.lɪst/nounB2+2 meaningsA substance that speeds a reaction without being used up.
  • catapult/ˈkæ.tə.pʌlt/nounB2+4 meaningsA Y-shaped stick with elastic stretched between its prongs, used for shooting small stones.
  • catastrophe/kəˈtæstɹəfi/nounB23 meaningsA sudden event that causes great damage or suffering.
  • catch/kæt͡ʃ/verbA29 meaningsTo take hold of something moving through the air.
  • catering/ˈkeɪt(ə)ɹɪŋ/nounB2The business of supplying food for an event.
  • cathedral/kəˈθiːdɹəl/nounB2The main church of a diocese, containing a bishop's seat.
  • cause/kɔːz/verbA24 meaningsTo make something happen.
  • caution/ˈkɔːʃ(ə)n/verbC12 meaningsTo advise care before acting.
  • cavalry/ˈkæ.vəl.ɹi/nounB22 meaningsSoldiers who fought on horseback.
  • cave/keɪv/nounB12 meaningsA natural hole going deep into rock.
  • cavern/ˈkav.ən/nounB2A large cave.
  • cavity/ˈkæv.ɪt.i/nounB22 meaningsA hollow space inside something.
  • cedar/ˈsiː.də/nounB2A great spreading evergreen with fragrant timber.
  • ceiling/ˈsiːlɪŋ/nounB12 meaningsThe upper interior surface of a room.