or pictures on them. They are used for card games.
cardboard NOUN
Cardboard is thick, stiff paper.
cardigan cardigans NOUN
A cardigan is a knitted jacket. You fasten it at the front with buttons.
care cares, caring, cared
VERB 1 If you care about something or someone, you think they are important.
VERB 2 If you care for a person or animal, you look after them.
NOUN 3 If you do something with care, you take trouble over it.
career careers NOUN
Someone’s career is the work they do, which they hope to do for a long time. John wants a career in teaching.
careful ADJECTIVE
If someone is careful, they try to do things safely and well.
careless ADJECTIVE
If you are careless, you do not pay attention to what you are doing.
caretaker caretakers NOUN
A caretaker is a person who looks after a large building such as a school.
cargo cargoes NOUN
Cargo is the goods carried on a ship or plane.
carnival carnivals NOUN
A carnival is a sort of party in the streets.
There is usually music and dancing, and people dress up and decorate cars and trucks.
carpenter carpenters NOUN
A carpenter is a person who works with wood, usually for furniture.
carpet carpets NOUN
A carpet is a thick covering for a floor, often made of wool.
carriage carriages
NOUN 1 A carriage is one of the vehicles that make up a passenger train.
NOUN 2 A carriage is also a vehicle with wheels, pulled by horses.
carrot carrots NOUN
A carrot is a long thin orange vegetable that grows under the ground.
See Vegetables on page 260
carry carries, carrying, carried VERB
When you carry something, you pick it up and take it with you.
cart carts NOUN
A cart is a heavy wooden vehicle pulled by horses or cattle on farms.
carton cartons NOUN
A carton is a strong cardboard or plastic box for holding food or drink.
cartoon cartoons
NOUN 1 A cartoon is a film where the characters are drawn instead of being real people.
NOUN 2 A cartoon is also a funny drawing in a magazine, newspaper or book.
cartwheel cartwheels NOUN
A cartwheel is a movement. You put your hands on the floor and move your legs round in a circle until you land on your feet again.
carve carves, carving, carved
VERB 1 If you carve an object, you cut it out of something like stone or wood.
VERB 2 If someone carves a piece of meat, they cut slices from it.
case cases NOUN
A case is a box for keeping or carrying things in.
cash NOUN
Cash is coins and paper money.
cast casts, casting, cast
NOUN 1 The cast of a play or film is all the people who act in it.
NOUN 2 A cast is an object made by pouring liquid plaster or metal into a container and leaving it to harden.
VERB 3 If something casts a shadow onto a place, it makes a shadow fall there.
VERB 4 If someone like a witch casts a spell on someone or something, they do magic that affects that person or thing.
castle castles NOUN
A castle is a large building with thick walls or ditches round it to protect it from attack.
cat cats NOUN
A cat is a small furry animal, often kept as a pet. There are also larger, wild cats, such as lions and tigers.
catalogue catalogues NOUN
A catalogue is a list of things for sale or for looking at.
catch catches, catching, caught
VERB 1 If you catch something, you take hold of it while it is moving.
VERB 2 If you catch a bus or train, you get on it to go somewhere.
VERB 3 If you catch something like measles, you get that illness.
catching ADJECTIVE
An illness that is catching can spread very quickly.
category categories NOUN
A category is a set of things with a particular feature or quality in common.
caterpillar caterpillars NOUN
A caterpillar is a very small animal like a worm with legs, that will change into a butterfly or moth.
cathedral cathedrals NOUN
A cathedral is a large, important church.
cattle NOUN
Bulls and cows are called cattle.
caught VERB
Caught is the past tense of catch.
cauliflower cauliflowers NOUN
A cauliflower is a round white vegetable with green leaves on the outside.
See Vegetables on page 260
cause causes, causing, caused VERB
To cause something means to make it happen.
cautious ADJECTIVE
Someone who is cautious acts carefully to avoid possible danger.
cave caves NOUN
A cave is a large hole in the side of a hill or cliff, or under the ground.
CD CDs NOUN
CD is an abbreviation of compact disc.
CD-ROM CD-ROMs NOUN
CD-ROM is an abbreviation of compact disc read-only memory. It is a disc which can be played on a computer to show sounds and pictures.
ceiling ceilings NOUN
The ceiling is the inside roof of a room.
celebrate celebrates, celebrating, celebrated VERB
If you celebrate something, you do something enjoyable like having a party, to show it is a special occasion.
celebrity celebrities NOUN
A celebrity is a famous person.
celery NOUN
Celery is a vegetable with long,