Caddies (pl. ) of Caddy
Caddy (n.) A small box, can, or chest to keep tea in.
Cade (a.) Bred by hand; domesticated; petted.
Cade (v. t.) To bring up or nourish by hand, or with tenderness; to coddle; to tame.
Cade (n.) A barrel or cask, as of fish.
Cade (n.) A species of juniper (Juniperus Oxycedrus) of Mediterranean countries.
Cadence (n.) The act or state of declining or sinking.
Cadence (n.) A fall of the voice in reading or speaking, especially at the end of a sentence.
Cadence (n.) A rhythmical modulation of the voice or of any sound; as, music of bells in cadence sweet.
Cadence (n.) Rhythmical flow of language, in prose or verse.
Cadence (n.) See Cadency.
Cadence (n.) Harmony and proportion in motions, as of a well-managed horse.
Cadence (n.) A uniform time and place in marching.
Cadence (n.) The close or fall of a strain; the point of rest, commonly reached by the immediate succession of the tonic to the dominant chord.
Cadence (n.) A cadenza, or closing embellishment; a pause before the end of a strain, which the performer may fill with a flight of fancy.
Cadence (v. t.) To regulate by musical measure.
Cadency (n.) Descent of related families; distinction between the members of a family according to their ages.
Cadene (n.) A species of inferior carpet imported from the Levant.
Cadent (a.) Falling.
Cadenza (n.) A parenthetic flourish or flight of ornament in the course of a piece, commonly just before the final cadence.
Cader (n.) See Cadre.
Cadet (n.) The younger of two brothers; a younger brother or son; the youngest son.
Cadet (n.) A gentleman who carries arms in a regiment, as a volunteer, with a view of acquiring military skill and obtaining a commission.
Cadet (n.) A young man in training for military or naval service; esp. a pupil in a military or naval school, as at West Point, Annapolis, or Woolwich.
Cadetship (n.) The position, rank, or commission of a cadet; as, to get a cadetship.
Cadew (n.) Alt. of Cadeworm
Cadeworm (n.) A caddice. See Caddice.
Cadged (imp. & p. p.) of Cadge
Cadging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cadge
Cadge (v. t. & i.) To carry, as a burden.
Cadge (v. t. & i.) To hawk or peddle, as fish, poultry, etc.
Cadge (v. t. & i.) To intrude or live on another meanly; to beg.
Cadge (n.) A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.
Cadger (v. t.) A packman or itinerant huckster.
Cadger (v. t.) One who gets his living by trickery or begging.
Cadger (n.) One who carries hawks on a cadge.
Cadgy (a.) Cheerful or mirthful, as after good eating or drinking; also, wanton.
Cadi (n.) An inferior magistrate or judge among the Mohammedans, usually the judge of a town or village.
Cadie (n.) Alt. of Caddie
Caddie (n.) A Scotch errand boy, porter, or messenger.
Cadilesker (n.) A chief judge in the Turkish empire, so named originally because his jurisdiction extended to the cases of soldiers, who are now tried only by their own officers.
Cadillac (n.) A large pear, shaped like a flattened top, used chiefly for cooking.
Cadis (n.) A kind of coarse serge.
Cadmean (a.) Of or pertaining to Cadmus, a fabulous prince of Thebes, who was said to have introduced into Greece the sixteen simple letters of the alphabet -- /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /. These are called Cadmean letters.
Cadmia (n.) An oxide of zinc which collects on the sides of furnaces where zinc is sublimed. Formerly applied to the mineral calamine.
Cadmian (a.) See Cadmean.
Cadmic (a.) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, cadmium; as, cadmic sulphide.
Cadmium (n.) A comparatively rare element related to zinc, and occurring in some zinc ores. It is a white metal, both ductile and malleable. Symbol Cd. Atomic weight 111.8. It was discovered by Stromeyer in 1817, who named it from its association with zinc or zinc ore.
Cadrans (n.) An instrument with a graduated disk by means of which the angles of gems are measured in the process of cutting and polishing.
Cadre (n.) The framework or skeleton upon which a regiment is to be formed; the officers of a regiment forming the staff.
Caducary (a.) Relating to escheat, forfeiture, or confiscation.
Caducean (a.) Of or belonging to Mercury's caduceus, or wand.
Caduceus (n.) The official staff or wand of Hermes or Mercury, the messenger of the gods. It was originally said to be a herald's staff of olive wood, but was afterwards fabled to have two serpents coiled about it, and two wings at the top.
Caducibranchiate (a.) With temporary gills: -- applied to those Amphibia in which the gills do not remain in adult life.
Caducity (n.) Tendency to fall; the feebleness of old age; senility.
Caducous () Dropping off or disappearing early, as the calyx of a poppy, or the gills of a tadpole.
Caduke (a.) Perishable; frail; transitory.
Cady (n.) See Cadie.
Caeca (n. pl.) See Caecum.
Caecal (a.) Of or pertaining to the caecum, or blind gut.
Caecal (a.) Having the form of a caecum, or bag with one opening; baglike; as, the caecal extremity of a duct.
Caecias (n.) A wind from the northeast.
Caecilian (n.) A limbless amphibian belonging to the order Caeciliae or Ophimorpha. See Ophiomorpha.
Caecums (pl. ) of Caecum
Caeca (pl. ) of Caecum
Caecum (n.) A cavity open at one end, as the blind end of a canal or duct.
Caecum (n.) The blind part of the large intestine beyond the entrance of the small intestine; -- called also the blind gut.
Caenozoic (a.) See Cenozoic.
Caen stone () A cream-colored limestone for building, found near Caen, France.
Caesar (n.) A Roman emperor, as being the successor of Augustus Caesar. Hence, a kaiser, or emperor of Germany, or any emperor or powerful ruler. See Kaiser, Kesar.
Caesarean (a.) Alt. of Caesarian
Caesarian (a.) Of or pertaining to Caesar or the Caesars; imperial.
Caesarism (n.) A system of government in which unrestricted power is exercised by a single person, to whom, as Caesar or emperor, it has been committed by the popular will; imperialism; also, advocacy or support of such a system of government.
Caesious (a.) Of the color of lavender; pale blue with a slight mixture of gray.
Caesium (n.) A rare alkaline metal found in mineral water; -- so called from the two characteristic blue lines in its spectrum. It was the first element discovered by spectrum analysis, and is the most strongly basic and electro-positive substance known. Symbol Cs. Atomic weight 132.6.
Caespitose (a.) Same as Cespitose.
Caesuras (pl. ) of Caesura
Caesurae (pl. ) of Caesura
Caesura (n.) A metrical break in a verse, occurring in the middle of a foot and commonly near the middle of the verse; a sense pause in the middle of a foot. Also, a long syllable on which the caesural accent rests, or which is used as a foot.
Caesural (a.) Of or pertaining to a caesura.
Cafe (n.) A coffeehouse; a restaurant; also, a room in a hotel or restaurant where coffee and liquors are served.
Cafenet (n.) Alt. of Cafeneh
Cafeneh (n.) A humble inn or house of rest for travelers, where coffee is sold.
Caffeic (a.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, coffee.
Caffeine (n.) A white, bitter, crystallizable substance, obtained from coffee. It is identical with the alkaloid theine from tea leaves, and with guaranine from guarana.
Caffetannic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the tannin of coffee.
Caffila (n.) See Cafila.
Caffre (n.) See Kaffir.
Cafila (n.) Alt. of Cafileh
Cafileh (n.) A caravan of travelers; a military supply train or government caravan; a string of pack horses.
Caftan (n.) A garment worn throughout the Levant, consisting of a long gown with sleeves reaching below the hands. It is generally fastened by a belt or sash.
Caftan (v. t.) To clothe with a caftan.
Cag (n.) See Keg.
Cage (n.) A box or inclosure, wholly or partly of openwork, in wood or metal, used for confining birds or other animals.
Cage (n.) A place of confinement for malefactors
Cage (n.) An outer framework of timber, inclosing something within it; as, the cage of a staircase.
Cage (n.) A skeleton frame to limit the motion of a loose piece, as a ball valve.
Cage (n.) A wirework strainer, used in connection with pumps and pipes.
Cage (n.) The box, bucket, or inclosed platform of a lift or elevator; a cagelike structure moving in a shaft.
Cage (n.) The drum on which the rope is wound in a hoisting whim.