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NOUN 1 a small waterfall or group of waterfalls flowing down a rocky hillside
VERB 2 When water cascades, it flows very fast down a hillside or over rocks.
case cases
NOUN 1 a box for keeping or carrying things in
2 a particular situation or event • a bad case of measles
3 A crime that the police are investigating is called a case.
cash
NOUN money in notes and coins
cashier cashiers
NOUN the person who deals with money in a place such as a shop or a bank
casserole casseroles
NOUN 1 a stew made with meat, vegetables or fish that is baked in the oven
2 a dish with a lid, which is used for cooking
cast casts, casting, cast
NOUN 1 all the people who act in a play or film
2 an object made by pouring a liquid such as plaster into a container and leaving it to harden
VERB 3 If an object casts a shadow on to a place, it makes a shadow fall there.
castaway castaways
NOUN someone who has been shipwrecked but manages to survive on a lonely shore or an island
castle castles
NOUN a large building with walls or ditches round it to protect it from attack
[from Latin castellum meaning small fort]
casual
ADJECTIVE 1 happening by chance and without planning • I made a casual remark.
2 Casual clothes are suitable for informal occasions.
casualty casualties
NOUN a person killed or injured in an accident or a war • There were many casualties after the motorway crash.
cat cats
NOUN a small, furry mammal with whiskers, a tail and sharp claws, often kept as a pet
catalogue catalogues
NOUN a list of things, such as the goods you can buy from a company, the objects in a museum, or the books in a library • I ordered my trainers from a mail order catalogue.
catastrophe catastrophes
NOUN a terrible disaster
catastrophic ADJECTIVE
catch catches, catching, caught
VERB 1 If you catch an object that is moving through the air, you grasp it with your hands.
2 If you catch a person or animal, you capture them. • The police caught the thief.
3 If you catch a bus, train or plane, you get on it and travel somewhere.
4 If you catch a cold or a disease, you become ill with it.
NOUN 5 a hook that fastens or locks a door or window
catching
ADJECTIVE If a disease or illness is catching it spreads very quickly. • Measles is catching.
catchy catchier, catchiest
ADJECTIVE Something that is catchy, such as a tune, is pleasant and easy to remember.
category categories
NOUN a group of things that have something in common
caterpillar caterpillars
NOUN the larva of a butterfly or moth. Caterpillars look like small, coloured worms and feed on plants.
cathedral cathedrals
NOUN an important church with a bishop in charge of it • Canterbury Cathedral
Catholic Catholics
ADJECTIVE OR NOUN a Roman Catholic, or belonging to that religion
cattle
PLURAL NOUN cows and bulls kept by farmers
caught
VERB the past tense of catch (#ulink_05727ace-0c7b-539b-8028-f501ceeee93d)
cauldron cauldrons
NOUN a large, round metal cooking pot, especially one that sits over a fire
[from Latin caldarium meaning hot bath]
cauliflower cauliflowers
NOUN a large, round, white vegetable surrounded by green leaves
cause causes, causing, caused
VERB 1 To cause something means to make it happen.
NOUN 2 The cause of something is the thing that makes it happen. • The cause of the explosion was a gas leak.
cautious
ADJECTIVE Someone who is cautious acts carefully in order to avoid danger or disappointment.
cavalry
NOUN The cavalry is the part of an army that fights on horseback or in armoured vehicles such as tanks.
cave caves, caving, caved
NOUN a large hole in the side of a cliff or under the ground
cave in
VERB If a roof caves in, it collapses inwards.
caveman or cavewoman cavemen or cavewomen
NOUN Cavemen and cavewomen were people who lived in caves in prehistoric times.
cavity cavities
NOUN a small hole in something solid • There were cavities in his back teeth.
CD
NOUN an abbreviation for compact disc
CD-ROM
NOUN a way of storing video, sound or text on a compact disc that can be played on a computer. CD-ROM is an abbreviation for compact disc read-only memory.
cease ceases, ceasing, ceased
VERB 1 If something ceases, it stops.
2 If you cease doing something, you stop doing it.
ceiling ceilings
NOUN the roof inside a room
celebrate celebrates, celebrating, celebrated
VERB If you celebrate something, you do something special and enjoyable because of it. • We felt like celebrating the end of exams.
celebration NOUN
celebrity celebrities
NOUN a famous person
celery
NOUN a vegetable with long, pale green stalks
cell cells
NOUN 1 In biology, a cell is the smallest part of an animal or plant that can exist by itself. Humans, animals and plants are made up of millions of cells.
2 a small room in a prison or police station where a prisoner is locked up
cellar cellars
NOUN a room underneath a building
cello cellos
Said “chel-oh” NOUN a large, stringed musical instrument that you play sitting down
cellist NOUN
