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calumet |
Noun
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a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians |
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cabin liner |
Noun
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a liner with cabins for passengers |
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cable |
Noun
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a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire |
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cable |
Noun
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a television system that transmits over cables |
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cable |
Noun
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a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power |
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cable |
Noun
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a telegram sent abroad |
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cable |
Noun
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television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver |
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cable |
Noun
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a nautical unit of depth |
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cable |
Verb
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to send wires or telegrams |
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cable |
Verb
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to fasten with a cable or rope |
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cross of Calvary |
Noun
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a Latin cross set on three steps |
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cam |
Noun
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a rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion |
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camail |
Noun
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a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck |
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cable television |
Noun
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a television system that transmits over cables |
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cable television |
Noun
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television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver |
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cable system |
Noun
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a television system that transmits over cables |
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cable television service |
Noun
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a television system that transmits over cables |
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camber arch |
Noun
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an arch with a straight horizontal extrados and a slightly arched intrados |
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cambric |
Noun
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a finely woven white linen |
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cable car |
Noun
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a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway |
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car |
Noun
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a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway |
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car |
Noun
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a motor vehicle with four wheels |
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car |
Noun
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a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad |
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car |
Noun
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where passengers ride up and down |
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car |
Noun
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the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant |
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camcorder |
Noun
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a portable television camera and videocassette recorder |
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camel's hair |
Noun
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a soft tan cloth made with the hair of a camel |
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cable railway |
Noun
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a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars |
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camelhair |
Noun
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a soft tan cloth made with the hair of a camel |
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cameo |
Noun
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engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring) |
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cache |
Noun
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a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons) |
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cache |
Noun
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(computer science) RAM memory that is set aside as a specialized buffer storage that is continually updated |
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cache |
Noun
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a secret store of valuables or money |
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cache |
Verb
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to save up as for future use |
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camera |
Noun
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equipment for taking photographs |
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camera |
Noun
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television equipment consisting of a lens system that focuses an image on a photosensitive mosaic that is scanned by an electron beam |
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camera lens |
Noun
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a lens that focuses the image in a camera |
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cachet |
Noun
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a seal on a letter |
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cachet |
Noun
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a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal |
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cachet |
Noun
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an indication of approved or superior status |
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camera lucida |
Noun
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an optical device consisting of an attachment that enables an observer to view simultaneously the image and a drawing surface for sketching it |
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caddy |
Noun
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a can for storing tea |
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caddy |
Verb
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to act as a caddie and carry clubs for a player |
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camera obscura |
Noun
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a darkened enclosure in which images of outside objects are projected through a small aperture or lens onto a facing surface |
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camera tripod |
Noun
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a tripod used to support a camera |
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carpet sweeper |
Noun
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a cleaning implement with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the implement is pushed over a carpet |
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cantle |
Noun
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the back of a saddle seat |
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carpet tack |
Noun
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used to nail down carpets |
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carbine |
Noun
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light automatic rifle |
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canvas |
Noun
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a heavy, closely woven fabric used for clothing, chairs, sails or tents |