an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans
cash machine
Noun
an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used
cant hook
Noun
a peavey having a hook instead of a spike
caravanserai
Noun
an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans
cash dispenser
Noun
an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used
cantilever
Noun
projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only
cantilever
Verb
to construct with girders and beams such that only one end is fixed
cantilever
Verb
to project as a cantilever
caravan inn
Noun
an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans
cantilever bridge
Noun
bridge constructed of two cantilevers that meet in the middle
car battery
Noun
a lead-acid storage battery in a motor vehicle
chain tongs
Noun
a pipe wrench used for turning large pipes
chatelaine
Noun
a chain formerly worn at the waist by women
chatelaine
Noun
the mistress of a chateau or large country house
cattle boat
Noun
a cargo ship for the transport of livestock
centrepiece
Noun
something placed at the center of something else (as on a table)
centrepiece
Noun
the central or most important feature
chain wrench
Noun
another name for chain tongs
cattle trail
Noun
a trail over which cattle were driven to market
checker
Noun
one of the flat round pieces used in playing the game of checkers
checker
Noun
one who checks the correctness of something
checker
Noun
an attendant who checks coats or baggage
checker
Verb
to variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns
checker
Verb
to mark into squares or draw squares on
center punch
Noun
a tool with a conical point that is used to make indentations in metal (especially to mark points for drilling)
center punch
Verb
to make a small hole in something as a guide for a drill
chair of state
Noun
a ceremonial chair for an exalted or powerful person
catwalk
Noun
narrow pathway high in the air (as above a stage or between parts of a building or along a bridge)
catwalk
Noun
narrow platform extending out into an auditorium
chairlift
Noun
a ski lift on which riders, skiers or sightseers, are seated and carried up or down a mountainside
causeway
Noun
a road that is raised above water or marshland or sand
causeway
Verb
to pave a road with cobblestones or pebbles
causeway
Verb
to provide with a causeway
chair lift
Noun
a ski lift on which riders (skiers or sightseers) are seated and carried up or down a mountainside
chequer
Noun
one of the flat round pieces used in playing the game of checkers
chequer
Verb
to variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns
chequer
Verb
to mark into squares or draw squares on
chaise
Noun
a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top
chaise
Noun
a long chair
central heating
Noun
a heating system in which air or water is heated at a central furnace and sent through the building via vents or pipes and radiators
checkerboard
Noun
a board having 64 squares of two alternating colors
cauterant
Noun
an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it
central processing unit
Noun
(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing
checker board
Noun
a board having 64 squares of two alternating colors
cavalier hat
Noun
a soft felt hat with a wide flexible brim
chaise longue
Noun
a long chair
checkout counter
Noun
a counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases