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English Vocabulary with Meanings — canton … client

Every English word from the Akshara word game with its everyday meaning — the same reviewed definitions players see at the end of each level. Part 6 of 36 · 8,882 words in total.

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canton
a small administrative division of a country
cantor
the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos
cap
a tight-fitting headdress
capable
having the requisite qualities for
cape
a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
capital
the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
capitol
the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet
capped
covered as if with a cap or crown especially of a specified kind
capri
an island (part of Campania) in the Bay of Naples in southern Italy
capsule
a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside
captain
a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers
caption
brief description accompanying an illustration
captive
an animal that is confined
capture
the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
car
a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway
carat
the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy
carbon
a copy made with carbon paper
card
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
cardiac
of or relating to the heart
cardiff
the capital and largest city of Wales
cards
a game played with playing cards
care
activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
career
the general progression of your working or professional life
careful
exercising caution or showing care or attention
cargo
goods carried by a large vehicle
caring
a loving feeling
carlos
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father
carlyle
Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)
carol
a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ)
carp
any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae
carpet
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
carrier
(genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele
carroll
English author
carrot
promise of reward as in "carrot and stick"
carry
the act of carrying something
carson
United States frontiersman who guided Fremont's expeditions in the 1840s and served as a Union general in the American Civil War (1809-1868)
cart
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
carte
a list of dishes available at a restaurant
cartel
a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service
carter
someone whose work is driving carts
cartier
French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence river and laid claim to the region for France (1491-1557)
carton
a box made of cardboard
cartoon
a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence
carve
cut to pieces
carved
made for or formed by carving (`carven' is archaic or literary)
carving
creating figures or designs in three dimensions
case
a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
cash
United States country music singer and songwriter (1932-2003)
cashed
for which money has been paid
cashier
a person responsible for receiving payments for goods and services (as in a shop or restaurant)
casing
the enclosing frame around a door or window opening
casino
a card game in which cards face up on the table are taken with eligible cards in the hand
casket
small and often ornate box for holding jewels or other valuables
casper
a city of east central Wyoming on the North Platte river
caspian
a large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia fed by the Volga River
cast
a violent throw
caste
in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony
caster
a pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture or trucks or portable machines to make them movable
casting
the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
castle
interchanging the positions of the king and a rook
castor
type genus of the Castoridae: beavers
castro
Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba (born in 1927)
casual
hasty and without attention to detail
cat
a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis
catch
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
catcher
the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws
catchy
likely to attract attention
cater
supply food ready to eat
catfish
any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth
cathode
a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device
cattle
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
caucus
a closed political meeting
causal
involving or constituting a cause
cause
any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
causing
the act of causing something to happen
caution
the trait of being cautious
cave
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
caveat
(law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing
cavern
a large cave or a large chamber in a cave
cavity
(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
cayman
a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly
cbc
counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood
ccc
being one hundred more than two hundred
cdc
a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services
cease
(`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
cebu
one of the Visayan islands of the central Philippines
cedar
any cedar of the genus Cedrus
cell
(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
cellar
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level
cello
a large stringed instrument
celtic
a branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe in the pre-Christian era
censor
an official who removes unacceptable parts from books or films
cent
a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
center
a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
central
a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
centre
a building dedicated to a particular activity
centric
having or situated at or near a center
ceo
the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm
ceramic
an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures
cereal
a breakfast food prepared from grain
cert
an absolute certainty
certain
exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance
certify
provide evidence for
cervix
necklike opening to the uterus
ceylon
an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India
cfo
the corporate executive having financial authority to make appropriations and authorize expenditures for a firm
chad
a family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa
chain
a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
chained
bound with chains
chains
metal shackles
chair
the position of professor
chalice
a bowl-shaped drinking vessel
chalk
a piece of calcite or a similar substance, usually in the shape of a crayon, that is used to write or draw on blackboards or other flat surfaces
chamber
a room used primarily for sleeping
champ
someone who has won first place in a competition
chang
the longest river of Asia
change
the action of changing something
changed
made or become different in some respect
channel
a way of selling a company's product either directly or via distributors
chant
a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone
chaos
(physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions
chaotic
lacking a visible order or organization
chap
(usually in the plural) leather leggings without a seat
chapel
a service conducted in a place of worship that has its own altar
chaplin
English comedian and film maker
chapman
an old word for a travelling seller
char
any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus
charge
a special assignment that is given to a person or group
charged
of a particle or body or system
chariot
a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage
charity
an activity or gift that benefits the public at large
charles
a river in eastern Massachusetts that empties into Boston Harbor and that separates Cambridge from Boston
charm
something believed to bring good luck
charmed
filled with wonder and delight
chart
a map designed to assist navigation by air or sea
charter
a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights
chase
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
chased
a person who is being chased
chaser
a drink to follow immediately after another drink
chat
songbirds having a chattering call
chavez
United States labor leader who organized farm workers (born 1927)
cheap
relatively low in price or charging low prices
cheaply
with little expenditure of money
cheat
a deception for profit to yourself
cheater
someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
check
the act of inspecting or verifying
checked
patterned with alternating squares of color
cheddar
hard smooth-textured cheese
cheek
impudent aggressiveness
cheer
the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
cheese
a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
chef
a professional cook
chemist
a scientist who specializes in chemistry
chen
wild goose having white adult plumage
chennai
a city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal
cherry
a red the color of ripe cherries
chest
box with a lid
chevron
an inverted V-shaped charge
chew
biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
chewing
biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
chi
the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet
chic
elegance by virtue of being fashionable
chicago
a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck)
chick
young bird especially of domestic fowl
chicken
a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs
chico
United States comedian
chief
a person who exercises control over workers
child
a young person of either sex
chile
very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
chilean
a native or inhabitant of Chile
chime
a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer
chimney
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
chin
the protruding part of the lower jaw
china
high quality porcelain originally made only in China
chinese
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China
chino
a coarse twilled cotton fabric frequently used for uniforms
chip
the act of chipping something
chips
strips of potato fried in deep fat
chit
the bill in a restaurant
choice
the act of choosing or selecting
choir
the area occupied by singers
choke
a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
choked
stopped up
choking
the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
cholera
an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food
chomsky
United States linguist whose theory of generative grammar redefined the field of linguistics (born 1928)
choose
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
chop
a grounder that bounces high in the air
chopped
prepared by cutting
chopper
a grounder that bounces high in the air
choral
a stately Protestant (especially Lutheran) hymn tune
chord
a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
chore
a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
chorus
the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
chosen
an exclusive group of people
chow
breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues
christ
any expected deliverer
chrome
another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or pigments
chronic
being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
chuck
a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill
chuckle
a soft partly suppressed laugh
church
a service conducted in a house of worship
churn
a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk
chute
sloping channel through which things can descend
cia
an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest
cicero
a Roman statesman and orator remembered for his mastery of Latin prose (106-43 BC)
cid
the United States Army's principal law enforcement agency responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for all levels of the Army anywhere in the world
cider
a beverage made from juice pressed from apples
cigar
a roll of tobacco for smoking
cinema
a theater where films are shown
cio
a federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955
cipher
a message written in a secret code
circle
movement once around a course
cis
an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991
cisco
important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America
citadel
a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
cite
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
citizen
a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
citrus
any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp
city
people living in a large densely populated municipality
civic
of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals
civil
of or in a condition of social order
clad
wearing or provided with clothing
claim
demand for something as rightful or due
clam
burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud
clamp
a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
clams
informal terms for money
clan
group of people related by blood or marriage
clap
a sudden very loud noise
clarify
make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating
clarity
the quality of clear water
clash
a minor short-term fight
clasp
the act of grasping
class
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
classic
a creation of the highest excellence
classy
elegant and fashionable
clause
(grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
claw
a bird's foot
clay
the dead body of a human being
clean
a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
cleanse
clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
clear
a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
cleared
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
clearly
without doubt or question
clegg
large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals
cleric
a clergyman or other person in religious orders
clerk
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
cliche
a trite or obvious remark
click
depression of a button on a computer mouse
client
(computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network