- Doctor, doctor! I"ve had a sore stomach ever since I ate three crabs last week.
- Did they smell bad when you took them out of their shells?
- What do you mean "took them out of their shells"?
—n. - structure of bars or wires, esp. For confining animals or birds.
- similar open framework, esp. A lift in mine etc. —v. (-ging) place or keep in a cage. [latin cavea]
CAIN
n. raise cain colloq. = raise the roof. [cain, eldest son of adam (gen. 4)]
CAKE
—n. - mixture of flour, butter, eggs, sugar, etc., baked in the oven and often iced and decorated.
- other food in a flat round shape (fish cake).
- flattish compact mass (cake of soap). —v. (-king) 1 form into a compact mass.
- (usu. Foll. By with) cover (with a hard or sticky mass). have one's cake and eat it colloq. Enjoy both of two mutually exclusive alternatives. A piece of cake colloq. Something easily achieved. Sell (or go) like hot cakes colloq. Be sold (or go) quickly; be popular. [old norse]
CALF
n. (pl. Calves) 1 young cow or bull.
- young of other animals, e.g. The elephant, deer, and whale.
- calfskin. [old english]
- n. (pl. Calves) fleshy hind part of the human leg below the knee. [old norse]
CALK
us var. Of *caulk.
- us var. Of *caulk.
CALL
—v. - a (often foll. By out) cry, shout; speak loudly. B (of a bird etc.) Emit its characteristic sound.
- communicate with by telephone or radio.
- summon.
- (often foll. By at, in, on) pay a brief visit.
- order to take place (called a meeting).
- name; describe as.
- regard as (i call that silly).
- rouse from sleep.
- (foll. By for) demand. 10 (foll. By on, upon) appeal to (called on us to be quiet). 11 name (a suit) in bidding at cards. 12 guess the outcome of tossing a coin etc. —n. - shout, cry.
- a characteristic cry of a bird etc. B instrument for imitating it.
- brief visit.
- a act of telephoning. B telephone conversation.
- a invitation, summons. B vocation.
- need, occasion (no call for rudeness).
- demand (a call on one's time).
- signal on a bugle etc.
- option of buying stock at a fixed price at a given date. 10 cards a player's right or turn to make a bid. B bid made. call in 1 withdraw from circulation.
- seek the advice or services of. Call off 1 cancel (an arrangement).
- order (an attacker or pursuer) to desist. Call out 1 summon to action.
- order (workers) to strike. Call the shots (or tune) colloq. Be in control; take the initiative. Call up 1 telephone.
- recall.
- summon to military service. On call ready or available if required. [old english from old norse]
- —v. - a (often foll. By out) cry, shout; speak loudly. B (of a bird etc.) Emit its characteristic sound.
- communicate with by telephone or radio.
- summon.
- (often foll. By at, in, on) pay a brief visit.
- order to take place (called a meeting).
- name; describe as.
- regard as (i call that silly).
- rouse from sleep.
- (foll. By for) demand. 10 (foll. By on, upon) appeal to (called on us to be quiet). 11 name (a suit) in bidding at cards. 12 guess the outcome of tossing a coin etc. —n. - shout, cry.
- a characteristic cry of a bird etc. B instrument for imitating it.
- brief visit.
- a act of telephoning. B telephone conversation.
- a invitation, summons. B vocation.
- need, occasion (no call for rudeness).
- demand (a call on one's time).
- signal on a bugle etc.
- option of buying stock at a fixed price at a given date. 10 cards a player's right or turn to make a bid. B bid made. call in 1 withdraw from circulation.
- seek the advice or services of. Call off 1 cancel (an arrangement).
- order (an attacker or pursuer) to desist. Call out 1 summon to action.
- order (workers) to strike. Call the shots (or tune) colloq. Be in control; take the initiative. Call up 1 telephone.
- recall.
- summon to military service. On call ready or available if required. [old english from old norse]
CALM
—adj. - tranquil, quiet, windless.
- serene; not agitated. —n. Calm condition or period. —v. (often foll. By down) make or become calm. calmly adv. Calmness n. [greek kauma heat]
- —adj. - tranquil, quiet, windless.
- serene; not agitated. —n. Calm condition or period. —v. (often foll. By down) make or become calm. calmly adv. Calmness n. [greek kauma heat]
CALX
n. (pl. Calces) powdery substance formed when an ore or mineral has been heated. [latin calx calc- lime]
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