mel (two humps);
deloul, maharik (the swift camel).
cameo, n. anaglyph. Antonym: intaglio.
camp, n. encampment; bivouac; cantonment, quarters. Associated
words: castrensial, etape, decampment, decamp, castrametation.
camp, v. encamp.
canal, n. channel. Associated Words: towpath, berm, heelpath, lock.
cancel, v. annul, abrogate, rescind, nullify, quash, abolish,
countermand. Antonyms: confirm, approve, corroborate, enforce, reenact,
maintain.
cancellation, n. annulment, abrogation, rescission, nullification,
countermanding.
cancer, n. carcinoma, carcinosis. Associated Words: cancerate,
canceration, cancerous, cancriform, cancroid, solanoid.
candid, a. impartial, unbiased, fair; frank, ingenuous, unreserved,
straightforward. Antonyms: disingenuous, deceitful, reserved, subtle.
candidate, n. aspirant, nominee, postulant, office-seeker, contestant
(for an office).
candle, n. taper, cierge, rushlight, serge; pl. chandlery.
Associated Words: chandler, wick, snuff, socket, accensor,
petrostearine, sconce, sweal.
candlestick, n. candelabrum, jesse, girandole, lustre.
candor, n. impartiality, disinterestedness; frankness, ingenuousness,
naivete, openness.
candy, n. confectionery, bonbon, sweetmeat, confection, comfit,
confect, lollipop, caramel, fudge, fondant, praline, taffy, sugar plum,
toffee.
candy maker. confectioner.
cane sugar. sucrose.
canker, n. corrosion, erosion, blight.
cannibal, n. anthropophagite.--a. anthropophagous.
cannibalism, n. anthropophagy; exophagy, endophagy.
cannibals, n. pl. anthropophagi, man-eaters, androphagi.
cannon, n. Associated Words: ordnance, cannonade, cannoneer,
linstock, calibre, bore, cascabel, breech, reenforce, chase, muzzle,
trunnion, rimbase, chamber, howitzer, mortar.
canny, a. cunning, crafty, wary, shrewd, cautious, prudent,
circumspect; magical.
canoe, n. piroque (dugout); pitpan (Cen. Amer.); kayak (Arctic
tribes).
canon, n. law, rule, regulation.
canonicals, n. pl. vestments; gown, robe, cassock, surplice, alb,
pallium, cope, scapulary, dalmatic, stole, chasuble, tunicle, scarf,
mantelleta, cowl, ephod, amice, mitre, capoch, biretta, chimere, rochet,
scapular, planeta, maniple, tippet, plicata.
canopy, n. covering, awning, baldaquin, baldachin, tilt, tester,
pavilion.
cant, n. slope, tilt, turn; bias, impulse; prating; idioms, parlance,
vocabulary; affected piety, hypocrisy; slang, jargon, lingo, argot.
cant, v. til
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