<B>cacophonist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a composer or a lover of music marked by dissonances. </DL>
<A NAME="cacophonize">
<B>cacophonize, </B>transitive verb, <B>-nized,</B> <B>-nizing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to render cacophonous or ill-sounding. <BR> <I>Ex. How should anyone desire to mutilate and cacophonize so musical a name as Clarice? (M. Collins).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cacophonous">
<B>cacophonous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> harsh and clashing in sound; dissonant; discordant. <BR> <I>Ex. Much of Oskar Kokoschka's painting looks like some mad reflection of his cacophonous name (Newsweek).</I> adv. <B>cacophonously.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="cacophony">
<B>cacophony, </B>noun, pl. <B>-nies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> harsh, clashing sound; dissonance; discord. <BR> <I>Ex. A cacophony of shots, shouts, and screams came through only as a savage sort of overture (Harper's).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cacotopia">
<B>cacotopia, </B>noun. =kakotopia.</DL>
<A NAME="cactaceous">
<B>cactaceous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> belonging to the cactus family. </DL>
<A NAME="cactoblastis">
<B>cactoblastis, </B>noun. =cactus moth.</DL>
<A NAME="cactoid">
<B>cactoid, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Botany.) resembling the cactus. </DL>
<A NAME="cactus">
<B>cactus, </B>noun, pl. <B>-tuses,</B> <B>-ti.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a plant with a thick, fleshy stem that usually has spines, but no leaves. Most cactuses grow in very hot, dry regions of America and often have brightly colored flowers. Cactuses range in height from a few inches to more than 50 feet. <BR> <I>Ex. Cacti of the American deserts have been transplanted into the corresponding climatic regions of Africa, Australia, and southern Europe, becoming in some places such a nuisance as to be bad weeds (Fred W. Emerson).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cactusdahlia">
<B>cactus dahlia,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of various dahlias having showy flowers with long, twisted petals that resemble the flowers of some cactuses. </DL>
<A NAME="cactusfamily">
<B>cactus family,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a group of dicotyledonous plants found in the dry regions of tropical and subtropical America, including the prickly pear, night-blooming cereus, and saguaro. </DL>
<A NAME="cactusmoth">
<B>cactus moth,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a small, faintly colored moth native to South America, whose larva infests and destroys the prickly pear; cactoblastis. </DL>
<A NAME="cactuswren">
<B>cactus wren,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a large wren with long bill and tail which nests in cactuses in the southwestern United States and in Central America. </DL>
<A NAME="cacumen">
<B>cacumen, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the top of anything. </DL>
<A NAME="cacuminal">
<B>cacuminal, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Phonetics.) <DD><I>adj. </I> articulated by drawing the tip of the tongue up and back and placing it near or against the hard palate above the alveoli; retroflex; cerebral. <DD><I>noun </I> a cacuminal consonant. </DL>
<A NAME="cad">
<B>cad, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a boy or man who does not act like a gentleman; ill-bred person. (SYN) boor, churl. <DD><B> 2. </B>(British.) <DD><B> a. </B>a hanger-on about a college, ready to do services for the students. <DD><B> b. </B>a boy or man of the town; townsman (contrasted with <I>collegian</I>). <DD><B> 3. </B>(Obsolete British.) a messenger or assistant. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Obsolete British.) the conductor of an omnibus. </DL>
<B>cadang-cadang, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a blight of coconut trees common in the Philippines, marked by the discoloration and decay of the palm leaves. </DL>
<A NAME="cadastral">
<B>cadastral, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a cadastre; having reference to the extent, value, and ownership of landed property. </DL>
<A NAME="cadastralmap">
<B>cadastral map,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a map indicating the extent and ownership of land. </DL>
<A NAME="cadastralsurvey">
<B>cadastral survey,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a survey of lands for the purposes of a cadastre. <BR> <I>Ex. If the government had attempted to allocate the tax it would have needed ... a detailed cadastral survey (New Yorker).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a survey mapped on a scale sufficient to show the dimensions of every field and other plot of land. </DL>
<A NAME="cadastre">
<B>cadastre</B> or <B>cadaster, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a public register of the quantity, value, and ownership of the real property of a region or country, used as a basis for taxation. </DL>
<A NAME="cadaver">
<B>cadaver, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a dead body; corpse. </DL>
<A NAME="cadaveric">
<B>cadaveric, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>of or having to do with dead bodies. <DD><B> b. </B>characteristic of a corpse. <DD><B> 2. </B>caused by contact with a dead body. </DL>
<A NAME="cadaverine">
<B>cadaverine, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a poisonous, colorless, liquid ptomaine yielded by bacterial decomposition of proteins. </DL>
<A NAME="cadaverize">
<B>cadaverize, </B>transitive verb, <B>-ized,</B> <B>-izing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to make cadaverous or corpselike. </DL>
<A NAME="cadaverous">
<B>cadaverous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>pale and ghastly. <BR> <I>Ex. a cadaverous expression.</I> (SYN) wan. <DD><B> 2. </B>thin and worn. <BR> <I>Ex. [He] is a tall, cadaverous man who walks unevenly (Time).</I> (SYN) haggard. <DD><B> 3. </B>of or like a cadaver. (SYN) corpselike. adv. <B>cadaverously.</B> noun <B>cadaverousness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="caddie">
<B>caddie, </B>noun, verb, <B>-died,</B> <B>-dying.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a person who helps a golf player, especially by carrying golf clubs and finding the ball. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Scottish.) aboy or man who waits about for chance employment as a messenger; an errand boy or messenger. <DD><B> 3. </B><B>=caddie cart.</B> <DD><I>v.i. </I> to help a golf player as a caddie. <BR> <I>Ex. Nelson was ... just as much a perfectionist as Hogan from the days they caddied together on the same Texas course (New York Times).</I> <DD> Also, <B>caddy.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="caddiebag">
<B>caddie bag,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a bag for golf clubs. </DL>
<A NAME="caddiecart">
<B>caddie cart,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a small cart for carrying golf clubs. <DD><B> 2. </B>a small cart for transporting any awkward load, such as groceries or glassware. Also, <B>caddy cart.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="caddis">
<B>caddis</B> (1) or <B>caddice</B> (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a worsted yarn, braid, or binding, used especially for garters. </DL>
<A NAME="caddis">
<B>caddis</B> (2) or <B>caddice</B> (2), noun. =caddis worm.</DL>
<A NAME="caddisfly">
<B>caddis fly,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an insect, somewhat like a moth, that has two pairs of wings and long legs; trichopteran; water moth. Its larva lives under water and forms a case of sand, bits of leaves, or the like, for itself. </DL>
<A NAME="caddish">
<B>caddish, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> like a cad; ungentlemanly. <BR> <I>Ex. caddish manners.</I> adv. <B>caddishly.</B> noun <B>caddishness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="caddisworm">
<B>caddis worm,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the larva of a caddis fly, very important as fish food and used as bait in fishing. Also, <B>caddis,</B> <B>caddice.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="caddo">
<B>Caddo, </B>noun, pl. <B>-do</B> or <B>-dos.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a member of an American Indian tribe of the Caddoan language family. The Caddo, who gave the language family its name, lived in Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas. <DD><B> 2. </B>the language of this tribe. </DL>
<A NAME="caddoan">
<B>Caddoan, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a family of North American Indian languages, spoken by the Arikara, Pawnee, and Caddo Indians. </DL>
<A NAME="caddy">
<B>caddy</B> (1), noun, pl. <B>-dies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a small box, can, or chest, often used to hold tea; tea caddy. <DD><B> 2. </B>any container for holding or storing things. <BR> <I>Ex. a tool caddy, a make-up caddy. Compact can caddy keeps cans of frozen juice ... and soft drinks nearly within fingertip reach (Science News Letter).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="caddy">
<B>caddy</B> (2), noun, pl. <B>-dies,</B> intransitive verb, <B>-died,</B> <B>-dying.</B> =caddie.</DL>
<A NAME="caddycart">
<B>caddy cart,</B> =caddie cart.</DL>
<A NAME="caddyspoon">
<B>caddy spoon,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a spoon of special shape for measuring tea out of a caddy. </DL>
<A NAME="cade">
<B>cade</B> (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a European species of juniper whose wood, when distilled, yields cade oil. </DL>
<A NAME="cade">
<B>cade</B> (2), adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> left by its mother and raised by people. <BR> <I>Ex. a cade lamb, a cade colt.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> a pet lamb. </DL>
<A NAME="cade">
<B>cade</B> (3), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a former unit of dry measure for herring or sprats, comprising 500 (or 720) herring or 1,000 sprats. </DL>
<B>cadelle, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the larva or adult of a black beetle that is very destructive to grain. </DL>
<A NAME="cadence">
<B>cadence, </B>noun, verb, <B>-denced,</B> <B>-dencing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>the measure or beat of music, dancing, or any movement regularly repeating itself; rhythm. <BR> <I>Ex. The constant cadence of the surf lulled us to sleep. Wit will shine Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line (John Dryden).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a fall of the voice. <BR> <I>Ex. The actor's cadence marked the end of the scene.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>a rising and falling sound; modulation. <BR> <I>Ex. She speaks with a pleasant cadence. In a strongly stressed language like English it is the end-of-sentence tune that has the greatest significance and it is this final harmony or cadence that changes least (Simeon Potter). If my students learned anything, it was from listening to my intonation, not my explanation. Now I teach them to listen for the cadence, and decide their punctuation on that basis (George P. Faust).</I> <DD><B> 4a. </B>a series of chords bringing part of a piece of music to an end. <BR> <I>Ex. He heard the cadence and realized that the concert was almost over.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>a melodic strain that brings a section of a musical composition to an end. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to put into cadence. <BR> <I>Ex. Empedocles ... cadenced his great work on Nature in the same sonorous verse (John Addington Symonds).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cadenced">
<B>cadenced, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having cadence. </DL>
