| cam | (noun) a rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion | - |
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| camachile | (noun) common thorny tropical American tree having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gum | Synonyms: huamachil, manila tamarind, Pithecellobium dulce, wild tamarind |
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| camail | (noun) a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck | Synonyms: aventail, ventail |
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| camaraderie | (noun) the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability | Synonyms: chumminess, comradeliness, comradery, comradeship |
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| camarilla | (noun) a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue | Synonyms: cabal, faction, junto |
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| camas | (noun) any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America | Synonyms: camash, camass, camosh, quamash |
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| camash | (noun) any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America | Synonyms: camas, camass, camosh, quamash |
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| camass | (noun) any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America | Synonyms: camas, camash, camosh, quamash |
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| camber | (noun) the alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top | - |
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| (noun) a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force | Synonyms: bank, cant |
| (noun) a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road) | - |
| cambium | (noun) the inner layer of the periosteum | - |
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| (noun) a formative one-cell layer of tissue between xylem and phloem in most vascular plants that is responsible for secondary growth | - |
| cambric | (noun) a finely woven white linen | - |
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| camcorder | (noun) a portable television camera and videocassette recorder | - |
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| camel | (noun) cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions | - |
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| camelhair | (noun) a soft tan cloth made with the hair of a camel | Synonyms: camel's hair |
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| camelia | (noun) any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers | Synonyms: camellia |
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| camellia | (noun) any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers | Synonyms: camelia |
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| camelopard | (noun) tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa | Synonyms: Giraffa camelopardalis, giraffe |
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| camelpox | (noun) a viral disease of camels closely related to smallpox | - |
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| cameo | (noun) engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring) | - |
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| camera | (noun) equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other) | Synonyms: photographic camera |
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| (noun) television equipment consisting of a lens system that focuses an image on a photosensitive mosaic that is scanned by an electron beam | Synonyms: television camera, tv camera |
| cameraman | (noun) a photographer who operates a movie camera | Synonyms: camera operator, cinematographer |
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| camgirl | (noun) a female performer who performs sexual acts by camera on the internet | - |
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| camion | (noun) a low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulage | Synonyms: dray |
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| (noun) a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides | Synonyms: lorry |
| camise | (noun) a loose shirt or tunic; originally worn in the Middle Ages | - |
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| camisole | (noun) a short negligee | - |
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| (noun) a short sleeveless undergarment for women | Synonyms: underbodice |
| camlet | (noun) a fabric of Asian origin; originally made of silk and camel's hair | - |
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| (noun) a garment made of camlet fabric | - |
| camo | (noun) fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background | Synonyms: camouflage |
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| camomile | (noun) Eurasian plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis | Synonyms: Anthemis nobilis, Chamaemelum nobilis, chamomile |
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| camosh | (noun) any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America | Synonyms: camas, camash, camass, quamash |
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| camouflage | (noun) the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance | Synonyms: disguise |
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| (noun) device or stratagem for concealment or deceit | - |
| (noun) fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background | Synonyms: camo |
| (noun) an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something | Synonyms: disguise |
| camp | (noun) temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers | Synonyms: bivouac, cantonment, encampment |
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| (noun) temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers | - |
| (noun) a penal institution (often for forced labor) | - |
| (noun) a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months | Synonyms: summer camp |
| (noun) shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs | Synonyms: refugee camp |
| (noun) something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality | - |
| (noun) a group of people living together in a camp | - |
| (noun) an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose | Synonyms: clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack |
| campaign | (noun) several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints) | Synonyms: military campaign |
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| (noun) an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa) | Synonyms: hunting expedition, safari |
| (noun) a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end | Synonyms: cause, crusade, drive, effort, movement |
| (noun) a race between candidates for elective office | Synonyms: political campaign, run |
| campaigner | (noun) a politician who is running for public office | Synonyms: candidate, nominee |
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| campaigning | (noun) the campaign of a candidate to be elected | Synonyms: candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign |
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| campana | (noun) the shape of a bell | Synonyms: bell, bell shape |
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| campanile | (noun) a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building | Synonyms: belfry |
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| campanula | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers | Synonyms: bellflower |
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| campeachy | (noun) spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye | Synonyms: bloodwood tree, Haematoxylum campechianum, logwood, logwood tree |
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| camper | (noun) a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling | Synonyms: camping bus, motor home |
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| (noun) someone living temporarily in a tent or lodge for recreation | - |
| campfire | (noun) a small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking (as at a camp) | - |
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| campground | (noun) a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent | Synonyms: bivouac, camping area, camping ground, camping site, campsite, encampment |
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| camphor | (noun) a resin obtained from the camphor tree; used in making celluloid and liniment | - |
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| camphorweed | (noun) aromatic plant of western United States | Synonyms: Trichostema lanceolatum, turpentine camphor weed, vinegarweed |
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| camping | (noun) the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp | Synonyms: bivouacking, encampment, tenting |
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| campion | (noun) any plant of the genus Silene | Synonyms: catchfly, silene |
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| campmate | (noun) someone who lives in the same camp you do | - |
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| campong | (noun) a native malay village | Synonyms: kampong |
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| campsite | (noun) a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent | Synonyms: bivouac, campground, camping area, camping ground, camping site, encampment |
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| campstool | (noun) a folding stool | - |
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| campus | (noun) a field on which the buildings of a university are situated | - |
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| camshaft | (noun) an engine shaft with cams attached to it | - |
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| camwood | (noun) small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood yielding a red dye | Synonyms: African sandalwood, Baphia nitida |
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