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Cadges
- verb - a portable perch on which several hawks may be carried by a falconer
- ask for and get free; be a parasite
- obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling;
- sponge
Cadmus
- noun - (Greek mythology) the brother of Europa and traditional founder of Thebes in Boeotia
Cadres
- noun - a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion
- a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
Cagers
- noun - an athlete who plays basketball
Cairns
- noun - a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path
- small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland
Calais
- noun - a town in northern France on the Strait of Dover that serves as a ferry port to England; in 1347 it was captured by the English king Edward III after a long siege and remained in English hands until it was recaptured by the French king Henry II in 1558
Calces
- noun - a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
Califs
- noun - the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth; "many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world"
Callas
- noun - Greek coloratura soprano (born in the United States) known for her dramatic intensity in operatic roles (1923-1977)
Callus
- noun - (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid
- an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
- bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
- cause a callus to form on; "The long march had callused his feet"
- form a callus or calluses; "His foot callused"
- hardened skin on feet