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cabinet n. 1 cupboard, bureau, chifferobe, commode, chiffonier, chest
(of drawers), chest-on-chest, tallboy, US highboy, lowboy: The
aspirin is in the medicine cabinet. Our china cabinet is,
unfortunately, not a genuine Chippendale. 2 council, ministry,
committee, advisors, senate: At the age of thirty, he became
the youngest member of the cabinet.
cable n. 1 wire, line, rope, hawser, chain, mooring, strand, guy:
The cable broke and we were set adrift. 2 telegram, wire,
cablegram, radiogram, US Mailgram: Send a cable to Jones about
the meeting.
--v. 3 telegraph, wire; radio: Cable Jones to come at once.
cache n. 1 hiding-place, hole, vault, repository: There was a small
cache concealed by the panelling in the library. 2 store,
hoard, supply, reserve, nest egg, stockpile, Colloq US and
Canadian stash: The wise hunter keeps a cache of supplies
buried along his route.
--v. 3 hide, store, conceal, squirrel away, secrete, bury,
Colloq stash (away): I cached the money in a biscuit tin.
cachet n. 1 stamp, feature, distinguishing mark, identification: The
cachet of good taste is simplicity of design. 2 distinction,
prominence, importance, prestige, dignity: Her new job doesn't
pay much, but it has a certain cachet.
cadaver n. corpse, (dead) body, remains, Slang stiff: The medical
students and doctors once paid to have cadavers exhumed for
anatomical study.
cadence n. measure, beat, rhythm, tempo, accent, pulse, metre, lilt,
swing: The snare drum marked the cadence for the marching band.
caf‚ n. coffee-house, coffee bar, coffee-shop, bistro, snack bar,
brasserie; tearoom, lunch-room, restaurant, eating-house,
canteen; cafeteria, US diner, Colloq eatery; Slang Brit caff, US
greasy spoon: We stopped at a caf‚ for refreshment.
cage n. 1 crate, enclosure, pen, pound, coop, hutch: He keeps rooks
in a cage.