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entrancing, winning, enticing, alluring, fetching: The strange
object in the shop window was most catching to the eye of a
passer-by.
categorical
adj. direct, explicit, express, unconditional, firm, positive,
unreserved, unrestricted, absolute, outright, downright,
unequivocal, unambiguous, specific; emphatic, unqualified,
authoritative, dogmatic, Technical apodeictic or apodictic: His
denial was clear and categorical.
categorize
v. classify, class, sort, organize, assort, rank, order,
section, departmentalize, group, arrange: Should plankton be
categorized under zoology or botany?
category n. class, classification, type, sort, kind, variety, group,
grouping, listing, rank, ranking, list, grade, department,
division, section, sector, area, sphere; head, heading: Into
which category would you put the partially disabled?
cater v. 1 provision, victual; purvey, provide: We cater exclusively
for housebound gourmets. 2 cater for or to. indulge, humour,
serve, dance attendance on, pamper, baby, coddle, minister to,
spoil, mollycoddle, cosset, pander to: She caters for him night
and day. Our music group caters for all levels of ability.
catholic adj. universal, general, inclusive, all-inclusive, broad, wide,
comprehensive, widespread, all-embracing, eclectic, liberal:
Her musical tastes are catholic - they range from Bach to Berry
(Chuck, that is).
cattle n. livestock, stock, beef; cows, bulls, bullocks, steers,
bovines, oxen: He spent 20 years as a cowboy, herding cattle in
Texas.
cause n. 1 origin, occasion, source, root, genesis, agent, prime
mover, well-spring: The cause of the train crash is not yet
known. 2 originator, creator, producer, agent, agency: His
indecision was the cause of many of our problems. 3 ground or
grounds, justification, reason, basis, call, motive: You have
no cause to be dissatisfied. 4 case, matter, issue, concern;
movement, undertaking; ideal, belief: We appealed the miners'