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1: (usually plural) facilities for providing food for employees or visitors

1: a tray for carrying your food in a cafeteria

1: informal British term for a cafe

1: strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk [syn: {latte}]

1: a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects [syn: {caffeine}]

1: someone addicted to caffeine [syn: {caffeine addict}]

1: an addiction to caffein

1: a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects [syn: {caffein}]

1: someone addicted to caffeine [syn: {caffein addict}]

1: of or containing caffein

1: poisoning resulting from excessive intake of caffeine containing products [syn: {caffiene intoxication}]

1: an offensive term for any Black African [syn: {kaffir}, {kafir}, {caffre}]

1: widely distributed wildcat of Africa and Asia Minor [syn: {kaffir cat}, {Felis ocreata}]

1: poisoning resulting from excessive intake of caffeine containing products [syn: {caffeinism}]

1: an offensive term for any Black African [syn: {kaffir}, {kafir}, {caffer}]

1: a woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East [syn: {kaftan}] 2: a (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in...

1: an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept [syn: {coop}] 2: something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement 3: United States composer of avant-garde mu...

1: confine in a cage; "The animal was caged" [syn: {cage}]

1: an athlete who plays basketball [syn: {basketball player}, {basketeer}]

1: showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound" [syn: {cagy}, {canny}, {clever}] 2: characterized by great cautious and wariness; "a cagey av...

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{cagey}

1: in a cagey manner; "`I don't know yet,' he answered cagily" [syn: {circumspectly}]

1: Italian who was famous as a magician and alchemist (1743-1795) [syn: {Count Alessandro di Cagliostro}, {Giuseppe Balsamo}]

1: United States film actor known for his portrayals of tough characters (1899-1986) [syn: {Jimmy Cagney}, {James Cagney}]

1: lightweight parka; waterproof

1: showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound" [syn: {cagey}, {canny}, {clever}] 2: characterized by great cautious and wariness; "a cagey a...

1: a member of the Taracahitian people of central Mexico 2: the Uto-Aztecan language of the Cahita people

1: collusion; "in cahoots with"

1: an alligator-like reptile of Central America and South America having a more heavily armored belly [syn: {cayman}]

1: crocodile-like lizard of South America having powerful jaws for crushing snails and mussels

1: caiman with bony ridges about the eyes; found from southern Mexico to Argentina [syn: {spectacled caiman}]

1: tropical American timber tree with dark hard heavy wood and small plumlike purple fruit [syn: {satinleaf}, {satin leaf}, {damson plum}, {Chrysophyllum oliviforme}]

1: evergreen tree of West Indies and Central America having edible purple fruit star-shaped in cross section and dark green leaves with golden silky undersides [syn: {star apple}, {Chrysophyllum caini...

1: (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God

1: introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (as addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution) [s...

1: a native or inhabitant of Cairo

1: a genus of Anatidae [syn: {genus Cairina}]

1: large crested wild duck of Central America and South America; widely domesticated [syn: {muscovy duck}, {musk duck}]

1: a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path 2: small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland [syn: {cairn terrier}]

1: small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland [syn: {cairn}]

1: marked by cairns

1: a smoky yellow or brown quartz [syn: {smoky quartz}]

1: a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers 2: the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a major port just south of the Nile delta; former...

1: an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome [syn: {coffer}, {lacuna}] 2: a two-wheeled military vehicle carrying artillery ammunition 3: a chest to hold ammunition [syn: {ammunition chest}] 4: ...

1: pain resulting from rapid change in pressure [syn: {decompression sickness}, {aeroembolism}, {air embolism}, {gas embolism}, {bends}]

1: despicably mean and cowardly n : a cowardly and despicable person

1: the first Hindu calendar month (corresponding to March in the Gregorian calendar) [syn: {Chait}]

1: tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics [syn: {pigeon pea}, {pigeon-pea plant}, {catjang pea}, {red gram}, {dhal}, {dahl}, {Cajanus cajan}] 2: sm...

1: erect densely branched shrubby perennials of Old World tropics; naturalized in other warm regions [syn: {genus Cajanus}]

1: tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics [syn: {pigeon pea}, {pigeon-pea plant}, {cajan pea}, {catjang pea}, {red gram}, {dhal}, {dahl}]

1: influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along" [syn: {wheedle}, {palaver}, {blarney}, {coax}, {sweet-talk}, {inveigle}]

1: flattery intended to persuade [syn: {blandishment}, {palaver}]

1: in a cajoling manner; "`Come here,' she said coaxingly" [syn: {coaxingly}]

1: a Louisianian descended from Acadian immigrants from Nova Scotia (`Cajun' comes from `Acadian')

1: a member of the Mayan people living in south central Guatemala 2: the Mayan language spoken by the Cakchiquel people

1: a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); "a bar of chocolate" [syn: {bar}] 2: small flat mass of chopped food [syn: {patty}] 3: made from or based on a mixture of flour and sugar and eggs ...

1: a commercial mix for making a cake

1: informal terms for the mouth [syn: {trap}, {hole}, {maw}, {yap}, {gob}]

1: a strutting dance based on a march; was performed in minstrel shows; originated as a competition among Black dancers to win a cake 2: an easy accomplishment; "winning the tournament was a cakewalk ...