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Caaba
- noun - (Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine; believed to have been given by Gabriel to Abraham; Muslims turn in its direction when praying
Cabal
- noun - a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
- a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
- engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government"
Cabas
- - A flat basket or frail for figs, etc.; hence, a lady's flat workbasket, reticule, or hand bag; -- often written caba.
Cabby
- noun - someone who drives a taxi for a living
Caber
- noun - a heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) that is tossed as a test of strength (in the Highlands of northern Scotland)
Cabin
- noun - a small house built of wood; usually in a wooded area
- confine to a small space, such as a cabin
- small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
- the enclosed compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft where passengers are carried
Cable
- noun - a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
- a nautical unit of depth
- a telegram sent abroad
- a television system that transmits over cables
- a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire
- fasten with a cable; "cable trees"
- send cables, wires, or telegrams
- television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver
Cabob
- - A small piece of mutton or other meat roasted on a skewer; -- so called in Turkey and Persia.
Caboc
- unknown - A Scottish rich double cream cheese which is allowed to age naturally without the addition of rennet.
Cabot
- noun - Italian explorer who led the English expedition in 1497 that discovered the mainland of North America and explored the coast from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland (ca. 1450-1498)
- son of John Cabot who was born in Italy and who led an English expedition in search of the Northwest Passage and a Spanish expedition that explored the La Plata region of Brazil; in 1544 he published a map of the world (1476-1557)