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- button rose — a small rose whose flowers form a round head
- button tree — any of a genus (Conocarpus) of dicotyledonous West Indian trees with buttonlike fruit
- button-down — A button-down shirt or a shirt with a button-down collar has a button under each end of the collar which you can fasten.
- button-hole — the hole, slit, or loop through which a button is passed and by which it is secured.
- buttoned up — If you say that someone is buttoned up, you mean that they do not usually talk about their thoughts and feelings.
- buttoned-up — carefully planned, operated, supervised, etc.: one of the most buttoned-up companies in the business.
- buttonholer — a person who buttonholes
- buttonmould — the small core of plastic, wood, or metal that is the base for buttons covered with fabric, leather, etc
- by-election — A by-election is an election that is held to choose a new member of parliament when a member has resigned or died.
- cablevision — cable television.
- cacodemonic — relating to cacodemons
- cacophonies — Plural form of cacophony.
- cacophonous — If you describe a mixture of sounds as cacophonous, you mean that they are loud and unpleasant.
- caddy spoon — a small spoon used in taking tea from a storage caddy.
- calamondins — Plural form of calamondin.
- calcination — to convert into calx by heating or burning.
- calculation — A calculation is something that you think about and work out mathematically. Calculation is the process of working something out mathematically.
- calefaction — the act of heating
- calibration — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
- call option — an option to buy a stated amount of securities at a specified price during a specified period
- calypsonian — a performer or writer of calypsos
- cameraphone — a mobile phone incorporating a camera
- cameroonian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the Republic of Cameroon or its inhabitants
- cancelation — an act of canceling.
- canceration — the process of becoming cancerous
- cannon bone — a bone in the legs of horses and other hoofed animals consisting of greatly elongated fused metatarsals or metacarpals
- cannon-ball — a missile, usually round and made of iron or steel, designed to be fired from a cannon.
- cannon-shot — the range of a cannon
- cannonading — a continued discharge of cannon, especially during an attack.
- cannonballs — Plural form of cannonball.
- cannulation — a metal tube for insertion into the body to draw off fluid or to introduce medication.
- canonically — pertaining to, established by, or conforming to a canon or canons.
- cantonments — Plural form of cantonment.
- canyon wind — a nocturnal, down-canyon flow of air caused by the cooling of the canyon walls. Compare valley wind.
- caparisoned — (of a horse) Having a richly ornamented harness.
- cape breton — an island forming the NE part of Nova Scotia, in SE Canada. 3970 sq. mi. (10,280 sq. km).
- cape colony — the name from 1652 until 1910 of the former Cape Province of South Africa
- cape pigeon — a species of seagoing petrel, Daption capensis, with characteristic white wing patches: a common winter visitor off the coasts of southern Africa: family Diomedeidae
- capitations — Plural form of capitation.
- capsulation — enclosed in or formed into a capsule.
- captionless — (of a cartoon) having no caption
- captivation — to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant: Her blue eyes and red hair captivated him.
- carbocation — (chemistry) any cation containing an excess positive charge on one or more carbon atoms.
- carbon copy — If you say that one person or thing is a carbon copy of another, you mean that they look or behave exactly like them.
- carbon sink — areas of vegetation, esp forests, and the phytoplankton-rich seas that absorb the carbon dioxide produced by the burning of fossil fuels
- carbon-copy — a duplicate of anything written or typed, made by using a photocopier or, formerly, by using carbon paper. Abbreviation: cc. a copy of an email or other electronic document that is sent to one or more people in addition to the primary addressee. Abbreviation: cc.
- carbon-date — to determine the age of an organic object by examining the relative proportions of the carbon isotopes carbon-12 and carbon-14
- carbonating — Present participle of carbonate.
- carbonation — absorption of or reaction with carbon dioxide
- carbonatite — a rare intrusive or extrusive igneous rock, mostly found in Africa, that contains a high proportion of carbonate minerals