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by|way /ba I we I / (byways )

1 N‑COUNT [usu pl] A byway is a small road which is not used by many cars or people. □ [+ of ] …the highways and byways of America.

2 N‑COUNT [usu pl] The byways of a subject are the less important or less well-known areas of it. □ [+ of ] My research focuses on the byways of children's literature.

by|word /ba I wɜː ^r d/ (bywords )

1 N‑COUNT Someone or something that is a byword for a particular quality is well-known for having that quality. □ [+ for ] …the Rolls-Royce brand name, a byword for quality.

2 N‑COUNT A byword is a word or phrase which people often use. □ [+ of ] Loyalty and support became the bywords of the day.

byz|an|tine /b I zæ nta I n, [AM ] b I zəntiːn/ also Byzantine

1 ADJ [ADJ n] Byzantine means related to or connected with the Byzantine Empire. □  …Byzantine civilisation. □  There are also several well-preserved Byzantine frescoes.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe a system or process as byzantine , you are criticizing it because it seems complicated or secretive. [DISAPPROVAL ]

Cc

C , c /siː / (C's, c's )

1 N‑VAR C is the third letter of the English alphabet.

2 N‑VAR In music, C is the first note in the scale of C major.

3 N‑VAR If you get a C as a mark for a piece of work or in an exam, your work is average.

4c. is written in front of a date or number to indicate that it is approximate. c. is an abbreviation for 'circa'. □  …the museum's re-creation of a New York dining-room (c. 1825–35).

5C or c is used as an abbreviation for words beginning with c, such as 'copyright' or 'Celsius'. □  Heat the oven to 180°C.

6 → see also C-in-C , c/o

cab /kæ b/ (cabs )

1 N‑COUNT A cab is a taxi.

2 N‑COUNT The cab of a truck or train is the front part in which the driver sits. □  A Luton van has additional load space over the driver's cab.

ca|bal /kəbæ l/ (cabals ) N‑COUNT If you refer to a group of politicians or other people as a cabal , you are criticizing them because they meet and decide things secretly. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ [+ of ] He had been chosen by a cabal of fellow senators. □  …a secret government cabal.

caba|ret /kæ bəre I , [AM ] -re I / (cabarets )

1 N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Cabaret is live entertainment consisting of dancing, singing, or comedy acts that are performed in the evening in restaurants or nightclubs. □  Helen made a successful career in cabaret.

2 N‑COUNT A cabaret is a show that is performed in a restaurant or nightclub, and that consists of dancing, singing, or comedy acts. □  Peter and I also did a cabaret at the Corn Exchange.

cab|bage /kæ b I dʒ/ (cabbages ) N‑VAR A cabbage is a round vegetable with white, green, or purple leaves that is usually eaten cooked.

cab|bie /kæ bi/ (cabbies ) also cabby N‑COUNT A cabbie is a person who drives a taxi. [INFORMAL ]

ca|ber /ke I bə ^r / (cabers ) N‑COUNT A caber is a long, heavy, wooden pole. It is thrown into the air as a test of strength in the traditional Scottish sport called 'tossing the caber'.

cab|in /kæ b I n/ (cabins )

1 N‑COUNT A cabin is a small room in a ship or boat. □  He showed her to a small cabin.

2 N‑COUNT A cabin is one of the areas inside a plane. □  He sat quietly in the First Class cabin, looking tired.

3 N‑COUNT A cabin is a small wooden house, especially one in an area of forests or mountains. □  …a log cabin.

ca b|in crew (cabin crews ) N‑COUNT [with sing or pl verb] The cabin crew on an aircraft are the people whose job is to look after the passengers.

ca b|in cruis|er (cabin cruisers ) N‑COUNT A cabin cruiser is a motor boat which has a cabin for people to live or sleep in.

cabi|net ◆◆◇ /kæ b I n I t/ (cabinets )

1 N‑COUNT [usu n N ] A cabinet is a cupboard used for storing things such as medicine or alcoholic drinks or for displaying decorative things in. □  He looked at the display cabinet with its gleaming sets of glasses.

2 → see also filing cabinet