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cap • size / ' krepsaiz / verb ( cap • siz es , cap • siz ing , cap sized )

If a boat capsizes , it turns over in the water During the storm, the boat capsized.

cap • sule / ' krepsl / noun

a type of pill shaped like a tube that is filled with medicine

cap • tain / ' kreptsn / noun [ count ]

the person who is in charge of a ship or an airplane The captain sent a message by radio for help.

an important officer in the army, navy, police force, etc. an army captain

( sports ) the leader of a group of people He's the captain of the school basketball team.

cap • tion / ' krepjn / noun

[count]

the words above or below a picture in a book or newspaper, which tell you about it

cap • tive / ' kreptiv / noun [ count ]

a person who is not free —SYNONYM prisoner

cap • tiv • i • ty / krep ' tivsti/ noun [noncount]

being kept in a place that you cannot leave Wild animals are often unhappy in captivity .

cap • ture / ' kreptjbr / verb

(cap . tures,cap tur. ing ,cap . tured )

to catch someone and keep them somewhere so that they cannot leave

The police captured the criminals.

to take control of a place

The town was captured by rebels. ► cap • ture noun [ noncount ]

the capture of the escaped prisoners

Car © / kar / noun [ count ]

1 ( also au . to . mo . bile / ^эшэ 'bil / ) a vehicle with four wheels, usually with enough space for four or five people

What kind of car do you drive?

car

2 one of the parts of a train that carries people or goods I got a cup of coffee in the dining car.

car • a • mel / ' krereml / noun [count, noncount]

a type of brown candy that is made from sugar, butter, and milk

car • bo • hy • drate / ,karbou ' haidreit / noun [ count, noncount ]

( biology ) one of the substances in food, for example sugar, which gives your body energy Bread and rice contain carbohydrates.

car • bon / ' ka^n / noun [ noncount ] ( symbol C )

( chemistry ) a chemical that is in all living things, and that diamonds (= clear, very hard, expensive stones ) are made of

Coal is made up of carbon and hydrogen.

car • bon di • ox • ide / .korbn dai ' aksaid /

noun [ noncount ] ( symbol CO 2 )

( chemistry ) a gas that has no color or smell that people and animals breathe out

car • bon foot • print / .korbn ' futprmt /

noun [ count ]

the amount of carbon dioxide that a person, business, or country produces

Here are some ways to reduce your carbon footprint...

car • bon mon • ox • ide

/ ^гЬэп шэ 'naksaid / noun [ noncount ] ( symbol CO ) ( chemistry ) a poisonous gas that is produced when car engines burn gasoline

Card Ф / kard / noun [ count ] 1 a piece of thick paper with writing or pictures on it I sent a birthday card to my friend.

John gave Kate his business card and asked her to call him at the office.

—Look at credit card , phone card , postcard .

2 ( also play . ing card ) one of a set of 52 cards (called a deck of cards ) that you use to play games Let's play cards tonight.

Look at the picture at playing card . Word building

A deck of cards has four groups of thirteen cards, called suits .

Two suits are red ( hearts and diamonds ) and two are black ( clubs and spades ).

card • board / ' kardbord / noun [ noncount ] very thick paper that is used for making boxes, etc.

car • di • gan / ' kard^n / noun [ count ]

a piece of clothing which fastens at the front like a jacket and is often made of wool

car • di • nal / ' kardml / noun [ count ]

( religion ) an important priest in the Roman Catholic church

( math ) ( also car . di . nal num ber

/ ,kardml ' плшЬэг / ) a whole number, for example 1, 2, 3

Look at ordinal number .

care 1Ф/ker/ noun [ noncount ]

thinking about what you are doing so that you do not make

a mistake or break something

Wash these glasses with care !

take care

to be careful