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( also Ro • man Cath • o • lic ) noun [ count ] ( religion ) a member of the Christian church that has the Pope as its head

Cath • o • lic ( also Ro • man Cath o • lic ) adjective

a Catholic priest

cat • tle / ' kretl / noun [ plural ]

cows that are kept for their milk or meat a herd (= a group ) of cattle

caught

form of catch

cau • li • flow • er / koli|flausr ; kali|flausr / noun [ count, noncount ]

a large vegetable with green leaves outside and a round white part in the middle

—At the picture at vegetable . cause l©/bz/ noun [count ]

a thing or person that makes something happen Bad driving is the cause of most road accidents.

something that people care about and want to help They gave the money to a good cause — it was used to build a new hospital.

cause 2 Ф / koz / verb

(causes,caus . ing ,caused )

to be the reason why something happens

What caused the accident?

The fire was caused by a cigarette.

cau • tion / ' kojn / noun [ noncount ]

great care, because of possible danger Caution! Wet floor.

cau • tious / ' kojbs/ adjective

careful because there may be danger

He is always cautious about driving at night.

► cau • tious • ly / ' kojbsli / adverb

He cautiously pushed open the door and looked into the

room.

cave / keiv/ noun [ count ]

( geography ) a large hole in the side of a mountain or under the ground

Thousands of years ago, people lived in caves.

cav • i • ty / ' krevэti / noun [ count ] ( plural cav . i . ties )

an empty space inside something solid the chest cavity

( health ) a hole in a tooth

You'll get cavities if you eat too much candy.

cc / ,si ' si / abbreviation

letters that are used on e-mails or business letters to show that you are sending a copy to another person. The letters cc stand for "carbon copy."

short for cubic centimeter a l,200cc engine

CD Ф / si ' di / noun [ count ]

( music ) compact disc; a small, round piece of hard plastic on which you can record sound or store information

CD play • er / ,si ' di ,plerar / noun [ count ]

( music ) a machine that you use to play music from CDs

CD-ROM / si di ' ram / noun [ count ]

( computers ) a CD on which you can store large amounts of information, sound, and pictures, to use on a computer

ceaseawl / sis / verb

(ceas.es,ceas. ing ,ceased )

( formal )

to stop

Fighting in the area has now ceased.

cease • fire / ' sisfarar / noun [ count ]

an agreement between two groups to stop fighting each other

ceil . ing Ф / 'siinj / noun [count ]

the top part of the inside of a room

Spelling

IE or EI ?

When the sound is / i / (which rhymes with "be"), the rule is I before E, except after C , so ceiling is spelled with EI .

eel .e . brate Ф / ' sebbreit /

( cel . e . brates , cel . e . brat . ing , cel e . brat . ed )

to do something to show that you are happy, for a special reason or because it is a special day

If you do well on your exams, we'll have a party to celebrate.

Grandma celebrated her 90th birthday last week.

cel • e • bra • tion / ,seb ' breijn / noun

[ count, noncount ]

a time when you enjoy yourself because you have a special reason to be happy birthday celebrations I think this is a cause for celebration!

ce • leb • ri • ty / sэ ' lebreti / noun ( plural ce . leb . ri . ties )

a famous person

a TV celebrity —Look at star 1 ( 3 ).

cel • er • y / ' sebri/ noun [ noncount ]

a vegetable with long green and white sticks that can be eaten without being cooked a stalk of celery

— Look at the picture at vegetable . cell Ф / sel/ noun [ count ]

( biology ) the smallest part of any living thing. All plants and animals are made up of cells

red blood cells

a small room for one or more prisoners in a prison or police station

( informal ) another word for cell phone