cack /kaek/ noun [U] (BrE, slang) solid waste matter that is passed from the body through the bowels

cack-handed /,kaek ’haendid/ adj. {BrE, informal, disap­proving) a cack-handed person often drops or breaks things or does things badly ^ W; W cm CLUMSY

cackle /'kaekl/ verb, noun

m verb 1 [V] (of a chicken to make a loud unpleasant noise BgRgPH 2 to laugh in a loud unpleasant way niUg [V] They all cackled with delight.       A#P§

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»noun 1 the loud noise that a hen makes (   )

fig.n§ pi] ^ 2 a loud unpleasant laugh ( Djf (ft ) A

cac oph ony /ka'kDfani; NAmE -'ka:f-/ noun [u, sing.] (formal) a mixture of loud unpleasant sounds $!] if W tff ► cac oph on ous /-nas/ adj.

cactus /'kaektas/ noun [pi cactuses or cacti /'kaektai/) a plant that grows in hot dry regions, especially one with thick stems covered in spines but without leaves. There are many different types of cactus. ffL] A A M

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CAD /kaed; ,si: ei 'di:/ noun [U] the abbreviation for ‘computer-aided design’ (the use of computers to design machines, buildings, vehicles, etc.)       ^

( AAA computer-aided design ) cad /kaed/ noun (old-fashioned) a man who behaves in a dishonest or unfair way A; fiiifWA; AM ca-da-ver /ka'daeva(r)/ noun (technical A iff) a dead human body A A; PW cm corpse ca da-ver-ous /ka'daevaras/ adj. (literary) (of a person A) extremely pale, thin and looking ill/sick ]# A W; jfffj

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cad-die (also caddy) /'kaedi/ noun, verb m noun [pi -ies) (in golf it] A A f$) a person who helps a player by carrying his or her clubs and equipment during a game £jcitg (    S

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■ verb (cad-dies, caddy-ing, cad died, cad died) [V] to act as a caddie in the game of golf ( caddis /'kaedis/ (also 'caddis fly) noun a small insect. The young forms, called caddis worms, are often used for catching fish, fjm (   )

caddy /'kaedi/ noun [pi -ies) 1 (especially BrE) = tea caddy 2 (NAmE) a small bag for storing or carrying small objects ( A # ® no W ) A :    a sewing/

make-up caddy  3 = caddie

ca-dence /'keidns/ noun 1 (formal) the rise and fall of the voice in speaking ( i£i£N‘i£i$W )      ©

fg: He delivered his words in slow, measured cadences.

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musical phrase ( H*it

ca denza /ka'denza/ noun 1 (music If) a short passage, usually near the end of a piece of classical music, which is played or sung by the soloist alone, and intended to show the performer’s skill ^ lx, ty-MEk

[1]5 ) 2 (SAfrE) if sb has a cadenza, they react suddenly