| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| captaincy | the rank or post of a captain |
| captivate | to fascinate, attract, charm |
| captive | someone who has been captured and held prisoner |
| capture | to catch someone and hold him by force |
| car | a motor for driving from place to place |
| caramel | a kind of sweet, like toffee, made with sugar and butter cooked together until the mixture is sticky and brown |
| caravan | a small house on wheels, pulled by a car or a horse. The same word also means a group of people traveling together for safety, especially in the desert |
| carburettor | part of a car engine that mixes air and petrol |
| carcass | a dead body, anything decayed |
| card | stiff paper. Sometimes it is cut into pieces with pictures and greetings for special days like birthdays and Christmas. Cards are also used in playing games |
| cardboard | very thick stiff paper |
| cardiagan | a knitted woollen jacket |
| care | a worry or trouble. The same word also means to look after someone who needs help |
| career | a race, prospect, course of life |
| careful | giving special attention to what you are doing |
| careless | not taking trouble of thinking about what you are doing |
| caretaker | a person who looks after a building or part of a building |
| cargo | a ship’s load |
| carnage | butchery, massacre, great slaughter in war |
| carnation | a pink, red, yellow or white flower with a spicy smell |
| carol | a song of joy or praise, most often heard at Christmas time |
| carpenter | a man who makes things out or wood |
| carpet | a thick soft woven covering for the floor |
| carriage | a vehicle for carrying passengers from place to place. The same word also means part of a railway train |
| carrion | dead and rotten, loathsome |
| carrot | a long pointed orange vegetable that grows under the ground |
| carry | to take something from one place to another |
| carry-cot | a bed with handles, used to carry a small baby about |
| cartoon | a short funny film or drawing in a newspaper |
| cartridge | a case for holding the gunpowder and bullet to be shot from a gun |
| carve | to shape a piece of wood or to cut patterns on it with a knife. The same word also means to cut meat into slices |
| cary | an open wagon with only two wheels |
| cascade | a waterfall |
| case | a kind of box to keep or carry things in |
| cash | coins and banknotes |
| cashier | someone who looks after the money in a bank, a shop or an office |
| casino | a public dancing, singing or gaming saloon |
| casket | a small chest for jewels |
| cast | to throw something with force. The same word also means to shape something by pouring hot metal or liquid plaster into a mould |
| caste | a class of society among the Hindus |
| castle | an old building with thick stone walls to resist enemy attacks |
| castway | a person who has been shipwrecked |
| cat | a furry animal, usually kept as a pet |
| catalogue | a list of things in a special order, like a list of books in a library |
| catapult | a Y-shaped stick with elastic attached, used for shooting stones |
| catch | to get hold of something |
| cater | to provide food or amusement |
| caterpillar | a grub that turns into a moth or butterfly |
| cathedral | a very large and important church |
| catholic | universal, liberal, broad minded, tolerant |
Defining relative clause
When a clause defines the noun it qualifies it is known as a defining relative clause.