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СКАЧАТЬ “kal-see-um” NOUN a soft white mineral found in bones and teeth and in some foods. Milk and cheese are good sources of calcium.

      calculate calculates, calculating, calculated

      VERB If you calculate something, you work it out, usually by doing some arithmetic. • We calculated how much money we had raised from the sponsored walk.

      [from Latin calculus meaning stone or pebble, which the Romans used for counting]

      calculation calculations

      NOUN something that you think about carefully and work out mathematically, or that you do on a machine such as a calculator

      calculator calculators

      NOUN a small electronic machine used for doing mathematical calculations

      calendar calendars

      NOUN a chart, usually organized month by month, showing the date of each day in a particular year • We marked the end of term on the calendar in red.

      calf calves

      NOUN 1 a young cow

      2 Your calves are the backs of your legs between your knees and ankles.

      call calls, calling, called

      VERB 1 If you call someone or something a particular name, that is their name. • I will call my dog Spot. • That type of machine is called a combine harvester.

      2 If you call someone, you telephone them.

      3 If you call someone, you shout their name loudly.

      NOUN 4 A call is a shout or a cry. • We heard a call for help.

      call off

      VERB If something is called off it is cancelled. • The party was called off.

      call on

      VERB If you call on someone, you pay them a short visit.

      calm calmer, calmest

      ADJECTIVE 1 Someone who is calm is quiet and does not show any worry or excitement.

      2 If the sea is calm, the water is not moving very much.

      calorie calories

      NOUN The amount of energy that food gives you is measured in calories.

      came

      VERB the past tense of come

      camel camels

      NOUN a large mammal with either one or two humps on its back. Camels live in hot desert areas and are used for carrying people and things.

      camera cameras

      NOUN a piece of equipment used for taking photographs or for filming

      camouflage camouflages, camouflaging, camouflaged

      NOUN 1 a way of avoiding being seen by having the same colour or appearance as the surroundings

      VERB 2 To camouflage something is to hide it by giving it the same colour or appearance as its surroundings.

      camp camps, camping, camped

      NOUN 1 a place where people live in tents or stay in tents for a holiday

      VERB 2 If you camp, you stay in a tent.

      NOUN 3 a collection of buildings for soldiers or prisoners

      camper NOUN

      campaign campaigns, campaigning, campaigned

      VERB When people campaign, they take action in order to achieve something. • She campaigned against the export of live animals.

      campaign NOUN

      can could; cans

      VERB 1 If someone says you can do something, you are allowed to do it.

      2 If you can do something, you are able to do it. • I can say “hello” in French.

      NOUN 3 a metal container, often sealed, with food or drink inside

      canal canals

      NOUN a long, narrow, man-made stretch of water

      canary canaries

      NOUN a yellow songbird

      cancel cancels, cancelling, cancelled

      VERB If you cancel something that has been arranged, you stop it from happening. • They cancelled the school trip.

      cancer cancers

      NOUN a serious disease in which abnormal cells in a part of the body increase rapidly, causing growths

      candidate candidates

      NOUN a person who is being considered for a job

      candle candles

      NOUN a stick of hard wax with a piece of string called a wick through the middle. You light the wick to produce a flame.

      cane canes

      NOUN 1 the long, hollow stem of a plant such as bamboo

      2 strips of cane used for weaving baskets and other containers

      3 a long, narrow stick used to support plants

      canine canines

      ADJECTIVE 1 relating to dogs

      NOUN 2 a canine is one of the pointed teeth near the front of the mouth in humans and some animals

      cannibal cannibals

      NOUN a person who eats human flesh

      cannon cannons or cannon

      NOUN a large gun, usually on wheels, which fires heavy iron balls

      cannot

      VERB the same as can not

      canoe canoes

      NOUN a small, narrow boat that you row using a paddle

      canoeing NOUN canoeist NOUN

      can’t

      VERB a contraction of cannot

      canteen canteens

      NOUN a place to eat in a school or workplace

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