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carpetbagging
  • s  presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality
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cambodian
  • n  a native or inhabitant of Cambodia
  • a  of or relating to or characteristic of Cambodia or its people or language
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cambrian
  • n  from 544 million to about 500 million years ago; marine invertebrates
  • n  a native or resident of Wales
  • a  of or relating to or characteristic of Wales or its people or their language
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cameroonian
  • n  a native or inhabitant of Cameroon
  • a  of or relating to or characteristic of Cameroon or its people
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camouflaged
  • v  disguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something
    The troops camouflaged themselves before they went into enemy territory
  • s  made invisible by means of protective coloring
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capetian
  • n  a member of the Capetian dynasty
  • a  of or relating to the French dynasty founded by Hugh Capet
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carcinogenic
  • a  causing or tending to cause cancer
    the carcinogenic action of certain chemicals
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camp
  • n  temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
    wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling
  • n  a group of people living together in a camp
    the whole camp laughed at his mistake
  • n  temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers
    level ground is best for parking and camp areas
  • n  an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
  • n  a penal institution (often for forced labor)
    China has many camps for political prisoners
  • n  something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality
    the living room was pure camp
  • n  shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs
  • n  a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months
    city kids get to see the country at a summer camp
  • v  live in or as if in a tent
    Can we go camping again this summer?
    The houseguests had to camp in the living room
  • v  establish or set up a camp
  • v  give an artificially banal or sexual quality to
  • s  providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities
    they played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect
    campy Hollywood musicals of the 1940's
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camp-made
  • s  made as part of the arts-and-crafts program at summer camp
    my camp-made leather wallet
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