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a large round vegetable with thick green or white leaves —Look at the picture at vegetable .

cab • in / ' 1жЬэп / noun

[count]

a small simple house made of wood a log cabin at the edge of the lake

the part of an airplane where people sit the passengers in the first-class cabin

a small bedroom on a ship

cab . i.net Ф / 'k-acbnot/ noun

[count]

a piece of furniture that you can keep things in a medicine cabinet

a file cabinet (= one that you use in an office to keep documents in )

( also Cab . i . net ) ( politics ) a group of the most important people in the government

Word building The U.S. Government The government in the U.S. is divided into three parts: the legislative branch , the executive branch , and the judicial branch . The legislative branch is responsible for making laws. This is the U.S. Congress , which is made up of two groups of people: the Senate and the House of Representatives .

The executive branch is led by the president , and includes the vice president and the rest of the Cabinet (= other important politicians ) .

The judicial branch includes the Supreme Court , which is the most important court in the country.

ca • ble / ' keibl / noun

[ count, noncount ] a set of wires that carry electricity

or messages a printer cable

( also ca . ble tel . e . vi . sion / ,keibl ' tebvrjn /

► ca . ble TV / ,keibl ,ti' vi / ) [ noncount ] a way of sending television programs along wires in the ground Do your hotel rooms have cable? a cable TV channel

[ count ] a strong, thick, metal rope

cac .tus

ca • fe ( also ca . fe ) / kref ei / noun [ count ] a place where you can buy a drink and something to eat

/ ' kretes / noun [count] ( plural cac . ti / ' krektai / or cac . tus . es ) a plant with a lot of sharp points, which grows in hot dry places

caf • e • te • ri • a / ,k®fa ' ьлэ / noun

[ count ]

a restaurant where you choose and pay for your meal and then carry it to a table. Places like factories, schools, and hospitals often have cafeterias .

caf • feine / kre ' fin /

[noncount]

the substance in coffee and tea that makes you feel more active and awake

— Look at decaffeinated .

cage / keid3 / noun

[count]

a place with bars around it where animals or birds are kept so that they cannot escape

cake Ф / keik / noun

[ count, noncount ]

a sweet food that you make from flour, eggs, sugar, and

butter and bake in the oven

a chocolate cake

Would you like a piece of cake ?

a piece of cake

( informal )

something that is very easy to do

cal • ci • um / ' kre^m / noun [ noncount ]

( symbol Ca )

( chemistry ) a chemical substance that is found in foods such as milk and cheese. It helps to make bones and teeth strong.

cal .cu .late Ф /'k-^ikyoicit/ verb

( cal . cu lates , cal . cu . lat . ing , cal . cu . lat . ed )

( math ) to find an amount or a number by using mathematics

Can you calculate how much the vacation will cost?

cal • cu • la • tion / ^геШуэ ' leijn / noun

[ count, noncount ]

( math ) finding an answer by using mathematics

I need to do a few calculations before I can give you an

answer.

cal .cu .la .tor

/ ' ^^уэ^^от / noun [count]

( math ) a small electronic instrument that you use for calculating numbers

cal • en • dar / ' мэ^эг / noun [ count ]

a list of the days, weeks, and months of one year

calf / kref / noun [ count ] ( plural calves / krevz / )

a young cow

the back of your leg, below your knee

Call 1 Ф / kol/ verb ( calls , call ing , called )

1 to speak loudly and clearly so that someone who is far

away can hear you

"Breakfast is ready," she called.

She called out the names of the winners.

to contact someone by telephone I'll call you later.

Who's calling, please?

to give a name to someone or something They called the baby Sophie.

to ask someone to come

He was so sick that we had to call the doctor.

be called

to have as a name

What was that town called?