Caution, v. a. Warn, admonish, forewarn, put on one’s guard.

Cautious, a. Prudent, wary, careful, heedful, chary, circumspect, discreet, watchful, vigilant.

Cavalcade, n. Procession (of mounted men).

Cavalier, n.

    1. Knight, equestrian, horseman, chevalier, horse-soldier.
    2. Partisan of Charles I., royalist.
    3. Beau, attendant (on a lady), partner (in a dance).

Cavalier, a. Disdainful, haughty, arrogant, supercilious, scornful, insolent, curt.

Cavalry, n. Horse-soldiers, horse, mounted soldiers, mounted men.

Cave, n. Cavern, den, grotto, grot.

Cavern, n. Grotto, cave, den, grot.

Cavernous, a. Hollow.

Cavil, n.

    1. Frivolous objection, captious criticism, unwarranted censure, carping, censoriousness, wilful censure, objection for objection’s sake.
    2. Specious objection, specious controversion, specious disputation, sophistry, special pleading.

Cavil at. Censure captiously, carp at, wilfully find fault with, pick flaws in, raise frivolous objection to.

Caviller, n.

    1. Carper, censurer, captious disputant, frivolous censor.
    2. Special pleader, specious objector, sophistical disputer.

Cavilling, a.

    1. Captious, censorious, carping, critical, hypercritical, disposed to cavil, given to fault-finding.
    2. Specious, sophistical, plausible, tricky.

Cavity, n. Hollow, empty space, void, vacant place.

Cayenne pepper, n. Capsicum, red pepper.


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