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| calamity | 
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| n. Syn. disaster; misery event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery | 
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| calorie | 
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| n.  unit of heat; unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree | 
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| cannon | 
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| n.  great gun; firearm for discharging heavy shot with great force; loop at the top of a bell by which it is hung | 
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| canteen | 
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| n.  vessel used by soldiers for carrying water, liquor, or other drink; snack bar or small cafeteria, as on a military installation | 
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| canvas | 
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| n.  heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative | 
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| capsule | 
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| n. Syn. pill small container; pill in form of small rounded gelatinous; shortened version of a written work | 
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| captive | 
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| n.  prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection | 
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| carpenter | 
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| n.  skilled worker who makes, finishes, and repairs wooden objects and structures |