Children's Illustrated Dictionary

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chameleon cauliflower

cellar

century

chair

cauliflowers noun

cellars noun

centuries noun

chairs noun

a vegetable with a short stem and a hard center, made of small flowers.

an underground room.

a period of a hundred years. The building is several centuries old.

a piece of furniture for sitting on.

N

sen-choo-ree

cereal cereals noun

caution noun

attention to possible danger. Drive with caution. N

say kaw-shun

cautious adjective

ceiling ceilings noun

the surface of a room that is above your head. N

1 a grain crop grown on farms. Wheat, rye, barley, and oats are cereals.

cell phone noun

a handheld mobile telephone that connects to other telephones by radio waves.

cement a clay powder that becomes hard when mixed with water.

to do something enjoyable for a special reason. We had a party to celebrate my birthday.

centipede centipedes noun

cell

a tiny, blind animal with many pairs of legs that lives in dark places. They paralyze their prey with a poisonous bite.

cells noun

N

say sell-uh-brate

celebration noun

chalk barley oats

chalks noun

a soft, white rock made from the fossils of tiny seashells.

2 a breakfast food made from the grains of a cereal crop. N

say sear-ee-ul

noun

celebrates celebrating celebrated verb

N

rye

She is speaking on her cell phone.

say see-ling

celebrate

wheat

say sen-tuh-peed

1 a small room in a prison.

breakfast cereal

certain adjective

sure, or definite. Are you certain this is the right train? N

opposite uncertain

challenge challenges challenging challenged verb

to ask someone to try to do something better than you. He challenged her to a race.

chameleon chameleons noun

central

certificate

adjective

certificates noun

1 in the middle.

a piece of paper that proves certain facts. She received a certificate for passing her math exam.

2 the smallest living part of an animal or plant.

a type of lizard that lives in trees in hot regions and eats insects, rodents, and small birds. Chameleons can change color to match their surroundings.

chain chains noun

animal cell

The tomato is in a central position. 2 of most importance. The heroine is the central character in the story.

metal loops joined together to make a strong cable. N

say kuh-mee-lee-on

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