cals

/K AH0 L Z/
noun
  1. 1

    calcium hydroxide, slaked lime

  2. 2

    (mining, archaic, UK, dialect, Cornwall) wolfram, an ore of tungsten.

  3. 3

    (informal) University of California, Berkeley

  4. 4

    (informal, uncommon) California.

  5. 5

    A short form of the male given names Caleb, Calum or Calvin.

  6. 6

    A diminutive of the female given name Caroline.

  7. 7

    A surname.

  8. 8

    (informal) Clipping of calorie. [(nutrition) A non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to 4.184 kilojoules, that can raise the temperature of a kilogram of water by one degree Celsius. This is the unit normally used in food labeling.]

  9. 9

    (informal) Clipping of calendar. [Any system by which time is divided into days, weeks, months, and years.]

  10. 10

    (military, informal) Clipping of caliber. [Diameter of the bore of a firearm, typically measured between opposite lands.]

  11. 11

    Clipping of calibration. [(technology) The act of calibrating something.]