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cabinetwork noun The art or occupation of working upon wooden furniture requiring nice workmanship; also, such furniture.
cachectical adjective Having, or pertaining to, cachexia; as, cachectic remedies; cachectical blood.
cacodoxical adjective Heretical.
cacogastric adjective Troubled with bad digestion.
cacographic adjective Pertaining to, or characterized by, cacography; badly written or spelled.
cacophonous adjective Alt. of Cacophonious
cacophonies plural of Cacophony
caffetannic adjective Pertaining to, or derived from, the tannin of coffee.
caking coal See Coal.
calamistrum noun A comblike structure on the metatarsus of the hind legs of certain spiders (Ciniflonidae), used to curl certain fibers in the construction of their webs.
calcedonian adjective See Chalcedonic.
calceolaria noun A genus of showy herbaceous or shrubby plants, brought from South America; slipperwort. It has a yellow or purple flower, often spotted or striped, the shape of which suggests its name.
calciferous adjective Bearing, producing, or containing calcite, or carbonate of lime.
calcigenous adjective Tending to form, or to become, a calx or earthlike substance on being oxidized or burnt; as magnesium, calcium. etc.
calcigerous adjective Holding lime or other earthy salts; as, the calcigerous cells of the teeth.
calcimining present participle & vb. noun of Calcimine
calcination noun The act or process of disintegrating a substance, or rendering it friable by the action of heat, esp. by the expulsion of some volatile matter, as when carbonic and acid is expelled from carbonate of calcium in the burning of limestone in order to make lime., The act or process of reducing a metal to an oxide or metallic calx; oxidation.
calcinatory noun A vessel used in calcination.
calcivorous adjective Eroding, or eating into, limestone.
calcography noun The art of drawing with chalk.
calc-sinter noun See under Calcite.
calculating present participle & vb. noun of Calculate, Of or pertaining to mathematical calculations; performing or able to perform mathematical calculations., Given to contrivance or forethought; forecasting; scheming; as, a cool calculating disposition., The act or process of making mathematical computations or of estimating results.
calculation noun The act or process, or the result, of calculating; computation; reckoning, estimate., An expectation based on circumstances.
calculative adjective Of or pertaining to calculation; involving calculation.
calculatory adjective Belonging to calculation.
calefacient adjective Making warm; heating., A substance that excites warmth in the parts to which it is applied, as mustard.
calefaction noun The act of warming or heating; the production of heat in a body by the action of fire, or by communication of heat from other bodies., The state of being heated.
calefactive adjective See Calefactory.
calefactory adjective Making hot; producing or communicating heat., An apartment in a monastery, warmed and used as a sitting room., A hollow sphere of metal, filled with hot water, or a chafing dish, placed on the altar in cold weather for the priest to warm his hands with.
calendaring present participle & vb. noun of Calendar
calendarial adjective Of or pertaining to the calendar or a calendar.
calendering present participle & vb. noun of Calender
calendrical adjective Of or pertaining to a calendar.
calibration noun The process of estimating the caliber a tube, as of a thermometer tube, in order to graduate it to a scale of degrees; also, more generally, the determination of the true value of the spaces in any graduated instrument.
californian adjective Of or pertaining to California., A native or inhabitant of California.
caligraphic adjective See Calligraphic.
calisthenis adjective Of or pertaining to calisthenics.
calligraphy noun Fair or elegant penmanship.
callosities plural of Callosity
calorifiant adjective See Calorificient.
calorimeter noun An apparatus for measuring the amount of heat contained in bodies or developed by some mechanical or chemical process, as friction, chemical combination, combustion, etc., An apparatus for measuring the proportion of unevaporated water contained in steam.
calorimetry noun Measurement of the quantities of heat in bodies.
calorimotor noun A voltaic battery, having a large surface of plate, and producing powerful heating effects.
calumniated imp. & past participle of Calumniate
calumniator noun One who calumniates.
calvessnout noun Snapdragon.
calvinistic adjective Alt. of Calvinistical
calyculated adjective Having a set of bracts resembling a calyx.
campaniform adjective Bell-shaped.
campanology noun The art of ringing bells, or a treatise on the art.
campanulate adjective Bell-shaped.
campbellite noun A member of the denomination called Christians or Disciples of Christ. They themselves repudiate the term Campbellite as a nickname. See Christian, 3.
campestrian adjective Relating to an open fields; drowing in a field; growing in a field, or open ground.
canaanitish adjective Of or pertaining to Canaan or the Canaanites.
canaliculus noun A minute canal.
canary bird A small singing bird of the Finch family (Serinus Canarius), a native of the Canary Islands. It was brought to Europe in the 16th century, and made a household pet. It generally has a yellowish body with the wings and tail greenish, but in its wild state it is more frequently of gray or brown color. It is sometimes called canary finch.
cancellated adjective Crossbarred; marked with cross lines., Open or spongy, as some porous bones.
canceration noun The act or state of becoming cancerous or growing into a cancer.
candelabrum noun A lamp stand of any sort., A highly ornamented stand of marble or other ponderous material, usually having three feet, — frequently a votive offering to a temple., A large candlestick, having several branches.
candescence noun See Incandescence.
candidating noun The taking of the position of a candidate; specifically, the preaching of a clergyman with a view to settlement.
candidature noun Candidacy.
candle coal See Cannel coal.
candlelight noun The light of a candle.
candlestick noun An instrument or utensil for supporting a candle.
canker rash A form of scarlet fever characterized by ulcerated or putrid sore throat.
cannel coal A kind of mineral coal of a black color, sufficiently hard and solid to be cut and polished. It burns readily, with a clear, yellow flame, and on this account has been used as a substitute for candles.
cannibalism noun The act or practice of eating human flesh by mankind. Hence; Murderous cruelty; barbarity.
cannonading present participle & vb. noun of Cannonade
cannon bone See Canon Bone.
cannonering noun The use of cannon.
canonically adverb In a canonical manner; according to the canons.
cantharidal adjective Of or pertaining to cantharides or made of cantharides; as, cantharidal plaster.
cantharides noun pl. See Cantharis., of Cantharis
cantharidin noun The active principle of the cantharis, or Spanish fly, a volatile, acrid, bitter solid, crystallizing in four-sided prisms.
capableness noun The quality or state of being capable; capability; adequateness; competency.
capacitated imp. & past participle of Capacitate
caparisoned imp. & past participle of Caparison
capillament noun A filament., Any villous or hairy covering; a fine fiber or filament, as of the nerves.
capillarity noun The quality or condition of being capillary., The peculiar action by which the surface of a liquid, where it is in contact with a solid (as in a capillary tube), is elevated or depressed; capillary attraction.
capillation noun A capillary blood vessel.
capillature noun A bush of hair; frizzing of the hair.
capilliform adjective In the shape or form of, a hair, or of hairs.
capitalized imp. & past participle of Capitalize
capitalness noun The quality of being capital; preeminence.
capitellate adjective Having a very small knoblike termination, or collected into minute capitula.
capitularly adverb In the manner or form of an ecclesiastical chapter.
capitulated imp. & past participle of Capitulate
capitulator noun One who capitulates.
caprigenous adjective Of the goat kind.
captainship noun The condition, rank, post, or authority of a captain or chief commander., Military skill; as, to show good captainship.
captivating present participle & vb. noun of Captivate, Having power to captivate or charm; fascinating; as, captivating smiles.
captivation noun The act of captivating.
caravansary noun A kind of inn, in the East, where caravans rest at night, being a large, rude, unfurnished building, surrounding a court.
carbazotate noun A salt of carbazotic or picric acid; a picrate.
carbonadoed imp. & past participle of Carbonade
carbonadoes plural of Carbonado
carbonarism noun The principles, practices, or organization of the Carbonari.
carbonizing present participle & vb. noun of Carbonize
carbostyril noun A white crystalline substance, C9H6N.OH, of acid properties derived from one of the amido cinnamic acids.
carbuncular adjective Belonging to a carbuncle; resembling a carbuncle; red; inflamed.
carburetted of Carburet
carbureting present participle & vb. noun of Carburet
carburetant noun Any volatile liquid used in charging illuminating gases.
carburizing present participle & vb. noun of Carburize
carcavelhos noun A sweet wine. See Calcavella.
carcel lamp A French mechanical lamp, for lighthouses, in which a superabundance of oil is pumped to the wick tube by clockwork.
carcinology noun The department of zoology which treats of the Crustacea (lobsters, crabs, etc.); — called also malacostracology and crustaceology.
cardiagraph noun See Cardiograph.
cardinalate noun The office, rank, or dignity of a cardinal.
cardinalize verb t. To exalt to the office of a cardinal.
cardiograph noun An instrument which, when placed in contact with the chest, will register graphically the comparative duration and intensity of the heart’s movements.
cardiometry noun Measurement of the heart, as by percussion or auscultation.
carefulness noun Quality or state of being careful.
caressingly ad. In caressing manner.
caricatured imp. & past participle of Caricature
carminative adjective Expelling wind from the body; warming; antispasmodic., A substance, esp. an aromatic, which tends to expel wind from the alimentary canal, or to relieve colic, griping, or flatulence.
carnalizing present participle & vb. noun of Carnalize
carnationed adjective Having a flesh color.
carnivorous adjective Eating or feeding on flesh. The term is applied: (a) to animals which naturally seek flesh for food, as the tiger, dog, etc.; (b) to plants which are supposed to absorb animal food; (c) to substances which destroy animal tissue, as caustics.
carousingly adverb In the manner of a carouser.
carpologist noun One who describes fruits; one versed in carpology.
cartography noun The art or business of forming charts or maps.
cartularies plural of Cartulary
carunculous adjective Of, pertaining to, or like, a caruncle; furnished with caruncles.
carunculate adjective Alt. of Carunculated
carvelbuilt adjective Having the planks meet flush at the seams, instead of lapping as in a clinker-built vessel.
cascarillin noun A white, crystallizable, bitter substance extracted from oil of cascarilla.
cashmerette noun A kind of dress goods, made with a soft and glossy surface like cashmere.
casse paper Broken paper; the outside quires of a ream.
cassioberry noun The fruit of the Viburnum obovatum, a shrub which grows from Virginia to Florida.
cassiterite noun Native tin dioxide; tin stone; a mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals of reddish brown color, and brilliant adamantine luster; also massive, sometimes in compact forms with concentric fibrous structure resembling wood (wood tin), also in rolled fragments or pebbly (Stream tin). It is the chief source of metallic tin. See Black tin, under Black.
cassowaries plural of Cassowary
cassumuniar noun A pungent, bitter, aromatic, gingerlike root, obtained from the East Indies.
castellated adjective Inclosed within a building; as, a fountain or cistern castellated., Furnished with turrets and battlements, like a castle; built in the style of a castle.
castigating present participle & vb. noun of Castigate
castigation noun Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism., Emendation; correction.
castigatory adjective Punitive in order to amendment; corrective., An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds; — called also a ducking stool, or trebucket.
castor bean The bean or seed of the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi.)
castrensial adjective Belonging to a camp.
castrensian adjective Castrensial.
casuistieal adjective Of or pertaining to casuists or casuistry.
catabaptist noun One who opposes baptism, especially of infants.
catacaustic adjective Relating to, or having the properties of, a caustic curve formed by reflection. See Caustic, a., A caustic curve formed by reflection of light.
catachresis noun A figure by which one word is wrongly put for another, or by which a word is wrested from its true signification; as, “To take arms against a sea of troubles”. Shak. “Her voice was but the shadow of a sound.” Young.
cataclysmal adjective Alt. of Cataclysmic
cataclysmic adjective Of or pertaining to a cataclysm.
catacoustic noun That part of acoustics which treats of reflected sounds or echoes See Acoustics.
catadromous adjective Having the lowest inferior segment of a pinna nearer the rachis than the lowest superior one; — said of a mode of branching in ferns, and opposed to anadromous., Living in fresh water, and going to the sea to spawn; — opposed to anadromous, and said of the eel.
cataloguing present participle & vb. noun of Catalogue
cataphonics noun That branch of acoustics which treats of reflected sounds; catacoustics.
cataractous adjective Of the nature of a cataract in the eye; affected with cataract.
catastaltic adjective Checking evacuations through astringent or styptic qualities.
catasterism noun A placing among the stars; a catalogue of stars.
catastrophe noun An event producing a subversion of the order or system of things; a final event, usually of a calamitous or disastrous nature; hence, sudden calamity; great misfortune., The final event in a romance or a dramatic piece; a denouement, as a death in a tragedy, or a marriage in a comedy., A violent and widely extended change in the surface of the earth, as, an elevation or subsidence of some part of it, effected by internal causes.
catch-basin noun A cistern or vault at the point where a street gutter discharges into a sewer, to catch bulky matters which would not pass readily through the sewer.
catchweight adverb Without any additional weight; without being handicapped; as, to ride catchweight.
catechetics noun The science or practice of instructing by questions and answers.
catechising present participle & vb. noun of Catechise
catechismal adjective Of or pertaining to a catechism, having the form of questions and answers; catechetical.
catechistic adjective Alt. of Catechistical
categorical adjective Of or pertaining to a category., Not hypothetical or relative; admitting no conditions or exceptions; declarative; absolute; positive; express; as, a categorical proposition, or answer.
caterpillar noun The larval state of a butterfly or any lepidopterous insect; sometimes, but less commonly, the larval state of other insects, as the sawflies, which are also called false caterpillars. The true caterpillars have three pairs of true legs, and several pairs of abdominal fleshy legs (prolegs) armed with hooks. Some are hairy, others naked. They usually feed on leaves, fruit, and succulent vegetables, being often very destructive, Many of them are popularly called worms, as the cutworm, cankerworm, army worm, cotton worm, silkworm., A plant of the genus Scorpiurus, with pods resembling caterpillars.
caterwauled imp. & past participle of Caterwaul
cat-harping noun One of the short ropes or iron cramps used to brace in the shrouds toward the masts so a to give freer sweep to the yards.
cathedralic adjective Cathedral.
cathedrated adjective Relating to the chair or office of a teacher.
catheterism noun Alt. of Catheterization
catheterize verb t. To operate on with a catheter.
catholicism noun The state or quality of being catholic or universal; catholicity., Liberality of sentiment; breadth of view., The faith of the whole orthodox Christian church, or adherence thereto., The doctrines or faith of the Roman Catholic church, or adherence thereto.
catholicity noun The state or quality of being catholic; universality., Liberality of sentiments; catholicism., Adherence or conformity to the system of doctrine held by all parts of the orthodox Christian church; the doctrine so held; orthodoxy., Adherence to the doctrines of the church of Rome, or the doctrines themselves.
catholicize verb t. & i. To make or to become catholic or Roman Catholic.
catoptrical adjective Of or pertaining to catoptrics; produced by reflection.
cauda galli A plume-shaped fossil, supposed to be a seaweed, characteristic of the lower Devonian rocks; as, the cauda galli grit.
cauliflower noun An annual variety of Brassica oleracea, or cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable., The edible head or “curd” of a cauliflower plant.
causatively adverb In a causative manner.
caustically adverb In a caustic manner.
causticness noun The quality of being caustic; causticity.
cauterizing present participle & vb. noun of Cauterize
cavalierish adjective Somewhat like a cavalier.
cavalierism noun The practice or principles of cavaliers.
cavernulous adjective Full of little cavities; as, cavernulous metal.
cavillation noun Frivolous or sophistical objection.
celebrating present participle & vb. noun of Celebrate
celebration noun The act, process, or time of celebrating.
celebrities plural of Celebrity
celestially adverb In a celestial manner.
celestinian noun A monk of the austere branch of the Franciscan Order founded by Celestine V. in the 13th centry.
celliferous adjective Bearing or producing cells.
celtiberian adjective Of or pertaining to the ancient Celtiberia (a district in Spain lying between the Ebro and the Tagus) or its inhabitants the Celtiberi (Celts of the river Iberus)., An inhabitant of Celtiberia.
cementation noun The act or process of cementing., A process which consists in surrounding a solid body with the powder of other substances, and heating the whole to a degree not sufficient to cause fusion, the physical properties of the body being changed by chemical combination with powder; thus iron becomes steel by cementation with charcoal, and green glass becomes porcelain by cementation with sand.
cementatory adjective Having the quality of cementing or uniting firmly.
cenobitical adjective Of or pertaining to a cenobite.
centenarian adjective Of or relating to a hundred years., A person a hundred years old.
centenaries plural of Centenary
centerboard noun Alt. of Centreboard
centreboard noun A movable or sliding keel formed of a broad board or slab of wood or metal which may be raised into a water-tight case amidships, when in shallow water, or may be lowered to increase the area of lateral resistance and prevent leeway when the vessel is beating to windward. It is used in vessels of all sizes along the coast of the United States
centerpiece noun Alt. of Centrepiece
centrepiece noun An ornament to be placed in the center, as of a table, ceiling, atc.; a central article or figure.
centifidous adjective Divided into a hundred parts.
centigramme noun The hundredth part of a gram; a weight equal to .15432 of a grain. See Gram.
centralized imp. & past participle of Centralize
centrifugal adjective Tending, or causing, to recede from the center., Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base, as a flower cluster., Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the fruit, as some embryos., A centrifugal machine.
centripetal adjective Tending, or causing, to approach the center., Expanding first at the base of the inflorescence, and proceeding in order towards the summit., Having the radicle turned toward the axis of the fruit, as some embryos., Progressing by changes from the exterior of a thing toward its center; as, the centripetal calcification of a bone.
centriscoid adjective Allied to, or resembling, the genus Centriscus, of which the bellows fish is an example.
centrobaric adjective Relating to the center of gravity, or to the process of finding it.
centumviral adjective Of or pertaining to the centumviri, or to a centumvir.
centuriator noun Alt. of Centurist
cephalalgia noun Alt. of Cephalalgy
cephalalgic adjective Relating to, or affected with, headache., A remedy for the headache.
cephalaspis noun A genus of fossil ganoid fishes found in the old red sandstone or Devonian formation. The head is large, and protected by a broad shield-shaped helmet prolonged behind into two lateral points.
cephalology noun The science which treats of the head.
cephalomere noun One of the somites (arthromeres) which make up the head of arthropods.
cephalopode noun One of the Cephalopoda.
cephalopoda noun pl. The highest class of Mollusca.
cephalosome noun The anterior region or head of insects and other arthropods.
cephalotome noun An instrument for cutting into the fetal head, to facilitate delivery.
cephalotomy noun Dissection or opening of the head., Craniotomy; — usually applied to bisection of the fetal head with a saw.
cerargyrite noun Native silver chloride, a mineral of a white to pale yellow or gray color, darkening on exposure to the light. It may be cut by a knife, like lead or horn (hence called horn silver).
cerebellous adjective Pertaining to the cerebellum.
cerebellums plural of Cerebellum
cerebralism noun The doctrine or theory that psychical phenomena are functions or products of the brain only.
cerebralist noun One who accepts cerebralism.
cerebration noun Action of the brain, whether conscious or unconscious.
cerebricity noun Brain power.
cerebriform adjective Like the brain in form or substance.
cerebrology noun The science which treats of the cerebrum or brain.
ceremonious adjective Consisting of outward forms and rites; ceremonial. [In this sense ceremonial is now preferred.], According to prescribed or customary rules and forms; devoted to forms and ceremonies; formally respectful; punctilious.
cerographic adjective Alt. of Cerographical
ceroplastic adjective Relating to the art of modeling in wax., Modeled in wax; as, a ceroplastic figure.
certainness noun Certainty.
certainties plural of Certainty
certificate noun A written testimony to the truth of any fact; as, certificate of good behavior., A written declaration legally authenticated., To verify or vouch for by certificate., To furnish with a certificate; as, to certificate the captain of a vessel; a certificated teacher.
cestraciont noun A shark of the genus Cestracion, and of related genera. The posterior teeth form a pavement of bony plates for crushing shellfish. Most of the species are extinct. The Port Jackson shark and a similar one found in California are living examples., Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the genus Cestracion.
cetological adjective Of or pertaining to cetology.
chaetognath adjective Of or pertaining to the Chaetognatha.
chargrining present participle & vb. noun of Chagrin
chain wheel A chain pulley, or sprocket wheel., An inversion of the chain pump, by which it becomes a motor driven by water.
chalcedonic adjective Of or pertaining to chalcedony.
chalcid fly One of a numerous family of hymenopterous insects (Chalcididae. Many are gallflies, others are parasitic on insects.
chalkcutter noun A man who digs chalk.
challenging present participle & vb. noun of Challenge
chamberlain noun An officer or servant who has charge of a chamber or chambers., An upper servant of an inn., An officer having the direction and management of the private chambers of a nobleman or monarch; hence, in Europe, one of the high officers of a court., A treasurer or receiver of public money; as, the chamberlain of London, of North Wales, etc.
chambermaid noun A maidservant who has the care of chambers, making the beds, sweeping, cleaning the rooms, etc., A lady’s maid.
championing present participle & vb. noun of Champion
chancellery noun Chancellorship.
channelling of Channel
chanterelle noun A name for several species of mushroom, of which one (Cantharellus cibrius) is edible, the others reputed poisonous.
chanticleer noun A cock, so called from the clearness or loudness of his voice in crowing.
chaotically adverb In a chaotic manner.
chaperoning present participle & vb. noun of Chaperon
chaperonage noun Attendance of a chaperon on a lady in public; protection afforded by a chaperon.
charactered imp. & past participle of Character
chargehouse noun A schoolhouse.
charismatic adjective Of or pertaining to a charism.
charlatanic adjective Alt. of Charlatanical
charlatanry noun Undue pretensions to skill; quackery; wheedling; empiricism.
chartaceous adjective Resembling paper or parchment; of paper-like texture; papery.
chartomancy noun Divination by written paper or by cards.
chartometer noun An instrument for measuring charts or maps.
chastisable adjective Capable or deserving of chastisement; punishable.
chazy epoch An epoch at the close of the Canadian period of the American Lower Silurian system; — so named from a township in Clinton Co., New York. See the Diagram under Geology.
checkerwork noun Work consisting of or showing checkers varied alternately as to colors or materials., Any aggregate of varied vicissitudes.
checkmating present participle & vb. noun of Checkmate
checkstring noun A cord by which a person in a carriage or horse car may signal to the driver.
cheerisness noun Cheerfulness.
cheiroptera noun pl. An order of mammalia, including the bats, having four toes of each of the anterior limbs elongated and connected by a web, so that they can be used like wings in flying. See Bat.
cheirosophy noun The art of reading character as it is delineated in the hand.
chekelatoun noun See Ciclatoun.
chelidonius noun A small stone taken from the gizzard of a young swallow. — anciently worn as a medicinal charm.
cheliferous adjective Having cheliform claws, like a crab.
chemosmosis noun Chemical action taking place through an intervening membrane.
chemosmotic adjective Pertaining to, or produced by, chemosmosis.
cherishment noun Encouragement; comfort.
chess-apple noun The wild service of Europe (Purus torminalis).
chesterlite noun A variety of feldspar found in crystals in the county of Chester, Pennsylvania.
cheverliize verb i. To make as pliable as kid leather.
chevronwise adverb In the manner of a chevron; as, the field may be divided chevronwise.
chiaroscuro noun Alt. of Chiaro-oscuro
chiastolite noun A variety of andalusite; — called also macle. The tessellated appearance of a cross section is due to the symmetrical arrangement of impurities in the crystal.
chichevache noun A fabulous cow of enormous size, whose food was patient wives, and which was therefore in very lean condition.
chickabiddy noun A chicken; a fowl; also, a trivial term of endearment for a child.
chicken pox A mild, eruptive disease, generally attacking children only; varicella.
chief baron The presiding judge of the court of exchequer.
chieftaincy noun Alt. of Chieftainship
chiff-chaff noun A species of European warbler (Sylvia hippolais); — called also chip-chap, and pettychaps.
chilognatha noun pl. One of the two principal orders of myriapods. They have numerous segments, each bearing two pairs of small, slender legs, which are attached ventrally, near together.
chiragrical adjective Having the gout in the hand, or subject to that disease.
chirography noun The art of writing or engrossing; handwriting; as, skilled in chirography., The art of telling fortunes by examining the hand.
chirologist noun One who communicates thoughts by signs made with the hands and fingers.
chiromancer noun One who practices chiromancy.
chiromanist noun Alt. of Chiromantist
chiromantic adjective Alt. of Chiromantical
chiropodist noun One who treats diseases of the hands and feet; especially, one who removes corns and bunions.
chirurgical adjective Surgical
chitterling noun The frill to the breast of a shirt, which when ironed out resembled the small entrails. See Chitterlings.
chlamyphore noun A small South American edentate (Chlamyphorus truncatus, and C. retusus) allied to the armadillo. It is covered with a leathery shell or coat of mail, like a cloak, attached along the spine.
chloraurate noun See Aurochloride.
chlorhydric adjective Same as Hydrochloric.
chlorhydrin noun One of a class of compounds formed from certain polybasic alcohols (and especially glycerin) by the substitution of chlorine for one or more hydroxyl groups.
chlorimetry noun See Chlorometry.
chlorinated imp. & past participle of Chlorinate
chloriodine noun A compound of chlorine and iodine.
chlorometer noun An instrument to test the decoloring or bleaching power of chloride of lime.
chlorometry noun The process of testing the bleaching power of any combination of chlorine.
chlorophane noun A variety of fluor spar, which, when heated, gives a beautiful emerald green light., The yellowish green pigment in the inner segment of the cones of the retina. See Chromophane.
chlorophyll noun Literally, leaf green; a green granular matter formed in the cells of the leaves (and other parts exposed to light) of plants, to which they owe their green color, and through which all ordinary assimilation of plant food takes place. Similar chlorophyll granules have been found in the tissues of the lower animals.
chlorpicrin noun A heavy, colorless liquid, CCl3.NO2, of a strong pungent odor, obtained by subjecting picric acid to the action of chlorine.
chockablock adjective Hoisted as high as the tackle will admit; brought close together, as the two blocks of a tackle in hoisting.
chokecherry noun The astringent fruit of a species of wild cherry (Prunus Virginiana); also, the bush or tree which bears such fruit.
choke-strap noun A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
cholecystis noun The gall bladder.
choledology noun A treatise on the bile and bilary organs.
choleriform adjective Resembling cholera.
cholesteric adjective Pertaining to cholesterin, or obtained from it; as, cholesteric acid.
cholesterin noun A white, fatty, crystalline substance, tasteless and odorless, found in animal and plant products and tissue, and especially in nerve tissue, in the bile, and in gallstones.
cholochrome noun See Bilirubin.
cholophaein noun See Bilirubin.
chondrodite noun A fluosilicate of magnesia and iron, yellow to red in color, often occurring in granular form in a crystalline limestone.
chondrology noun The science which treats of cartilages.
chondromata plural of Chondroma
chondrostei noun pl. An order of fishes, including the sturgeons; — so named because the skeleton is cartilaginous.
chondrotomy noun The dissection of cartilages.
choregraphy noun The art of representing dancing by signs, as music is represented by notes.
chorography noun the mapping or description of a region or district.
chrismation noun The act of applying the chrism, or consecrated oil.
chrismatory noun A cruet or vessel in which chrism is kept.
christcross noun The mark of the cross, as cut, painted, written, or stamped on certain objects, — sometimes as the sign of 12 o’clock on a dial., The beginning and the ending.
christening present participle & vb. noun of Christen
christendom noun The profession of faith in Christ by baptism; hence, the Christian religion, or the adoption of it., The name received at baptism; or, more generally, any name or appelation., That portion of the world in which Christianity prevails, or which is governed under Christian institutions, in distinction from heathen or Mohammedan lands., The whole body of Christians.
christianly adverb In a manner becoming the principles of the Christian religion., Christianlike.
christology noun A treatise on Christ; that department of theology which treats of the personality, attributes, or life of Christ.
chromascope noun An instrument for showing the optical effects of color.
chromatical adjective Chromatic.
chromatrope noun An instrument for exhibiting certain chromatic effects of light (depending upon the persistence of vision and mixture of colors) by means of rapidly rotating disks variously colored., A device in a magic lantern or stereopticon to produce kaleidoscopic effects.
chromoblast noun An embryonic cell which develops into a pigment cell.
chromogenic adjective Containing, or capable of forming, chromogen; as, chromogenic bacteria.
chromograph noun An apparatus by which a number of copies of written matter, maps, plans, etc., can be made; — called also hectograph.
chromophane noun A general name for the several coloring matters, red, green, yellow, etc., present in the inner segments in the cones of the retina, held in solution by fats, and slowly decolorized by light; distinct from the photochemical pigments of the rods of the retina.
chromophore noun Any chemical group or residue (as NO2; N2; or O2) which imparts some decided color to the compound of which it is an ingredient.
chronicling present participle & vb. noun of Chronicle
chronograph noun An instrument for measuring or recording intervals of time, upon a revolving drum or strip of paper moved by clockwork. The action of the stylus or pen is controlled by electricity., Same as Chronogram, 1., A chronoscope.
chronologer noun Same as Chronologist., A person who investigates dates of events and transactions; one skilled in chronology.
chronologic adjective Alt. of Chronological
chronometer noun An instrument for measuring time; a timekeeper., A portable timekeeper, with a heavy compensation balance, and usually beating half seconds; — intended to keep time with great accuracy for use an astronomical observations, in determining longitude, etc., A metronome.
chronometry noun The art of measuring time; the measuring of time by periods or divisions.
chronoscope noun An instrument for measuring minute intervals of time; used in determining the velocity of projectiles, the duration of short-lived luminous phenomena, etc.
chrysalides plural of Chrysalis
chrysarobin noun A bitter, yellow substance forming the essential constituent of Goa powder, and yielding chrysophanic acid proper; hence formerly called also chrysphanic acid.
chrysoberyl noun A mineral, found in crystals, of a yellow to green or brown color, and consisting of aluminia and glucina. It is very hard, and is often used as a gem.
chrysocolla noun A hydrous silicate of copper, occurring massive, of a blue or greenish blue color.
chrysoidine noun An artificial, yellow, crystalline dye, C6H5N2.C6H3(NH2)2. Also, one of a group of dyestuffs resembling chrysoidine proper.
chrysophane noun A glucoside extracted from rhubarb as a bitter, yellow, crystalline powder, and yielding chrysophanic acid on decomposition.
chrysoprase noun An apple-green variety of chalcedony, colored by nickel. It has a dull flinty luster, and is sometimes used in jewelry.
chrysosperm noun The seed of gold; a means of creating gold.
chubbedness noun The state of being chubby.
chucklehead noun A person with a large head; a numskull; a dunce.
churchgoing adjective Habitually attending church., Summoning to church.
churchmanly adjective Pertaining to, or becoming, a churchman.
chylaqueous adjective Consisting of chyle much diluted with water; — said of a liquid which forms the circulating fluid of some inferior animals.
chyliferous adjective Transmitting or conveying chyle; as, chyliferous vessels.
chylopoetic adjective Concerned in the formation of chyle; as, the chylopoetic organs.
chymiferous adjective Bearing or containing chyme.
cicatricial adjective Relating to, or having the character of, a cicatrix.
cicatrisive adjective Tending to promote the formation of a cicatrix; good for healing of a wound.
cicatrizant noun A medicine or application that promotes the healing of a sore or wound, or the formation of a cicatrix.
cicatrizing present participle & vb. noun of Cicatrize
cinefaction noun Cineration; reduction to ashes.
cinematical adjective See Kinematic.
cineraceous adjective Like ashes; ash-colored; cinereous.
cinerescent adjective Somewhat cinereous; of a color somewhat resembling that of wood ashes.
cineritious adjective Like ashes; having the color of ashes, — as the cortical substance of the brain.
cinnabarine adjective Pertaining to, or resembling, cinnabar; consisting of cinnabar, or containing it; as, cinnabarine sand.
cinquecento noun & adjective The sixteenth century, when applied to Italian art or literature; as, the sculpture of the Cinquecento; Cinquecento style.
cinque-pace noun A lively dance (called also galliard), the steps of which were regulated by the number five.
circination noun An orbicular motion., A circle; a concentric layer.
circularity noun The quality or state of being circular; a circular form.
ciorculated imp. & past participle of Circulate
circulating present participle & vb. noun of Circulate
circulation noun The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began., The act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission., Currency; circulating coin; notes, bills, etc., current for coin., The extent to which anything circulates or is circulated; the measure of diffusion; as, the circulation of a newspaper., The movement of the blood in the blood-vascular system, by which it is brought into close relations with almost every living elementary constituent. Also, the movement of the sap in the vessels and tissues of plants.
circulative adjective Promoting circulation; circulating.
circulatory adjective Circular; as, a circulatory letter., Circulating, or going round., Subserving the purposes of circulation; as, circulatory organs; of or pertaining to the organs of circulation; as, circulatory diseases., A chemical vessel consisting of two portions unequally exposed to the heat of the fire, and with connecting pipes or passages, through which the fluid rises from the overheated portion, and descends from the relatively colder, maintaining a circulation.
circumcised imp. & past participle of Circumcise
circumciser noun One who performs circumcision.
circumflant adjective Blowing around.
circumflect verb t. To bend around., To mark with the circumflex accent, as a vowel.
circumpolar adjective About the pole; — applied to stars that revolve around the pole without setting; as, circumpolar stars.
circumspect adjective Attentive to all the circumstances of a case or the probable consequences of an action; cautious; prudent; wary.
circumstant adjective Standing or placed around; surrounding.
circumvolve verb t. To roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion., To roll round; to revolve.
cirriferous adjective Bearing cirri, as many plants and animals.
cirrigerous adjective Having curled locks of hair; supporting cirri, or hairlike appendages.
cisatlantic adjective On this side of the Atlantic Ocean; — used of the eastern or the western side, according to the standpoint of the writer.
citharistic adjective Pertaining, or adapted, to the cithara.
citizenship noun The state of being a citizen; the status of a citizen.
citrination noun The process by which anything becomes of the color of a lemon; esp., in alchemy, the state of perfection in the philosopher’s stone indicated by its assuming a deep yellow color.
civilizable adjective Capable of being civilized.
clairvoyant adjective Pertaining to clairvoyance; discerning objects while in a mesmeric state which are not present to the senses., One who is able, when in a mesmeric state, to discern objects not present to the senses.
clamatorial adjective Like or pertaining to the Clamatores.
clancularly adverb privately; secretly.
clandestine adjective Conducted with secrecy; withdrawn from public notice, usually for an evil purpose; kept secret; hidden; private; underhand; as, a clandestine marriage.
clanjamfrie noun Same as Clamjamphrie.
clapperclaw verb t. To fight and scratch., To abuse with the tongue; to revile; to scold.
clarencieux noun See King-at-arms.
classically adverb In a classical manner; according to the manner of classical authors., In the manner of classes; according to a regular order of classes or sets.
classifying present participle & vb. noun of Classify
clavellated adjective Said of potash, probably in reference to its having been obtained from billets of wood by burning.
clavicornes noun pl. A group of beetles having club-shaped antennae.
clavigerous adjective Bearing a club or a key.
cleanliness noun State of being cleanly; neatness of person or dress.
clearedness noun The quality of being cleared.
clearstarch verb t. To stiffen with starch, and then make clear by clapping with the hands; as, to clearstarch muslin.
cleptomania noun See Kleptomania.
clericalism noun An excessive devotion to the interests of the sacerdotal order; undue influence of the clergy; sacerdotalism.
clerkliness noun Scholarship.
clientelage noun See Clientele, n., 2.
climacteric adjective Relating to a climacteric; critical., A period in human life in which some great change is supposed to take place in the constitution. The critical periods are thought by some to be the years produced by multiplying 7 into the odd numbers 3, 5, 7, and 9; to which others add the 81st year., Any critical period.
climatizing present participle & vb. noun of Climatize
climatology noun The science which treats of climates and investigates their phenomena and causes.
clinanthium noun The receptacle of the flowers in a composite plant; — also called clinium.
clinometric adjective Pertaining to, or ascertained by, the clinometer., Pertaining to the oblique crystalline forms, or to solids which have oblique angles between the axes; as, the clinometric systems.
clodhopping adjective Boorish; rude.
cloistering present participle & vb. noun of Cloister
closefisted adjective Covetous; niggardly.
closehanded adjective Covetous; penurious; stingy; closefisted.
closehauled adjective Under way and moving as nearly as possible toward the direction from which the wind blows; — said of a sailing vessel.
closereefed adjective Having all the reefs taken in; — said of a sail.
close-stool noun A utensil to hold a chamber vessel, for the use of the sick and infirm. It is usually in the form of a box, with a seat and tight cover.
clothesline noun A rope or wire on which clothes are hung to dry.
cloud-built adjective Built of, or in, the clouds; airy; unsubstantial; imaginary.
cloud-burst noun A sudden copious rainfall, as the whole cloud had been precipitated at once.
club-shaped adjective Enlarged gradually at the end, as the antennae of certain insects.
coachfellow noun One of a pair of horses employed to draw a coach; hence (Fig.), a comrade.
coadjutress noun Alt. of Coadjutrix
coadjuvancy noun Joint help; cooperation.
coadunation noun Union, as in one body or mass; unity.
coadunition noun Coadunation.
coadventure noun An adventure in which two or more persons are partakers., To share in a venture.
coagulating present participle & vb. noun of Coagulate
coagulation noun The change from a liquid to a thickened, curdlike, insoluble state, not by evaporation, but by some kind of chemical reaction; as, the spontaneous coagulation of freshly drawn blood; the coagulation of milk by rennet, or acid, and the coagulation of egg albumin by heat. Coagulation is generally the change of an albuminous body into an insoluble modification., The substance or body formed by coagulation.
coagulative adjective Having the power to cause coagulation; as, a coagulative agent.
coagulatory adjective Serving to coagulate; produced by coagulation; as, coagulatory effects.
coalescence noun The act or state of growing together, as similar parts; the act of uniting by natural affinity or attraction; the state of being united; union; concretion.
coalitioner noun A coalitionist.
coarctation noun Confinement to a narrow space., Pressure; that which presses., A stricture or narrowing, as of a canal, cavity, or orifice.
co-assessor noun A joint assessor.
cobblestone noun A large pebble; a rounded stone not too large to be handled; a small boulder; — used for paving streets and for other purposes.
cocciferous adjective Bearing or producing berries; bacciferous; as, cocciferous trees or plants.
coccosphere noun A small, rounded, marine organism, capable of braking up into coccoliths.
cochin fowl A large variety of the domestic fowl, originally from Cochin China (Anam).
cock-a-hoop adjective Boastful; defiant; exulting. Also used adverbially.
cockaleekie noun A favorite soup in Scotland, made from a capon highly seasoned, and boiled with leeks and prunes.
cockcrowing noun The time at which cocks first crow; the early morning.
cockleshell noun One of the shells or valves of a cockle., A light boat.
codefendant noun A joint defendant.
codicillary adjective Of the nature of a codicil.
coeducation noun An educating together, as of persons of different sexes or races.
coefficient adjective Cooperating; acting together to produce an effect., That which unites in action with something else to produce the same effect., A number or letter put before a letter or quantity, known or unknown, to show how many times the latter is to be taken; as, 6x; bx; here 6 and b are coefficients of x., A number, commonly used in computation as a factor, expressing the amount of some change or effect under certain fixed conditions as to temperature, length, volume, etc.; as, the coefficient of expansion; the coefficient of friction.
coenenchyma noun The common tissue which unites the polyps or zooids of a compound anthozoan or coral. It may be soft or more or less ossified. See Coral.
coessential adjective Partaking of the same essence.
coexecutrix noun A joint executrix.
coexistence noun Existence at the same time with another; — contemporary existence.
coextending present participle & vb. noun of Coextend
coextension noun The act of extending equally, or the state of being equally extended.
coextensive adjective Equally extensive; having equal extent; as, consciousness and knowledge are coextensive.
coffeehouse noun A house of entertainment, where guests are supplied with coffee and other refreshments, and where men meet for conversation.
cognateness noun The state of being cognate.
cognoscence noun Cognizance.
cognoscenti plural of Cognoscente
cognoscente noun A connoisseur.
cognoscible adjective Capable of being known., Liable to judicial investigation.
coincidence noun The condition of occupying the same place in space; as, the coincidence of circles, surfaces, etc., The condition or fact of happening at the same time; as, the coincidence of the deaths of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson., Exact correspondence in nature, character, result, circumstances, etc.; concurrence; agreement.
coincibency noun Coincidence.
coinheritor noun A coheir.
coinquinate verb t. To pollute.
cointension noun The condition of being of equal in intensity; — applied to relations; as, 3:6 and 6:12 are relations of cointension.
coleopteral adjective Alt. of Coleopterous
coleopteran noun One of the order of Coleoptera.
coleridgian adjective Pertaining to Samuel Taylor Coleridge, or to his poetry or metaphysics.
collagenous adjective Containing or resembling collagen.
collar bone The clavicle.
collationer noun One who examines the sheets of a book that has just been printed, to ascertain whether they are correctly printed, paged, etc.
collectanea verb t. Passages selected from various authors, usually for purposes of instruction; miscellany; anthology.
collectedly adverb Composedly; coolly.
collectible adjective Capable of being collected.
collegatary noun A joint legatee.
collenchyma noun A tissue of vegetable cells which are thickend at the angles and (usually) elongated.
colleterial adjective Of or pertaining to the colleterium of insects.
colleterium noun An organ of female insects, containing a cement to unite the ejected ova.
colliflower noun See Cauliflower.
colligating present participle & vb. noun of Colligate
colligation noun A binding together., That process by which a number of isolated facts are brought under one conception, or summed up in a general proposition, as when Kepler discovered that the various observed positions of the planet Mars were points in an ellipse.
collimating past participle & vb. noun of Collimate
collimation noun The act of collimating; the adjustment of the line of the sights, as the axial line of the telescope of an instrument, into its proper position relative to the other parts of the instrument.
colliquable adjective Liable to melt, grow soft, or become fluid.
colliquated imp. & past participle of Colliquate
collitigant adjective Disputing or wrangling., One who litigates or wrangles.
collocating present participle & vb. noun of Collocate
collocation noun The act of placing; the state of being placed with something else; disposition in place; arrangement.
collocution noun A speaking or conversing together; conference; mutual discourse.
colluctancy noun A struggling to resist; a striving against; resistance; opposition of nature.
colocynthin noun The active medicinal principle of colocynth; a bitter, yellow, crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside.
colonelship noun Colonelcy.
colophonite noun A coarsely granular variety of garnet.
coloradoite noun Mercury telluride, an iron-black metallic mineral, found in Colorado.
color-blind adjective Affected with color blindness. See Color blindness, under Color, n.
colorimeter noun An instrument for measuring the depth of the color of anything, especially of a liquid, by comparison with a standard liquid.
columbarium noun A dovecote or pigeon house., A sepulchral chamber with niches for holding cinerary urns.
columbaries plural of Columbary
columnarity noun The state or quality of being columnar.
combination noun The act or process of combining or uniting persons and things., The result of combining or uniting; union of persons or things; esp. a union or alliance of persons or states to effect some purpose; — usually in a bad sense., The act or process of uniting by chemical affinity, by which substances unite with each other in definite proportions by weight to form distinct compounds., The different arrangements of a number of objects, as letters, into groups.
comb-shaped adjective Pectinate.
combustible adjective Capable of taking fire and burning; apt to catch fire; inflammable., Easily kindled or excited; quick; fiery; irascible., A substance that may be set on fire, or which is liable to take fire and burn.
combustious adjective Inflammable.
comessation noun A reveling; a rioting.
comforting. present participle & vb. noun of Comfort
comfortable adjective Strong; vigorous; valiant., Serviceable; helpful., Affording or imparting comfort or consolation; able to comfort; cheering; as, a comfortable hope., In a condition of comfort; having comforts; not suffering or anxious; hence, contented; cheerful; as, to lead a comfortable life., Free, or comparatively free, from pain or distress; — used of a sick person., A stuffed or quilted coverlet for a bed; a comforter; a comfort.
comfortably adverb In a comfortable or comforting manner.
comfortless adjective Without comfort or comforts; in want or distress; cheerless.
comfortment noun Act or process of administering comfort.
comfortress noun A woman who comforts.
commandable adjective Capable of being commanded.
commandment noun An order or injunction given by authority; a command; a charge; a precept; a mandate., One of the ten laws or precepts given by God to the Israelites at Mount Sinai., The act of commanding; exercise of authority., The offense of commanding or inducing another to violate the law.
commandress noun A woman invested with authority to command.
commaterial adjective Consisting of the same material.
commemorate verb t. To call to remembrance by a special act or observance; to celebrate with honor and solemnity; to honor, as a person or event, by some act of respect or affection, intended to preserve the remembrance of the person or event; as, to commemorate the sufferings and dying love of our Savior by the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper; to commemorate the Declaration of Independence by the observance of the Fourth of July.
commendable adjective Worthy of being commended or praised; laudable; praiseworthy.
commendator noun One who holds a benefice in commendam; a commendatary.
commentator noun One who writes a commentary or comments; an expositor; an annotator.
commination noun A threat or threatening; a denunciation of punishment or vengeance., An office in the liturgy of the Church of England, used on Ash Wednesday, containing a recital of God’s anger and judgments against sinners.
comminatory adjective Threatening or denouncing punishment; as, comminatory terms.
commingling present participle & vb. noun of Commingle
comminuting present participle & vb. noun of Comminute
comminution noun The act of reducing to a fine powder or to small particles; pulverization; the state of being comminuted., Fracture (of a bone) into a number of pieces., Gradual diminution by the removal of small particles at a time; a lessening; a wearing away.
commiserate verb t. To feel sorrow, pain, or regret for; to pity.
commissural adjective Of or pertaining to a commissure.
committable adjective Capable of being committed.
committible adjective Capable of being committed; liable to be committed.
commodities plural of Commodity
commonition noun Advice; warning; instruction.
commonitive adjective Monitory.
commonitory adjective Calling to mind; giving admonition.
commonplace adjective Common; ordinary; trite; as, a commonplace person, or observation., An idea or expression wanting originality or interest; a trite or customary remark; a platitude., A memorandum; something to be frequently consulted or referred to., To enter in a commonplace book, or to reduce to general heads., To utter commonplaces; to indulge in platitudes.
commoration noun The act of staying or residing in a place.
communalism noun A French theory of government which holds that commune should be a kind of independent state, and the national government a confederation of such states, having only limited powers. It is advocated by advanced French republicans; but it should not be confounded with communism.
communalist noun An advocate of communalism.
communicant noun One who partakes of, or is entitled to partake of, the sacrament of the Lord’s supper; a church member., One who communicates., Communicating.
communicate verb i. To share in common; to participate in., To impart; to bestow; to convey; as, to communicate a disease or a sensation; to communicate motion by means of a crank., To make known; to recount; to give; to impart; as, to communicate information to any one., To administer the communion to., To share or participate; to possess or enjoy in common; to have sympathy., To give alms, sympathy, or aid., To have intercourse or to be the means of intercourse; as, to communicate with another on business; to be connected; as, a communicating artery., To partake of the Lord’s supper; to commune.
communistic adjective Of or pertaining to communism or communists; as, communistic theories., Living or having their nests in common, as certain birds.
communities plural of Community
commutation noun A passing from one state to another; change; alteration; mutation., The act of giving one thing for another; barter; exchange., The change of a penalty or punishment by the pardoning power of the State; as, the commutation of a sentence of death to banishment or imprisonment., A substitution, as of a less thing for a greater, esp. a substitution of one form of payment for another, or one payment for many, or a specific sum of money for conditional payments or allowances; as, commutation of tithes; commutation of fares; commutation of copyright; commutation of rations.
commutative adjective Relative to exchange; interchangeable; reciprocal.
compactedly adverb In a compact manner.
compactible adjective That may be compacted.
compactness noun The state or quality of being compact; close union of parts; density.
compaginate verb t. To unite or hold together; as, the side pieces compaginate the frame.
companiable adjective Companionable; sociable.
comparation noun A making ready; provision.
comparative adjective Of or pertaining to comparison., Proceeding from, or by the method of, comparison; as, the comparative sciences; the comparative anatomy., Estimated by comparison; relative; not positive or absolute, as compared with another thing or state., Expressing a degree greater or less than the positive degree of the quality denoted by an adjective or adverb. The comparative degree is formed from the positive by the use of -er, more, or less; as, brighter, more bright, or less bright., The comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs; also, the form by which the comparative degree is expressed; as, stronger, wiser, weaker, more stormy, less windy, are all comparatives., An equal; a rival; a compeer., One who makes comparisons; one who affects wit.
compartment noun One of the parts into which an inclosed portion of space is divided, as by partitions, or lines; as, the compartments of a cabinet, a house, or a garden., One of the sections into which the hold of a ship is divided by water-tight bulkheads.
compassable adjective Capable of being compassed or accomplished.
compassless adjective Having no compass.
compellable adjective Capable of being compelled or constrained.
compellably adverb By compulsion.
compendiate verb t. To sum or collect together.
compendious adjective Containing the substance or general principles of a subject or work in a narrow compass; abridged; summarized.
compendiums plural of Compendium
compensated imp. & past participle of Compensate
compensator noun One who, or that which, compensates; — a name applied to various mechanical devices., An iron plate or magnet placed near the compass on iron vessels to neutralize the effect of the ship’s attraction on the needle.
competently adverb In a competent manner; adequately; suitably.
competition noun The act of seeking, or endeavoring to gain, what another is endeavoring to gain at the same time; common strife for the same objects; strife for superiority; emulous contest; rivalry, as for approbation, for a prize, or as where two or more persons are engaged in the same business and each seeking patronage; — followed by for before the object sought, and with before the person or thing competed with.
competitive adjective Of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; competitory; as, a competitive examination.
competitory adjective Acting in competition; competing; rival.
competitrix noun A competitress.
compilation noun The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources., That which is compiled; especially, a book or document composed of materials gathering from other books or documents.
compilement noun Compilation.
complacence noun Alt. of Complacency
complacency noun Calm contentment; satisfaction; gratification., The cause of pleasure or joy., The manifestation of contentment or satisfaction; good nature; kindness; civility; affability.
complaining present participle & vb. noun of Complain
complainant noun One who makes complaint., One who commences a legal process by a complaint., The party suing in equity, answering to the plaintiff at common law.
complaisant adjective Desirous to please; courteous; obliging; compliant; as, a complaisant gentleman.
complexness noun The state of being complex; complexity.
compliantly adverb In a compliant manner.
complicated imp. & past participle of Complicate
complotting present participle & vb. noun of Complot
complotment noun A plotting together.
comportable adjective Suitable; consistent.
comportance noun Behavior; comport.
comportment noun Manner of acting; behavior; bearing.
composition noun The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or integral, by placing together and uniting different things, parts, or ingredients., The invention or combination of the parts of any literary work or discourse, or of a work of art; as, the composition of a poem or a piece of music., The art or practice of so combining the different parts of a work of art as to produce a harmonious whole; also, a work of art considered as such. See 4, below., The act of writing for practice in a language, as English, Latin, German, etc., The setting up of type and arranging it for printing., The state of being put together or composed; conjunction; combination; adjustment., A mass or body formed by combining two or more substances; as, a chemical composition., A literary, musical, or artistic production, especially one showing study and care in arrangement; — often used of an elementary essay or translation done as an educational exercise., Consistency; accord; congruity., Mutual agreement to terms or conditions for the settlement of a difference or controversy; also, the terms or conditions of settlement; agreement., The adjustment of a debt, or avoidance of an obligation, by some form of compensation agreed on between the parties; also, the sum or amount of compensation agreed upon in the adjustment., Synthesis as opposed to analysis.
compositive adjective Having the quality of entering into composition; compounded.
compositous adjective Belonging to the Compositae; composite.
compossible adjective Able to exist with another thing; consistent.
compotation noun The act of drinking or tippling together.
compounding present participle & vb. noun of Compound
compressing p. pr & vb. noun of Compress
compression noun The act of compressing, or state of being compressed.
compressive adjective Compressing, or having power or tendency to compress; as, a compressive force.
compressure noun Compression.
compromised imp. & past participle of Compromise
compromiser noun One who compromises.
compunction noun A pricking; stimulation., A picking of heart; poignant grief proceeding from a sense of guilt or consciousness of causing pain; the sting of conscience.
compunctive adjective Sensitive in respect of wrongdoing; conscientious.
compurgator noun One who bears testimony or swears to the veracity or innocence of another. See Purgation; also Wager of law, under Wager.
computation noun The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning., The result of computation; the amount computed.
comradeship noun The state of being a comrade; intimate fellowship.
concamerate verb t. To arch over; to vault., To divide into chambers or cells.
concatenate verb t. To link together; to unite in a series or chain, as things depending on one another.
concavation noun The act of making concave.
concaveness noun Hollowness; concavity.
concavities plural of Concavity
concealable adjective Capable of being concealed.
concealment noun The act of concealing; the state of being concealed., A place of hiding; a secret place; a retreat frem observation., A secret; out of the way knowledge., Suppression of such facts and circumstances as in justice ought to be made known.
conceitedly adverb In an egotistical manner., Fancifully; whimsically.
conceitless adjective Without wit; stupid.
conceivable adjective Capable of being conceived, imagined, or understood.
concentered imp. & past participle of Concentre
concentring of Concentre
concentrate verb t. To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force; to fix; as, to concentrate rays of light into a focus; to concentrate the attention., To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense; as, to concentrate acid by evaporation; to concentrate by washing; — opposed to dilute., To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate; as, population tends to concentrate in cities.
conceptacle noun That in which anything is contained; a vessel; a receiver or receptacle., A pericarp, opening longitudinally on one side and having the seeds loose in it; a follicle; a double follicle or pair of follicles., One of the cases containing the spores, etc., of flowerless plants, especially of algae.
conceptible adjective Capable of being conceived; conceivable.
conceptious adjective Apt to conceive; fruitful.
concernedly adverb In a concerned manner; solicitously; sympathetically.
concertante noun A concert for two or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment. Also adjectively; as, concertante parts.
conchometer noun An instrument for measuring shells, or the angle of their spire.
conchometry noun The art of measuring shells or their curves; conchyliometry.
conchylious adjective Conchylaceous.
conciliable noun A small or private assembly, especially of an ecclesiastical nature., Capable of being conciliated or reconciled.
conciliated imp. & past participle of Conciliate
conciliator noun One who conciliates.
concionator noun An haranguer of the people; a preacher., A common councilman.
conciseness noun The quality of being concise.
concitation noun The act of stirring up, exciting, or agitating.
concludency noun Deduction from premises; inference; conclusion.
conclusible adjective Demonstrable; determinable.
concolorous adjective Of the same color throughout.
concomitant adjective Accompanying; conjoined; attending., One who, or that which, accompanies, or is collaterally connected with another; a companion; an associate; an accompaniment.
concordable adjective Capable of according; agreeing; harmonious.
concordance noun Agreement; accordance., Concord; agreement., An alphabetical verbal index showing the places in the text of a book where each principal word may be found, with its immediate context in each place., A topical index or orderly analysis of the contents of a book.
concordancy noun Agreement.
concrescive adjective Growing together, or into union; uniting.
concubinacy noun The practice of concubinage.
concubinage noun The cohabiting of a man and a woman who are not legally married; the state of being a concubine., A plea, in which it is alleged that the woman suing for dower was not lawfully married to the man in whose lands she seeks to be endowed, but that she was his concubine.
concubinary adjective Relating to concubinage; living in concubinage., One who lives in concubinage.
concubinate noun Concubinage.
concultated imp. & past participle of Conculcate
concurrence noun The act of concurring; a meeting or coming together; union; conjunction; combination., A meeting of minds; agreement in opinion; union in design or act; — implying joint approbation., Agreement or consent, implying aid or contribution of power or influence; cooperation., A common right; coincidence of equal powers; as, a concurrence of jurisdiction in two different courts.
concurrency noun Concurrence.
condemnable Worthy of condemnation; blamable; culpable.
condensable adjective Capable of being condensed; as, vapor is condensable.
condensated imp. & past participle of Condensate
condensible adjective Capable of being condensed; as, a gas condensible to a liquid by cold.
condignness noun Agreeableness to deserts; suitableness.
condisciple noun A schoolfellow; a fellow-student.
conditioned imp. & past participle of Condition, Surrounded; circumstanced; in a certain state or condition, as of property or health; as, a well conditioned man., Having, or known under or by, conditions or relations; not independent; not absolute.
conditional adjective Containing, implying, or depending on, a condition or conditions; not absolute; made or granted on certain terms; as, a conditional promise., Expressing a condition or supposition; as, a conditional word, mode, or tense., A limitation., A conditional word, mode, or proposition.
conditionly adverb Conditionally.
conditories plural of Conditory
condolatory adjective Expressing condolence.
condolement noun Condolence., Sorrow; mourning; lamentation.
condonation noun The act of condoning or pardoning., Forgiveness, either express or implied, by a husband of his wife or by a wife of her husband, for a breach of marital duty, as adultery, with an implied condition that the offense shall not be repeated.
condottieri plural of Condottiere
condottiere noun A military adventurer of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, who sold his services, and those of his followers, to any party in any contest.
conductible adjective Capable of being conducted.
conductress noun A woman who leads or directs; a directress.
condylomata plural of Condylome
cone pulley A pulley for driving machines, etc., having two or more parts or steps of different diameters; a pulley having a conical shape.
confabulate verb i. To talk familiarly together; to chat; to prattle.
confederacy noun A league or compact between two or more persons, bodies of men, or states, for mutual support or common action; alliance., The persons, bodies, states, or nations united by a league; a confederation., A combination of two or more persons to commit an unlawful act, or to do a lawful act by unlawful means. See Conspiracy.
confederate adjective United in a league; allied by treaty; engaged in a confederacy; banded together; allied., Of or pertaining to the government of the eleven Southern States of the United States which (1860-1865) attempted to establish an independent nation styled the Confederate States of America; as, the Confederate congress; Confederate money., One who is united with others in a league; a person or a nation engaged in a confederacy; an ally; also, an accomplice in a bad sense., A name designating an adherent to the cause of the States which attempted to withdraw from the Union (1860-1865)., To unite in a league or confederacy; to ally., To unite in a league; to join in a mutual contract or covenant; to band together.
conferrable adjective Capable of being conferred.
confessedly adverb By confession; without denial.
confidently adverb With confidence; with strong assurance; positively.
configurate verb i. To take form or position, as the parts of a complex structure; to agree with a pattern.
configuring present participle & vb. noun of Configure
confineless adjective Without limitation or end; boundless.
confinement noun Restraint within limits; imprisonment; any restraint of liberty; seclusion., Restraint within doors by sickness, esp. that caused by childbirth; lying-in.
confirmable adjective That may be confirmed.
confirmance noun Confirmation.
confirmator noun One who, or that which, confirms; a confirmer.
confirmedly adverb With confirmation.
confiscable adjective Capable of being confiscated; liable to forfeiture.
confiscated imp. & past participle of Confiscate
confiscator noun One who confiscates.
conflagrant adjective Burning together in a common flame.
conflicting present participle & vb. noun of Conflict, Being in conflict or collision, or in opposition; contending; contradictory; incompatible; contrary; opposing.
conflictive adjective Tending to conflict; conflicting.
confluxible adjective Inclined to flow or run together.
conformable adjective Corresponding in form, character, opinions, etc.; similar; like; consistent; proper or suitable; — usually followed by to., Disposed to compliance or obedience; ready to follow direstions; submissive; compliant., Parallel, or nearly so; — said of strata in contact.
conformably adverb With conformity or in conformity; suitably; agreeably.
conformance noun Conformity.
confounding present participle & vb. noun of Confound
confronting present participle & vb. noun of Confront
confutation noun The act or process of confuting; refutation.
confutative adjective Adapted or designed to confute.
confutement noun Confutation.
congealable adjective Capable of being congealed.
congealment noun The act or the process of congealing; congeliation., That which is formed by congelation; a clot.
congelation noun The act or process of passing, or causing to pass, from a fluid to a solid state, as by the abstraction of heat; the act or process of freezing., The state of being congealed., That which is congealed.
congeneracy noun Similarity of origin; affinity.
congenerous adjective Allied in origin or cause; congeneric; as, congenerous diseases.
congenially adverb In a congenial manner; as, congenially married or employed.
conglaciate verb t. & i. To turn to ice; to freeze.
conglobated imp. & past participle of Conglobate
congo snake An amphibian (Amphiuma means) of the order Urodela, found in the southern United States. See Amphiuma.
congregated imp. & past participle of Congregate
congression noun A coming or bringing together, as in a public meeting, in a dispute, in the act of comparing, or in sexual intercourse.
congressive adjective Encountering, or coming together.
congressmen plural of Congressman
congressman noun A member of the Congress of the United States, esp. of the House of Representatives.
congruities plural of Congruity
congruously adverb In a congruous manner.
conicalness noun State or quality of being conical.
conirostral adjective Belonging to the Conirostres.
conirostres noun pl. A tribe of perching birds, including those which have a strong conical bill, as the finches.
conjectural adjective Dependent on conjecture; fancied; imagined; guessed at; undetermined; doubtful.
conjectured imp. & past participle of Conjecture
conjecturer noun One who conjectures.
conjubilant adjective Shouting together for joy; rejoicing together.
conjugality noun The conjugal state; sexual intercourse.
conjugating present participle & vb. noun of Conjugate
conjugation noun the act of uniting or combining; union; assemblage., Two things conjoined; a pair; a couple., The act of conjugating a verb or giving in order its various parts and inflections., A scheme in which are arranged all the parts of a verb., A class of verbs conjugated in the same manner., A kind of sexual union; — applied to a blending of the contents of two or more cells or individuals in some plants and lower animals, by which new spores or germs are developed.
conjunction noun The act of conjoining, or the state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league., The meeting of two or more stars or planets in the same degree of the zodiac; as, the conjunction of the moon with the sun, or of Jupiter and Saturn. See the Note under Aspect, n., 6., A connective or connecting word; an indeclinable word which serves to join together sentences, clauses of a sentence, or words; as, and, but, if.
conjunctiva noun The mucous membrane which covers the external surface of the ball of the eye and the inner surface of the lids; the conjunctival membrane.
conjunctive adjective Serving to unite; connecting together., Closely united.
conjuncture noun The act of joining, or state of being joined; union; connection; combination., A crisis produced by a combination of circumstances; complication or combination of events or circumstances; plight resulting from various conditions.
conjuration noun The act of calling or summoning by a sacred name, or in solemn manner; the act of binding by an oath; an earnest entreaty; adjuration., The act or process of invoking supernatural aid by the use of a magical form of words; the practice of magic arts; incantation; enchantment., A league for a criminal purpose; conspiracy.
conjurement noun Serious injunction; solemn demand or entreaty.
connascence noun Alt. of Connascency
connascency noun The common birth of two or more at the same tome; production of two or more together., That which is born or produced with another., The act of growing together.
connectedly adverb In a connected manner.
connoisseur noun One well versed in any subject; a skillful or knowing person; a critical judge of any art, particulary of one of the fine arts.
connotation noun The act of connoting; a making known or designating something additional; implication of something more than is asserted.
connotative adjective Implying something additional; illative., Implying an attribute. See Connote.
conquadrate verb t. To bring into a square.
conquassate verb t. To shake; to agitate.
conquerable adjective Capable of being conquered or subdued.
conscienced adjective Having a conscience.
consciously adverb In a conscious manner; with knowledge of one’s own mental operations or actions.
consecrated imp. & past participle of Consecrate
consecrater noun Consecrator.
consecrator noun One who consecrates; one who performs the rites by which a person or thing is devoted or dedicated to sacred purposes.
consecution noun A following, or sequel; actual or logical dependence., A succession or series of any kind.
consecutive adjective Following in a train; succeeding one another in a regular order; successive; uninterrupted in course or succession; with no interval or break; as, fifty consecutive years., Following as a consequence or result; actually or logically dependent; consequential; succeeding., Having similarity of sequence; — said of certain parallel progressions of two parts in a piece of harmony; as, consecutive fifths, or consecutive octaves, which are forbidden.
consentient adjective Agreeing in mind; accordant.
consequence noun That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause; a result., A proposition collected from the agreement of other previous propositions; any conclusion which results from reason or argument; inference., Chain of causes and effects; consecution., Importance with respect to what comes after; power to influence or produce an effect; value; moment; rank; distinction.
conservable adjective Capable of being preserved from decay or injury.
conservancy noun Conservation, as from injury, defilement, or irregular use.
conservator noun One who preserves from injury or violation; a protector; a preserver., An officer who has charge of preserving the public peace, as a justice or sheriff., One who has an official charge of preserving the rights and privileges of a city, corporation, community, or estate.
considering present participle & vb. noun of Consider
considerate adjective Given to consideration or to sober reflection; regardful of consequences or circumstances; circumspect; careful; esp. careful of the rights, claims, and feelings of other., Having respect to; regardful.
consignment noun The act of consigning; consignation., The act of consigning or sending property to an agent or correspondent in another place, as for care, sale, etc., That which is consigned; the goods or commodities sent or addressed to a consignee at one time or by one conveyance., The writing by which anything is consigned.
consilience noun Act of concurring; coincidence; concurrence.
consimility noun Common resemblance.
consistence noun Alt. of Consistency
consistency noun The condition of standing or adhering together, or being fixed in union, as the parts of a body; existence; firmness; coherence; solidity., A degree of firmness, density, or spissitude., That which stands together as a united whole; a combination., Firmness of constitution or character; substantiality; durability; persistency., Agreement or harmony of all parts of a complex thing among themselves, or of the same thing with itself at different times; the harmony of conduct with profession; congruity; correspondence; as, the consistency of laws, regulations, or judicial decisions; consistency of opinions; consistency of conduct or of character.
consociated imp. & past participle of Consociate
consolation noun The act of consoling; the state of being consoled; allevation of misery or distress of mind; refreshment of spirit; comfort; that which consoles or comforts the spirit.
consolatory adjective Of a consoling or comforting nature., That which consoles; a speech or writing intended for consolation.
consolidant adjective Serving to unite or consolidate; having the quality of consolidating or making firm.
consolidate adjective Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated., To make solid; to unite or press together into a compact mass; to harden or make dense and firm., To unite, as various particulars, into one mass or body; to bring together in close union; to combine; as, to consolidate the armies of the republic., To unite by means of applications, as the parts of a broken bone, or the lips of a wound., To grow firm and hard; to unite and become solid; as, moist clay consolidates by drying.
consonantal adjective Of the nature of a consonant; pertaining to consonants.
consonantly adverb In a consonant, consistent, or congruous manner; agreeably.
consortable adjective Suitable for association or companionship.
consortship noun The condition of a consort; fellowship; partnership.
conspecific adjective Of the same species.
conspersion noun The act of sprinkling.
conspicuity noun The state or quality of being clear or bright; brightness; conspicuousness.
conspicuous adjective Open to the view; obvious to the eye; easy to be seen; plainly visible; manifest; attracting the eye., Obvious to the mental eye; easily recognized; clearly defined; notable; prominent; eminent; distinguished; as, a conspicuous excellence, or fault.
conspirator noun One who engages in a conspiracy; a plotter.
conspurcate verb t. To pollute; to defile.
constablery noun The constabulary., The district or jurisdiction of a constable.
constabless noun The wife of a constable.
constellate verb i. To join luster; to shine with united radiance, or one general light., To unite in one luster or radiance, as stars., To set or adorn with stars or constellations; as, constellated heavens.
constipated imp. & past participle of Constipate
constituent adjective Serving to form, compose, or make up; elemental; component., Having the power of electing or appointing., The person or thing which constitutes, determines, or constructs., That which constitutes or composes, as a part, or an essential part; a component; an element., One for whom another acts; especially, one who is represented by another in a legislative assembly; — correlative to representative., A person who appoints another to act for him as attorney in fact.
constituted imp. & past participle of Constitute
constituter noun One who constitutes or appoints.
constrained imp. & past participle of Constrain, Marked by constraint; not free; not voluntary; embarrassed; as, a constrained manner; a constrained tone.
constrainer noun One who constrains.
constricted imp. & past participle of Constrict, Drawn together; bound; contracted; cramped., Contracted or compressed so as to be smaller in certain places or parts than in others.
constrictor noun That which constricts, draws together, or contracts., A muscle which contracts or closes an orifice, or which compresses an organ; a sphincter., A serpent that kills its prey by inclosing and crushing it with its folds; as, the boa constrictor.
constringed imp. & past participle of Constringe
constructed imp. & past participle of Construct
constructer noun One who, or that which, constructs or frames.
constructor noun A constructer.
constuprate verb t. To ravish; to debauch.
consumingly adverb In a consuming manner.
consummated imp. & past participle of Consummate
consumption noun The act or process of consuming by use, waste, etc.; decay; destruction., The state or process of being consumed, wasted, or diminished; waste; diminution; loss; decay., A progressive wasting away of the body; esp., that form of wasting, attendant upon pulmonary phthisis and associated with cough, spitting of blood, hectic fever, etc.; pulmonary phthisis; — called also pulmonary consumption.
consumptive adjective Of or pertaining to consumption; having the quality of consuming, or dissipating; destructive; wasting., Affected with, or inclined to, consumption., One affected with consumption; as, a resort for consumptives.
contagioned adjective Affected by contagion.
containable adjective Capable of being contained or comprised.
containment noun That which is contained; the extent; the substance.
contaminate verb t. To soil, stain, or corrupt by contact; to tarnish; to sully; to taint; to pollute; to defile., Contaminated; defiled; polluted; tainted.
contamitive adjective Tending or liable to contaminate.
contemplant adjective Given to contemplation; meditative.
contemplate verb t. To look at on all sides or in all its bearings; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study., To consider or have in view, as contingent or probable; to look forward to; to purpose; to intend., To consider or think studiously; to ponder; to reflect; to muse; to meditate.
contendress noun A female contestant.
contenement noun That which is held together with another thing; that which is connected with a tenement, or thing holden, as a certain quantity of land adjacent to a dwelling, and necessary to the reputable enjoyment of the dwelling; appurtenance.
contentious adjective Fond of contention; given to angry debate; provoking dispute or contention; quarrelsome., Relating to contention or strife; involving or characterized by contention., Contested; litigated; litigious; having power to decide controversy.
contentless adjective Discontented; dissatisfied.
contentment verb t. The state of being contented or satisfied; content., The act or process of contenting or satisfying; as, the contentment of avarice is impossible., Gratification; pleasure; satisfaction.
conterminal adjective Conterminous.
contestable adjective Capable of being contested; debatable.
contextural adjective Pertaining to contexture or arrangement of parts; producing contexture; interwoven.
contextured adjective Formed into texture; woven together; arranged; composed.
continental adjective Of or pertaining to a continent., Of or pertaining to the main land of Europe, in distinction from the adjacent islands, especially England; as, a continental tour; a continental coalition., Of or pertaining to the confederated colonies collectively, in the time of the Revolutionary War; as, Continental money., A soldier in the Continental army, or a piece of the Continental currency. See Continental, a., 3.
continently adverb In a continent manner; chastely; moderately; temperately.
contingence noun See Contingency.
contingency noun Union or connection; the state of touching or contact., The quality or state of being contingent or casual; the possibility of coming to pass., An event which may or may not occur; that which is possible or probable; a fortuitous event; a chance., An adjunct or accessory., A certain possible event that may or may not happen, by which, when happening, some particular title may be affected.
continuable adjective Capable of being continued
continually adverb Without cessation; unceasingly; continuously; as, the current flows continually., In regular or repeated succession; very often.
continuance noun A holding on, or remaining in a particular state; permanence, as of condition, habits, abode, etc.; perseverance; constancy; duration; stay., Uninterrupted succession; continuation; constant renewal; perpetuation; propagation., A holding together; continuity., The adjournment of the proceedings in a cause from one day, or from one stated term of a court, to another., The entry of such adjournment and the grounds thereof on the record.
continuator noun One who, or that which, continues; esp., one who continues a series or a work; a continuer.
continuedly adverb Continuously.
contorniate noun Alt. of Contorniate, A species of medal or medallion of bronze, having a deep furrow on the contour or edge; — supposed to have been struck in the days of Constantine and his successors.
contrabasso noun The largest kind of bass viol. See Violone.
contracting present participle & vb. noun of Contract
contractile adjective tending to contract; having the power or property of contracting, or of shrinking into shorter or smaller dimensions; as, the contractile tissues.
contraction noun The act or process of contracting, shortening, or shrinking; the state of being contracted; as, contraction of the heart, of the pupil of the eye, or of a tendion; the contraction produced by cold., The process of shortening an operation., The act of incurring or becoming subject to, as liabilities, obligation, debts, etc.; the process of becoming subject to; as, the contraction of a disease., Something contracted or abbreviated, as a word or phrase; — as, plenipo for plenipotentiary; crim. con. for criminal conversation, etc., The shortening of a word, or of two words, by the omission of a letter or letters, or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one; as, ne’er for never; can’t for can not; don’t for do not; it’s for it is., A marriage contract.
contractive adjective Tending to contract; having the property or power or power of contracting.
contracture noun A state of permanent rigidity or contraction of the muscles, generally of the flexor muscles.
contradance noun A dance in which the partners are arranged face to face, or in opposite lines.
contrariant adjective Contrary; opposed; antagonistic; inconsistent; contradictory.
contrariety noun The state or quality of being contrary; opposition; repugnance; disagreement; antagonism., Something which is contrary to, or inconsistent with, something else; an inconsistency.
contrarious adjective Showing contrariety; repugnant; perverse.
contrasting present participle & vb. noun of Contrast
contratenor noun Counter tenor; contralto.
contravened imp. & past participle of Contravene
contravener noun One who contravenes.
contrayerva noun A species of Dorstenia (D. Contrayerva), a South American plant, the aromatic root of which is sometimes used in medicine as a gentle stimulant and tonic.
contretemps noun An unexpected and untoward accident; something inopportune or embarrassing; a hitch.
contributed imp. & past participle of Contribute
contributer noun One who, or that which, contributes; specifically, one who writes articles for a newspaper or magazine.
contristate verb t. & i. To make sorrowful.
contrivance noun The act or faculty of contriving, inventing, devising, or planning., The thing contrived, invented, or planned; disposition of parts or causes by design; a scheme; plan; atrifice; arrangement.
controlling present participle & vb. noun of Control
controlment noun The power or act of controlling; the state of being restrained; control; restraint; regulation; superintendence., Opposition; resistance; hostility.
controverse noun Controversy., To dispute; to controvert.
controversy noun Contention; dispute; debate; discussion; agitation of contrary opinions., Quarrel; strife; cause of variance; difference., A suit in law or equity; a question of right.
contubernal adjective Alt. of Contubernial
contumacies plural of Contumacy
convalesced imp. & past participle of Convalesce, Convalescent.
convallaria noun The lily of the valley.
convallarin noun A white, crystalline glucoside, of an irritating taste, extracted from the convallaria or lily of the valley.
convenience noun Alt. of Conveniency
conveniency noun The state or quality of being convenient; fitness or suitableness, as of place, time, etc.; propriety., Freedom from discomfort, difficulty, or trouble; commodiousness; ease; accommodation., That which is convenient; that which promotes comfort or advantage; that which is suited to one’s wants; an accommodation., A convenient or fit time; opportunity; as, to do something at one’s convenience.
conventical adjective Of or from, or pertaining to, a convent.
conventicle noun A small assembly or gathering; esp., a secret assembly., An assembly for religious worship; esp., such an assembly held privately, as in times of persecution, by Nonconformists or Dissenters in England, or by Covenanters in Scotland; — often used opprobriously, as if those assembled were heretics or schismatics.
convergence noun Alt. of Convergency
convergency noun The condition or quality of converging; tendency to one point.
conversable adjective Qualified for conversation; disposed to converse; sociable; free in discourse.
conversably adverb In a conversable manner.
conversance noun The state or quality of being conversant; habit of familiarity; familiar acquaintance; intimacy.
conversancy noun Conversance
conversible adjective Capable of being converted or reversed.
convertible adjective Capable of being converted; susceptible of change; transmutable; transformable., Capable of being exchanged or interchanged; reciprocal; interchangeable.
convertibly adverb In a convertible manner.
convexities plural of Convexity
conveyancer noun One whose business is to draw up conveyances of property, as deeds, mortgages, leases, etc.
convicinity noun Immediate vicinity; neighborhood.
convincible adjective Capable of being convinced or won over., Capable of being confuted and disproved by argument; refutable.
convivially adverb In a convivial manner.
convocating present participle & vb. noun of Convocate
convocation noun The act of calling or assembling by summons., An assembly or meeting., An assembly of the clergy, by their representatives, to consult on ecclesiastical affairs., An academical assembly, in which the business of the university is transacted.
convolution noun The act of rolling anything upon itself, or one thing upon another; a winding motion., The state of being rolled upon itself, or rolled or doubled together; a tortuous or sinuous winding or fold, as of something rolled or folded upon itself., An irregular, tortuous folding of an organ or part; as, the convolutions of the intestines; the cerebral convolutions. See Brain.
convolvulin noun A glucoside occurring in jalap (the root of a convolvulaceous plant), and extracted as a colorless, tasteless, gummy mass of powerful purgative properties.
convolvulus noun A large genus of plants having monopetalous flowers, including the common bindweed (C. arwensis), and formerly the morning-glory, but this is now transferred to the genus Ipomaea.
cool-headed adjective Having a temper not easily excited; free from passion.
cooperating present participle & vb. noun of Cooperate
cooperation noun The act of cooperating, or of operating together to one end; joint operation; concurrent effort or labor., The association of a number of persons for their benefit.
cooperative adjective Operating jointly to the same end.
coordinance noun Joint ordinance.
coordinated imp. & past participle of Coordinate
coparcenary noun Partnership in inheritance; joint heirship; joint right of succession to an inheritance.
cope-chisel noun A narrow chisel adapted for cutting a groove.
copiousness noun The state or quality of being copious; abudance; plenty; also, diffuseness in style.
copper-nose noun A red nose.
copperplate noun A plate of polished copper on which a design or writing is engraved., An impression on paper taken from such a plate.
coppersmith noun One whose occupation is to manufacture copper utensils; a worker in copper.
copple dust Cupel dust.
copplestone noun A cobblestone.
coprophagan noun A kind of beetle which feeds upon dung.
coralliform adjective resembling coral in form.
coralligena noun pl. Same as Anthozoa.
corallinite noun A fossil coralline.
coralloidal adjective resembling coral; coralloid.
cordialness noun Cordiality.
co-relation noun Corresponding relation.
corivalship noun Joint rivalry.
cork fossil A variety of amianthus which is very light, like cork.
corking pin A pin of a large size, formerly used attaching a woman’s headdress to a cork mold.
cormophytes noun pl. Alt. of Cormophyta
corniferous adjective Of or pertaining to the lowest period of the Devonian age. (See the Diagram, under Geology.) The Corniferous period has been so called from the numerous seams of hornstone which characterize the later part of the period, as developed in the State of New York.
cornigerous adjective Horned; having horns; as, cornigerous animals.
cornsheller noun A machine that separates the kernels of corn from the cob.
cornucopias plural of Cornucopia
corollaries plural of Corollary
corporality noun The state of being or having a body; bodily existence; corporeality; — opposed to spirituality., A confraternity; a guild.
corporately adverb In a corporate capacity; acting as a corporate body., In, or as regarda, the body.
corporation noun A body politic or corporate, formed and authorized by law to act as a single person, and endowed by law with the capacity of succession; a society having the capacity of transacting business as an individual.
corporature noun The state of being embodied; bodily existence.
corporeally adverb In the body; in a bodily form or manner.
corpulently adverb In a corpulent manner.
corpuscular adjective Pertaining to, or composed of, corpuscles, or small particles.
correctible adjective Alt. of Correctable
correctable adjective Capable of being corrected.
correctness noun The state or quality of being correct; as, the correctness of opinions or of manners; correctness of taste; correctness in writing or speaking; the correctness of a text or copy.
correctress noun A woman who corrects.
correlating present participle & vb. noun of Correlate
correlation noun Reciprocal relation; corresponding similarity or parallelism of relation or law; capacity of being converted into, or of giving place to, one another, under certain conditions; as, the correlation of forces, or of zymotic diseases.
correlative adjective Having or indicating a reciprocal relation., One who, or that which, stands in a reciprocal relation, or is correlated, to some other person or thing., The antecedent of a pronoun.
corrigendum noun A fault or error to be corrected.
corrivation noun The flowing of different streams into one.
corroborant adjective Strengthening; supporting; corroborating., Anything which gives strength or support; a tonic.
corroborate verb t. To make strong, or to give additional strength to; to strengthen., To make more certain; to confirm; to establish., Corroborated.
corrovaline noun A poisonous alkaloid extracted from corroval, and characterized by its immediate action in paralyzing the heart.
corrugating present participle & vb. noun of Corrugate
corrugation noun The act corrugating; contraction into wrinkles or alternate ridges and grooves.
corrumpable adjective Corruptible.
corruptible adjective Capable of being made corrupt; subject to decay., Capable of being corrupted, or morally vitiated; susceptible of depravation., That which may decay and perish; the human body.
corruptless adjective Not susceptible of corruption or decay; incorruptible.
corruptness noun The quality of being corrupt.
corruptress noun A woman who corrupts.
corticiform adjective Resembling, or having the form of, bark or rind.
coruscation noun A sudden flash or play of light., A flash of intellectual brilliancy.
corymbosely adverb In corymbs.
corypheuses plural of Corypheus
coryphodont adjective Pertaining to, or resembling, the genus Coryphodon.
cosignitary adjective Signing some important public document with another or with others; as, a treaty violated by one of the cosignitary powers., One who signs a treaty or public document along with others or another; as, the cosignitaries of the treaty of Berlin.
cosmogonist noun One who treats of the origin of the universe; one versed in cosmogony.
cosmogonies plural of Cosmogony
cosmography noun A description of the world or of the universe; or the science which teaches the constitution of the whole system of worlds, or the figure, disposition, and relation of all its parts.
cosmologist noun One who describes the universe; one skilled in cosmology.
cosmopolite noun One who has no fixed residence, or who is at home in every place; a citizen of the world., Having no fixed residence; at home in any place; free from local attachments or prejudices; not provincial; liberal., Common everywhere; widely spread; found in all parts of the world., See Cosmopolitan.
cosmosphere noun An apparatus for showing the position of the earth, at any given time, with respect to the fixed stars. It consist of a hollow glass globe, on which are depicted the stars and constellations, and within which is a terrestrial globe.
cosmotheism noun Same as Pantheism.
cosmothetic adjective Assuming or positing the actual existence or reality of the physical or external world.
cosovereign noun A joint sovereign.
costiferous adjective Rib-bearing, as the dorsal vertebrae.
costiveness noun An unnatural retention of the fecal matter of the bowels; constipation., Inability to express one’s self; stiffness.
co-sufferer noun One who suffers with another.
cotemporary adjective Living or being at the same time; contemporary., One who lives at the same time with another; a contemporary.
coterminous adjective Bordering; conterminous; — followed by with.
cothurnated adjective Wearing a cothurn., Relating to tragedy; solemn; grave.
cotqueanity noun The condition, character, or conduct of a cotquean.
cotyledonal adjective Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a cotyledon.
couch grass See Quitch grass.
counselling of Counsel
counselable adjective Willing to receive counsel or follow advice., Suitable to be advised; advisable, wise.
countenance verb t. To encourage; to favor; to approve; to aid; to abet., To make a show of; to pretend.
counterbore noun A flat-bottomed cylindrical enlargement of the mouth of a hole, usually of slight depth, as for receiving a cylindrical screw head., A kind of pin drill with the cutting edge or edges normal to the axis; — used for enlarging a hole, or for forming a flat-bottomed recess at its mouth., To form a counterbore in, by boring, turning, or drilling; to enlarge, as a hole, by means of a counterbore.
counterbuff verb t. To strike or drive back or in an opposite direction; to stop by a blow or impulse in front., A blow in an opposite direction; a stroke that stops motion or cause a recoil.
countercast noun A trick; a delusive contrivance.
counterdrew imp. of Counterdraw
counterdraw verb t. To copy, as a design or painting, by tracing with a pencil on oiled paper, or other transparent substance.
counterfeit adverb Representing by imitation or likeness; having a resemblance to something else; portrayed., Fabricated in imitation of something else, with a view to defraud by passing the false copy for genuine or original; as, counterfeit antiques; counterfeit coin., Assuming the appearance of something; false; spurious; deceitful; hypocritical; as, a counterfeit philanthropist., That which resembles or is like another thing; a likeness; a portrait; a counterpart., That which is made in imitation of something, with a view to deceive by passing the false for the true; as, the bank note was a counterfeit., One who pretends to be what he is not; one who personates another; an impostor; a cheat., To imitate, or put on a semblance of; to mimic; as, to counterfeit the voice of another person., To imitate with a view to deceiving, by passing the copy for that which is original or genuine; to forge; as, to counterfeit the signature of another, coins, notes, etc., To carry on a deception; to dissemble; to feign; to pretend., To make counterfeits.
counterfoil noun That part of a tally, formerly in the exchequer, which was kept by an officer in that court, the other, called the stock, being delivered to the person who had lent the king money on the account; — called also counterstock., The part of a writing (as the stub of a bank check) in which are noted the main particulars contained in the corresponding part, which has been issued.
counterfort noun A kind of buttress of masonry to strengthen a revetment wall., A spur or projection of a mountain.
countergage noun An adjustable gage, with double points for transferring measurements from one timber to another, as the breadth of a mortise to the place where the tenon is to be made.
countermand verb t. To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given; as, to countermand an order for goods., To prohibit; to forbid., To oppose; to revoke the command of., A contrary order; revocation of a former order or command.
countermark noun A mark or token added to those already existing, in order to afford security or proof; as, an additional or special mark put upon a package of goods belonging to several persons, that it may not be opened except in the presence of all; a mark added to that of an artificer of gold or silver work by the Goldsmiths’ Company of London, to attest the standard quality of the gold or silver; a mark added to an ancient coin or medal, to show either its change of value or that it was taken from an enemy., An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age., To apply a countermark to; as, to countermark silverware; to countermark a horse’s teeth.
countermine noun An underground gallery excavated to intercept and destroy the mining of an enemy., A stratagem or plot by which another sratagem or project is defeated., To oppose by means of a countermine; to intercept with a countermine., To frustrate or counteract by secret measures., To make a countermine or counterplot; to plot secretly.
countermove verb t. & i. To move in a contrary direction to., Alt. of Countermovement
countermure noun A wall raised behind another, to supply its place when breached or destroyed. [R.] Cf. Contramure., To fortify with a wall behind another wall.
counterpane noun A coverlet for a bed, — originally stitched or woven in squares or figures., A duplicate part or copy of an indenture, deed, etc., corresponding with the original; — now called counterpart.
counterpart noun A part corresponding to another part; anything which answers, or corresponds, to another; a copy; a duplicate; a facsimile., One of two corresponding copies of an instrument; a duplicate., A person who closely resembles another., A thing may be applied to another thing so as to fit perfectly, as a seal to its impression; hence, a thing which is adapted to another thing, or which supplements it; that which serves to complete or complement anything; hence, a person or thing having qualities lacking in another; an opposite.
counterplot verb t. To oppose, as another plot, by plotting; to attempt to frustrate, as a stratagem, by stratagem., A plot or artifice opposed to another.
counterpole noun The exact opposite.
counterseal verb t. To seal or ratify with another or others.
countersign verb t. To sign on the opposite side of (an instrument or writing); hence, to sign in addition to the signature of a principal or superior, in order to attest the authenticity of a writing., The signature of a secretary or other officer to a writing signed by a principal or superior, to attest its authenticity., A private signal, word, or phrase, which must be given in order to pass a sentry; a watchword.
countersunk imp. & past participle of Countersink, Chamfered at the top; — said of a hole., Sunk into a chamfer; as, a countersunk bolt., Beveled on the lower side, so as to fit a chamfered countersink; as, a countersunk nailhead.
countersink verb t. To chamfer or form a depression around the top of (a hole in wood, metal, etc.) for the reception of the head of a screw or bolt below the surface, either wholly or in part; as, to countersink a hole for a screw., To cause to sink even with or below the surface; as, to countersink a screw or bolt into woodwork., An enlargement of the upper part of a hole, forming a cavity or depression for receiving the head of a screw or bolt., A drill or cutting tool for countersinking holes.
counterstep noun A contrary method of procedure; opposite course of action.
countersway noun A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
counterterm noun A term or word which is the opposite of, or antithesis to, another; an antonym; — the opposite of synonym; as, “foe” is the counterterm of “friend”.
countertime noun The resistance of a horse, that interrupts his cadence and the measure of his manege, occasioned by a bad horseman, or the bad temper of the horse., Resistance; opposition.
counterturn noun The critical moment in a play, when, contrary to expectation, the action is embroiled in new difficulties.
countervail verb t. To act against with equal force, power, or effect; to thwart or overcome by such action; to furnish an equivalent to or for; to counterbalance; to compensate., Power or value sufficient to obviate any effect; equal weight, strength, or value; equivalent; compensation; requital.
counterview noun An opposite or opposing view; opposition; a posture in which two persons front each other., A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.
countervote verb t. To vote in opposition to; to balance or overcome by voting; to outvote.
counterwait verb t. To wait or watch for; to be on guard against.
counterwork verb t. To work in opposition to; to counteract.
countrified p. adjective Having the appearance and manners of a rustic; rude.
countryside noun A particular rural district; a country neighborhood.
count-wheel noun The wheel in a clock which regulates the number of strokes.
coupe-gorge noun Any position giving the enemy such advantage that the troops occupying it must either surrender or be cut to pieces.
court-baron noun An inferior court of civil jurisdiction, attached to a manor, and held by the steward; a baron’s court; — now fallen into disuse.
court-craft noun The artifices, intrigues, and plottings, at courts.
courteously adverb In a courteous manner.
courtesying present participle & vb. noun of Courtesy
courtehouse noun A house in which established courts are held, or a house appropriated to courts and public meetings., A county town; — so called in Virginia and some others of the Southern States.
courtliness noun The quality of being courtly; elegance or dignity of manners.
covenanting present participle & vb. noun of Covenant, Belonging to a covenant. Specifically, belonging to the Scotch Covenanters.
cover-point noun The fielder in the games of cricket and lacrosse who supports “point.”
cover-shame noun Something used to conceal infamy.
cowleeching noun Healing the distemper of cows.
cow parsley An umbelliferous plant of the genus Chaerophyllum (C. temulum and C. sylvestre).
cow parsnip A coarse umbelliferous weed of the genus Heracleum (H. sphondylium in England, and H. lanatum in America).
coxcombical adjective Befitting or indicating a coxcomb; like a coxcomb; foppish; conceited.
crackleware noun See Crackle, n., 3.
cracovienne noun A lively Polish dance, in 2-4 time.
cradgedness noun The quality or state of being cragged; cragginess.
cranberries plural of Cranberry
cranioclasm noun The crushing of a child’s head, as with the cranioclast or craniotomy forceps in cases of very difficult delivery.
cranioclast noun An instrument for crushing the head of a fetus, to facilitate delivery in difficult eases.
craniognomy noun The science of the form and characteristics of the skull.
craniometer noun An instrument for measuring the size of skulls.
craniometry noun The art or act of measuring skulls.
cranioscopy noun Scientific examination of the cranium.
crateriform adjective Having the form of a shallow bowl; — said of a corolla.
cream-faced adjective White or pale, as the effect of fear, or as the natural complexion.
cream-fruit noun A plant of Sierra Leone which yields a wholesome, creamy juice.
cream-slice noun A wooden knife with a long thin blade, used in handling cream or ice cream.
cream-white adjective As white as cream.
creationism noun The doctrine that a soul is specially created for each human being as soon as it is formed in the womb; — opposed to traducianism.
creatorship noun State or condition of a creator.
cratureless adjective Without created beings; alone.
credibility noun The quality of being credible; credibleness; as, the credibility of facts; the credibility of witnesses.
credulously adverb With credulity.
cremaillere noun An indented or zigzaged line of intrenchment.
cremasteric adjective Of or pertaining to the cremaster; as, the cremasteric artery.
crematories plural of Crematory
crematorium noun Alt. of Crematory
crenelating present participle & vb. noun of Crenelate
crenelation noun The act of crenelating, or the state of being crenelated; an indentation or an embrasure.
crenulation noun A minute crenation., The state of being minutely scalloped.
crepitating present participle & vb. noun of Crepitate
crepitation noun The act of crepitating or crackling., A grating or crackling sensation or sound, as that produced by rubbing two fragments of a broken bone together, or by pressing upon cellular tissue containing air., A crepitant rale.
crepuscular adjective Alt. of Crepusculous
crestfallen adjective With hanging head; hence, dispirited; dejected; cowed., Having the crest, or upper part of the neck, hanging to one side; — said of a horse.
crib-biting noun Same as Cribbing, 4.
criminalist noun One versed in criminal law.
criminality noun The quality or state of being criminal; that which constitutes a crime; guiltiness; guilt.
criminating present participle & vb. noun of Criminate
crimination noun The act of accusing; accusation; charge; complaint.
criminative adjective Charging with crime; accusing; criminatory.
criminatory adjective Relating to, or involving, crimination; accusing; as, a criminatory conscience.
criminology noun A treatise on crime or the criminal population.
crinigerous adjective Bearing hair; hairy.
crippleness noun Lameness.
crithomancu noun A kind of divination by means of the dough of the cakes offered in the ancient sacrifices, and the meal strewed over the victims.
criticaster noun A contemptible or vicious critic.
criticising present participle & vb. noun of Criticise
crocidolite noun A mineral occuring in silky fibers of a lavender blue color. It is related to hornblende and is essentially a silicate of iron and soda; — called also blue asbestus. A silicified form, in which the fibers penetrating quartz are changed to oxide of iron, is the yellow brown tiger-eye of the jewelers.
crocodilian adjective Like, or pertaining to, the crocodile; characteristic of the crocodile., One of the Crocodilia.
crocodility noun A caption or sophistical mode of arguing.
crookedness noun The condition or quality of being crooked; hence, deformity of body or of mind; deviation from moral rectitude; perverseness.
crop-tailed adjective Having the tail cropped.
cross-armed adjective With arms crossed.
crossbarred adjective Secured by, or furnished with, crossbars., Made or patterned in lines crossing each other; as, crossbarred muslin.
cross-birth noun Any preternatural labor, in which the body of the child lies across the pelvis of the mother, so that the shoulder, arm, or trunk is the part first presented at the mouth of the uterus.
crossbowman noun One who shoots with a crossbow. See Arbalest.
crosslegged adjective Having the legs crossed.
cross-spale noun Alt. of Cross-spall
cross-spall noun One of the temporary wooden braces, placed horizontally across a frame to hold it in position until the deck beams are in; a cross-pawl.
cross-staff noun An instrument formerly used at sea for taking the altitudes of celestial bodies., A surveyor’s instrument for measuring offsets.
cross-stone noun See Harmotome, and Staurotide.
crotaphitic noun Pertaining to the temple; temporal.
crotonylene noun A colorless, volatile, pungent liquid, C4H6, produced artificially, and regarded as an unsaturated hydrocarbon of the acetylene series, and analogous to crotonic acid.
crown wheel A wheel with cogs or teeth set at right angles to its plane; — called also a contrate wheel or face wheel.
crow’s-feet plural of Crow’s-foot
crow’s-foot noun The wrinkles that appear, as the effect of age or dissipation, under and around the outer corners of the eyes., A caltrop., Same as Bird’s-mouth.
crow’s-nest noun A box or perch near the top of a mast, esp. in whalers, to shelter the man on the lookout.
cruciferous adjective Bearing a cross., Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a family of plants which have four petals arranged like the arms of a cross, as the mustard, radish, turnip, etc.
crucifixion noun The act of nailing or fastening a person to a cross, for the purpose of putting him to death; the use of the cross as a method of capital punishment., The state of one who is nailed or fastened to a cross; death upon a cross., Intense suffering or affliction; painful trial.
crucigerous adjective Bearing the cross; marked with the figure of a cross.
crustaceous adjective Pertaining to, or of the nature of, crust or shell; having a crustlike shell., Belonging to the Crustacea; crustacean.
cryohydrate noun A substance, as salt, ammonium chloride, etc., which crystallizes with water of crystallization only at low temperatures, or below the freezing point of water.
cryptically adverb Secretly; occultly.
cryptogamia noun The series or division of flowerless plants, or those never having true stamens and pistils, but propagated by spores of various kinds.
cryptogamic adjective Alt. of Cryptogamous
cryptograph noun Cipher; something written in cipher.
crystalline adjective Consisting, or made, of crystal., Formed by crystallization; like crystal in texture., Imperfectly crystallized; as, granite is only crystalline, while quartz crystal is perfectly crystallized., Fig.: Resembling crystal; pure; transparent; pellucid., A crystalline substance., See Aniline.
crystallite noun A minute mineral form like those common in glassy volcanic rocks and some slags, not having a definite crystalline outline and not referable to any mineral species, but marking the first step in the crystallization process. According to their form crystallites are called trichites, belonites, globulites, etc.
crystallize verb t. To cause to form crystals, or to assume the crystalline form., To be converted into a crystal; to take on a crystalline form, through the action of crystallogenic or cohesive attraction.
crystalloid adjective Crystal-like; transparent like crystal., A body which, in solution, diffuses readily through animal membranes, and generally is capable of being crystallized; — opposed to colloid., One of the microscopic particles resembling crystals, consisting of protein matter, which occur in certain plant cells; — called also protein crystal.
ctenophoric adjective Alt. of Ctenophorous
cubicalness noun The quality of being cubical.
cucurbitive adjective Having the shape of a gourd seed; — said of certain small worms.
culs-de-sac plural of Cul-de-sac
cullibility noun Gullibility.
culmiferous adjective Having jointed stems or culms., Containing, or abounding in, culm or glance coal.
culminating present participle & vb. noun of Culminate
culmination noun The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavently body; passage across the meridian; transit., Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc.
culpability noun The state of being culpable.
cultivating present participle & vb. noun of Cultivate
cultivation noun The art or act of cultivating; improvement for agricultural purposes or by agricultural processes; tillage; production by tillage., Bestowal of time or attention for self-improvement or for the benefit of others; fostering care., The state of being cultivated; advancement in physical, intellectual, or moral condition; refinement; culture.
cultureless adjective Having no culture.
culverhouse noun A dovecote.
cunningness noun Quality of being cunning; craft.
cupellation noun The act or process of refining gold or silver, etc., in a cupel.
cupriferous adjective Containing copper; as, cupriferous silver.
curatorship noun The office of a curator.
curialistic adjective Pertaining to a court., Relating or belonging to the ultramontane party in the Latin Church.
curiosities plural of Curiosity
curiousness noun Carefulness; painstaking., The state of being curious; exactness of workmanship; ingenuity of contrivance., Inquisitiveness; curiosity.
currentness noun The quality of being current; currency; circulation; general reception., Easiness of pronunciation; fluency.
curriculums plural of Curriculum
cursitating adjective Moving about slightly.
cursoriness noun The quality of being cursory; superficial performance; as, cursoriness of view.
curtail dog A dog with a docked tail; formerly, the dog of a person not qualified to course, which, by the forest laws, must have its tail cut short, partly as a mark, and partly from a notion that the tail is necessary to a dog in running; hence, a dog not fit for sporting.
curtailment noun The act or result of curtailing or cutting off.
curvilinead noun An instrument for drawing curved lines.
curvilineal adjective Alt. of Curvilinear
curvilinear adjective Consisting of, or bounded by, curved lines; as, a curvilinear figure.
curvinerved adjective Having the ribs or the veins of the leaves curved; — called also curvinervate and curve-veined.
curviserial adjective Distributed in a curved line, as leaves along a stem.
cushionless adjective Hot furnished with a cushion.
customarily adverb In a customary manner; habitually.
customhouse noun The building where customs and duties are paid, and where vessels are entered or cleared.
cuttle bone The shell or bone of cuttlefishes, used for various purposes, as for making polishing powder, etc.
cycadaceous adjective Pertaining to, or resembling, an order of plants like the palms, but having exogenous wood. The sago palm is an example.
cycloganoid adjective Of or pertaining to the Cycloganoidei., One of the Cycloganoidei.
cyclopaedia noun The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge. Hence, a work containing, in alphabetical order, information in all departments of knowledge, or on a particular department or branch; as, a cyclopedia of the physical sciences, or of mechanics. See Encyclopedia.
cyclopedist noun A maker of, or writer for, a cyclopedia.
cyclostylar adjective Relating to a structure composed of a circular range of columns, without a core or building within.
cylindrical adjective Having the form of a cylinder, or of a section of its convex surface; partaking of the properties of the cylinder.
cymophanous adjective Having a wavy, floating light; opalescent; chatoyant.
cynanthropy noun A kind of madness in which men fancy themselves changed into dogs, and imitate the voice and habits of that animal.
cynicalness noun The quality of being cynical.
cyperaceous adjective Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a large family of plants of which the sedge is the type.
cyphonautes noun The free-swimming, bivalve larva of certain Bryozoa.
cyprinodont noun One of the Cyprinodontidae, a family of fishes including the killifishes or minnows. See Minnow.
cypripedium noun A genus of orchidaceous plants including the lady’s slipper.
cypseliform adjective Like or belonging to the swifts (Cypselidae.)
cysticercus noun The larval form of a tapeworm, having the head and neck of a tapeworm attached to a saclike body filled with fluid; — called also bladder worm, hydatid, and measle (as, pork measle).
cystolithic adjective Relating to stone in the bladder.
cytogenesis noun Development of cells in animal and vegetable organisms. See Gemmation, Budding, Karyokinesis; also Cell development, under Cell.
cytogenetic adjective Of or pertaining to cytogenesis or cell development.
czarowitzes plural of Czarowitz