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cabalistical adjective Of or pertaining to the cabala; containing or conveying an occult meaning; mystic.
cabinetmaker noun One whose occupation is to make cabinets or other choice articles of household furniture, as tables, bedsteads, bureaus, etc.
cachinnation noun Loud or immoderate laughter; — often a symptom of hysterical or maniacal affections.
cachinnatory adjective Consisting of, or accompanied by, immoderate laughter.
cacochymical adjective Having the fluids of the body vitiated, especially the blood.
cacophonical adjective Alt. of Cacophonious
cacophonious adjective Harsh-sounding.
calamiferous adjective Producing reeds; reedy.
calamistrate verb i. To curl or friz, as the hair.
calcitration noun Act of kicking.
calcographer noun One who practices calcography.
calcographic adjective Alt. of Calcographical
caliginosity noun Darkness.
calistheneum noun A gymnasium; esp. one for light physical exercise by women and children.
calisthenics noun The science, art, or practice of healthful exercise of the body and limbs, to promote strength and gracefulness; light gymnastics.
calligrapher noun One skilled in calligraphy; a good penman.
calligraphic adjective Alt. of Calligraphical
callisection noun Painless vivisection; — opposed to sentisection.
callisthenic noun Alt. of Callisthenics
calorescence noun The conversion of obscure radiant heat into light; the transmutation of rays of heat into others of higher refrangibility.
calorimetric adjective Of or pertaining to the process of using the calorimeter.
calumniating present participle & vb. noun of Calumniate
calumniation noun False accusation of crime or offense, or a malicious and false representation of the words or actions of another, with a view to injure his good name.
calumniatory adjective Containing calumny; slanderous.
calycifloral adjective Alt. of callyciflorous
calyptriform adjective Having the form a calyptra, or extinguisher.
camarasaurus noun A genus of gigantic American Jurassic dinosaurs, having large cavities in the bodies of the dorsal vertebrae.
camberkeeled adjective Having the keel arched upwards, but not actually hogged; — said of a ship.
camel-backed adjective Having a back like a camel; humpbacked.
cameralistic adjective Of or pertaining to finance and public revenue.
canaliculate adjective Alt. of Canaliculated
canalization noun Construction of, or furnishing with, a canal or canals.
cancellarean adjective Cancellarean.
cancellation noun The act, process, or result of canceling; as, the cansellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself., The operation of striking out common factors, in both the dividend and divisor.
candelabrums plural of Candelabrum
candleholder noun One who, or that which, holds a candle; also, one who assists another, but is otherwise not of importance.
candlewaster noun One who consumes candles by being up late for study or dissipation.
canker bloom The bloom or blossom of the wild rose or dog-rose.
canonization noun The final process or decree (following beatifacation) by which the name of a deceased person is placed in the catalogue (canon) of saints and commended to perpetual veneration and invocation., The state of being canonized or sainted.
canorousness noun The quality of being musical.
cantabrigian noun A native or resident of Cambridge; esp. a student or graduate of the university of Cambridge, England.
cantankerous adjective Perverse; contentious; ugly; malicious.
canthoplasty noun The operation of forming a new canthus, when one has been destroyed by injury or disease.
cantillation noun A chanting; recitation or reading with musical modulations.
canton crape A soft, white or colored silk fabric, of a gauzy texture and wavy appearance, used for ladies’ scarfs, shawls, bonnet trimmings, etc.; — called also Oriental crape.
caoutchoucin noun See Caoutchin.
capabilities plural of Capability
capacitating present participle & vb. noun of Capacitate
caparisoning present participle & vb. noun of Caparison
capercailzie noun Alt. of Capercally
capillaceous adjective Having long filaments; resembling a hair; slender. See Capillary.
capitalizing present participle & vb. noun of Capitalize
capitularies plural of Capitulary
capitulating present participle & vb. noun of Capitulate
capitulation noun A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement., The act of capitulating or surrendering to an emeny upon stipulated terms., The instrument containing the terms of an agreement or surrender.
captiousness noun Captious disposition or manner.
carbohydrate noun One of a group of compounds including the sugars, starches, and gums, which contain six (or some multiple of six) carbon atoms, united with a variable number of hydrogen and oxygen atoms, but with the two latter always in proportion as to form water; as dextrose, C6H12O6.
carbohydride noun A hydrocarbon.
carbonaceous adjective Pertaining to, containing, or composed of, carbon.
carbonadoing present participle & vb. noun of Carbonade
carbonometer noun An instrument for detecting and measuring the amount of carbon which is present, or more esp. the amount of carbon dioxide, by its action on limewater or by other means.
carburetting of Carburet
cardinalship noun The condition, dignity, of office of a cardinal
carelessness noun The quality or state of being careless; heedlessness; negligenece; inattention.
caricaturing present participle & vb. noun of Caricature
caricaturist noun One who caricatures.
carlovingian adjective Pertaining to, founded by, of descended from, Charlemagne; as, the Carlovingian race of kings.
carpentering noun The occupation or work of a carpenter; the act of working in timber; carpentry.
carpetbagger noun An adventurer; — a term of contempt for a Northern man seeking private gain or political advancement in the southern part of the United States after the Civil War (1865).
carpetmonger noun One who deals in carpets; a buyer and seller of carpets., One fond of pleasure; a gallant.
carpological adjective Of or pertaining to carpology.
carpophagous adjective Living on fruits; fruit-consuming.
carriageable adjective Passable by carriages; that can be conveyed in carriages.
cartesianism noun The philosophy of Descartes.
carthaginian adjective Of a pertaining to ancient Carthage, a city of northern Africa., A native or inhabitant of Carthage.
cartographer noun One who makes charts or maps.
cartographic adjective Alt. of Cartographical
carunculated adjective Having a caruncle or caruncles; caruncular.
caryophyllin noun A tasteless and odorless crystalline substance, extracted from cloves, polymeric with common camphor.
casehardened adjective Having the surface hardened, as iron tools., Hardened against, or insusceptible to, good influences; rendered callous by persistence in wrongdoing or resistance of good influences; — said of persons.
castellanies plural of Castellany
castellation noun The act of making into a castle.
castile soap A kind of fine, hard, white or mottled soap, made with olive oil and soda; also, a soap made in imitation of the above-described soap.
castle-guard noun The guard or defense of a castle., A tax or imposition an a dwelling within a certain distance of a castle, for the purpose of maintaining watch and ward in it; castle-ward., A feudal tenure, obliging the tenant to perform service within the realm, without limitation of time.
catachrestic adjective Alt. of Catachrestical
cataclysmist noun One who believes that the most important geological phenomena have been produced by cataclysms.
catadioptric adjective Alt. of Catadioptrical
catallactics noun The science of exchanges, a branch of political economy.
catapetalous adjective Having the petals held together by stamens, which grow to their bases, as in the mallow.
cataphracted adjective Covered with a cataphract, or armor of plates, scales, etc.; or with that which corresponds to this, as horny or bony plates, hard, callous skin, etc.
cataphractic adjective Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a cataphract.
cataphysical adjective Unnatural; contrary to nature.
catastrophic adjective Of a pertaining to a catastrophe.
catch-meadow noun A meadow irrigated by water from a spring or rivulet on the side of hill.
catechetical adjective Relating to or consisting in, asking questions and receiving answers, according to the ancient manner of teaching.
catelectrode noun The negative electrode or pole of a voltaic battery.
cater-cousin noun A remote relation. See Quater-cousin.
caterwauling present participle & vb. noun of Caterwaul, The cry of cats; a harsh, disagreeable noise or cry like the cry of cats.
catheterized imp. & past participle of Catheterize
cathetometer noun An instrument for the accurate measurement of small differences of height; esp. of the differences in the height of the upper surfaces of two columns of mercury or other fluid, or of the same column at different times. It consists of a telescopic leveling apparatus (d), which slides up or down a perpendicular metallic standard very finely graduated (bb). The telescope is raised or depressed in order to sight the objects or surfaces, and the differences in vertical height are thus shown on the graduated standard.
catholicness noun The quality of being catholic; universality; catholicity.
catilinarian adjective Pertaining to Catiline, the Roman conspirator; resembling Catiline’s conspiracy.
caulocarpous adjective Having stems which bear flowers and fruit year after year, as most trees and shrubs.
causationist noun One who believes in the law of universal causation.
cautiousness noun The quality of being cautious.
cavalierness noun A disdainful manner.
cavo-relievo noun Cavo-rilievo.
cavo-rilievo noun Hollow relief; sculpture in relief within a sinking made for the purpose, so no part of it projects beyond the plain surface around.
celestialize verb t. To make celestial.
celidography noun A description of apparent spots on the disk of the sun, or on planets.
cementitious noun Of the nature of cement.
centennially adverb Once in a hundred years.
centifolious adjective Having a hundred leaves.
centralities plural of Centrality
centralizing present participle & vb. noun of Centralize
centrolinead noun An instrument for drawing lines through a point, or lines converging to a center.
centrolineal adjective Converging to a center; — applied to lines drawn so as to meet in a point or center.
centumvirate noun The office of a centumvir, or of the centumviri.
centuplicate adjective To make a hundredfold; to repeat a hundred times.
cephalometer noun An instrument measuring the dimensions of the head of a fetus during delivery.
cephalophora noun pl. The cephalata.
cephalopodic adjective Alt. of Cephalopodous
cephaloptera noun One of the generic names of the gigantic ray (Manta birostris), known as devilfish and sea devil. It is common on the coasts of South Carolina, Florida, and farther south. Some of them grow to enormous size, becoming twenty feet of more across the body, and weighing more than a ton.
cephalostyle noun The anterior end of the notochord and its bony sheath in the base of cartilaginous crania.
cephalotribe noun An obstetrical instrument for performing cephalotripsy.
ceratosaurus noun A carnivorous American Jurassic dinosaur allied to the European Megalosaurus. The animal was nearly twenty feet in length, and the skull bears a bony horn core on the united nasal bones. See Illustration in Appendix.
ceraunoscope noun An instrument or apparatus employed in the ancient mysteries to imitate thunder and lightning.
cerebrifugal adjective Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the brain to the spinal cord, and so transfer cerebral impulses (centrifugal impressions) outwards.
cerebripetal adjective Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the spinal cord to the brain and so transfer sensations (centripetal impressions) from the exterior inwards.
cerebropathy noun A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed; — called also brain fag.
cerebroscopy noun Examination of the brain for the diagnosis of disease; esp., the act or process of diagnosticating the condition of the brain by examination of the interior of the eye (as with an ophthalmoscope).
ceremonially adverb According to rites and ceremonies; as, a person ceremonially unclean.
cerographist noun One who practices cerography.
ceroplastics noun Alt. of Ceroplasty
certificated imp. & past participle of Certificate
cespititious adjective Same as Cespitious.
chaetiferous adjective Bearing setae.
chaetognatha noun pl. An order of free-swimming marine worms, of which the genus Sagitta is the type. They have groups of curved spines on each side of the head.
chain stitch An ornamental stitch like the links of a chain; — used in crocheting, sewing, and embroidery., A stitch in which the looping of the thread or threads forms a chain on the under side of the work; the loop stitch, as distinguished from the lock stitch. See Stitch.
chairmanship noun The office of a chairman of a meeting or organized body.
chalcanthite noun Native blue vitriol. See Blue vitriol, under Blue.
chalcedonies plural of Chalcedony
chalchihuitl noun The Mexican name for turquoise. See Turquoise.
chalcography noun The act or art of engraving on copper or brass, especially of engraving for printing.
chalcopyrite noun Copper pyrites, or yellow copper ore; a common ore of copper, containing copper, iron, and sulphur. It occurs massive and in tetragonal crystals of a bright brass yellow color.
chameleonize verb t. To change into various colors.
championness noun A female champion.
championship noun State of being champion; leadership; supremacy.
chansonnette noun A little song.
chapellanies plural of Chapellany
chaplainship noun The office or business of a chaplain., The possession or revenue of a chapel.
chars-a-banc plural of Char-a-bancs
char-a-bancs noun A long, light, open vehicle, with benches or seats running lengthwise.
characterism noun A distinction of character; a characteristic.
characterize verb t. To make distinct and recognizable by peculiar marks or traits; to make with distinctive features., To engrave or imprint., To indicate the character of; to describe., To be a characteristic of; to make, or express the character of.
charlatanism noun Charlatanry.
charterhouse noun A well known public school and charitable foundation in the building once used as a Carthusian monastery (Chartreuse) in London.
chartography noun Same as Cartographer, Cartographic, Cartography, etc.
chastisement noun The act of chastising; pain inflicted for punishment and correction; discipline; punishment.
chatteration noun The act or habit of chattering.
chaud-medley noun The killing of a person in an affray, in the heat of blood, and while under the influence of passion, thus distinguished from chance-medley or killing in self-defense, or in a casual affray.
checkerberry noun A spicy plant and its bright red berry; the wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens). Also incorrectly applied to the partridge berry (Mitchella repens).
checkerboard noun A board with sixty-four squares of alternate color, used for playing checkers or draughts.
cheerfulness noun Good spirits; a state of moderate joy or gayety; alacrity.
cheesemonger noun One who deals in cheese.
cheeseparing noun A thin portion of the rind of a cheese., Scrimping; mean; as, cheeseparing economy.
cheiloplasty noun The process of forming an artificial tip or part of a lip, by using for the purpose a piece of healthy tissue taken from some neighboring part.
chemiglyphic adjective Engraved by a voltaic battery.
chenomorphae noun pl. An order of birds, including the swans, ducks, geese, flamingoes and screamers.
childbearing noun The act of producing or bringing forth children; parturition.
childcrowing noun The crowing noise made by children affected with spasm of the laryngeal muscles; false croup.
childishness noun The state or quality of being childish; simplicity; harmlessness; weakness of intellect.
chiliahedron noun A figure bounded by a thousand plane surfaces
chilostomata noun pl. An extensive suborder of marine Bryozoa, mostly with calcareous shells. They have a movable lip and a lid to close the aperture of the cells.
chimerically adverb Wildy; vainly; fancifully.
chirographer noun One who practice the art or business of writing or engrossing., See chirographist, 2.
chirographic adjective Alt. of Chirographical
chirogymnast noun A mechanical contrivance for exercising the fingers of a pianist.
chirological adjective Relating to chirology.
chiromantist noun A chiromancer.
chirosophist noun A fortune teller.
chirurgeonly adverb Surgically.
chitterlings noun pl. The smaller intestines of swine, etc., fried for food.
chivalrously adverb In a chivalrous manner; gallantly; magnanimously.
chloralamide noun A compound of chloral and formic amide used to produce sleep.
chlorinating present participle & vb. noun of Chlorinate
chlorination noun The act or process of subjecting anything to the action of chlorine; especially, a process for the extraction of gold by exposure of the auriferous material to chlorine gas.
chlormethane noun A colorless gas, CH3Cl, of a sweet odor, easily condensed to a liquid; — called also methyl chloride.
chloroformed imp. & past participle of Chloroform
chloropeptic adjective Of or pertaining to an acid more generally called pepsin-hydrochloric acid.
choky chokey adjective Tending to choke or suffocate, or having power to suffocate., Inclined to choke, as a person affected with strong emotion.
chondrometer noun A steelyard for weighting grain.
choregraphic adjective Alt. of Choregraphical
chorepiscopi plural of Chorepiscopus
choriambuses plural of Choriambus
chorographer noun One who describes or makes a map of a district or region., A geographical antiquary; one who investigates the locality of ancient places.
chrestomathy noun A selection of passages, with notes, etc., to be used in acquiring a language; as, a Hebrew chrestomathy.
christianism noun The Christian religion., The Christian world; Christendom.
christianite noun Same as Anorthite., See Phillipsite.
christianity noun The religion of Christians; the system of doctrines and precepts taught by Christ., Practical conformity of one’s inward and outward life to the spirit of the Christian religion, The body of Christian believers.
christianize verb t. To make Christian; to convert to Christianity; as, to Christianize pagans., To imbue with or adapt to Christian principles., To adopt the character or belief of a Christian; to become Christian.
christophany noun An appearance of Christ, as to his disciples after the crucifixion.
chromatology noun A treatise on colors.
chromidrosis noun Secretion of abnormally colored perspiration.
chromosphere noun An atmosphere of rare matter, composed principally of incandescent hydrogen gas, surrounding the sun and enveloping the photosphere. Portions of the chromosphere are here and there thrown up into enormous tongues of flame.
chronography noun A description or record of past time; history.
chronologist noun Alt. of Chronologer
chronologies plural of Chronology
chronometric adjective Alt. of Chronometrical
chrysaniline noun A yellow substance obtained as a by-product in the manufacture of rosaniline. It dyes silk a fine golden-yellow color.
chrysochlore noun A South African mole of the genus Chrysochloris; the golden mole, the fur of which reflects brilliant metallic hues of green and gold.
chrysography noun The art of writing in letters of gold., A writing executed in letters of gold.
chrysophanic adjective Pertaining to, or derived from, or resembling, chrysophane.
chrysoprasus noun See Chrysoprase.
chthonophagy noun A disease characterized by an irresistible desire to eat earth, observed in some parts of the southern United States, the West Indies, etc.
church-bench noun A seat in the porch of a church.
churchliness noun Regard for the church.
church modes The modes or scales used in ancient church music. See Gregorian.
churchwarden noun One of the officers (usually two) in an Episcopal church, whose duties vary in different dioceses, but always include the provision of what is necessary for the communion service., A clay tobacco pipe, with a long tube.
churlishness noun Rudeness of manners or temper; lack of kindness or courtesy.
chylifaction noun The act or process by which chyle is formed from food in animal bodies; chylification, — a digestive process.
chylifactive adjective Producing, or converting into, chyle; having the power to form chyle.
cichoraceous adjective Belonging to, or resembling, a suborder of composite plants of which the chicory (Cichorium) is the type.
cinchonidine noun One of the quinine group of alkaloids, found especially in red cinchona bark. It is a white crystalline substance, C19H22N2O, with a bitter taste and qualities similar to, but weaker than, quinine; — sometimes called also cinchonidia.
cinque ports Five English ports, to which peculiar privileges were anciently accorded; — viz., Hastings, Romney, Hythe, Dover, and Sandwich; afterwards increased by the addition of Winchelsea, Rye, and some minor places.
circumambage noun A roundabout or indirect course; indirectness.
circumcenter noun The center of a circle that circumscribes a triangle.
circumcising present participle & vb. noun of Circumcise
circumcision noun The act of cutting off the prepuce or foreskin of males, or the internal labia of females., The Jews, as a circumcised people., Rejection of the sins of the flesh; spiritual purification, and acceptance of the Christian faith.
circumflexed imp. & past participle of Circumflex
circumfluent adjective Alt. of Circumfluous
circumfluous adjective Flowing round; surrounding in the manner of a fluid.
circumfusile adjective Capable of being poured or spread round.
circumfusion noun The act of pouring or spreading round; the state of being spread round.
circumgyrate verb t. & i. To roll or turn round; to cause to perform a rotary or circular motion.
circumjacent adjective Lying round; bordering on every side.
circumjovial noun One of the moons or satellites of the planet Jupiter.
circumnutate verb i. To pass through the stages of circumnutation.
circumrotary adjective Alt. of Circumrotatory
circumrotate verb t. & i. To rotate about.
circumscribe verb t. to write or engrave around., To inclose within a certain limit; to hem in; to surround; to bound; to confine; to restrain., To draw a line around so as to touch at certain points without cutting. See Inscribe, 5.
circumstance noun That which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event; an attendant thing or state of things., An event; a fact; a particular incident., Circumlocution; detail., Condition in regard to worldly estate; state of property; situation; surroundings., To place in a particular situation; to supply relative incidents.
circumvented imp. & past participle of Circumvent
circumventor noun One who circumvents; one who gains his purpose by cunning.
circumvolant adjective Flying around.
circumvolved imp. & past participle of Circumvolve
cirl bunting A European bunting (Emberiza cirlus).
cirrhiferous adjective See Cirriferous.
cittern-head noun Blockhead; dunce; — so called because the handle of a cittern usually ended with a carved head.
civilization noun The act of civilizing, or the state of being civilized; national culture; refinement., Rendering a criminal process civil.
clair-obscur noun See Chiaroscuro.
clairvoyance noun A power, attributed to some persons while in a mesmeric state, of discering objects not perceptible by the senses in their normal condition.
clamjamphrie noun Low, worthless people; the rabble.
classicalism noun A classical idiom, style, or expression; a classicism., Adherence to what are supposed or assumed to be the classical canons of art.
classicalist noun One who adheres to what he thinks the classical canons of art.
classicality noun Alt. of Classicalness
classifiable adjective Capable of being classified.
clatteringly adverb With clattering.
claudication noun A halting or limping.
clay-brained adjective Stupid.
clean-limbed adjective With well-proportioned, unblemished limbs; as, a clean-limbed young fellow.
clear-headed adjective Having a clear understanding; quick of perception; intelligent.
clear-seeing adjective Having a clear physical or mental vision; having a clear understanding.
cleft-footed adjective Having a cloven foot.
cleistogamic adjective Alt. of Cleistogamous
click beetle See Elater.
climatarchic adjective Presiding over, or regulating, climates.
clinographic adjective Pertaining to that mode of projection in drawing in which the rays of light are supposed to fall obliquely on the plane of projection.
clinorhombic adjective Possessing the qualities of a prism, obliquely inclined to a rhombic base; monoclinic.
close-banded adjective Closely united.
close-barred adjective Firmly barred or closed.
close-bodied adjective Fitting the body exactly; setting close, as a garment.
close-fights noun pl. Barriers with loopholes, formerly erected on the deck of a vessel to shelter the men in a close engagement with an enemy’s boarders; — called also close quarters.
closemouthed adjective Cautious in speaking; secret; wary; uncommunicative.
clotheshorse noun A frame to hang clothes on.
clothespress noun A receptacle for clothes.
cloud-capped adjective Having clouds resting on the top or head; reaching to the clouds; as, cloud-capped mountains.
clownishness noun The manners of a clown; coarseness or rudeness of behavior.
clusteringly adverb In clusters.
clypeastroid adjective Like or related to the genus Clupeaster; — applied to a group of flattened sea urchins, with a rosette of pores on the upper side.
coacervation noun A heaping together.
coachmanship noun Skill in driving a coach.
coadaptation noun Mutual adaption.
coadjustment noun Mutual adjustment.
coadventurer noun A fellow adventurer.
coalitionist noun One who joins or promotes a coalition; one who advocates coalition.
coal-whipper noun One who raises coal out of the hold of a ship.
cocleariform adjective Spoon-shaped.
cock-brained adjective Giddy; rash.
cockfighting noun The act or practice of pitting gamecocks to fight., Addicted to cockfighting.
cockieleekie noun Same as Cockaleekie.
codification noun The act or process of codifying or reducing laws to a code.
coefficiency noun Joint efficiency; cooperation.
coelenterata noun pl. A comprehensive group of Invertebrata, mostly marine, comprising the Anthozoa, Hydrozoa, and Ctenophora. The name implies that the stomach and body cavities are one. The group is sometimes enlarged so as to include the sponges.
coelenterate adjective Belonging to the Coelentera., One of the Coelentera.
coenesthesis noun Common sensation or general sensibility, as distinguished from the special sensations which are located in, or ascribed to, separate organs, as the eye and ear. It is supposed to depend on the ganglionic system.
coerulignone noun A bluish violet, crystalline substance obtained in the purification of crude wood vinegar. It is regarded as a complex quinone derivative of diphenyl; — called also cedriret.
cogitability noun The quality of being cogitable; conceivableness.
cognoscitive adjective Having the power of knowing.
cohabitation noun The act or state of dwelling together, or in the same place with another., The living together of a man and woman in supposed sexual relationship.
cohesibility noun The state of being cohesible.
coincidental adjective Coincident.
coincidently adverb With coincidence.
coindication noun One of several signs or symptoms indicating the same fact; as, a coindication of disease.
coinhabitant noun One who dwells with another, or with others.
cold-blooded adjective Having cold blood; — said of fish or animals whose blood is but little warmer than the water or air about them., Deficient in sensibility or feeling; hard-hearted., Not thoroughbred; — said of animals, as horses, which are derived from the common stock of a country.
cold-hearted adjective Wanting passion or feeling; indifferent.
coleopterous adjective Having wings covered with a case or sheath; belonging to the Coleoptera.
coleopterist noun One versed in the study of the Coleoptera.
collaborator noun An associate in labor, especially in literary or scientific labor.
collaterally adverb Side by side; by the side., In an indirect or subordinate manner; indirectly., In collateral relation; not lineally.
collatitious adjective Brought together; contributed; done by contributions.
collectional adjective Of or pertaining to collecting.
collectively adverb In a mass, or body; in a collected state; in the aggregate; unitedly.
collectivism noun The doctrine that land and capital should be owned by society collectively or as a whole; communism.
collectivist noun An advocate of collectivism., Relating to, or characteristic of, collectivism.
collectorate noun The district of a collector of customs; a collectorship.
collineation noun The act of aiming at, or directing in a line with, a fixed object.
colliquament noun The first rudiments of an embryo in generation.
colliquating present participle & vb. noun of Colliquate
colliquation noun A melting together; the act of melting; fusion., A processive wasting or melting away of the solid parts of the animal system with copious excretions of liquids by one or more passages.
colliquative adjective Causing rapid waste or exhaustion; melting; as, colliquative sweats.
collodionize verb t. To prepare or treat with collodion.
collodiotype noun A picture obtained by the collodion process; a melanotype or ambrotype.
colloidality noun The state or quality of being colloidal.
colluctation noun A struggling; a contention.
colonization noun The act of colonizing, or the state of being colonized; the formation of a colony or colonies.
coloquintida noun See Colocynth.
colt’s tooth See under Colt.
columniation noun The employment or arrangement of columns in a structure.
comet-finder noun Alt. of Comet- seeker
cometography noun A description of, or a treatise concerning, comets.
comicalities plural of Comicality
commandatory adjective Mandatory; as, commandatory authority.
commanderies plural of Commandery
commandingly adverb In a commanding manner.
commemorable adjective Worthy to be commemorated.
commemorated imp. & past participle of Commemorate
commemorator noun One who commemorates.
commencement noun The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; rise; origin; beginning; start., The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.
commendatary noun One who holds a living in commendam.
commendation noun The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation., That which is the ground of approbation or praise., A message of affection or respect; compliments; greeting.
commendatory adjective Serving to commend; containing praise or commendation; commending; praising., Holding a benefice in commendam; as, a commendatory bishop., A commendation; eulogy.
commensalism noun The act of eating together; table fellowship.
commensality noun Fellowship at table; the act or practice of eating at the same table.
commensation noun Commensality.
commensurate verb t. To reduce to a common measure., To proportionate; to adjust., Having a common measure; commensurable; reducible to a common measure; as, commensurate quantities., Equal in measure or extent; proportionate.
commentaries plural of Commentary
commentation noun The act or process of commenting or criticising; exposition., The result of the labors of a commentator.
commercially adverb In a commercial manner.
commigration noun Migration together.
commiserable adjective Pitiable.
commiserated imp. & past participle of Commiserate
commiserator noun One who pities.
commissarial adjective Of or pertaining to a commissary.
commissariat noun The organized system by which armies and military posts are supplied with food and daily necessaries., The body of officers charged with such service.
commissaries plural of Commissary
commissioned imp. & past participle of Commission
commissional adjective Alt. of Commissionary
commissioner noun A person who has a commission or warrant to perform some office, or execute some business, for the government, corporation, or person employing him; as, a commissioner to take affidavits or to adjust claims., An officer having charge of some department or bureau of the public service.
committeeman noun A member of a committee.
commodiously adverb In a commodious manner.
commonalties plural of Commonalty
common sense See Common sense, under Sense.
commonwealth noun A state; a body politic consisting of a certain number of men, united, by compact or tacit agreement, under one form of government and system of laws., The whole body of people in a state; the public., Specifically, the form of government established on the death of Charles I., in 1649, which existed under Oliver Cromwell and his son Richard, ending with the abdication of the latter in 1659.
communicable adjective Capable of being communicated, or imparted; as, a communicable disease; communicable knowledge., Communicative; free-speaking.
communicated imp. & past participle of Communicate
communicator noun One who communicates.
compartition noun The act of dividing into parts or compartments; division; also, a division or compartment.
compaternity noun The relation of a godfather to a person.
compellation noun Style of address or salutation; an appellation.
compellative noun The name by which a person is addressed; an appellative.
compellatory adjective Serving to compel; compulsory.
compensating present participle & vb. noun of Compensate
compensation noun The act or principle of compensating., That which constitutes, or is regarded as, an equivalent; that which makes good the lack or variation of something else; that which compensates for loss or privation; amends; remuneration; recompense., The extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors by the credits of which they are reciprocally creditors; the payment of a debt by a credit of equal amount; a set-off., A recompense or reward for some loss or service., An equivalent stipulated for in contracts for the sale of real estate, in which it is customary to provide that errors in description, etc., shall not avoid, but shall be the subject of compensation.
compensative adjective Affording compensation., Compensation.
compensatory adjective Serving for compensation; making amends.
competitress noun A woman who competes.
complacently adverb In a complacent manner.
complainable adjective That may be complained of.
complaintful adjective Full of complaint.
complaisance noun Disposition to please or oblige; obliging compliance with the wishes of others; a deportment indicative of a desire to please; courtesy; civility.
complemental adjective Supplying, or tending to supply, a deficiency; fully completing., Complimentary; courteous.
completement noun Act of completing or perfecting; completion.
completeness noun The state of being complete.
complexional adjective Of or pertaining to constitutional complexion.
complexioned adjective Having (such) a complexion; — used in composition; as, a dark-complexioned or a ruddy-complexioned person.
complexities plural of Complexity
complicating present participle & vb. noun of Complicate
complicately adverb In a complex manner.
complication noun The act or process of complicating; the state of being complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts; entanglement; complexity., A disease or diseases, or adventitious circumstances or conditions, coexistent with and modifying a primary disease, but not necessarily connected with it.
complicities plural of Complicity
complimental adjective Complimentary.
complimenter noun One who compliments; one given to complimenting; a flatterer.
comportation noun A bringing together.
compoundable adjective That may be compounded.
comprecation noun A praying together.
comprehended imp. & past participle of Comprehend
comprehensor noun One who comprehends; one who has attained to a full knowledge.
compressible adjective Capable of being pressed together or forced into a narrower compass, as an elastic or spongy substance.
comprobation noun Joint attestation; proof., Approbation.
compromising present participle & vb. noun of Compromise
compromitted imp. & past participle of Compromit
compte rendu A report of an officer or agent.
compulsative adjective Compulsatory.
compulsatory adjective Operating with force; compelling; forcing; constraining; resulting from, or enforced by, compulsion.
compulsively adverb By compulsion; by force.
compulsorily adverb In a compulsory manner; by force or constraint.
compunctious adjective Of the nature of compunction; caused by conscience; attended with, or causing, compunction.
compurgation verb t. The act or practice of justifying or confirming a man’s veracity by the oath of others; — called also wager of law. See Purgation; also Wager of law, under Wager., Exculpation by testimony to one’s veracity or innocence.
concatenated imp. & past participle of Concatenate
concelebrate verb t. To celebrate together.
concentering p. pr & vb. noun of Concentre
concentrated imp. & past participle of Concentrate
concentrator noun An apparatus for the separation of dry comminuted ore, by exposing it to intermittent puffs of air.
concentrical adjective Having a common center, as circles of different size, one within another.
conceptional adjective Pertaining to conception.
concertation noun Strife; contention.
concertative adjective Contentious; quarrelsome.
concessively adverb By way of concession.
conchiferous adjective Producing or having shells.
conchologist noun One who studies, or is versed in, conchology.
conciliabule noun An obscure ecclesiastical council; a conciliable.
conciliating p. pr & vb. noun of Conciliate
conciliation noun The act or process of conciliating; the state of being conciliated.
conciliative adjective Conciliatory.
conciliatory adjective Tending to conciliate; pacific; mollifying; propitiating.
concionatory adjective Of or pertaining to preaching or public addresses.
conclamation noun An outcry or shout of many together.
concludingly adverb Conclusively.
conclusively adverb In the way of conclusion; decisively; positively.
concomitance noun Alt. of Concomitancy
concomitancy noun The state of accompanying; accompaniment., The doctrine of the existence of the entire body of Christ in the eucharist, under each element, so that the body and blood are both received by communicating in one kind only.
concordantly adverb In a concordant manner.
concorporate verb t. & i. To unite in one mass or body; to incorporate., United in one body; incorporated.
concremation noun The act of burning different things together.
concrescence noun Coalescence of particles; growth; increase by the addition of particles.
concrescible adjective Capable of being changed from a liquid to a solid state.
concreteness noun The quality of being concrete.
concretional adjective Concretionary.
concretively adverb In a concrete manner.
conculcating present participle & vb. noun of Conculcate
concupiscent adjective Having sexual lust; libidinous; lustful; lecherous; salacious.
concurrently adverb With concurrence; unitedly.
concussation noun A violent shock or agitation.
condemnation noun The act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong; censure; blame; disapprobation., The act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty, unfit for use, or forfeited; the act of dooming to punishment or forfeiture., The state of being condemned., The ground or reason of condemning.
condemnatory adjective Condemning; containing or imposing condemnation or censure; as, a condemnatory sentence or decree.
condensating present participle & vb. noun of Condensate
condensation noun The act or process of condensing or of being condensed; the state of being condensed., The act or process of reducing, by depression of temperature or increase of pressure, etc., to another and denser form, as gas to the condition of a liquid or steam to water., A rearrangement or concentration of the different constituents of one or more substances into a distinct and definite compound of greater complexity and molecular weight, often resulting in an increase of density, as the condensation of oxygen into ozone, or of acetone into mesitylene.
condensative adjective Having the property of condensing.
condescended imp. & past participle of Condescend
conditioning present participle & vb. noun of Condition
conditionate verb t. Conditional., To qualify by conditions; to regulate., To put under conditions; to render conditional.
conductivity noun The quality or power of conducting, or of receiving and transmitting, as heat, electricity, etc.; as, the conductivity of a nerve.
conduplicate adjective Folded lengthwise along the midrib, the upper face being within; — said of leaves or petals in vernation or aestivation.
cone-in-cone adjective Consisting of a series of parallel cones, each made up of many concentric cones closely packed together; — said of a kind of structure sometimes observed in sedimentary rocks.
confabulated imp. & past participle of Confabulate
confectioner noun A compounder., One whose occupation it is to make or sell confections, candies, etc.
confederated imp. & past participle of Confederate
confederater noun A confederate.
confederator noun A confederate.
conferential adjective Relating to conference.
confessional noun The recess, seat, or inclosed place, where a priest sits to hear confessions; often a small structure furnished with a seat for the priest and with a window or aperture so that the penitent who is outside may whisper into the priest’s ear without being seen by him or heard by others., Pertaining to a confession of faith.
confidential adjective Enjoying, or treated with, confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; as, a confidential servant or clerk., Communicated in confidence; secret.
confirmation noun The act of confirming or strengthening; the act of establishing, ratifying, or sanctioning; as, the confirmation of an appointment., That which confirms; that which gives new strength or assurance; as to a statement or belief; additional evidence; proof; convincing testimony., A rite supplemental to baptism, by which a person is admitted, through the laying on of the hands of a bishop, to the full privileges of the church, as in the Roman Catholic, the Episcopal Church, etc., A conveyance by which a voidable estate is made sure and not voidable, or by which a particular estate is increased; a contract, express or implied, by which a person makes that firm and binding which was before voidable.
confirmative adjective Tending to confirm or establish.
confirmatory adjective . Serving to confirm; corroborative., Pertaining to the rite of confirmation.
confirmingly adverb In a confirming manner.
confiscating present participle & vb. noun of Confiscate
confiscation noun The act or process of taking property or condemning it to be taken, as forfeited to the public use.
confiscatory adjective Effecting confiscation; characterized by confiscations.
conformation noun The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity., The state of being conformed; agreement; hence; structure, as depending on the arrangement of parts; form; arrangement.
conformities plural of Conformity
confortation noun The act of strengthening.
confoundedly adverb Extremely; odiously; detestable.
confrication noun A rubbing together; friction.
confrontment noun The act of confronting; the state of being face to face., The act of confronting; the state of being face to face.
confucianism noun The political morality taught by Confucius and his disciples, which forms the basis of the Chinese jurisprudence and education. It can hardly be called a religion, as it does not inculcate the worship of any god.
confucianist noun A follower of Confucius; a Confucian.
confusedness noun A state of confusion.
congenerical adjective Belonging to the same genus; allied in origin, nature, or action.
congeniality noun The state or quality of being congenial; natural affinity; adaptation; suitableness.
congenialize verb t. To make congenial.
congenitally dverb In a congenital manner.
conglobating present participle & vb. noun of Conglobate
conglobation noun The act or process of forming into a ball., A round body.
conglobulate verb i. To gather into a small round mass.
conglomerate adjective Gathered into a ball or a mass; collected together; concentrated; as, conglomerate rays of light., Closely crowded together; densly clustered; as, conglomerate flowers., Composed of stones, pebbles, or fragments of rocks, cemented together., That which is heaped together in a mass or conpacted from various sources; a mass formed of fragments; collection; accumulation., A rock, composed or rounded fragments of stone cemented together by another mineral substance, either calcareous, siliceous, or argillaceous; pudding stone; — opposed to agglomerate. See Breccia., To gather into a ball or round body; to collect into a mass.
conglutinant adjective Cementing together; uniting closely; causing to adhere; promoting healing, as of a wound or a broken bone, by adhesion of the parts.
conglutinate adjective Glued together; united, as by some adhesive substance., To glue together; to unite by some glutinous or tenacious substance; to cause to adhere or to grow together., To unite by the intervention of some glutinous substance; to coalesce.
congratulant adjective Rejoicing together; congratulatory.
congratulate verb t. To address with expressions of sympathetic pleasure on account of some happy event affecting the person addressed; to wish joy to., To express of feel sympathetic joy; as, to congratulate with one’s country.
congregating present participle & vb. noun of Congregate
congregation noun The act of congregating, or bringing together, or of collecting into one aggregate or mass., A collection or mass of separate things., An assembly of persons; a gathering; esp. an assembly of persons met for the worship of God, and for religious instruction; a body of people who habitually so meet., The whole body of the Jewish people; — called also Congregation of the Lord., A body of cardinals or other ecclesiastics to whom as intrusted some department of the church business; as, the Congregation of the Propaganda, which has charge of the missions of the Roman Catholic Church., A company of religious persons forming a subdivision of a monastic order., The assemblage of Masters and Doctors at Oxford or Cambrige University, mainly for the granting of degrees., the name assumed by the Protestant party under John Knox. The leaders called themselves (1557) Lords of the Congregation.
conjecturing present participle & vb. noun of Conjecture
conjointness noun The quality of being conjoint.
conjunctival adjective Joining; connecting., Of or pertaining to the conjunctiva.
connaturally adverb By the act of nature; originally; from birth.
connectively adverb In connjunction; jointly.
connubiality noun The quality of being connubial; something characteristics of the conjugal state; an expression of connubial tenderness.
consanguined adjective Of kin blood; related.
conscionable adjective Governed by, or according to, conscience; reasonable; just.
conscionably adverb Reasonably; justly.
conscription noun An enrolling or registering., A compulsory enrollment of men for military or naval service; a draft., Belonging to, or of the nature of, a conspiration.
consecrating present participle & vb. noun of Consecrate
consecration noun The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication.
consecratory adjective Of or pertaining to the act of consecration; dedicatory.
consentingly adverb With consent; in a compliant manner.
consequently adverb By consequence; by natural or logical sequence or connection.
conservation noun The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.
conservatism noun The disposition and tendency to preserve what is established; opposition to change; the habit of mind; or conduct, of a conservative.
conservative adjective Having power to preserve in a safe of entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative., Tending or disposed to maintain existing institutions; opposed to change or innovation., Of or pertaining to a political party which favors the conservation of existing institutions and forms of government, as the Conservative party in England; — contradistinguished from Liberal and Radical., One who, or that which, preserves from ruin, injury, innovation, or radical change; a preserver; a conserver., One who desires to maintain existing institutions and customs; also, one who holds moderate opinions in politics; — opposed to revolutionary or radical., A member of the Conservative party.
conservatory adjective Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury., That which preserves from injury., A place for preserving anything from loss, decay, waste, or injury; particulary, a greenhouse for preserving exotic or tender plants., A public place of instruction, designed to preserve and perfect the knowledge of some branch of science or art, esp. music.
conservatrix noun A woman who preserves from loss, injury, etc.
considerable adjective Worthy of consideration, borne in mind, or attended to., Of some distinction; noteworthy; influential; respectable; — said of persons., Of importance or value.
considerably adverb In a manner or to a degree not trifling or unimportant; greatly; much.
considerance noun Act of considering; consideration.
considerator noun One who considers.
consignatary noun A consignee.
consignation noun The act of consigning; the act of delivering or committing to another person, place, or state., The act of ratifying or establishing, as if by signing; confirmation; ratification., A stamp; an indication; a sign.
consignatory noun One of several that jointly sign a written instrument, as a treaty.
consignature noun Joint signature.
consistently adverb In a consistent manner.
consistorial adjective Of or pertaining to a consistory.
consistorian adjective Pertaining to a Presbyterian consistory; — a contemptuous term of 17th century controversy.
consistories plural of Consistory
consociating present participle & vb. noun of Consociate
consociation noun Intimate union; fellowship; alliance; companionship; confederation; association; intimacy., A voluntary and permanent council or union of neighboring Congregational churches, for mutual advice and cooperation in ecclesiastical matters; a meeting of pastors and delegates from churches thus united.
consolidated imp. & past participle of Consolidate, Made solid, hard, or compact; united; joined; solidified., Having a small surface in proportion to bulk, as in the cactus.
consonantize verb t. To change into, or use as, a consonant.
consopiation noun The act of sleeping, or of lulling, to sleep.
conspectuity noun The faculty of seeing; sight; eye.
conspiracies plural of Conspiracy
conspiration noun Agreement or concurrence for some end or purpose; conspiracy.
conspiringly adverb In the manner of a conspirator; by conspiracy.
constabulary adjective Of or pertaining to constables; consisting of constables., The collective body of constables in any town, district, or country.
constipating present participle & vb. noun of Constipate
constipation noun Act of crowding anything into a less compass, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation., A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faeces; costiveness.
constituency noun A body of constituents, as the body of citizens or voters in a representative district.
constituting present participle & vb. noun of Constitute
constitution noun The act or process of constituting; the action of enacting, establishing, or appointing; enactment; establishment; formation., The state of being; that form of being, or structure and connection of parts, which constitutes and characterizes a system or body; natural condition; structure; texture; conformation., The aggregate of all one’s inherited physical qualities; the aggregate of the vital powers of an individual, with reference to ability to endure hardship, resist disease, etc.; as, a robust constitution., The aggregate of mental qualities; temperament., The fundamental, organic law or principles of government of men, embodied in written documents, or implied in the institutions and usages of the country or society; also, a written instrument embodying such organic law, and laying down fundamental rules and principles for the conduct of affairs., An authoritative ordinance, regulation or enactment; especially, one made by a Roman emperor, or one affecting ecclesiastical doctrine or discipline; as, the constitutions of Justinian.
constitutive adjective Tending or assisting to constitute or compose; elemental; essential., Having power to enact, establish, or create; instituting; determining.
constraining present participle & vb. noun of Constrain
constricting present participle & vb. noun of Constrict
constriction noun The act of constricting by means of some inherent power or by movement or change in the thing itself, as distinguished from compression., The state of being constricted; the point where a thing is constricted; a narrowing or binding.
constrictive adjective Serving or tending to bind or constrict.
constringing present participle & vb. noun of Constringe
constringent adjective Having the quality of contracting, binding, or compressing.
constructing present participle & vb. noun of Construct
construction noun The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition., The form or manner of building or putting together the parts of anything; structure; arrangement., The arrangement and connection of words in a sentence; syntactical arrangement., The method of construing, interpreting, or explaining a declaration or fact; an attributed sense or meaning; understanding; explanation; interpretation; sense.
constructive adjective Having ability to construct or form; employed in construction; as, to exhibit constructive power., Derived from, or depending on, construction or interpretation; not directly expressed, but inferred.
constructure noun That which is constructed or formed; an edifice; a fabric.
consultation noun The act of consulting or conferring; deliberation of two or more persons on some matter, with a view to a decision., A council or conference, as of physicians, held to consider a special case, or of lawyers restained in a cause.
consultative adjective Pertaining to consultation; having the privilege or right of conference.
consultatory adjective Formed by, or resulting from, consultation; advisory.
consummating present participle & vb. noun of Consummate
consummately adverb In a consummate manner; completely.
consummation noun The act of consummating, or the state of being consummated; completed; completion; perfection; termination; end (as of the world or of life).
consummative adjective Serving to consummate; completing.
contabescent adjective Wasting away gradually.
contagionist noun One who believes in the contagious character of certain diseases, as of yellow fever.
contagiously adverb In a contagious manner.
contaminable adjective Capable of being contaminated.
contaminated imp. & past participle of Contaminate
contemningly adverb Contemptuously.
contemperate verb t. To temper; to moderate.
contemplance noun Contemplation.
contemplated imp. & past participle of Contemplate
contemplator noun One who contemplates.
contemporary adjective Living, occuring, or existing, at the same time; done in, or belonging to, the same times; contemporaneous., Of the same age; coeval., One who lives at the same time with another; as, Petrarch and Chaucer were contemporaries.
contemptible adjective Worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean; vile; despicable., Despised; scorned; neglected; abject., Insolent; scornful; contemptuous.
contemptibly adverb In a contemptible manner.
contemptuous adjective Manifesting or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; haughty; insolent; disdainful.
contentation noun Content; satisfaction.
conterminant adjective Having the same limits; ending at the same time; conterminous.
conterminate adjective Having the same bounds; conterminous.
conterminous adjective Having the same bounds, or limits; bordering upon; contiguous.
conterranean adjective Alt. of Conterraneous
contestation noun The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute., Proof by witness; attestation; testimony.
contestingly adverb In a contending manner.
contignation noun The act or process of framing together, or uniting, as beams in a fabric., A framework or fabric, as of beams.
contingently adverb In a contingent manner; without design or foresight; accidentally.
continuation noun That act or state of continuing; the state of being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession; prolongation; propagation., That which extends, increases, supplements, or carries on; as, the continuation of a story.
continuative noun A term or expression denoting continuance., A word that continues the connection of sentences or subjects; a connective; a conjunction.
continuities plural of Continuity
continuously adverb In a continuous maner; without interruption.
contractible adjective Capable of contraction.
contradicted imp. & past participle of Contradict
contradicter noun one who contradicts.
contradictor noun A contradicter.
contrapuntal adjective Pertaining to, or according to the rules of, counterpoint.
contrariness noun state or quality of being contrary; opposition; inconsistency; contrariety; perverseness; obstinacy.
contrariwise adverb On the contrary; oppositely; on the other hand., In a contrary order; conversely.
contravening present participle & vb. noun of Contravene
contributary adjective Contributory., Tributary; contributing.
contributing present participle & vb. noun of Contribute
contribution noun The act of contributing., That which is contributed; — either the portion which an individual furnishes to the common stock, or the whole which is formed by the gifts of individuals., An irregular and arbitrary imposition or tax leved on the people of a town or country., Payment, by each of several jointly liable, of a share in a loss suffered or an amount paid by one of their number for the common benefit.
contributive adjective Contributing, or tending to contribute.
contributory adjective Contributing to the same stock or purpose; promoting the same end; bringing assistance to some joint design, or increase to some common stock; contributive., One who contributes, or is liable to be called upon to contribute, as toward the discharge of a common indebtedness.
contriteness noun Deep sorrow and penitence for sin; contrition.
contriturate verb t. To triturate; to pulverize.
contrivement noun Contrivance; invention; arrangement; design; plan.
controllable adjective Capable of being controlled, checked, or restrained; amenable to command.
controversal adjective Turning or looking opposite ways., Controversial.
controverser noun A disputant.
controversor noun A controverser.
controverted imp. & past participle of Controvert
controverter noun One who controverts; a controversial writer; a controversialist.
contubernial adjective Living or messing together; familiar; in companionship.
contumacious adjective Exhibiting contumacy; contemning authority; obstinate; perverse; stubborn; disobedient., Willfully disobedient to the summous or prders of a court.
contumelious adjective Exhibiting contumely; rudely contemptuous; insolent; disdainful., Shameful; disgraceful.
convalescing present participle & vb. noun of Convalesce
convalescent adjective Recovering from sickness or debility; partially restored to health or strength., Of or pertaining to convalescence., One recovering from sickness.
convectively adverb In a convective manner.
conveniently adverb In a convenient manner, form, or situation; without difficulty.
conventicler noun One who supports or frequents conventicles.
conventional adjective Formed by agreement or compact; stipulated., Growing out of, or depending on, custom or tacit agreement; sanctioned by general concurrence or usage; formal., Based upon tradition, whether religious and historical or of artistic rules., Abstracted; removed from close representation of nature by the deliberate selection of what is to be represented and what is to be rejected; as, a conventional flower; a conventional shell. Cf. Conventionalize, v. t.
conventioner noun One who belongs to a convention or assembly.
conversantly adverb In a familiar manner.
conversation noun General course of conduct; behavior., Familiar intercourse; intimate fellowship or association; close acquaintance., Commerce; intercourse; traffic., Colloquial discourse; oral interchange of sentiments and observations; informal dialogue., Sexual intercourse; as, criminal conversation.
conversative adjective Relating to intercourse with men; social; — opposed to contemplative.
convexedness noun Convexity.
conveyancing noun The business of a conveyancer; the act or business of drawing deeds, leases, or other writings, for transferring the title to property from one person to another.
convict1ible adjective Capable of being convicted.
convincement noun Act of convincing, or state of being convinced; conviction.
convincingly adverb in a convincing manner; in a manner to compel assent.
convivialist noun A person of convivial habits.
conviviality noun The good humor or mirth indulged in upon festive occasions; a convivial spirit or humor; festivity.
convoluluses plural of Convolvulus
convulsional adjective Pertaining to, or having, convulsions; convulsionary.
convulsively adverb in a convulsive manner.
cony-catcher noun A cheat; a sharper; a deceiver.
coordinating present participle & vb. noun of Coordinate
coordinately adverb In a coordinate manner.
coordination noun The act of coordinating; the act of putting in the same order, class, rank, dignity, etc.; as, the coordination of the executive, the legislative, and the judicial authority in forming a government; the act of regulating and combining so as to produce harmonious results; harmonious adjustment; as, a coordination of functions., The state of being coordinate, or of equal rank, dignity, power, etc.
coordinative adjective Expressing coordination.
copartneries plural of Copartnery
copper-faced adjective Faced or covered with copper; as, copper-faced type.
copper works A place where copper is wrought or manufactured.
copple-crown noun A created or high-topped crown or head.
coprophagous adjective Feeding upon dung, as certain insects.
copulatively adverb In a copulative manner.
coquettishly adverb In a coquettish manner.
coquilla nut The fruit of a Brazilian tree (Attalea funifera of Martius.).
corallaceous adjective Like coral, or partaking of its qualities.
corbel-table noun A horizontal row of corbels, with the panels or filling between them; also, less properly used to include the stringcourse on them.
cordialities plural of Cordiality
cor/niculate adjective Horned; having horns., Having processes resembling small horns.
corollaceous adjective Pertaining to, or resembling, a corolla; having the form or texture of a corolla.
corporalship noun A corporal’s office.
corporealism noun Materialism.
corporealist noun One who denies the reality of spiritual existences; a materialist.
corporeality noun The state of being corporeal; corporeal existence.
corpusculous adjective Corpuscular.
corradiation noun A conjunction or concentration of rays in one point.
correctional adjective Tending to, or intended for, correction; used for correction; as, a correctional institution.
correctioner noun One who is, or who has been, in the house of correction.
correlatable adjective Such as can be correlated; as, correlatable phenomena.
corresponded imp. & past participle of Correspond
corrivalship noun Corivalry.
corroborated imp. & past participle of Corroborate
corruptingly adverb In a manner that corrupts.
corsepresent noun An offering made to the church at the interment of a dead body.
corybantiasm noun A kind of frenzy in which the patient is tormented by fantastic visions and want of sleep.
coryphaenoid adjective Belonging to, or like, the genus Coryphaena. See Dolphin.
coscinomancy noun Divination by means of a suspended sieve.
cosmogonical adjective Belonging to cosmogony.
cosmographer noun One who describes the world or universe, including the heavens and the earth.
cosmographic adjective Alt. of Cosmographical
cosmological adjective Of or pertaining to cosmology.
cosmoplastic adjective Pertaining to a plastic force as operative in the formation of the world independently of God; world-forming.
cosmopolitan noun Alt. of Cosmopolite, Alt. of Cosmopolite
costermonger noun An apple seller; a hawker of, or dealer in, any kind of fruit or vegetables; a fruiterer.
cotyledonary adjective Having a cotyledon; tufted; as, the cotyledonary placenta of the cow.
cotyledonous adjective Of or pertaining to a cotyledon or cotyledons; having a seed lobe.
cotyligerous adjective Having cotyles.
counttenance noun Appearance or expression of the face; look; aspect; mien., The face; the features., Approving or encouraging aspect of face; hence, favor, good will, support; aid; encouragement., Superficial appearance; show; pretense.
countenanced imp. & past participle of Countenance
countenancer noun One who countenances, favors, or supports.
counteracted imp. & past participle of Counteract
counterbrace verb t. To brace in opposite directions; as, to counterbrace the yards, i. e., to brace the head yards one way and the after yards another., To brace in such a way that opposite strains are resisted; to apply counter braces to.
countercharm verb t. To destroy the effect of a charm upon., That which has the power of destroying the effect of a charm.
countercheck verb t. To oppose or check by some obstacle; to check by a return check., A check; a stop; a rebuke, or censure to check a reprover., Any force or device designed to restrain another restraining force; a check upon a check.
counterclaim noun A claim made by a person as an offset to a claim made on him.
counterdrawn past participle of Counterdraw
counterflory adjective Adorned with flowers (usually fleurs-de-lis) so divided that the tops appear on one side and the bottoms on the others; — said of any ordinary.
counterforce noun An opposing force.
counterguard noun A low outwork before a bastion or ravelin, consisting of two lines of rampart parallel to the faces of the bastion, and protecting them from a breaching fire.
countermarch verb i. To march back, or to march in reversed order., A marching back; retrocession., An evolution by which a body of troops change front or reverse the direction of march while retaining the same men in the front rank; also, a movement by which the rear rank becomes the front one, either with or without changing the right to the left., A change of measures; alteration of conduct.
countermined imp. & past participle of Countermine
countermured imp. & past participle of Countermure
counter-paly adjective Paly, and then divided fesswise, so that each vertical piece is cut into two, having the colors used alternately or counterchanged. Thus the escutcheon in the illustration may also be blazoned paly of six per fess counterchanged argent and azure.
counterplead verb t. To plead the contrary of; to plead against; to deny.
counterpoint noun An opposite point, The setting of note against note in harmony; the adding of one or more parts to a given canto fermo or melody, The art of polyphony, or composite melody, i. e., melody not single, but moving attended by one or more related melodies., Music in parts; part writing; harmony; polyphonic music. See Polyphony., A coverlet; a cover for a bed, often stitched or broken into squares; a counterpane. See 1st Counterpane.
counterpoise verb t. To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to balance the weight of; to counterbalance., To act against with equal power; to balance., A weight sufficient to balance another, as in the opposite scale of a balance; an equal weight., An equal power or force acting in opposition; a force sufficient to balance another force., The relation of two weights or forces which balance each other; equilibrium; equiponderance.
counterprove verb t. To take a counter proof of, or a copy in reverse, by taking an impression directly from the face of an original. See Counter proof, under Counter.
counter-roll noun A duplicate roll (record or account) kept by an officer as a check upon another officer’s roll.
counterscale noun Counterbalance; balance, as of one scale against another.
counterscarf noun The exterior slope or wall of the ditch; — sometimes, the whole covered way, beyond the ditch, with its parapet and glacis; as, the enemy have lodged themselves on the counterscarp.
countershaft noun An intermediate shaft; esp., one which receives motion from a line shaft in a factory and transmits it to a machine.
counterstand noun Resistance; opposition; a stand against.
counterstock noun See Counterfoil.
counterweigh verb t. To weigh against; to counterbalance.
counterwheel verb t. To cause to wheel or turn in an opposite direction.
countingroom verb The house or room in which a merchant, trader, or manufacturer keeps his books and transacts business.
countreplete verb t. To counterplead.
country-base noun Same as Prison base.
country seat A dwelling in the country, used as a place of retirement from the city.
countrywomen plural of Countrywoman
countrywoman noun A woman born, or dwelling, in the country, as opposed to the city; a woman born or dwelling in the same country with another native or inhabitant.
couple-close noun A diminutive of the chevron, containing one fourth of its surface. Couple-closes are generally borne one on each side of a chevron, and the blazoning may then be either a chevron between two couple-closes or chevron cottised., A pair of rafters framed together with a tie fixed at their feet, or with a collar beam.
courageously adverb In a courageous manner.
court tennis See under Tennis.
covert baron Under the protection of a husband; married.
covetiveness noun Acquisitiveness.
covetousness noun Strong desire., A strong or inordinate desire of obtaining and possessing some supposed good; excessive desire for riches or money; — in a bad sense.
cowardliness noun Cowardice.
coxcomically adverb Conceitedly.
craftsmaster noun One skilled in his craft or trade; one of superior cunning.
crane’s-bill noun The geranium; — so named from the long axis of the fruit, which resembles the beak of a crane., A pair of long-beaked forceps.
craniofacial adjective Of or pertaining to the cranium and face; as, the craniofacial angle.
craniologist noun One proficient in craniology; a phrenologist.
craniometric adjective Alt. of Craniometrical
crassamentum adjective A semisolid mass or clot, especially that formed in coagulation of the blood.
crastination noun Procrastination; a putting off till to-morrow.
crazing-mill noun A mill for grinding tin ore.
creativeness noun The quality of being creative.
creatureship noun The condition of being a creature.
credibleness noun The quality or state of being credible; worthiness of belief; credibility.
cremationist noun One who advocates the practice of cremation.
crematoriums plural of Crematory
crepusculous adjective Pertaining to twilight; glimmering; hence, imperfectly clear or luminous., Flying in the twilight or evening, or before sunrise; — said certain birds and insects.
crepusculine adjective Crepuscular.
crescentwise adverb In the form of a crescent; like a crescent.
cretaceously adverb In a chalky manner; as chalk.
cricothyroid adjective Of or pertaining both to the cricoid and the thyroid cartilages.
criminalness noun Criminality.
criticalness noun The state or quality of being critical, or of occurring at a critical time., Accuracy in examination or decision; exactness.
criticisable adjective Capable of being criticised.
cronstedtite noun A mineral consisting principally of silicate of iron, and crystallizing in hexagonal prisms with perfect basal cleavage; — so named from the Swedish mineralogist Cronstedt.
crookes tube A vacuum tube in which the exhaustion is carried to a very high degree, with the production of a distinct class of effects; — so called from W. Crookes who introduced it.
cross-banded adjective A term used when a narrow ribbon of veneer is inserted into the surface of any piece of furniture, wainscoting, etc., so that the grain of it is contrary to the general surface.
cross-bearer noun A subdeacon who bears a cross before an archbishop or primate on solemn occasions.
cross-garnet noun A hinge having one strap perpendicular and the other strap horizontal giving it the form of an Egyptian or T cross.
crossgrained adjective Having the grain or fibers run diagonally, or more or less transversely an irregularly, so as to interfere with splitting or planing., Perverse; untractable; contrary.
cross-stitch noun A form of stitch, where the stitches are diagonal and in pairs, the thread of one stitch crossing that of the other.
cross-tining noun A mode of harrowing crosswise, or transversely to the ridges.
crown office The criminal branch of the Court of King’s or Queen’s Bench, commonly called the crown side of the court, which takes cognizance of all criminal cases.
crow-trodden adjective Marked with crow’s-feet, or wrinkles, about the eyes.
crucian carp A kind of European carp (Carasius vulgaris), inferior to the common carp; — called also German carp.
crustalogist noun One versed in crustalogy.
cryptogamiae plural of Cryptogamia
cryptogamian adjective Alt. of Cryptogamous
cryptogamous adjective Of or pertaining to the series Cryptogamia, or to plants of that series.
cryptogamist noun One skilled in cryptogamic botany.
cryptography noun The act or art of writing in secret characters; also, secret characters, or cipher.
crystallized imp. & past participle of Crystallize
crystallurgy noun Crystallization.
ctenophorous adjective Of or pertaining to the Ctenophora.
ctenostomata noun pl. A suborder of Bryozoa, usually having a circle of bristles below the tentacles.
cuckooflower noun A species of Cardamine (C. pratensis), or lady’s smock. Its leaves are used in salads. Also, the ragged robin (Lychnis Flos-cuculi).
cultirostral adjective Having a bill shaped like the colter of a plow, or like a knife, as the heron, stork, etc.
cultirostres noun pl. A tribe of wading birds including the stork, heron, crane, etc.
cultivatable adjective Cultivable.
cultrivorous adjective Devouring knives; swallowing, or pretending to swallow, knives; — applied to persons who have swallowed, or have seemed to swallow, knives with impunity.
culvertailed adjective United or fastened by a dovetailed joint.
cunctipotent adjective All-powerful; omnipotent.
cupuliferous adjective Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the oak and the chestnut are examples, — trees bearing a smooth, solid nut inclosed in some kind of cup or bur; bearing, or furnished with, a cupule.
curmudgeonly adjective Like a curmudgeon; niggardly; churlish; as, a curmudgeonly fellow.
curtal friar A friar who acted as porter at the gate of a monastery.
curvicaudate adjective Having a curved or crooked tail.
curvicostate adjective Having bent ribs.
curvidentate adjective Having curved teeth.
curvirostral adjective Having a crooked beak, as the crossbill.
curvirostres noun pl. A group of passerine birds, including the creepers and nuthatches.
cutinization noun The conversion of cell walls into a material which repels water, as in cork.
cuttoo plate A hood over the end of a wagon wheel hub to keep dirt away from the axle.
cyclostomata noun pl. Alt. of Cyclostoma
cyclostomous adjective Pertaining to the Cyclostomi.
cylindricity noun The quality or condition of being cylindrical.
cylindriform adjective Having the form of a cylinder.
cynarrhodium noun A fruit like that of the rose, consisting of a cup formed of the calyx tube and receptacle, and containing achenes.
cytoblastema noun See Protoplasm.