Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
cease |
verb i. |
To come to an end; to stop; to leave off or give over; to desist; as, the noise ceased., To be wanting; to fail; to pass away., To put a stop to; to bring to an end., Extinction. |
cedar |
noun |
The name of several evergreen trees. The wood is remarkable for its durability and fragrant odor., Of or pertaining to cedar. |
ceded |
imp. & past participle |
of Cede |
cedry |
adjective |
Of the nature of cedar. |
ceint |
noun |
A girdle. |
cella |
noun |
The part inclosed within the walls of an ancient temple, as distinguished from the open porticoes. |
celli |
plural |
of Cello |
cello |
noun |
A contraction for Violoncello. |
cense |
noun |
A census; — also, a public rate or tax., Condition; rank., To perfume with odors from burning gums and spices., To burn or scatter incense. |
cento |
noun |
A literary or a musical composition formed by selections from different authors disposed in a new order. |
cerci |
plural |
of Cercus |
cered |
imp. & past participle |
of Cere |
ceres |
noun |
The daughter of Saturn and Ops or Rhea, the goddess of corn and tillage., The first discovered asteroid. |
cerin |
noun |
A waxy substance extracted by alcohol or ether from cork; sometimes applied also to the portion of beeswax which is soluble in alcohol., A variety of the mineral allanite. |
ceryl |
noun |
A radical, C27H55 supposed to exist in several compounds obtained from Chinese wax, beeswax, etc. |
cetic |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to a whale. |
cetin |
noun |
A white, waxy substance, forming the essential part of spermaceti. |
cetyl |
noun |
A radical, C16H33, not yet isolated, but supposed to exist in a series of compounds homologous with the ethyl compounds, and derived from spermaceti. |