Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
cibol |
noun |
A perennial alliaceous plant (Allium fistulosum), sometimes called Welsh onion. Its fistular leaves areused in cookery. |
cider |
noun |
The expressed juice of apples. It is used as a beverage, for making vinegar, and for other purposes. |
cigar |
noun |
A small roll of tobacco, used for smoking. |
cilia |
noun pl. |
The eyelashes., Small, generally microscopic, vibrating appendages lining certain organs, as the air passages of the higher animals, and in the lower animals often covering also the whole or a part of the exterior. They are also found on some vegetable organisms. In the Infusoria, and many larval forms, they are locomotive organs., Hairlike processes, commonly marginal and forming a fringe like the eyelash., Small, vibratory, swimming organs, somewhat resembling true cilia, as those of Ctenophora. |
cimar |
noun |
See Simar. |
cimex |
noun |
A genus of hemipterous insects of which the bedbug is the best known example. See Bedbug. |
cimia |
noun |
See Cimbia. |
cinch |
noun |
A strong saddle girth, as of canvas., A tight grip. |
cippi |
plural |
of Cippus |
cirri |
noun pl. |
See Cirrus., of Cirrus |
cisco |
noun |
The Lake herring (Coregonus Artedi), valuable food fish of the Great Lakes of North America. The name is also applied to C. Hoyi, a related species of Lake Michigan. |
cital |
noun |
Summons to appear, as before a judge., Citation; quotation |
cited |
imp. & past participle |
of Cite |
citer |
noun |
One who cites. |
civet |
noun |
A substance, of the consistence of butter or honey, taken from glands in the anal pouch of the civet (Viverra civetta). It is of clear yellowish or brownish color, of a strong, musky odor, offensive when undiluted, but agreeable when a small portion is mixed with another substance. It is used as a perfume., The animal that produces civet (Viverra civetta); — called also civet cat. It is carnivorous, from two to three feet long, and of a brownish gray color, with transverse black bands and spots on the body and tail. It is a native of northern Africa and of Asia. The name is also applied to other species., To scent or perfume with civet. |
civic |
adjective |
Relating to, or derived from, a city or citizen; relating to man as a member of society, or to civil affairs. |
civil |
adjective |
Pertaining to a city or state, or to a citizen in his relations to his fellow citizens or to the state; within the city or state., Subject to government; reduced to order; civilized; not barbarous; — said of the community., Performing the duties of a citizen; obedient to government; — said of an individual., Having the manners of one dwelling in a city, as opposed to those of savages or rustics; polite; courteous; complaisant; affable., Pertaining to civic life and affairs, in distinction from military, ecclesiastical, or official state., Relating to rights and remedies sought by action or suit distinct from criminal proceedings. |
cizar |
verb i. |
To clip with scissors. |