| 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. |