6 letter word starting with c

Words	Parts of Speech	Meaning/Definition/Similar Words
cabala	noun	A kind of occult theosophy or traditional interpretation of the Scriptures among Jewish rabbis and certain mediaeval Christians, which treats of the nature of god and the mystery of human existence. It assumes that every letter, word, number, and accent of Scripture contains a hidden sense; and it teaches the methods of interpretation for ascertaining these occult meanings. The cabalists pretend even to foretell events by this means., Secret science in general; mystic art; mystery.
cabeca	noun	Alt. of Cabesse
cabiai	noun	The capybara. See Capybara.
cabled	imp. & past participle	of Cable, Fastened with, or attached to, a cable or rope., Adorned with cabling.
cablet	noun	A little cable less than ten inches in circumference.
cabmen	plural	of Cabman
cabman	noun	The driver of a cab.
cabree	noun	The pronghorn antelope.
cabrit	noun	Same as Cabree.
caburn	noun	A small line made of spun yarn, to bind or worm cables, seize tackles, etc.
cachet	noun	A seal, as of a letter.
cachou	noun	A silvered aromatic pill, used to correct the odor of the breath.
cackle	verb i.	To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does., To laugh with a broken noise, like the cackling of a hen or a goose; to giggle., To talk in a silly manner; to prattle., The sharp broken noise made by a goose or by a hen that has laid an egg., Idle talk; silly prattle.
cacoon	noun	One of the seeds or large beans of a tropical vine (Entada scandens) used for making purses, scent bottles, etc.
cactus	noun	Any plant of the order Cactacae, as the prickly pear and the night-blooming cereus. See Cereus. They usually have leafless stems and branches, often beset with clustered thorns, and are mostly natives of the warmer parts of America.
caddis	noun	The larva of a caddice fly. These larvae generally live in cylindrical cases, open at each end, and covered externally with pieces of broken shells, gravel, bits of wood, etc. They are a favorite bait with anglers. Called also caddice worm, or caddis worm., A kind of worsted lace or ribbon.
caddow	noun	A jackdaw.
cadene	noun	A species of inferior carpet imported from the Levant.
cadent	adjective	Falling.
cadged	imp. & past participle	of Cadge
cadger	verb t.	A packman or itinerant huckster., One who gets his living by trickery or begging., One who carries hawks on a cadge.
caddie	noun	A Scotch errand boy, porter, or messenger.
cadmia	noun	An oxide of zinc which collects on the sides of furnaces where zinc is sublimed. Formerly applied to the mineral calamine.
cadmic	adjective	Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, cadmium; as, cadmic sulphide.
caduke	adjective	Perishable; frail; transitory.
caecal	adjective	Of or pertaining to the caecum, or blind gut., Having the form of a caecum, or bag with one opening; baglike; as, the caecal extremity of a duct.
caecum	noun	A cavity open at one end, as the blind end of a canal or duct., The blind part of the large intestine beyond the entrance of the small intestine; — called also the blind gut.
caesar	noun	A Roman emperor, as being the successor of Augustus Caesar. Hence, a kaiser, or emperor of Germany, or any emperor or powerful ruler. See Kaiser, Kesar.
caffre	noun	See Kaffir.
cafila	noun	Alt. of Cafileh
caftan	noun	A garment worn throughout the Levant, consisting of a long gown with sleeves reaching below the hands. It is generally fastened by a belt or sash., To clothe with a caftan.
caging	present participle & vb. noun	of Cage
cagmag	noun	A tough old goose; hence, coarse, bad food of any kind.
cahier	noun	A number of sheets of paper put loosely together; esp. one of the successive portions of a work printed in numbers., A memorial of a body; a report of legislative proceedings, etc.
cahoot	noun	Partnership; as, to go in cahoot with a person.
caiman	noun	See Cayman.
caique	noun	A light skiff or rowboat used on the Bosporus; also, a Levantine vessel of larger size.
ca ira		The refrain of a famous song of the French Revolution.
cajole	verb i.	To deceive with flattery or fair words; to wheedle.
caking	present participle & vb. noun	of Cake
calade	noun	A slope or declivity in a manege ground down which a horse is made to gallop, to give suppleness to his haunches.
calami	plural	of Calamus
calash	noun	A light carriage with low wheels, having a top or hood that can be raised or lowered, seats for inside, a separate seat for the driver, and often a movable front, so that it can be used as either an open or a close carriage., In Canada, a two-wheeled, one-seated vehicle, with a calash top, and the driver’s seat elevated in front., A hood or top of a carriage which can be thrown back at pleasure., A hood, formerly worn by ladies, which could be drawn forward or thrown back like the top of a carriage.
calcar	noun	A kind of oven, or reverberatory furnace, used for the calcination of sand and potash, and converting them into frit., A hollow tube or spur at the base of a petal or corolla., A slender bony process from the ankle joint of bats, which helps to support the posterior part of the web, in flight., A spur, or spurlike prominence., A curved ridge in the floor of the leteral ventricle of the brain; the calcar avis, hippocampus minor, or ergot.
calced	adjective	Wearing shoes; calceated; — in distintion from discalced or barefooted; as the calced Carmelites.
calces	noun pl.	See Calx., of Calx
calcic	adjective	Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, calcium or lime.
calefy	verb i.	To make warm or hot., To grow hot or warm.
calves	plural	of Calf
calice	noun	See Chalice.
calico	noun	Plain white cloth made from cotton, but which receives distinctive names according to quality and use, as, super calicoes, shirting calicoes, unbleached calicoes, etc., Cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern., Made of, or having the appearance of, calico; — often applied to an animal, as a horse or cat, on whose body are large patches of a color strikingly different from its main color.
caligo	noun	Dimness or obscurity of sight, dependent upon a speck on the cornea; also, the speck itself.
caliph	noun	Successor or vicar; — a title of the successors of Mohammed both as temporal and spiritual rulers, now used by the sultans of Turkey.
calked	imp. &past participle	of Calk
calker	noun	One who calks., A calk on a shoe. See Calk, n., 1.
calkin	noun	A calk on a shoe. See Calk, n., 1.
called	imp. & past participle	of Call
callat	noun	Same as Callet.
caller	noun	One who calls., Cool; refreshing; fresh; as, a caller day; the caller air., Fresh; in good condition; as, caller berrings.
callet	noun	A trull or prostitute; a scold or gossip., To rail or scold.
callid	adjective	Characterized by cunning or shrewdness; crafty.
callot	noun	A plant coif or skullcap. Same as Calotte., A close cap without visor or brim., Such a cap, worn by English serjeants at law., Such a cap, worn by the French cavalry under their helmets., Such a cap, worn by the clergy of the Roman Catholic Church.
callow	adjective	Destitute of feathers; naked; unfledged., Immature; boyish; “green”; as, a callow youth., A kind of duck. See Old squaw.
callus	noun	Same as Callosity, The material of repair in fractures of bone; a substance exuded at the site of fracture, which is at first soft or cartilaginous in consistence, but is ultimately converted into true bone and unites the fragments into a single piece., The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets.
calmed	imp. & past participle	of Calm
calmer	noun	One who, or that which, makes calm.
calmly	adverb	In a calm manner.
calque	verb t.	See 2d Calk, v. t.
calved	imp. & past participle	of Calve
calver	verb i.	To cut in slices and pickle, as salmon., To crimp; as, calvered salmon., To bear, or be susceptible of, being calvered; as, grayling’s flesh will calver.
calxes	plural	of Calx
calyon	noun	Flint or pebble stone, used in building walls, etc.
camail	noun	A neck guard of chain mall, hanging from the bascinet or other headpiece., A hood of other material than mail;, a hood worn in church services, — the amice, or the like.
camass	noun	A blue-flowered liliaceous plant (Camassia esculenta) of northwestern America, the bulbs of which are collected for food by the Indians.
camber	noun	An upward convexity of a deck or other surface; as, she has a high camber (said of a vessel having an unusual convexity of deck)., An upward concavity in the under side of a beam, girder, or lintel; also, a slight upward concavity in a straight arch. See Hogback., To cut bend to an upward curve; to construct, as a deck, with an upward curve., To curve upward.
cameos	plural	of Cameo
camera	noun	A chamber, or instrument having a chamber. Specifically: The camera obscura when used in photography. See Camera, and Camera obscura.
camlet	noun	A woven fabric originally made of camel’s hair, now chiefly of goat’s hair and silk, or of wool and cotton.
cammas	noun	See Camass.
camous	adjective	Alt. of Camoys
camoys	adjective	Flat; depressed; crooked; — said only of the nose.
camped	imp. & past participle	of Camp
camper	noun	One who lodges temporarily in a hut or camp.
campus	noun	The principal grounds of a college or school, between the buildings or within the main inclosure; as, the college campus.
canned	imp. & past participle	of Can
caada	noun	A small caon; a narrow valley or glen; also, but less frequently, an open valley.
canada	noun	A British province in North America, giving its name to various plants and animals.
canard	noun	An extravagant or absurd report or story; a fabricated sensational report or statement; esp. one set afloat in the newspapers to hoax the public.
canary	adjective	Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds., Of a pale yellowish color; as, Canary stone., Wine made in the Canary Islands; sack., A canary bird., A pale yellow color, like that of a canary bird., A quick and lively dance., To perform the canary dance; to move nimbly; to caper.
cancan	noun	A rollicking French dance, accompanied by indecorous or extravagant postures and gestures.
cancel	verb i.	To inclose or surround, as with a railing, or with latticework., To shut out, as with a railing or with latticework; to exclude., To cross and deface, as the lines of a writing, or as a word or figure; to mark out by a cross line; to blot out or obliterate., To annul or destroy; to revoke or recall., To suppress or omit; to strike out, as matter in type., An inclosure; a boundary; a limit., The suppression or striking out of matter in type, or of a printed page or pages., The part thus suppressed.
cancer	noun	A genus of decapod Crustacea, including some of the most common shore crabs of Europe and North America, as the rock crab, Jonah crab, etc. See Crab., The fourth of the twelve signs of the zodiac. The first point is the northern limit of the sun’s course in summer; hence, the sign of the summer solstice. See Tropic., A northern constellation between Gemini and Leo., Formerly, any malignant growth, esp. one attended with great pain and ulceration, with cachexia and progressive emaciation. It was so called, perhaps, from the great veins which surround it, compared by the ancients to the claws of a crab. The term is now restricted to such a growth made up of aggregations of epithelial cells, either without support or embedded in the meshes of a trabecular framework.
candid	adjective	White., Free from undue bias; disposed to think and judge according to truth and justice, or without partiality or prejudice; fair; just; impartial; as, a candid opinion., Open; frank; ingenuous; outspoken.
candle	noun	A slender, cylindrical body of tallow, containing a wick composed of loosely twisted linen of cotton threads, and used to furnish light., That which gives light; a luminary.
candor	noun	Whiteness; brightness; (as applied to moral conditions) usullied purity; innocence., A disposition to treat subjects with fairness; freedom from prejudice or disguise; frankness; sincerity.
caning	present participle & vb. noun	of Cane
canine	adjective	Of or pertaining to the family Canidae, or dogs and wolves; having the nature or qualities of a dog; like that or those of a dog., Of or pertaining to the pointed tooth on each side the incisors., A canine tooth.
canker	noun	A corroding or sloughing ulcer; esp. a spreading gangrenous ulcer or collection of ulcers in or about the mouth; — called also water canker, canker of the mouth, and noma., Anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroy., A disease incident to trees, causing the bark to rot and fall off., An obstinate and often incurable disease of a horse’s foot, characterized by separation of the horny portion and the development of fungoid growths; — usually resulting from neglected thrush., A kind of wild, worthless rose; the dog-rose., To affect as a canker; to eat away; to corrode; to consume., To infect or pollute; to corrupt., To waste away, grow rusty, or be oxidized, as a mineral., To be or become diseased, or as if diseased, with canker; to grow corrupt; to become venomous.
cannon	plural	of Cannon, A great gun; a piece of ordnance or artillery; a firearm for discharging heavy shot with great force., A hollow cylindrical piece carried by a revolving shaft, on which it may, however, revolve independently., A kind of type. See Canon., See Carom.
cannot		Am, is, or are, not able; — written either as one word or two.
cannei	adjective	Artful; cunning; shrewd; wary., Skillful; knowing; capable., Cautious; prudent; safe.., Having pleasing or useful qualities; gentle., Reputed to have magical powers.
canoes	plural	of Canoe
canoed	imp. & past participle	of Canoe
canopy	noun	A covering fixed over a bed, dais, or the like, or carried on poles over an exalted personage or a sacred object, etc. chiefly as a mark of honor., An ornamental projection, over a door, window, niche, etc., Also, a rooflike covering, supported on pillars over an altar, a statue, a fountain, etc., To cover with, or as with, a canopy.
canted	imp. & past participle	of Cant, Having angles; as, a six canted bolt head; a canted window., Inclined at an angle to something else; tipped; sloping.
cantab	noun	A Cantabrigian.
cantar	noun	Alt. of Cantarro
cantel	noun	See Cantle.
canter	noun	A moderate and easy gallop adapted to pleasure riding., A rapid or easy passing over., To move in a canter., To cause, as a horse, to go at a canter; to ride (a horse) at a canter., One who cants or whines; a beggar., One who makes hypocritical pretensions to goodness; one who uses canting language.
canthi	plural	of Canthus
cantle	noun	A corner or edge of anything; a piece; a fragment; a part., The upwardly projecting rear part of saddle, opposite to the pommel., To cut in pieces; to cut out from.
cantos	plural	of Canto
canton	noun	A song or canto, A small portion; a division; a compartment., A small community or clan., A small territorial district; esp. one of the twenty-two independent states which form the Swiss federal republic; in France, a subdivision of an arrondissement. See Arrondissement., A division of a shield occupying one third part of the chief, usually on the dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top of the shield, meeting a horizontal line from the side., To divide into small parts or districts; to mark off or separate, as a distinct portion or division., To allot separate quarters to, as to different parts or divisions of an army or body of troops.
cantor	noun	A singer; esp. the leader of a church choir; a precentor.
canuck	noun	A Canadian., A small or medium-sized hardy horse, common in Canada.
canula	adjective	Alt. of Canulated
canvas	noun	A strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton; — used for tents, sails, etc., A coarse cloth so woven as to form regular meshes for working with the needle, as in tapestry, or worsted work., A piece of strong cloth of which the surface has been prepared to receive painting, commonly painting in oil., Something for which canvas is used: (a) A sail, or a collection of sails. (b) A tent, or a collection of tents. (c) A painting, or a picture on canvas., A rough draft or model of a song, air, or other literary or musical composition; esp. one to show a poet the measure of the verses he is to make., Made of, pertaining to, or resembling, canvas or coarse cloth; as, a canvas tent.
canyon	noun	The English form of the Spanish word Caon.
capped	imp. & past participle	of Cap
capape	adverb	See Cap-a-pie.
capful	noun	As much as will fill a cap.
capias	noun	A writ or process commanding the officer to take the body of the person named in it, that is, to arrest him; — also called writ of capias.
capite	noun	See under Tenant.
capivi	noun	A balsam of the Spanish West Indies. See Copaiba.
caplin	noun	See Capelin., Alt. of Capling
capoch	noun	A hood; especially, the hood attached to the gown of a monk., To cover with, or as with, a hood; hence, to hoodwink or blind.
capote	noun	A long cloak or overcoat, especially one with a hood.
capper	noun	One whose business is to make or sell caps., A by-bidder; a decoy for gamblers [Slang, U. S.]., An instrument for applying a percussion cap to a gun or cartridge.
capric	adjective	Of or pertaining to capric acid or its derivatives.
caprid	adjective	Of or pertaining to the tribe of ruminants of which the goat, or genus Capra, is the type.
captor	noun	One who captures any person or thing, as a prisoner or a prize.
capita	plural	of Caput
carack	noun	A kind of large ship formerly used by the Spaniards and Portuguese in the East India trade; a galleon.
carafe	noun	A glass water bottle for the table or toilet; — called also croft.
caranx	noun	A genus of fishes, common on the Atlantic coast, including the yellow or golden mackerel.
carbon	noun	An elementary substance, not metallic in its nature, which is present in all organic compounds. Atomic weight 11.97. Symbol C. it is combustible, and forms the base of lampblack and charcoal, and enters largely into mineral coals. In its pure crystallized state it constitutes the diamond, the hardest of known substances, occuring in monometric crystals like the octahedron, etc. Another modification is graphite, or blacklead, and in this it is soft, and occurs in hexagonal prisms or tables. When united with oxygen it forms carbon dioxide, commonly called carbonic acid, or carbonic oxide, according to the proportions of the oxygen; when united with hydrogen, it forms various compounds called hydrocarbons. Compare Diamond, and Graphite.
carboy	noun	A large, globular glass bottle, esp. one of green glass, inclosed in basket work or in a box, for protection; — used commonly for carrying corrosive liquids; as sulphuric acid, etc.
carded	imp. & past participle	of Card
carder	noun	One who, or that which cards wool flax, etc.
cardia	noun	The heart., The anterior or cardiac orifice of the stomach, where the esophagus enters it.
cardol	noun	A yellow oily liquid, extracted from the shell of the cashew nut.
caring	present participle & vb. noun	of Care
careen	verb t.	To cause (a vessel) to lean over so that she floats on one side, leaving the other side out of water and accessible for repairs below the water line; to case to be off the keel., To incline to one side, or lie over, as a ship when sailing on a wind; to be off the keel.
career	noun	A race course: the ground run over., A running; full speed; a rapid course., General course of action or conduct in life, or in a particular part or calling in life, or in some special undertaking; usually applied to course or conduct which is of a public character; as, Washington’s career as a soldier., The flight of a hawk., To move or run rapidly.
carene	noun	A fast of forty days on bread and water.
caress	noun	An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness., To treat with tokens of fondness, affection, or kindness; to touch or speak to in a loving or endearing manner; to fondle.
caries	plural	of Carib, Ulceration of bone; a process in which bone disintegrates and is carried away piecemeal, as distinguished from necrosis, in which it dies in masses.
caribe	noun	A south American fresh water fish of the genus Serrasalmo of many species, remarkable for its voracity. When numerous they attack man or beast, often with fatal results.
carina	noun	A keel, That part of a papilionaceous flower, consisting of two petals, commonly united, which incloses the organs of fructification, A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat., The keel of the breastbone of birds.
carlin	noun	An old woman.
carlot	noun	A churl; a boor; a peasant or countryman.
carman	noun	A man whose employment is to drive, or to convey goods in, a car or car.
carmot	noun	The matter of which the philosopher’s stone was believed to be composed.
carnal	adjective	Of or pertaining to the body or its appetites; animal; fleshly; sensual; given to sensual indulgence; lustful; human or worldly as opposed to spiritual., Flesh-devouring; cruel; ravenous; bloody.
carney	noun	A disease of horses, in which the mouth is so furred that the afflicted animal can not eat.
carnin	noun	A white crystalline nitrogenous substance, found in extract of meat, and related to xanthin.
carrol	noun	A small closet or inclosure built against a window on the inner side, to sit in for study. The word was used as late as the 16th century., See 4th Carol.
caroli	plural	of Carolus
carped	imp. & past participle	of Carp
carpal	adjective	Of or pertaining to the carpus, or wrist., One of the bones or cartilages of the carpus; a carpale.
carpel	noun	Alt. of Carpellum
carper	noun	One who carps; a caviler.
carpet	noun	A heavy woven or felted fabric, usually of wool, but also of cotton, hemp, straw, etc.; esp. a floor covering made in breadths to be sewed together and nailed to the floor, as distinguished from a rug or mat; originally, also, a wrought cover for tables., A smooth soft covering resembling or suggesting a carpet., To cover with, or as with, a carpet; to spread with carpets; to furnish with a carpet or carpets.
carpus	noun	The wrist; the bones or cartilages between the forearm, or antibrachium, and the hand or forefoot; in man, consisting of eight short bones disposed in two rows.
carrel	noun	See Quarrel, an arrow., Same as 4th Carol.
carrom	noun	See Carom.
carrot	noun	An umbelliferous biennial plant (Daucus Carota), of many varieties., The esculent root of cultivated varieties of the plant, usually spindle-shaped, and of a reddish yellow color.
carrow	noun	A strolling gamester.
carryk	noun	A carack.
carted	imp. & past participle	of Cart
cartel	noun	An agreement between belligerents for the exchange of prisoners., A letter of defiance or challenge; a challenge to single combat., To defy or challenge.
carter	noun	A charioteer., A man who drives a cart; a teamster., Any species of Phalangium; — also called harvestman, A British fish; the whiff.
carton	noun	Pasteboard for paper boxes; also, a pasteboard box.
carved	imp. & past participle	of Carve
carvel	noun	Same as Caravel., A species of jellyfish; sea blubber.
carven	adjective	Wrought by carving; ornamented by carvings; carved.
carver	noun	One who carves; one who shapes or fashions by carving, or as by carving; esp. one who carves decorative forms, architectural adornments, etc., One who carves or divides meat at table., A large knife for carving.
carvol	noun	One of a species of aromatic oils, resembling carvacrol.
casing	present participle & vb. noun	of Case, of Cash, The act or process of inclosing in, or covering with, a case or thin substance, as plaster, boards, etc., An outside covering, for protection or ornament, or to precent the radiation of heat., An inclosing frame; esp. the framework around a door or a window. See Case, n., 4.
caseic	adjective	Of or pertaining to cheese; as, caseic acid.
casein	noun	A proteid substance present in both the animal and the vegetable kingdom. In the animal kingdom it is chiefly found in milk, and constitutes the main part of the curd separated by rennet; in the vegetable kingdom it is found more or less abundantly in the seeds of leguminous plants. Its reactions resemble those of alkali albumin.
casern	noun	A lodging for soldiers in garrison towns, usually near the rampart; barracks.
caseum	noun	Same as Casein.
cashed	imp. & past participle	of Cash
cashew	noun	A tree (Anacardium occidentale) of the same family which the sumac. It is native in tropical America, but is now naturalized in all tropical countries. Its fruit, a kidney-shaped nut, grows at the extremity of an edible, pear-shaped hypocarp, about three inches long.
cashoo	noun	See Catechu.
casini	plural	of Casino
casino	noun	A small country house., A building or room used for meetings, or public amusements, for dancing, gaming, etc., A game at cards. See Cassino.
casket	noun	A small chest or box, esp. of rich material or ornamental character, as for jewels, etc., A kind of burial case., Anything containing or intended to contain something highly esteemed, The body., The tomb., A book of selections., A gasket. See Gasket., To put into, or preserve in, a casket.
casque	noun	A piece of defensive or ornamental armor (with or without a vizor) for the head and neck; a helmet.
cassia	noun	A genus of leguminous plants (herbs, shrubs, or trees) of many species, most of which have purgative qualities. The leaves of several species furnish the senna used in medicine., The bark of several species of Cinnamomum grown in China, etc.; Chinese cinnamon. It is imported as cassia, but commonly sold as cinnamon, from which it differs more or less in strength and flavor, and the amount of outer bark attached.
caster	noun	One who casts; as, caster of stones, etc. ; a caster of cannon; a caster of accounts., A vial, cruet, or other small vessel, used to contain condiments at the table; as, a set of casters., A stand to hold a set of cruets., A small wheel on a swivel, on which furniture is supported and moved.
castle	noun	A fortified residence, especially that of a prince or nobleman; a fortress., Any strong, imposing, and stately mansion., A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant’s back., A piece, made to represent a castle, used in the game of chess; a rook., To move the castle to the square next to king, and then the king around the castle to the square next beyond it, for the purpose of covering the king.
castor	noun	A genus of rodents, including the beaver. See Beaver., Castoreum. See Castoreum., A hat, esp. one made of beaver fur; a beaver., A heavy quality of broadcloth for overcoats., See Caster, a small wheel., the northernmost of the two bright stars in the constellation Gemini, the other being Pollux., Alt. of Castorite
casual	adjective	Happening or coming to pass without design, and without being foreseen or expected; accidental; fortuitous; coming by chance., Coming without regularity; occasional; incidental; as, casual expenses., One who receives relief for a night in a parish to which he does not belong; a vagrant.
caught	imp. & past participle	of Catch, imp. & p. p. of Catch.
catsup	noun	A table sauce made from mushrooms, tomatoes, walnuts, etc., Same as Catchup, and Ketchup.
catene	plural	of Catena
catena	noun	A chain or series of things connected with each other.
catery	noun	The place where provisions are deposited.
catgut	noun	A cord of great toughness made from the intestines of animals, esp. of sheep, used for strings of musical instruments, etc., A sort of linen or canvas, with wide interstices.
cathay	noun	China; — an old name for the Celestial Empire, said have been introduced by Marco Polo and to be a corruption of the Tartar name for North China (Khitai, the country of the Khitans.)
cation	noun	An electro-positive substance, which in electro-decomposition is evolved at the cathode; — opposed to anion.
catkin	noun	An ament; a species of inflorescence, consisting of a slender axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar, and (as to the staminate flowers) in the chestnut, oak, hickory, etc. — so called from its resemblance to a cat’s tail. See Illust. of Ament.
catnip	noun	Alt. of Catmint
catsos	plural	of Catso
cattle	noun pl.	Quadrupeds of the Bovine family; sometimes, also, including all domestic quadrupeds, as sheep, goats, horses, mules, asses, and swine.
caucus	noun	A meeting, especially a preliminary meeting, of persons belonging to a party, to nominate candidates for public office, or to select delegates to a nominating convention, or to confer regarding measures of party policy; a political primary meeting., To hold, or meet in, a caucus or caucuses.
caudad	adverb	Backwards; toward the tail or posterior part.
caudal	adjective	Of the nature of, or pertaining to, a tail; having a tail-like appendage.
caudex	noun	The stem of a tree., esp. a stem without a branch, as of a palm or a tree fern; also, the perennial rootstock of an herbaceous plant.
caudle	noun	A kind of warm drink for sick persons, being a mixture of wine with eggs, bread, sugar, and spices., To make into caudle., Too serve as a caudle to; to refresh.
caufle	noun	A gang of slaves. Same as Coffle.
cauker	noun	See Cawk, Calker.
caules	plural	of Caulis
caulis	noun	An herbaceous or woody stem which bears leaves, and may bear flowers.
causal	adjective	Relating to a cause or causes; inplying or containing a cause or causes; expressing a cause; causative., A causal word or form of speech.
caused	imp. & past participle	of Cause
causer	noun	One who or that which causes.
causey	noun	A way or road raised above the natural level of the ground, serving as a dry passage over wet or marshy ground.
cautel	noun	Caution; prudence; wariness., Craft; deceit; falseness.
cauter	noun	A hot iron for searing or cauterizing.
caving	present participle & vb. noun	of Cave
caveat	noun	A notice given by an interested party to some officer not to do a certain act until the party is heard in opposition; as, a caveat entered in a probate court to stop the proving of a will or the taking out of letters of administration, etc., A description of some invention, designed to be patented, lodged in the patent office before the patent right is applied for, and operating as a bar to the issue of letters patent to any other person, respecting the same invention., Intimation of caution; warning; protest.
cavern	noun	A large, deep, hollow place in the earth; a large cave.
caviar	noun	The roes of the sturgeon, prepared and salted; — used as a relish, esp. in Russia.
cavity	noun	Hollowness., A hollow place; a hollow; as, the abdominal cavity.
cavort	verb i.	To prance ostentatiously; — said of a horse or his rider.
cavies	plural	of Cavy
cawing	present participle & vb. noun	of Caw
cawker	noun	See Calker.
caxton	noun	Any book printed by William Caxton, the first English printer.
cayman	noun	The south America alligator. See Alligator.
cayuse	noun	An Indian pony.
ceased	imp. & past participle	of Cease
cecity	noun	Blindness.
cedarn	adjective	Of or pertaining to the cedar or its wood.
ceding	present participle & vb. noun	of Cede
cedrat	noun	Properly the citron, a variety of Citrus medica, with large fruits, not acid, and having a high perfume.
cedule	noun	A scroll; a writing; a schedule.
ceiled	imp. & past participle	of Ceil
celery	noun	A plant of the Parsley family (Apium graveolens), of which the blanched leafstalks are used as a salad.
celiac	adjective	See Coellac., Relating to the abdomen, or to the cavity of the abdomen.
celled	imp. & past participle	of Cell, Containing a cell or cells.
cellar	noun	A room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground, where provisions and other stores are kept.
cellos	plural	of Cello
celtic	adjective	Of or pertaining to the Celts; as, Celtic people, tribes, literature, tongue., The language of the Celts.
cement	noun	Any substance used for making bodies adhere to each other, as mortar, glue, etc., A kind of calcined limestone, or a calcined mixture of clay and lime, for making mortar which will harden under water., The powder used in cementation. See Cementation, n., 2., Bond of union; that which unites firmly, as persons in friendship, or men in society., The layer of bone investing the root and neck of a tooth; — called also cementum., To unite or cause to adhere by means of a cement., To unite firmly or closely., To overlay or coat with cement; as, to cement a cellar bottom., To become cemented or firmly united; to cohere.
censed	imp. & past participle	of Cense
censer	noun	A vessel for perfumes; esp. one in which incense is burned.
censor	noun	One of two magistrates of Rome who took a register of the number and property of citizens, and who also exercised the office of inspector of morals and conduct., One who is empowered to examine manuscripts before they are committed to the press, and to forbid their publication if they contain anything obnoxious; — an official in some European countries., One given to fault-finding; a censurer., A critic; a reviewer.
census	noun	A numbering of the people, and valuation of their estate, for the purpose of imposing taxes, etc.; — usually made once in five years., An official registration of the number of the people, the value of their estates, and other general statistics of a country.
cental	noun	A weight of one hundred pounds avoirdupois; — called in many parts of the United States a Hundredweight., Relating to a hundred.
center	noun	A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the middle point or place., The middle or central portion of anything., A principal or important point of concentration; the nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a center of attaction., The earth., Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who support the existing government. They sit in the middle of the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer, between the conservatives or monarchists, who sit on the right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See Right, and Left., A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting., One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc., upon which the work is held, and about which it revolves., A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe., Alt. of Centre, Alt. of Centre
centre	verb i.	To be placed in a center; to be central., To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest on, or gather about, as a center., To place or fix in the center or on a central point., To collect to a point; to concentrate., To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center., See Center.
centos	plural	of Cento
centra	plural	of Centrum
centry	noun	See Sentry.
cerago	noun	Beebread.
cerate	noun	An unctuous preparation for external application, of a consistence intermediate between that of an ointment and a plaster, so that it can be spread upon cloth without the use of heat, but does not melt when applied to the skin.
cercal	adjective	Of or pertaining to the tail.
cercus	noun	See Cercopod.
cering	present participle & vb. noun	of Cere
cereal	adjective	Of or pertaining to the grasses which are cultivated for their edible seeds (as wheat, maize, rice, etc.), or to their seeds or grain., Any grass cultivated for its edible grain, or the grain itself; — usually in the plural.
cereus	noun	A genus of plants of the Cactus family. They are natives of America, from California to Chili.
cerial	adjective	Same as Cerrial.
ceriph	noun	One of the fine lines of a letter, esp. one of the fine cross strokes at the top and bottom of letters.
cerise	adjective	Cherry-colored; a light bright red; — applied to textile fabrics, especially silk.
cerite	noun	A gastropod shell belonging to the family Cerithiidae; — so called from its hornlike form., A mineral of a brownish of cherry-red color, commonly massive. It is a hydrous silicate of cerium and allied metals.
cerium	noun	A rare metallic element, occurring in the minerals cerite, allanite, monazite, etc. Symbol Ce. Atomic weight 141.5. It resembles iron in color and luster, but is soft, and both malleable and ductile. It tarnishes readily in the air.
ceroma	noun	The unguent (a composition of oil and wax) with which wrestlers were anointed among the ancient Romans., That part of the baths and gymnasia in which bathers and wrestlers anointed themselves., The cere of birds.
ceroon	noun	A bale or package. covered with hide, or with wood bound with hide; as, a ceroon of indigo, cochineal, etc.
cerote	noun	See Cerate.
cerris	noun	A species of oak (Quercus cerris) native in the Orient and southern Europe; — called also bitter oak and Turkey oak.
certes	adverb	Certainly; in truth; verily.
cerule	adjective	Blue; cerulean.
ceruse	noun	White lead, used as a pigment. See White lead, under White., A cosmetic containing white lead., The native carbonate of lead.
cervix	noun	The neck; also, the necklike portion of any part, as of the womb. See Illust. of Bird.
cervus	noun	A genus of ruminants, including the red deer and other allied species.
cessed	imp. & past participle	of Cess
cesser	verb i.	a neglect of a tenant to perform services, or make payment, for two years.
cessor	verb i.	One who neglects, for two years, to perform the service by which he holds lands, so that he incurs the danger of the writ of cessavit. See Cessavit., An assessor.
cestus	noun	A girdle; particularly that of Aphrodite (or Venus) which gave the wearer the power of exciting love., A genus of Ctenophora. The typical species (Cestus Veneris) is remarkable for its brilliant iridescent colors, and its long, girdlelike form., A covering for the hands of boxers, made of leather bands, and often loaded with lead or iron.
cestuy	pronoun	Alt. of Cestui
cestui	pronoun
cesura	noun	See Caesura.
cetene	noun	An oily hydrocarbon, C16H32, of the ethylene series, obtained from spermaceti.
chabuk	noun	A long whip, such as is used in the East in the infliction of punishment.
chacma	noun	A large species of African baboon (Cynocephalus porcarius); — called also ursine baboon. [See Illust. of Baboon.]
chafed	imp. & past participle	of Chafe
chafer	noun	One who chafes., A vessel for heating water; — hence, a dish or pan., A kind of beetle; the cockchafer. The name is also applied to other species; as, the rose chafer.
chaffy	adjective	Abounding in, or resembling, chaff., Light or worthless as chaff., Resembling chaff; composed of light dry scales., Bearing or covered with dry scales, as the under surface of certain ferns, or the disk of some composite flowers.
chaise	noun	A two-wheeled carriage for two persons, with a calash top, and the body hung on leather straps, or thorough-braces. It is usually drawn by one horse., a carriage in general.
chalet	noun	A herdsman’s hut in the mountains of Switzerland., A summer cottage or country house in the Swiss mountains; any country house built in the style of the Swiss cottages.
chalky	adjective	Consisting of, or resembling, chalk; containing chalk; as, a chalky cliff; a chalky taste.
chalon	noun	A bed blanket.
chamal	noun	The Angora goat. See Angora goat, under Angora.
champe	noun	The field or ground on which carving appears in relief.
chance	noun	A supposed material or psychical agent or mode of activity other than a force, law, or purpose; fortune; fate; — in this sense often personified., The operation or activity of such agent., The supposed effect of such an agent; something that befalls, as the result of unknown or unconsidered forces; the issue of uncertain conditions; an event not calculated upon; an unexpected occurrence; a happening; accident; fortuity; casualty., A possibility; a likelihood; an opportunity; — with reference to a doubtful result; as, a chance to escape; a chance for life; the chances are all against him., Probability., To happen, come, or arrive, without design or expectation., To take the chances of; to venture upon; — usually with it as object., To befall; to happen to., Happening by chance; casual., By chance; perchance.
change	verb t.	To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change the countenance., To alter by substituting something else for, or by giving up for something else; as, to change the clothes; to change one’s occupation; to change one’s intention., To give and take reciprocally; to exchange; — followed by with; as, to change place, or hats, or money, with another., Specifically: To give, or receive, smaller denominations of money (technically called change) for; as, to change a gold coin or a bank bill., To be altered; to undergo variation; as, men sometimes change for the better., To pass from one phase to another; as, the moon changes to-morrow night., Any variation or alteration; a passing from one state or form to another; as, a change of countenance; a change of habits or principles., A succesion or substitution of one thing in the place of another; a difference; novelty; variety; as, a change of seasons., A passing from one phase to another; as, a change of the moon., Alteration in the order of a series; permutation., That which makes a variety, or may be substituted for another., Small money; the money by means of which the larger coins and bank bills are made available in small dealings; hence, the balance returned when payment is tendered by a coin or note exceeding the sum due., A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; a building appropriated for mercantile transactions., A public house; an alehouse., Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.
chaped	past participle / adjective	Furnished with a chape or chapes.
chapel	noun	A subordinate place of worship, a small church, often a private foundation, as for a memorial, a small building attached to a church, a room or recess in a church, containing an altar., A place of worship not connected with a church; as, the chapel of a palace, hospital, or prison., In England, a place of worship used by dissenters from the Established Church; a meetinghouse., A choir of singers, or an orchestra, attached to the court of a prince or nobleman., A printing office, said to be so called because printing was first carried on in England in a chapel near Westminster Abbey., An association of workmen in a printing office., To deposit or inter in a chapel; to enshrine., To cause (a ship taken aback in a light breeze) so to turn or make a circuit as to recover, without bracing the yards, the same tack on which she had been sailing.
chappy		Full of chaps; cleft; gaping; open.
charge	verb t.	To lay on or impose, as a load, tax, or burden; to load; to fill., To lay on or impose, as a task, duty, or trust; to command, instruct, or exhort with authority; to enjoin; to urge earnestly; as, to charge a jury; to charge the clergy of a diocese; to charge an agent., To lay on, impose, or make subject to or liable for., To fix or demand as a price; as, he charges two dollars a barrel for apples., To place something to the account of as a debt; to debit, as, to charge one with goods. Also, to enter upon the debit side of an account; as, to charge a sum to one., To impute or ascribe; to lay to one’s charge., To accuse; to make a charge or assertion against (a person or thing); to lay the responsibility (for something said or done) at the door of., To place within or upon any firearm, piece of apparatus or machinery, the quantity it is intended and fitted to hold or bear; to load; to fill; as, to charge a gun; to charge an electrical machine, etc., To ornament with or cause to bear; as, to charge an architectural member with a molding., To assume as a bearing; as, he charges three roses or; to add to or represent on; as, he charges his shield with three roses or., To call to account; to challenge., To bear down upon; to rush upon; to attack., To make an onset or rush; as, to charge with fixed bayonets., To demand a price; as, to charge high for goods., To debit on an account; as, to charge for purchases., To squat on its belly and be still; — a command given by a sportsman to a dog., A load or burder laid upon a person or thing., A person or thing commited or intrusted to the care, custody, or management of another; a trust., Custody or care of any person, thing, or place; office; responsibility; oversight; obigation; duty., Heed; care; anxiety; trouble., Harm., An order; a mandate or command; an injunction., An address (esp. an earnest or impressive address) containing instruction or exhortation; as, the charge of a judge to a jury; the charge of a bishop to his clergy., An accusation of a wrong of offense; allegation; indictment; specification of something alleged., Whatever constitutes a burden on property, as rents, taxes, lines, etc.; costs; expense incurred; — usually in the plural., The price demanded for a thing or service., An entry or a account of that which is due from one party to another; that which is debited in a business transaction; as, a charge in an account book., That quantity, as of ammunition, electricity, ore, fuel, etc., which any apparatus, as a gun, battery, furnace, machine, etc., is intended to receive and fitted to hold, or which is actually in it at one time, The act of rushing upon, or towards, an enemy; a sudden onset or attack, as of troops, esp. cavalry; hence, the signal for attack; as, to sound the charge., A position (of a weapon) fitted for attack; as, to bring a weapon to the charge., A soft of plaster or ointment., A bearing. See Bearing, n., 8., Thirty-six pigs of lead, each pig weighing about seventy pounds; — called also charre., Weight; import; value.
charon	noun	The son of Erebus and Nox, whose office it was to ferry the souls of the dead over the Styx, a river of the infernal regions.
charre	noun	See Charge, n., 17.
charry	adjective	Pertaining to charcoal, or partaking of its qualities.
charta	noun	Material on which instruments, books, etc., are written; parchment or paper., A charter or deed; a writing by which a grant is made. See Magna Charta.
charte	noun	The constitution, or fundamental law, of the French monarchy, as established on the restoration of Louis XVIII., in 1814.
chased	imp. & past participle	of Chase
chaser	noun	One who or that which chases; a pursuer; a driver; a hunter., Same as Chase gun, esp. in terms bow chaser and stern chaser. See under Bow, Stern., One who chases or engraves. See 5th Chase, and Enchase., A tool with several points, used for cutting or finishing screw threads, either external or internal, on work revolving in a lathe.
chasmy	adjective	Of or pertaining to a chasm; abounding in chasms.
chasse	noun	A movement in dancing, as across or to the right or left., To make the movement called chasse; as, all chasse; chasse to the right or left.
chaste	adjective	Pure from unlawful sexual intercourse; virtuous; continent., Pure in thought and act; innocent; free from lewdness and obscenity, or indecency in act or speech; modest; as, a chaste mind; chaste eyes., Pure in design and expression; correct; free from barbarisms or vulgarisms; refined; simple; as, a chaste style in composition or art., Unmarried.
chatty	adjective	Given to light, familiar talk; talkative., A porous earthen pot used in India for cooling water, etc.
chaunt	noun & verb	See Chant.
chawed	imp. & past participle	of Chaw
chebec	noun	See Chebacco., A small American bird (Empidonax minimus); the least flycatcher.
checky	adjective	Divided into small alternating squares of two tinctures; — said of the field or of an armorial bearing.
cheeky		a Brazen-faced; impudent; bold.
cheese	noun	The curd of milk, coagulated usually with rennet, separated from the whey, and pressed into a solid mass in a hoop or mold., A mass of pomace, or ground apples, pressed together in the form of a cheese., The flat, circular, mucilaginous fruit of the dwarf mallow (Malva rotundifolia)., A low courtesy; — so called on account of the cheese form assumed by a woman’s dress when she stoops after extending the skirts by a rapid gyration.
cheesy	adjective	Having the nature, qualities, taste, form, consistency, or appearance of cheese.
chegoe	noun	Alt. of Chegre
chegre	noun	See Chigoe.
chelae	plural	of Chela
chemic	noun	A chemist; an alchemist., A solution of chloride of lime., Chemical.
cheque	noun	See Check.
chequy	noun	Same as Checky.
cherif	noun	See Cherif.
cherry	noun	A tree or shrub of the genus Prunus (Which also includes the plum) bearing a fleshy drupe with a bony stone;, The common garden cherry (Prunus Cerasus), of which several hundred varieties are cultivated for the fruit, some of which are, the begarreau, blackheart, black Tartarian, oxheart, morelle or morello, May-duke (corrupted from Medoc in France)., The wild cherry; as, Prunus serotina (wild black cherry), valued for its timber; P. Virginiana (choke cherry), an American shrub which bears astringent fruit; P. avium and P. Padus, European trees (bird cherry)., The fruit of the cherry tree, a drupe of various colors and flavors., The timber of the cherry tree, esp. of the black cherry, used in cabinetmaking, etc., A peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry., Like a red cherry in color; ruddy; blooming; as, a cherry lip; cherry cheeks.
cherty	adjective	Like chert; containing chert; flinty.
cherub	noun	A mysterious composite being, the winged footstool and chariot of the Almighty, described in Ezekiel i. and x., A symbolical winged figure of unknown form used in connection with the mercy seat of the Jewish Ark and Temple., One of a order of angels, variously represented in art. In European painting the cherubim have been shown as blue, to denote knowledge, as distinguished from the seraphim (see Seraph), and in later art the children’s heads with wings are generally called cherubs., A beautiful child; — so called because artists have represented cherubs as beautiful children.
cherup	verb i.	To make a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to chirp. See Chirrup., To excite or urge on by making a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to cherup to. See Chirrup., A short, sharp, cheerful noise; a chirp; a chirrup; as, the cherup of a cricket.
chetah	noun	See Cheetah.
cheval	noun	A horse; hence, a support or frame.
cheven	noun	A river fish; the chub.
chevet	noun	The extreme end of the chancel or choir; properly the round or polygonal part.
chewed	imp. & past participle	of Chew
chewer	noun	One who chews.
chewet	noun	A kind of meat pie.
chiasm	noun	Alt. of Chiasma
chicha	noun	See Chica.
chicky	noun	A chicken; — used as a diminutive or pet name, especially in calling fowls.
chider	noun	One who chides or quarrels.
chieve	verb i.	See Cheve, v. i.
chiffo	noun	Alt. of niere
chigoe	noun	Alt. of Chigre
chigre	noun	A species of flea (Pulex penetrans), common in the West Indies and South America, which often attacks the feet or any exposed part of the human body, and burrowing beneath the skin produces great irritation. When the female is allowed to remain and breed, troublesome sores result, which are sometimes dangerous. See Jigger.
childe	noun	A cognomen formerly prefixed to his name by the oldest son, until he succeeded to his ancestral titles, or was knighted; as, Childe Roland.
chilli	noun	See Chili.
chilly	adjective	Moderately cold; cold and raw or damp so as to cause shivering; causing or feeling a disagreeable sensation of cold, or a shivering.
chimed	imp. & past participle	of Chime
chimer	noun	One who chimes.
chinch	noun	The bedbug (Cimex lectularius)., A bug (Blissus leucopterus), which, in the United States, is very destructive to grass, wheat, and other grains; — also called chiniz, chinch bug, chink bug. It resembles the bedbug in its disgusting odor.
chined	imp. & past participle	of Chine, Pertaining to, or having, a chine, or backbone; — used in composition., Broken in the back.
chinky	adjective	Full of chinks or fissures; gaping; opening in narrow clefts.
chinse	verb t. & i.	To thrust oakum into (seams or chinks) with a chisel , the point of a knife, or a chinsing iron; to calk slightly.
chintz	noun	Cotton cloth, printed with flowers and other devices, in a number of different colors, and often glazed.
chippy	adjective	Abounding in, or resembling, chips; dry and tasteless., A small American sparrow (Spizella socialis), very common near dwelling; — also called chipping bird and chipping sparrow, from its simple note.
chirre	verb i.	To coo, as a pigeon.
chisel	noun	A tool with a cutting edge on one end of a metal blade, used in dressing, shaping, or working in timber, stone, metal, etc.; — usually driven by a mallet or hammer., To cut, pare, gouge, or engrave with a chisel; as, to chisel a block of marble into a statue., To cut close, as in a bargain; to cheat.
chitin	noun	A white amorphous horny substance forming the harder part of the outer integument of insects, crustacea, and various other invertebrates; entomolin.
chiton	noun	An under garment among the ancient Greeks, nearly representing the modern shirt., One of a group of gastropod mollusks, with a shell composed of eight movable dorsal plates. See Polyplacophora.
chitty	adjective	Full of chits or sprouts., Childish; like a babe.
choice	noun	Act of choosing; the voluntary act of selecting or separating from two or more things that which is preferred; the determination of the mind in preferring one thing to another; election., The power or opportunity of choosing; option., Care in selecting; judgment or skill in distinguishing what is to be preferred, and in giving a preference; discrimination., A sufficient number to choose among., The thing or person chosen; that which is approved and selected in preference to others; selection., The best part; that which is preferable., Worthly of being chosen or preferred; select; superior; precious; valuable., Preserving or using with care, as valuable; frugal; — used with of; as, to be choice of time, or of money., Selected with care, and due attention to preference; deliberately chosen.
choked	imp. & past participle	of Choke
choker	noun	One who, or that which, chokes., A stiff wide cravat; a stock.
choler	noun	The bile; — formerly supposed to be the seat and cause of irascibility., Irritation of the passions; anger; wrath.
cholic	adjective	Alt. of Cholinic
chosen	past participle	of Choose, Selected from a number; picked out; choice., One who, or that which is the object of choice or special favor.
choose	verb t.	To make choice of; to select; to take by way of preference from two or more objects offered; to elect; as, to choose the least of two evils., To wish; to desire; to prefer., To make a selection; to decide., To do otherwise.
chopin	noun	A liquid measure formerly used in France and Great Britain, varying from half a pint to a wine quart., See Chopine.
choppy	adjective	Full of cracks., Rough, with short, tumultuous waves; as, a choppy sea.
choral	adjective	Of or pertaining to a choir or chorus; singing, sung, or adapted to be sung, in chorus or harmony., A hymn tune; a simple sacred tune, sung in unison by the congregation; as, the Lutheran chorals.
chorda	noun	A cord.
chored	imp. & past participle	of Chore
chorea	noun	St. Vitus’s dance; a disease attended with convulsive twitchings and other involuntary movements of the muscles or limbs.
choree	noun	See Choreus., a trochee., A tribrach.
choric	adjective	Of or pertaining to a chorus.
chorus	noun	A band of singers and dancers., A company of persons supposed to behold what passed in the acts of a tragedy, and to sing the sentiments which the events suggested in couplets or verses between the acts; also, that which was thus sung by the chorus., An interpreter in a dumb show or play., A company of singers singing in concert., A composition of two or more parts, each of which is intended to be sung by a number of voices., Parts of a song or hymn recurring at intervals, as at the end of stanzas; also, a company of singers who join with the singer or choir in singer or choir in singing such parts., The simultaneous of a company in any noisy demonstration; as, a Chorus of shouts and catcalls., To sing in chorus; to exclaim simultaneously.
choses	plural	of Chose
chouan	noun	One of the royalist insurgents in western France (Brittany, etc.), during and after the French revolution.
chough	noun	A bird of the Crow family (Fregilus graculus) of Europe. It is of a black color, with a long, slender, curved bill and red legs; — also called chauk, chauk-daw, chocard, Cornish chough, red-legged crow. The name is also applied to several allied birds, as the Alpine chough.
chouka	noun	The Indian four-horned antelope; the chikara.
choule	noun	See Jowl.
chouse	verb t.	To cheat, trick, defraud; — followed by of, or out of; as, to chouse one out of his money., One who is easily cheated; a tool; a simpleton; a gull., A trick; sham; imposition., A swindler.
chowry	noun	A whisk to keep off files, used in the East Indies.
chrism	noun	Olive oil mixed with balm and spices, consecrated by the bishop on Maundy Thursday, and used in the administration of baptism, confirmation, ordination, etc., The same as Chrisom.
christ	noun	The Anointed; an appellation given to Jesus, the Savior. It is synonymous with the Hebrew Messiah.
chrome	noun	Same as Chromium.
chromo	noun	A chromolithograph.
chubby	adjective	Like a chub; plump, short, and thick.
chuffy	adjective	Fat or puffed out in the cheeks., Rough; clownish; surly.
chulan	noun	The fragrant flowers of the Chloranthus inconspicuus, used in China for perfuming tea.
chunam	noun	Quicklime; also, plaster or mortar.
chunky	adjective	Short and thick.
church	noun	A building set apart for Christian worship., A Jewish or heathen temple., A formally organized body of Christian believers worshiping together., A body of Christian believers, holding the same creed, observing the same rites, and acknowledging the same ecclesiastical authority; a denomination; as, the Roman Catholic church; the Presbyterian church., The collective body of Christians., Any body of worshipers; as, the Jewish church; the church of Brahm., The aggregate of religious influences in a community; ecclesiastical influence, authority, etc.; as, to array the power of the church against some moral evil., To bless according to a prescribed form, or to unite with in publicly returning thanks in church, as after deliverance from the dangers of childbirth; as, the churching of women.
churly	adjective	Rude; churlish; violent.
churme	noun	Alt. of Chirm
chymic		Alt. of Chymistry
cicada	noun	Any species of the genus Cicada. They are large hemipterous insects, with nearly transparent wings. The male makes a shrill sound by peculiar organs in the under side of the abdomen, consisting of a pair of stretched membranes, acted upon by powerful muscles. A noted American species (C. septendecim) is called the seventeen year locust. Another common species is the dogday cicada.
cicala	noun	A cicada. See Cicada.
cicely	noun	Any one of several umbelliferous plants, of the genera Myrrhis, Osmorrhiza, etc.
cicero	noun	Pica type; — so called by French printers.
cicuta	noun	a genus of poisonous umbelliferous plants, of which the water hemlock or cowbane is best known.
cierge	noun	A wax candle used in religous rites.
cilice	noun	A kind of haircloth undergarment.
cilium	noun	See Cilia.
cimbal	noun	A kind of confectionery or cake.
cimbia	noun	A fillet or band placed around the shaft of a column as if to strengthen it.
cimiss	noun	The bedbug.
cinder	noun	Partly burned or vitrified coal, or other combustible, in which fire is extinct., A hot coal without flame; an ember., A scale thrown off in forging metal., The slag of a furnace, or scoriaceous lava from a volcano.
cingle	noun	A girth.
cinque	noun	Five; the number five in dice or cards.
cinter	noun	See Center.
cinura	noun pl.	The group of Thysanura which includes Lepisma and allied forms; the bristletails. See Bristletail, and Lepisma.
cipher	noun	A character [0] which, standing by itself, expresses nothing, but when placed at the right hand of a whole number, increases its value tenfold., One who, or that which, has no weight or influence., A character in general, as a figure or letter., A combination or interweaving of letters, as the initials of a name; a device; a monogram; as, a painter’s cipher, an engraver’s cipher, etc. The cut represents the initials N. W., A private alphabet, system of characters, or other mode of writing, contrived for the safe transmission of secrets; also, a writing in such characters., Of the nature of a cipher; of no weight or influence., To use figures in a mathematical process; to do sums in arithmetic., To write in occult characters., To get by ciphering; as, to cipher out the answer., To decipher., To designate by characters.
cippus	noun	A small, low pillar, square or round, commonly having an inscription, used by the ancients for various purposes, as for indicating the distances of places, for a landmark, for sepulchral inscriptions, etc.
circar	noun	A district, or part of a province. See Sircar.
circle	noun	A plane figure, bounded by a single curve line called its circumference, every part of which is equally distant from a point within it, called the center., The line that bounds such a figure; a circumference; a ring., An instrument of observation, the graduated limb of which consists of an entire circle., A round body; a sphere; an orb., Compass; circuit; inclosure., A company assembled, or conceived to assemble, about a central point of interest, or bound by a common tie; a class or division of society; a coterie; a set., A circular group of persons; a ring., A series ending where it begins, and repeating itself., A form of argument in which two or more unproved statements are used to prove each other; inconclusive reasoning., Indirect form of words; circumlocution., A territorial division or district., To move around; to revolve around., To encompass, as by a circle; to surround; to inclose; to encircle., To move circularly; to form a circle; to circulate.
circus	noun	A level oblong space surrounded on three sides by seats of wood, earth, or stone, rising in tiers one above another, and divided lengthwise through the middle by a barrier around which the track or course was laid out. It was used for chariot races, games, and public shows., A circular inclosure for the exhibition of feats of horsemanship, acrobatic displays, etc. Also, the company of performers, with their equipage., Circuit; space; inclosure.
cirque	noun	A circle; a circus; a circular erection or arrangement of objects., A kind of circular valley in the side of a mountain, walled around by precipices of great height.
cirrus	noun	A tendril or clasper., A soft tactile appendage of the mantle of many Mollusca, and of the parapodia of Annelida. Those near the head of annelids are Tentacular cirri; those of the last segment are caudal cirri., The jointed, leglike organs of Cirripedia. See Annelida, and Polychaeta., The external male organ of trematodes and some other worms, and of certain Mollusca., See under Cloud.
cisted	adjective	Inclosed in a cyst. See Cysted.
cistic	adjective	See Cystic.
citing	present participle & vb. noun	of Cite
citess	noun	A city woman
citied	adjective	Belonging to, or resembling, a city., Containing, or covered with, cities.
citole	noun	A musical instrument; a kind of dulcimer.
citric	adjective	Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon; as, citric acid.
citron	noun	A fruit resembling a lemon, but larger, and pleasantly aromatic. The thick rind, when candied, is the citron of commerce., A citron tree., A citron melon.
citrus	noun	A genus of trees including the orange, lemon, citron, etc., originally natives of southern Asia.
cities	plural	of City
civics	noun	The science of civil government.
civily	adverb	In a civil manner; as regards civil rights and privileges; politely; courteously; in a well bred manner.
civism	noun	State of citizenship.
cizars	noun pl.	Scissors.
claggy	adjective	Adhesive; — said of a roof in a mine to which coal clings.
clammy	compar.	Having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive, as if covered with a cold perspiration.
clamor	noun	A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation., Any loud and continued noise., A continued expression of dissatisfaction or discontent; a popular outcry., To salute loudly., To stun with noise., To utter loudly or repeatedly; to shout., To utter loud sounds or outcries; to vociferate; to complain; to make importunate demands.
claque	noun	A collection of persons employed to applaud at a theatrical exhibition.
claret	noun	The name first given in England to the red wines of Medoc, in France, and afterwards extended to all the red Bordeaux wines. The name is also given to similar wines made in the United States.
clarre	noun	Wine with a mixture of honey and species.
clarty	adjective	Sticky and foul; muddy; filthy; dirty.
clause	noun	A separate portion of a written paper, paragraph, or sentence; an article, stipulation, or proviso, in a legal document., A subordinate portion or a subdivision of a sentence containing a subject and its predicate., See Letters clause / close, under Letter.
clavel	noun	See Clevis.
claver	noun	See Clover., Frivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chattering.
claves	plural	of Clavis
clavis	noun	A key; a glossary.
clavus	noun	A callous growth, esp. one the foot; a corn.
clawed	imp. & past participle	of Claw, Furnished with claws.
clayed	imp. & past participle	of Clay
clayes	noun pl.	Wattles, or hurdles, made with stakes interwoven with osiers, to cover lodgments.
clayey	adjective	Consisting of clay; abounding with clay; partaking of clay; like clay.
cleave	verb i.	To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast; to cling., To unite or be united closely in interest or affection; to adhere with strong attachment., To fit; to be adapted; to assimilate., To part or divide by force; to split or rive; to cut., To part or open naturally; to divide., To part; to open; to crack; to separate; as parts of bodies; as, the ground cleaves by frost.
cloven		of Cleave, from Cleave, v. t.
cleche	adjective	Charged with another bearing of the same figure, and of the color of the field, so large that only a narrow border of the first bearing remains visible; — said of any heraldic bearing. Compare Voided.
clechy	adjective	See Cleche.
cledge	noun	The upper stratum of fuller’s earth.
cledgy	adjective	Stiff, stubborn, clayey, or tenacious; as, a cledgy soil.
clench	noun & verb t.	See Clinch.
cleped	imp. & past participle	of Clepe
clergy	noun	The body of men set apart, by due ordination, to the service of God, in the Christian church, in distinction from the laity; in England, usually restricted to the ministers of the Established Church., Learning; also, a learned profession., The privilege or benefit of clergy.
cleric	noun	A clerk, a clergyman., Same as Clerical.
clever	adjective	Possessing quickness of intellect, skill, dexterity, talent, or adroitness; expert., Showing skill or adroitness in the doer or former; as, a clever speech; a clever trick., Having fitness, propriety, or suitableness., Well-shaped; handsome., Good-natured; obliging.
clevis	noun	A piece of metal bent in the form of an oxbow, with the two ends perforated to receive a pin, used on the end of the tongue of a plow, wagen, etc., to attach it to a draft chain, whiffletree, etc.; — called also clavel, clevy.
cliche	noun	A stereotype plate or any similar reproduction of ornament, or lettering, in relief.
clicky	adjective	Resembling a click; abounding in clicks.
client	noun	A citizen who put himself under the protection of a man of distinction and influence, who was called his patron., A dependent; one under the protection of another., One who consults a legal adviser, or submits his cause to his management.
cliffy	adjective	Having cliffs; broken; craggy.
climax	verb i.	Upward movement; steady increase; gradation; ascent., A figure in which the parts of a sentence or paragraph are so arranged that each succeeding one rises above its predecessor in impressiveness., The highest point; the greatest degree.
clinch	verb t.	To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly., To set closely together; to close tightly; as, to clinch the teeth or the first., To bend or turn over the point of (something that has been driven through an object), so that it will hold fast; as, to clinch a nail., To make conclusive; to confirm; to establish; as, to clinch an argument., To hold fast; to grasp something firmly; to seize or grasp one another., The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast; a grip; a grasp; a clamp; a holdfast; as, to get a good clinch of an antagonist, or of a weapon; to secure anything by a clinch., A pun., A hitch or bend by which a rope is made fast to the ring of an anchor, or the breeching of a ship’s gun to the ringbolts.
clingy	adjective	Apt to cling; adhesive.
clinic	noun	One confined to the bed by sickness., One who receives baptism on a sick bed., A school, or a session of a school or class, in which medicine or surgery is taught by the examination and treatment of patients in the presence of the pupils., Of or pertaining to a bed, especially, a sick bed., Of or pertaining to a clinic, or to the study of disease in the living subject.
clione	noun	A genus of naked pteropods. One species (Clione papilonacea), abundant in the Arctic Ocean, constitutes a part of the food of the Greenland whale. It is sometimes incorrectly called Clio.
clique	verb i.	A narrow circle of persons associated by common interests or for the accomplishment of a common purpose; — generally used in a bad sense., To To associate together in a clannish way; to act with others secretly to gain a desired end; to plot; — used with together.
cloaca	noun	A sewer; as, the Cloaca Maxima of Rome., A privy., The common chamber into which the intestinal, urinary, and generative canals discharge in birds, reptiles, amphibians, and many fishes.
cloddy	adjective	Consisting of clods; full of clods.
cloggy	adjective	Clogging, or having power to clog.
clonic	adjective	Having an irregular, convulsive motion.
closed	imp. & past participle	of Close
closen	verb t.	To make close.
closer	noun	One who, or that which, closes; specifically, a boot closer. See under Boot., A finisher; that which finishes or terminates., The last stone in a horizontal course, if of a less size than the others, or a piece of brick finishing a course.
closet	noun	A small room or apartment for retirement; a room for privacy., A small apartment, or recess in the side of a room, for household utensils, clothing, etc., To shut up in, or as in, a closet; to conceal., To make into a closet for a secret interview.
cloths	plural	of Cloth
clothe	verb t.	To put garments on; to cover with clothing; to dress., To provide with clothes; as, to feed and clothe a family; to clothe one’s self extravagantly., Fig.: To cover or invest, as with a garment; as, to clothe one with authority or power., To wear clothes.
clotty	noun	Full of clots, or clods.
cloudy	noun	Overcast or obscured with clouds; clouded; as, a cloudy sky., Consisting of a cloud or clouds., Indicating gloom, anxiety, sullenness, or ill-nature; not open or cheerful., Confused; indistinct; obscure; dark., Lacking clearness, brightness, or luster., Marked with veins or sports of dark or various hues, as marble.
clough	noun	A cleft in a hill; a ravine; a narrow valley., A sluice used in returning water to a channel after depositing its sediment on the flooded land., An allowance in weighing. See Cloff.
clover	noun	A plant of different species of the genus Trifolium; as the common red clover, T. pratense, the white, T. repens, and the hare’s foot, T. arvense.
cloyed	imp. & past participle	of Cloy
clumps	noun	A game in which questions are asked for the purpose of enabling the questioners to discover a word or thing previously selected by two persons who answer the questions; — so called because the players take sides in two “clumps” or groups, the “clump” which guesses the word winning the game.
clumpy	noun	Composed of clumps; massive; shapeless.
clumsy	superl.	Stiff or benumbed, as with cold., Without skill or grace; wanting dexterity, nimbleness, or readiness; stiff; awkward, as if benumbed; unwieldy; unhandy; hence; ill-made, misshapen, or inappropriate; as, a clumsy person; a clumsy workman; clumsy fingers; a clumsy gesture; a clumsy excuse.
clunch	noun	Indurated clay. See Bind, n., 3., One of the hard beds of the lower chalk.
clutch	noun	A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp., The hands, claws, or talons, in the act of grasping firmly; — often figuratively, for power, rapacity, or cruelty; as, to fall into the clutches of an adversary., A device which is used for coupling shafting, etc., so as to transmit motion, and which may be disengaged at pleasure., Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle., The nest complement of eggs of a bird., To seize, clasp, or gripe with the hand, hands, or claws; — often figuratively; as, to clutch power., To close tightly; to clinch., To reach (at something) as if to grasp; to catch or snatch; — often followed by at.
clypei	plural	of Clypeus
cnidae	plural	of Cnida
coaita	noun	The native name of certain South American monkeys of the genus Ateles, esp. A. paniscus. The black-faced coaita is Ateles ater. See Illustration in Appendix.
coaled	imp. & past participle	of Coal
coarct	adjective	Alt. of Coarctate
coarse	superl.	Large in bulk, or composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture; gross; thick; rough; — opposed to fine; as, coarse sand; coarse thread; coarse cloth; coarse bread., Not refined; rough; rude; unpolished; gross; indelicate; as, coarse manners; coarse language.
coated	imp. & past participle	of Coat
coatee	noun	A coat with short flaps.
coaxed	imp. & past participle	of Coax
coaxer	noun	One who coaxes.
cobbed	imp. & past participle	of Cob
cobaea	noun	A genus of climbing plants, native of Mexico and South America. C. scandens is a conservatory climber with large bell-shaped flowers.
cobalt	noun	A tough, lustrous, reddish white metal of the iron group, not easily fusible, and somewhat magnetic. Atomic weight 59.1. Symbol Co., A commercial name of a crude arsenic used as fly poison.
cobble	noun	A fishing boat. See Coble., A cobblestone., Cob coal. See under Cob., To make or mend coarsely; to patch; to botch; as, to cobble shoes., To make clumsily., To pave with cobblestones.
cobnut	noun	A large roundish variety of the cultivated hazelnut., A game played by children with nuts.
cobweb	noun	The network spread by a spider to catch its prey., A snare of insidious meshes designed to catch the ignorant and unwary., That which is thin and unsubstantial, or flimsy and worthless; rubbish., The European spotted flycatcher.
coccus	noun	One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit., A genus of hemipterous insects, including scale insects, and the cochineal insect (Coccus cacti)., A form of bacteria, shaped like a globule.
coccyx	noun	The end of the vertebral column beyond the sacrum in man and tailless monkeys. It is composed of several vertebrae more or less consolidated.
cocked	imp. & past participle	of Cock
cockal	noun	A game played with sheep’s bones instead of dice, The bone used in playing the game; — called also huckle bone.
cocker	verb t.	To treat with too great tenderness; to fondle; to indulge; to pamper., One given to cockfighting., A small dog of the spaniel kind, used for starting up woodcocks, etc., A rustic high shoe or half-boots.
cocket	noun	Pert; saucy., A customhouse seal; a certified document given to a shipper as a warrant that his goods have been duly entered and have paid duty., An office in a customhouse where goods intended for export are entered., A measure for bread.
cockle	noun	A bivalve mollusk, with radiating ribs, of the genus Cardium, especially C. edule, used in Europe for food; — sometimes applied to similar shells of other genera., A cockleshell., The mineral black tourmaline or schorl; — so called by the Cornish miners., The fire chamber of a furnace., A hop-drying kiln; an oast., The dome of a heating furnace., To cause to contract into wrinkles or ridges, as some kinds of cloth after a wetting., A plant or weed that grows among grain; the corn rose (Luchnis Githage)., The Lotium, or darnel.
cockup	noun	A large, highly esteemed, edible fish of India (Lates calcarifer); — also called begti.
cocoon	noun	An oblong case in which the silkworm lies in its chrysalis state. It is formed of threads of silk spun by the worm just before leaving the larval state. From these the silk of commerce is prepared., The case constructed by any insect to contain its larva or pupa., The case of silk made by spiders to protect their eggs., The egg cases of mucus, etc., made by leeches and other worms.
codder	noun	A gatherer of cods or peas.
coddle	verb t.	To parboil, or soften by boiling., To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper.
codger	noun	A miser or mean person., A singular or odd person; — a familiar, humorous, or depreciatory appellation.
codify	verb t.	To reduce to a code, as laws.
codist	noun	A codifier; a maker of codes.
codlin	noun	Alt. of Codling
coelia	noun	A cavity.
coelum	noun	See Body cavity, under Body.
coerce	verb t.	To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb., To compel or constrain to any action; as, to coerce a man to vote for a certain candidate., To compel or enforce; as, to coerce obedience.
coeval	noun	Of the same age; existing during the same period of time, especially time long and remote; — usually followed by with., One of the same age; a contemporary.
coffee	noun	The “beans” or “berries” (pyrenes) obtained from the drupes of a small evergreen tree of the genus Coffea, growing in Abyssinia, Arabia, Persia, and other warm regions of Asia and Africa, and also in tropical America., The coffee tree., The beverage made from the roasted and ground berry.
coffer	noun	A casket, chest, or trunk; especially, one used for keeping money or other valuables., Fig.: Treasure or funds; — usually in the plural., A panel deeply recessed in the ceiling of a vault, dome, or portico; a caisson., A trench dug in the bottom of a dry moat, and extending across it, to enable the besieged to defend it by a raking fire., The chamber of a canal lock; also, a caisson or a cofferdam., To put into a coffer., To secure from leaking, as a shaft, by ramming clay behind the masonry or timbering., To form with or in a coffer or coffers; to furnish with a coffer or coffers.
coffin	noun	The case in which a dead human body is inclosed for burial., A basket., A casing or crust, or a mold, of pastry, as for a pie., A conical paper bag, used by grocers., The hollow crust or hoof of a horse’s foot, below the coronet, in which is the coffin bone., To inclose in, or as in, a coffin.
coffle	noun	A gang of negro slaves being driven to market.
cogged	imp. & past participle	of Cog
cogent	p. adjective	Compelling, in a physical sense; powerful., Having the power to compel conviction or move the will; constraining; conclusive; forcible; powerful; not easily reasisted.
cogger	noun	A flatterer or deceiver; a sharper.
coggle	noun	A small fishing boat., A cobblestone.
cogman	noun	A dealer in cogware or coarse cloth.
cognac	noun	A kind of French brandy, so called from the town of Cognac.
coheir	noun	A joint heir; one of two or more heirs; one of several entitled to an inheritance.
cohere	adjective	To stick together; to cleave; to be united; to hold fast, as parts of the same mass., To be united or connected together in subordination to one purpose; to follow naturally and logically, as the parts of a discourse, or as arguments in a train of reasoning; to be logically consistent., To suit; to agree; to fit.
cohorn	noun	See Coehorn.
cohort	noun	A body of about five or six hundred soldiers; the tenth part of a legion., Any band or body of warriors., A natural group of orders of plants, less comprehensive than a class.
cohosh	noun	A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), whose rootstock is used in medicine; — also called pappoose root. The name is sometimes also given to the Cimicifuga racemosa, and to two species of Actaea, plants of the Crowfoot family.
coifed	adjective	Wearing a coif.
coigne	noun	A quoin., Alt. of Coigny
coigny	noun	The practice of quartering one’s self as landlord on a tenant; a quartering of one’s self on anybody.
coiled	imp. & past participle	of Coil
coilon	noun	A testicle.
coined	imp. & past participle	of Coin
coiner	noun	One who makes or stamps coin; a maker of money; — usually, a maker of counterfeit money., An inventor or maker, as of words.
cojoin	verb t.	To join; to conjoin.
coldly	adverb	In a cold manner; without warmth, animation, or feeling; with indifference; calmly.
colera	noun	Bile; choler.
collet		An inferior church servant. [Obs.] See Acolyte., A small collar or neckband., A small metal ring; a small collar fastened on an arbor; as, the collet on the balance arbor of a watch; a small socket on a stem, for holding a drill., The part of a ring containing the bezel in which the stone is set., The flat table at the base of a brilliant. See Illust. of Brilliant.
coleus	noun	A plant of several species of the Mint family, cultivated for its bright-colored or variegated leaves.
colfox	noun	A crafty fox.
collar	noun	Something worn round the neck, whether for use, ornament, restraint, or identification; as, the collar of a coat; a lady’s collar; the collar of a dog., A ring or cincture., A collar beam., The neck or line of junction between the root of a plant and its stem., An ornament worn round the neck by knights, having on it devices to designate their rank or order., A ringlike part of a mollusk in connection with esophagus., A colored ring round the neck of a bird or mammal., A ring or round flange upon, surrounding, or against an object, and used for restraining motion within given limits, or for holding something to its place, or for hiding an opening around an object; as, a collar on a shaft, used to prevent endwise motion of the shaft; a collar surrounding a stovepipe at the place where it enters a wall. The flanges of a piston and the gland of a stuffing box are sometimes called collars., An eye formed in the bight or bend of a shroud or stay to go over the masthead; also, a rope to which certain parts of rigging, as dead-eyes, are secured., A curb, or a horizontal timbering, around the mouth of a shaft., To seize by the collar., To put a collar on.
colley	noun	See Collie.
collie	noun	The Scotch shepherd dog. There are two breeds, the rough-haired and smooth-haired. It is remarkable for its intelligence, displayed especially in caring for flocks.
collin	noun	A very pure form of gelatin.
collop	noun	A small slice of meat; a piece of flesh., A part or piece of anything; a portion.
collow	noun	Soot; smut. See 1st Colly.
collum	noun	A neck or cervix., Same as Collar.
colony	noun	A company of people transplanted from their mother country to a remote province or country, and remaining subject to the jurisdiction of the parent state; as, the British colonies in America., The district or country colonized; a settlement., A company of persons from the same country sojourning in a foreign city or land; as, the American colony in Paris., A number of animals or plants living or growing together, beyond their usual range.
colour	noun	See Color.
colter	noun	A knife or cutter, attached to the beam of a plow to cut the sward, in advance of the plowshare and moldboard.
colugo	noun	A peculiar East Indian mammal (Galleopithecus volans), having along the sides, connecting the fore and hind limbs, a parachutelike membrane, by means of which it is able to make long leaps, like the flying squirrel; — called also flying lemur.
column	noun	A kind of pillar; a cylindrical or polygonal support for a roof, ceiling, statue, etc., somewhat ornamented, and usually composed of base, shaft, and capital. See Order., Anything resembling, in form or position, a column in architecture; an upright body or mass; a shaft or obelisk; as, a column of air, of water, of mercury, etc.; the Column Vendome; the spinal column., A body of troops formed in ranks, one behind the other; — contradistinguished from line. Compare Ploy, and Deploy., A small army., A number of ships so arranged as to follow one another in single or double file or in squadrons; — in distinction from “line”, where they are side by side., A perpendicular set of lines, not extending across the page, and separated from other matter by a rule or blank space; as, a column in a newspaper., A perpendicular line of figures., The body formed by the union of the stamens in the Mallow family, or of the stamens and pistil in the orchids.
colure	noun	One of two great circles intersecting at right angles in the poles of the equator. One of them passes through the equinoctial points, and hence is denominated the equinoctial colure; the other intersects the equator at the distance of 90¡ from the former, and is called the solstitial colure.
colies	plural	of Coly
comart	noun	A covenant.
comate	adjective	Encompassed with a coma, or bushy appearance, like hair; hairy.
combed	imp. & past participle	of Comb
combat	verb i.	To struggle or contend, as with an opposing force; to fight., To fight with; to oppose by force, argument, etc.; to contend against; to resist., A fight; a contest of violence; a struggle for supremacy., An engagement of no great magnitude; or one in which the parties engaged are not armies.
comber	noun	One who combs; one whose occupation it is to comb wool, flax, etc. Also, a machine for combing wool, flax, etc., A long, curling wave., To cumber., Encumbrance., The cabrilla. Also, a name applied to a species of wrasse.
coming	p. pr & vb. noun	of Come, Approaching; of the future, especially the near future; the next; as, the coming week or year; the coming exhibition., Ready to come; complaisant; fond., Approach; advent; manifestation; as, the coming of the train., Specifically: The Second Advent of Christ.
comedo	noun	A small nodule or cystic tumor, common on the nose, etc., which on pressure allows the escape of a yellow wormlike mass of retained oily secretion, with a black head (dirt).
comedy	noun	A dramatic composition, or representation of a bright and amusing character, based upon the foibles of individuals, the manners of society, or the ludicrous events or accidents of life; a play in which mirth predominates and the termination of the plot is happy; — opposed to tragedy.
comely	superl.	Pleasing or agreeable to the sight; well-proportioned; good-looking; handsome., Suitable or becoming; proper; agreeable., In a becoming manner.
comfit	noun	A dry sweetmeat; any kind of fruit, root, or seed preserved with sugar and dried; a confection., To preserve dry with sugar.
comity	noun	Mildness and suavity of manners; courtesy between equals; friendly civility; as, comity of manners; the comity of States.
commit	verb t.	To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to intrust; to consign; — used with to, unto., To put in charge of a jailor; to imprison., To do; to perpetrate, as a crime, sin, or fault., To join for a contest; to match; — followed by with., To pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger by some decisive act or preliminary step; — often used reflexively; as, to commit one’s self to a certain course., To confound., To sin; esp., to be incontinent.
commix	verb t. & i.	To mix or mingle together; to blend.
common	verb	Belonging or relating equally, or similarly, to more than one; as, you and I have a common interest in the property., Belonging to or shared by, affecting or serving, all the members of a class, considered together; general; public; as, properties common to all plants; the common schools; the Book of Common Prayer., Often met with; usual; frequent; customary., Not distinguished or exceptional; inconspicuous; ordinary; plebeian; — often in a depreciatory sense., Profane; polluted., Given to habits of lewdness; prostitute., The people; the community., An inclosed or uninclosed tract of ground for pleasure, for pasturage, etc., the use of which belongs to the public; or to a number of persons., The right of taking a profit in the land of another, in common either with the owner or with other persons; — so called from the community of interest which arises between the claimant of the right and the owner of the soil, or between the claimants and other commoners entitled to the same right., To converse together; to discourse; to confer., To participate., To have a joint right with others in common ground., To board together; to eat at a table in common.
comose	adjective	Bearing a tuft of soft hairs or down, as the seeds of milkweed.
compel	verb t.	To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to force; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force., To take by force or violence; to seize; to exact; to extort., To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate., To gather or unite in a crowd or company., To call forth; to summon., To make one yield or submit.
comply	verb i.	To yield assent; to accord; agree, or acquiesce; to adapt one’s self; to consent or conform; — usually followed by with., To be ceremoniously courteous; to make one’s compliments., To fulfill; to accomplish., To infold; to embrace.
conned	imp. & past participle	of Con
concha	noun	The plain semidome of an apse; sometimes used for the entire apse., The external ear; esp. the largest and deepest concavity of the external ear, surrounding the entrance to the auditory canal.
concur	verb i.	To run together; to meet., To meet in the same point; to combine or conjoin; to contribute or help toward a common object or effect., To unite or agree (in action or opinion); to join; to act jointly; to agree; to coincide; to correspond., To assent; to consent.
conder	noun	One who watches shoals of fish; a balker. See Balker.
condog	verb i.	To concur; to agree.
condor	noun	A very large bird of the Vulture family (Sarcorhamphus gryphus), found in the most elevated parts of the Andes.
confab	noun	Familiar talk or conversation.
confer	verb t.	To bring together for comparison; to compare., To grant as a possession; to bestow., To contribute; to conduce., To have discourse; to consult; to compare views; to deliberate.
confit	noun	Same as Comfit.
confix	verb t.	To fix; to fasten.
confus	adjective	Confused, disturbed.
congee	noun & verb	See Conge, Conge., Boiled rice; rice gruel., A jail; a lockup.
conger	noun	The conger eel; — called also congeree.
congou	noun	Alt. of Congo
conics	noun	That branch of geometry which treats of the cone and the curves which arise from its sections., Conic sections.
conida	plural	of Conidium
conine	noun	A powerful and very poisonous vegetable alkaloid found in the hemlock (Conium maculatum) and extracted as a colorless oil, C8H17N, of strong repulsive odor and acrid taste. It is regarded as a derivative of piperidine and likewise of one of the collidines. It occasions a gradual paralysis of the motor nerves. Called also coniine, coneine, conia, etc. See Conium, 2.
conite	noun	A magnesian variety of dolomite.
conium	noun	A genus of biennial, poisonous, white-flowered, umbelliferous plants, bearing ribbed fruit (“seeds”) and decompound leaves., The common hemlock (Conium maculatum, poison hemlock, spotted hemlock, poison parsley), a roadside weed of Europe, Asia, and America, cultivated in the United States for medicinal purpose. It is an active poison. The leaves and fruit are used in medicine.
conner	noun	A marine European fish (Crenilabrus melops); also, the related American cunner. See Cunner.
connex	verb t.	To connect.
conoid	noun	Anything that has a form resembling that of a cone., A solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about its axis; as, a parabolic conoid, elliptic conoid, etc.; — more commonly called paraboloid, ellipsoid, etc., A surface which may be generated by a straight line moving in such a manner as always to meet a given straight line and a given curve, and continue parallel to a given plane., Resembling a cone; conoidal.
consul	noun	One of the two chief magistrates of the republic., A senator; a counselor., One of the three chief magistrates of France from 1799 to 1804, who were called, respectively, first, second, and third consul., An official commissioned to reside in some foreign country, to care for the commercial interests of the citizens of the appointing government, and to protect its seamen.
contek	noun	Quarrel; contention; contest., Contumely; reproach.
contex	verb t.	To context.
contra		A Latin adverb and preposition, signifying against, contrary, in opposition, etc., entering as a prefix into the composition of many English words. Cf. Counter, adv. & pref.
conure	noun	An American parrakeet of the genus Conurus. Many species are known. See Parrakeet.
convex	adjective	Rising or swelling into a spherical or rounded form; regularly protuberant or bulging; — said of a spherical surface or curved line when viewed from without, in opposition to concave., A convex body or surface.
convey	verb t.	To carry from one place to another; to bear or transport., To cause to pass from one place or person to another; to serve as a medium in carrying (anything) from one place or person to another; to transmit; as, air conveys sound; words convey ideas., To transfer or deliver to another; to make over, as property; more strictly (Law), to transfer (real estate) or pass (a title to real estate) by a sealed writing., To impart or communicate; as, to convey an impression; to convey information., To manage with privacy; to carry out., To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve., To accompany; to convoy., To play the thief; to steal.
convoy	verb t.	To accompany for protection, either by sea or land; to attend for protection; to escort; as, a frigate convoys a merchantman., The act of attending for defense; the state of being so attended; protection; escort., A vessel or fleet, or a train or trains of wagons, employed in the transportation of munitions of war, money, subsistence, clothing, etc., and having an armed escort., A protection force accompanying ships, etc., on their way from place to place, by sea or land; an escort, for protection or guidance., Conveyance; means of transportation., A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to check their velocity in going down a hill.
cooing	present participle & vb. noun	of Coo
cooked	imp. & past participle	of Cook
cookee	noun	A female cook.
cookey	noun	Alt. of Cookie
cookie	noun	See Cooky.
cooled	imp. & past participle	of Cool
cooler	noun	That which cools, or abates heat or excitement., Anything in or by which liquids or other things are cooled, as an ice chest, a vessel for ice water, etc.
coolie	noun	Same as Cooly., An East Indian porter or carrier; a laborer transported from the East Indies, China, or Japan, for service in some other country.
coolly	adjective	Coolish; cool., In a cool manner; without heat or excessive cold; without passion or ardor; calmly; deliberately; with indifference; impudently.
coombe	noun	A hollow in a hillside. [Prov. Eng.] See Comb, Combe.
cooped	imp. & past participle	of Coop
coopee	noun	See Coupe.
cooper	noun	One who makes barrels, hogsheads, casks, etc., To do the work of a cooper upon; as, to cooper a cask or barrel., Work done by a cooper in making or repairing barrels, casks, etc.; the business of a cooper.
cooter	noun	A fresh-water tortoise (Pseudemus concinna) of Florida., The box tortoise.
copart	verb t.	To share.
coping	present participle & vb. noun	of Cope, The highest or covering course of masonry in a wall, often with sloping edges to carry off water; — sometimes called capping.
copeck	noun	A Russian copper coin. See Kopeck.
copier	noun	One who copies; one who writes or transcribes from an original; a transcriber., An imitator; one who imitates an example; hence, a plagiarist.
copist	noun	A copier.
copped	adjective	Rising to a point or head; conical; pointed; crested.
coppel	noun & verb	See Cupel.
copper	noun	A common metal of a reddish color, both ductile and malleable, and very tenacious. It is one of the best conductors of heat and electricity. Symbol Cu. Atomic weight 63.3. It is one of the most useful metals in itself, and also in its alloys, brass and bronze., A coin made of copper; a penny, cent, or other minor coin of copper., A vessel, especially a large boiler, made of copper., the boilers in the galley for cooking; as, a ship’s coppers., To cover or coat with copper; to sheathe with sheets of copper; as, to copper a ship.
coppin	noun	A cop of thread.
copple	noun	Something rising in a conical shape; specifically, a hill rising to a point.
coptic	adjective	Of or pertaining to the Copts., The language of the Copts.
copula	noun	The word which unites the subject and predicate., The stop which connects the manuals, or the manuals with the pedals; — called also coupler.
copies	plural	of Copy
copied	imp. & past participle	of Copy
copyer	noun	See Copier.
coquet	verb t.	To attempt to attract the notice, admiration, or love of; to treat with a show of tenderness or regard, with a view to deceive and disappoint., To trifle in love; to stimulate affection or interest; to play the coquette; to deal playfully instead of seriously; to play (with); as, we have coquetted with political crime.
corage	noun	See Courage
corant	noun	Alt. of Coranto
corban	noun	An offering of any kind, devoted to God and therefore not to be appropriated to any other use; esp., an offering in fulfillment of a vow., An alms basket; a vessel to receive gifts of charity; a treasury of the church, where offerings are deposited.
corbel	noun	A bracket supporting a superincumbent object, or receiving the spring of an arch. Corbels were employed largely in Gothic architecture., To furnish with a corbel or corbels; to support by a corbel; to make in the form of a corbel.
corbie	noun	Alt. of Corby
corcle	noun	Alt. of Corcule
corded	imp. & past participle	of Cord, Bound or fastened with cords., Piled in a form for measurement by the cord., Made of cords., Striped or ribbed with cords; as, cloth with a corded surface., Bound about, or wound, with cords.
cordal	noun	Same as Cordelle.
cordon	noun	A cord or ribbon bestowed or borne as a badge of honor; a broad ribbon, usually worn after the manner of a baldric, constituting a mark of a very high grade in an honorary order. Cf. Grand cordon., The cord worn by a Franciscan friar., The coping of the scarp wall, which projects beyong the face of the wall a few inches., A line or series of sentinels, or of military posts, inclosing or guarding any place or thing., A rich and ornamental lace or string, used to secure a mantle in some costumes of state.
coring	present participle & vb. noun	of Core
corves	plural	of Corf
corium	noun	Armor made of leather, particularly that used by the Romans; used also by Enlish soldiers till the reign of Edward I., Same as Dermis., The deep layer of mucous membranes beneath the epithelium.
corked	imp. & past participle	of Cork, having acquired an unpleasant taste from the cork; as, a bottle of wine is corked.
cormus	noun	See Corm., A vegetable or animal made up of a number of individuals, such as, for example, would be formed by a process of budding from a parent stalk wherre the buds remain attached.
corned	imp. & past participle	of Corn
cornea	noun	The transparent part of the coat of the eyeball which covers the iris and pupil and admits light to the interior. See Eye.
cornel	noun	The cornelian cherry (Cornus Mas), a European shrub with clusters of small, greenish flowers, followed by very acid but edible drupes resembling cherries., Any species of the genus Cornus, as C. florida, the flowering cornel; C. stolonifera, the osier cornel; C. Canadensis, the dwarf cornel, or bunchberry.
corner	noun	The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal., The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point; as, the chimney corner., An edge or extremity; the part farthest from the center; hence, any quarter or part., A secret or secluded place; a remote or out of the way place; a nook., Direction; quarter., The state of things produced by a combination of persons, who buy up the whole or the available part of any stock or species of property, which compels those who need such stock or property to buy of them at their own price; as, a corner in a railway stock., To drive into a corner., To drive into a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment; as, to corner a person in argument., To get command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be able to put one’s own price on it; as, to corner the shares of a railroad stock; to corner petroleum.
cornet	noun	An obsolete rude reed instrument (Ger. Zinken), of the oboe family., A brass instrument, with cupped mouthpiece, and furnished with valves or pistons, now used in bands, and, in place of the trumpet, in orchestras. See Cornet-a-piston., A certain organ stop or register., A cap of paper twisted at the end, used by retailers to inclose small wares., A troop of cavalry; — so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player., The standard of such a troop., The lowest grade of commissioned officer in a British cavalry troop, who carried the standard. The office was abolished in 1871., A headdress, A square cap anciently worn as a mark of certain professions., A part of a woman’s headdress, in the 16th century., See Coronet, 2.
cornic	adjective	Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, the dogwood (Cornus florida).
cornin	noun	A bitter principle obtained from dogwood (Cornus florida), as a white crystalline substance; — called also cornic acid., An extract from dogwood used as a febrifuge.
cornua	plural	of Cornu
corody	noun	An allowance of meat, drink, or clothing due from an abbey or other religious house for the sustenance of such of the king’s servants as he may designate to receive it.
corona	noun	A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services., The projecting part of a Classic cornice, the under side of which is cut with a recess or channel so as to form a drip. See Illust. of Column., The upper surface of some part, as of a tooth or the skull; a crown., The shelly skeleton of a sea urchin., A peculiar luminous appearance, or aureola, which surrounds the sun, and which is seen only when the sun is totally eclipsed by the moon., An inner appendage to a petal or a corolla, often forming a special cup, as in the daffodil and jonquil., Any crownlike appendage at the top of an organ., A circle, usually colored, seen in peculiar states of the atmosphere around and close to a luminous body, as the sun or moon., A peculiar phase of the aurora borealis, formed by the concentration or convergence of luminous beams around the point in the heavens indicated by the direction of the dipping needle., A crown or circlet suspended from the roof or vaulting of churches, to hold tapers lighted on solemn occasions. It is sometimes formed of double or triple circlets, arranged pyramidically. Called also corona lucis., A character [/] called the pause or hold.
coroun	verb & noun	Crown.
corozo	noun	Alt. of Corosso
corpse	noun	A human body in general, whether living or dead; — sometimes contemptuously., The dead body of a human being; — used also Fig.
corpus	noun	A body, living or dead; the corporeal substance of a thing.
corral	noun	A pen for animals; esp., an inclosure made with wagons, by emigrants in the vicinity of hostile Indians, as a place of security for horses, cattle, etc., To surround and inclose; to coop up; to put into an inclosed space; — primarily used with reference to securing horses and cattle in an inclosure of wagons while traversing the plains, but in the Southwestern United States now colloquially applied to the capturing, securing, or penning of anything.
correi	noun	A hollow in the side of a hill, where game usually lies.
corrie	noun	Same as Correi.
corsac	noun	The corsak.
corsak	noun	A small foxlike mammal (Cynalopex corsac), found in Central Asia.
corset	noun	In the Middle Ages, a gown or basque of which the body was close fitting, worn by both men and women., An article of dress inclosing the chest and waist worn (chiefly by women) to support the body or to modify its shape; stays., To inclose in corsets.
cortes	noun pl.	The legislative assembly, composed of nobility, clergy, and representatives of cities, which in Spain and in Portugal answers, in some measure, to the Parliament of Great Britain.
cortex	noun	Bark, as of a tree; hence, an outer covering., Bark; rind; specifically, cinchona bark., The outer or superficial part of an organ; as, the cortex or gray exterior substance of the brain.
corvee	noun	An obligation to perform certain services, as the repair of roads, for the lord or sovereign.
corven		p. p. of Carve.
corvet	noun	Alt. of Corvette
corymb	noun	A flat-topped or convex cluster of flowers, each on its own footstalk, and arising from different points of a common axis, the outermost blossoms expanding first, as in the hawthorn., Any flattish flower cluster, whatever be the order of blooming, or a similar shaped cluster of fruit.
coryza	noun	Nasal catarrh.
cosher	verb t.	To levy certain exactions or tribute upon; to lodge and eat at the expense of. See Coshering., To treat with hospitality; to pet.
cosier	noun	A tailor who botches his work.
cosily	adverb	See Cozily.
cosine	noun	The sine of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions.
cosmic	adjective	Alt. of Cosmical
cosmos	noun	The universe or universality of created things; — so called from the order and harmony displayed in it., The theory or description of the universe, as a system displaying order and harmony.
cossas	noun	Plain India muslin, of various qualities and widths.
cosset	noun	A lamb reared without the aid of the dam. Hence: A pet, in general., To treat as a pet; to fondle.
cossic	adjective	Alt. of Cossical
costal	adjective	Pertaining to the ribs or the sides of the body; as, costal nerves., Relating to a costa, or rib.
coster	noun	One who hawks about fruit, green vegetables, fish, etc.
costly	adjective	Of great cost; expensive; dear., Gorgeous; sumptuous.
cotise	noun	See Cottise.
cotter	noun	Alt. of Cottar, A piece of wood or metal, commonly wedge-shaped, used for fastening together parts of a machine or structure. It is driven into an opening through one or all of the parts. [See Illust.] In the United States a cotter is commonly called a key., A toggle., To fasten with a cotter.
cottar	noun	A cottager; a cottier.
cotton	noun	A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds of the cotton plant. Long-staple cotton has a fiber sometimes almost two inches long; short-staple, from two thirds of an inch to an inch and a half., The cotton plant. See Cotten plant, below., Cloth made of cotton., To rise with a regular nap, as cloth does., To go on prosperously; to succeed., To unite; to agree; to make friends; — usually followed by with., To take a liking to; to stick to one as cotton; — used with to.
cotyla	noun	Alt. of Cotyle
cotyle	noun	A cuplike cavity or organ. Same as Acetabulum.
coucal	noun	A large, Old World, ground cuckoo of the genus Centropus, of several species.
couche	verb t.	Not erect; inclined; — said of anything that is usually erect, as an escutcheon., Lying on its side; thus, a chevron couche is one which emerges from one side of the escutcheon and has its apex on the opposite side, or at the fess point.
coudee	noun	A measure of length; the distance from the elbow to the end of the middle finger; a cubit.
cougar	noun	An American feline quadruped (Felis concolor), resembling the African panther in size and habits. Its color is tawny, without spots; hence writers often called it the American lion. Called also puma, panther, mountain lion, and catamount. See Puma.
coulee	noun	A stream, a stream of lava. Also, in the Western United States, the bed of a stream, even if dry, when deep and having inclined sides; distinguished from a caon, which has precipitous sides.
co-une	verb t.	To combine or unite.
county	noun	An earldom; the domain of a count or earl., A circuit or particular portion of a state or kingdom, separated from the rest of the territory, for certain purposes in the administration of justice and public affairs; — called also a shire. See Shire., A count; an earl or lord.
couped	adjective	Cut off smoothly, as distinguished from erased; — used especially for the head or limb of an animal. See Erased.
coupee	noun	A motion in dancing, when one leg is a little bent, and raised from the floor, and with the other a forward motion is made.
couple	adjective	That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler., Two of the same kind connected or considered together; a pair; a brace., A male and female associated together; esp., a man and woman who are married or betrothed., See Couple-close., One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery; — called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple., Two rotations, movements, etc., which are equal in amount but opposite in direction, and acting along parallel lines or around parallel axes., To link or tie, as one thing to another; to connect or fasten together; to join., To join in wedlock; to marry., To come together as male and female; to copulate.
coupon	noun	A certificate of interest due, printed at the bottom of transferable bonds (state, railroad, etc.), given for a term of years, designed to be cut off and presented for payment when the interest is due; an interest warrant., A section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accomodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of travel, a particular seat in a theater, or the like.
couage	verb t.	To inspire with courage.
courap	noun	A skin disease, common in India, in which there is perpetual itching and eruption, esp. of the groin, breast, armpits, and face.
course	noun	The act of moving from one point to another; progress; passage., The ground or path traversed; track; way., Motion, considered as to its general or resultant direction or to its goal; line progress or advance., Progress from point to point without change of direction; any part of a progress from one place to another, which is in a straight line, or on one direction; as, a ship in a long voyage makes many courses; a course measured by a surveyor between two stations; also, a progress without interruption or rest; a heat; as, one course of a race., Motion considered with reference to manner; or derly progress; procedure in a certain line of thought or action; as, the course of an argument., Customary or established sequence of events; recurrence of events according to natural laws., Method of procedure; manner or way of conducting; conduct; behavior., A series of motions or acts arranged in order; a succession of acts or practices connectedly followed; as, a course of medicine; a course of lectures on chemistry., The succession of one to another in office or duty; order; turn., That part of a meal served at one time, with its accompaniments., A continuous level range of brick or stones of the same height throughout the face or faces of a building., The lowest sail on any mast of a square-rigged vessel; as, the fore course, main course, etc., The menses., To run, hunt, or chase after; to follow hard upon; to pursue., To cause to chase after or pursue game; as, to course greyhounds after deer., To run through or over., To run as in a race, or in hunting; to pursue the sport of coursing; as, the sportsmen coursed over the flats of Lancashire., To move with speed; to race; as, the blood courses through the veins.
cousin	noun	One collaterally related more remotely than a brother or sister; especially, the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt., A title formerly given by a king to a nobleman, particularly to those of the council. In English writs, etc., issued by the crown, it signifies any earl., Allied; akin.
coving	present participle & vb. noun	of Cove
covent	noun	A convent or monastery.
covert	verb t.	Covered over; private; hid; secret; disguised., Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook., Under cover, authority or protection; as, a feme covert, a married woman who is considered as being under the protection and control of her husband., A place that covers and protects; a shelter; a defense., One of the special feathers covering the bases of the quills of the wings and tail of a bird. See Illust. of Bird.
cowing	present participle & vb. noun	of Cow
cowage	noun	See Cowhage.
coward	adjective	Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled between his legs; — said of a lion., Destitute of courage; timid; cowardly., Belonging to a coward; proceeding from, or expressive of, base fear or timidity., A person who lacks courage; a timid or pusillanimous person; a poltroon., To make timorous; to frighten.
cowboy	noun	A cattle herder; a drover; specifically, one of an adventurous class of herders and drovers on the plains of the Western and Southwestern United States., One of the marauders who, in the Revolutionary War infested the neutral ground between the American and British lines, and committed depredations on the Americans.
cowdie	noun	See Kauri.
cowish	verb t.	Timorous; fearful; cowardly., An umbelliferous plant (Peucedanum Cous) with edible tuberous roots, found in Oregon.
cowled	adjective	Wearing a cowl; hooded; as, a cowled monk.
cowpea	noun	The seed of one or more leguminous plants of the genus Dolichos; also, the plant itself. Many varieties are cultivated in the southern part of the United States.
cowpox	noun	A pustular eruptive disease of the cow, which, when communicated to the human system, as by vaccination, protects from the smallpox; vaccinia; — called also kinepox, cowpock, and kinepock.
cowrie	noun	Same as Kauri., Alt. of Cowry
coying	present participle & vb. noun	of Coy
coyish	adjective	Somewhat coy or reserved.
coyote	noun	A carnivorous animal (Canis latrans), allied to the dog, found in the western part of North America; — called also prairie wolf. Its voice is a snapping bark, followed by a prolonged, shrill howl.
cozier	noun	See Cosier.
cozily	adverb	Snugly; comfortably.
crabby	adjective	Crabbed; difficult, or perplexing.
craber	noun	The water rat.
crache	verb	To scratch.
cradle	noun	A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots; hence, the place of origin, or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of existence; as, a cradle of crime; the cradle of liberty., Infancy, or very early life., An implement consisting of a broad scythe for cutting grain, with a set of long fingers parallel to the scythe, designed to receive the grain, and to lay it evenly in a swath., A tool used in mezzotint engraving, which, by a rocking motion, raises burrs on the surface of the plate, so preparing the ground., A framework of timbers, or iron bars, moving upon ways or rollers, used to support, lift, or carry ships or other vessels, heavy guns, etc., as up an inclined plane, or across a strip of land, or in launching a ship., A case for a broken or dislocated limb., A frame to keep the bedclothes from contact with the person., A machine on rockers, used in washing out auriferous earth; — also called a rocker., A suspended scaffold used in shafts., The ribbing for vaulted ceilings and arches intended to be covered with plaster., The basket or apparatus in which, when a line has been made fast to a wrecked ship from the shore, the people are brought off from the wreck., To lay to rest, or rock, as in a cradle; to lull or quiet, as by rocking., To nurse or train in infancy., To cut and lay with a cradle, as grain., To transport a vessel by means of a cradle., To lie or lodge, as in a cradle.
crafty	adjective	Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous., Possessing dexterity; skilled; skillful., Skillful at deceiving others; characterized by craft; cunning; wily.
craggy	adjective	Full of crags; rugged with projecting points of rocks; as, the craggy side of a mountain.
craker	noun	One who boasts; a braggart.
crambo	adjective	A game in which one person gives a word, to which another finds a rhyme., A word rhyming with another word.
crampy		Affected with cramp., Productive of, or abounding in, cramps.
cranch	verb t.	See Craunch.
craned	imp. & past participle	of Crane
crania	noun	A genus of living Brachiopoda; — so called from its fancied resemblance to the cranium or skull., of Cranium
cranky	adjective	Full of spirit; crank., Addicted to crotchets and whims; unreasonable in opinions; crotchety., Unsteady; easy to upset; crank.
cranny	noun	A small, narrow opening, fissure, crevice, or chink, as in a wall, or other substance., A tool for forming the necks of bottles, etc., To crack into, or become full of, crannies., To haunt, or enter by, crannies., Quick; giddy; thoughtless.
crants	noun	A garland carried before the bier of a maiden.
craped	imp. & past participle	of Crape
crasis	noun	A mixture of constituents, as of the blood; constitution; temperament., A contraction of two vowels (as the final and initial vowels of united words) into one long vowel, or into a diphthong; synaeresis; as, cogo for coago.
cratch	noun	A manger or open frame for hay; a crib; a rack.
crated	imp. & past participle	of Crate
crater	noun	The basinlike opening or mouth of a volcano, through which the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a geyser, about which a cone of silica is often built up., The pit left by the explosion of a mine., A constellation of the southen hemisphere; — called also the Cup.
cravat	noun	A neckcloth; a piece of silk, fine muslin, or other cloth, worn by men about the neck.
craved	imp. & past participle	of Crave
craven	adjective	Cowardly; fainthearted; spiritless., A recreant; a coward; a weak-hearted, spiritless fellow. See Recreant, n., To make recreant, weak, spiritless, or cowardly.
craver	noun	One who craves or begs.
crawly	adjective	Creepy.
crayer	noun	See Crare.
crayon	noun	An implement for drawing, made of clay and plumbago, or of some preparation of chalk, usually sold in small prisms or cylinders., A crayon drawing., A pencil of carbon used in producing electric light., To sketch, as with a crayon; to sketch or plan.
crazed	imp. & past participle	of Craze
creamy	adjective	Full of, or containing, cream; resembling cream, in nature, appearance, or taste; creamlike; unctuous.
creant	adjective	Creative; formative.
crease	noun	See Creese., A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced., One of the lines serving to define the limits of the bowler and the striker., To make a crease or mark in, as by folding or doubling.
creasy	adjective	Full of creases.
create	adjective	Created; composed; begotten., To bring into being; to form out of nothing; to cause to exist., To effect by the agency, and under the laws, of causation; to be the occasion of; to cause; to produce; to form or fashion; to renew., To invest with a new form, office, or character; to constitute; to appoint; to make; as, to create one a peer.
cretor	noun	One who creates, produces, or constitutes. Specifically, the Supreme Being.
creaze	noun	The tin ore which collects in the central part of the washing pit or buddle.
cr/che	noun	A public nursery, where the young children of poor women are cared for during the day, while their mothers are at work.
credit	noun	Reliance on the truth of something said or done; belief; faith; trust; confidence., Reputation derived from the confidence of others; esteem; honor; good name; estimation., A ground of, or title to, belief or confidence; authority derived from character or reputation., That which tends to procure, or add to, reputation or esteem; an honor., Influence derived from the good opinion, confidence, or favor of others; interest., Trust given or received; expectation of future playment for property transferred, or of fulfillment or promises given; mercantile reputation entitling one to be trusted; — applied to individuals, corporations, communities, or nations; as, to buy goods on credit., The time given for payment for lands or goods sold on trust; as, a long credit or a short credit., The side of an account on which are entered all items reckoned as values received from the party or the category named at the head of the account; also, any one, or the sum, of these items; — the opposite of debit; as, this sum is carried to one’s credit, and that to his debit; A has several credits on the books of B., To confide in the truth of; to give credence to; to put trust in; to believe., To bring honor or repute upon; to do credit to; to raise the estimation of., To enter upon the credit side of an account; to give credit for; as, to credit the amount paid; to set to the credit of; as, to credit a man with the interest paid on a bond.
creeks	noun pl.	A tribe or confederacy of North American Indians, including the Muskogees, Seminoles, Uchees, and other subordinate tribes. They formerly inhabited Georgia, Florida, and Alabama.
creeky	adjective	Containing, or abounding in, creeks; characterized by creeks; like a creek; winding.
creepy	adjective	Crawly; having or producing a sensation like that caused by insects creeping on the skin.
creese	noun	A dagger or short sword used by the Malays, commonly having a serpentine blade.
cremor	noun	Cream; a substance resembling cream; yeast; scum.
crenel	noun	See Crenelle., An embrasure or indentation in a battlement; a loophole in a fortress; an indentation; a notch. See Merlon, and Illust. of Battlement., Same as Crenature.
creole	noun	One born of European parents in the American colonies of France or Spain or in the States which were once such colonies, esp. a person of French or Spanish descent, who is a native inhabitant of Louisiana, or one of the States adjoining, bordering on the Gulf of of Mexico., Of or pertaining to a Creole or the Creoles.
crepon	noun	A thin stuff made of the finest wool or silk, or of wool and silk.
cresol	noun	Any one of three metameric substances, CH3.C6H4.OH, homologous with and resembling phenol. They are obtained from coal tar and wood tar, and are colorless, oily liquids or solids. [Called also cresylic acid.]
cressy	adjective	Abounding in cresses.
cretan	adjective	Pertaining to Crete, or Candia., A native or inhabitant of Crete or Candia.
cretic	noun	A poetic foot, composed of one short syllable between two long ones (- / -).
cretin	noun	One afflicted with cretinism.
crevet	noun	A crucible or melting pot; a cruset.
crevis	noun	The crawfish.
crewel	noun	Worsted yarn,, slackly twisted, used for embroidery.
crewet	noun	See Cruet.
criber	noun	Alt. of Crib-biter
crimpy	adjective	Having a crimped appearance; frizzly; as, the crimpy wool of the Saxony sheep.
crinal	adjective	Of or pertaining to the hair.
crined	adjective	Having the hair of a different tincture from the rest of the body; as, a charge crined of a red tincture.
crinel	noun	Alt. of Crinet
crinet	noun	A very fine, hairlike feather.
crnged	imp. & past participle	of Cringe
cringe	verb t.	To draw one’s self together as in fear or servility; to bend or crouch with base humility; to wince; hence; to make court in a degrading manner; to fawn., To contract; to draw together; to cause to shrink or wrinkle; to distort., Servile civility; fawning; a shrinking or bowing, as in fear or servility.
crinum	noun	A genus of bulbous plants, of the order Amaryllidace/, cultivated as greenhouse plants on account of their beauty.
crises	plural	of Crisis
crisis	noun	The point of time when it is to be decided whether any affair or course of action must go on, or be modified or terminate; the decisive moment; the turning point., That change in a disease which indicates whether the result is to be recovery or death; sometimes, also, a striking change of symptoms attended by an outward manifestation, as by an eruption or sweat.
crispy	adjective	Formed into short, close ringlets; frizzed; crisp; as, crispy locks., Crisp; brittle; as, a crispy pie crust.
crissa	plural	of Crissum
critic	noun	One skilled in judging of the merits of literary or artistic works; a connoisseur; an adept; hence, one who examines literary or artistic works, etc., and passes judgment upon them; a reviewer., One who passes a rigorous or captious judgment; one who censures or finds fault; a harsh examiner or judge; a caviler; a carper., The art of criticism., An act of criticism; a critique., Of or pertaining to critics or criticism; critical., To criticise; to play the critic.
croche	noun	A little bud or knob at the top of a deer’s antler.
crocin	noun	The coloring matter of Chinese yellow pods, the fruit of Gardenia grandiflora., A red powder (called also polychroite), which is made from the saffron (Crocus sativus). See Polychroite.
crocky	adjective	Smutty.
crocus	noun	A genus of iridaceous plants, with pretty blossoms rising separately from the bulb or corm. C. vernus is one of the earliest of spring-blooming flowers; C. sativus produces the saffron, and blossoms in the autumn., A deep yellow powder; the oxide of some metal calcined to a red or deep yellow color; esp., the oxide of iron (Crocus of Mars or colcothar) thus produced from salts of iron, and used as a polishing powder.
croise	noun	A pilgrim bearing or wearing a cross., A crusader.
croker	noun	A cultivator of saffron; a dealer in saffron.
cronel	noun	The iron head of a tilting spear.
cronet	noun	The coronet of a horse.
crotch	noun	The angle formed by the parting of two legs or branches; a fork; the point where a trunk divides; as, the crotch of a tree., A stanchion or post of wood or iron, with two arms for supporting a boom, spare yards, etc.; — called also crane and crutch.
croton	noun	A genus of euphorbiaceous plants belonging to tropical countries.
crouch	verb i.	To bend down; to stoop low; to lie close to the ground with the logs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey, or in fear., To bend servilely; to stoop meanly; to fawn; to cringe., To sign with the cross; to bless., To bend, or cause to bend, as in humility or fear.
crouke	noun	A crock; a jar.
croupy	adjective	Of or pertaining to croup; resembling or indicating croup; as, a croupy cough.
crouse	adjective	Brisk; lively; bold; self-complacent.
crowed		of Crow, of Crow
crowdy	noun	A thick gruel of oatmeal and milk or water; food of the porridge kind.
crowth	noun	An ancient musical instrument. See 4th Crowd.
crudle	verb i.	See Cruddle.
cruels	noun pl.	Glandular scrofulous swellings in the neck.
cruise	noun	See Cruse, a small bottle., To sail back and forth on the ocean; to sail, as for the potection of commerce, in search of an enemy, for plunder, or for pleasure., To wander hither and thither on land., A voyage made in various directions, as of an armed vessel, for the protection of other vessels, or in search of an enemy; a sailing to and fro, as for exploration or for pleasure.
cruive	noun	A kind of weir or dam for trapping salmon; also, a hovel.
crummy	adjective	Full of crumb or crumbs., Soft, as the crumb of bread is; not crusty.
crumpy	adjective	Brittle; crisp.
crunch	verb i.	To chew with force and noise; to craunch., To grind or press with violence and noise., To emit a grinding or craunching noise., To crush with the teeth; to chew with a grinding noise; to craunch; as, to crunch a biscuit.
crural	adjective	Of or pertaining to the thigh or leg, or to any of the parts called crura; as, the crural arteries; crural arch; crural canal; crural ring.
cruset	noun	A goldsmith’s crucible or melting pot.
crusta	noun	A crust or shell., A gem engraved, or a plate embossed in low relief, for inlaying a vase or other object.
crusty	adjective	Having the nature of crust; pertaining to a hard covering; as, a crusty coat; a crusty surface or substance., Having a hard exterior, or a short, rough manner, though kind at heart; snappish; peevish; surly.
crutch	noun	A staff with a crosspiece at the head, to be placed under the arm or shoulder, to support the lame or infirm in walking., A form of pommel for a woman’s saddle, consisting of a forked rest to hold the leg of the rider., A knee, or piece of knee timber, A forked stanchion or post; a crotch. See Crotch., To support on crutches; to prop up.
cruxes	plural	of Crux
cruces	plural	of Crux
crying	present participle & vb. noun	of Cry, Calling for notice; compelling attention; notorious; heinous; as, a crying evil.
cubbed	imp. & past participle	of Cub
cubing	present participle & vb. noun	of Cube
cubile	noun	The lowest course of stones in a building.
cuboid	adjective	Cube-shaped, or nearly so; as, the cuboid bone of the foot., The bone of the tarsus, which, in man and most mammals, supports the metatarsals of the fourth and fifth toes.
cuckoo	noun	A bird belonging to Cuculus, Coccyzus, and several allied genera, of many species.
cucujo	noun	The fire beetle of Mexico and the West Indies.
cudden	noun	A clown; a low rustic; a dolt., The coalfish. See 3d Cuddy.
cuddle	verb i.	To lie close or snug; to crouch; to nestle., To embrace closely; to fondle., A close embrace.
cudgel	noun	A staff used in cudgel play, shorter than the quarterstaff, and wielded with one hand; hence, any heavy stick used as a weapon., To beat with a cudgel.
cuerpo	noun	The body.
cuffed	imp. & past participle	of Cuff
culdee	noun	One of a class of anchorites who lived in various parts of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales.
culled	imp. & past participle	of Cull
culler	noun	One who picks or chooses; esp., an inspector who selects wares suitable for market.
cullet	verb t.	Broken glass for remelting., A small central plane in the back of a cut gem. See Collet, 3 (b).
cullis	noun	A strong broth of meat, strained and made clear for invalids; also, a savory jelly., A gutter in a roof; a channel or groove.
culmen	noun	Top; summit; acme., The dorsal ridge of a bird’s bill.
culpon	noun	A shred; a fragment; a strip of wood.
cultch	noun	Empty oyster shells and other substances laid down on oyster grounds to furnish points for the attachment of the spawn of the oyster.
culter	noun	A colter. See Colter.
cultus	noun sing. & pl.	Established or accepted religious rites or usages of worship; state of religious development. Cf. Cult, 2.
culver	noun	A dove., A culverin.
cumber	verb t.	To rest upon as a troublesome or useless weight or load; to be burdensome or oppressive to; to hinder or embarrass in attaining an object, to obstruct or occupy uselessly; to embarrass; to trouble., Trouble; embarrassment; distress.
cumene	noun	A colorless oily hydrocarbon, C6H5.C3H7, obtained by the distillation of cuminic acid; — called also cumol.
cummin	noun	Same as Cumin.
cumuli	plural	of Cumulus
cuneal		Relating to a wedge; wedge-shaped.
cunner	noun	A small edible fish of the Atlantic coast (Ctenolabrus adspersus); — called also chogset, burgall, blue perch, and bait stealer., A small shellfish; the limpet or patella.
cupped	imp. & past participle	of Cup
cupful	noun	As much as a cup will hold.
cupola	noun	A roof having a rounded form, hemispherical or nearly so; also, a ceiling having the same form. When on a large scale it is usually called dome., A small structure standing on the top of a dome; a lantern., A furnace for melting iron or other metals in large quantity, — used chiefly in foundries and steel works., A revolving shot-proof turret for heavy ordnance., The top of the spire of the cochlea of the ear.
cupper	noun	One who performs the operation of cupping.
cupric	adjective	Of, pertaining to, or derived from, copper; containing copper; — said of those compounds of copper in which this element is present in its lowest proportion.
cuprum	noun	Copper.
cupule	noun	A cuplet or little cup, as of the acorn; the husk or bur of the filbert, chestnut, etc., A sucker or acetabulum.
curacy	noun	The office or employment of a curate.
curare	noun	Alt. of Curari
curari	noun	A black resinoid extract prepared by the South American Indians from the bark of several species of Strychnos (S. toxifera, etc.). It sometimes has little effect when taken internally, but is quickly fatal when introduced into the blood, and used by the Indians as an arrow poison.
curate	noun	One who has the cure of souls; originally, any clergyman, but now usually limited to one who assists a rector or vicar.
curbed	imp. & past participle	of Curb
curded	imp. & past participle	of Curd
curdle	verb i.	To change into curd; to coagulate; as, rennet causes milk to curdle., To thicken; to congeal., To change into curd; to cause to coagulate., To congeal or thicken.
curing	present participle & vb. noun	of Cure, p. a. & vb. n. of Cure.
curfew	noun	The ringing of an evening bell, originally a signal to the inhabitants to cover fires, extinguish lights, and retire to rest, — instituted by William the Conqueror; also, the bell itself., A utensil for covering the fire.
curiet	noun	A cuirass.
curios	plural	of Curio
curled	imp. & past participle	of Curl, Having curls; curly; sinuous; wavy; as, curled maple (maple having fibers which take a sinuous course).
curler	noun	One who, or that which, curls., A player at the game called curling.
curlew	noun	A wading bird of the genus Numenius, remarkable for its long, slender, curved bill.
currie	noun & verb	See 2d & 3d Curry.
cursed	imp. & past participle	of Curse, Deserving a curse; execrable; hateful; detestable; abominable.
curser	noun	One who curses.
cursor	noun	Any part of a mathematical instrument that moves or slides backward and forward upon another part.
curtal	adjective	Curt; brief; laconic., A horse with a docked tail; hence, anything cut short.
curtes	adjective	Courteous.
curtly	adverb	In a curt manner.
curtsy	noun	Same as Courtesy, an act of respect.
curule	adjective	Of or pertaining to a chariot., Of or pertaining to a kind of chair appropriated to Roman magistrates and dignitaries; pertaining to, having, or conferring, the right to sit in the curule chair; hence, official.
cururo	noun	A Chilian burrowing rodent of the genus Spalacopus.
curval	present participle	Alt. of Curvant
curved	imp. & past participle	of Curve
curvet	noun	A particular leap of a horse, when he raises both his fore legs at once, equally advanced, and, as his fore legs are falling, raises his hind legs, so that all his legs are in the air at once., A prank; a frolic., To make a curvet; to leap; to bound., To leap and frisk; to frolic., To cause to curvet.
cushat	noun	The ringdove or wood pigeon.
cuskin	noun	A kind of drinking cup.
cusped	imp. & past participle	of Cusp
cuspid	noun	One of the canine teeth; — so called from having but one point or cusp on the crown. See Tooth.
cuspis	noun	A point; a sharp end.
custom	noun	Frequent repetition of the same act; way of acting common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; usage; method of doing or living., Habitual buying of goods; practice of frequenting, as a shop, manufactory, etc., for making purchases or giving orders; business support., Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent; usage. See Usage, and Prescription., Familiar aquaintance; familiarity., To make familiar; to accustom., To supply with customers., To have a custom., The customary toll, tax, or tribute., Duties or tolls imposed by law on commodities, imported or exported., To pay the customs of.
custos	noun	A keeper; a custodian; a superintendent.
cutler	noun	One who makes or deals in cutlery, or knives and other cutting instruments.
cutlet	noun	A piece of meat, especially of veal or mutton, cut for broiling.
cutose	noun	A variety of cellulose, occuring as a fine transparent membrane covering the aerial organs of plants, and forming an essential ingredient of cork; by oxidation it passes to suberic acid.
cutter	noun	One who cuts; as, a stone cutter; a die cutter; esp., one who cuts out garments., That which cuts; a machine or part of a machine, or a tool or instrument used for cutting, as that part of a mower which severs the stalk, or as a paper cutter., A fore tooth; an incisor., A boat used by ships of war., A fast sailing vessel with one mast, rigged in most essentials like a sloop. A cutter is narrower end deeper than a sloop of the same length, and depends for stability on a deep keel, often heavily weighted with lead., A small armed vessel, usually a steamer, in the revenue marine service; — also called revenue cutter., A small, light one-horse sleigh., An officer in the exchequer who notes by cutting on the tallies the sums paid., A ruffian; a bravo; a destroyer., A kind of soft yellow brick, used for facework; — so called from the facility with which it can be cut.
cuttle	noun	A knife., Alt. of Cuttlefish
cutwal	noun	The chief police officer of a large city.
cyanic	adjective	Pertaining to, or containing, cyanogen., Of or pertaining to a blue color.
cyanin	noun	The blue coloring matter of flowers; — called also anthokyan and anthocyanin.
cyclas	noun	A long gown or surcoat (cut off in front), worn in the Middle Ages. It was sometimes embroidered or interwoven with gold. Also, a rich stuff from which the gown was made.
cycled	imp. & past participle	of Cycle
cyclic	adjective	Alt. of Cyclical
cyclo-		A combining form meaning circular, of a circle or wheel.
cyclop	noun	See Note under Cyclops, 1.
cygnet	noun	A young swan.
cygnus	noun	A constellation of the northern hemisphere east of, or following, Lyra; the Swan.
cymbal	noun	A musical instrument used by the ancients. It is supposed to have been similar to the modern kettle drum, though perhaps smaller., A musical instrument of brass, shaped like a circular dish or a flat plate, with a handle at the back; — used in pairs to produce a sharp ringing sound by clashing them together., A musical instrument used by gypsies and others, made of steel wire, in a triangular form, on which are movable rings.
cymene	noun	A colorless, liquid, combustible hydrocarbon, CH3.C6H4.C3H7, of pleasant odor, obtained from oil of cumin, oil of caraway, carvacrol, camphor, etc.; — called also paracymene, and formerly camphogen.
cymoid	adjective	Having the form of a cyme.
cymose	adjective	Alt. of Cymous
cymous	adjective	Having the nature of a cyme, or derived from a cyme; bearing, or pertaining to, a cyme or cymes.
cymric	adjective	Welsh., The Welsh language.
cymule	noun	A small cyme, or one of very few flowers.
cypher	noun & verb	See Cipher.
cypres	noun	A rule for construing written instruments so as to conform as nearly to the intention of the parties as is consistent with law.
cypris	noun	A genus of small, bivalve, fresh-water Crustacea, belonging to the Ostracoda; also, a member of this genus.
cyprus	noun	A thin, transparent stuff, the same as, or corresponding to, crape. It was either white or black, the latter being most common, and used for mourning.
cysted	adjective	Inclosed in a cyst.
cystic	adjective	Having the form of, or living in, a cyst; as, the cystic entozoa., Containing cysts; cystose; as, cystic sarcoma., Pertaining to, or contained in, a cyst; esp., pertaining to, or contained in, either the urinary bladder or the gall bladder.
cystid	noun	One of the Cystidea.
cystis	noun	A cyst. See Cyst.
cytode	noun	A nonnucleated mass of protoplasm, the supposed simplest form of independent life differing from the amoeba, in which nuclei are present.
cytoid	adjective	Cell-like; — applied to the corpuscles of lymph, blood, chyle, etc.
cytula	noun	The fertilized egg cell or parent cell, from the development of which the child or other organism is formed.
czechs	noun pl.	The most westerly branch of the great Slavic family of nations, numbering now more than 6,000,000, and found principally in Bohemia and Moravia.