8 letter word starting with c

Words	Parts of Speech	Meaning/Definition/Similar Words
caballed	imp. & past participle	of Cabal
cabalism	noun	The secret science of the cabalists., A superstitious devotion to the mysteries of the religion which one professes.
cabalist	noun	One versed in the cabala, or the mysteries of Jewish traditions.
cabalize	verb i.	To use cabalistic language.
caballer	noun	One who cabals.
cabassou	noun	A species of armadillo of the genus Xenurus (X. unicinctus and X. hispidus); the tatouay.
cabbaged	imp. & p. p	of Cabbage
cabbling	noun	The process of breaking up the flat masses into which wrought iron is first hammered, in order that the pieces may be reheated and wrought into bar iron.
cabining	present participle & vb. noun	of Cabin
cabirean	noun	One of the Cabiri.
cabirian	adjective	Same as Cabiric.
caboched	adjective	Showing the full face, but nothing of the neck; — said of the head of a beast in armorial bearing.
caboodle	noun	The whole collection; the entire quantity or number; — usually in the phrase the whole caboodle.
cabotage	noun	Navigation along the coast; the details of coast pilotage.
cabrilla	noun	A name applied to various species of edible fishes of the genus Serranus, and related genera, inhabiting the Meditarranean, the coast of California, etc. In California, some of them are also called rock bass and kelp salmon.
cabriole	noun	A curvet; a leap. See Capriole.
cacaemia	noun	Alt. of Cachaemia
cachalot	noun	The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). It has in the top of its head a large cavity, containing an oily fluid, which, after death, concretes into a whitish crystalline substance called spermaceti. See Sperm whale.
cachepot	noun	An ornamental casing for a flowerpot, of porcelain, metal, paper, etc.
cachexia	noun	Alt. of Cachexy
cachucha	noun	An Andalusian dance in three-four time, resembling the bolero.
cachunde	noun	A pastil or troche, composed of various aromatic and other ingredients, highly celebrated in India as an antidote, and as a stomachic and antispasmodic.
cackerel	noun	The mendole; a small worthless Mediterranean fish considered poisonous by the ancients. See Mendole.
cackling	present participle & vb. noun	of Cackle, The broken noise of a goose or a hen.
cacodoxy	noun	Erroneous doctrine; heresy; heterodoxy.
cacology	noun	Bad speaking; bad choice or use of words.
cacomixl	noun	A North American carnivore (Bassaris astuta), about the size of a cat, related to the raccoons. It inhabits Mexico, Texas, and California.
cacoxene	noun	Alt. of Cacoxenite
cactuses	plural	of Cactus
cadastre	noun	Alt. of Cadaster
cadaster	noun	An official statement of the quantity and value of real estate for the purpose of apportioning the taxes payable on such property.
cadeworm	noun	A caddice. See Caddice.
cadillac	noun	A large pear, shaped like a flattened top, used chiefly for cooking.
caducary	adjective	Relating to escheat, forfeiture, or confiscation.
caducean	adjective	Of or belonging to Mercury’s caduceus, or wand.
caduceus	noun	The official staff or wand of Hermes or Mercury, the messenger of the gods. It was originally said to be a herald’s staff of olive wood, but was afterwards fabled to have two serpents coiled about it, and two wings at the top.
caducity	noun	Tendency to fall; the feebleness of old age; senility.
caducous		Dropping off or disappearing early, as the calyx of a poppy, or the gills of a tadpole.
caesious	adjective	Of the color of lavender; pale blue with a slight mixture of gray.
caesuras	plural	of Caesura
caesurae	plural	of Caesura
caesural	adjective	Of or pertaining to a caesura.
caffeine	noun	A white, bitter, crystallizable substance, obtained from coffee. It is identical with the alkaloid theine from tea leaves, and with guaranine from guarana.
cageling	noun	A bird confined in a cage; esp. a young bird.
cahincic	adjective	Pertaining to, or derived from, cahinca, the native name of a species of Brazilian Chiococca, perhaps C. racemosa; as, cahincic acid.
caimacam	noun	The governor of a sanjak or district in Turkey.
cajoling	present participle & vb. noun	of Cajole
cajolery	noun	A wheedling to delude; words used in cajoling; flattery.
calabash	noun	The common gourd (plant or fruit)., The fruit of the calabash tree., A water dipper, bottle, bascket, or other utensil, made from the dry shell of a calabash or gourd.
caladium	noun	A genus of aroideous plants, of which some species are cultivated for their immense leaves (which are often curiously blotched with white and red), and others (in Polynesia) for food.
calamary	noun	A cephalopod, belonging to the genus Loligo and related genera. There are many species. They have a sack of inklike fluid which they discharge from the siphon tube, when pursued or alarmed, in order to confuse their enemies. Their shell is a thin horny plate, within the flesh of the back, shaped very much like a quill pen. In America they are called squids. See Squid.
calambac	noun	A fragrant wood; agalloch.
calamine	noun	A mineral, the hydrous silicate of zinc.
calamint	noun	A genus of perennial plants (Calamintha) of the Mint family, esp. the C. Nepeta and C. Acinos, which are called also basil thyme.
calamist	noun	One who plays upon a reed or pipe.
calamite	noun	A fossil plant of the coal formation, having the general form of plants of the modern Equiseta (the Horsetail or Scouring Rush family) but sometimes attaining the height of trees, and having the stem more or less woody within. See Acrogen, and Asterophyllite.
calamity	noun	Any great misfortune or cause of misery; — generally applied to events or disasters which produce extensive evil, either to communities or individuals., A state or time of distress or misfortune; misery.
calcaria	plural	of Calcar
calcedon	noun	A foul vein, like chalcedony, in some precious stones.
calcific	adjective	Calciferous. Specifically: (Zool.) of or pertaining to the portion of the oviduct which forms the eggshell in birds and reptiles.
calciden	imp. & past participle	of Calcine
calciner	noun	One who, or that which, calcines.
calculus	noun	Any solid concretion, formed in any part of the body, but most frequent in the organs that act as reservoirs, and in the passages connected with them; as, biliary calculi; urinary calculi, etc., A method of computation; any process of reasoning by the use of symbols; any branch of mathematics that may involve calculation.
calefied	imp. & past participle	of Calefy
calendar	noun	An orderly arrangement of the division of time, adapted to the purposes of civil life, as years, months, weeks, and days; also, a register of the year with its divisions; an almanac., A tabular statement of the dates of feasts, offices, saints’ days, etc., esp. of those which are liable to change yearly according to the varying date of Easter., An orderly list or enumeration of persons, things, or events; a schedule; as, a calendar of state papers; a calendar of bills presented in a legislative assembly; a calendar of causes arranged for trial in court; a calendar of a college or an academy., To enter or write in a calendar; to register.
calender	noun	A machine, used for the purpose of giving cloth, paper, etc., a smooth, even, and glossy or glazed surface, by cold or hot pressure, or for watering them and giving them a wavy appearance. It consists of two or more cylinders revolving nearly in contact, with the necessary apparatus for moving and regulating., One who pursues the business of calendering., To press between rollers for the purpose of making smooth and glossy, or wavy, as woolen and silk stuffs, linens, paper, etc., One of a sect or order of fantastically dressed or painted dervishes.
calfskin	noun	The hide or skin of a calf; or leather made of the skin.
calicoes	plural	of Calico
calidity	noun	Heat.
caliduct	noun	A pipe or duct used to convey hot air or steam.
califate	noun	Same as Caliph, Caliphate, etc.
calipash	noun	A part of a turtle which is next to the upper shell. It contains a fatty and gelatinous substance of a dull greenish tinge, much esteemed as a delicacy in preparations of turtle.
calipers	noun pl.	An instrument, usually resembling a pair of dividers or compasses with curved legs, for measuring the diameter or thickness of bodies, as of work shaped in a lathe or planer, timber, masts, shot, etc.; or the bore of firearms, tubes, etc.; — called also caliper compasses, or caliber compasses.
calippic	adjective	Of or pertaining to Calippus, an Athenian astronomer.
calliope	noun	The Muse that presides over eloquence and heroic poetry; mother of Orpheus, and chief of the nine Muses., One of the asteroids. See Solar., A musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles, toned to the notes of the scale, and played by keys arranged like those of an organ. It is sometimes attached to steamboat boilers., A beautiful species of humming bird (Stellula Calliope) of California and adjacent regions.
callipee	noun	See Calipee.
callosan	adjective	Of the callosum.
callosum	noun	The great band commissural fibers which unites the two cerebral hemispheres. See corpus callosum, under Carpus.
calmness	noun	The state of quality of being calm; quietness; tranquillity; self-repose.
calmucks	noun pl.	A branch of the Mongolian race inhabiting parts of the Russian and Chinese empires; also (sing.), the language of the Calmucks.
calotype	noun	A method of taking photographic pictures, on paper sensitized with iodide of silver; — also called Talbotype, from the inventor, Mr. Fox. Talbot.
calumbin	noun	A bitter principle extracted as a white crystalline substance from the calumba root.
calvaria	noun	The bones of the cranium; more especially, the bones of the domelike upper portion.
calycine	adjective	Pertaining to a calyx; having the nature of a calyx.
calycled	adjective	Calyculate.
calymene	noun	A genus of trilobites characteristic of the Silurian age.
calyptra	noun	A little hood or veil, resembling an extinguisher in form and position, covering each of the small flasklike capsules which contain the spores of mosses; also, any similar covering body.
calzoons	noun pl.	Drawers.
cambered	imp. & past participle	of Camber
camboose	noun	See Caboose.
cambrian	adjective	Of or pertaining to Cambria or Wales., Of or pertaining to the lowest subdivision of the rocks of the Silurian or Molluscan age; — sometimes described as inferior to the Silurian. It is named from its development in Cambria or Wales. See the Diagram under Geology., A native of Cambria or Wales., The Cambrian formation.
cameleon	noun	See Chaceleon.
camellia	noun	An Asiatic genus of small shrubs, often with shining leaves and showy flowers. Camellia Japonica is much cultivated for ornament, and C. Sassanqua and C. oleifera are grown in China for the oil which is pressed from their seeds. The tea plant is now referred to this genus under the name of Camellia Thea.
camerade	noun	See Comrade.
camerate	verb i.	To build in the form of a vault; to arch over., To divide into chambers.
camisade	noun	Alt. of Camisado
camisado	noun	A shirt worn by soldiers over their uniform, in order to be able to recognize one another in a night attack., An attack by surprise by soldiers wearing the camisado.
camisard	noun	One of the French Protestant insurgents who rebelled against Louis XIV, after the revocation of the edict of Nates; — so called from the peasant’s smock (camise) which they wore.
camisole	noun	A short dressing jacket for women., A kind of straitjacket.
camleted	adjective	Wavy or undulating like camlet; veined.
camomile	noun	Alt. of Chamomile
camoused	adjective	Depressed; flattened.
camously	adverb	Awry.
campagna	noun	An open level tract of country; especially “Campagna di Roma.” The extensive undulating plain which surrounds Rome.
campaign	noun	An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills. SeeChampaign., A connected series of military operations forming a distinct stage in a war; the time during which an army keeps the field., Political operations preceding an election; a canvass., The period during which a blast furnace is continuously in operation., To serve in a campaign.
campaned	adjective	Furnished with, or bearing, campanes, or bells.
campanes	noun pl.	Bells.
campania	noun	Open country.
camphene	noun	One of a series of substances C10H16, resembling camphor, regarded as modified terpenes.
camphine	noun	Rectified oil of turpentine, used for burning in lamps, and as a common solvent in varnishes.
camphire	noun	An old spelling of Camphor.
canadian	adjective	Of or pertaining to Canada., A native or inhabitant of Canada.
canaille	noun	The lowest class of people; the rabble; the vulgar., Shorts or inferior flour.
canarese	adjective	Pertaining to Canara, a district of British India.
canaries	plural	of Canary
canaster	noun	A kind of tobacco for smoking, made of the dried leaves, coarsely broken; — so called from the rush baskets in which it is packed in South America.
can buoy		See under Buoy, n.
canceled	imp. & past participle	of Cancel
cancelli	verb t.	An interwoven or latticed wall or inclosure; latticework, rails, or crossbars, as around the bar of a court of justice, between the chancel and the nave of a church, or in a window., The interlacing osseous plates constituting the elastic porous tissue of certain parts of the bones, esp. in their articular extremities.
cancrine	adjective	Having the qualities of a crab; crablike.
cancroid	adjective	Resembling a crab; pertaining to the Cancroidea, one of the families of crabs, including the genus Cancer., Like a cancer; as, a cancroid tumor.
canderos	noun	An East Indian resin, of a pellucid white color, from which small ornaments and toys are sometimes made.
candidly	adverb	In a candid manner.
candying	p. pr & vb. noun	of Candy
can hook		A device consisting of a short rope with flat hooks at each end, for hoisting casks or barrels by the ends of the staves.
canicule	noun	Canicula.
canister	noun	A small basket of rushes, reeds, or willow twigs, etc., A small box or case for holding tea, coffee, etc., A kind of case shot for cannon, in which a number of lead or iron balls in layers are inclosed in a case fitting the gun; — called also canister shot.
cankered	imp. & past participle	of Canker, Affected with canker; as, a cankered mouth., Affected mentally or morally as with canker; sore, envenomed; malignant; fretful; ill-natured.
cannabin	noun	A poisonous resin extracted from hemp (Cannabis sativa, variety Indica). The narcotic effects of hasheesh are due to this resin.
cannabis	noun	A genus of a single species belonging to the order Uricaceae; hemp.
cannibal	noun	A human being that eats human flesh; hence, any that devours its own kind., Relating to cannibals or cannibalism.
cannikin	noun	A small can or drinking vessel.
cannoned	adjective	Furnished with cannon.
cannonry	noun	Cannon, collectively; artillery.
cannular	adjective	Having the form of a tube; tubular.
canoeing	present participle & vb. noun	of Canoe, The act or art of using a canoe.
canoeist	noun	A canoeman.
canoemen	plural	of Canoeman
canoeman	noun	One who uses a canoe; one who travels in a canoe.
canoness	noun	A woman who holds a canonry in a conventual chapter.
canonist	noun	A professor of canon law; one skilled in the knowledge and practice of ecclesiastical law.
canonize	verb t.	To declare (a deceased person) a saint; to put in the catalogue of saints; as, Thomas a Becket was canonized., To glorify; to exalt to the highest honor., To rate as inspired; to include in the canon.
canopies	plural	of Canopy
canorous	adjective	Melodious; musical.
canstick	noun	Candlestick.
cantarro	noun	A weight used in southern Europe and East for heavy articles. It varies in different localities; thus, at Rome it is nearly 75 pounds, in Sardinia nearly 94 pounds, in Cairo it is 95 pounds, in Syria about 503 pounds., A liquid measure in Spain, ranging from two and a half to four gallons.
cantered	imp. & past participle	of Canter
canticle	noun	A song; esp. a little song or hymn., The Song of Songs or Song of Solomon, one of the books of the Old Testament., A canto or division of a poem, A psalm, hymn, or passage from the Bible, arranged for chanting in church service.
canticoy	noun	A social gathering; usually, one for dancing.
cantoned	imp. & past participle	of Canton, Having a charge in each of the four corners; — said of a cross on a shield, and also of the shield itself., Having the angles marked by, or decorated with, projecting moldings or small columns; as, a cantoned pier or pilaster.
cantonal	adjective	Of or pertaining to a canton or cantons; of the nature of a canton.
cantoral	adjective	Of or belonging to a cantor.
cantoris	adjective	Of or pertaining to a cantor; as, the cantoris side of a choir; a cantoris stall.
canzonet	noun	A short song, in one or more parts.
capacify	verb t.	To quality.
capacity	noun	The power of receiving or containing; extent of room or space; passive power; — used in reference to physical things., The power of receiving and holding ideas, knowledge, etc.; the comprehensiveness of the mind; the receptive faculty; capability of undestanding or feeling., Ability; power pertaining to, or resulting from, the possession of strength, wealth, or talent; possibility of being or of doing., Outward condition or circumstances; occupation; profession; character; position; as, to work in the capacity of a mason or a carpenter., Legal or noral qualification, as of age, residence, character, etc., necessary for certain purposes, as for holding office, for marrying, for making contracts, will, etc.; legal power or right; competency.
capellet	noun	A swelling, like a wen, on the point of the elbow (or the heel of the hock) of a horse, caused probably by bruises in lying down.
capering	present participle & vb. noun	of Caper
capibara	noun	See Capybara.
capitate	adjective	Headlike in form; also, having the distal end enlarged and rounded, as the stigmas of certain flowers., Having the flowers gathered into a head.
capitula	noun pl.	See Capitulum.
capitule	noun	A summary.
capnomor	noun	A limpid, colorless oil with a peculiar odor, obtained from beech tar.
capoches	plural	of Capoch
capoched	imp. & past participle	of Capoch
caponize	verb t.	To castrate, as a fowl.
capotted	imp. & past participle	of Capot
cappaper		See cap, n., also Paper, n.
cappella	noun	See A cappella.
cariccio	noun	A piece in a free form, with frequent digressions from the theme; a fantasia; — often called caprice., A caprice; a freak; a fancy.
capriole	verb i.	A leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards only, without advancing, but with a kick or jerk of the hind legs when at the height of the leap., A leap or caper, as in dancing., To perform a capriole.
capriped	adjective	Having feet like those of a goat.
caproate	noun	A salt of caproic acid.
caprylic	adjective	See under Capric.
capsheaf	noun	The top sheaf of a stack of grain: (fig.) the crowning or finishing part of a thing.
capsicin	noun	A red liquid or soft resin extracted from various species of capsicum.
capsicum	noun	A genus of plants of many species, producing capsules or dry berries of various forms, which have an exceedingly pungent, biting taste, and when ground form the red or Cayenne pepper of commerce.
capsized	imp. & past participle	of Capsize
capstone	noun	A fossil echinus of the genus Cannulus; — so called from its supposed resemblance to a cap.
capsular	adjective	Alt. of Capsulary
captious	adjective	Apt to catch at faults; disposed to find fault or to cavil; eager to object; difficult to please., Fitted to harass, perplex, or insnare; insidious; troublesome.
captived	imp. & past participle	of Captive
captured	imp. & past participle	of Capture
capuccio	noun	A capoch or hood.
capuched	adjective	Cover with, or as with, a hood.
capuchin	noun	A Franciscan monk of the austere branch established in 1526 by Matteo di Baschi, distinguished by wearing the long pointed cowl or capoch of St. Francis., A garment for women, consisting of a cloak and hood, resembling, or supposed to resemble, that of capuchin monks., A long-tailed South American monkey (Cabus capucinus), having the forehead naked and wrinkled, with the hair on the crown reflexed and resembling a monk’s cowl, the rest being of a grayish white; — called also capucine monkey, weeper, sajou, sapajou, and sai., Other species of Cabus, as C. fatuellus (the brown or horned capucine.), C. albifrons (the cararara), and C. apella., A variety of the domestic pigeon having a hoodlike tuft of feathers on the head and sides of the neck.
capucine	noun	See Capuchin, 3.
capybara	noun	A large South American rodent (Hydrochaerus capybara) Living on the margins of lakes and rivers. It is the largest extant rodent, being about three feet long, and half that in height. It somewhat resembles the Guinea pig, to which it is related; — called also cabiai and water hog.
carabine	noun	A carbine.
caraboid	adjective	Like, or pertaining to the genus Carabus.
caracara	noun	A south American bird of several species and genera, resembling both the eagles and the vultures. The caracaras act as scavengers, and are also called carrion buzzards.
caracole	noun	A half turn which a horseman makes, either to the right or the left., A staircase in a spiral form., To move in a caracole, or in caracoles; to wheel.
caracoly	noun	An alloy of gold, silver, and copper, of which an inferior quality of jewelry is made.
caracore	noun	Alt. of Caracora
caracora	noun	A light vessel or proa used by the people of Borneo, etc., and by the Dutch in the East Indies.
carageen	noun	Alt. of Caragheen
carapace	noun	The thick shell or shield which covers the back of the tortoise, or turtle, the crab, and other crustaceous animals.
carapato	noun	A south American tick of the genus Amblyomma. There are several species, very troublesome to man and beast.
carbamic	adjective	Pertaining to an acid so called.
carbanil	noun	A mobile liquid, CO.N.C6H5, of pungent odor. It is the phenyl salt of isocyanic acid.
carbazol	noun	A white crystallized substance, C12H8NH, derived from aniline and other amines.
carbinol	noun	Methyl alcohol, CH3OH; — also, by extension, any one in the homologous series of paraffine alcohols of which methyl alcohol is the type.
carbolic	adjective	Pertaining to, or designating, an acid derived from coal tar and other sources; as, carbolic acid (called also phenic acid, and phenol). See Phenol.
carbonic	adjective	Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, carbon; as, carbonic oxide.
carbonyl	noun	The radical (CO)”, occuring, always combined, in many compounds, as the aldehydes, the ketones, urea, carbonyl chloride, etc.
carboxyl	noun	The complex radical, CO.OH, regarded as the essential and characteristic constituent which all oxygen acids of carbon (as formic, acetic, benzoic acids, etc.) have in common; — called also oxatyl.
carburet	noun	A carbide. See Carbide, To combine or to impregnate with carbon, as by passing through or over a liquid hydrocarbon; to carbonize or carburize.
carcajou	noun	The wolverene; — also applied, but erroneously, to the Canada lynx, and sometimes to the American badger. See Wolverene.
carcanet	noun	A jeweled chain, necklace, or collar.
carceral	adjective	Belonging to a prison.
cardamom	noun	The aromatic fruit, or capsule with its seeds, of several plants of the Ginger family growing in the East Indies and elsewhere, and much used as a condiment, and in medicine., A plant which produces cardamoms, esp. Elettaria Cardamomum and several species of Amomum.
cardcase	noun	A case for visiting cards.
cardinal	adjective	Of fundamental importance; preeminent; superior; chief; principal., One of the ecclesiastical princes who constitute the pope’s council, or the sacred college., A woman’s short cloak with a hood., Mulled red wine.
cardioid	noun	An algebraic curve, so called from its resemblance to a heart.
carditis	noun	Inflammation of the fleshy or muscular substance of the heart. See Endocarditis and Pericarditis.
cardines	plural	of Cardo
careened	imp. & past participle	of Careen
careered	imp. & past participle	of Career
careless	adjective	Free from care or anxiety. hence, cheerful; light-hearted., Having no care; not taking ordinary or proper care; negligent; unconcerned; heedless; inattentive; unmindful; regardless., Without thought or purpose; without due care; without attention to rule or system; unstudied; inconsiderate; spontaneous; rash; as, a careless throw; a careless expression., Not receiving care; uncared for.
caressed	imp. & past participle	of Caress
careworn	adjective	Worn or burdened with care; as, careworn look or face.
cargason	noun	A cargo.
cargoose	noun	A species of grebe (Podiceps crisratus); the crested grebe.
caribbee	adjective	Of or pertaining to the Caribs, to their islands (the eastern and southern West Indies), or to the sea (called the Caribbean sea) lying between those islands and Central America., A Carib.
caricous	adjective	Of the shape of a fig; as, a caricous tumor.
carillon	noun	A chime of bells diatonically tuned, played by clockwork or by finger keys., A tune adapted to be played by musical bells.
carinate	adjective	Alt. of Carinated
carkanet	noun	A carcanet.
caroline	noun	A silver coin once current in some parts of Italy, worth about seven cents., A coin. See Carline.
carlings	noun pl.	Same as Carl, 3.
carmelin	adjective	Of or pertaining to the order of Carmelites.
carminic	adjective	Of or pertaining to, or derived from, carmine.
carnally	adverb	According to the flesh, to the world, or to human nature; in a manner to gratify animal appetites and lusts; sensually.
carnauba	noun	The Brazilian wax palm. See Wax palm.
carneous	adjective	Consisting of, or like, flesh; carnous; fleshy.
carnifex	noun	The public executioner at Rome, who executed persons of the lowest rank; hence, an executioner or hangman.
carnival	noun	A festival celebrated with merriment and revelry in Roman Gatholic countries during the week before Lent, esp. at Rome and Naples, during a few days (three to ten) before Lent, ending with Shrove Tuesday., Any merrymaking, feasting, or masquerading, especially when overstepping the bounds of decorum; a time of riotous excess.
caroched	adjective	Placed in a caroche.
caroigne	noun	Dead body; carrion.
carolled		of Carol
caroling	present participle & vb. noun	of Carol, A song of joy or devotion; a singing, as of carols.
caroteel	noun	A tierce or cask for dried fruits, etc., usually about 700 lbs.
carousal	noun	A jovial feast or festival; a drunken revel; a carouse.
caroused	imp. & past participle	of Carouse
carouser	noun	One who carouses; a reveler.
carpalia	plural	of Carpale
carpeted	imp. & past participle	of Carpet
carraway	noun	See Caraway.
carriage	noun	That which is carried; burden; baggage., The act of carrying, transporting, or conveying., The price or expense of carrying., That which carries of conveys,, A wheeled vehicle for persons, esp. one designed for elegance and comfort., A wheeled vehicle carrying a fixed burden, as a gun carriage., A part of a machine which moves and carries of supports some other moving object or part., A frame or cage in which something is carried or supported; as, a bell carriage., The manner of carrying one’s self; behavior; bearing; deportment; personal manners., The act or manner of conducting measures or projects; management.
carriboo	noun	See Caribou.
carrying	present participle & vb. noun	of Carry, The act or business of transporting from one place to another.
carryall	noun	A light covered carriage, having four wheels and seats for four or more persons, usually drawn by one horse.
cartbote	noun	Wood to which a tenant is entitled for making and repairing carts and other instruments of husbandry.
cartouch	noun	A roll or case of paper, etc., holding a charge for a firearm; a cartridge, A cartridge box., A wooden case filled with balls, to be shot from a cannon., A gunner’s bag for ammunition, A military pass for a soldier on furlough., A cantalever, console, corbel, or modillion, which has the form of a scroll of paper, A tablet for ornament, or for receiving an inscription, formed like a sheet of paper with the edges rolled up; hence, any tablet of ornamental form., An oval figure on monuments, and in papyri, containing the name of a sovereign.
carucage	noun	A tax on every plow or plowland., The act of plowing.
carucate	noun	A plowland; as much land as one team can plow in a year and a day; — by some said to be about 100 acres.
caruncle	noun	Alt. of Caruncula
caryatic	adjective	Alt. of Caryatid
caryatid	adjective	Of or pertaining to a caryatid., A draped female figure supporting an entablature, in the place of a column or pilaster.
cascabel	noun	The projection in rear of the breech of a cannon, usually a knob or breeching loop connected with the gun by a neck. In old writers it included all in rear of the base ring. [See Illust. of Cannon.]
cascalho	noun	A deposit of pebbles, gravel, and ferruginous sand, in which the Brazilian diamond is usually found.
case-bay	noun	The space between two principals or girders, One of the joists framed between a pair of girders in naked flooring.
casemate	noun	A bombproof chamber, usually of masonry, in which cannon may be placed, to be fired through embrasures; or one capable of being used as a magazine, or for quartering troops., A hollow molding, chiefly in cornices.
casement	noun	A window sash opening on hinges affixed to the upright side of the frame into which it is fitted. (Poetically) A window.
caseworm	noun	A worm or grub that makes for itself a case. See Caddice.
cashbook	noun	A book in which is kept a register of money received or paid out.
cahiered	imp. & past participle	of Cashier
cashmere	noun	A rich stuff for shawls, scarfs, etc., originally made in Cashmere from the soft wool found beneath the hair of the goats of Cashmere, Thibet, and the Himalayas. Some cashmere, of fine quality, is richly embroidered for sale to Europeans., A dress fabric made of fine wool, or of fine wool and cotton, in imitation of the original cashmere.
cassican	noun	An American bird of the genus Cassicus, allied to the starlings and orioles, remarkable for its skillfully constructed and suspended nest; the crested oriole. The name is also sometimes given to the piping crow, an Australian bird.
castanea	noun	A genus of nut-bearing trees or shrubs including the chestnut and chinquapin.
castanet	noun	See Castanets.
castaway	noun	One who, or that which, is cast away or shipwrecked., One who is ruined; one who has made moral shipwreck; a reprobate., Of no value; rejected; useless.
castling	present participle & vb. noun	of Castle, That which is cast or brought forth prematurely; an abortion., A compound move of the king and castle. See Castle, v. i.
castlery	noun	The government of a castle.
cast-off	adjective	Cast or laid aside; as, cast-off clothes.
castorin	noun	A white crystalline substance obtained from castoreum.
castrate	verb t.	To deprive of the testicles; to emasculate; to geld; to alter., To cut or take out; esp. to remove anything erroneous, or objectionable from, as the obscene parts of a writing; to expurgate.
castrato	noun	A male person castrated for the purpose of improving his voice for singing; an artificial, or male, soprano.
casually	adverb	Without design; accidentally; fortuitously; by chance; occasionally.
casualty	noun	That which comes without design or without being foreseen; contingency., Any injury of the body from accident; hence, death, or other misfortune, occasioned by an accident; as, an unhappy casualty., Numerical loss caused by death, wounds, discharge, or desertion.
catacomb	noun	A cave, grotto, or subterraneous place of large extent used for the burial of the dead; — commonly in the plural.
catalyse	plural	of Catalysis
catamite	noun	A boy kept for unnatural purposes.
catapasm	noun	A compound medicinal powder, used by the ancients to sprinkle on ulcers, to absorb perspiration, etc.
catapuce	noun	Spurge.
catapult	noun	An engine somewhat resembling a massive crossbow, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for throwing stones, arrows, spears, etc., A forked stick with elastic band for throwing small stones, etc.
cataract	noun	A great fall of water over a precipice; a large waterfall., An opacity of the crystalline lens, or of its capsule, which prevents the passage of the rays of light and impairs or destroys the sight., A kind of hydraulic brake for regulating the action of pumping engines and other machines; — sometimes called dashpot.
catawbas	noun pl.	An Appalachian tribe of Indians which originally inhabited the regions near the Catawba river and the head waters of the Santee.
catching	present participle & vb. noun	of Catch, Infectious; contagious., Captivating; alluring., The act of seizing or taking hold of.
catchfly	noun	A plant with the joints of the stem, and sometimes other parts, covered with a viscid secretion to which small insects adhere. The species of Silene are examples of the catchfly.
catechin	noun	One of the tannic acids, extracted from catechu as a white, crystalline substance; — called also catechuic acid, and catechuin.
category	noun	One of the highest classes to which the objects of knowledge or thought can be reduced, and by which they can be arranged in a system; an ultimate or undecomposable conception; a predicament., Class; also, state, condition, or predicament; as, we are both in the same category.
catenary	adjective	Alt. of Catenarian, The curve formed by a rope or chain of uniform density and perfect flexibility, hanging freely between two points of suspension, not in the same vertical line.
catenate	verb t.	To connect, in a series of links or ties; to chain.
catering	present participle & vb. noun	of Cater
cateress	noun	A woman who caters.
cat-eyed	adjective	Having eyes like a cat; hence, able to see in the dark.
cathedra	noun	The official chair or throne of a bishop, or of any person in high authority.
catheter	noun	The name of various instruments for passing along mucous canals, esp. applied to a tubular instrument to be introduced into the bladder through the urethra to draw off the urine.
cathetus	noun	One line or radius falling perpendicularly on another; as, the catheti of a right-angled triangle, that is, the two sides that include the right angle.
cathodic	adjective	A term applied to the centrifugal, or efferent, course of the nervous influence.
cat-hole	noun	One of two small holes astern, above the gunroom ports, through which hawsers may be passed.
catholic	adjective	Universal or general; as, the catholic faith., Not narrow-minded, partial, or bigoted; liberal; as, catholic tastes., Of or pertaining to, or affecting the Roman Catholics; as, the Catholic emancipation act., A person who accepts the creeds which are received in common by all parts of the orthodox Christian church., An adherent of the Roman Catholic church; a Roman Catholic.
catonian	adjective	Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the stern old Roman, Cato the Censor; severe; inflexible.
catopter	noun	Alt. of Catoptron
catopron	noun	See Catopter.
cat-salt	noun	A sort of salt, finely granulated, formed out of the bittern or leach brine.
catstick	noun	A stick or club employed in the game of ball called cat or tipcat.
cat-tail	noun	A tall rush or flag (Typha latifolia) growing in marshes, with long, flat leaves, and having its flowers in a close cylindrical spike at the top of the stem. The leaves are frequently used for seating chairs, making mats, etc. See Catkin.
caucused	imp. & past participle	of Caucus
caudated	adjective	Having a tail; having a termination like a tail.
caudices	plural	of Caudex
caudexes	plural	of Caudex
caudicle	noun	Alt. of Caudicula
caudling	present participle & vb. noun	of Caudle
caulicle	noun	A short caulis or stem, esp. the rudimentary stem seen in the embryo of seed; — otherwise called a radicle.
causable	adjective	Capable of being caused.
causally	adverb	According to the order or series of causes; by tracing effects to causes., The lighter, earthy parts of ore, carried off washing.
causator	noun	One who causes.
causeful	noun	Having a cause.
causeuse	noun	A kind of sofa for two persons. A tete-/-tete.
causeway	noun	Alt. of Causey
causeyed	adjective	Having a raised way (causeway or causey); paved.
cautious	adjective	Attentive to examine probable effects and consequences of acts with a view to avoid danger or misfortune; prudent; circumspect; wary; watchful; as, a cautious general.
cavalero	noun	Alt. of Cavaliero
cavalier	noun	A military man serving on horseback; a knight., A gay, sprightly, military man; hence, a gallant., One of the court party in the time of king Charles I. as contrasted with a Roundhead or an adherent of Parliament., A work of more than ordinary height, rising from the level ground of a bastion, etc., and overlooking surrounding parts., Gay; easy; offhand; frank., High-spirited., Supercilious; haughty; disdainful; curt; brusque., Of or pertaining to the party of King Charles I.
cavatina	noun	Originally, a melody of simpler form than the aria; a song without a second part and a da capo; — a term now variously and vaguely used.
caveator	noun	One who enters a caveat.
caverned	adjective	Containing caverns., Living in a cavern.
cavesson	noun	Alt. of Cavezon
cavicorn	adjective	Having hollow horns.
cavilled		of Cavil
caviling	present participle & vb. noun	of Cavil, Disposed to cavil; finding fault without good reason. See Captious.
caviller	noun	One who cavils.
cavilous	adjective	Alt. of Cavillous
cavitary	adjective	Containing a body cavity; as, the cavitary or nematoid worms.
cavities	plural	of Cavity
cavorted	imp. & past participle	of Cavort
cedriret	noun	Same as Coerulignone.
celature	noun	The act or art of engraving or embossing., That which is engraved.
celeriac	noun	Turnip-rooted celery, a from of celery with a large globular root, which is used for food.
celerity	noun	Rapidity of motion; quickness; swiftness.
celibacy	noun	The state of being unmarried; single life, esp. that of a bachelor, or of one bound by vows not to marry.
celibate	noun	Celibate state; celibacy., One who is unmarried, esp. a bachelor, or one bound by vows not to marry., Unmarried; single; as, a celibate state.
cellarer	noun	A steward or butler of a monastery or chapter; one who has charge of procuring and keeping the provisions.
cellaret	noun	A receptacle, as in a dining room, for a few bottles of wine or liquor, made in the form of a chest or coffer, or a deep drawer in a sideboard, and usually lined with metal.
cellular	adjective	Consisting of, or containing, cells; of or pertaining to a cell or cells.
celotomy	noun	The act or operation of cutting, to relieve the structure in strangulated hernia.
cemented	imp. & past participle	of Cement
cemental	adjective	Of or pertaining to cement, as of a tooth; as, cemental tubes.
cementer	noun	A person or thing that cements.
cemetery	noun	A place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; a graveyard; a churchyard; a necropolis.
cenanthy	noun	The absence or suppression of the essential organs (stamens and pistil) in a flower.
cenation	noun	Meal-taking; dining or supping.
cenatory	adjective	Of or pertaining to dinner or supper.
cenobite	noun	One of a religious order, dwelling in a convent, or a community, in opposition to an anchoret, or hermit, who lives in solitude.
cenogamy	noun	The state of a community which permits promiscuous sexual intercourse among its members, as in certain societies practicing communism.
cenotaph	noun	An empty tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person who is buried elsewhere.
cenozoic	adjective	Belonging to the most recent division of geological time, including the tertiary, or Age of mammals, and the Quaternary, or Age of man. [Written also caenozoic, cainozoic, kainozoic.] See Geology.
censured	imp. & past participle	of Censure
censurer	noun	One who censures.
centaury	noun	A gentianaceous plant not fully identified. The name is usually given to the Erytheraea Centaurium and the Chlora perfoliata of Europe, but is also extended to the whole genus Sabbatia, and even to the unrelated Centaurea.
centered	imp. & past participle	of Centre
centring		of Centre, See Centring.
centiare	noun	See centare.
centinel	noun	Sentinel.
centiped	noun	A species of the Myriapoda; esp. the large, flattened, venomous kinds of the order Chilopoda, found in tropical climates. they are many-jointed, and have a great number of feet.
centrale	noun	The central, or one of the central, bones of the carpus or or tarsus. In the tarsus of man it is represented by the navicular.
centrode	noun	In two figures having relative motion, one of the two curves which are the loci of the instantaneous center.
centroid	noun	The center of mass, inertia, or gravity of a body or system of bodies.
centrums	plural	of Centrum
centuple	adjective	Hundredfold., To increase a hundredfold.
cephalad	adverb	Forwards; towards the head or anterior extremity of the body; opposed to caudad.
cephalic	adjective	Of or pertaining to the head. See the Note under Anterior., A medicine for headache, or other disorder in the head.
cephalon	noun	The head.
ceramics	noun	The art of making things of baked clay; as pottery, tiles, etc., Work formed of clay in whole or in part, and baked; as, vases, urns, etc.
cerastes	noun	A genus of poisonous African serpents, with a horny scale over each eye; the horned viper.
ceratine	adjective	Sophistical.
cerberus	noun	A monster, in the shape of a three-headed dog, guarding the entrance into the infernal regions, Hence: Any vigilant custodian or guardian, esp. if surly., A genus of East Indian serpents, allied to the pythons; the bokadam.
cercarle	plural	of Cercaria
cercaria	noun	The larval form of a trematode worm having the shape of a tadpole, with its body terminated by a tail-like appendage.
cercopod	noun	One of the jointed antenniform appendages of the posterior somites of certain insects.
cerealia	noun pl.	Public festivals in honor of Ceres., The cereals.
cerealin	noun	A nitrogenous substance closely resembling diastase, obtained from bran, and possessing the power of converting starch into dextrin, sugar, and lactic acid.
cerebral	adjective	Of or pertaining to the cerebrum., One of a class of lingual consonants in the East Indian languages. See Lingual, n.
cerebric	adjective	Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the brain.
cerebrin	noun	A nonphosphorized, nitrogenous substance, obtained from brain and nerve tissue by extraction with boiling alcohol. It is uncertain whether it exists as such in nerve tissue, or is a product of the decomposition of some more complex substance.
cerebrum	noun	The anterior, and in man the larger, division of the brain; the seat of the reasoning faculties and the will. See Brain.
cerement	noun	A cerecloth used for the special purpose of enveloping a dead body when embalmed., Any shroud or wrapping for the dead.
ceremony	noun	Ar act or series of acts, often of a symbolical character, prescribed by law, custom, or authority, in the conduct of important matters, as in the performance of religious duties, the transaction of affairs of state, and the celebration of notable events; as, the ceremony of crowning a sovereign; the ceremonies observed in consecrating a church; marriage and baptismal ceremonies., Behavior regulated by strict etiquette; a formal method of performing acts of civility; forms of civility prescribed by custom or authority., A ceremonial symbols; an emblem, as a crown, scepter, garland, etc., A sign or prodigy; a portent.
cernuous	adjective	Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping; — said of a bud, flower, fruit, or the capsule of a moss.
cerolite	noun	A hydrous silicate of magnesium, allied to serpentine, occurring in waxlike masses of a yellow or greenish color.
cerotene	noun	A white waxy solid obtained from Chinese wax, and by the distillation of cerotin.
cerulean	adjective	Sky-colored; blue; azure.
cerusite	noun	Alt. of Cerussite
cervelat	noun	An ancient wind instrument, resembling the bassoon in tone.
cervical	adjective	Of or pertaining to the neck; as, the cervical vertebrae.
cervixes	plural	of Cervix
cervices	plural	of Cervix
cesarean	adjective	Alt. of Cesarian
cesarian	adjective	Same as Caesarean, Caesarian.
cesarism	noun	See Caesarism.
cessavit	noun	A writ given by statute to recover lands when the tenant has for two years failed to perform the conditions of his tenure.
cessible	adjective	Giving way; yielding.
cessment	verb t.	An assessment or tax.
cesspipe	noun	A pipe for carrying off waste water, etc., from a sink or cesspool.
cesspool	noun	A cistern in the course, or the termination, of a drain, to collect sedimentary or superfluous matter; a privy vault; any receptacle of filth.
cetacean	noun	One of the Cetacea.
ceterach	noun	A species of fern with fronds (Asplenium Ceterach).
cetewale	noun	Same as Zedoary.
cetology	noun	The description or natural history of cetaceous animals.
cetraric	adjective	Pertaining to, or derived from, the lichen, Iceland moss (Cetaria Islandica).
cetrarin	noun	A white substance extracted from the lichen, Iceland moss (Cetraria Islandica). It consists of several ingredients, among which is cetraric acid, a white, crystalline, bitter substance.
c. g. s.		An abbreviation for Centimeter, Gram, Second. — applied to a system of units much employed in physical science, based upon the centimeter as the unit of length, the gram as the unit of weight or mass, and the second as the unit of time.
cabazite	noun	A mineral occuring in glassy rhombohedral crystals, varying, in color from white to yellow or red. It is essentially a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. Called also chabasie.
chaconne	noun	An old Spanish dance in moderate three-four measure, like the Passacaglia, which is slower. Both are used by classical composers as themes for variations.
chafewax	noun	Alt. of Chaffwax
chaffwax	noun	Formerly a chancery officer who fitted wax for sealing writs and other documents.
chaffing	present participle & vb. noun	of Chaff, The use of light, frivolous language by way of fun or ridicule; raillery; banter.
chaffern	verb t.	A vessel for heating water.
chaffery	noun	Traffic; bargaining.
chagreen	noun	See Shagreen.
chaining	present participle & vb. noun	of Chain
chainlet	noun	A small chain.
chairing	present participle & vb. noun	of Chair
chairmen	plural	of Chairman
chairman	noun	The presiding officer of a committee, or of a public or private meeting, or of any organized body., One whose business it is to cary a chair or sedan.
chalazas	plural	of Chalaza
chalazae	plural	of Chalaza
chalazal	adjective	Of or pertaining to the chalaza.
chaldaic	adjective	Of or pertaining to Chaldea., The language or dialect of the Chaldeans; Chaldee.
chaldean	adjective	Of or pertaining to Chaldea., A native or inhabitant of Chaldea., A learned man, esp. an astrologer; — so called among the Eastern nations, because astrology and the kindred arts were much cultivated by the Chaldeans., Nestorian.
chaldron	noun	An English dry measure, being, at London, 36 bushels heaped up, or its equivalent weight, and more than twice as much at Newcastle. Now used exclusively for coal and coke.
chaliced	adjective	Having a calyx or cup; cup-shaped.
chalking	present participle & vb. noun	of Chalk
chambrel	noun	Same as Gambrel.
chamfret	noun	A small gutter; a furrow; a groove., A chamfer.
chamfron	noun	The frontlet, or head armor, of a horse.
champing	present participle & vb. noun	of Champ
chappion	noun	One who engages in any contest; esp. one who in ancient times contended in single combat in behalf of another’s honor or rights; or one who acts or speaks in behalf of a person or a cause; a defender; an advocate; a hero., One who by defeating all rivals, has obtained an acknowledged supremacy in any branch of athetics or game of skill, and is ready to contend with any rival; as, the champion of England.
champion	verb t.	To furnish with a champion; to attend or defend as champion; to support or maintain; to protect.
chancing	present participle & vb. noun	of Chance
chancery	noun	In England, formerly, the highest court of judicature next to the Parliament, exercising jurisdiction at law, but chiefly in equity; but under the jurisdiction act of 1873 it became the chancery division of the High Court of Justice, and now exercises jurisdiction only in equity., In the Unites States, a court of equity; equity; proceeding in equity.
chandler	noun	A maker or seller of candles., A dealer in other commodities, which are indicated by a word prefixed; as, ship chandler, corn chandler.
chanfrin	noun	The fore part of a horse’s head.
changing	present participle & vb. noun	of Change
chanting	present participle & vb. noun	of Chant, Singing, esp. as a chant is sung.
chantant	adjective	Composed in a melodious and singing style.
chapping	present participle & vb. noun	of Chap
chapbook	noun	Any small book carried about for sale by chapmen or hawkers. Hence, any small book; a toy book.
chapelet	noun	A pair of straps, with stirrups, joined at the top and fastened to the pommel or the frame of the saddle, after they have been adjusted to the convenience of the rider., A kind of chain pump, or dredging machine.
chapelry	noun	The territorial district legally assigned to a chapel.
chaperon	noun	A hood; especially, an ornamental or an official hood., A device placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals., A matron who accompanies a young lady in public, for propriety, or as a guide and protector., To attend in public places as a guide and protector; to matronize.
chapiter	noun	A capital [Obs.] See Chapital., A summary in writing of such matters as are to be inquired of or presented before justices in eyre, or justices of assize, or of the peace, in their sessions; — also called articles.
chaplain	noun	An ecclesiastic who has a chapel, or who performs religious service in a chapel., A clergyman who is officially attached to the army or navy, to some public institution, or to a family or court, for the purpose of performing divine service., Any person (clergyman or layman) chosen to conduct religious exercises for a society, etc.; as, a chaplain of a Masonic or a temperance lodge.
chapless	adjective	Having no lower jaw; hence, fleshless.
chaptrel	noun	An impost.
charring	present participle & vb. noun	of Char
charcoal	verb t.	Impure carbon prepared from vegetable or animal substances; esp., coal made by charring wood in a kiln, retort, etc., from which air is excluded. It is used for fuel and in various mechanical, artistic, and chemical processes., Finely prepared charcoal in small sticks, used as a drawing implement.
charging	present participle & vb. noun	of Charge
charlock	noun	A cruciferous plant (Brassica sinapistrum) with yellow flowers; wild mustard. It is troublesome in grain fields. Called also chardock, chardlock, chedlock, and kedlock.
charming	present participle & vb. noun	of Charm, Pleasing the mind or senses in a high degree; delighting; fascinating; attractive.
charmful	adjective	Abounding with charms.
charneco	noun	Alt. of Charnico
charnico	noun	A sort of sweet wine.
chartism	noun	The principles of a political party in England (1838-48), which contended for universal suffrage, the vote by ballot, annual parliaments, equal electoral districts, and other radical reforms, as set forth in a document called the People’s Charter.
chartist	noun	A supporter or partisan of chartism.
chasable	adjective	Capable of being chased; fit for hunting.
chasible	noun	See Chasuble.
chasseur	noun	One of a body of light troops, cavalry or infantry, trained for rapid movements., An attendant upon persons of rank or wealth, wearing a plume and sword.
chastely	adverb	In a chaste manner; with purity.
chastise	verb t.	To inflict pain upon, by means of stripes, or in any other manner, for the purpose of punishment or reformation; to punish, as with stripes., To reduce to order or obedience; to correct or purify; to free from faults or excesses.
chastity	noun	The state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse., Moral purity., The unmarried life; celibacy., Chasteness.
chasuble	noun	The outer vestment worn by the priest in saying Mass, consisting, in the Roman Catholic Church, of a broad, flat, back piece, and a narrower front piece, the two connected over the shoulders only. The back has usually a large cross, the front an upright bar or pillar, designed to be emblematical of Christ’s sufferings. In the Greek Church the chasuble is a large round mantle.
chatting	present participle & vb. noun	of Chat
chatelet	noun	A little castle.
chatwood	noun	Little sticks; twigs for burning; fuel.
chaudron	noun	See Chawdron.
chauffer	noun	A table stove or small furnace, usually a cylindrical box of sheet iron, with a grate at the bottom, and an open top.
chaunter	noun	A street seller of ballads and other broadsides., A deceitful, tricky dealer or horse jockey., The flute of a bagpipe. See Chanter, n., 3.
chausses	noun pl.	The garment for the legs and feet and for the body below the waist, worn in Europe throughout the Middle Ages; applied also to the armor for the same parts, when fixible, as of chain mail.
chawdron	noun	Entrails.
cheating	present participle & vb. noun	of Cheat
chebacco	noun	A narrow-sterned boat formerly much used in the Newfoundland fisheries; — called also pinkstern and chebec.
checking	present participle & vb. noun	of Check
checkage	noun	The act of checking; as, the checkage of a name or of an item in a list., The items, or the amount, to which attention is called by a check or checks.
checkers	verb	A game, called also daughts, played on a checkerboard by two persons, each having twelve men (counters or checkers) which are moved diagonally. The game is ended when either of the players has lost all his men, or can not move them.
cheering	present participle & vb. noun	of Cheer
cheerful	adjective	Having or showing good spirits or joy; cheering; cheery; contented; happy; joyful; lively; animated; willing.
cheerily	adverb	In a cheery manner.
chelidon	noun	The hollow at the flexure of the arm.
chelifer	noun	See Book scorpion, under Book.
chelonia	noun pl.	An order of reptiles, including the tortoises and turtles, peculiar in having a part of the vertebrae, ribs, and sternum united with the dermal plates so as to form a firm shell. The jaws are covered by a horny beak. See Reptilia; also, Illust. in Appendix.
chemical	adjective	Pertaining to chemistry; characterized or produced by the forces and operations of chemistry; employed in the processes of chemistry; as, chemical changes; chemical combinations., A substance used for producing a chemical effect; a reagent.
chenille	noun	Tufted cord, of silk or worsted, for the trimming of ladies’ dresses, for embroidery and fringes, and for the weft of Chenille rugs.
chepster	noun	The European starling.
chequing	noun	A coin. See Sequin.
cherubim	plural	of Cherub, The Hebrew plural of Cherub.. Cf. Seraphim.
cherubic	adjective	Alt. of Cherubical
cherubin	adjective	Cherubic; angelic., A cherub.
chesible	noun	See Chasuble.
chessmen	plural	of Chessman
chessman	noun	A piece used in the game of chess.
chesteyn	noun	The chestnut tree.
chestnut	noun	The edible nut of a forest tree (Castanea vesca) of Europe and America. Commonly two or more of the nuts grow in a prickly bur., The tree itself, or its light, coarse-grained timber, used for ornamental work, furniture, etc., A bright brown color, like that of the nut., The horse chestnut (often so used in England)., One of the round, or oval, horny plates on the inner sides of the legs of the horse, and allied animals., An old joke or story., Of the color of a chestnut; of a reddish brown color; as, chestnut curls.
chetvert	noun	A measure of grain equal to 0.7218 of an imperial quarter, or 5.95 Winchester bushels.
cheveril	verb i.	Soft leather made of kid skin. Fig.: Used as a symbol of flexibility., Made of cheveril; pliant.
chiasmus	noun	An inversion of the order of words or phrases, when repeated or subsequently referred to in a sentence
chicaner	noun	One who uses chicanery.
chiccory	noun	See Chicory.
chiefage	noun	A tribute by the head; a capitation tax.
chiefest	adjective	First or foremost; chief; principal.
chiefrie	noun	A small rent paid to the lord paramount.
children	plural	of Child, pl. of Child.
childing	present participle & vb. noun	of Child, Bearing Children; (Fig.) productive; fruitful.
childbed	noun	The state of a woman bringing forth a child, or being in labor; parturition.
childish	adjective	Of, pertaining to, befitting, or resembling, a child., Puerile; trifling; weak.
chiliasm	noun	The millennium., The doctrine of the personal reign of Christ on earth during the millennium.
chiliast	noun	One who believes in the second coming of Christ to reign on earth a thousand years; a milllenarian.
chilling	present participle & vb. noun	of Chill, Making chilly or cold; depressing; discouraging; cold; distant; as, a chilling breeze; a chilling manner.
chilopod	noun	A myriapod of the order Chilopoda.
chimaera	noun	A cartilaginous fish of several species, belonging to the order Holocephali. The teeth are few and large. The head is furnished with appendages, and the tail terminates in a point.
chimango		A south American carrion buzzard (Milvago chimango). See Caracara.
chimeras	plural	of Chimera
chimeric	adjective	Chimerical.
chimneys	plural	of Chimney
chinamen	plural	of Chinaman
chinaman	noun	A native of China; a Chinese.
chincona		See Cinchona.
chinking	present participle & vb. noun	of Chink
chinsing	present participle & vb. noun	of Chinse
chintzes	plural	of Chintz
chipping	present participle & vb. noun	of Chip, A chip; a piece separated by a cutting or graving instrument; a fragment., The act or process of cutting or breaking off small pieces, as in dressing iron with a chisel, or reducing a timber or block of stone to shape., The breaking off in small pieces of the edges of potter’s ware, porcelain, etc.
chipmunk	noun	A squirrel-like animal of the genus Tamias, sometimes called the striped squirrel, chipping squirrel, ground squirrel, hackee. The common species of the United States is the Tamias striatus.
chiragra	noun	Gout in the hand.
chiretta	noun	A plant (Agathotes Chirayta) found in Northern India, having medicinal properties to the gentian, and esteemed as a tonic and febrifuge.
chirping	present participle & vb. noun	of Chirp, Cheering; enlivening.
chirrupy	adjective	Cheerful; joyous; chatty.
chiseled	imp. & past participle	of Chisel
chitchat	noun	Familiar or trifling talk; prattle.
chivalry	noun	A body or order of cavaliers or knights serving on horseback; illustrious warriors, collectively; cavalry., The dignity or system of knighthood; the spirit, usages, or manners of knighthood; the practice of knight-errantry., The qualifications or character of knights, as valor, dexterity in arms, courtesy, etc., A tenure of lands by knight’s service; that is, by the condition of a knight’s performing service on horseback, or of performing some noble or military service to his lord., Exploit.
chivying	present participle & vb. noun	of Chivy
chloasma	noun	A cutaneous affection characterized by yellow or yellowish brown pigmented spots.
chlorate	noun	A salt of chloric acid; as, chlorate of potassium.
chloride	noun	A binary compound of chlorine with another element or radical; as, chloride of sodium (common salt).
chlorine	noun	One of the elementary substances, commonly isolated as a greenish yellow gas, two and one half times as heavy as air, of an intensely disagreeable suffocating odor, and exceedingly poisonous. It is abundant in nature, the most important compound being common salt. It is powerful oxidizing, bleaching, and disinfecting agent. Symbol Cl. Atomic weight, 35.4.
chlorite	noun	The name of a group of minerals, usually of a green color and micaceous to granular in structure. They are hydrous silicates of alumina, iron, and magnesia., Any salt of chlorous acid; as, chlorite of sodium.
chlorous	adjective	Of, pertaining to, or derived from, chlorine; — said of those compounds of chlorine in which this element has a valence of three, the next lower than in chloric compounds; as, chlorous acid, HClO2., Pertaining to, or resembling, the electro-negative character of chlorine; hence, electro-negative; — opposed to basylous or zincous.
choanoid	adjective	Funnel-shaped; — applied particularly to a hollow muscle attached to the ball of the eye in many reptiles and mammals.
chocking	present participle & vb. noun	of Chock
choctaws	noun pl.	A tribe of North American Indians (Southern Appalachian), in early times noted for their pursuit of agriculture, and for living at peace with the white settlers. They are now one of the civilized tribes of the Indian Territory.
choicely	adverb	With care in choosing; with nice regard to preference., In a preferable or excellent manner; excellently; eminently.
chokedar	noun	A watchman; an officer of customs or police.
choleric	adjective	Abounding with, or producing choler, or bile., Easily irritated; irascible; inclined to anger., Angry; indicating anger; excited by anger.
choliamb	noun	Alt. of Choliambic
cholinic	adjective	Pertaining to, or obtained from, the bile.
chondrin	noun	A colorless, amorphous, nitrogenous substance, tasteless and odorless, formed from cartilaginous tissue by long-continued action of boiling water. It is similar to gelatin, and is a large ingredient of commercial gelatin.
chondro-		A combining form meaning a grain, granular, granular cartilage, cartilaginous; as, the chondrocranium, the cartilaginous skull of the lower vertebrates and of embryos.
choosing	present participle & vb. noun	of Choose
chopping	present participle & vb. noun	of Chop, Stout or plump; large., Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other; as, a chopping sea., Act of cutting by strokes.
chopboat	noun	A licensed lighter employed in the transportation of goods to and from vessels.
chopness	noun	A kind of spade.
choragic	adjective	Of or pertaining to a choragus.
choragus	noun	A chorus leader; esp. one who provided at his own expense and under his own supervision one of the choruses for the musical contents at Athens.
chorally	adverb	In the manner of a chorus; adapted to be sung by a choir; in harmony.
chording	present participle & vb. noun	of Chord
chordata	noun pl.	A comprehensive division of animals including all Vertebrata together with the Tunicata, or all those having a dorsal nervous cord.
choriamb	noun	Same as Choriambus.
chorisis	noun	The separation of a leaf or floral organ into two more parts.
choruses	plural	of Chorus
chorused	imp. & past participle	of Chorus
chouicha	noun	The salmon of the Columbia River or California. See Quinnat.
choultry	noun	See Choltry.
chousing	present participle & vb. noun	of Chouse
chowchow	adjective	Consisting of several kinds mingled together; mixed; as, chowchow sweetmeats (preserved fruits put together)., A kind of mixed pickles.
chrismal	adjective	Of or pertaining to or used in chrism.
christen	verb t.	To baptize and give a Christian name to., To give a name; to denominate., To Christianize., To use for the first time.
christly	adjective	Christlike.
christom	noun	See Chrisom.
chromate	noun	A salt of chromic acid.
chromism	noun	Same as Chromatism.
chromite	noun	A black submetallic mineral consisting of oxide of chromium and iron; — called also chromic iron., A compound or salt of chromous hydroxide regarded as an acid.
chromium	noun	A comparatively rare element occurring most abundantly in the mineral chromite. Atomic weight 52.5. Symbol Cr. When isolated it is a hard, brittle, grayish white metal, fusible with difficulty. Its chief commercial importance is for its compounds, as potassium chromate, lead chromate, etc., which are brilliantly colored and are used dyeing and calico printing. Called also chrome.
chromous	adjective	Of, pertaining to, or derived from, chromium, when this element has a valence lower than that in chromic compounds.
chromule	noun	A general name for coloring matter of plants other than chlorophyll, especially that of petals.
chrysene	noun	One of the higher aromatic hydrocarbons of coal tar, allied to naphthalene and anthracene. It is a white crystalline substance, C18H12, of strong blue fluorescence, but generally colored yellow by impurities.
chrysopa	noun	A genus of neuropterous insects. See Lacewing.
chthonic	adjective	Pertaining to the earth; earthy; as, chthonic religions.
chucking	present participle & vb. noun	of Chuck, of Chuck
chuckled	imp. & past participle	of Chuckle
chuffily	adverb	Clownishly; surlily.
chumming	present participle & vb. noun	of Chum
churched	imp. & past participle	of Church
churchly	adjective	Pertaining to, or suitable for, the church; ecclesiastical.
churlish	adjective	Like a churl; rude; cross-grained; ungracious; surly; illiberal; niggardly., Wanting pliancy; unmanageable; unyielding; not easily wrought; as, a churlish soil; the churlish and intractable nature of some minerals.
churning	present participle & vb. noun	of Churn, The act of one who churns., The quantity of butter made at one operation.
chylific	adjective	Chylifactive.
chyluria	noun	A morbid condition in which the urine contains chyle or fatty matter, giving it a milky appearance.
cibation	noun	The act of taking food., The process or operation of feeding the contents of the crucible with fresh material.
ciborium	noun	A canopy usually standing free and supported on four columns, covering the high altar, or, very rarely, a secondary altar., The coffer or case in which the host is kept; the pyx.
cicatrix	noun	The pellicle which forms over a wound or breach of continuity and completes the process of healing in the latter, and which subsequently contracts and becomes white, forming the scar.
ciceroni	plural	of Cicerone
cicerone	noun	One who shows strangers the curiosities of a place; a guide.
cich-pea	noun	The chick-pea.
cicisbei	plural	of Cicisbeo
cicisbeo	noun	A professed admirer of a married woman; a dangler about women., A knot of silk or ribbon attached to a fan, walking stick, etc.
cicurate	verb t.	To tame.
ciderist	noun	A maker of cider.
ciderkin	noun	A kind of weak cider made by steeping the refuse pomace in water.
ciliated	adjective	Provided with, or surrounded by, cilia; as, a ciliate leaf; endowed with vibratory motion; as, the ciliated epithelium of the windpipe.
cilician	adjective	Of or pertaining to Cilicia in Asia Minor., A native or inhabitant of Cilicia.
ciliform	adjective	Alt. of Ciliiform
cillosis	noun	A spasmodic trembling of the upper eyelid.
cimbrian	adjective	Of or pertaining to the Cimbri., One of the Cimbri. See Cimbric.
cimolite	noun	A soft, earthy, clayey mineral, of whitish or grayish color.
cinchona	noun	A genus of trees growing naturally on the Andes in Peru and adjacent countries, but now cultivated in the East Indies, producing a medicinal bark of great value., The bark of any species of Cinchona containing three per cent. or more of bitter febrifuge alkaloids; Peruvian bark; Jesuits’ bark.
cincture	noun	A belt, a girdle, or something worn round the body, — as by an ecclesiastic for confining the alb., That which encompasses or incloses; an inclosure., The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column.
cinerary	adjective	Pertaining to ashes; containing ashes.
cingulum	noun	A distinct girdle or band of color; a raised spiral line as seen on certain univalve shells., The clitellus of earthworms., The base of the crown of a tooth.
cinnabar	noun	Red sulphide of mercury, occurring in brilliant red crystals, and also in red or brown amorphous masses. It is used in medicine., The artificial red sulphide of mercury used as a pigment; vermilion.
cinnamic	adjective	Pertaining to, or obtained from, cinnamon.
cinnamon	noun	The inner bark of the shoots of Cinnamomum Zeylanicum, a tree growing in Ceylon. It is aromatic, of a moderately pungent taste, and is one of the best cordial, carminative, and restorative spices., Cassia.
cinnamyl	noun	The hypothetical radical, (C6H5.C2H2)2C, of cinnamic compounds.
ciphered	imp. & past participle	of Cipher
cipherer	noun	One who ciphers.
circinal	adjective	Circinate.
circling	present participle & vb. noun	of Circle
circuity	noun	A going round in a circle; a course not direct; a roundabout way of proceeding.
circular	adjective	In the form of, or bounded by, a circle; round., repeating itself; ending in itself; reverting to the point of beginning; hence, illogical; inconclusive; as, circular reasoning., Adhering to a fixed circle of legends; cyclic; hence, mean; inferior. See Cyclic poets, under Cyclic., Addressed to a circle, or to a number of persons having a common interest; circulated, or intended for circulation; as, a circular letter., Perfect; complete., A circular letter, or paper, usually printed, copies of which are addressed or given to various persons; as, a business circular., A sleeveless cloak, cut in circular form.
circulet	noun	A circlet.
circuses	plural	of Circus
cirrhose	adjective	Same as Cirrose.
cirrhous	adjective	See Cirrose.
cirriped	noun	One of the Cirripedia.
ciselure	noun	The process of chasing on metals; also, the work thus chased.
citation	noun	An official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice., The act of citing a passage from a book, or from another person, in his own words; also, the passage or words quoted; quotation., Enumeration; mention; as, a citation of facts., A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.
citatory	adjective	Having the power or form of a citation; as, letters citatory.
citicism	noun	The manners of a cit or citizen.
citified	adjective	Aping, or having, the manners of a city.
civicism	noun	The principle of civil government.
civilian	noun	One skilled in the civil law., A student of the civil law at a university or college., One whose pursuits are those of civil life, not military or clerical.
civilist	noun	A civilian.
civillty	noun	The state of society in which the relations and duties of a citizen are recognized and obeyed; a state of civilization., A civil office, or a civil process, Courtesy; politeness; kind attention; good breeding; a polite act or expression.
civilize	verb t.	To reclaim from a savage state; to instruct in the rules and customs of civilization; to educate; to refine., To admit as suitable to a civilized state.
clacking	present participle & vb. noun	of Clack
claiming	present participle & vb. noun	of Claim
claimant	noun	One who claims; one who asserts a right or title; a claimer.
clamming	present participle & vb. noun	of Clam
clambake	noun	The backing or steaming of clams on heated stones, between layers of seaweed; hence, a picnic party, gathered on such an occasion.
clammily	adverb	In a clammy manner.
clamored	imp. & past participle	of Clamor
clamorer	noun	One who clamors.
clamping	present participle & vb. noun	of Clamp
clanging	present participle & vb. noun	of Clang
clangous	adjective	Making a clang, or a ringing metallic sound.
clanking	present participle & vb. noun	of Clank
clannish	adjective	Of or pertaining to a clan; closely united, like a clan; disposed to associate only with one’s clan or clique; actuated by the traditions, prejudices, habits, etc., of a clan.
clanship	noun	A state of being united together as in a clan; an association under a chieftain.
clansmen	plural	of Clansman
clansman	noun	One belonging to the same clan with another.
clapping	present participle & vb. noun	of Clap
clapcake	noun	Oatmeal cake or bread clapped or beaten till it is thin.
claptrap	noun	A contrivance for clapping in theaters., A trick or device to gain applause; humbug., Contrived for the purpose of making a show, or gaining applause; deceptive; unreal.
claqueur	noun	One of the claque employed to applaud at a theater.
clarence	noun	A close four-wheeled carriage, with one seat inside, and a seat for the driver.
clarinet	noun	A wind instrument, blown by a single reed, of richer and fuller tone than the oboe, which has a double reed. It is the leading instrument in a military band.
clashing	present participle & vb. noun	of Clash
clasping	present participle & vb. noun	of Clasp
classing	present participle & vb. noun	of Class
classify	verb t.	To distribute into classes; to arrange according to a system; to arrange in sets according to some method founded on common properties or characters.
classmen	plural	of Classman
classman	noun	A member of a class; a classmate., A candidate for graduation in arts who is placed in an honor class, as opposed to a passman, who is not classified.
claudent	adjective	Shutting; confining; drawing together; as, a claudent muscle.
claustra	plural	of Claustrum
clausure	noun	The act of shutting up or confining; confinement.
clavated	adjective	Club-shaped; having the form of a club; growing gradually thicker toward the top. [See Illust. of Antennae.]
clavecin	noun	The harpsichord.
clavicle	noun	The collar bone, which is joined at one end to the scapula, or shoulder blade, and at the other to the sternum, or breastbone. In man each clavicle is shaped like the letter /, and is situated just above the first rib on either side of the neck. In birds the two clavicles are united ventrally, forming the merrythought, or wishbone.
claviger	noun	One who carries the keys of any place., One who carries a club; a club bearer.
clavises	plural	of Clavis
clawback	noun	A flatterer or sycophant., Flattering; sycophantic., To flatter.
clawless	adjective	Destitute of claws.
claymore	noun	A large two-handed sword used formerly by the Scottish Highlanders.
cleading	noun	A jacket or outer covering of wood, etc., to prevent radiation of heat, as from the boiler, cylinder. etc., of a steam engine., The planking or boarding of a shaft, cofferdam, etc.
cleaning	present participle & vb. noun	of Clean, The act of making clean., The afterbirth of cows, ewes, etc.
cleansed	imp. & past participle	of Cleanse
cleanser	noun	One who, or that which, cleanses; a detergent.
clearing	present participle & vb. noun	of Clear, The act or process of making clear., A tract of land cleared of wood for cultivation., A method adopted by banks and bankers for making an exchange of checks held by each against the others, and settling differences of accounts., The gross amount of the balances adjusted in the clearing house.
clearage	noun	The act of removing anything; clearance.
cleavage	noun	The act of cleaving or splitting., The quality possessed by many crystallized substances of splitting readily in one or more definite directions, in which the cohesive attraction is a minimum, affording more or less smooth surfaces; the direction of the dividing plane; a fragment obtained by cleaving, as of a diamond. See Parting., Division into laminae, like slate, with the lamination not necessarily parallel to the plane of deposition; — usually produced by pressure.
cleaving	present participle & vb. noun	of Cleave, of Cleave
cleavers	noun	A species of Galium (G. Aparine), having a fruit set with hooked bristles, which adhere to whatever they come in contact with; — called also, goose grass, catchweed, etc.
clematis	noun	A genus of flowering plants, of many species, mostly climbers, having feathery styles, which greatly enlarge in the fruit; — called also virgin’s bower.
clemence	noun	Clemency.
clemency	noun	Disposition to forgive and spare, as offenders; mildness of temper; gentleness; tenderness; mercy., Mildness or softness of the elements; as, the clemency of the season.
clepsine	noun	A genus of fresh-water leeches, furnished with a proboscis. They feed upon mollusks and worms.
clergeon	noun	A chorister boy.
clergial	adjective	Learned; erudite; clerical.
clerical	adjective	Of or pertaining to the clergy; suitable for the clergy., Of or relating to a clerk or copyist, or to writing.
cleverly	adverb	In a clever manner.
clicking	present participle & vb. noun	of Click
cliental	adjective	Of or pertaining to a client.
cliented	adjective	Supplied with clients.
climatal	adjective	Climatic.
climatic	adjective	Of or pertaining to a climate; depending on, or limited by, a climate.
climbing	present participle & vb. noun	of Climb, p. pr. & vb. n. of Climb.
clinched	imp. & past participle	of Clinch
clincher	noun	One who, or that which, clinches; that which holds fast., That which ends a dispute or controversy; a decisive argument.
clinging	present participle & vb. noun	of Cling
clinical	verb i.	Alt. of Clinic
clinique	noun	A clinic.
clinking	present participle & vb. noun	of Clink
clinkant	adjective	See Clinquant.
clipping	present participle & vb. noun	of Clip, The act of embracing., The act of cutting off, curtailing, or diminishing; the practice of clipping the edges of coins., That which is clipped off or out of something; a piece separated by clipping; as, newspaper clippings.
cliquish	adjective	Of or pertaining to a clique; disposed to from cliques; exclusive in spirit.
cliquism	noun	The tendency to associate in cliques; the spirit of cliques.
clitoris	noun	A small organ at the upper part of the vulva, homologous to the penis in the male.
cloaking	present participle & vb. noun	of Cloak, The act of covering with a cloak; the act of concealing anything., The material of which of which cloaks are made.
cloddish	adjective	Resembling clods; gross; low; stupid; boorish.
clodpate	noun	A blockhead; a dolt.
clodpoll	noun	A stupid fellow; a dolt.
clogging	present participle & vb. noun	of Clog, Anything which clogs.
cloister	verb t.	An inclosed place., A covered passage or ambulatory on one side of a court;, the series of such passages on the different sides of any court, esp. that of a monastery or a college., A monastic establishment; a place for retirement from the world for religious duties., To confine in, or as in, a cloister; to seclude from the world; to immure.
clotting	present participle & vb. noun	of Clot
clothing	present participle & vb. noun	of Clothe, Garments in general; clothes; dress; raiment; covering., The art of process of making cloth., A covering of non-conducting material on the outside of a boiler, or steam chamber, to prevent radiation of heat., See Card clothing, under 3d Card.
clothier	noun	One who makes cloths; one who dresses or fulls cloth., One who sells cloth or clothes, or who makes and sells clothes.
clothred	past participle	Clottered.
clotpoll	noun	See Clodpoll.
clotweed	noun	Cocklebur.
clouding	present participle & vb. noun	of Cloud, A mottled appearance given to ribbons and silks in the process of dyeing., A diversity of colors in yarn, recurring at regular intervals.
cloudage	noun	Mass of clouds; cloudiness.
cloudily	adverb	In a cloudy manner; darkly; obscurely.
cloudlet	noun	A little cloud.
clouting	present participle & vb. noun	of Clout
clovered	adjective	Covered with growing clover.
clownage	noun	Behavior or manners of a clown; clownery.
clownery	noun	Clownishness.
clownish	adjective	Of or resembling a clown, or characteristic of a clown; ungainly; awkward.
cloyless	adjective	That does not cloy.
cloyment	noun	Satiety.
clubbing	present participle & vb. noun	of Club
clubbish	adjective	Rude; clownish., Disposed to club together; as, a clubbish set.
clubbist	noun	A member of a club; a frequenter of clubs.
clubfist	noun	A large, heavy fist., A coarse, brutal fellow.
clubfoot	noun	A short, variously distorted foot; also, the deformity, usually congenital, which such a foot exhibits; talipes.
clubhand	noun	A short, distorted hand; also, the deformity of having such a hand.
clubhaul	verb t.	To put on the other tack by dropping the lee anchor as soon as the wind is out of the sails (which brings the vessel’s head to the wind), and by cutting the cable as soon as she pays off on the other tack. Clubhauling is attempted only in an exigency.
clubroom	noun	The apartment in which a club meets.
clucking	p pr. & vb. noun	of Cluck, The noise or call of a brooding hen.
clumsily	adverb	In a clumsy manner; awkwardly; as, to walk clumsily.
clupeoid	adjective	Of or pertaining to the Herring family.
clustery	noun	Growing in, or full of, clusters; like clusters.
clutched	imp. & past participle	of Clutch
clypeate	adjective	Shaped like a round buckler or shield; scutate., Furnished with a shield, or a protective plate or shell.
clysmian	adjective	Connected with, or related to, the deluge, or to a cataclysm; as, clysmian changes.
cnidaria	noun pl.	A comprehensive group equivalent to the true Coelenterata, i. e., exclusive of the sponges. They are so named from presence of stinging cells (cnidae) in the tissues. See Coelenterata.
cnidocil	noun	The fine filiform process of a cnidoblast.
coaching	present participle & vb. noun	of Coach
coachbox		The seat of a coachman.
coachdog		One of a breed of dogs trained to accompany carriages; the Dalmatian dog.
coachmen	plural	of Coachman
coachman	noun	A man whose business is to drive a coach or carriage., A tropical fish of the Atlantic ocean (Dutes auriga); — called also charioteer. The name refers to a long, lashlike spine of the dorsal fin.
coaction	noun	Force; compulsion, either in restraining or impelling.
coactive	adjective	Serving to compel or constrain; compulsory; restrictive., Acting in concurrence; united in action.
coadjust	verb t.	To adjust by mutual adaptations.
coagency	noun	Agency in common; joint agency or agent.
coagment	verb t.	To join together.
coagulum	adjective	The thick, curdy precipitate formed by the coagulation of albuminous matter; any mass of coagulated matter, as a clot of blood.
coalesce	noun	To grow together; to unite by growth into one body; as, the parts separated by a wound coalesce., To unite in one body or product; to combine into one body or community; as, vapors coalesce.
coalfish	noun	The pollock; — called also, coalsey, colemie, colmey, coal whiting, etc. See Pollock., The beshow or candlefish of Alaska., The cobia.
coal tar		A thick, black, tarry liquid, obtained by the distillation of bituminous coal in the manufacture of illuminating gas; used for making printer’s ink, black varnish, etc. It is a complex mixture from which many substances have been obtained, especially hydrocarbons of the benzene or aromatic series.
coamings	noun pl.	Raised pieces of wood of iron around a hatchway, skylight, or other opening in the deck, to prevent water from running bellow; esp. the fore-and-aft pieces of a hatchway frame as distinguished from the transverse head ledges.
coarsely	adverb	In a coarse manner; roughly; rudely; inelegantly; uncivilly; meanly.
coasting	present participle & vb. noun	of Coast, Sailing along or near a coast, or running between ports along a coast., A sailing along a coast, or from port to port; a carrying on a coasting trade., Sliding down hill; sliding on a sled upon snow or ice.
coatless	adjective	Not wearing a coat; also, not possessing a coat.
cobaltic	adjective	Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, cobalt; — said especially of those compounds in which cobalt has higher valence; as, cobaltic oxide.
cobbling	present participle & vb. noun	of Cobble
cobishop	noun	A joint or coadjutant bishop.
cobstone	noun	Cobblestone.
cobwebby	adjective	Abounding in cobwebs, or any fine web; resembling a cobweb.
coccyges	plural	of Coccyx
cochlear	adjective	Of or pertaining to the cochlea.
cockaded	adjective	Wearing a cockade.
cockatoo	noun	A bird of the Parrot family, of the subfamily Cacatuinae, having a short, strong, and much curved beak, and the head ornamented with a crest, which can be raised or depressed at will. There are several genera and many species; as the broad-crested (Plictolophus, / Cacatua, cristatus), the sulphur-crested (P. galeritus), etc. The palm or great black cockatoo of Australia is Microglossus aterrimus.
cockbill	verb t.	To tilt up one end of so as to make almost vertical; as, to cockbill the yards as a sign of mourning.
cockboat	noun	A small boat, esp. one used on rivers or near the shore.
cockcrow	noun	Alt. of Cockcrowing
cockered	imp. & past participle	of Cocker
cockerel	noun	A young cock.
cockhead	noun	The rounded or pointed top of a grinding mill spindle, forming a pivot on which the stone is balanced.
cockling	present participle & vb. noun	of Cockle
cockloft	noun	An upper loft; a garret; the highest room in a building.
cockneys	plural	of Cockney
cockshut	noun	A kind of net to catch woodcock.
cockspur	noun	A variety of Crataegus, or hawthorn (C. Crus-galli), having long, straight thorns; — called also Cockspur thorn.
cocksure	adjective	Perfectly safe., Quite certain.
cocktail	noun	A beverage made of brandy, whisky, or gin, iced, flavored, and sweetened., A horse, not of pure breed, but having only one eighth or one sixteenth impure blood in his veins., A mean, half-hearted fellow; a coward., A species of rove beetle; — so called from its habit of elevating the tail.
cockweed	noun	Peppergrass.
cocoanut	noun	The large, hard-shelled nut of the cocoa palm. It yields an agreeable milky liquid and a white meat or albumen much used as food and in making oil.
cocobolo	noun	Alt. of Cocobolas
coctible	adjective	Capable of being cooked.
coddling	present participle & vb. noun	of Coddle
codifier	noun	One who codifies.
codified	imp. & past participle	of Codify
codpiece	noun	A part of male dress in front of the breeches, formerly made very conspicuous.
coenurus	noun	The larval stage of a tapeworm (Taenia coenurus) which forms bladderlike sacs in the brain of sheep, causing the fatal disease known as water brain, vertigo, staggers or gid.
coercing	present participle & vb. noun	of Coerce
coercion	noun	The act or process of coercing., The application to another of either physical or moral force. When the force is physical, and cannot be resisted, then the act produced by it is a nullity, so far as concerns the party coerced. When the force is moral, then the act, though voidable, is imputable to the party doing it, unless he be so paralyzed by terror as to act convulsively. At the same time coercion is not negatived by the fact of submission under force. “Coactus volui” (I consented under compulsion) is the condition of mind which, when there is volition forced by coercion, annuls the result of such coercion.
coercive	adjective	Serving or intended to coerce; having power to constrain.
coestate	noun	Joint estate.
coextend	verb t.	To extend through the same space or time with another; to extend to the same degree.
cofferer	noun	One who keeps treasures in a coffer.
coffined	imp. & past participle	of Coffin
cogenial	adjective	Congenial.
cogently	adverb	In a cogent manner; forcibly; convincingly; conclusively.
cogitate	verb i.	To engage in continuous thought; to think., To think over; to plan.
cognatus	noun	A person connected through cognation.
cognisor	noun	Alt. of Cognisee
cognisee	noun	See Cognizor, Cognizee.
cognizee	noun	One to whom a fine of land was acknowledged.
cognizor	noun	One who acknowledged the right of the plaintiff or cognizee in a fine; the defendant.
cognomen	noun	The last of the three names of a person among the ancient Romans, denoting his house or family., A surname.
cognovit	noun	An instrument in writing whereby a defendant in an action acknowledges a plaintiff’s demand to be just.
cogwheel	noun	A wheel with cogs or teeth; a gear wheel. See Illust. of Gearing.
coherald	noun	A joint herald.
cohering	present participle & vb. noun	of Cohere
coherent	adjective	Sticking together; cleaving; as the parts of bodies; solid or fluid., Composed of mutually dependent parts; making a logical whole; consistent; as, a coherent plan, argument, or discourse., Logically consistent; — applied to persons; as, a coherent thinker., Suitable or suited; adapted; accordant.
cohesion	noun	The act or state of sticking together; close union., That from of attraction by which the particles of a body are united throughout the mass, whether like or unlike; — distinguished from adhesion, which unites bodies by their adjacent surfaces., Logical agreement and dependence; as, the cohesion of ideas.
cohesive	adjective	Holding the particles of a homogeneous body together; as, cohesive attraction; producing cohesion; as, a cohesive force., Cohering, or sticking together, as in a mass; capable of cohering; tending to cohere; as, cohesive clay.
cohobate	verb t.	To repeat the distillation of, pouring the liquor back upon the matter remaining in the vessel.
coiffure	noun	A headdress, or manner of dressing the hair.
coincide	noun	To occupy the same place in space, as two equal triangles, when placed one on the other., To occur at the same time; to be contemporaneous; as, the fall of Granada coincided with the discovery of America., To correspond exactly; to agree; to concur; as, our aims coincide.
coinhere	verb i.	To inhere or exist together, as in one substance.
coistril	noun	An inferior groom or lad employed by an esquire to carry the knight’s arms and other necessaries., A mean, paltry fellow; a coward.
cokernut	noun	The cocoanut.
cokewold	noun	Cuckold.
colander	noun	A utensil with a bottom perforated with little holes for straining liquids, mashed vegetable pulp, etc.; a strainer of wickerwork, perforated metal, or the like.
colation	noun	The act or process of straining or filtering.
colature	noun	The process of straining; the matter strained; a strainer.
coldness	noun	The state or quality of being cold.
coleseed	noun	The common rape or cole.
coleslaw	noun	A salad made of sliced cabbage.
colewort	noun	A variety of cabbage in which the leaves never form a compact head., Any white cabbage before the head has become firm.
coliseum	noun	The amphitheater of Vespasian at Rome, the largest in the world.
collagen	noun	The chemical basis of ordinary connective tissue, as of tendons or sinews and of bone. On being boiled in water it becomes gelatin or glue.
collapse	verb i.	To fall together suddenly, as the sides of a hollow vessel; to close by falling or shrinking together; to have the sides or parts of (a thing) fall in together, or be crushed in together; as, a flue in the boiler of a steam engine sometimes collapses., To fail suddenly and completely, like something hollow when subject to too much pressure; to undergo a collapse; as, Maximilian’s government collapsed soon after the French army left Mexico; many financial projects collapse after attaining some success and importance., A falling together suddenly, as of the sides of a hollow vessel., A sudden and complete failure; an utter failure of any kind; a breakdown., Extreme depression or sudden failing of all the vital powers, as the result of disease, injury, or nervous disturbance.
collared	imp. & past participle	of Collar, Wearing a collar., Wearing a collar; — said of a man or beast used as a bearing when a collar is represented as worn around the neck or loins., Rolled up and bound close with a string; as, collared beef. See To collar beef, under Collar, v. t.
collards	noun pl.	Young cabbage, used as “greens”; esp. a kind cultivated for that purpose; colewort.
collated	imp. & past participle	of Collate
collator	noun	One who collates manuscripts, books, etc., One who collates to a benefice., One who confers any benefit.
colletic	adjective	Agglutinant., An agglutinant.
colliery	noun	The place where coal is dug; a coal mine, and the buildings, etc., belonging to it., The coal trade.
collogue	verb i.	To talk or confer secretly and confidentially; to converse, especially with evil intentions; to plot mischief.
colloped	adjective	Having ridges or bunches of flesh, like collops.
colloquy	noun	Mutual discourse of two or more persons; conference; conversation., In some American colleges, a part in exhibitions, assigned for a certain scholarship rank; a designation of rank in collegiate scholarship.
colluded	imp. & past participle	of Collude
colluder	noun	One who conspires in a fraud.
collying	present participle & vb. noun	of Colly
collyria	plural	of Collyrium
colocolo	noun	A South American wild cat (Felis colocolo), of the size of the ocelot.
colombin	noun	See Calumbin.
colonial	adjective	Of or pertaining to a colony; as, colonial rights, traffic, wars.
colonist	noun	A member or inhabitant of a colony.
colonize	verb t.	To plant or establish a colony or colonies in; to people with colonists; to migrate to and settle in., To remove to, and settle in, a distant country; to make a colony.
colonies	plural	of Colony
colophon	noun	An inscription, monogram, or cipher, containing the place and date of publication, printer’s name, etc., formerly placed on the last page of a book.
coloring	present participle & vb. noun	of Color, The act of applying color to; also, that which produces color., Change of appearance as by addition of color; appearance; show; disguise; misrepresentation.
colorate	adjective	Colored.
colorist	noun	One who colors; an artist who excels in the use of colors; one to whom coloring is of prime importance.
colormen	plural	of Colorman
colorman	noun	A vender of paints, etc.
colossal	adjective	Of enormous size; gigantic; huge; as, a colossal statue., Of a size larger than heroic. See Heroic.
colossus	noun	A statue of gigantic size. The name was especially applied to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the Colossus of Nero in Rome, the Colossus of Apollo at Rhodes., Any man or beast of gigantic size.
colotomy	noun	An operation for opening the colon
colstaff	noun	A staff by means of which a burden is borne by two persons on their shoulders.
columbae	noun pl.	An order of birds, including the pigeons.
columbia	noun	America; the United States; — a poetical appellation given in honor of Columbus, the discoverer.
columbic	adjective	Pertaining to, or containing, columbium or niobium; niobic., Pertaining to, or derived from, the columbo root.
columbin	noun	A white, crystalline, bitter substance. See Calumbin.
columnar	adjective	Formed in columns; having the form of a column or columns; like the shaft of a column.
columned	adjective	Having columns.
comatose	adjective	Relating to, or resembling, coma; drowsy; lethargic; as, comatose sleep; comatose fever.
comatous	adjective	Comatose.
comatula	noun	A crinoid of the genus Antedon and related genera. When young they are fixed by a stem. When adult they become detached and cling to seaweeds, etc., by their dorsal cirri; — called also feather stars.
combated	imp. & past participle	of Combat
combater	noun	One who combats.
combined	imp. & past participle	of Combine, United closely; confederated; chemically united.
combiner	noun	One who, or that which, combines.
combless	adjective	Without a comb or crest; as, a combless cock.
comedian	noun	An actor or player in comedy., A writer of comedy.
comedown	noun	A downfall; an humiliation.
comedies	plural	of Comedy
comelily	adverb	In a suitable or becoming manner.
cometary	adjective	Pertaining to, or resembling, a comet.
comitial	adjective	Relating to the comitia, or popular assemblies of the Romans for electing officers and passing laws.
comities	plural	of Comity
commatic	adjective	Having short clauses or sentences; brief; concise.
commence	verb i.	To have a beginning or origin; to originate; to start; to begin., To begin to be, or to act as., To take a degree at a university., To enter upon; to begin; to perform the first act of.
commerce	noun	The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; esp. the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic., Social intercourse; the dealings of one person or class in society with another; familiarity., Sexual intercourse., A round game at cards, in which the cards are subject to exchange, barter, or trade., To carry on trade; to traffic., To hold intercourse; to commune.
commixed	imp. & past participle	of Commix
commoner	noun	One of the common people; one having no rank of nobility., A member of the House of Commons., One who has a joint right in common ground., One sharing with another in anything., A student in the university of Oxford, Eng., who is not dependent on any foundation for support, but pays all university charges; – – at Cambridge called a pensioner., A prostitute.
commonly	adverb	Usually; generally; ordinarily; frequently; for the most part; as, confirmed habits commonly continue through life., In common; familiarly.
commonty	noun	A common; a piece of land in which two or more persons have a common right.
commorse	noun	Remorse.
commoved	imp. & past participle	of Commove
communal	adjective	Pertaining to a commune.
communed	imp. & past participle	of Commune
commuted	imp. & past participle	of Commute
commuter	noun	One who commutes; especially, one who commutes in traveling.
compages	verb t.	A system or structure of many parts united.
compared	imp. & past participle	of Compare
comparer	noun	One who compares.
compense	verb t.	To compensate.
compesce	verb t.	To hold in check; to restrain.
competed	imp. & past participle	of Compete
compiled	imp. & past participle	of Compile
compiler	noun	One who compiles; esp., one who makes books by compilation.
compinge	verb t.	To compress; to shut up.
complain	verb i.	To give utterance to expression of grief, pain, censure, regret. etc.; to lament; to murmur; to find fault; — commonly used with of. Also, to creak or squeak, as a timber or wheel., To make a formal accusation; to make a charge., To lament; to bewail.
complete	adjective	Filled up; with no part or element lacking; free from deficiency; entire; perfect; consummate., Finished; ended; concluded; completed; as, the edifice is complete., Having all the parts or organs which belong to it or to the typical form; having calyx, corolla, stamens, and pistil., To bring to a state in which there is no deficiency; to perfect; to consummate; to accomplish; to fulfill; to finish; as, to complete a task, or a poem; to complete a course of education.
complice	noun	An accomplice.
complier	noun	One who complies, yields, or obeys; one of an easy, yielding temper.
compline	noun	Alt. of Complin
complied	imp. & past participle	of Comply
composed	imp. & past participle	of Compose, Free from agitation; calm; sedate; quiet; tranquil; self-possessed.
composer	noun	One who composes; an author. Specifically, an author of a piece of music., One who, or that which, quiets or calms; one who adjusts a difference.
compound	noun	In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc., To form or make by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; as, to compound a medicine., To put together, as elements, ingredients, or parts, in order to form a whole; to combine, mix, or unite., To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something else., To compose; to constitute., To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise; to discharge from obligation upon terms different from those which were stipulated; as, to compound a debt., To effect a composition; to come to terms of agreement; to agree; to settle by a compromise; — usually followed by with before the person participating, and for before the thing compounded or the consideration., Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts; produced by the union of several ingredients, parts, or things; composite; as, a compound word., That which is compounded or formed by the union or mixture of elements ingredients, or parts; a combination of simples; a compound word; the result of composition., A union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight, so combined as to form a distinct substance; as, water is a compound of oxygen and hydrogen.
compress	verb t.	To press or squeeze together; to force into a narrower compass; to reduce the volume of by pressure; to compact; to condense; as, to compress air or water., To embrace sexually., A folded piece of cloth, pledget of lint, etc., used to cover the dressing of wounds, and so placed as, by the aid of a bandage, to make due pressure on any part.
comprint	verb t. & i.	To print together., To print surreptitiously a work belonging to another., The surreptitious printing of another’s copy or book; a work thus printed.
comprise	verb t.	To comprehend; to include.
comptrol	noun & verb	See Control.
compunct	adjective	Affected with compunction; conscience-stricken.
computed	imp. & past participle	of Compute
computer	noun	One who computes.
comrogue	noun	A fellow rogue.
conarium	noun	The pineal gland.
conation	noun	The power or act which directs or impels to effort of any kind, whether muscular or psychical.
conative	adjective	Of or pertaining to conation.
concause	noun	A joint cause.
concaved	imp. & past participle	of Concave, Bowed in the form of an arch; — called also arched.
conceded	imp. & past participle	of Concede
conceive	verb t.	To receive into the womb and begin to breed; to begin the formation of the embryo of., To form in the mind; to plan; to devise; to generate; to originate; as, to conceive a purpose, plan, hope., To apprehend by reason or imagination; to take into the mind; to know; to imagine; to comprehend; to understand., To have an embryo or fetus formed in the womb; to breed; to become pregnant., To have a conception, idea, or opinion; think; — with of.
concerto	noun	A composition (usually in symphonic form with three movements) in which one instrument (or two or three) stands out in bold relief against the orchestra, or accompaniment, so as to display its qualities or the performer’s skill.
concetti	plural	of Concetto
concetto	noun	Affected wit; a conceit.
conchite	noun	A fossil or petrified conch or shell.
conchoid	noun	A curve, of the fourth degree, first made use of by the Greek geometer, Nicomedes, who invented it for the purpose of trisecting an angle and duplicating the cube.
conclave	noun	The set of apartments within which the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church are continuously secluded while engaged in choosing a pope., The body of cardinals shut up in the conclave for the election of a pope; hence, the body of cardinals., A private meeting; a close or secret assembly.
conclude	verb t.	To shut up; to inclose., To include; to comprehend; to shut up together; to embrace., To reach as an end of reasoning; to infer, as from premises; to close, as an argument, by inferring; — sometimes followed by a dependent clause., To make a final determination or judgment concerning; to judge; to decide., To bring to an end; to close; to finish., To bring about as a result; to effect; to make; as, to conclude a bargain., To shut off; to restrain; to limit; to estop; to bar; — generally in the passive; as, the defendant is concluded by his own plea; a judgment concludes the introduction of further evidence argument., To come to a termination; to make an end; to close; to end; to terminate., To form a final judgment; to reach a decision.
concolor	adjective	Of the same color; of uniform color.
concrete	adjective	United in growth; hence, formed by coalition of separate particles into one mass; united in a solid form., Standing for an object as it exists in nature, invested with all its qualities, as distinguished from standing for an attribute of an object; — opposed to abstract., Applied to a specific object; special; particular; — opposed to general. See Abstract, 3., A compound or mass formed by concretion, spontaneous union, or coalescence of separate particles of matter in one body., A mixture of gravel, pebbles, or broken stone with cement or with tar, etc., used for sidewalks, roadways, foundations, etc., and esp. for submarine structures., A term designating both a quality and the subject in which it exists; a concrete term., Sugar boiled down from cane juice to a solid mass., To unite or coalesce, as separate particles, into a mass or solid body., To form into a mass, as by the cohesion or coalescence of separate particles., To cover with, or form of, concrete, as a pavement.
condense	verb t.	To make more close, compact, or dense; to compress or concentrate into a smaller compass; to consolidate; to abridge; to epitomize., To reduce into another and denser form, as by cold or pressure; as, to condense gas into a liquid form, or steam into water., To become more compact; to be reduced into a denser form., To combine or unite (as two chemical substances) with or without separation of some unimportant side products., To undergo polymerization., Condensed; compact; dense.
condoled	imp. & past participle	of Condole
condoler	noun	One who condoles.
condoned	imp. & past participle	of Condone
conduced	imp. & past participle	of Conduce
condylar	adjective	Of or pertaining to a condyle.
conepate	noun	Alt. of Conepatl
conepatl	noun	The skunk.
confalon	noun	One of a fraternity of seculars, also called Penitents.
confated	p.adjective	Fated or decreed with something else.
confeder	verb i.	To confederate.
conferee	noun	One who is conferred with, or who takes part in a conference; as, the conferees on the part of the Senate., One upon whom something is conferred.
conferva	noun	Any unbranched, slender, green plant of the fresh-water algae. The word is frequently used in a wider sense.
confided	imp. & past participle	of Confide
confider	noun	One who confides.
confined	imp. & past participle	of Confine
confiner	noun	One who, or that which, limits or restrains., One who lives on confines, or near the border of a country; a borderer; a near neighbor.
confrmed	imp. & past participle	of Confirm
confixed	imp. & past participle	of Confix
conflate	verb t.	To blow together; to bring together; to collect; to fuse together; to join or weld; to consolidate.
conflict	verb	A striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a conflict of elements or waves., A strife for the mastery; hostile contest; battle; struggle; fighting., To strike or dash together; to meet in violent collision; to collide., To maintain a conflict; to contend; to engage in strife or opposition; to struggle., To be in opposition; to be contradictory.
confocal	adjective	Having the same foci; as, confocal quadrics.
confound	verb t.	To mingle and blend, so that different elements can not be distinguished; to confuse., To mistake for another; to identify falsely., To throw into confusion or disorder; to perplex; to strike with amazement; to dismay., To destroy; to ruin; to waste.
confract	adjective	Broken in pieces; severed.
confrere	noun	Fellow member of a fraternity; intimate associate.
confrier	noun	A confr/re.
confront	verb t.	To stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face hostilely; to oppose with firmness., To put face to face; to cause to face or to meet; as, to confront one with the proofs of his wrong doing., To set in opposition for examination; to put in contrast; to compare.
confused	imp. & past participle	of Confuse
confuted	imp. & past participle	of Confute
confuter	noun	One who confutes or disproves.
congener	noun	A thing of the same genus, species, or kind; a thing allied in nature, character, or action.
congiary	noun	A present, as of corn, wine, or oil, made by a Roman emperor to the soldiers or the people; — so called because measured to each in a congius.
conglobe	verb t.	To gather into a ball; to collect into a round mass., To collect, unite, or coalesce in a round mass.
congreet	verb t.	To salute mutually.
congress	noun	A meeting of individuals, whether friendly or hostile; an encounter., A sudden encounter; a collision; a shock; — said of things., The coming together of a male and female in sexual commerce; the act of coition., A gathering or assembly; a conference., A formal assembly, as of princes, deputies, representatives, envoys, or commissioners; esp., a meeting of the representatives of several governments or societies to consider and determine matters of common interest., The collective body of senators and representatives of the people of a nation, esp. of a republic, constituting the chief legislative body of the nation., The lower house of the Spanish Cortes, the members of which are elected for three years.
conicoid	adjective	Same as Conoidal.
conidium	noun	A peculiar kind of reproductive cell found in certain fungi, and often containing zoospores.
coniform	adjective	Cone-shaped; conical.
conimene	noun	Same as Olibene.
conistra	noun	Originally, a part of the palestra, or gymnasium among the Greeks; either the place where sand was stored for use in sprinkling the wrestlers, or the wrestling ground itself. Hence, a part of the orchestra of the Greek theater.
conjoint	adjective	United; connected; associated.
conjugal	adjective	Belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial; connubial.
conjunct	adjective	United; conjoined; concurrent., Same as Conjoined.
conjured	imp. & past participle	of Conjure
conjurer	noun	One who conjures; one who calls, entreats, or charges in a solemn manner., One who practices magic arts; one who pretends to act by the aid super natural power; also, one who performs feats of legerdemain or sleight of hand., One who conjectures shrewdly or judges wisely; a man of sagacity.
conjuror	noun	One bound by a common oath with others.
connived	imp. & past participle	of Connive
conniver	noun	One who connives.
connoted	imp. & past participle	of Connote
connusor	noun	See Cognizor.
conodont	noun	A peculiar toothlike fossil of many forms, found especially in carboniferous rocks. Such fossils are supposed by some to be the teeth of marsipobranch fishes, but they are probably the jaws of annelids.
conoidal	adjective	Nearly, but not exactly, conical.
conoidic	adjective	Alt. of Conoidical
conquest	noun	The act or process of conquering, or acquiring by force; the act of overcoming or subduing opposition by force, whether physical or moral; subjection; subjugation; victory., That which is conquered; possession gained by force, physical or moral., The acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance; acquisition., The act of gaining or regaining by successful struggle; as, the conquest of liberty or peace.
conserve	verb t.	To keep in a safe or sound state; to save; to preserve; to protect., To prepare with sugar, etc., for the purpose of preservation, as fruits, etc.; to make a conserve of., Anything which is conserved; especially, a sweetmeat prepared with sugar; a confection., A medicinal confection made of freshly gathered vegetable substances mixed with finely powdered refined sugar. See Confection., A conservatory.
consider	verb t.	To fix the mind on, with a view to a careful examination; to think on with care; to ponder; to study; to meditate on., To look at attentively; to observe; to examine., To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect., To estimate; to think; to regard; to view., To think seriously; to make examination; to reflect; to deliberate., To hesitate.
consigne	noun	A countersign; a watchword., One who is orders to keep within certain limits.
consoled	imp. & past participle	of Console
consoler	noun	One who gives consolation.
consomme	noun	A clear soup or bouillion boiled down so as to be very rich.
consound	noun	A name applied loosely to several plants of different genera, esp. the comfrey.
conspire	verb i.	To make an agreement, esp. a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; to plot together., To concur to one end; to agree., To plot; to plan; to combine for.
constant	verb t.	Firm; solid; fixed; immovable; — opposed to fluid., Not liable, or given, to change; permanent; regular; continuous; continually recurring; steadfast; faithful; not fickle., Remaining unchanged or invariable, as a quantity, force, law, etc., Consistent; logical., That which is not subject to change; that which is invariable., A quantity that does not change its value; — used in countradistinction to variable.
constate	verb t.	To ascertain; to verify; to establish; to prove.
construe	verb t.	To apply the rules of syntax to (a sentence or clause) so as to exhibit the structure, arrangement, or connection of, or to discover the sense; to explain the construction of; to interpret; to translate., To put a construction upon; to explain the sense or intention of; to interpret; to understand.
consular	adjective	Of or pertaining to a consul; performing the duties of a consul; as, consular power; consular dignity; consular officers.
consumed	imp. & past participle	of Consume
consumer	noun	One who, or that which, consumes; as, the consumer of food.
contango	noun	The premium or interest paid by the buyer to the seller, to be allowed to defer paying for the stock purchased until the next fortnightly settlement day., The postponement of payment by the buyer of stock on the payment of a premium to the seller. See Backwardation.
contempt	noun	The act of contemning or despising; the feeling with which one regards that which is esteemed mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn., The state of being despised; disgrace; shame., An act or expression denoting contempt., Disobedience of the rules, orders, or process of a court of justice, or of rules or orders of a legislative body; disorderly, contemptuous, or insolent language or behavior in presence of a court, tending to disturb its proceedings, or impair the respect due to its authority.
contents	plural	of Content, See Content, n.
continue	verb i.	To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay., To be permanent or durable; to endure; to last., To be steadfast or constant in any course; to persevere; to abide; to endure; to persist; to keep up or maintain a particular condition, course, or series of actions; as, the army continued to advance., To unite; to connect., To protract or extend in duration; to preserve or persist in; to cease not., To carry onward or extend; to prolong or produce; to add to or draw out in length., To retain; to suffer or cause to remain; as, the trustees were continued; also, to suffer to live.
continuo	noun	Basso continuo, or continued bass.
contline	noun	The space between the strands on the outside of a rope., The space between the bilges of two casks stowed side by side.
contract	noun	To draw together or nearer; to reduce to a less compass; to shorten, narrow, or lessen; as, to contract one’s sphere of action., To draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit., To bring on; to incur; to acquire; as, to contract a habit; to contract a debt; to contract a disease., To enter into, with mutual obligations; to make a bargain or covenant for., To betroth; to affiance., To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one., To be drawn together so as to be diminished in size or extent; to shrink; to be reduced in compass or in duration; as, iron contracts in cooling; a rope contracts when wet., To make an agreement; to covenant; to agree; to bargain; as, to contract for carrying the mail., Contracted; as, a contract verb., Contracted; affianced; betrothed., The agreement of two or more persons, upon a sufficient consideration or cause, to do, or to abstain from doing, some act; an agreement in which a party undertakes to do, or not to do, a particular thing; a formal bargain; a compact; an interchange of legal rights., A formal writing which contains the agreement of parties, with the terms and conditions, and which serves as a proof of the obligation., The act of formally betrothing a man and woman.
contrary	adjective	Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse; as, contrary winds., Opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent., Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a contrary disposition; a contrary child., Affirming the opposite; so opposed as to destroy each other; as, contrary propositions., A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities., An opponent; an enemy., the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather show the contrary. See Converse, n., 1., See Contraries.
contrast	verb i.	To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or opposition of qualities., To set in opposition, or over against, in order to show the differences between, or the comparative excellences and defects of; to compare by difference or contrariety of qualities; as, to contrast the present with the past., To give greater effect to, as to a figure or other object, by putting it in some relation of opposition to another figure or object., The act of contrasting, or the state of being contrasted; comparison by contrariety of qualities., Opposition or dissimilitude of things or qualities; unlikeness, esp. as shown by juxtaposition or comparison., The opposition of varied forms, colors, etc., which by such juxtaposition more vividly express each other’s peculiarities.
contrate	adjective	Having cogs or teeth projecting parallel to the axis, instead of radiating from it.
contrist	verb t.	To make sad.
contrite	adjective	Thoroughly bruised or broken., Broken down with grief and penitence; deeply sorrowful for sin because it is displeasing to God; humbly and thoroughly penitent., A contrite person., In a contrite manner.
contrive	verb t.	To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to design; to plan., To make devices; to form designs; to plan; to scheme; to plot.
contused	imp. & past participle	of Contuse
conusant	adjective	See Cognizant.
convened	imp. & past participle	of Convene
convener	noun	One who convenes or meets with others., One who calls an assembly together or convenes a meeting; hence, the chairman of a committee or other organized body.
converge	verb i.	To tend to one point; to incline and approach nearer together; as, lines converge., To cause to tend to one point; to cause to incline and approach nearer together.
converse	verb i.	To keep company; to hold intimate intercourse; to commune; — followed by with., To engage in familiar colloquy; to interchange thoughts and opinions in a free, informal manner; to chat; — followed by with before a person; by on, about, concerning, etc., before a thing., To have knowledge of, from long intercourse or study; — said of things., Frequent intercourse; familiar communion; intimate association., Familiar discourse; free interchange of thoughts or views; conversation; chat., Turned about; reversed in order or relation; reciprocal; as, a converse proposition., A proposition which arises from interchanging the terms of another, as by putting the predicate for the subject, and the subject for the predicate; as, no virtue is vice, no vice is virtue., A proposition in which, after a conclusion from something supposed has been drawn, the order is inverted, making the conclusion the supposition or premises, what was first supposed becoming now the conclusion or inference. Thus, if two sides of a sides of a triangle are equal, the angles opposite the sides are equal; and the converse is true, i.e., if these angles are equal, the two sides are equal.
convexed	adjective	Made convex; protuberant in a spherical form.
convexly	adverb	In a convex form; as, a body convexly shaped.
conveyed	imp. & past participle	of Convey
conveyer	noun	One who, or that which, conveys or carries, transmits or transfers., One given to artifices or secret practices; a juggler; a cheat; a thief.
conveyor	noun	A contrivance for carrying objects from place to place; esp., one for conveying grain, coal, etc., — as a spiral or screw turning in a pipe or trough, an endless belt with buckets, or a truck running along a rope.
convince	verb t.	To overpower; to overcome; to subdue or master., To overcome by argument; to force to yield assent to truth; to satisfy by proof., To confute; to prove the fallacy of., To prove guilty; to convict.
convival	adjective	pertaining to a feast or to festivity; convivial.
convoked	imp. & past participle	of Convoke
convolve	verb t.	To roll or wind together; to roll or twist one part on another.
convoyed	imp. & past participle	of Convoy
convulse	verb t.	To contract violently and irregulary, as the muscular parts of an animal body; to shake with irregular spasms, as in excessive laughter, or in agony from grief or pain., To agitate greatly; to shake violently.
conylene	noun	An oily substance, C8H14, obtained from several derivatives of conine.
conyrine	noun	A blue, fluorescent, oily base (regarded as a derivative of pyridine), obtained from conine.
cookbook	noun	A book of directions and receipts for cooking; a cookery book.
cookmaid	noun	A female servant or maid who dresses provisions and assists the cook.
cookroom	noun	A room for cookery; a kitchen; the galley or caboose of a ship.
cookshop	noun	An eating house.
coolness	noun	The state of being cool; a moderate degree of cold; a moderate degree, or a want, of passion; want of ardor, zeal, or affection; calmness., Calm impudence; self-possession.
coopered	imp. & past participle	of Cooper
cooptate	verb t.	To choose; to elect; to coopt.
coordain	verb t.	To ordain or appoint for some purpose along with another.
cootfoot	noun	The phalarope; — so called because its toes are like the coot’s.
copatain	adjective	Having a high crown, or a point or peak at top.
copelata	noun pl.	See Larvalla.
copepoda	noun pl.	An order of Entomostraca, including many minute Crustacea, both fresh-water and marine.
coplaner	adjective	Situated in one plane.
coppered	imp. & past participle	of Copper
copperas	noun	Green vitriol, or sulphate of iron; a green crystalline substance, of an astringent taste, used in making ink, in dyeing black, as a tonic in medicine, etc. It is made on a large scale by the oxidation of iron pyrites. Called also ferrous sulphate.
cop-rose	noun	The red, or corn, poppy.
copulate	adjective	Joined; associated; coupled., Joining subject and predicate; copulative., To unite in sexual intercourse; to come together in the act of generation.
coplatry	adjective	Pertaining to copulation; tending or serving to unite; copulative., Used in sexual union; as, the copulatory organs of insects.
copyhold	noun	A tenure of estate by copy of court roll; or a tenure for which the tenant has nothing to show, except the rolls made by the steward of the lord’s court., Land held in copyhold.
coquetry	noun	Attempts to attract admiration, notice, or love, for the mere gratification of vanity; trifling in love.
coquette	noun	A vain, trifling woman, who endeavors to attract admiration from a desire to gratify vanity; a flirt; — formerly sometimes applied also to men., A tropical humming bird of the genus Lophornis, with very elegant neck plumes. Several species are known. See Illustration under Spangle, v. t.
coracoid	adjective	Shaped like a crow’s beak., Pertaining to a bone of the shoulder girdle in most birds, reptiles, and amphibians, which is reduced to a process of the scapula in most mammals., The coracoid bone or process.
corallin	noun	A yellow coal-tar dyestuff which probably consists chiefly of rosolic acid. See Aurin, and Rosolic acid under Rosolic.
corallum	noun	The coral or skeleton of a zoophyte, whether calcareous of horny, simple or compound. See Coral.
coranach	noun	A lamentation for the dead; a dirge.
cordelle	noun	A twisted cord; a tassel.
cordiner	noun	A cordwainer.
cordovan	noun	Same as Cordwain. In England the name is applied to leather made from horsehide.
corduroy	noun	A sort of cotton velveteen, having the surface raised in ridges., Trousers or breeches of corduroy., To form of logs laid side by side.
cordwain	noun	A term used in the Middle Ages for Spanish leather (goatskin tanned and dressed), and hence, any leather handsomely finished, colored, gilded, or the like.
corfiote	noun	Alt. of Corfute
coridine	noun	A colorless or yellowish oil, C10H15N, of a leathery odor, occuring in coal tar, Dippel’s oil, tobacco smoke, etc., regarded as an organic base, homologous with pyridine. Also, one of a series of metameric compounds of which coridine is a type.
corindon	noun	See Corrundum.
corkwing	noun	A fish; the goldsinny.
cornbind	noun	A weed that binds stalks of corn, as Convolvulus arvensis, Polygonum Convolvulus.
corncrib	noun	A crib for storing corn.
cornered	imp. & past participle	of Corner, 1 Having corners or angles., In a possition of great difficulty; brought to bay.
cornetcy	noun	The commission or rank of a cornet.
corneter	noun	One who blows a cornet.
corneule	noun	One of the corneas of a compound eye in the invertebrates.
corniced	adjective	Having a cornice.
cornicle	noun	A little horn.
cornific	adjective	Producing horns; forming horn.
cornloft	noun	A loft for corn; a granary.
cornmuse	noun	A cornemuse.
cornuted	adjective	Bearing horns; horned; horn-shaped., Cuckolded.
cornutor	noun	A cuckold maker.
corocore	noun	A kind of boat of various forms, used in the Indian Archipelago.
corollet	noun	A floret in an aggregate flower.
coronach	noun	See Coranach.
coronary	adjective	Of or pertaining to a crown; forming, or adapted to form, a crown or garland., Resembling, or situated like, a crown or circlet; as, the coronary arteries and veins of the heart., A small bone in the foot of a horse., Informal shortening of coronary thrombosis, also used generally to mean heart attack.
coronate	adjective	Alt. of Coronated
coronoid	adjective	Resembling the beak of a crow; as, the coronoid process of the jaw, or of the ulna.
coronule	noun	A coronet or little crown of a seed; the downy tuft on seeds. See Pappus.
corporal	noun	A noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant. In the United States army he is the lowest noncommissioned officer in a company of infantry. He places and relieves sentinels., Belonging or relating to the body; bodily., Having a body or substance; not spiritual; material. In this sense now usually written corporeal., Alt. of Corporale
corporas	noun	The corporal, or communion cloth.
corraled	imp. & past participle	of Corral
corridor	noun	A gallery or passageway leading to several apartments of a house., The covered way lying round the whole compass of the fortifications of a place.
corrival	noun	A fellow rival; a competitor; a rival; also, a companion., Having rivaling claims; emulous; in rivalry., To compete with; to rival.
corroded	imp. & past participle	of Corrode
corroval	noun	A dark brown substance of vegetable origin, allied to curare, and used by the natives of New Granada as an arrow poison.
corselet	noun	Armor for the body, as, the body breastplate and backpiece taken together; — also, used for the entire suit of the day, including breastplate and backpiece, tasset and headpiece., The thorax of an insect.
corseted	imp. & past participle	of Corset
cortices	plural	of Cortex
cortical	adjective	Belonging to, or consisting of, bark or rind; resembling bark or rind; external; outer; superficial; as, the cortical substance of the kidney.
corundum	noun	The earth alumina, as found native in a crystalline state, including sapphire, which is the fine blue variety; the oriental ruby, or red sapphire; the oriental amethyst, or purple sapphire; and adamantine spar, the hair-brown variety. It is the hardest substance found native, next to the diamond.
corvette	noun	A war vessel, ranking next below a frigate, and having usually only one tier of guns; — called in the United States navy a sloop of war.
corvetto	noun	A curvet.
corybant	noun	One of the priests of Cybele in Phrygia. The rites of the Corybants were accompanied by wild music, dancing, etc.
corymbed	adjective	Corymbose.
coryphee	noun	A ballet dancer.
coryphei	plural	of Corypheus
cosecant	noun	The secant of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions.
cosenage	noun	See Cozenage.
cosening	noun	Anything done deceitfully, and which could not be properly designated by any special name, whether belonging to contracts or not.
cosherer	noun	One who coshers.
cosinage	noun	Collateral relationship or kindred by blood; consanguinity., A writ to recover possession of an estate in lands, when a stranger has entered, after the death of the grandfather’s grandfather, or other distant collateral relation.
cosmetic	adjective	Alt. of Cosmetical, Any external application intended to beautify and improve the complexion.
cosmical	adjective	Pertaining to the universe, and having special reference to universal law or order, or to the one grand harmonious system of things; hence; harmonious; orderly., Pertaining to the solar system as a whole, and not to the earth alone., Characteristic of the cosmos or universe; inconceivably great; vast; as, cosmic speed., Rising or setting with the sun; — the opposite of acronycal.
cossical	adjective	Of or relating to algebra; as, cossic numbers, or the cossic art.
costated	adjective	Having ribs, or the appearance of ribs; (Bot.) having one or more longitudinal ribs.
costless	adjective	Costing nothing.
costlewe	adjective	Costly.
costmary	noun	A garden plant (Chrysanthemum Balsamita) having a strong balsamic smell, and nearly allied to tansy. It is used as a pot herb and salad plant and in flavoring ale and beer. Called also alecost.
costumer	noun	One who makes or deals in costumes, as for theaters, fancy balls, etc.
cosurety	noun	One who is surety with another.
cotenant	noun	A tenant in common, or a joint tenant.
cotillon	noun	Alt. of Cotillion
cotquean	noun	A man who busies himself with affairs which properly belong to women., A she-cuckold; a cucquean; a henhussy.
cotswold	noun	An open country abounding in sheepcotes, as in the Cotswold hills, in Gloucestershire, England.
cottaged	adjective	Set or covered with cottages.
cottager	noun	One who lives in a cottage., One who lives on the common, without paying any rent, or having land of his own.
cottised	adjective	Set between two cottises, — said of a bend; or between two barrulets, — said of a bar or fess.
cotyloid	adjective	Shaped like a cup; as, the cotyloid cavity, which receives the head of the thigh bone., Pertaining to a cotyloid cavity; as, the cotyloid ligament, or notch.
couching	present participle & vb. noun	of Couch, The operation of putting down or displacing the opaque lens in cataract., Embroidering by laying the materials upon the surface of the foundation, instead of drawing them through.
couchant	verb t.	Lying down with head erect; squatting., Lying down with the head raised, which distinguishes the posture of couchant from that of dormant, or sleeping; — said of a lion or other beast.
coughing	present participle & vb. noun	of Cough
coulisse	noun	A piece of timber having a groove in which something glides., One of the side scenes of the stage in a theater, or the space included between the side scenes.
coumaric	adjective	Relating to, derived from, or like, the Dipterix odorata, a tree of Guiana.
coumarin	noun	The concrete essence of the tonka bean, the fruit of Dipterix (formerly Coumarouna) odorata and consisting essentially of coumarin proper, which is a white crystalline substance, C9H6O2, of vanilla-like odor, regarded as an anhydride of coumaric acid, and used in flavoring. Coumarin in also made artificially.
co-unite	verb t.	To unite., United closely with another.
counting	present participle & vb. noun	of Count
countess	noun	The wife of an earl in the British peerage, or of a count in the Continental nobility; also, a lady possessed of the same dignity in her own right. See the Note under Count.
countour	noun	Alt. of Countourhouse
countre-		Same as prefix Counter-.
counties	plural	of County
coupable	adjective	Culpable.
coupling	present participle & vb. noun	of Couple, The act of bringing or coming together; connection; sexual union., A device or contrivance which serves to couple or connect adjacent parts or objects; as, a belt coupling, which connects the ends of a belt; a car coupling, which connects the cars in a train; a shaft coupling, which connects the ends of shafts.
couranto	noun	A sprightly dance; a coranto; a courant.
coursing	present participle & vb. noun	of Course, The pursuit or running game with dogs that follow by sight instead of by scent.
courting	present participle & vb. noun	of Court
courtepy	noun	A short coat of coarse cloth.
courtesy	noun	Politeness; civility; urbanity; courtliness., An act of civility or respect; an act of kindness or favor performed with politeness., Favor or indulgence, as distinguished from right; as, a title given one by courtesy., An act of civility, respect, or reverence, made by women, consisting of a slight depression or dropping of the body, with bending of the knees., To make a respectful salutation or movement of respect; esp. (with reference to women), to bow the body slightly, with bending of the knes., To treat with civility.
courtier	noun	One who is in attendance at the court of a prince; one who has an appointment at court., One who courts or solicits favor; one who flatters.
couscous	noun	A kind of food used by the natives of Western Africa, made of millet flour with flesh, and leaves of the baobab; — called also lalo.
cousinly	adjective	Like or becoming a cousin.
cousinry	noun	A body or collection of cousins; the whole number of persons who stand in the relation of cousins to a given person or persons.
covenant	noun	A mutual agreement of two or more persons or parties, or one of the stipulations in such an agreement., An agreement made by the Scottish Parliament in 1638, and by the English Parliament in 1643, to preserve the reformed religion in Scotland, and to extirpate popery and prelacy; — usually called the “Solemn League and Covenant.”, The promises of God as revealed in the Scriptures, conditioned on certain terms on the part of man, as obedience, repentance, faith, etc., A solemn compact between members of a church to maintain its faith, discipline, etc., An undertaking, on sufficient consideration, in writing and under seal, to do or to refrain from some act or thing; a contract; a stipulation; also, the document or writing containing the terms of agreement., A form of action for the violation of a promise or contract under seal., To agree (with); to enter into a formal agreement; to bind one’s self by contract; to make a stipulation., To grant or promise by covenant.
covenous	adjective	See Covinous, and Covin.
coventry	noun	A town in the county of Warwick, England.
covering	present participle & vb. noun	of Cover, Anything which covers or conceals, as a roof, a screen, a wrapper, clothing, etc.
covercle	noun	A small cover; a lid.
coverlet	noun	The uppermost cover of a bed or of any piece of furniture.
coverlid	noun	A coverlet.
covertly	adverb	Secretly; in private; insidiously.
coveting	present participle & vb. noun	of Covet
covetise	verb t.	Avarice.
covetous	verb t.	Very desirous; eager to obtain; — used in a good sense., Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess (esp. money); avaricious; — in a bad sense.
covinous	adjective	Deceitful; collusive; fraudulent; dishonest.
cowardie	noun	Cowardice.
cowardly	adjective	Wanting courage; basely or weakly timid or fearful; pusillanimous; spiritless., Proceeding from fear of danger or other consequences; befitting a coward; dastardly; base; as, cowardly malignity., In the manner of a coward.
cowberry	noun	A species of Vaccinium (V. Vitis-idaea), which bears acid red berries which are sometimes used in cookery; — locally called mountain cranberry.
cowering	present participle & vb. noun	of Cower
cowhided	imp. & past participle	of Cowhide
cowleech	noun	One who heals diseases of cows; a cow doctor.
coworker	noun	One who works with another; a co/perator.
cowquake	noun	A genus of plants (Briza); quaking grass.
cow tree		A tree (Galactodendron utile or Brosimum Galactodendron) of South America, which yields, on incision, a nourishing fluid, resembling milk.
cowwheat	noun	A weed of the genus Melampyrum, with black seeds, found on European wheatfields.
coxalgia	noun	Alt. of Coxalgy
coxswain	noun	See Cockswain.
coystrel	noun	Same as Coistril.
cozening	present participle & vb. noun	of Cozen
cozenage	noun	The art or practice of cozening; artifice; fraud.
coziness	noun	The state or quality of being cozy.
crabbing	noun	The act or art of catching crabs., The fighting of hawks with each other., A process of scouring cloth between rolls in a machine.
crabbish	adjective	Somewhat sour or cross.
cracking	present participle & vb. noun	of Crack
crackled	adjective	Covered with minute cracks in the glaze; — said of some kinds of porcelain and fine earthenware.
cracknel	verb t.	A hard brittle cake or biscuit.
cracowes	noun pl.	Long-toed boots or shoes formerly worn in many parts of Europe; — so called from Cracow, in Poland, where they were first worn in the fourteenth century.
cradling	present participle & vb. noun	of Cradle, The act of using a cradle., Cutting a cask into two pieces lengthwise, to enable it to pass a narrow place, the two parts being afterward united and rehooped., The framework in arched or coved ceilings to which the laths are nailed.
craftily	adverb	With craft; artfully; cunningly.
cragsmen	plural	of Cragsman
cragsman	noun	One accustomed to climb rocks or crags; esp., one who makes a business of climbing the cliffs overhanging the sea to get the eggs of sea birds or the birds themselves.
cramming	present participle & vb. noun	of Cram
cramoisy	adjective	Crimson.
cramping	present participle & vb. noun	of Cramp
craniota	noun pl.	A comprehensive division of the Vertebrata, including all those that have a skull.
craniums	plural	of Cranium
crannied	adjective	Having crannies, chinks, or fissures; as, a crannied wall., of Cranny
crannoge	noun	One of the stockaded islands in Scotland and Ireland which in ancient times were numerous in the lakes of both countries. They may be regarded as the very latest class of prehistoric strongholds, reaching their greatest development in early historic times, and surviving through the Middle Ages. See also Lake dwellings, under Lake.
crannies	plural	of Cranny
crantara	noun	The fiery cross, used as a rallying signal in the Highlands of Scotland.
crashing	present participle & vb. noun	of Crash, The noise of many things falling and breaking at once.
cravened	imp. & past participle	of Craven
crawfish	noun	Alt. of Crayfish
crayfish	noun	Any crustacean of the family Astacidae, resembling the lobster, but smaller, and found in fresh waters. Crawfishes are esteemed very delicate food both in Europe and America. The North American species are numerous and mostly belong to the genus Cambarus. The blind crawfish of the Mammoth Cave is Cambarus pellucidus. The common European species is Astacus fluviatilis., See Crawfish.
crawford	noun	A Crawford peach; a well-known freestone peach, with yellow flesh, first raised by Mr. William Crawford, of New Jersey.
crawling	present participle & vb. noun	of Crawl
crayoned	imp. & past participle	of Crayon
creaking	present participle & vb. noun	of Creak, A harsh grating or squeaking sound, or the act of making such a sound.
creaming	present participle & vb. noun	of Cream
creamery	noun	A place where butter and cheese are made, or where milk and cream are put up in cans for market., A place or apparatus in which milk is set for raising cream., An establishment where cream is sold.
creasing	present participle & vb. noun	of Crease, A layer of tiles forming a corona for a wall.
creasote	noun	See Creosote.
creating	present participle & vb. noun	of Create
creation	noun	The act of creating or causing to exist. Specifically, the act of bringing the universe or this world into existence., That which is created; that which is produced or caused to exist, as the world or some original work of art or of the imagination; nature., The act of constituting or investing with a new character; appointment; formation.
creative	adjective	Having the power to create; exerting the act of creation.
creatrix	noun	A creatress.
creature	noun	Anything created; anything not self-existent; especially, any being created with life; an animal; a man., A human being, in pity, contempt, or endearment; as, a poor creature; a pretty creature., A person who owes his rise and fortune to another; a servile dependent; an instrument; a tool., A general term among farmers for horses, oxen, etc.
crebrous	adjective	Frequent; numerous.
credence	noun	Reliance of the mind on evidence of facts derived from other sources than personal knowledge; belief; credit; confidence., That which gives a claim to credit, belief, or confidence; as, a letter of credence., The small table by the side of the altar or communion table, on which the bread and wine are placed before being consecrated., A cupboard, sideboard, or cabinet, particularly one intended for the display of rich vessels or plate, and consisting chiefly of open shelves for that purpose., To give credence to; to believe.
credenda	plural	of Credendum
credible	adjective	Capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy.
credibly	adverb	In a manner inducing belief; as, I have been credibly informed of the event.
credited	imp. & past participle	of Credit
creditor	noun	One who credits, believes, or trusts., One who gives credit in business matters; hence, one to whom money is due; — correlative to debtor.
creeping	present participle & vb. noun	of Creep, Crawling, or moving close to the ground., Growing along, and clinging to, the ground, or to a wall, etc., by means of rootlets or tendrils.
cremator	noun	One who, or that which, cremates or consumes to ashes.
cremosin	noun	See Crimson.
crenated	adjective	Having the margin cut into rounded teeth notches, or scallops.
crenelle	noun	Alt. of Crenel
creolean	adjective	Alt. of Creolian
creolian	adjective	Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Creoles., A Creole.
creosote	noun	Wood-tar oil; an oily antiseptic liquid, of a burning smoky taste, colorless when pure, but usually colored yellow or brown by impurity or exposure. It is a complex mixture of various phenols and their ethers, and is obtained by the distillation of wood tar, especially that of beechwood., To saturate or impregnate with creosote, as timber, for the prevention of decay.
crepance	noun	Alt. of Crepane
crepitus	noun	The noise produced by a sudden discharge of wind from the bowels., Same as Crepitation, 2.
crescent	noun	The increasing moon; the moon in her first quarter, or when defined by a concave and a convex edge; also, applied improperly to the old or decreasing moon in a like state., Anything having the shape of a crescent or new moon., A representation of the increasing moon, often used as an emblem or badge, A symbol of Artemis, or Diana., The ancient symbol of Byzantium or Constantinople., The emblem of the Turkish Empire, adopted after the taking of Constantinople., Any one of three orders of knighthood; the first instituted by Charles I., king of Naples and Sicily, in 1268; the second by Rene of Anjou, in 1448; and the third by the Sultan Selim III., in 1801, to be conferred upon foreigners to whom Turkey might be indebted for valuable services., The emblem of the increasing moon with horns directed upward, when used in a coat of arms; — often used as a mark of cadency to distinguish a second son and his descendants., Shaped like a crescent., Increasing; growing., To form into a crescent, or something resembling a crescent., To adorn with crescents.
crescive	adjective	Increasing; growing.
cresting	present participle & vb. noun	of Crest, An ornamental finish on the top of a wall or ridge of a roof.
cresylic	adjective	Pertaining to, or derived from, cresol, creosote, etc.
cretonne	noun	A strong white fabric with warp of hemp and weft of flax., A fabric with cotton warp and woolen weft., A kind of chintz with a glossy surface.
creutzer	noun	See Kreutzer.
crevalle	noun	The cavally or jurel., The pompano (Trachynotus Carolinus).
crevasse	noun	A deep crevice or fissure, as in embankment; one of the clefts or fissure by which the mass of a glacier is divided., A breach in the levee or embankment of a river, caused by the pressure of the water, as on the lower Mississippi.
creviced	adjective	Having a crevice or crevices; as, a creviced structure for storing ears of corn.
cribbing	present participle & vb. noun	of Crib, The act of inclosing or confining in a crib or in close quarters., Purloining; stealing; plagiarizing., A framework of timbers and plank backing for a shaft lining, to prevent caving, percolation of water, etc., A vicious habit of a horse; crib-biting. The horse lays hold of the crib or manger with his teeth and draws air into the stomach with a grunting sound.
cribbage	verb t.	A game of cards, played by two or four persons, in which there is a crib. (See Crib, 11.) It is characterized by a great variety of chances.
cribbled	imp. & past participle	of Cribble
cribrate	adjective	Cribriform.
cribrose	adjective	Perforated like a sieve; cribriform.
crimeful	adjective	Criminal; wicked; contrary to law, right, or dury.
criminal	adjective	Guilty of crime or sin., Involving a crime; of the nature of a crime; — said of an act or of conduct; as, criminal carelessness., Relating to crime; — opposed to civil; as, the criminal code., One who has commited a crime; especially, one who is found guilty by verdict, confession, or proof; a malefactor; a felon.
crimosin	noun	See Crimson.
crimping	present participle & vb. noun	of Crimp
crimpage	noun	The act or practice of crimping; money paid to a crimp for shipping or enlisting men.
crimpled	imp. & past participle	of Crimple
crinated	adjective	Having hair; hairy.
cringing	present participle & vb. noun	of Cringe
crinital	adjective	Same as Crinite, 1.
crinkled	imp. & past participle	of Crinkle, Having short bends, turns, or wrinkles; wrinkled; wavy; zigzag.
crippled	imp. & past participle	of Cripple, Lamed; lame; disabled; impeded.
crippler	noun	A wooden tool used in graining leather.
crisping	present participle & vb. noun	of Crisp
crispate	adjective	Alt. of Crispated
cristate	adjective	Crested.
criteria	plural	of Criterion
critical	noun	Qualified to criticise, or pass judgment upon, literary or artistic productions., Pertaining to criticism or the critic’s art; of the nature of a criticism; accurate; as, critical knowledge; a critical dissertation., Inclined to make nice distinctions, or to exercise careful judgment and selection; exact; nicely judicious., Inclined to criticise or find fault; fastidious; captious; censorious; exacting., Characterized by thoroughness and a reference to principles, as becomes a critic; as, a critical analysis of a subject., Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis, turning point, or specially important juncture; important as regards consequences; hence, of doubtful issue; attended with risk; dangerous; as, the critical stage of a fever; a critical situation.
critique	noun	The art of criticism., A critical examination or estimate of a work of literature or art; a critical dissertation or essay; a careful and through analysis of any subject; a criticism; as, Kant’s “Critique of Pure Reason.”, A critic; one who criticises., To criticise or pass judgment upon.
croaking	present participle & vb. noun	of Croak
croatian	adjective	Of or pertaining to Croatia., A Croat.
croceous	adjective	Of, pertaining to, or like, saffron; deep reddish yellow.
crocetin	noun	A dyestuff, obtained from the Chinese crocin, which produces a brilliant yellow.
crociary	noun	One who carries the cross before an archbishop.
crocking	present participle & vb. noun	of Crock
crockery	noun	Earthenware; vessels formed of baked clay, especially the coarser kinds.
crocoite	noun	Lead chromate occuring in crystals of a bright hyacinth red color; — called also red lead ore.
croconic	adjective	Of, pertaining to, or resembling saffron; having the color of saffron; as, croconic acid., Pertaining to, or derived from, croconic acid.
crefting	noun	Croftland., Exposing linen to the sun, on the grass, in the process of bleaching.
croisade	noun	Alt. of Croisado
croisado	noun	A holy war; a crusade.
cromlech	noun	A monument of rough stones composed of one or more large ones supported in a horizontal position upon others. They are found chiefly in countries inhabited by the ancient Celts, and are of a period anterior to the introduction of Christianity into these countries.
cromorna	noun	A certain reed stop in the organ, of a quality of tone resembling that of the oboe.
crooking	present participle & vb. noun	of Crook
crookack	adjective	Hunched.
crooning	present participle & vb. noun	of Croon
cropping	present participle & vb. noun	of Crop
crop-ear	noun	A person or animal whose ears are cropped.
cropsick	adjective	Sick from excess in eating or drinking.
crossing	present participle & vb. noun	of Cross, The act by which anything is crossed; as, the crossing of the ocean., The act of making the sign of the cross., The act of interbreeding; a mixing of breeds., Intersection, as of two paths or roads., A place where anything (as a stream) is crossed; a paved walk across a street., Contradiction; thwarting; obstruction.
crossbar	noun	A transverse bar or piece, as a bar across a door, or as the iron bar or stock which passes through the shank of an anchor to insure its turning fluke down.
crossbow	noun	A weapon, used in discharging arrows, formed by placing a bow crosswise on a stock.
crosscut	verb t.	To cut across or through; to intersect., A short cut across; a path shorter than by the high road., A level driven across the course of a vein, or across the main workings, as from one gangway to another.
crosslet	noun	A small cross., A crucible., Crossed again; — said of a cross the arms of which are crossed. SeeCross-crosslet.
crossrow	noun	The alphabet; — called also Christcross-row., A row that crosses others.
crossway	noun	See Crossroad.
crotalum	noun	A kind of castanet used by the Corybantes.
crotalus	noun	A genus of poisonous serpents, including the rattlesnakes.
crotches	plural	of Crotch
crotched	adjective	Having a crotch; forked., Cross; peevish.
crotchet	noun	A forked support; a crotch., A time note, with a stem, having one fourth the value of a semibreve, one half that of a minim, and twice that of a quaver; a quarter note., An indentation in the glacis of the covered way, at a point where a traverse is placed., The arrangement of a body of troops, either forward or rearward, so as to form a line nearly perpendicular to the general line of battle., A bracket. See Bracket., An instrument of a hooked form, used in certain cases in the extraction of a fetus., A perverse fancy; a whim which takes possession of the mind; a conceit., To play music in measured time.
crotonic	adjective	Of or pertaining to, or derived from, a plant of the genus Croton, or from croton oil.
crottles	noun pl.	A name given to various lichens gathered for dyeing.
crouched	imp. & past participle	of Crouch, Marked with the sign of the cross.
croupade	noun	A leap in which the horse pulls up his hind legs toward his belly.
croupier	noun	One who presides at a gaming table and collects the stakes., One who, at a public dinner party, sits at the lower end of the table as assistant chairman.
croupous	adjective	Relating to or resembling croup; especially, attended with the formation of a deposit or membrane like that found in membranous croup; as, croupous laryngitis.
crowding	present participle & vb. noun	of Crowd
crowfoot	noun	The genus Ranunculus, of many species; some are common weeds, others are flowering plants of considerable beauty., A number of small cords rove through a long block, or euphroe, to suspend an awning by., A caltrop., A tool with a side claw for recovering broken rods, etc.
crowning	present participle & vb. noun	of Crown
crownlet	noun	A coronet.
crowstep	noun	See Corriestep.
cruciate	adjective	Tormented., Having the leaves or petals arranged in the form of a cross; cruciform., To torture; to torment. [Obs.] See Excruciate.
crucible	noun	A vessel or melting pot, composed of some very refractory substance, as clay, graphite, platinum, and used for melting and calcining substances which require a strong degree of heat, as metals, ores, etc., A hollow place at the bottom of a furnace, to receive the melted metal., A test of the most decisive kind; a severe trial; as, the crucible of affliction.
crucifer	noun	Any plant of the order Cruciferae.
crucifix	noun	A representation in art of the figure of Christ upon the cross; esp., the sculptured figure affixed to a real cross of wood, ivory, metal, or the like, used by the Roman Catholics in their devotions., The cross or religion of Christ.
cruising	present participle & vb. noun	of Cruise
crumbing	present participle & vb. noun	of Crumb
crumbled	imp. & past participle	of Crumble
crumenal	noun	A purse.
crumpled	imp. & past participle	of Crumple
crunched	imp. & past participle	of Crunch
crunodal	adjective	Possessing, or characterized by, a crunode; — used of curves.
crusaded	imp. & past participle	of Crusade
crusader	noun	One engaged in a crusade; as, the crusaders of the Middle Ages.
crushing	present participle & vb. noun	of Crush, That crushes; overwhelming.
crusting	present participle & vb. noun	of Crust
crustily	adverb	In a crusty or surly manner; morosely.
crutches	plural	of Crutch
crutched	adjective	Supported upon crutches., Marked with the sign of the cross; crouched.
cryolite	noun	A fluoride of sodium and aluminum, found in Greenland, in white cleavable masses; — used as a source of soda and alumina.
crypturi	noun pl.	An order of flying, drom/ognathous birds, including the tinamous of South America. See Tinamou.
cubation	noun	The act of lying down; a reclining.
cubatory	adjective	Lying down; recumbent.
cubature	noun	The process of determining the solid or cubic contents of a body.
cubdrawn	adjective	Sucked by cubs.
cubiform	adjective	Of the form of a cube.
cubilose	noun	A mucilagenous secretion of certain birds found as the characteristic ingredient of edible bird’s-nests.
cuboidal	adjective	Cuboid.
cucquean	noun	A woman whose husband is unfaithful to her.
cuculoid	adjective	Like or belonging to the cuckoos (Cuculidae).
cucumber	noun	A creeping plant, and its fruit, of several species of the genus Cucumis, esp. Cucumis sativus, the unripe fruit of which is eaten either fresh or picked. Also, similar plants or fruits of several other genera. See below.
cucurbit	noun	Alt. of Cucurbite
cuddling	present participle & vb. noun	of Cuddle
cudgeled	imp. & past participle	of Cudgel
cudgeler	noun	One who beats with a cudgel.
culerage	noun	See Culrage.
culinary	adjective	Relating to the kitchen, or to the art of cookery; used in kitchens; as, a culinary vessel; the culinary art.
cullible	adjective	Easily deceived; gullible.
cullises	plural	of Cullis
cullyism	noun	The state of being a cully.
culminal	adjective	Pertaining to a culmen.
culpable	adjective	Deserving censure; worthy of blame; faulty; immoral; criminal., Guilty; as, culpable of a crime.
cultrate	adjective	Alt. of Cultrated
cultural	adjective	Of or pertaining to culture.
cultured	imp. & past participle	of Culture, Under culture; cultivated., Characterized by mental and moral training; disciplined; refined; well-educated.
cultuses	plural	of Cultus
culverin	noun	A long cannon of the 16th century, usually an 18-pounder with serpent-shaped handles.
cumbered	imp. & past participle	of Cumber
cumbrian	adjective	Pertaining to Cumberland, England, or to a system of rocks found there.
cumbrous	adjective	Rendering action or motion difficult or toilsome; serving to obstruct or hinder; burdensome; clogging., Giving trouble; vexatious.
cumidine	noun	A strong, liquid, organic base, C3H7.C6H4.NH2, homologous with aniline.
cumulate	verb t.	To gather or throw into a heap; to heap together; to accumulate.
cumulose	adjective	Full of heaps.
cunabula	noun pl.	The earliest abode; original dwelling place; originals; as, the cunabula of the human race., The extant copies of the first or earliest printed books, or of such as were printed in the 15th century.
cuneated	adjective	Wedge-shaped, wedge-shaped, with the point at the base; as, a cuneate leaf.
cuneatic	adjective	Cuneiform.
cuniform	adjective	Wedge-shaped; as, a cuneiform bone; — especially applied to the wedge-shaped or arrowheaded characters of ancient Persian and Assyrian inscriptions. See Arrowheaded., Pertaining to, or versed in, the ancient wedge-shaped characters, or the inscriptions in them., The wedge-shaped characters used in ancient Persian and Assyrian inscriptions., One of the three tarsal bones supporting the first, second third metatarsals. They are usually designated as external, middle, and internal, or ectocuniform, mesocuniform, and entocuniform, respectively., One of the carpal bones usually articulating with the ulna; — called also pyramidal and ulnare.
cupboard	noun	A board or shelf for cups and dishes., A small closet in a room, with shelves to receive cups, dishes, food, etc.; hence, any small closet., To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard.
cupelled	imp. & past participle	of Cupel
cup-gall	noun	A kind of oak-leaf gall. See Gall.
cupidity	noun	A passionate desire; love., Eager or inordinate desire, especially for wealth; greed of gain; avarice; covetousness
cup-moss	noun	A kind of lichen, of the genus Cladonia.
cupreous	adjective	Consisting of copper or resembling copper; coppery.
cup-rose	noun	Red poppy. See Cop-rose.
cupulate	adjective	Having or bearing cupules; cupuliferous.
curacies	plural	of Curacy
curarine	noun	A deadly alkaloid extracted from the curare poison and from the Strychnos toxifera. It is obtained in crystalline colorless salts.
curarize	verb t.	To poison with curare.
curassow	noun	A large gallinaceous bird of the American genera Crax, Ourax, etc., of the family Cracidae.
curation	noun	Cure; healing.
curative	verb t.	Relating to, or employed in, the cure of diseases; tending to cure.
curatrix	noun	A woman who cures., A woman who is a guardian or custodian.
curbless	adjective	Having no curb or restraint.
curculio	noun	One of a large group of beetles (Rhynchophora) of many genera; — called also weevils, snout beetles, billbeetles, and billbugs. Many of the species are very destructive, as the plum curculio, the corn, grain, and rice weevils, etc.
curcumin	noun	The coloring principle of turmeric, or curcuma root, extracted as an orange yellow crystalline substance, C14H14O4, with a green fluorescence.
curdling	present participle & vb. noun	of Curdle
curdless	adjective	Destitute of curd.
cureless	adjective	Incapable of cure; incurable.
curiosos	plural	of Curioso
curlycue	noun	Some thing curled or spiral,, as a flourish made with a pen on paper, or with skates on the ice; a trick; a frolicsome caper.
currency	noun	A continued or uninterrupted course or flow like that of a stream; as, the currency of time., The state or quality of being current; general acceptance or reception; a passing from person to person, or from hand to hand; circulation; as, a report has had a long or general currency; the currency of bank notes., That which is in circulation, or is given and taken as having or representing value; as, the currency of a country; a specie currency; esp., government or bank notes circulating as a substitute for metallic money., Fluency; readiness of utterance., Current value; general estimation; the rate at which anything is generally valued.
curricle	noun	A small or short course., A two-wheeled chaise drawn by two horses abreast.
currying	present participle & vb. noun	of Curry
cursedly	adverb	In a cursed manner; miserably; in a manner to be detested; enormously.
cursitor	noun	A courier or runner., An officer in the Court of Chancery, whose business is to make out original writs.
cursores	noun pl.	An order of running birds including the ostrich, emu, and allies; the Ratitaae., A group of running spiders; the wolf spiders.
curtness	noun	The quality of bing curt.
curvated	adjective	Bent in a regular form; curved.
curveted	imp. & past participle	of Curvet
cushiony	adjective	Like a cushion; soft; pliable.
cuspated	adjective	Ending in a point.
cuspidal	adjective	Ending in a point.
cuspidor	noun	Any ornamental vessel used as a spittoon; hence, to avoid the common term, a spittoon of any sort.
customer	noun	One who collect customs; a toll gatherer., One who regularly or repeatedly makes purchases of a trader; a purchaser; a buyer., A person with whom a business house has dealings; as, the customers of a bank., A peculiar person; — in an indefinite sense; as, a queer customer; an ugly customer., A lewd woman.
custodes	plural	of Custos
cutchery	noun	A hindoo hall of justice.
cuteness	noun	Acuteness; cunning.
cutgrass		A grass with leaves having edges furnished with very minute hooked prickles, which form a cutting edge; one or more species of Leersia.
cutinize	verb t. & i.	To change into cutin.
cutpurse	noun	One who cuts purses for the sake of stealing them or their contents (an act common when men wore purses fastened by a string to their girdles); one who steals from the person; a pickpocket
cutwater	noun	The fore part of a ship’s prow, which cuts the water., A starling or other structure attached to the pier of a bridge, with an angle or edge directed up stream, in order better to resist the action of water, ice, etc.; the sharpened upper end of the pier itself., A sea bird of the Atlantic (Rhynchops nigra); — called also black skimmer, scissorsbill, and razorbill. See Skimmer.
cyanogen	noun	A colorless, inflammable, poisonous gas, C2N2, with a peach-blossom odor, so called from its tendency to form blue compounds; obtained by heating ammonium oxalate, mercuric cyanide, etc. It is obtained in combination, forming an alkaline cyanide when nitrogen or a nitrogenous compound is strongly ignited with carbon and soda or potash. It conducts itself like a member of the halogen group of elements, and shows a tendency to form complex compounds. The name is also applied to the univalent radical, CN (the half molecule of cyanogen proper), which was one of the first compound radicals recognized.
cyanosed	adjective	Rendered blue, as the surface of the body, from cyanosis or deficient a/ration of the blood.
cyanosis	noun	A condition in which, from insufficient a/ration of the blood, the surface of the body becomes blue. See Cyanopathy.
cyanotic	adjective	Relating to cyanosis; affected with cyanosis; as, a cyanotic patient; having the hue caused by cyanosis; as, a cyanotic skin.
cyanuret	noun	A cyanide.
cyanuric	adjective	Pertaining to, or derived from, cyanic and uric acids.
cyclamen	noun	A genus of plants of the Primrose family, having depressed rounded corms, and pretty nodding flowers with the petals so reflexed as to point upwards, whence it is called rabbits’ ears. It is also called sow bread, because hogs are said to eat the corms.
cyclamin	noun	A white amorphous substance, regarded as a glucoside, extracted from the corm of Cyclamen Europaeum.
cyclical	adjective	Of or pertaining to a cycle or circle; moving in cycles; as, cyclical time.
cyclonic	adjective	Pertaining to a cyclone.
cyclopic	adjective	Pertaining to the Cyclops; Cyclopean.
cyclosis	noun	The circulation or movement of protoplasmic granules within a living vegetable cell.
cylinder	noun	A solid body which may be generated by the rotation of a parallelogram round one its sides; or a body of rollerlike form, of which the longitudinal section is oblong, and the cross section is circular., The space inclosed by any cylindrical surface. The space may be limited or unlimited in length., Any hollow body of cylindrical form, The chamber of a steam engine in which the piston is moved by the force of steam., The barrel of an air or other pump., The revolving platen or bed which produces the impression or carries the type in a cylinder press., The bore of a gun; the turning chambered breech of a revolver., The revolving square prism carrying the cards in a Jacquard loom.
cymatium	noun	A capping or crowning molding in classic architecture.
cymidine	noun	A liquid organic base, C10H13.NH2, derived from cymene.
cymbling	noun	A scalloped or “pattypan” variety of summer squash.
cymogene	noun	A highly volatile liquid, condensed by cold and pressure from the first products of the distillation of petroleum; — used for producing low temperatures.
cynanche	noun	Any disease of the tonsils, throat, or windpipe, attended with inflammation, swelling, and difficulty of breathing and swallowing.
cynicism	noun	The doctrine of the Cynics; the quality of being cynical; the mental state, opinions, or conduct, of a cynic; morose and contemptuous views and opinions.
cynoidea	noun pl.	A division of Carnivora, including the dogs, wolves, and foxes.
cynosure	noun	The constellation of the Lesser Bear, to which, as containing the polar star, the eyes of mariners and travelers were often directed., That which serves to direct., Anything to which attention is strongly turned; a center of attraction.
cyprides	plural	of Cypris
cyrenaic	adjective	Pertaining to Cyrenaica, an ancient country of northern Africa, and to Cyrene, its principal city; also, to a school of philosophy founded by Aristippus, a native of Cyrene., A native of Cyrenaica; also, a disciple of the school of Aristippus. See Cyrenian, n.
cyrenian	adjective	Pertaining to Cyrene, in Africa; Cyrenaic., A native or inhabitant of Cyrene., One of a school of philosophers, established at Cyrene by Aristippus, a disciple of Socrates. Their doctrines were nearly the same as those of the Epicureans.
cystidea	noun pl.	An order of Crinoidea, mostly fossils of the Paleozoic rocks. They were usually roundish or egg-shaped, and often unsymmetrical; some were sessile, others had short stems.
cystitis	noun	Inflammation of the bladder.
cytogeny	n .	Cell production or development; cytogenesis.
czarevna	noun	The title of the wife of the czarowitz.