| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |