Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
cill |
noun |
See Sill., n. a foundation. |
cima |
noun |
A kind of molding. See Cyma. |
cion |
noun |
See Scion. |
circ |
noun |
An amphitheatrical circle for sports; a circus. |
cis- |
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A Latin preposition, sometimes used as a prefix in English words, and signifying on this side. |
cist |
noun |
A box or chest. Specifically: (a) A bronze receptacle, round or oval, frequently decorated with engravings on the sides and cover, and with feet, handles, etc., of decorative castings. (b) A cinerary urn. See Illustration in Appendix., See Cyst. |
cite |
verb t. |
To call upon officially or authoritatively to appear, as before a court; to summon., To urge; to enjoin., To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another., To refer to or specify, as for support, proof, illustration, or confirmation., To bespeak; to indicate., To notify of a proceeding in court. |
city |
noun |
A large town., A corporate town; in the United States, a town or collective body of inhabitants, incorporated and governed by a mayor and aldermen or a city council consisting of a board of aldermen and a common council; in Great Britain, a town corporate, which is or has been the seat of a bishop, or the capital of his see., The collective body of citizens, or inhabitants of a city., Of or pertaining to a city. |
cive |
noun |
Same as Chive. |
cize |
noun |
Bulk; largeness. [Obs.] See Size. |