Luis A. Waller Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words cinchonine noun One of the quinine group of alkaloids isomeric with and resembling cinchonidine; — called also cinchonia. cinchonism noun A condition produced by the excessive or long-continued use of quinine, and marked by deafness, roaring in the ears, vertigo, etc. cinchonize verb t. To produce cinchonism in; to … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words cladophyll noun A special branch, resembling a leaf, as in the apparent foliage of the broom (Ruscus) and of the common cultivated smilax (Myrsiphillum). clamatores noun pl. A division of passerine birds in which the vocal muscles are but little developed, so that they lack the power of singing. … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words coacervate adjective Raised into a pile; collected into a crowd; heaped., To heap up; to pile. coactively adverb In a coactive manner. coactivity noun Unity of action. coadjument noun Mutual help; cooperation. coadjutant adjective Mutually assisting or operating; helping., An assistant. coadjuting adjective Mutually assisting. coadjutive adjective Rendering mutual … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words compacting present participle & vb. noun of Compact compaction noun The act of making compact, or the state of being compact. compacture noun Close union or connection of parts; manner of joining; construction. companable adjective Companionable; sociable. companator noun Same as Impanator. companying present participle & vb. noun of … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words concealing present participle & vb. noun of Conceal conceiving present participle & vb. noun of Conceive concentred of Concentre concentric adjective Alt. of Concentrical, That which has a common center with something else. concentual adjective Possessing harmony; accordant. conception noun The act of conceiving in the womb; the initiation … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words confessing present participle & vb. noun of Confess confessant noun One who confesses to a priest. confessary noun One who makes a confession. confession noun Acknowledgment; avowal, especially in a matter pertaining to one’s self; the admission of a debt, obligation, or crime., Acknowledgment of belief; profession of one’s … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words contaction noun Act of touching. contagious adjective Communicable by contact, by a virus, or by a bodily exhalation; catching; as, a contagious disease., Conveying or generating disease; pestilential; poisonous; as, contagious air., Spreading or communicable from one to another; exciting similar emotions or conduct in others. containing present participle … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words cooperated imp. & past participle of Cooperate cooperator noun One who labors jointly with others to promote the same end. cooptation noun The act of choosing; selection; choice. coordinate adjective Equal in rank or order; not subordinate., To make coordinate; to put in the same order or rank; as, … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words craftiness noun Dexterity in devising and effecting a purpose; cunning; artifice; stratagem. cragginess noun The state of being craggy. crakeberry noun See Crowberry. cramp iron See Cramp, n., 2. craniology noun The department of science (as of ethnology or archaeology) which deals with the shape, size, proportions, indications, etc., … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words cuckolding present participle & vb. noun of Cuckold cuckoldize verb t. To cuckold. cuckoopint noun A plant of the genus Arum (A. maculatum); the European wake-robin. cucullated adjective Hooded; cowled; covered, as with a hood., Having the edges toward the base rolled inward, as the leaf of the commonest … Read more