Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words 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 … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words 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 … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words 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 … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words 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 … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words 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 … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words 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 … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words 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 … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words 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; … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words 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 … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words buddhism noun The religion based upon the doctrine originally taught by the Hindoo sage Gautama Siddartha, surnamed Buddha, “the awakened or enlightened,” in the sixth century b. c., and adopted as a religion by the greater part of the inhabitants of Central and Eastern Asia and the Indian Islands. … Read more