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7905

c
C, the third letter in the English alphabet, and the second articulation or consonant, is a ...

7906

cab
CAB, n. An oriental dry measure, being the sixth part of a seah or satum, and the eighteenth of an ...

7907

cabal
CABAL, n. 1. A number of persons untied in some close design; usually to promote their private ...

7908

cabala
CABALA, [See the preceding word. It is from the sense of reception.] Tradition, or a mysterious ...

7909

cabalism
CABALISM, n. The secret science of the cabalists.

7910

cabalist
CABALIST, n. 1. A Jewish doctor who professes the study of the cabala, or the mysteries of Jewish ...

7911

cabalistic
CABALISTIC

7912

cabalistical
CABALISTICAL, a. Pertaining to the cabala, or mysterious science of Jewish traditions; containing ...

7913

cabalistically
CABALISTICALLY, adv. In the manner of the cabalists.

7914

cabalize
CABALIZE, v.i. To use the manner or language of the cabalists.

7915

caballer
CABALLER, n. One who unites with others in close designs to effect an object by intrigue; one who ...

7916

caballine
CABALLINE, a. Pertaining to a horse; as caballine aloes, so called from its being given to horses ...

7917

caballing
CABALLING, ppr. Uniting in a cabal; intriguing in a small party.

7918

cabaret
CABARET, n. A tavern; a house where liquors are retailed.

7919

cabbage
CABBAGE, n. A genus of plants, called in botany Brassica, of several species; some of which are ...

7920

cabbage-net
CABBAGE-NET, n. A small net to boil cabbage in.

7921

cabbage-tree
CABBAGE-TREE, n. The cabbage-palm, a species of Areca, the oleracea, a native of warm climates. ...

7922

cabbage-worm
CABBAGE-WORM, n. An insect.

7923

cabiai
CABIAI, n. An animal of South America resembling a hog, living on the margins of lakes and rivers, ...

7924

cabin
CABIN, n.1. A small room; an inclosed place.2. A cottage; a hut, or small house.3. A tent; a ...

7925

cabin-boy
CABIN-BOY, n. A boy whose duty is to wait on the officers and passengers on board of a ship.

7926

cabin-mate
CABIN-MATE, n. One who occupies the same cabin with another.

7927

cabined
CABINED, pp. Inclosed; covered.

7928

cabinet
CABINET, n.1. A closet; a small room, or retired apartment.2. A private room, in which ...

7929

cabinet-council
CABINET-COUNCIL, n. 1. A council held with privacy; the confidential council of a prince or ...

7930

cabinet-maker
CABINET-MAKER, n. A man whose occupation is to make cabinets, tables, bureaus, bed-steads, and ...

7931

cabineted
CABINETED, pp. Inclosed in a private apartment, or in a cabinet.

7932

cabirean
CABIREAN, n. One of the Cabiri.

7933

cabirian
CABIRIAN,

7934

cabiric
CABIRIC,

7935

cabiritic
CABIRITIC, a. Pertaining to the Cabiri, certain deities greatly venerated by the ancient Pagans, ...

7936

cable
CABLE, n. cabl. A large strong rope or chain, used to retain a vessel at anchor. It is made ...

7937

cable-tier
CABLE-TIER, n. The place where the cables are coiled away.

7938

cabled
CABLED, a. Fastened with a cable.

7939

cablet
CABLET, n. A little cable.

7940

caboched
CABOCHED,

7941

caboose
CABOOSE, n.1. The cook-room or kitchen of a ship. In smaller vessels, it is an inclosed ...

7942

cabos
CABOS, n. A species of eel-pout, about two feet long, whose flesh is well tasted.

7943

caboshed
CABOSHED, n. In heraldry, having the head cut close, so as to have no neck left.

7944

cabriole
CABRIOLE,

7945

cabriolet
CABRIOLET, n. A gig; a one horse chair, a light carriage.

7946

cabure
CABURE, n. A Brazilian bird of the owl kind, of the size of a thrush, of a beautiful umber color, ...

7947

caburns
CABURNS, n. Small lines made of spun yarn, to bind cables, seize tackles, and the like.

7948

cacao
CACAO or COCOA, n. The chocolate-tree, a species of the Theobroma, a native of the West Indies. ...

7949

caccoons
CACCOONS, n. A plant called in botany Flevillea.

7950

cachalot
CACHALOT, n. A cetaceous fish, the physeter or spermaceti whale. The principal species are, the ...

7951

cachectic
CACHECTIC,

7952

cachectical
CACHECTICAL, a. [See Cachery.] Having an ill habit of body; of a deranged or vitiated state of the ...

7953

cachexy
CACHEXY, n. A vicious state of the powers of the body; a deranged state of the constitution, ...

7954

cachinnation
CACHINNATION, n. A variety of chalcedony, which is a subspecies of quartz, usually milk white, ...

7955

cack
CACK, v.i. To ease the body by stool.

7956

cackerel
CACKEREL, n. A fish which is said to void excrements when pursued. Others say, a fish which eaten ...

7957

cackle
CACKLE, v.i. 1. To make a particular noise, as a goose or a hen.2. To laugh with a broken noise, ...

7958

cackler
CACKLER, n. 1. A fowl that cackles.2. A tell-tale; a tattler.

7959

cackling
CACKLING, ppr. Making the noise of a goose or hen.CACKLING, n. The broken noise of a goose or ...

7960

cacochymic
CACOCHYMIC,

7961

cacochymical
CACOCHYMICAL, a. [See Cacochymy.] Having the fluids of the body vitiated, especially the blood.

7962

cacochymy
CACOCHYMY, n. A vicious state of the vital humors, especially of the blood, arising from a ...

7963

cacodemon
CACODEMON, n. An evil spirit.

7964

cacoethes
CACOETHES, n.1. A bad custom or habit; a bad disposition.2. In medicine, an incurable ulcer.

7965

cacophony
CACOPHONY, n. 1. In rhetoric, an uncouth or disagreeable sound of words, proceeding from the ...

7966

cadaver
CADAVER, n. A corpse.

7967

cadaverous
CADAVEROUS, a.1. Having the appearance or color of a dead human body; pale; wan; ghastly; as a ...

7968

caddis
CADDIS, n. 1. A kind of tape or ribin.2. A kind of worm or grub found in a case of straw.

7969

caddow
CADDOW, n. A chough; a jack daw.

7970

caddy
CADDY, n. A small box for keeping tea.

7971

cade
CADE, a. Tame; bred by hand; domesticated; as a cade lamb.CADE, v.t. To bring up or nourish by ...

7972

cade-oil
CADE-OIL, n. In the materia medica, an oil used in Germany and France, made of the fruit of the ...

7973

cade-worm
CADE-WORM, n. The same as caddis.

7974

cadence
CADENCE,

7975

cadenced
CADENCED, pp. or a. Having a particular cadence; as well cadenced music.

7976

cadency
CADENCY, n. 1. A fall, a decline; a state of sinking.2. A fall of the voice in reading or ...

7977

cadene
CADENE, n. A species of inferior carpet imported from the Levant.

7978

cadent
CADENT, n. Falling down; sinking.

7979

cadenza
CADENZA, n. The fall or modulation of the voice in singing.

7980

cadet
CADET, n.1. The younger or youngest son.2. A gentleman who carries arms in a regiment, as a ...

7981

cadew
CADEW, n. A straw worm. [See Caddis.]

7982

cadge
CADGE, v.t. To carry a burden.

7983

cadger
CADGER, n. One who brings butter, eggs and poultry to the market, from the country; a huckster.

7984

cadi
CADI, n. In the Turkish dominions, a judge in civil affairs; usually the judge of a town or ...

7985

cadillac
CADILLAC, n. A sort of pear.

7986

cadmean
CADMEAN,

7987

cadmia
CADMIA, n. An oxyd of zink which collects on the sides of furnaces where zink is sublimed, as in ...

7988

cadmian
CADMIAN, a. Relating to Cadmus, a reputed prince of Thebes, who introduced into Greece, sixteen ...

7989

cadmium
CADMIUM, n. A metal discovered by M. Stromeyer, in 1817, in carbonate of zink, at Hanover. Its ...

7990

caduceus
CADUCEUS, n. In antiquity, Mercurys rod; a wand entwisted by two serpents, borne by Mercury as an ...

7991

caducity
CADUCITY, n. Tendency to fall.

7992

caducous
CADUCOUS, a. In botany, falling early; as caducous leaves, which fall before the end of summer. A ...

7993

caecias
CAECIAS, n. A wind from the northeast.

7994

caer
CAR, CAER, CHAR, in names of places, is sometimes the Celtic Caer, a town or city, as in ...

7995

caesarian
CAESARIAN. [See Cesarian.]

7996

caesura
CAESURA. [See Cesura.]

7997

caftan
CAFTAN, n. A Persian or Turkish vest or garment.

7998

cage
CAGE, v.t. To confine in a cage; to shut up, or confine.

7999

cagit
CAGIT, n. A beautiful green parrot of the Philippine isles.

8000

cagui
CAGUI, n. A monkey of Brazil, of two species, one of them called the pongi, the other not more ...

8001

caic
CAIC or CAIQUE, n. A skiff belonging to a galley.

8002

caiman
CAIMAN. [See Cayman.]

8003

caique
CAIC or CAIQUE, n. A skiff belonging to a galley.

8004

cairn
CAIRN, n. A heap of stones.

8005

caisson
CAISSON, or CAISSOON, n.1. A wooden chest into which several bombs are put, and sometimes ...

8006

caissoon
CAISSON, or CAISSOON, n.1. A wooden chest into which several bombs are put, and sometimes ...

8007

caitif
CAITIF, n. A mean villain; a despicable knave; it implies a mixture of wickedness and misery.

8008

cajeput
CAJEPUT, n. An oil from the East Indies, resembling that of cardamoms, obtained from the Melaleuca ...

8009

cajole
CAJOLE, v.t. To flatter; to soothe; to coax; to deceive or delude by flattery.

8010

cajoler
CAJOLER, n. A flatterer; a wheedler.

8011

cajolery
CAJOLERY, n. Flattery; a wheedling to delude.

8012

cajoling
CAJOLING, ppr. Flattering; wheedling; deceiving.

8013

cajota
CAJOTA, n. A Mexican animal resembling a wolf and a dog.

8014

cake
CAKE, n. 1. A small mass of dough baked; or a composition of flour, butter, sugar, or other ...

8015

calabash
CALABASH, n. 1. A vessel made of a dried gourd-shell or of the shell of a calabash tree, used for ...

8016

calabash-tree
CALABASH-TREE, n. A tree of two species, known in botany by the generic name Crescentia. The ...

8017

calade
CALADE, n. The slope or declivity of a rising manege-ground.

8018

calaite
CALAITE, n. A name given to the turquois; which see.

8019

calamanco
CALAMANCO, n. A woolen stuff, of a fine gloss, and checkered in the warp.

8020

calamar
CALAMAR, n. An animal, having an oblong body and ten legs. On the belly are two bladders ...

8021

calambac
CALAMBAC, n. Aloes-wood, xyloe-aloes, a drug, which is the product of a tree growing in China and ...

8022

calambour
CALAMBOUR, n. A species of the aloes-wood, of a dusky or mottled color, of a light, friable ...

8023

calamiferous
CALAMIFEROUS, a. Producing plants having a long, hollow, knotted stem.

8024

calamin
CALAMINE, or CALAMIN, n. Lapis calaminaris, or cadmia fossilis; an ore of zink, much used in the ...

8025

calamine
CALAMINE, or CALAMIN, n. Lapis calaminaris, or cadmia fossilis; an ore of zink, much used in the ...

8026

calamint
CALAMINT, n. A plant, a species of Melissa, or baum, an aromatic plant, and a weak ...

8027

calamistrate
CALAMISTRATE, v.t. To curl or frizzle the hair.

8028

calamistration
CALAMISTRATION, n. The act of curling the hair.

8029

calamit
CALAMIT, n. A mineral, probably a variety of Tremolite. It occurs in imperfect or rounded ...

8030

calamitous
CALAMITOUS, a. 1. Very miserable; involved in deep distress; oppressed with infelicity; wretched ...

8031

calamitously
CALAMITOUSLY, adv. In a manner to bring great distress.

8032

calamitousness
CALAMITOUSNESS, n. Deep distress; wretchedness; misery; the quality of producing misery.

8033

calamity
CALAMITY, n. Any great misfortune, or cause of misery; generally applied to events or disasters ...

8034

calamus
CALAMUS, n. 1. The generic name of the Indian cane, called also rotang. It is without branches, ...

8035

calander
CALANDRE or CALANDER, n. The French name of a species of insect of the beetle kind, very ...

8036

calandra
CALANDRA, n. A species of lark, with a thick bill, the upper part of the body of a reddish brown, ...

8037

calandre
CALANDRE or CALANDER, n. The French name of a species of insect of the beetle kind, very ...

8038

calangay
CALANGAY, n. A species of white parrot.

8039

calash
CALASH, n. 1. A light chariot or carriage with very low wheels, used for taking the air in parks ...

8040

calc-sinter
CALC-SINTER, n. Stalactitic carbonate of lime.

8041

calc-tuff
CALC-TUFF, n. An alluvial formation of carbonate of lime.

8042

calcar
CALCAR, n. In glass works, a kind of oven, or reverberating furnace, used for the calcination of ...

8043

calcarate
CALCARATE, a. Furnished with a spur; as a calcarate corol, in larksupr; a calcarate nectary, a ...

8044

calcario-sulphurou
CALCARIO-SULPHUROUS, a. [See Calx and Sulphur.] Having lime and sulphur in combination, or ...

8045

calcarious
CALCARIOUS, a. Partaking of the nature of lime; having the qualities of lime; as calcarious earth ...

8046

calcavalla
CALCAVALLA, n. A kind of sweet wine from Portugal.

8047

calceated
CALCEATED, n. Shod; fitted with or wearing shoes.

8048

calcedon
CALCEDON, n. [See Chalcedony.] With jewelers, a foul vein, like chalcedony, in some precious ...

8049

calcedonian
CALCEDONIAN, a. [See Chalcedony.] Pertaining to or resembling chalcedony.

8050

calcedonic
CALCEDONIC,

8051

calcedony
CALCEDONY. See Chalcedony, the more correct orthography.

8052

calciferous
CALCIFEROUS, a. [of calx, lime, and muria, salt water.] A species of earth, of the muriatic genus, ...

8053

calcinable
CALCINABLE, a. [See Calcine.] That may be calcined; capable of being reduced to a friable state by ...

8054

calcinate
CALCINATE, v.t. To calcine. [See Calcine.]

8055

calcination
CALCINATION, n. [from calcine.] 1. The operation of expelling from a substance by heat, some ...

8056

calcinatory
CALCINATORY, n. A vessel used in calcination.

8057

calcine
CALCINE, v.t.1. To reduce a substance to a powder or to a friable state, by the action of heat; or ...

8058

calcium
CALCIUM, n. The metallic basis of lime.

8059

calcographical
CALCOGRAPHICAL, a. [See Calcography.] Pertaining to calcography.

8060

calcography
CALCOGRAPHY, n. An engraving in the likeness of chalk.

8061

calculalation
CALCULALATION, n. 1. The art, practice or manner of computing by numbers. The use of numbers, by ...

8062

calculary
CALCULARY, n. A congeries of little stony knots dispersed through the parenchyma of the pear and ...

8063

calculate
CALCULATE, v.t. 1. To compute; to reckon; to add, subtract, multiply or divide any sums, for the ...

8064

calculated
CALCULATED, pp. Computed; reckoned; suited; adapted by design.

8065

calculating
CALCULATING, ppr. Computing; reckoining; adapting by design; adjusting.

8066

calculative
CALCULATIVE, a. Pertaining to calculation; tending to calculate.

8067

calculator
CALCULATOR, n. One who computes or reckons; one who estimates or considers the force and effect of ...

8068

calculatory
CALCULATORY, a. Belonging to calculation.

8069

calcule
CALCULE, n. Reckoning; computation.

8070

calculous
CALCULOUS, a. [Supra.] 1. Stony; gritty; hard like stone; as a calculous concretion.2. In ...

8071

caldron
CALDRON, n. A large kettle or boiler, of copper, or other metal, furnished with a movable handle ...

8072

caleche
CALECHE, [See Calash.]

8073

caledonian
CALEDONIAN, a. Pertaining to Caledonia, an ancient name of Scotland. The termination ia, ...

8074

calefacient
CALEFACIENT, a. [See Calefaction, Calefy.] Warming; heating.CALEFACIENT, n. That which warms or ...

8075

calefaction
CALEFACTION, n. 1. The act or operation of warming or heating; the production of heat in a body ...

8076

calefactive
CALEFACTIVE,

8077

calefactor
CALEFACTOR, a. [See Calefaction.] That makes warm or hot; that communicates heat.

8078

calefy
CALEFY, v.i. To grow hot or warm; to be heated.CALEFY, v.t. To make worm or hot.

8079

calendar
CALENDAR, n. 1. A register of the year, in which the months, weeks, and days are set down in ...

8080

calender
CALENDER, v.t. To press between rollers, for the purpose of making smooth, glossy and wavy; as ...

8081

calendrer
CALENDRER, n. The person who calenders cloth.

8082

calends
CALENDS, n. plu. Among the Romans, the fist day of each month. The origin of this name is ...

8083

calenture
CALENTURE, n. A violent ardent fever, incident to persons in hot climates, especially natives of ...

8084

calf
CALF, n.1. The young of the cow, or of the bovine genus of quadrupeds.2. In contempt, a dolt; an ...

8085

calf-like
CALF-LIKE, a. Resembling a calf.

8086

calf-skin
CALF-SKIN, n. The hide or skin of a calf; or leather made of the skin.

8087

caliber
CALIBER, n. 1. The diameter of a body; as the caliber of a column, or of a bullet.2. The bore of ...

8088

calice
CALICE, n. A cup appropriately, a communion cup, or vessel used to administer the wine in the ...

8089

calico
CALICO, n. [said to be from Calicut, in India.] Cotton cloth. In England, white or unprinted ...

8090

calico-printer
CALICO-PRINTER, n. One whose occupation is to print calicoes.

8091

calid
CALID, a. Hot; burning; ardent.

8092

calidity
CALIDITY, n. Heat.

8093

caliduct
CALIDUCT, n. Among the Ancients, a pipe or canal used to convey heat from a furnace to the ...

8094

calif
CALIF, n. Written also caliph and kalif. A successor or vicar; a representative of Mohammed, ...

8095

califate
CALIFATE,

8096

caligation
CALIGATION, n. Darkness; dimness; cloudiness.In medical authors, caligation or caligo, is an ...

8097

caliginous
CALIGINOUS, a. Dim; obscure; dark.

8098

caliginousness
CALIGINOUSNESS, n. Dimness; obscurity.

8099

caligraphy
CALIGRAPHY,

8100

caligraphyic
CALIGRAPHYIC, n. [Infra.] Pertaining to elegant penmanship.

8101

calin
CALIN, n. A compound metal, of which the Chinese make tea canisters and the like. The ingredients ...

8102

caliphate
CALIPHATE or KALIFATE, n. The office or dignity of a calif; or the government of a calif.

8103

caliver
CALIVER, n. [from caliber.] A kind of handgun, musket or arquebuse.

8104

calk
CALK, v.t. cauk.1. To drive oakum or old ropes untwised, into the seams of a ship or other vessel, ...

8105

calked
CALKED, pp. Cauked. Having the seams stopped; furnished with shoes with iron points.

8106

calker
CALKER, n. Cauker. A man who calks; sometimes perhaps a calk or pointed iron on a house-shoe.

8107

calkin
CALKIN, n. A calk.

8108

calking
CALKING, n. Cauking. In painting, the covering of the back side of a design with black lead, or ...

8109

calking-iron
CALKING-IRON, n. Cauking-iron. An instrument like a chisel, used in calking ships.

8110

call
CALL, v.t. [Heb. To hold or restrain.] In a general sense, to drive; to strain or force out sound. ...

8111

callat
CALLAT, n. A trull, or a scold.

8112

called
CALLED, pp. Invited; summoned; addressed; named; appointed; invoked; assembled by order; recited.

8113

caller
CALLER, n. One who calls.

8114

callet
CALLET,

8115

calligraphy
CALLIGRAPHY, n. Fair or elegant writing, or penmanship.

8116

calling
CALLING, n. 1. A naming, or inviting; a reading over or reciting in order, or a call of names ...

8117

calliope
CALLIOPE, n. Calliopy. In Pagan mythology, the muse that presides over eloquence and heroic ...

8118

callipers
CALLIPERS. [See Caliber.]

8119

callix
CALLIX, n. 1. A cup2. The membrane which covers the papillae in the pelvis of the human kidney. ...

8120

callosity
CALLOSITY, a. Hardness, or bony hardness; the hardness of the cicatrix of ulcers.

8121

callous
CALLOUS, a.1. Hard; hardened; indurated; as an ulcer or some part of the body.2. Hardened in ...

8122

callously
CALLOUSLY, adv. In a hardened or unfeeling manner.

8123

callousness
CALLOUSNESS, n. Hardness, induration, applied to the body; insensibility, applied to the mind or ...

8124

callow
CALLOW, a. Destitute of feathers, naked; unfledged; as a young bird.

8125

callus
CALLUS, n. Any cutaneous, corneous, or bony hardness, but generally the new growth of osseous ...

8126

calm
CALM, a. 1. Still; quiet; being at rest; as the air. Hence not stormy or tempestuous; as a calm ...

8127

calmer
CALMER, n. The person or thing that calms, or has the power to till, and make quiet; that which ...

8128

calming
CALMING, ppr. Stilling; appeasing.

8129

calmly
CALMLY, adv. In a quiet manner; without disturbance, agitation, tumult, or violence; without ...

8130

calmness
CALMNESS, n. 1. Quietness; stillness; tranquillity; applied to the elements.2. Quietness; ...

8131

calmy
CALMY, a. Calm; quiet; peaceable.

8132

calogeri
CALOYERS, or CALOGERI, n. Monks of the Greek church, of three orders; archari, or novices; ...

8133

calomel
CALOMEL, n. A preparation of mercury, much used in medicine. It is called the submuriate or ...

8134

caloric
CALORIC, n. The principle or matter of heat, or the simple element of heat. Caloric may be ...

8135

calorific
CALORIFIC, a. That has the quality of producing heat; causing heat; heating.

8136

calorimeter
CALORIMETER, n. An apparatus for measuring relative quantities of heat, or the specific caloric of ...

8137

calorimotor
CALORIMOTOR, n. A galvanic instrument, in which the calorific influence or effects are attended by ...

8138

calote
CALOTE, n.1. A cap or coif, of hair, satin or other stuff, worn in popish countries, as an ...

8139

calotte
CALOTTE,

8140

caloyers
CALOYERS, or CALOGERI, n. Monks of the Greek church, of three orders; archari, or novices; ...

8141

calp
CALP, n. A subspecies of carbonate of lime, of a bluish black, gray or grayish blue, but its ...

8142

caltrop
CALTROP, n.1. A kind of thistle, the Latin tribulus, with a roundish prickly pericarp; on one ...

8143

calumet
CALUMET, n. Among the aboriginals of America, a pipe, used for smoking tobacco, whose bowl is ...

8144

calumniate
CALUMNIATE, v.t. [See Calumny.] To accuse or charge one falsely, and knowingly, with some crime, ...

8145

calumniated
CALUMNIATED, pp. Slandered; falsely and maliciously accused of what is criminal, immoral, or ...

8146

calumniating
CALUMNIATING, ppr. Slandering.

8147

calumniation
CALUMNIATION, n. False accusation of a crime or offense, or a malicious and false representation ...

8148

calumniator
CALUMNIATOR, n. One who slanders; one who falsely and knowingly accuses another of a crime or ...

8149

calumniatory
CALUMNIATORY, a. Slanderous.

8150

calumnious
CALUMNIOUS, a. Slanderous; bearing or implying calumny; injurious to reputation.

8151

calumniously
CALUMNIOUSLY, n. Slanderously.

8152

calumniousness
CALUMNIOUSNESS, n. Slanderousness.

8153

calumny
CALUMNY, n. Slander; false accusation of a crime or offense, knowingly or maliciously made or ...

8154

calvary
CALVARY, n.1. A place of skulls; particularly, the place where Christ was crucified, on a small ...

8155

calve
CALVE, v.i.1. To bring forth young, as a cow.2. In a metaphorical sense, and sometimes by way of ...

8156

calver
CALVER, v.t. To cut in slices.CALVER, v.i. To shrink by cutting, and not fall to pieces.

8157

calves-snout
CALVES-SNOUT, n. A plant, snap-dragon, antirrhinum.

8158

calville
CALVILLE, n. A sort of apple.

8159

calvinish
CALVINISH, n. The theological tenets or doctrines of Calvin, who was born in Picardy in France, ...

8160

calvinist
CALVINIST, n. A follower of Calvin; one who embraces the theological doctrines of Calvin.

8161

calvinistic
CALVINISTIC,

8162

calvinistical
CALVINISTICAL, a. Pertaining to Calvin, or to his opinions in theology.

8163

calvish
CALVISH, a. Like a calf.

8164

calx
CALX, n. Properly lime or chalk; but more appropriately, the substance of a metal or mineral which ...

8165

calycinal
CALYCINAL,

8166

calycine
CALYCINE, a. Pertaining to a calyx; situated on a calyx.

8167

calycle
CALYCLE, n. In botany, a row of small leaflets, at the base of the calyx, on the outside. The ...

8168

calycled
CALYCULATE or CALYCLED, a. Having a calycle at the base on the outside; used of the calyx.

8169

calyculate
CALYCULATE or CALYCLED, a. Having a calycle at the base on the outside; used of the calyx.

8170

calypter
CALYPTER, n. The calyx of mosses, according to Linne; but not properly a calyx. It is a kind of ...

8171

calyx
CALYX, n. plu. calyxes. The outer covering of a flower, being the termination of the cortical ...

8172

calzoons
CALZOONS, n. Drawers.

8173

camaieu
CAMEO, CAMAIEU, OR CAMAYEU, n. A peculiar sort of onyx; also, a stone on which are found various ...

8174

camayeu
CAMEO, CAMAIEU, OR CAMAYEU, n. A peculiar sort of onyx; also, a stone on which are found various ...

8175

camber
CAMBER, n. Among builders, camber or camber-beam is a piece of timber cut archwise, or with an ...

8176

cambering
CAMBERING, ppr. or a. Bending; arched; as, a deck lies cambering.

8177

cambist
CAMBIST, n. A banker; one who deals in notes, and bills of exchange.

8178

cambric
CAMBRIC, n. A species of fine white linen, made of flax, said to be named from Cambray in ...

8179

came
CAME, pret. of come, which see.CAME, n. A slender rod of cast lead, of which glaziers make their ...

8180

camel
CAMEL, n. 1. A large quadruped used in Asia and Africa for carrying burdens, and for riders. As ...

8181

camel-backed
CAMEL-BACKED, a. Having a back like a camel.Cameleon mineral. [See Chameleon.] A compound of pure ...

8182

camelopard
CAMELOPARD, n. [camelus and pardalis.] The giraff, a species constituting the genus Camelopardalis. ...

8183

cameo
CAMEO, CAMAIEU, OR CAMAYEU, n. A peculiar sort of onyx; also, a stone on which are found various ...

8184

camerade
CAMERADE, n. One who lodges or resides in the same apartment; now comrade, which see.

8185

cameralistic
CAMERALISTIC, a. Pertaining to finance and public revenue.

8186

cameralistics
CAMERALISTICS, n. The science of finance or public revenue, comprehending the means of raising and ...

8187

camerate
CAMERATE, v.t. To vault; to ceil.

8188

camerated
CAMERATED, a. Arched; vaulted.

8189

cameration
CAMERATION, n. An arching or vaulting.

8190

camis
CAMIS, n. A thin dress.

8191

camisade
CAMISADE, n. An attack by surprise, at night, or at break of day, when the enemy is supposed to be ...

8192

camisated
CAMISATED, a. Dressed with a shirt outwards.

8193

camlet
CAMLET, n. A stuff originally made of camels hair. It is now made, sometimes of wool, sometimes ...

8194

camleted
CAMLETED, a. Colored or veined.

8195

cammoc
CAMMOC, n. A plant, petty whin or rest-harrow, Ononis.

8196

camomile
CAMOMILE, n. A genus of plants, Anthemis, of many species. It has a chaffy receptacle; the calyx is ...

8197

camous
CAMOUS,

8198

camoused
CAMOUSED, a. Depressed; crooked.

8199

camously
CAMOUSLY, adv. Awry.

8200

camoys
CAMOYS, n. Flat; depressed; applied only to the nose, and little used.

8201

camp
CAMP, n.1. The ground on which an army pitch their tents, whether for a night or a longer time.2. ...

8202

camp-fight
CAMP-FIGHT, n. In law writers, a trial by duel, or the legal combat of two champions, for the ...

8203

campaign
CAMPAIGN,

8204

campaigner
CAMPAIGNER, n. One who has served in an army several campaigns; an old soldier; a veteran.

8205

campain
CAMPAIN, n. 1. An open field; a large open plain; an extensive tract of ground without ...

8206

campana
CAMPANA, n. The pasque-flower.

8207

campaniform
CAMPANIFORM, a. In the shape of a bell; applied to flowers.

8208

campanula
CAMPANULA, n. The bell-flower.

8209

campanulate
CAMPANULATE, a. In the form of a bell.

8210

campeachy-wood
CAMPEACHY-WOOD, from Campeachy in Mexico.

8211

campestral
CAMPESTRAL,

8212

campestrian
CAMPESTRIAN, a. Pertaining to an open field; growing in a field or open ground.

8213

camphor
CAMPHOR, n. Properly cafor. A solid concrete juice or exudation, from the laurus camphora, or ...

8214

camphor-oil
CAMPHOR-OIL. [See Camphor-tree.]

8215

camphor-tree
CAMPHOR-TREE, n. The tree from which camphor is obtained. According to Miller, there are two ...

8216

camphorate
CAMPHORATE, n. In chimistry, a compound of the acid of camphor, with different bases.CAMPHORATE, ...

8217

camphorated
CAMPHORATED, a. Impregnated with camphor.

8218

camphoric
CAMPHORIC, a. Pertaining to camphor, or partaking of its qualities.

8219

campilla
CAMPILLA, n. A plant of a new genus, used by dyers.

8220

camping
CAMPING, ppr. Encamping.CAMPING, n. A playing at football.

8221

campion
CAMPION, n. A plant, the popular name of the lychnis.

8222

camus
CAMUS,

8223

can
CAN, n. A cup or vessel for liquors, in modern times made of metal; as a can of ale.CAN, v.i. ...

8224

can-buoy
CAN-BUOY, n. In seamanship, a buoy in form of a cone, made large, and sometimes painted, as a mark ...

8225

can-hook
CAN-HOOK, n. An instrument to sling a cask by the ends of its staves, formed by reeving a piece of ...

8226

canadian
CANADIAN, a. Pertaining to Canada, an extensive country on the north of the United ...

8227

canail
CANAIL, n. The coarser part of meal; hence, the lowest people; less; dregs; offscouring.

8228

canakin
CANAKIN, n. A little can or cup.

8229

canal
CANAL, n.1. A passage for water; a water course; properly, a long trench or excavation in the ...

8230

canal-coal
CANAL-COAL. [See Cannel-coal.]

8231

canaliculate
CANALICULATE,

8232

canaliculated
CANALICULATED, a. Channelled; furrowed. In botany, having a deep longitudinal groove above, and ...

8233

canary
CANARY, n. 1. Wine made in the Canary isles.2. An old dance. Shakespeare has used the word as a ...

8234

canary-bird
CANARY-BIRD, n. A singing bird from the Canary isles, a species of Fringilla. The bill is conical ...

8235

canary-grass
CANARY-GRASS, n. A plant, the Phalaris, whose seed are collected for canary-birds.

8236

cancel
CANCEL, v.t.1. To cross the lines of a writing, and deface them; to blot out or obliterate.2. To ...

8237

cancelated
CANCELATED, a. Cross-barred; marked with cross lines.

8238

cancelation
CANCELATION, n. The act of defacing by cross lines; a canceling.

8239

canceled
CANCELED, pp. Crossed; obliterated; annulled.

8240

canceling
CANCELING, ppr. Crossing; obliterating; annulling.

8241

cancer
CANCER, n. 1. The crab or crab-fish. This genus of animals have generally eight legs, and two ...

8242

cancerate
CANCERATE, v.i. To grow into a cancer; to become cancerous.

8243

canceration
CANCERATION, n. A growing cancerous, or into a cancer.

8244

cancerous
CANCEROUS, a. Like a cancer; having the qualities of a cancer.

8245

cancerousness
CANCEROUSNESS, n. The state of being cancerous.

8246

cancriform
CANCRIFORM, a. 1. Cancerous.2. Having the form of a cancer or crab.

8247

cancrine
CANCRINE, a. Having the qualities of a crab.

8248

cancrite
CANCRITE, n. A fossil or petrified crab.

8249

candent
CANDENT, a. Very hot; heated to whiteness; glowing with heat.

8250

candicant
CANDICANT, a. Growing white.

8251

candid
CANDID, a. 1. White.2. Fair; open; frank; ingenuous; free from undue bias; disposed to think and ...

8252

candidate
CANDIDATE, n. 1. A man who seeks or aspires to an office; one who offers himself, or is proposed ...

8253

candidly
CANDIDLY, adv. Openly; frankly; without trick or disguise; ingenuously.

8254

candidness
CANDIDNESS, n. Openness of mind; frankness; fairness; ingenuousness.

8255

candied
CANDIED, pp. or a. Preserved with sugar, or incrusted with it; covered with crystals of sugar or ...

8256

candle
CANDLE, n. 1. A long, but small cylindrical body of tallow, wax or spermaceti, formed on a wick ...

8257

candle-bomb
CANDLE-BOMB, n. A small glass bubble, filled with water, place in the wick of a candle, where it ...

8258

candle-coal
CANNEL-COAL or CANDLE-COAL, n. A hard, opake, inflammable fossil coal of a black color, ...

8259

candle-holder
CANDLE-HOLDER, n. A person that holds a candle. Hence, one that remotely assists another, but is ...

8260

candle-light
CANDLE-LIGHT, n. The light of a candle; the necessary candles for use.

8261

candle-stick
CANDLE-STICK, n. An instrument or utensil to hold a candle, made in different forms and of ...

8262

candle-stuff
CANDLE-STUFF, n. A material of which candles are made, as tallow, wax, &c.

8263

candlemas
CANDLEMAS, n. The feast of the church celebrated on the second day of February, in honor of the ...

8264

candles-ends
CANDLES-ENDS, n. Scraps; fragments.

8265

candoc
CANDOC, n. A plant or weed tha grows in rivers.

8266

candor
CANDOR, n. Openness of heart; frankness; ingenuousness of mind; a disposition to treat subjects ...

8267

candy
CANDY, v.t.1. To conserve or dress with sugar; to boil in sugar.2. To from into congelations or ...

8268

candy-tufts
CANDY-TUFTS, n. 1. A plant, the Iberis.2. A Cretan flower.

8269

candying
CANDYING, ppr. Conserving with sugar.CANDYING, n. The act of preserving simples in substance, by ...

8270

cane
CANE, n. 1. In botany, this term is applied to several species of plants belonging to several ...

8271

cane-brake
CANE-BRAKE, n. A thicket of canes.

8272

cane-hole
CANE-HOLE, n. A hole or trench for planting the cuttings of cane, on sugar plantations.

8273

cane-trash
CANE-TRASH, n. Refuse of canes, or macerated rinds of cane, reserved for fuel to boil the ...

8274

canescent
CANESCENT, a. Growing white or hoary.

8275

canicula
CANICULA,

8276

canicular
CANICULAR, a. Pertaining to the dog-star.

8277

canicule
CANICULE, n. A star in the constellation of Canis Major, called also the dog-star, or Sirius; a ...

8278

canine
CANINE, a. Pertaining to dogs; having the properties or qualities of a dog; as a canine appetite, ...

8279

caning
CANING, n. A beating with a stick or cane.

8280

canister
CANISTER, n. Properly, a small basket, as in Dryden; but more generally, a small box or case, for ...

8281

canker
CANKER, n. 1. A disease incident to trees, which causes the bark to rot and fall.2. A popular ...

8282

canker-fly
CANKER-FLY, n. A fly that preys on fruit.

8283

canker-like
CANKER-LIKE, a. Eating or corrupting like a canker.

8284

canker-worm
CANKER-WORM, n. A worm, destructive to trees or plants. In America, this name is given to a worm ...

8285

cankerbit
CANKERBIT, a. Bitten with a cankered or envenomed tooth.

8286

cankered
CANKERED, pp. 1. Corrupted.2. a. Crabbed; uncivil.

8287

cankeredly
CANKEREDLY, adv. Crossly; adversely.

8288

cankerous
CANKEROUS, a. Corroding like a canker.

8289

cankery
CANKERY, a. Rusty

8290

cannabine
CANNABINE, a. Pertaining to hemp; hempen.

8291

cannel-coal
CANNEL-COAL or CANDLE-COAL, n. A hard, opake, inflammable fossil coal of a black color, ...

8292

cannequin
CANNEQUIN, n. White cotton cloth from the East Indies, suitable for the Guinea trade.

8293

cannibal
CANNIBAL, n. A human being that east human flesh; a man-eater, or anthropophagite.

8294

cannibalism
CANNIBALISM, n. 1. The act or practice of eating human flesh, by mankind.2. Murderous cruelty; ...

8295

cannibally
CANNIBALLY, adv. In the manner of a cannibal.

8296

cannon
CANNON, n. A large military engine for throwing balls, and other instruments of death, by the ...

8297

cannon-ball
CANNON-BALL, n. A ball, usually made of cast iron, to be thrown from cannon. Cannon bullet, of ...

8298

cannon-proof
CANNON-PROOF, a. Proof against cannon shot.

8299

cannon-shot
CANNON-SHOT, n. A ball for cannon; also, the range or distance a cannon will throw a ball.

8300

cannonade
CANNONADE, n. The act of discharging cannon and throwing balls, for the purpose of destroying an ...

8301

cannoneer
CANNONEER,

8302

cannot
CANNOT, [can and not.] These words are usually united, but perhaps without good reason; canst and ...

8303

cannular
CANNULAR, a. Tubular; having the form of a tube.

8304

canoe
CANOE,n.1. A boat used by rude nations, formed of the body or trunk of a tree, excavated, by ...

8305

canon
CANON, n. 1. In ecclesiastical affairs, a law, or rule of doctrine or discipline, enacted by a ...

8306

canon-bit
CANON-BIT, n. That part of a bit let into a horses mouth.

8307

canoness
CANONESS, n. A woman who enjoys a prebend, affixed, by the foundation, to maids, without obliging ...

8308

canonical
CANONICAL, a. Pertaining to a canon; according to the canon or rule.Canonical books or canonical ...

8309

canonically
CANONICALLY, adv. In a manner agreeable to the canon.

8310

canonicalness
CANONICALNESS, n. The quality of being canonical.

8311

canonicals
CANONICALS, n. plu. The full dress of the clergy, worn when they officiate.

8312

canonicate
CANONICATE, n. The office of a canon.

8313

canonist
CANONIST, n. A professor of cannon law; one skilled in the study and practice of ecclesiastical ...

8314

canonistic
CANONISTIC, a. Having the knowledge of a canonist.

8315

canonization
CANONIZATION, n. [See Canonize.] 1. The act of declaring a man a saint, or rather the act of ...

8316

canonize
CANONIZE, v.t. [from canon.] To declare a man a saint and rank him in the catalogue, called a ...

8317

canonry
CANONRY,

8318

canonship
CANONSHIP, n. An ecclesiastical benefice, in a cathedral or collegiate church, which has a prebend ...

8319

canopied
CANOPIED, a. [See Canopy.] Covered with a canopy.

8320

canopy
CANOPY, n. 1. A covering over a throne, or over a bed; more generally, a covering over the head. ...

8321

canorous
CANOROUS, a. Musical; tuneful.

8322

canorousness
CANOROUSNESS, n. Musicalness.

8323

cant
CANT, v.t. 1. In popular usage, to turn about, or to turn over, by a sudden push or thrust; as, ...

8324

cantabrian
CANTABRIAN, a. Pertaining to Cantabria, on the Bay of Biscay, in Spain.

8325

cantaliver
CANTALIVER, n. [cantle and eaves.] In architecture, a piece of wood, framed into the front or side ...

8326

cantar
CANTAR,

8327

cantaro
CANTARO, n. An eastern weight; at Acra in Turkey, 603 pounds; at Tunis and Tripoli, 114 pounds, In ...

8328

cantata
CANTATA, n. A poem set to music; a composition or song, intermixed with recitatives and airs, ...

8329

cantation
CANTATION, a. A singing.

8330

canteen
CANTEEN, n. A tin vessel used by soldiers for carrying liquor for drink.

8331

canteleup
CANTELEUP, n. A variety of muskmelon.

8332

canter
CANTER, v.i. To move as a horse in a moderate gallop, raising the two fore feet nearly at the same ...

8333

cantering
CANTERING, ppr. Moving or riding with a slow gallop.

8334

cantharidin
CANTHARIDIN, n. That peculiar substance existing in the Meloe vesicatorius, or cantharides, which ...

8335

cantharis
CANTHARIS or plu. CANTHARIDES, n. Spanish flies; a species of Meloe. This fly is nine or ten ...

8336

canthus
CANTHUS, n. An angle of the eye; a cavity at the extremities of the eyelids; the greater is next ...

8337

canticle
CANTICLE, n. 1. A song. In the plural, canticles, the Song of Songs or Song of Solomon, one of ...

8338

cantillate
CANTILLATE, v.t. To chant; to recite with musical tones.

8339

cantillation
CANTILLATION, n. A chanting; recitation with musical modulations.

8340

canting
CANTING, ppr. 1. Throwing with a sudden jerk; tossing.2. Speaking with a whine or song-like ...

8341

cantingly
CANTINGLY, adv. With a cant.

8342

cantion
CANTION, n. A song or verses.

8343

cantle
CANTLE, n. A fragment; a piece; a portion.CANTLE, v.t. To cut into pieces; to cut out a piece.

8344

cantlet
CANTLET, n. A piece; a little corner; a fragment.

8345

canto
CANTO, n. A part or division of a poem, answering to what in prose is called a book. In Italian, ...

8346

canton
CANTON, n.1. A small portion of land, or division of territory; originally, a portion of territory ...

8347

cantonal
CANTONAL, a. Pertaining to a canton; divided into cantons.

8348

cantoned
CANTONED, pp. Divided into distinct parts, or quarters; lodged in distinct quarters, as troops.

8349

cantoning
CANTONING, ppr. Dividing into distinct districts; allotting separate quarters to each regiment.

8350

cantonize
CANTONIZE, v.t. To canton, or divide into small districts.

8351

cantonment
CANTONMENT, n. A part or division of a town or village, assigned to a particular regiment of ...

8352

cantred
CANTRED,

8353

cantref
CANTREF, n. A hundred villages, as in Wales.

8354

canvas
CANVAS, n. 1. A coarse cloth made of hemp, or flax, used for tents, sails of ships, painting and ...

8355

canvas-climber
CANVAS-CLIMBER, n. A sailor that goes aloft to handle sails.

8356

canvass
CANVASS, v.t.1. To discuss; literally, to beat or shake out, to open by beating or shaking, like ...

8357

canvassed
CANVASSED, pp. Discussed; examined.

8358

canvasser
CANVASSER, n. 1. One who solicits votes, or goes about to make interest.2. One who examines the ...

8359

canvassing
CANVASSING, ppr. Discussing; examining; sifting; seeking.CANVASSING, n. The act of discussing, ...

8360

cany
CANY, a. [from cane.] Consisting of cane, or abounding with canes.

8361

canzone
CANZONE, n. A song or air in two or three parts, with passages of fugue and imitation; or a poem ...

8362

canzonet
CANZONET, n. A little or short song, in one, two or three parts. It sometimes consists of two ...

8363

cap
CAP, n. 1. A part of dress made to cover the head.2. The ensign of a cardinalate.3. The top, or ...

8364

capability
CAPABILITY, n. [See Capable.] The quality of being capable; capacity; capableness.

8365

capable
CAPABLE, a. 1. Able to hold or contain; able to receive; sufficiently capacious; often followed ...

8366

capableness
CAPABLENESS, n. The state or quality of being capable; capacity; power of understanding; ...

8367

capacify
CAPACIFY, v.t. To qualify.

8368

capacious
CAPACIOUS, a. 1. Wide; large; that will hold much; as a capacious vessel.2. Broad; extensive; as ...

8369

capaciousness
CAPACIOUSNESS, n. 1. Wideness; largeness; as of a vessel.2. Extensiveness; largeness; as of a ...

8370

capacitate
CAPACITATE, v.t. [See Capacity.]1. To make capable; to enable; to furnish with natural power; as, ...

8371

capacitated
CAPACITATED, pp. Made capable; qualified.

8372

capacitation
CAPACITATION, n. The act of making capable.

8373

capacity
CAPACITY, n.1. Passive power; the power of containing, or holding; extent of room or space; as the ...

8374

caparison
CAPARISON, n. A cloth or covering laid over the saddle or furniture of a horse, especially a ...

8375

capcase
CAPCASE, n. A covered case.

8376

cape
CAPE, n. 1. A head land; properly the head, point or termination of a neck of land, extending ...

8377

capelan
CAPELAN, n. A small fish, about six inches in length, sholes of which appear off the coasts of ...

8378

capella
CAPELLA, n. A bright fixed star in the left shoulder of the constellation Auriga.

8379

capellet
CAPELLET, n. A kind of swelling, like a wen, growing on the heel of the hock on a horse, and on ...

8380

caper
CAPER, v.i. To leap; to skip or jump; to prance; to spring.CAPER, n. A leap; a skip; a spring; as ...

8381

caper-bush
CAPER-BUSH. [See Caper.]

8382

caper-cutting
CAPER-CUTTING, n. A leaping or dancing in a frolicksome manner.

8383

caperer
CAPERER, n. One who capers, leaps and skips about, or dances.

8384

capering
CAPERING, ppr. Leaping; skipping.

8385

capias
CAPIAS, n. In law, a writ of two sorts; one before judgment, called a capias ad respondendum, ...

8386

capibar
CAPIBAR, n. An animal partaking of the form of a hog and of a rabbit, the cabiai.

8387

capillaceous
CAPILLACEOUS, a. Hairy; resembling a hair. [See Capillary.]

8388

capillaire
CAPILLAIRE, n. A kind of sirrup, extracted rom maiden-hair.

8389

capillament
CAPILLAMENT, n.1. The filament, a small fine thread, like a hair, that grows in the middle of a ...

8390

capillary
CAPILLARY, a. 1. Resembling a hair, fine, minute, small in diameter, though long; as a capillary ...

8391

capillation
CAPILLATION, n. A blood vessel like a hair.

8392

capilliform
CAPILLIFORM, a. In the shape or form of a hair, or of hairs.

8393

capital
CAPITAL, a. 1. Literally, pertaining to the head; as a capital bruise, in Milton, a bruise on the ...

8394

capitalist
CAPITALIST, n. A man who has a capital or stock in trade, usually denoting a man of large ...

8395

capitally
CAPITALLY, adv. 1. In a capital manner; nobly; finely.2. With loss of life; as, to punish ...

8396

capitalness
CAPITALNESS, n. A capital offense.

8397

capitate
CAPITATE, a. In botany, growing in a head, applied to a flower, or stigma.

8398

capitation
CAPITATION, n. 1. Numeration by the head; a numbering of persons.2. A tax, or imposition upon ...

8399

capite
CAPITE. In English law, a tenant in capite, or in chief, is one who holds lands immediately of the ...

8400

capitol
CAPITOL, n. 1. The temple of Jupiter in Rome, and a fort or castle, on the Mons Capitolinus. In ...

8401

capitolian
CAPITOLIAN, a. Pertaining to the capitol in Rome.

8402

capitoline
CAPITOLINE, a. Pertaining to the capitol in Rome. The Capitoline Games were annual games ...

8403

capitular
CAPITULAR,

8404

capitularly
CAPITULARLY, adv. In the form of an ecclesiastical chapter.

8405

capitulary
CAPITULARY, n. 1. An act passed in a chapter, either of knights, canons or religious.2. The body ...

8406

capitulate
CAPITULATE, v.i.1. To draw up a writing in chapters, heads or articles. [But this sense is not ...

8407

capitulation
CAPITULATION, n. 1. The act of capitulating, or surrendering to an enemy upon stipulated terms or ...

8408

capitulator
CAPITULATOR, n. One who capitulates.

8409

capitule
CAPITULE, n. A summary.

8410

capivi
CAPIVI, n. A balsam of the Spanish West-Indies. [See Capaiba.]

8411

capnomancy
CAPNOMANCY, n. Divination by the ascent or motion of smoke.

8412

capoch
CAPOCH, n. A monks hood.

8413

capon
CAPON, n. A castrated cock; a cock-chicken gelded as soon as he quits his dam, or as soon as he ...

8414

caponniere
CAPONNIERE, n. In fortification, a covered lodgment, sunk four or five feet into the ground, ...

8415

capot
CAPOT, n. A winning of all the tricks of cards at the game of piquet.CAPOT, v.t. To win all the ...

8416

capper
CAPPER, n. [from cap.] One whose business is to make or sell caps.

8417

capreolate
CAPREOLATE, a. In botany, having tendrils, or filiform spiral claspers, by which plants fasten ...

8418

caprice
CAPRICE, n. A sudden start of the mind; a sudden change of opinion, or humor; a whim, freak, or ...

8419

capricious
CAPRICIOUS, a. Freakish; whimsical; apt to change opinions suddenly, or to start from ones ...

8420

capriciously
CAPRICIOUSLY, adv. In a capricious manner; whimsically.

8421

capriciousness
CAPRICIOUSNESS, n. 1. The quality of being led by caprice; whimsicalness; unsteadiness of purpose ...

8422

capricorn
CAPRICORN, n. One of the twelve signs of the zodiac, the winter solstice; represented on ancient ...

8423

caprification
CAPRIFICATION, n. A method of ripening figs by means of a gnat or insect that pricks the bud.

8424

caprifole
CAPRIFOLE, n. Honeysuckle; woodbine.

8425

capriform
CAPRIFORM, a. Having the form of a goat.

8426

capriole
CAPRIOLE, n. In the manege, caprioles are leaps that a horse makes in the same place without ...

8427

capriped
CAPRIPED, a. Having feet like those of a goat.

8428

capsicum
CAPSICUM, n. Guinea pepper.

8429

capsize
CAPSIZE, v.t. To upset or overturn; a seamans phrase.

8430

capstan
CAPSTAN, n. A strong massy column of timber, formed like a truncated cone, and having its upper ...

8431

capsular
CAPSULAR,

8432

capsulary
CAPSULARY, a. 1. Hollow like a chest.2. Capsular ligament, is that which surrounds every movable ...

8433

capsulate
CAPSULATE,

8434

capsulated
CAPSULATED, a. Inclosed in a capsule, or as in a chest or box.

8435

capsule
CAPSULE, n. 1. The seed vessel of a plant; a dry membranaceous hollow pericarp, opening ...

8436

captain
CAPTAIN, n. 1. Literally, a head or chief officer; appropriately, the military officer who ...

8437

captaincy
CAPTAINCY, n. 1. The rank, post or commission of a captain.2. The jurisdiction of a captain, or ...

8438

captainry
CAPTAINRY, n. The power or command over a certain district; chieftainship.

8439

captainship
CAPTAINSHIP, n. 1. The condition or post of a captain or chief commander.2. The rank, quality or ...

8440

captation
CAPTATION, n. The act or practice of catching favor or applause, by flattery or address.

8441

caption
CAPTION, n. 1. The act of taking, or apprehending by a judicial process.2. A certificate signed ...

8442

captious
CAPTIOUS, a. 1. Disposed to find fault, or raise objections; apt to cavil, as in popular ...

8443

captiously
CAPTIOUSLY, adv. In a captious manner; with an inclination or intention to object, or censure.

8444

captiousness
CAPTIOUSNESS, n. Disposition to find fault; inclination to object; peevishness.

8445

captivate
CAPTIVATE, v.t.1. To take prisoner; to seize by force; as an enemy in war.2. To subdue; to bring ...

8446

captivated
CAPTIVATED, pp. Made prisoner; charmed.

8447

captivating
CAPTIVATING, ppr. 1. Taking prisoner; engaging the affections.2. a. Having power to engage the ...

8448

captivation
CAPTIVATION, n. The act of taking a prisoner; a taking one captive.

8449

captive
CAPTIVE, n. 1. A prisoner taken by force or stratagem in war, by an enemy; followed by to; as a ...

8450

captivity
CAPTIVITY, n. 1. The state of being a prisoner, or of being in the power of an enemy by force or ...

8451

captor
CAPTOR, n. One who takes, as a prisoner or a prize. It is appropriately one who takes a prize at ...

8452

capture
CAPTURE, n. 1. In a general sense, the act of taking or seizing; as the capture of an enemy, of a ...

8453

captured
CAPTURED, pp. Taken as a prize.

8454

capturing
CAPTURING, ppr. Seizing as a prize.

8455

capuccio
CAPUCCIO, n. A capuchin or hood.

8456

capuched
CAPUCHED, a. Covered with a hood.

8457

capuchin
CAPUCHIN, n. 1. A garment for females, consisting of a cloke and hood, made in imitation of the ...

8458

capuchins
CAPUCHINS, n. Monks of the order of St. Francis, who cover their heads with a capuce, capuchon, a ...

8459

capucine
CAPUCINE, n. A species of monkey, the sagoo or sai.

8460

capulin
CAPULIN, n. The Mexican cherry.

8461

car
CAR, CAER, CHAR, in names of places, is sometimes the Celtic Caer, a town or city, as in ...

8462

carabine
CARABINE,

8463

carabineer
CARABINEER, n. A man who carries a carabine; one who carries a longer carabine than others, which ...

8464

carac
CARAC,

8465

carack
CARACK, n. A large ship of burden; a Portuguese Indiaman.

8466

caracol
CARACOL, n. 1. In the manege, a semi-round, or half turn which a horseman makes, either to the ...

8467

caracoly
CARACOLY, n. A mixture of gold, silver and copper, of which are made rings pendants and other toys ...

8468

carat
CARAT, n. 1. The weight of four grains, used by gold-smiths and jewelers in weighing precious ...

8469

caravan
CARAVAN, n. A company of travellers, pilgrims or merchants, marching or proceeding in a body over ...

8470

caravansary
CARAVANSARY, n. A place appointed for receiving and loading caravans; a kind of inn, where the ...

8471

caravel
CARAVEL,

8472

caraway
CARAWAY, n. A plant of the genus Carum, a biennial plant, with a taper root like a parsnip, which, ...

8473

carbine
CARBINE, n. A short gun or fire arm, carrying a ball of 24 to the pound, borne by light horsemen, ...

8474

carbon
CARBON, n. Pure charcoal; a simple body, black, brittle, light and inodorous. It is usually the ...

8475

carbonaceous
CARBONACEOUS, a. Pertaining to charcoal. [See Carbonic.]

8476

carbonade
CARBONADE,

8477

carbonado
CARBONADO, n. In cookery, flesh, fowl or the like, cut across, seasoned and broiled on coals.

8478

carbonate
CARBONATE, v.t. In chimistry, a compound formed by the union of carbonic acid with a base; as the ...

8479

carbonated
CARBONATED, a. Combined with carbon.

8480

carboncle
CARBONCLE, n. 1. An anthrax; an inflammatory tumor, or painful gangrenous boil or ulcer.2. A ...

8481

carbonic
CARBONIC, a. Pertaining to carbon, or obtained from it. The carbonic acid is a saturated ...

8482

carboniferous
CARBONIFEROUS, a. Producing carbon, or coal.

8483

carbonization
CARBONIZATION, n. The act or process of carbonizing.

8484

carbonize
CARBONIZE, v.t. To convert into carbon by combustion or the action of fire; to expel from wood or ...

8485

carbonized
CARBONIZED, pp. Converted into carbon or charcoal.

8486

carbonohydrous
CARBONOHYDROUS, a. Composed of carbon and hydrogen.

8487

carbonous
CARBONOUS, a. Carbonous acid is carbon not fully saturated with oxygen.

8488

carbuncled
CARBUNCLED, a. Set with carbuncles; spotted.

8489

carbuncular
CARBUNCULAR, a. Belonging to a carbuncle; resembling a carbuncle; red; inflamed.

8490

carbunculation
CARBUNCULATION, n. The blasting of the young buds of trees or plants, by excessive heat or cold.

8491

carburet
CARBURET, n. A combination of carbon with a metal, earth or alkali. A combination of carbon with ...

8492

carbureted
CARBURETED, a. Combined with carbon, or holding carbon in colution; as carbureted hydrogen gas. ...

8493

carcajo
CARCAJO, n. The glutton, a voracious carnivorous animal.

8494

carcanet
CARCANET, n. A chain or collar of jewels.

8495

carcass
CARCASS, n. 1. The body of an animal; usually the body when dead. It is not applied to the ...

8496

carcelage
CARCELAGE, n. Prison fees.

8497

carceral
CARCERAL, a. Belonging to a prison.

8498

carcinoma
CARCINOMA, n. A cancer; also, a turgesence of the veins of the eye.

8499

carcinomatous
CARCINOMATOUS, a. Cancerous; like a cancer, or tending to it.

8500

card
CARD, n.1. A paper or pasteboard of a oblong figure, on which are painted figures or points; used ...

8501

card-maker
CARD-MAKER, n. A maker of cards.

8502

card-match
CARD-MATCH, n. A match made by dipping pieces of card in melted sulphur.

8503

cardamine
CARDAMINE, n. The plant, meadow cresses, or cuckow flower.

8504

cardamom
CARDAMOM, n. A plant of the genus Amomum, and its seeds, a native of India. The seeds of this ...

8505

carded
CARDED, pp. Combed; opened; cleansed with cards.

8506

carder
CARDER, n. One who cards wool; also, one who plays much at cards.

8507

cardiac
CARDIAC,

8508

cardiacal
CARDIACAL, a. 1. Pertaining to the heart.2. Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of ...

8509

cardialgy
CARDIALGY, n. The heart-burn, a violent sensation of heat and acrimony in the upper or left ...

8510

cardinal
CARDINAL, a. Chief, principal, preeminent, or fundamental; as the cardinal virtues, which Pagans ...

8511

cardinalate
CARDINALATE,

8512

cardinalize
CARDINALIZE, v.t. To make a cardinal.

8513

cardinalship
CARDINALSHIP, n. The office, rank or dignity of a cardinal.

8514

carding
CARDING, ppr. 1. Combing, as flax, wool, &c.2. The act of playing at cards.

8515

carding-machine
CARDING-MACHINE, n. A machine lately invented, for combing, breaking and cleansing wool and ...

8516

cardioid
CARDIOID, n. An algebraic curve, so called from its resemblance to a heart.

8517

cardite
CARDITE, n. Fossil or petrified shells of the genus Cardium.

8518

cardoon
CARDOON, n. A species of Cynara, resembling the artichoke, but larger.ARD-TABLE, n. The table ...

8519

care
CARE, n. 1. Concern; anxiety; solicitude; nothing some degree of pain in the mind, from ...

8520

care-crazed
CARE-CRAZED, a. [care and craze.] Broken or disordered by care, or solicitude; as a care-crazed ...

8521

care-defying
CARE-DEFYING, a. Bidding defiance to care.CARE-DEFYING, a. Bidding defiance to care.

8522

care-tuned
CARE-TUNED, a. Tuned by care; mournful.

8523

care-wounded
CARE-WOUNDED, a. Wounded with care.

8524

careen
CAREEN, v.t. In sea language, to heave or bring a ship to lie on one side, for the purpose of ...

8525

careened
CAREENED, pp. Laid on one side; inclined.

8526

careening
CAREENING, ppr. Heaving down on one side; inclining.CAREENING, n. The act of heaving down on one ...

8527

career
CAREER, n. 1. A course; a race, or running; a rapid running; speed in motion.2. General course ...

8528

careering
CAREERING, pp. Running or moving with speed.

8529

careful
CAREFUL, a. [See Care.] 1. Full of care; anxious; solicitous.Martha, thou art careful and troubled ...

8530

carefully
CAREFULLY, adv. 1. With care, anxiety, or solicitude.Though he sought it carefully with tears. ...

8531

carefulness
CAREFULNESS, n. 1. Anxiety; solicitude.Drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness. ...

8532

careless
CARELESS, a. [care and less. See Loose.]1. Having no care; heedless; negligent; unthinking; ...

8533

carelessly
CARELESSLY, adv. In a careless manner or way; negligently; heedlessly; inattentively; without care ...

8534

carelessness
CARELESSNESS, n. Heedlessness; inattention; negligence; manner without care.

8535

carentane
CARENTANE, n. A papal indulgence, multiplying the remission of penance by forties.

8536

caress
CARESS, v.t. To treat with fondness, affection, or kindness; to fondle; to embrace with tender ...

8537

caressed
CARESSED, pp. Treated or embraced with affection.

8538

caressing
CARESSING, ppr. Treating with endearment, or affection.

8539

caret
CARET, n. In writing, this mark ^, which shows that something, omitted in the line, is interlined ...

8540

cargason
CARGASON, n. A cargo; which see.

8541

cargo
CARGO, n. The lading or freight of a ship; the goods, merchandize, or whatever is conveyed in a ...

8542

cargoose
CARGOOSE, n. A fowl belonging to the genus Colymbus, called the crested diver. The cheeks and ...

8543

cariated
CARIATED, a. Carious. [See Carious.]

8544

cariboo
CARIBOO, n. A quadruped of the stag kind.

8545

carica
CARICA, n. The papaw, a tree bearing a fleshy fruit of the size of a small melon.

8546

caricature
CARICATURE, n. A figure or description in which beauties are concealed and blemishes exaggerated, ...

8547

caricaturist
CARICATURIST, n. One who caricatures others.

8548

caricography
CARICOGRAPHY, n. A description of the plants of the genus Carex or sedge.

8549

caricous
CARICOUS, a. Resembling a fig an epithet given to tumors that resemble a fig, such as occur often ...

8550

caries
CARIES, n. The corruption or mortification of a bone; an ulcerated bone.

8551

carillon
CARILLON, n. A little bell. Also, a simple air in music, adapted to the performance of small ...

8552

carinate
CARINATE,

8553

carinated
CARINATED, a. In botany, shaped like the keel of a ship; having a longitudinal prominency on the ...

8554

carinthin
CARINTHIN, n. A mineral from Carinthia, regarded as a variety of hornblend.

8555

cariosity
CARIOSITY, n. [See Caries.] Mortification, or ulceration of a bone.

8556

carious
CARIOUS, a. Mortified; corrupted; ulcerated; as a bone.

8557

cark
CARK, n. Care; anxiety; concern; solicitude; distress.CARK, v.i. To be careful, anxious, ...

8558

carking
CARKING, pp. Distressing; perplexing; giving anxiety.

8559

carle
CARLE, n. 1. A rude, rustic, rough, brutal man.2. A kind of hemp.CARLE, v.i. To act like a ...

8560

carline
CARLINE, OR CAROLINE, n. A silver coin in Naples.

8561

carline-thistle
CARLINE-THISTLE, n. A genus of plants growing in the south of France, and one a native of Great ...

8562

carling
CARLING, n. A piece of timber in a ship, ranging fore and aft, from one deck beam to another, ...

8563

carlish
CARLISH, CARLISHNESS. [See Churlish.]

8564

carlishness
CARLISH, CARLISHNESS. [See Churlish.]

8565

carlock
CARLOCK, n. A sort of isinglass from Russia, made of the sturgeons bladder, and used in clarifying ...

8566

carlot
CARLOT, n. A countryman. [See Carle.]

8567

carlovingian
CARLOVINGIAN, a. Pertaining to Charlemagne; as the Carlovingian race of kings.

8568

carman
CARMAN, n. [car and man.] A man whose employment is to drive a cart, or to convey goods and other ...

8569

carmelin
CARMELIN,

8570

carmelite
CARMELITE, a. Belonging to the order of Carmelites.CARMELITE, n. [from Mount Carmel.] 1. A ...

8571

carminative
CARMINATIVE, n. A medicine, which tends to expel wind, or to remedy colic and flatulencies.

8572

carmine
CARMINE, n. A powder or pigment, of a beautiful red or crimson color, bordering on purple, and ...

8573

carnage
CARNAGE, n. 1. Literally, flesh, or heaps of flesh, as in shambles.2. Slaughter; great ...

8574

carnal
CARNAL, a.1. Pertaining to flesh; fleshly; sensual; opposed to spiritual; as carnal pleasure.2. ...

8575

carnal-minded
CARNAL-MINDED, a. Worldly-minded.

8576

carnal-mindedness
CARNAL-MINDEDNESS, n. Grossness of mind.

8577

carnalist
CARNALIST, n. One given to the indulgence of sensual appetites.

8578

carnalite
CARNALITE, n. A worldly-minded man.

8579

carnality
CARNALITY, n. 1. Fleshly lust, or desires, or the indulgence of those lusts; sensuality.2. ...

8580

carnalize
CARNALIZE, v.t. To make carnal; to debase to carnality.

8581

carnally
CARNALLY, adv. In a carnal manner; according to the flesh; in a manner to gratify the flesh or ...

8582

carnation
CARNATION, n. 1. Flesh color; the parts of a picture which are naked, or without drapery, ...

8583

carnationed
CARNATIONED, a. Made like carnation color.

8584

carnaval
CARNAVAL, n. The feast or season of rejoicing, before Lent, observed, in Catholic countries, with ...

8585

carnelian
CARNELIAN, n. A siliceous stone, a variety of chalcedony, of a deep red, flesh-red, or reddish ...

8586

carneous
CARNEOUS, a. Fleshy; having the qualities of flesh.

8587

carney
CARNEY, n. A disease of horses, in which the mouth is so furred that they cannot eat.

8588

carnification
CARNIFICATION, n. A turning to flesh.

8589

carnify
CARNIFY, v.i. To form flesh; to receive flesh in growth.

8590

carnival
CARNIVAL,

8591

carnivoracity
CARNIVORACITY, n. Greediness of appetite for flesh.

8592

carnivorous
CARNIVOROUS, a. Eating or feeding on flesh; an epithet applied to animals which naturally seek ...

8593

carnosity
CARNOSITY, n. A little fleshy excrescence in the urethra, the neck of the bladder, &c.

8594

carnous
CARNOUS, a. Fleshy. [See Carneous.]

8595

carob
CAROB, n. The carob-tree, Ceratonia siliqua, a native of Spain, Italy, and the Levant. It is an ...

8596

caroche
CAROCHE, n. A carriage of pleasure.

8597

caroched
CAROCHED, a. Placed in a caroche.

8598

carol
CAROL, n. A song of joy and exultation; a song of devotion; or a song in general.CAROL, v.i. To ...

8599

carolina
CAROLINA, n. The name of two of the Atlantic States in North America, called North Carolina and ...

8600

caroline
CARLINE, OR CAROLINE, n. A silver coin in Naples.

8601

caroling
CAROLING, n. A song of praise or devotion.

8602

carolinian
CAROLINIAN, a. Pertaining to Carolina.CAROLINIAN, n. A native or inhabitant of Carolina.

8603

caromel
CAROMEL, n. The smell exhaled by sugar, at a calcining heat.

8604

carotid
CAROTID, a. The carotid arteries, in the body, are two arteries, the right and left, which convey ...

8605

carousal
CAROUSAL, n. s as z. [See Carouse.] A feast or festival.But in America it signifies a noisy ...

8606

carouse
CAROUSE, v.i. carouz. To drink hard; to guzzle. In the United States, it signifies also to be ...

8607

carouser
CAROUSER, n. A drinker; a toper; a noisy reveler, or bacchanalian.

8608

carousing
CAROUSING, ppr. Drinking hard; reveling.

8609

carp
CARP, v.i. Literally, to snap or catch at, or to pick. Hence, to censure, cavil, or find fault, ...

8610

carpal
CARPAL, a. Pertaining to the wrist.

8611

carpathian
CARPATHIAN, a. Pertaining to the Carpates, a range of mountains between Poland, Hungary and ...

8612

carpenter
CARPENTER, n. An artificer who works in timber; a framer and builder of houses, and of ships. ...

8613

carpentry
CARPENTRY, n. The art of cutting, framing, and joining timber, in the construction of buildings; ...

8614

carper
CARPER, n. One who carps; a caviler.

8615

carpet
CARPET, n. 1. A covering for floors, tables, stairs, &c. This covering is usually made of wool, ...

8616

carpet-walk
CARPET-WALK, n. A walk on smooth turf.

8617

carpeted
CARPETED, pp. Covered with a carpet.

8618

carpeting
CARPETING, n. Cloth for carpets; carpets in general.

8619

carping
CARPING, ppr. Caviling; captious; censorious.CARPING, n. The act of caviling; a cavil; ...

8620

carpingly
CARPINGLY, adv. Captiously; in a carping manner.

8621

carpmeals
CARPMEALS, n. A kind of coarse cloth made in the North of England.

8622

carpolite
CARPOLITE, n. Petrified fruits, of which the most remarkable are nuts converted into silex.

8623

carpologist
CARPOLOGIST, n. One who describes fruits.

8624

carpology
CARPOLOGY, n. A description of fruits.

8625

carpus
CARPUS, n. The wrist, but not an English word.

8626

carraway
CARRAWAY, n. A kind of apple.

8627

carriable
CARRIABLE, a. That may be carried.

8628

carriage
CARRIAGE, n.1. The act of carrying, bearing, transporting, or conveying; as the carriage of ...

8629

carriboo
CARRIBOO. [See Cariboo.]

8630

carrick-bend
CARRICK-BEND, n. [See Carry.]1. One who carries; that which carries or conveys; also, a ...

8631

carrion
CARRION, n. 1. The dead and putrefying body or flesh of animals; flesh so corrupted as to be ...

8632

carronade
CARRONADE, n. A short piece of ordnance, having a large caliber, and a chamber for the powder, ...

8633

carroon
CARROON, n. 1. In London, a rent received for the privilege of driving a cart.2. A species of ...

8634

carrot
CARROT, n. An esculent root, of the genus Daucus, cultivated for the table and for cattle.

8635

carroty
CARROTY, a. Like a carrot in color; an epithet given to red hair.

8636

carrows
CARROWS, n. In Ireland, people who wander about and get their living by cards and dice; strolling ...

8637

carry
CARRY, v.t. 1. To bear, convey, or transport, by sustaining and moving the thing carried, either ...

8638

carry-tale
CARRY-TALE, n. A tale-bearer.

8639

carrying
CARRYING, ppr. Bearing, conveying, removing, &c.CARRYING, n. A bearing, conveying, removing, ...

8640

cart
CART, n. 1. A carriage with two wheels, fitted to be drawn by one horse, or by a yoke of oxen, ...

8641

cart-bote
CART-BOTE, n. In English law, wood to which a tenant is entitled for making and repairing carts ...

8642

cart-horse
CART-HORSE, n. A horse that draws a cart.

8643

cart-jade
CART-JADE, n. A sorry horse; a horse used in drawing, or fit only for the cart.

8644

cart-load
CART-LOAD, n. A load borne on a cart; as much as is usually carried at once on a cart, or as is ...

8645

cart-rope
CART-ROPE, n. A rope for binding hay, or other articles on a cart.

8646

cart-rut
CART-RUT, n. The cut or track of a cartwheel. [See Route.]

8647

cart-tire
CART-TIRE, n. The tire, or iron bands, used to bind the wheels of a cart.

8648

cart-way
CART-WAY, n. A way that is or may be passed with carts, or other wheel carriages.

8649

cart-wheel
CART-WHEEL, n. The wheel of a cart.

8650

cart-wright
CART-WRIGHT, n. An artificer who makes carts.Carte-blanche. A blank paper, signed at the bottom ...

8651

cartage
CARTAGE, n. The act of carrying in a cart, or the price paid for carting.

8652

carted
CARTED, pp. Borne or exposed in a cart.

8653

cartel
CARTEL, n. 1. A writing or agreement between states at war, for the exchange of prisoners, or for ...

8654

carter
CARTER, n. The man who drives a cart, or whose occupation is to drive a cart.

8655

cartesian
CARTESIAN, a. Pertaining to the philosopher Des Cartes, or to his philosophy, which taught the ...

8656

carthaginian
CARTHAGINIAN, a. Pertaining to ancient Carthage, a celebrated city on the Northern Coast of ...

8657

carthamus
CARTHAMUS, n. The generic name of Bastard Saffron. [See Safflower.]

8658

carthusian
CARTHUSIAN, n. One of an order of monks, so called from Chartreuse, the place of their ...

8659

cartilage
CARTILAGE, n. Gristle; a smooth, solid, elastic substance, softer than bone, of a pearly color and ...

8660

cartilaginous
CARTILAGINOUS, a. 1. Pertaining to or resembling a cartilage; gristly; consisting of cartilage.2. ...

8661

carting
CARTING, ppr. Conveying or exposing in a cart.CARTING, n. The act of carrying in a cart.

8662

cartoon
CARTOON n. In painting, a design drawn on strong paper, to be afterward calked through and ...

8663

cartouch
CARTOUCH, n. 1. A case of wood, about three inches thick at the bottom girt with marlin, holding ...

8664

cartridge
CARTRIDGE, n. [a corruption of cartouch.] A case of pasteboard or parchment, holding the charge of ...

8665

cartridge-box
CARTRIDGE-BOX, n. A case, usually of wood, covered with leather, with cells for cartridges. It is ...

8666

cartulary
CARTULARY, n. A register-book, or record, as of a monastery. Blackstone writes it chartulary; and ...

8667

carucate
CARUCATE, n. As much land as one team can plow in the year.

8668

caruncle
CARUNCLE, n. 1. A small fleshy excrescence, either natural or morbid.2. The fleshy comb on the ...

8669

caruncular
CARUNCULAR, a. In the form of a caruncle.

8670

carunculated
CARUNCULATED, a. Having a fleshy excrescence, or soft fleshy protuberance.

8671

carve
CARVE, v.t.1. To cut into small pieces or slices, as meat at tale.2. To cut wood, stone or other ...

8672

carved
CARVED, pp. Cut or divided; engraved; formed by carving.

8673

carvel
CARVEL, n. 1. A small vessel on the coast of France, used in the herring fishery. These vessels ...

8674

carver
CARVER, n. 1. One who cuts meat at tale; a sculptor; one who apportions or distributes at will, ...

8675

carving
CARVING, ppr. Cutting, dividing, as meat; cutting in stone, wood or metal; apportioning; ...

8676

caryates
CARYATES,

8677

caryatic
CARYATIC, a. Pertaining to the Caryans or Caryatides.

8678

caryatides
CARYATIDES, n. In architecture, figures of women dressed in long robes, after the Asiatic manner, ...

8679

caryon
CARYON, v.t 1. To sketch with a crayon. Hence, 2. To sketch; to plan; to commit to paper ones first ...

8680

caryophylleous
CARYOPHYLLEOUS, n. Having five petals with long claws, in a tubular calyx; applied to flowers.

8681

caryophylloid
CARYOPHYLLOID, n. A species of mica, the scales of which are concentric and perpendicular.

8682

casarca
CASARCA, n. A fowl of the genus Anas, called also ruddy-goose, larger than a mallard, found in ...

8683

cascabel
CASCABEL, n. The knob or pummelion of a cannon.

8684

cascade
CASCADE, n. A waterfall; a steep fall or flowing of water over a precipice, in a river or natural ...

8685

cascalho
CASCALHO, n. In Brazil, a deposit of pebbles, gravel and sand in which the diamond is usually ...

8686

case
CASE, n. 1. A covering, box or sheath; that which incloses or contains; as a case for knives; a ...

8687

case-harden
CASE-HARDEN, v.t. To harden the outer part or superficies, as of iron, by converting it into ...

8688

case-knife
CASE-KNIFE, n. A large table knife, often kept in a case.

8689

case-worm
CASE-WORM, n. A worm that makes itself a case.

8690

cased
CASED, pp. Covered with a case.

8691

caseic
CASEIC, a. The caseic acid is the acid of cheese, or a substance so called, extracted from cheese.

8692

casemate
CASEMATE, n. 1. In fortification, a vault of masons work in the flank of a bastion, next to the ...

8693

casement
CASEMENT, n. 1. A hollow molding, usually one sixth or one fourth of a circle.2. A little ...

8694

caseous
CASEOUS, a. Like cheese; having the qualities of cheese.

8695

casern
CASERN, n. A lodging for soldiers in garrison towns, usually near the rampart, containing each two ...

8696

caseshot
CASESHOT, n. Musket balls, stones, old iron, &c., put in cases, to be discharged from cannon.

8697

cash
CASH, n. Money; primarily, ready money, money in chest or on hand, in bank or at command. It is ...

8698

cash-account
CASH-ACCOUNT, n. An account of money received, paid, or on hand.

8699

cash-book
CASH-BOOK, n. A book in which is kept a register or account of money.

8700

cash-keeper
CASH-KEEPER, n. One entrusted with the keeping of money.

8701

cashew-nut
CASHEW-NUT, n. A tree of the West-Indies, Anacardium, bearing a kidney-shaped nut. The fruit is ...

8702

cashier
CASHIER, n. One who has charge of money; as cash-keeper. In a banking institution, the cashier is ...

8703

cashiered
CASHIERED, pp. Dismissed; discarded; annulled.

8704

cashierer
CASHIERER, n. One who rejects discards or breaks; as a cashierer of monarchs.

8705

cashiering
CASHIERING, ppr. Discarding; dismissing from service.

8706

cashoo
CASHOO, n. The juice or gum of a tree in the East Indies.

8707

casing
CASING, ppr. Covering with a case.CASING, n. 1. The act or operation of plastering a house with ...

8708

cask
CASK, n. A head-piece; a helmet; a piece of defensive armor, to cover and protect the head and ...

8709

casket
CASKET, n.1. A small chest or box, for jewels or other small articles.2. In seamens language, a ...

8710

caspian
CASPIAN, a. An epithet given to a large lake between Persia and Astracan, called the Caspian Sea.

8711

cass
CASS, v.t. To quash; to defeat; to annul.

8712

cassada
CASSADA,

8713

cassamunair
CASSAMUNAIR, n. An aromatic vegetable brought from the east.

8714

cassate
CASSATE, v.t. To vacate, annul, or make void.

8715

cassation
CASSATION, n. The act of annulling. In France there is a court of Cassation.

8716

cassavi
CASSAVI, n. A plant, of the genus Jatropha, of different species. The roots of the manihot or ...

8717

cassia
CASSIA, n. A genus of plants of many species, among which are the fistula, or purging cassia, and ...

8718

cassidony
CASSIDONY, n. A species of plant, Gnaphalium, cotton-weed, cudweed or goldylocks; also, Lavandula ...

8719

cassimer
CASSIMER, n. A thin twilled woolen cloth.

8720

cassino
CASSINO, n. A game at cards.

8721

cassiobury
CASSIOBURY, n. A species of plant, of the genus Cassine, of which the most remarkable species is ...

8722

cassiopeia
CASSIOPEIA, n. A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere, situated near to Cepheus, as the ...

8723

cassiteria
CASSITERIA, n. A kind of crystals which appear to have an admixture of tin. The color is brown or ...

8724

cassock
CASSOCK, n. A robe or gown worn over the other garments, particularly by the clergy. A close ...

8725

cassocked
CASSOCKED, a. Clothed with a cassock. The cassockd huntsman.

8726

cassonade
CASSONADE, n. Cask-sugar; sugar not refined.

8727

cassowary
CASSOWARY, n. A large fowl of the genus Struthio, nearly as large as the ostrich, but its legs are ...

8728

cast
CAST, v.t. pret. And pp. cast.1. To throw, fling or send; that is, to drive from, by force, as ...

8729

castalian
CASTALIAN, a. Pertaining to Castalia, a cool spring on Parnassus, sacred to the muses; as ...

8730

castanet
CASTANET, n. An instrument of music formed of small concave shells of ivory or hard wood, shaped ...

8731

castaway
CASTAWAY, n. That which is thrown away. A person abandoned by God, as unworthy of his favor; a ...

8732

casted
CASTED, pp. For cast, is not in use.

8733

castellan
CASTELLAN, n. A governor or constable of a castle. In Poland, the name of a dignity or charge; a ...

8734

castellany
CASTELLANY, n. [See Castle.] The lordship belonging to a castle; or the extent, of its land and ...

8735

castellated
CASTELLATED, a.1. Inclosed in a building, as a fountain or cistern.2. Adorned with turrets, and ...

8736

castellation
CASTELLATION, n. The act of fortifying a house and rendering it a castle.

8737

caster
CASTER, n. 1. One who throws or casts; one who computes; a calculator; one who calculates ...

8738

castigate
CASTIGATE, v.t. To chastise; to punish by stripes; to correct; to chasten; to check.

8739

castigated
CASTIGATED, pp. Punished; corrected.

8740

castigating
CASTIGATING, ppr. Punishing; correcting; chastising.

8741

castigation
CASTIGATION, n. 1. Punishment; correction; penance; discipline; emendation; restraint.2. Among ...

8742

castigator
CASTIGATOR, n. One who corrects.

8743

castigatory
CASTIGATORY, a. Tending to correction; corrective; punitive.CASTIGATORY, n. An engine formerly ...

8744

castile-soap
CASTILE-SOAP, n. A kind of pure, refined soap.

8745

castilian
CASTILIAN, a. Pertaining to Castile in Spain.CASTILIAN, n. An inhabitant or native of Castile in ...

8746

casting
CASTING, ppr. Throwing; sending; computing; calculating; turning; giving a preponderancy; ...

8747

casting-net
CASTING-NET, n. A net which is cast and drawn, in distinction from a net that is set and left.

8748

casting-voice
CASTING-VOICE, n. The vote of a presiding officer, in an assembly or council, which decides a ...

8749

casting-vote
CASTING-VOTE,

8750

castle
CASTLE, n. 1. A house fortified for defense against an enemy; a fortress. The term seems to ...

8751

castle-builder
CASTLE-BUILDER, n. One who forms visionary schemes.CASTLE-BUILDER, n. The act of building castles ...

8752

castle-crowned
CASTLE-CROWNED, a. Crowned with a castle.

8753

castle-guard
CASTLE-GUARD, n. A feudal tenure, or knight service, which obliged the tenant to perform service ...

8754

castle-ward
CASTLE-WARD, n. An imposition laid upon subjects dwelling within a certain distance of a castle, ...

8755

castled
CASTLED, a. Furnished with castles; as a castled elephant.

8756

castlery
CASTLERY, n. The government of a castle.

8757

castlet
CASTLET, n. A small castle.

8758

castling
CASTLING, n. An abortion or abortive.

8759

castor
CASTOR, n.1. A beaver, an amphibious quadruped, with a flat ovate tail, short ears, a blunt nose, ...

8760

castor-oil
CASTOR-OIL, n. The oil of the Ricinus, or Palma Christi, a plant of the West Indies, which grows ...

8761

castorin
CASTORIN,

8762

castorine
CASTORINE, n. An animal principle discovered in castor, and prepared by boiling castor in six ...

8763

castrametation
CASTRAMETATION, n. The art or act of encamping; the marking or laying out of a camp.

8764

castrate
CASTRATE, v.t. 1. To geld; to deprive of the testicles; to emasculate.2. To take away or ...

8765

castrated
CASTRATED, pp. Gelded; emasculated; purified from obscene expressions.

8766

castrating
CASTRATING, ppr. Gelding; taking away the obscene parts of a writing.

8767

castration
CASTRATION, n. The act of gelding; the act or practice of making eunuchs; the act of taking away ...

8768

castrato
CASTRATO, n. A male person emasculated for the purpose of improving his voice for a singer.

8769

castrel
CASTREL or KESTREL, n. A kind of hawk, resembling the lanner in shape and the hobby in size.

8770

castrensian
CASTRENSIAN, a. Belonging to a camp.

8771

casual
CASUAL, a.1. Falling; happening or coming to pass without design in the person or persons ...

8772

casually
CASUALLY, adv. Accidentally; fortuitously; without design; by chance.

8773

casualness
CASUALNESS, n. Accidentalness; the quality of being casual.

8774

casualty
CASUALTY, n. 1. Accident; that which comes by chance or without design, or without being foreseen; ...

8775

casuist
CASUIST, n. One who studies and resolves cases of conscience.The judgment of any casuist or leaned ...

8776

casuistic
CASUISTIC,

8777

casuistical
CASUISTICAL, a. Relating to cases of conscience, or to cases of doubtful propriety.

8778

casuistry
CASUISTRY, n. The science or doctrine of cases of conscience; the science of resolving cases of ...

8779

cat
CAT, n. 1. A name applied to certain species of carnivorous quadrupeds, of the genus Felis. The ...

8780

cat-block
CAT-BLOCK, n. A two or three fold block with an iron strop and large hook, used to draw up an ...

8781

cat-eyed
CAT-EYED, a. Having eyes like a cat.

8782

cat-fish
CAT-FISH, n. A species of the Squalus, or shark. The cat-fish of the N. American rivers is a ...

8783

cat-gut
CAT-GUT, n. The intestines of sheep or lambs, dried and twisted together, used as strings for ...

8784

cat-harpings
CAT-HARPINGS, n. Ropes serving to brace in the shrouds of the lower masts behind their respective ...

8785

cat-head
CAT-HEAD, n. A strong beam projecting horizontally horizontally over a ships bows, carrying two or ...

8786

cat-like
CAT-LIKE. A. Resembling a cat.

8787

cat-mint
CAT-MINT, n. A plant of the genus Nepeta, so called because cats eat it.

8788

cat-pipe
CAT-PIPE, n. [See Catcall.]

8789

cat-salt
CAT-SALT, n. A sort of salt beautifully granulated, formed out of the bittern or leach-brine, used ...

8790

cat-tail
CAT-TAIL, n. 1. A species of reed, of the genus Typha, the downy substance of which is used for ...

8791

catabaptist
CATABAPTIST, n. One who opposes baptism.

8792

catacaustic
CATACAUSTIC, a. Catacaustic curves, in geometry, are that species of caustic curves, which are ...

8793

catachresis
CATACHRESIS, n. An abuse of a trope or of words; a figure in rhetoric, when one word is abusively ...

8794

catachrestical
CATACHRESTICAL, a. Belonging to a catachresis; forced; far-fetched; wrested from its natural ...

8795

catachrestically
CATACHRESTICALLY, adv. In a forced manner.

8796

catachresttic
CATACHRESTTIC,

8797

cataclysm
CATACLYSM, n. A deluge, or overflowing of water; particularly, the flood in Noahs days.

8798

catacomb
CATACOMB, n. A cave, grotto or subterraneous place for the burial of the dead. It is said to have ...

8799

catacoustics
CATACOUSTICS, n. That part of acoustics or the doctrine of sounds, which treats of reflected ...

8800

catadioptric
CATADIOPTRIC,TRICAL, a. Reflecting light.

8801

catadupe
CATADUPE, n. A cataract or waterfall.

8802

catagmatic
CATAGMATIC, a. That has the quality of consolidating broken parts; promoting the union of ...

8803

catagraph
CATAGRAPH, n. The first draught o a picture; also, a profile.

8804

catalectic
CATALECTIC, a. Pertaining to metrical composition, or to measure.Catalectic verses, are such as ...

8805

catalepsis
CATALEPSIS,

8806

catalepsy
CATALEPSY, . A sudden suppression of motion and sensation, a kind of apoplexy, in which the ...

8807

cataleptic
CATALEPTIC, a. Pertaining to catalepsy.

8808

catalogize
CATALOGIZE, v.t. To insert in a catalogue.

8809

catalogue
CATALOGUE, n. A list or enumeration of the names of men or things disposed in a certain order, ...

8810

catalpa
CATALPA, n. A large tree of Carolina and the South, which in blossom has a beautiful appearance. ...

8811

catalysis
CATALYSIS, n. Dissolution.

8812

catamenial
CATAMENIAL, a. Pertaining to the catamenia, or menstrual discharges.

8813

catamite
CATAMITE, n. A boy kept for unnatural purposes.

8814

catamount
CATAMOUNT, n. Cat of the mountain, the wild cat.

8815

catapasm
CATAPASM, n. A dry powder for sprinkling the body.

8816

catapelt
CATAPELT, or CATAPULT, n. A military engine used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for throwing ...

8817

catapeltic
CATAPELTIC, a. Pertaining to the catapelt. As a noun, the catapelt.

8818

cataphonics
CATAPHONICS, n. The doctrine of reflected sounds, a branch of acoustics.

8819

cataphract
CATAPHRACT, n.1. In the ancient military art, a piece of heavy defensive armor, formed of cloth or ...

8820

cataplasm
CATAPLASM, n. A poultice; a soft and moist substance to be applied to some part of the body, to ...

8821

catapuce
CATAPUCE, n. The herb spurge.

8822

catapult
CATAPELT, or CATAPULT, n. A military engine used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for throwing ...

8823

cataract
CATARACT, n. 1. A great fall of water over a precipice; as that of Niagara, of the Rhine, Danube ...

8824

catarrh
CATARRH, n. catar. A defluxion, or increased secretion of mucus from the membranes of the nose, ...

8825

catarrhal
CATARRHAL,

8826

catarrhous
CATARRHOUS, a. Pertaining to catarrh, produced by it or attending it; as a catarrhal fever.

8827

catasterism
CATASTERISM, n. A constellation, or a placing among the stars.

8828

catastrophe
CATASTROPHE,

8829

catastrophy
CATASTROPHY, n. 1. The change or revolution which produces the final event of a dramatic piece; ...

8830

catcall
CATCALL, n. A squeaking instrument, used in play-houses to condemn plays.

8831

catch
CATCH, v.t.1. To seize or lay hold on with the hand; carrying the sense of pursuit, thrusting ...

8832

catch-fly
CATCH-FLY, n. A plant of the genus Lychnis; campion.

8833

catch-poll
CATCH-POLL, n. A bailiffs assistant, so called by way of reproach.

8834

catch-word
CATCH-WORD, n. Among printers, the word placed at the bottom of each page, under the last line, ...

8835

catchable
CATCHABLE, a. That may be caught.

8836

catcher
CATCHER, n. One who catches; that which catches, or in which any thing is caught.

8837

catching
CATCHING, ppr. Seizing; taking hold; ensnaring; entangling.CATCHING, a. Communicating, or that ...

8838

catchpenny
CATCHPENNY, n. Something worthless, particularly a book or pamphlet, adapted to the popular taste, ...

8839

catchup
CATCHUP,

8840

cate
CATE, n. [See Cates.]

8841

catechetical
CATECHETICAL, a. [See Catechise.] 1. Relating to oral instruction, and particularly in the first ...

8842

catechetically
CATECHETICALLY, adv. By question and answer; in the way of oral instruction.

8843

catechise
CATECHISE, v.t.1. To instruct by asking questions, receiving answers, and offering explanations ...

8844

catechised
CATECHISED, pp. Instructed.

8845

catechiser
CATECHISER, n. One who catechises; one who instructs by question and answer, and particularly in ...

8846

catechising
CATECHISING, ppr. Instructing in rudiments or principles.

8847

catechism
CATECHISM, n. 1. A form of instruction by means of questions and answers, particularly in the ...

8848

catechist
CATECHIST, n. One who instructs viva voice, or by question and answer; a catechiser; one appointed ...

8849

catechistic
CATECHISTIC,

8850

catechistical
CATECHISTICAL, a. Pertaining to a catechist, or catechism.

8851

catechu
CATECHU, n. Terra Japonica, a dry extract, or brown astringent substance, obtained by decoction ...

8852

catechumen
CATECHUMEN, n. One who is in the first rudiments of Christianity; one who is receiving instruction ...

8853

catechumenical
CATECHUMENICAL, a. Belonging to catechumens.

8854

catechumenist
CATECHUMENIST, n. A catechumen.

8855

categorical
CATEGORICAL, a.1. Pertaining to a category.2. Absolute; positive; express; not relative or ...

8856

category
CATEGORY, n. In logic, a series or order of all the predicates or attributes contained under a ...

8857

catenarian
CATENARIAN,

8858

catenary
CATENARY, a. Relating to a chain; like a chain. The catenarian curve, in geometry, is formed by a ...

8859

catenate
CATENATE, v.t. To chain, or rather to connect in a series of links or ties.

8860

catenation
CATENATION, n. Connection of links, union of parts, as in a chain; regular connection. [See ...

8861

cater
CATER, v.i. To provide food; to buy or procure provisions; followed by for; as, to cater for the ...

8862

cater-cousin
CATER-COUSIN, n. A quaere-cousin, a remote relation.

8863

caterer
CATERER, n. A provider, buyer or purveyor of provision.

8864

cateress
CATERESS, n. A woman who caters; a female provider of food.

8865

caterpillar
CATERPILLAR, n. The colored and often hairy larva of the lepidopterous insects. This term is also ...

8866

caterpillar-eater
CATERPILLAR-EATER, n. A worm bred in the body of a caterpillar, which eats it.

8867

caterwaul
CATERWAUL, v.i. To cry or wall, as cats in rutting time; to make a harsh offensive noise.

8868

caterwauling
CATERWAULING, n. The cry of cats; a harsh disagreeable noise or cry.

8869

cates
CATES, n. Delicious food or viands; dainties.

8870

cath-arist
CATH-ARIST, n. One who pretends to more purity than others possess.

8871

cathartic
CATHARTIC,

8872

cathartical
CATHARTICAL, a. Purging; cleansing the bowels; promoting evacuations by stool; purgative.

8873

catharticalness
CATHARTICALNESS, n. The quality of promoting discharges from the bowels.

8874

cathedral
CATHEDRAL, n. The see or seat of a bishop; the principal church in a diocese.CATHEDRAL, a. 1. ...

8875

cathedrated
CATHEDRATED, a. Relating to the authority of the chair or office of a teacher.

8876

catheter
CATHETER, n. In surgery, a tubular instrument, usually made of silver, to be introduced into the ...

8877

cathetus
CATHETUS n. In geometry, a line or radius, falling perpendicularly on another line or surface; as ...

8878

catholic
CATHOLIC, a. 1. Universal or general; as the Catholic church. Originally this epithet was given ...

8879

catholicize
CATHOLICIZE, v.i. To become a catholic.

8880

catholicly
CATHOLICLY, adv. Generally; in a catholic manner.

8881

catholicness
CATHOLICNESS, n. Universality.

8882

catholicon
CATHOLICON, n. A remedy for all diseases; a universal remedy; a remedy supposed to be efficacious ...

8883

catilinism
CATILINISM, n. The practices of Catiline, the Roman conspirator; conspiracy.

8884

catkin
CATKIN, n. In botany, a species of calyx or rather of inflorescence, from a common chaffy ...

8885

catling
CATLING, n. 1. A dismembering knife, used by surgeons.2. The down or moss growing about walnut ...

8886

catonian
CATONIAN, a. Pertaining to or resembling Cato, the Roman, who was remarkable for his severity of ...

8887

catopter
CATOPTER,

8888

catoptric
CATOPTRIC,

8889

catoptrical
CATOPTRICAL, a. [See Catoptrics.] Relating to catoptries, or vision by reflection.

8890

catoptrics
CATOPTRICS, n. That part of optics which explains the properties of reflected light, and ...

8891

catoptromancy
CATOPTROMANCY, n. A species of divination among the ancients, which was performed by letting down ...

8892

catoptron
CATOPTRON, n. An optical glass or instrument.

8893

cats-eye
CATS-EYE, n. Sun-stone, a subspecies of quartz, called in Latin oculus cati or onycopalus, from ...

8894

cats-foot
CATS-FOOT, n. A plant of the genus Glechoma, ground ivy, or gill.

8895

cats-head
CATS-HEAD, n. A kind of apple.

8896

cats-paw
CATS-PAW, n. 1. Among seamen, a light air perceived, in a calm, by a rippling of the surface of ...

8897

catsilver
CATSILVER, n. A fossil, a species of mica.

8898

catsup
CATSUP, n. A liquor extracted from mushrooms, used as a sauce.

8899

cattery
CATTERY, n. The place where provisions are deposited.

8900

cattle
CATTLE, n. 1. Beasts or quadrupeds in general, serving for tillage, or other labor, and for food ...

8901

caucasean
CAUCASEAN, a. Pertaining to Mount Caucasus in Asia.

8902

caucasian
CAUCASIAN,

8903

caucus
CAUCUS, n. A word used in America to denote a meeting of citizens to agree upon candidates to be ...

8904

caudal
CAUDAL, a. Pertaining to a tail; or to the thread which terminates the seed of a plant.

8905

caudate
CAUDATE,

8906

caudated
CAUDATED,

8907

caudex
CAUDEX, n. In botany, the stem of a tree. Linne uses the word for the stock which proceeds from a ...

8908

caudle
CAUDLE, n. A kind of warm broth, a mixture of wine and other ingredients prepared for the ...

8909

cauf
CAUF, n. A chest with holes for keeping fish alive in water.

8910

caught
CAUGHT, pret. and pp. of catch, pronounced caut.

8911

cauk
CAUK,

8912

cauky
CAUKY, a. Pertaining to cauk; like cauk.

8913

caul
CAUL, n. 1. In anatomy, a membrane in the abdomen, covering the greatest part of the lower ...

8914

caulescent
CAULESCENT, a. In botany, having a stem different from that which produces the flower; as a ...

8915

cauliferous
CAULIFEROUS, a. In botany, having a stem or stalk.

8916

cauliflower
CAULIFLOWER, n. A variety of Brassica or cabbage, well known and much esteemed.

8917

cauliform
CAULIFORM, a. Having the form of a stalk or of stems.

8918

cauline
CAULINE, a. In botany, growing immediately on the stem, without the intervention of branches; as a ...

8919

caulk
CAULK, [See Calk.]

8920

cauponate
CAUPONATE, v.i. To keep a victualling house.

8921

cauponise
CAUPONISE, v.t. To sell wine or victuals.

8922

causable
CAUSABLE, a. [See Cause.] That may be caused, produced or effected.

8923

causal
CAUSAL, a. [See Cause.] Relating to a cause or causes; implying or containing a cause or causes; ...

8924

causality
CAUSALITY, n. The agency of a cause; the action or power of a cause, in producing its effect.

8925

causally
CAUSALLY, adv. According to the order or series of causes.

8926

causalty
CAUSALTY, n. Among miners, the lighter, earthy parts of ore, carried off by washing.

8927

causation
CAUSATION, n. The act of causing or producing; the act or agency by which an effect is produced.

8928

causative
CAUSATIVE, a. That expresses a cause or reason; also, that effects as a cause.

8929

causatively
CAUSATIVELY, adv. In a causative manner.

8930

causator
CAUSATOR, n. One who causes or produces an effect.

8931

cause
CAUSE, n. s as z.1. A suit or action in court; any legal process which a party institutes to ...

8932

caused
CAUSED, pp. Produced; effected; brought about.

8933

causeless
CAUSELESS, a. 1. Having no cause, or producing agent.2. Without just ground, reason or motive; as ...

8934

causelessly
CAUSELESSLY, adv. Without cause or reason.

8935

causelessness
CAUSELESSNESS, n. The state of being causeless.

8936

causer
CAUSER, n. He that causes; the agent by which an effect is produced.

8937

causey
CAUSEY, n. A way raised above the natural level of the ground, by stones, earth, timber, fascines, ...

8938

causidical
CAUSIDICAL, a. Pertaining to an advocate, or to the maintenance and defense of suits.

8939

causing
CAUSING, ppr. Producing; effecting; bringing into being.

8940

caustic
CAUSTIC,

8941

caustical
CAUSTICAL, a. Burning; corroding; destroying the texture of animal flesh.

8942

causticity
CAUSTICITY, n. The quality of acting like fire on animal matter, or the quality of combining with ...

8943

cautel
CAUTEL, n. Caution.

8944

cautelous
CAUTELOUS, a. 1. Cautions; wary; provident.2. Cunning; treacherous; wily.

8945

cautelously
CAUTELOUSLY, adv. 1. Cunningly; slily; treacherously.2. Cautiously; warily.

8946

cautelousness
CAUTELOUSNESS, n. Cautiousness.

8947

cauterism
CAUTERISM, n. The application of cautery.

8948

cauterization
CAUTERIZATION, n. [See Cauterize.] In surgery, the act of burning or searing some morbid part, by ...

8949

cauterize
CAUTERIZE, v.t. To burn or sear with fire or a hot iron, as morbid flesh.

8950

cauterized
CAUTERIZED, pp. Burnt or seared with a hot iron.

8951

cauterizing
CAUTERIZING, ppr. Burning, as with a hot iron.CAUTERIZING, n. The act of burning, as with a hot ...

8952

cautery
CAUTERY, n. A burning or searing, as of morbid flesh, by a hot iron or by caustic medicines that ...

8953

caution
CAUTION, n. 1. Provident care; prudence in regard to danger; wariness, consisting in a careful ...

8954

cautionary
CAUTIONARY, a. 1. Containing caution, or warning to avoid danger; as cautionary advice.2. Given ...

8955

cautioned
CAUTIONED, pp. Warned; previously admonished.

8956

cautioner
CAUTIONER, n. In Scots law, the person who is bound for another, to the performance of an ...

8957

cautioning
CAUTIONING, ppr. Warning; giving previous notice of danger.

8958

cautionry
CAUTIONRY, n. In Scots law, the act of giving security for another, or the obligation by which one ...

8959

cautious
CAUTIOUS, a. Wary; watchful; careful to avoid evils; attentive to examine probable effects and ...

8960

cautiously
CAUTIOUSLY, adv. With caution; in a wary, scrupulous manner.

8961

cautiousness
CAUTIOUSNESS, n. The quality of being cautious; watchfulness; provident care; circumspection; ...

8962

cavalcade
CAVALCADE, n. A procession of persons on horseback; a formal, pompous march of horsemen and ...

8963

cavalier
CAVALIER, n. 1. A horseman, especially an armed horseman; a knight.2. A gay, sprightly, military ...

8964

cavalierly
CAVALIERLY, adv. Haughtily; arrogantly; disdainfully.

8965

cavalierness
CAVALIERNESS, n. Haughtiness; a disdainful manner.

8966

cavalry
CAVALRY, n. A body of military troops on horses; a general term, including light-horse, dragoons, ...

8967

cavate
CAVATE, v.t. To dig out and make hollow; but superseded by excavate.

8968

cavatina
CAVATINA, n. In music, a short air, without a return or second part, which is sometimes relieved ...

8969

cavazion
CAVAZION, n. In architecture, the underdigging or hollowing of the earth for the foundation of a ...

8970

cave
CAVE, n. A hollow place in the earth; a subterraneous cavern; a den. This may be natural or ...

8971

caveat
CAVEAT, n. 1. In law, a process in a court, especially in a spiritual court, to stop proceedings, ...

8972

caveating
CAVEATING, n. In fencing, is the shifting the sword from one side of that of your adversary to the ...

8973

caveator
CAVEATOR, n. One who enters a caveat.

8974

cavern
CAVERN, n. A deep hollow place in the earth. In general, it differs from cave in greater depth, ...

8975

caverned
CAVERNED, a. 1. Full of caverns, or deep chasms; having caverns.2. Inhabiting a cavern.

8976

cavernous
CAVERNOUS, a. Hollow; full of caverns.

8977

cavernulous
CAVERNULOUS, a. Full of little cavities; as cavernulous metal.

8978

cavesson
CAVESSON, n. A sort of nose-band, of iron, leather or wood, sometimes flat, and sometimes hollow ...

8979

cavetto
CAVETTO, n. In architecture, a hollow member, or round concave molding, containing the quadrant of ...

8980

cavezon
CAVEZON,

8981

caviar
CAVIAR, n. The roes of certain large fish, prepared and salted. The best is made from the roes of ...

8982

cavil
CAVIL, v.i.1. To raise captious and frivolous objections; to find fault without good reason; ...

8983

caviler
CAVILER, n. One who cavils; one who is apt to raise captious objections; a captious disputant.

8984

caviling
CAVILING, ppr. Raising frivolous objections.

8985

cavilingly
CAVILINGLY, adv. In a caviling manner.

8986

cavillation
CAVILLATION, n. The act or practice of caviling, or raising frivolous objections.

8987

cavilous
CAVILOUS, a. Captious; unfair in argument; apt to object without good reason.

8988

cavilously
CAVILOUSLY, adv. In a cavilous manner; captiously.

8989

cavilousness
CAVILOUSNESS, n. Captiousness; disposition or aptitude to raise frivolous objections.

8990

cavin
CAVIN, n. In the military art, a hollow way or natural hollow, adapted to cover troops and ...

8991

cavity
CAVITY, n. A hollow place; hollowness; an opening; as the cavity of the mouth or throat. This is ...

8992

cavolinite
CAVOLINITE, n. A newly discovered Vesuvain mineral, of a hexahedral form, occurring in the ...

8993

cavy
CAVY, n. A genus of quadrupeds, holding a middle place between the murine and leporine tribes.

8994

caw
CAW, v.i. To cry like a crow, rook or raven.

8995

cawk
CAWK, n. A name given by miners to certain specimens of the compact sulphate of baryte. These are ...

8996

caxou
CAXOU, n. A chest of ores of any metal that has been burnt, ground and washed, and is ready to be ...

8997

cayman
CAYMAN, n. An animal of the genus Lacerta, found in the West Indies, the alligator.

8998

cazic
CAZIC, or CAZIQUE, n. The title of a king or chief among several tribes of Indians in America.

8999

cazique
CAZIC, or CAZIQUE, n. The title of a king or chief among several tribes of Indians in America.

9000

ccatholicism
CCATHOLICISM, n. 1. Adherence to the Catholic church.2. Universality, or the orthodox faith of ...

9001

cease
CEASE, v.i. 1. To stop moving, acting or speaking; to leave of; to give over; followed by from ...

9002

ceaseless
CEASELESS, a. 1. Without a stop or pause; incessant; continual; without intermission.All these ...

9003

ceaselessly
CEASELESSLY, adv. Incessantly; perpetually.

9004

ceasing
CEASING, ppr. Stopping; ending; desisting; failing.

9005

cecchn
CECCHN, n. A coin of Italy and Barbary. [See Zechin.]

9006

cecity
CECITY, n. Blindness.

9007

cedar
CEDAR, n. A tree. This name is given to different species of the juniper, and to a species of ...

9008

cedar-like
CEDAR-LIKE, a. Resembling a cedar.

9009

cedarn
CEDARN, a. Pertaining to the cedar.

9010

cede
CEDE, v.t.1. To yield; to surrender; to give up; to resign; as to cede a fortress, a province or ...

9011

ceded
CEDED, pp. Yielded; surrendered; given up.

9012

ceding
CEDING, ppr. Yielding; giving up.

9013

cedrat
CEDRAT, n. A species of citron-tree.

9014

cedrine
CEDRINE, a. Belonging to cedar.

9015

cedry
CEDRY, a. Having the color or properties of cedar.

9016

ceduous
CEDUOUS, a. Fit to be felled.

9017

ceil
CEIL, v.t. To overlay or cover the inner roof of a building; or to cover the top or roof of a ...

9018

ceiled
CEILED, pp. Overlaid with timber, or with plastering.

9019

ceiling
CEILING, ppr. Covering the top of a room or building.CEILING, n. 1. The covering which overlays ...

9020

celandine
CELANDINE, n. A plant, swallow-wort, horned or prickly poppy, growing on old walls, among rubbish, ...

9021

celature
CELATURE, n. 1. The act or art of engraving or embossing.2. That which is engraved.

9022

cele-riac
CELE-RIAC, n. A variety of celery, called also the turnep-rooted celery. see Celery.]

9023

celebrate
CELEBRATE, v.t.1. To praise; to extol; to commend; to give to; to make famous; as, to celebrate ...

9024

celebrated
CELEBRATED, pp. Praised; extolled; honored.

9025

celebrating
CELEBRATING, ppr. Praising; honoring.

9026

celebration
CELEBRATION, n. 1. Solemn performance; a distinguishing by solemn rites; as the celebration of a ...

9027

celebrator
CELEBRATOR, n. One who celebrates.

9028

celebrious
CELEBRIOUS, a. Famous; renowned.

9029

celebriously
CELEBRIOUSLY, adv. With praise or renown.

9030

celebriousness
CELEBRIOUSNESS, n. Fame; renown.

9031

celebrity
CELEBRITY, n. 1. Fame; renown; the distinction or honor publicly bestowed on a nation or person, ...

9032

celeri
CELERI. [See Celery.]

9033

celerity
CELERITY, n. 1. Rapidity in motion; swiftness; speed; applied most generally to bodies moving on ...

9034

celery
CELERY, n. A plant, a species of Apium cultivated for the table.

9035

celestial
CELESTIAL, a. 1. Heavenly; belonging or relating to heaven; dwelling in heaven; as celestial ...

9036

celestially
CELESTIALLY, adv. In a heavenly or transporting manner.

9037

celestify
CELESTIFY, v.t. To communicate something of a heavenly nature to any thing.

9038

celestin
CELESTIN,

9039

celestine
CELESTINE, n. In mineralogy, native sulphate of strontian, a mineral so named from its occasional ...

9040

celestins
CELESTINS, n. A religious order, so named from Pope Celestin. They have ninety-six convents in ...

9041

celiac
CELIAC, a. Pertaining to the lower belly, or intestines.

9042

celibacy
CELIBACY, n. An unmarried state; a single life. It is most frequently if not always applied to ...

9043

celibate
CELIBATE, n. A single life; celibacy; chiefly used when speaking of the single life of the Popish ...

9044

cell
CELL, n.1. A small or close apartment, as in a prison, or a bath.2. A cottage; a cave; a small or ...

9045

cellar
CELLAR, n. A room under a house or other building, used as a repository of liquors, provisions, ...

9046

cellarage
CELLARAGE, n. A case of cabinet work, for holding bottles of liquors.

9047

cellarer
CELLARIST, CELLARER, n. An officer in a monastery who has the care of the cellar, or the charge of ...

9048

cellarist
CELLARIST, CELLARER, n. An officer in a monastery who has the care of the cellar, or the charge of ...

9049

celliferous
CELLIFEROUS, a. Bearing or producing cells.

9050

cellular
CELLULAR, a. Consisting of cells, or containing cells.The cellular membrane, in animal bodies, is ...

9051

celluliferous
CELLULIFEROUS, a. Bearing or producing little cells.

9052

celsitude
CELSITUDE, n. Highth; elevation.

9053

celt
CELT, n. One of the primitive inhabitants of the South of Europe. [see Celtic.]

9054

celtiberian
CELTIBERIAN, a. Pertaining to Celtiberia, and its inhabitants, the Celtiberi, or Celts of the ...

9055

celtic
CELTIC, a. Pertaining to the primitive inhabitants of the South and West of Europe, or to the ...

9056

celticism
CELTICISM, n. The manners and customs of the Celts.

9057

celtis
CELTIS, n. The nettle-tree, of several species; among which are the australis or southern, a ...

9058

cement
CEMENT, n. 1. Any glutinous or other substance capable of uniting bodies in close cohesion, as ...

9059

cementation
CEMENTATION, n. 1. The act of cementing; the act of uniting by a suitable substance.2. In ...

9060

cementatory
CEMENTATORY, a. Cementing; having the quality of uniting firmly.

9061

cemented
CEMENTED, pp. United by cement; changed by cement; firmly united; consolidated.

9062

cementer
CEMENTER, n. The person or thing that cements.

9063

cementing
CEMENTING, ppr. Uniting by cement; changing by means of a cement; uniting closely; consolidating.

9064

cementitious
CEMENTITIOUS, a. Having the quality of cementing.

9065

cemetery
CEMETERY, n. A place where the dead bodies of human beings are buried.

9066

cenatory
CENATORY, a. Pertaining or relating to supper.

9067

cency
REJUVENES'CENCE,'CENCY, n. [L. re and juvenescens; juvenis, a youth.]A renewing of youth; the ...

9068

cenobite
CENOBITE, n. One of a religious order, who live in a convent, or in community; in opposition to an ...

9069

cenobitic
CENOBITIC,

9070

cenobitical
CENOBITICAL, a. Living in community, as men belonging to a convent.

9071

cenoby
CENOBY, n. A place where person live in community.

9072

cenotaph
CENOTAPH, n. An empty tomb erected in honor of some deceased person; a monument erected to one who ...

9073

cense
CENSE, n. 1. A public rate or tax.2. Condition; rank.CENSE, v.t. To perfume with odors from ...

9074

censer
CENSER, n. A vase or pan in which incense is burned. Among the Jews, a kind of chafing-dish, ...

9075

censing
CENSING, ppr. Perfuming with odors.

9076

cension
CENSION, n. A rate, tax, or assessment.

9077

censor
CENSOR, n. 1. An officer, in ancient Rome, whose business was to register the effects of the ...

9078

censorial
CENSORIAL,

9079

censorian
CENSORIAN, a. 1. Belonging to a censor, or to the correction of public morals; as, censorial ...

9080

censorious
CENSORIOUS, a. 1. Addicted to censure; apt to blame or condemn; severe in making remarks on ...

9081

censoriously
CENSORIOUSLY, adv. In a censorious manner.

9082

censoriousness
CENSORIOUSNESS, n. 1. Disposition to blame and condemn; the habit o censuring or reproaching.2. ...

9083

censorship
CENSORSHIP, n. The office or dignity of a censor; the time during which a censor holds his office.

9084

censual
CENSUAL, a. Relating to, or containing a census; liable to be rated.

9085

censurable
CENSURABLE, a. [See Censure.] Worthy of censure; blamable; culpable; reprehensibly; faulty; as a ...

9086

censurableness
CENSURABLENESS, n. Blamableness; fitness to be censured.

9087

censurabley
CENSURABLEY, adv. In a manner worthy of blame.

9088

censure
CENSURE, n.1. The act of blaming or finding fault and condemning as wrong; applicable to the moral ...

9089

censured
CENSURED, pp. Blaming; finding fault with; condemning.

9090

census
CENSUS, n.1. In ancient Rome, an authentic declaration made before the censors, by the citizens, ...

9091

cent
CENT, n. 1. A hundred. In commerce, per cent, denotes a certain rate by the hundred; as, ten per ...

9092

centage
CENTAGE, n. Rate by the cent or hundred.

9093

centaur
CENTAUR, n. 1. In mythology, a fabulous being, supposed to be half man and half horse. It has ...

9094

centaurlike
CENTAURLIKE, a. Having the appearance of a centaur.

9095

centaury
CENTAURY, n. The name of a plant, and a genus of plants, of numerous species. The lesser centaury ...

9096

centenary
CENTENARY, n. The number of a hundred; as a centenary of years.CENTENARY, a. Relating to a ...

9097

centennial
CENTENNIAL, a. 1. Consisting of a hundred yeas, or completing that term.2. Pertaining to a ...

9098

center
CENTER, n. 1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure or body; the middle ...

9099

centered
CENTERED, pp. Collected to a point or center; fixed on a central point.

9100

centering
CENTERING, ppr. Placing on the center; collecting to a point.

9101

centesimal
CENTESIMAL, a. The hundredth. As a noun, the next step of progression after decimal in the ...

9102

centesimation
CENTESIMATION, n. A military punishment, for desertion, mutiny or the like, where one person in a ...

9103

centesm
CENTESM, n. The hundredth part of an integer or thing.

9104

centifolious
CENTIFOLIOUS, a. Having a hundred leaves.

9105

centigrade
CENTIGRADE, a. Consisting of a hundred degrees; graduated into a hundred divisions or equal parts; ...

9106

centigram
CENTIGRAM, n. In French Measure, the hundredth part of a gram. [see Gram.]

9107

centiliter
CENTILITER, n. The hundredth part of a liter, a little more than 6-10 of a cubic inch.

9108

centimeter
CENTIMETER, n. In French measure, the hundredth part of a meter, rather more than 39-100 of an ...

9109

centinody
CENTINODY, n. Knotgrass.

9110

centiped
CENTIPED, n. An insect having a hundred feet, but the term is applied to insects that have many ...

9111

centipee
CENTIPEE, for centiped.

9112

centner
CENTNER, n. In metallurgy and assaying, a docimastic hundred; a weight divisible first into a ...

9113

cento
CENTO, n. A composition formed by verses or passages from other authors, disposed in a new order.

9114

central
CENTRAL, a. Relating to the center; placed in the center or middle; containing the center, or ...

9115

centrality
CENTRALITY, n. The state of being central.

9116

centrally
CENTRALLY, adv. With regard to the center; in a central manner.

9117

centric
CENTRIC, a. Placed in the center or middle.

9118

centrically
CENTRICALLY, adv. In a central position.

9119

centricalness
CENTRICALNESS, n. Situation in the center.

9120

centrifugal
CENTRIFUGAL, a. Tending to recede from the center. The centrifugal force of a body, is that force ...

9121

centripetal
CENTRIPETAL, a. Tending towards the center. Centripetal force is that force which draws or impels ...

9122

centumvir
CENTUMVIR, n. One of a hundred and five judges, in ancient Rome, appointed to decide common causes ...

9123

centumviral
CENTUMVIRAL, a. Pertaining to the centumvirs.

9124

centuple
CENTUPLE, a. A hundred fold.CENTUPLE, v.t. To multiply a hundred fold.

9125

centuplicate
CENTUPLICATE, v.t. To make a hundred fold.

9126

centurial
CENTURIAL, a. Relating to a century, or a hundred years; as a chanterelle sermon.When the third ...

9127

centuriate
CENTURIATE, v.t. To divide into hundreds.

9128

centuriators
CENTURIATORS,

9129

centurion
CENTURION, n. Among the Romans, a military officer who commanded a hundred men, a century or ...

9130

centurist
CENTURIST, n. A historian who distinguishes time into centuries; as in the Universal Church ...

9131

century
CENTURY, n. 1. In a general sense, a hundred; any thing consisting of a hundred parts.2. A ...

9132

ceol
CEOL, Sax. A ship. This word is sometimes found prefixed to names.

9133

cephalalgic
CEPHALALGIC, n. A medicine good for the headache.

9134

cephalalgy
CEPHALALGY, n. The headache.

9135

cephalic
CEPHALIC, a. Pertaining to the head; as cephalic medicines, remedies for disorders in the head. ...

9136

cepheus
CEPHEUS, n. A constellation in the Northern hemisphere.

9137

cephus
CEPHUS, n. A fowl of the duck kind; also, a species of monkey, the mona.

9138

cerasee
CERASEE, n. The male balsam apple.

9139

cerasin
CERASIN, n. Any gummy substance which swells in cold water, but does not readily dissolve in it.

9140

cerasite
CERASITE, n. A petrifaction resembling a cherry.

9141

cerastes
CERASTES, n. In zoology, the name of a serpent, of the genus Coluber, which the ancients supposed ...

9142

cerate
CERATE, n. A thick kind of ointment, composed of wax and oil, with other ingredients; applied ...

9143

cerated
CERATED, a. Covered with wax.

9144

cere
CERE, n. The naked skin that covers the base of a hawks bill.CERE, v.t. To wax or cover with wax.

9145

cerebel
CEREBEL,

9146

cerebellum
CEREBELLUM, n. The hinder part of the head, or the little brain.

9147

cerebral
CEREBRAL,

9148

cerebrine
CEREBRINE, a. Pertaining to the cerebrum or brain.

9149

cerecloth
CERECLOTH, n. A cloth smeared with melted wax, or with some gummy or glutinous matter. [But the ...

9150

cerement
CEREMENT, n. Cloths dipped in melted wax, with which dead bodies were infolded, when embalmed.

9151

ceremonial
CEREMONIAL, a. [See Ceremony.]1. Relating to ceremony, or external rite; ritual; according to the ...

9152

ceremonially
CEREMONIALLY, adv. According to rites and ceremonies; as a person ceremonially unclean; an act ...

9153

ceremonious
CEREMONIOUS, a. 1. Consisting of outward forms and rites; as the ceremonious part of worship. [In ...

9154

ceremoniously
CEREMONIOUSLY, adv. In a ceremonious manner; formally; with due forms.

9155

ceremoniousness
CEREMONIOUSNESS, n. The use of customary forms; the practice of too much ceremony; great formality ...

9156

ceremony
CEREMONY, n.1. Outward rite; external form in religion.2. Forms of civility; rules established by ...

9157

cereolite
CEREOLITE, n. A substance which in appearance and softness resembles wax; sometimes confounded ...

9158

cereous
CEREOUS, a. Waxen; like wax.

9159

ceres
CERES, n. 1. In mythology, the inventor or goddess of corn, or rather the name of corn deified.2. ...

9160

cerin
CERIN, n. 1. A peculiar substance which precipitates on evaporation, from alcohol, which has been ...

9161

cerinthians
CERINTHIANS, n. A set of heretics, so called from Cerinthus, one of the first heresiarchs in the ...

9162

cerite
CERITE, n. [See Cerium.] 1. The siliceous oxyd of Cerium, a rare mineral of a pale rose red color, ...

9163

cerium
CERIUM, n. A metal recently discovered in Sweden, in the mineral cerate, and so called rom the ...

9164

ceroon
CEROON, n. [from the Spanish.] A bale or package made of skins.

9165

cerrial
CERRIAL, a. Pertaining to the Cerrus, or bitter oak.

9166

cerrus
CERRUS, n. The bitter oak.

9167

certain
CERTAIN, a.1. Sure; true; undoubted; unquestionable; that cannot be denied; existing in fact and ...

9168

certainly
CERTAINLY, adv. 1. Without doubt or question; in truth and fact.Certainly this was a righteous ...

9169

certainness
CERTAINNESS, n. Certainty, which see.

9170

certainty
CERTAINTY, n. 1. A fixed or real state; truth; fact.Know for a certainty, that the Lord your God ...

9171

certes
CERTES, adv. Certainly; in truth; verily.

9172

certificate
CERTIFICATE, n. [See Certify.]1. In a general sense, a written testimony not sworn to; a ...

9173

certification
CERTIFICATION, n. The act of certifying.

9174

certified
CERTIFIED, pp. [See Certify.] Assured; made certain; informed.

9175

certifier
CERTIFIER, n. One who certifies, or assures.

9176

certify
CERTIFY, v.t.1. To testify to in writing; to make a declaration in writing, under hand, or hand ...

9177

certifying
CERTIFYING, ppr. Giving a written testimony, or certificate; giving certain notice; making ...

9178

certiorari
CERTIORARI, n. A writ issuing out of Chancery, Kings Bench or other superior court, to call up the ...

9179

certitude
CERTITUDE, n. Certainty; assurance; freedom from doubt.

9180

cerulean
CERULEAN,

9181

ceruleous
CERULEOUS, a. Sky-colored; blue.

9182

cerulific
CERULIFIC, a. Producing a blue or sky-color.

9183

cerumen
CERUMEN, n. The wax or yellow matter secreted by the ear.

9184

ceruse
CERUSE, n. White-lead; a carbonate of lead, produced by exposing the metal in thin plates to the ...

9185

cerused
CERUSED, a. Washed with a preparation of white lead.

9186

cervical
CERVICAL, a. Belonging to the neck; as the cervical nerves; cervical vessels.

9187

cervin
CERVIN,

9188

cervine
CERVINE, a. Pertaining to the deer, or to animals of the genus Cervus.

9189

cesarean
CESAREAN, a. The Cesarean operation is the taking of a child from the womb by cutting; an ...

9190

cespititious
CESPITITIOUS, a. Pertaining to turf; made of turf.

9191

cespitous
CESPITOUS, a. Pertaining to turf; turfy.A cespitous or turfy plant, has many stems from the same ...

9192

cess
CESS, as a noun, a rate or tax, and as a verb, to rate or lay a tax, is probably a corruption of ...

9193

cessation
CESSATION, n.1. A ceasing; a stop; a rest; the act of discontinuing motion or action of any kind, ...

9194

cessavit
CESSAVIT, n. In law, a writ given by statute, to recover lands, when the tenant or occupier has ...

9195

cesser
CESSER, n. [See Cess.] A ceasing; a neglect to perform services or payment for two years. See ...

9196

cessibility
CESSIBILITY, n. [See Cede and Cession.] The act of giving way or receding.

9197

cessible
CESSIBLE, a. [See Cede.] Giving way; yielding; easy to give way.

9198

cession
CESSION, n.1. The act of giving way; a yielding to force or impulse.2. A yielding, or surrender, ...

9199

cessionary
CESSIONARY, a. Having surrendered effects; as a cessionary bankrupt.

9200

cessment
CESSMENT, n. An assessment or tax.

9201

cessor
CESSOR, n. 1. In law, he that neglects, for two years, to perform the service by which he holds ...

9202

cest
CEST, n. A ladys girdle.

9203

cestus
CESTUS, n. The girdle of Venus, or marriage-girdle, among the Greeks and Romans.

9204

cesura
CESURA,

9205

cesural
CESURAL, a. Pertaining to the cesure.

9206

cesure
CESURE, n. A pause in verse, so introduced as to aid the recital, and render the versification ...

9207

cetaceous
CETACEOUS, a. Pertaining to the whale; belonging to the whale kind. The cetacceous fishes include ...

9208

cetate
CETATE, n. A compound of cetic acid, with a base.

9209

ceterach
CETERACH, n. A trivial name of a species of Asplenium, or spleen-wort.

9210

cetic
CETIC, a. Pertaining to the whale. The cetic acid is a peculiar substance obtained from the ...

9211

cetin
CETIN, n. A name given to spermaceti by Chevreul.

9212

cetological
CETOLOGICAL, n. Pertaining to cetology.

9213

cetologist
CETOLOGIST, n. One who is versed in the natural history of the whale and its kindred animals.

9214

cetology
CETOLOGY, n. The doctrine or natural history of cetaceous animals.

9215

cetus
CETUS, n. In astronomy, the whale, a large constellation of the Southern hemisphere, containing ...

9216

ceylanite
CEYLANITE, n. A mineral, classed with the ruby family; called also pleonaste. Its color is a ...

9217

chabasie
CHABASIE,

9218

chabasite
CHABASITE, n. A mineral which has been regarded as a variety of zeolite. It is divisible into ...

9219

chad
CHAD, n. A kind of fish; pronounced shad.

9220

chafe
CHAFE, v.t.1. To excite heat or inflammation by friction, as to chafe the skin; also, to fret and ...

9221

chafe-wax
CHAFE-WAX, n. In England, an officer belonging to the Lord Chancellor, who fits the wax for the ...

9222

chafed
CHAFED, pp. Heated or fretted by rubbing; worn by friction.

9223

chafer
CHAFER, n. One who chafes.CHAFER, n. An insect, a species of Scarabaeus, or beetle.

9224

chafery
CHAFERY, n. In Iron works, a forge in which an ancony or square mass of iron, hammered into a bar ...

9225

chaff
CHAFF, n.1. The husk, or dry calyx of corn, and grasses. In common language, the word is applied ...

9226

chaffer
CHAFFER, v.i. To treat about a purchase; to bargain; to haggle; to negotiate; to chop and change; ...

9227

chaffern
CHAFFERN, n. A vessel for heating water.

9228

chaffery
CHAFFERY, n. Trafick; buying and selling.

9229

chaffinch
CHAFFINCH, n. A species of birds of the genus Fringilla, which are said to delight in chaff, and ...

9230

chaffless
CHAFFLESS, n. Without chaff.

9231

chaffweed
CHAFFWEED, n. A plant, cud-weed, a species of Gnaphalium; but this name is given also to the ...

9232

chaffy
CHAFFY, a. Like chaff; full of chaff; light; as, chaffy straws; chaffy opinions.

9233

chafing
CHAFING, ppr. Heating or fretting by friction.

9234

chafing-dish
CHAFING-DISH, n. A dish or vessel to hold coals for heating any thing set on it; a portable grate ...

9235

chagrin
CHAGRIN, n. Ill-humor; vexation; peevishness; fretfulness.CHAGRIN, v.t. To excite ill-humor in; ...

9236

chagrined
CHAGRINED, pp. Vexed; fretted; displeased.

9237

chain
CHAIN, n.1. A series of links or rings connected, or fitted into one another, usually made of some ...

9238

chained
CHAINED, pp. Made fast, or bound by a chain; connected by a chain; bound; enslaved.

9239

chaining
CHAINING, ppr. Binding, fastening or connecting with a chain; binding, or attaching to; enslaving.

9240

chair
CHAIR, n. 1. A movable seat; a frame with a bottom made of different materials, used for persons ...

9241

chair-man
CHAIR-MAN, n. 1. The presiding officer or speaker of an assembly, association or company, ...

9242

chaise
CHAISE, n. s as z. A two-wheeled carriage drawn by one horse; a gig. It is open or covered.

9243

chalcedonic
CHALCEDONIC, a. Pertaining to chalcedony.

9244

chalcedony
CHALCEDONY, n. A subspecies of quartz, a mineral called also white agate, resembling milk diluted ...

9245

chalcedonyx
CHALCEDONYX, n. A variety of agate, in which white and gray layers alternate.

9246

chalcite
CHALCITE, n. Sulphate of iron of a red color, so far calcined as to have lost a considerable part ...

9247

chalcographer
CHALCOGRAPHER, n. An engraver in brass.

9248

chalcography
CHALCOGRAPHY, n. The act or art of engraving in brass.

9249

chaldaic
CHALDAIC, a. Pertaining to Chaldea, anciently a country on the Frat or Euphrates, in Asia, called ...

9250

chaldaism
CHALDAISM, n. An idiom or peculiarity in the Chaldee dialect.

9251

chaldean
CHALDEAN, n. An inhabitant of Chaldea.

9252

chaldee
CHALDEE, a. Pertaining to Chaldea.CHALDEE, n. The language or dialect of the Chaldeans.

9253

chalder
CHALDER, n. A measure of coals consisting of thirty six bushels.

9254

chaldron
CHALDRON,

9255

chalice
CHALICE, n. A cup, or bowl; usually a communion cup.

9256

chaliced
CHALICED, n. Having a cell or cup; applied by Shakespeare to a flower; but I believe little used.

9257

chalk
CHALK, n. A well known calcarious earth, of an opake white color, soft and admitting no polish. ...

9258

chalk-cutter
CHALK-CUTTER, n. A man that digs chalk.

9259

chalk-pit
CHALK-PIT, n. A pit in which chalk is dug.

9260

chalk-stone
CHALK-STONE, n. 1. In medicine, a calcarious concretion in the hands and feet of men violently ...

9261

chalkiness
CHALKINESS, n. The state of being chalky.

9262

challenge
CHALLENGE, n. Literally, a calling, or crying out, the primary sense of many words expressing a ...

9263

challengeable
CHALLENGEABLE, a. That may be challenged; that may be called to account.

9264

challenged
CHALLENGED, pp. Called to combat or o contest; claimed; demanded, as due; called from a jury.

9265

challenger
CHALLENGER, n. 1. One who challenges; one who invites to a single combat; one who calls on another ...

9266

challenging
CHALLENGING, ppr. Summoning to a duel, or to contest; claiming as a right; defying; calling off ...

9267

chalybean
CHALYBEAN, a. Pertaining to steel well tempered.

9268

chalybeate
CHALYBEATE, a. Impregnated with particles of iron; as chalybeate waters.CHALYBEATE, n. Any water ...

9269

cham
CHAM, n. The sovereign prince of Tartary. Usually written Khan.

9270

chamade
CHAMADE, n. In war, the beat of a drum or sound of a trumpet, inviting an enemy to a parley; as ...

9271

chamber
CHAMBER,

9272

chamber-fellow
CHAMBER-FELLOW,AMBER-FELLOW, n. One who sleeps in the same apartment.

9273

chamber-lye
CHAMBER-LYE, n. Urine.

9274

chamber-maid
CHAMBER-MAID,

9275

chamber-pot
CHAMBER-POT, n. A vessel used in bedrooms.

9276

chamber-practice
CHAMBER-PRACTICE,

9277

chamberer
CHAMBERER,

9278

chambering
CHAMBERING,

9279

chamberlain
CHAMBERLAIN,

9280

chamberlainship
CHAMBERLAINSHIP,

9281

chambrel
CHAMBREL, n. The joint or bending of the upper part of a horses hind leg. In New England ...

9282

chameleon
CHAMELEON, n. An animal of the genus Lacerta, or lizard, with a naked body, a tail and four feet. ...

9283

chameleonize
CHAMELEONIZE, v.t. To change into various colors.

9284

chamfer
CHAMFER,

9285

chamfered
CHAMFERED, pp. Cut into furrows, or cut sloping.

9286

chamfering
CHAMFERING, ppr. Cutting a gutter in; cutting in a slope.

9287

chamfret
CHAMFRET, n. A small gutter or furrow cut in wood or other hard material; a slope.

9288

chamite
CHAMITE, n. Fossil remains of the Chama, shell.

9289

chamlet
CHAMLET, [See Camlet.]

9290

chamois
CHAMOIS, n. An animal of the goat kind, whose skin is made into soft leather, called shammy. It ...

9291

chamomile
CHAMOMILE, [See Camomile.]

9292

champ
CHAMP, v.t.1. To bite with repeated action of the teeth; as, a horse champs the bit.2. To bite ...

9293

champagne
CHAMPAGNE,

9294

champaign
CHAMPAIGN,

9295

champain
CHAMPAIN, n. A flat open country.

9296

champane
CHAMPANE, n. A kind of brisk sparkling wine, from Champagne in France.

9297

champed
CHAMPED, pp. Bitten; chewed.

9298

champer
CHAMPER, n. One that champs or bits.

9299

champertor
CHAMPERTOR, n. [See Champerty.] In law, one who is guilty of champerty, which see.

9300

champerty
CHAMPERTY, n. A species of maintenance, being a bargain with a plaintiff or defendant, to divide ...

9301

champignon
CHAMPIGNON, n. A kind of mushroom.

9302

champing
CHAMPING, pp. Biting with repeated action.

9303

champion
CHAMPION, n. 1. A man who undertakes a combat in the place or cause of another.2. A man who ...

9304

championess
CHAMPIONESS, n. A female champion.

9305

chan-cre
CHAN-CRE, n. A venereal ulcer.

9306

chan-crous
CHAN-CROUS, a. Ulcerous; having the qualities of a chancer.

9307

chance
CHANCE, n. 1. An event that happens, falls out or takes place, without being contrived, intended, ...

9308

chance-comer
CHANCE-COMER, n. One who comes unexpectedly.

9309

chance-medley
CHANCE-MEDLEY, n. In law, the killing of a person by chance, when the killer is doing a lawful ...

9310

chanceable
CHANCEABLE, a. Accidental; casual; fortuitous.

9311

chanceful
CHANCEFUL, a. Hazardous.

9312

chancel
CHANCEL, n. That part of the choir of a church, between the altar or communion table and the ...

9313

chancellor
CHANCELLOR, n. Ordinally, a chief notary or scribe, under the Roman Emperors; but in England, in ...

9314

chancellorship
CHANCELLORSHIP, n. The office of a chancellor; the time during which one is chancellor.

9315

chancery
CHANCERY, n. 1. In Great Britain, the highest court of justice, next to the parliament, ...

9316

chandelier
CHANDELIER, n. 1. A Frame with branches to hold a number of candles, to illuminate a public or ...

9317

chandler
CHANDLER, n. An artisan whose trade is to make candles, or one who sells candles.In America, I ...

9318

chandlerly
CHANDLERLY, a. Like a chandler.

9319

chandlery
CHANDLERY, n. The place where candles are kept.

9320

change
CHANGE, v.t.1. To cause to turn or pass from one state to another; to alter, or make different; to ...

9321

changeability
CHANGEABILITY, n. Changeableness, which is generally used.

9322

changeable
CHANGEABLE, a. 1. That may change; subject to alteration; fickle; inconstant; mutable; variable; ...

9323

changeableness
CHANGEABLENESS, n. 1. The quality of being changeable; fickleness; inconstancy; instability; ...

9324

changeably
CHANGEABLY, adv. Inconstantly.

9325

changed
CHANGED, pp. Altered; varied; turned; converted; shifted.

9326

changeful
CHANGEFUL, a. Full of change; inconstant; mutable; fickle; uncertain; subject to alteration.

9327

changeless
CHANGELESS, a. Constant; not admitting alteration.

9328

changeling
CHANGELING, n. 1. A child left or taken in the place of another.2. An idiot; a fool.3. One apt ...

9329

changer
CHANGER, n. 1. One who alters the form of any thing.2. One that is employed in changing and ...

9330

changing
CHANGING, ppr. Altering; turning; putting one thing for another; shifting.

9331

channa
CHANNA, n. A fish taken in the Mediterranean, resembling the sea-perch.

9332

channel
CHANNEL, n.1. In a general sense, a passage; a place of passing or flowing; particularly, a water ...

9333

channeled
CHANNELED, pp. Having channels; grooved longitudinally.

9334

channeling
CHANNELING, ppr. Cutting channels; grooving longitudinally.

9335

chanson
CHANSON, n. A song.

9336

chant
CHANT, v.t.1. To sing; to utter a melodious voice; that is, to cant or throw the voice in ...

9337

chanted
CHANTED, pp. Sung; uttered with modulations of voice.

9338

chanter
CHANTER, n.1. One who chants; a singer or songster.2. The chief singer, or priest of the ...

9339

chanticleer
CHANTICLEER, n. A cock, so called from the clearness or loudness of his voice in cowing.

9340

chanting
CHANTING, ppr. Singing; uttering a melodious voice; repeating words with a singing voice.CHANTING, ...

9341

chantress
CHANTRESS, n. A female singer.

9342

chantry
CHANTRY, n. A church or chapel endowed with lands, or other revenue, for the maintenance of one or ...

9343

chaos
CHAOS, n. 1. That confusion, or confused mass, in which matter is supposed to have existed, ...

9344

chaotic
CHAOTIC, a. Resembling chaos; confused; as, the earth was originally in a chaotic state.

9345

chap
CHAP, v.t. To cleave, split, crack, or open longitudinally, as the surface of the earth, or the ...

9346

chap-fallen
CHAP-FALLEN, a. [chap and fall.] Having the lower chap depressed; hence, dejected; dispirited; ...

9347

chapbook
CHAPBOOK, n. [See Chapman and Cheap.] a small book or pamphlet, carried about for sale by hawker.

9348

chape
CHAPE, n. 1. The catch of any thing, as the hook of a scabbard, or the catch of a buckle, by ...

9349

chapeau
CHAPEAU, n. A hat; in heraldry, a cap or bonnet.

9350

chapel
CHAPEL, n.1. A house for public worship; primarily, a private oratory, or house of worship ...

9351

chapeless
CHAPELESS, a. Without a chape.

9352

chapelet
CHAPELET,

9353

chapellany
CHAPELLANY, n. A place founded within some church and dependent thereon.

9354

chapelling
CHAPELLING, n. The act of turning a ship round in a light breeze of wind, when close hauled, so ...

9355

chapelry
CHAPELRY, n. The bounds or jurisdiction of a chapel.

9356

chaperon
CHAPERON, n. A hood or cap worn by the knights of the garter in their habits. It was anciently ...

9357

chapiter
CHAPITER, n.1. The upper part or capital of a column or pillar; a word used in the scriptures. ...

9358

chaplain
CHAPLAIN, n. 1. An ecclesiastic who has a chapel, or who performs service in a chapel. The king ...

9359

chaplaincy
CHAPLAINCY, n. The office or station of a chaplain.

9360

chaplainship
CHAPLAINSHIP, n.1. The office or business of a chaplain.2. The possession, or revenue of a ...

9361

chapless
CHAPLESS, n. 1. A garland or wreath to be worn on the head; the circle of a crown.2. A string of ...

9362

chaplet
CHAPLET, n. A pair of stirrup leathers, with stirrups, joined at the top in a sort of leather ...

9363

chapman
CHAPMAN, n. 1. A cheapener; one that offers as a purchaser.Their chapmen they betray.2. A ...

9364

chapped
CHAPPED, pp. Cleft; opened, as the surface or skin.

9365

chapping
CHAPPING, ppr. Cleaving, as the surface or skin.

9366

chappy
CHAPPY, a. Full of chaps; cleft.

9367

chaps
CHAPS, the mouth or jaws. [See Chap.]

9368

chapter
CHAPTER, n.1. A division of a book or treatise; as, Genesis contains fifty chapters. Hence the ...

9369

chapter-house
CHAPTER-HOUSE, n. A house where a chapter meets.

9370

chaptrel
CHAPTREL, n. The capitals of pillars and pilasters, which support arches, commonly called imposts.

9371

char
CHAR, n. A fish.CHAR, n. In England, work done by the day; a single job, or task. In New ...

9372

char-woman
CHAR-WOMAN, n. A woman hired for odd work, or for single days.[Char-man and Char-woman are, I ...

9373

charact
CHARACT,

9374

character
CHARACTER, n. 1. A mark made by cutting or engraving, as on stone, metal or other hard material; ...

9375

characteristic
CHARACTERISTIC,

9376

characteristical
CHARACTERISTICAL, a. That constitutes the character; that marks the peculiar, distinctive ...

9377

characteristically
CHARACTERISTICALLY, adv. The state or qualities of being characteristic.

9378

characterize
CHARACTERIZE, v.t.1. To give a character, or an account of the personal qualities of a man; to ...

9379

characterized
CHARACTERIZED, pp. Described or distinguished by peculiar qualities.

9380

characterizing
CHARACTERIZING, ppr. Describing or distinguishing by peculiar qualities.

9381

characterless
CHARACTERLESS, a. Destitute of any peculiar character.

9382

charactery
CHARACTERY, n. Impression; mark; distinction.

9383

charade
CHARADE, n. A composition, in which the subject must be a word of two syllables, each forming a ...

9384

charcoal
CHARCOAL, n. Coal made by charring wood; the remains of wood burnt under turf, and from which all ...

9385

chard
CHARD n. The leaves of artichokes tied and wrapped all over, except the top, in straw, during ...

9386

charect
CHARECT, n. An inscription.

9387

charge
CHARGE, v.t.1. To rush on; to fall on; to attack, especially with fixed bayonets; as, an army ...

9388

chargeable
CHARGEABLE, a. 1. That may be charged; that may be set, laid, imposed; as, a duty of forty per ...

9389

chargeableness
CHARGEABLENESS, n. Expensiveness; cost; costliness.

9390

chargeably
CHARGEABLY, adv. Expensively; at great cost.

9391

charged
CHARGED, pp. Loaded; burdened; attacked; laid on; instructed; imputed; accused; placed to the ...

9392

chargeful
CHARGEFUL, a. Expensive; costly.

9393

chargeless
CHARGELESS, a. Not expensive; free from expense.

9394

charger
CHARGER, n. 1. In Scots law, one who charges another in a suit.2. A large dish. Num. 7.3. A ...

9395

charging
CHARGING, ppr. Loading; attacking; laying on; instructing; commanding; accusing; imputing.

9396

charily
CHARILY, adv. [See Chary.] Carefully; warily; frugally.

9397

chariness
CHARINESS, n. Caution; care; nicety; scrupulousness.

9398

chariot
CHARIOT,n.1. A half coach; a carriage with four wheels and one seat behind, used for convenience ...

9399

chariot-man
CHARIOT-MAN, n. The driver of a chariot. 2 Chron. 18.

9400

chariot-race
CHARIOT-RACE, n. A race with chariots; a sport in which chariots were driven in contest for a ...

9401

charioted
CHARIOTED, pp. Borne in a chariot.

9402

charioteer
CHARIOTEER, n. The person who drives or conducts a chariot. It is used in speaking of military ...

9403

charitable
CHARITABLE, a.1. Benevolent and kind; as a charitable disposition.2. Liberal in benefactions to ...

9404

charitableness
CHARITABLENESS, n. 1. The disposition to be charitable; or the exercise of charity.2. Liberality ...

9405

charitably
CHARITABLY, adv. Kindly; liberally; benevolently; with a disposition to help the poor; favorably.

9406

charity
CHARITY, n. 1. In a general sense, love, benevolence, good will; that disposition of heart which ...

9407

chark
CHARK, v.t. To burn to a coal; to char.

9408

charlatan
CHARLATAN, n. One who prates much in his own favor, and makes unwarrantable pretensions to skill; ...

9409

charlatanical
CHARLATANICAL, a. Quackish; making undue pretensions to skill; ignorant.

9410

charlatanry
CHARLATANRY, n. Undue pretensions to skill; quackery; wheedling; deception by fair words.

9411

charless-wain
CHARLESS-WAIN, n. In astronomy, seven stars in the constellation called Ursa Major, or the Great ...

9412

charlock
CHARLOCK, n. The English name of the Raphanus raphanistrum and Sinapis arvensis, very pernicious ...

9413

charm
CHARM, n.1. Words, characters or other things imagined to possess some occult or unintelligible ...

9414

charma
CHARMA, n. A fish resembling the sea-wolf.

9415

charmed
CHARMED, pp. Subdued by charms; delighted; enchanted.

9416

charmer
CHARMER, n. 1. One that charms, or has power to charm; one that uses or has the power of ...

9417

charmeress
CHARMERESS, n. An enchantress.

9418

charmful
CHARMFUL, a. Abounding with charms.

9419

charming
CHARMING, ppr. 1. Using charms; enchanting.2. a. Pleasing n the highest degree; ...

9420

charmingly
CHARMINGLY, adv. Delightfully; in a manner to charm, or to give delight.She smiled very ...

9421

charmingness
CHARMINGNESS, n. The power to please.

9422

charmless
CHARMLESS, a. Destitute of charms.

9423

charnel
CHARNEL, a. Containing flesh or carcasses.

9424

charnel-house
CHARNEL-HOUSE, n. A place under or near churches, where the bones of the dead are reposited. ...

9425

charon
CHARON, n. In fabulous history, the son of Erebus and Nox, whose office was to ferry the souls of ...

9426

charr
CHARR, n. A fish, a species of Salmo.

9427

charring
CHARRING, ppr. Reducing to coal; depriving of volatile matter.

9428

charry
CHARRY, a. [See Char.] Pertaining to charcoal; like charcoal, or partaking of its qualities.

9429

chart
CHART, n. A hydrographical or marine map; a draught or projection of some part of the earths ...

9430

charter
CHARTER, n. 1. A written instrument, executed with usual forms, given as evidence of a grant, ...

9431

charter-land
CHARTER-LAND, n. Land held by charter, or in soccage.

9432

charter-party
CHARTER-PARTY, n. In commerce, an agreement respecting the hire of a vessel and the freight. This ...

9433

chartered
CHARTERED, pp.1. Hired or let, as a ship.2. Invested with privileges by charter; privileged.3. ...

9434

chartering
CHARTERING, ppr. 1. Giving a charter; establishing by charter.2. Hiring or letting by charter.

9435

chartless
CHARTLESS, a. Without a chart; of which no chart has been made; not delineated on paper; as the ...

9436

chartulary
CHARTULARY, n. An officer in the ancient Latin church, who had the care of charters and other ...

9437

chary
CHARY, a. [Sax. Cearig. See Care.] Careful; wary; frugal.

9438

chasable
CHASABLE, a. That may be chased; fit for the chase.

9439

chase
CHASE, v.t.1. Literally to drive, urge, press forward with vehemence; hence, to pursue for the ...

9440

chased
CHASED, pp. Pursed; sought ardently; driven.

9441

chaser
CHASER, n. 1. One who chases; a pursuer; a driver; a hunter.2. An enchaser. [See Enchase.]

9442

chasideans
ASSIDE'ANS or CHASIDE'ANS, [Heb. pious.]A sect of Jews who resorted to Mattathias to fight for the ...

9443

chasing
CHASING, ppr. Pursuing; driving; hunting.

9444

chasm
CHASM, n.1. A cleft; a fissure; a gap; properly, an opening made by disrupture, as a beach in the ...

9445

chasmed
CHASMED, a. Having gaps or a chasm.

9446

chasselas
CHASSELAS, n. A sort of grape.

9447

chaste
CHASTE, a. 1. Pure from all unlawful commerce of sexes. Applied to persons before marriage, it ...

9448

chaste-eyed
CHASTE-EYED, a. Having modest eyes.

9449

chaste-tree
CHASTE-TREE, n. The agnus castus, or vitex; a tree that grows to the highth of eight or ten feet, ...

9450

chastely
CHASTELY, adv. In a chaste manner; without unlawful commerce of sexes; without obscenity; purely; ...

9451

chasten
CHASTEN, v.t.1. To correct by punishment; to punish; to inflict pain for the purpose of reclaiming ...

9452

chastened
CHASTENED, pp. Corrected; punished; afflicted for correction.

9453

chastener
CHASTENER, n. One who punishes, for the purpose of correction.

9454

chasteness
CHASTENESS, n. Chastity; purity.

9455

chastening
CHASTENING, ppr. Correcting; afflicting for correction.CHASTENING, n. Correction; punishment for ...

9456

chastisable
CHASTISABLE, a. Deserving of chastisement.

9457

chastise
CHASTISE, v.t.1. To correct by punishing; to punish; to inflict pain by stripes, or in other ...

9458

chastised
CHASTISED, pp. Punished; corrected.

9459

chastisement
CHASTISEMENT, n. Correction; punishment; pain inflicted for punishment and correction, either by ...

9460

chastiser
CHASTISER, n. One who chastises; a punisher; a corrector.

9461

chastising
CHASTISING, ppr. Punishing for correction; correcting.

9462

chastity
CHASTITY, n.1. Purity of the body; freedom from all unlawful commerce of sexes. Before marriage, ...

9463

chat
CHAT, v.i.1. To talk in a familiar manner; to talk without form or ceremony.2. To talk idly; to ...

9464

chateau
CHATEAU, n. A castle; a seat in the country.

9465

chatelet
CHATELET, n. A little castle.

9466

chatellany
CHATELLANY, n. The lordship or jurisdiction of a castellan, or governor of a castle. [See ...

9467

chatoyant
CHATOYANT, a. A hard stone, a little transparent, which being cut smooth presents on its surface ...

9468

chatoyment
CHATOYMENT, n. Changeable colors, or changeableness of color, in a mineral; play of colors.

9469

chattel
CHATTEL, n. chatl. [See Cattle.] Primarily, any article of movable goods. In modern usage, the ...

9470

chatter
CHATTER, v.i. [See Chat.]1. To utter sounds rapidly and indistinctly, as a magpie, or a monkey.2. ...

9471

chatter-box
CHATTER-BOX, n. One that talks incessantly.

9472

chatterer
CHATTERER, n. A prater; an idle talker.

9473

chattering
CHATTERING, ppr. Uttering rapid, indistinct sounds, as birds; talking idly; moving rapidly and ...

9474

chatting
CHATTING, ppr. Talking familiarly.

9475

chatty
CHATTY, a. Given to free conversation; talkative.

9476

chatwood
CHATWOOD, n. Little sticks; fuel.

9477

chaumontelle
CHAUMONTELLE, n. A sort of pear.

9478

chaun
CHAUN, n. A gap.CHAUN, v.i. To open; to yawn.

9479

chavender
CHAVENDER,

9480

chaw
CHAW, v.t.1. To grind with the teeth; to masticate, as food in eating; to ruminate, or to chew as ...

9481

chawdron
CHAWDRON, n. Entrails.

9482

chay
CHAY, n. Chaya-root; the root of the Oldenlandia umbellata, used in dyeing red.

9483

cheap
CHEAP, a.1. Bearing a low price, in market; that may be purchased at a low price; that is, at a ...

9484

cheapen
CHEAPEN, v.t.1. To attempt to buy; to ask the price of a commodity; to chaffer.To shops in crowds ...

9485

cheapener
CHEAPENER, n. One who cheapens or bargains.

9486

cheaply
CHEAPLY, adv. At a small price; at a low rate.

9487

cheapness
CHEAPNESS, n. Lowness in price, considering the usual price, or real value.

9488

chear
CHEAR, [See Cheer.]

9489

cheat
CHEAT, v.t.1. To deceive and defraud in a bargain; to deceive for the purpose of gain in selling. ...

9490

cheat-bread
CHEAT-BREAD, n. Fine bread purchased, or not made in the family.

9491

cheatableness
CHEATABLENESS, n. Liability to be cheated.

9492

cheated
CHEATED, ppr. Defrauded by deception.

9493

cheater
CHEATER, n. One who practices a fraud in commerce.

9494

cheating
CHEATING, ppr. Defrauding by deception; imposing on.CHEATING, n. The act of defrauding by ...

9495

check
CHECK, v.t.1. To stop; to restrain; to hinder; to curb. It signifies to put an entire stop to ...

9496

check-mate
CHECK-MATE, n.1. The movement on a chess board or in the game of chess that kills the opposite ...

9497

checked
CHECKED, CHECKT, pp. Stopped; restrained; repressed; curbed; moderated; controlled; reprimanded.

9498

checker
CHECKER, v.t.1. To variegate with cross lines; to form into little squares, like a chess board, by ...

9499

checker-work
CHECKER-WORK, n. Work varied alternately as to its colors or materials; work consisting of cross ...

9500

checkers
CHECKERS, n plu. A common game on a checkered board.

9501

checking
CHECKING, ppr. Stopping; curbing; restraining; moderating; controlling; rebuking.

9502

checkless
CHECKLESS, a. That cannot be checked, or restrained.

9503

checkt
CHECKED, CHECKT, pp. Stopped; restrained; repressed; curbed; moderated; controlled; reprimanded.

9504

checky
CHECKY, n. In heraldry, a border that has more than two rows of checkers, or when the bordure or ...

9505

cheek
CHEEK, n.1. The side of the face below the eyes on each side.2. Among mechanics, cheeks are those ...

9506

cheek-bone
CHEEK-BONE, n. The bone of the cheek.

9507

cheek-tooth
CHEEK-TOOTH, n. The hinder tooth or tusk. Joel 1:6.

9508

cheeked
CHEEKED, a. Brought near the cheek.

9509

cheep
CHEEP, v.i. To chirp, as a small bird.

9510

cheer
CHEER, v.t.1. To salute with shouts of joy, or cheers.2. To dispel gloom, sorrow, silence or ...

9511

cheered
CHEERED, pp. Enlivened; animated; made glad.

9512

cheerer
CHEERER, n. One who cheers; he or that which gladdens.Thou cheerer of our days.Prime cheerer, ...

9513

cheerful
CHEERFUL, a.1. Lively; animated; having good spirits; moderately joyful. This is the most usual ...

9514

cheerfully
CHEERFULLY, adv. In a cheerful manner; with alacrity or willingness; readily; with life, animation ...

9515

cheerfulness
CHEERFULNESS, n. Life; animation; good spirits; a state of moderate joy or gayety; alacrity.He ...

9516

cheerily
CHEERILY, adv. With cheerfulness; with spirit.

9517

cheering
CHEERING, ppr. Giving joy or gladness; enlivening; encouraging; animating.

9518

cheerishness
CHEERISHNESS, n. State of cheerfulness.

9519

cheerless
CHEERLESS, a. Without joy, gladness, or comfort; gloomy; destitute of any thing to enliven or ...

9520

cheerly
CHEERLY, a. Gay; cheerful; not gloomy.

9521

cheese
CHEESE, n.1. The curd of milk, coagulated by rennet, separated from the serum or whey, and pressed ...

9522

cheese-cake
CHEESE-CAKE, n. A cake made of soft curds, sugar and butter.

9523

cheese-monger
CHEESE-MONGER, n. One who deals in or sells cheese.

9524

cheese-paring
CHEESE-PARING, n. A press, or engine for pressing curd in the making of cheese.

9525

cheese-press
CHEESE-PRESS, n. A press, or engine for pressing curd in the making of cheese.

9526

cheese-rennet
CHEESE-RENNET, n. A plant, ladies bed-straw, Galium verum.

9527

cheese-vat
CHEESE-VAT, n. The vat or case in which curds are confined for pressing.

9528

cheesy
CHEESY, a. Having the nature, qualities, taste or form of cheese.

9529

chegoe
CHEGOE, n. A tropical insect that enters the skin of the feet and multiplies incredibly, causing ...

9530

cheiropter
CHEIROPTER, n. An animal whose anterior toes are connected by a membrane, and whose feet thus ...

9531

chelidon
CHELIDON, n. A brown fly with silvery wings.

9532

cheliferous
CHELIFEROUS, a. Furnished with claws, as an animal.

9533

cheliform
CHELIFORM, a. Having the form of a claw.

9534

chelmsfordite
CHELMSFORDITE, n. A mineral arranged as a subspecies of schaalstein; found in Chelmsford, ...

9535

chelonian
CHELONIAN, a. Pertaining to or designating animals of the tortoise kind.

9536

chely
CHELY, n. The claw of a shell-fish.

9537

chemical
CHEMICAL. [See Chimical.]

9538

chemically
CHEMICALLY. [See Chimically.]

9539

chemise
CHEMISE, n. 1. A shift, or under garment worn by females.2. A wall that lines the face of any ...

9540

chemist
CHEMIST. [ See chimist.]

9541

chemistry
CHEMISTRY. [See Chimistry.]

9542

chequer
CHEQUER. [See Checker.]

9543

cheriff
CHERIFF, n. Written also Sheriff. The prince of Mecca; a high priest among the Mohammedans.

9544

cherish
CHERISH, n. The prince of Mecca; a high priest among the Mohammedans.CHERISH, v.t.1. To treat ...

9545

cherished
CHERISHED, pp. Treated with tenderness; warmed; comforted; fostered.

9546

cherisher
CHERISHER, n. One who cherishes; an encourager; a supporter.

9547

cherishing
CHERISHING, ppr. Warming; comforting; encouraging; fostering; treating with affection.

9548

cherishment
CHERISHMENT, n. Encouragement; comfort.

9549

chermes
CHERMES. [See Kermes.]

9550

cherry
CHERRY, n. The fruit of a tree, a species of Prunus, of which there are many varieties, as the red ...

9551

cherry-cheeked
CHERRY-CHEEKED, a. Having ruddy cheeks.

9552

cherry-pit
CHERRY-PIT, n. A childs play, in which cherry stones are thrown into a hole.

9553

cherry-tree
CHERRY-TREE, n. A tree whose fruit is cherries, in the more appropriate sense of the word. The ...

9554

chersonese
CHERSONESE, n. A peninsula; a tract of land of any indefinite extent, which is nearly surrounded ...

9555

chert
CHERT, n. In mineralogy, a subspecies of rhomboidal quartz; called also hornstone, petrosilex or ...

9556

cherty
CHERTY, a. Like chert; flinty.

9557

cherub
CHERUB, n. plu. Cherubs, but the Hebrew plural cherubim is also used.A figure composed of various ...

9558

cherubic
CHERUBIC,CHERUBIC, a. Pertaining to cherubs; angelic.

9559

cherubim
CHERUBIM, n. The Hebrew plural of cherub.

9560

cherubin
CHERUBIN, a. Cherubic; angelic.

9561

cherup
CHERUP, a corruption of chirp, which see.

9562

chervil
CHERVIL, n. A genus of plants, two species of which are called cow-weed.

9563

chesapeak
CHESAPEAK, n. A bay of the United States, whose entrance is between Cape Charles and Cape Henry, ...

9564

chesible
CHESIBLE, n. A short vestment without sleeves, worn by a popish priest at mass.

9565

cheslip
CHESLIP, n. A small vermin that lies under stones and tiles.

9566

chess
CHESS, n. An ingenious game performed by two parties with different pieces, on a checkered board, ...

9567

chess-apple
CHESS-APPLE, n. A species of wild service.

9568

chess-board
CHESS-BOARD, n. The board used in the game of chess, and from the squares of which chess has its ...

9569

chess-man
CHESS-MAN, n. A piece or puppet, for the game of chess.

9570

chess-player
CHESS-PLAYER, n. One who plays chess; one skilled din the game of chess.

9571

chess-tree
CHESS-TREE, n. In ships, a piece of wood bolted perpendicularly on the side to confine the clews ...

9572

chessom
CHESSOM, n. Mellow earth.

9573

chest
CHEST, n.1. A box of wood or other material, in which goods are kept or transported. It differs ...

9574

chest-foundering
CHEST-FOUNDERING, n. A disease in horses, like the pleurisy or peripneumony in the human body.

9575

chestnut
CHESTNUT, n. The fruit, seed or nut of a tree belonging to the genus Fagus. It is inclosed in a ...

9576

chestnut-tree
CHESTNUT-TREE, n. The tree which produces the chestnut. This tree grows to a great size, with ...

9577

cheston
CHESTON, n. A species of plum.

9578

chevachie
CHEVACHIE, n. An expedition with cavalry.

9579

chevage
CHEVAGE, n. A tribute by the head.

9580

chevalier
CHEVALIER, n. 1. A knight; a gallant young man.2. In heraldry, a horseman armed at all points.

9581

cheven
CHEVEN, n. The chub, a fish.

9582

cheveril
CHEVERIL, n. A kid, or rather leather made of kid-skin; used as a noun or adjective.

9583

cheverilize
CHEVERILIZE, v.t. To make as pliable as kid-leather.

9584

chevisance
CHEVISANCE, n. 1. Achievement; deed; performance; enterprize accomplished.2. In law, a making of ...

9585

chevron
CHEVRON, n. In heraldry, an honorable ordinary, representing two rafters of a house meeting at the ...

9586

chevroned
CHEVRONED, a. Having a chevron, or the form of it.

9587

chevrotain
CHEVROTAIN, n. The smallest of the antelope kind.

9588

chew
CHEW, v.t.1. To bite and grind with the teeth; to masticate, as food, to prepare it for ...

9589

chewed
CHEWED, pp. Ground by the teeth; masticated.

9590

chewet
CHEWET, n. A kind of pie, made with chopped substances.

9591

chewing
CHEWING, ppr. Grinding with the teeth; masticating; ruminating; meditating; champing.

9592

chia
CHIA, n. A beautiful Mexican plant.

9593

chian
CHIAN, a. Pertaining to Chios, an isle in the Levant.Chian earth, a medicinal, dense, compact kind ...

9594

chiastolite
CHIASTOLITE, n. A mineral, called also macle, whose crystals are arranged in a peculiar manner. ...

9595

chibbal
CHIBBAL, n. A small sort of onion.

9596

chicane
CHICANE, n.1. In law, shift; turn; trick; cavil; an abuse of judiciary proceedings, by artifices, ...

9597

chicaner
CHICANER, n. One who uses shifts, turns, evasions or undue artifices, in litigation or disputes; a ...

9598

chicanery
CHICANERY, n. Sophistry; mean or unfair artifices to perplex a cause and obscure the truth.

9599

chiches
CHICHES, n. Dwarf peas.

9600

chichling
CHICHLING,

9601

chick
CHICK, v.i. To sprout, as seed in the ground; to vegetate.

9602

chick-pea
CHICK-PEA, n. A plant or pea, constituting the genus Cicer; a native of Spain, where it is used in ...

9603

chick-weed
CHICK-WEED, n. A plant of the genus Alsine, which includes many species. The common chick-weed, ...

9604

chicken
CHICKEN, n. 1. The young of fowls, particularly of the domestic hen, or gallinaceous fowls.2. A ...

9605

chicken-hearted
CHICKEN-HEARTED, a. Timid; fearful; cowardly.

9606

chicken-pox
CHICKEN-POX, n. A mild contagious eruptive disease, generally appearing in children.

9607

chickling
CHICKLING, n. A small chick or chicken.

9608

chickling-vetch
CHICKLING-VETCH, n. A vetch or pea, of the genus Lathyrus, used in Germany for food, but inferior ...

9609

chide
CHIDE, v.t.1. To scold at; to reprove; to utter words in anger, or by way of disapprobation; to ...

9610

chider
CHIDER, n. One who chides, clamors, reproves or rebukes.

9611

chideress
CHIDERESS, n. A female who chides.

9612

chiding
CHIDING, ppr. Scolding; clamoring; rebuking; making a harsh or continued noise.CHIDING, n. A ...

9613

chidingly
CHIDINGLY, adv. In a scolding or reproving manner.

9614

chief
CHIEF, a.1. Highest in office or rank; principal; as a chief priest; the chief butler. Gen ...

9615

chiefage
CHIEFAGE,

9616

chiefdom
CHIEFDOM, n. Sovereignty.

9617

chiefless
CHIEFLESS, a. Without a chief or leader.

9618

chiefly
CHIEFLY, adv.1. Principally; eminently; in the first place.It chiefly concerns us to obey the ...

9619

chiefrie
CHIEFRIE, n. A small rent paid to the lord paramount.

9620

chieftain
CHIEFTAIN, n. A captain, leader or commander; a chief; the head of a troop, army or clan. It is ...

9621

chieftainry
CHIEFTAINRY,

9622

chieftainship
CHIEFTAINSHIP, n. Headship; captaincy; the government over a clan.

9623

chievance
CHIEVANCE, n. An unlawful bargain; traffick in which money is extorted.

9624

chieve
CHIEVE or CHIVE, v.i. To come to an end; to issue; to succeed.

9625

chilblain
CHILBLAIN, n. A blain or sore produced by cold; a tumor affecting the hands and feet, accompanied ...

9626

child
CHILD, n.1. A son or a daughter; a male or female descendant, in the first degree; the immediate ...

9627

child-bearing
CHILD-BEARING, a. or ppr. [See Bear.] Bearing or producing children.CHILD-BEARING, n. The act of ...

9628

childbed
CHILDBED, n. The state of a woman bringing forth a child or being in labor; parturition.

9629

childbirth
CHILDBIRTH, n. The act of bringing forth a child; travail; labor; as the pains of childbirth.

9630

childed
CHILDED, a. Furnished with a child.

9631

childhood
CHILDHOOD, n.1. The state of a child, or the time in which persons are children, including the ...

9632

childing
CHILDING, ppr. Bearing children; producing; as childing women.

9633

childish
CHILDISH, a.1. Belonging to a child; trifling; puerile.When I became a man, I put away childish ...

9634

childishly
CHILDISHLY, adv. In the manner of a child; in a trifling way; in a weak or foolish manner.

9635

childishness
CHILDISHNESS, n. Triflingness, puerility, the state or qualities of a child, in reference to ...

9636

childlike
CHILDLIKE, a. Resembling a child or that which belongs to children; becoming a child; meek; ...

9637

childly
CHILDLY, a. Like a child.

9638

children
CHILDREN, n. plu. Of child.

9639

chili
CHILI, a. 1. Cool; moderately cold; tending to cause shivering; as the chill vapors of night.2. ...

9640

chiliad
CHILIAD, n. 1. A thousand; a collection or sum, containing a thousand individuals or ...

9641

chiliagon
CHILIAGON, n. A plain figure of a thousand angles and sides.

9642

chiliahedron
CHILIAHEDRON, n. A figure of a thousand equal sides.

9643

chiliarch
CHILIARCH, n. A body consisting of a thousand men.

9644

chiliast
CHILIAST, n. One of the sect of Millenarians.

9645

chilifactive
CHILIFACTIVE. [See Chylifactive.]

9646

chilioliter
CHILIOLITER. [See Kiloliter.]

9647

chiliometer
CHILIOMETER. [See Kilometer.]

9648

chill
CHILL, n. 1. A shivering with cold; rigors, as in an ague; the cold fit that precedes a fever; ...

9649

chilled
CHILLED, pp. Made cool; made to shiver; dejected.

9650

chilli
CHILLI, n. A Mexican plant, Guinea pepper.

9651

chilliness
CHILLINESS, n. 1. A sensation of shivering; rigors.2. A moderate degree of coldness; as the ...

9652

chilling
CHILLING, ppr. Cooling; causing to shiver.

9653

chillness
CHILLNESS, n. Coolness; coldness; a shivering.

9654

chilly
CHILLY, a. Cool; moderately cold, such as to cause shivering; as a chilly day, night, or air.

9655

chilogram
CHILOGRAM. [See Kilogram.]

9656

chimb
CHIMB, n. [See Chime.]

9657

chime
CHIME, n. 1. The consonant or harmonic sounds of several correspondent instruments.Instruments ...

9658

chimer
CHIMER, n. One who chimes.

9659

chimera
CHIMERA, n.1. In fabulous history, a monster with three heads, that of a lion, of a goat, and of a ...

9660

chimerical
CHIMERICAL, a. Merely imaginary; fanciful; fantastic; wildly or vainly conceived; that has, or can ...

9661

chimerically
CHIMERICALLY, adv. Wildly; vainly; fancifully; fantastically.

9662

chimical
CHIMICAL, a. [See Chimistry.]1. Pertaining to chimistry; as a chimical operation.2. Resulting ...

9663

chimically
CHIMICALLY, adv. According to chimical principles; by chimical process or operation.

9664

chiminage
CHIMINAGE, n. In law, a toll for passage through a forest.

9665

chiming
CHIMING, ppr. Causing to chime; sounding in accordance.

9666

chimist
CHIMIST, n. A person versed in chimistry; a professor of chimistry.

9667

chimistry
CHIMISTRY, n. Chimistry is a science, the object of which is to discover the nature and properties ...

9668

chimney
CHIMNEY, n.1. In architecture, a body of brick or stone, erected in a building, containing a ...

9669

chimney-corner
CHIMNEY-CORNER, n.1. The corner of a fire-place, or the space between the fire and the sides of ...

9670

chimney-hook
CHIMNEY-HOOK, n. A hook for holding pots and kettles over a fire.

9671

chimney-money
CHIMNEY-MONEY, n. Hearth-money, a duty paid for each chimney in a house.

9672

chimney-piece
CHIMNEY-PIECE, n. An ornamental piece of wood or stone set round a fire-place.

9673

chimney-sweeper
CHIMNEY-SWEEPER, n. One whose occupation is to sweep and scrape chimneys, to clean them of the ...

9674

chimpanzee
CHIMPANZEE, n. An animal of the ape kind, a variety of the ourang-outang.It is now considered a ...

9675

chin
CHIN, n. The lower extremity of the face below the mouth; the point of the under jaw.

9676

chin-cough
CHIN-COUGH, n. A contagious disease, often epidemic among children. It increases for some weeks, ...

9677

china
CHINA, n. A species of earthern ware made in China, and so called from the country; called also ...

9678

china-orange
CHINA-ORANGE, n. The sweet orange, said to have been originally brought from China.

9679

china-root
CHINA-ROOT, n. The root of a species Smilax, brought from the East Indies, of a pale reddish ...

9680

chinch
CHINCH, n. A genus of insects, resembling the feather-wing moths. These insects live in the ...

9681

chine
CHINE, n.1. The back-bone, or spine of an animal.2. A piece of the back-bone of an animal, with ...

9682

chined
CHINED, a. Pertaining to the back.

9683

chinese
CHINESE, a. Pertaining to China.CHINESE, n. sing. and plu. A native of China; also, the language ...

9684

chingle
CHINGLE, n. Gravel free from dirt. [See Shingle.]

9685

chink
CHINK, n. A small aperture lengthwise; a cleft, rent, or fissure, of greater length than breadth; ...

9686

chinkapin
CHINKAPIN, n. The dwarf chestnut, Fagus pumila, a tree that rises eight or ten feet, with a ...

9687

chinky
CHINKY, a. Full of chinks, or fissures; gaping; opening in narrow clefts.

9688

chinned
CHINNED, a. Having a long chin.

9689

chinse
CHINSE, v.t. In naval affairs, to thrust oakum into the seams or chinks of a ship with a chisel or ...

9690

chints
CHINTS, n. Cotton cloth, printed with more than two colors.

9691

chioppine
CHIOPPINE, n. A high shoe, formerly worn by ladies.

9692

chip
CHIP, CHEAP, CHIPPING, in the names of places, imply a market; from Sax. Ceapan, cypan, to buy or ...

9693

chip-ax
CHIP-AX, n. An ax for chipping.

9694

chipped
CHIPPED, pp. Cut in chips, or small pieces; hewed.

9695

chipping
CHIPPING, n. 1. A chip; a piece cut off or separated by a cutting or engraving instrument; a ...

9696

chiragrical
CHIRAGRICAL, a. Having the gout in the hand, or subject to that disease.

9697

chirk
CHIRK, a. Lively; cheerful; in god spirits; in a comfortable state.CHIRK, v.i. To chirp.

9698

chirm
CHIRM, v.i. To sing as a bird.

9699

chirograph
CHIROGRAPH, n.1. Anciently a deed, which, requiring a counterpart, was engrossed twice on the same ...

9700

chirographer
CHIROGRAPHER, n. [See Chirograph.] He that exercises or professes the art or business of writing. ...

9701

chirographic
CHIROGRAPHIC,

9702

chirographical
CHIROGRAPHICAL, a. Pertaining to chirography.

9703

chirographist
CHIROGRAPHIST, n. One who tells fortunes by examining the hand.

9704

chirography
CHIROGRAPHY, n. [See Chirograph.] The art of writing, or a writing with ones own hand.

9705

chirological
CHIROLOGICAL, a. Pertaining to chirology.

9706

chirologist
CHIROLOGIST, n. One who communicates thoughts by signs made with the hands and fingers.

9707

chirology
CHIROLOGY, n. [See Chirologist.] The art or practice of communicating thoughts by signs made by the ...

9708

chiromancer
CHIROMANCER, n. [See Chiromancy.] One who attempts to foretell future events, or to tell the ...

9709

chiromancy
CHIROMANCY, n. Divination by the hand; the art or practice of attempting to foretell events, or to ...

9710

chiromantic
CHIROMANTIC, a. Pertaining to chiromancy, or divination by the hand.Chiromantic deception.

9711

chirp
CHIRP, v.i. Cherp. To make the noise of certain small birds, or of certain insects; as a chirping ...

9712

chirper
CHIRPER, n. One that chirps, or is cheerful.

9713

chirping
CHIRPING, ppr. Making the noise of certain small birds.CHIRPING, n. The noise of certain small ...

9714

chirurgeon
CHIRURGEON, n. A surgeon; one whose profession is to heal diseases by manual operations, ...

9715

chirurgery
CHIRURGERY, n. That part of the medical art which consists in healing diseases and wounds by ...

9716

chirurgic
CHIRURGIC,

9717

chirurgical
CHIRURGICAL, a. 1. Pertaining to surgery, or to the art of healing diseases and wounds by manual ...

9718

chisel
CHISEL, n. An instrument of iron or steel, used in carpentry, joinery, cabinet work, masonry, ...

9719

chiseled
CHISELED, pp. Cut or engraved with a chisel.

9720

chiseling
CHISELING, ppr. Cutting with a chisel.

9721

chisleu
CHISLEU, n. The ninth month of the Jewish year, answering to a part of November and a part of ...

9722

chistianity
CHISTIANITY, n. [See Christian, from Christ.] The religion of Christians; or the system of ...

9723

chit
CHIT, n.1. A shoot or sprout; the first shooting or germination of a seed or plant. Hence,2. A ...

9724

chit-chat
CHIT-CHAT, n. [See Chat, Chatter.] Prattle; familiar or trifling talk.

9725

chitterling
CHITTERLING, n. The frill to the breast of a shirt.

9726

chitterlings
CHITTERLINGS, n. plu. The guts or bowels; sausages.

9727

chitty
CHITTY, a. 1. Childish; like a babe.2. Full of chits or warts.

9728

chivalrous
CHIVALROUS, a. [See Chivalry.] Pertaining to chivalry, or knight errantry; warlike; bold; gallant.

9729

chivalry
CHIVALRY, n. 1. Knighthood; a military dignity, founded on the service of soldiers on horseback, ...

9730

chive
CHIVE, N. A SPECIES OF SMALL ONION.

9731

chives
CHIVES, n. plu. In botany, slender threads or filaments in the blossoms of plants. [See Stamen.]

9732

chldless
CHLDLESS, a. Destitute of children or offspring. 1 Sam. 15:33.

9733

chlorate
CHLORATE, n. [See chlorine.] A compound of chloric acid with a salifiable base.

9734

chloric
CHLORIC, a. Pertaining to chlorine, or obtained from it; as chloric acid.

9735

chlorid
CHLORID, n. [See Chlorine.] A compound of chlorine with a combustible body.

9736

chloride
CHLORIDE,

9737

chloridic
CHLORIDIC, a. Pertaining to a chloride.

9738

chlorin
CHLORIN, n. Chloric gas; a new name given to what has been called oxymuriatic gas. This substance ...

9739

chlorine
CHLORINE,

9740

chloriodic
CHLORIODIC, a. Consisting of chlorine and iodine, or obtained from them.

9741

chloris
CHLORIS, n. The green finch, a small bird.

9742

chlorite
CHLORITE, n. A mineral of a grass green color, opake, usually friable or easily pulverized, ...

9743

chloro-carbonic
CHLORO-CARBONIC,

9744

chloro-carbonous
CHLORO-CARBONOUS, a. The terms, chloro-carbonic acid and chloro-carbonous acid, are applied, the ...

9745

chloropal
CHLOROPAL, n. A newly observed mineral, of two varieties, the conchoidal and the earthy; the ...

9746

chlorophane
CHLOROPHANE, n. A variety of fluor spar, from Siberia. When placed on a heated iron, it gives a ...

9747

chloropheite
CHLOROPHEITE, n. A rare mineral found in small nodules.

9748

chlorophyl
CHLOROPHYL, n. The green matter of the leaves of vegetables.

9749

chlorosis
CHLOROSIS, n. The green sickness; a disease of females, characterized by a pale or greenish hue of ...

9750

chlorotic
CHLOROTIC, a.1. Pertaining to chlorosis; as, chlorotic affections. Medical Repository.2. ...

9751

chlorous
CHLOROUS, a. Pertaining to chlorine; as chlorous oxyd.

9752

choak
CHOAK, [See Choke.]

9753

chock
CHOCK, n. In marine language, a kind of wedge for confining a cask or other body, to prevent it ...

9754

chocolate
CHOCOLATE, n.1. A paste or cake composed of the kernel of cacao, with other ingredients, usually a ...

9755

chocolate-house
CHOCOLATE-HOUSE, n. A house where company many be served with chocolate.

9756

chocolate-nut
CHOCOLATE-NUT. [See Cacao.]

9757

chode
CHODE, the old preterit of chide, which see.

9758

choice
CHOICE, n.1. The act of choosing; the voluntary act of selecting or separating from two or more ...

9759

choice-drawn
CHOICE-DRAWN, a. Selected with particular care.

9760

choiceless
CHOICELESS, a. Not having the power of choosing; not free.

9761

choicely
CHOICELY, adv.1. With care in choosing; with nice regard to preference; with exact choice; as a ...

9762

choiceness
CHOICENESS, n. Valuableness; particular value or worth; as the choiceness of a plant or of wine.

9763

choir
CHOIR, n.1. A collection of singers, especially in divine service, in a church.2. Any collection ...

9764

choir-service
CHOIR-SERVICE, n. The service of singing performed by a choir.

9765

choke
CHOKE, v.t.1. To stop the passage of the breath, by filling the windpipe or compressing the neck. ...

9766

choke-cherry
CHOKE-CHERRY, n. The popular name of a species of wild cherry, remarkable for its astringent ...

9767

choke-full
CHOKE-FULL, a. [choke and full.] Full as possible; quite full.

9768

choke-pear
CHOKE-PEAR, n.1. A kind of pear that has a rough astringent taste, and is swallowed with ...

9769

choke-weed
CHOKE-WEED, n. A plant so called.

9770

choked
CHOKED, pp. Suffocated; strangled; obstructed by filling; stifled; suppressed; smothered.

9771

choker
CHOKER, n. One that chokes another; one that puts another to silence; that which cannot be ...

9772

choky
CHOKY, a. That tends to suffocate, or has power to suffocate.

9773

cholagogue
CHOLAGOGUE, n. A medicine that has the specific quality of evacuating the bile.

9774

choler
CHOLER, n. 1. The bile. By the superabundance of this fluid, anger was formerly supposed to be ...

9775

choleric
CHOLERIC, a.1. Abounding with choler.2. Easily irritated; irascible; inclined to anger; as a ...

9776

cholericness
CHOLERICNESS, n. Pertaining to cholesterin, or obtained from it; as cholesteric acid.

9777

cholesterin
CHOLESTERIN, n. A name given by M. Chevreul, to the pearly or crystaline substance of human ...

9778

cholesterine
CHOLESTERINE,

9779

choliambic
CHOLIAMBIC, n. A verse in poetry having an iambic foot in the fifth place, and a spondee in the ...

9780

chomer
CHOMER, n. A Hebrew measure containing the tenth part of an epha,or about six pints.

9781

chondrodite
CHONDRODITE, n. A mineral, called also Brucite. It occurs in grains or imperfect crystals, or in ...

9782

choose
CHOOSE, v.t.1. To pick out; to select; to take by way of preference from two or more things ...

9783

chooser
CHOOSER, n. He that chooses he that has the power or right of choosing; an elector.

9784

choosing
CHOOSING, ppr. Selecting; taking in preference; electing.CHOOSING, n. Choice; election.

9785

chop
CHOP, v.t.1. To cut off or separate, by striking with a sharp instrument, either by a single blow ...

9786

chop-church
CHOP-CHURCH, n. An exchange or an exchanger of benefices.

9787

chop-fallen
CHOP-FALLEN, a. Dejected; dispirited.

9788

chop-house
CHOP-HOUSE, n. A house where provision ready dressed is sold.

9789

chopin
CHOPIN, n. A liquid measure in France, containing nearly a pint Winchester measure. In Scotland, ...

9790

chopped
CHOPPED, pp. Cut; minced.

9791

chopping
CHOPPING, ppr. Cutting; mincing; buying; bartering.CHOPPING, a. Stout; lusty; plump.CHOPPING, ...

9792

chopping-block
CHOPPING-BLOCK, n. A block on which any thing is laid to be chopped.

9793

chopping-knife
CHOPPING-KNIFE, n. A knife for mincing meat.

9794

choppy
CHOPPY, a. Full of clefts or cracks.

9795

chops
CHOPS, [See Chop.]

9796

choral
CHORAL, a. 1. Belonging to or composing a choir or concert; as, choral symphonies.2. Singing in ...

9797

chorally
CHORALLY, adv. In the manner of a chorus.

9798

chord
CHORD, n.1. The string of a musical instrument.2. In music, the union of two or more sounds ...

9799

chordee
CHORDEE, n. [See Chord.] In medicine and surgery, an inflammatory or spasmodic contraction of the ...

9800

chore
CHORE, n. In America, this word denotes small work of a domestic kind, as distinguished from the ...

9801

chorepis-copal
CHOREPIS-COPAL, a. Pertaining to the power of a suffragan or local bishop.

9802

choreus
CHOREUS, n. In ancient poetry, a foot of two syllables, the first long and the second short; the ...

9803

choriamb
CHORIAMB,

9804

choriambic
CHORIAMBIC, n. A choriamb.CHORIAMBIC, a. Pertaining to a choriamb.

9805

choriambus
CHORIAMBUS, n. In ancient poetry, a foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last ...

9806

chorion
CHORION, n. In anatomy, the exterior membrane which invests the fetus in utero.

9807

chorist
CHORIST, n. A singing man in a choir.

9808

chorister
CHORISTER, n.1. Literally, a singer; one of a choir; a singer in a concert.2. One who leads a ...

9809

chorographer
CHOROGRAPHER, n. [See Chorography.] A person who describes a particular region or country; or one ...

9810

chorographical
CHOROGRAPHICAL, a. Pertaining to chorography; descriptive of particular regions or countries; ...

9811

chorographically
CHOROGRAPHICALLY, adv. In a chorographical manner; in a manner descriptive of particular regions.

9812

chorography
CHOROGRAPHY, n. The art or practice of making a map of a particular region, country, or province; ...

9813

choroid
CHOROID, n. In anatomy, a term applied to several parts of the body that resemble the chorion; as ...

9814

chorus
CHORUS, n.1. A number of singers; a company of persons singing in concert.2. The persons who are ...

9815

chose
CHOSE, n. In law, property in action; a right to possession; or that which may be demanded and ...

9816

chosen
CHOSEN, pp.1. Selected from a number; picked out; taken in preference; elected; predestinated; ...

9817

chough
CHOUGH, n. The Cornish chough is a fowl of the genus Corvus, nearly of the size of the crow, and ...

9818

choule
CHOULE. [See Jowl.]

9819

chouse
CHOUSE, v.t. To cheat, trick, defraud; followed by of, in Hudibras; but in America, by out of; as, ...

9820

choused
CHOUSED, pp. Cheated; defrauded; imposed on.

9821

chousing
CHOUSING, ppr. Cheating; imposing on.

9822

chowder
CHOWDER, n. In New England, a dish of fish boiled with biscuit, &c. In Spanish, chode is a paste ...

9823

chowter
CHOWTER, v.t. To grumble like a frog or a froward child.

9824

chrism
CHRISM, n. Unguent; unction. In the Romish and Greek churches, oil consecrated by the bishop, and ...

9825

chrismal
CHRISMAL, a. Pertaining to chrism.

9826

chrismation
CHRISMATION, n. The act of applying the chrism, or consecrated oil; in baptism, by the priest; in ...

9827

chrismatory
CHRISMATORY, n. A vessel to hold the oil for chrism.

9828

chrisom
CHRISOM, n. [See Chrism.] a child that dies within a month after its birth; so called from the ...

9829

christ
CHRIST, n. THE ANOINTED; an appellation given to the Savior of the World, and synonymous with the ...

9830

christanize
CHRISTANIZE, v.t. To make Christian; to convert to Christianity; as, to Christianize pagans.

9831

christen
CHRISTEN, v.t.1. To baptize, or rather to baptize and name; to initiate into the visible church of ...

9832

christendom
CHRISTENDOM, n.1. The territories, countries or regions inhabited by Christians, or those who ...

9833

christened
CHRISTENED, pp. Baptized and named; initiated into Christianity.

9834

christening
CHRISTENING, ppr. The act or ceremony of baptizing and naming; initiation into the Christian ...

9835

christian
CHRISTIAN, n.1. A believer in the religion of Christ.2. A professor of his belief in the religion ...

9836

christian-name
CHRISTIAN-NAME, n. The name given in baptism, as distinct from the gentilitious or surname.

9837

christianism
CHRISTIANISM, n.1. The Christian religion.2. The nations professing Christianity.

9838

christianite
CHRISTIANITE, n. A newly discovered Vesuvian mineral; its primitive form is that of an oblique ...

9839

christianlike
CHRISTIANLIKE, a. Becoming a Christian.

9840

christianly
CHRISTIANLY, adv. In a Christian manner; in a manner becoming the principles of the Christian ...

9841

christianography
CHRISTIANOGRAPHY, n. A description of Christian nations.

9842

christmas
CHRISTMAS, n.1. The festival of the Christian church observed annually on the 25th day of ...

9843

christmas-box
CHRISTMAS-BOX, n. A box in which little presents are deposited at Christmas.

9844

christmas-day
CHRISTMAS-DAY, n. The twenty fifth day of December, when Christmas is celebrated.

9845

christmas-flower
CHRISTMAS-FLOWER, n. Hellebore.

9846

christmas-rose
CHRISTMAS-ROSE, n. A plant of the genus Helleborus, producing beautiful white flowers about ...

9847

christs-thorn
CHRISTS-THORN, n. The Rhamnus paliurus, a deciduous shrub, a native of Palestine and the South of ...

9848

chroastaces
CHROASTACES, n. In natural history, a genus of pellucid gems, comprehending all those of variable ...

9849

chromate
CHROMATE, n. [See chrome.] A salt or compound formed by the chromic acid with a base.

9850

chromatic
CHROMATIC, a.1. Relating to color.2. Noting a particular species of music, which proceeds by ...

9851

chromatically
CHROMATICALLY, adv. In the chromatic manner.

9852

chromatics
CHROMATICS, n. The science of colors; that part of optics which treats of the properties of the ...

9853

chrome
CHROME, n. A metal consisting of a porous mass of agglutinated grains, very hard, brittle, and of ...

9854

chromic
CHROMIC, a. Pertaining to chrome, or obtained from it; as chromic acid.Chromic yellow, the ...

9855

chronic
CHRONIC,

9856

chronical
CHRONICAL, a. Continuing a long time, as a disease. A chronic disease is one which is inveterate ...

9857

chronicle
CHRONICLE, n. [See Chronic.]1. A historical account of facts or events disposed in the order of ...

9858

chronicler
CHRONICLER, n. A writer of a chronicle; a recorder of events in the order of time; a historian.

9859

chronique
CHRONIQUE, n. A chronicle.

9860

chronogram
CHRONOGRAM, n. An inscription in which a certain date or epoch is expressed by numeral letters; as ...

9861

chronogrammatic
CHRONOGRAMMATIC,

9862

chronogrammatical
CHRONOGRAMMATICAL, a. Belonging to a chronogram, or containing one.

9863

chronogrammatist
CHRONOGRAMMATIST, n. A writer of chronograms.

9864

chronographer
CHRONOGRAPHER, n. One who writes concerning time or the events of time; a chronologer.

9865

chronography
CHRONOGRAPHY, n. The description of time past.

9866

chronologer
CHRONOLOGER,

9867

chronologic
CHRONOLOGIC,

9868

chronological
CHRONOLOGICAL, a. Relating to chronology; containing an account of events in the order of time; ...

9869

chronologically
CHRONOLOGICALLY, adv. In a chronological manner; in a manner according with the order of time, the ...

9870

chronologist
CHRONOLOGIST, n. [See Chronology.] 1. A person who attempts to discover the true dates of past ...

9871

chronology
CHRONOLOGY, n. The science of time; the method of measuring, or computing time by regular ...

9872

chronometer
CHRONOMETER, n. Any instrument that measures time or that divides time into equal portions, or ...

9873

chrysalid
CHRYSALID, n. [See Chrysalis.]

9874

chrysalis
CHRYSALIS, n. The particular form which butterflies, moths, and some other insects assume, before ...

9875

chrysoberyl
CHRYSOBERYL, n. A siliceous gem, of a dilute yellowish green color.Chrysoberyl, the cymophane of ...

9876

chrysocolla
CHRYSOCOLLA, n. Carbonate of copper, of two subspecies, the blue and the green; formerly called ...

9877

chrysolite
CHRYSOLITE, n. A mineral, called by Hauy and Brongniart, peridote and by Jameson, prismatic ...

9878

chrysoprase
CHRYSOPRASE, n. A mineral, a subspecies of quartz. Its color is commonly apple green, and often ...

9879

chub
CHUB, n. A river fish, called also cheven, of the genus Cyprinus. The body is oblong, nearly ...

9880

chub-faced
CHUB-FACED, a. Having a plump round face.

9881

chubbed
CHUBBED,

9882

chubby
CHUBBY, a. Like a chub; short and thick.

9883

chuck
CHUCK, v.i. To make the noise of a hen or partridge, when she calls her chickens.CHUCK, v.t. To ...

9884

chuck-farthing
CHUCK-FARTHING, n. A play in which a farthing is pitched into a hole.

9885

chuckle
CHUCKLE, v.t.1. To call, as a hen her chickens.2. To fondle; to cocker.CHUCKLE, v.i. To laugh ...

9886

chuckle-head
CHUCKLE-HEAD, n. A vulgar word in America, denoting a person with a large head, a dunce. Bailey ...

9887

chud
CHUD, v.t. To champ; to bite.

9888

chuet
CHUET, n. Forced meat.

9889

chuff
CHUFF, n. A clown; a coarse, heavy, dull or surly fellow.

9890

chuffily
CHUFFILY, adv. In a rough, surly manner; clownishly.

9891

chuffiness
CHUFFINESS, n. Surliness.

9892

chuffy
CHUFFY, a. Blunt; clownish; surly; angry; stomachful. In New England, this word expresses that ...

9893

chuk
CHUK, n. A word used in calling swine. It is the original name of that animal, which our ...

9894

chum
CHUM, n. A chamber-fellow; one who lodges or resides in the same room; a word used in colleges.

9895

chump
CHUMP, n. A short, thick, heavy piece of wood, less than a block.

9896

chunk
CHUNK, n. A short thick piece of wood. [Colloquial.]

9897

church
CHURCH, n.1. A house consecrated to the worship of God, among Christians; the Lords house. This ...

9898

church-ale
CHURCH-ALE, n. A wake or feast commemoratory of the dedication of the church.

9899

church-attire
CHURCH-ATTIRE, n. The habit in which men officiate in divine service.

9900

church-authority
CHURCH-AUTHORITY, n. Ecclesiastical power; spiritual jurisdiction.

9901

church-bench
CHURCH-BENCH, n. The seat in the porch of a church.

9902

church-burial
CHURCH-BURIAL, n. Burial according to the rites of the church.

9903

church-discipline
CHURCH-DISCIPLINE, n. Discipline of the church, intended to correct the offenses of its members.

9904

church-founder
CHURCH-FOUNDER, n. He that builds or endows a church.

9905

church-history
CHURCH-HISTORY, n. History of the Christian church; ecclesiastical history.

9906

church-land
CHURCH-LAND, n. Land belonging to a church.

9907

church-member
CHURCH-MEMBER, n. A member in communion with a church; a professor of religion.

9908

church-music
CHURCH-MUSIC, n. 1. The service of singing or chanting in a church.2. Music suited to church ...

9909

church-warden
CHURCH-WARDEN, n. A keeper or guardian of the church, and a representative of the parish. ...

9910

church-way
CHURCH-WAY, n. The way, street or road that leads to the church.

9911

church-work
CHURCH-WORK, n. Work carried on slowly.

9912

church-yard
CHURCH-YARD, n. The ground adjoining to a church in which the dead are buried; a cemetery.

9913

churchdom
CHURCHDOM, n. The government or authority of the church.

9914

churching
CHURCHING, n. The act of offering thanks in church after childbirth.

9915

churchlike
CHURCHLIKE, a. Becoming the church.

9916

churchman
CHURCHMAN, n.1. An ecclesiastic or clergyman; one who ministers in sacred things.2. An ...

9917

churchship
CHURCHSHIP, n. Institution of the church.

9918

churl
CHURL, n.1. A rude, surly, ill-bred man.2. A rustic; a countryman, or laborer.3. A miser; a ...

9919

churlish
CHURLISH, a. 1. Rude; surly; austere; sullen; rough in temper; unfeeling; uncivil.2. Selfish; ...

9920

churlishly
CHURLISHLY, adv. Rudely; roughly; in a churlish manner.

9921

churlishness
CHURLISHNESS, n. Rudeness of manners or temper, but generally the word refers to the temper or ...

9922

churly
CHURLY, a. Rude; boisterous.

9923

churme
CHURME, or, CHIRM, n. Noise; clamor, or confused noise.

9924

churn
CHURN, n. A vessel in which cream or milk is agitated for separating the oily part from the caseous ...

9925

churn-staff
CHURN-STAFF, n. The staff or instrument used in churning.

9926

churned
CHURNED, pp. Agitated; made into butter.

9927

churning
CHURNING, ppr. Agitating to make butter; shaking; stirring.CHURNING, n.1. The operation of making ...

9928

churnworm
CHURNWORM, n. An insect that turns about nimbly, called also a fancricket.

9929

chuse
CHUSE, [See Choose.]

9930

chusite
CHUSITE, n. A yellowish mineral found by Saussure in the cavities of porphyries in the environs of ...

9931

chylaceous
CHYLACEOUS, a. [See Chyle.] Belonging to chyle; consisting of chyle.

9932

chyle
CHYLE, n. In animal bodies, a white or milky fluid separated from aliments by means of digestion. ...

9933

chylifaction
CHYLIFACTION, n. The act or process by which chyle is formed from food in animal bodies.

9934

chylifactive
CHYLIFACTIVE, a. Forming or changing into chyle; having the power to make chyle.

9935

chyliferous
CHYLIFEROUS, a. [L.] Transmitting chyle.

9936

chylopoetic
CHYLOPOETIC, adv. Chylifactive; having the power to change into chyle; making chyle.

9937

chylous
CHYLOUS, a. Consisting of chyle, or partaking of it.

9938

chyme
CHYME, n. That particular modification which food assumes after it has undergone the action of the ...

9939

chymic
CHYMIC, CHYMIST, CHYMISTRY. [See chimical, Chimist, Chimistry.]

9940

chymification
CHYMIFICATION, n. The process of becoming or of forming chyme.

9941

chymified
CHYMIFIED, pp. Formed into chyme.

9942

chymify
CHYMIFY, v.t. To form into chyme.

9943

chymist
CHYMIC, CHYMIST, CHYMISTRY. [See chimical, Chimist, Chimistry.]

9944

chymistry
CHYMIC, CHYMIST, CHYMISTRY. [See chimical, Chimist, Chimistry.]

9945

cibarious
CIBARIOUS, a. Pertaining to food; useful for food; edible.

9946

cibol
CIBOL, n. A sort of small onion.

9947

cicada
CICADA, n. The frog-hopper, or flea locust; a genus of insects of many species.

9948

cicatrice
CICATRICE, n. A scar; a little seam or elevation of flesh remaining after a wound or ulcer is ...

9949

cicatricle
CICATRICLE, n. The germinating or fetal point in the embryo of a seed or the yolk of an egg; as, ...

9950

cicatrisive
CICATRISIVE, a. Tending to promote the formation of a cicatrix.

9951

cicatrix
CICATRIX,

9952

cicatrizant
CICATRIZANT, n. A medicine or application that promotes the formation of a cicatrix, such as ...

9953

cicatrization
CICATRIZATION, n. The process of healing or forming a cicatrix; or the state of being healed, ...

9954

cicatrize
CICATRIZE, v.t. To heal, or induce the formation of a cicatrix, in wounded or ulcerated flesh; or ...

9955

cicatrized
CICATRIZED, pp. Healed, as wounded flesh; having a cicatrix formed.

9956

cicatrizing
CICATRIZING, ppr. Healing; skinning over; forming a cicatrix.

9957

cicely
CICELY, n. A plant, a species of Chaerophyllum. The sweet cicely is a species of Scandix.

9958

cicerone
CICERONE, n. A guide; one who explains curiosities.

9959

ciceronian
CICERONIAN, a. Resembling Cicero, either in style or action; in style, diffuse and flowing; in ...

9960

ciceronianism
CICERONIANISM, n. Imitation or resemblance of the style or action of Cicero.

9961

cichoraceous
CICHORACEOUS, a. Having the qualities of succory.

9962

cicisbeism
CICISBEISM, n. The practice of dangling about females.

9963

cicisbeo
CICISBEO, n. A dangler about females.

9964

cicurate
CICURATE, v.t. To tame; to reclaim from wildness.

9965

cicuration
CICURATION, n. The act of taming wild animals.

9966

cicuta
CICUTA, n. Water-hemlock, a plant whose root is poisonous. This term was used by the ancients and ...

9967

cider
CIDER, n. The juice of apples expressed, a liquor used for drink. The word was formerly used to ...

9968

ciderist
CIDERIST, n. A maker of cider.

9969

ciderkin
CIDERKIN, n. The liquor made of the gross matter of apples, after the cider is pressed out, and a ...

9970

cierge
CIERGE, n. A candle carried in processions.

9971

cigar
CIGAR, n. A small roll of tobacco, so formed as to be tubular, used for smoking. Cigars are of ...

9972

ciliary
CILIARY, a. Belonging to the eyelids.

9973

ciliated
CILIATED, a. In botany, furnished or surrounded with parallel filaments, or bristles, resembling ...

9974

cilicious
CILICIOUS, a. Made or consisting of hair.

9975

cima
CIMA, [See Cyma.]

9976

cimbal
CIMBAL, n. A kind of cake.

9977

cimbric
CIMBRIC, a. Pertaining to the Cimbri, the inhabitants of the modern Jutland, in Denmark, which was ...

9978

cimiter
CIMITER, n. A short sword with a convex edge or recurvated point, used by the Persians and Turks.

9979

cimmerian
CIMMERIAN, a. Pertaining to Cimmerium, a town at the mouth of the Palus Maeotis. The ancients ...

9980

cimolite
CIMOLITE, n. A species of clay, used by the ancients, as a remedy for erysipelas and other ...

9981

cinchona
CINCHONA, n. The Peruvian bark, quinquina, of which there are three varieties, the red, yellow and ...

9982

cincture
CINCTURE, n.1. A belt, a girdle, or something worn round the body.2. That which encompasses, or ...

9983

cinder
CINDER, n.1. Small coals or particles of fire mixed with ashes; embers.2. Small particles of ...

9984

cinder-wench
CINDER-WENCH,WOMAN, n. A woman whose business is to rake into heaps of ashes for cinders.

9985

cineration
CINERATION, n. The reducing of any thing to ashes by combustion.

9986

cinereous
CINEREOUS, a. Like ashes; having the color of the ashes of wood.

9987

cineritious
CINERITIOUS, a. Having the color or consistence of ashes.

9988

cingle
CINGLE, n. A girth; but the word is little used. [See Surcingle.]

9989

cinnabar
CINNABAR, n. Red sulphuret of mercury. Native cinnabar is an ore of quicksilver, moderately ...

9990

cinnabarine
CINNABARINE, a. Pertaining to cinnabar; consisting of cinnabar, or containing it; as, cinnabarine ...

9991

cinnamon
CINNAMON, n. The bark of two species of Laurus. The true cinnamon is the inner bark of the Laurus ...

9992

cinque
CINQUE, n. A five; a word used in games.

9993

cinque-foil
CINQUE-FOIL, n. Five-leaved clover, a species of Potentilla.

9994

cinque-pace
CINQUE-PACE, n. A kind of grave dance.

9995

cinque-ports
CINQUE-PORTS, n. Five havens on the eastern shore of England, towards France, viz. Hastings, ...

9996

cinque-spotted
CINQUE-SPOTTED, a. Having five spots.

9997

cion
CION, n. A young shoot, twig or sprout of a tree, or plant, or rather the cutting of a twig, ...

9998

cious
VENEFI'CIAL,'CIOUS, a. [L. veneficium.] Acting by poison; bewitching. [Little used.]

9999

cipher
CIPHER, n.1. In arithmetic, an Arabian or Oriental character, of this form 0, which, standing by ...

10000

ciphering
CIPHERING, ppr. 1. Using figures, or practicing arithmetic.2. Writing in occult characters.

10001

cipolin
CIPOLIN, n. A green marble from Rome, containing white zones. It consists chiefly of carbonate of ...

10002

circ
CIRC, [See Circus.]

10003

circean
CIRCEAN, a. Pertaining to Circe, the fabled daughter of Sol and Perseis, who was supposed to ...

10004

circensian
CIRCENSIAN, a. Pertaining to the Circus, in Rome, where were practiced games of various kinds, as ...

10005

circinal
CIRCINAL, a. Rolled in spirally downwards, the tip occupying the center; a term in foliation or ...

10006

circinate
CIRCINATE, v.t. To make a circle; to compass.

10007

circination
CIRCINATION, n. An orbicular motion.

10008

circle
CIRCLE, n.1. In geometry, a plane figure comprehended by a single curve line, called its ...

10009

circled
CIRCLED, pp. Surrounded; encompassed; inclosed.CIRCLED, a. Having the form of a circle; round; as ...

10010

circler
CIRCLER, n. A mean poet, or circular poet.

10011

circlet
CIRCLET, n. A little circle; a circle; an orb.

10012

circling
CIRCLING, ppr. Surrounding; going round; inclosing.CIRCLING, a. Circular; round.

10013

circocele
CIRCOCELE, n. A varix, or dilatation of the spermatic vein; a varicocele; hernia varicosa.

10014

circuit
CIRCUIT, n.1. The act of moving or passing round; as the periodical circuit of the earth round the ...

10015

circuiteer
CIRCUITEER, n. One that travels a circuit.

10016

circuition
CIRCUITION, n. The act of going round; compass; circumlocution.

10017

circuitous
CIRCUITOUS, a. Going round in a circuit; not direct; as a circuitous road or course.

10018

circuitously
CIRCUITOUSLY, adv. In a circuit.

10019

circuity
CIRCUITY, n. A going round; a course not direct.

10020

circular
CIRCULAR, a.1. In the form of a circle; round; circumscribed by a circle; spherical; as, the sun ...

10021

circularity
CIRCULARITY, n. A circular form.

10022

circularly
CIRCULARLY, adv. In a circular manner; in the formof a circle; in the form of going and returning.

10023

circulate
CIRCULATE, v.i.1. To move in a circle; to move or pass round; to move round and return to the same ...

10024

circulation
CIRCULATION, n.1. The act of moving round, or in a circle, or in a course which brings or tends to ...

10025

circulatorious
CIRCULATORIOUS, a. Travelling in a circuit, or from house to house.

10026

circulatory
CIRCULATORY, a. 1. Circular; as a circulatory letter.2. Circulating.CIRCULATORY, n. A chimical ...

10027

circumambiency
CIRCUMAMBIENCY, n. The act of surrounding, or encompassing.

10028

circumambient
CIRCUMAMBIENT, a. Surrounding; encompassing; inclosing or being on all sides; used particularly of ...

10029

circumambulate
CIRCUMAMBULATE, v.i. To walk round about.

10030

circumambulation
CIRCUMAMBULATION, n. The act of walking round.

10031

circumcellion
CIRCUMCELLION, n. In church history, a set of illiterate peasants that adhered to the Donatists in ...

10032

circumcise
CIRCUMCISE, v.t. To cut off the prepuce or foreskin of males; a ceremony or rite in the Jewish and ...

10033

circumciser
CIRCUMCISER, n. The act of cutting off the prepuce or foreskin.

10034

circumcursation
CIRCUMCURSATION, n. The act of running about.

10035

circumduct
CIRCUMDUCT, v.t. To contravene; to nullify; a term of civil law.

10036

circumduction
CIRCUMDUCTION, n.1. A leading about.2. An annulling; cancellation.CIRCUMDUCTION, n. 1. A ...

10037

circumfer
CIRCUMFER, v.t. To bear or carry round.

10038

circumference
CIRCUMFERENCE, n. 1. The line that bounds a circle; the exterior line of a circular body; the ...

10039

circumferential
CIRCUMFERENTIAL, a. Pertaining to the circumference.

10040

circumferentor
CIRCUMFERENTOR, n. An instrument used by surveyors for taking angles. It consists of a brass ...

10041

circumflex
CIRCUMFLEX, n. In grammar, an accent serving to note or distinguish a syllable of an intermediate ...

10042

circumfluence
CIRCUMFLUENCE, n. A flowing round on all sides; an inclosure of waters.

10043

circumfluent
CIRCUMFLUENT, a. Flowing round; surrounding as a fluid; as, circumfluent waves.

10044

circumfluous
CIRCUMFLUOUS, a. Flowing round; encompassing as a fluid; circumfluent.

10045

circumforanean
CIRCUMFORANEAN,

10046

circumforaneous
CIRCUMFORANEOUS, a. Going about; walking or wandering from house to house; as a circumforaneous ...

10047

circumfuse
CIRCUMFUSE, v.t.1. To pour round; to spread round, as a fluid.2. To spread round; to surround.

10048

circumfusile
CIRCUMFUSILE, a. That may be poured or spread round; as, circumfusile gold.

10049

circumfusion
CIRCUMFUSION, n. [See Circumfuse.] The act of pouring or spreading round; the state of being poured ...

10050

circumgestation
CIRCUMGESTATION, n. A carrying about.

10051

circumgyrate
CIRCUMGYRATE,

10052

circumgyration
CIRCUMGYRATION, n. The act of turning, rolling or whirling round; the turning of a limb in its ...

10053

circumgyre
CIRCUMGYRE, v.t. To roll or turn round.

10054

circumjacent
CIRCUMJACENT, a. Lying round; bordering on every side.

10055

circumligation
CIRCUMLIGATION, n. The act of binding round; the bond with which any thing is encompassed.

10056

circumlocution
CIRCUMLOCUTION, n. A circuit or compass of words; a periphrase; the use of a number of words to ...

10057

circumlocutory
CIRCUMLOCUTORY, a. Pertaining to circumlocution; consisting or contained in a compass of words; ...

10058

circummured
CIRCUMMURED, a. Walled round; encompassed with a wall.

10059

circumnavigable
CIRCUMNAVIGABLE, a. [See Circumnavigate.] That may be sailed round.

10060

circumnavigate
CIRCUMNAVIGATE, v.t. To sail round; to pass round by water; as, to circumnavigate the globe.

10061

circumnavigation
CIRCUMNAVIGATION, n. The act of sailing round.

10062

circumnavigator
CIRCUMNAVIGATOR, n. One who sails round.

10063

circumplication
CIRCUMPLICATION, n. A folding, winding or wrapping round; or a state of being enwrapped.

10064

circumpolar
CIRCUMPOLAR, a. About the pole; an appellation given to stars, which are so near the north pole, ...

10065

circumposition
CIRCUMPOSITION, n. s as z. The act of placing in a circle; or the state of being so placed.

10066

circumrasion
CIRCUMRASION, n. s as z. The act of shaving or paring round.

10067

circumrotary
CIRCUMROTARY, a. Turning, rolling or whirling round.

10068

circumrotation
CIRCUMROTATION, n. The act of rolling or revolving round, as a wheel; circumvolution; the state of ...

10069

circumscribe
CIRCUMSCRIBE, v.t.1. To inclose within a certain limit; to limit, bound, confine.You are above the ...

10070

circumscribed
CIRCUMSCRIBED, pp. Drawn round as a line; limited; confined.In geometry, this word is applied to a ...

10071

circumscribing
CIRCUMSCRIBING, ppr. Drawing a line round; inclosing; limiting; confining.

10072

circumscriptible
CIRCUMSCRIPTIBLE, a. That may be circumscribed or limited by bounds.

10073

circumscription
CIRCUMSCRIPTION, n. 1. The line that limits; limitation; bound; confinement.2. In natural ...

10074

circumscriptive
CIRCUMSCRIPTIVE, a. Defining the external form; marking or inclosing the limits or superficies of ...

10075

circumscriptively
CIRCUMSCRIPTIVELY, adv. In a limited manner.

10076

circumspect
CIRCUMSPECT, a. Literally, looking on all sides; looking round. Hence,Cautious; prudent; watchful ...

10077

circumspection
CIRCUMSPECTION, n. Caution; attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case, and to the ...

10078

circumspective
CIRCUMSPECTIVE, a. Looking round every way; cautious; careful of consequences; watchful of danger.

10079

circumspectively
CIRCUMSPECTIVELY, adv. Cautiously; vigilantly; heedfully; with watchfulness to guard against ...

10080

circumspectly
CIRCUMSPECTLY, adv. Cautiously; with watchfulness every way; with attention to guard against ...

10081

circumspectness
CIRCUMSPECTNESS, n. Caution; circumspection; vigilance in guarding against evil from every ...

10082

circumstance
CIRCUMSTANCE, n.1. Something attending, appendant, or relative to a fact, or case; a particular ...

10083

circumstanced
CIRCUMSTANCED, pp. or a. Placed in a particular manner, with regard to attending facts or ...

10084

circumstant
CIRCUMSTANT, a. Surrounding.

10085

circumstantial
CIRCUMSTANTIAL, a.1. Attending; relating to; but not essential.2. Consisting in or pertaining to ...

10086

circumstantiality
CIRCUMSTANTIALITY, n.1. The appendage of circumstances; the state of any thing as modified by ...

10087

circumstantially
CIRCUMSTANTIALLY, adv.1. According to circumstances; not essentially; accidentally.2. Minutely; ...

10088

circumstantiate
CIRCUMSTANTIATE, v.t.1. To place in particular circumstances; to invest with particular accidents ...

10089

circumterraneous
CIRCUMTERRANEOUS, a. Around the earth.

10090

circumvallate
CIRCUMVALLATE, v.t. To surround with a rampart.

10091

circumvallation
CIRCUMVALLATION, n.1. In the art of war, a surrounding with a wall or rampart; also, a wall, ...

10092

circumvection
CIRCUMVECTION, n. A carrying about.

10093

circumvent
CIRCUMVENT, v.t. Literally, to come round; hence,To gain advantage over another, or to accomplish ...

10094

circumvented
CIRCUMVENTED, pp. Deceived by craft or stratagem; deluded.

10095

circumventing
CIRCUMVENTING, ppr. Deceiving; imposing on.

10096

circumvention
CIRCUMVENTION, n. 1. The act of prevailing over another by arts, address, or fraud; deception; ...

10097

circumventive
CIRCUMVENTIVE, a. Deceiving by artifices; deluding.

10098

circumvest
CIRCUMVEST, v.t. To cover round, as with a garment.

10099

circumvolation
CIRCUMVOLATION, n. The act of flying round.

10100

circumvolution
CIRCUMVOLUTION, n. 1. The act of rolling round; the state of being rolled; also the thing rolled ...

10101

circumvolve
CIRCUMVOLVE, v.t. To roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion.CIRCUMVOLVE, ...

10102

circumvolved
CIRCUMVOLVED, pp. Rolled round; moved in a circular manner.

10103

circumvolving
CIRCUMVOLVING, ppr. Rolling round; revolving.

10104

circus
CIRCUS, n.1. In antiquity, a round or oval edifice, used for the exhibition of games and shows to ...

10105

cirl
CIRL, n. An Italian bird about the size of a sparrow.

10106

cirriferous
CIRRIFEROUS, a. Producing tendrils or claspers, as a plant.

10107

cirrous
CIRROUS, a. Terminating in a cirrus, curl or tendril; as a cirrous leaf.

10108

cisalpine
CISALPINE, a. On this side of the Alps, with regard to Rome; that is, on the south of the Alps; ...

10109

cispadane
CISPADANE, a. On this side of the Po, with regard to Rome; that is, on the south side.

10110

cissoid
CISSOID, n. A curve of the second order, invented by Diocles.

10111

cist
CIST, n. A case. [See Cyst, the proper orthography.]

10112

cisted
CISTED, a. Inclosed in a cyst. [See Cysted.]

10113

cistercian
CISTERCIAN, n. A monk, a reformed Benedictine.

10114

cistern
CISTERN, n.1. An artificial reservoir or receptacle for holding water, beer or other liquor, as in ...

10115

cistic
CISTIC, a. [See Cystic.]

10116

cistus
CISTUS, n. The rock-rose, a genus of plants of many species, most of them natives of the southern ...

10117

cit
CIT, n. [contracted from citizen.] A citizen, in a low sense; an inhabitant of a city; a pert ...

10118

citadel
CITADEL, n. A fortress or castle, in or near a city, intended for its defense; a place of arms.

10119

cital
CITAL, n.1. Reproof; impeachment.2. Summons; citation; quotation.

10120

citation
CITATION, n.1. A summons; an official call or notice, given to a person, to appear in a court, and ...

10121

citatory
CITATORY, a. Citing; calling; having the power or form of citation; as, letters citatory.

10122

cite
CITE, v.t.1. To call upon officially, or authoritatively; to summon; to give legal or official ...

10123

citer
CITER, n.1. One who cites or summons into court.2. One who quotes a passage or the words of ...

10124

citess
CITESS, n. [See Cit.] A city woman.

10125

citharistic
CITHARISTIC, a. Pertaining to or adapted to the harp; or appropriated to the accompaniment of the ...

10126

cithern
CITHERN, n. A stringed musical instrument, among the ancients, the precise form of which is not ...

10127

citicism
CITICISM, n. [from cit.] The manners of a cit or citizen.

10128

citied
CITIED, a. Belonging to a city.

10129

citisin
CITISIN, n. A substance of a yellow color, obtained from the seeds of the Cytisus Laburnum.

10130

citizen
CITIZEN, n.1. The native of a city, or an inhabitant who enjoys the freedom and privileges of the ...

10131

citizenize
CITIZENIZE, v.t. To make a citizen; to admit to the rights and privileges of a citizen.Talleyrand ...

10132

citizenship
CITIZENSHIP, n. The state of being vested with the rights and privileges of a citizen.

10133

citrate
CITRATE, n. In Chimistry, a neutral salt, formed by a union of the citric acid, or acid of lemons, ...

10134

citric
CITRIC, a. Belonging to lemons or limes; as citric acid.

10135

citril
CITRIL, n. A beautiful song bird of Italy.

10136

citrination
CITRINATION, n. [See Citrine.] The turning to a yellow green color.

10137

citrine
CITRINE, a. Like a citron or lemon; of a lemon color; yellow, or greenish yellow.CITRINE, n. A ...

10138

citron
CITRON, n. The fruit of the citron tree, a large species of lemon.

10139

citron-tree
CITRON-TREE, n. The tree which produces the citron, of the genus Citrus. It has an upright smooth ...

10140

citron-water
CITRON-WATER, n. A liquor distilled with the rind of citrons.

10141

citrul
CITRUL, n. The pompion or pumpkin, so named from its yellow color.

10142

city
CITY, n.1. In a general sense, a large town; a large number of houses and inhabitants, established ...

10143

city-court
CITY-COURT, n. The municipal court of a city, consisting of the mayor or recorder and aldermen.

10144

cives
CIVES, n. A species of leek, of the genus Allium.

10145

civet
CIVET, n. A substance, of the consistence of butter or honey, taken from a bag under the tail of ...

10146

civet-cat
CIVET-CAT, n. The animal that produces civet, a species of Viverra. This animal bears a ...

10147

civic
CIVIC, a. Literally, pertaining to a city or citizen; relating to civil affairs or honors. The ...

10148

civil
CIVIL, a.1. Relating to the community, or to the policy and government of the citizens and ...

10149

civilian
CIVILIAN, n. [from civil.]1. One who is skilled in the Roman law; a professor or doctor of civil ...

10150

civilist
CIVILIST, n. A civilian.

10151

civility
CIVILITY, n.1. The state of being civilized; refinement of manners; applied to nations; as ...

10152

civilization
CIVILIZATION, n. [See Civilize.]1. The act of civilizing, or the state of being civilized; the ...

10153

civilize
CIVILIZE, v.t. To reclaim from a savage state; to introduce civility of manners among a people, ...

10154

civilized
CIVILIZED, pp. Reclaimed from savage life and manners; instructed in arts, learning and civil ...

10155

civilizer
CIVILIZER, n. 1. One who civilizes; he that reclaims others from a wild and savage life, and ...

10156

civilizing
CIVILIZING, ppr. Reclaiming from savage life; instructing in arts and civility of manners.

10157

civilly
CIVILLY, adv.1. In a manner relating to government, or to the rights or character of a member of ...

10158

civism
CIVISM, n. Love of country; patriotism.

10159

cizar
CIZAR, v.t. To clip with scissors.

10160

cize
CIZE, for size, is not in use.

10161

clabber
CLABBER or BONNY-CLABBER, n. Milk turned, become thick or inspissated.

10162

clack
CLACK, v.i.1. To make a sudden sharp noise, as by striking or cracking; to clink; to click.2. To ...

10163

clacker
CLACKER, n. One that clacks; that which clacks.

10164

clacking
CLACKING, ppr. Making a sharp, abrupt sound, continually repeated; talking continually; tattling; ...

10165

clad
CLAD, pp. [See Clothe.] Clothed; invested; covered as with a garment.Jeroboam had clad himself with ...

10166

clagulating
CLAGULATING, ppr. Curdling; congealing.

10167

claim
CLAIM, v.t.1. To call for; to ask or seek to obtain, by virtue of authority, right or supposed ...

10168

claimable
CLAIMABLE, a. That may be demanded as due.

10169

claimant
CLAIMANT, n.1. A person who claims; one who demands any thing as his right.2. A person who has a ...

10170

claimed
CLAIMED, pp. Demanded as due; challenged as a right; asserted; maintained.

10171

claimer
CLAIMER, n. A claimant; one who demands as due.

10172

claiming
CLAIMING, ppr. Demanding as due; challenging as a right; asserting; maintaining; having a right to ...

10173

clair-obscure
CLAIR-OBSCURE. [See Clare-obscure.]

10174

clam
CLAM, n. [See the Verb.] The popular name of certain bivalvular shell-fish, of many species.

10175

clam-shell
CLAM-SHELL, n. The shell of a clam.

10176

clamant
CLAMANT, [See Claim.] Crying, beseeching.

10177

clamber
CLAMBER, v.i. [from climb, or D. Klampen, to grapple.] To climb with difficulty, or with hands and ...

10178

clambering
CLAMBERING, ppr. Climbing with effort and labor.

10179

clamminess
CLAMMINESS, n. [See Clammy.] The state of being viscous; viscosity; stickiness; tenacity of a soft ...

10180

clammy
CLAMMY, a. [See Clam.] Thick, viscous, adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; tenacious; as, bodies ...

10181

clamor
CLAMOR, n.1. A great outcry; noise; exclamation; vociferation, made by a loud human voice ...

10182

clamorer
CLAMORER, n. One who clamors.

10183

clamoring
CLAMORING, ppr. Uttering and repeating loud words; making a great and continued noise; ...

10184

clamorous
CLAMOROUS, a. Speaking and repeating loud words; noisy; vociferous; loud; turbulent.

10185

clamorously
CLAMOROUSLY, adv. With loud noise, or words.

10186

clamorousness
CLAMOROUSNESS, n. The state or quality of being loud or noisy.

10187

clamp
CLAMP, n.1. In general, something that fastens or binds; a piece of timber or of iron, used to ...

10188

clamped
CLAMPED, pp. United or strengthened with a clamp.

10189

clamping
CLAMPING, ppr. Fastening or strengthening with a clamp.

10190

clan
CLAN, n.1. A race; a family; a tribe. Hence, an association of persons under a chieftain.2. In ...

10191

clancular
CLANCULAR, a. Clandestine; secret; private; concealed.

10192

clancularly
CLANCULARLY, adv. Privately; secretly.

10193

clandestine
CLANDESTINE, a. Secret; private; hidden; withdrawn from public view. It often bears an ill sense, ...

10194

clandestinely
CLANDESTINELY, adv. Secretly; privately; in secret.

10195

clandestineness
CLANDESTINENESS, n. Secrecy; a state of concealment.

10196

clang
CLANG, v.t. To make a sharp, shrill sound, as by striking metallic substances; or to strike with a ...

10197

clangor
CLANGOR, n. A sharp, shrill, harsh sound. [See Clang.]

10198

clangorous
CLANGOROUS, a. Sharp, or harsh in sound.

10199

clangous
CLANGOUS, a. Making a clang, or a shrill, or harsh sound.

10200

clanish
CLANISH, a. Closely united, like a clan; disposed to adhere closely, as the members of a clan.

10201

clanishness
CLANISHNESS, n. Close adherence or disposition to unite, as a clan.

10202

clank
CLANK, n [See Clang.] The loud, shrill, sharp sound, made by a collision of metallic or other ...

10203

clanship
CLANSHIP, n. A state of union, as in a family, or clan; an association under a chieftain.

10204

clap
CLAP, v.t.1. To strike with a quick motion, so as to make a noise by the collision; to strike with ...

10205

clap-board
CLAP-BOARD, n. A thin narrow board for covering houses. In England, according to Bailey, a ...

10206

clap-dish
CLAP-DISH, n. A wooden bowl or dish.

10207

clap-doctor
CLAP-DOCTOR, n. One who is skilled in healing the clap.

10208

clap-net
CLAP-NET, n. A net for taking larks, united with a looking glass.

10209

clapped
CLAPPED, pp. Thrust or put on or together; applauded by striking the hands together; infected with ...

10210

clapper
CLAPPER, n. 1. A person who claps, or applauds by clapping.2. That which strikes, as the tongue ...

10211

clapper-claw
CLAPPER-CLAW, v.t. [slap and claw.] To scold; to abuse with the tongue; to revile.

10212

clapping
CLAPPING, ppr. Driving or putting on, in, over, or under, by a sudden motion; striking the hands ...

10213

clare
CLARE, n. A nun of the order of St. Clare.

10214

clare-obscure
CLARE-OBSCURE, n. Light and shade in painting; or the particular distribution of the lights and ...

10215

clarenceux
CLARENCEUX,

10216

clarencieux
CLARENCIEUX, n. In Great Britain, the second king at arms, so called from the duke of Clarence, ...

10217

claret
CLARET, n. A species of French wine, of a clear pale red color.

10218

clarichord
CLARICHORD, n. A musical instrument in form of a spinet, called also manichord. It has forty nine ...

10219

clarification
CLARIFICATION, n. [See Clarify.] The act of clearing; particularly the clearing or fining of liquid ...

10220

clarified
CLARIFIED, pp. Purified; made clear or fine; defecated.

10221

clarifier
CLARIFIER, n. 1. That which clarifies or purifies; as, whites of eggs, blood and isinglass are ...

10222

clarify
CLARIFY, v.t.1. To make clear; to purify from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; applied ...

10223

clarifying
CLARIFYING, ppr. Making clear, pure or bright; defecating; growing clear.

10224

clarinet
CLARINET, n. A wind instrument of music.

10225

clarion
CLARION, n. A kind of trumpet, whose tube is narrower and its tone more acute and shrill than that ...

10226

claritude
CLARITUDE, n. Clearness, brightness; splendor.

10227

clary
CLARY, v.i. To make a loud or shrill noise.CLARY, n. A plant of the genus Salvia, or sage.

10228

clary-water
CLARY-WATER, n. A composition of brandy, sugar, clary-glowers, and cinnamon, with a little ...

10229

clash
CLASH, v.i.1. To strike against; to drive against with force.Note. The sense of this word is ...

10230

clashing
CLASHING, ppr. Striking against with noise; meeting in opposition; opposing; interfering.CLASHING, ...

10231

clasp
CLASP, n.1. A hook for fastening; a catch; a small hook to hold together the covers of a book, or ...

10232

clasp-knife
CLASP-KNIFE, n. A knife which folds into the handle.

10233

clasped
CLASPED, pp. Fastened with a clasp; shut; embraced; inclosed; encompassed; caught.

10234

clasper
CLASPER, n. He or that which clasps; usually the tendril of a vine or other plant, which twines ...

10235

claspered
CLASPERED, a. Furnished with tendrils.

10236

clasping
CLASPING, ppr.1. Twining round; catching and holding; embracing; inclosing; shutting or fastening ...

10237

class
CLASS, n.1. An order or rank of persons; a number of persons in society, supposed to have some ...

10238

classic
CLASSIC,

10239

classical
CLASSICAL, a.1. Relating to ancient Greek and Roman authors of the first rank or estimation, ...

10240

classically
CLASSICALLY, adv.1. In the manner of classes; according to a regular order of classes, or sets.It ...

10241

classific
CLASSIFIC, a. Constituting a class or classes; noting classification, or the order of distribution ...

10242

classification
CLASSIFICATION, n. [See Classify.] The act of forming into a class or classes; distribution into ...

10243

classified
CLASSIFIED, pp. Arranged in classes; formed into a class or classes.

10244

classify
CLASSIFY, v.t. To make a class or classes; to distribute into classes; to arrange in sets ...

10245

classifying
CLASSIFYING, ppr. Forming a class or classes; arranging in sorts or ranks.

10246

classis
CLASSIS, n. 1. Class; order; sort.2. A convention or assembly.

10247

clatter
CLATTER, v.i.1. To make rattling sounds; to make repeated sharp sounds, as by striking sonorous ...

10248

clatterer
CLATTERER, n. One who clatters; a babbler.

10249

clattering
CLATTERING, ppr. Making or uttering sharp, abrupt sounds, as by a collision of sonorous bodies; ...

10250

claudent
CLAUDENT, a. Shutting; confining; drawing together; as a claudent muscle.

10251

claudicant
CLAUDICANT, a. Halting; limping.

10252

claudicate
CLAUDICATE, v.i. To halt or limp.

10253

claudication
CLAUDICATION, n. A halting or limping.

10254

clause
CLAUSE, n. s as z. Literally, a close, or inclosure. Hence, that which is included, or contained, ...

10255

claustral
CLAUSTRAL, a. [See Clause.] Relating to a cloister, or religious house; as a claustral prior.

10256

clausure
CLAUSURE, n. s as z. [See Clause.] 1. The act of shutting up or confining; confinement.2. In ...

10257

clavated
CLAVATED, a.1. Club-shaped; having the form of a club; growing gradually thicker towards the top, ...

10258

clave
CLAVE, pret. Of cleave.

10259

clavellated
CLAVELLATED, a. Clavellated ashes, potash and pearlash.

10260

claviary
CLAVIARY, n. A scale of lines and spaces in music.

10261

clavichord
CLAVICHORD, n. A musical instrument of an oblong figure, of the nature of a spinet. The strings ...

10262

clavicle
CLAVICLE, n. The collar bone. There are two clavicles, or channel bones, joined at one end to the ...

10263

claviger
CLAVIGER, n. One who keeps the keys of any place.

10264

claw
CLAW, n.1. The sharp hooked nail of a beast, bird or other animal.Every beast that parteth the ...

10265

clawed
CLAWED, pp. 1. Scratched, pulled or torn with claws.2. a. Furnished with claws.

10266

clawing
CLAWING, ppr. Pulling, tearing or scratching with claws or nails.

10267

clawless
CLAWLESS, a. Destitute of claws.

10268

clay
CLAY, n.1. The name of certain substances which are mixtures of silex and alumin, sometimes with ...

10269

clay-cold
CLAY-COLD, a. Cold as clay or earth; lifeless.

10270

clay-ground
CLAY-GROUND, n. Ground consisting of clay, or abounding with it.

10271

clay-land
CLAY-LAND,SOIL, n. Land consisting of clay, or abounding with it.

10272

clay-marl
CLAY-MARL, n. A whitish, smooth, chalky clay.

10273

clay-pit
CLAY-PIT, n. A pit where clay is dug.

10274

clay-slate
CLAY-SLATE, n. A pit where clay is dug.

10275

clay-stone
CLAY-STONE, n. A mineral, the thonstein of Werner, and indurated clay of Kirwan. It resembles ...

10276

clayed
CLAYED, pp.1. Covered or manured with clay.2. Purified and whitened with clay; as clayed sugar.

10277

clayes
CLAYES, n. plu. In fortification, wattles or hurdles made with stakes interwoven with osiers, to ...

10278

clayey
CLAYEY, a. Consisting of clay; abounding with clay; partaking of clay; like clay.

10279

clayish
CLAYISH, a. Partaking of the nature of clay, or containing particles of it.

10280

clean
CLEAN, a. In a general sense, free from extraneous matter, or whatever is injurious or offensive; ...

10281

clean-timbered
CLEAN-TIMBERED, a. Well-proportioned.

10282

cleanliness
CLEANLINESS, n.1. Freedom from dirt, filth, or any foul, extraneous matter.2. Neatness of person ...

10283

cleanly
CLEANLY, a. clenly. [from clean.]1. Free rom dirt, filth, or any foul matter; neat; carefully ...

10284

cleanness
CLEANNESS, n.1. Freedom from dirt, filth, and foreign matter; neatness.2. Freedom from infection ...

10285

cleansable
CLEANSABLE, a. That may be lleansed.

10286

cleanse
CLEANSE, v.t.1. To purify; to make clean; to remove filth, or foul matter of any kind, or by any ...

10287

cleansed
CLEANSED, pp. Purified; made clean; purged; healed.

10288

cleanser
CLEANSER, n. He or that which cleanses; in medicine, a detergent.

10289

cleansing
CLEANSING, pp. Purifying; making clean; purging; removing foul or noxious matter from; freeing ...

10290

clear
CLEAR, a.1. Open; free from obstruction; as a clear plat of ground; the way is clear.2. Free from ...

10291

clear-shining
CLEAR-SHINING, a. [clear and shine.] Shining with brightness, or unobstructed splendor.

10292

clear-sighted
CLEAR-SIGHTED, a. [clear and sight.] Seeing with clearness; having acuteness of sight; discerning; ...

10293

clear-sightedness
CLEAR-SIGHTEDNESS, n. Acute discernment.

10294

clear-starch
CLEAR-STARCH, v.t. To stiffen and clear with starch, and by clapping with the hands; as, to ...

10295

clear-starcher
CLEAR-STARCHER, n. One who clear-starches.

10296

clear-starching
CLEAR-STARCHING, ppr.1. Stiffening and clearing with starch.2. n. The act of stiffening and ...

10297

clearage
CLEARAGE, n. The removing of any thing.

10298

clearance
CLEARANCE, n. A certificate that a ship or vessel has been cleared at the custom house; permission ...

10299

cleared
CLEARED, pp. Purified; freed from foreign matter, or from incumbrance; made manifest; made ...

10300

clearer
CLEARER, n. That which clears, purifies, or enlightens; that which brightens.

10301

clearing
CLEARING, ppr. Purifying; removing foul matter, incumbrances, or obstructions; making evident, or ...

10302

clearly
CLEARLY, adv. 1. Plainly; evidently; fully; as, the fact is clearly proved.2. Without ...

10303

clearness
CLEARNESS, n.1. Freedom from foul or extraneous matter; purity; as the clearness of water, or ...

10304

cleat
CLEAT, n. A piece of wood used in a ship to fasten ropes upon. It is formed with one arm or two, ...

10305

cleavage
CLEAVAGE, n.1. The act of cleaving or splitting.2. In mineralogy, the manner of cleaving, or of ...

10306

cleave
CLEAVE, v.i.1. To stick; to adhere; to hold to.My bones cleave to my skin. Ps. 102.Let my tongue ...

10307

cleaved
CLEAVED, pp. Split; rived; divided.

10308

cleavelandite
CLEAVELANDITE, n. A mineral, generally of a white or grayish white color, sometimes blue or bluish ...

10309

cleaver
CLEAVER, n. One who cleaves; that which cleaves; a butchers instrument for cutting animal bodies ...

10310

cleaving
CLEAVING, ppr. Sticking; adhering; uniting to. Also, splitting; dividing; riving.

10311

cleche
CLECHE, n. In heraldry, a kind of cross, charged with another cross of the same figure, but of the ...

10312

cledge
CLEDGE, n. Among miners, the upper stratum of fullers earth.

10313

clef
CLEF, n. A character in music placed at the beginning of a stave, to determine the degree of ...

10314

cleft
CLEFT, pp. of cleave. Divided; split; parted asunder.CLEFT, n.1. A space or opening made by ...

10315

cleft-graft
CLEFT-GRAFT, v.t. [ cleft and graft.] To engraft by cleaving the stock and inserting a cion.

10316

cleg
CLEG, n. The hose fly; Dan.

10317

clem
CLEM, v.t. To starve.

10318

clemency
CLEMENCY, n. 1. Mildness; softness; as the clemency of the air.2. Mildness of temper; gentleness ...

10319

clement
CLEMENT, a. Mild in temper and disposition; gentle; lenient; merciful; kind; tender; ...

10320

clementine
CLEMENTINE, a. Pertaining to St. Clement, or to his compilations; or to the constitutions of ...

10321

clemently
CLEMENTLY, adv. With mildness of temper; mercifully.

10322

clench
CLENCH. [See Clinch.]

10323

clepe
CLEPE, v.t. or I. To call, or name.

10324

clepsammia
CLEPSAMMIA, n. An instrument for measuring time by sand, like an hour glass.

10325

clepsydra
CLEPSYDRA, n.1. A time piece used by the Greeks and Romans, which measured time by the discharge ...

10326

clergical
CLERGICAL, a. Pertaining to the clergy. [See Clerical.]

10327

clergy
CLERGY, n.1. The body of men set apart, and consecrated, by due ordination, to the service of God, ...

10328

clergyable
CLERGYABLE, a. Entitled to or admitting the benefit of clergy; as a clergyable felony.

10329

clergyman
CLERGYMAN, n. A man in holy orders; a man licensed to preach the gospel, according to the forms ...

10330

cleric
CLERIC, n. A clerk or clergyman.

10331

clerical
CLERICAL, a. Relating or pertaining to the clergy as clerical tonsure; clerical robes; clerical ...

10332

clerk
CLERK, n.1. A clergyman, or ecclesiastic; a man in holy orders.2. A man that can read.Everyone ...

10333

clerk-ale
CLERK-ALE, n. [clerk and ale.] In England, the feast of the parish clerk.

10334

clerklike
CLERKLIKE, a. Like a clerk; learned.

10335

clerkly
CLERKLY, a. Scholarlike.CLERKLY, adv. In a learned manner.

10336

clerkship
CLERKSHIP, n.1. A state of being in holy orders.2. Scholarship.3. The office or business of a ...

10337

cleromancy
CLEROMANCY, n. A divination by throwing dice or little bones, and observing the points or marks ...

10338

cleve
CLEVE,

10339

clever
CLEVER, a.1. Fit; suitable; convenient; proper; commodious.2. Dextrous; adroit; ready; that ...

10340

cleverly
CLEVERLY, adv. Fitly; dextrously; handsomely.

10341

cleverness
CLEVERNESS, n.1. Dexterity; adroitness; skill.2. Mildness of agreeableness of disposition; ...

10342

clevis
CLEVIS, n. An iron bent to the form of an ox bow, with the two ends perforated to receive a pin, ...

10343

clevy
CLEVY,

10344

clew
CLEW, n.1. A ball of thread.2. The thread that forms a ball; the thread that is used to guide a ...

10345

clew-carnets
CLEW-CARNETS, n. In marine language, a sort of tackle, or rope and pulley, fastened to the clews ...

10346

clew-lines
CLEW-LINES, n. These are the same tackle, and used for the like purpose as clew-garnets, but are ...

10347

click
CLICK, v.i. Literally, to strike; hence,To make a small sharp noise, or rather a succession of ...

10348

click-maker
CLICK-MAKER, n. An artificer whose occupation is to make clocks.

10349

clicker
CLICKER, n. The servant of a salesman, who stands at the door to invite customers; a law ward and ...

10350

clicket
CLICKET, n. The knocker of a door.

10351

clicking
CLICKING, ppr. Making small sharp noises.

10352

client
CLIENT, n.1. Among the Romans, a citizen who put himself under the protection of a man of ...

10353

cliental
CLIENTAL, a. Dependent.

10354

cliented
CLIENTED, a. Supplied with clients.

10355

clientship
CLIENTSHIP, n. The condition of a client; a state of being under the protection of a patron.

10356

clif
CLIF,

10357

cliff
CLIFF, in music. [See Clef.]

10358

cliffy
CLIFFY, a. Having cliffs; broken; craggy.

10359

clifted
CLIFTED, a. Broken.

10360

climacter
CLIMACTER, n.1. A critical year in human life; but climacteric is more generally used.2. A ...

10361

climacteric
CLIMACTERIC, a. Literally, noting a scale, progression, or gradation; appropriately, denoting a ...

10362

climatarchic
CLIMATARCHIC, a. Presiding over climates.

10363

climate
CLIMATE, n.1. In geography, a part of the surface of the earth, bounded by two circles parallel to ...

10364

climatic
CLIMATIC,

10365

climatical
CLIMATICAL, a. Pertaining to a climate or climates; limited by a climate.

10366

climature
CLIMATURE, n. A climate.

10367

climax
CLIMAX, n.1. Gradation; ascent; a figure of rhetoric, in which a sentence rises as it were, step ...

10368

climb
CLIMB, v.i.1. To creep up by little and little, or step by step; to mount or ascend, by means of ...

10369

climbable
CLIMBABLE, a. That may be climbed.

10370

climbed
CLIMBED, pp.1. One who climbs, mounts or rises, by the hands and feet; one who rises by labor or ...

10371

climber
CLIMBER, n. 1. One who climbs, mounts or rises, by the hands and feet; one who rises by labor or ...

10372

climbing
CLIMBING, ppr. Ascending by the use of the hands and feet; ascending with difficulty.CLIMBING, n. ...

10373

clime
CLIME, n. A climate; a tract or region of the earth; a poetical word, but sometimes used in prose. ...

10374

clinch
CLINCH, v.t. 1. To gripe with the hand; to make fast by bending over, folding, or embracing ...

10375

clinched
CLINCHED, pp. Made fast by doubling or embracing closely.

10376

clincher
CLINCHER, n. 1. That which clinches; a cramp or piece of iron bent down to fasten any thing.2. ...

10377

clincher-built
CLINCHER-BUILT,

10378

clincher-work
CLINCHER-WORK, n. In ship building, the disposition of the planks in the side of a boat or vessel, ...

10379

clinching
CLINCHING, ppr. Making fast by doubling over or embracing closely; griping with the fist.

10380

cling
CLING, v.i.1. To adhere closely; to stick to; to hold fast upon, especially by winding round or ...

10381

clinging
CLINGING, ppr. Adhering closely; sticking to; winding round and holding to.

10382

clingy
CLINGY, a. Apt to cling; adhesive.

10383

clinic
CLINIC,

10384

clinical
CLINICAL, a. In a general sense, pertaining to a bed. A clinical lecture is a discourse delivered ...

10385

clinically
CLINICALLY, adv. In a clinical manner; by the bed-side.

10386

clink
CLINK, v.t. To ring or jingle; to utter or make a small sharp sound, or a succession of such ...

10387

clinker-built
CLINKER-BUILT, a. Made of clincher work.

10388

clinking
CLINKING, ppr. Making a small sharp sound, or succession of sounds.

10389

clinkstone
CLINKSTONE, n. A mineral which has a slaty structure, and is generally divisible into tabular ...

10390

clinometer
CLINOMETER, n. An instrument for measuring the dip of mineral strata.

10391

clinquant
CLINQUANT, a. Dressed in tinsel finery.

10392

clip
CLIP, v.t.1. To cut off with shears or scissors; to separate by a sudden stroke; especially to cut ...

10393

clipped
CLIPPED, CLIPT, pp. Cut off; cut short; curtailed; diminished by paring.

10394

clipper
CLIPPER, n. One who clips; especially one who cuts off the edges of coin.

10395

clipping
CLIPPING, ppr. Cutting off or shortening with shears or scissors; diminishing coin by paring off ...

10396

clipt
CLIPPED, CLIPT, pp. Cut off; cut short; curtailed; diminished by paring.

10397

clive
CLIVE, in the composition of names, denote a place situated on or near a cliff, on the side of a ...

10398

clivers
CLIVERS, n. A plant, the Galium aparine; called also goose-grass, or hairiff. It has a square, ...

10399

cloagulated
CLOAGULATED, pp. Concreted; curdled.

10400

cloak
CLOAK. [See Cloke.]

10401

clochard
CLOCHARD, n. A belfry.

10402

clock
CLOCK, n.1. A machine, consisting of wheels moved by weights, so constructed that by a uniform ...

10403

clock-setter
CLOCK-SETTER, n. One who regulates the clock.

10404

clock-work
CLOCK-WORK, n. 1. The machinery and movements of a clock; or that part of the movement which ...

10405

clod
CLOD, n.1. A hard lump of earth, of any kind; a mass of earth cohering.2. A lump or mass of ...

10406

cloddy
CLODDY, a.1. Consisting of clods; abounding with clods.2. Earthy; mean; gross.

10407

clodhopper
CLODHOPPER, n. A clown; a dolt.

10408

clodpate
CLODPATE, n. A stupid fellow; a dolt; a thickskull.

10409

clodpated
CLODPATED, a. Stupid; dull; doltish.

10410

clodpoll
CLODPOLL, n. A stupid fellow; a dolt; a blockhead.

10411

clog
CLOG, v.t.1. To load or fill with something that retards or hinders motion; as, to clog the ...

10412

clog-ged
CLOG-GED, pp. Wearing a clog; shackled; obstructed; loaded with incumbrance.

10413

clogginess
CLOGGINESS, n. The state of being clogged.

10414

clogging
CLOGGING, ppr. Putting on a clog; loading with incumbrance; obstructing; impeding.

10415

cloggy
CLOGGY, a. That clogs, or has power to clog; thick; gross.

10416

cloister
CLOISTER, n.1. Literally, a close; a close, or inclosed place. A monastery or nunnery; a house ...

10417

cloisteral
CLOISTERAL, a. Confined to a cloister; retired from the world; recluse.

10418

cloistered
CLOISTERED, pp. 1. Shut up in a cloister; inhabiting a monastery.2. a. Solitary; retired from ...

10419

cloistering
CLOISTERING, ppr. Shutting up in a monastery; confining; secluding from the world.

10420

cloistress
CLOISTRESS, n. A nun; a woman who has vowed religious retirement.

10421

cloke
CLOKE, n.1. A loose outer garment worn over other clothes both by men and women.He was clad with ...

10422

cloke-bag
CLOKE-BAG, n. A bag in which a cloke or other clothes are carried; a portmanteau.

10423

cloked
CLOKED, pp. Covered with a cloke; concealed under a cover.

10424

cloking
CLOKING, ppr. Covering with a cloke; hiding under an external covering.

10425

clomb
CLOMB, pret. of climb.

10426

clong
CLONG, old part. Of cling.

10427

clonic
CLONIC, a. Shaking; convulsive; irregular; as clonic spasm.

10428

cloom
CLOOM, v.t. To close with glutinous matter.

10429

close
CLOSE, v.t.1. To shut; to make fast, by pressing together, or by stopping an open place, so as to ...

10430

close-banded
CLOSE-BANDED, a. Being in close order; closely united.

10431

close-bodied
CLOSE-BODIED, a. Fitting the body exactly; setting close; as a garment.

10432

close-compacted
CLOSE-COMPACTED, a. Being in compact order; compact.

10433

close-couched
CLOSE-COUCHED, a. Quite concealed.

10434

close-curtained
CLOSE-CURTAINED, a. Inclosed or surrounded with curtains.

10435

close-fisted
CLOSE-FISTED, a. Covetous; niggardly.

10436

close-handed
CLOSE-HANDED, a. Covetous; penurious.

10437

close-handedness
CLOSE-HANDEDNESS, n. Covetousness.

10438

close-hauled
CLOSE-HAULED, a. In seamanship, having the tacks or lower corners of the sails drawn close to the ...

10439

close-pent
CLOSE-PENT, a. Shut close.

10440

close-quarters
CLOSE-QUARTERS, n. Strong barriers of wood used in a ship for defense when the ship is boarded.

10441

close-stool
CLOSE-STOOL, n. A chamber utensil for the convenience of the sick and infirm.

10442

close-tongued
CLOSE-TONGUED, a. Keeping silence; cautious in speaking.

10443

closed
CLOSED, pp. Shut; made fast; ended; concluded.

10444

closely
CLOSELY, adv.1. In a close, compact manner; with the parts united, or pressed together, so as to ...

10445

closeness
CLOSENESS, n.1. The state of being shut, pressed together, or united. Hence according to the ...

10446

closer
CLOSER, n. s as z. A finisher; one who concludes.CLOSER, a. comp. of close. More close.

10447

closest
CLOSEST, a. superl. of close. Most close. In these words, s has its proper sound.

10448

closet
CLOSET, n. s as z. 1. A small room or apartment for retirement; any room for privacy.When thou ...

10449

closet-sin
CLOSET-SIN, n. Sin committed in privacy.

10450

closeted
CLOSETED, pp. s as z. Shut up in a closet; concealed.

10451

closeting
CLOSETING, ppr. s as z. Shutting up in a private room; concealing.

10452

closh
CLOSH, n. A disease in the feet of cattle, called also the founder.

10453

closing
CLOSING, ppr. s as z. Shutting; coalescing; agreeing; ending.CLOSING, a. s as z. That ends or ...

10454

clossus
CLOSSUS, n. A statue of a gigantic size. The most remarkable colossus of antiquity was one at ...

10455

closure
CLOSURE, n.1. The act of shutting; a closing.2. That which closes, or shuts; that by which ...

10456

clot
CLOT, n. [See Clod.] A concretion, particularly of soft or fluid matter, which concretes into a ...

10457

clot-bird
CLOT-BIRD, n. The common Oenanthe or English Ortolan.

10458

clot-bur
CLOT-BUR, n. Burdock.

10459

cloth
CLOTH, n.1. A manufacture or stuff of wool or hair, or of cotton, flax, hemp or other vegetable ...

10460

cloth-shearer
CLOTH-SHEARER, n. One who shears cloth, and frees it from superfluous nap.

10461

cloth-worker
CLOTH-WORKER, n. A maker of cloth.

10462

clothe
CLOTHE, v.t. pret. and pp. clothed, or clad. [See Cloth.]1. To put on garments; to invest the body ...

10463

clothed
CLOTHED, pp. Covered with garments; dressed; invested; furnished with clothing.

10464

clothes
CLOTHES, n. plu. Of cloth; pronounced cloze. 1. Garments for the human body; dress; vestments; ...

10465

clothier
CLOTHIER, n.1. In English authors, a man who makes cloths; a maker of cloth. In this sense, I ...

10466

clothing
CLOTHING, ppr. Covering with or putting on vestments of any kind; providing with garments; ...

10467

clotpoll
CLOTPOLL, n. A thickskull; a blockhead. [See Clod-poll.]

10468

clotted
CLOTTED, pp. Concreted into a mass; inspissated; adhering in a lump.

10469

clotter
CLOTTER, v.i. [from clot.] To concrete or gather into lumps.

10470

clotting
CLOTTING, ppr. Concreting; inspissating; forming into clots.

10471

clotty
CLOTTY, a. [from clot.] Full of clots, or small hard masses; full of concretions, or clods.

10472

cloud
CLOUD, n. [I have not found this word in any other language. The sense is obvious--a ...

10473

cloud-ascending
CLOUD-ASCENDING, a. Ascending to the clouds.

10474

cloud-berry
CLOUD-BERRY, n. A plant, called also knot-berry; Rubus chamaemorus.

10475

cloud-born
CLOUD-BORN, a. Born of a cloud.

10476

cloud-capt
CLOUD-CAPT, a. [cloud and cap.] Capped with clouds; touching the clouds; lofty.The cloud-capt ...

10477

cloud-compeller
CLOUD-COMPELLER, n. He that collects clouds; Jove.

10478

cloud-compelling
CLOUD-COMPELLING, a. Collecting clouds; or driving clouds; as cloud-compelling Jove.

10479

cloud-covered
CLOUD-COVERED, a. Enveloped with clouds.

10480

cloud-dispelling
CLOUD-DISPELLING, a. Having power to disperse clouds.

10481

cloud-eclipsed
CLOUD-ECLIPSED, a. Eclipsed by a cloud.

10482

cloud-kissing
CLOUD-KISSING, a. Touching the clouds.

10483

cloud-piercing
CLOUD-PIERCING, a. Penetrating or rising above the clouds.

10484

cloud-topt
CLOUD-TOPT, a. Having the top covered with a cloud.

10485

cloud-touching
CLOUD-TOUCHING, a. Touching the clouds.

10486

clouded
CLOUDED, pp. Overcast; overspread with clouds; obscured; darkened; rendered gloomy or sullen; ...

10487

cloudily
CLOUDILY, adv. [from cloudy.] With clouds; darkly; obscurely.

10488

cloudiness
CLOUDINESS, n.1. The state of being overcast with clouds; as the cloudiness of the atmosphere.2. ...

10489

clouding
CLOUDING, ppr. Overspreading with clouds; obscuring; giving an appearance of gloom or sullenness.

10490

cloudless
CLOUDLESS, a. Being without a cloud; unclouded; clear; bright; luminous; as cloudless skies.

10491

cloudy
CLOUDY, a. 1. Overcast with clouds; obscured with clouds; as a cloudy day; a cloudy sky; a cloudy ...

10492

clough
CLOUGH, n. cluf. A cleft in a hill. In commerce, an allowance of two pounds in every hundred ...

10493

clout
CLOUT, n. 1. A patch; a piece of cloth or leather, &c., to close a breach.2. A piece of cloth ...

10494

clouted
CLOUTED, pp. Patched; mended clumsily; covered with a clout.

10495

clouterly
CLOUTERLY, a. Clumsy; awkward.

10496

clove
CLOVE, pret. of cleave. CLOVE, n. [See Cleave.] A cleft; a fissure; a gap; a ravine. This word, ...

10497

clove-gilly-glower
CLOVE-GILLY-GLOWER, n. A species of Dianthus, bearing a beautiful flower, cultivated in gardens; ...

10498

cloven
CLOVEN, pp. of cleave. Divided; parted; pronounced clovn.

10499

cloven-footed
CLOVEN-FOOTED,

10500

cloven-hoofed
CLOVEN-HOOFED, a. Having the foot or hoof divided into two parts, as the ox; bisulcous.

10501

clover
CLOVER,

10502

clover-grass
CLOVER-GRASS, n. A genus of plants, called Trifolium, trefoil, or three-leafed, Fr. trefle. The ...

10503

clovered
CLOVERED, a. Covered with clover.

10504

clown
CLOWN, n. A countryman; a rustic; hence, one who has the manners of a rustic; a churl; a man of ...

10505

clownage
CLOWNAGE, n. The manners of a clown.

10506

clownery
CLOWNERY, n. Ill-breeding; rustic behavior; rudeness of manners.

10507

clownish
CLOWNISH, a.1. Containing clowns; consisting of rustics; as a clownish neighborhood.2. Coarse; ...

10508

cloy
CLOY, v.t.1. Strictly, to fill; to glut. Hence, to satisfy, as the appetite; to satiate. And as ...

10509

cloyed
CLOYED, pp. Filled; glutted; filled to satiety and lothing; spiked; pricked in shoeing.

10510

cloying
CLOYING, ppr. Filling; filling to satety, or disgust.

10511

cloyless
CLOYLESS, a. That cannot cloy, or fill to satiety.

10512

cloyment
CLOYMENT, n. Surfeit; repletion beyond the demands of appetite.

10513

club
CLUB, n.1. Properly, a stick or piece or wood with one end thicker and heavier than the other, and ...

10514

club-fist
CLUB-FIST, n. A large heavy fist.

10515

club-fisted
CLUB-FISTED, a. Having a large fist.

10516

club-footed
CLUB-FOOTED, a. Having short or crooked feet.

10517

club-headed
CLUB-HEADED, a. Having a thick head.

10518

club-law
CLUB-LAW, n. Government by clubs, or violence; the use of arms, or force, in place of law; ...

10519

club-room
CLUB-ROOM, n. The apartment in which a club meets.

10520

club-rush
CLUB-RUSH, n. A genus of plants, the Scirpus.

10521

club-shaped
CLUB-SHAPED, a. Shaped like a club; growing thicker towards the top; clavated.

10522

clubbed
CLUBBED, pp.1. Collected into a sum and averaged, as different expenses.2. United to one end or ...

10523

clubber
CLUBBER,

10524

clubbing
CLUBBING, ppr. Joining in a club; uniting to a common end.

10525

clubbist
CLUBBIST, n. One who belongs to a party, club or association.

10526

cluck
CLUCK, v.i. To make the noise, or utter the voice of the domestic hen, when sitting on eggs for ...

10527

clucking
CLUCKING, ppr. Uttering the voice of a sitting hen; calling chickens.

10528

clue
CLUE. [See Clew.]

10529

clump
CLUMP, n.1. A thick, short piece of wood, or other solid substance; a shapeless mass. Hence ...

10530

clumps
CLUMPS, n. [from clump.] A stupid fellow; a numskull.

10531

clumsily
CLUMSILY, adv. [from clumsy.] In a clumsy manner; awkwardly; in an unhandy manner; without ...

10532

clumsiness
CLUMSINESS, n. The quality of being short and thick, and moving heavily; awkwardness; unhandiness; ...

10533

clumsy
CLUMSY, a. s as z. [from clump, lump.]1. Properly, short and thick, like a clump or lump. ...

10534

clunch
CLUNCH, n. Among miners, indurated clay, found in coal pits next to the coal.

10535

clung
CLUNG, pret. and pp. of cling, which see.CLUNG, v.i. To shrink. See Cling.

10536

cluniac
CLUNIAC, n. One of a reformed order of Benedictine monks, so called from Cluni in Burgundy.

10537

cluster
CLUSTER, n.1. A bunch; a number of things of the same kind growing or joined together; a knot; as ...

10538

cluster-grape
CLUSTER-GRAPE, n. A small black grape.

10539

clustered
CLUSTERED, pp. Collected into a cluster, or crowd; crowded.

10540

clustering
CLUSTERING, ppr. Growing in a cluster or in bunches; uniting in a bunch, or in a flock, crowd, or ...

10541

clustery
CLUSTERY, a. Growing in clusters. Full of clusters.

10542

clutch
CLUTCH, v.t.1. To double in the fingers and pinch or compress them together; to clinch. [If n is ...

10543

clutches
CLUTCHES, plu.1. The paws or talons of a rapacious animal, as of a cat or dog.2. The hands, in ...

10544

cluting
CLUTING, ppr. Patching; covering with a clout.

10545

clutter
CLUTTER, n.1. A heap or assemblage of things lying in confusion; a word of domestic application.He ...

10546

cluttered
CLUTTERED, pp. Encumbered with things in disorder.

10547

cluttering
CLUTTERING, ppr. Encumbering with things in confusion.

10548

clyster
CLYSTER, n. An injection; a liquid substance injected into the lower intestines, for the purpose ...

10549

clyster-pipe
CLYSTER-PIPE, n. A tube, or pipe used for injections.

10550

clysterwise
CLYSTERWISE, adv. In the manner of a clyster.

10551

co
CO, a prefix, signifying with, in conjunction. [See Con.]

10552

co-adjutorship
CO-ADJUTORSHIP, n. State of a coadjutor; joint assistance.

10553

co-ally
CO-ALLY, n. A joint ally; as the subject of a co-ally.

10554

co-cuardian
CO-CUARDIAN, n. A joint guardian.

10555

co-elder
CO-ELDER, n. An elder of the same rank.

10556

co-executor
CO-EXECUTOR, n. A joint executor.

10557

co-mate
CO-MATE, n. A fellow mate, or companion.

10558

co-operate
CO-OPERATE, v.i. [L., to work.]1. To act or operate jointly with another or others, to the same ...

10559

co-operating
CO-OPERATING, ppr. Acting or operating together.

10560

co-operation
CO-OPERATION, n. The act of working, or operating together, to one end; joint operation; concurrent ...

10561

co-operative
CO-OPERATIVE, a. Operating jointly to the same end.

10562

co-operator
CO-OPERATOR, n. One who endeavors jointly with others to promote the same end.

10563

co-optate
CO-OPTATE, v.t. [L.] To choose, or choose with another. [Not used.]

10564

co-optation
CO-OPTATION, n. Adoption; assumption.

10565

co-ordinate
CO-ORDINATE, a. [L., to regulate. See Order.] Being of equal order, or of the same rank or degree; ...

10566

co-ordinately
CO-ORDINATELY, adv. In the same order or rank; in equal degree; without subordination.

10567

co-ordinateness
CO-ORDINATENESS, n. The state of being coordinate; equality of rank and authority.

10568

co-ordination
CO-ORDINATION, n. The state of holding equal rank, or of standing in the same relation to something ...

10569

co-plant
CO-PLANT, v.i. To plant together. [Not in use.]

10570

co-portion
CO-PORTION, n. Equal share. [Not used.]

10571

co-regent
CO-REGENT, n. A joint regent or ruler.

10572

co-rival
CO-RIVAL, n. [con and rival; written improperly corrival.] A rival, or fellow rival; a competitor.

10573

co-secant
CO-SECANT, n. [See Secant.] In geometry, the secant of an arc which is the complement of another to ...

10574

co-sine
CO-SINE, n. [See Sine.] In geometry, the sine of an arc which is the complement of another to ...

10575

co-sufferer
CO-SUFFERER, n. One who suffers with another.

10576

co-supreme
CO-SUPREME, n. A partaker of supremacy.

10577

co-surety
CO-SURETY, n. One who is surety with another.

10578

co-tangent
CO-TANGENT, n. The tangent of an arc which is the complement of another to ninety degrees.

10579

co-tenant
CO-TENANT, n. A tenant in common.

10580

co-trustee
CO-TRUSTEE, n. A joint trustee.

10581

co-unite
CO-UNITE, v.t. To unite. [Not used.]

10582

co-worker
CO-WORKER, n. One that works with another; a co-operator.

10583

coacervate
COACERVATE, v.t. To heap up; to pile.COACERVATE, a. Heaped; raised into a pile; collected into a ...

10584

coacervation
COACERVATION, n. The act of heaping, or state of being heaped together.

10585

coach
COACH, n. A close vehicle for commodious traveling, borne on four wheels, and drawn by horses or ...

10586

coach-box
COACH-BOX, n. The seat on which the driver of a coach sits.

10587

coach-hire
COACH-HIRE, n. Money paid for the use of a hired coach.

10588

coach-horse
COACH-HORSE, n. A horse used in drawing coaches.

10589

coach-house
COACH-HOUSE, n. A house to shelter a coach from the weather.

10590

coach-maker
COACH-MAKER, n. A man whose occupation is to make coaches.

10591

coachman
COACHMAN, n. The person who drives a coach.

10592

coachmanship
COACHMANSHIP, n. Skill in driving coaches.

10593

coact
COACT, v.i. To act together.

10594

coacted
COACTED, pp. or a. Forced; compelled.

10595

coaction
COACTION, n. Force; compulsion, either in restraining or impelling.

10596

coactive
COACTIVE, a.1. Forcing; compulsory; having the power to impel or restrain.2. Acting in ...

10597

coactively
COACTIVELY, adv. In a compulsory manner.

10598

coadjutant
COADJUTANT, a. Helping; mutually assisting or operating.

10599

coadjutor
COADJUTOR, n. 1. One who aids another; an assistant; a fellow-helper; an associate in ...

10600

coadjutrix
COADJUTRIX, n. A female assistant.

10601

coadjuvancy
COADJUVANCY, n. Joint help; assistance; concurrent aid; cooperation.

10602

coadunate
COADUNATE, a. In botany, coadunate leaves are several united at the base. The word is used also ...

10603

coadunition
COADUNITION, n. The union of different substances in one mass.

10604

coadventurer
COADVENTURER, n. A fellow adventurer.

10605

coafforest
COAFFOREST, v.t. To convert ground into a forest.

10606

coagent
COAGENT, n. An assistant or associate in an act.

10607

coagment
COAGMENT, v.t. To congregate or heap together.

10608

coagmentation
COAGMENTATION, n. Collection into a mass or united body; union; conjunction.

10609

coagmented
COAGMENTED, a. Congregated; heaped together; united in one mass.

10610

coagulability
COAGULABILITY, n. The capacity of being coagulated.

10611

coagulable
COAGULABLE, a. [See Coagulate.] That may be concreted; capable of congealing or changing from a ...

10612

coagulate
COAGULATE, v.t. To concrete; to curdle; to congeal; to change from a fluid into a fixed substance, ...

10613

coagulation
COAGULATION, n. The act of changing from a fluid to a fixed state; concretion; the state of being ...

10614

coagulative
COAGULATIVE, a. That has the power to cause concretion.

10615

coagulator
COAGULATOR, n. That which causes coagulation.

10616

coagulum
COAGULUM, n. Rennet; curd; the clot of blood, separated by cold, acid, &c.

10617

coaiti
COAITI, n. A species of monkey in South America.

10618

coak
COAK. [See Coke.]

10619

coal
COAL, n.1. A piece of wood, or other combustible substance, ignited, burning, or charred. When ...

10620

coal-black
COAL-BLACK, a. Black as a coal; very black.

10621

coal-box
COAL-BOX, n. A box to carry coal to the fire.

10622

coal-fish
COAL-FISH, n. A species of Gadus or cod, named from the color of its back. It grows to the length ...

10623

coal-house
COAL-HOUSE, n. A house or shed for keeping coal.

10624

coal-mine
COAL-MINE, n. A mine or pit in which coal is dug.

10625

coal-miner
COAL-MINER, n. One who works in a coal-mine.

10626

coal-mouse
COAL-MOUSE, n. A small species of titmouse, with a black head.

10627

coal-pit
COAL-PIT, n. A pit where coal is dug. In America, a place where charcoal is made.

10628

coal-ship
COAL-SHIP, n. A ship employed in transporting coal.

10629

coal-stone
COAL-STONE, n. A kind of cannel-coal.

10630

coal-work
COAL-WORK, n. A coalery; a place where coal is dug, including the machinery for raising the coal.

10631

coalery
COALERY, n. A coal-mine, coal-pit, or place where coals are dug, with the engines and machinery ...

10632

coalesce
COALESCE, v.i.1. To grow together; to unite, as separate bodies, or separate parts, into one body, ...

10633

coalescence
COALESCENCE, n. The act of growing together; the act of uniting by natural affinity or attraction; ...

10634

coalescing
COALESCING, ppr. Growing or coming together; uniting in a body or mass; uniting and adhering ...

10635

coalier
COALIER.

10636

coalite
COALITE, v.t. To unite or coalesce.

10637

coalition
COALITION, n.1. Union in a body or mass; a coming together, as of separate bodies or parts, and ...

10638

coallier
COALLIER. [See Collier.]

10639

coaly
COALY, a. Like coal; containing coal.

10640

coamings
COAMINGS, n. In ships, the raised borders or edges of the hatches, made to prevent water from ...

10641

coapprehend
COAPPREHEND, v.t. To apprehend with another.

10642

coaptation
COAPTATION, n. The adaptation or adjustment of parts to each other.

10643

coarct
COARCT,

10644

coarctate
COARCTATE, v.t.1. To press together; to crowd; to straiten; to confine closely.2. To restrain; to ...

10645

coarctation
COARCTATION, n.1. Confinement; restraint to a narrow space.2. Pressure; contraction.3. Restraint ...

10646

coarse
COARSE, a.1. Thick; large or gross in bulk; comparatively of large diameter; as coarse thread or ...

10647

coarsely
COARSELY, adv. Roughly; without fineness or refinement; rudely; inelegantly; uncivilly; meanly; ...

10648

coarseness
COARSENESS, n.1. Largeness of size; thickness; as the coarseness of thread.2. The quality of ...

10649

coassessor
COASSESSOR, n. [See Assess.] A joint assessor.

10650

coassume
COASSUME, v.t. [con and assume.] To assume something with another.

10651

coast
COAST, n.1. The exterior line, limit or border of a country, as in Scripture. From the river to ...

10652

coasted
COASTED, pp. Sailed by.

10653

coaster
COASTER, n.1. One who sails near the shore.2. A vessel that is employed in sailing along a coast, ...

10654

coasting
COASTING, ppr. Sailing along or near a coast.

10655

coasting-pilot
COASTING-PILOT, n. A pilot who conducts vessels along a coast.

10656

coasting-trade
COASTING-TRADE, n. The trade which is carried on between the different ports of the same country, ...

10657

coasting-vessel
COASTING-VESSEL, n. A vessel employed in coasting; a coaster.

10658

coat
COAT, n.1. An upper garment, of whatever material it may be made. The word is, in modern times, ...

10659

coat-armor
COAT-ARMOR, n. A coat of arms; armorial ensigns.

10660

coated
COATED, pp. 1. Covered with a coat; loricated; covered or overspread with any thing that defends; ...

10661

coati
COATI, n. An animal of South America, resembling the raccoon, but with a longer body and neck, ...

10662

coating
COATING, ppr. Covering with a coat; overspreading.COATING, n.1. A covering, or the act of ...

10663

coax
COAX, v.t. To wheedle; to flatter; to soothe, appease or persuade by flattery and foundling.

10664

coaxed
COAXED, pp. Soothed or persuaded by flattery.

10665

coaxer
COAXER, n. A wheedler; a flatterer.

10666

coaxing
COAXING, ppr. Wheedling; flattering.

10667

cob
COB, n.1. The top or head; a covetous wretch; a foreign coin.2. In America, the receptacle of the ...

10668

cobalt
COBALT, n. A mineral of a reddish gray or grayish white color, very brittle, of a fine close ...

10669

cobaltic
COBALTIC, a. Pertaining to cobalt, or consisting of it; resembling cobalt, or containing it.

10670

cobble
COBBLE,

10671

cobble-stone
COBBLE-STONE, n. A roundish stone; a pebble; supposed to be a fragment, rounded by the attrition ...

10672

cobbler
COBBLER, n.1. A mender of shoes.2. A clumsy workman.3. A mean person.

10673

cobbling
COBBLING, ppr. Mending coarsely.

10674

cobby
COBBY, a. Stout; brisk.

10675

cobcal
COBCAL, n. A sandal worn by ladies in the east.

10676

cobcoals
COBCOALS, n. Large round coals.

10677

cobelligerent
COBELLIGERENT, a. [See Belligerent.] Carrying on war in conjunction with another ...

10678

cobiron
COBIRON, n. [See Cob.] An andiron with a knob at the top.

10679

cobishop
COBISHOP, n. A joint or coadjutant bishop.

10680

coble
COBLE, n. A boat used in the herring fishery.

10681

cobloaf
COBLOAF, n. A loaf that is irregular, uneven or crusty. Is it not a round loaf?

10682

cobnut
COBNUT, n. A boys play, or a hazle-nut so called, used in play; the conquering nut.

10683

coboose
COBOOSE, n. [See Caboose.]

10684

cobstone
COBSTONE, n. [See Cobble.]

10685

cobweb
COBWEB, n.1. The line, thread or filament which a spider spins from its abdomen; the net-work ...

10686

cobwebbed
COBWEBBED, n.1. In botany, covered with a thick interwoven pubescence.2. Covered with cobwebs.

10687

cocalon
COCALON, n. A large cocoon, of a weak texture.

10688

cocciferous
COCCIFEROUS, a. Bearing or producing berries; as cocciferous trees or plants.

10689

coccolite
COCCOLITE, n. A variety of augite or pyroxene; called by Hauy, granuliform pyroxene. Its color is ...

10690

cochineal
COCHINEAL, n. An insect, the Coccus cacti, of the genus Coccus, a native of the warmer climates of ...

10691

cochleary
COCHLEARY,

10692

cochleate
COCHLEATE,

10693

cochleated
COCHLEATED, a. Having the form of a screw; spiral; turbinated; as a cochleate pod.

10694

cochlite
COCHLITE, n. A fossil shell having a mouth like that of a snail.

10695

cock
COCK, n.1. The male of birds, particularly of gallinaceous or domestic fowls, which having no ...

10696

cock-bill
COCK-BILL. In seamens language, the anchor is a cock-bill, when it is suspended perpendicularly ...

10697

cock-boat
COCK-BOAT, n. A small boat. [See Cock, No. 11.]

10698

cock-brained
COCK-BRAINED, a. Giddy; rash.

10699

cock-broth
COCK-BROTH, n. Broth made by boiling a cock.

10700

cock-chaffer
COCK-CHAFFER, n. The May-bug or dorr-beetle, a species of Scarabaeus.

10701

cock-crowing
COCK-CROWING, n. The time at which cocks crow; early morning. Mark 13.

10702

cock-fight
COCK-FIGHT,

10703

cock-fighting
COCK-FIGHTING, n. A match or contest of cocks; a barbarous sport of the ancients, and moderns, in ...

10704

cock-horse
COCK-HORSE, a. On horse back; triumphant; exulting.

10705

cock-loft
COCK-LOFT, n. [See Cock.] The top-loft; the upper room in a house or other building; a lumber room.

10706

cock-master
COCK-MASTER, n. One who breeds game cocks.

10707

cock-match
COCK-MATCH, n. A match of cocks; a cock-fight.

10708

cock-paddle
COCK-PADDLE, n. The lump fish or sea-owl.

10709

cock-weed
COCK-WEED, n. A plant called also dittander and pepperwort.

10710

cockade
COCKADE, n. A ribin or knot of ribin, or something similar, worn on the hat, usually by officers ...

10711

cockaded
COCKADED, a. Wearing a cockade.

10712

cockal
COCKAL, n. A game called huckle bone.

10713

cockatrice
COCKATRICE, n. A serpent imagined to proceed from a cocks egg.

10714

cockatto
COCKATTO n. A bird of the parrot kind.

10715

cocker
COCKER, v.t. To fondle; to indulge; to treat with tenderness; to pamper.COCKER, n.1. One who ...

10716

cockerel
COCKEREL, n. A young cock.

10717

cockering
COCKERING, n. Indulgence.

10718

cocket
COCKET, a. Brisk; pert.COCKET, n. A seal of the custom-house; a royal seal; rather a scroll of ...

10719

cocket-bread
COCKET-BREAD, n. The finest sort of wheat bread.

10720

cocking
COCKING, n. Cock-fighting.

10721

cockle
COCKLE, n. A plant or weed that grows among corn, the cornrose, a species of Agrostemma. It is ...

10722

cockle-stairs
COCKLE-STAIRS, n. Winding or spiral stairs.

10723

cockled
COCKLED, pp.1. Contracted into folds or wrinkles; winding.2. Having shells.

10724

cockler
COCKLER, n. One that takes and sells cockles.

10725

cockney
COCKNEY, n.1. A native of London, by way of contempt.2. An effeminate, ignorant, despicable ...

10726

cockneylike
COCKNEYLIKE, a. Resembling the manners of a cockney.

10727

cockpit
COCKPIT, n. 1. A pit or area, where game cocks fight.2. In ships of war, a room or apartment, in ...

10728

cockroach
COCKROACH, n. A genus of insects, the Blatta, of several species. They have four semicrustaceous ...

10729

cockscomb
COCKSCOMB, n.1. The caruncle or comb of a cock.2. A plant. This name is given to the Celosia ...

10730

cockshead
COCKSHEAD, n. A plant, the Hedysarum or sainfoin.

10731

cockshut
COCKSHUT, n. The close of the day, when fowls go to roost.

10732

cockspur
COCKSPUR, n. Virginia hawthorn, a species of medlar.

10733

cocksure
COCKSURE, a. Confidently certain.

10734

cockswain
COCKSWAIN, n. [See Swain.] An officer on board of a ship who has the care of the boat and the boats ...

10735

cocoa
COCOA, n. A tree belonging to the genus Cocos, of the order of Palmae; and the fruit or nut of the ...

10736

cocoa-nut
COCOA-NUT, n. The nut or fruit of the cocoa-tree.

10737

cocoon
COCOON, n. An oblong ball or case in which the silk-worm involves itself, formed by threads which ...

10738

coctile
COCTILE, a. Made by baking, or exposing to heat, as a brick.

10739

coction
COCTION, n. The act of boiling or exposing to heat in liquor. In medicine, that alteration in the ...

10740

cod
COD,

10741

cod-fish
COD-FISH, n. A species of fish, of the genus Gadus, inhabiting northern seas, but particularly the ...

10742

codded
CODDED, a. Inclosed in a cod.

10743

codder
CODDER, n. A gatherer of cods or peas.

10744

coddle
CODDLE, v.t. To parboil, or soften by the heat of water.

10745

coddy
CODDY, a. Husky.

10746

code
CODE, n.1. A collection of the laws and constitutions of the Roman emperors, made by order of ...

10747

codger
CODGER, n. A rustic; a clown; a miserly man.

10748

codicil
CODICIL, n. A writing by way of supplement to a will.

10749

codille
CODILLE, n. A term at ombre, when the game is won.

10750

codle
CODLE,

10751

codlin
CODLIN, n. An apple codled; or one suitable for codling, or used for that purpose.

10752

codling
CODLING,

10753

coefficacy
COEFFICACY, n. Joint efficacy; the power of two or more things acting together to produce an ...

10754

coefficiency
COEFFICIENCY, n. Cooperation; joint power of two or more things or causes, acting to the same end.

10755

coefficient
COEFFICIENT, n.1. That which unites in action with something else to produce the same effect.2. ...

10756

coefficiently
COEFFICIENTLY, adv. By cooperation.

10757

coeliac
COELIAC,

10758

coemption
COEMPTION, n. The act of purchasing the whole quantity of any commodity.

10759

coenjoy
COENJOY, v.t. To enjoy together.

10760

coequal
COEQUAL, a. Equal with another person or thing; of the same rank, dignity or power.COEQUAL, n. ...

10761

coequality
COEQUALITY, n. The state of being equal with another; equality in rank, dignity or power.

10762

coequally
COEQUALLY, adv. With joint equality.

10763

coerce
COERCE,1. To restrain by force; to keep from acting, or transgressing, particularly by moral ...

10764

coerced
COERCED, pp. Restrained by force; compelled.

10765

coercible
COERCIBLE, a. That may or ought to be restrained or compelled.

10766

coercing
COERCING, ppr. Restraining by force; constraining.

10767

coercion
COERCION, n. Restraint, check, particularly by law or authority; compulsion; force.

10768

coercive
COERCIVE, a.1. That has power to restrain, particularly by moral force, as of law or authority.2. ...

10769

coercively
COERCIVELY, adv. By constraint.

10770

coessential
COESSENTIAL, a. Partaking of the same essence.We bless and magnify that coessential spirit, ...

10771

coessentiality
COESSENTIALITY, n. Participation of the same essence.

10772

coessentially
COESSENTIALLY, adv. In a coessential manner.

10773

coestablishment
COESTABLISHMENT, n. Joint establishment.

10774

coetaneous
COETANEOUS, a. Of the same age with another; beginning to exist at the same time; with to. Every ...

10775

coetenrnal
COETENRNAL, a. Equally eternal with another.

10776

coeternally
COETERNALLY, adv. With equal eternity.

10777

coeternity
COETERNITY, n. Existence from eternity equal with another eternal being; equal eternity.

10778

coeval
COEVAL, a. Of the same age; beginning to exist at the same time; of equal age; usually and ...

10779

coevous
COEVOUS, a. The same as coeval, but not used.

10780

coexist
COEXIST, v.i. To exist at the same time with another; followed by with.

10781

coexistence
COEXISTENCE, n. Existence at the same time with another; followed regularly by with.

10782

coexistent
COEXISTENT, a. Existing at the same time with another; regularly followed by with.

10783

coextend
COEXTEND, v.i. To extend through the same space or duration with another; to extend equally; as, ...

10784

coextended
COEXTENDED, pp. Being equally extended.

10785

coextending
COEXTENDING, ppr. Extending through the same space or duration with another.

10786

coextension
COEXTENSION, n. The act of extending equally, or the state of being equally extended.

10787

coextensive
COEXTENSIVE, a. Equally extensive; having equal extent.

10788

coextensiveness
COEXTENSIVENESS, n. Equal extension or extent.

10789

coffee
COFFEE, n.1. The berry of a tree belonging to the genus Coffea, growing in Arabia, Persia, and in ...

10790

coffee-cup
COFFEE-CUP, n. A cup from which coffee is drank.

10791

coffee-house
COFFEE-HOUSE, n.1. A house of entertainment, where guests are supplied with coffee and other ...

10792

coffee-man
COFFEE-MAN, n. One who keeps a coffee-house.

10793

coffee-pot
COFFEE-POT, n. A covered pot in which coffee is boiled, or in which it is brought upon the table ...

10794

coffer
COFFER, n.1. A chest or trunk; and as a chest is customarily used for keeping money, hence,2. A ...

10795

coffered
COFFERED, pp. Laid up in a coffer.

10796

cofferer
COFFERER, n. The Cofferer of the kings household in Great Britain, a principal officer of the ...

10797

coffin
COFFIN, n.1. The chest or box in which a dead human body is buried, or deposited in a vault.2. A ...

10798

coffin-maker
COFFIN-MAKER, n. One who makes, or whose occupation is to make coffins.

10799

coffined
COFFINED, pp. Inclosed in a coffin.

10800

cofounder
COFOUNDER, n. A joint founder.

10801

cog
COG, v.t.1. To flatter; to wheedle; to seduce or draw from, by adulation or artifice.2. To ...

10802

cogency
COGENCY, n. Force; strength; power of compelling; literally, urgency, or driving. It is used ...

10803

cogenial
COGENIAL, for congenial.

10804

cogent
COGENT, a. [See Cogency.]1. Forcible, in a physical sense; as the cogent force of nature.2. ...

10805

cogently
COGENTLY, adv. With urgent force; with powerful impulse; forcibly.

10806

cogged
COGGED, pp. Flattered; deceived; cheated; thrust in deceitfully; falsified; furnished with cogs.

10807

cogger
COGGER, n. A flatterer, or deceiver.

10808

coggery
COGGERY, n. Trick; falsehood.

10809

cogging
COGGING, ppr. Wheedling; deceiving; cheating; inserting deceitfully; fixing cogs.COGGING, n. ...

10810

coggle
COGGLE, n. A boat; a fishing boat. [See cock.]

10811

cogitable
COGITABLE, a. [See Cogitate.] That may be thought on; that may be meditated on.

10812

cogitate
COGITATE, v.i. To think; to meditate.

10813

cogitation
COGITATION, n.1. The act of thinking; thought; meditation; contemplation.2. Thought directed to ...

10814

cogitative
COGITATIVE, a. 1. Thinking; having the power of thinking, or meditating; as a cogitative ...

10815

cognate
COGNATE, a.1. Allied by blood; kindred by birth.2. Related in origin; proceeding from the same ...

10816

cognation
COGNATION, n.1. In the civil law, kindred or natural relation between males and females, both ...

10817

cognition
COGNITION, n. Knowledge or certain knowledge, as from personal view or experience.

10818

cognitive
COGNITIVE, a. Knowing, or apprehending by the understanding; as cognitive power.

10819

cognizable
COGNIZABLE, a.1. That falls or may fall under judicial notice; that may be heard, tried, and ...

10820

cognizance
COGNIZANCE, n.1. Judicial notice or knowledge; the hearing, trying and determining of a cause or ...

10821

cognizee
COGNIZEE, n. In law, one to whom a fine is acknowledged, or the plaintiff in an action for the ...

10822

cognizor
COGNIZOR, n. One who acknowledges the right of the plaintiff or cognizee, in a fine; otherwise ...

10823

cognominal
COGNOMINAL, a.1. Pertaining to a surname.2. Having the same name.

10824

cognomination
COGNOMINATION, n. A surname; the name of a family; a name given from any accident or quality; as ...

10825

cognoscence
COGNOSCENCE, n. [See Cognition.] Knowledge; the act or state of knowing.

10826

cognoscible
COGNOSCIBLE, a. That may be known.

10827

cognoscitive
COGNOSCITIVE, a. Having the power of knowing.

10828

coguar
COGUAR, n. A carnivorous quadruped of America.

10829

cohabit
COHABIT, v.i.1. To dwell with; to inhabit or reside in company, or in the same place, or ...

10830

cohabitant
COHABITANT, n. One who dwells with another or in the same place.

10831

cohabitation
COHABITATION, n.1. The act or state of dwelling together or in the same place with another.2. The ...

10832

coheir
COHEIR, n. A joint heir; one who succeeds to a share of an inheritance, which is to be divided ...

10833

coheiress
COHEIRESS, n. A female who inherits a share of an estate, which is to be divided among two or more ...

10834

cohere
COHERE, v.i.1. To stick together; to cleave; to be united; to hold fast, as parts of the same ...

10835

coherence
COHERENCE,

10836

coherency
COHERENCY, n.1. A sticking, cleaving or hanging together; union of parts of the same body, or a ...

10837

coherent
COHERENT, a.1. Sticking together; cleaving; as the parts of bodies, solid or fluid.2. Connected; ...

10838

coherently
COHERENTLY, adv. In a coherent manner; with due connection or agreement of parts.

10839

cohesibility
COHESIBILITY, n. The tendency which one part of matter evinces to unite with another part of ...

10840

cohesible
COHESIBLE, a. Capable of cohesion.

10841

cohesion
COHESION, n. s as z.1. The act of sticking together; the state of being united by natural ...

10842

cohesive
COHESIVE, a. That has the power of sticking or cohering; tending to unite in a mass, and to resist ...

10843

cohesively
COHESIVELY, adv. With cohesion.

10844

cohesiveness
COHESIVENESS, n. The quality of being cohesive; the quality of adhering together, as particles of ...

10845

cohobate
COHOBATE, v.t. Among chimists, to repeat the distillation of the same liquor or that from the same ...

10846

cohobated
COHOBATED, pp. Repeatedly distilled.

10847

cohobating
COHOBATING, ppr. Distilling repeatedly.

10848

cohobation
COHOBATION, n. The operation of repeatedly distilling the same liquor, or that from the same ...

10849

cohoes
COHOES, OR COHOZE, n. A fall of water, or falls; a word of Indian origin in America.

10850

cohort
COHORT, n.1. Among the Romans, a body of about five or six hundred men; each cohort consisted of ...

10851

cohortation
COHORTATION, n. Exhortation; encouragement.

10852

cohoze
COHOES, OR COHOZE, n. A fall of water, or falls; a word of Indian origin in America.

10853

coif
COIF, n. A kind of caul, or cap, worn on the head, by sergeants at law, and others. Its chief use ...

10854

coifed
COIFED, a. Wearing a coif.

10855

coiffure
COIFFURE, n. A head-dress.

10856

coigne
COIGNE, for coin. [See coin, a corner.]

10857

coil
COIL, v.t. To gather, as a line or cord into a circular form; to wind into a ring, as a serpent, ...

10858

coiled
COILED, pp. Gathered into a circular form, as a rope or a serpent.

10859

coiling
COILING, ppr. Gathering or winding into a ring or circle.

10860

coin
COIN, n.1. A corner; a jutting point, as of a wall.Rustic coins, stones jutting from a wall for ...

10861

coinage
COINAGE,

10862

coincide
COINCIDE, v.i.1. To fall or to meet in the same point, as two lines, or bodies; followed by ...

10863

coincidence
COINCIDENCE, n.1. The falling or meeting of two or more lines, surfaces, or bodies in the same ...

10864

coincident
COINCIDENT, a. 1. Falling on the same point; meeting as lines, surfaces or bodies; followed by ...

10865

coincider
COINCIDER, n. He or that which coincides or concurs.

10866

coinciding
COINCIDING, ppr. Meeting in the same point; agreeing; concurring.

10867

coindication
COINDICATION, n. In medicine, a sign or symptom, which, with other signs, assists to show the ...

10868

coined
COINED, pp. Struck or stamped, as money; made; invented; forged.

10869

coiner
COINER, n. 1. One who stamps coin; a minter; a maker of money.2. A counterfeiter of the legal ...

10870

coining
COINING, n. 1. The act, art or practice of stamping money.2. Coin; money coined; stamped and ...

10871

coinquinate
COINQUINATE, v.t. To pollute.

10872

coinquination
COINQUINATION, n. Defilement.

10873

coiny
COIGNE or COINY, v.i. To live by extortion.

10874

coistril
COISTRIL, n.1. A coward; a runaway.2. A young lad.

10875

coit
COIT, n. A quoit, which see.

10876

coiting
COITING. [See Quoit.]

10877

coition
COITION, n. A coming together; chiefly the venereal intercourse of the sexes; copulation.

10878

cojoin
COJOIN, v.t. To join with another in the same office.

10879

cojuror
COJUROR, n. One who swears to anothers credibility.

10880

coke
COKE, n. Fossil coal charred, or deprived of its bitumen, sulphur or other extraneous or volatile ...

10881

colander
COLANDER, n. A vessel with a bottom perforated with little holes for straining liquors. In ...

10882

colation
COLATION, n. The act of straining, or purifying liquor, by passing it through a perforated vessel.

10883

colature
COLATURE, n. The act of straining; the matter strained.

10884

colbertine
COLBERTINE, n. A kind of lace worn by women.

10885

colcothar
COLCOTHAR, n. The brown red oxyd of iron which remains after the distillation of the acid from ...

10886

cold
COLD, a.1. Not warm or hot; gelid, frigid; a relative term. A substance is cold to the touch, ...

10887

cold-blooded
COLD-BLOODED, a. 1. Having cold blood.2. Without sensibility, or feeling.

10888

cold-finch
COLD-FINCH, n. A species of Motacilla, a bird frequenting the west of England, with the head and ...

10889

cold-hearted
COLD-HEARTED, a. Wanting passion or feeling; indifferent.

10890

cold-heartedness
COLD-HEARTEDNESS, n. Want of feeling or sensibility.

10891

cold-shot
COLD-SHOT, a. Brittle when cold, as a metal.

10892

coldly
COLDLY, adv. In a cold manner; without warmth; without concern; without ardor or animation; ...

10893

coldness
COLDNESS, n.1. Want of heat; as the coldness or water or air. When the heat or temperature of any ...

10894

cole
COLE, n. The general name of all sorts of cabbage or brassica; but we generally use it in its ...

10895

cole-mouse
COLE-MOUSE, n. [See Coal-mouse.]

10896

cole-perch
COLE-PERCH, n. A small fish, less than the common perch.

10897

cole-seed
COLE-SEED, n. 1. The seed of the navew, napus sativa, or long-rooted, narrow-leafed rapa; reckoned ...

10898

cole-wort
COLE-WORT, n. A particular species of cole, brassica, or cabbage.

10899

coleopter
COLEOPTER,TERA, n. The coleopters, in Linnes system of entomology, are an order of insects, having ...

10900

coleopteral
COLEOPTERAL, a. Having wings covered with a case or sheath, which shuts as above.

10901

colic
COLIC, n. In general, a severe pain in the bowels, of which there are several varieties; as ...

10902

colical
COLICAL, a. Affecting the bowels.

10903

colin
COLIN, n. A bird of the partridge kind, found in America and the West Indies, called.

10904

coll
COLL, v.t. To embrace.

10905

collapse
COLLAPSE, v.i. To fall together, as the two sides of a vessel; to close by falling together; as, ...

10906

collapsed
COLLAPSED, pp. Fallen together; closed.

10907

collapsion
COLLAPSION, n. A state of falling together; a state of vessels closed.

10908

collar
COLLAR, n.1. Something worn round the neck, as a ring of metal, or a chain. The knights of ...

10909

collar-bone
COLLAR-BONE, n. The clavicle.

10910

collarage
COLLARAGE, n. A tax or fine laid for the collars of wine-drawing horses.

10911

collared
COLLARED, pp.1. Seized by the collar.2. Having a collar on the neck.

10912

collate
COLLATE, v.t. Literally, to bring or lay together. Hence,1. To lay together and compare, by ...

10913

collated
COLLATED, pp. Laid together and compared; examined by comparing; presented and instituted, as a ...

10914

collateral
COLLATERAL, a.1. Being by the side, side by side, on the side, or side to side.In his bright ...

10915

collaterally
COLLATERALLY, adv. 1. Side by side; or by the side.2. Indirectly.3. In collateral relation; not ...

10916

collateralness
COLLATERALNESS, n. The state of being collateral.

10917

collating
COLLATING, ppr. Comparing; presenting and instituting.

10918

collation
COLLATION, n.1. The act of bringing or laying together, and comparing; a comparison of one copy or ...

10919

collative
COLLATIVE, a. Advowsons are presentative, collative or donative. An advowson collative is where ...

10920

collator
COLLATOR, n. 1. One who collates or compares manuscripts or copies of books.2. One who collates ...

10921

collaud
COLLAUD, v.t. To unite in praising.

10922

colleague
COLLEAGUE, n. A partner or associate in the same office, employment or commission, civil or ...

10923

colleagued
COLLEAGUED, pp. United as an associate in the same office.

10924

colleagueship
COLLEAGUESHIP, n. Partnership in office.

10925

collect
COLLECT, v.t.1. To gather, as separate persons or things, into one body or place; to assemble or ...

10926

collectaneous
COLLECTANEOUS, a. Gathered; collected.

10927

collected
COLLECTED, pp.1. Gathered; assembled; congregated; drawn together.2. Recovered from surprise or ...

10928

collectedly
COLLECTEDLY, adv. In one view; together; in one body.

10929

collectedness
COLLECTEDNESS, n. A collected state of the mind; recovery from surprise.

10930

collectible
COLLECTIBLE, a. 1. That may be collected or gathered; that may be inferred.2. That may be ...

10931

collecting
COLLECTING, ppr. Gathering; drawing together; assembling.

10932

collection
COLLECTION, n.1. The act of gathering, or assembling.2. The body formed by gathering; an ...

10933

collective
COLLECTIVE, a.1. Formed by gathering; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated, or ...

10934

collectively
COLLECTIVELY, adv. In a mass, or body; in a collected state; in the aggregate; unitedly; in a ...

10935

collectiveness
COLLECTIVENESS, n. A state of union; mass.

10936

collector
COLLECTOR, n.1. One who collects or gathers things which are scattered or separate.2. A compiler; ...

10937

collectorship
COLLECTORSHIP, n.1. The office of a collector of customs or taxes.2. The jurisdiction of a ...

10938

collegatary
COLLEGATARY, n. In the civil law, a person who has a legacy left to him in common with one or more ...

10939

college
COLLEGE, n. In its primary sense, a collection, or assembly. Hence,1. In a general sense, a ...

10940

college-like
COLLEGE-LIKE, n. Regulated after the manner of a college.

10941

collegial
COLLEGIAL, a. Relating to a college; belonging to a college; having the properties of a college.

10942

collegiate
COLLEGIATE, a.1. Pertaining to a college; as collegiate studies.2. Containing a college; ...

10943

collet
COLLET, n.1. Among jewelers, the horizontal face or plane at the bottom of brilliants; or the part ...

10944

colletic
COLLETIC, a. Having the property of gluing; agglutinant.COLLETIC, n. An agglutinant.

10945

collide
COLLIDE, v.i. To strike or dash against each other.

10946

collier
COLLIER, n.1. A digger of coal; one who works in a coal-mine.2. A coal-merchant or dealer in ...

10947

colliery
COLLIERY, n. 1. The place where coal is dug.2. The coal trade.

10948

colliflower
COLLIFLOWER. [See Cauliflower.]

10949

colligate
COLLIGATE, v.t. To tie or bind together.The pieces of isinglass are colligated in rows.

10950

colligated
COLLIGATED, pp. Tied or bound together.

10951

colligating
COLLIGATING, ppr. Binding together.

10952

colligation
COLLIGATION, n. A binding together.

10953

collimation
COLLIMATION, n. The act of aiming at a mark; aim; the act of leveling, or of directing the sight ...

10954

collineation
COLLINEATION, n. The act of aiming, or directing in a line to a fixed object.

10955

colling
COLLING, n. An embrace; dalliance.

10956

colliquable
COLLIQUABLE, a. That may be liquefied, or melted; liable to melt, grow soft, or become fluid.

10957

colliquament
COLLIQUAMENT, n. 1. The substance formed by melting; that which is melted.2. Technically, the ...

10958

colliquant
COLLIQUANT, a. That has the power of dissolving or melting.

10959

colliquate
COLLIQUATE, v.i. To melt; to dissolve; to change from solid to fluid; to become liquid.COLLIQUATE, ...

10960

colliquated
COLLIQUATED, pp. Melted; dissolved; turned from a solid to a fluid substance.

10961

colliquating
COLLIQUATING, ppr. Melting; dissolving.

10962

colliquation
COLLIQUATION, n. 1. The act of melting.2. A dissolving, flowing or wasting; applied to the ...

10963

colliquative
COLLIQUATIVE, a. Melting; dissolving; appropriately indicating a morbid discharge of the animal ...

10964

colliquefaction
COLLIQUEFACTION, n. A melting together; the reduction of different bodies into one mass by fusion.

10965

collision
COLLISION, n. s as z.1. The act of striking together; a striking together of two hard bodies.2. ...

10966

collocate
COLLOCATE, v.t. To set or place; to set; to station.COLLOCATE, a. Set; placed.

10967

collocated
COLLOCATED, pp. Placed.

10968

collocating
COLLOCATING, ppr. Setting; placing.

10969

collocation
COLLOCATION, n.1. A setting; the act of placing; disposition in place.2. The state of being ...

10970

collocution
COLLOCUTION, n. A speaking or conversing together; conference; mutual discourse.

10971

collocutor
COLLOCUTOR, n. One of the speakers in a dialogue.

10972

collogue
COLLOGUE, v.t. To wheedle.

10973

collop
COLLOP, n.1. A small slice of meat; a piece of flesh.2. In burlesque, a child.In Job 15:27 it ...

10974

colloquial
COLLOQUIAL, a. [See Colloquy.] Pertaining to common conversation, or to mutual discourse; as ...

10975

colloquist
COLLOQUIST, n. A speaker in a dialogue.

10976

colloquy
COLLOQUY, n. Conversation; mutual discourse of two or more; conference; dialogue.

10977

collow
COLLOW. [See Colly.]

10978

collucatation
COLLUCATATION, n. A struggling to resist; contest; resistance; opposition; contrariety.

10979

colluctancy
COLLUCTANCY, n. A struggling to resist; a striving against; resistance; opposition of nature.

10980

collude
COLLUDE, v.i. To play into the hand of each other; to conspire in a fraud; to act in concert.

10981

colluder
COLLUDER, n. One who conspires in a fraud.

10982

colluding
COLLUDING, ppr. Conspiring with another in a fraud.COLLUDING, n. A trick; collusion.

10983

collusion
COLLUSION, n. s as z. 1. In law, a deceitful agreement or compact between two or more persons, for ...

10984

collusive
COLLUSIVE, a. Fraudulently concerted between two or more; as a collusive agreement.

10985

collusively
COLLUSIVELY, adv. By collusion; by secret agreement to defraud.

10986

collusiveness
COLLUSIVENESS, n. The quality of being collusive.

10987

collusory
COLLUSORY, a. Carrying on a fraud by a secret concert; containing collusion.

10988

colly
COLLY,

10989

collyrite
COLLYRITE, n. A variety of clay, of a white color, with shades of gray, red, or yellow.

10990

collyrium
COLLYRIUM, n. Eye-salve; eye-wash; a topical remedy for disorders of the eyes.

10991

colmar
COLMAR, n. A sort of pear.

10992

colocynth
COLOCYNTH, n. The coloquintida, or bitter apple of the shops, a kind of gourd, from Aleppo and ...

10993

cologne-earth
COLOGNE-EARTH, n. A kind of light bastard ocher, of a deep brown color, not a pure native fossil, ...

10994

colombo
COLOMBO, n. A root from colombo in Ceylon. Its smell is aromatic, and its taste pungent and ...

10995

colon
COLON, n.1. In anatomy, the largest of the intestines, or rather the largest division of the ...

10996

colonel
COLONEL, n. The chief commander of a regiment of troops, whether infantry or cavalry. He ranks ...

10997

colonelcy
COLONELCY, n.

10998

colonelship
COLONELSHIP, n. The office, rank or commission of a colonel.

10999

colonial
COLONIAL, a. [See Colony.] Pertaining to a colony; as colonial government; colonial rights.

11000

colonist
COLONIST, n. [See Colony.] An inhabitant of a colony.

11001

colonization
COLONIZATION, n. The act of colonizing, or state of being colonized.

11002

colonize
COLONIZE, v.t.1. To plant or establish a colony in; to plant or settle a number of the subjects of ...

11003

colonized
COLONIZED, pp. Settle or planted with a colony.

11004

colonizing
COLONIZING, ppr. Planting with a colony.COLONIZING, n. The act of establishing a colony.This ...

11005

colonnade
COLONNADE, n. 1. In architecture, a peristyle of a circular figure, or a series of columns, ...

11006

colony
COLONY, n.1. A company or body of people transplanted from their mother country to a remote ...

11007

colophon
COLOPHON, n. The conclusion of a book, formerly containing the place or year, or both, of its ...

11008

colophonite
COLOPHONITE, n. A variety of garnet, of a reddish yellow or brown color, occurring in small ...

11009

colophony
COLOPHONY, n. In pharmacy, black resin or turpentine boiled in water and dried; or the residuum, ...

11010

coloquintida
COLOQUINTIDA, n. The colocynth or bitter apple, the fruit of a plant of the genus Cucumis, a ...

11011

color
COLOR, n.1. In physics, a property inherent in light, which, by a difference in the rays and the ...

11012

colorable
COLORABLE, adv. Speciously; plausibly; with a fair external appearance.

11013

colorate
COLORATE, a. Colored; dyed; or tinged with some color.

11014

coloration
COLORATION, n. The art or practice of coloring, or the state of being colored.

11015

colorature
COLORATURE, n. In music, all manner of variations, trills, &c., intended to make a song agreeable.

11016

colored
COLORED, pp. 1. Having the external appearance changed; dyed; tinged; painted stained.2. ...

11017

colorific
COLORIFIC, a. That has the quality of tinging; able to give color, or tint to other bodies.

11018

coloring
COLORING, ppr.1. Dying; staining; tinging.2. Giving a fair external appearance; palliating; ...

11019

colorist
COLORIST, n. One who colors; a painter who excels in giving the proper colors to his designs.

11020

colorless
COLORLESS, a. Destitute of color; not distinguished by any hue; transparent; as colorless water, ...

11021

colossal
COLOSSAL,

11022

colossean
COLOSSEAN, a. [See Colossus.] Like a colossus; very large; huge; gigantic.

11023

colossus-wise
COLOSSUS-WISE, adv. In the manner of a colossus.

11024

colstaff
COLSTAFF, n. A staff for carrying burdens by two on their shoulders.

11025

colt
COLT, n.1. The young of the equine genus of animals or horse kind. In America, colt is equally ...

11026

colter
COLTER, n. The fore iron of a plow, with a sharp edge, that cuts the earth or sod.

11027

coltish
COLTISH, a. Like a colt; wanton; frisky; gay.

11028

colts-foot
COLTS-FOOT, n. A genus of plants, the Tussilago. The name is also given to a species of Cacalia.

11029

colts-tooth
COLTS-TOOTH, n.1. A imperfect or superfluous tooth in young horses.2. A love of youthful ...

11030

coluber
COLUBER, n. In zoology, a genus of serpents, distinguished by scuta or hard crusts on the belly, ...

11031

colubrine
COLUBRINE, a. Relating to the coluber, or to serpents; cunning; crafty.

11032

columbary
COLUMBARY, n. A dove-cot; a pigeon-house.

11033

columbate
COLUMBATE, n. A salt or compound of columbic acid, with a base.

11034

columbian
COLUMBIAN, a. Pertaining to the United States, or to America, discovered by Columbus.

11035

columbic
COLUMBIC, a. Pertaining to columbium; as columbic acid.

11036

columbiferous
COLUMBIFEROUS, a. Producing or containing columbium.

11037

columbine
COLUMBINE, a. Like or pertaining to a pigeon or dove; of a dove-color, or like the neck of a ...

11038

columbite
COLUMBITE, n. [See Columbium.] The ore of columbium.

11039

columbium
COLUMBIUM, n. A metal first discovered in an ore or oxyd, found in Connecticut, at New-London, ...

11040

columbo
COLUMBO. [See Colombo.]

11041

columel
COLUMEL, n. In botany, the central column in a capsule, taking its rise from the receptacle, and ...

11042

column
COLUMN, n.1. In architecture, a long round body of wood or stone, used to support or adorn a ...

11043

columnar
COLUMNAR, a. Formed in columns; having the form of columns; like the shaft of a column; as ...

11044

columnarish
COLUMNARISH, a. Somewhat resembling a column.

11045

colure
COLURE, n. In astronomy and geography, the colures are two great circles supposed to intersect ...

11046

com
COM, in composition as a prefix denotes with, to or against.

11047

coma
COMA, n. Lethargy; dozing; a preternatural propensity to sleep; a kind of stupor of diseased ...

11048

comart
COMART, n. A treaty; article; agreement.

11049

comatose
COMATOSE,

11050

comatous
COMATOUS, a. [See Coma.] Preter-naturally disposed to sleep; drowsy; dozing; without natural sleep; ...

11051

comb
COMB, n. A valley between hills or mountains.COMB, n. b silent.1. An instrument, with teeth, for ...

11052

comb-bird
COMB-BIRD, n. A gallinaceous fowl of Africa, of the size of a turkey-cock.

11053

comb-brush
COMB-BRUSH, n. A brush to clean combs.

11054

comb-maker
COMB-MAKER, n. One whose occupation is to make combs.

11055

combat
COMBAT, v.i.1. To fight; to struggle or contend with an opposing force.Pardon me; I will not ...

11056

combatant
COMBATANT, a. Contending; disposed to contend.COMBATANT, n. 1. A person who combats; any person ...

11057

combated
COMBATED, pp. Opposed; resisted.

11058

combater
COMBATER, n. One who fights or contends.

11059

combating
COMBATING, ppr. Striving to resist; fighting; opposing by force or by argument.

11060

combed
COMBED, pp. Separated, cleaned, or dressed with a comb.

11061

comber
COMBER, n. One who combs; one whose occupation is to comb wool, &c.COMBER, n. Incumbrance.COMBER, ...

11062

combinable
COMBINABLE, a. Capable of combining.

11063

combinate
COMBINATE, a. [See Combine.] Espoused; betrothed.

11064

combination
COMBINATION, n.1. Intimate union, or association of two or more persons or things, by set purpose ...

11065

combine
COMBINE, v.t.1. To unite or join two or more things; to link closely together.Friendship combines ...

11066

combined
COMBINED, pp. United closely; associated; leagued; confederated; chimically united.

11067

combing
COMBING, ppr. Separating and adjusting hair, wool, &c.COMBING, n. Borrowed hair combed over a ...

11068

combining
COMBINING, ppr. Uniting closely; joining in purpose; confederating; uniting by chimical affinity.

11069

combless
COMBLESS, a. Without a comb or crest; as a combless cock.

11070

combust
COMBUST, a. When a planet is in conjunction with the sun or apparently very near it, it is said to ...

11071

combustibility
COMBUSTIBILITY, n. The quality of taking fire and burning; the quality of a substance which admits ...

11072

combustible
COMBUSTIBLE, a. That will take fire and burn; capable of catching fire; thus, wood and coal are ...

11073

combustibleness
COMBUSTIBLENESS,

11074

combustion
COMBUSTION, n.1. The operation of fire on inflammable substances; or according to modern ...

11075

come
COME, v.i. 1. To move towards; to advance near, in any manner, and from any distance. We say, the ...

11076

come-off
COME-OFF, n. Means of escape; evasion; excuseWe do not want this come-off.

11077

comedian
COMEDIAN, n. [See Comedy.]1. An actor or player in comedy; or a player in general, male or ...

11078

comedy
COMEDY, n. A dramatic composition intended to represent human characters, which are to be imitated ...

11079

comelily
COMELILY, adv. In a suitable or decent manner.

11080

comeliness
COMELINESS, n. That which is becoming, fit or suitable, in form or manner. Comeliness of person ...

11081

comely
COMELY, a. 1. Properly, becoming; suitable: whence, handsome; graceful. Applied to person or ...

11082

comencing
COMENCING, ppr. Beginning; entering on; originating.

11083

comer
COMER, n. One that comes; one who approaches; one who has arrived and is present.

11084

comessation
COMESSATION, n. Feasting or reveling.

11085

comestible
COMESTIBLE, a. Eatable.

11086

comet
COMET, n. An opake, spherical, solid body, like a planet, but accompanied with a train of light, ...

11087

comet-like
COMET-LIKE, a. Resembling a comet.

11088

cometarium
COMETARIUM,

11089

cometary
COMETARY, n. A machine exhibiting an idea of the revolution of a comet round the sun.COMETARY, a. ...

11090

cometic
COMETIC, a. Relating to a comet.

11091

cometography
COMETOGRAPHY, n. A description or treatise of comets.

11092

comfit
COMFIT,

11093

comfit-maker
COMFIT-MAKER, n. One who makes or prepares comfits.

11094

comfiture
COMFITURE, n. A dry sweet-meat; any kind of fruit or root preserved with sugar and dried.

11095

comfort
COMFORT, v.t.1. To strengthen; to invigorate; to cheer or enliven.Light excelleth in comforting ...

11096

comfortable
COMFORTABLE, a.1. Being in a state of ease, or moderate enjoyment; as a person after sickness or ...

11097

comfortableness
COMFORTABLENESS, n. The state of enjoying comfort.

11098

comfortabley
COMFORTABLEY, adv. 1. In a manner to give comfort or consolation.Speak ye comfortably to ...

11099

comforted
COMFORTED, pp. Strengthened; consoled; encouraged.

11100

comforter
COMFORTER, n.1. One who administers comfort or consolation; one who strengthens and supports the ...

11101

comforting
COMFORTING, ppr. Giving strength or spirits; giving ease; cheering; encouraging; consoling.

11102

comfortless
COMFORTLESS, a. Without comfort; without any thing to alleviate misfortune, or distress.I will not ...

11103

comfortress
COMFORTRESS, n. A female that affords comfort.

11104

comfrey
COMFREY,

11105

comfry
COMFRY, n. A genus of plants, the Symphytum.

11106

comic
COMIC, a.1. Relating to comedy, as distinct from tragedy.2. Raising mirth; fitted to excite ...

11107

comical
COMICAL, a. 1. Relating to comedy; comic.2. Exciting mirth; diverting; sportive; droll.We say, a ...

11108

comically
COMICALLY, adv.1. In a manner befitting comedy.2. In a comical manner; in a manner to raise ...

11109

comicalness
COMICALNESS, n. The quality of being comical; the power or quality of raising mirth.

11110

coming
COMING, ppr.1. Drawing nearer or nigh; approaching; moving towards; advancing.2. Future; yet to ...

11111

comitial
COMITIAL, a.1. Relating to the comitia or popular assemblies of the Romans, for electing officers ...

11112

comity
COMITY, n. Mildness and suavity of manners; courtesy; civility; good breeding. Wellbred people ...

11113

comma
COMMA, n.1. In writing and printing, this point [,] denoting the shortest pause in reading, and ...

11114

command
COMMAND, v.t.1. To bid; to order; to direct; to charge; implying authority, and power to control, ...

11115

commandable
COMMANDABLE, a. That may be commanded.

11116

commandant
COMMANDANT, n. A commander; a commanding officer of a place or of a body of forces.

11117

commandatory
COMMANDATORY, a. Having the force of a command.

11118

commanded
COMMANDED, pp. Ordered; directed; governed; controlled.

11119

commander
COMMANDER, n. 1. A chief; one who has supreme authority; a leader; the chief officer of an army, ...

11120

commandery
COMMANDERY,

11121

commandingly
COMMANDINGLY, adv. In a commanding manner.

11122

commandment
COMMANDMENT, n.1. A command; a mandate; an order or injunction given by authority; charge; ...

11123

commandning
COMMANDNING, pr.1. Bidding; ordering; directing with authority; governing; bearing rule; ...

11124

commandress
COMMANDRESS, n. A woman invested with supreme authority.

11125

commandry
COMMANDRY, n. A kind of benefice or fixed revenue, belonging to a military order, conferred on ...

11126

commark
COMMARK, n. The frontier of a country.

11127

commaterial
COMMATERIAL, a. Consisting of the same matter with another thing.

11128

commateriality
COMMATERIALITY, n. Participation of the same matter.

11129

commatism
COMMATISM, n. Briefness; conciseness in writing.

11130

commeasurable
COMMEASURABLE, a. [See Measure.] Reducible to the same measure. But commensurable is generally ...

11131

commed
COMMED, n. Commendation.

11132

commeline
COMMELINE, n. A genus of herbaceous plants, Commelina, natives of warm climates. This name was ...

11133

commemorable
COMMEMORABLE, a. Memorable; worthy to be remembered, or noticed with honor. [See Memorable.]

11134

commemorate
COMMEMORATE, v.t. To call to remembrance by a solemn act; to celebrate with honor and solemnity; ...

11135

commemorated
COMMEMORATED, pp. Called to remembrance by some act of solemnity.

11136

commemorating
COMMEMORATING, ppr. Celebrating with honor by some solemn act.

11137

commemoration
COMMEMORATION, n. The act of calling to remembrance, by some solemnity; the act of honoring the ...

11138

commemorative
COMMEMORATIVE, a. Tending to preserve the remembrance of something.

11139

commemoratory
COMMEMORATORY, a. Serving to preserve the memory of.

11140

commence
COMMENCE, v.i.1. To begin; to take rise or origin; to have first existence; as, a state of glory ...

11141

commenced
COMMENCED, pp. Begun; originated.

11142

commencement
COMMENCEMENT, n.1. Beginning; rise; origin; first existence; as the commencement of New Style in ...

11143

commend
COMMEND, v.t.1. To represent as worthy of notice, regard, or kindness; to speak in favor of; to ...

11144

commendable
COMMENDABLE, a. That may be commended or praised; worthy of approbation or praise; laudable.Order ...

11145

commendableness
COMMENDABLENESS, n. State of being commendable.

11146

commendably
COMMENDABLY, adv. Laudably; in a praise-worthy manner.

11147

commendam
COMMENDAM, n. In ecclesiastical law, in England, a benefice or living commended, by the king or ...

11148

commendatary
COMMENDATARY, n. One who holds a living in commendam.

11149

commendation
COMMENDATION, n.1. The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; declaration ...

11150

commendatory
COMMENDATORY, a.1. Which serves to commend; presenting to favorable notice or reception; ...

11151

commended
COMMENDED, pp. Praised; represented favorably; committed in charge.

11152

commender
COMMENDER, n. One who commends or praises.

11153

commending
COMMENDING, ppr. Praising; representing favorably; committing, or delivering in charge.Note: In ...

11154

commensal
COMMENSAL, n. One that eats at the same table.

11155

commensality
COMMENSALITY, n. Fellowship at table; the act or practice of eating at the same table.

11156

commensurability
COMMENSURABILITY,

11157

commensurable
COMMENSURABLE, a. That have a common measure; reducible to a common measure. Thus a yard and a ...

11158

commensurableness
COMMENSURABLENESS, n. The capacity of being compared with another in measure, or of being measured ...

11159

commensurate
COMMENSURATE, a.1. Reducible to one and the same common measure.2. Equal; proportional; having ...

11160

commensurately
COMMENSURATELY, adv. 1. With the capacity of measuring or being measured by some other thing.2. ...

11161

commensuration
COMMENSURATION, n. Proportion, or proportion in measure; a state of having a common measure.All ...

11162

comment
COMMENT, v.i.1. To write notes on the works of an author, with a view to illustrate his meaning, ...

11163

commentary
COMMENTARY, n.1. A comment; exposition; explanation; illustration of difficult and obscure ...

11164

commentator
COMMENTATOR, n. One who comments; one who writes annotations; an expositor; an annotator. [The ...

11165

commenter
COMMENTER, n.1. One that writes comments; an annotator.2. One who makes remarks.

11166

commenting
COMMENTING, ppr. Making notes or comments on something said or written.

11167

commentitious
COMMENTITIOUS, a. Invented; feigned; imaginary.

11168

commerce
COMMERCE, n.1. In a general sense, an interchange or mutual change of goods, wares, productions, ...

11169

commercial
COMMERCIAL, a.1. Pertaining to commerce or trade; as commercial concerns; commercial relations.2. ...

11170

commercially
COMMERCIALLY, adv. In a commercial view.

11171

commigrate
COMMIGRATE, v.i. To migrate together; to move in a body from one country or place to another for ...

11172

commigration
COMMIGRATION, n. The moving of a body of people from one country or place to another with a view ...

11173

commination
COMMINATION, n.1. A threat or threatening; a denunciation of punishment or vengeance.2. The ...

11174

comminatory
COMMINATORY, a. Threatening; denouncing punishment.

11175

commingle
COMMINGLE, v.t. To mix together; to mingle in one mass, or intimately; to blend. [See ...

11176

comminuate
COMMINUATE, v.t. To grind.

11177

comminuible
COMMINUIBLE, a. Reducible to powder.

11178

comminute
COMMINUTE, v.t. To make small or fine; to reduce to minute particles, or to a fine powder, by ...

11179

comminuted
COMMINUTED, pp. Reduced to fine particles; pulverized; triturated.

11180

comminuting
COMMINUTING, ppr. Reducing to fine particles; pulverizing; levigating.

11181

comminution
COMMINUTION, n.1. The act of reducing to a fine powder or to small particles; pulverization.2. ...

11182

commiserable
COMMISERABLE, a. [See Commiserate.] Deserving of commiseration or pity; pitiable; that may excite ...

11183

commiserate
COMMISERATE, v.t.1. To pity; to compassionate; to feel sorrow, pain or regret for another in ...

11184

commiserated
COMMISERATED, pp. Pitied.

11185

commiserating
COMMISERATING, ppr. Pitying; compassionating; feeling sorrow for.

11186

commiseration
COMMISERATION, n. Pity; compassion; a sympathetic suffering of pain or sorrow for the wants, ...

11187

commiseratively
COMMISERATIVELY, adv. From compassion.

11188

commiserator
COMMISERATOR, n. One who pities.

11189

commissarial
COMMISSARIAL, a. [See Commissary.] Pertaining to a commissary.Smollett uses commissorial; but this ...

11190

commissariate
COMMISSARIATE, n. The office or employment of a commissary; or the whole body of officers in the ...

11191

commissary
COMMISSARY, n.1. In general sense, a commissioner; one to whom is committed some charge, duty or ...

11192

commissaryship
COMMISSARYSHIP, n. The office of a commissary.

11193

commission
COMMISSION, n.1. The act of committing, doing, performing, or perpetrating; as the commission of a ...

11194

commission-merchan
COMMISSION-MERCHANT, n. A merchant who transacts business as the agent of other men, in buying and ...

11195

commissional
COMMISSIONAL,

11196

commissionary
COMMISSIONARY, a. Appointed by warrant.

11197

commissioned
COMMISSIONED, pp. Furnished with a commission; empowered; authorized.

11198

commissioner
COMMISSIONER, n. A person who has a commission or warrant from proper authority, to perform some ...

11199

commissioning
COMMISSIONING, ppr. Giving a commission to; furnishing with a warrant; empowering by letters ...

11200

commissure
COMMISSURE, n.1. A joint, seam or closure; the place where two bodies or parts of a body meet and ...

11201

commit
COMMIT, v.t. Literally, to send to or upon; to throw, put or lay upon. Hence,1. To give in ...

11202

commitment
COMMITMENT, n.1. The act of committing; a sending to prison; a putting into prison; imprisonment. ...

11203

committed
COMMITTED, pp. Delivered in trust; given in charge; deposited; imprisoned; done; perpetrated; ...

11204

committee
COMMITTEE, n. One or more persons, elected or appointed, to whom any matter or business is ...

11205

committeeship
COMMITTEESHIP, n. The office and profit of committees.

11206

committer
COMMITTER, n. One who commits; one who does or perpetrates.

11207

committible
COMMITTIBLE, a. That may be committed.

11208

committing
COMMITTING, ppr. Giving in trust; depositing; imprisoning; perpetrating; engaging; referring to a ...

11209

commix
COMMIX, v.t. To mix or mingle; to blend; to mix, as different substances.COMMIX, v.i. To mix; to ...

11210

commixed
COMMIXED, pp. Mixed; blended.

11211

commixing
COMMIXING, ppr. Mixing; blending.

11212

commixtion
COMMIXTION, n. Mixture; a blending of different ingredients in one mass or compound.Mixion is used ...

11213

commixture
COMMIXTURE, n.1. The act of mixing; the state of being mingled; the blending of ingredients in one ...

11214

commode
COMMODE, n. A kind of head dress formerly worn by ladies.

11215

commodious
COMMODIOUS, a. Convenient; suitable; fit; proper; adapted to its use or purpose, or to wants and ...

11216

commodiously
COMMODIOUSLY, adv. Conveniently; in a commodious manner; suitable; in a manner to afford ease, or ...

11217

commodiousness
COMMODIOUSNESS, n. Convenience fitness; suitableness for its purpose; as the commodiousness of a ...

11218

commodity
COMMODITY, n.1. Primarily, convenience; profit; advantage; interest. Men seek their own ...

11219

commodore
COMMODORE, n. 1. The officer who commands a squadron or detachment of ships, destined on a ...

11220

commodulation
COMMODULATION, n. Measure; agreement.

11221

commoigne
COMMOIGNE, n. A monk of the same convent.

11222

common
COMMON, a.1. Belonging equally to more than one, or to many indefinitely; as, life and sense are ...

11223

common-council
COMMON-COUNCIL, n. The council of a city or corporate town, empowered to make by-laws for the ...

11224

common-crier
COMMON-CRIER, n. A crier whose occupation is to give notice of lost things.

11225

common-hall
COMMON-HALL, n. A hall or house in which citizens meet for business.

11226

common-lawyer
COMMON-LAWYER, n. One versed in Common Law.

11227

commonable
COMMONABLE, a.1. Held in common.2. That may be pastured on common land.Commonable beasts are ...

11228

commonage
COMMONAGE, n. The right of pasturing on a common; the joint right of using any thing in common ...

11229

commonalty
COMMONALTY, n. 1. The common people. In Great Britain, all classes and conditions of people, who ...

11230

commoner
COMMONER, n.1. One of the lower rank, or common people; one under the degree of nobility.2. A ...

11231

commonition
COMMONITION, n. Advice; warning; instruction.

11232

commonitive
COMMONITIVE, a. Warning; monitory.

11233

commonly
COMMONLY, adv. Usually; generally; ordinarily; frequently; for the most part; as, confirmed habits ...

11234

commonness
COMMONNESS, n.1. Frequent occurrence; a state of being common or usual.2. Equal participation by ...

11235

commonplace
COMMONPLACE, n. A memorandum; a common topic.COMMONPLACE, v.t. To enter in a commonplace-book, or ...

11236

commons
COMMONS, n. plu.1. The common people, who inherit or possess no honors or titles; the vulgar.2. ...

11237

commonty
COMMONTY, n. In Scots law, land belonging to two or more common proprietors; or a heath or muir, ...

11238

commonweal
COMMONWEAL,

11239

commonwealth
COMMONWEALTH, n.1. An established form of government, or civil polity; or more generally, a state; ...

11240

commonwealthsman
COMMONWEALTHSMAN, n. One who favors the commonwealth, or a republican government.

11241

commorance
COMMORANCE,MORANCY, n. A dwelling or ordinary residence in a place; abode; habitation.Commorancy ...

11242

commorant
COMMORANT, a. Dwelling; ordinarily residing; inhabiting.All freeholders within the precinct--and ...

11243

commorient
COMMORIENT, a. Dying at the same time.

11244

commother
COMMOTHER, n. A godmother.

11245

commotion
COMMOTION, n.1. Agitation; as the commotion of the sea.2. Tumult of people; disturbance; ...

11246

commotioner
COMMOTIONER, n. One who excites commotion.

11247

commove
COMMOVE, v.t. To put in motion; to disturb; to agitate; to unsettle; a poetic word.

11248

commune
COMMUNE, v.i.1. To converse; to talk together familiarly; to impart sentiments mutually, in ...

11249

communicability
COMMUNICABILITY, n. [See Communicate.] The quality of being communicable; capability of being ...

11250

communicable
COMMUNICABLE, a.1. That may be communicated; capable of being imparted from one to another; as, ...

11251

communicant
COMMUNICANT, n. One who communes at the Lords table; one who is entitled to partake of the ...

11252

communicate
COMMUNICATE, v.t.1. To impart; to give to another, as a partaker; to confer for joint possession; ...

11253

communicated
COMMUNICATED, pp. Imparted from one to another; bestowed; delivered.

11254

communicating
COMMUNICATING, ppr.1. Imparting; giving or bestowing; delivering.2. Partaking of the sacrament of ...

11255

communication
COMMUNICATION, n.1. The act of imparting, conferring, or delivering, from one to another; as the ...

11256

communicative
COMMUNICATIVE, a.1. Inclined to communicate; ready to impart to others. In the sense of liberal ...

11257

communicativeness
COMMUNICATIVENESS, n. The quality of being communicative; readiness to impart to others; freedom ...

11258

communicatory
COMMUNICATORY, a. Imparting knowledge.

11259

communing
COMMUNING, ppr. Conversing familiarly; having familiar intercourse.COMMUNING, n. Familiar ...

11260

communion
COMMUNION, n.1. Fellowship; intercourse between two persons or more; interchange of transactions, ...

11261

community
COMMUNITY, n.1. Properly, common possession or enjoyment; as a community of goods.It is a ...

11262

commutability
COMMUTABILITY, n. The quality of being capable of being exchanged, or put, one in the place of the ...

11263

commutable
COMMUTABLE, a. That may be exchanged, or mutually changed; that may be given for another. In ...

11264

commutation
COMMUTATION, n.1. Change; alteration; a passing from one state to another.2. Exchange; the act of ...

11265

commutative
COMMUTATIVE, a. Relative to exchange; interchangeable; mutually passing from one to another; as ...

11266

commutatively
COMMUTATIVELY, adv. By way of reciprocal exchange.

11267

commute
COMMUTE, v.t.1. To exchange; to put one thing in the place of another; to give or receive one ...

11268

commutual
COMMUTUAL, a. Mutual; reciprocal; used in poetry.There, with commutual zeal, we both had stroveIn ...

11269

compact
COMPACT, a.1. Closely and firmly united, as the particles of solid bodies; firm; close; solid; ...

11270

compacted
COMPACTED, pp. Pressed close; firmly united, or connected.

11271

compactedness
COMPACTEDNESS, n. A state of being compact; firmness; closeness of parts; density, whence results ...

11272

compacting
COMPACTING, ppr. Uniting closely; consolidating.

11273

compaction
COMPACTION, n. The act of making compact; or the state of being compact.

11274

compactly
COMPACTLY, adv. Closely; densely; with close union of parts.

11275

compactness
COMPACTNESS, n. Firmness; close union of parts; density.

11276

compacture
COMPACTURE, n. Close union or connection of parts; structure well connected; manner of joining.

11277

compages
COMPAGES,

11278

compagination
COMPAGINATION, n. [See Compact.] Union of parts; structure; connection; contexture.

11279

companable
COMPANABLE, a. Companionable.

11280

companableness
COMPANABLENESS, n. Sociableness.

11281

companiable
COMPANIABLE, a. Social.

11282

companiableness
COMPANIABLENESS, n. Sociableness.

11283

companion
COMPANION, n. 1. One who keeps company with another; one with whom a person frequently ...

11284

companionable
COMPANIONABLE, a. Fit for good fellowship; qualified to be agreeable in company; sociable; ...

11285

companionably
COMPANIONABLY, adv. In a companionable manner.

11286

companionship
COMPANIONSHIP, n. 1. Fellowship; association.2. Company; train.

11287

company
COMPANY, n. 1. In military affairs, the soldiers united under the command of a captain; a ...

11288

comparable
COMPARABLE, a. That may be compared; worthy of comparison; being of equal regard; that may be ...

11289

comparably
COMPARABLY, adv. In a manner or degree worthy to be compared, or of equal regard.

11290

comparative
COMPARATIVE, a.1. Estimated by comparison; not positive or absolute. The comparative weight of a ...

11291

comparatively
COMPARATIVELY, adv. In a state of comparison; by comparison; according to estimate made by ...

11292

compare
COMPARE, v.t.1. To set or bring things together in fact or in contemplation, and to examine the ...

11293

compared
COMPARED, pp. Set together and examined with respect to likeness or unlikeness, agreement or ...

11294

comparer
COMPARER, n. One who compares or makes a comparison.

11295

comparing
COMPARING, ppr. Examining the relations of thins to each other; likening.

11296

comparison
COMPARISON, n.1. The act of comparing; the act of considering the relation between persons or ...

11297

compart
COMPART, v.t. To divide; to mark out a plan or design into its several parts, or subdivisions.

11298

comparted
COMPARTED, pp. Dividing or disposing into parts.

11299

comparting
COMPARTING, ppr. Dividing or disposing into parts.

11300

compartition
COMPARTITION, n.1. The act of dividing into parts. In architecture, the division or disposition ...

11301

compartment
COMPARTMENT, n.1. A division or separate part of a general design, as of a picture, or of a ...

11302

compartner
COMPARTNER, n. A sharer.

11303

compass
COMPASS, n.1. Stretch; reach; extent; the limit or boundary of a space, and the space included; ...

11304

compassed
COMPASSED, pp. Embraced; surrounded; inclosed; obtained; imagined.

11305

compassing
COMPASSING, ppr.1. Embracing; going round; inclosing; obtaining; accomplishing; imagining; ...

11306

compassion
COMPASSION, n.1. A suffering with another; painful sympathy; a sensation of sorrow excited by the ...

11307

compassionable
COMPASSIONABLE, a. Deserving of pity.

11308

compassionate
COMPASSIONATE, a. Having a temper or disposition to pity; inclined to show mercy; merciful; having ...

11309

compassionately
COMPASSIONATELY, adv. With compassion; mercifully.

11310

compassionateness
COMPASSIONATENESS, n. The quality of being compassionate.

11311

compaternity
COMPATERNITY, n. [con and paternity.] The relation of a godfather to the person for whom he ...

11312

compatibility
COMPATIBILITY, n. [See Compatible.] Consistency; the quality or power of coexisting with something ...

11313

compatible
COMPATIBLE, a.1. Consistent; that may exist with; suitable; not incongruous; agreeable; followed ...

11314

compatibleness
COMPATIBLENESS, n. Consistency; fitness; agreement; the same as compatibility, which is generally ...

11315

compatibly
COMPATIBLY, adv. Fitly; suitably; consistently.

11316

compatient
COMPATIENT, a. Suffering together.

11317

compatriot
COMPATRIOT, n. A fellow patriot; one of the same country.COMPATRIOT, a. Of the same country.

11318

compeer
COMPEER, n. An equal; a companion; an associate; a mate.COMPEER, v.t. To equal; to match; to be ...

11319

compel
COMPEL, v.t.1. To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to constrain; to oblige; to ...

11320

compellable
COMPELLABLE, a. That may be driven, forced or constrained.

11321

compellably
COMPELLABLY, adv. By compulsion.

11322

compellation
COMPELLATION, n. Style or manner of address; the word of salutation.The compellation of the Kings ...

11323

compelled
COMPELLED, pp. Forced; constrained; obliged.

11324

compeller
COMPELLER, n. One who compels or constrains.

11325

compelling
COMPELLING, ppr. Driving by force; constraining; obliging.

11326

compend
COMPEND,

11327

compendiarious
COMPENDIARIOUS, a. Short; contracted.

11328

compendiate
COMPENDIATE, v.t. To sum or collect together.

11329

compendious
COMPENDIOUS, a.1. Short; summary; abridged; comprehensive; containing the substance or general ...

11330

compendiously
COMPENDIOUSLY, adv. In a short or brief; in epitome.The substance of christian belief is ...

11331

compendiousness
COMPENDIOUSNESS, n. Shortness; brevity; comprehension in a narrow compass.

11332

compendium
COMPENDIUM, n. In literature, an abridgment; a summary; an epitome; a brief compilation or ...

11333

compensable
COMPENSABLE, a. [See Compensate.] That may be compensated.

11334

compensate
COMPENSATE, v.t.1. To give equal value to; to recompense; to give an equivalent for services, or ...

11335

compensated
COMPENSATED, pp. Recompensed; supplied with an equivalent in amount or effect; rewarded.

11336

compensating
COMPENSATING, ppr. Giving an equivalent; recompensing; remunerating.

11337

compensation
COMPENSATION, n.1. That which is given or received as an equivalent for services, debt, want, ...

11338

compensative
COMPENSATIVE, a. Making amends or compensation.

11339

compensatory
COMPENSATORY, a. Serving for compensation; making amends.

11340

compense
COMPENSE, v.t. To recompense, is found in Bacon; but is not now in use.

11341

compete
COMPETE, v.i.1. To seek, or strive for the same thing as another; to carry on competition or ...

11342

competence
COMPETENCE,PETENCY, n.1. Sufficiency; such a quantity as is sufficient; property or means of ...

11343

competent
COMPETENT, a.1. Suitable; fit; convenient; hence, sufficient, that is, fit for the purpose; ...

11344

competently
COMPETENTLY, adv. Sufficiently; adequately; suitably; reasonably; as, the fact has been ...

11345

competible
COMPETIBLE, a. [Not now used. See Compatible.]

11346

competing
COMPETING, ppr. Striving in rivalry.

11347

competition
COMPETITION, n.1. The act of seeking, or endeavoring to gain, what another is endeavoring to gain, ...

11348

competitor
COMPETITOR, n.1. One who seeks and endeavors to obtain what another seeks; or one who claims what ...

11349

competitory
COMPETITORY, a. Rivaling; acting in competition.

11350

competitress
COMPETITRESS,

11351

competitrix
COMPETITRIX,

11352

compilation
COMPILATION, n.1. A collection of certain parts of a book or books, into a separate book or ...

11353

compilator
COMPILATOR, n. A collector.

11354

compile
COMPILE, v.t.1. To collect parts or passages of books or writings into a book or pamphlet; to ...

11355

compiled
COMPILED, pp. Collected from authors; selected and put together.

11356

compilement
COMPILEMENT, n. The act of piling together or heaping; coacervation.

11357

compiler
COMPILER, n. A collector of parts of authors, or of separate papers or accounts; one who forms a ...

11358

compiling
COMPILING, ppr. Collecting and arranging parts of books, or separate papers, in a body or ...

11359

complacence
COMPLACENCE,

11360

complacency
COMPLACENCY, n.1. Pleasure; satisfaction; gratification. It is more than approbation, and less ...

11361

complacent
COMPLACENT, a. Civil; complaisant.They look up with a sort of complacent awe to kings.

11362

complacential
COMPLACENTIAL, a. Marked by complacence; accommodating.

11363

complacently
COMPLACENTLY, adv. Softly; in a complacent manner.

11364

complain
COMPLAIN, v.i.1. To utter expressions of grief; to lament.I will complain in the bitterness of my ...

11365

complainable
COMPLAINABLE, a. That may be complained of.

11366

complainant
COMPLAINANT, n.1. A prosecutor; one who prosecutes by complaint, or commences a legal process ...

11367

complainer
COMPLAINER, n. One who complains, or expresses grief; one who laments; one who finds fault; a ...

11368

complainful
COMPLAINFUL, a. Full of complaint.

11369

complaining
COMPLAINING, ppr. Expressing grief, sorrow, or censure; finding fault; murmuring; lamenting; ...

11370

complaint
COMPLAINT, n. 1. Expression of grief, regret, pain, censure, or resentment; lamentation; ...

11371

complaisance
COMPLAISANCE, n.1. A pleasing deportment; courtesy; that manner of address and behavior in social ...

11372

complaisant
COMPLAISANT, a. complazant. Pleasing in manners; courteous; obliging; desirous to please; as a ...

11373

complaisantly
COMPLAISANTLY, adv. complazantly. In a pleasing manner; with civility; with an obliging, affable ...

11374

complaisantness
COMPLAISANTNESS, n. Civility; complaisance.

11375

complanate
COMPLANATE,

11376

complane
COMPLANE, v.t. [See Plane and Plain.] to make level; to reduce to an even surface.

11377

complement
COMPLEMENT, n.1. Fulness; completion; whence, perfection.They as they feasted had their fill,For a ...

11378

complemental
COMPLEMENTAL, a. Filling; supplying a deficiency; completing.

11379

complementary
COMPLEMENTARY, n. One skilled in compliments.

11380

complete
COMPLETE, a.1. Having no deficiency; perfect.And ye are complete in him who is the head of all ...

11381

completed
COMPLETED, pp. Finished; ended; perfected fulfilled; accomplished.

11382

completely
COMPLETELY, adv. Fully; perfectly; entirely.

11383

completement
COMPLETEMENT, n. The act of completing; a finishing.

11384

completeness
COMPLETENESS, n. The state of being complete; perfection.

11385

completing
COMPLETING, ppr. Finishing; perfecting; accomplishing.

11386

completion
COMPLETION, n.1. Fulfilment; accomplishment.There was a full entire harmony and consent in the ...

11387

completive
COMPLETIVE, a. Filling; making complete.

11388

completory
COMPLETORY, a. Fulfilling; accomplishing.COMPLETORY, n. The evening service; the complin of the ...

11389

complex
COMPLEX,

11390

complexed
COMPLEXED, a.1. Composed of two or more parts or things; composite; not simple; including two or ...

11391

complexedness
COMPLEXEDNESS, n. Complication; involution of parts in one integral; compound state; as the ...

11392

complexion
COMPLEXION, n.1. Involution; a complex state.2. The color of the skin, particularly of the face; ...

11393

complexional
COMPLEXIONAL, a. Depending on or pertaining to complexion; as complexional efflorescencies; ...

11394

complexionally
COMPLEXIONALLY, adv. By complexion.

11395

complexionary
COMPLEXIONARY, a. Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it.

11396

complexioned
COMPLEXIONED, a. Having a certain temperament or state.

11397

complexity
COMPLEXITY, n. The state of being complex; complexness.COMPLEXITY, adv. In a complex manner; not ...

11398

complexness
COMPLEXNESS, n. The state of being complex or involved.

11399

complexure
COMPLEXURE, n. The involution or complication of one thing with others.

11400

compliable
COMPLIABLE, a. [See Comply.] that can bend or yield.

11401

compliance
COMPLIANCE, n. [See comply.] 1. The act of complying; a yielding, as to a request, wish, desire, ...

11402

compliant
COMPLIANT, a.1. Yielding, bending; as the compliant boughs. [See Pliant, which is generally ...

11403

compliantly
COMPLIANTLY, adv. In a yielding manner.

11404

complicacy
COMPLICACY, n. A state of being complex or intricate.

11405

complicate
COMPLICATE, v.t.1. Literally, to interweave; to fold and twist together. Hence, to make complex; ...

11406

complicated
COMPLICATED, pp. Interwoven; entangled; involved; intricate; composed of two or more things or ...

11407

complicately
COMPLICATELY, adv. In a complex manner.

11408

complicateness
COMPLICATENESS, n. The state of being complicated; involution; intricacy; perplexity.

11409

complicating
COMPLICATING, ppr. Interweaving; infolding; uniting.

11410

complication
COMPLICATION, n.1. The act of interweaving, or involving two or more things or parts; the state of ...

11411

complice
COMPLICE, n. One who is united with another in the commission of a crime, or in an ill design; an ...

11412

complied
COMPLIED, pret. of comply.

11413

complier
COMPLIER, n. One who complies, yields or obeys; a person of ready compliance; a man of an easy, ...

11414

compliment
COMPLIMENT, n.1. An expression of civility, respect or regard; as, to send, or make ones ...

11415

complimental
COMPLIMENTAL, a. Expressive of civility or respect; implying compliments.Languages--grow rich and ...

11416

complimentally
COMPLIMENTALLY, adv. In the nature of a compliment; by way of civility, or ceremony.

11417

complimenter
COMPLIMENTER, n. One who compliments; one given to compliments; a flatterer.

11418

complin
COMPLIN, n. The last division of the Romish breviary; the last prayer at night, to be recited ...

11419

compline
COMPLINE,

11420

complish
COMPLISH, for accomplish, is not now used.

11421

complot
COMPLOT, n. A plotting together; a joint plot; a plot; a confederacy in some evil design; a ...

11422

complotment
COMPLOTMENT, n. A plotting together; conspiracy.

11423

complotted
COMPLOTTED, pp. Plotted together; contrived.

11424

complotter
COMPLOTTER, n. One joined in a plot; a conspirator.

11425

complotting
COMPLOTTING, ppr. Plotting together; conspiring; contriving an evil design or crime.

11426

comply
COMPLY , v.i.1. To comply with, to fulfil; to perfect or carry into effect; to complete; to ...

11427

complyping
COMPLYPING with, ppr. Fulfilling; performing; yielding to.

11428

compone
COMPONE,

11429

componed
COMPONED, In heraldry, a bordure or composed of a row of angular parts or checkers of two colors.

11430

component
COMPONENT, a. Literally, setting or placing together; hence, composing; constituting; forming a ...

11431

comport
COMPORT, v.i. To comport with, literally, to bear to or with; to carry together. Hence, to agree ...

11432

comportable
COMPORTABLE, a. Suitable; consistent.We cast the rules of this art into some comportable method.

11433

comportance
COMPORTANCE, n. Behavior; deportment.

11434

comportation
COMPORTATION, n. An assemblage.

11435

comportment
COMPORTMENT, n. Behavior; demeanor; manner of acting. Possessed of mind; in a sound state of mind.

11436

compose
COMPOSE, v.t. s as z. Literally, to place or set together. Hence,1. To form a compound, or one ...

11437

composed
COMPOSED, pp. 1. Set together, or in due order; formed; constituted; calmed; quieted; settled; ...

11438

composedly
COMPOSEDLY, adv. Calmly; seriously; sedately.The man very composedly answered, I am he.

11439

composedness
COMPOSEDNESS, n. A state of being composed; calmness; sedateness; tranquility.

11440

composer
COMPOSER, n.1. One who composes; one who writes an original work, as distinguished from a ...

11441

composing
COMPOSING, ppr. Placing together; forming; constituting; writing an original work; quieting; ...

11442

composing-stick
COMPOSING-STICK, n. Among printers, an instrument on which types are set from the cases, adjusted ...

11443

composite
COMPOSITE, a. In architecture, the Composite order is the last of the five orders of columns; so ...

11444

composition
COMPOSITION, n. s as z.1. In a general sense, the act of composing, or that which is composed; ...

11445

compositor
COMPOSITOR, n. a as z. 1. In printing, one who sets types, and makes up the pages and forms.2. ...

11446

compossible
COMPOSSIBLE, a. Consistent.

11447

compost
COMPOST, n. In agriculture, a mixture or composition of various manuring substances for ...

11448

composture
COMPOSTURE, n. Soil; manure.

11449

composure
COMPOSURE, n.1. The act of composing, or that which is composed; a composition; as a form of ...

11450

compotation
COMPOTATION, n. The act of drinking or tippling together.

11451

compotator
COMPOTATOR, n. One who drinks with another.

11452

compound
COMPOUND, v.t.1. To mix or unite two or more ingredients in one mass or body; as, to compound ...

11453

compoundable
COMPOUNDABLE, a. Capable of being compounded.

11454

compounded
COMPOUNDED, p. Made up of different materials mixed; formed by union of two or more substances.

11455

compounder
COMPOUNDER, n.1. One who compounds or mixes different things.2. One who attempts to bring parties ...

11456

compounding
COMPOUNDING, ppr. Uniting different substances in one body or mass; forming a mixed body; agreeing ...

11457

comprehend
COMPREHEND, v.t. Literally, to take in; to take with, or together.1. To contain; to include; to ...

11458

comprehended
COMPREHENDED, pp. Contained; included; implied; understood.

11459

comprehending
COMPREHENDING, ppr. Including; comprising; understanding; implying.

11460

comprehensible
COMPREHENSIBLE, a.1. That may be comprehended, or included; possible to be comprised.2. Capable ...

11461

comprehensibleness
COMPREHENSIBLENESS, n. Capability of being understood.

11462

comprehensibly
COMPREHENSIBLY, adv. With great extent of embrace, or comprehension; with large extent of ...

11463

comprehension
COMPREHENSION, n.1. The act or quality of comprehending, or containing; a comprising.In the Old ...

11464

comprehensive
COMPREHENSIVE, a.1. Having the quality of comprising much, or including a great extent; extensive; ...

11465

comprehensively
COMPREHENSIVELY, adv. In a comprehensive manner; with great extent of embrace.

11466

comprehensiveness
COMPREHENSIVENESS, n. 1. The quality of being comprehensive, or of including much extent; as the ...

11467

comprehensor
COMPREHENSOR, n. One who has obtained knowledge. [Not in use.]

11468

compresbyterial
COMPRESBYTERIAL, a. Pertaining to the presbyterian form of ecclesiastical ministration.

11469

compress
COMPRESS, v.t. [L. To press. See Press.]1. To press together by external force; to force, urge or ...

11470

compressed
COMPRESSED, pp. 1. Pressed or squeezed together; forced into a narrow or narrower compass; embraced ...

11471

compressibility
COMPRESSIBILITY, n. The quality of being compressible, or yielding to pressure; the quality of ...

11472

compressible
COMPRESSIBLE, a. Capable of being forced or driven into a narrower compass; yielding to pressure; ...

11473

compressibleness
COMPRESSIBLENESS, n. Compressibility; the quality of being compressible.

11474

compression
COMPRESSION, n. 1. The act of compressing, or of pressing into a narrower compass; the act of ...

11475

compressive
COMPRESSIVE, a. Having power to compress.

11476

compressure
COMPRESSURE, n. The act or force of one body pressing against another; pressure.

11477

compriest
COMPRIEST, n. A fellow priest. [Not in use.]

11478

comprint
COMPRINT, v.i. [See Print.] To print together. It is taken, in law, for the deceitful printing of ...

11479

comprisal
COMPRISAL, n. The act of comprising or comprehending.

11480

comprise
COMPRISE, v.t. [See Comprehend.] To comprehend; to contain; to include; as, the substance of a ...

11481

comprised
COMPRISED, pp. Comprehended; contained.

11482

comprising
COMPRISING, ppr. Containing; including; comprehending.

11483

comprobate
COMPROBATE, v.i. To agree in approving; to concur in testimony.

11484

comprobation
COMPROBATION, n. [L., to prove.] Proof; joint attestation. [Little used.]

11485

compromise
COMPROMISE, n. [L. To give bond to stand to an award, to promise. See Promise.]1. A mutual promise ...

11486

compromised
COMPROMISED, pp. Settled by agreement with mutual concessions.

11487

compromiser
COMPROMISER, n. One who compromises.

11488

compromising
COMPROMISING, ppr. Adjusting by agreement.

11489

compromissorial
COMPROMISSORIAL, a. Relating to a compromise.

11490

compromit
COMPROMIT, v.t. [L., To promise.] To pledge or engage, by some act or declaration, which may not be ...

11491

compromited
COMPROMITED, pp. Pledged by some previous act or declaration.

11492

compromiting
COMPROMITING, ppr. Pledging; exposing to hazard.

11493

comprovincial
COMPROVINCIAL, n. One belonging to the same province or archiepiscopal jurisdiction.

11494

compt
COMPT, n. Account; computation.COMPT, v.t. To compute. [See Count.]COMPT, a. [L.] Neat; spruce. ...

11495

comptible
COMPTIBLE, a. Accountable; subject; submissive.

11496

comptly
COMPTLY, adv. Neatly. [Not in use.]

11497

comptness
COMPTNESS, n. Neatness. [Not in use.]

11498

comptonite
COMPTONITE, n. A newly discovered mineral, found in drusy cavities of masses ejected from Mount ...

11499

comptroll
COMPTROLL, from L., To count or compute, and a register. If this word were of genuine origin, both ...

11500

compulsative
COMPULSATIVE, a. [L., See Compel.] Compelling; forcing; constraining; operating by force.

11501

compulsatively
COMPULSATIVELY, adv. By constraint or compulsion.

11502

compulsion
COMPULSION, n. [L., See Compel.]1. The act of driving or urging by force, physical or moral; force ...

11503

compulsive
COMPULSIVE, a. Having power to compel; driving; forcing; constraining; applying force.Uniformity of ...

11504

compulsively
COMPULSIVELY, adv. By compulsion; by force.

11505

compulsiveness
COMPULSIVENESS, n. Force; compulsion.

11506

compulsorily
COMPULSORILY, adv. In a compulsory manner; by force or constraint.

11507

compulsory
COMPULSORY, a. Having the power or quality of compelling; applying force; driving by violence; ...

11508

compunction
COMPUNCTION, n. [L. To prick or sting.]1. A pricking; stimulation; irritation; seldom used in a ...

11509

compunctious
COMPUNCTIOUS, a. Pricking the conscience; giving pain for offenses committed.Let no compunctious ...

11510

compunctive
COMPUNCTIVE, a. Causing remorse.

11511

compupil
COMPUPIL, n. A fellow-pupil. [Little used.]

11512

compurgation
COMPURGATION, n. [L., To purify.] In law, the act or practice of instifying a man by the oath of ...

11513

compurgator
COMPURGATOR, n. One who bears testimony or swears to the veracity or innocence of another. [See ...

11514

computable
COMPUTABLE, a. [See Compute.] Capable of being computed, numbered or reckoned.

11515

computation
COMPUTATION, n. [L., See Compute.]1. The act of computing, numbering, reckoning or estimating; the ...

11516

compute
COMPUTE, v.t. [L. To lop or prune; to think, count, reckon; to cast up. The sense is probably to ...

11517

computed
COMPUTED, pp. Counted; numbered; reckoned; estimated.

11518

computer
COMPUTER, n. One who computes; a reckoner; a calculator.

11519

computing
COMPUTING, ppr. Counting; numbering; reckoning; estimating.

11520

computist
COMPUTIST, n. A computer. [Not used.]

11521

comrade
COMRADE, n., Literally, one who lodges in the same room. Hence in a more general sense, a fellow, ...

11522

comrogue
COMROGUE, n., A fellow rogue. [Not in use.]

11523

con
CON. A Latin inseparable preposition or prefix to other words. Ainsworth remarks that con and cum ...

11524

conatus
CONATUS, n. 1. Effort; attempt.2. The tendency of a body towards any point, or to pursue its course ...

11525

concamerate
CONCAMERATE, v.t. [L. To arch; an arch, arched roof, or chamber.] To arch over; to vault; to lay a ...

11526

concamerated
CONCAMERATED, pp. Arched over.

11527

concameration
CONCAMERATION, n. An arching; an arch or vault.

11528

concatenate
CONCATENATE, v.t. [L. A chain.] To link together; to unite in a successive series or chain, as ...

11529

concatenated
CONCATENATED, pp. Linked together; united in a series.

11530

concatenation
CONCATENATION, n. A series of links united; a successive series or order of things connected or ...

11531

concause
CONCAUSE, n. Joint cause. [Not used.]

11532

concavation
CONCAVATION, n. [See Concave.] The act of making concave.

11533

concave
CONCAVE, a. [L. Hollow. See Cave.]1. Hollow, and arched or rounded, as the inner surface of a ...

11534

concaveness
CONCAVENESS, n. Hollowness.

11535

concavity
CONCAVITY, n. Hollowness; the internal surface of a hollow spherical body, or a body of other ...

11536

concavo-concave
CONCAVO-CONCAVE, a. Concave or hollow on both surfaces.

11537

concavo-convex
CONCAVO-CONVEX, a. Concave on one side, and convex on the other. [See Convex.]

11538

concavous
CONCAVOUS, a. [L.] Concave, which see.

11539

concavously
CONCAVOUSLY, adv. With hollowness; in a manner to discover the internal surface of a hollow sphere.

11540

conceal
CONCEAL, v.t. [L. To withhold from sight,; G.,To conceal, and to heal; the primary sense is to ...

11541

concealable
CONCEALABLE, a. That may be concealed; hid or kept close.

11542

concealed
CONCEALED, pp. Kept close or secret; hid; withdrawn from sight; covered.

11543

concealer
CONCEALER, n. One who conceals; as the concealer of a crime.

11544

concealing
CONCEALING, ppr. Keeping close or secret; forbearing to disclose; hiding; covering.CONCEALING, n. A ...

11545

concealment
CONCEALMENT, n. 1. Forbearance of disclosure; a keeping close or secret; as the concealment of ...

11546

concede
CONCEDE, v.t. [L. To yield, give way, depart, desist.]1. To yield; to admit as true, just or ...

11547

conceded
CONCEDED, pp. Yielded; admitted; granted; as, a question, proposition, fact or statement is ...

11548

conceding
CONCEDING, ppr. Yielding; admitting; granting.

11549

conceit
CONCEIT, n. [L., to take or seize.]1. Conception; that which is conceived, imagined, or formed in ...

11550

conceited
CONCEITED, pp. 1. Conceived; imagined; fancied.2. Endowed with fancy, or imagination.3. ...

11551

conceitedly
CONCEITEDLY, adv. In a conceited manner; fancifully; whimsically.Conceitedly dress her.

11552

conceitedness
CONCEITEDNESS, n. The state of being conceited; conceit; vanity; an overweening fondness of ones ...

11553

conceitless
CONCEITLESS, a. Of dull conception; stupid; dull of apprehension. [Not in use.]

11554

conceivable
CONCEIVABLE, a. [See Conceive.]1. That may be imagined, or thought; capable of being framed in the ...

11555

conceivableness
CONCEIVABLENESS, n. The quality of being conceivable.

11556

conceivably
CONCEIVABLY, adv. In a conceivable or intelligible manner.

11557

conceive
CONCEIVE, v.t. [L., to take.]1. To receive into the womb, and breed; to begin the formation of the ...

11558

conceived
CONCEIVED, pp. Formed in the womb; framed in the mind; devised; imagined; understood.

11559

conceiver
CONCEIVER, n. One that conceives; one that comprehends.

11560

conceiving
CONCEIVING, ppr. Forming a fetus in the womb; framing in the mind; imagining; devising; thinking; ...

11561

concelebrate
CONCELEBRATE, v.t. To celebrate together. [Not used.]

11562

concent
CONCENT, n. [L. To sing.]1. Concert of voices; concord of sounds; harmony; as a concent of notes.2. ...

11563

concented
CONCENTED, part. a. Made to accord.

11564

concenter
CONCENTER, v.i. [Gr., a goad, a sharp point, a center; to prick or goad. The primary sense is a ...

11565

concentered
CONCENTERED, pp. Brought to a common center; united in a point.

11566

concentering
CONCENTERING, ppr. Tending to a common center; bringing to a center.

11567

concentful
CONCENTFUL, a. Harmonious.

11568

concentrate
CONCENTRATE, v.t. [See Concenter.] 1. To bring to a common center, or to a closer union; to cause ...

11569

concentrated
CONCENTRATED, pp. Brought to a point or center; brought to a closer union; reduced to a narrow ...

11570

concentrating
CONCENTRATING, ppr. Bringing to a point or to closer union; collecting into a closer body, or ...

11571

concentration
CONCENTRATION, n. The act of concentrating; the act of bringing nearer together; collection into a ...

11572

concentric
CONCENTRIC, a. [L., center.] Having a common center; as the concentric coats of an onion; the ...

11573

concentual
CONCENTUAL, a. [from concent.] Harmonious; accordant.

11574

conceptacle
CONCEPTACLE, n. [L., See Conceive.]1. That in which any thing is contained; a vessel; a receiver, ...

11575

conceptible
CONCEPTIBLE, a. [See Conceivable.] That may be conceived; conceivable; intelligible. [Not used.]

11576

conception
CONCEPTION, n. [L., See Conceive.]1. The act of conceiving; the first formation of the embryo or ...

11577

conceptious
CONCEPTIOUS, a. Apt to conceive; fruitful; pregnant. [Not now used.]

11578

conceptive
CONCEPTIVE, a. Capable of conceiving. [Little used.]

11579

concern
CONCERN, v.t. [L., to separate, sift, divide; to see. If this is the true origin, as I suppose, ...

11580

concerned
CONCERNED, pp. or a.1. Interested; engaged; having a connection with that which may affect the ...

11581

concernedly
CONCERNEDLY, adv. With affection or interest.

11582

concerning
CONCERNING, ppr. Pertaining to; regarding; having relation to.The Lord hath spoken good concerning ...

11583

concernment
CONCERNMENT, n. 1. The thing in which one is concerned or interested; concern; affair; business; ...

11584

concert
CONCERT, n. 1. Agreement of two or more in a design or plan; union formed by mutual communication ...

11585

concertation
CONCERTATION, n. Strife; contention. [Little used.]

11586

concerto
CONCERTO, n. A piece of music for a concert.

11587

concession
CONCESSION, n. [L. From concedo. See Concede.]1. The act of granting or yielding; usually implying ...

11588

concessionary
CONCESSIONARY, a. Yielding by indulgence or allowance.

11589

concessive
CONCESSIVE, a. Implying concession; as a concessive conjunction.

11590

concessively
CONCESSIVELY, adv. By way of concession or yielding; by way of admitting what may be disputable.

11591

concetto
CONCETTO, n. [See Conceit.] Affected wit; conceit. [Not English, nor in use.]

11592

conch
CONCH, n. [See Cancer.] A marine shell. Adds orient pearls, which from the conchs he drew.

11593

conchiferous
CONCHIFEROUS, a. [L. Concha, shell, and fero, to bear.] Producing or having shells.

11594

conchite
CONCHITE, n. A fossil or petrified conch or shell.

11595

conchoid
CONCHOID, n. [Gr., form.] The name of a curve, given to it by its inventor Nicomedes.

11596

conchoidal
CONCHOIDAL, a. In mineralogy, resembling a conch or marine shell; having convex elevations and ...

11597

conchological
CONCHOLOGICAL, a. [See Conchology.] Pertaining to conchology.

11598

conchologist
CONCHOLOGIST, n. One versed in the natural history of shells or shell-fish; one who studies the ...

11599

conchology
CONCHOLOGY, n. [Gr. A shell and discourse.] The doctrine or science of shells and shellfish.

11600

conchometer
CONCHOMETER, n. [Gr., a shell, and to measure.] An instrument for measuring shells.

11601

conchylaceous
CONCHYLACEOUS, a. [from conch.] Pertaining to shells; resembling a shell; as conchylaceous ...

11602

conchyliologist
CONCHYLIOLOGIST, CONCHYLIOLOGY, from L. Conchylium, a shell-fish, are sometimes used as synonyms of ...

11603

conchyliology
CONCHYLIOLOGIST, CONCHYLIOLOGY, from L. Conchylium, a shell-fish, are sometimes used as synonyms of ...

11604

conciator
CONCIATOR, n. In glass-works, the person who weighs and proportions the salt on ashes and sand, and ...

11605

conciliable
CONCILIABLE, n. A small assembly. [Not in use.]

11606

conciliar
CONCILIAR, a. [L. A council.] Pertaining or relating to a council. [Little used.]

11607

conciliate
CONCILIATE, v.t. [L. To draw or bring together, to unite; Gr. To call. The primary sense of the ...

11608

conciliated
CONCILIATED, pp. Won; gained; engaged by moral influence, as by favor or affection; reconciled.

11609

conciliating
CONCILIATING, ppr. 1. Winning; engaging; reconciling.2. Winning; having the quality of gaining ...

11610

conciliation
CONCILIATION, n. The act of winning or gaining, as esteem, favor or affection; reconciliation.

11611

conciliator
CONCILIATOR, n. One who conciliates or reconciles.

11612

conciliatory
CONCILIATORY, a. Tending to conciliate, or reconcile; tending to make peace between persons at ...

11613

concinnity
CONCINNITY, n. [L. Fit, to fit or prepare; to sound in accord.]1. Fitness; suitableness; neatness. ...

11614

concinnous
CONCINNOUS, a. [L. See Concinnity.] Fit; suitable; agreeable; becoming; pleasant; as a concinnous ...

11615

concionator
CONCIONATOR, n. A preacher. [Not in use.]

11616

concionatory
CONCIONATORY, a. [L., An assembly.] Used in preaching or discourses to public assemblies.

11617

concise
CONCISE, a. [L., cut off, brief, to cut. See Class Gd. No. 2. 4. 8. 49. 59.] Brief; short, applied ...

11618

concisely
CONCISELY, adv. Briefly; in few words; comprehensively.

11619

conciseness
CONCISENESS, n. Brevity in speaking or writing.Conciseness should not be studied at the expense of ...

11620

concision
CONCISION, n. [L., to cut off.] Literally, a cutting off. Hence, In scripture, the Jews or those ...

11621

concitation
CONCITATION, n. [L., to stir or disturb.] The act of stirring up, exciting or putting in motion.

11622

concite
CONCITE, v.t. [L.] To excite. [Not in use.]

11623

conclamation
CONCLAMATION, n. [L., to cry out. See Claim.] An outcry or shout of many together.

11624

conclave
CONCLAVE, n. [L., an inner room; a key, or from the same root, to make fast.]1. A private ...

11625

conclude
CONCLUDE, v.t. [L., to shut; Gr., contracted. The sense is to stop, make fast, shut, or rather to ...

11626

concluded
CONCLUDED, pp. Shut; ended; finished; determined; inferred; comprehended; stopped, or bound.

11627

concludency
CONCLUDENCY, n. Inference; logical deducation from premises.

11628

concludent
CONCLUDENT, a. Bringing to a close; decisive.

11629

concluder
CONCLUDER, n. One who concludes.

11630

concluding
CONCLUDING, ppr. 1. Shutting; ending; determining; inferring; comprehending.2. Final; ending; ...

11631

concludingly
CONCLUDINGLY, adv. Conclusively; with incontrovertible evidence. [Little used.]

11632

conclusible
CONCLUSIBLE, a. That may be concluded or inferred; determinable. [Little used.]

11633

conclusion
CONCLUSION, n. [L.]1. End; close; the last part; as the conclusion of an address.2. The close of an ...

11634

conclusional
CONCLUSIONAL, a. Concluding. [Not used.]

11635

conclusive
CONCLUSIVE, a. 1. Final; decisive; as a conclusive answer to a proposition.2. Decisive; giving a ...

11636

conclusively
CONCLUSIVELY, adv. Decisively; with final determination; as, the point of law is conclusively ...

11637

conclusiveness
CONCLUSIVENESS, n. The quality of being conclusive, or decisive; the power of determining the ...

11638

concoagulate
CONCOAGULATE, v.t. [con and coagulate.] To curdle or congeal one thing with another.

11639

concoagulated
CONCOAGULATED, pp. Curdled; concreted.

11640

concoagulating
CONCOAGULATING, ppr. Concreting; curdling.

11641

concoagulation
CONCOAGULATION, n. A coagulating together, as different substances, or bodies, in one mass. ...

11642

concoct
CONCOCT, v.t. [L., to cook. See Cook.]1. To digest by the stomach, so as to turn food to chyle or ...

11643

concocted
CONCOCTED, pp. Digested; purified; ripened.

11644

concocting
CONCOCTING, ppr. Digesting; purifying; ripening.

11645

concoction
CONCOCTION, [L.]1. Digestion or solution in the stomach; the process by which food is turned into ...

11646

concoctive
CONCOCTIVE, a. Digesting; having the power of digesting or ripening.

11647

concolor
CONCOLOR, a. Of one color. [Not in use.]

11648

concomitance
CONCOMITANCE, n. [L., to accompany, a companion. See Count.] A being together, or in connection ...

11649

concomitant
CONCOMITANT, a. Accompanying; conjoined with; concurrent; attending.It has pleased our wise creator ...

11650

concomitantly
CONCOMITANTLY, adv. In company with others.

11651

concomitate
CONCOMITATE, v.t. To accompany or attend; to be collaterally connected. [Not used.]

11652

concord
CONCORD, n. [L., the heart. See Accord.]1. Agreement between persons; union in opinions, ...

11653

concordance
CONCORDANCE, n. [L., to agree. See Concord.]1. Agreement. In this sense, accordance is generally ...

11654

concordancy
CONCORDANCY, n. Agreement.

11655

concordant
CONCORDANT, a. Agreeing; agreeable; correspondent; harmonious.CONCORDANT, n. That which is ...

11656

concordantly
CONCORDANTLY, adv. In conjunction.

11657

concordat
CONCORDAT, n. In the canon law, a compact, covenant, or agreement concerning some beneficiary ...

11658

concordist
CONCORDIST, n. The compiler of a concordance.

11659

concorporate
CONCORPORATE, v.t. [L., a body.] To unite different things in one mass or body; to incorporate. ...

11660

concorporation
CONCORPORATION, n. Union of things in one mass or body.

11661

concourse
CONCOURSE, n. [L., to run together, to run.]1. A moving, flowing or running together; confluence; ...

11662

concreate
CONCREATE, v.t. To create with, or at the same time.Dr. Taylor-insists that it is inconsistent with ...

11663

concreated
CONCREATED, pp. Created at the same time, or in union with.

11664

concredit
CONCREDIT, v.t. To entrust. [Not used.]

11665

concremation
CONCREMATION, n. [L., to burn together; to burn.] The act of burning different things together. ...

11666

concrement
CONCREMENT, n. [L., to grow together. See Concrete.] A growing together; the collection or mass ...

11667

concrescence
CONCRESCENCE, n. [L. See Concrete.] Growth or increase; the act of growing or increasing by ...

11668

concrescible
CONCRESCIBLE, a. Capable of concreting; that may congeal or be changed from a liquid to a solid ...

11669

concrete
CONCRETE, a. [L., to grow together, to grow. See Grow.]1. Literally, united in growth. Hence, ...

11670

concreted
CONCRETED, pp. United into a solid mass; congealed; inspissated; clotted.

11671

concretely
CONCRETELY, adv. In a concrete manner; in a manner to include the subject with the predicate; not ...

11672

concreteness
CONCRETENESS, n. A state of being concrete; coagulation.

11673

concreting
CONCRETING, ppr. Coalescing or congealing in a mass; becoming thick; making solid.

11674

concretion
CONCRETION, n. 1. The act of concreting; the process by which soft or fluid bodies become thick, ...

11675

concretive
CONCRETIVE, a. Causing to concrete; having power to produce concretion; tending to form a solid ...

11676

concreture
CONCRETURE, n. A mass formed by concretion. [Not used.]

11677

concrew
CONCREW, v.i. To grow together. [Not used.]

11678

concubinage
CONCUBINAGE, n. [See Concubine.] The act or practice of cohabiting, as man and woman, in sexual ...

11679

concubinate
CONCUBINATE, n. Whoredom; lewdness. [Not in use.]

11680

concubine
CONCUBINE, n. [L., to lie together, to lie down.]1. A woman who cohabits with a man, without the ...

11681

conculcate
CONCULCATE, v.t. [L.] To tread on; to trample under foot.

11682

conculcation
CONCULCATION, n. A trampling under foot. [Not much used.]

11683

concupiscence
CONCUPISCENCE, n. [L., to covet or lust after, to desire or covet.] Lust; unlawful or irregular ...

11684

concupiscent
CONCUPISCENT, a. Desirous of unlawful pleasure; libidinous.

11685

concupiscible
CONCUPISCIBLE, a. Exciting or impelling to the enjoyment of carnal pleasure; inclining to the ...

11686

concur
CONCUR, v.i. [L., to run together.]1. To meet in the same point; to agree.Reason and sense ...

11687

concurrence
CONCURRENCE, n. 1. A meeting or coming together; union; conjunction.We have no other measure but of ...

11688

concurrency
CONCURRENCY, n. The same as concurrence; but little used.

11689

concurrent
CONCURRENT, a. 1. Meeting; uniting; accompanying; acting in conjunction; agreeing in the same act; ...

11690

concurrently
CONCURRENTLY, adv. With concurrence; unitedly.

11691

concurring
CONCURRING, ppr. Meeting in the same joint; agreeing; running or acting together; uniting in ...

11692

concussation
CONCUSSATION, n. [See Concussion.] A violent shock or agitation.

11693

concussion
CONCUSSION, n. [L., to shake, or shatter. The primary sense is to beat, to strike, or to beat in ...

11694

concussive
CONCUSSIVE, a. Having the power or quality of shaking.

11695

cond
COND, v.t. In seamens language, to conduct a ship; to direct the man at helm how to steer.

11696

condemn
CONDEMN, v.t. [L., to condemn, to disapprove, to doom, to devote.]1. To pronounce to be utterly ...

11697

condemnable
CONDEMNABLE, a. That may be condemned; blamable; culpable.

11698

condemnation
CONDEMNATION, n. 1. The act of condemning; the judicial act of declaring one guilty, and dooming ...

11699

condemnatory
CONDEMNATORY, a. Condemning; bearing condemnation or censure; as a condemnatory sentence or decree.

11700

condemned
CONDEMNED, pp. Censures; pronounced to be wrong, guilty, worthless or forfeited; adjudged or ...

11701

condemner
CONDEMNER, n. One who condemns or censures.

11702

condemning
CONDEMNING, ppr. Censuring; disallowing; pronouncing to be wrong, guilty, worthless or forfeited; ...

11703

condensable
CONDENSABLE, a. [See Condense.] Capable of being condensed; that may be compressed into a smaller ...

11704

condensate
CONDENSATE, v.t. [See Condense.] To condense; to compress into a closer form to cause to take a ...

11705

condensation
CONDENSATION, a. [L. See Condense.] The act of making more dense or compact; or the act of causing ...

11706

condensative
CONDENSATIVE, a. Having a power or tendency to condense.

11707

condense
CONDENSE, v.t. [L., to make thick or close. See Dense.]1. To make more close, thick or compact; to ...

11708

condensed
CONDENSED, pp. Made dense, or more close in parts; made or become compact; compressed into a ...

11709

condenser
CONDENSER, n. He or that which condenses; particularly a pneumatic engine or syringe in which air ...

11710

condensity
CONDENSITY, n. The state of being condensed; denseness; density. [The latter are generally used.]

11711

conder
CONDER, n. [L. See Cond.]1. A person who stands upon a cliff, or elevated part of the sea-coast, in ...

11712

condescend
CONDESCEND, v.i. [L. See Descend.]1. To descend from the privileges of superior rank or dignity, to ...

11713

condescendence
CONDESCENDENCE, n. A voluntary yielding or submission to an inferior.You will observe [in the ...

11714

condescending
CONDESCENDING, ppr. 1. Descending from rank or distinction in the intercourse of life; receding ...

11715

condescendingly
CONDESCENDINGLY, adv. By way of yielding to inferiors; with voluntary submission; by way of kind ...

11716

condescension
CONDESCENSION, n. Voluntary descent from rank, dignity or just claims; relinquishment of strict ...

11717

condescensive
CONDESCENSIVE, a. Condescending; courteous.

11718

condescent
CONDESCENT, n. Condescension. [Not used.]

11719

condign
CONDIGN, a. [L., worthy. See Dignity.]1. Deserved; merited; suitable; applied usually to ...

11720

condignity
CONDIGNITY, n. Merit; desert. In school divinity, the merit of human actions which claims reward, ...

11721

condignly
CONDIGNLY, adv. According to merit.

11722

condignness
CONDIGNNESS, n. Agreeableness to deserts; suitableness.

11723

condiment
CONDIMENT, n. [L., to season, pickle or preserve.] Seasoning; sauce; that which is used to give ...

11724

condisciple
CONDISCIPLE, n. [L. See Disciple.] A school fellow; a learner in the same school, or under the same ...

11725

condite
CONDITE, v.t. [L.] To prepare and preserve with sugar, salt, spices, or the like; to pickle; as, to ...

11726

conditement
CONDITEMENT, n. A composition of conserves, powders, and spices, in the form of an electuary. ...

11727

conditing
CONDITING, ppr. Preserving. [Little used.]

11728

condition
CONDITION, n. [L., to build or make, to ordain; properly, to set or fix, or to set together or in ...

11729

conditional
CONDITIONAL, a. 1. Containing or depending on a condition or conditions; made with limitations; not ...

11730

conditionality
CONDITIONALITY, n. The quality of being conditional , or limited; limitation by certain terms.

11731

conditionally
CONDITIONALLY, adv. With certain limitations; on particular terms or stipulations; not absolutely ...

11732

conditionary
CONDITIONARY, a. Conditional; Stipulated. [Not used.]

11733

conditionate
CONDITIONATE, a. Conditional; established on certain terms. [Not used.]CONDITIONATE, v.t. To ...

11734

conditioned
CONDITIONED, pp. 1. Stipulated; containing terms to be performed.2. a. Having a certain state or ...

11735

conditionly
CONDITIONLY, adv. On certain terms. [Not used.]

11736

condole
CONDOLE, v.i. [L., to ache, or to grieve.] To feel pain, or to grieve, at the distress or ...

11737

condolement
CONDOLEMENT, n. Grief; pain of mid, at anothers loss or misfortune; sorrow; mourning.

11738

condolene
CONDOLENE, n. Pain of mind, or grief excited by the distress, or misfortune of another.

11739

condoler
CONDOLER, n. One who condoles.

11740

condoling
CONDOLING, ppr. Grieving at anothers distress.CONDOLING, n. Expression of grief for anothers loss.

11741

condoma
CONDOMA, n. An animal of the goat kind, as large as a stag, and of a gray color.It is a species of ...

11742

condonation
CONDONATION, n. [L.] The act of pardoning. [Little used.]

11743

condor
CONDOR, n. The largest species of fowl hitherto discovered; a native of South America. Some ...

11744

conduce
CONDUCE, v.i. [L., to lead.] To lead or tend; to contribute; followed by to. They may conduce to ...

11745

conducement
CONDUCEMENT, n. A leading or tending to; tendency.

11746

conducent
CONDUCENT, a. Tending or contributing to.

11747

conducible
CONDUCIBLE, a. [L.] Leading or tending to; having the power of conducing; having a tendency to ...

11748

conducibleness
CONDUCIBLENESS, n. The quality of leading or contributing to any end.

11749

conducive
CONDUCIVE, a. That may conduce or contribute; having a tendency to promote.An action, however ...

11750

conduciveness
CONDUCIVENESS, n. The quality of conducing or tending to promote.

11751

conduct
CONDUCT, n. [L., to lead. See Duke.]1. Literally, the act of leading; guidance; command. So Waller ...

11752

conducted
CONDUCTED, pp. Led; guided; directed; introduced; commanded; managed.

11753

conducting
CONDUCTING, ppr. Leading; escorting; introducing; commanding; behaving; managing.

11754

conduction
CONDUCTION, n. 1. The act of training up. [Not in use.]2. Transmission through or by means of a ...

11755

conductitious
CONDUCTITIOUS, a. [L., to hire.] Hired; employed for wages.

11756

conductor
CONDUCTOR, n. 1. A leader; a guide; one who goes before or accompanies, and shows the way.2. A ...

11757

conductress
CONDUCTRESS, n. A female who leads or directs; a directress.

11758

conduit
CONDUIT, n. [L., to conduct.]1. A canal or pipe for the conveyance of water; an aqueduct. Conduits ...

11759

conduplicate
CONDUPLICATE, a. [L., to double or fold. See Double.] Doubled or folded over or together; as the ...

11760

conduplicated
CONDUPLICATED, a. Doubled; folded together.

11761

conduplication
CONDUPLICATION, n. [L.] A doubling; a duplicate.

11762

condyl
CONDYL, n. [L., Gr.] A protuberance on the end of a bone; a knot, or foint; a knuckle.

11763

condyloid
CONDYLOID, a. [Gr., and form.] The condyloid process is the posterior protuberance at the ...

11764

cone
CONE, n. [It coincides in radical sense with the root of can and begin.]1. A solid body or figure ...

11765

conepate
CONEPATE, CONEPATL, n. An animal of the weasel kind in America, resembling the pole-cat in form and ...

11766

conepatl
CONEPATE, CONEPATL, n. An animal of the weasel kind in America, resembling the pole-cat in form and ...

11767

coney
CONEY. [See Cony.]

11768

confabulate
CONFABULATE, v.i. [L., to tell. See Fable.] To talk familiarly together; to chat; to prattle.If ...

11769

confabulation
CONFABULATION, n. [L.] Familiar talk; easy, unrestrained, unceremonious conversation. [Not an ...

11770

confabulatory
CONFABULATORY, a. Belonging to familiar talk. [Little used.]

11771

confamiliar
CONFAMILIAR, a. Very familiar. [Not in use.]

11772

confarreation
CONFARREATION, n. [L., to join in marriage with a cake, corn or meal.] The solemnization of ...

11773

confated
CONFATED, a. Fated together. [Not in use.]

11774

confect
CONFECT, v.t. To make sweetmeats. [Not used. See Comfit.]CONFECT, n. [L., See Comfit.] Something ...

11775

confection
CONFECTION, n. [L., to make.]1. Any thing prepared with sugar, as fruit; a sweetmeat; something ...

11776

confectionary
CONFECTIONARY, CONFECTIONER, n. One whose occupation is to make, or to sell sweetmeats, &c. [The ...

11777

confectioner
CONFECTIONARY, CONFECTIONER, n. One whose occupation is to make, or to sell sweetmeats, &c. [The ...

11778

confector
CONFECTOR, n. [L.] An officer in the Roman games, whose business was to kill any beast that was ...

11779

confectory
CONFECTORY, a. Pertaining to the art of making sweetmeats.

11780

confederacy
CONFEDERACY, n. [L., a league. See Federal and Wed.]1. A league, or covenant; a contract between ...

11781

confederate
CONFEDERATE, a. [L.] United in a league; allied by treaty; engaged in a confederacy.These were ...

11782

confederated
CONFED'ERATED, pp. United in a league.

11783

confederating
CONFED'ERATING, ppr. Uniting in a league.

11784

confederation
CONFEDERA'TION, [L.]1. The act of confederating; a league; a compact for mutual support; alliance; ...

11785

confer
CONFER', v.i. [L., to bear, to bring forth, to show, to declare. See Bear.] To discourse; to ...

11786

conference
CON'FERENCE, n. [See Confer.]1. The act of conversing on a serious subject; a discoursing between ...

11787

conferred
CONFER'RED, pp. Given; imparted; bestowed.

11788

conferrer
CONFER'RER, n. One who confers; one who converses; one who bestows.

11789

conferring
CONFER'RING, ppr. Conversing together; bestowing.

11790

confess
CONFESS', v.t.[L., to own or acknowledge.]1. To own, acknowledge or avow, as a crime, a fault, a ...

11791

confessant
CONFESS'ANT, n. One who confesses to a priest.

11792

confessary
CONFESS'ARY, n. One who makes a confession. [Not used.]

11793

confessed
CONFESS'ED, pp. Owned; acknowledged; declared to be true; admitted in words; avowed; admitted to ...

11794

confessedly
CONFESS'EDLY, adv. 1. By confession, or acknowledgment; avowedly; undeniably. Demosthenes was ...

11795

confessing
CONFESS'ING, ppr. Owning; avowing; declaring to be true or real; granting or admitting by assent; ...

11796

confession
CONFES'SION, n. 1. The acknowledgment of a crime, fault or something to one's disadvantage; open ...

11797

confessional
CONFES'SIONAL, n. The seat where a priest or confessor sits to hear confessions; a ...

11798

confessionary
CONFES'SIONARY, n. A confession-chair, as above.CONFES'SIONARY, a. Pertaining to auricular ...

11799

confessionist
CONFES'SIONIST, n. One who makes a profession of faith.

11800

confessor
CONFESS'OR, n. 1. One who confesses; one who acknowledges his sins.2. One who makes a profession of ...

11801

confest
CONFEST', pp. [for confessed.] Owned; open; acknowledged; apparent; not disputed.

11802

confestly
CONFEST'LY, adv. [for confessedly.] Avowedly; indisputably. [Little used.]

11803

confidant
CON'FIDANT, n. [See Confident.]

11804

confide
CONFI'DE, v.t. [L., to trust. See Faith.] To trust; to rely on, with a persuasion of faithfulness ...

11805

confided
CONFI'DED, pp. Entrusted; committed to the care of, for preservation, or for performance or ...

11806

confidence
CON'FIDENCE, n. [L. See Confide.]1. A trusting, or reliance; an assurance of mind or firm belief in ...

11807

confident
CON'FIDENT, a. 1. Having full belief; trusting; relying; fully assured.I am confident that much may ...

11808

confidential
CONFIDEN'TIAL, a. 1. Enjoying the confidence of another; trusty; that may be safely trusted; as a ...

11809

confidentially
CONFIDEN'TIALLY, adv. In confidence; in reliance or secrecy.

11810

confidently
CON'FIDENTLY, adv. With firm trust; with strong assurance; without doubt or wavering of opinion; ...

11811

confidentness
CON'FIDENTNESS, n. Confidence; the quality or state of having full reliance.

11812

confider
CONFI'DER, n. one who confides; one who entrusts to another.

11813

configurate
CONFIG'URATE, v.i. [L. See Configure.] To show like the aspects of the planets towards each other.

11814

configuration
CONFIGURA'TION, n. [L.]1. External form, figure, shape; the figure which bounds a body, and gives ...

11815

configure
CONFIG'URE, v.t. [L., to form, figure.] To form; to dispose in a certain form, figure or shape.

11816

confinable
CONFI'NABLE, a. That may be confined or limited.

11817

confine
CON'FINE, n. [L., at the end or border, adjoining; a limit; end, border, limit. See Fine.] Border; ...

11818

confined
CONFI'NED, pp. Restrained within limits; imprisoned; limited; secluded; close.

11819

confineless
CON'FINELESS, a. Boundless; unlimited; without end.

11820

confinement
CONFI'NEMENT, n. 1. Restraint within limits; imprisonment; any restraint of liberty by force or ...

11821

confiner
CONFI'NER, n. He or that which limits or restrains.

11822

confining
CONFINING, ppr. Restraining; limiting; imprisoning.

11823

confinity
CONFINITY, n. [L.] Contiguity; nearness; neighborhood.

11824

confirm
CONFIRM, v.t. [L., to make firm. See Firm.]1. To make firm, or more firm; to add strength to; to ...

11825

confirmable
CONFIRMABLE, a. That may be confirmed, established or ratified; capable of being made more certain.

11826

confirmation
CONFIRMATION, n.1. The act of confirming or establishing; a fixing, settling, establishing or ...

11827

confirmative
CONFIRMATIVE, a. Having the power of confirming; tending to establish.

11828

confirmator
CONFIRMATOR, n. He or that which confirms.

11829

confirmatory
CONFIRMATORY, a. 1. That serves to confirm; giving additional strength, force or stability, or ...

11830

confirmed
CONFIRMED, pp. 1. Made more firm; strengthened; established.2. Admitted to the full privileges of ...

11831

confirmedness
CONFIRMEDNESS, n. A fixed state.

11832

confirmer
CONFIRMER, n. He or that which confirms, establishes or ratifies; one that produces new evidence; ...

11833

confirming
CONFIRMING, ppr. Making firm or more firm; strengthening; ratifying; giving additional evidence or ...

11834

confirmingly
CONFIRMINGLY, adv. In a manner to strengthen or make firm.

11835

confiscable
CONFISCABLE, a. [See Confiscate.] That may be confiscated; liable to forfeiture.

11836

confiscate
CONFISCATE, v.t. [L., a basket, hamper or bag; hence, revenue or the Emperors treasure.] To adjudge ...

11837

confiscated
CONFISCATED, pp. Adjudged to the public treasury, as forfeited goods or estate.

11838

confiscating
CONFISCATING, ppr. Adjudging to the public use.

11839

confiscation
CONFISCATION, n. The act of condemning as forfeited, and adjudging to the public treasury; as the ...

11840

confiscator
CONFISCATOR, n. One who confiscates.

11841

confiscatory
CONFISCATORY, a. Consigning to forfeiture.

11842

confit
CONFIT, n. A sweetmeat. [See Confect.]

11843

confitent
CONFITENT, n. [L. See Confess.] One who confesses his sins and faults. [Not much used.]

11844

confiture
CONFITURE, n. [L. This word is corrupted into comfit, which is now used.] A sweetmeat; confection; ...

11845

confix
CONFIX, v.t. [L., to fix, to thrust to or on. See Fix.] To fix down; to fasten.

11846

confixed
CONFIXED, pp. Fixed down or to; fastened.

11847

confixing
CONFIXING, ppr. Fixing to or on; fastening.

11848

confixure
CONFIXURE, n. The act of fastening.

11849

conflagrant
CONFLAGRANT, a. [L., to burn. See Flagrant.] Burning together; involved in a common flame.

11850

conflagration
CONFLAGRATION, n. [L. See Flagrant.]1. A great fire or the burning of any great mass of ...

11851

conflation
CONFLATION, n. [L., to blow. See Blow.]1. The act of blowing tow or more instruments together.2. A ...

11852

conflexure
CONFLEXURE, n. A bending. [Not used.]

11853

conflict
CONFLICT, n. [L., to strike, to flog, to lick.]1. A striking or dashing against each other, as of ...

11854

conflicting
CONFLICTING, ppr. 1. Striking, or dashing together; fighting; contending; struggling to resist and ...

11855

confluence
CONFLUENCE, n. [L., to flow. See Flow.]1. A flowing together; the meeting or junction of two or ...

11856

confluent
CONFLUENT, a. [L.]1. Flowing together; meeting in their course, as two streams; as confluent ...

11857

conflux
CONFLUX, n. [L. See Confluence.]1. A flowing together; a meeting of two or more currents of a ...

11858

confluxibility
CONFLUXIBILITY, n. The tendency of fluids to run together. [Little used.]

11859

conform
CONFORM, a. [L., form.] Made to resemble; assuming the same form; like; resembling. [Little ...

11860

conformable
CONFORMABLE, a. 1. Correspondent; having the same or similar external form, or shape; like; ...

11861

conformably
CONFORMABLY, adv. With or in conformity; suitably; agreeably.Let us settle, in our own minds, what ...

11862

conformation
CONFORMATION, n.1. The manner in which a body is formed; the particular texture or structure of a ...

11863

conformed
CONFORMED, pp. Made to resemble; reduced to a likeness of; made agreeable to; suited.

11864

conformer
CONFORMER, n. One who conforms; one who complies with established forms or doctrines.

11865

conforming
CONFORMING, ppr. Reducing to a likeness; adapting; complying with.

11866

conformist
CONFORMIST, n. One who conforms or complies; appropriately, one who complies with the worship of ...

11867

conformity
CONFORMITY, n. 1. Likeness; correspondence with a model in form or manner; resemblance; agreement; ...

11868

confortation
CONFORTATION, n. [See Comfort.] The act of comforting or giving strength. [Not used.]

11869

confound
CONFOUND, v.t. [L., to pour out. Literally, to pour or throw together.]1. To mingle and blend ...

11870

confounded
CONFOUNDED, pp. 1. Mixed or blended in disorder; perplexed; abashed; dismayed; put to shame and ...

11871

confoundedly
CONFOUNDEDLY, adv. Enormously; greatly; shamefully; as, he was confoundedly avaricious. [A low ...

11872

confoundedness
CONFOUNDEDNESS, n. The state of being confounded.

11873

confounder
CONFOUNDER, n. One who confounds; one who disturbs the mind, perplexes, refutes, frustrates and ...

11874

confounding
CONFOUNDING, ppr. Mixing and blending; putting into disorder; perplexing; disturbing the mind; ...

11875

confraternity
CONFRATERNITY, n. [L., fraternity, brother.] A brotherhood; a society or body of men, united for ...

11876

confrication
CONFRICATION, n. [L., to rub. See Friction.] A rubbing against; friction.

11877

confrier
CONFRIER, n. One of the same religious order.

11878

confront
CONFRONT, v.t. [L.]1. To stand face to face in full view; to face; to stand in front.He spoke and ...

11879

confrontation
CONFRONTATION, n. The act of bringing two persons into the presence of each other for examination ...

11880

confronted
CONFRONTED, pp. Set face to face, or in opposition; brought into the presence of.

11881

confronting
CONFRONTING, ppr. Setting or standing face to face, or in opposition, or in presence of.

11882

confuse
CONFUSE, v.t. [L. See Confound.]1. To mix or blend things, so that they cannot be ...

11883

confused
CONFUSED, pp. 1. Mixed; blended, so that the things or persons mixed cannot be distinguished.Some ...

11884

confusedly
CONFUSEDLY, adv. In a mixed mass; without order or separation; indistinctly; not clearly; ...

11885

confusedness
CONFUSEDNESS, n. A state of being confused; want of order, distinction or clearness.The cause of ...

11886

confusion
CONFUSION, n. 1. In a general sense, a mixture of several things promiscuously; hence, disorder; ...

11887

confutable
CONFUTABLE, a. [See Confute.] That may be confuted, disproved or overthrown; that may be shown to ...

11888

confutant
CONFUTANT, n. One who confutes or undertakes to confute.

11889

confutation
CONFUTATION, n. The act of confuting, disproving, or proving to be false, or invalid; refutation; ...

11890

confute
CONFUTE, v.t. [L.]1. To disprove; to prove to be false, defective or invaled; to overthrow; as, to ...

11891

confuted
CONFUTED, pp. Disproved; proved to be false, defective or unsound; overthrown by argument, fact or ...

11892

confuter
CONFUTER, n. One who disproves, or confutes.

11893

confuting
CONFUTING, ppr. Disproving; proving to be false, defective or invalid; overthrowing by argument or ...

11894

conge
CONGE, n. [L.]1. Leave; farewell; parting ceremony.2. The act of respect performed at the parting ...

11895

congeal
CONGEAL, v.t. [L., to freeze, has the elements of cool, but it may be a different word.]1. To ...

11896

congealable
CONGEALABLE, a. That may be congealed; capable of being converted from a fluid to a solid state.

11897

congealed
CONGEALED, pp. Converted into ice, or a solid mass, by the loss of heat or other process; ...

11898

congealing
CONGEALING, ppr. Changing from a liquid to a solid state; concreting.

11899

congealment
CONGEALMENT, n. A clot or concretion; that which is formed by congelation. Also, congelation.

11900

congelation
CONGELATION, n. [L.] The process of passing, or the act of converting, from a fluid to a solid ...

11901

congener
CONGENER, n. [L., kind, race.] A thing of the same kind or nature.The cherry tree has been often ...

11902

congeneracy
CONGENERACY, n. Similarity of origin.

11903

congeneric
CONGENERIC, a. Being of the same kind or nature.

11904

congenerousness
CONGENEROUSNESS, n. The quality of being from the same original, or of belonging to the same class.

11905

congenial
CONGENIAL, a. [L. See Generate.]1. Partaking of the same genus, kind or nature; kindred; cognate; ...

11906

congeniality
CONGENIALITY, CONGENIALNESS, n. Participation of the same genus, nature or original; cognation; ...

11907

congenialness
CONGENIALITY, CONGENIALNESS, n. Participation of the same genus, nature or original; cognation; ...

11908

congenital
CONGENITE, CONGENITAL, a. [L., born, to beget, to be born.] Of the same birth; born with another; ...

11909

congenite
CONGENITE, CONGENITAL, a. [L., born, to beget, to be born.] Of the same birth; born with another; ...

11910

conger
CONGER, n. [L., Gr. ] The sea-eel; a large species of eel, sometimes growing to the length of ten ...

11911

congeries
CONGERIES, n. [L., to bring together, to amass; to bear.] A collection of several particles or ...

11912

congest
CONGEST, v.t. [L., to bear.] To collect or gather into a mass or aggregate.

11913

congestible
CONGESTIBLE, a. That may be collected into a mass.

11914

congestion
CONGESTION, n. [L.] A collection of humors in an animal body, hardened into a tumor. An ...

11915

congiary
CONGIARY, n. [L.] Properly, a present made by the Roman emperors to the people; originally in corn ...

11916

conglaciate
CONGLACIATE, v.i. [L., to freeze; ice.] To turn to ice; to freeze.

11917

conglaciation
CONGLACIATION, n. The act of changing into ice, or the state of being converted to ice; a freezing; ...

11918

conglobate
CONGLOBATE, a. [L., to collect or to make round; a ball. See Globe.] Formed or gathered into a ...

11919

conglobated
CONGLOBATED, pp. Collected or formed into a ball.

11920

conglobately
CONGLOBATELY, adv. In a round or roundish form.

11921

conglobation
CONGLOBATION, n. The act of forming into a ball; a round body.

11922

conglobe
CONGLOBE, v.t. [L., a round body.] To gather into a ball; to collect into a round mass.CONGLOBE, ...

11923

conglobed
CONGLOBED, pp. Collected into a ball.

11924

conglobing
CONGLOBING, ppr. Gathering into a round mass or ball.

11925

conglobulate
CONGLOBULATE, v.i. To gather into a little round mass, or globule.

11926

conglomerate
CONGLOMERATE, a. [L., to wind into a ball, a ball, a clew. See Glomerate.]1. Gathered into a ball ...

11927

conglomerated
CONGLOMERATED, pp. Gathered into a ball or round mass.

11928

conglomerating
CONGLOMERATING, ppr. Collecting into a ball.

11929

conglomeration
CONGLOMERATION, n. The act of gathering into a ball; the state of being thus collected; collection; ...

11930

conglutinant
CONGLUTINANT, a. [See Conglutinate.] Gluing; uniting; healing.CONGLUTINANT, n. A medicine that ...

11931

conglutinate
CONGLUTINATE, v.t. [L., glue. See Glue.]1. To glue together; to unite by some glutinous or ...

11932

conglutinated
CONGLUTINATED, pp. Glued together; united by a tenacious substance.

11933

conglutinating
CONGLUTINATING, ppr. Gluing together; uniting or closing by a tenacious substance.

11934

conglutination
CONGLUTINATION, n. The act of gluing together; a joining by means of some tenacious substance; a ...

11935

conglutinative
CONGLUTINATIVE, a. Having the power of uniting by glue or other substance of like nature.

11936

conglutinatore
CONGLUTINATORE, n. That which has the power of uniting wounds.

11937

congo
CONGO, n. A species of tea in China.

11938

congratulant
CONGRATULANT, a. Rejoicing in participation.

11939

congratulate
CONGRATULATE, v.t. [L., grateful, pleasing. See Grace.] To profess ones pleasure or joy to another ...

11940

congratulated
CONGRATULATED, pp. Complimented with expressions of joy at a happy event.

11941

congratulating
CONGRATULATING, ppr. Professing ones joy or satisfaction on account of some happy event, prosperity ...

11942

congratulation
CONGRATULATION, n. The act of professing ones joy or satisfaction on account of some happy event, ...

11943

congratulator
CONGRATULATOR, n. One who offers congratulation.

11944

congratulatory
CONGRATULATORY, a. Expressing joy for the good fortune of another, or for an event fortunate for ...

11945

congree
CONGREE, v.i. To agree. [Not in use.]

11946

congreet
CONGREET, v.t. To salute mutually. [Not in use.]

11947

congregate
CONGREGATE, v.t. [L., a herd. See Gregarious.] To collect separate persons or things into an ...

11948

congregated
CONGREGATED, pp. Collected; assembled in one place.

11949

congregating
CONGREGATING, ppr. Collecting; assembling; coming together.

11950

congregation
CONGREGATION, n. 1. The act of bringing together, or assembling.2. A collection or assemblage of ...

11951

congregational
CONGREGATIONAL, a. Pertaining to a congregation; appropriately used of such Christians as hold to ...

11952

congregationalism
CONGREGATIONALISM, n. Ecclesiastical government in the hands of each church, as an independent ...

11953

congregationalist
CONGREGATIONALIST, n. One who belongs to a congregational church or society; one who holds to the ...

11954

congress
CONGRESS, n. [L., to come together; to go or step; a step. See Grade and Degree.]1. A meeting of ...

11955

congression
CONGRESSION, n. A company. [Not in use.]

11956

congressional
CONGRESSIONAL, a. Pertaining to a congress, or to the congress of the United States; as ...

11957

congressive
CONGRESSIVE, a. 1. Meeting, as the sexes.2. Encountering.

11958

congrue
CONGRUE, v.i. To agree. [Not used.]

11959

congruence
CONGRUENCE, CONGRUENCY, n. [L., to agree, or suit.] Suitableness of one thing to another; ...

11960

congruency
CONGRUENCE, CONGRUENCY, n. [L., to agree, or suit.] Suitableness of one thing to another; ...

11961

congruent
CONGRUENT, a. Suitable; agreeing; correspondent.

11962

congruity
CONGRUITY, n. 1. Suitableness; the relation of agreement between things.There is no congruity ...

11963

congruous
CONGRUOUS, a. [L.]1. Suitable; consistent; agreeable to. Light airy music and a solemn or mournful ...

11964

congruously
CONGRUOUSLY, adv. Suitably; pertinently; agreeably; consistently.

11965

conic
CONIC, CONICAL, a. [L., Gr., See Cone.]1. Having the form of a cone; round and decreasing to a ...

11966

conical
CONIC, CONICAL, a. [L., Gr., See Cone.]1. Having the form of a cone; round and decreasing to a ...

11967

conically
CONICALLY, adv. In the form of a cone.

11968

conicalness
CONICALNESS, n. The state or quality of being conical.

11969

conics
CONICS, n. That part of geometry which treats of the cone and the curves which arise form its ...

11970

coniferous
CONIFEROUS, a. [L., to bear.] Bearing cones; producing hard, dry, scaly seed-vessels of a conical ...

11971

coniform
CONIFORM, a. [cone and form.] In form of a cone; conical; as a coniform mountain of Potosi.

11972

conite
CONITE, n. [Gr., dust.] A mineral of an ash or greenish gray color, which becomes brown by exposure ...

11973

conject
CONJECT, v.t. To throw together, or to throw. [Not used.]CONJECT, v.i. To guess. [Not used.]

11974

conjector
CONJECTOR, n. [L., to cast together; to throw.] One who guesses or conjectures. [See Conjecture.]

11975

conjecturable
CONJECTURABLE, a. That may be guessed or conjectured.

11976

conjectural
CONJECTURAL, a. Depending on conjecture; done or said by guess; as a conjectural opinion.

11977

conjecturally
CONJECTURALLY, adv. Without proof, or evidence; by conjecture; by guess; as, this opinion was given ...

11978

conjecture
CONJECTURE, n. [L., See Conjector.]1. Literally, a casting or throwing together of possible or ...

11979

conjectured
CONJECTURED, pp. Guessed; surmised.

11980

conjecturer
CONJECTURER, n. One who guesses; a guesser; one who forms or utters an opinion without proof.

11981

conjecturing
CONJECTURING, ppr. Guessing; surmising.

11982

conjoin
CONJOIN, v.t. [L., to join. See Join.]1. To join together, without any thing intermediate; to unite ...

11983

conjoined
CONJOINED, pp. Joined to or with; united; associated.

11984

conjoining
CONJOINING, ppr. Joining together; uniting; connecting.

11985

conjoint
CONJOINT, a. United; connected; associate.Conjoint degrees, in music, two notes which follow each ...

11986

conjointly
CONJOINTLY, adv. Jointly; unitedly; in union; together.

11987

conjugal
CONJUGAL, a. [L., marriage; to yoke or couple. See Join and Yoke.]1. Belonging to marriage; ...

11988

conjugally
CONJUGALLY, adv. Matrimonially; connubially.

11989

conjugate
CONJUGATE, v.t. [L., to couple; to yoke, to marry. See Join and Yoke.]1. To join; to unite in ...

11990

conjugation
CONJUGATION, n. [L.]1. A couple or pair; as a conjugation of nerves. [Little used.]2. The act of ...

11991

conjunct
CONJUNCT, a. [L. See Conjoin.] Conjoined; united; concurrent.

11992

conjunction
CONJUNCTION, n. [L. See Conjoin.]1. Union; connection; association by treaty or otherwise.2. In ...

11993

conjunctive
CONJUNCTIVE, a. 1. Closely united.2. Uniting; serving to unite.3. In grammar, the conjunctive mode ...

11994

conjunctively
CONJUNCTIVELY, adv. In conjunction, or union; together.

11995

conjunctiveness
CONJUNCTIVENESS, n. The quality of conjoining or uniting.

11996

conjunctly
CONJUNCTLY, adv. In union; jointly; together.

11997

conjuncture
CONJUNCTURE, n. [See Conjoin.]1. A joining; a combination or union, as of causes, events or ...

11998

conjuration
CONJURATION, n. [See Conjure.] The act of using certain words or ceremonies to obtain the aid of a ...

11999

conjure
CONJURE, v.t. [L., to swear together, to conspire.]1. To call on or summon by a sacred name, or in ...

12000

conjured
CONJURED, pp. Bound by an oath.

12001

conjurement
CONJUREMENT, n. Serious injunction; solemn demand.

12002

conjurer
CONJURER, n. One who practices conjuration; one who pretends to the secret art of performing things ...

12003

conjuring
CONJURING, ppr. Enjoining or imploring solemnly.

12004

connascence
CONNASCENCE, n. [L., to be born.]1. The common birth of two or more at the same time; production of ...

12005

connate
CONNATE, a. [L., born.]1. Born with another; being of the same birth; as connate notions.2. In ...

12006

connatural
CONNATURAL, a. [con and natural.]1. Connected by nature; united in nature; born with another.These ...

12007

connaturality
CONNATURALITY, n. Participation of the same nature; natural union.

12008

connaturally
CONNATURALLY, adv. By the act of nature; originally.

12009

connaturalness
CONNATURALNESS, n. Participation of the same nature; natural union.

12010

connect
CONNECT, v.t. [L.]1. To knit or link together; to tie or fasten together, as by something ...

12011

connection
CONNECTION, n. [L. See Connect.] The act of joining or state of being joined; a state of being knit ...

12012

connective
CONNECTIVE, a. Having the power of connecting.CONNECTIVE, n. In grammar, a word that connects other ...

12013

connectively
CONNECTIVELY, adv. In union or conjunction; jointly.

12014

connex
CONNEX, v.t. [L.] To link together; to join. [Not in use.]

12015

connexion
CONNEXION, n. Connection. But for the sake of regular analogy, I have inserted connection, as the ...

12016

connexive
CONNEXIVE, a. Connective; having the power to connect; uniting; conjunctive; as connexive ...

12017

connivance
CONNIVANCE, n. [See Connive.] Properly, the act of winking. Hence figuratively, voluntary ...

12018

connive
CONNIVE, v.i. [L., to wink.]1. To wink; to close and open the eyelids rapidly.2. In a figurative ...

12019

connivency
CONNIVENCY, n. Connivance, which see.

12020

connivent
CONNIVENT, a. 1. Shutting the eyes; forbearing to see.2. In anatomy, the connivent valves are those ...

12021

conniver
CONNIVER, n. One who connives.

12022

conniving
CONNIVING, ppr. Closing the eyes against faults; permitting faults to pass uncensured.

12023

connoisseur
CONNOISSEUR, n. [L., to know.] A person well versed in any subject; a skillful or knowing person; a ...

12024

connoisseurship
CONNOISSEURSHIP, n. The skill of a connoisseur.

12025

connotate
CONNOTATE, v.t. [L.] To designate with something else; to imply. [Little used.]

12026

connotation
CONNOTATION, n. The act of making known or designating with something; implication of something ...

12027

connote
CONNOTE, v.t. [L., to mark. See Note.] To make known together; to imply; to denote or designate; to ...

12028

connubial
CONNUBIAL, a. [L., to marry.] Pertaining to marriage; nuptial; belonging to the state of husband ...

12029

connumeration
CONNUMERATION, n. A reckoning together.

12030

connusance
CONNUSANCE, n. [L.] Knowledge. [See Cognizance.]

12031

connusant
CONNUSANT, a. Knowing; informed; apprised.A neutral vessel, breaking a blockade, is liable to ...

12032

conny
CONNY, a. Brave; fine. [Local.]

12033

conoid
CONOID, n. [Gr., a cone, form.]1. In geometry, a solid formed by the revolution of a conic section ...

12034

conoidic
CONOIDIC, CONOIDICAL, a. Pertaining to a conoid; having the form of a conoid.

12035

conoidical
CONOIDIC, CONOIDICAL, a. Pertaining to a conoid; having the form of a conoid.

12036

conquassate
CONQUASSATE, v.t. [L.] To shake. [Little used.]

12037

conquer
CONQUER, v.t.1. To subdue; to reduce, by physical force, till resistance is no longer made; to ...

12038

conquerable
CONQUERABLE, a. That may be conquered, overcome or subdued.

12039

conquered
CONQUERED, pp. Overcome; subdued; vanquished; gained; won.

12040

conqueress
CONQUERESS, n. A female who conquers; a victorious female.

12041

conquering
CONQUERING, ppr. Overcoming; subduing; vanquishing; obtaining.

12042

conqueror
CONQUEROR, n. One who conquers; one who gains a victory; one who subdues and brings into subjection ...

12043

conquest
CONQUEST, n. [The primary sense is to seek, to press or drive towards.]1. The act of conquering; ...

12044

consanguineous
CONSANGUINEOUS, a. [L., infra.] Of the same blood; related by birth; descended from the same parent ...

12045

consanguinity
CONSANGUINITY, n. [L., blood.] The relation of persons by blood; the relation or connection of ...

12046

conscience
CONSCIENCE, n. [L., to know, to be privy to.]1. Internal or self-knowledge, or judgment of right ...

12047

conscienced
CONSCIENCED, a. Having conscience.

12048

conscient
CONSCIENT, Conscious. [Not used.]

12049

conscientious
CONSCIENTIOUS, a. 1. Influenced by conscience; governed by a strict regard to the dictates of ...

12050

conscientiously
CONSCIENTIOUSLY, adv. According to the direction of conscience; with a strict regard to right and ...

12051

conscientiousness
CONSCIENTIOUSNESS, n. A scrupulous regard to the decisions of conscience; a sense of justice, and ...

12052

conscionable
CONSCIONABLE, a. According to conscience; reasonable; just.Let my debtors have conscionable ...

12053

conscionableness
CONSCIONABLENESS, n. Reasonableness; equity.

12054

conscionably
CONSCIONABLY, adv. In a manner agreeable to conscience; reasonably; justly.

12055

conscious
CONSCIOUS, a. [L.]1. Possessing the faculty or power of knowing ones own thoughts or mental ...

12056

consciously
CONSCIOUSLY, adv. With knowledge of ones own mental operations or actions.If these perceptions, ...

12057

consciousness
CONSCIOUSNESS, n. 1. The knowledge of sensations and mental operations, or of what passes in ones ...

12058

conscript
CONSCRIPT, a. [L., to enroll; to write.] Written; enrolled; as conscript fathers, the senators of ...

12059

conscription
CONSCRIPTION, n. [L.] 1. An enrolling or registering. 2. Soldiers or forces levied by enrolling.

12060

consecrate
CONSECRATE, v.t. [L., to consecrate, sacred. See Sacred.]1. To make or declare to be sacred, by ...

12061

consecrated
CONSECRATED, pp. Made sacred by ceremonies or solemn rites; separated from a common to a sacred ...

12062

consecrating
CONSECRATING, ppr. Making sacred; appropriating to a sacred use; dedicating to the service of God; ...

12063

consecration
CONSECRATION, n. 1. The act or ceremony of separating form a common to a sacred use, or of devoting ...

12064

consecrator
CONSECRATOR, n. One who consecrates; one who performs the rites by which a person or thing is ...

12065

consecratory
CONSECRATORY, a. Making sacred.

12066

consectary
CONSECTARY, a. [L., to follow. See Seek.] Following; consequent; consequential; ...

12067

consecution
CONSECUTION, n. [L., to follow. See Seek.]1. A following or sequel; train of consequences from ...

12068

consecutive
CONSECUTIVE, a. [See Consecution.]1. Following in a train; succeeding one another in a regular ...

12069

consecutively
CONSECUTIVELY, adv. By way of consequence or succession, in opposition to antecedently or casually.

12070

consenescence
CONSENESCENCE, CONSENESCENCY, n. [L., to grow old.] A growing old; decay from age; as the ...

12071

consenescency
CONSENESCENCE, CONSENESCENCY, n. [L., to grow old.] A growing old; decay from age; as the ...

12072

consension
CONSENSION, n. [L. See consent.] Agreement; accord. [Little used.]

12073

consent
CONSENT, n. [L., to be of one mind, to agree; to think, feel or perceive. See Sense and Assent.]1. ...

12074

consentaneous
CONSENTANEOUS, a. [L. See Consent.] Agreeable; accordant; consistent with; suitable.The practice of ...

12075

consentaneously
CONSENTANEOUSLY, adv. Agreeably; consistently; suitably.

12076

consentaneousness
CONSENTANEOUSNESS, n. Agreement; accordance; consistency.

12077

consenter
CONSENTER, n. One who consents.

12078

consentient
CONSENTIENT, a. [L.] Agreeing in mind; accordant in opinion.The authority due to the consentient ...

12079

consequence
CONSEQUENCE, n. [L., to follow. See Seek.]1. That which follows from any act, cause, principle, or ...

12080

consequent
CONSEQUENT, a. [L.]1. Following, as the natural effect; with to or on.The right was consequent to, ...

12081

consequential
CONSEQUENTIAL, a. 1. Following as the effect; produced by the connection of effects with causes; as ...

12082

consequentialness
CONSEQUENTIALNESS, n. Regular consecution in discourse.

12083

consequently
CONSEQUENTLY, adv. By consequence; by necessary connection of effects with their causes; in ...

12084

consequentness
CONSEQUENTNESS, n. Regular connection of propositions, following each other; consecution of ...

12085

consertion
CONSERTION, n. [L.] Junction; adaptation.

12086

conservable
CONSERVABLE, a. [See Conserve.] That may be kept or preserved from decay or injury.

12087

conservancy
CONSERVANCY, n. [L. See Conserve.] A court of conservancy is held by the Lord Mayor of London, for ...

12088

conservant
CONSERVANT, a. Preserving; having the power or quality of preserving from decay or destruction.

12089

conservation
CONSERVATION, n. [L. See Conserve.] The act of preserving, guarding or protecting; preservation ...

12090

conservative
CONSERVATIVE, a. Preservative; having power to preserve in a safe or entire state, or from loss, ...

12091

conservator
CONSERVATOR, n. 1. A preserver; one who preserves from injury or violation. Appropriately, an ...

12092

conservatory
CONSERVATORY, a. Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay or injury.CONSERVATORY, n. 1. A ...

12093

conserve
CONSERVE, v.t. [L., to hold, keep or guard.] To keep in a safe or sound state; to save; to preserve ...

12094

conserved
CONSERVED, pp. Preserved in a safe and sound state; guarded; kept; maintained; protected; prepared ...

12095

conserver
CONSERVER, n. One who conserves; one who keeps from loss or injury; one who lays up for ...

12096

conserving
CONSERVING, ppr. Keeping in safety; defending; maintaining; preparing with sugar.

12097

consession
CONSESSION, n. [L. See Session.] A sitting together. [Little used.]

12098

consessor
CONSESSOR, n. One that sits with others. [Little used.]

12099

consider
CONSIDER, v.t. [L., to consider, to view attentively, to sit by; to sit. See Sit. The literal sense ...

12100

considerable
CONSIDERABLE, a. [See Consider.]1. That may be considered; that is to be observed, remarked or ...

12101

considerableness
CONSIDERABLENESS, n. Some degree of importance, moment or dignity; a degree of value or importance ...

12102

considerably
CONSIDERABLY, adv. In a degree deserving notice; in a degree not trifling, or unimportant.And ...

12103

considerance
CONSIDERANCE, n. Consideration; reflection; sober thought. [Not used. See Consideration.]

12104

considerate
CONSIDERATE, a. [L. See Consider.]1. Given to consideration, or to sober reflection; thoughtful; ...

12105

considerately
CONSIDERATELY, adv. With deliberation; with due consideration; calmly; prudently.

12106

considerateness
CONSIDERATENESS, n. Prudence; calm deliberation.

12107

consideration
CONSIDERATION, n. [L. See Consider.]1. The act of considering; mental view; regard; notice.Let us ...

12108

considerative
CONSIDERATIVE, a. Taking into consideration. [Little used.]

12109

considered
CONSIDERED, pp. Thought of with care; pondered; viewed attentively; deliberated on; examined.

12110

considerer
CONSIDERER, n. A thinker; one who considers; a man of reflection. [Considerator is not in use.]

12111

considering
CONSIDERING, ppr. Fixing the mind on; meditating on; pondering; viewing with care and attention; ...

12112

consideringly
CONSIDERINGLY, adv. With consideration or deliberation. Whole Duty of Man.

12113

consign
CONSIGN, v.t. [L., to seal or sign; to seal or stamp; a sign, seal or mark; to deposit, deliver, ...

12114

consignation
CONSIGNATION, n. The act of consigning; the act of delivering or committing to another person, ...

12115

consignature
CONSIGNATURE, n. Full signature; joint signing or stamping.

12116

consigned
CONSIGNED, pp. Delivered; committed for keeping, or management; deposited in trust.

12117

consignee
CONSIGNEE, n. The person to whom goods or other things are delivered in trust, for sale or ...

12118

consigner
CONSIGNER, CONSIGNOR, n. The person who consigns; one who sends, delivers, or commits goods to ...

12119

consignification
CONSIGNIFICATION, n. [See Signify.] Joint signification.

12120

consignificative
CONSIGNIFICATIVE, a. [See Signify.] Having a like signification, or jointly significative.

12121

consigning
CONSIGNING, ppr. Delivering to another in trust; sending or committing, as a possession or charge.

12122

consignment
CONSIGNMENT, n. 1. The act of consigning; consignation; the act of sending or committing, as a ...

12123

consignor
CONSIGNER, CONSIGNOR, n. The person who consigns; one who sends, delivers, or commits goods to ...

12124

consimilar
CONSIMILAR, a. Having common resemblance. [Little used.]

12125

consimilitude
CONSIMILITUDE, n. Resemblance. [Little used.]

12126

consist
CONSIST, v.i. [L., to stand.]1. To stand together; to be in a fixed or permanent state, as a body ...

12127

consistence
CONSISTENCE, CONSISTENCY, n. 1. A standing together; a being fixed in union, as the parts of a ...

12128

consistency
CONSISTENCE, CONSISTENCY, n. 1. A standing together; a being fixed in union, as the parts of a ...

12129

consistent
CONSISTENT, a. [L. See Consist.]1. Fixed; firm; not fluid; as the consistent parts of a body, ...

12130

consistently
CONSISTENTLY, adv. In a consistent manner; in agreement; agreeably; as, to command confidence, a ...

12131

consistorial
CONSISTORIAL, CONSISTORY, a. [See Consistory.] Pertaining or relating to a consistory, or ...

12132

consistorian
CONSISTORIAN, a. Relating to an order of presbyterian assemblies.

12133

consistory
CONSISTORY, n. [L. See Consist.] Primarily, a place of meeting; a council-house, or place of ...

12134

consociate
CONSOCIATE, n. [L. See the next word.] An associate; a partner or confederate; an ...

12135

consociation
CONSOCIATION, n.1. Intimate union of persons; fellowship; alliance; companionship; union of things. ...

12136

consociational
CONSOCIATIONAL, a. Pertaining to a consociation.

12137

consol
CONSOL, n. [from consolidate.] Consols, in England, are the funds or stocks formed by the ...

12138

consolable
CONSOLABLE, a. [See Console.] That admits comfort; capable of receiving consolation.

12139

consolate
CONSOLATE, v.t. To comfort. [See Console.]

12140

consolation
CONSOLATION, n. [L. See Console.]1. Comfort; alleviation of misery, or distress of mind; ...

12141

consolator
CONSOLATOR, n. One who comforts.

12142

consolatory
CONSOLATORY, a. [L.] Tending to give comfort; refreshing to the mind; assuaging grief.CONSOLATORY, ...

12143

console
CONSOLE, v.t. [L. The primary sense is either to set or allay, to give rest or quiet, or the sense ...

12144

consoled
CONSOLED, pp. Comforted; cheered.

12145

consoler
CONSOLER, n. One that gives comfort.

12146

consolidant
CONSOLIDANT, a. [See Consolidate.] Having the quality of uniting wounds or forming new ...

12147

consolidate
CONSOLIDATE, v.t. [L., solid. See Solid.]1. To make solid to unite or press together loose or ...

12148

consolidated
CONSOLIDATED, pp. Made solid, hard, or compact; united.

12149

consolidating
CONSOLIDATING, ppr. Making solid; uniting.

12150

consolidation
CONSOLIDATION, n.1. The act of making or process of becoming solid; the act of forming into a firm ...

12151

consonance
CONSONANCE, n. [L., to sound together; to sound. See Sound and Tone.]1. Accord or agreement of ...

12152

consonant
CONSONANT, a. 1. Agreeing; according; congruous; consistent; followed generally by to; sometimes by ...

12153

consonantly
CONSONANTLY, adv. Consistently; in agreement.

12154

consonantness
CONSONANTNESS, n. Agreeableness; consistency.

12155

consonous
CONSONOUS, a. [L.] Agreeing in sound; symphonious.

12156

consopiate
CONSOPIATE, v.t. To lull asleep. [Not used.]

12157

consopiation
CONSOPIATION, n. A lulling asleep. [Not used.]

12158

consopite
CONSOPITE, a. Calm; composed. [Not used.]

12159

consort
CONSORT, n. [L., sort, state, kind.]1. A companion; a partner; an intimate associate; particularly, ...

12160

consortable
CONSORTABLE, a. Suitable.

12161

consorted
CONSORTED, pp. United in marriage.

12162

consorting
CONSORTING, ppr. Uniting in company with; associating.

12163

consortion
CONSORTION, n. Fellowship. [Not used.]

12164

consortship
CONSORTSHIP, n. Fellowship; partnership.

12165

consound
CONSOUND, n. The name of several species of plants.

12166

conspicuity
CONSPICUITY, n. Conspicuousness; brightness. [Little used.]

12167

conspicuous
CONSPICUOUS, a. [L., to look or see. See Species.]1. Open to the view; obvious to the eye; easy to ...

12168

conspicuously
CONSPICUOUSLY, adv. In a conspicuous manner; obviously; in a manner to be clearly seen; eminently; ...

12169

conspicuousness
CONSPICUOUSNESS, n. 1. Openness or exposure to the view; a state of being visible at a distance; as ...

12170

conspiracy
CONSPIRACY, n. [L. See Conspire.]1. A combination of men for an evil purpose; an agreement between ...

12171

conspirant
CONSPIRANT, a. [L.] Conspiring; plotting; engaging in a plot to commit a crime.

12172

conspiration
CONSPIRATION, n. Conspiracy; agreement or concurrence of things to one end.

12173

conspirator
CONSPIRATOR, n. 1. One who conspires; one who engages in a plot to commit a crime, particularly ...

12174

conspire
CONSPIRE, v.i. [L., to plot; to breathe. But the primary sense is to throw, to wind; hence spira, a ...

12175

conspirer
CONSPIRER, n. One who conspires or plots; a conspirator.

12176

conspiring
CONSPIRING, ppr.1. Agreeing to commit a crime; plotting; uniting or concurring to one end.2. In ...

12177

conspiringly
CONSPIRINGLY, adv. In the manner of a conspiracy; by conspiracy.

12178

conspissation
CONSPISSATION, n. [L.] The act of making thick or viscous; thickness.

12179

conspurcation
CONSPURCATION, n. [L., to defile.] The act of defiling; defilement; pollution. [Not in use.]

12180

constable
CONSTABLE, n. [L., a stable; count of the stable.]1. The Lord High Constable of England, the ...

12181

constableship
CONSTABLESHIP, n. The office of a constable.

12182

constablewick
CONSTABLEWICK, n. The district to which a constables power is limited.

12183

constancy
CONSTANCY, n. [L., to stand.]1. Fixedness; a standing firm; hence, applied to God or his works, ...

12184

constant
CONSTANT, a. [L.] 1. Fixed; firm; opposed to fluid.To turn two fluid liquors into a constant ...

12185

constantinopolitan
CONSTANTINOPOLITAN, a. Relating to Constantinople, the metropolis of Turkey in Europe.

12186

constantly
CONSTANTLY, adv. Firmly; steadily; invariably; continually; perseveringly.Rhoda constantly affirmed ...

12187

constat
CONSTAT, n. [L., it appears.] 1. In England, a certificate given by the clerk of the pipe and ...

12188

constellate
CONSTELLATE, v.i. [Low L., to shine, a star.] To join luster; to shine with united radiance or one ...

12189

constellated
CONSTELLATED, pp.1. United in one splendor.2. Starry; set or adorned with stars or constellations.

12190

constellation
CONSTELLATION, n. 1. A cluster of fixed stars; an asterism; a number of stars which appear as if ...

12191

consternation
CONSTERNATION, n. [L., to throw or strike down.] Astonishment; amazement or horror that confounds ...

12192

constipate
CONSTIPATE, v.t. [L., to crowd, or cram. See Stuff and Stop.]1. To crowd or cram into a narrow ...

12193

constipation
CONSTIPATION, n. 1. The act of crowding any thing into a less compass; a pressing together; ...

12194

constituent
CONSTITUENT, a. [L., to set. See Statue, Statute.] Setting; constituting; applied to parts of a ...

12195

constitute
CONSTITUTE, v.t. [L., to set.]1. To set; to fix; to enact; to establish.We must obey laws appointed ...

12196

constituted
CONSTITUTED, pp. Set; fixed; established; made; elected; appointed.

12197

constituter
CONSTITUTER, n. One who constitutes or appoints.

12198

constituting
CONSTITUTING, ppr. Setting; establishing; composing; electing; appointing.

12199

constitution
CONSTITUTION, n. 1. The act of constituting, enacting, establishing, or appointing.2. The state of ...

12200

constitutional
CONSTITUTIONAL, a. 1. Bred or inherent in the constitution, or in the natural frame of body or ...

12201

constitutionalist
CONSTITUTIONALIST, n. 1. An adherent to the constitution of government.2. An innovator of the old ...

12202

constitutionality
CONSTITUTIONALITY, n. 1. The state of being constitutional; the state of being inherent in the ...

12203

constitutionally
CONSTITUTIONALLY, adv. In consistency with the constitution or frame of government.

12204

constitutionist
CONSTITUTIONIST, n. One who adheres to the constitution of the country.

12205

constitutive
CONSTITUTIVE, a. 1. That constitutes, forms or composes; elemental; essential.The constitutive ...

12206

constrain
CONSTRAIN, v.t. [L., to strain, to bind. See Strain.] In a general sense, to strain; to press; to ...

12207

constrainable
CONSTRAINABLE, a. That may be constrained, forced, or repressed; liable to constraint, or to ...

12208

constrained
CONSTRAINED, pp. Urged irresistibly or powerfully; compelled; forced; restrained; confined; bound; ...

12209

constrainedly
CONSTRAINEDLY, adv. By constraint; by compulsion.

12210

constrainer
CONSTRAINER, n. One who constrains.

12211

constraining
CONSTRAINING, ppr. Urging with irresistible or powerful force; compelling; forcing; repressing; ...

12212

constraint
CONSTRAINT, n. Irresistible force, or its effect; any force, or power, physical or moral, which ...

12213

constraintive
CONSTRAINTIVE, a. Having power to compel.

12214

constrict
CONSTRICT, v.t. [L. See Constrain.] To draw together; to bind; to cramp; to draw into a narrow ...

12215

constricted
CONSTRICTED, pp. Drawn together; bound; contracted.

12216

constricting
CONSTRICTING, ppr. Drawing together; binding; contracting.

12217

constriction
CONSTRICTION, n. A drawing together or contraction by means of some inherent power, or by spasm, as ...

12218

constrictor
CONSTRICTOR, n. 1. That which draws together or contracts. In anatomy, a muscle which draws ...

12219

constringe
CONSTRINGE, v.t. [L. See Constrain.] To draw together; to strain into a narrow compass; to ...

12220

constringed
CONSTRINGED, pp. Contracted; drawn together.

12221

constringent
CONSTRINGENT, a. Having the quality of contracting, binding or compressing.

12222

constringing
CONSTRINGING, ppr. Drawing or compressing into a smaller compass; contracting; binding.

12223

construct
CONSTRUCT, v.t. [L., to lay, dispose or set in order. See Structure.]1. To put together the parts ...

12224

constructed
CONSTRUCTED, pp. Built; formed; composed; compiled.

12225

constructer
CONSTRUCTER, n. One who constructs or frames.

12226

constructing
CONSTRUCTING, ppr. Building; framing; composing.

12227

construction
CONSTRUCTION, n. [L.]1. The act of building, or of devising and forming; fabrication.2. The form of ...

12228

constructional
CONSTRUCTIONAL, a. Pertaining to construction; deduced from construction or interpretation. ...

12229

constructive
CONSTRUCTIVE, a. By construction; created or deduced by construction, or mode of interpretation; ...

12230

constructively
CONSTRUCTIVELY, adv. In a constructive manner; by way of construction or interpretation; by fair ...

12231

constructure
CONSTRUCTURE, n. An edifice; pile; fabric. [For this, structure is more generally used.]

12232

construe
CONSTRUE, v.t. [L. See Construct.]1. To arrange words in their natural order; to reduce from a ...

12233

construed
CONSTRUED, pp. Arranged in natural order; interpreted; understood; translated.

12234

construing
CONSTRUING, ppr. Arranging in natural order; expounding; interpreting; translating.

12235

constuprate
CONSTUPRATE, v.t. [L., to ravish.] To violate; to debauch; to defile.

12236

constupration
CONSTUPRATION, n. The act of ravishing; violation; defilement.

12237

consubsist
CONSUBSIST, v.i. To subsist together. [See Subsist.]

12238

consubstantial
CONSUBSTANTIAL, a. [L. See Substance.]1. Having the same substance or essence; co-essential.The ...

12239

consubstantialist
CONSUBSTANTIALIST, n. One who believes in consubstantiation.

12240

consubstantiality
CONSUBSTANTIALITY, n. 1. The existence of more than one in the same substance; as, the co-eternity ...

12241

consubstantiate
CONSUBSTANTIATE, v.t. [L, substance.] To unite in one common substance or nature.CONSUBSTANTIATE, ...

12242

consubstantiation
CONSUBSTANTIATION, n. The union of the body of our blessed Savior with the sacramental elements. ...

12243

consul
CONSUL, n. [L., to consult.]1. The chief magistrate of the Ancient Roman Republic, invested with ...

12244

consulage
CONSULAGE, n. A duty laid by the British Levant Company on imports and exports for the support of ...

12245

consular
CONSULAR, a. Pertaining to a consul; as consular power; consular dignity, or privileges.

12246

consulate
CONSULATE, n. [L.] The office of a consul. [ This is applicable to modern consuls, as well as to ...

12247

consulship
CONSULSHIP, n. The office of a consul; or the term of his office; applicable only to Roman consuls.

12248

consult
CONSULT, v.i. [L., to consult, to ask counsel.]1. To seek the opinion or advice of another by, by a ...

12249

consultation
CONSULTATION, n. 1. The act of consulting; deliberation of two or more persons, with a view to some ...

12250

consultative
CONSULTATIVE, a. Having the privilege of consulting.

12251

consulted
CONSULTED, pp. Asked; enquired of, for opinion or advice; regarded.

12252

consulter
CONSULTER, n. One who consults, or asks counsel or information; as a consulter with familiar ...

12253

consulting
CONSULTING, ppr. Asking advice; seeking information; deliberating and enquiring mutually; ...

12254

consumable
CONSUMABLE, a. [See Consume.] That may be consumed; possible to be destroyed, dissipated, wasted or ...

12255

consume
CONSUME, v.t. [L., to take. So in English we say, it takes up time, that is, it consumes time.]1. ...

12256

consumed
CONSUMED, pp. Wasted; burnt up; destroyed; dissipated; squandered; expended.

12257

consumer
CONSUMER, n. One who consumes, spends, wastes or destroys; that which consumes.

12258

consuming
CONSUMING, ppr. 1. Burning; wasting; destroying; expending; eating; devouring.2. a. That ...

12259

consummate
CONSUMMATE, v.t. [L. See Sum.] To end; to finish by completing what was intended; to perfect; to ...

12260

consummated
CONSUMMATED, pp. Completed; perfected; ended.

12261

consummately
CONSUMMATELY, adv. Completely; perfectly.

12262

consummating
CONSUMMATING, ppr. Completing; accomplishing; perfecting.

12263

consummation
CONSUMMATION, n. [L.]1. Completion; end; perfection of a word, process or scheme. 2. The end or ...

12264

consumption
CONSUMPTION, n. [L. See Consume.]1. The act of consuming; waste; destruction by burning, eating, ...

12265

consumptive
CONSUMPTIVE, a. 1. Destructive; wasting; exhausting; having the quality of consuming, or ...

12266

consumptively
CONSUMPTIVELY, adv. In a way tending to consumption.

12267

consumptiveness
CONSUMPTIVENESS, n. A state of being consumptive, or a tendency to a consumption.

12268

contabulate
CONTABULATE, v.t. [L.] To floor with boards.

12269

contabulation
CONTABULATION, n. The act of laying with boards, or of flooring.

12270

contact
CONTACT, n. [L., to touch. See Touch.] A touching; touch; close union or juncture of bodies. Two ...

12271

contaction
CONTACTION, n. The act of touching.

12272

contagion
CONTAGION, n. [L., to touch.]1. Literally, a touch or touching. Hence, the communication of a ...

12273

contagious
CONTAGIOUS, a. 1. Containing or generating contagion; catching; that may be communicated by ...

12274

contagiousness
CONTAGIOUSNESS, n. The quality of being contagious.

12275

contain
CONTAIN, v.t. [L., to hold. See Tenet, Tenure.]1. To hold, as a vessel; as, the vessel contains a ...

12276

containable
CONTAINABLE, a. That may be contained, or comprised.

12277

contained
CONTAINED, pp. Held; comprehended; comprised; included; inclosed.

12278

containing
CONTAINING, ppr. Holding; having capacity to hold; comprehending; comprising; including; inclosing.

12279

contaminate
CONTAMINATE, v.t. [L., to defile.] To defile; to pollute; usually in a figurative sense; to sully; ...

12280

contaminated
CONTAMINATED, pp. Polluted; defiled; tarnished.

12281

contaminating
CONTAMINATING, ppr. Polluting; defiling; tarnishing.

12282

contamination
CONTAMINATION, n. The act of polluting; pollution; defilement; taint.

12283

conteck
CONTECK, n. Quarrel; contention. [Not English.]

12284

contection
CONTECTION, n. [L.] A covering. [Not used.]

12285

contemn
CONTEMN, v.t. [L., to despise; to drive away.]1. To despise; to consider and treat as mean and ...

12286

contemned
CONTEMNED, pp. Despised; scorned; slighted; neglected, or rejected with disdain.

12287

contemner
CONTEMNER, n. One who contemns; a despiser; a scorner.

12288

contemning
CONTEMNING, ppr. Despising; slighting as vile or despicable; neglecting or rejecting, as unworthy ...

12289

contemper
CONTEMPER, v.t. [L., to mix or temper. See Temper.] To moderate; to reduce to a lower degree by ...

12290

contemperament
CONTEMPERAMENT, n. Moderated or qualified degree; a degree of any quality reduced to that of ...

12291

contemperate
CONTEMPERATE, v.t. [See Contemper.] To temper; to reduce the quality of, by mixing something ...

12292

contemperation
CONTEMPERATION, n. 1. The act of reducing a quality by admixture of the contrary; the act of ...

12293

contemplate
CONTEMPLATE, v.t. [L.]1. To view or consider with continued attention; to study; to meditate on. ...

12294

contemplated
CONTEMPLATED, pp. Considered with attention; meditated on; intended.

12295

contemplating
CONTEMPLATING, ppr. Considering with continued attention; meditating on; musing.

12296

contemplation
CONTEMPLATION, n. [L.] 1. The act of the mind in considering with attention; meditation; study; ...

12297

contemplative
CONTEMPLATIVE, a. 1. Given to contemplation, or continued application of the mind to a subject; ...

12298

contemplatively
CONTEMPLATIVELY, adv. With contemplation; attentively; thoughtfully; with deep attention.

12299

contemplator
CONTEMPLATOR, n. One who contemplates; one employed in study or meditation; an inquirer after ...

12300

contemporaneous
CONTEMPORANEOUS, a. [See Cotemporary.] living or being at the same time.

12301

contemporary
CONTEMPORARY, a. [L., time. For the sake of easier pronunciation and a ore agreeable sound, this ...

12302

contemporise
CONTEMPORISE, v.t. To make contemporary; to place in the same age or time. [Not used.]

12303

contempt
CONTEMPT, n. [L. See Contemn.]1. The act of despising; the act of viewing or considering and ...

12304

contemptible
CONTEMPTIBLE, a. [L.]1. Worthy of contempt; that deserves scorn, or disdain; despicable; mean; ...

12305

contemptibleness
CONTEMPTIBLENESS, n. The state of being contemptible, or of being despised; despicableness; ...

12306

contemptibly
CONTEMPTIBLY, adv. In a contemptible manner; meanly; in a manner deserving of contempt.

12307

contemptuous
CONTEMPTUOUS, a. Manifesting or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; as contemptuous language ...

12308

contemptuously
CONTEMPTUOUSLY, adv. In a contemptuous manner; with scorn or disdain; despitefully.The apostles and ...

12309

contemptuousness
CONTEMPTUOUSNESS, n. Disposition to contempt; act of contempt; insolence; scornfulness; ...

12310

contend
CONTEND, v.i. [L., to stretch. Gr., See Tend, Tenet.]1. To strive, or to strive against; to ...

12311

contended
CONTENDED, pp. Urged in argument or debate; disputed; contested.

12312

contendent
CONTENDENT, n. An antagonist or opposer.

12313

contender
CONTENDER, n. One who contends; a combatant; a champion.

12314

contending
CONTENDING, ppr. 1. Striving; struggling to oppose; debating; urging in argument; quarreling.2. ...

12315

contenement
CONTENEMENT, n. [con and tenement.] Land, or freehold contiguous to a tenement.

12316

content
CONTENT, a. [L., to be held; to hold.] Literally, held, contained within limits; hence, quiet; not ...

12317

contentation
CONTENTATION, n. Content; satisfaction.

12318

contented
CONTENTED, pp. or a. Satisfied; quiet; easy in mind; not complaining, opposing or demanding more. ...

12319

contentedly
CONTENTEDLY, adv. In a contented manner; quietly; without concern.

12320

contentedness
CONTENTEDNESS, n. State of resting in mind; quiet; satisfaction of mind with any condition or ...

12321

contentful
CONTENTFUL, a. Full of contentment. [Not used.]

12322

contention
CONTENTION, n. [L. See Contend.]1. Strife; struggle; a violent effort to obtain something, or to ...

12323

contentious
CONTENTIOUS, a. 1. Apt to contend; given to angry debate; quarrelsome; perverse.A continual ...

12324

contentiously
CONTENTIOUSLY, adv. In a contentious manner; quarrelsomely; perversely.

12325

contentiousness
CONTENTIOUSNESS, n. A disposition to contend; proneness to contest; perverseness; quarrelsomeness.

12326

contentless
CONTENTLESS, a. Discontented; dissatisfied; uneasy.

12327

contently
CONTENTLY, adv. In a contented way.

12328

contentment
CONTENTMENT, n.1. Content; a resting or satisfaction of mind without disquiet; ...

12329

conterminable
CONTERMINABLE, a. [L. Con and terminus.] Capable of the same bounds.

12330

conterminate
CONTERMINATE, a. Having the same bounds.

12331

conterminous
CONTERMINOUS, a. [L., con and terminus, a border.] Bordering upon; touching at the boundary; ...

12332

conterpractice
CONTERPRACTICE, n. Practice in opposition to another.

12333

conterranean
CONTERRANEAN, CONTERRANEOUS, a. [L., con and terra, country.] Being of the same country. [Not ...

12334

conterraneous
CONTERRANEAN, CONTERRANEOUS, a. [L., con and terra, country.] Being of the same country. [Not ...

12335

contest
CONTEST, v.t. [L., have a different sense, being equivalent to the English attest. See Test.]1. To ...

12336

contestable
CONTESTABLE, a. That may be disputed or debated; disputable; controvertible.

12337

contestableness
CONTESTABLENESS, n. Possibility of being contested.

12338

contestation
CONTESTATION, n. 1. The act of contesting; strife; dispute.After years spent in domestic ...

12339

contestingly
CONTESTINGLY, adv. In a contending manner.

12340

contestless
CONTESTLESS, a. Not to be disputed.

12341

contex
CONTEX, v.t To weave together. [Not used.]

12342

context
CONTEXT, n. [L. Con and texo, to weave.] The general series or composition of a discourse; more ...

12343

contextural
CONTEXTURAL, a. Pertaining to contexture, or to the human frame.

12344

contexture
CONTEXTURE, n. The manner of interweaving several parts into one body; the disposition and union of ...

12345

contignation
CONTIGNATION, n. [L., a beam.] 1. A frame of beams; a story.2. The act of framing together, or ...

12346

contiguity
CONTIGUITY, n. [See Contiguous.] Actual contact of bodies; a touching.

12347

contiguous
CONTIGUOUS, a. [L., con and tango, tago, to touch.] Touching; meeting or joining at the surface or ...

12348

contiguously
CONTIGUOUSLY, adv. In a manner to touch; without intervening space.

12349

contiguousness
CONTIGUOUSNESS, n. A state of contact; close union of surfaces or borders.

12350

continence
CONTINENCE, CONTINENCY, n. [L., to hold, or withhold; con and teneo, to hold. See Tenet.]1. In a ...

12351

continency
CONTINENCE, CONTINENCY, n. [L., to hold, or withhold; con and teneo, to hold. See Tenet.]1. In a ...

12352

continent
CONTINENT, a. [L.]1. Refraining from unlawful sexual commerce, or moderate in the indulgence of ...

12353

continental
CONTINENTAL, a. Pertaining or relating to a continent; as the continental powers of Europe. In ...

12354

continently
CONTINENTLY, adv. In a continent manner; chastely; moderately; temperately.

12355

contingence
CONTINGENCE, CONTINGENCY, n. [L., to fall or happen to; to touch. See Touch.]1. The quality of ...

12356

contingency
CONTINGENCE, CONTINGENCY, n. [L., to fall or happen to; to touch. See Touch.]1. The quality of ...

12357

contingent
CONTINGENT, a. 1. Falling or coming by chance, that is, without design or expectation on our part; ...

12358

contingently
CONTINGENTLY, adv. Accidentally; without design or foresight.

12359

contingentness
CONTINGENTNESS, n. The state of being contingent; fortuitousness.

12360

continual
CONTINUAL, a. [L. See Continue.]1. Proceeding without interruption or cessation; unceasing; not ...

12361

continually
CONTINUALLY, adv.1. Without pause or cessation; unceasingly; as, the ocean is continually rolling ...

12362

continualness
CONTINUALNESS, n. Permanence.

12363

continuance
CONTINUANCE, n. [See Continue.]1. A holding on or remaining in a particular state, or in a course ...

12364

continuate
CONTINUATE, v.t. To join closely together.CONTINUATE, a. [L.]1. Immediately united; holding ...

12365

continuately
CONTINUATELY, adv. With continuity; without interruption. [Little used.]

12366

continuation
CONTINUATION, n. [L.]1. Extension of existence in a series or line; succession uninterrupted.These ...

12367

continuative
CONTINUATIVE, n. 1. An expression noting permanence or duration.To these may be added ...

12368

continuator
CONTINUATOR, n. One who continues or keeps up a series or succession.

12369

continue
CONTINUE, v.i. [L., to hold. See Tenet.]1. To remain in a state, or place; to abide for any time ...

12370

continued
CONTINUED, pp.1. Drawn out; protracted; produced; extended in length; extended without ...

12371

continuedly
CONTINUEDLY, adv. Without interruption; without ceasing.

12372

continuer
CONTINUER, n. One who continues; cone that has the power of perseverance.

12373

continuing
CONTINUING, ppr. 1. Remaining fixed or permanent; abiding; lasting; enduring; persevering; ...

12374

continuity
CONTINUITY, n. [L.] Connection uninterrupted; cohesion; close union of parts; unbroken ...

12375

continuous
CONTINUOUS, a. [L.] Joined without intervening space; as continuous depth.

12376

contorsion
CONTORTION, CONTORSION, n. [L.]1. A twisting; a writhing; a wresting; a twist; wry motion; as the ...

12377

contort
CONTORT, v.t. [L.] TO twist together; to writhe.

12378

contorted
CONTORTED, pp. Twisted together. A contorted corol, in botany, has the edge of one petal lying over ...

12379

contortion
CONTORTION, CONTORSION, n. [L.]1. A twisting; a writhing; a wresting; a twist; wry motion; as the ...

12380

contour
CONTOUR, n. The outline; the line that defines or terminates a figure.

12381

contourniated
CONTOURNIATED, a. Having edges appearing as if turned in a lathe.

12382

contra
CONTRA. A Latin preposition signifying against, in opposition, entering into the composition of ...

12383

contra-dance
CONTRA-DANCE, COUNTER-DANCE, n. A dance in which the partners are arranged in opposition, or in ...

12384

contra-tenor
CONTRA-TENOR, n. In music, a middle part between the tenor and treble; counter.

12385

contraband
CONTRABAND, a. [See Ban.] Prohibited. Contraband goods are such as are prohibited to be imported ...

12386

contrabandist
CONTRABANDIST, n. One who trafficks illegally.

12387

contract
CONTRACT, v.t. [L., to draw. See Draw.]1. To draw together or nearer; to draw into a less compass, ...

12388

contracted
CONTRACTED, pp. 1. Drawn together, or into a shorter or narrower compass; shrunk; betrothed; ...

12389

contractedly
CONTRACTEDLY, adv. In a contracted manner.

12390

contractedness
CONTRACTEDNESS, n. 1. The state of being contracted.2. Narrowness; meanness; excessive selfishness.

12391

contractibility
CONTRACTIBILITY, n. Possibility of being contracted; quality of suffering contraction; as the ...

12392

contractible
CONTRACTIBLE, a. Capable of contraction.Small air bladders, dilatable and contractible.

12393

contractibleness
CONTRACTIBLENESS, n. The quality of suffering contraction; contractibility.

12394

contractile
CONTRACTILE, a. Tending to contract; having the power of shortening or of drawing into smaller ...

12395

contractility
CONTRACTILITY, n. The inherent quality or force by which bodies shrink or contract.

12396

contracting
CONTRACTING, ppr.1. Shortening or narrowing; drawing together; lessening dimensions; shrinking; ...

12397

contraction
CONTRACTION, n. [L.]1. The act of drawing together, or shrinking; the act of shortening, narrowing ...

12398

contractor
CONTRACTOR, n. 1. One who contracts; one of the parties to a bargain; one who covenants to do any ...

12399

contradict
CONTRADICT, v.t. [L., to speak.]1. To oppose by words; to assert the contrary to what has been ...

12400

contradicted
CONTRADICTED, pp. Opposed in words; opposed; denied.

12401

contradicter
CONTRADICTER, n. One who contradicts or denies; an opposer.

12402

contradicting
CONTRADICTING, ppr. Affirming the contrary to what has been asserted; denying; opposing.

12403

contradiction
CONTRADICTION, n. [L.]1. An assertion of the contrary to what has been said or affirmed; denial; ...

12404

contradictional
CONTRADICTIONAL, a. Inconsistent. [Not in use.]

12405

contradictious
CONTRADICTIOUS, a. 1. Filled with contradictions; inconsistent.2. Inclined to contradict; disposed ...

12406

contradictiousness
CONTRADICTIOUSNESS, n. 1. Inconsistency; contrariety to itself.2. Disposition to contradict or ...

12407

contradictorily
CONTRADICTORILY, adv. In a contradictory manner; in a manner inconsistent with itself, or opposite ...

12408

contradictoriness
CONTRADICTORINESS, n. Direct opposition; contrariety in assertion or effect.

12409

contradictory
CONTRADICTORY, a. 1. Affirming the contrary; implying a denial of what has been asserted; as ...

12410

contradistinct
CONTRADISTINCT, a. Distinguished by opposite qualities.

12411

contradistinction
CONTRADISTINCTION, n. [contra and distinction.] Distinction by opposite qualities. We speak of sins ...

12412

contradistinctive
CONTRADISTINCTIVE, a. Distinguishing by opposites.

12413

contradistinguish
CONTRADISTINGUISH, v.t. [contra and distinguish.] To distinguish not merely by differential, but by ...

12414

contradistinguishe
CONTRADISTINGUISHED, pp. Distinguished by opposites.

12415

contradistinguishi
CONTRADISTINGUISHING, ppr. Distinguishing by opposites.

12416

contrafissure
CONTRAFISSURE, n. [contra and fissure.] In surgery, a fissure or fracture in the cranium, on the ...

12417

contraindicant
CONTRAINDICANT, n. A symptom that forbids to treat a disorder in the usual way.

12418

contraindicate
CONTRAINDICATE, v.t. [contra and indicate.] In medicine, to indicate some method of cure, contrary ...

12419

contraindication
CONTRAINDICATION, n. An indication, from some peculiar symptom or fact, that forbids the method of ...

12420

contramure
CONTRAMURE, n. An out wall. [See Countermure.]

12421

contranatural
CONTRANATURAL, a. Opposite to nature. [Little used.]

12422

contranitency
CONTRANITENCY, n. [L. contra and nitor, to strive.] Reaction; resistance to force.

12423

contraposition
CONTRAPOSITION, n. [contra and position.] A placing over against; opposite position.

12424

contrapuntist
CONTRAPUNTIST, n. One skilled in counterpoint.

12425

contraregularity
CONTRAREGULARITY, n. [contra and regularity.] Contrariety to rule, or to regularity.

12426

contrariant
CONTRARIANT, a. Contradictory; opposite; inconsistent. [Little used.]

12427

contraries
CONTRARIES, n. [See Contrary.] In logic, propositions which destroy each other, but of which the ...

12428

contrariety
CONTRARIETY, n. [L. See Contrary.]1. Opposition in fact, essence, quality or principle; repugnance. ...

12429

contrarily
CONTRARILY, adv. In an opposite manner; in opposition; on the other side; in opposite ways.

12430

contrariness
CONTRARINESS, n. Contrariety; opposition.

12431

contrarious
CONTRARIOUS, a. Contrary; opposite; repugnant.

12432

contrariously
CONTRARIOUSLY, adv. Contrarily; oppositely.

12433

contrariwise
CONTRARIWISE, adv. [contrary and wise, manner.] On the contrary; oppositely; on the other hand.Not ...

12434

contrary
CONTRARY, a. [L., against.]1. Opposite; adverse; moving against or in an opposite direction; as ...

12435

contrary-minded
CONTRARY-MINDED, a. Of a different mind or opinion.

12436

contrast
CONTRAST, v.t.1. To set in opposition two or more figures of a like kind, with a view to show the ...

12437

contrasted
CONTRASTED, pp. Set in opposition; examined in opposition.

12438

contrasting
CONTRASTING, ppr. Placing in opposition, with a view to discover the difference of figures or other ...

12439

contrate-wheel
CONTRATE-WHEEL, n. In watch-work, the wheel next to the crown, the teeth and hoop of which lie ...

12440

contravallation
CONTRAVALLATION, n. [L., to fortify.] In fortification, a trench guarded with a parapet, thrown ...

12441

contravene
CONTRAVENE, v.t. [L., to come.] Literally, to come against; to meet. Hence, to oppose, but used in ...

12442

contravened
CONTRAVENED, pp. Opposed; obstructed.

12443

contravener
CONTRAVENER, n. One who opposes.

12444

contravening
CONTRAVENING, ppr. Opposing in principle or effect.

12445

contravention
CONTRAVENTION, n. Opposition; obstruction; a defeating of the operation or effect.The proceedings ...

12446

contraversion
CONTRAVERSION, n. [L., a turning.] A turning to the opposite side; antistrophe.

12447

contrayerva
CONTRAYERVA, n. [L., an antidote for poison, or in general, an antidote.] The genus of plants, ...

12448

contrectation
CONTRECTATION, n. [L.] A touching or handling.

12449

contributary
CONTRIBUTARY, a. [See Contribute.] Paying tribute to the same sovereign; contributing aid to the ...

12450

contribute
CONTRIBUTE, v.t. [L., to grant, assign, or impart. See Tribe, Tribute.]1. To give or grant in ...

12451

contributed
CONTRIBUTED, pp. Given or advanced to a common fund, stock or purpose; paid as a share.

12452

contributing
CONTRIBUTING, ppr. Giving in common with others to some stock or purpose; imparting a share.

12453

contribution
CONTRIBUTION, n. 1. The act of giving to a common stock, or in common with others; the act of ...

12454

contributive
CONTRIBUTIVE, a. Tending to contribute; contributing; having the power or quality of giving a ...

12455

contributor
CONTRIBUTOR, n. One who contributes; one who gives or pays money to a common stock or fund; one who ...

12456

contributory
CONTRIBUTORY, a. Contributing to the same stock or purpose; promoting the same end; bringing ...

12457

contristate
CONTRISTATE, v.t. [L.] To make sorrowful. [Not used.]

12458

contristation
CONTRISTATION, n. The act of making sad. [Not used.]

12459

contrite
CONTRITE, a. [L., to break or bruise; to rub or wear. See Trite.] Literally, worn or bruised. ...

12460

contritely
CONTRITELY, adv. In a contrite manner; with penitence.

12461

contriteness
CONTRITENESS, n. Deep sorrow and penitence for sin.

12462

contrition
CONTRITION, n. [L.]1. The act of grinding or rubbing to powder.2. Penitence; deep sorrow for sin; ...

12463

contrivable
CONTRIVABLE, a. [See Contrive.] That may be contrived; capable of being planned, invented, or ...

12464

contrivance
CONTRIVANCE, n. [See Contrive.] 1. The act of inventing, devising or planning. There is no work ...

12465

contrive
CONTRIVE, v.t. 1. To invent; to devise; to plan.Our poet has always some beautiful design, which he ...

12466

contrived
CONTRIVED, pp. Invented; planned; devised.

12467

contrivement
CONTRIVEMENT, n. Contrivance; invention.

12468

contriver
CONTRIVER, n. An inventor; one who plans or devises; a schemer.

12469

contriving
CONTRIVING, ppr. Planning; forming in design.

12470

control
CONTROL, CONTROLL, n. 1. Primarily, a book, register or account, kept to correct or check another ...

12471

controll
CONTROL, CONTROLL, n. 1. Primarily, a book, register or account, kept to correct or check another ...

12472

controllable
CONTROLLABLE, a. That may be controlled, checked or restrained; subject to command.Passion is the ...

12473

controlled
CONTROLLED, pp. Checked; restrained; governed.

12474

controller
CONTROLLER, n. 1. One who controls, or restrains; one that has the power or authority to govern or ...

12475

controllership
CONTROLLERSHIP, n. The office of a controller.

12476

controllment
CONTROLMENT, CONTROLLMENT, n. 1. The power or act of controlling; the state of being restrained; ...

12477

controlment
CONTROLMENT, CONTROLLMENT, n. 1. The power or act of controlling; the state of being restrained; ...

12478

controverse
CONTROVERSE, n. and v. Controversy, and to dispute.

12479

controverser
CONTROVERSER, CONTROVERSOR, n. A disputant.

12480

controversial
CONTROVERSIAL, a. [See Controvert, Controversy.] Relating to disputes; as a controversial ...

12481

controversialist
CONTROVERSIALIST, n. One who carries on a controversy; a disputant.

12482

controversor
CONTROVERSER, CONTROVERSOR, n. A disputant.

12483

controversy
CONTROVERSY, n. [L. See Controvert.]1. Dispute; debate; agitation of contrary opinions. A dispute ...

12484

controvert
CONTROVERT, v.t. [L., to turn. Literally, to turn against.] To dispute; to oppose by reasoning; to ...

12485

controverted
CONTROVERTED, pp. Disputed; opposed in debate.

12486

controverter
CONTROVERTER, n. One who controverts; a controversial writer.

12487

controvertible
CONTROVERTIBLE, a. That may be disputed; disputable; not too evident to exclude difference of ...

12488

controverting
CONTROVERTING, pp. Disputing; denying and attempting to refute.

12489

controvertist
CONTROVERTIST, n. One who controverts; a disputant; a man versed or engaged in controversy, or ...

12490

contumacious
CONTUMACIOUS, a. [L., to swell.]1. Literally, swelling against; haughty. Hence, obstinate; ...

12491

contumaciously
CONTUMACIOUSLY, adv. Obstinately; stubbornly; perversely; in disobedience of orders.

12492

contumaciousness
CONTUMACIOUSNESS, n. Obstinacy; perverseness; stubbornness; contumacy.

12493

contumacy
CONTUMACY, n. [L.]1. Stubbornness; unyielding obstinacy; inflexibility.2. In law, a wilful contempt ...

12494

contumelious
CONTUMELIOUS, a. [L. See Contumely.]1. Haughtily reproachful; contemptuous; insolent; rude and ...

12495

contumeliously
CONTUMELIOUSLY, adv. In a contumelious manner; with pride and contempt; reproachfully; rudely; ...

12496

contumeliousness
CONTUMELIOUSNESS, n. Reproach; rudeness; contempt.

12497

contumely
CONTUMELY, n. [L., to swell.] Rudeness or reproach compounded of haughtiness and contempt; ...

12498

contund
CONTUND, v.t. [L.] To beat; to bruise by beating. [Little used.]

12499

contuse
CONTUSE, v.t. [L.] To beat; to bruise; to injure the flesh or substance of a living being or other ...

12500

contusion
CONTUSION, n. [L., to beat.]1. The act of beating and bruising, or the state of being bruised.2. ...

12501

contzontli
CONTZONTLI, n. The Mexican name of the Turdus Polyglottus, or mocking thrush.

12502

conundrum
CONUNDRUM, n. A low jest; a mean conceit.

12503

conusance
CONUSANCE, n. Cognizance; knowledge; notice. [See Conusance.]

12504

conusant
CONUSANT, a. Knowing; having notice of.

12505

conuterbuff
CONUTERBUFF, n. A blow in an opposite direction; a stroke that stops motion or causes a recoil.

12506

convalescence
CONVALESCENCE, CONVALESCENCY, n. [L., to grow stronger; to get strength, to be strong. See Well ...

12507

convalescency
CONVALESCENCE, CONVALESCENCY, n. [L., to grow stronger; to get strength, to be strong. See Well ...

12508

convalescent
CONVALESCENT, a. Recovering health and strength after sickness or debility.

12509

convallary
CONVALLARY, n. A genus of plants, Convallaria.

12510

convenable
CONVENABLE, a. [See Convene.]1. That may be convened, or assembled.2. Consistent.

12511

convene
CONVENE, v.i. [L., to come.]1. To come together; to meet; to unite; as things.The rays of light ...

12512

convened
CONVENED, pp. Assembled; convoked.

12513

convener
CONVENER, n. One who convenes or meets with others; one who calls together.

12514

convenience
CONVENIENCE, CONVENIENCY, n. [L.] Literally, a coming together; a meeting. Hence,1. Fitness; ...

12515

conveniency
CONVENIENCE, CONVENIENCY, n. [L.] Literally, a coming together; a meeting. Hence,1. Fitness; ...

12516

convenient
CONVENIENT, a. Fit; suitable; proper; adapted to use or to wants; commodious; followed by to or ...

12517

conveniently
CONVENIENTLY, adv. 1. Fitly; suitably; with adaptation to the end or effect. That house is not ...

12518

convening
CONVENING, ppr. Coming together; calling together.CONVENING, n. The act of coming together; ...

12519

convent
CONVENT, n. [L., to assemble.]1. An assembly of persons devoted to religion; a body of monks or ...

12520

conventicle
CONVENTICLE, n. [L.]1. An assembly or meeting; usually applied to a meeting of dissenters from the ...

12521

conventicler
CONVENTICLER, n. One who supports or frequents conventicles.

12522

convention
CONVENTION, n. [L. See Convene.]1. The act of coming together; a meeting of several persons or ...

12523

conventional
CONVENTIONAL, a. Stipulated; formed by agreement.Conventional services reserved by tenures on ...

12524

conventionary
CONVENTIONARY, a. Acting under contract; settled by stipulation; conventional; as conventionary ...

12525

conventioner
CONVENTIONER, n. One who belongs to a convention.

12526

conventionist
CONVENTIONIST, n. One who makes a contract.

12527

conventual
CONVENTUAL, a. Belonging to a convent; monastic; as conventual priors.CONVENTUAL, n. One that lives ...

12528

converge
CONVERGE, v.i. [L., to incline. See Verge.] To tend to one point; to incline and approach nearer ...

12529

convergence
CONVERGENCE, CONVERGENCY, n. The quality of converging; tendency to one point.

12530

convergency
CONVERGENCE, CONVERGENCY, n. The quality of converging; tendency to one point.

12531

convergent
CONVERGENT, a. Tending to one point; approaching each other, as they proceed or are extending.

12532

converging
CONVERGING, ppr. Tending to one point; approaching each other, as lines extended.Converging rays, ...

12533

conversable
CONVERSABLE, a. [See Converse.] Qualified for conversation, or rather disposed to converse; ready ...

12534

conversableness
CONVERSABLENESS, n. The quality of being free in conversation; disposition or readiness to ...

12535

conversably
CONVERSABLY, adv. In a conversable manner.

12536

conversant
CONVERSANT, a. [See Converse.]1. Keeping company; having frequent or customary intercourse; ...

12537

conversation
CONVERSATION, n. 1. General course of manners; behavior; deportment; especially as it respects ...

12538

conversationed
CONVERSATIONED, a. Acquainted with the manner of acting in life. [Not used.]

12539

conversative
CONVERSATIVE, a. Relating to an intercourse with men; opposed to contemplative.She chose to endue ...

12540

conversazione
CONVERSAZIONE, n. A meeting of company.

12541

converse
CONVERSE, v.i. [L., to be turned. Literally, to be turned to or with; to be turned about.]1. To ...

12542

conversely
CONVERSELY, adv. With change of order; in a contrary order; reciprocally.

12543

conversion
CONVERSION, n. [L. See Convert.]1. In a general sense, a turning or change from one state to ...

12544

convert
CONVERT, v.t. [L., to turn; coinciding in elements and signification with barter.]1. To change or ...

12545

converted
CONVERTED, pp. Turned or changed from one substance or state to another; turned form one religion ...

12546

converter
CONVERTER, n. One who converts; one who makes converts.

12547

convertibility
CONVERTIBILITY, n. [from convertible.]1. The quality of being possible to be converted or changed ...

12548

convertible
CONVERTIBLE, a. 1. That may be changed; susceptible of change; transmutable; transformable.Minerals ...

12549

convertibly
CONVERTIBLY, adv. Reciprocally; with interchange of terms.

12550

convertite
CONVERTITE, n. A convert. [Not in use.]

12551

convex
CONVEX, a. [L.] Rising or swelling on the exterior surface into a spherical or round form; gibbous; ...

12552

convexed
CONVEXED, a. Made convex; protuberant in a spherical form.

12553

convexedly
CONVEXEDLY, adv. In a convex form.

12554

convexity
CONVEXITY, n. [L.] The exterior surface of a convex body; a gibbous or globular form; roundness.

12555

convexly
CONVEXLY, adv. In a convex form; as a body convexly conical.

12556

convexness
CONVEXNESS, n. Convexity, which see.

12557

convexo-concave
CONVEXO-CONCAVE, a. Convex on one side and concave on the other; having the hollow on the inside ...

12558

convexo-convex
CONVEXO-CONVEX, a. Convex on both sides.

12559

convey
CONVEY, v.t. [L., to carry; to weigh. See Weigh and Way.]1. To carry , bear or transport, either by ...

12560

conveyable
CONVEYABLE, a. That may be conveyed or transferred.

12561

conveyance
CONVEYANCE, n. 1. The act of conveying; the act of bearing, carrying, or transporting, by land or ...

12562

conveyancer
CONVEYANCER, n. One whose occupation is to draw conveyances of property, deeds, &c.

12563

conveyancing
CONVEYANCING, n. The act or practice of drawing deeds, leases or other writings for transferring ...

12564

conveyer
CONVEYER, n. 1. One who conveys; he or that which conveys, carries, transports, transmits or ...

12565

conveying
CONVEYING, ppr. Carrying; transporting; transferring.

12566

convicinity
CONVICINITY, n. Neighborhood; vicinity.

12567

convict
CONVICT, v.t. [L., to vanquish or subdue. See Convince.]1. To determine the truth of a charge ...

12568

convicted
CONVICTED, ppr. Proved or determined to be guilty, either by verdict of a jury or by the decision ...

12569

convicting
CONVICTING, ppr. Proving or finding guilty.

12570

conviction
CONVICTION, n. 1. The act of proving, finding or determining to be guilty of an offense charged ...

12571

convictive
CONVICTIVE, a. Having the power to convince or convict.

12572

convictively
CONVICTIVELY, adv. In a convincing manner.

12573

convince
CONVINCE, v.t. [L., to vanquish.]1. To persuade or satisfy the mind by evidence; to subdue the ...

12574

convinced
CONVINCED, pp. Persuaded in mind; satisfied with evidence; convicted.

12575

convincement
CONVINCEMENT, n. Conviction. [Little used.]

12576

convincer
CONVINCER, n. He or that which convinces; that which makes manifest.

12577

convincible
CONVINCIBLE, a. 1. Capable of conviction.2. Capable of being disproved or refuted. [Little used.]

12578

convincing
CONVINCING, ppr. 1. Persuading the mind by evidence; convicting.2. a. Persuading the mind by ...

12579

convincingly
CONVINCINGLY, adv. In a convincing manner; in a manner to leave no room to doubt, or to compel ...

12580

convincingness
CONVINCINGNESS, n. The power of convincing.

12581

convitious
CONVITIOUS, a. [L.] Reproachful.

12582

convive
CONVIVE, v.t. To entertain; to feast. [Not in use.]

12583

convivial
CONVIVIAL, a. [L., a guest, to live or eat and drink together. See Victuals.] Relating to a feast ...

12584

conviviality
CONVIVIALITY, n. 1. The good humor or mirth indulged at an entertainment.2. A convivial spirit or ...

12585

convocate
CONVOCATE, v.t. [L., to convoke; to call. See Voice.] To convoke; to call or summon to meet; to ...

12586

convocation
CONVOCATION, n. [L.]1. The act of calling or assembling by summons.2. An assembly.In the first day ...

12587

convoke
CONVOKE, v.t. [L. See Voice.] To call together; to summon to meet; to assemble by summons.It is the ...

12588

convoked
CONVOKED, pp. Summoned or assembled by order.

12589

convoking
CONVOKING, ppr. Summoning to convene; assembling.

12590

convolute
CONVOLUTE, CONVOLUTED, a. Rolled together, or one part on another; as the sides or margins of ...

12591

convoluted
CONVOLUTE, CONVOLUTED, a. Rolled together, or one part on another; as the sides or margins of ...

12592

convolution
CONVOLUTION, n. [L.]1. The act of rolling or winding together, or one thing on another; the state ...

12593

convolve
CONVOLVE, v.t. [L., to roll. See Wallow.] To roll or wind together; to roll one part on another.

12594

convolvulus
CONVOLVULUS, n. [L.] Bindweed, a genus of plants of many species.

12595

convoy
CONVOY, v.t. [L., to carry, to bear or carry, to bring along.] To accompany on the way for ...

12596

convoyed
CONVOYED, pp. Attended on a passage by a protecting force.

12597

convoying
CONVOYING, ppr. Attending on a voyage or passage for defense from enemies; attending and guarding.

12598

convulse
CONVULSE, v.t. [L., to pull or pluck.]1. To draw or contract, as the muscular parts of an animal ...

12599

convulsed
CONVULSED, pp. Contracted by spasms; shaken violently.

12600

convulsing
CONVULSING, ppr. Affecting by spasmodic contractions; shaking with violence.

12601

convulsion
CONVULSION, n. [L.]1. A preternatural, violent and involuntary contraction of the muscular parts of ...

12602

convulsive
CONVULSIVE, a. 1. That produces convulsion; as convulsive rage; convulsive sorrow.2. Attended with ...

12603

convulsively
CONVULSIVELY, adv. With violent shaking or agitation.

12604

cony
CONY, CONEY, n. [L. The primary sense is a shoot, or a shooting along.] A rabbit; a quadruped of ...

12605

cony-burrow
CONY-BURROW, n. A place where rabbits burrow in the earth.

12606

cony-catch
CONY-CATCH, v.i. [cony and catch.] In the cant of thieves, to cheat; to bite; to trick.

12607

cony-catcher
CONY-CATCHER, n. A thief; a cheat; a sharper.

12608

cony-catching
CONY-CATCHING, n. Banter.

12609

coo
COO, v.i. [probably from the sound.] To cry, or make a low sound, as pigeons or doves.

12610

cooing
COOING, ppr. Uttering a low sound, as a dove.COOING, n. Invitation, as the note of the dove.

12611

cook
COOK, v.t. [L.]1. To prepare, as victuals for the table, by boiling, roasting, baking, broiling, ...

12612

cooked
COOKED, ppr. Prepared for the table.

12613

cookery
COOKERY, n. The art or the practice of dressing and preparing victuals for the table.

12614

cooking
COOKING, ppr. Preparing victuals for the table.

12615

cookmaid
COOKMAID, n. [cook and maid.] A female servant or maid who dresses provisions.

12616

cookroom
COOKROOM, n. [cook and room.] A room for cookery; a kitchen. On board of ships, a galley or ...

12617

cool
COOL, a. [G., cold, to cool; chilliness; to blow strong.]1. Moderately cold; being of a temperature ...

12618

cool-cup
COOL-CUP, n. A beverage that is cooling.

12619

cool-headed
COOL-HEADED, a. Having a temper not easily excited; free from passion.

12620

cooled
COOLED, pp. Made less hot, or less ardent.

12621

cooler
COOLER, n. 1. That which cools; any substance which abates heat or excitement; as, acids are ...

12622

cooling
COOLING, ppr. Abating heat or excitement; making or becoming cool.

12623

coolish
COOLISH, a. Somewhat cool.

12624

coolly
COOLLY, adv. 1. Without heat or sharp cold.2. In a cool or indifferent manner; not cordially; ...

12625

coolness
COOLNESS, n. 1. A moderate degree of cold; a temperature between cold and heat; as the coolness of ...

12626

coom
COOM, n. Soot that gathers over an ovens mouth; also, the matter that works out of the naves or ...

12627

coomb
COOMB, COMB, n. [Gr.] A dry measure of four bushels, or half a quarter.

12628

coop
COOP, n. [L, from bending, hollowness, or containing, holding. See Cup.]1. A box of boards, grated ...

12629

cooped
COOPED, pp. Shut up in a coop; confined to narrow limits.

12630

cooper
COOPER, n. [G.] One whose occupation is to make barrels, hogsheads, butts, tubs and casks of ...

12631

cooperage
COOPERAGE, n. The price paid for coopers work; also, a place where coopers work is done.

12632

coot
COOT, n. A fowl of the genus Fulica, frequenting lakes and other still waters. The common coot ...

12633

cop
COP, n. [G.] The had or top of a thing, as in cob-castle for cop-castle, a castle on a hill; a tuft ...

12634

copaiba
COPAIBA, n. Balsam of copaiba or capivi, is a liquid resinous juice, flowing from incisions made in ...

12635

copal
COPAL, n. The concrete juice of a tree growing in Mexico or New Spain, hard, shining, transparent, ...

12636

coparcenary
COPARCENARY, n. [See Coparcener.] Partnership in inheritance; joint heirship; joint right of ...

12637

coparcener
COPARCENER, n. [con and parcener, L., to divide.] A coheir; one who has an equal portion of the ...

12638

coparceny
COPARCENY, n. An equal share of an inheritance.

12639

copartment
COPARTMENT, n. The same as compartment. [Not in use.]

12640

copartner
COPARTNER, n. [con and partner. See Coparcener.]1. One who has a share in a common stock for ...

12641

copartnership
COPARTNERSHIP, n. 1. Joint concern in business; a state of having joint share in a common stock, or ...

12642

copatan
COPATAN, n. [See Cop.] High raised; pointed. [Not in use.]

12643

cope
COPE, n. 1. A cover for the head.2. A sacerdotal ornament or vestment worn in sacred ministrations. ...

12644

copeman
COPEMAN, n. A chapman. [Not used.]

12645

copernican
COPERNICAN, a. Pertaining to Copernicus, a Prussian by birth, who taught the world the solar system ...

12646

copesmate
COPESMATE, n. [cope and mate.] A companion or friend.

12647

copied
COPIED, pp. [See Copy.] Taken off; written or transcribed from an original or form; imitated.

12648

copier
COPIER, COPYIST, n. One who copies; one who writes or transcribes from an original or form; a ...

12649

coping
COPING, n. [See cope, n.] The top or cover of a wall, made sloping to carry off the water. 1 Kings ...

12650

copious
COPIOUS, a. 1. Abundant; plentiful; in great quantities; full; ample; furnishing full supplies.The ...

12651

copiousness
COPIOUSNESS, n. 1. Abundance; plenty; great quantity; full supply.2. Diffusiveness of style or ...

12652

copist
COPIST, n. A copier; an ill formed word.

12653

copland
COPLAND, n. A piece of ground terminating in a cop or acute angle. [Not used in America.]

12654

copped
COPPED, COPPLED, a. [See Cop.] Rising to a point, or head.Copped like a sugar loaf.

12655

coppel
COPPEL. [See Cupel.]

12656

copper
COPPER, n. [L., G., supposed to be so called from Cyprus, an isle in the Mediterranean. This ...

12657

copper-bottomed
COPPER-BOTTOMED, a. Having a bottom sheathed with copper.

12658

copper-fastened
COPPER-FASTENED, a. Fastened with copper bolts.

12659

copper-nose
COPPER-NOSE, n. A red nose.

12660

copper-plate
COPPER-PLATE, n. A plate of copper on which concave lines are engraved or corroded, according to ...

12661

copper-smith
COPPER-SMITH, n. One whose occupation is to manufacture copper utensils.

12662

copper-work
COPPER-WORK, n. A place where copper is wrought or manufactured.

12663

copper-worm
COPPER-WORM, n. A little worm in ships; a worm that frets garments; a worm that breeds in ones ...

12664

copperas
COPPERAS, n. Sulphate of iron, or green vitriol; a salt of a peculiar astringent taste, and of ...

12665

coppered
COPPERED, pp. Covered with sheets of copper; sheathed.

12666

copperish
COPPERISH, a. Containing copper; like copper or partaking of it.

12667

coppery
COPPERY, a. Mixed with copper; containing copper, or made of copper; like copper in taste or smell.

12668

coppice
COPPICE, COPSE, n. A wood of small growth, or consisting of underwood or brushwood; a wood cut at ...

12669

coppiously
COPPIOUSLY, adv. 1. Abundantly; plentifully; in large quantities.2. Largely; fully; amply; ...

12670

copple-dust
COPPLE-DUST, n. Powder used in purifying metals.

12671

copple-stones
COPPLE-STONES, n. Lumps and fragments of stone broke from the adjacent cliffs, rounded by being ...

12672

coppled
COPPLED, a. [from cop.] Rising to a point; conical.

12673

copse
COPSE, n. [See Coppice.]COPSE, v.t. To preserve underwoods.

12674

copsy
COPSY, a. Having copses.

12675

coptic
COPTIC, a. Pertaining to the descendants of the ancient Egyptians, called Copts, or cophti, as ...

12676

copula
COPULA, n. [L. See Copulation and Couple.] In logic, the word which unties the subject and ...

12677

copulate
COPULATE, a. Joined. [Little used.]COPULATE, v.t. [L.] To unite; to join in pairs. [Little ...

12678

copulation
COPULATION, n. [L.] The act of coupling; the embrace of the sexes in the act of generation; ...

12679

copulative
COPULATIVE, a. That unites or couples. In grammar, the copulative conjunction connects two or more ...

12680

copy
COPY, n. [See Cope and Cuff.] Literally, a likeness, or resemblance of any kind. Hence,1. A ...

12681

copybook
COPYBOOK, n. A book in which copies are written or printed for learners to imitate.

12682

copyed
COPYED, pp. Transcribed; imitated; usually written copied.

12683

copyer
COPYER, n. One who copies or transcribes; usually written copier.

12684

copyhold
COPYHOLD, n. In England, a tenure of estate by copy of court roll; or a tenure for which the tenant ...

12685

copyholder
COPYHOLDER, n. One who is possessed of land in copyhold.

12686

copyist
COPYIST, n. A copier; a transcriber.

12687

copyright
COPYRIGHT, n. The sole right which an author has in his own original literary compositions; the ...

12688

coquallin
COQUALLIN, n. A small quadruped of the squirrel kind, but incapable of climbing trees.

12689

coquelico
COQUELICOT, COQUELICO, n. Wild poppy; corn rose; hence, the color of wild poppy.

12690

coquelicot
COQUELICOT, COQUELICO, n. Wild poppy; corn rose; hence, the color of wild poppy.

12691

coquet
COQUET, COQUETTE, n. A vain, airy, trifling girl, who endeavors to attract admiration and advances ...

12692

coquetish
COQUETISH, a. Practicing coquetry.

12693

coquetry
COQUETRY, n. Attempts to attract admiration, notice or love, from vanity; affectation of amorous ...

12694

coquette
COQUET, COQUETTE, n. A vain, airy, trifling girl, who endeavors to attract admiration and advances ...

12695

coracle
CORACLE,n. [Gr., a crow, and form.] A small sharp process of the scapula, shaped like a crows beak.

12696

coracoid
CORACOID, a. Shaped like a beak.

12697

coral
CORAL, n. [L. Gr.] 1. In zoology, a genus belonging to the order of vermes zoophyta. The trunk is ...

12698

coral-tree
CORAL-TREE, n. A genus of plants, Erythrina, of several species, natives of Africa and America. ...

12699

coral-wort
CORAL-WORT, n. A genus of plants, Dentaria, called also tooth-wort or tooth-violet.

12700

corallaceous
CORALLACEOUS, a. Like coral, or partaking of its qualities.

12701

coralliform
CORALLIFORM, a. [coral and form.] Resembling coral; forked and crooked.

12702

coralline
CORALLINE, a. Consisting of coral; like coral; containing coral.CORALLINE, n. A submarine ...

12703

corallinite
CORALLINITE, n. A fossil polypier or coralline.

12704

corallite
CORALLITE, n. A mineral substance or petrifaction , in the form of coral; or a fossil polypier, ...

12705

coralloid
CORALLOID, CORALLOIDAL, a. Having the form of coral; branching like coral.

12706

coralloidal
CORALLOID, CORALLOIDAL, a. Having the form of coral; branching like coral.

12707

corant
CORANT, n. [L.] A lofty sprightly dance.

12708

corb
CORB, n. [L. See the next word.] 1. A basket used in coaleries.2. An ornament in a building.

12709

corban
CORBAN, n. [L. G., a wicker basket.]1. In Jewish antiquity, an offering which had life; an animal ...

12710

corbe
CORBE, a. Crooked. [Not in use.]

12711

corbeil
CORBEIL, n. In fortification, a little basket, to be filled with earth, and set upon a parapet, to ...

12712

corbel
CORBEL, n. [See the preceding words.]1. In architecture, the representation of a basket, sometimes ...

12713

corby
CORBY, n. A raven. [Not in use.]

12714

corcelet
CORCELET, CORSELET, n. In natural history, that part of winged insects, which answers to the breast ...

12715

corcle
CORCULE, CORCLE, n. [L. It is a diminutive, from cor, the heart.] In botany, the heart of the seed, ...

12716

corcule
CORCULE, CORCLE, n. [L. It is a diminutive, from cor, the heart.] In botany, the heart of the seed, ...

12717

cord
CORD, n. [L. Gr. According to the Welsh, this word signifies a twist, from cor, the root of ...

12718

cordage
CORDAGE, n. All sorts of cords or ropes, used in the running rigging of a ship, or kept in reserve ...

12719

cordate
CORDATE, CORDATED, a. [L., with a different signification, from cor, the heart.] Having the form of ...

12720

cordated
CORDATE, CORDATED, a. [L., with a different signification, from cor, the heart.] Having the form of ...

12721

cordately
CORDATELY, adv. In a cordate form.

12722

corded
CORDED, pp. 1. Bound or fastened with cords.2. Piled in a form for measurement by the cord.3. Made ...

12723

cordelier
CORDELIER, n. A Franciscan friar; one of the order of religious founded by St. Francis; a gray ...

12724

cordial
CORDIAL, a. [L., the heart.]1. Proceeding from the heart; hearty; sincere; not hypocritical; warm; ...

12725

cordiality
CORDIALITY, n. 1. Relation to the heart. [Not used.]2. Sincerity; freedom from hypocrisy; sincere ...

12726

cordially
CORDIALLY, adv. Heartily; sincerely; without hypocrisy; with real affection.The Christian cordially ...

12727

cordierite
CORDIERITE, n. The mineral called otherwise iolite and dichroite.

12728

cordiform
CORDIFORM, a. [L., the heart, and form.] Heart-shaped; having the form of the human heart.

12729

cordiner
CORDINER, n. [Not used. See Cordwainer.]

12730

cordon
CORDON, n. [See Cord.]1. In fortification, a row of stones jutting before the rampart, and the ...

12731

cordovan
CORDOVAN, n. Spanish leather.

12732

corduroy
CORDUROY, n. A thick cotton stuffribbed.

12733

cordwain
CORDWAIN, n. Spanish leather; goatskin tanned and dressed.

12734

cordwainer
CORDWAINER, n. [from cordwain.] A shoemaker. This word was formerly written cordiners. It is ...

12735

cordwood
CORDWOOD, n. Wood cut and piled for sale by the cord, in distinction from long wood; properly, wood ...

12736

core
CORE, n. [L., the heart. Gr. See Class Gr.]1. The heart or inner part of a thing; particularly, the ...

12737

cored
CORED, a. In the herring fishery, rolled in salt and prepared for drying.

12738

coriaceous
CORIACEOUS, a. [L., leather.]1. Consisting of leather, or resembling leather; tough; as coriaceous ...

12739

coriander
CORIANDER, n. [L., Gr.] A genus of plants of two species. The seeds of one species, the sativum, ...

12740

corindon
CORINDON, n. [See Corundum.]

12741

corinth
CORINTH, n. 1. A city of Greece. Hence, 2. A small fruit, now called currant, which see.

12742

corinthiac
CORINTHIAC, a. Pertaining to Corinth.

12743

corinthian
CORINTHIAN, a. Pertaining to Corinth, a celebrated city of Greece; as Corinthian column; Corinthian ...

12744

corival
CORIVAL, v.t. To rival; to pretend to equal.

12745

cork
CORK, n. [G., L., bark, rind, shell, crust.]1. A glandiferous tree, a species of Quercus, growing ...

12746

cork-screw
CORK-SCREW, n. A screw to draw corks from bottles.

12747

corking-pin
CORKING-PIN, n. A pin of a large size.

12748

corky
CORKY, a. Consisting of cork; resembling cork; made of cork; tough.

12749

cormorant
CORMORANT, n. [Cormorant is supposed to be corrupted from corvus marinus, sea raven. The Welsh ...

12750

corn
CORN, n. [G., L. See Grain.]1. A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley and maiz; a ...

12751

corn-chandler
CORN-CHANDLER, n. [Chandler, a dealer in candles, is supposed to be from the French chandelier; but ...

12752

corn-crake
CORN-CRAKE, n. The crake or land rail; the corn-crow, for kraka, in Sw., and krage, in Dan., is our ...

12753

corn-cutter
CORN-CUTTER, n. [corn and cut.] One who cuts corns, or indurations of the skin.

12754

corn-marygold
CORN-MARYGOLD, n. A genus of plants, the Chrysanthemum.

12755

corn-parsley
CORN-PARSLEY, n. A genus of plants, the Sison.

12756

corn-rocket
CORN-ROCKET, n. A genus of plants, the Bunias.

12757

corn-sallad
CORN-SALLAD, n. A plant, a species of valeriana, whose top leaves are said to be a good sallad.

12758

corn-violet
CORN-VIOLET, n. A species of Campanula.

12759

cornage
CORNAGE, n. [L., a horn.] An ancient tenure of lands, which obliged the tenant to give notice of an ...

12760

cornamute
CORNELIAN, CORNEMUSE, CORNAMUTE, n. A kind of rustic flute.

12761

cornbind
CORNBIND, n. Climbing buck-wheat. [Local.]

12762

cornblade
CORNBLADE, n. The leaf of the maiz. Cornblades are collected and preserved as fodder, in some of ...

12763

cornclad
CORNCLAD, a. Covered with growing corn.

12764

cornea
CORNEA, n. [L., a horn.] The transparent membrane in the fore-part of the eye, through which the ...

12765

cornel
CORNEL, CORNEL-TREE, CORNELIAN-TREE, n. [L., a horn, or its root, from the hardness of the wood.] ...

12766

cornel-tree
CORNEL, CORNEL-TREE, CORNELIAN-TREE, n. [L., a horn, or its root, from the hardness of the wood.] ...

12767

cornelian
CORNELIAN, CORNEMUSE, CORNAMUTE, n. A kind of rustic flute.

12768

cornelian-tree
CORNEL, CORNEL-TREE, CORNELIAN-TREE, n. [L., a horn, or its root, from the hardness of the wood.] ...

12769

cornemuse
CORNELIAN, CORNEMUSE, CORNAMUTE, n. A kind of rustic flute.

12770

corneous
CORNEOUS, a. [L., a horn. See Horn.] Horny; like horn; consisting of a horny substance, or ...

12771

corner
CORNER, n. [See Horn and Grain.]1. The point where two converging lines meet; properly, the ...

12772

corner-stone
CORNER-STONE, n. The stone which lies at the corner of two walls, and unites them; the principal ...

12773

corner-wise
CORNER-WISE, adv. Diagonally; with the corner in front; not parallel.

12774

cornered
CORNERED, a. Having corners; having three or more angles.

12775

cornet
CORNET, n. [L., a horn. See Horn.]1. An instrument of music, in the nature of a trumpet, sounded by ...

12776

cornetcy
CORNETCY, n. The commission or rank of a cornet.

12777

corneter
CORNETTER, CORNETER, CORNICE, n. One who blows a cornet.1. In architecture, the uppermost member of ...

12778

cornetter
CORNETTER, CORNETER, CORNICE, n. One who blows a cornet.1. In architecture, the uppermost member of ...

12779

cornfield
CORNFIELD, n. A field where corn is growing.

12780

cornflag
CORNFLAG, n. A genus of plants, the Gladiolus, of several species, bearing red or white flowers.

12781

cornfloor
CORNFLOOR, n. A floor for corn, or for thrashing corn. Isaiah 21. Hosea 9.

12782

cornflower
CORNFLOWER, n. A flower or plant growing among corn; as the blue-bottle, wild poppy, &c.

12783

cornheap
CORNHEAP, n. A heap of corn.

12784

cornice
CORNETTER, CORNETER, CORNICE, n. One who blows a cornet.1. In architecture, the uppermost member of ...

12785

cornicle
CORNICLE, n. [L., a horn.] A little horn.

12786

corniculate
CORNICULATE, a. [from L., a horn.]1. Horned; having horns.2. In botany, producing horned pods; ...

12787

cornigerous
CORNIGEROUS, a. [L., a horn, to bear.] Horned; having horns; as cornigerous animals.

12788

corning-house
CORNING-HOUSE, n. A house or place where powder is granulated.

12789

cornish
CORNISH, a. Pertaining to Cornwall in England; and as a noun, the language of Cornwall.

12790

cornist
CORNIST, n. A performer on the cornet or horn.

12791

cornland
CORNLAND, n. Land appropriated or suitable to the production of corn, or grain.

12792

cornless
CORNLESS, a. Destitute of corn; as cornless dwelling places.

12793

cornloft
CORNLOFT, n. An apartment for corn; a granary.

12794

cornmaster
CORNMASTER, n. One who cultivates corn for sale. [Not used.]

12795

cornmeter
CORNMETER, n. One who measures corn.

12796

cornmill
CORNMILL, n. A mill for grinding corn, more generally called a grist-mill.

12797

cornpipe
CORNPIPE, n. A pipe made by slitting the joint of a green stalk of corn.

12798

cornrose
CORNROSE, n. A species of poppy, or Papaver.

12799

cornstalk
CORNSTALK, n. A stalk of corn, particularly a stalk of the maiz.

12800

cornucopia
CORNUCOPIA, n. [L., a horn, and plenty.]1. The horn of plenty, an emblem of abundance of fruits.2. ...

12801

cornute
CORNUTE, v.t. [L., a horn.[ To bestow horns; to cuckold.

12802

cornuted
CORNUTED, pp. or a. 1. Grafted with horns; horned; cuckolded.2. In botany, horn-shaped.

12803

cornuto
CORNUTO, n. A man that wears the horns; a cuckold.

12804

cornutor
CORNUTOR, n. A cuckold-maker.

12805

corny
CORNY, a. [L., a horn.] Horny; strong, stiff or hard like horn; resembling horn.CORNY, a. [from ...

12806

corody
CORODY, CORRODY, n. An allowance of meat, drink or clothing, due to the king from an abbey or other ...

12807

corol
COROL, COROLLA, n. [L., a little crown.] In botany, the inner covering of a flower. The corol ...

12808

corolla
COROL, COROLLA, n. [L., a little crown.] In botany, the inner covering of a flower. The corol ...

12809

corollaceous
COROLLACEOUS, a. Pertaining to a corol; inclosing and protecting like a wreath.A corrollaceous ...

12810

corollary
COROLLARY, n. [L., coronet, a crown. 1. A conclusion or consequence drawn from premises, or from ...

12811

corollet
COROLLET, COROLLULE, n. One of the partial flowers which make a compound one; the floret in an ...

12812

corollule
COROLLET, COROLLULE, n. One of the partial flowers which make a compound one; the floret in an ...

12813

corona
CORONA, n. [L., A crown.]1. In architecture, a large flat member of a cornice, crowning the ...

12814

coronal
CORONAL, a. Belonging to the crown or top of the head; as the coronal suture.CORONAL, n. 1. A ...

12815

coronary
CORONARY, a. Relating to a crown; seated on the top of the head; or placed as a crown. Coronary ...

12816

coronation
CORONATION, n. [a crown.]1. The act or solemnity of crowning a king or emperor; the act of ...

12817

coronel
CORONEL, n. The officer who commands a regiment.

12818

coroner
CORONER, n. [Law Lat., a crown.] An officer whose office is concerned principally with pleas of the ...

12819

coronet
CORONET, n. [from corona, a crown.] 1. An inferior crown worn by noblemen. The coronet of a duke is ...

12820

coroniform
CORONIFORM, a. [L., a crown, form.] Having the form of a crown.

12821

coronoid
CORONOID, a. [Gr., a crow, and form.] Noting the upper and anterior process of the end of the ...

12822

coronule
CORONULE, n. [from corona, a crown.] A coronet or little crown of a seed; the downy tuft on seeds.

12823

corporal
CORPORAL, n. [L., head.]1. The lowest officer of a company of infantry, next below a sergeant. He ...

12824

corporale
CORPORAL, CORPORALE, n. A fine linen cloth, used to cover the sacred elements in the eucharist or ...

12825

corporality
CORPORALITY, n. The state of being a body or embodied; opposed to spirituality.If this light hath ...

12826

corporally
CORPORALLY, adv. Bodily; in or with the body; as, to be corporally present.

12827

corporalship
CORPORALSHIP, n. [from corporal.] A corporals command in a Russian company, or a division of ...

12828

corporas
CORPORAS, n. The old name of the corporal or communion cloth.

12829

corporate
CORPORATE, a. [L., to be shaped into a body, body.]1. United in a body, or community, as a number ...

12830

corporateness
CORPORATENESS, n. The state of a corporate body.

12831

corporation
CORPORATION, n. A body politic or corporate, formed and authorized by law to act as a single ...

12832

corporator
CORPORATOR, n. The member of a corporation.

12833

corporature
CORPORATURE, n. The state of being embodied. [Not in use.]

12834

corporeal
CORPOREAL, CORPOREOUS, a. Having a body; consisting of a material body; material; opposed to ...

12835

corporealist
CORPOREALIST, n. One who denies the existence of spiritual substances.

12836

corporeally
CORPOREALLY, adv. In body; in a bodily form or manner.

12837

corporeity
CORPOREITY, n. The state of having a body, or of being embodied; materiality.The one attributed ...

12838

corporeous
CORPOREAL, CORPOREOUS, a. Having a body; consisting of a material body; material; opposed to ...

12839

corporify
CORPORIFY, v.t. To embody; to form into a body.

12840

corposant
CORPOSANT, n. A name given by seamen to a luminous appearance often beheld, in dark tempestuous ...

12841

corps
CORPS, n. [L., body. It is pronounced kore, and is an ill word in English.1. In military language, ...

12842

corpse
CORPSE, n. [L., a body.] The dead body of a human being.

12843

corpulence
CORPULENCE, CORPULENCY, n. [L., body.]1. Fleshiness; excessive fatness; a state of being loaded ...

12844

corpulency
CORPULENCE, CORPULENCY, n. [L., body.]1. Fleshiness; excessive fatness; a state of being loaded ...

12845

corpulent
CORPULENT, a. Fleshy; having a great or excessive quantity of fat or flesh, in proportion to the ...

12846

corpuscle
CORPUSCLE, n. [L., body.] A minute particle, or physical atom; corpuscles are the very small bodies ...

12847

corpuscular
CORPUSCULAR, a. Relating to corpuscles, or small particles, supposed to be the constituent ...

12848

corpuscularian
CORPUSCULARIAN, a. Corpuscular, as above.CORPUSCULARIAN, n. An advocate for the corpuscular ...

12849

corradiation
CORRADIATION, n. [L. See Ray.] A conjunction of rays in one point.

12850

correct
CORRECT, a. [L., to set right; right, straight. See Right.] Literally, set right, or made straight. ...

12851

corrected
CORRECTED, pp. Set right; freed from errors; amended; punished.

12852

correcting
CORRECTING, ppr. Bringing to the standard of truth, justice or propriety; amending; chastising.

12853

correction
CORRECTION, n. [L.]1. The act of correcting; the act of bringing back, from error or deviation, to ...

12854

correctional
CORRECTIONAL, a. Tending to or intended for correction.

12855

correctioner
CORRECTIONER, n. One that has been in the house of correction. [Not used.]

12856

corrective
CORRECTIVE, a. Having the power to correct; having the quality of removing or obviating what is ...

12857

correctly
CORRECTLY, adv. In a correct manner; in conformity with truth, justice, rectitude, or propriety; ...

12858

correctness
CORRECTNESS, n. 1. Conformity to truth, justice, or propriety; as the correctness of opinions, of ...

12859

corrector
CORRECTOR, n. 1. One who corrects; one who amends faults, retrenches error, and renders conformable ...

12860

corregidor
CORREGIDOR, n. A Spanish magistrate.

12861

correlate
CORRELATE, n. [L. Con and relatus. See Relate.] One who stands in an opposite relation, as father ...

12862

correlation
CORRELATION, n. Reciprocal relation.

12863

correlative
CORRELATIVE, a. [L. Con and relativus. See Relate and Relative.] Having a reciprocal relation, so ...

12864

correlatively
CORRELATIVELY, adv. In a correlative relation.

12865

correlativeness
CORRELATIVENESS, n. The state of being correlative.

12866

correption
CORREPTION, n. [L.] Chiding; reproof; reprimand.

12867

correspond
CORRESPOND, v.i. [L., to answer, to promise. See Sponsor.]1. To suit; to answer; to agree; to fit; ...

12868

correspondence
CORRESPONDENCE, CORRESPONDENCY, n. 1. Relation; fitness; congruity; mutual adaptation of one thing ...

12869

correspondency
CORRESPONDENCE, CORRESPONDENCY, n. 1. Relation; fitness; congruity; mutual adaptation of one thing ...

12870

correspondent
CORRESPONDENT, a. Suitable; fit; congruous; agreeable; answerable; adapted. Let behavior be ...

12871

correspondently
CORRESPONDENTLY, adv. In a corresponding manner.

12872

corresponding
CORRESPONDING, ppr. 1. Carrying on intercourse by letters.2. a. Answering; agreeing; suiting.

12873

corresponsive
CORRESPONSIVE, a. Answerable; adapted.

12874

corridor
CORRIDOR, n. The termination dor may perhaps be the L. Tor, as in curator, cursitor. Corridor ...

12875

corrigible
CORRIGIBLE, a. [L., to correct.]1. That may be set right, or amended; as a corrigible defect.2. ...

12876

corrival
CORRIVAL, n. A fellow rival; a competitor. More correctly co-rival, which see.

12877

corrivate
CORRIVATE, v.t. [L. Con and rivus.] To draw water out of several streams into one. [Little used.]

12878

corrivation
CORRIVATION, n. The running of different streams into one. [Not much used.]

12879

corroborant
CORROBORANT, a. [See Corroborate.] Strengthening; having the power or quality of giving strength; ...

12880

corroborate
CORROBORATE, v.t. [L., to strengthen, strength.]1. To strengthen; to make strong, or to give ...

12881

corroborated
CORROBORATED, pp. Strengthened; confirmed; rendered more certain.

12882

corroborating
CORROBORATING, ppr. Strengthening; giving firmness or additional assurance.

12883

corroboration
CORROBORATION, n. The act of strengthening, or confirming; addition of strength, assurance, or ...

12884

corroborative
CORROBORATIVE, n. A medicine that strengthens; a corroborant.

12885

corrode
CORRODE, v.t. [L., to eat or gnaw.]1. To eat away by degrees; to wear away, or diminish, by ...

12886

corroded
CORRODED, pp. Eaten away gradually; worn, diminished, impaired, by slow degrees.

12887

corrodent
CORRODENT, a. Having the power of corroding, or wasting by degrees.CORRODENT, n. Any substance or ...

12888

corrodibility
CORRODIBILITY, n. The quality of being corrodible.

12889

corrodible
CORRODIBLE, a. That may be corroded.

12890

corroding
CORRODING, ppr. Eating away gradually; impairing; wasting.

12891

corrody
CORRODY, [See Corody.] But corrody is the most correct orthography.

12892

corrosibility
CORROSIBILITY, n. [See Corrodibility.]

12893

corrosible
CORROSIBLE, a. [See Corrodible.]

12894

corrosion
CORROSION, n. s as z. From corrode. The action of eating or wearing away by slow degrees, as by the ...

12895

corrosive
CORROSIVE, a. 1. Eating; wearing away; having the power of gradually wearing, consuming or ...

12896

corrosively
CORROSIVELY, adv. Like a corrosive; with the power of corrosion; in a corrosive manner.

12897

corrosiveness
CORROSIVENESS, n. The quality of corroding, eating away or wearing; acrimony.

12898

corrugant
CORRUGANT, a. [See Corrugate.] Having the power of contracting into wrinkles.

12899

corrugate
CORRUGATE, v.t. [L., to wrinkle, in our vulgar language, to ruck, to furrow.] To wrinkle; to draw ...

12900

corrugated
CORRUGATED, pp. Wrinkled.

12901

corrugating
CORRUGATING, ppr. Contracting into wrinkles.

12902

corrugation
CORRUGATION, n. A wrinkling; contraction into wrinkles.

12903

corrugator
CORRUGATOR, n. A muscle which contracts the skin of the forehead into wrinkles.

12904

corrupt
CORRUPT, v.t. [L., to break.] Literally, to break, separate or dissolve. Hence, 1. To change from a ...

12905

corrupted
CORRUPTED, pp. Putrefied; vitiated; depraved; spoiled; marred; bribed; infected with errors.

12906

corrupter
CORRUPTER, n. 1. One who corrupts; one who vitiates, or taints; as a corrupter of morals, or of ...

12907

corruptibility
CORRUPTIBILITY, n. The possibility of being corrupted.

12908

corruptible
CORRUPTIBLE, a. 1. That may be corrupted; that may become putrid; subject to decay and destruction. ...

12909

corruptibleness
CORRUPTIBLENESS, n. Susceptibility of corruption; corruptibility.

12910

corruptibly
CORRUPTIBLY, adv. In such a manner as to be corrupted or vitiated.

12911

corrupting
CORRUPTING, ppr. Putrefying; depraving; vitiating.

12912

corruption
CORRUPTION, n. [L.]1. The act of corrupting, or state of being corrupt or putrid; the destruction ...

12913

corruptive
CORRUPTIVE, a. Having the quality of corrupting, tainting or vitiating.It should be endued with ...

12914

corruptless
CORRUPTLESS, a. Not susceptible of corruption, or decay.

12915

corruptly
CORRUPTLY, adv. 1. In a corrupt manner; with corruption; viciously; wickedly; without integrity.We ...

12916

corruptness
CORRUPTNESS, n. 1. The state of being corrupt; putrid state or putrescence.2. A state of moral ...

12917

corruptress
CORRUPTRESS, n. A female that corrupts others.

12918

corsair
CORSAIR, n. A pirate; one who cruises or scours the ocean, with an armed vessel, without a ...

12919

corsak
CORSAK, n. A species of fox.

12920

corse
CORSE, n. [L.] A corpse; the dead body of a human being; a poetical word.

12921

corse-encumbered
CORSE-ENCUMBERED, a. Loaded with dead bodies; as the corse-encumbered plains.

12922

corse-present
CORSE-PRESENT, n. A mortuary or present paid at the interment of a dead body.

12923

corselet
CORSELET, n. 1. A little cuirass, or an armor to cover the body for protection, worn formerly by ...

12924

corset
CORSET, n. A boddice; jumps; something worn to give shape to the body; used by ladies and dandies.

12925

corsned
CORSNED, n. The morsel of execration, or curse; a piece of bread consecrated by exorcism, and to ...

12926

cortege
CORTEGE, n. A train of attendants.

12927

cortes
CORTES, n. plu. [from corte, court.] The Spanish name of the States of the kingdom, composed of ...

12928

cortical
CORTICAL, a. [from L., bark. See Chart.] Belonging to bark; consisting of bark or rind; resembling ...

12929

corticate
CORTICATE, CORTICATED, a. [L., bark.] Resembling the bark or rind of a tree.

12930

corticated
CORTICATE, CORTICATED, a. [L., bark.] Resembling the bark or rind of a tree.

12931

corticiferous
CORTICIFEROUS, a. [cortex and fero, to produce.] Producing bark, or that which resembles it.

12932

corticiform
CORTICIFORM, a. [cortex and form.[ Resembling bark.

12933

corticose
CORTICOSE, CORTICOUS, a. Barky; full of bark.

12934

corticous
CORTICOSE, CORTICOUS, a. Barky; full of bark.

12935

corundum
CORUNDUM,n. The corindon-harmophane of nauy, corindon adamantin of Brongniart, the korund of ...

12936

coruscant
CORUSCANT, a. [see Coruscate.] Flashing; glittering by flashes.

12937

coruscate
CORUSCATE, v.i. [L., to flash.] To flash; to lighten; to glitter.

12938

coruscation
CORUSCATION, n [L.]1. A flash; a sudden burst of light in the clouds or atmosphere.2. The light ...

12939

corvet
CORVET, n. A sloop of war; an advice boat.

12940

corvus
CORVUS, n. [L., a raven.]1. In astronomy, a constellation of the southern hemisphere, containing ...

12941

corybantic
CORYBANTIC, a. Madly agitated; inflamed like the Corybantes, the frantic priests of Cybele.

12942

corymb
CORYMB, n. [L. Gr.] Primarily, a top, head or cluster. In modern botany, a species of ...

12943

corymbiated
CORYMBIATED, a. Garnished with corymbs.

12944

corymbiferous
CORYMBIFEROUS, a. [L., to bear.] Producing corymbs; bearing fruit or berries in clusters, or ...

12945

corymbous
CORYMBOUS, a. Consisting of corymbs; in clusters.

12946

corymbulous
CORYMBULOUS, a. Having or consisting of little corymbs.

12947

coryphene
CORYPHENE, n. A fish with a sloping truncated head, and the dorsal fin extending the whole length ...

12948

corypheus
CORYPHEUS, n. [Gr.] The chief of a chorus; the chief of a company.

12949

coscinomancy
COSCINOMANCY, n. [Gr., a sieve, and divination.] The art or practice of divination, by suspending a ...

12950

cosier
COSIER, n. A botcher. [Not used.]

12951

cosinage
COSINAGE, n. [See Cousin.] In law, a writ to recover possession of an estate in lands, when a ...

12952

cosmetic
COSMETIC, a. s as z. [Gr., order, beauty.] Beautifying; improving beauty, particularly the beauty ...

12953

cosmical
COSMICAL, a. s as z. [Gr., order, the world.]1. Relating to the world, or to the whole system of ...

12954

cosmically
COSMICALLY, adv. With the sun at rising or setting; a star is said to rise or set cosmically, when ...

12955

cosmogonist
COSMOGONIST, n. [See Cosmogony.] One who treats of the origin or formation of the universe.

12956

cosmogony
COSMOGONY, n. s as z. [Gr., world, and generation.] The generation, origin or creation of the world ...

12957

cosmographer
COSMOGRAPHER, n. [See Cosmography.] one who describes the world or universe, including the heavens ...

12958

cosmographic
COSMOGRAPHIC, COSMOGRAPHICAL, a. Relating to the general description of the universe.

12959

cosmographically
COSMOGRAPHICALLY, adv. In a manner relating to the science of describing the universe, or ...

12960

cosmography
COSMOGRAPHY, n. [Gr., the world, to describe.] A description of the world or universe; or the art ...

12961

cosmolabe
COSMOLABE, n. s as z. [Gr., world, to take.] An ancient instrument for measuring distances in the ...

12962

cosmolatory
COSMOLATORY, n. s as z. [Gr., world and to worship.] The worship paid to the world or its parts by ...

12963

cosmological
COSMOLOGICAL, a. [See Cosmology.] Relating to a discourse or treatise of the world, or to the ...

12964

cosmologist
COSMOLOGIST, n. One who describes the universe.

12965

cosmology
COSMOLOGY, n. s as z. [Gr., the universe, discourse.] The science of the world or universe; or a ...

12966

cosmoplastic
COSMOPLASTIC, a. [Gr, world, and to form.] World-forming; pertaining to the formation of the world.

12967

cosmopolitan
COSMOPOLITAN, COSMOPOLITE, n. s as z. [Gr., world, a citizen.] A person who has no fixed residence; ...

12968

cosmopolite
COSMOPOLITAN, COSMOPOLITE, n. s as z. [Gr., world, a citizen.] A person who has no fixed residence; ...

12969

coss
COSS, n. A Hindoo measure of one English mile and a quarter nearly.

12970

cossack
COSSACK, n. The Cossacks inhabit the Ukraine, in the Russian empire.

12971

cossas
COSSAS, n. Plain India muslins, of various qualities and breadths.

12972

cosset
COSSET, n. [G., a house.] A lamb brought up by hand, or without the aid of the dam.

12973

cossic
COSSIC, a. Relating to algebra.

12974

cost
COST, n. [See the Verb.]1. The price, value or equivalent of a thing purchased; the amount in value ...

12975

costal
COSTAL, a. [L., a side or rib. A coast or side is the extreme part, a limit, from extending, ...

12976

costard
COSTARD, n. 1. A head. [Not used.]2. An apple, round and bulky, like the head.

12977

costard-monger
COSTARD-MONGER, n. An apple-seller.

12978

coster-monger
COSTER-MONGER, n. An apple seller.

12979

costive
COSTIVE, a. [L, to cram, to stuff.]1. Literally, crowded, stuffed, as the intestines; hence, bound ...

12980

costiveness
COSTIVENESS, n. A preternatural detention of the fecal matter of the bowels, with hardness and ...

12981

costless
COSTLESS, a. Costing nothing.

12982

costliness
COSTLINESS, n. [See Costly.] Expensiveness; great cost, or expense; sumptuousness. Revelations ...

12983

costly
COSTLY, a. [from cost.] Of a high price; sumptuous; expensive; purchased at a great expense; as a ...

12984

costmary
COSTMARY, n. [Gr. L., an aromatic plant, and Maria.] A species of tansy, or Tanacetum; alecost.

12985

costrel
COSTREL, n. A bottle. [Not in use.]

12986

costume
COSTUME, n. 1. In painting, a rule or precept by which an artist is enjoined to make every person ...

12987

cot
COT, COTE, n. [G. In Welsh, this word signifies a cot, a hovel or stye, an abrupt termination, a ...

12988

cote
COTE, n. A sheepfold. [See Cot.]COTE, v.t. TO pass by and turn before; to gain ground in coursing ...

12989

cotemporaneous
COTEMPORANEOUS, a. [infra.] Living or being at the same time.

12990

cotemporary
COTEMPORARY, a. [L., time.] Living or being at the same time; as cotemporary authors. Josephus was ...

12991

coterie
COTERIE, n. A friendly party, or fashionable association.

12992

coticular
COTICULAR, a. [L., whetstone.] Pertaining to whetstones; like or suitable for whetstones.

12993

cotillon
COTILLON, n. A brisk dance, performed by eight persons together; also, a tune which regulates the ...

12994

cotland
COTLAND, n. Land appendant to a cottage.

12995

cotquean
COTQUEAN, n. A man who busies himself with the affairs which properly belong to women.

12996

cotswold
COTSWOLD, n. Sheepcotes in an open country.

12997

cott
COTT, n. A small bed; on board of ships, a bed frame suspended from the beams, for the officers to ...

12998

cottage
COTTAGE, n. [from cot.] A cot; a hut; a small mean habitation.The sea coast shall be dwellings and ...

12999

cottaged
COTTAGED, a. Set or covered with cottages.

13000

cottager
COTTAGER, n. 1. One who lives in a hut or cottage.2. In law, one who lives on the common, without ...

13001

cottar
COTTER, COTTAR or COTTIER, n. A cottager.

13002

cotter
COTTER, COTTAR or COTTIER, n. A cottager.

13003

cotton
COTTON, n. 1. A soft downy substance, resembling fine wool, growing in the capsules or pods of a ...

13004

cotton-gin
COTTON-GIN, n. A machine to separate the seeds from cotton, invented by that celebrated ...

13005

cotton-grass
COTTON-GRASS, n. A genus of plants, the Eriophorum.

13006

cotton-machine
COTTON-MACHINE, n. A machine for carding or spinning cotton.

13007

cotton-mill
COTTON-MILL, n. A mill or building, with machinery for carding, roving and spinning cotton, by the ...

13008

cotton-plant
COTTON-PLANT, COTTON-SHRUB, n. A plant or shrub of the genus Gossypium, of several species, all ...

13009

cotton-shrub
COTTON-PLANT, COTTON-SHRUB, n. A plant or shrub of the genus Gossypium, of several species, all ...

13010

cotton-thistle
COTTON-THISTLE, n. A plant, the Onopordum.

13011

cotton-weed
COTTON-WEED, n. A plant, the Filago. The name is given also to the Gnaphalium, cud-weed, or ...

13012

cottony
COTTONY, a. 1. Downy; nappy; covered with hairs or pubescence like cotton.2. Soft like cotton.

13013

cotyle
COTYLE, n. [Gr.] The cavity of a bone which receives the end of another in articulation.

13014

cotyledon
COTYLEDON, n. [Gr., a hollow or cavity.]1. In botany, the perishable lobe or placenta of the seeds ...

13015

cotyledonous
COTYLEDONOUS, a. Pertaining to cotyledons; having a seed-lobe.

13016

couch
COUCH, v.i. 1. To lie down, as on a bed or place of repose.2. To lie down on the knees; to stop and ...

13017

couch-fellow
COUCH-FELLOW, n. A bed fellow; a companion in lodging.

13018

couch-grass
COUCH-GRASS, n. A species of grass, very injurious to other plants.

13019

couchant
COUCHANT, a. [See Couch.] Lying down; squatting. In heraldry, lying down with the head raised, ...

13020

couched
COUCHED, pp. Laid down; laid on; hid; included or involved; laid close; fixed in the rest, as a ...

13021

couchee
COUCHEE, n. Bedtime; late visiting at night.

13022

coucher
COUCHER, n. 1. One who couches cataracts.2. In old English statutes, a factor; a resident in a ...

13023

couching
COUCHING, ppr. Lying down; laying down; lying close; involving; including; expressing; depressing a ...

13024

cough
COUGH, n. A violent effort of the lungs to throw off offending matter; a violent, sometimes ...

13025

cougher
COUGHER, n. One that coughs.

13026

coughing
COUGHING, ppr. Expelling from the lungs by a violent effort with noise; expectorating.

13027

could
COULD, pron. COOD. [The past tense of can, according to our customary arrangement in grammar; but ...

13028

coulter
COULTER. [See Colter.]

13029

council
COUNCIL, n. [L., to call, Gr. See Hold. This word is often confounded with counsel, with which it ...

13030

council-board
COUNCIL-BOARD, n. Council-table; the table round which a council holds consultation. Hence, the ...

13031

council-table
COUNCIL-TABLE, n. Council-board.

13032

councilor
COUNCILOR, n. The member of a council. [See Counselor.]

13033

counsel
COUNSEL, n. [L., to consult; to ask, to assail.]1. Advice; opinion, or instruction, given upon ...

13034

counsel-keeper
COUNSEL-KEEPER, n. One who can keep a secret.

13035

counsel-keeping
COUNSEL-KEEPING, a. Keeping secrets.

13036

counselable
COUNSELABLE, a. Willing to receive counsel; disposed to follow the advice or opinions of others.

13037

counseled
COUNSELED, pp. Advised; instructed; admonished.

13038

counseling
COUNSELING, ppr. Advising; instructing; admonishing.

13039

counselor
COUNSELOR, n. 1. Any person who gives advice; but properly one who is authorized by natural ...

13040

counselorship
COUNSELORSHIP, n. The office of a counselor, or privy counselor.

13041

count
COUNT, v.t.1. To number; to tell or name one by one, or by small numbers, for ascertaining the ...

13042

count-wheel
COUNT-WHEEL, n. The wheel in a clock which moves round and causes it to strike.

13043

countable
COUNTABLE, a. That may be numbered.

13044

counted
COUNTED, pp. Numbered; told; esteemed; reckoned; imputed.

13045

countenance
COUNTENANCE, n. [L., to hold.]1. Literally, the contents of a body; the outline and extent which ...

13046

countenanced
COUNTENANCED, pp. Favored; encouraged; supported.

13047

countenancer
COUNTENANCER, n. One who countenances, favors or supports.

13048

countenancing
COUNTENANCING, ppr. Favoring; encouraging; supporting.

13049

counter
COUNTER, n. [from count.]1. A false piece of money or stamped metal, used as means of reckoning; ...

13050

counter-attraction
COUNTER-ATTRACTION, n. [counter and attraction.] Opposite attraction.

13051

counter-dance
CONTRA-DANCE, COUNTER-DANCE, n. A dance in which the partners are arranged in opposition, or in ...

13052

counter-evidence
COUNTER-EVIDENCE, n. [counter and evidence.] Opposite evidence; evidence or testimony which opposes ...

13053

counter-influence
COUNTER-INFLUENCE, v.t To hinder by opposing influence. [Little used.]

13054

counter-motion
COUNTER-MOTION, n. [counter and motion.] An opposite motion; a motion counteracting another.

13055

counter-movement
COUNTER-MOVEMENT, n. A movement in opposition to another.

13056

counter-natural
COUNTER-NATURAL, a. [counter and natural.] Contrary to nature.

13057

counter-negotiatio
COUNTER-NEGOTIATION, n. [counter and negotiation.] Negotiation in opposition to other negotiation.

13058

counter-opening
COUNTER-OPENING, n. [counter and opening.] An aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a ...

13059

counter-petition
COUNTER-PETITION, n. A petition in opposition to another.

13060

counter-revolution
COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARY, a. Pertaining to a counter-revolution.

13061

counter-revolution
COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARY, a. Pertaining to a counter-revolution.

13062

counter-revolution
COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARY, a. Pertaining to a counter-revolution.

13063

counter-saliant
COUNTER-SALIANT, a. In heraldry, is when two beasts are borne in a coat leaping from each other.

13064

counter-secure
COUNTER-SECURE, v.t. [counter and secure.] To secure one who has given security.

13065

counter-security
COUNTER-SECURITY, n. Security given to one who has entered into bonds or become surety for another.

13066

counter-surety
COUNTER-SURETY, n. A counterbond, or a surety to secure one that has given security.

13067

counteract
COUNTERACT, v.t. [counter and act.] To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat or frustrate by ...

13068

counteracted
COUNTERACTED, pp. Hindered; frustrated; defeated by contrary agency.

13069

counteracting
COUNTERACTING, ppr. Hindering; frustrating.

13070

counteraction
COUNTERACTION, n. Action in opposition; hindrance.

13071

counterbalance
COUNTERBALANCE, v.t. [counter and balance.] To weigh against; to weigh against with an equal ...

13072

counterbalanced
COUNTERBALANCED, pp. Opposed by equal weight, power or effect.

13073

counterbalancing
COUNTERBALANCING, ppr. Opposing by equal weight, power or operation.

13074

counterbond
COUNTERBOND, n. [counter and bond.] A bond to save harmless one who has given bond for another.

13075

counterbuff
COUNTERBUFF, v.t. [counter and buff.] To strike back or in an opposite direction; to drive back; to ...

13076

counterbuffed
COUNTERBUFFED, pp. Struck with a blow in opposition.

13077

countercast
COUNTERCAST, n. Delusive contrivance; contrary cast.

13078

countercaster
COUNTERCASTER, n. [counter and caster.] A caster of accounts; a reckoner; a bookkeeper, in ...

13079

counterchange
COUNTERCHANGE, n. [counter and change.] Exchange; reciprocation.COUNTERCHANGE, v.t. To give and ...

13080

counterchanged
COUNTERCHANGED, pp. Exchanged. In heraldry, intermixed, as the colors of the field and charge.

13081

countercharm
COUNTERCHARM, n. [counter and charm.] That which has the power of dissolving or opposing the effect ...

13082

countercheck
COUNTERCHECK, v.t. [counter and check.] To oppose or stop by some obstacle; to check.COUNTERCHECK, ...

13083

countercurrent
COUNTERCURRENT, a. [counter and current.] Running in an opposite direction.COUNTERCURRENT, n. A ...

13084

counterdistinction
COUNTERDISTINCTION, n. Contradistinction.

13085

counterdraw
COUNTERDRAW, v.t. [counter and draw.] In painting, to copy a design or painting, by means of a fine ...

13086

counterdrawing
COUNTERDRAWING, ppr. Copying by means of lines drawn on some transparent matter.

13087

counterdrawn
COUNTERDRAWN, pp. Copied from lines drawn on something else.

13088

counterfeit
COUNTERFEIT, v.t. 1. To forge; to copy or imitate, without authority or right, and with a view to ...

13089

counterfeited
COUNTERFEITED, pp. Forged; made in imitation of something, with a view to defraud; copied; ...

13090

counterfeiter
COUNTERFEITER, n. 1. One who counterfeits; a forger.2. One who copies or imitates; one who assumes ...

13091

counterfeitly
COUNTERFEITLY, adv. By forgery; falsely; fictitiously.

13092

counterferment
COUNTERFERMENT, n. [counter and ferment.] Ferment opposed to ferment.

13093

counterfesance
COUNTERFESANCE, n. The act of forging; forgery.

13094

counterfoil
COUNTERFOIL, COUNTERSTOCK, n. That part of a tally struck in the Exchequer, which is kept by an ...

13095

counterfort
COUNTERFORT, n. [counter and fort.] A buttress, spur or pillar serving to support a wall or terrace ...

13096

countergage
COUNTERGAGE, n. [counter and gage.] In carpentry, a method used to measure the joints, by ...

13097

counterguard
COUNTERGUARD,n. [counter and guard.] In fortification, a small rampart or work raised before the ...

13098

counterlight
COUNTERLIGHT, n. [counter and light.] A light opposite to any thing, which makes it appear to ...

13099

countermand
COUNTERMAND, v.t. [L., to command.]1. To revoke a former command; or to give an order contrary to ...

13100

countermanded
COUNTERMANDED, pp. Revoked; annulled, as an order.

13101

countermanding
COUNTERMANDING, ppr. Revoking a former order; giving directions contrary to a former command.

13102

countermarch
COUNTERMARCH, n. 1. A marching back; a returning.2. A change of the wings or face of a battalion, ...

13103

countermark
COUNTERMARK, n. [counter and mark.]1. A second or third mark put on a bale of goods belonging to ...

13104

countermine
COUNTERMINE, n. [counter and mine.]1. In military affairs, a well and gallery sunk in the earth and ...

13105

countermure
COUNTERMURE, n. [L., a wall.] A wall raised behind another, to supply its place, when a breach is ...

13106

counternoise
COUNTERNOISE, n. [counter and noise.] A noise or sound by which another noise or sound is ...

13107

counterpace
COUNTERPACE, n. [counter and pace.] A step or measure in opposition to another; contrary measure or ...

13108

counterpaled
COUNTERPALED, a. [counter and pale.] In heraldry, is when the escutcheon is divided into twelve ...

13109

counterpane
COUNTERPANE, n. 1. A particular kind of coverlet for a bed. [See Counterpoint.]2. One part of an ...

13110

counterpart
COUNTERPART, n. [counter and part.]1. The correspondent part; the part that answers to another, as ...

13111

counterpassant
COUNTERPASSANT, a. [counter and passant.] In heraldry, is when two lions in a coat of arms are ...

13112

counterplea
COUNTERPLEA, n. [counter and plea.] In law, a replication to a plea, or request.

13113

counterplot
COUNTERPLOT, v.t. [counter and plot.] To oppose one plot to another; to attempt to frustrate ...

13114

counterplotting
COUNTERPLOTTING, n. A plotting in opposition to a stratagem.

13115

counterpoint
COUNTERPOINT, n. 1. A coverlet; a cover for a bed, stitched or woven in squares; written corruptly ...

13116

counterpoise
COUNTERPOISE, v.t. s as z. [See Poise.]1. To counterbalance; to weigh against with equal weight; to ...

13117

counterpoised
COUNTERPOISED, pp. Balanced by an equivalent opposing weight, or by equal power.

13118

counterpoising
COUNTERPOISING, ppr. Balancing by equal weight in the opposite scale, or by equal power.

13119

counterpoison
COUNTERPOISON, n. s as z. [counter and poison.] One poison that destroys the effect of another; an ...

13120

counterpressure
COUNTERPRESSURE, n. [counter and pressure.] Opposing pressure; a force or pressure that acts in a ...

13121

counterproject
COUNTERPROJECT, n. [counter and project.] A project, scheme or proposal, of one party, given in ...

13122

counterproof
COUNTERPROOF, n. [counter and proof.] In rolling-press printing, a print taken off from another ...

13123

counterprove
COUNTERPROVE, v.t. [counter and prove.] To take off a design in black lead or red chalk, by passing ...

13124

counterroll
COUNTERROLL, n. [counter and roll.]1. In law, a counterpart or copy of the rolls, relating to ...

13125

counterrolment
COUNTERROLMENT, n. A counter account. [See Control.]

13126

counterscarp
COUNTERSCARP, n. In fortification, the exterior talus or slope of the ditch, or the talus that ...

13127

counterscuffle
COUNTERSCUFFLE, n. Opposite scuffle; contest.

13128

counterseal
COUNTERSEAL, v.t. To seal with another.

13129

countersense
COUNTERSENSE, n. Opposite meaning.

13130

countersign
COUNTERSIGN, v.t. [counter and sign.] Literally, to sign on the opposite side of an instrument or ...

13131

countersignal
COUNTERSIGNAL, n. A signal to answer or correspond to another; a naval term.

13132

countersigned
COUNTERSIGNED, pp. Signed by a secretary or other subordinate officer.

13133

countersigning
COUNTERSIGNING, ppr. Attesting by the signature of a subordinate officer.

13134

counterstatute
COUNTERSTATUTE, n. A contrary statute, or ordinance.

13135

counterstock
COUNTERFOIL, COUNTERSTOCK, n. That part of a tally struck in the Exchequer, which is kept by an ...

13136

counterstroke
COUNTERSTROKE, n. A contrary stroke; a stroke returned.

13137

countersway
COUNTERSWAY, n. Contrary sway; opposite influence.

13138

countertally
COUNTERTALLY, n. A tally corresponding to another.

13139

countertaste
COUNTERTASTE, n. [counter and taste.] Opposite or false taste.

13140

countertenor
COUNTERTENOR, COUNTER, n. [counter and tenor.] In music, one of the middle parts, between the tenor ...

13141

countertide
COUNTERTIDE, n. [counter and tide.] Contrary tide.

13142

countertime
COUNTERTIME, n. [counter and time.]1. In the manege, the defense or resistance of a horse that ...

13143

counterturn
COUNTERTURN, n. The highth of a play, which puts an end to expectation.

13144

countervail
COUNTERVAIL, v.t. [counter and L., to avail or be strong.] To act against with equal force, or ...

13145

countervailed
COUNTERVAILED, pp. Acted against with equal force or power; balanced; compensated.

13146

countervailing
COUNTERVAILING, ppr. Opposing with equal strength or value; balancing; obviating an effect.

13147

counterview
COUNTERVIEW, n. [counter and view.]1. An opposite or opposing view; opposition; a posture in which ...

13148

countervote
COUNTERVOTE, v.t. To vote in opposition; to outvote.

13149

counterweigh
COUNTERWEIGH, v.t. [See Weigh.] To weigh against; to counterbalance.

13150

counterwheel
COUNTERWHEEL, v.t. To cause to wheel in an opposite direction.

13151

counterwind
COUNTERWIND, n. Contrary wind.

13152

counterwork
COUNTERWORK. [See Work.] To work in opposition to; to counteract; to hinder any effect by contrary ...

13153

counterwrought
COUNTERWROUGHT, pp. Counteracted; opposed by contrary action.

13154

countess
COUNTESS, n. [See count.] The consort of an earl or count.

13155

counting-house
COUNTING-HOUSE, COUNTING-ROOM, n. [See Count, the verb.] The house or room appropriated by ...

13156

counting-room
COUNTING-HOUSE, COUNTING-ROOM, n. [See Count, the verb.] The house or room appropriated by ...

13157

countless
COUNTLESS, a. [count and less.] That cannot be counted; not having the number ascertained, nor ...

13158

country
COUNTRY, n. [L., land adjacent to a city. Hence the citizen says, let us go into the country. The ...

13159

countryman
COUNTRYMAN, n. 1. One born in the same country with another. This man is my countryman. [See 2 ...

13160

county
COUNTY, n. [L. See Count.]1. Originally, an earldom; the district or territory of a count or earl. ...

13161

coupee
COUPEE, n. A motion in dancing, when one leg is a little bent and suspended from the ground, and ...

13162

couple
COUPLE, n. [L. G.]1. Two of the same species or kind, and near in place, or considered together; as ...

13163

coupled
COUPLED, pp. United, as two things; linked; married.

13164

couplement
COUPLEMENT, n. Union.

13165

couplet
COUPLET, n. 1. Two verses; a pair of rhymes.2. A division of a hymn or ode in which an equal number ...

13166

coupling
COUPLING, ppr. Uniting in couples; fastening or connecting together; embracing.COUPLING, n. 1. That ...

13167

courage
COURAGE, n. [L., the heart.] Bravery; intrepidity; that quality of mind which enables men to ...

13168

courageous
COURAGEOUS, a. Brave; bold; daring; intrepid; hardy to encounter difficulties and dangers; ...

13169

courageously
COURAGEOUSLY, adv. With courage; bravely; boldly; stoutly.

13170

courageousness
COURAGEOUSNESS, n. Courage; boldness; bravery; intrepidity; spirit; valor.

13171

courant
COURANT, COURANTO, n. 1. A piece of music in triple time; also, a kind of dance, consisting of a ...

13172

couranto
COURANT, COURANTO, n. 1. A piece of music in triple time; also, a kind of dance, consisting of a ...

13173

courap
COURAP, n. A distemper in the East Indies; a kind of herpes or itch in the armpits, groin, breast ...

13174

courb
COURB, v.i. To bend. [Not in use.]COURB, a. Crooked. [Not in use.]

13175

courbaril
COURBARIL, n. Gum anime, which flows from the Hymenaea, a tree of South America; used for ...

13176

courier
COURIER, n. [L.] A messenger sent express, for conveying letters or dispatches on public business.

13177

course
COURSE, n. 1. In its general sense, a passing; a moving, or motion forward, in a direct or curving ...

13178

coursed
COURSED, pp. Hunted; chased; pursued; caused to run.

13179

courser
COURSER, n. 1. A swift horse; a runner; a war-horse; a word used chiefly in poetry.2. One who ...

13180

courses
COURSES, n. plu.1. In a ship, the principal sails, as the main sail, fore sail, and mizen; ...

13181

coursey
COURSEY, n. Part of the hatches in a galley.

13182

coursing
COURSING, ppr. Hunting; chasing; running; flowing; compelling to run.COURSING, n. The act or sport ...

13183

court
COURT, n. 1. A place in front of a house, inclosed by a wall or fence; in popular language, a ...

13184

court-baron
COURT-BARON, n. A barons court; a court incident to a manor.

13185

court-bred
COURT-BRED, a. [See Breed.] Bred at court.

13186

court-breeding
COURT-BREEDING, n. Education at a court.

13187

court-bubble
COURT-BUBBLE, n. The trifle of a court.

13188

court-chaplain
COURT-CHAPLAIN, n. A chaplain to a king or prince.

13189

court-cupboard
COURT-CUPBOARD, n. The sideboard of ancient days.

13190

court-day
COURT-DAY, n. A day in which a court sits to administer justice.

13191

court-dress
COURT-DRESS, n. A dress suitable for an appearance at court of levee.

13192

court-dresser
COURT-DRESSER, n. A flatterer.

13193

court-fashion
COURT-FASHION, n. The fashion of a court.

13194

court-favor
COURT-FAVOR, n. A favor or benefit bestowed by a court or prince.

13195

court-hand
COURT-HAND, n. The hand or manner of writing used in records and judicial proceedings.

13196

court-house
COURT-HOUSE, n. A house in which established courts are held, or a house appropriated to courts and ...

13197

court-lady
COURT-LADY, n. A lady who attends or is conversant in court.

13198

court-leet
COURT-LEET, n. A court of record held once a year, in particular hundred, lordship or manor, before ...

13199

court-martial
COURT-MARTIAL, n. A court consisting of military or naval officers, for the trial of offences of a ...

13200

courted
COURTED, pp. Flattered; wooed; solicited in marriage; sought.

13201

courteous
COURTEOUS, a. [from court.]1. Polite; wellbred; being of elegant manners; civil; obliging; ...

13202

courteously
COURTEOUSLY, adv. In a courteous manner; with obliging civility and condescension; complaisantly.

13203

courteousness
COURTEOUSNESS, n. Civility of manners; obliging condescension; complaisance.

13204

courter
COURTER, n. One who courts; one who solicits in marriage.

13205

courtesan
COURTESAN, n. A prostitute; a woman who prostitutes herself for hire, especially to men of rank.

13206

courtesy
COURTESY, n. 1. Elegance or politeness of manners; especially, politeness connected with kindness; ...

13207

courtier
COURTIER, n. [from court.]1. A man who attends or frequents the courts of princes.2. One who courts ...

13208

courtiery
COURTIERY, n. The manners of a courtier. [Not used.]

13209

courting
COURTING, ppr. Flattering; attempting to gain by address; wooing; soliciting in marriage.

13210

courtlike
COURTLIKE, a. Polite; elegant.

13211

courtliness
COURTLINESS, n. [See Courtly.] Elegance of manners; grace of mien; civility; complaisance with ...

13212

courtling
COURTLING, n. A courtier; a retainer to a court.

13213

courtly
COURTLY, a. [court and like.] Relating to a court; elegant; polite with dignity; applied to men and ...

13214

courtship
COURTSHIP, n. 1. The act of soliciting favor.2. The act of wooing in love; solicitation of a woman ...

13215

cousin
COUSIN, n. 1. In a general sense, one collaterally related more remotely than a brother or sister. ...

13216

couter-signature
COUTER-SIGNATURE, n. The name of a secretary or other subordinate officer, countersigned to a ...

13217

cove
COVE, n. A small inlet, creek or bay; a recess in the sea shore, where vessels and boats may ...

13218

covenable
COVENABLE, a. Fit; suitable.

13219

covenant
COVENANT, n. [L, to come; a coming together; a meeting or agreement of minds.]1. A mutual consent ...

13220

covenanted
COVENANTED, pp. Pledged or promised by covenant.

13221

covenantee
COVENANTEE, n. The person to whom a covenant is made.

13222

covenanter
COVENANTER, n. He who makes a covenant.

13223

covenanting
COVENANTING, ppr. Making a covenant; stipulating.

13224

covenous
COVENOUS, COVINOUS, a. [See Covin.] Collusive; fraudulent; deceitful; as a covenous lease of lands.

13225

cover
COVER, v.t. [L.]1. To overspread the surface of a thing with another substance; to lay or set over; ...

13226

cover-shame
COVER-SHAME, n. Something used to conceal infamy.

13227

coverchief
COVERCHIEF,n. A covering of the head.

13228

covercle
COVERCLE, n. A small cover; a lid.

13229

covered
COVERED, pp. Spread over; hid; concealed; clothed; vailed; having a hat on; wrapped; inclosed; ...

13230

covering
COVERING, ppr. Spreading over; laying over; concealing; vailing; clothing; wrapping; inclosing; ...

13231

coverlet
COVERLET, n. [cover, and a bed.] The cover of a bed; a piece of furniture designed to be spread ...

13232

covert
COVERT, a. 1. Covered; hid; private; secret; concealed.Whether of open war, or covert guile.2. ...

13233

covert-way
COVERT-WAY, n. In fortification, a space of ground level with the field, on the edge of the ditch, ...

13234

covertly
COVERTLY, adv. Secretly; closely; in private; insidiously.Among the poets, Persius covertly strikes ...

13235

covertness
COVERTNESS, n. Secrecy; privacy.

13236

coverture
COVERTURE, n. 1. Covering; shelter; defense.2. In law, the state of a married woman, who is ...

13237

covet
COVET, v.t. 1. To desire or wish for, with eagerness; to desire earnestly to obtain or possess; in ...

13238

covetable
COVETABLE, a. That may be coveted.

13239

coveted
COVETED, pp. Earnestly desired; greatly wished or longed for.

13240

coveting
COVETING, n. Inordinate desire.

13241

covetise
COVETISE, n. Avarice. [Not in use.]

13242

covetous
COVETOUS, a. 1. Very desirous; eager to obtain; in a good sense; as covetous of wisdom, virtue or ...

13243

covetously
COVETOUSLY, adv. With a strong or inordinate desire to obtain and possess; eagerly; avariciously.

13244

covetousness
COVETOUSNESS, n. 1. A strong or inordinate desire of obtaining and possessing some supposed good; ...

13245

covey
COVEY, n. 1. A brood or hatch of birds; an old fowl with her brood of young. Hence, a small flock ...

13246

covin
COVIN, n. In law, a collusive or deceitful agreement between two or more to prejudice a third ...

13247

coving
COVING, n. [See Cove.] In building, a term denoting an arch or arched projecture, as when houses ...

13248

covinous
COVINOUS, a. Deceitful; collusive; fraudulent.

13249

cow
COW, n. plu. cows; old plu. kine. The female of the bovine genus of animals; a quadruped with ...

13250

cow-bane
COW-BANE, n. [cow and bane.] A popular name of the Aethusa cynapium.

13251

cow-house
COW-HOUSE, n. A house or building in which cows are kept or stabled.

13252

cow-itch
COWHAGE, COW-ITCH, n. A leguminous plant of the genus Dolichos, a native of warm climates. It has a ...

13253

cow-keeper
COW-KEEPER, n. One whose business is to keep cows.

13254

cow-leech
COW-LEECH, n. [See Leech.] One who professes to heal the diseases of cows.

13255

cow-leeching
COW-LEECHING, n. The act or art of healing the distempers of cows.

13256

cow-lick
COW-LICK, n. A tuft of hair that appears as if licked by a cow.

13257

cow-parsnep
COW-PARSNEP, n. A plant of the genus Heracleum.

13258

cow-pen
COW-PEN, n. A pen for cows.

13259

cow-pox
COW-POX, n. The vaccine disease.

13260

cow-quakes
COW-QUAKES, n. Quaking grass, the Briza, a genus of plants.

13261

cow-weed
COW-WEED, n. A plant of the genus Chaerophyllum, or chervil.

13262

cow-wheat
COW-WHEAT, n. A plant of the genus Melampyrum.

13263

coward
COWARD, n. [L.]1. A person who wants courage to meet danger; a poltroon; a timid or pusillanimous ...

13264

cowardice
COWARDICE, n. Want of courage to face danger; timidity; pusillanimity; fear of exposing ones person ...

13265

cowardlike
COWARDLIKE, a. Resembling a coward; mean.

13266

cowardliness
COWARDLINESS, n. Want of courage; timidity; cowardice.

13267

cowardly
COWARDLY, a. 1. Wanting courage to face danger; timid; timorous; fearful; pusillanimous.2. Mean; ...

13268

cowardous
COWARDOUS, a. Cowardly. [Not used.]

13269

cowardship
COWARDSHIP, n. Cowardice. [Not used.]

13270

cower
COWER, v.i. To sink by bending the knees; to crouch; to squat; to stoop or sink downwards.Our dame ...

13271

cowhage
COWHAGE, COW-ITCH, n. A leguminous plant of the genus Dolichos, a native of warm climates. It has a ...

13272

cowherd
COWHERD, n. [See Herd.] One whose occupation is to tend cows.

13273

cowish
COWISH, a. Timorous; fearful; cowardly. [Little used.]

13274

cowl
COWL, n. 1. A monks hood, or habit, worn by the Bernardines and Benedictines. It is either white or ...

13275

cowl-staff
COWL-STAFF, n. A staff or pole on which a vessel is supported between two persons.

13276

cowled
COWLED, a. Wearing a cowl; hooded; in shape of a cowl, as a cowled leaf.

13277

cowlike
COWLIKE, a. Resembling a cow.

13278

cowry
COWRY, n. A small shell, the Cypraea moneta, used for coin in Africa and the East Indies.

13279

cows-lip
COWSLIP, COWS-LIP, n. A plant of the genus Primula, or primrose, of several varieties. The American ...

13280

cows-lungwort
COWS-LUNGWORT, n. A plant of the genus Verbascum.

13281

cowslip
COWSLIP, COWS-LIP, n. A plant of the genus Primula, or primrose, of several varieties. The American ...

13282

coxcomb
COXCOMB, n. [cocks comb.] 1. The top of the head.2. The comb resembling that of a cock, which ...

13283

coxcombly
COXCOMBLY, a. Like a coxcomb. [Not used.]

13284

coxcomical
COXCOMICAL, a. Foppish; vain; conceited; a low word.

13285

coy
COY, a. Modest; silent; reserved; not accessible; shy; not easily condescending to familiarity.Like ...

13286

coyish
COYISH, a. Somewhat coy, or reserved.

13287

coyly
COYLY, adv. With reserve; with disinclination to familiarity.

13288

coyness
COYNESS, n. Reserve; unwillingness to become familiar; disposition to avoid free intercourse, by ...

13289

coystrel
COYSTREL, n. A species of degenerate hawk.

13290

coz
COZ. A contraction of cousin.

13291

cozen
COZEN, v.t. 1. To cheat; to defraud.He that suffers a government to be abused by carelessness and ...

13292

cozenage
COZENAGE, n. Cheat; trick; fraud; deceit; artifice; the practice of cheating.

13293

cozened
COZENED, pp. Cheated; defrauded; beguiled.

13294

cozener
COZENER, n. One who cheats, or defrauds.

13295

cozening
COZENING, ppr. Cheating; defrauding; beguiling.

13296

crab
CRAB, n. [Gr. L.]1 A crustaceous fish, the cray-fish, Cancer, a genus containing numerous species. ...

13297

crab-apple
CRAB-APPLE, n. A wild apple. [See Crab.]

13298

crab-grass
CRAB-GRASS, n. A genus of plants, the Digitaria.

13299

crab-tree
CRAB-TREE, n. The tree that bears crabs.

13300

crab-yaws
CRAB-YAWS, n. The name of a disease in the West Indies, being a kind of ulcer on the soles of the ...

13301

crabbed
CRABBED, a. [from crab.]1. Rough; harsh; austere; sour; peevish; morose; cynical; applied to the ...

13302

crabbedly
CRABBEDLY, adv. Peevishly; roughly; morosely; with perplexity.

13303

crabbedness
CRABBEDNESS, n. 1. Roughness; harshness.2. Sourness; peevishness; asperity.3. Difficulty; ...

13304

crabby
CRABBY, a. Difficult.

13305

craber
CRABER, n. The water-rat.

13306

crack
CRACK, v.t. 1. To rend, break, or burst into chinks; to break partially; to divide the parts a ...

13307

crack-brained
CRACK-BRAINED, a. Having intellects impaired; crazy.

13308

crack-hemp
CRACK-HEMP, CRACK-ROPE, n. A wretch fated to the gallows; one who deserves to be hanged.

13309

crack-rope
CRACK-HEMP, CRACK-ROPE, n. A wretch fated to the gallows; one who deserves to be hanged.

13310

cracker
CRACKER, n. 1. A noisy boasting fellow.2. A rocket; a quantity of gunpowder confined so as to ...

13311

cracking
CRACKING,ppr. Breaking or dividing partially; opening; impairing; snapping; uttering a sudden sharp ...

13312

crackle
CRACKLE, v.i. To make slight cracks; to make small abrupt noises, rapidly or frequently repeated; ...

13313

crackling
CRACKLING, ppr. Making slight cracks, or abrupt noises.CRACKLING, n. The making of small abrupt ...

13314

cracknel
CRACKNEL, n. A hard brittle cake or biscuit. 1 Kings 14:3.

13315

cradle
CRADLE, n. [Gr., to swing.]1. A movable machine of various constructions, placed on circular pieces ...

13316

cradle-clothes
CRADLE-CLOTHES, n. The clothes used for covering one in a cradle.

13317

cradled
CRADLED, pp. Laid or rocked in a cradle; cut and laid with a cradle, as grain.

13318

cradling
CRADLING, ppr. Laying or rocking in a cradle; cutting and laying with a cradle, as grain.

13319

craft
CRAFT, n. 1. Art; ability; dexterity; skill.Poesy is the poets skill or craft of making--2. ...

13320

craftily
CRAFTILY, adv. [See Crafty.] With craft, cunning or guile; artfully; cunningly; with more art than ...

13321

craftiness
CRAFTINESS, n. Artfulness; dexterity in devising and effecting a purpose; cunning; artifice; ...

13322

craftsman
CRAFTSMAN, n. An artificer; a mechanic; one skilled in a manual occupation.

13323

craftsmaster
CRAFTSMASTER, n. One skilled in his craft or trade.

13324

crafty
CRAFTY, a. 1. Cunning; artful; skillful in devising and pursuing a scheme, by deceiving others, or ...

13325

crag
CRAG, n. [Gr., to break, L., breaking. See Crack.] A steep rugged rock; a rough broken rock, or ...

13326

cragged
CRAGGED, a. Full of crags or broken rocks; rough; rugged; abounding with prominences, points and ...

13327

craggedness
CRAGGEDNESS, n. The state of abounding with crags, or broken, pointed rocks.

13328

cragginess
CRAGGINESS, n. The state of being craggy.

13329

craggy
CRAGGY, a. Full of crags; abounding with broken rocks; rugged with projecting points of rocks; as ...

13330

crake
CRAKE, n. A boast. [See Crack.]CRAKE, n. The corn-crake, a migratory fowl, is a species of the ...

13331

crake-berry
CRAKE-BERRY, n. A species of Empetrum or berry-bearing heath.

13332

cram
CRAM, v.t. 1. To press or drive, particularly in filling or thrusting one thing into another; to ...

13333

crambo
CRAMBO, n. A rhyme; a play in which one person gives a word to which another finds a rhyme.

13334

crammed
CRAMMED, pp. Stuffed; crowded; thrust in; filled with food.

13335

cramming
CRAMMING, ppr. Driving in; stuffing; crowding; eating beyond satiety of sufficiency.

13336

cramp
CRAMP, n. 1. Spasm; the contraction of a limb, or some muscle of the body, attended with pain, and ...

13337

cramp-fish
CRAMP-FISH, n. The torpedo, or electric ray, the touch of which affects a person like electricity, ...

13338

cramp-iron
CRAMP-IRON, n. An iron used for fastening things together; a cramp, which see.

13339

cramped
CRAMPED, pp. Affected with spasm; convulsed; confined; restrained.

13340

cramping
CRAMPING, ppr. Affecting with cramp; confining.

13341

cranage
CRANAGE, n. [from crane. Low L.] The liberty of using a crane at a wharf for raising wares from a ...

13342

cranberry
CRANBERRY, n. [crane and berry.] A species of Vaccinium; a berry that grows on a slender, bending ...

13343

crane
CRANE, n. [Gr., the plant, cranes-bill.]1. A migratory fowl of the genus Ardea, belonging to the ...

13344

crane-fly
CRANE-FLY, n. An insect of the genus Tipula, of many species. The mouth is a prolongation of the ...

13345

cranes-bill
CRANES-BILL, n. The plant Geranium, of many species; so named from an appendage of the seed-vessel, ...

13346

craniognomy
CRANIOGNOMY, n. [Gr., the skull, and knowledge; index; L. , the skull.] The doctrine or science of ...

13347

craniological
CRANIOLOGICAL, a. Pertaining to craniology.

13348

craniologist
CRANIOLOGIST, n. One who treats of craniology, or one who is versed in the science of the cranium.

13349

craniology
CRANIOLOGY, n. [Gr., the skull, and discourse.] A discourse or treatise on the cranium or skull; or ...

13350

craniometer
CRANIOMETER, n. [the skull, and measure.] An instrument for measuring the skulls of animals.

13351

craniometrical
CRANIOMETRICAL, a. Pertaining to craniometry.

13352

craniometry
CRANIOMETRY, n. The art of measuring the cranium, or skulls, of animals, for discovering their ...

13353

cranioscopy
CRANIOSCOPY, n. [supra, and to view.] The science of the eminences produced in the cranium by the ...

13354

cranium
CRANIUM, n. [L. Gr.] The skull of an animal; the assemblage of bones which inclose the brain.

13355

crank
CRANK, n. [This word probably belongs to the root of cringe, krinkle, to bend.]1. Literally, a bend ...

13356

crankle
CRANKLE, v.t. To break into bends, turns or angles; to crinkle.Old Vagas stream--Crankling her ...

13357

crankness
CRANKNESS, n. 1. Liability to be overset, as a ship.2. Stoutness; erectness.

13358

crannied
CRANNIED, a. [See Cranny.] Having rents, chinks or fissures; as a crannied wall.

13359

cranny
CRANNY, n. [L., to split; to cut off; to divide; a piece.]1. Properly, a rent; but commonly, any ...

13360

crants
CRANTS, n. [G.] Garlands carried before the bier of a maiden and hung over her grave.

13361

crape
CRAPE, n. [See Crisp.] A thin transparent stuff, made of raw silk gummed and twisted on the mill, ...

13362

craple
CRAPLE, n. A claw.

13363

crapnel
CRAPNEL, n. A hook or drag.

13364

crapulence
CRAPULENCE, n. [L., a surfeit. See Crop.] Cropsickness; drunkenness; a surfeit, or the sickness ...

13365

crapulous
CRAPULOUS, a. Drunk; surchared with liquor; sick by intemperance.

13366

crash
CRASH, v.t. To break; to bruise.CRASH, v.i. To make the loud, clattering, multifarious sound of ...

13367

crashing
CRASHING, n. The sound of many things falling and breaking at once.There shall be a great crashing ...

13368

crasis
CRASIS, n. [Gr., to mix, to temper.]1. The temper or healthy constitution of the blood in an animal ...

13369

crass
CRASS, a. [L., the same as gross, which see.] Gross; thick; coarse; not thing, nor fine; applied to ...

13370

crassament
CRASSAMENT, n. The thick red part of the blood, as distinct from the serum, or aqueous part; the ...

13371

crassitude
CRASSITUDE, n. [L.] Grossness; coarseness; thickness; applied to liquids or solids.

13372

crassness
CRASSNESS, n. Grossness.

13373

cratch
CRATCH, n. A rack; a grated crib or manger. [I believe not used in New England.]CRATCH. [See ...

13374

cratches
CRATCHES, n. [G., the itch, cratches; to scratch.] In the manege, a swelling on the pastern, under ...

13375

crate
CRATE, n. [L.] A kind of basket or hamper of wicker-word, used for the transportation of china, ...

13376

crater
CRATER, n. [L., Gr, a great cup.]1. The aperture or mouth of a volcano.2. A constellation of the ...

13377

craunch
CRAUNCH, v.t. To crush with the teeth; to chew with violence and noise.

13378

craunching
CRAUNCHING, ppr. Crushing with the teeth with violence.

13379

cravant
CRAVEN, CRAVENT, CRAVANT, n. 1. A word of obloquy, used formerly by one vanquished in trial by ...

13380

cravat
CRAVAT, n. A neck-cloth; a piece of fine muslin or other cloth worn by men about the neck.

13381

crave
CRAVE, v.t. 1. To ask with earnestness or importunity; to beseech; to implore; to ask with ...

13382

craved
CRAVED, pp. Asked for with earnestness; implored; entreated; longed for; required.

13383

craven
CRAVEN, CRAVENT, CRAVANT, n. 1. A word of obloquy, used formerly by one vanquished in trial by ...

13384

cravent
CRAVEN, CRAVENT, CRAVANT, n. 1. A word of obloquy, used formerly by one vanquished in trial by ...

13385

craver
CRAVER, n. One who craves or begs.

13386

craving
CRAVING, ppr.1. Asking with importunity; urging for earnestly; begging; entreating.2. Calling for ...

13387

craw
CRAW, n. [G.] The crop or first stomach of fowls.

13388

craw-fish
CRAW-FISH, CRAY-FISH, n. [Craw is contracted form crab, or from the Welsh crag, a shell. See Crab.] ...

13389

crawl
CRAWL, v.i. 1. To creep; to move slowly by thrusting or drawing the body along the ground, as a ...

13390

crawler
CRAWLER, n. He or that which crawls; a creeper; a reptile.

13391

crawling
CRAWLING, ppr. Creeping; moving slowly along the ground, or other substance; moving or walking ...

13392

cray
CRAY or CRAYER, n. A small sea vessel. [Not in use.]

13393

cray-fish
CRAY-FISH, n. The river lobster. [See Craw-fish.]

13394

crayon
CRAYON, n. [L.] 1. A general name for all colored stones, earths, or other minerals and substances, ...

13395

crayon-painting
CRAYON-PAINTING, n. The act or art of drawing with crayons.

13396

craze
CRAZE, v.t. [See Crush.]1. To break; to weaken; to break or impair the natural force or energy ...

13397

craze-mill
CRAZE-MILL, CRAZING-MILL, n. A mill resembling a grist mill, used for grinding tin.

13398

crazed
CRAZED, pp. Broken; bruised; crushed; impaired; deranged in intellect; decrepit.

13399

crazedness
CRAZEDNESS, n. A broken state; decrepitude; an impaired state of the intellect.

13400

crazily
CRAZILY, adv. [See Crazy.] In a broken or crazy manner.

13401

craziness
CRAZINESS, n. [See Crazy.]1. The state of being broken or weakened; as the craziness of a ship or ...

13402

crazing-mill
CRAZE-MILL, CRAZING-MILL, n. A mill resembling a grist mill, used for grinding tin.

13403

crazy
CRAZY, a. 1. Broken; decrepit; weak; feeble; applied to the body, or constitution, or any ...

13404

creaght
CREAGHT, n. Herds of cattle. [Not used.]CREAGHT, v.i. To graze on lands. [Not used.]

13405

creak
CREAK, v.i. [L., Gr., to comb, scrape, rake; to cry.] To make a sharp harsh grating sound, of some ...

13406

creaking
CREAKING, ppr. Making a harsh grating sound; as creaking hinges or shoes.CREAKING, n. A harsh ...

13407

cream
CREAM, n. [L., G.]1. In a general sense, any part of a liquor that separates from the rest, rises ...

13408

cream-bowl
CREAM-BOWL, n. A bowl for holding cream.

13409

cream-faced
CREAM-FACED, a. White; pale; having a coward look.

13410

cream-pot
CREAM-POT, n. A vessel for holding cream.

13411

creamy
CREAMY, a. Full of cream; like cream; having the nature of cream; luscious.

13412

creance
CREANCE, n. In falconry, a fine small line, fastened to a hawks leash, when she is first lured.

13413

crease
CREASE, n. A line or mark made by folding or doubling any thing; a hollow streak, like a ...

13414

creat
CREAT, n. In the manege, an usher to a riding master.

13415

create
CREATE, v.t. [L.]1. To produce; to bring into being from nothing; to cause to exist.In the ...

13416

created
CREATED, pp. Formed from nothing; caused to exist; produced; generated; invested with a new ...

13417

creating
CREATING, ppr. Forming from nothing; originating; producing; giving a new character; constituting ...

13418

creation
CREATION, n. 1. The act of creating; the act of causing to exist; and especially, the act of ...

13419

creative
CREATIVE, a. Having the power to create, or exerting the act of creation; as creative fancy; ...

13420

creator
CREATOR, n. [L.] 1. The being or person that creates.Remember thy creator in the days of thy youth. ...

13421

creatress
CREATRESS, n. A female that creates any thing.

13422

creature
CREATURE, n. 1. That which is created; every being besides the Creator, or every thing not ...

13423

creaturely
CREATURELY, a. Having the qualities of a creature. [Little used.]

13424

creatureship
CREATURESHIP, n. The state of a creature. [Little used.]

13425

credence
CREDENCE, n. [See Creed.]1. Belief; credit; reliance of the mind on evidence of facts derived from ...

13426

credenda
CREDENDA, n. [L., See Creed.] In theology, things to be believed; articles of faith; distinguished ...

13427

credent
CREDENT, a. 1. Believing; giving credit; easy of belief.2. Having credit; not to be questioned.

13428

credentials
CREDENTIALS, n. plu. [Rarely or never used in the singular.] That which gives credit; that which ...

13429

credibility
CREDIBILITY, n. [L.] Credibleness; the quality or state of a thing which renders it possible to be ...

13430

credible
CREDIBLE, a. [L.] 1. That may be believed; worthy of credit. A thing is credible, when it is known ...

13431

credibleness
CREDIBLENESS, n. Credibility; worthiness of belief; just claim to credit. [See Credibility.]

13432

credibly
CREDIBLY, adv. In a manner that deserves belief; with good authority to support belief.

13433

credit
CREDIT, n. [L., See Creed.]1. Belief; faith; a reliance or resting of the mind on the truth of ...

13434

creditable
CREDITABLE, a. Reputable; that may be enjoyed or exercised with reputation or esteem; estimable. A ...

13435

creditableness
CREDITABLENESS, n. Reputation; estimation.

13436

creditably
CREDITABLY, adv. Reputable; with credit; without disgrace.

13437

credited
CREDITED, pp. Believed; trusted; passed to the credit, or entered on the credit side of an account.

13438

crediting
CREDITING, ppr. Believing; trusting; entering to the credit in account.

13439

creditor
CREDITOR, n. [L. See Creed.] 1. A person to whom a sum of money or other thing is due, by ...

13440

creditrix
CREDITRIX, n. A female creditor.

13441

credulity
CREDULITY, n. [L., to believe. See Creed and Credulous.] Easiness of belief; a weakness of mind by ...

13442

credulous
CREDULOUS, a. [L. See Creed.] Apt to believe without sufficient evidence; unsuspecting; easily ...

13443

credulousness
CREDULOUSNESS, n. Credulity; easiness of belief; readiness to believe without sufficient ...

13444

creed
CREED, n. [This word seems to have been introduced by the use of the Latin credo, I believe, at the ...

13445

creek
CREEK, v.t. To make a harsh sharp noise. [See Creak.]CREEK, n. [See Crack.]1. A small inlet, bay or ...

13446

creeky
CREEKY, a. Containing creeks; full of creeks; winding.

13447

creep
CREEP, v.i. [Gr., the sense is to catch, to grapple; L., to scrape or scratch.]1. To move with the ...

13448

creeper
CREEPER, n. 1. One who creeps; that which creeps; a reptile; also, a creeping plant, which moves ...

13449

creephole
CREEPHOLE, n. A hole into which an animal may creep to escape notice or danger; also, a subterfuge; ...

13450

creeping
CREEPING, ppr. Moving on the belly, or close to the surface of the earth or other body; moving ...

13451

creepingly
CREEPINGLY, adv. By creeping; slowly; in the manner of a reptile.

13452

creeple
CREEPLE. [Not used.] [See Cripple.]

13453

creese
CREESE, n. A Malay dagger.

13454

cremation
CREMATION, n. [L., to burn.] A burning; particularly, the burning of the dead, according to the ...

13455

cremor
CREMOR, n. [L. See cream.] Cream; any expressed juice of grain; yeast; scum; a substance resembling ...

13456

crenate
CRENATE, CRENATED, a. [L., a notch. See Cranny.] Notched; indented; scolloped. In botany, a crenate ...

13457

crenated
CRENATE, CRENATED, a. [L., a notch. See Cranny.] Notched; indented; scolloped. In botany, a crenate ...

13458

crenature
CRENATURE, n. A scollop, like a notch, in a leaf, or in the style of a plant.

13459

crengle
CRENKLE, CRENGLE, CRENULATE, a. [See Cringle.] Having the edge, as it were, cut into very small ...

13460

crenkle
CRENKLE, CRENGLE, CRENULATE, a. [See Cringle.] Having the edge, as it were, cut into very small ...

13461

crenulate
CRENKLE, CRENGLE, CRENULATE, a. [See Cringle.] Having the edge, as it were, cut into very small ...

13462

creole
CREOLE, n. In the West Indies and Spanish America, a native of those countries descended from ...

13463

crepance
CREPANCE, CREPANE, n. [L., to burst.] A chop or cratch in a horses leg, caused by the shoe of one ...

13464

crepane
CREPANCE, CREPANE, n. [L., to burst.] A chop or cratch in a horses leg, caused by the shoe of one ...

13465

crepitate
CREPITATE, v.i. [L., to crackle, to crack, to burst with a sharp sound.] To crackle; to snap; to ...

13466

crepitating
CREPITATING, ppr. Crackling; snapping.

13467

crepitation
CREPITATION, n. 1. The act of bursting with a frequent repetition of sharp sounds; the noise of ...

13468

crept
CREPT, pret. and pp. of creep.

13469

crepuscle
CREPUSCLE, CREPUSCULE, n. [L., a little burst or break of light, or broken light.] Twilight; the ...

13470

crepuscular
CREPUSCULAR, CREPUSCULOUS, a. Pertaining to twilight; glimmering; noting the imperfect light of the ...

13471

crepuscule
CREPUSCLE, CREPUSCULE, n. [L., a little burst or break of light, or broken light.] Twilight; the ...

13472

crepusculine
CREPUSCULINE, a. Crepuscular. [Not used.]

13473

crepusculous
CREPUSCULAR, CREPUSCULOUS, a. Pertaining to twilight; glimmering; noting the imperfect light of the ...

13474

crescent
CRESCENT, a. [L., to grow. See Grow.] Increasing; growing; as crescent horns.CRESCENT, n. 1. The ...

13475

crescent-shaped
CRESCENT-SHAPED, a. In botany, lunate; lunated; shaped like a crescent; as a leaf.

13476

crescive
CRESCIVE, a. [L., to grow.] Increasing; growing.

13477

cress
CRESS, n. [G., L.] The name of several species of plants, most of them of the class tetradynamia. ...

13478

cresset
CRESSET, n. [See Cross.]1. A great light set on a beacon, lighthouse, or watch tower.2. A lamp or ...

13479

crest
CREST, n. [L. This is probably, a growing or shooting up, from the root of cresco.]1. The plume of ...

13480

crest-fallen
CREST-FALLEN, a. 1. Dejected; sunk; bowed; dispirited; heartless; spiritless.2. Having the upper ...

13481

crested
CRESTED, a. [from crest.] 1. Wearing a crest; adorned with a crest or plume; having a comb; as a ...

13482

crestless
CRESTLESS, a. Without a crest; not dignified with coat-armor; not of an eminent family; of low ...

13483

cretaceous
CRETACEOUS, a. [L., chalk.] Chalky; having the qualities of chalk; like chalk; abounding with ...

13484

cretic
CRETIC, n. [Gr.] A poetic foot of three syllables, one short between two long syllables.

13485

cretin
CRETIN, n. A name given to certain deformed and helpless idiots in the Alps.

13486

crevice
CREVICE, n. [L., to burst. See Crepitate and Rip.] A crack; a cleft; a fissure; a rent; an opening; ...

13487

crevis
CREVIS, n. The craw-fish.

13488

crew
CREW, n. 1. A company of people associated; as a noble crew; a gallant crew.2. A company, in a low ...

13489

crewel
CREWEL, n. Yarn twisted and wound on a knot or ball, or two threaded worsted.

13490

crewet
CREWET. [See Cruet.]

13491

crib
CRIB, n. 1. The manger of a stable, in which oxen and cows feed. In America, it is distinguished ...

13492

cribbage
CRIBBAGE, n. A game at cards.

13493

cribbed
CRIBBED, pp. Shut up; confined; caged.

13494

cribble
CRIBBLE, n. 1. A corn-sieve or riddle.2. Coarse flour or meal. [Not used in the United ...

13495

cribration
CRIBRATION, n. [See Cribble.] The act of sifting or riddling; used in pharmacy.

13496

cribriform
CRIBRIFORM, a. [L., a sieve, and form.] Resembling a sieve or riddle; a term applied to the lamen ...

13497

crichtonite
CRICHTONITE, n. A mineral so called from Dr. Crichton, physician to the Emperor of Russia. It has a ...

13498

crick
CRICK, n. [See Creak.] 1. The creaking of a door. [Not used.]2. A spasmodic affection of some part ...

13499

cricket
CRICKET, n. An insect of the genus Gryllus, belonging to the order of Hemipters. There are several ...

13500

cricket-match
CRICKET-MATCH, n. A match at cricket.

13501

cricketer
CRICKETER, n. One who plays at cricket.

13502

cried
CRIED, pret. and part. of cry.

13503

crier
CRIER, CRYER, n. [See Cry.] One who cries; one who makes proclamation. The crier of a court is an ...

13504

crime
CRIME, n. [L., Gr. , to separate, to judge, to decree, to condemn.]1. An act which violates a law, ...

13505

crimeful
CRIMEFUL, a. Criminal; wicked; partaking of wrong; contrary to law, right to duty.

13506

crimeless
CRIMELESS, a. Free from crime; innocent.

13507

criminal
CRIMINAL, a. 1. Guilty of a crime; applied to persons.2. Partaking of a crime; involving a crime; ...

13508

criminality
CRIMINALITY, CRIMINALNESS, n. The quality of being criminal, or a violation of law; guiltiness; the ...

13509

criminally
CRIMINALLY, adv. In violation of public law; in violation of divine law; wickedly; in a wrong or ...

13510

criminalness
CRIMINALITY, CRIMINALNESS, n. The quality of being criminal, or a violation of law; guiltiness; the ...

13511

criminate
CRIMINATE, v.t. [L.] To accuse; to charge with a crime; to alledge to be guilty of a crime, offense ...

13512

criminated
CRIMINATED, pp. Accused; charge with a crime.

13513

criminating
CRIMINATING, ppr. Accusing; alledging to be guilty.

13514

crimination
CRIMINATION, n. [L.] The act of accusing; accusation; charge of having been guilty of a criminal ...

13515

criminatory
CRIMINATORY, a. Relating to accusation; accusing.

13516

criminous
CRIMINOUS, a. Very wicked; hainous; involving great crime. [Not used.]

13517

criminously
CRIMINOUSLY, adv. Criminally; hainously; enormously. [Not used.]

13518

criminousness
CRIMINOUSNESS, n. Wickedness; guilt; criminality. [Not used.]

13519

crimosin
CRIMOSIN. [See Crimson.]

13520

crimp
CRIMP, a. [See Crumble.]1. Easily crumbled; friable; brittle. [Little used.]The fowler--treads the ...

13521

crimple
CRIMPLE, v.t. [G. See Crumple and Rumple.] To contract or draw together; to shrink; to cause to ...

13522

crimpled
CRIMPLED, pp. Contracted; shrunk; curled.

13523

crimpling
CRIMPLING, ppr. Contracting; shrinking; curling; hobbling.

13524

crimson
CRIMSON, n. [G.] A deep red color; a red tinged with blue; also, a red color in general; as the ...

13525

crimsoned
CRIMSONED, pp. Dyed or tinged with a deep red.

13526

crimsoning
CRIMSONING, ppr. Dyeing or tinging with a deep red.

13527

crincum
CRINCUM, n. A cramp; a contraction; a turn or bend; a whim. [A vulgar word.]

13528

cringe
CRINGE, v.t. [G.] Properly, to shrink; to contract; to draw together; a popular use of the word. ...

13529

cringer
CRINGER, n. One who cringes, or bows and flatters with servility.

13530

cringing
CRINGING, ppr. Shrinking; bowing servilely.

13531

cringle
CRINGLE, n. [See Crank and Cringe.]1. A withe for fastening a gate. [Local.]2. In marine language, ...

13532

crinigerous
CRINIGEROUS, a. [L., hear, to wear.] Hairy; overgrown with hair.

13533

crinite
CRINITE, a. [L., hair.] Having the appearance of a tuft of hair.

13534

crinkle
CRINKLE, v.i. To turn or wind; to bend; to wrinkle; to run in and out in little or short bends or ...

13535

crinose
CRINOSE, a. Hairy. [See Crinite.] [Little used.]

13536

crinosity
CRINOSITY, n. Hairiness. [Little used.]

13537

cripple
CRIPPLE, n. [G.] A lame person; primarily, one who creeps, halts or limps; one who has lost, or ...

13538

crippled
CRIPPLED, pp. Lamed; rendered impotent in the limbs; disabled.

13539

crippleness
CRIPPLENESS, n. Lameness.

13540

crippling
CRIPPLING, ppr. Laming; depriving of the use of the limbs; disabling.

13541

crisis
CRISIS, n. plu. [Gr. L., to separate, to determine, to decide. See Crime.]1. In medical science, ...

13542

crisp
CRISP, a. [L. G. See the Verb.]1. Curled; formed into curls or ringlets.2. Indented; winding; as ...

13543

crispation
CRISPATION, n. The act of curling, or state of being curled.

13544

crispature
CRISPATURE, n. A curling; the state of being curled.

13545

crisped
CRISPED, pp. Curled; twisted; frizzled.

13546

crisping
CRISPING, ppr. Curling; frizzling.

13547

crisping-pin
CRISPING-PIN, n. A curling iron.

13548

crispness
CRISPNESS, n. A state of being curled; also, brittleness.

13549

crispy
CRISPY, a. 1. Curled; formed into ringlets; as crispy locks.2. Brittle; dried so as to break short; ...

13550

cristate
CRISTATE, CRISTATED, a. [L., a crest.] In botany, crested; tufted; having an appendage like a crest ...

13551

cristated
CRISTATE, CRISTATED, a. [L., a crest.] In botany, crested; tufted; having an appendage like a crest ...

13552

criterion
CRITERION, n. plu. [Gr., to judge. See Crime.] A standard of judging; any established law, rule, ...

13553

crithomancy
CRITHOMANCY, n. [Gr., barley, and divination.] A kind of divination by means of the dough of cakes, ...

13554

critic
CRITIC, n. [Gr., a judge or discerner, to judge, to separate, to distinguish. See Crime.]1. A ...

13555

critical
CRITICAL, a. [L. Gr. See Critic.]1. Relating to criticism; nicely exact; as a critical dissertation ...

13556

critically
CRITICALLY, adv. 1. In a critical manner; with nice discernment of truth or falsehood, propriety or ...

13557

criticalness
CRITICALNESS, n. 1. The state of being critical; incidence at a particular point of time.2. ...

13558

criticise
CRITICISE, v.i. s as z. 1. To examine and judge critically; to judge with attention to beauties and ...

13559

criticised
CRITICISED, pp. Examined and judged with respect to beauties and faults.

13560

criticising
CRITICISING, ppr. Examining and judging with regard to beauties and faults; remarking on; ...

13561

criticism
CRITICISM, n. 1. The art of judging with propriety of the beauties and faults of a literary ...

13562

critique
CRITIQUE, CRITIC, n. 1. A critical examination of the merits of a performance; remarks or ...

13563

crizzel
CRIZZEL, CRIZZELING, n. [See Crisp.] A kind of roughness on the surface of glass, which clouds its ...

13564

crizzeling
CRIZZEL, CRIZZELING, n. [See Crisp.] A kind of roughness on the surface of glass, which clouds its ...

13565

croak
CROAK, v.i. [L. G. See Crow.]1. To make a low, hoarse noise in the throat, as a frog or other ...

13566

croaker
CROAKER, n. One that croaks, murmurs or grumbles; one who complains unreasonably.

13567

croaking
CROAKING, ppr. Uttering a low, harsh sound from the throat, or other similar sound.CROAKING, n. A ...

13568

croats
CROATS, n. Troops, natives or Croatia.

13569

crocalite
CROCALITE, n. A mineral, a variety of zeolite, of an orange or brick red color. It is sometimes ...

13570

croceous
CROCEOUS, a. [L.] Like saffron; yellow; consisting of saffron.

13571

croches
CROCHES, n. Little buds or knobs about the tops of a deers horn.

13572

crocitation
CROCITATION, n. [L.] A croaking.

13573

crock
CROCK, n. An earthen vessel; a pot or pitcher; a cup.CROCK, n. Soot, or the black matter collected ...

13574

crockery
CROCKERY, n. [See Crock.] Earthen ware; vessels formed of clay, glazed and baked. The term is ...

13575

crocodile
CROCODILE, n. [Gr., saffron, and fearing. L.] 1. An amphibious animal of the genus Lacerta or ...

13576

crocus
CROCUS, n. [Gr.]1. Saffron, a genus of plants.2. In chimistry, a yellow powder; any metal calcined ...

13577

croft
CROFT, n. [L., Gr., to conceal.] A little close adjoining or near to a dwelling house, and used for ...

13578

croisade
CROISADE, n. A holy war; an expedition of Christians against the infidels, for the conquest of ...

13579

croises
CROISES, n. [See Cross.] 1. Soldiers enrolled under the banners of the cross.2. Pilgrims who carry ...

13580

croker
CROKER, n. A fowl that inhabits the Chesapeak and the large rivers in Virginia; sometimes of three ...

13581

cromlech
CROMLECH, n. Huge flat stones resting on other stones, set on end for that purpose; supposed to be ...

13582

crone
CRONE, n. [Gr., old.]1. An old woman.2. An old ewe.

13583

cronet
CRONET, n. [coronet.] 1. The hair which grows over the top of a horses hoof.2. The iron at the end ...

13584

cronical
CRONICAL, CRONYCAL. [See Acronical.]

13585

crony
CRONY, n. [See Crone. But this word seems to carry the sense of fellowship; to join, to associate; ...

13586

cronycal
CRONICAL, CRONYCAL. [See Acronical.]

13587

crook
CROOK, n. [G., the back, or ridge of an animal. L., a wrinkle, a circle; rough, hoarse. The radical ...

13588

crook-back
CROOK-BACK, n. A crooked back; one who has a crooked back or round shoulders.

13589

crook-backed
CROOK-BACKED, a. Having a round back, or shoulders.

13590

crook-kneed
CROOK-KNEED, a. Having crooked knees.

13591

crook-shouldered
CROOK-SHOULDERED, a. Having bent shoulders.

13592

crooked
CROOKED, pp. or a.1. Bent; curved; curving; winding.2. Winding in moral conduct; devious; froward; ...

13593

crookedly
CROOKEDLY, adv. 1. In a winding manner.2. Untowardly; not compliantly.

13594

crookedness
CROOKEDNESS, n. 1. A winding, bending or turning; curvity; curvature; inflection.2. Perverseness; ...

13595

crooken
CROOKEN, v.t. To make crooked. [Not in use.]

13596

crooking
CROOKING, ppr. Bending; winding.

13597

croop
CROOP, CROUP, n. The disease called technically cynanche trachealis, and affection of the throat ...

13598

croopade
CROUPADE, CROOPADE, n. [from croup, or its root.] In the manege, a leap in which the horse pulls up ...

13599

crop
CROP, n. [G., L. The crop of a fowl, and a crop of grain or hay are consistently the same word.]1. ...

13600

crop-ear
CROP-EAR, n. [crop and ear.] A horse whose ears are cropped.

13601

crop-eared
CROP-EARED, a. Having the ears cropped.

13602

crop-sick
CROP-SICK, a. Sick or indisposed from a surcharged stomach; sick with excess in eating or drinking.

13603

crop-sickness
CROP-SICKNESS, n. Sickness from repletion of the stomach. L.

13604

cropful
CROPFUL, a. Having a full crop or belly; satiated.

13605

cropped
CROPPED, CROPT, pp. Cut off; plucked; eaten off; reaped, or mowed.

13606

cropper
CROPPER, n. A pigeon with a large crop.

13607

cropping
CROPPING, ppr. Cutting off; pulling off; eating off; reaping, or mowing.CROPPING, n. 1. The act of ...

13608

cropt
CROPPED, CROPT, pp. Cut off; plucked; eaten off; reaped, or mowed.

13609

crosier
CROSIER, n. 1. A bishop crook or pastoral staff, a symbol of pastoral authority and care. It ...

13610

croslet
CROSLET, n. [See Cross.] A small cross. In heraldry, a cross crossed at a small distance from the ...

13611

cross
CROSS, n. [G., L.]1. A gibbet consisting of two pieces of timber placed across each other, either ...

13612

cross-armed
CROSS-ARMED, a. With arms across. In botany, brachiate; decussated; having branches in pairs, each ...

13613

cross-bar-shot
CROSS-BAR-SHOT, n. A bullet with an iron bar passing through it, and standing out a few inches on ...

13614

cross-barred
CROSS-BARRED, a. Secured by transverse bars.

13615

cross-bearer
CROSS-BEARER, n. In the Romish church, the chaplain of an archbishop or primate, who bears a cross ...

13616

cross-bill
CROSS-BILL, n. In chancery, an original bill by which the defendant prays relief against the ...

13617

cross-bite
CROSS-BITE, n. A deception; a cheat.CROSS-BITE, v.t. To thwart or contravene by deception.

13618

cross-bow
CROSS-BOW, n. In archery, a missive weapon formed by placing a bow athwart a stock.

13619

cross-bower
CROSS-BOWER, n. One who shoots with a cross-bow.

13620

cross-examination
CROSS-EXAMINATION, n. The examination or interrogation of a witness called by one party, by the ...

13621

cross-examine
CROSS-EXAMINE, v.t. To examine a witness by the opposite party or his counsel, as the witness for ...

13622

cross-examined
CROSS-EXAMINED, pp. Examined or interrogated by the opposite party.

13623

cross-flow
CROSS-FLOW, v.i. To flow across.

13624

cross-grained
CROSS-GRAINED, a. 1. Having the grain or fibers across or irregular; as in timber, where a branch ...

13625

cross-jack
CROSS-JACK, n. cro-jeck,. A sail extended on the lower yard of the mizen mast; but seldom used.

13626

cross-legged
CROSS-LEGGED, a. Having the legs across.

13627

cross-piece
CROSS-PIECE, n. A rail of timber extending over the windlass of a ship, furnished with pins with ...

13628

cross-purpose
CROSS-PURPOSE, n. A contrary purpose; contradictory system; also, a conversation in which one ...

13629

cross-question
CROSS-QUESTION, v.t. To cross examine.

13630

cross-road
CROSS-WAY, CROSS-ROAD, n. A way or road that crosses another road or the chief road; an obscure ...

13631

cross-row
CROSS-ROW, n. 1. The alphabet, so named because a cross is placed at the beginning, to show that ...

13632

cross-sea
CROSS-SEA, n. Waves running across others; a swell running in different directions.

13633

cross-staff
CROSS-STAFF, n. An instrument to take the altitude of the sun or stars.

13634

cross-stone
CROSS-STONE, n. A mineral called also harmotome, and staurolite. It is almost always in crystals. ...

13635

cross-tining
CROSS-TINING, n. In husbandry, a harrowing by drawing the harrow or drag back and forth on the same ...

13636

cross-trees
CROSS-TREES, n. In ships, certain pieces of timber, supported by the cheeks and trestle-trees, at ...

13637

cross-way
CROSS-WAY, CROSS-ROAD, n. A way or road that crosses another road or the chief road; an obscure ...

13638

cross-wind
CROSS-WIND, n. A side wind; an unfavorable wind.

13639

cross-wise
CROSS-WISE, adv. Across; in the form of a cross.

13640

cross-wort
CROSS-WORT, n. A plant of the genus Valantia.

13641

crosscut
CROSSCUT, v.t. To cut across.

13642

crosscut-saw
CROSSCUT-SAW, n. A saw managed by two men, one at each end.

13643

crossed
CROSSED, pp. Having a line drawn over; canceled; erased; passed over; thwarted; opposed; ...

13644

crossing
CROSSING, ppr. Drawing; running or passing a line over; erasing; canceling; thwarting; opposing; ...

13645

crossly
CROSSLY, adv.1. Athwart; so as to intersect something else.2. Adversely; in opposition; ...

13646

crossness
CROSSNESS, n. Peevishness; fretfulness; ill humor; perverseness.

13647

crotch
CROTCH, n. [See Crook and Crutch.]1. A fork or forking; the parting of two legs or branches; as the ...

13648

crotched
CROTCHED, a. Having a crotch; forked.

13649

crotchet
CROTCHET, n. [See Crook.]1. In printing, a hook including words, a sentence or a passage ...

13650

crotcheted
CROTCHETED, a. Marked with crotchets.

13651

crouch
CROUCH, v.i. [G., to creep, to stoop, to cringe.]1. To bend down; to stoop low; to lie close to the ...

13652

crouching
CROUCHING, ppr. Bending; stooping; cringing.

13653

croup
CROUP, CROOP, n. 1. The rump of a fowl; the buttocks of a horse, or extremity of the reins above ...

13654

croupade
CROUPADE, CROOPADE, n. [from croup, or its root.] In the manege, a leap in which the horse pulls up ...

13655

crout
CROUT, KROUT, n. [G., an herb.] Sour crout is made by laying minced or chopped cabbage in layers in ...

13656

crow
CROW, n. [G., L.]1. A large black fowl, of the genus Corvus; the beak is convex and cultrated, the ...

13657

crow-bar
CROW-BAR, n. A bar of iron sharpened at one end, used as a lever for raising weights.

13658

crow-berry
CROW-BERRY, n. A plant of the genus Empetrum, or berry-bearing heath. One species bears the ...

13659

crow-flower
CROW-FLOWER, n. A kind of campion.

13660

crow-foot
CROW-FOOT, n. 1. On board of ships, a complication of small cords spreading out from a long block; ...

13661

crow-keeper
CROW-KEEPER, n. A scarecrow. [Not used.]

13662

crow-net
CROW-NET, n. In England, a net for catching wild fowls; the net used in New England for catching ...

13663

crow-silk
CROW-SILK, n. A plant, the Conferva rivalis.

13664

crow-toe
CROW-TOE, n. A plant; as the tufted crow-toe.

13665

crowd
CROWD, CROWTH, n. An instrument of music with six strings; a kind of violin.

13666

crowded
CROWDED, pp. Collected and pressed; pressed together; urged; driven; filled by a promiscuous ...

13667

crowder
CROWDER, n. A fiddler; one who plays on a crowd.

13668

crowding
CROWDING, ppr. Pressing together; pushing; thrusting; driving; assembling in a promiscuous ...

13669

crowing
CROWING, ppr. Uttering a particular voice, as a cock; boasting in triumph; vaunting; bragging.

13670

crown
CROWN, n. [G., L.]1. An ornament worn on the head by kings and sovereign princes, as a badge of ...

13671

crown-glass
CROWN-GLASS, n. The finest sort of English window-glass.

13672

crown-imperial
CROWN-IMPERIAL, n. A plant of the genus Fritillaria, having a beautiful flower.

13673

crown-office
CROWN-OFFICE, n. In England, an office belonging to the court of Kings Bench, of which the kings ...

13674

crown-post
CROWN-POST, n. In building, a post which stands upright in the middle, between two principal ...

13675

crown-scab
CROWN-SCAB, n. A scab formed round the corners of a horses hoof, a cancerous and painful sore.

13676

crown-thistle
CROWN-THISTLE, n. A flower.

13677

crown-wheel
CROWN-WHEEL, n. In a watch, the upper wheel next the balance, which drives the balance, and in ...

13678

crown-work
CROWN-WORK, n. In fortification, an outwork running into the field, consisting of two demi-bastions ...

13679

crowned
CROWNED, pp. Invested with a crown, or with regal power and dignity; honored; dignified; rewarded ...

13680

crowner
CROWNER, n. He or that which crowns or completes.

13681

crownet
CROWNET, n. A coronet, which see. Shakspeare has used it for chief end or last purpose; but this ...

13682

crowning
CROWNING, ppr. Investing with a crown, or with royalty or supreme power; honoring with a wreath or ...

13683

crows-bill
CROWS-BILL, n. In surgery, a kind of forceps for extracting bullets and other things from wounds.

13684

crows-feet
CROWS-FEET, n. The wrinkles under the eyes, which are the effects of age.

13685

crows-foot
CROWS-FOOT, n. In the military art, a machine of iron, with four points, so formed that in whatever ...

13686

crowth
CROWD, CROWTH, n. An instrument of music with six strings; a kind of violin.

13687

croylstone
CROYLSTONE, n. Crystalized cauk, in which the crystals are small.

13688

crucial
CRUCIAL, a. [L., a cross.] In surgery, transverse; passing across; intersecting; in form of a ...

13689

crucian
CRUCIAN, n. A short, thick, broad fish, of a deep yellow color.

13690

cruciate
CRUCIATE, v.t. [L., to torture, a cross.] To torture; to torment; to afflict with extreme pain or ...

13691

cruciation
CRUCIATION, n. The act of torturing; torment. [Little used.]

13692

crucible
CRUCIBLE, n. 1. A chemical vessel or melting pot, made of earth, and so tempered and baked, as to ...

13693

cruciferous
CRUCIFEROUS, a. [L., a cross, and to bear.] Bearing the cross.

13694

crucifier
CRUCIFIER, n. [See Crucify.] A person who crucifies; one who puts another to death on a cross.

13695

crucifix
CRUCIFIX, n. [L., to fix on a cross; to fix.]1. A cross on which the body of Christ is fastened in ...

13696

crucifixion
CRUCIFIXION, n. [See Crucifix.] The nailing or fastening of a person to a cross, for the purpose of ...

13697

cruciform
CRUCIFORM, a. [L., a cross, and form.] Cross-shaped. In botany, consisting of four equal petals, ...

13698

crucify
CRUCIFY, v.t. [L., cross, to fix.]1. To nail to a cross; to put to death by nailing the hands and ...

13699

crucifying
CRUCIFYING, ppr. Putting to death on a cross or gibbet; subduing; destroying the life and power of.

13700

crud
CRUD, n. Curd. [See Crud, the usual orthography.]

13701

crude
CRUDE, a. [L. G.]1. Raw; not cooked or prepared by fire or heat; in its natural state; undressed; ...

13702

crudely
CRUDELY, adv. Without due preparation; without form or arrangement; without maturity or digestion.

13703

crudeness
CRUDENESS, n. 1. Rawness; unripeness; an undigested or unprepared state; as the crudeness of flesh ...

13704

crudity
CRUDITY, n. [L.] Rawness; crudeness. Among physicians, undigested substances in the stomach; or ...

13705

crudle
CRUDLE, v.t. To coagulate. But this word is generally written curdle, which see.

13706

crudy
CRUDY, a. 1. Concreted; coagulated. [Not in use. See Curd.]2. Raw; chill. [Not used. See Crude.]

13707

cruel
CRUEL, a. [L. See Crude and Rude.]1. Disposed to give pain to others, in body or mind; willing or ...

13708

cruelly
CRUELLY, adv. 1. In a cruel manner; with cruelty; inhumanly; barbarously.Because he cruelly ...

13709

cruelness
CRUELNESS, n. Inhumanity; cruelty.

13710

cruelty
CRUELTY, n. [L.]1. Inhumanity; a savage or barbarous disposition or temper, which is gratified in ...

13711

cruentate
CRUENTATE, a. [L.] Smeared with blood. [Little used.]

13712

cruet
CRUET, n. [See Cruse.] A vial or small glass bottle, for holding vinegar, oil, &c.

13713

cruise
CRUISE, n. [See Cruse.]CRUISE, v.i. s as z. [See cross.] To sail back and forth, or to rove on the ...

13714

cruiser
CRUISER, n. A person or a ship that cruises; usually, an armed ship that sails to and fro for ...

13715

cruising
CRUISING, ppr. Sailing for the capture of an enemys ships, or for protecting commerce, or for ...

13716

crum
CRUM, n. [G.] A small fragment or piece; usually, a small piece of bread or other food, broken or ...

13717

crumble
CRUMBLE, v.t. [G.] To break into small pieces; to divide into minute parts.CRUMBLE, v.i. 1. To fall ...

13718

crumbled
CRUMBLED, pp. Broken or parted into small pieces.

13719

crumbling
CRUMBLING, ppr. Breaking into small fragments; falling into small pieces; decaying.

13720

crumenal
CRUMENAL, n. [L.] A purse. [Not used.]

13721

crummy
CRUMMY, a. Full of crums; soft.

13722

crump
CRUMP, a. [G. Crump, rump, rumple, crumple, crimple, are doubtless of one family.] Crooked; as ...

13723

crumpet
CRUMPET, n. A soft cake.

13724

crumple
CRUMPLE, v.i. [from crump. See Rumple, the same word without a prefix.] To draw or press into ...

13725

crumpled
CRUMPLED, pp. Drawn or pressed into wrinkles.

13726

crumpling
CRUMPLING, ppr. Drawing or pressing into wrinkles.CRUMPLING, n. A small degenerate apple.

13727

crunk
CRUNK, CRUNKLE, v.i. To cry like a crane. [Not used.]

13728

crunkle
CRUNK, CRUNKLE, v.i. To cry like a crane. [Not used.]

13729

cruor
CRUOR, n. [L.] Gore; coagulated blood.

13730

crup
CRUP, CROUP, n. The buttocks.

13731

crupper
CRUPPER, n. [See Croup.]1. In the manege, the buttocks of a horse; the rump.2. A strap of leather ...

13732

crural
CRURAL, a. [L., the leg.] Belonging to the leg; as the crural artery, which conveys blood to the ...

13733

crusade
CRUSADE, n. [L.] A military expedition undertaken by Christians, for the recovery of the Holy Land, ...

13734

crusader
CRUSADER, n. A person engaged in a crusade.

13735

cruse
CRUSE, n. [See crucible.] A small cup.Take with thee a cruse of honey. 1 Kings 14.In New England, ...

13736

cruset
CRUSET, n. [See Crucible.] A goldsmiths crucible or melting pot.

13737

crush
CRUSH, v.t. 1. To press and bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to force a thing out ...

13738

crushed
CRUSHED, pp. Pressed or squeezed so as to break or bruise; overwhelmed or subdued by power; broken ...

13739

crushing
CRUSHING, ppr. Pressing or squeezing into a mass, or until broken or bruised; overwhelming; ...

13740

crust
CRUST, n. [L., G.]1. An external coat or covering of a thing, which is hard or harder than the ...

13741

crustaceology
CRUSTACEOLOGY. [See Crustalogy.]

13742

crustaceous
CRUSTACEOUS, a. [L.] Pertaining to crust; like crust; of the nature of crust or shell. Crustaceous ...

13743

crustaceousness
CRUSTACEOUSNESS, n. The quality of having a soft and jointed shell.

13744

crustalogical
CRUSTALOGICAL, a. [See Crustalogy.] Pertaining to curstalogy.

13745

crustalogist
CRUSTALOGIST, n. One who describes, or is versed in the science of crustaceous animals.

13746

crustalogy
CRUSTALOGY, n. [L., a shell, Gr., discourse.] That part of zoology which treats of crustaceous ...

13747

crustated
CRUSTATED, a. Covered with a crust; as crustated basalt.

13748

crustation
CRUSTATION, n. An adherent crust; incrustation.

13749

crusted
CRUSTED, pp. Covered with a crust.

13750

crustily
CRUSTILY, adv. [from crusty.] Peevishly; harshly; morosely.

13751

crustiness
CRUSTINESS, n. 1. The quality of crust; harness.2. Peevishness; moroseness; surliness.

13752

crusting
CRUSTING, ppr. Covering with crust.

13753

crusty
CRUSTY, a. 1. Like crust; of the nature of crust; pertaining to a hard covering; hard; as a crusty ...

13754

crutch
CRUTCH, n. [G.] 1. A staff with a curving cross piece at the head, to be placed under the arm or ...

13755

crux
CRUX, n. [L., a cross.] Any thing that puzzles and vexes. [Little used.]

13756

cruyshage
CRUYSHAGE, n. A fish of the shark kind, having a triangular head and mouth.

13757

cry
CRY, v.i. pret. and pp. cried. It ought to be cryed. 1. To utter a loud voice; to speak, call or ...

13758

cryal
CRYAL, n. The heron.

13759

cryer
CRYER, n. A crier, which see.CRYER, n. A kind of hawk, called the falcon gentle, an enemy to ...

13760

crying
CRYING, ppr. Uttering a loud voice; proclaiming; &c.CRYING, a. Notorious; common; great; as a ...

13761

cryolite
CRYOLITE, n. [Gr., cold, and stone, ice-stone.] A fluate of soda and alumin, found in Greenland, of ...

13762

cryophorus
CRYOPHORUS, n. [Gr., frost, and to bear.] Frost-bearer; an instrument for showing the relation ...

13763

crypt
CRYPT, n. [Gr., to hide.] A subterranean cell or cave, especially under a church for the interment ...

13764

cryptic
CRYPTIC, CRYPTICAL, a. Hidden; secret; occult.

13765

cryptical
CRYPTIC, CRYPTICAL, a. Hidden; secret; occult.

13766

cryptically
CRYPTICALLY, adv. Secretly.

13767

cryptogam
CRYPTOGAM, n. [See Cryptogamy.] In botany, a plant whose stamens and pistils are not distinctly ...

13768

cryptogamian
CRYPTOGAMIAN, a. Pertaining to plants of the class Cryptogamia, including ferns, mosses, sea-weeds, ...

13769

cryptogamy
CRYPTOGAMY, n. [Gr., concealed, and marriage.] Concealed marriage; a term applied to plants whose ...

13770

cryptographer
CRYPTOGRAPHER, n. One who writes in secret characters.

13771

cryptographical
CRYPTOGRAPHICAL, a. Written in secret characters or in cipher, or with sympathetic ink.

13772

cryptography
CRYPTOGRAPHY, n. [Gr., hidden, and to write.] The act or art of writing in secret characters; also, ...

13773

cryptology
CRYPTOLOGY, n. [Gr., secret, and discourse.] Secret or enigmatical language.

13774

crystal
CRYSTAL, n. [L. Gr., frost.]1. In chemistry and mineralogy, an inorganic body, which, by the ...

13775

crystal-form
CRYSTAL-FORM, a. Having the form of crystal.

13776

crystaline
CRYSTALINE, a. [L., Gr.]1. Consisting of crystal; as a crystaline palace.2. Resembling crystal; ...

13777

crystalizable
CRYSTALIZABLE, a. [from crystalize.] That may be crystalized; that may form or be formed into ...

13778

crystalization
CRYSTALIZATION, n. [from crystalize.] 1. The act or process by which the parts of a solid body, ...

13779

crystalize
CRYSTALIZE, v.t. To cause to form crystals.Common salt is crystalized by the evaporation of sea ...

13780

crystalized
CRYSTALIZED, pp. Formed into crystals.

13781

crystalizing
CRYSTALIZING, ppr. Causing to crystalize; forming or uniting in crystals.

13782

crystallite
CRYSTALLITE, n. A name given to whinstone, cooled slowly after fusion.

13783

crystalographer
CRYSTALOGRAPHER, n. [infra.] One who describes crystals, or the manner of their formation.

13784

crystalographic
CRYSTALOGRAPHIC, CRYSTALOGRAPHICAL, a. Pertaining to crystalography.

13785

crystalographical
CRYSTALOGRAPHIC, CRYSTALOGRAPHICAL, a. Pertaining to crystalography.

13786

crystalographicall
CRYSTALOGRAPHICALLY, adv. IN the manner of crystalography.

13787

crystalography
CRYSTALOGRAPHY, n. [crystal, as above, and description.]1. The doctrine or science of ...

13788

cub
CUB, n. 1. The young of certain quadrupeds, as the bear and the fox; a puppy; a whelp. Waller uses ...

13789

cubation
CUBATION, n. [L., to lie down.] The act of lying down; a reclining.

13790

cubatory
CUBATORY, a. Lying down; reclining; incumbent.

13791

cubature
CUBATURE, n. [from cube.] The finding exactly the solid or cubic contents of a body.

13792

cube
CUBE, n. [Gr., L., a die or cube; to set or throw down, that which is set or laid, a solid mass.]1. ...

13793

cube-ore
CUBE-ORE, n. Hexahedral olivenite, or arseniate or iron, a mineral of a greenish color.

13794

cubeb
CUBEB, n. The small spicy berry of the Piper cubeba, from Java and the other E. India isles. It was ...

13795

cubic
CUBIC, CUBICAL, a. [L. See Cube.] Having the form or properties of a cube; that may be or is ...

13796

cubical
CUBIC, CUBICAL, a. [L. See Cube.] Having the form or properties of a cube; that may be or is ...

13797

cubicalness
CUBICALNESS, n. The state or quality of being cubical.

13798

cubicular
CUBICULAR, a. [L.] Belonging to a chamber.

13799

cubiculary
CUBICULARY, a. [L., a bedroom.] Fitted for the posture of lying down. [Little used.]

13800

cubiform
CUBIFORM, a. Having the form of a cube.

13801

cubit
CUBIT, n. [L., the elbow; signifying a turn or corner; Gr.] 1. In anatomy, the fore arm; the ulna, ...

13802

cubital
CUBITAL, a. 1. Of the length or measure of a cubit.2. Pertaining to the cubit or ulna; as the ...

13803

cubited
CUBITED, a. Having the measure of a cubit.

13804

cubo-dodecahedral
CUBO-DODECAHEDRAL, a. Presenting the two forms, a cube and a dodecahedron.

13805

cubo-octahedral
CUBO-OCTAHEDRAL, a. [cube and octahedral.] Presenting a combination of the two forms, a cube and an ...

13806

cuboid
CUBOID, a. Having the form of a cube, or differing little from it.

13807

cuboidal
CUBOIDAL, a. [Gr., cube, and form.] Cubiform; in the shape of a cube; as the cuboidal bone of the ...

13808

cuckingstool
CUCKINGSTOOL, n. An engine for punishing scolds and refractory women; also brewers and bakers; ...

13809

cuckold
CUCKOLD, n. A man whose wife is false to his bed; the husband of an adulteress.CUCKOLD, v.t. 1. To ...

13810

cuckold-maker
CUCKOLD-MAKER, n. One who has criminal conversation with another mans wife; one who makes a ...

13811

cuckolddom
CUCKOLDDOM, n. The act of adultery; the state of a cuckold.

13812

cuckoldly
CUCKOLDLY, a. Having the qualities of a cuckold; mean; sneaking.

13813

cuckoo
CUCKOO, n. [L., Gr. See Gawk.] A bird of the genus Cuculus, whose name is supposed to be called ...

13814

cuckoo-bud
CUCKOO-FLOWER, CUCKOO-BUD, n. A plant, a species of Cardamine.

13815

cuckoo-flower
CUCKOO-FLOWER, CUCKOO-BUD, n. A plant, a species of Cardamine.

13816

cuckoo-pint
CUCKOO-PINT, n. A plant, of the genus Arum.

13817

cuckoo-spit
CUCKOO-SPIT, CUCKOO-SPITTLE, n. A dew or exudation found on plants, especially about the joints of ...

13818

cucquean
CUCQUEAN, n. A vile lewd woman. [Not in use.]

13819

cucullate
CUCULLATE, CUCULLATED, a. [L., a hood, a cowl.]1. Hooded; cowled; covered as with a hood.2. Having ...

13820

cucullated
CUCULLATE, CUCULLATED, a. [L., a hood, a cowl.]1. Hooded; cowled; covered as with a hood.2. Having ...

13821

cucumber
CUCUMBER, n. [L.] The name of a plant and its fruit, of the genus Cucumis. The flower is yellow and ...

13822

cucurbit
CUCURBIT, n. [L., a gourd.] A chemical vessel in the shape of a gourd; but some of them are ...

13823

cucurbitaceous
CUCURBITACEOUS, a. Resembling a gourd; as cucurbitaceous plants, such as the melon and pumpkin or ...

13824

cud
CUD, n. [See Chew and Jaw.]1. The food which ruminating animals chew at leisure, when not grazing ...

13825

cudden
CUDDEN, CUDDY, n. A clown; a low rustic; a dolt. [Not used.]

13826

cuddle
CUDDLE, v.i. To retire from sight; to lie close or snug; to squat.

13827

cuddy
CUDDY, n.1. In ships, an apartment; a cabin under the poop, or a cook-room. It is applied to ...

13828

cudgel
CUDGEL, n. A short thick stick of wood, such as may be used by the hand in beating. It differs ...

13829

cudgel-proof
CUDGEL-PROOF, a. Able to resist a cudgel; not to be hurt by beating.

13830

cudgeler
CUDGELER, n. One who beats with a cudgel.

13831

cudle
CUDLE, n. A small sea fish.

13832

cudweed
CUDWEED, n. A plant of the genus Gnaphalium, goldy-locks or eternal flower, of many species. The ...

13833

cue
CUE, n. [L.]1. The tail; the end of a thing; as the long curl of a wig, or a long roll of hair.2. ...

13834

cuerpo
CUERPO, n. [L., body.] To be in cuerpo, or to walk in cuerpo, are Spanish phrases fro being without ...

13835

cuff
CUFF, n. [L.,Gr.]1. A blow with the fist; a stroke; a box.2. It is used of fowls that fight with ...

13836

cuinage
CUINAGE, n. The making up of tin into pigs, &c. for carriage.

13837

cuirass
CUIRASS, n. A breast-plate; a piece of defensive armor, made or iron plate, well hammered, and ...

13838

cuirassier
CUIRASSIER, n. A soldier armed with a cuirass, or breast plate.

13839

cuish
CUISH, n. Defensive armor for the thighs.

13840

culdee
CULDEE, n. [L., worshipers of God.] A monkish priest, remarkable for religious duties. The Culdees ...

13841

culerage
CULERAGE, n. Another name of the arse-smart.

13842

culiciform
CULICIFORM, a. [L., a gnat or flea; form.] Of the form or shape of a flea; resembling a flea.

13843

culinary
CULINARY, a. [L., a kitchen. See Kiln.] Relating to the kitchen, or to the art of cookery; used in ...

13844

cull
CULL, v.t. To pick out; to separate one or more things from others; to select from many; as, to ...

13845

culled
CULLED, pp. Picked out; selected from many.

13846

culler
CULLER, n. 1. One who picks or chooses from many.2. An inspector who selects merchantable hoops and ...

13847

cullibility
CULLIBILITY, n. [from cully.] Credulity; easiness of belief. [Not elegant nor used.]

13848

culling
CULLING, ppr. Selecting; choosing from many.

13849

cullion
CULLION, n. 1. A mean wretch. If from cully, one easily deceived; a dupe.2. A round or bulbous ...

13850

cullionly
CULLIONLY, a. Mean; base. [A bad word, and not used.]

13851

cullis
CULLIS, n. 1. Broth of boiled meat strained.2. A kind of jelly.

13852

cully
CULLY, n. [See the Verb.] A person who is meanly deceived, tricked or imposed on, as by a sharper, ...

13853

cullyism
CULLYISM, n. The state of a cully. [Cully and its derivatives are not elegant words.]

13854

culm
CULM, n. [L. See Quill and Haulm.] 1. In botany, the stalk or stem of corn and grasses, usually ...

13855

culmiferous
CULMIFEROUS, a. [L., a stalk; to bear.] Producing stalks. Culmiferous plants have a smooth jointed ...

13856

culminate
CULMINATE, v.i. [L., a top or ridge.] To be vertical; to come or be in the meridian; to be in the ...

13857

culmination
CULMINATION, n. 1. The transit of a planet over the meridian, or highest point of altitude for the ...

13858

culpability
CULPABILITY, n. [See Culpable.] Blamableness; culpableness.

13859

culpable
CULPABLE, a. [L., a fault.]1. Blamable; deserving censure; as the person who has done wrong, or the ...

13860

culpableness
CULPABLENESS, n. Blamableness; guilt; the quality of deserving blame.

13861

culpably
CULPABLY, adv. Blamably; in a faulty manner; in a manner to merit censure.

13862

culprit
CULPRIT, n. [supposed to be formed from cul, for culpable, and prit, ready; certain abbreviations ...

13863

culter
CULTER, n. [L.] A colter, which see.

13864

cultivable
CULTIVABLE, a. [See Cultivate.] Capable of being tilled or cultivated.

13865

cultivate
CULTIVATE, v.t. [L., to till, to dwell.]1. To till; to prepare for crops; to manure, plow, dress, ...

13866

cultivated
CULTIVATED, pp. Tilled; improved in excellence or condition; corrected and enlarged; cherished; ...

13867

cultivating
CULTIVATING, ppr. Tilling; preparing for crops; improving in worth or good qualities; meliorating; ...

13868

cultivation
CULTIVATION, n. 1. The art or practice of tilling and preparing for crops; husbandry; the ...

13869

cultivator
CULTIVATOR, n.1. One who tills, or prepares land for crops; one who manages a farm, or carries on ...

13870

cultrated
CULTRATED, a. [L, a knife.] Sharp-edged and pointed; formed like a knife; as, the beak of a bird is ...

13871

culture
CULTURE, n. [L. See Cultivate.]1. The act of tilling and preparing the earth for crops; ...

13872

culver
CULVER, n. [L.] A pigeon, or wood pigeon.

13873

culver-house
CULVER-HOUSE, n. A dove-cote.

13874

culverin
CULVERIN, n. [L., a serpent.] A long slender piece of ordnance or artillery, serving to carry a ...

13875

culverkey
CULVERKEY, n. A plant or flower.

13876

culvert
CULVERT, n. A passage under a road or canal, covered with a bridge; an arched drain for the passage ...

13877

culvertail
CULVERTAIL, n. [culver and tail.] Dove-tail, in joinery and carpentry.

13878

culvertailed
CULVERTAILED, a. United or fastened, as pieces of timber by a dove-tailed joint; a term used by ...

13879

cumbent
CUMBENT, a. [L.] Lying down.

13880

cumber
CUMBER, v.t. [G., to arrest, to concern, to trouble, to grieve.]1. To load; to crowd.A variety of ...

13881

cumbersome
CUMBERSOME, a. 1. Troublesome; burdensome; embarrassing; vexatious; as cumbersome obedience.2. ...

13882

cumbersomely
CUMBERSOMELY, adv. In a manner to encumber.

13883

cumbersomeness
CUMBERSOMENESS, n. Burdensomeness; the quality of being cumbersome and troublesome.

13884

cumbrance
CUMBRANCE, n. That which obstructs, retards, or renders motion or action difficult and toilsome; ...

13885

cumbrous
CUMBROUS, a. 1. Burdensome; troublesome; rendering action difficult or toilsome; oppressive; as a ...

13886

cumbrously
CUMBROUSLY, adv. In a cumbrous manner.

13887

cumfrey
CUMFREY, n. A genus of plants, the Symphytum; sometimes written comfrey, comfry, and comphry.

13888

cumin
CUMIN, n. [L., Gr.] An annual plant of one species, whose seeds have a bitterish warm taste, with ...

13889

cumulate
CUMULATE, v.t. [L., a heap.] To gather or throw into a heap; to form a heap; to heap together. ...

13890

cumulation
CUMULATION, n. The act of heaping together; a heap. [See Accumulation.]

13891

cumulative
CUMULATIVE, a. 1. Composed of parts in a heap; forming a mass.2. That augments by addition; that is ...

13892

cun
CUN, v.t. 1. To know. [Not used.] [See Con.]2. To direct the course of a ship. [See Cond, the true ...

13893

cunctation
CUNCTATION, n. [L., to delay.] Delay. [Not much used.]

13894

cunctator
CUNCTATOR, n. One who delays or lingers. [Little used.]

13895

cund
CUND, v.t. To give notice. [See Cond.]

13896

cuneal
CUNEAL, a. [L., a wedge. See coin.] Having the form of a wedge.

13897

cuneate
CUNEATE, CUNEATED, a. Wedge-shaped.

13898

cuneated
CUNEATE, CUNEATED, a. Wedge-shaped.

13899

cuneiform
CUNEIFORM, CUNIFORM, a. [L., a wedge, and form.] Having the shape or form of a wedge.

13900

cuniform
CUNEIFORM, CUNIFORM, a. [L., a wedge, and form.] Having the shape or form of a wedge.

13901

cunner
CUNNER, n. A kind of fish, less than an oyster, that sticks close to the rocks.

13902

cunning
CUNNING, a. [G. See Can.]1. Knowing; skillful; experienced; well-instructed. It is applied to all ...

13903

cunningly
CUNNINGLY, adv. Artfully; craftily; with subtilty; with fraudulent contrivance.We have not followed ...

13904

cunningman
CUNNINGMAN, n. A man who pretends to tell fortunes, or teach how to recover stolen or lost goods.

13905

cunningness
CUNNINGNESS, n. Cunning; craft; deceitfulness.

13906

cup
CUP, n. [L., a little cup.]1. A small vessel of capacity, used commonly to drink out of. It is ...

13907

cup-rose
CUP-ROSE, n. The poppy.

13908

cupbearer
CUPBEARER, n. An attendant of a prince or at a feast, who conveys wine or other liquors to the ...

13909

cupboard
CUPBOARD, n. [cup and board.] Originally, a board or shelf for cups to stand on. In modern houses, ...

13910

cupel
CUPEL, n. [L., a little cup.] A small cup or vessel used in refining metals. It retains them while ...

13911

cupellation
CUPELLATION, n. The refining of gold or silver by a cupel or by scorification.

13912

cupgall
CUPGALL, n. A singular kind of gall found on the leaves of oak, &c. It contains the worm of a small ...

13913

cupidity
CUPIDITY, n. [L., to desire, to covet.] An eager desire to possess something; an ardent wishing or ...

13914

cupola
CUPOLA, n. In architecture, a spherical vault on the top of an edifice; a dome, or the round top of ...

13915

cupolaid
CUPOLAID, a. Having a cupola. [Not used.]

13916

cupper
CUPPER, n. [from cup.] One who applies a cupping-glass; a scarifier.

13917

cupping
CUPPING, ppr. Applying a cupping-glass, with scarification; a drawing blood with a cupping-glass.

13918

cupping-glass
CUPPING-GLASS, n. A glass vessel like a cup, to be applied to the skin, before and after ...

13919

cupreous
CUPREOUS, a. [L., copper.] Coppery; consisting of copper; resembling copper, or partaking of its ...

13920

cupriferous
CUPRIFEROUS, a. [L., copper; to bear.] Producing or affording copper; as cupriferous silver.

13921

cur
CUR, n. A degenerate dog; and in reproach, a worthless man.

13922

curable
CURABLE, a. [See Cure.] That may be healed or cured; admitting a remedy; as acurable wound or ...

13923

curableness
CURABLENESS, n. Possibility of being cured, healed or remedied.

13924

curacy
CURACY, CURATESHIP, n. [See Cure and Curate.] 1. The office or employment of a curate; the ...

13925

curate
CURATE, n. [L., care. See Cure.]1. A clergyman in the church of England, who is employed to perform ...

13926

curateship
CURACY, CURATESHIP, n. [See Cure and Curate.] 1. The office or employment of a curate; the ...

13927

curative
CURATIVE, a. Relating to the cure of diseases; tending to cure.

13928

curator
CURATOR, n. [L. See Cure.] 1. One who hast he care and superintendence of any thing.2. A guardian ...

13929

curb
CURB, n. 1. In the manege, a chain of iron made fast to the upper part of the branches of the ...

13930

curb-stone
CURB-STONE, n. A stone placed at the edge of a pavement, to hold the work together. It is written ...

13931

curbed
CURBED, pp. Restrained; checked; kept in subjection; furnished with a curb.

13932

curbing
CURBING, ppr. Holding back; checking; restraining.CURBING, n. A check.

13933

curd
CURD, n. [See Crystal.] The coagulated or thickened part of milk, which is formed into cheese, or, ...

13934

curdle
CURDLE, v.i. [sometimes written crudle. See Curd.]1. To coagulate or concrete; to thicken, or ...

13935

curdled
CURDLED, pp. Coagulated; congealed.

13936

curdling
CURDLING, ppr. Concreting; coagulating.

13937

curdy
CURDY, a. Like curd; full of curd; coagulated.

13938

cure
CURE, n. [L., to cure, to take care, to prepare.]1. A healing; the act of healing; restoration to ...

13939

cured
CURED, pp. Healed; restored to health or soundness; removed, as a disease; remedied; dried, smoked, ...

13940

cureless
CURELESS, a. That cannot be cured or healed; incurable; not admitting of a remedy; as a cureless ...

13941

curer
CURER, n. A healer; a physician; one who heals.

13942

curfew
CURFEW, n. 1. The ringing of a bell or bells at night, as a signal to the inhabitants to rake up ...

13943

curiality
CURIALITY, n. [L., a court.] The privileges, prerogatives, or retinue of a court. [Not used.]

13944

curing
CURING, ppr. Healing; restoring to health or soundness; removing, as an evil; preparing for ...

13945

curing-house
CURING-HOUSE, n. A building in which sugar is drained and dried.

13946

curiologic
CURIOLOGIC, a. [Gr., propriety of speaking.] Designating a rude kind of hieroglyphics, in which a ...

13947

curiosity
CURIOSITY, n. [L. See Curious.]1. A strong desire to see something novel, or to discover something ...

13948

curioso
CURIOSO, n. A curious person; a virtuoso.

13949

curious
CURIOUS, a. [L., care. See Cure.]1. Strongly desirous to see what is novel, or to discover what is ...

13950

curiously
CURIOUSLY, adv. 1. With nice inspection; inquisitively; attentively.I saw nothing at first, but ...

13951

curiousness
CURIOUSNESS, n. 1. Fitness to excite curiosity; exactness of workmanship.2. Singularity of ...

13952

curl
CURL, v.t. 1. To turn, bend or form into ringlets; to crisp; as the hair.2. To writhe; to twist; to ...

13953

curled
CURLED, pp. Turned or formed into ringlets; crisped; twisted; undulated.

13954

curlew
CURLEW, n. 1. An aquatic fowl of the genus Scolopax and the grallic order. It has a long bill; its ...

13955

curliness
CURLINESS, n. A state of being curly.

13956

curling
CURLING, ppr. Bending; twisting; forming into ringlets.

13957

curling-irons
CURLING-IRONS, CURLING-TONGS, n. An instrument for curling the hair.

13958

curling-tongs
CURLING-IRONS, CURLING-TONGS, n. An instrument for curling the hair.

13959

curly
CURLY, a. Having curls; tending to curl; full of ripples.

13960

curmudgeon
CURMUDGEON, n. An avaricious churlish fellow; a miser; a niggard; a churl.

13961

curmudgeonly
CURMUDGEONLY, a. Avaricious; covetous; niggardly; churlish.

13962

currant
CURRANT, n. [from Corinth.] 1. The fruit of a well known shrub belonging to the genus Ribes, of ...

13963

currency
CURRENCY, n. [See Current.] 1. Literally, flowing, running or passing; a continued or uninterrupted ...

13964

current
CURRENT, a. [L., to flow or run.]1. Literally, flowing, running, passing. Hence, passing from ...

13965

currently
CURRENTLY, a. In constant motion; with continued progression. Hence, commonly; generally; ...

13966

currentness
CURRENTNESS, n. 1. Currency; circulation; general reception.2. Fluency; easiness of pronunciation. ...

13967

curricle
CURRICLE, n. [L., to run.]1. A chaise or carriage, with two wheels, drawn by two horses abreast.2. ...

13968

curried
CURRIED, pp. [See Curry.] Dressed by currying; dressed as leather; cleaned; prepared.

13969

currier
CURRIER, n. [L. See Curry.] A man who dresses and colors leather, after it is tanned.

13970

currish
CURRISH, a. [See Cur.] Like a cur; having the qualities of a cur; brutal; malignant; snappish; ...

13971

currishly
CURRISHLY, adv. Like a cur; in a brutal manner.

13972

currishness
CURRISHNESS, n. Moroseness; churlishness.

13973

curry
CURRY, v.t. [L., to scrape; scrape, from cutting.]1. To dress leather, after it is tanned; to soak, ...

13974

curry-comb
CURRY-COMB, n. [See Comb.] An iron instrument or comb, for rubbing and cleaning horses.

13975

currying
CURRYING, ppr. Scraping and dressing; cleaning; scratching.

13976

curse
CURSE, v.t. pret. and pp. cursed or curst. 1. To utter a wish of evil against one; to imprecate ...

13977

cursed
CURSED, pp. 1. Execrated; afflicted; vexed; tormented; blasted by a curse.2. Devoted to ...

13978

cursedly
CURSEDLY, adv. In a cursed manner; enormously; miserably; in a manner to be cursed or detested. [A ...

13979

cursedness
CURSEDNESS, n. The state of being under a curse, or of being doomed to execration or to evil.

13980

curser
CURSER, n. One who curses, or utters a curse.

13981

curship
CURSHIP, n. [See Cur.] Dogship; meanness; ill-nature.

13982

cursing
CURSING, ppr. Execrating; imprecating evil on; denouncing evil; dooming to evil, misery, or ...

13983

cursitor
CURSITOR, n. [L., to run.] In England, a clerk in the court of chancery, whose business is to make ...

13984

cursive
CURSIVE, a. [See Course and Current.] Running; flowing. Cursive hand is a running hand.

13985

cursorary
CURSORARY, a. Cursory; hasty. [Not in use.]

13986

cursorily
CURSORILY, a. [See Cursory.[ In a running or hasty manner; slightly; hastily; without attention; ...

13987

cursoriness
CURSORINESS, n. Slight view or attention.

13988

cursory
CURSORY, a. [L. See Course.]1. Running; hasty; slight; superficial; careless; not with close ...

13989

curst
CURST, pp. of curse. [See Cursed.]CURST, a. Hateful; detestable; froward; tormenting; vexatious; ...

13990

curstness
CURSTNESS, n. Peevishness; malignity; frowardness; crabbedness; surliness.

13991

curt
CURT, a. [L.] Short. [Rarely used, and not elegant.]

13992

curtail
CURTAIL, v.t. [L., to cut; edge.] To shorten; to cut off the end or a part; as, to curtail words. ...

13993

curtail-dog
CURTAIL-DOG, n. A dog whose tail is cut off, according to the forest laws, and therefore hindered ...

13994

curtailed
CURTAILED, pp. Cut short or shorter; abridged.

13995

curtailing
CURTAILING, ppr. Cutting short or shorter; abridging.

13996

curtain
CURTAIN, n. [Low L., in fortification. This word may be from the root of court, and from the sense ...

13997

curtain-lecture
CURTAIN-LECTURE, n. Reproof given in bed by a wife to her husband.

13998

curtal
CURTAL, n. A horse with a docked tail.CURTAL, a. Short; abridged; brief.

13999

curtate
CURTATE, a. [L., to shorten.] The curtate distance, in astronomy, is the distance of a planet from ...

14000

curtation
CURTATION, n. [See Curtate.] The interval between a planets distance from the sun and the curtate ...

14001

curtilage
CURTILAGE, n. In law, a yard, garden, inclosure or field near and belonging to a messuage. [This is ...

14002

curtly
CURTLY, adv. Briefly. [Not in use.]

14003

curule
CURULE, a. [L., a chariot.] Belonging to a chariot. The curule chair or seat, among the Romans, was ...

14004

curvated
CURVATED, a. [See Curve.] Curved; bent in a regular form.

14005

curvature
CURVATURE, n. [L. See Curve.] A bending in a regular form; crookedness, or the manner of bending; ...

14006

curve
CURVE, a. [L., bent, crooked; to bend, turn or wind.] Bending; crooked; inflected in a regular ...

14007

curved
CURVED, pp. Bent; regularly inflected.

14008

curvet
CURVET, n. 1. In the manege, a particular leap of a horse, when he raises both his fore legs at ...

14009

curvilineal
CURVILINEAR, CURVILINEAL, a. [L., bent and a line.] Having a curve line; consisting of curve lines; ...

14010

curvilinear
CURVILINEAR, CURVILINEAL, a. [L., bent and a line.] Having a curve line; consisting of curve lines; ...

14011

curvilinearity
CURVILINEARITY, n. The state of being curvilinear, or of consisting in curve lines.

14012

curving
CURVING, ppr. Bending in a regular form; crooked.

14013

curvity
CURVITY, n. [L.] A bending in a regular form; crookedness.

14014

cushat
CUSHAT, n. The ring-dove or wood-pigeon.

14015

cushion
CUSHION, n. 1. A pillow for a seat; a soft pad to be placed on a chair; a bag, stuffed with wool, ...

14016

cushioned
CUSHIONED, a. Seated on a cushion; supported by cushions.

14017

cushionet
CUSHIONET, n. A little cushion.

14018

cuskin
CUSKIN, n. A kind of ivory cup. [Not in use.]

14019

cusp
CUSP, n. [L., a point.] The point or horn of the moon or other luminary.

14020

cuspated
CUSPATED, a. [L., a point.] Pointed; ending in a point.

14021

cuspidal
CUSPIDAL, a. Ending in a point.

14022

cuspidate
CUSPIDATE, CUSPIDATED,a. [L., a point.] Having a sharp end, like the point of a spear; terminating ...

14023

cuspidated
CUSPIDATE, CUSPIDATED,a. [L., a point.] Having a sharp end, like the point of a spear; terminating ...

14024

custard
CUSTARD, n. A composition of milk and eggs, sweetened and baked or boiled, forming an agreeable ...

14025

custard-apple
CUSTARD-APPLE, n. A plant, a species of Annona, growing in the West Indies, whose fruit is of the ...

14026

custodial
CUSTODIAL, a. [from custody.] Relating to custody or guardianship.

14027

custody
CUSTODY, n. [L., a watchman, a keeper. See Chaste.]1. A keeping; a guarding; care, watch, ...

14028

custom
CUSTOM, n. [L.]1. Frequent or common use, or practice; a frequent repetition o the same act; hence, ...

14029

custom-house
CUSTOM-HOUSE, n. The house where vessel enter and clear, and where the customs are paid or secured ...

14030

customable
CUSTOMABLE, a. 1. Common; habitual; frequent.2. Subject to the payment of the duties called ...

14031

customableness
CUSTOMABLENESS, n. Frequency; conformity to custom. [Little used.]

14032

customably
CUSTOMABLY, adv. According to custom; in a customary manner.

14033

customarily
CUSTOMARILY, adv. [See Customary.] Habitually; commonly.

14034

customariness
CUSTOMARINESS, n. Frequency; commonness; habitual use or practice.

14035

customary
CUSTOMARY, a. 1. According to custom, or to established or common usage; as a customary dress; ...

14036

customed
CUSTOMED, a. 1. Usual; common; to which we are accustomed. [See Accustomed.]2. Furnished with ...

14037

customer
CUSTOMER, n.1. One who frequents any place of sale for the sake of purchasing goods; one who ...

14038

custos
CUSTOS, n. [L.] A keeper; as custos brevium, the principal clerk of the common pleas; custos ...

14039

custrel
CUSTREL, n. A buckler-bearer. Also, a vessel for holding wine. [Not in use.]

14040

cut
CUT, v.t. pret. and prep. cut. [L., to thrust, to drive, to strike.]1. To separate the parts of any ...

14041

cut-throat
CUT-THROAT, n. A murderer; an assassin; a ruffian.CUT-THROAT, a. Murderous; cruel; barbarous.

14042

cut-water
CUT-WATER, n. The fore part of a ships prow, or knee of the head, which cuts the water. Also, a ...

14043

cut-work
CUT-WORK, n. Embroidery. [Not in use.]

14044

cutaneous
CUTANEOUS, a. [See Cuticle.] Belonging to the skin, or cutis; existing on, or affecting the skin; ...

14045

cuth
CUTH, in Saxon, signifies known, or famous. Hence, Cuthwin, a famous conqueror; Cuthred, a famous ...

14046

cuticle
CUTICLE, n. [L., skin, the same as hide, which see.]1. The scarf-skin; the thin exterior coat of ...

14047

cuticular
CUTICULAR, a. Pertaining to the cuticle or external coat of the skin.

14048

cutlas
CUTLAS, n. [L., to cut.] A broad curving sword; a hanger; used by soldiers int he cavalry, by ...

14049

cutler
CUTLER, n. [L., a knife.] One whose occupation is to make knives and other cutting instruments.

14050

cutlery
CUTLERY, n. The business of making knives; or more generally, knives and other edged instruments in ...

14051

cutlet
CUTLET, n. A small piece of meat for cooking; as a veal cutlet.

14052

cutpurse
CUTPURSE, n. [cut and purse.] One who cuts purses for stealing them or their contents; a practice ...

14053

cutter
CUTTER, n. 1. One who cuts or hews.2. An instrument that cuts; as a straw-cutter.3. A fore tooth, ...

14054

cutting
CUTTING, ppr. [See Cut.]1. Dividing by an edged instrument; cleaving by the stroke or motion of an ...

14055

cuttle
CUTTLE, CUTTLE-FISH, n. 1. A genus of mollusca, called Sepia. They have small arms, with serrated ...

14056

cuttle-fish
CUTTLE, CUTTLE-FISH, n. 1. A genus of mollusca, called Sepia. They have small arms, with serrated ...

14057

cyanite
CYANITE, n. [Gr. Sky-colored.] A mineral of a berlin blue color, passing into gray and green; ...

14058

cyanogen
CYANOGEN, n. [Gr., blue, and to beget.] Carbureted azote, or carburet of nitrogen, the compound ...

14059

cyathiform
CYATHIFORM, a. [L., a cup; Gr.] In the form of a cup, or drinking glass, a little widened at the ...

14060

cyclades
CYCLADES, n. plu. [Gr., a circle.] A number of isles arranged round the isle of delos, in the ...

14061

cycle
CYCLE, n. [Gr. L., an orb or circle.]1. In chronology, a period or series of numbers, which ...

14062

cyclograph
CYCLOGRAPH, n. [circle, and to describe.] An instrument for describing the arcs of circles.

14063

cycloid
CYCLOID, n. A geometrical curve on which depends the doctrine of pendulums; a figure made by the ...

14064

cycloidal
CYCLOIDAL, a. Pertaining or relating to a cycloid; as, the cycloidal space is the space contained ...

14065

cyclolite
CYCLOLITE, n. A name given to Madrepores.

14066

cyclometry
CYCLOMETRY, n. [Gr., circle, to measure.] The art of measuring cycles or circles.

14067

cyclopean
CYCLOPEAN, a. [from Cyclops.] Pertaining to the Cyclops; vast; terrific.

14068

cyclopedia
CYCLOPEDIA, CYCOPEDE, n. [Gr., circle, discipline, erudition.] The circle or compass of the arts ...

14069

cyclopic
CYCLOPIC, a. Pertaining to the Cyclops; gigantic; savage.

14070

cyclops
CYCLOPS, n. [Gr., a circle, an eye.] In fabulous history, certain giants, the sons of Neptune and ...

14071

cycopede
CYCLOPEDIA, CYCOPEDE, n. [Gr., circle, discipline, erudition.] The circle or compass of the arts ...

14072

cyder
CYDER. [See Cider.]

14073

cygnet
CYGNET, n. [L., a swan; Gr.] A young swan.

14074

cylinder
CYLINDER, n. [Gr. To roll; L.] In geometry, a solid body supposed to be generated by the rotation ...

14075

cylindraceous
CYLINDRACEOUS, a. Cylindrical. [Little used.]

14076

cylindric
CYLINDRIC, CYLINDRICAL, a. Having the form of a cylinder; or partaking of its properties.

14077

cylindrical
CYLINDRIC, CYLINDRICAL, a. Having the form of a cylinder; or partaking of its properties.

14078

cylindriform
CYLINDRIFORM, a. [cylinder and form.] Having the form of a cylinder.

14079

cylindroid
CYLINDROID, n. [cylinder and form.] A solid body, approaching to the figure of a cylinder, but ...

14080

cyma
CYMATIUM, CYMA, n. [L., Gr., a little wave.] In architecture, a member or molding of the cornice, ...

14081

cymar
CYMAR, n. A slight covering; a scarf; properly, simar.

14082

cymatium
CYMATIUM, CYMA, n. [L., Gr., a little wave.] In architecture, a member or molding of the cornice, ...

14083

cymbal
CYMBAL, n. [L., Gr.]1. A musical instrument used by the ancients, hollow and made of brass, ...

14084

cymbiform
CYMBIFORM, a. [L., a boat, form.] Shaped like a boat.

14085

cyme
CYME, CYMA, n. [Gr., fetus, to swell.] Literally, a sprout, particularly of the cabbage. ...

14086

cymling
CYMLING, n. A squash.

14087

cymophane
CYMOPHANE, n. [Gr., a wave, to appear.] A mineral, called also chrysoberyl. Its color is green of ...

14088

cymophanous
CYMOPHANOUS, a. Having a wavy floating light; opalescent; chatoyant.

14089

cymose
CYMOSE, CYMOUS, a. Containing a cyme; in the form of a cyme.

14090

cymous
CYMOSE, CYMOUS, a. Containing a cyme; in the form of a cyme.

14091

cynanche
CYNANCHE, n. [Gr., a dog-collar, angina; a dog, to press or bind, to suffocate.] A disease of the ...

14092

cynanthropy
CYNANTHROPY, n. [Gr., a dog, man.] A kind of madness in which men have the qualities of dogs.

14093

cynarctomachy
CYNARCTOMACHY, n. [Gr., a dog, a bear, a fight.] Bear-baiting with a dog. [A barbarous word.]

14094

cynic
CYNIC, CYNICAL, a. [Gr., canine, a dog.] Having the qualities of a surly dog; snarling; captious; ...

14095

cynical
CYNIC, CYNICAL, a. [Gr., canine, a dog.] Having the qualities of a surly dog; snarling; captious; ...

14096

cynically
CYNICALLY, adv. In a snarling, captious or morose manner.

14097

cynicalness
CYNICALNESS, n. Moroseness; contempt of riches and amusements.

14098

cynics
CYNICS, n. In ancient history, a sect of philosophers, who valued themselves on their contempt of ...

14099

cynosure
CYNOSURE, n. [Gr., the tail of the dog, ursa minor, the little bear.] The constellation near the ...

14100

cyon
CYON.[See Cion.]

14101

cypher
CYPHER. [See Cipher.]

14102

cypress
CYPRESS, n. [L., Gr.] 1. A genus of plants or trees. The most remarkable are the sempervirens or ...

14103

cyprin
CYPRIN, a. Pertaining to the fish of the genus Cyprinus.

14104

cyprus
CYPRUS, n. A thin transparent black stuff.

14105

cyriologic
CYRIOLOGIC, a. [Gr., a chief, discourse.] Relating or pertaining to capital letters.

14106

cyst
CYST, n. [Gr., a bladder.] A bag or tunic which includes morbid matter in animal bodies.

14107

cystic
CYSTIC, a. Pertaining to a cyst, or contained in a cyst. The cystic duct is the membranous canal ...

14108

cystocele
CYS'TOCELE, n. [Gr., a bladder or a tumor.] A hernia or rupture formed by the protrusion of the ...

14109

cystotomy
CYSTOT'OMY, n. [Gr., a bladder or to cut.] The act or practice of opening encysted tumors, for ...

14110

cytisus
CYT'ISUS, n. A shrub or tree. Also, a genus of trees; tree-trefoil.

14111

czar
CZ'AR, n. A king; a chief; a title of the emperor of Russia; pronounced tzar, and so written by ...

14112

czarina
CZARINA, n. A title of the empress of Russia.

14113

czarish
CZ'ARISH, a. Pertaining to the czar of Russia.

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