7-Letter Nouns Starting With C
Here's the list of all the 1913 7-Letter Nouns Starting With C in the English Language.
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| contact | 1. close interaction 2. the act of touching physically More Definitions → |
| company | 1. an institution created to conduct business 2. small military unit; usually two or three platoons More Definitions → |
| current | 1. a flow of electricity through a conductor 2. a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes) More Definitions → |
| control | 1. power to direct or determine 2. a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another More Definitions → |
| content | 1. the state of being contented with your situation in life 2. (usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something More Definitions → |
| country | 1. a politically organized body of people under a single government 2. the territory occupied by a nation More Definitions → |
| compare | 1. qualities that are comparable More Definitions → |
| college | 1. the body of faculty and students of a college 2. an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university More Definitions → |
| comment | 1. a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information 2. a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material More Definitions → |
| central | 1. a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication More Definitions → |
| council | 1. a body serving in an administrative capacity 2. (Christianity) an assembly of theologians and bishops and other representatives of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine More Definitions → |
| chapter | 1. a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled 2. any distinct period in history or in a person's life More Definitions → |
| capital | 1. assets available for use in the production of further assets 2. wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value More Definitions → |
| culture | 1. a particular society at a particular time and place 2. the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group More Definitions → |
| channel | 1. a path over which electrical signals can pass 2. a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through More Definitions → |
| classic | 1. a creation of the highest excellence 2. an artist who has created classic works More Definitions → |
| command | 1. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something 2. a military unit or region under the control of a single officer More Definitions → |
| catalog | 1. a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things 2. a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically More Definitions → |
| century | 1. a period of 100 years 2. ten 10s More Definitions → |
| complex | 1. a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts 2. a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated More Definitions → |
| context | 1. discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation 2. the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event More Definitions → |
| counter | 1. table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted 2. game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games More Definitions → |
| credits | 1. a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film) More Definitions → |
| concept | 1. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances More Definitions → |
| conduct | 1. manner of acting or controlling yourself 2. (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people More Definitions → |
| calling | 1. the particular occupation for which you are trained More Definitions → |
| crystal | 1. a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure 2. a crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices More Definitions → |
| comfort | 1. a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain 2. a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment More Definitions → |
| clothes | 1. clothing in general More Definitions → |
| circuit | 1. an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow 2. a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area More Definitions → |
| compact | 1. a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse 2. a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action More Definitions → |
| climate | 1. the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time 2. the prevailing psychological state More Definitions → |
| concern | 1. something that interests you because it is important or affects you 2. an anxious feeling More Definitions → |
| cooking | 1. the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat More Definitions → |
| concert | 1. a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging More Definitions → |
| carrier | 1. someone whose employment involves carrying something 2. a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something More Definitions → |
| consent | 1. permission for something to happen More Definitions → |
| contest | 1. an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants 2. a struggle between rivals More Definitions → |
| chamber | 1. a natural or artificial enclosed space 2. an enclosed volume in the body More Definitions → |
| chicken | 1. the flesh of a chicken used for food 2. a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl More Definitions → |
| cutting | 1. the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film 2. a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting More Definitions → |
| cartoon | 1. a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine 2. a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence More Definitions → |
| charter | 1. a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation 2. a contract to hire or lease transportation More Definitions → |
| capture | 1. the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property 2. a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field More Definitions → |
| camping | 1. the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp More Definitions → |
| closing | 1. the act of closing something 2. the last section of a communication More Definitions → |
| captain | 1. an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant 2. the naval officer in command of a military ship More Definitions → |
| console | 1. a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall 2. a scientific instrument consisting of displays and an input device that an operator can use to monitor and control a system (especially a computer system) More Definitions → |
| convert | 1. a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief More Definitions → |
| citizen | 1. a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community More Definitions → |
| cabinet | 1. a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display 2. persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers More Definitions → |
| collect | 1. a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England More Definitions → |
| commons | 1. a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area 2. a pasture subject to common use More Definitions → |
| counsel | 1. a lawyer who pleads cases in court 2. something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action More Definitions → |
| cluster | 1. a grouping of a number of similar things More Definitions → |
| charity | 1. a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals) 2. a kindly and lenient attitude toward people More Definitions → |
| charger | 1. formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle 2. a device that can hold a rechargeable battery by means of an electrical cable More Definitions → |
| cooling | 1. the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature 2. a mechanism for keeping something cool More Definitions → |
| chronic | More Definitions → |
| combine | 1. harvester that heads and threshes and cleans grain while moving across the field 2. a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service More Definitions → |
| collins | 1. tall iced drink of liquor (usually gin) with fruit juice More Definitions → |
| cycling | 1. the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle More Definitions → |
| cleaner | 1. a preparation used in cleaning something 2. the operator of dry-cleaning establishment More Definitions → |
| cricket | 1. leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together 2. a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs More Definitions → |
| customs | 1. money collected under a tariff More Definitions → |
| creator | 1. a person who grows or makes or invents things More Definitions → |
| causing | 1. the act of causing something to happen More Definitions → |
| costume | 1. the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball 2. unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place More Definitions → |
| cottage | 1. a small house with a single story More Definitions → |
| ceiling | 1. the overhead upper surface of a covered space 2. (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds More Definitions → |
| colored | More Definitions → |
| ceramic | 1. an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures More Definitions → |
| calcium | 1. a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals More Definitions → |
| colours | 1. a distinguishing emblem 2. a flag that shows its nationality More Definitions → |
| cuisine | 1. the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared More Definitions → |
| courier | 1. a person who carries a message More Definitions → |
| closure | 1. approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap 2. a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body More Definitions → |
| casting | 1. object formed by a mold 2. the act of creating something by casting it in a mold More Definitions → |
| copying | 1. an act of copying More Definitions → |
| capitol | 1. a building occupied by a state legislature More Definitions → |
| custody | 1. a state of being confined (usually for a short time) 2. holding by the police More Definitions → |
| clarity | 1. free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression 2. the quality of clear water More Definitions → |
| caution | 1. the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger 2. a warning against certain acts More Definitions → |
| courage | 1. a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear More Definitions → |
| coating | 1. a thin layer covering something 2. a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance) More Definitions → |
| chassis | 1. alternative names for the body of a human being 2. a metal mounting for the circuit components of an electronic device More Definitions → |
| cardiac | More Definitions → |
| concord | 1. a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole 2. the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations More Definitions → |
| cleanup | 1. a very large profit 2. (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team) More Definitions → |
| compute | More Definitions → |
| cologne | 1. a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol More Definitions → |
| curtain | 1. hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) 2. any barrier to communication or vision More Definitions → |
| chapman | 1. archaic term for an itinerant peddler More Definitions → |
| caravan | 1. a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file 2. a camper equipped with living quarters More Definitions → |
| caption | 1. taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument 2. translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen More Definitions → |
| compass | 1. navigational instrument for finding directions 2. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: More Definitions → |
| cocaine | 1. a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive More Definitions → |
| colonel | 1. a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general More Definitions → |
| coconut | 1. the edible white meat of a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries 2. large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk More Definitions → |
| cruiser | 1. a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters 2. a large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer More Definitions → |
| cascade | 1. a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls 2. a succession of stages or operations or processes or units More Definitions → |
| clutter | 1. a confused multitude of things 2. unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen More Definitions → |
| cloning | 1. a general term for the research activity that creates a copy of some biological entity (a gene or organism or cell) More Definitions → |
| checker | 1. an attendant who checks coats or baggage 2. one who checks the correctness of something More Definitions → |
| cushion | 1. a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses 2. the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle More Definitions → |
| crimson | 1. a deep and vivid red color More Definitions → |
| capsule | 1. a small container 2. a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside More Definitions → |
| contour | 1. a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height 2. any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) More Definitions → |
| chateau | 1. an impressive country house (or castle) in France More Definitions → |
| changer | 1. a person who changes something 2. an automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention More Definitions → |
| cypress | 1. wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus 2. any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones More Definitions → |
| clarion | 1. a medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone More Definitions → |
| cutlery | 1. a cutting implement; a tool for cutting 2. tableware implements for cutting and eating food More Definitions → |
| cashier | 1. an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money 2. a person responsible for receiving payments for goods and services (as in a shop or restaurant) More Definitions → |
| calorie | 1. unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure More Definitions → |
| costing | 1. cost accounting More Definitions → |
| coaster | 1. a resident of a coastal area 2. someone who coasts More Definitions → |
| crochet | 1. needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle More Definitions → |
| chimney | 1. a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building 2. a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp More Definitions → |
| carving | 1. a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape 2. removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape More Definitions → |
| captive | 1. a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war 2. an animal that is confined More Definitions → |
| cabbage | 1. any of various types of cabbage 2. informal terms for money More Definitions → |
| collage | 1. a paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs to form an artistic image 2. any collection of diverse things More Definitions → |
| couture | 1. high fashion designing and dressmaking More Definitions → |
| cyclone | 1. (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the southern 2. a violent rotating windstorm More Definitions → |
| cracker | 1. a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet 2. a poor White person in the southern United States More Definitions → |
| chopper | 1. a grounder that bounces high in the air 2. informal terms for a human `tooth' More Definitions → |
| chemist | 1. a scientist who specializes in chemistry 2. a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs More Definitions → |
| cavalry | 1. troops trained to fight on horseback 2. a highly mobile army unit More Definitions → |
| cruelty | 1. a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering 2. feelings of extreme heartlessness More Definitions → |
| catcher | 1. (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher 2. the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws More Definitions → |
| crusade | 1. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end More Definitions → |
| conduit | 1. a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass More Definitions → |
| colleen | 1. an Irish girl More Definitions → |
| curling | 1. a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target More Definitions → |
| caliber | 1. a degree or grade of excellence or worth 2. diameter of a tube or gun barrel More Definitions → |
| chatter | 1. noisy talk 2. the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine More Definitions → |
| compost | 1. a mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer More Definitions → |
| corsair | 1. a pirate along the Barbary Coast 2. a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction) More Definitions → |
| cockpit | 1. compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft 2. a pit for cockfights More Definitions → |
| commute | 1. a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work More Definitions → |
| collier | 1. someone who works in a coal mine More Definitions → |
| cabaret | 1. a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink 2. a series of acts at a night club More Definitions → |
| curator | 1. the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library) More Definitions → |
| citadel | 1. a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle More Definitions → |
| coulter | 1. a sharp steel wedge that precedes the plow and cuts vertically through the soil More Definitions → |
| chewing | 1. biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow More Definitions → |
| catfish | 1. flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed 2. large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins More Definitions → |
| codeine | 1. derivative of opium; used as an antitussive (to relieve coughing) and an analgesic (to relieve pain) More Definitions → |
| clipper | 1. (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform) 2. a fast sailing ship used in former times More Definitions → |
| citrate | 1. a salt or ester of citric acid More Definitions → |
| chinook | 1. a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies 2. pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon More Definitions → |
| cuckold | 1. a man whose wife committed adultery More Definitions → |
| craving | 1. an intense desire for some particular thing More Definitions → |
| caramel | 1. firm chewy candy made from caramelized sugar and butter and milk 2. burnt sugar; used to color and flavor food More Definitions → |
| cookery | 1. the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat More Definitions → |
| carbide | 1. a binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element More Definitions → |
| cadmium | 1. a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores More Definitions → |
| candida | 1. any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Candida More Definitions → |
| calypso | 1. rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf More Definitions → |
| chevron | 1. V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service 2. an inverted V-shaped charge More Definitions → |
| corolla | 1. (botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth More Definitions → |
| canning | More Definitions → |
| cordoba | 1. the basic unit of money in Nicaragua; equal to 100 centavos More Definitions → |
| closeup | 1. a photograph taken at close range More Definitions → |
| cheddar | 1. hard smooth-textured cheese; originally made in Cheddar in southwestern England More Definitions → |
| cadence | 1. (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse 2. the close of a musical section More Definitions → |
| cathode | 1. a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device 2. the positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current More Definitions → |
| caribou | 1. Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called `reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North America More Definitions → |
| cheetah | 1. long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game More Definitions → |
| calming | 1. the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of) More Definitions → |
| caterer | 1. someone who provides food and service (as for a party) More Definitions → |
| cripple | 1. someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back More Definitions → |
| crawler | 1. a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage 2. a person who crawls or creeps along the ground More Definitions → |
| coupler | 1. a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects More Definitions → |
| cayenne | 1. plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red 2. ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum More Definitions → |
| cunning | 1. shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception 2. crafty artfulness (especially in deception) More Definitions → |
| chariot | 1. a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage 2. a two-wheeled horse-drawn battle vehicle; used in war and races in ancient Egypt and Greece and Rome More Definitions → |
| coolant | 1. a fluid agent (gas or liquid) that produces cooling; especially one used to cool a system by transferring heat away from one part to another More Definitions → |
| choking | 1. a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx) 2. the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe More Definitions → |
| curacao | 1. flavored with sour orange peel More Definitions → |
| calvary | 1. any experience that causes intense suffering More Definitions → |
| citrine | 1. semiprecious yellow quartz resembling topaz More Definitions → |
| calumet | 1. a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace) More Definitions → |
| commune | 1. the smallest administrative district of several European countries 2. a body of people or families living together and sharing everything More Definitions → |
| climber | 1. a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants 2. someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior More Definitions → |
| carotid | More Definitions → |
| convent | 1. a religious residence especially for nuns 2. a community of people in a religious order (especially nuns) living together More Definitions → |
| carnage | 1. the savage and excessive killing of many people More Definitions → |
| coroner | 1. a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes More Definitions → |
| colitis | 1. inflammation of the colon More Definitions → |
| caprice | 1. a sudden desire More Definitions → |
| convict | 1. a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison 2. a person who has been convicted of a criminal offense More Definitions → |
| centrum | 1. the main body of a vertebra More Definitions → |
| cowgirl | 1. a woman cowboy More Definitions → |
| carcass | 1. the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food More Definitions → |
| cyanide | 1. any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN 2. an extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid More Definitions → |
| chiffon | 1. a sheer fabric of silk or rayon More Definitions → |
| corpora | 1. capital as contrasted with the income derived from it 2. a collection of writings More Definitions → |
| cholera | 1. an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food More Definitions → |
| caliper | 1. an instrument for measuring the distance between two points More Definitions → |
| calibre | 1. a degree or grade of excellence or worth 2. diameter of a tube or gun barrel More Definitions → |
| custard | 1. sweetened mixture of milk and eggs baked or boiled or frozen More Definitions → |
| creamer | 1. a small pitcher for serving cream More Definitions → |
| culprit | 1. someone who perpetrates wrongdoing More Definitions → |
| canteen | 1. a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers 2. sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution or school or camp etc. More Definitions → |
| caldera | 1. a large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that collapses into a depression More Definitions → |
| critter | 1. a regional term for `creature' (especially for domestic animals) More Definitions → |
| cyclist | 1. a person who rides a bicycle More Definitions → |
| crusher | 1. a device that crushes something More Definitions → |
| comrade | 1. a friend who is frequently in the company of another 2. used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement More Definitions → |
| cubicle | 1. small room in which a monk or nun lives 2. small individual study area in a library More Definitions → |
| chiller | 1. excitation that makes your hair stand up or that chills your bones More Definitions → |
| consort | 1. the husband or wife of a reigning monarch 2. a family of similar musical instrument playing together More Definitions → |
| chuckle | 1. a soft partly suppressed laugh More Definitions → |
| creeper | 1. any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping 2. a person who crawls or creeps along the ground More Definitions → |
| capping | More Definitions → |
| caustic | 1. any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue 2. the envelope of light rays reflected or refracted by a curved surface or object More Definitions → |
| cordial | 1. strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal More Definitions → |
| confine | More Definitions → |
| catwalk | 1. narrow platform extending out into an auditorium 2. narrow pathway high in the air (as above a stage or between parts of a building or along a bridge) More Definitions → |
| croquet | 1. a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops; the winner is the first to traverse all the hoops and hit a peg More Definitions → |
| culvert | 1. a transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railway More Definitions → |
| choline | 1. a B-complex vitamin that is a constituent of lecithin; essential in the metabolism of fat More Definitions → |
| chimera | 1. a grotesque product of the imagination More Definitions → |
| centaur | 1. (classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse More Definitions → |
| colonic | 1. a water enema given to flush out the colon More Definitions → |
| caspase | 1. any of a group of proteases that mediate apoptosis More Definitions → |
| cutlass | 1. a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors More Definitions → |
| cheater | 1. someone who leads you to believe something that is not true More Definitions → |
| cumulus | 1. a globular cloud 2. a collection of objects laid on top of each other More Definitions → |
| cyclops | 1. minute free-swimming freshwater copepod having a large median eye and pear-shaped body and long antennae used in swimming; important in some food chains and as intermediate hosts of parasitic worms that affect man e.g. Guinea worms More Definitions → |
| coronal | 1. flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes More Definitions → |
| cytosol | 1. the aqueous part of the cytoplasm within which various particles and organelles are suspended More Definitions → |
| chowder | 1. a thick soup or stew made with milk and bacon and onions and potatoes More Definitions → |
| crumble | More Definitions → |
| coulomb | 1. a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second More Definitions → |
| cortina | 1. a cobwebby partial veil consisting of silky fibrils More Definitions → |
| copycat | 1. someone who copies the words or behavior of another More Definitions → |
| chemise | 1. a woman's sleeveless undergarment 2. a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist More Definitions → |
| caloric | More Definitions → |
| carmine | 1. a variable color averaging a vivid red More Definitions → |
| cranium | 1. the part of the skull that encloses the brain More Definitions → |
| censure | 1. harsh criticism or disapproval 2. the state of being excommunicated More Definitions → |
| carbine | 1. light automatic rifle More Definitions → |
| cleaver | 1. a butcher's knife having a large square blade More Definitions → |
| conifer | 1. any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones More Definitions → |
| chorale | 1. a stately Protestant (especially Lutheran) hymn tune More Definitions → |
| crackle | 1. the sharp sound of snapping noises 2. glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface More Definitions → |
| copilot | 1. a relief pilot on an airplane More Definitions → |
| chutney | 1. a spicy condiment made of chopped fruits or vegetables cooked in vinegar and sugar with ginger and spices More Definitions → |
| coronet | 1. a small crown; usually indicates a high rank but below that of sovereign 2. margin between the skin of the pastern and the horn of the hoof More Definitions → |
| caveman | 1. someone who lives in a cave More Definitions → |
| calcite | 1. a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone More Definitions → |
| chalice | 1. a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup More Definitions → |
| chagrin | 1. strong feelings of embarrassment More Definitions → |
| carport | 1. garage for one or two cars consisting of a flat roof supported on poles More Definitions → |
| cobbler | 1. a person who makes or repairs shoes 2. tall sweetened iced drink of wine or liquor with fruit More Definitions → |
| curbing | 1. an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) More Definitions → |
| campion | 1. any plant of the genus Silene More Definitions → |
| checkup | 1. a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person More Definitions → |
| chooser | 1. a person who chooses or selects out More Definitions → |
| cursive | 1. rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper More Definitions → |
| charade | 1. a word acted out in an episode of the game of charades 2. making a false outward show More Definitions → |
| currant | 1. any of several tart red or black berries used primarily for jellies and jams 2. any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants More Definitions → |
| chamois | 1. a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin 2. hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips More Definitions → |
| coinage | 1. coins collectively 2. a newly invented word or phrase More Definitions → |
| cassava | 1. a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics 2. cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca More Definitions → |
| cupcake | 1. small cake baked in a muffin tin More Definitions → |
| carrion | 1. the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food More Definitions → |
| cutaway | 1. a representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner parts 2. a man's coat cut diagonally from the waist to the back of the knees More Definitions → |
| cuticle | 1. the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail 2. the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates More Definitions → |
| canvass | 1. the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account 2. an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people More Definitions → |
| cowbell | 1. a bell hung around the neck of cow so that the cow can be easily located More Definitions → |
| crafter | 1. a creator of great skill in the manual arts More Definitions → |
| currier | 1. a craftsman who curries leather for use More Definitions → |
| colloid | 1. a mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension More Definitions → |
| crappie | 1. small sunfishes of the genus Pomoxis of central United States rivers 2. small sunfishes of central United States rivers More Definitions → |
| cowhide | 1. leather made from the hide of a cow 2. the hide of a cow More Definitions → |
| cadaver | 1. the dead body of a human being More Definitions → |
| caboose | 1. the area for food preparation on a ship 2. a car on a freight train for use of the train crew; usually the last car on the train More Definitions → |
| cognate | 1. one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another 2. a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language More Definitions → |
| conceit | 1. feelings of excessive pride 2. an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things More Definitions → |
| cantata | 1. a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text More Definitions → |
| calving | 1. giving birth to a calf More Definitions → |
| combing | 1. the act of drawing a comb through hair More Definitions → |
| clobber | 1. informal terms for personal possessions More Definitions → |
| curving | More Definitions → |
| canasta | 1. a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank More Definitions → |
| charmer | 1. someone with an assured and ingratiating manner 2. a person who charms others (usually by personal attractiveness) More Definitions → |
| crowbar | 1. a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge More Definitions → |
| cloture | 1. a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body More Definitions → |
| calculi | 1. a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body 2. an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums More Definitions → |
| cannery | 1. a factory where food is canned More Definitions → |
| cowling | 1. protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine More Definitions → |
| cargoes | 1. goods carried by a large vehicle More Definitions → |
| cockney | 1. the nonstandard dialect of natives of the east end of London More Definitions → |
| chafing | 1. soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction More Definitions → |
| cistern | 1. a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid 2. a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet More Definitions → |
| cupping | 1. a treatment in which evacuated cups are applied to the skin to draw blood through the surface More Definitions → |
| candela | 1. the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin More Definitions → |
| collard | 1. variety of kale having smooth leaves More Definitions → |
| crozier | 1. a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office More Definitions → |
| cropper | 1. small farmers and tenants More Definitions → |
| cornice | 1. a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing 2. a molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall More Definitions → |
| chicane | 1. a bridge hand that is void of trumps 2. a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file More Definitions → |
| caraway | 1. a Eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway seed 2. leaves used sparingly in soups and stews More Definitions → |
| commode | 1. a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination 2. a tall elegant chest of drawers More Definitions → |
| cellist | 1. someone who plays a violoncello More Definitions → |
| crevice | 1. a long narrow depression in a surface 2. a long narrow cleft More Definitions → |
| camphor | 1. a resin obtained from the camphor tree; used in making celluloid and liniment More Definitions → |
| crinkle | 1. a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface More Definitions → |
| clapper | 1. someone who applauds 2. a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity More Definitions → |
| clavier | 1. a bank of keys on a musical instrument 2. a stringed instrument that has a keyboard More Definitions → |
| chancel | 1. area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing More Definitions → |
| cichlid | 1. freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariums More Definitions → |
| challis | 1. a soft lightweight fabric (usually printed) More Definitions → |
| chicory | 1. the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute 2. perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads More Definitions → |
| chattel | 1. personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc) More Definitions → |
| compote | 1. dessert of stewed or baked fruit More Definitions → |
| ceilidh | 1. an informal social gathering at which there is Scottish or Irish folk music and singing and folk dancing and story telling More Definitions → |
| cannula | 1. a small flexible tube inserted into a body cavity for draining off fluid or introducing medication More Definitions → |
| cookout | 1. an informal meal cooked and eaten outdoors More Definitions → |
| comfrey | 1. perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas 2. leaves make a popular tisane; young leaves used in salads or cooked More Definitions → |
| clatter | 1. a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement) More Definitions → |
| chelate | 1. a heterocyclic compound having a metal ion attached by coordinate bonds to at least two nonmetal ions More Definitions → |
| cordage | 1. the amount of wood in an area as measured in cords 2. the ropes in the rigging of a ship More Definitions → |
| campana | 1. the shape of a bell More Definitions → |
| crimper | 1. someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers 2. a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it More Definitions → |
| cassino | 1. a card game in which cards face up on the table are taken with eligible cards in the hand More Definitions → |
| chaplet | 1. flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes More Definitions → |
| chorizo | 1. a spicy Spanish pork sausage More Definitions → |
| crewman | 1. any member of a ship's crew 2. a member of a flight crew More Definitions → |
| cochlea | 1. the snail-shaped tube (in the inner ear coiled around the modiolus) where sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses by the organ of Corti More Definitions → |
| clinker | 1. a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire 2. a hard brick used as a paving stone More Definitions → |
| choroid | 1. a highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina and the sclera; a dark pigmentation minimizes the scattering of light inside the eye More Definitions → |
| chantry | 1. an endowment for the singing of Masses 2. a chapel endowed for singing Masses for the soul of the donor More Definitions → |
| corsage | 1. an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present More Definitions → |
| cession | 1. the act of ceding More Definitions → |
| cystine | 1. a crystalline amino acid found in proteins (especially keratin); discovered in bladder stones More Definitions → |
| challah | 1. (Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast; often formed into braided loaves and glazed with eggs before baking More Definitions → |
| coaxing | 1. flattery designed to gain favor More Definitions → |
| crooner | 1. a singer of popular ballads More Definitions → |
| couplet | 1. two items of the same kind 2. a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse; usually rhymed More Definitions → |
| coeliac | More Definitions → |
| chapeau | 1. headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim More Definitions → |
| chanter | 1. reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played More Definitions → |
| crybaby | 1. a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy 2. a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining More Definitions → |
| crasher | 1. someone who gets in (to a party) without an invitation or without paying More Definitions → |
| conning | More Definitions → |
| clumber | 1. a thickset spaniel with longish silky hair More Definitions → |
| cyprian | 1. a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money More Definitions → |
| calamus | 1. any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes 2. the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally More Definitions → |
| cutback | 1. a reduction in quantity or rate More Definitions → |
| crowing | 1. an instance of boastful talk More Definitions → |
| cistron | 1. (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity More Definitions → |
| clamour | 1. loud and persistent outcry from many people More Definitions → |
| ciliate | 1. a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell More Definitions → |
| coppice | 1. a dense growth of bushes More Definitions → |
| cattail | 1. tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes More Definitions → |
| coterie | 1. an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose More Definitions → |
| caudate | 1. a tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain 2. amphibians that resemble lizards More Definitions → |
| carting | 1. the work of taking something away in a cart or truck and disposing of it More Definitions → |
| corrida | 1. a Spanish or Portuguese or Latin American spectacle; a matador baits and (usually) kills a bull in an arena before many spectators More Definitions → |