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- callithump noun A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns and other discordant noises.
- calorifacient adj heat-producing; applied to foods which, being rich in carbon, as the fats, are supposed to give rise to heat in the animal body by…
- calorifere noun An apparatus for conveying and distributing heat, especially by means of hot water circulating in tubes.
- calorize verb To follow a diet that focuses on the number of calories in food.
- calsulfhydryl noun A glycerol–water solution containing calcium polysulfides and calcium thiosulfates, formerly used for the treatment of chemical burns of…
- cameo conch noun A large marine univalve shell, especially Cassis madagascariensis, Cypraecassis rufa, or similar species.
- camera phone noun A mobile phone with a built-in camera.
- camisole verb To straitjacket.
- camping coach noun A retired passenger coach converted into accommodation for holidaymakers, and placed in a station siding in an area frequented by…
- can but hope verb To be unable to do anything (about something) other than hope [with that (+ clause); or (informal) with clause; or with so or (negative)…
- cancel verb To suppress or omit; to strike out, as matter in type.
- candleholder noun One who renders another slight assistance, or humours them.
- candy man noun A person who sells sweets, especially a sidewalk or street vendor.
- canicular adj Synonym of Sothic: of or related to the star Sirius.
- canon noun A large size of type formerly used for printing the church canons, standardized as 48-point.
- Cape Dutch noun Afrikaner people
- capital intj used as an expression of approval, satisfaction, or delight.
- capitally adv Excellently.
- capper noun A by-bidder; a decoy for gamblers.
- capsule noun A small clay saucer for roasting or melting samples of ores, etc.; a scorifier.
- caramel verb To caramelize.
- carbonado noun Meat or fish that has been scored and broiled.
- card verb To play cards.
- card game noun Dated form of card game.
- cardiac noun Heart disease.
- cardial adj Of or relating to the heart; cardiac (cordis).
- carhouse noun A garage attached to a house.
- Carlovingian adj Dated form of Carolingian
- carotid triangle noun Either of the two spaces in the anterolateral neck.
- carpet knight noun One who avoids hard work; a fop; an idler.
- carriages noun Used to specify the time that an event will end (e.g. when people would leave in their carriages)
- carry the message to Garcia verb To perform a requisite task despite obstacles.
- carryall noun A light, covered carriage drawn by a single horse
- carsickness noun Motion sickness caused by riding in a railway carriage.
- carte noun A visiting card.
- carte de visite noun A visiting card
- cartman noun A person who transports goods or people by horse and cart; a carman.
- cartogram noun A map used to indicate geographically-bound statistical information, typically region-by-region values of a given variable, for example by…
- carver noun A carving knife.
- caseose noun A soluble product (proteose) formed in the gastric and pancreatic digestion of casein and caseinogen
- cash boy noun In large retail stores, a male messenger who carried the money received by the salesman from customers to a cashier, and returned with the…
- cashless adj Having no money.
- Cashmiri noun Dated form of Kashmiri.
- casing noun A tire.
- cast verb To stereotype or electrotype.
- cast up verb To compute.
- castle noun Any strong, imposing, and stately palace or mansion.
- casual noun A tramp.
- casus rectus noun The nominative case, sometimes grouped with the vocative case, as a single morphological case contrasted with the oblique case.
- cat noun An ordinary person, especially a man; a fellow, a guy.
- cat's meow noun A self-satisfied person.
- cat-call noun Dated form of catcall.
- catagmatic adj Having the quality of strengthening or consolidating broken bones.
- catalogue noun A directory listing.
- catch verb To marry or enter into a similar relationship with.
- catch on verb Of food being cooked: to become stuck to the cooking vessel and brown or burn slightly.
- catch out verb To leave an area by jumping on a train; to ride the rails away.
- catchy adj Tending to catch or ensnare; entangling.
- cattle tick noun Catholic
- Caucasian adj Of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light…
- Caucasoid adj Being a member of a human racial classification composed of several peoples inhabiting Europe, North Africa, West Asia, and parts of East…
- caution noun One who draws attention or causes astonishment by their behaviour.
- cavalier verb Of a man: to act in a gallant and dashing manner toward (women).
- cavan noun A sackful equivalent to 50 kilograms.
- caveat verb To issue a notice requesting that proceedings be suspended.
- CD noun An album; a collection of musical recordings (or, occasionally, other audio such as spoken word).
- Celebesian adj Of or relating to Celebes; Sulawesian.
- celerity noun The speed of symbol transmission, now called baud rate.
- celestial noun A person who is extremely beautiful, of high status, or intelligent, etc.
- centre of inertia noun The centre of mass.
- cerebrin noun A non-phosphorized nitrogenous substance, obtained from brain and nerve tissue by extraction with boiling alcohol. It is uncertain whether…
- cerebroscopy noun examination of the brain for the diagnosis of disease, especially by examining the interior of the eye, as with an ophthalmoscope
- chainwork noun A system in which each element is linked to two others in the manner of a chain; a series of interconnected things.
- chair car noun A railway car equipped with reclining armchairs, for passengers travelling at night who do not wish to ride in a sleeping car.
- Chaldee adj Synonym of Chaldean.
- chamber noun Rooms in a lodging house.
- chancy adj Lucky; bringing good luck.
- change noun A public house; an alehouse.
- chapter of accidents noun The unforeseen course of events.
- charabanc noun A bus, especially one hired by groups for pleasure outings, what was later called a coach.
- character noun Style of writing or printing; handwriting; the particular form of letters used by a person or people.
- charge verb To sell (something) at a given price.
- charm school noun A school where lessons in etiquette and social skills are taught, often as brief courses for children.
- chassé-croisé noun A role reversal.
- chatelaine noun The mistress of a castle or large household.
- chatterer noun Any of several passerine birds, mostly from South America; especially the cotingas.
- chatty adj Infested with lice; or, (figuratively) dirty, worn or of poor quality; lousy.
- chauf noun A chauffeur
- cheese noun The correct thing, of excellent quality; the ticket.
- chemitype noun Any of a number of processes by which an impression from an engraved plate is obtained in relief, to be used for printing on an ordinary…
- cherry verb To redden; to infuse a cherrylike color to something.
- chesterfield noun Any couch or sofa.
- chewing gum noun Dated form of chewing gum.
- chewing tobacco noun Tobacco that is cut into strips or shreds, and chewed and then tucked between the cheek and the gum.
- chick noun A young child.
- chick flick noun A sexually exploitative or pornographic film depicting women, intended for straight men.
- chickenman noun Someone (often a man) who raises chickens to produce meat.
- chilian adj Chilean.
- chill out verb To hang out; spend time together with another person or group.
- chimpanzee noun A great ape of the genus Pan, including the bonobo which was formerly known as the pygmy chimpanzee.