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chiropractic
treatment of disorders of the locomotor system and spinal column
chiropterophilous
pollinated or frequented by bats
chirosophy
knowledge of palm-reading
chirospasm
writer's cramp
chirotony
election by a show of hands
chlamydate
having a mantle or hood
chlamys
horseman's loose cloak
chlorochrous
green-coloured
chlorometer
instrument for measuring amount of chlorine in a solution
choanoid
shaped like a funnel
chock
metal casting with curved arms for passing ropes for mooring ship
cholelithiasis
production of gall stones
choliamb
verse with an iambus in the fifth place and a spondee in the sixth
cholic
of, like or pertaining to bile
choller
double chin
chololith
gall stone
chômage
work stoppage or slump
chondrogenesis
production of cartilage
chondroid
like or resembling cartilage
choragus
leader of a choir or organizer of musical festivals
chordee
painful, downward-curving erection of the penis
choreomania
dancing mania or frenzy
chorepiscopal
of, like or pertaining to an early local bishop
choreutic
of, like or pertaining to a chorus
chorisis
multiplication of parts by branching or splitting
chorizont
one who disputes identity of authorship
chorographer
one who maps or describes a region
chorology
science of the geographic description of anything
chorometry
land surveying
chouse
to cheat; to swindle
chrematistic
of, like or pertaining to the pursuit of wealth or to business
chrematistics
the study of wealth; political economy
chrematophobia
fear of money
chreotechnics
useful or practical trades or arts
chrestomathic
of, like or pertaining to useful knowledge
chrestomathy
anthology of passages used in learning languages
chrism
consecrated or holy oil
chrismation
sacrament of baptism in Eastern churches
chrismatory
vessel for holding holy oil
chrisom
white robe put on newly baptised child
chrisomalis
the loser who wrote this damn list
Christolatry
worship of Christ
christophany
appearance of Christ to men
chromatism
presence of abnormal coloration
chromatocracy
government by rulers of a particular skin colour
chromatograph
instrument for performing chromatographic separations
chromatoptometer
instrument measuring eyes' sensitivity to colour
chromophilous
staining easily
chronobiology
study of biological rhythms
chronogram
inscription whose letters form a Roman numeral date
chronograph
instrument for recording the moment of an event
chronomancy
divination by means of time
chronopher
electrical instrument for transmitting time signals
chronoscope
instrument for measuring very short time intervals
chronostichon
chronogrammatic line or stanza
chronosynchronicity
presentation of all stages of a person's life in a single piece of art
chryselephantine
inlaid with gold and ivory
chrysoaristocracy
government by the wealthy; plutocracy
chrysochlorous
greenish-gold
chrysocracy
government by the wealthy; plutocracy
chrysography
writing in gold or silver letters
chrysology
study of precious metals
chrysophilist
gold-lover
chrysopoetics
transmutation of substances into gold
chrystocrene
rock formation resembling glacier
chthonian
of, like or pertaining to the earth or the underworld
chthonophagia
eating dirt
churching
church ceremony given to women after childbirth
churchism
devotion to church rules over religious precepts
chyle
milky fluid secreted into blood by small intestine
chyliferous
bearing chyle
chyme
partially digested food
chymiferous
bearing chyme
chypre
mixture of resins used in making perfume
cibarious
of, like or pertaining to food; useful for food
cibation
taking food; feeding
cibophobia
fear of or distaste for food
ciborium
freestanding canopy to cover altar; vessel for holding eucharistic bread
cicatrization
scarification; production of marks upon
cicerone
guide; tour guide
cicisbeo
male companion of a married woman
ciconine
of, like or pertaining to storks
cienega
marsh or swamp
cilice
haircloth shirt worn as penance
cillosis
spasm or twitch in the upper eyelid
cimelia
treasures in storage
cimeliarch
church vestry or treasury
cimex
bedbug
cimicide
substance used to kill bed-bugs
cimier
crest of helmet; removable heraldic device or favour of courtly love
cincture
to gird or surround; belt worn around ecclesiastical vestment
cineast
one who takes artistic interest in motion pictures
cinerarium
container for cremated ashes
cinerary
of, like or pertaining to ashes
cinerious
ashen; ash-grey
cingular
shaped like a girdle or ring
cingulum
girdle or girdle-like structure; priest's belt
cinnabar
red crystalline mercuric sulfide pigment; deep red or scarlet colour
cinque-pace
lively medieval dance with five steps
ciplinarian
one who teaches disorder
cipolin
white marble streaked with green
cippus
small column used to mark burial location
cippus
the stocks
circa
about; around
circadian
occurring every 24 hours
circinate
ring-shaped; rolled inwards; spiralling
circiter
about; around
circuity
motion in a roundabout course
circumambagious
roundabout in speech
circumambient
going round about; encompassing
circumaviate
to fly around
circumbendibus
a roundabout way or expression
circumcrescent
growing around; above or over
circumduct
to cause to revolve around an imaginary axis
circumforaneous
wandering about as from market to market
circumforentor
surveyor's instrument used to measure angles
circumfulgent
shining about or around
circumfuse
to pour around or about
circumincession
the reciprocal existence of three parts of the Trinity in each other
circumjacent
bordering on every side
circumlittoral
around or near the shore
circumpose
to place around
circumvallate
to surround with a rampart or fortification
circumvolution
anything winding or sinuous
cire
fabric with a glazed finish
cirrate
having tendrils
cirriped
barnacle or other parasitic crustacean
ciselure
the art of chasing metal
cismarine
on this or the near side of the ocean
cismontane
on this or the near side of the mountains
cispontine
on this or the near side of a bridge
cist
tomb consisting of stone chest covered with stone slabs
cisvestism
wearing strange or inappropriate clothes
cithara
ancient Greek musical instrument like a lyre
citigrade
moving quickly
citreous
lemon-coloured; lemony
citrine
dark greenish-yellow
cittosis
abnormal desire for strange foods
cladistics
taxonomic theory distinguishing by common ancestor
cladogenesis
origin and evolution as if branching from common ancestor
cladoptosis
annual shedding of twigs and branches
cladose
branching; branched
clamancy
urgency
clamant
loud; insistent; urgent
clangor
loud ringing noise or clang
claque
group of hired applauders or sycophants
clarence
four-wheeled carriage
clarigate
to declare war formally
classis
a group; governing body of Reformed churches
clastic
able to be disassembled into its component parts
clathrate
shaped like a net or lattice
clathrose
marked with latticed lines or grooves
claudent
closing; ending; confining
claudication
limpness; cramp-like pain
claustral
cloistral; secluded; narrow-minded
claustration
the act of shutting in a cloister
claustrophobia
fear of closed spaces
clavate
club-shaped
claver
gossip
claviature
keyboard
clavichord
old keyboard stringed instrument
claviform
in the shape of a club
clavigerous
club-bearing
clavigerous
keeping keys
clavis
key; glossary; index; legend
cledonism
circumlocution used to avoid speaking unlucky words
cleg
horse-fly
cleidomancy
divination using keys
cleithral
completely roofed over
clem
to starve
clepe
to name; to call
clepsydra
instrument which measures time by trickling water
clerestory
upper storey of a church; windows near the roof of a building
clerihew
jingle summing up person's life in two couplets
clerisy
scholars and educated people as a class
cleromancy
divination using dice
cleronomy
inheritance
clevis
U-shaped fastener with pin used to close the open end
clew
corner of sail with hole to attach ropes
clicket
a latch
clientage
the whole number of one's clients
climacophobia
fear of falling down stairs
climacteric
critical time in a person's life; any critical turning point
climatarchic
presiding over a climate or region of the earth
clinamen
inclination; bias; prejudice
clinkstone
type of igneous rock that rings when struck
clinology
study of aging or individual decline after maturity
clinomania
excessive desire to stay in bed
clinometer
instrument used to measure slopes and elevations
clinophilia
passion for beds
clinophobia
fear of staying in bed
clinquant
tinselly; glittering
cliometrics
the application of statistics in economic history
clithridiate
shaped like a keyhole
clitter
to make a shrill rattling noise
clivose
hilly; steep
cloaca
sewer; toilet; cesspool of moral filth
clochard
tramp; vagrant; hobo
cloison
partition; dividing band
clonic
spasmodic; occasional; irregular
cloque
fabric with an embossed design
cloture
means of ending legislative debate
clou
main point of interest; dominant idea
clough
ravine; trench; gully
clove
old weight of seven to ten pounds for wool or cheese
clowder
collective term for cats
clupeoid
like or resembling a herring
clypeate
shaped like a buckler
clysmian
of, like or pertaining to or caused by flood
clyster
enema
cnemial
of, like, or pertaining to the tibia (shin-bone)
cnemis
shin bone
cnicnode
point where tangents form a cone of the second order
cnidarian
of, like, or pertaining to invertebrates such as jellyfish and anemones
coacervate
to heap; to cause to mass together
coadjument
mutual assistance
coadjutor
bishop assisting a diocesan bishop and having the right of succession
coadunate
to unite; to combine
coagment
to join or cement together
coalize
to bring into coalition
coaming
raised edge around ship's hatches to keep water out
coaptation
joining or fitting together
coarctation
constriction
cobaltiferous
bearing cobalt
coburg
thin single-twilled worsted fabric with cotton or silk
cocarde
emblem on airplane's wing indicating its nationality
cocciferous
bearing or yielding berries
coccineous
bright red
cochlear
anything spiral-shaped; twisted spirally
cockalorum
boastful and self-important person
cockamamie
ridiculous; incredible
cocker
to pamper; to indulge
cocket
official shipping seal; customs clearance form
cockloft
small room just under the roof
cockshy
object of criticism or ridicule
cocotte
prostitute; a flirt or tease
coctile
baked; hardened by fire
codicil
supplement to a will
codicology
study of manuscripts
codling
unripe apple
codon
mouth of a trumpet or bell
codswallop
something utterly senseless; nonsense
coehorn
small mortar for throwing grenades
coeliac
of, like or pertaining to the abdomen
coelom
body cavity; abdomen
coemption
purchase of the entire supply of a commodity
coenaculous
fond of dining; relishing food; especially suppers
coenaesthesis
sensation
coercimeter
instrument for measuring coercive force
coetaneous
of the same age; coeval
coeval
of the same length of time; having the same duration
cofferdam
narrow vacant space between two bulkheads of a ship
coffle
gang of slaves tied together
coffret
small coffer; presentation box
cog
single-masted, square-sailed ship with raised stern
cogent
convincing; compelling
coggage
paper
cogitabund
meditative; engaged in deep thought
cognomen
family name
cohibit
to restrain
cohobate
to redistill
cohyponym
word which is one of multiple hyponyms of another word
coign
angle; viewpoint
coinstantaneous
simultaneous; at the same time
col
depression or pass in a mountain range
colation
filtration
coleopterology
study of beetles and weevils
coliform
resembling or shaped like a sieve
collectanea
collection of passages; miscellany
collectic
adhesive; sticky
collectivism
doctrine of communal control of means of production
colleger
mortar-board
collegialism
theory that church is independent from the state
colliform
shaped like or resembling a neck
colligation
bringing or binding together; conjunction
collimation
making parallel; adjusting to put into line
colliquation
the process of melting or wasting away
collocation
the placing of things together
collogue
to converse confidentially; to conspire with
colloid
jelly-like
colloquy
speaking together; mutual discourse
colluctation
strife; opposition
collutory
mouthwash
colluvies
accumulated filth; foul discharge
collyrium
eye lotion or ointment
colonnade
row of evenly spaced column or trees
colonoscope
instrument for viewing the colon
colophon
publisher's emblem or inscription in a book
colorimeter
instrument for measuring and determining color
colostrum
mother's first milk
colporteur
peddler of religious tracts and books
colposcope
instrument for viewing the neck of the uterus
colubriform
shaped like a snake
colubrine
like a snake; cunning; of, like or pertaining to snakes
columbaceous
of, like or pertaining to doves or pigeons
columbarium
a structure of vaults lined with recesses
columbine
of or like a dove; dove-coloured
columella
fleshy part of nose that separates nostrils
colure
celestial circle that intersects another at the poles
colytic
restraining; preventative
comate
hairy
comburent
burning; causing combustion
comburivorous
consuming by fire
comedogenic
causing blackheads
comephorous
bearing or having hair; hairy
cometology
study of comets
comiphorous
tufted
comitative
indicating accompaniment
comitatus
band of warriors who escort a prince; a county or shire
comity
courteousness; civility
commatic
divided into short lines; divided with commas
commination
threatening; denunciation
comminute
to reduce or break into minute particles
commis
assistant; deputy; apprentice
commissure
joint; joining surface
commonalty
common people; the general populace
commonition
warning; cautioning
commorant
resident of an institution
commorient
dying together
commove
to excite; to put into motion; to disturb
comose
having tufts of hair; tufted; hairy
compaginate
to join; to connect
companionway
stairs from upper deck of ship to lower deck
compaternity
spiritual relationship between child's parents and godparents
compeer
one who is equal in rank; a companion
compellation
the act of addressing someone
compellative
indicating address or appellation; vocative
compendious
concise but comprehensive
comper
one who habitually enters many competitions
compital
of, like or pertaining to crossroads
complaisant
wishing to please others; obliging
complanate
level
complect
to embrace; to interweave
complicant
overlapping
compline
prayer service held just before bedtime
complot
to plot or conspire
comport
a dish with a stemmed base for serving desserts
compossible
possible in coexistence with something else
compotation
an act of carousing in company
comprecation
prayer meeting
compunction
regret; remorse
compurgation
clearing an accused person by means of oaths
compusion
wrinkling one's face
comstockery
censorship of lewd and salacious material
conation
mental effort towards a goal, desire, purpose
conative
of, like or pertaining to purposeful action or desire
conatus
a natural impulse or tendency
concameration
vaulting
concelebrate
to jointly recite the canon of the Eucharist in unison with others
concent
a harmony or concord of sounds or voices
conceptualism
theory that universal truths exist as mental concepts
concetto
ingenious expression; witticism
conchiferous
bearing a shell
conchiform
shaped like a shell
conchology
study of shells
conchomancy
divination using shells
conchyliferous
bearing a shell
conciliabule
secret meeting of conspirators
concinnity
harmony; congruity; elegance
concipient
conceiving
concision
schism; separation; division
conclamation
a shout of many voices together
concolorate
having the same colour on both sides
concomitant
accompanying
concordat
agreement between the pope and a secular government
concresce
to grow together; coalesce
concrew
to grow together
concubitant
of a suitable age for marriage
concupiscence
strong desire, appetite or lust
condign
well-deserved; fitting; appropriate
confabulate
to chat; to invent past experiences
confelicitous
taking pleasure in others' happiness
conferva
green algae that floats on surface of stagnant water
confirmand
candidate for religious confirmation
confiteor
prayer of confession of sins
conflate
blend or fuse together
conformative
indicating resemblance; similative
confute
to disprove or overcome through argument
congee
permission to depart; dismissal; discharge
congelation
act of freezing something into a solid state
congener
something of the same kind or nature
congeries
aggregation; collection
congiary
gift distributed amongst the people or soldiers
conglobate
shaped like a small ball or globe
conglobe
to gather together into a globe or round mass
conglutinate
to glue or join together
coniaker
coin counterfeiter
coniferous
bearing cones
conification
making conical or pyramidal in shape
connate
congenitally or firmly united
connubial
of, like or pertaining to marriage
connumerate
to count together
consectary
deduction; conclusion or corollary; consequent
consecution
logical sequence or progression of an argument
consenescence
state of general decay
consentaneous
accordant or agreeable; consistent
consentient
unanimous; of one accord
consilience
concurrence; coincidence
consilient
having common inferences drawn from different premises
consistory
a solemn assembly or council; a church tribunal
consociate
to ally or associate
conspecies
different species that are part of the same genus
conspectus
comprehensive survey; synopsis; summary
conspue
to despise; to abhor; to loathe
conspurcation
defilement
constate
to assert
constative
capable of being true or false
constellate
to cluster; to compel by stellar influence
constringe
to draw together; to cause to contract or shrink
constructivism
belief that knowledge and reality do not have an objective value
constuprate
to ravish
consuetude
custom; familiarity
consuetudinary
book of customs, traditions and principles
consultor
advisor to a Catholic bishop
contabescent
wasting away; atrophied
conteck
strife
contect
to cover or overlay
contemn
to despise or scorn
contemnor
one found guilty of contempt of court
contemper
to blend together; to adapt
contenement
property necessary to maintain one's station
contesseration
forming a union by breaking a tablet as token
conticent
silent
contignation
joining together of timber
contline
space between casks or strands of rope
contorniate
having a groove around the edge
contorno
contour or outline
contractile
having the power or property of contracting
contradistinguish
to distinguish by contrasting qualities
contrahent
a contracting party
contrail
condensation trail
contranatant
swimming upstream
contraplex
having messages passing both ways simultaneously
contraposition
opposition; contrast
contrariant
opposed or acting contrary to; one who is opposed to something
contraterrene
opposite in character to earthly or terrestrial
contravallation
fortification built around besieged place
contredanse
folk dance in which two lines of couples face each other
contretemps
embarrassing occurrence; mishap
contrist
to sadden
contriturate
to pulverize
contubernal
living together in the same tent; cohabiting
contumacious
stubborn; obstinate; opposing lawful authority
contumely
insolence; a scornful insult
contumulation
lying in the same tomb as another
conurbation
city surrounded by many urban areas
convenances
what is suitable or proper; the required proprieties
conventicle
secret or illegal church assembly
convicinity
neighbourhood
convolve
to roll together
copacetic
very satisfactory; fine
coparcenary
joint heirship or ownership
cophosis
deafness
coprolalia
pathological use of obscene language
coprolith
ball of hardened feces
coprology
study of pornography
copromania
obsession with feces
coprophagous
eating feces
coprophemia
obscene language
coprophilia
abnormal love or fondness for feces
coprostatis
constipation
copyhold
land tenure dependent on will of the lord of the manor
coquelicot
brilliant red; poppy red
coquillage
shell-like decoration
coracoid
shaped like a crow's beak
coralliferous
bearing coral
coralligenous
producing coral
coram
in the presence of; before
corban
offering to God in fulfilment of a vow
corbeau
blackish green
corbeil
basket filled with earth used as a missile
corbel
bracket or projection from the face of a wall
corbiculate
like a small basket
cordage
ropes in the rigging of a ship
cordate
heart-shaped
cordiform
heart-shaped
cordovan
soft goatskin leather
cordwainer
shoemaker
corf
miner's basket, trolley or wagon
coriaceous
having a leathery appearance; consisting, of, like or pertaining to leather
corium
skin layer
corm
swollen subterranean part of a stem
cornet
military rank of horn-bearer or standard-bearer
cornice
moulding at the junction of ceiling and walls
corniculate
horn-shaped; horned
cornific
producing or forming horns
corniform
shaped like a horn
cornigerous
horned
cornuted
cuckolded
cornuto
cuckolder
coronach
funeral dirge
coronagraph
instrument for viewing the corona of the sun
coronoid
shaped like a beak
corpocracy
government by corporate bureaucrats
corporal
white cloth on which Communion bread and wine are placed
corposant
St. Elmo's fire or similar electrical discharge
corrade
to wear away through the action of loose solids
correption
shortening in pronunciation
corrigendum
something which requires correction
corrivate
to cause to flow together
corrody
right of lord to demand free lodging from vassal
corsetier
corset maker
cortege
train of attendants; procession
cortinate
like a cobweb
coruscate
to sparkle; to throw off flashes of light
corvette
highly manoeuvrable armed escort ship
corviform
shaped like a crow
corvine
crow-like; of, like or pertaining to crows or ravens
corybantic
wildly excited; frenzied
coryphaeus
spokesman; leader of a chorus
coscinomancy
divination using a sieve and a pair of shears
cosher
to live on dependents
cosmarchy
rulership over the entire world, esp. by the devil
cosmetology
study of cosmetics
cosmism
belief that the cosmos is a self-existing whole
cosmocrat
ruler of the world
cosmogenic
produced by interaction of cosmic rays with earth's surface
cosmogony
theory of the origin of the universe
cosmolatry
worship of the world
cosmoplastic
moulding or shaping the universe
cosmorama
a view of different parts of the world
cosmosophy
knowledge of the cosmos
cosmotellurian
of, like or pertaining to both heaven and earth
cosmotheism
the belief that identifies God with the cosmos
cosset
to fondle or pamper
costal
of, like or pertaining to the ribs
costellate
ribbed
costive
affected with or causing constipation
coteau
uplands; higher ground of a region
cotehardie
medieval long close-fitting garment with tight sleeves
coterie
a social or literary circle
cothurnal
of, like or pertaining to tragedy
coticular
of, like or pertaining to whetstones
cotillion
elaborate ballroom dance with frequent changes of partner
cotquean
man who does women's work
cottar
medieval peasant inhabiting a cottage
cottonocracy
government by those involved in the cotton trade
cotyliform
disc-shaped with a raised rim
couchant
in heraldry, an animal lying on its belly with head lifted
couchee
evening reception
coulée
steep and dry gully
couloir
gully
coulombmeter
instrument for measuring electric charge
coulometer
instrument measuring amount of substance released in electrolysis
coulter
iron cutter in front of a ploughshare
countenance
approve of; condone; encourage
counterblast
a defiant pronouncement or denunciation
counterfoil
part of ticket or cheque retained by giver
countermand
to revoke an order by a contrary order
counterphobic
seeking out situation that is feared
counterscarp
narrow earth band on the outer wall of a defensive ditch
coupe
four-wheeled closed horse-drawn carriage
courante
quick Italian baroque dance involving running steps
courgette
zucchini
couvade
symptoms of pregnancy suffered by the father
couveuse
incubator for babies
covinous
fraudulent
cowcat
person whose function is to occupy space
coxalgia
hip pain
coxcomb
foolishly vain or conceited man
cozen
to coax or deceive by trickery
crachoir
spittoon
crackjaw
hard to pronounce
crambo
game in which rhyme must be found for given word
cramoisy
crimson
crampon
boot-spike for rock and ice climbing
craniometer
instrument for measuring the skull
crapehanger
pessimist
crapulent
physically ill through overeating or overdrinking
craquelure
fine cracking that appears in old paintings
crash
coarse drapery and towelling fabric
crasis
blending; melding two vowels into a diphthong
crassilingual
having a thick tongue
crassitude
state of being coarse, gross or crass
crateriform
cup-shaped
cratometer
instrument for measuring power of magnification
creancer
guardian or mentor
creant
creating; formative
creatic
of, like or pertaining to flesh
creatophagous
carnivorous; flesh-eating
crebrous
frequent
credal
of, like or pertaining to a creed
credence
small table for holding sacred vessels
credenda
things to be believed
credenza
credence table or shelf; a sideboard
credo
concise statement of doctrine; section of Mass followed by offertory
cremaillere
zigzag line of fortification
cremaster
muscle by which the testicles are suspended
cremnophobia
fear of cliffs and precipices
crenate
scalloped
crenel
open space on a parapet used for launching projectiles at enemies
crenellated
notched; having battlements
crenitic
of, like or pertaining to mineral springs
creophagous
flesh-eating; carnivorous
crepance
sore on a horse's hind ankle-joint
crepe
light crinkled fabric
crepehanger
pessimist; gloomy person
crepitate
to crackle; to snap; to rattle
crepitus
fart
crepon
heavy crepe fabric with lengthwise crinkles
crepuscular
of, like or pertaining to twilight
crescive
growing; increasing
crescograph
instrument for measuring the growth of plants
cresset
iron basket for burning oil to provide light
cretaceous
of or resembling chalk; of a whitish colour
cretify
to change into calcium or lime; to fossilize
cretonne
heavy cotton or linen cloth
crewel
fine worsted yarn used in tapestry
criant
garish; discordantly coloured
cribble
to decorate wood or metal with small dots or punctures
cribration
sifting
cribriform
shaped like a sieve
cribrous
perforated or punctured like a sieve
cricoid
ring-shaped
criminogenic
causing crime
criminology
study of crime; criminals
crin
horsehair fabric
crinal
of or related to the hair
cringle
loop at corner of sail to which a line is attached
crinigerous
hairy
crinoline
stiff flax or cotton fabric
criophore
sculpture of a man carrying a ram
crista
ridge or fold resembling a crest
crithomancy
divination by strewing meal over sacrifices
criticaster
inferior or petty critic
critomancy
divination using viands and cakes
croceate
saffron-coloured
croche
knob at top of a deer's horn
cromlech
prehistoric stone circle
cromnyomancy
divination using onions
croquinole
curling of one's hair with curling iron
crosier
pastoral staff or crook held by bishop or abbot
crosslet
small cross with crossed arms used as heraldic bearing
crosstrees
horizontal crosspieces at a masthead used to support ship's mast
crotal
small spherical bell
crotaline
of, like or pertaining to rattlesnakes
croze
groove in the staves of a cask
crubeen
term for pig's feet as food
cruciferous
bearing a cross
cruciform
cross-shaped
cruentation
leaking or oozing of blood from dead body
cruet
vessel used in religious ceremonies, especially to hold the Eucharist
cruive
pen or sty for animals
crumenal
a purse
crupper
strap of saddle that passes beneath horse's tail; armour for horse's flanks
crural
of or belonging to the leg
cruset
goldsmith's crucible
crwth
Welsh six-stringed instrument played with a bow
cryobiology
study of life under cold conditions
cryometer
instrument for measuring low temperatures
cryoscope
instrument for determining freezing points of substances
cryptadia
things to be kept hidden
cryptaesthetic
of, like or pertaining to supranormal perception
cryptarchy
secret rulership
cryptodynamic
having secret or hidden power
cryptogenic
of unknown origin
cryptonym
secret name
cryptotype
an implicit and specific rule of language use
cryptous
of, like or pertaining to crypts
crystallogenesis
production of crystals
crystallomancy
divination by means of clear objects
crystalomancy
divination using a crystal globe
cteniform
comb-shaped
ctetology
study of the inheritance of acquired characteristics
cubation
act of lying down or reclining
cubica
fine unglazed fabric resembling shalloon
cubiform
shaped like a cube
cubomancy
divination by throwing dice
cuculine
of, like or pertaining to cuckoos
cucullate
hooded; hood-shaped
cucumiform
cucumber-shaped
cucurbit
chemical vessel used in a still or alembic
cucurbitaceous
of, like or pertaining to gourds
cuddy
right of a lord to entertainment from a tenant
culet
flat back or base of a gemstone
culiciform
like or resembling a mosquito
culicino
mark left on a tablecloth by a wet glass
cullet
waste glass which is melted into new objects
cullion
mean or base person; rascal
culm
stem of grass or sedge
culmen
highest point
culmiferous
bearing coal-dust
cultch
flooring of an oyster-bed; rubbish
cultriform
knife-shaped
cultus
religious ritual; a cult
culver
dove or pigeon
culverin
lightweight, portal, long-barrelled cannon
culvertage
degradation of a peasant to the position of serf
cumbent
lying down; reclining
cumuliform
shaped like a heap
cumulose
containing or consisting of small heaps
cunabula
cradle
cunctation
delay; procrastination
cuneate
wedge-shaped
cuneiform
shaped like a wedge
cuniculous
full of holes and tunnels; full of rabbits
cupel
goldsmith's vessel for assaying metal
cupola
spherical vault or concave ceiling
cupriferous
bearing copper
cupulate
of, like or pertaining to a cup; cup-shaped
cupuliferous
bearing cupules
curate
assistant to a parish priest
curette
instrument for scraping sides of body cavities
curia
papal court and its officials
curie
unit of radioactive decay and intensity
curiology
picture-writing
curiosa
pornographic books
curmurring
rumbling or flatulent sound
curricle
two-wheeled open carriage
currycomb
metal comb used to groom horses
cursorial
used in walking or running
curtal
short; abbreviated; curtailed; early form of the bassoon
curtate
shortened; short
curtilage
court or field attached to a dwelling
curule
of high authority
curvet
to leap; to frisk
curvicaudate
having a curvy tail
cusec
unit of liquid flow equal to one cubic foot per second
cuspidor
a spittoon
custos
guardian, custodian or keeper, especially of convents or monasteries
custrel
attendant to a knight; a knave
cutaneous
of or related to the skin
cuvette
shallow dish for holding liquids
cwm
valley or glen
cyaneous
sky blue
cyanogenesis
production of cyanide
cyanometer
instrument for measuring blueness of the sky or ocean
cyanotype
blueprint
cyathiform
shaped like a cup
cybernate
to control by means of a computer
cyberphobia
fear of computers
cyclograph
instrument for describing arcs of circles without compasses
cyclolith
stone circle
cyclometer
instrument for measuring revolutions of a wheel
cyclophoria
squint due to weakness in the eye muscles
cyclosis
circulation
cyclostyle
device for making multiple copies of written text
cyesis
pregnancy
cyesolagnia
sexual attraction to pregnant women
cylix
shallow cup with long stem
cyllosis
congenital physical deformity
cymaphen
telephone receiver
cymbiform
shaped like a boat
cymograph
instrument for tracing the outline of mouldings
cymometer
instrument for measuring frequency of electrical waves
cymophanous
opalescent; having a wavy or floating light
cymotrichous
wavy-haired
cynanthropy
pathological belief that one is a dog
cynartomachy
bear-baiting using dogs
cynegetic
of or related to hunting
cynoclept
one who steals dogs
cynography
writing or treatise on dogs
cynoid
dog-like; canine
cynolatry
worship of dogs
cynology
scientific study of dogs
cynomorphic
pertaining to a dog's viewpoint
cynophilist
one who loves dogs
cynophobia
fear of dogs
cynosure
anything that attracts attention; object of interest
cyphonism
use of pillorying as punishment
cypress
silk or cotton gauze fabric, usually black
cyprian
lewd woman; prostitute
cyprinoid
of, like or pertaining to carp
cypseline
of, like or pertaining to swifts
cyrenaic
adherent of doctrine that pleasure is ultimate goal
cystolith
calcium carbonate that masses in cell wall of some plants
cystoscope
instrument for examining the bladder
cytheromania
nymphomania
cytogenesis
formation of cells
cytology
study of living cells
cytometer
instrument for counting cells
czardas
Hungarian dance that increases in speed
dacnomania
obsession with killing
dacoitage
robbery by gang or mob
dacryops
wateriness of the eyes
dactylioglyph
engraver of rings or of gems
dactyliology
study of rings
dactyliomancy
divination by means of a finger
dactylogram
fingerprint
dactylography
the study of fingerprints
dactyloid
like or resembling a finger
dactylology
study of sign language
dactylomancy
divination using rings
dactylomegaly
condition of having abnormally large digits
dactylonomy
counting using the fingers and toes
dactyloscopy
comparing fingerprints for purpose of identification
dado
large wooden moulding along bottom of wall
daedal
formed with art; displaying inventive skill
daedalist
aviator; pilot
dag
dirty tatted tuft of sheep's wool
dal
a dried legume, such as lentils, beans or peas
dalmatic
ecclesiastical robe or other outer vestment
dalton
unit of atomic mass
damascene
decorate or engrave metal with wavy lines and patterns
damask
fine lustrous fabric with flat patterns and a satin weave
damine
having antlers like a fallow deer
dammar
hard resin used in making varnish
damnification
causation of injury or loss
damoiseau
male form of damsel; a young man not yet dubbed a knight
dancetté
deeply indented
danism
lending money on usury
dap
to dip gently into water; to fish with a surface fly
dapatical
lavish; sumptuous; costly
daphnomancy
divination using a laurel
dapifer
one who brings meat to the table
dapocaginous
mean-spirited; heartless
darbies
handcuffs
darby
large trowel for levelling concrete or plaster
darcy
unit of permeability of rock to various substances
darkle
to grow or make dark
darraign
to vindicate; to justify or prove
dash
non-specific very small unit of measurement used in cooking
dashpot
shock absorber
dasyphyllous
having crowded, thick or woolly leaves
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