Argemone mexicana, a species of hardy poppy found in Mexico, with bright yellow latex.
caribbeans
carmanians
carnalness
carnalness
noun
The state or quality of being carnal.
carnassial
carnassial
noun
One of the teeth used by a carnivore for shearing flesh, being the last upper premolar and the first lower molar.
carnations
carnations
noun
plural of carnation
carnelians
carnelians
noun
plural of carnelian
carnifexes
carnifices
carnifices
noun
plural of carnifex
carnivores
carnivores
noun
plural of carnivore
carnoustie
carpenters
carpenters
noun
plural of carpenter
carthusian
carthusian
Noun
A member of a Christian contemplative order of monks founded by Bruno of Cologne (St Bruno) in 1084.
A pupil of Charterhouse School (founded in a Carthusian monastery)
Adjective
Of, or relating to this order.
cartoonist
cartoonist
noun
(comics) One who both writes and illustrates comic books or graphic novels.
(comics) One who creates a cartoon or strip cartoon.
caseharden
caseharden
verb
(by extension) To make insensitive to hardship.
To harden the surface of iron or steel by infusing carbon into the surface layer.
cashiering
cashiering
noun
A dismissal of an individual from service, especially in the military.
verb
present participle of cashier
cashmerian
cashmirian
cassandran
cassandran
Adjective
of or as if of Cassandra; Cassandraic
cassandras
cassaundra
cassegrain
cassumunar
cassumunar
noun
A pungent, bitter, aromatic root, Zingiber montanum, resembling ginger, obtained from the East Indies.
castorland
castrating
castrating
verb
present participle of castrate
castration
castration
noun
(figuratively) Any act that removes power from a person (particularly a man) or entity.
(surgery) The act of removing the testicles.
catamarans
catamarans
noun
plural of catamaran
catenaries
catenaries
noun
plural of catenary
catskinner
catskinner
noun
(slang, US) One who drives (or operates) a tracked vehicle.
cautioners
cautioners
noun
plural of cautioner
cavernitis
cavernitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the corpus cavernosum
celebrants
celebrants
noun
plural of celebrant
censerless
censitaire
censorable
censorable
adj
Capable of being censored.
censorinus
censorious
censorious
adj
Addicted to censure and scolding; apt to blame or condemn; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners.
Implying or expressing censure.
censorship
censorship
noun
(historical) The role of the censor (magistrate) in Ancient Rome.
The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated.
censurable
censurable
adj
Deserving of censure; blameworthy.
censurably
censurably
adv
In a censurable manner.
centauress
centauress
noun
A female centaur; a she-centaur
centauries
centauries
noun
plural of centaury
centerless
centerless
adj
(group theory, of a group) Whose center is trivial (contains only the identity element).
Without a center.
centermost
centermost
adj
(American spelling) Alternative form of centremost
centerwise
centigrams
centigrams
noun
plural of centigram
centistere
centistere
noun
(dated) A unit equal to one hundredth of a stere.
centralest
centralise
centralise
verb
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of centralize
centralism
centralism
noun
A system that centralizes, especially an administration of some kind.
centralist
centralist
adj
of or pertaining to centralism
noun
a proponent of centralism
centreless
centreless
adj
Alternative spelling of centerless
centremost
centremost
adj
Closest to the centre
centriscid
centriscid
noun
(zoology) Any fish in the family Centriscidae.
centriscus
centrosema
centrosome
centrosome
noun
(cytology) An organelle, near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of most organisms, that controls the organization of its microtubules
centurions
centurions
noun
plural of centurion
ceratinous
cercomonas
ceremonies
ceremonies
noun
plural of ceremony
cerianthus
certainest
certainest
adj
superlative form of certain: most certain
ceruminous
ceruminous
adj
Having to do with cerumen (earwax).
cervantist
cessionary
cessionary
noun
The person who receives transfer or cession of a personal obligation from the cedent.
cestracion
cetorhinus
chanceries
chanceries
noun
plural of chancery
chancroids
chancroids
noun
plural of chancroid
chaperones
chaperones
noun
plural of chaperone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaperone
charabancs
charabancs
noun
plural of charabanc
charlatans
charlatans
noun
plural of charlatan
charleston
charleston
verb
(intransitive) To dance the Charleston.
charsingha
chasteners
chasteners
noun
plural of chastener
cheeriness
cheeriness
noun
the state of being cheery
chemstrand
cherishing
cherishing
noun
The act by which somebody or something is cherished.
verb
present participle of cherish
chernovtsy
chersonese
chersonese
noun
(geography, uncommon) A peninsula.
chervonets
chervonets
noun
Any of several former currencies of Russia: applied to various foreign gold coins prior to the reign of Peter I of Russia, then to a Russian gold coin of 1701-1757, and finally to a 1922 currency of the Soviet Union.
chervontsi
chesterton
chironomus
chirpiness
chirpiness
noun
the state or quality of being chirpy
chlorinous
chlorinous
adj
Containing chlorine.
chondrites
chondrites
noun
plural of chondrite
chondritis
chondritis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the cartilage
chondromas
chondromas
noun
plural of chondroma
chondrosin
chondrosin
noun
(biochemistry) A disaccharide, composed of glucuronic acid and galactosamine, present in the chondroitins
chondrosis
chondrosis
noun
(pathology) A cartilaginous tumor
Synonym of chondrogenesis
chondrules
chondrules
noun
plural of chondrule
chorasmian
chorasmian
Adjective
of, from, or pertaining to Chorasmia
Noun
a person from Chorasmia
Proper noun
an extinct Eastern Iranian language once spoken in Chorasmia
chorussing
christened
christened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of christen
christener
christener
noun
One who christens.
christiaan
christiana
christiane
christiano
christians
christians
noun
plural of christian
christmann
chronaxies
chronaxies
noun
plural of chronaxie
chronicles
chronicles
noun
plural of chronicle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chronicle
chrysaline
chrysaline
adj
Relating to a chrysalis.
chrysamine
chrysamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a group of quinoid derivatives of a phenylhydrazine (typically (3E)-3-[[4-[4-[(2E)-2-(3-carboxy-4-oxocyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene)hydrazinyl]phenyl]phenyl]hydrazinylidene]-6-oxocyclohexa-1,4-diene-1-carboxylic acid); any yellow azo dye derived from such a compound
chrysophan
chrysophan
noun
Archaic form of chrysophane.
chunderous
chunderous
adj
(Australia, slang) sickening; nauseating
churnstaff
ciceronism
cinerarias
cinerarias
noun
plural of cineraria
circassian
circassian
Proper noun
A North Caucasian language group spoken in Circassia in North West Caucasus Russia.
Sometimes, used for Adyghe, Kabardian, Ubykh and even Abkhazian languages
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Circassia (historical) (nowadays shared by Adygea, Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia) including Adyghes, Ubykhs, Abkhazs.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Circassia or Circassians
circensian
circensian
adj
Alternative form of Circensian
cisrhenane
cisrhenane
adj
On the nearer (or western) side of the river Rhine
cistercian
cistercian
Noun
A member of a monastic order, related to the Benedictines, who hold a vow of silence
citronalis
clangorous
clangorous
adj
Making a clangor.
clearances
clearances
noun
plural of clearance
clearskins
clearskins
noun
plural of clearskin
cleverness
cleverness
noun
Something clever, or done cleverly.
The property of being clever.
clinoprism
clinospore
clonorchis
clowneries
clowneries
noun
plural of clownery
clustering
clustering
adj
Forming a cluster.
noun
(computing) The undesirable contiguous grouping of elements in a hash table.
(demographics) The grouping of a population based on ethnicity, economics or religion.
(writing) A prewriting technique consisting of writing ideas down on a sheet of paper around a central idea within a circle, with the related ideas radially joined to the circle using rays.
A grouping of a number of similar things.
verb
present participle of cluster
coarseness
coarseness
noun
The property of being coarse, roughness or primitiveness, unrefined or unpolished.
The quality or state of being coarse
coarsening
coarsening
noun
The process or the result of becoming coarse
verb
present participle of coarsen
codesigner
codesigner
noun
One who codesigns; a designer who works with another.
cofounders
cofounders
noun
plural of cofounder
coherences
coherences
noun
plural of coherence
coinsuring
coinsuring
verb
present participle of coinsure
cointerest
coislander
coislander
noun
An inhabitant of the same island.
collarinos
colonizers
colonizers
noun
plural of colonizer
coloradans
comanagers
comanagers
noun
plural of comanager
commanders
commanders
noun
plural of commander
companeros
comparison
comparison
noun
(grammar) A feature in the morphology or syntax of some languages whereby adjectives and adverbs are inflected to indicate the relative degree of the property they define exhibited by the word or phrase they modify or describe.
(phrenology) The faculty of the reflective group which is supposed to perceive resemblances and contrasts.
(rhetoric) A simile.
An evaluation of the similarities and differences of one or more things relative to some other or each other.
That to which, or with which, a thing is compared, as being equal or like; illustration; similitude.
The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared.
With a negation, the state of being similar or alike.
compresent
compresent
adj
(philosophy) Existing together concurrently.
comprising
comprising
verb
present participle of comprise
compursion
compursion
noun
(rare) A pursing, as of the lips.
concealers
concealers
noun
plural of concealer
conceivers
conceivers
noun
plural of conceiver
concertise
concertise
verb
Alternative form of concertize
concertist
concertist
noun
A choir singer designated to sing solo sections.
concessory
concessory
adj
Conceding; permissive.
concierges
concierges
noun
plural of concierge
concluders
concluders
noun
plural of concluder
conclusory
conclusory
adj
(law) Offering a conclusion with seriously deficient support in fact or logic; begging the question.
Of or pertaining to a conclusion; conclusive.
concordats
concordats
noun
plural of concordat
concordist
concordist
adj
Relating to concordism
noun
A person who compiles a concordance (typically, of the Bible)
concourses
concourses
noun
plural of concourse
concretism
concretism
noun
(art) An abstractionist painting movement that evolved in the 1930s.
reification; the fallacy of treating an abstraction like a real entity