(neuroanatomy) The principal and most anterior part of the brain in vertebrates, which is located in the front area of the skull and divided into two hemispheres, left and right, separated by a fissure. In humans it is the largest part of the brain and is responsible for the integration of complex sensory functions and the initiation and coordination of voluntary activity, and the higher mental functions such as consciousness, thought, reason, emotion, and memory.
cereuses
cereuses
noun
plural of cereus
cernauti
cernuous
cernuous
adj
(botany) Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping; said of a bud, flower, or fruit, or the capsule of a moss.
cerulean
cerulean
adj
Sky-blue.
noun
(countable and uncountable, color) A greenish-blue color.
(countable) Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Jamides.
cerulein
cerulein
noun
A fast dyestuff with chemical formula C₂₀H₈O₆, made by heating gallein with strong sulfuric acid. It dyes mordanted fabrics green.
ceruletide
ceruleum
ceruleum
noun
A greenish-blue pigment consisting essentially of cobalt stannate.
cerumens
cerusite
cerusite
noun
Alternative form of cerussite
cervulus
cestuses
cetaceum
chaetura
chaloupe
chanteur
chanteur
noun
A male singer; often specifically a popular or cabaret singer.
chaource
chaource
Proper noun
A commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Noun
A soft, creamy French cow's-milk cheese with a white rind.
chapeaus
chapeaux
chapeaux
noun
plural of chapeau
chaqueta
charqued
charqued
adj
Prepared as charqui or jerky.
chasseur
chasseur
noun
(cooking) A dish of meat cooked in a sauce containing mushrooms, shallots and white wine.
A hotel messenger, especially in France.
A hunter or huntsman.
A servant or attendant.
A soldier equipped for rapid movement; also, any of several light infantry regiments, especially in France.
chasuble
chasuble
noun
(Christianity) The outermost liturgical vestment worn by clergy for celebrating Eucharist or Mass.
chateaus
chateaux
chateaux
noun
plural of chateau
chaufers
chauffer
chauffer
noun
(chemistry) A table stove or small furnace, usually a cylindrical box of sheet iron, with a grate at the bottom, and an open top.
A chafing dish
A small, portable stove
Misspelling of chauffeur.
chauncey
chauncey
Proper noun
of Norman origin from a place name in France.
name, transferred from the surname.
chaunted
chaunted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chaunt
chaunter
chaunter
noun
(UK, slang, obsolete) A street seller of ballads and other broadsides.
(colloquial) A deceitful, tricky dealer or horse jockey.
The chanter or flute of a bagpipe.
chaussee
chausses
chausses
noun
plural of chausse
chebulic
checkout
checkout
noun
(Internet, by extension) The process of confirming and paying for an online purchase.
(darts) The number of points that a player scores on their final, winning visit to the oche.
A test to see if some device is functioning properly.
An inspection or investigation.
The place in a supermarket where this is done.
The process of checking out items at a supermarket or library.
The process of checking out of a hotel, or the latest time to vacate a room in one.
checksum
checksum
noun
(mathematics, computing) A number, derived by applying a suitable algorithm to some data, used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission, storage or data entry.
verb
(mathematics, computing) To compute a checksum.
checkups
checkups
noun
plural of checkup
chedreux
cheekful
cheekful
noun
A partial mouthful, enough to fill one's cheek.
cheerful
cheerful
adj
Bright and pleasant.
Noticeably happy and optimistic.
chemulpo
chemurgy
chemurgy
noun
(chemistry) a branch of applied chemistry that is concerned with preparing industrial products from agricultural raw materials.
cheneaus
cheneaux
chequeen
chequeen
noun
(historical) A gold coin formerly used in Italy and Turkey; a sequin.
chequers
chequers
noun
plural of chequer
chequinn
cherubic
cherubic
adj
Of, or like a baby; infantile
Of, or relating to a cherub; angelic.
cherubim
cherubim
noun
A cherub.
cherubin
cherubin
noun
Obsolete form of cherub.
Obsolete form of cherubim (plural of cherub)
cherusci
cherusci
Noun
A Germanic tribe.
cheshunt
cheshunt
Proper noun
A town in Hertfordshire, England.
chestful
chestful
noun
As much as a chest will hold
chestnut
chestnut
adj
Of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut.
noun
(UK) The horse-chestnut.
(figurative) An old joke; a worn-out meme, phrase, ploy, etc. so often repeated as to have grown tiresome or ineffective (often in the phrase "old chestnut").
(uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour, as seen on the fruit of the chestnut tree.
(uncountable) The wood of a chestnut tree.
A nut of this tree or shrub.
A reddish-brown horse.
A round or oval horny plate found on the inner side of the leg of a horse or other animal, similar to a birthmark on a human.
A tree or shrub of the genus Castanea.
chetrums
chetrums
noun
plural of chetrum
chetumal
chiauses
chiauses
noun
plural of chiaus
chicqued
chicquer
chimique
chiquero
chiquest
choiseul
choiseul
Proper noun
A commune in France
A town and quarter in Saint Lucia
An island and a province in Solomon Islands
choregus
choregus
noun
The leader of a chorus in Ancient Greece
The leader of a group (especially of performers)
chorused
chorused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chorus
choruser
choruser
noun
Someone who choruses, or sings in a chorus.
choruses
choruses
noun
plural of chorus
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chorus
chouette
chousers
chousers
noun
plural of chouser
choushes
choushes
noun
plural of choush
chouteau
chouteau
Proper noun
a town in Oklahoma, USA.
chromule
chromule
noun
(botany, dated) Any colouring matter in plants other than chlorophyll, and especially in the petals.
chubbier
chubbier
adj
comparative form of chubby: more chubby
chuckies
chuckies
noun
(Scotland) The game of jacks or jackstones; chucks.
plural of chuckie
plural of chucky
chuckled
chuckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chuckle
chuckler
chuckler
noun
(India, archaic) A shoemaker, a cobbler.
Someone who chuckles.
chuckles
chuckles
noun
plural of chuckle
chudders
chudders
noun
plural of chudder
chuffest
chuffier
chuggers
chuggers
noun
plural of chugger
chughole
chughole
noun
(US) pothole
chukchee
chukkers
chukkers
noun
plural of chukker
chummage
chummage
noun
(obsolete, UK, slang) A fee paid by a prisoner to be able to lodge in shared rooms within a prison.
(obsolete, UK, slang) The lodging of several people in a single apartment.
chummery
chummery
noun
(India, historical) The building in which unmarried British army officers were quartered during the British Raj.
(South Asia) The shared home of a group of men who are unmarried or working at a distance from their families.
chummier
chummier
adj
comparative form of chummy: more chummy
chummies
chummies
noun
plural of chummy
chunkier
chunkier
adj
comparative form of chunky: more chunky
chunters
chunters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chunter
churched
churched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of church
churches
churches
noun
plural of church
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of church
churlier
churners
churners
noun
plural of churner
chutnees
chutnees
noun
plural of chutnee
chutneys
chutneys
noun
plural of chutney
ciboules
ciboules
noun
plural of ciboule
cicurate
cicurate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To tame, domesticate.
cimelium
cincture
cincture
noun
(architecture) The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column.
A girdle or belt, especially as part of a vestment
An enclosure, or the act of enclosing, encircling or encompassing
verb
(viniculture) To girdle (stunt or kill by cutting).
To encircle, or surround.
cinerous
cinerous
adj
Alternative form of cinereous (“ash-colored”)
circulet
circulet
noun
Obsolete form of circlet.
circuses
circuses
noun
plural of circus
circuted
ciseleur
ciselure
cistuses
citellus
citreous
citreous
adj
Of the colour of citron or a citrus fruit; yellowish.
citruses
citruses
noun
plural of citrus
claquers
claquers
noun
plural of claquer
claqueur
claqueur
noun
One of the claque employed to applaud at a theatre.
claudell
claudent
claudent
adj
Shutting; confining; drawing together.
claudine
clauster
clausule
clausure
clausure
noun
(obsolete) The act of shutting up or confining; confinement.
cleanout
cleanout
noun
A medical course that serves to clear the bowels completely of feces.
An opening or drain leading into a plumbing system to provide a location to insert a snake or other implement for cleaning.
cleanups
cleanups
noun
plural of cleanup
cleburne
clericum
cleruchy
cleruchy
noun
(historical, Ancient Greece) A form of Athenian colony in the time of Ancient Greece, under which the settlers or cleruchs retained their citizenship, and were assigned plots, or kleroi, of agricultural land, while the community remained a political dependency of Athens.
clervaux
clervaux
Proper noun
The northernmost canton of Luxembourg, in the former district of Diekirch.
A municipality and town in the canton of Clervaux.
cliquier
cliquier
adj
comparative form of cliquey: more cliquey
comparative form of cliquy: more cliquy
clonuses
clonuses
noun
plural of clonus
closeout
closeout
noun
(retail) A sale in which all merchandise is sold, at whatever reduced price is necessary
(surfing) A wave which breaks all at once, as opposed to breaking progressively along its length.
closeups
closeups
noun
plural of closeup
closured
closures
closures
noun
plural of closure
clotured
clotured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cloture
clotures
clotures
noun
plural of cloture
cloudage
cloudage
noun
Mass of clouds; cloudiness.
cloudier
cloudier
adj
comparative form of cloudy: more cloudy
cloudlet
cloudlet
noun
A little cloud.
clougher
clouters
clouters
noun
plural of clouter
clubable
clubable
adj
Alternative form of clubbable
clubbers
clubbers
noun
plural of clubber
clubbier
clubbier
adj
comparative form of clubby: more clubby
clubfeet
clubfeet
noun
plural of clubfoot
clubmate
clubmate
noun
A person who is in the same club as another person
clubster
clubster
noun
(dialect, Northern England, East Anglia) Synonym of stoat
Synonym of clubman (a member of a social club)
clubweed
clueless
clueless
adj
Lacking knowledge or understanding; uninformed; oblivious.
Without any clues or hints.
clumbers
clumpier
clumpier
adj
comparative form of clumpy: more clumpy
clumsier
clumsier
adj
comparative form of clumsy: more clumsy
clunkers
clunkers
noun
plural of clunker
clunkier
clunkier
adj
comparative form of clunky: more clunky
clupeids
clupeids
noun
plural of clupeid
clupeine
clupeine
noun
(biochemistry) A protamine found in salmon sperm
clupeiod
clupeoid
clupeoid
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to fish closely related taxonomically to herring.
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of fish closely related taxonomically to herring.
clusters
clusters
noun
plural of cluster
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cluster