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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

calabash
noun a pipe for smoking; has a curved stem and a large bowl made from a calabash gourd

calabash pipe
noun a pipe for smoking; has a curved stem and a large bowl made from a calabash gourd

Calabria
noun a region of southern Italy (forming the toe of the Italian `boot`)

caladenia
noun any of various orchids of the genus Caladenia

caladium
noun any plant of the genus Caladium cultivated for their ornamental foliage variously patterned in white or pink or red

Caladium bicolor
noun most popular caladium; cultivated in many varieties since the late 19th century

Calais
noun a town in northern France on the Strait of Dover that serves as a ferry port to England; in 1347 it was captured by the English king Edward III after a long siege and remained in English hands until it was recaptured by the French king Henry II in 1558

Calamagrostis
genus Calamagrostis noun reed grass

calamine lotion
noun a lotion consisting of a liquid preparation containing calamine; used to treat itching or mild skin irritations

calamint
noun perennial aromatic herbs growing in hedgerows or scrub or open woodlands from western Europe to central Asia and in North America

Calamintha
genus Calamintha noun calamint

calamity
catastrophe noun an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; `the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity`; `the earthquake was a disaster`

Calamus
genus Calamus noun a genus of Sparidae

calamus
noun the hollow spine of a feather

calamus oil
noun carcinogenic oil from calamus root used as a perfume

calando
adjective gradually decreasing in tempo and volume

Calandrinia
genus Calandrinia noun large genus of low-growing herbs; widespread throughout tropical and warm temperate regions having usually basal leaves and panicles of purplish ephemeral flowers

calanthe
noun any of various showy orchids of the genus Calanthe having white or yellow or rose-colored flowers and broad leaves folded lengthwise

calash
caleche noun the folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage

calcaneal
adjective relating to the heel bone or heel

calcareous
chalky adjective composed of or containing or resembling calcium carbonate or calcite or chalk

calcarine sulcus
calcarine fissure noun a sulcus in the mesial surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum

calced
adjective used of certain religious orders who wear shoes

calceolaria
slipperwort noun any garden plant of the genus Calceolaria having flowers with large inflated slipper-shaped lower lip

calceolate
calceiform adjective of slipper-shaped blossoms; `the calceiform lip of certain orchids`

calceus
noun a shoe covering the ankle; worn by ancient Romans

calcic
adjective derived from or containing calcium or lime

calcicolous
adjective growing or living in soil rich in lime

calciferous
adjective bearing or producing or containing calcium or calcium carbonate or calcite

calcific
adjective involving or resulting from calcification

calcification
noun a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts)

calcifugous
adjective growing or living in acid soil

calcify
verb turn into lime; become calcified; `The rock calcified over the centuries`

calcimine
noun a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings

calcination
noun the conversion of metals into their oxides as a result of heating to a high temperature

calcine
verb heat a substance so that it oxidizes or reduces

calcite
noun a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone

calcitic
adjective of or relating to or containing calcite

calcitonin
thyrocalcitonin noun thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone

calcium
Ca noun 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

calcium bicarbonate
noun a bicarbonate that is a major cause of hard water

calcium blocker
calcium-channel blocker noun any of a class of drugs that block the flow of the electrolyte calcium (either in nerve cell conduction or smooth muscle contraction of the heart); has been used in the treatment of angina or arrhythmia or hypertension or migraine

calcium carbide
noun a grey salt of calcium (CaC) used in making acetylene

calcium carbonate
noun a salt found in nature as chalk or calcite or aragonite or limestone

calcium chloride
noun a deliquescent salt; used in de-icing and as a drying agent

calcium hydride
hydrolith noun a saltlike binary compound (CaH2) used as a reducing agent and source of hydrogen

calcium hydroxide
lime noun a caustic substance produced by heating limestone

calcium hypochlorite
noun any hypochlorite of calcium; used as a bleaching agent

calcium ion
factor IV noun ion of calcium; a factor in the clotting of blood

calcium lactate
noun a white crystalline salt made by the action of lactic acid on calcium carbonate; used in foods (as a baking powder) and given medically as a source of calcium

calcium nitrate
noun a deliquescent salt that is soluble in water; sometimes used as a source of nitrogen in fertilizers

calcium oxide
quicklime noun a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide

calcium phosphate
noun a phosphate of calcium; a main constituent of animal bones

calcium sulphate
calcium sulfate noun a white salt (CaSO4)

calcium-cyanamide
noun a compound used as a fertilizer and as a source of nitrogen compounds

calculable
adjective capable of being calculated or estimated; `a calculable risk`; `calculable odds`

calculate
cipher verb make a mathematical calculation or computation

calculate
verb judge to be probable

calculated
deliberate adjective carefully thought out in advance; `a calculated insult`; `with measured irony`

calculating
calculative adjective used of persons; `the most calculating and selfish men in the community`

calculatingly
adverb in a calculating manner; `he looked at her calculatingly`

calculation
computation noun the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods

calculation
noun planning something carefully and intentionally; `it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting`

calculator
calculating machine noun a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations

calculous
adjective relating to or caused by or having a calculus or calculi

calculus
infinitesimal calculus noun the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions

calculus of variations
noun the calculus of maxima and minima of definite integrals

Calcuttan
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Calcutta or its inhabitants

Calder
Alexander Calder noun United States sculptor who first created mobiles and stabiles (1898-1976)

caldera
noun a large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that collapses into a depression

Calderon
Calderon de la Barca noun Spanish poet and dramatist considered one of the great Spanish writers (1600-1681)

caldron
cauldron noun a very large pot that is used for boiling

Caldwell
Erskine Caldwell noun United States author remembered for novels about poverty and degeneration (1903-1987)

Caledonia
noun the geographical area (in Roman times) north of the Antonine Wall; now a poetic name for Scotland

Caledonian Canal
noun a canal in northern Scotland that links North Sea with the Atlantic Ocean; runs diagonally between Moray Firth at the northeastern end and Loch Linnhe at the southwestern end; now little used

calefacient
warming adjective producing the sensation of heat when applied to the body; `a mustard plaster is calefacient`

calefaction
incalescence noun the property of being warming

calefactory
calefactive adjective serving to heat; `a heating pad is calefactory`

calendar
noun a tabular array of the days (usually for one year)

calendar day
civil day noun a day reckoned from midnight to midnight

calendar month
noun one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year; `he paid the bill last month`

calendar week
noun a period of seven consecutive days starting on Sunday

calendar year
civil year noun the year (reckoned from January 1 to December 31) according to Gregorian calendar

calender
noun a machine that smooths or glazes paper or cloth by pressing it between plates or passing it through rollers

calendric
calendrical adjective relating to or characteristic of or used in a calendar or time measurement; `calendric systems`; `solstice is a time of calendric importance`

calendula
noun any of numerous chiefly annual herbs of the genus Calendula widely cultivated for their yellow or orange flowers; often used for medicinal and culinary purposes

calf
sura noun the muscular back part of the shank

calf roping
noun capturing a calf with a lasso and binding its feet

calf`s brain
noun the brain of a calf eaten as meat

calf`s tongue
noun the tongue of a calf eaten as meat

calf`s-foot jelly
noun a savory jelly made with gelatin obtained by boiling calves` feet

Calgary
noun the largest city in southern Alberta; an oil and gas center and a technology center for Alberta and most of western Canada

Cali
noun city in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area

Cali cartel
noun a drug cartel that seized control of cocaine production in Colombia in 1993; adopted techniques used by terrorist organizations (small cells and sophisticated communications equipment and close ties with politicians etc.)

caliber
calibre noun a degree or grade of excellence or worth; `the quality of students has risen`; `an executive of low caliber`

calibrate
graduate verb make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring; `calibrate an instrument`; `graduate a cylinder`

calibrated
graduated adjective marked with or divided into degrees; `a calibrated thermometer`

calibration
standardization noun the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; `the thermometer needed calibration`

caliche
noun crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions

caliche-topped
adjective covered with caliche, a hard calcium-carbonate encrusted soil