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

calico
adjective made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned; `calico dresses`; `a calico cat`

Calidris
genus Calidris noun a genus of Scolopacidae

California
Golden State noun a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes

California allspice
Calycanthus occidentalis noun straggling aromatic shrub of southwestern United States having fragrant brown flowers

California black oak
Quercus kelloggii noun large deciduous tree of the Pacific coast having deeply parted bristle-tipped leaves

California black walnut
Juglans californica noun medium-sized tree with somewhat aromatic compound leaves and edible nuts

California bluebell
noun annual of southern California with intricately branched stems and lax cymes of aromatic deep blue bell-shaped flowers

California box elder
Acer negundo Californicum noun maple of the Pacific coast of the United States; fruits are white when mature

California condor
Gymnogyps californianus noun North American condor; chiefly dull black; almost extinct

California dandelion
capeweed noun European weed widely naturalized in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat`s ears

California four o`clock
Mirabilis laevis noun California four o`clock with purple-red flowers

California fuchsia
humming bird`s trumpet noun shrublet of southwestern United States to Mexico having brilliant scarlet flowers

California lady`s slipper
Cypripedium californicum noun often having many yellow-green orchids with white pouches growing along streams and seeps of southwestern Oregon and northern California

California laurel
California bay tree noun Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood

California newt
Taricha torosa noun newt that is similar to Taricha granulosa in characteristics and habitat

California nutmeg
nutmeg-yew noun California evergreen having a fruit resembling a nutmeg but with a strong turpentine flavor

California Personality Inventory
noun a self-report personality inventory originally derived from the MMPI; consists of several hundred yes-no questions and yields scores on a number of scales including dominance and self acceptance and self control and socialization and achievement etc.

California pitcher plant
Darlingtonia californica noun marsh or bog herb having solitary pendulous yellow-green flowers and somewhat twisted pitchers with broad wings below

California poppy
Eschscholtzia californica noun of Pacific coast of North America; widely cultivated for its yellow to red flowers

California privet
Ligustrum ovalifolium noun semi-evergreen Japanese shrub having malodorous flowers; used extensively for hedges because more likely to stay green that common privet

California quail
Lofortyx californicus noun plump chunky bird of coastal California and Oregon

California redwood
coast redwood noun lofty evergreen of United States coastal foothills from Oregon to Big Sur

California sagebrush
California sage noun low ashy-grey California shrub

California sea lion
Zalophus californianus noun often trained as a show animal

California single-leaf pinyon
Pinus californiarum noun very small tree similar to Rocky mountain pinon but having a single needle per fascicle; similar to Parry`s pinyon in range

California sycamore
Platanus racemosa noun tall tree of Baja California having deciduous bark and large alternate palmately lobed leaves and ball-shaped clusters of flowers

California whipsnake
striped racer noun a whipsnake of scrublands and rocky hillsides

California white oak
valley oak noun tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns

Californian
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of California or its inhabitants; `Californian beaches`

californium
Cf noun a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles

caliginous
adjective dark and misty and gloomy

Caligula
Gaius noun Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity; noted for his cruelty and tyranny; was assassinated (12-41)

caliper
calliper noun an instrument for measuring the distance between two points (often used in the plural)

caliph
calif noun the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth; `many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world`

caliphate
noun the office of a caliph

calisaya
Cinchona officinalis noun Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark

calisthenic
adjective of or relating to calisthenics

calisthenics
callisthenics noun the practice of calisthenic exercises; `calisthenics is recommended for general good health`

Calixtus II
Guy of Burgundy noun pope who in 1122 forced the Holy Roman Emperor Henry V to sign a concordat that recognized the right of the church to choose its own leadership (died in 1124)

Calixtus III
Borgia noun Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458)

calk
calkin noun a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping

call
noun (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee; `he was ejected for protesting the call`

call
telephone call noun a telephone connection; `she reported several anonymous calls`; `he placed a phone call to London`; `he heard the phone ringing but didn`t want to take the call`

call at
out in verb enter a harbor; `the ship called in Athens`

call attention
verb point out carefully and clearly

call center
call centre noun a center equipped to handle a large volume of telephone calls (especially for taking orders or serving customers)

call fire
noun fire delivered on a specific target in response to a request from the supported unit

call forwarding
noun lets you transfer your incoming calls to any telephone that you can dial direct

call girl
noun a female prostitute who can be hired by telephone

call in
verb make a phone call; `call in to a radio station`; `call in sick`

call it quits
call it a day verb stop doing what one is doing; `At midnight, the student decided to call it quits and closed his books`

call loan
demand loan noun a loan that is repayable on demand

call mark
call number noun a mark consisting of characters written on a book; used to indicate shelf location

call off
scratch verb postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled; `Call off the engagement`; `cancel the dinner party`; `we had to scrub our vacation plans`; `scratch that meeting--the chair is ill`

call on
verb have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to; `She called on her Representative to help her`; `She turned to her relatives for help`

call on the carpet
take to task verb censure severely or angrily; `The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger`s car`; `The deputy ragged the Prime Minister`; `The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup`

call one`s bluff
verb ask to prove what someone is claiming; `John called Mary`s bluff when she claimed she could prove the theorem in under an hour`

call option
noun the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date

call out
verb call out loudly, as of names or numbers

call the shots
call the tune verb exercise authority or be in charge; `Who is calling the shots in this house?`

call to order
verb open formally; `the chairman called the meeting to order by pounding his gavel`

call up
noun an order to report for military duty

call up
verb bring forward for consideration; `The case was called up in court`

call waiting
noun a way of letting you know that someone else is calling when you are using your telephone

call-back
noun the recall of an employee after a layoff

call-board
noun a bulletin board backstage in a theater

call-in
noun a telephone call to a radio station or a television station in which the caller participates in the on-going program

call-out
noun a challenge to a fight or duel

Calla
noun water arum

calla lily
calla 2 arum lily noun South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix

callable
adjective subject to a demand for payment before due date; `callable bonds`

callback
noun a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)

called
named adjective given or having a specified name; `they called his name Jesus`; `forces...which Empedocles called `love` and `hate``; `an actor named Harold Lloyd`; `a building in Cardiff named the Temple of Peace`

called
adjective known or spoken of as; `though she is named Katherine, she is called Kitty`

caller
adjective providing coolness; `a cooling breeze`; ``caller` is a Scottish term as in `a caller breeze``

caller
phoner noun the person initiating a telephone call; `there were so many callers that he finally disconnected the telephone`

caller ID
noun a small display that will show you the telephone number of the party calling you

caller-out
noun a person who announces the changes of steps during a dance; `you need a fiddler and a caller for country dancing`

caller-up
phoner noun the person initiating a telephone call; `there were so many callers that he finally disconnected the telephone`

calliandra
noun any of various shrubs and small trees valued for their fine foliage and attractive spreading habit and clustered white to deep pink or red flowers

Callicebus
genus Callicebus noun titis

calligraph
verb write beautifully and ornamentally

calligrapher
calligraphist noun someone skilled in penmanship

calligraphic
calligraphical adjective of or relating to or expressed in calligraphy

calligraphy
penmanship noun beautiful handwriting

Callimorpha
genus Callimorpha noun cinnabar moths

Callinectes
genus Callinectes noun New World blue crabs

calling card
visiting card noun a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited

calling into question
demand for explanation noun a challenge to defend what someone has said

Callionymidae
family Callionymidae noun dragonets

calliope
steam organ noun a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard

Calliophis
genus Calliophis noun Asian coral snakes

calliopsis
Coreopsis tinctoria noun North American annual widely cultivated for its yellow flowers with purple-red to brownish centers; in some classifications placed in a subgenus Calliopsis

Calliphora
genus Calliphora noun type genus of the Calliphoridae: blowflies

Calliphoridae
family Calliphoridae noun blowflies

callipygian
callipygous adjective pertaining to or having finely developed buttocks; `the quest for the callipygian ideal`

Callirhoe
genus Callirhoe noun small genus of North American herbs having usually red or purple flowers

Callisaurus
genus Callisaurus noun zebra-tailed lizard

Callistephus
genus Callistephus noun one species: erect Asiatic herb with large flowers

Callisto
noun the second largest of Jupiter`s satellites