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

camcorder
noun a portable television camera and videocassette recorder

Camden
noun a city in southwestern New Jersey on the Delaware River near Pittsburgh

camel
noun cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions

camel racing
noun the sport of racing camels

camel`s hair
camelhair noun a soft tan cloth made with the hair of a camel

Camelidae
family Camelidae noun camels and llamas and vicunas

Camelina
genus Camelina noun annual and biennial herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia

camellia
camelia noun any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers

Camellia japonica
noun greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy fragrant roselike flowers; cultivated in many varieties

Camelot
noun (Arthurian legend) the capital of King Arthur`s kingdom; according to the legend, truth and goodness and beauty reigned there

camelpox
noun a viral disease of camels closely related to smallpox; `with a little genetic engineering camelpox could be used as a bioweapon`

Camelus
genus Camelus noun type genus of the Camelidae: camels

Camembert
noun rich soft creamy French cheese

cameo
noun engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring)

camera
photographic camera noun equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)

camera angle
noun the point of view of a camera

camera care
noun keeping a camera in good working order

camera lens
optical lens noun a lens that focuses the image in a camera

camera lucida
noun an optical device consisting of an attachment that enables an observer to view simultaneously the image and a drawing surface for sketching it

camera obscura
noun a darkened enclosure in which images of outside objects are projected through a small aperture or lens onto a facing surface

camera tripod
noun a tripod used to support a camera

cameraman
camera operator noun a photographer who operates a movie camera

Cameroon
Republic of Cameroon noun a republic on the western coast of central Africa; was under French and British control until 1960

Cameroon franc
noun the basic unit of money in Cameroon

Cameroonian
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Cameroon or its people; `the Cameroonian capital`

camise
noun a loose shirt or tunic; originally worn in the Middle Ages

camisole
noun a short negligee

camisole
noun a short sleeveless undergarment for women

Camlan
noun (Arthurian legend) the battlefield where King Arthur was mortally wounded

camlet
camlet fabric noun a fabric of Asian origin; originally made of silk and camel`s hair

camo
noun fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background

camomile tea
noun tea-like drink made from camomile leaves and flowers

Camorra
noun a secret society in Naples notorious for violence and blackmail

camouflage
noun device or stratagem for concealment or deceit

camouflage
noun fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background

camouflaged
adjective made invisible by means of protective coloring

camp
campy adjective providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities; `they played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect`; `campy Hollywood musicals of the 1940`s`

camp
noun shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs

camp chair
noun a light folding chair

Camp David
noun retreat northwest of Washington used by the president of the United States

camp follower
noun a follower who is not a member of an ingroup

camp meeting
noun religious (usually evangelistic) meeting held in a large tent or outdoors and last several days

camp-made
adjective made as part of the arts-and-crafts program at summer camp; `my camp-made leather wallet`

campaign
military campaign noun several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)

campaign
safari noun an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)

campaign hat
noun a broad-brimmed felt hat with a high crown; formerly worn by the United States Army and Marine personnel

campaigner
candidate 1 nominee noun a politician who is running for public office

campaigning
candidacy noun the campaign of a candidate to be elected

Campania
noun a region of southwestern Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea including the islands of Capri and Ischia

campanile
noun a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building

campanula
bellflower noun any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers

Campanula rotundifolia
noun perennial of northern hemisphere with slender stems and bell-shaped blue flowers

Campanulaceae
family Campanulaceae noun family of plants of the order Campanulales; in some classifications includes Lobeliaceae

Campanulales
order Campanulales noun an order or plants of the subclass Asteridae including: Campanulaceae; Lobeliaceae; Cucurbitaceae; Goodeniaceae; Compositae

campanulate
campanular adjective shaped like a bell or campana; `campanulate flowers of the genus Campanula`

Campbell
Joseph Campbell noun United States mythologist (1904-1987)

Campeche
noun a Mexican city on the Bay of Campeche

Campephilus
genus Campephilus noun a genus of Picidae

camper
camping bus noun a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling

camper trailer
noun a trailer equipped for occupancy (especially for holiday trips)

campestral
adjective of fields or open country; `living in campestral seclusion`

campfire
noun a small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking (as at a camp)

Campfire Girl
noun a girl who is a member of Campfire Girls; for girls age 7-18

camphor
noun a resin obtained from the camphor tree; used in making celluloid and liniment

camphor daisy
Haplopappus phyllocephalus noun annual of southern United States and Mexico having bristly leaves and pale yellow flowers

camphor dune tansy
Tanacetum camphoratum noun densely hairy plant with rayless flowers; San Francisco Bay area

camphor ice
noun a cerate made of camphor and wax and spermaceti and castor oil

camphor oil
noun oil distilled from camphor resin

camphor tree
Cinnamomum camphora noun large evergreen tree of warm regions whose aromatic wood yields camphor

camphoraceous
adjective being or having the properties of camphor; `camphoraceous odor`

camphorate
verb treat with camphor

camphorated
adjective impregnated with camphor; `camphorated oil`

camphoric
adjective relating to or derived from or containing camphor; `camphoric liniments`

camping
encampment noun the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp

campmate
noun someone who lives in the same camp you do

Camponotus
genus Camponotus noun carpenter ants

campsite
campground noun a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent

campstool
noun a folding stool

Camptosorus
genus Camptosorus noun classification used in some especially former systems for plants usually placed in genus Asplenium

campus
noun a field on which the buildings of a university are situated

Campyloneurum
genus Campyloneurum noun epiphytic ferns of tropical America

Campylorhynchus
genus Campylorhynchus noun alternative classifications for the cactus wrens

campylotropous
adjective (of a plant ovule) curved with the micropyle near the base almost touching its stalk

campylotropous ovule
noun a curved ovule with the micropyle almost touching the funiculus

camshaft
noun has cams attached to it

Camus
Albert Camus noun French writer who portrayed the human condition as isolated in an absurd world (1913-1960)

camwood
African sandalwood noun small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood yielding a red dye

can
tin noun airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.

can
noun a buoy with a round bottom and conical top

can buoy
noun a buoy with a round bottom and conical top

can of worms
noun a source of unpredictable trouble and complexity

can opener
tin opener noun a device for cutting cans open

can-do
adjective marked by a willingness to tackle a job and get it done; `a can-do kind of person`; `the city`s indomitable optimism and can-do spirit`

Canaanite
noun the extinct language of the Semitic people who occupied Canaan before the Israelite conquest

Canaanitic
Canaanitic language noun a group of Semitic languages

Canachites
genus Canachites noun spruce grouse

Canada
noun a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada; `the border between the United States and Canada is the longest unguarded border in the world`

Canada anemone
Anemone Canadensis noun common summer-flowering woodland herb of Labrador to Colorado

Canada balsam
noun yellow transparent exudate of the balsam fir; used as a transparent cement in optical devices (especially in microscopy) and as a mounting medium

Canada garlic
meadow leek noun North American bulbous plant