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

Canada ginger
black snakeroot 2 Asarum canadense noun deciduous low-growing perennial of Canada and eastern and central United States

Canada jay
grey jay noun a jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest; noted for boldness in thievery

Canada lily
wild yellow lily noun common lily of the eastern United States having nodding yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown

Canada lynx
Lynx canadensis noun of northern North America

Canada plum
Prunus nigra noun small tree native to northeastern North America having oblong orange-red fruit

Canada porcupine
Erethizon dorsatum noun porcupine of northeastern North America with barbed spines concealed in the coarse fur; often gnaws buildings for salt and grease

Canada thistle
creeping thistle noun European thistle naturalized in United States and Canada where it is a pernicious weed

Canada violet
tall white violet noun tall North American perennial with heart-shaped leaves and white flowers with purple streaks

Canada wild rye
Elymus canadensis noun North American wild rye

Canadian
adjective of or relating to Canada or its people

Canadian aspen
bigtooth aspen noun aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America

Canadian bacon
noun from a boned strip of cured loin

Canadian dollar
noun the basic unit of money in Canada

Canadian Falls
Horseshoe Falls noun a part of Niagara Falls in Ontario

Canadian fleabane
fleabane 3 Conyza canadensis noun common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron

Canadian French
noun the French language as spoken in Quebec, Canada

Canadian pondweed
Elodea canadensis noun North American waterweed; widely naturalized in Europe

Canadian province
noun Canada is divided into 12 provinces for administrative purposes

Canadian red pine
Pinus resinosa noun pine of eastern North America having long needles in bunches of two and reddish bark

canal
noun long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation

canal boat
narrow boat noun a long boat that carries freight and is narrow enough to be used in canals

canal of Schlemm
Schlemm`s canal noun a circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary veins

canalicular
adjective relating to or like or having a canaliculus

canaliculate
adjective having thin parallel channels; `canaliculate leafstalks of certain plants`

canaliculus
noun a small canal or duct as in some bones and parts of plants

canalization
canalisation noun the production of a canal or a conversion to canals

Canandaigua Lake
Lake Canandaigua noun a glacial lake in central New York; one of the Finger Lakes

Cananga
genus Cananga noun a genus of Malayan tree

canape
noun an appetizer consisting usually of a thin slice of bread or toast spread with caviar or cheese or other savory food

canard
noun a deliberately misleading fabrication

canary
canary-yellow adjective having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow

canary grass
birdseed grass noun Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds

Canary Island hare`s foot fern
Davallia canariensis noun fern of the Canary Islands and Madeira

Canary Islands
Canaries noun a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces

canary seed
noun a mixture of seeds used to feed caged birds

Canary wine
noun a sweet white wine from the Canary Islands

canary yellow
canary noun a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge

canarybird flower
canarybird vine noun a climber having flowers that are the color of canaries

canasta
basket rummy noun a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank

Canavalia
genus Canavalia noun herbs or woody vines of mainly American tropics and subtropics

canavanine
noun an amino acid found in the jack bean

cancan
noun a high-kicking dance of French origin performed by a female chorus line

cancel
strike down verb declare null and void; make ineffective; `Cancel the election results`; `strike down a law`

cancel
verb make invalid for use; `cancel cheques or tickets`

cancel out
verb wipe out the effect of something; `The new tax effectively cancels out my raise`; `The `A` will cancel out the `C` on your record`

cancellate
cancellated adjective having an open or latticed or porous structure

cancellation
noun the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement

Cancer
genus Cancer noun type genus of the family Cancridae

cancer cell
noun a cell that is part of a malignant tumor

cancer juice
noun a milky substance found in certain cancerous growths

cancerous
adjective like a cancer; an evil that grows and spreads; `remorse was cancerous within him`; `pornography is cancerous to the moral development of our children`

cancerweed
cancer weed noun sage of eastern United States

Cancridae
family Cancridae noun many of the best known edible crabs

cancroid
adjective of or relating to a cancroid

Cancun
noun a popular island resort off the northeastern tip of the Yucatan peninsula

candelabrum
candelabra noun branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights

candelilla
Euphorbia antisyphilitica noun wax-coated shrub of northern Mexico and southwestern United States

candelilla
Pedilanthus pavonis noun wax-coated Mexican shrub related to Euphorbia antisyphilitica

candelilla wax
noun a hard brown wax that occurs as a coating on candelilla shrubs

candescent
adjective glowing from great heat

candid
open adjective openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; `his candid eyes`; `an open and trusting nature`; `a heart-to-heart talk`

candid camera
noun a miniature camera with a fast lens

candida
noun any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Candida

Candida albicans
Monilia albicans noun a parasitic fungus that can infect the mouth or the skin or the intestines or the vagina

candidate
prospect noun someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)

candidiasis
moniliasis noun an infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans)

candied
crystalized adjective (used especially of fruits) preserved by coating with or allowing to absorb sugar

candied apple
candy apple noun an apple that is covered with a candy-like substance (usually caramelized sugar)

candied citrus peel
noun strips of citrus peel cooked in a sugar syrup

candied fruit
crystallized fruit noun fruit cooked in sugar syrup and encrusted with a sugar crystals

candle
taper noun stick of wax with a wick in the middle

candlelight
candle flame noun the light provided by a burning candle

candlemaker
noun a person who makes or sells candles

Candlemas
Candlemas Day noun feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple; a quarter day in Scotland

candlenut
noun large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles

candlepin
noun a bowling pin that is thin by comparison with a tenpin

candlepins
candlepin bowling noun a bowling game using slender bowling pins

candlepower
light intensity noun luminous intensity measured in candelas

candlesnuffer
noun an implement with a small cup at the end of a handle; used to extinguish the flame of a candle

candlestick
candle holder noun a holder with sockets for candles

candlewick
noun the wick of a candle

candlewood
noun any of several resinous trees or shrubs often burned for light

candor
candour noun the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

candy
confect noun a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

candy bar
noun a candy shaped as a bar

candy cane
noun a hard candy in the shape of a rod (usually with stripes)

candy corn
noun a small yellow and white candy shaped to resemble a kernel of corn

candy egg
noun egg-shaped candy

candy striper
noun a volunteer worker in a hospital

candy thermometer
noun a thermometer used to determine the temperature of candy syrups during cooking

candy-like
adjective resembling candy

candy-scented
adjective smelling of candy

candytuft
noun any of various flowering plants of the genus Iberis cultivated for their showy clusters of white to red or purple flowers; native to Mediterranean region

cane
noun a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment

cane blight
noun a disease affecting the canes of various bush fruits (e.g., raspberries or currants)

cane sugar
noun sugar from sugarcane used as sweetening agent

canebrake
noun a dense growth of cane (especially giant cane)

canebrake rattlesnake
canebrake rattler noun southern variety

canecutter
swamp hare noun of southeastern United States swamps and lowlands

canella
canella bark noun highly aromatic inner bark of the Canella winterana used as a condiment and a tonic