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

cascara buckthorn
bearberry 3 bearwood noun shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada

cascarilla
Croton eluteria noun West Indian shrub with aromatic bark

cascarilla bark
eleuthra bark noun aromatic bark of cascarilla; used as a tonic and for making incense

case
instance noun an occurrence of something; `it was a case of bad judgment`; `another instance occurred yesterday`; `but there is always the famous example of the Smiths`

case
slip 2 pillow slip noun bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; `the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase`

case agreement
noun agreement in grammatical case between words in the same construction

case history
noun detailed record of the background of a person or group under study or treatment

case knife
noun a knife with a fixed blade that is carried in a sheath

case law
precedent noun (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions

case load
noun the number of cases handled in a given period of time (as by a court or agency)

case officer
noun an operative who also serves as an official staffer of an intelligence service

case shot
canister 1 canister shot noun a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm

case study
noun a detailed analysis of a person or group from a social or psychological or medical point of view

case-fatality proportion
noun the number of cases of a disease ending in death divided by the number of cases of the disease; usually expressed as a percentage or as the number of deaths per 1000 cases

case-hardened
hardened 5 hard-boiled adjective used of persons; emotionally hardened; `faced a case-hardened judge`

case-hardened steel
noun steel with a surface that is much harder than the interior metal

case-to-infection proportion
case-to-infection ratio noun the number of cases of a disease divided by the number of infections with the agent that causes the disease

caseate
verb become cheeselike; `necrotic tissue caseates`

casebook
textbook adjective according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical; `a casebook schizophrenic`; `a textbook example`

cased
encased adjective covered or protected with or as if with a case; `knights cased in steel`; `products encased in leatherette`

casein
noun a milk protein used in making e.g. plastics and adhesives

casein glue
noun made from casein; used for e.g. plywood and cabinetwork

casein paint
casein noun a water-base paint made with a protein precipitated from milk

casemaking clothes moth
Tinea pellionella noun the larvae live in tubes of its food material fastened with silk that it spins

casement
noun a window sash that is hinged (usually on one side)

casement window
noun a window with one or more casements

caseous
adjective of damaged or necrotic tissue; cheeselike

casern
noun military barracks in a garrison town

casework
noun close sociological study of a maladjusted person or family for diagnosis and treatment

caseworm
noun insect larva that constructs a protective case around its body

Casey Jones
John Luther Jones noun United States railroad engineer who died trying to stop his train from crashing into another train; a friend wrote a famous ballad describing the incident (1864-1900)

Cash
Johnny Cash noun United States country music singer and songwriter (1932-2003)

cash
noun prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check

cash account
noun an account with a securities brokerage whose transactions are settled on a cash basis

cash bar
noun a counter at a large party where you can purchase drinks by the glass

cash basis
noun a method of accounting in which each item is entered as payments are received or made

cash card
cashcard noun a credit card that entitles the holder to receive cash

cash crop
noun a readily salable crop that is grown and gathered for the market (as vegetables or cotton or tobacco)

cash equivalent
noun a highly liquid debt instrument with maturities of less than three months

cash flow
noun the excess of cash revenues over cash outlays in a give period of time (not including non-cash expenses)

cash in on
verb take advantage of or capitalize on

cash machine
cash dispenser noun an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used

cash out
verb choose a simpler life style after questioning personal and career satisfaction goals; `After 3 decades in politics, she cashed out and moved to Polynesia`

cash register
noun a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill

cash surrender value
noun the amount that the insurance company will pay on a given life insurance policy if the policy is cancelled prior to the death of the insured

cash-and-carry
adjective sold for cash and the customer carries it away (no delivery service); `cash-and-carry business`

cashable
redeemable adjective able to be converted into ready money or the equivalent; `a cashable check`; `cashable gambling chips`; `redeemable stocks and bonds`; `a redeemable coupon`

cashbox
money box noun a strongbox for holding cash

cashed
adjective for which money has been paid; `a cashed check`

cashew
cashew nut noun kidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted

cashier
verb discharge with dishonor, as in the army

cashier`s check
treasurer`s check noun a check issued by the officer of a bank on the banks own account (not that of a private person); `cashier`s checks are as good as cash`

cashmere
noun a soft fabric made from the wool of the Cashmere goat

Cashmere goat
Kashmir goat noun Himalayan goat having a silky undercoat highly prized as cashmere wool

casing
noun the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; `the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced`

casino
gambling casino noun a public building for gambling and entertainment

cask
caskful noun the quantity a cask will hold

casket
jewel casket noun small and often ornate box for holding jewels or other valuables

Casmerodius
genus Casmerodius noun a white egrets

Casmerodius albus
noun widely distributed Old World white egret

Caspar
Gaspar noun (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus

caspase
noun any of a group of proteases that mediate apoptosis

Casper
noun a city of east central Wyoming on the North Platte river

Caspian
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the Caspian Sea; `the Caspian salt flats`

casque
noun (15-16th century) any armor for the head; usually ornate without a visor

casquet
casquetel noun a light open casque without a visor or beaver

Cassandra
noun (Greek mythology) a prophetess in Troy during the Trojan War whose predictions were true but were never believed

cassareep
noun flavoring made by boiling down the juice of the bitter cassava; used in West Indian cooking

cassava
cassava starch noun a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics

Cassegrainian telescope
Gregorian telescope noun a reflecting telescope that has a paraboloidal primary mirror and a hyperboloidal secondary mirror; light is brought to a focus through an aperture in the center of the primary mirror

casserole
noun large deep dish in which food can be cooked and served

cassette
noun a container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video

cassette deck
noun a tape deck for playing and recording cassette tapes

cassette player
noun electronic equipment for playing cassettes

cassette recorder
noun a recorder for recording or playing cassettes

cassette tape
noun a cassette that contains magnetic tape

cassia
Cinnamomum cassia noun Chinese tree with aromatic bark; yields a less desirable cinnamon than Ceylon cinnamon

cassia bark
Chinese cinnamon noun aromatic bark of the cassia-bark tree; less desirable as a spice than Ceylon cinnamon bark

Cassia roxburghii
Cassia marginata noun East Indian tree having long pods containing a black cathartic pulp used as a horse medicine

cassia-bark tree
Cinnamomum cassia noun Chinese tree with aromatic bark; yields a less desirable cinnamon than Ceylon cinnamon

Cassin`s kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans noun a kingbird seen in the southwestern United States; largely grey with a yellow abdomen

Cassiope
genus Cassiope noun low tufted evergreen shrubs of colder parts of north temperate regions having mosslike foliage and nodding white or pink flowers

Cassiopeia
noun a W-shaped constellation in the northern hemisphere near Polaris

Cassirer
Ernst Cassirer noun German philosopher concerned with concept formation in the human mind and with symbolic forms in human culture generally (1874-1945)

cassiri
noun a drink resembling beer; made from fermented cassava juice

cassiterite
noun a hard heavy dark mineral that is the chief source of tin

Cassius
Cassius Longinus noun prime mover in the conspiracy against Julius Caesar (died in 42 BC)

cassock
noun a black garment reaching down to the ankles; worn by priests or choristers

cassocked
adjective dressed in a cassock; `cassocked monks`

cassowary
noun large black flightless bird of Australia and New Guinea having a horny head crest

cast
adjective (of molten metal or glass) formed by pouring or pressing into a mold

cast
plaster bandage noun bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal

cast about
beat about verb search anxiously

cast iron
noun an alloy of iron containing so much carbon that it is brittle and so cannot be wrought but must be shaped by casting

cast off
verb make the last row of stitches when knitting

cast off
shake off verb get rid of; `he shed his image as a pushy boss`; `shed your clothes`

cast on
verb make the first row of stitches when knitting

cast-iron
iron adjective extremely robust; `an iron constitution`

cast-off(a)
discarded adjective thrown away; `wearing someone`s cast-off clothes`; `throwaway children living on the streets`; `salvaged some thrown-away furniture`

Castanea
genus Castanea noun chestnuts; chinkapins