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

circularly
adverb in a circular manner

circulate
circularize verb cause to become widely known; `spread information`; `circulate a rumor`; `broadcast the news`

circulate
pass on verb cause to be distributed; `This letter is circulating among the faculty`

circulating decimal
recurring decimal noun a decimal with a sequence of digits that repeats itself indefinitely

circulating(a)
adjective passing from one to another; `circulating bills and coins`

circulation
noun the spread or transmission of something (as news or money) to a wider group or area

circulative
adjective of or relating to circulation

circulatory failure
noun failure of the cardiovascular system to supply adequate amounts of blood to body tissues

circulatory system
cardiovascular system noun the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body

circumambulate
verb walk around something

circumcise
verb cut the foreskin off male babies or teenage boys; `During the bris, the baby boy is circumcised`

circumcision
noun the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males

circumduction
noun a circular movement of a limb or eye

circumference
perimeter noun the size of something as given by the distance around it

circumferential
adjective lying around or just outside the edges or outskirts; `circumferential highways around cities`

circumflex
noun a diacritical mark (^) placed above a vowel in some languages to indicate a special phonetic quality

circumflex artery
noun any of several paired curving arteries

circumflex artery of the thigh
arteria circumflexa femoris noun an artery that supplies the hip joint and thigh muscles

circumflex femoral vein
vena circumflexus femoris noun either of two veins that accompany arteries of the same name serving the hip and thigh

circumflex humeral artery
arteria circumflexa humeri noun an artery that supplies the shoulder joint and shoulder muscles

circumflex iliac artery
arteria circumflexa ilium noun an artery that supplies the lower abdominal walls and skin and the sartorius muscle

circumflex iliac vein
vena circumflexa ilium noun accompanies the artery of the same name

circumflex scapular artery
arteria circumflexa scapulae noun an artery that serves the muscles of the shoulder and scapular area

circumflex vein
vena circumflexa noun any of several curved parallel veins accompanying arteries of the same name

circumfuse
verb spread something around something

circumlocution
periphrasis noun a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things

circumlocution
noun an indirect way of expressing something

circumlocutious
circumlocutory adjective roundabout and unnecessarily wordy; `had a preference for circumlocutious (or circumlocutory) rather than forthright expression`; `A periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion,/ Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle/ With words and meanings.`-T.S.Eliot; (`ambagious` is archaic)

circumnavigate
compass verb travel around, either by plane or ship; `We compassed the earth`

circumnavigation
noun traveling around something (by ship or plane); `Magellan`s circumnavigation of the earth proved that it is a globe`

circumpolar
adjective located or found throughout a polar region

circumscribe
verb draw a line around; `He drew a circle around the points`

circumscribed
delimited adjective showing or determining a boundary; `it is impossible to specify a clearly circumscribed (or delimited) area for any particular science`

circumscription
noun the act of circumscribing

circumspect
discreet adjective heedful of potential consequences; `circumspect actions`; `physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use`; `a discreet investor`

circumspection
noun the trait of being circumspect and prudent

circumstance
condition noun information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; `another consideration is the time it would take`

circumstances
noun a person`s financial situation (good or bad); `he found himself in straitened circumstances`

circumstantial
adjective fully detailed and specific about particulars; `a circumstantial report about the debate`

circumstantial evidence
indirect evidence noun evidence providing only a basis for inference about the fact in dispute

circumstantially
adverb so far as the circumstances are concerned; `the account was circumstantially accurate`

circumstantiate
verb give circumstantial evidence for

circumvallate
verb surround with or as if with a rampart or other fortification

circumvention
noun the act of evading by going around

circumvolute
verb wind or turn in volutions, especially in an inward spiral, as of snail

circumvolution
noun the act of turning or winding or folding around a central axis

Circus
genus Circus noun a genus of haws comprising the harriers

circus acrobat
noun an acrobat who performs acrobatic feats in a circus

circus tent
big top noun a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance; `he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent`; `they had the big top up in less than an hour`

cirque
corrie noun a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake

cirrhosis
cirrhosis of the liver noun a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism

Cirripedia
subclass Cirripedia noun barnacles

cirrocumulus
cirrocumulus cloud noun a cloud at a high altitude consisting of a series of regularly arranged small clouds resembling ripples

cirrostratus
cirrostratus cloud noun a thin uniform layer of hazy cloud at high altitude

cirrus
noun a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile

Cirsium
genus Cirsium noun plume thistles

Cirsium flodmanii
noun thistle of western North America having white woolly leaves

cisalpine
adjective on the Italian or Roman side of the Alps; `ancient cisalpine Gaul included an area south and east of the Alps`

cisco
lake herring noun important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America

cismontane
adjective on this (the speaker`s) side of the mountains; `a contest in Virginia between a cismontane and a tramontane people`

Cistaceae
family Cistaceae noun shrubs or woody herbs of temperate regions especially Mediterranean

cistern
noun an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater

cistern
noun a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet

cisterna
cistern noun a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid

Cistothorus
genus Cistothorus noun marsh wrens

Cistus
genus Cistus noun small to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern Europe and North Africa

citadel
noun a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle

citation
commendation noun an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement

citation
noun a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; `the student`s essay failed to list several important citations`; `the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book`; `the article includes mention of similar clinical cases`

citation form
main entry word noun the form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionary

cite
noun a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; `the student`s essay failed to list several important citations`; `the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book`; `the article includes mention of similar clinical cases`

Citellus
genus Citellus noun typical ground squirrels

Citharichthys
genus Citharichthys noun a genus of Bothidae

citified
cityfied adjective being or having the customs or manners or dress of a city person

citify
verb accustom to urban ways; `Immigration will citify the country?`

citizen
noun a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community

citizenry
noun the body of citizens of a state or country; `the Spanish people`

citizens committee
noun a self-constituted organization to promote something

citizenship
noun conduct as a citizen; `award for good citizenship`

Citizenship Day
42979 noun celebrated in the United States

Citlaltepetl
Mount Orizaba noun an extinct volcano in southern Mexico between Mexico City and Veracruz; the highest peak in Mexico (18,695 feet)

citrange
noun more aromatic and acid tasting than oranges; used in beverages and marmalade

citrate
noun a salt or ester of citric acid

citric
adjective of or related to citric acid

citric acid
noun a weak water-soluble acid found in many fruits (especially citrus fruits); used as a flavoring agent

citrine
noun semiprecious yellow quartz resembling topaz

citron
noun large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved

Citroncirus
genus Citroncirus noun a cross between Citrus sinensis and Poncirus trifoliata

citronwood
noun wood of a citron tree

citrophilous mealybug
citrophilus mealybug noun destructive especially to citrus

citrous
adjective of or relating to or producing fruit of the plants of the genus Citrus; `the citrus production of Florida`

citrulline
noun an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is an intermediate in the conversion of ornithine to arginine

Citrullus
genus Citrullus noun a dicot genus of the family Cucurbitaceae including watermelons

citrus
citrus fruit noun any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions

Citrus aurantifolia
noun any of various related trees bearing limes

citrus mealybug
Planococcus citri noun feeds on a wide variety of cultivated plants but especially destructive to citrus

citrus whitefly
Dialeurodes citri noun whitefly that attacks citrus trees

cittern
cithern noun a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings

city
metropolis noun people living in a large densely populated municipality; `the city voted for Republicans in 1994`

city center
city centre noun the central part of a city