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

city council
noun a municipal body that can pass ordnances and appropriate funds etc.

city desk
city room noun the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the local news

city district
noun a district of a town or city

city editor
noun the newspaper editor in charge of editing local news

city father
noun an important municipal official

city hall
noun a building that houses administrative offices of a municipal government

city limit
city limits noun the limits of the area occupied by a city or town

city line
noun the boundary of a city

city man
noun a financier who works in one of the banks in the City of London

City of London
the City noun the part of London situated within the ancient boundaries; the commercial and financial center of London

city planning
town planning noun determining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a community

city slicker
city boy noun a city dweller with sophisticated manners and clothing

city state
city-state noun a state consisting of a sovereign city

city university
noun an urban university in a large city

city-like
adjective resembling a city

cityscape
noun painting depicting a city or urban area

citywide
adjective occurring or extending throughout a city; `citywide bussing`; `a citywide strike`

Ciudad Juarez
Juarez noun a city in northern Mexico on the Rio Grande opposite El Paso

Ciudad Victoria
noun a city in east central Mexico

civet
noun catlike mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes

civic
adjective of or relating or belonging to a city; `civic center`; `civic problems`

civic center
municipal center noun the center of a city

civic duty
civic responsibility noun the responsibilities of a citizen

civic leader
civil leader noun a leader in municipal affairs

civic pride
civic spirit noun pride in your city

civics
noun the social science of municipal affairs

civies
civvies noun civilian garb as opposed to a military uniform

civil
adjective of or in a condition of social order; `civil peoples`

civil action
noun legal action to protect a private civil right or to compel a civil remedy (as distinguished from criminal prosecution)

civil authority
noun a person who exercises authority over civilian affairs

civil censorship
noun military censorship of civilian communications (correspondence or printed matter of films) entering or leaving of circulating within territories controlled by armed forces

civil contempt
noun a failure to follow a court order that benefits someone else

civil death
noun the legal status of a person who is alive but who has been deprived of the rights and privileges of a citizen or a member of society; the legal status of one sentenced to life imprisonment

civil defense
noun activities organized by civilians for their own protection in time of war or disaster

civil disobedience
noun a group`s refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (as in protest against discrimination); `Thoreau wrote a famous essay justifying civil disobedience`

civil engineer
noun an engineer trained to design and construct and maintain public works (roads or bridges or harbors etc.)

civil engineering
noun the branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction of such public works as dams or bridges

civil law
noun the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation

civil liberty
noun fundamental individual right protected by law and expressed as immunity from unwarranted governmental interference

Civil List
noun a sum of money voted by British Parliament each year for the expenses of the British royal family

civil marriage
noun a marriage performed by a government official rather than by a clergyman

civil order
polity noun the form of government of a social organization

civil right
noun right or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of Congress including the right to legal and social and economic equality

civil rights leader
civil rights worker noun a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups

Civil Rights movement
noun movement in the United States beginning in the 1960s and led primarily by Blacks in an effort to establish the civil rights of individual Black citizens

civil servant
noun a public official who is a member of the civil service

civil service
noun government workers; usually hired on the basis of competitive examinations

civil suit
noun a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant

civil time
standard time noun the official time in a local region (adjusted for location around the Earth); established by law or custom

civil union
noun a voluntary union for life (or until divorce) of adult parties of the same sex; `parties to a civil union have all the same benefits, protections, and responsibilities under Vermont law as spouses in a marriage`

civil war
noun a war between factions in the same country

civil-libertarian
adjective having or showing active concern for protection of civil liberties protected by law

civilian
adjective associated with or performed by civilians as contrasted with the military; `civilian clothing`; `civilian life`

civilian clothing
civilian dress noun ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc.

civility
noun formal or perfunctory politeness

civilization
civilisation noun a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations); `the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization`

civilization
civilisation noun the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste; `a man of intellectual refinement`; `he is remembered for his generosity and civilization`

civilized
civilised adjective having a high state of culture and development both social and technological; `terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world`

civilly
adverb in a civil manner; `he treats his former wife civilly`

clabber
noun raw milk that has soured and thickened

clack
noun a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated

clack valve
clack noun a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction

clad
adjective having an outer covering especially of thin metal; `steel-clad`; `armor-clad`

clade
noun a group of biological taxa or species that share features inherited from a common ancestor

cladistics
cladistic analysis noun a system of biological taxonomy based on the quantitative analysis of comparative data and used to reconstruct cladograms summarizing the (assumed) phylogenetic relations and evolutionary history of groups of organisms

cladode
cladophyll noun a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf

cladogram
noun a tree diagram used to illustrate phylogenetic relationships

Cladonia
genus Cladonia noun type genus of Cladoniaceae; lichens characterized by a crustose thallus and capitate fruiting bodies borne on simple or branched podetia

Cladoniaceae
family Cladoniaceae noun a family of lichens

Cladorhyncus
genus Cladorhyncus noun one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills

Cladrastis
genus Cladrastis noun yellowwoods

claim
noun demand for something as rightful or due; `they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day`

claim
verb take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; `the accident claimed three lives`; `The hard work took its toll on her`

claim form
noun a form to use when filing a claim

claim jumper
noun one who illegally occupies property to which another has a legal claim

claimant
noun someone who claims a benefit or right or title; `claimants of unemployment compensation`; `he was a claimant to the throne`

claiming race
noun a horse race in which each owner declares before the race at what price his horse will be offered for sale after the race

clairvoyance
second sight noun apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses

clairvoyant
precognitive adjective foreseeing the future

clam
noun burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness

clam chowder
noun chowder containing clams

clam dip
noun a dip made of clams and soft cream cheese

clamant
crying adjective demanding attention; `clamant needs`; `a crying need`; `regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous`- H.L.Mencken; `insistent hunger`; `an instant need`

Clamatores
suborder Clamatores noun used in some classification systems; a suborder or superfamily nearly coextensive with suborder Tyranni; Passeriformes having relatively simple vocal organs and little power of song; clamatorial birds

clamatorial
adjective of or relating to Clamatores

clambake
noun a cookout at the seashore where clams and fish and other foods are cooked--usually on heated stones covered with seaweed

clamber
noun an awkward climb; `reaching the crest was a real clamber`

clammily
adverb in a clammy manner

clammy
dank adjective unpleasantly cool and humid; `a clammy handshake`; `clammy weather`; `a dank cellar`; `dank rain forests`

clammy locust
Robinia viscosa noun small rough-barked locust of southeastern United States having racemes of pink flowers and glutinous branches and seeds

clammyweed
Polanisia graveolens noun strong-scented herb common in southern United States covered with intermixed gland and hairs

clamor
clamoring noun loud and persistent outcry from many people; `he ignored the clamor of the crowd`

clamp
noun a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together

clampdown
noun sudden restriction on an activity

clamshell
noun the shell of a clam

clandestine
cloak-and-dagger adjective conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; `clandestine intelligence operations`; `cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines`; `hole-and-corner intrigue`; `secret missions`; `a secret agent`; `secret sales of arms`; `surreptitious mobilization of troops`; `an undercover investigation`; `underground resistance`

clandestine operation
noun an intelligence operation so planned and executed as to insure concealment

clang
clangor noun a loud resonant repeating noise; `he could hear the clang of distant bells`

clanger
noun a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate; `he dropped a clanger`

clangor
clangour verb make a loud resonant noise; `the alarm clangored throughout the building`