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

Coleridgian
Coleridgean adjective of or relating to Samuel Taylor Coleridge or his writings

coleslaw
slaw noun basically shredded cabbage

Colette
Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette noun French writer of novels about women (1873-1954)

coleus
flame nettle noun any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers

colic
intestinal colic noun acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)

colic artery
arteria colica noun arteries that supply blood to the colon

colic vein
vena colica noun vein serving the large intestine

colicky
flatulent adjective suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal

colicroot
colic root noun any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic

Colima
Nevado de Colima noun an active volcano in southwestern Mexico

Colinus
genus Colinus noun New World quail: the bobwhites

coliphage
noun a bacteriophage that infects the bacterium Escherichia coli

colitis
inflammatory bowel disease noun inflammation of the colon

collaborate
join forces verb work together on a common enterprise of project; `The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well`; `We joined forces with another research group`

collaboration
quislingism noun act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country

collaborationism
quislingism noun act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country

collaborationist
quisling noun someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force

collaborative
adjective accomplished by collaboration; `collaborative research`

collaborator
cooperator noun an associate who works with others toward a common goal; `the musician and the librettist were collaborators`

collaborator
quisling noun someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force

collage
montage noun a paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs to form an artistic image; `he used his computer to make a collage of pictures superimposed on a map`

collage film
noun a movie that juxtaposes different kinds of footage

collagen
noun a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling

collagenase
noun any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of collagen and gelatin

collagenous
collagenic adjective relating to or consisting of collagen

collapse
noun a mishap caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in

collapsible
collapsable adjective capable of collapsing or being collapsed; `a collapsible boat`

collar
neckband noun a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over

collar
noun the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot

collar blight
noun a disease affecting the trunks of pear and apple trees

collard
noun variety of kale having smooth leaves

collards
collard greens noun kale that has smooth leaves

collared lizard
noun any of several robust long-tailed lizards with collars of two dark bands; of central and western United States and northern Mexico

collared peccary
javelina noun dark grey peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United States

collared pika
Ochotona collaris noun similar to little chief hare and may be same species

collarless
adjective without a collar

collate
verb compare critically; of texts

collateral
confirmative adjective serving to support or corroborate; `collateral evidence`

collateral damage
noun (euphemism) inadvertent casualties and destruction inflicted on civilians in the course of military operations

collateralize
verb pledge as a collateral; `The loan was collateralized by government bonds`

colleague
co-worker noun an associate you work with

colleague
noun a person who is member of your class or profession; `the surgeon consulted his colleagues`; `he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers`

collect
cod adjective payable by the recipient on delivery; `a collect call`; `the letter came collect`; `a COD parcel`

collect
call for verb gather or collect; `You can get the results on Monday`; `She picked up the children at the day care center`; `They pick up our trash twice a week`

collect call
noun a telephone call that the receiving party is asked to pay for

collected
equanimous adjective in full control of your faculties; `the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination`; `perfectly poised and sure of himself`; `more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen`; `strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble`

collectedly
composedly adverb in a self-collected or self-possessed manner; `he announced the death of his father collectedly`

collectible
collectable adjective subject to or requiring payment especially as specified; `a collectible bill`; `a note payable on demand`; `a check payable to John Doe`

collection
collecting noun the act of gathering something together

collection
noun request for a sum of money; `an appeal to raise money for starving children`

collection plate
noun a shallow receptacle for collection in church

collective
adjective set up on the principle of collectivism or ownership and production by the workers involved usually under the supervision of a government; `collective farms`

collective bargaining
noun negotiation between an employer and trade union

collective farm
noun a farm operated collectively

collective noun
noun a noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things

collective security
noun a system for international peace

collectivism
noun a political theory that the people should own the means of production

collectivist
collectivistic adjective subscribing to the socialistic doctrine of ownership by the people collectively

collectivization
collectivisation noun the organization of a nation or economy on the basis of collectivism

collectivize
collectivise verb bring under collective control; of farms and industrial enterprises

collectivized
collectivised adjective characterized by the principle of ownership by the state or the people of the means of production

collector
noun the electrode in a transistor through which a primary flow of carriers leaves the region between the electrodes

collector
noun a person who collects things

collector`s item
showpiece noun the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection

colleen
noun an Irish girl

college
noun a complex of buildings in which an institution of higher education is housed

college level
noun the level of education that college students are assumed to have attained

college student
university student noun a student enrolled in a college or university

collegial
adjective characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues; `collegial harmony`; `a tendency to turn from collegial to one-man management`- Merle Fainsod

collegian
college man noun a student (or former student) at a college or university

collegiate
adjective of or resembling or typical of a college or college students; `collegiate living`; `collegiate attitudes`; `collegiate clothes`

Collembola
order Collembola noun minute wingless arthropods: springtails

collembolan
springtail noun any of numerous minute wingless primitive insects possessing a special abdominal appendage that allows the characteristic nearly perpetual springing pattern; found in soil rich in organic debris or on the surface of snow or water

collet
noun a band or collar that holds an individual stone in a jewellery setting

collet
noun a cone-shaped chuck used for holding cylindrical pieces in a lathe

collet chuck
noun a cone-shaped chuck used for holding cylindrical pieces in a lathe

collide
clash verb crash together with violent impact; `The cars collided`; `Two meteors clashed`

collider
noun an accelerator in which two beams of particles are forced to collide head on

collie
noun a silky-coated sheepdog with a long ruff and long narrow head developed in Scotland

colliery
noun a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it

colligate
verb consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle

colligation
noun the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis

collimate
verb adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument)

collimation
noun the accurate adjustment of the line of sight of a telescope

collimator
noun optical device consisting of a tube containing a convex achromatic lens at one end and a slit at the other with the slit at the focus of the lens; light rays leave the slit as a parallel beam

collinear
adjective lying on the same line

collins
Tom Collins noun tall iced drink of liquor (usually gin) with fruit juice

Collinsia
genus Collinsia noun genus of hardy annual herbs of western United States

Collinsonia
genus Collinsonia noun small genus of perennial erect or spreading aromatic herbs; United States

collision
noun a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals; `a collision of interests`

collision course
noun a course of action (following a given idea) that will lead to conflict if it continues unabated

Collocalia
genus Collocalia noun a genus of Apodidae

collocate
verb group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side

collocate with
construe with verb go or occur together; `The word `hot` tends to cooccur with `cold``

collocation
noun a grouping of words in a sentence

collodion
noun a colorless syrupy solution of pyroxylin in ether and alcohol; used as a coating for wounds or photographic films

collogue
verb confer secretly

colloid
noun a mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension

colloidal
adjective of or relating to or having the properties of a colloid

colloidally
adverb in a colloidal manner; `particles were colloidally dispersed in the medium`