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

colloquial
adjective characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation; `wrote her letters in a colloquial style`; `the broken syntax and casual enunciation of conversational English`

colloquialism
noun a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

colloquially
conversationally adverb with the use of colloquial expressions; `this building is colloquially referred to as The Barn`

colloquium
noun an address to an academic meeting or seminar

colloquy
noun formal conversation

collotype
collotype printing noun a photomechanical printing process that uses a glass plate with a gelatin surface that carries the image to be reproduced; can be used with one or more colors

collude
verb act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose; `The two companies conspired to cause the value of the stock to fall`

collusion
noun secret agreement

collusive
conniving adjective acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end

colobus
colobus monkey noun arboreal monkey of western and central Africa with long silky fur and reduced thumbs

Colocasia
genus Colocasia noun small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro

cologne
cologne water noun a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol

Colombia
Republic of Colombia noun a republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language

Colombian
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Colombia or its people; `Colombian drug dealers`

Colombian monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Colombia

Colombian peso
noun the basic unit of money in Colombia; equal to 100 centavos

Colombo
capital of Sri Lanka noun the capital and largest city of Sri Lanka; has one of the largest harbors in the world; is located on the western coast of the island of Ceylon

colon
noun the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted

colon
noun the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos

colon cancer
noun a malignant tumor of the colon; early symptom is bloody stools

colonel
noun a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

Colonel Blimp
Blimp noun any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low)

colonial
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony

colonialism
noun exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country`s resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country

colonialist
noun a believer in colonialism

colonic
adjective of or relating to the colon

colonic irrigation
colonic noun a water enema given to flush out the colon

colonization
colonisation noun the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies; `the British colonization of America`

colonize
colonise verb settle as colonists or establish a colony (in); `The British colonized the East Coast`

colonized
colonised adjective inhabited by colonists

colonizer
coloniser noun someone who helps to found a colony

colonnaded
adjective having a series of columns arranged at regular intervals

colonoscope
noun an elongated fiberoptic endoscope for examining the entire colon from cecum to rectum

colonoscopy
noun visual examination of the colon (with a colonoscope) from the cecum to the rectum; requires sedation

colony
settlement noun a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state`s system of government

colony
noun a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country

colophon
noun a publisher`s emblem printed in a book (usually on the title page)

colophony
noun translucent brittle substance produced from pine oleoresin; used especially in varnishes and inks and on the bows of stringed instruments

color
adjective having or capable of producing colors; `color film`; `he rented a color television`; `marvelous color illustrations`

color
verb affect as in thought or feeling; `My personal feelings color my judgment in this case`; `The sadness tinged his life`

color bar
colour bar noun barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites

color bearer
noun the soldier who carries the standard of the unit in military parades or in battle

color blindness
colour blindness noun genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue

color chart
noun a chart displaying colors

color circle
color wheel noun a chart in which complementary colors (or their names) are arranged on opposite sides of a circle

color code
noun system using colors to designate classifications

color constancy
colour constancy noun the tendency for a color to look the same under widely different viewing conditions

color guard
noun a ceremonial escort for the (regimental) colors

color of law
colour of law noun a mere semblance of legal right; something done with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law; `the plaintiff claimed that under color of law the officer had deprived him of his civil rights`

color property
noun an attribute of color

color scheme
colour scheme noun a planned combination of colors; `the color scheme for this room was determined by an interior decorator`

color sergeant
noun a sergeant in a color guard who carries one of the colors

color television
colour television noun a television that transmits images in color

color tube
colour tube noun a television tube that displays images in full color

color vision
chromatic vision noun the normal ability to see colors

color wash
colour wash noun a wash of whitewash or other water-base paint tinted with a colored pigment

color-blind
colour-blind adjective unable to distinguish one or more chromatic colors

color-blind person
noun a person unable to distinguish differences in hue

Coloradan
noun a native or resident of Colorado

Colorado
Colorado River noun an important river in the southwestern United States; rises in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado and flows southwest through Utah into Arizona (where it flows through the Grand Canyon) and then southward through the southern tip of Nevada, then forming the border between California and Arizona and finally into Mexico where it empties into the Gulf of California; the main source of water in the southwestern United States

Colorado Desert
noun an arid region of southeastern California

Colorado fir
California white fir noun medium to tall fir of central to western United States having a narrow erect crown and soft wood

Colorado Plateau
noun a large plateau south and west of the Rocky Mountains; abuts mountains on the north and east and ends in an escarpment overlooking lowlands to the south and west; the Grand Canyon is carved out of the southwestern corner

Colorado potato beetle
Colorado beetle noun black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide

Colorado River hemp
Sesbania exaltata noun tall-growing annual of southwestern United States widely grown as green manure; yields a strong tough bast fiber formerly used by Indians for cordage

Colorado Springs
noun a city in east central Colorado on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains; popular tourist center and site of the United States Air Force Academy

Colorado spruce
Colorado blue spruce noun tall spruce with blue-green needles and dense conic crown; older trees become columnar with lower branches sweeping downward

coloration
colouration noun choice and use of colors (as by an artist)

coloratura
noun singing with florid ornamentation

colorcast
colourcast noun a television program that is broadcast in color

colorectal
adjective relating to or affecting the colon and the rectum; `most colorectal cancers arise from adenomatous polyps`

colored
coloured adjective having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination; `colored crepe paper`; `the film was in color`; `amber-colored heads of grain`

colored hearing
colored audition noun a form of chromesthesia in which experiences of color accompany auditory stimuli

colored person
colored noun a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive

colorfast
adjective having color that is resistant to fading or running

colorful
colourful adjective having striking color; `colorful autumn leaves`

colorimeter
tintometer noun a measuring instrument used in colorimetric analysis to determine the quantity of a substance from the color it yields with specific reagents

colorimetric
colorimetrical adjective of or relating to colorimetry

colorimetry
colorimetric analysis noun quantitative chemical analysis by color using a colorimeter

coloring
colouring noun the act or process of changing the color of something

coloring book
noun a picture book with line drawings intended to be colored with crayons by children

coloring material
colouring material noun any material used for its color; `she used a different color for the trim`

colorist
noun a painter able to achieve special effects with color

colorlessness
colourlessness noun the visual property of being without chromatic color

colors
colours noun a flag that shows its nationality

Colossae
noun an ancient city in south western Phrygia in Asia Minor; site of an early Christian Church

colossal
stupendous adjective so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe; `colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple`; `has a colossal nerve`; `a prodigious storm`; `a stupendous field of grass`; `stupendous demand`

Colosseum
Amphitheatrum Flavium noun a large amphitheater in Rome whose construction was begun by Vespasian about AD 75 or 80

Colossian
noun a native or inhabitant of the city of Colossae in ancient Phrygia

colossus
noun a person of exceptional importance and reputation

Colossus of Rhodes
noun a huge bronze statue of the sun god Helios that was built around 285 BC and that stood beside the harbor entrance on the island of Rhodes for about 50 years before it was toppled by an earthquake

colostomy
noun a surgical operation that creates an opening from the colon to the surface of the body to function as an anus

colostrum
foremilk noun milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after parturition

colour supplement
noun (British) a magazine that is printed in color and circulated with a newspaper (especially on weekends)

colpitis
noun inflammation of the vagina

colpocele
vaginocele noun hernia projecting into the vagina

colpocystitis
noun inflammation of the vagina and bladder

colpoxerosis
noun a condition in which the vagina is unusually dry

Colt
noun a kind of revolver

colter
coulter noun a sharp steel wedge that precedes the plow and cuts vertically through the soil